| COVID-19 Update on Mon, Mar 15th *Update* The Weekly COVID-19 update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Thomas Locke. To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9 a.m. Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, including the 9:45 a.m. COVID-19 update, go to the website for videos of meetings. You can choose “Streaming Live” or, if viewing later, “Recorded.” You can also listen live to Dr. Locke on KPTZ or later in the KPTZ archives. Strait Up Magazine Seeking Submissions – Deadline Mon, Mar 15th *Online* The magazine is looking for creative writing, art, and photography for their Spring/Summer 2021 issue; the deadline is March 15th. This local community magazine features all kinds of creative work, as well as nonfiction works reflecting current issues in Jefferson County. Strait Up is a print-only, bi-annual magazine that deepens connection to this place featuring diverse voices and content. Email with questions or submissions. If you haven’t read Strait Up yet, you can order a any of their four issues onlineor purchase the most recent issue at Aldrich’s, the Food Co-op, Chimacum Corner Farmstand, Finnriver, Imprint Books, or Mad Hatter & Co. Local 20/20 Council Meeting – Wed, Mar 17th *Online* The monthly Local 20/20 Steering Council meeting is open to all and welcomes those interested in active involvement in Local 20/20 leadership. Newcomers are always welcome. If you’d like a virtual orientation, please email Marlow. For online meeting information, contact Mark. Time: 4-6 pm Location: Zoom meeting Port Townsend Film Festival: “Toast to the Future” Fundraiser and Happy Hour – Thurs, Mar 18th *New* *Online* Join with other Port Townsend Film Festival fans for a virtual Zoom “Toast to the Future” Fundraiser and Happy Hour. Hear from favorite celebrities, filmmakers, and past special guests on what PTFF means to them in our short film, “UP to Something. “Raise a glass to Executive Director Janette Force and pledge your support as we continue our mission of sparking community by connecting filmmakers and audiences! This event is free and open to all. Guests will have an opportunity to raise a toast and share a story, time permitting. You can register here. For more information, go here. Time: 6 pm Location: Online Jefferson Land Trust Conservation Breakfast – Thurs, Mar 18th *Online* This is a chance to explore the wild green Quimper Wildlife Corridor that stretches across Port Townsend from Fort Worden to Middlepoint, and its impact on wildlife and the community. Nan Evans, of KPTZ’s Nature Now, will host conversations with special guest historians, naturalists, urban planners, health practitioners, community builders, and long-time corridor advocates. Conservation Breakfast 2021 will explore how far they’ve come in this community-driven protection story, and outline a bold vision for future protection. Free, RSVP here. Time: 9-10:30 am Location: Online Essential Wisdom for Solving Society’s Biggest Issues – Seminar Series Starts Thurs, Mar 18th *Online* This seminar helps people appreciate how we (a few of us) can facilitate all of us to face and solve our most pressing impossible-seeming issues, like global climate change or the rise of authoritarianism at national levels. Five elements of “Essential Wisdom” are considered in the seminar: 1) Facilitation: how we (just us) can spark systems to transform themselves; 2) Choice-creating; 3) Dynamic Facilitation; 4) The Wisdom Council Process; 5) Society’s Breakthrough. This free online five session seminar begins on Thursday March 18th and continues weekly for the following 4 Thursdays. Sign up at the Adult Learning site for Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. For more information see www.WiseDemocracy.org. Time: 10:30 – 12:00 March History Happy Hour: Historic Photography – Fri, Mar 19th *Online* Bartenders Sophia Elan and Alexander Moats as well as Jefferson County Historical Society’s Ellie DiPietro for a history-steeped happy hour. Mix up a thematic cocktail with the bartender-led tutorial (non-alcoholic versions too!), then enjoy your drink as they share some fun facts about the history of photography in Jefferson County. First, a whirlwind journey through the history of photography. Next you’ll learn about photo re-touching before Photoshop, discuss how photography is used in research, and get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the more interesting photographs in the JCHS Collection.You can register herefor free. They will then send you the Zoom link to tune in, as well as a list of ingredients for the drinks. A recording of the program will be available to all registered participants, so if you can’t make the date but would like to see the program, be sure to register! If you’re able, please consider supporting JCHS by becoming a member. Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm Location: Online Volunteer Clean Up Trash Treasure Team – Sat, Mar 20th & 27th *New* Woodbridge Farm is recruiting and would like to schedule collaborative time with you. They hope for creative repurposing of trash into treasures. Art works created will be included in an Art Exhibition that benefits Woodbridge Farm. A selection of valuable waste items will be sorted and organized for Farm Treasure Field Sale. Bring your own mask and gloves, and socially distance. You can email them for more information. Or visit their website. Time: 10 am – 12 pm and 1-3 pm May’s Vote Virtual Performance – Wed, Mar 24th *New* *Online* Key City Public Theatre and the Jefferson County Historical Society present a special virtual performance of May’s Vote. Prim and proper Emma Smith DeVoe and outrageous, flamboyant May Arkwright Hutton worked side by side — though seldom eye to eye — to win the vote for women in Washington State in 1910. Though they were as different as night and day, they agreed on “the one big thing” – on women’s right to vote. Now May is gone, and Emma can’t get her out of her mind! The program features a live introduction and a live post-play discussion with actors Denise Winter and Barbara Callander. Tickets are free or by donation. Reserve them ahead of time here. For more information please visit online here. Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm Location Port Townsend Marine Science Center Benefit Auction – Wed, Mar 24th *Online* Join the Port Townsend Marine Science Center (PTMSC) for their virtual live auction, title “You, Me & The Salish Sea”. It features updates on PTMSC happenings and how it has changed lives, tantalizing live auction items, music, and silent auction items. Register for the live auction by noon March 24th. Register anytime for the silent auction ((runs for a week starting March 17). View the auction items here. Questions? Contact them at (360) 385-5582, or info@ptmsc.org. An Oral History Radio Broadcast–In Their Own Words: Mill Workers Past and Present – Tuesday, Mar 30th The Jefferson County Historical Society and the Port Townsend Public Library are teaming up with the City of Port Townsend, the Port Townsend Paper Mill, KPTZ 91.9, the Swan School, and other partners have been presenting a suite of programming this winter all about the Mill. Tune in to this free program and join JCHS Executive Director Shelly Leavens for a one-hour broadcast featuring curated oral histories from the JCHS collection. Special thanks to interviewer Pam Clise for her support in collecting these stories. You can explore all the upcoming Paper Mill programs on the JCHS website. Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM Location: KPTZ 91.9 FM Online Farmers Market Store Opens Tues, Mar 30th *New* *Online* Shop with 35+ farm, food, and art vendors through the JCFM Online Store Tuesday evening through Thursday at 1pm. Nearly-contactless pickup at the Community Center entry, 10am-noon on Saturday. We’ve partnered to offer bicycle delivery, by PT Peddler, within Port Townsend. Visit our website for more details. JCFM welcomes volunteers to assist with Market day set-up and take-down, or offering assistance to the organization in other ways. If you like to be physically active, would enjoy safely interacting with customers at the market, or just want to do some fix-it or office projects on your own time, you can visit their site here. Register for the 2021 Virtual Beach Naturalists Training – Register by Thurs, Apr 8th *Online* Jefferson WSU Extension is partnering with Kitsap WSU Extension and WA Sea Grant to offer a 6-week Beach Naturalist trainingvia Zoom. You’ll learn from regional experts about Salish Sea marine habitats and species, restoration and conservation efforts, and community science opportunities. The virtual course will be offered 9:30am-12:30pm on Tuesdays and 12:30-2pm on Thursdays, April 13th – May 18th. Early bird cost: $70 ($75 after April 1st). Register here by April 8. Space is limited! Contact Monica for more information. A Glimpse of Sxʷčkʷíyəŋ, a S’Klallam village at Washington Harbor – Thurs, Apr 8th *New* *Online* Learn about the ethnographic and archaeological research on sxʷčkʷíyəŋ, one of the ancestral villages of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe that stood at Washington Harbor. The presentation will feature artifacts, maps, and historical photos as well as ethnobotanical and cultural data. To access the presentation go here. For more information, call 360-681-4632 or go here. Time: 3:00 — 4:30 pm Location: Online |
The Local 20/20 Visioning Survey Report Is Now Available *New* Many thanks to the 170 Jefferson County residents who responded in June and early July 2020 to the survey related to COVID-19. Given the distancing and isolation that had occurred, we wanted to hear how the crisis was affecting the people of our county, to give people the opportunity to consider and express their concerns and hopes for the future, and to capture that vision during that unusual time. The results are fascinating, with some of the top themes emerging including the economy, communities & neighbors, healthcare, environment and energy, housing, community services and resilience, attitudes, government, food, and more. (Note that we initially expected to distribute this report in the fall of 2020, but the primary author fell ill and is still recovering. We apologize for the delay, but hope the results will still be valuable to organizations and individuals throughout the county.) This is a subset of the full announcements. Read the full version, including Community Notices and Resiliency Readings. |
