2023 Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade LIVE
Watch the Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade LIVE Astound Cable TV channel 120 from approximately 12pm to 2pm PDT, Saturday, May 13th, 2023
KSQM County Conversations - January 13, 2023
Peninsula Area Public Access is partnering with KSQM 91.5 FM Community Radio to make important information and community coversations more widely available through social media and public access TV. The first of these efforts is a rebroadcasts of the monthly KSQM show "County Conversations with Rich Hendricksen." The show will air on Astound Cable channel 21 on Tuesdays at 10am, Fridays at 6pm and Saturdays at 3pm. You can also find it archived on our pages and the KSQM Youtube channel.
Check out the first show of 2023 with newly elected Clallam County Commissioner Mike French as well as Mark Ozias and Randy Johnson.
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Dungeness Off Channel Reservoir Open House
Clallam County and the Dungeness Reservoir Work Group Partners will be hosting an Open House presentation on the Preliminary Off-channel Reservoir Design at the Dungeness River Nature Center located at 1943 W Hendrickson Rd, Sequim, WA 98382 from 6pm-8pm on Tuesday, December 6th.
Coffee with Colleen and Jennifer Burkhardt, Olympic Medical Center
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer and Jennifer Burkhardt, CHRO General Council at Olympic Medical Center, discuss the "site-neutrallity" legal victory and what it means for Clallam County healthcare; the Emergency department provider group transition; as well as workforce needs, recruitment, retention and the travelling/contract workforce effect on labor costs in Clallam County.
Coffee with Colleen and Joe Allen
Clallam County EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Joe Allen, Executive Director of Jamestown Economic Development Administration, about the operations, projects and future development plans of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe.
Coffee with Colleen and Marsha Massey, Olympic Peninsula Visitors Bureau
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Marsha Massey who has served as the Executive Director for the Olympic Peninsula Visitors Bureau (OPVB) for the past six years and the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission, based in Port Angeles. Prior to that, Marsha was the Washington State Tourism Director, working under Washington's Department of Commerce in Olympia.
Port Angeles Pump Track Grand Opening Remarks
The City Of Port Angeles and project partners held a grand opening for the Port Angeles Pumptrack on Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 at Erickson Playfields in Port Angeles, WA. Watch the grand opening remarks by stakeholders in the newest addition to the city's park facilities.
Coffee with Colleen and Clallam PUD Infrastructure
Clallam EDC Executive Director, Colleen McAleer talks with Sean Worthington, the General Manager of Clallam PUD, and John Purvis, the Asst General Manager, about Clallam PUD's infrastructure plans that support the majority of Clallam County including topics such as discussion about transformers, power expansion, public water expansion and broadband.
Coffee with Colleen and Dungeness River Nature Center
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Center Director & Park Manager Powell Jones shares an update about the significant expansion and remodel of the Dungeness River Nature Center, why it was needed and how this intitive benefits our community.
Coffee with Colleen and Kiva Innovative Loan Program
Clallam EDC Operation Manager Peggy Simmons talks with Natalie Ibarra, Kiva's Manager for US Partnerships about their Innovative Loan Program that put character over credit and harnesses the power of community support. Kiva provides capital for entrepreneurs where conventional lenders won't.
Coffee with Colleen and ERC Tax Rebate
Clallam EDC Executive Director talks with Kelly Liske, First Fed Bank's, EVP Chief Banking Officer about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Tax Rebate which could mean thousands of dollars to local business owners. The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) tax rebate program is a payroll tax refund from the 2020 COVID relief bill that also established PPP loans. Originally, companies could claim either PPP or ERC, but not both. In early 2021, guidelines changed to permit businesses to claim ERC in addition to PPP funds. This meeting was held June 8, 2022.
Coffee with Colleen and the Clallam County 5 Year Economic Plan
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Dr. Dan Underwood & Ted Hennessey about the EDC's effort to interview 508 people at local grocery stores, thus ensuring a randomized, representative sample of our population in the fall of 2021. They survey asked if participants were part of our working population or not and in which industry they work. Some of the primary concerns from the results were topics around - public transportation, quality health care, high speed internet, living wage jobs, child care and affordable housing.
Coffee with Colleen and Dr Suzy Ames
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Dr. Suzy Ames who will be taking the helm at Peninsula College at the beginning of July. She will take the reigns from Dr. Luke Robins who assumed the role of President in 2012.
Dr. Ames most recently served as the Vice President of Instruction at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland, WA. She actively reached out to many in our community prior to her interviews to learn more about the views of leaders within Clallam & Jefferson counties. Join "Coffee with Colleen" on Zoom, every Wednesday at 8am. Link information can be found on https://clallam.org/
Coffee with Colleen and Bob Donegan, President of Ivar's Seafood
Clallam EDC Executive Director talks with Bob Donegan, the President of Ivar's Restaurant, which is now in its 85th year as an organization. The company operates more than 60 locations throughout Puget Sound and employs about 1,000 people. Bob joined Ivar's in 1997 as the Chief Financial Officer and became President on 9-11 when one of his partners passed away. Bob was our keynote speaker the 2022 EDC Gala.
Also, Julia Terlinchamp from the WA State Dept of Commerce discusses Restaurant Grants that will be opening soon.
Coffee with Colleen and Broadband Development
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Mark Ozias Clallam County Commissioner - District 1, Karen Affeld of the North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council and Chelsea Millar, Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Analyst about recent $24.5 million in state funding to expand broadband capacity west of Port Angeles. Clallam County contracted with the North Olympic Development Council (NODC) to help determine how to appropriately deploy those resources. This convsersation was held on April 27, 2022.
Coffee with Colleen and State of Port Angeles
City Manager Nathan West gives a comprehensive update on the State of the City of Port Angeles during Coffee with Colleen on April 20, 2022.
Coffee with Colleen and Dave Lowery of Interfor
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Port Angeles Interfor Mill Manager Dave Lowry about production levels, how the local log market is doing currently and community efforts supporting local youth sports and Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County (HFHCC) .
Coffee with Colleen and Fuel Costs in WA State - March 30, 2022
Clallam EDC Executive Director Colleen McAleer talks with Sean Mason, owner of Mason Trucking, and Isaac Kastama of Water Street Public Affairs talk about what we can expect regarding fuel prices going forward in WA state.
Coffee with Colleen and 2022 WA Legislative Session
Callam EDC Executive Director talks with legislators Mike Chapman and Steve Tharinger about the 2022 Washington State legislative session. The WA Legislature completed work on a massive supplemental budget increase of $5 billion in General Fund spending last Thursday. The Operating Budget is fueled by an increase in state tax revenues and the addition of federal relief and infrastructure funds. The spending represents a 24% increase in over the last two year cycle and a 50% increase in state spending since 2017.
Traveler's Journal: "A River Runs Through Us"
We're launching a new series of recordings in collaboration with the Olympic Discovery Trail from their Traveler's Journal speaker series held at the Dungeness River Nature Center on Thursdays at 7pm from March to mid April. This is the first speaking event on March 3, 2022 featuring Dave Sreffler and Ann Soule talking about their experience traveling through the Grand Canyon by dory.
