Hosts Teresa Retzlaff and Jessica Schleif talk deep winter, uncharacteristically cold and snowy coastal weather, and the process of letting go when nature makes its own decisions.
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Winter Blooms
World Peace Cookies plus new, favorite salad dressings
Mac & Alana kick off the New Year with resolutions, a driving lesson, oleomargarine, and things turning 100 this year.
Friday, December 31ST at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Clay artist David Campiche, Painter Rhonda Grudenic and Photographer/Writer Dwight Caswell with “Seeking the Sacred” at RiverSea Gallery. Musician & Sound engineer Nevada Sowle with the art of a life of music.
Friday, December 24th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Astoria School of Ballet’s founder and director Margaret Wall with the ‘Gift of Dance’ program and more. Fisher, Writer and Poet Dave Densmore on his writings, aspirations, life.
On the next Story Told, from the KMUN vault, an excerpt of the final Words Words Words program, hosted by Dire Day, as transcribed and read by Michael McCusker. And in closing for this year, “Resolutions for 2022,” which are, exactly the same as the previous resolutions
Clatsop County hospitals are bracing for yet another Covid-19 surge. That’s due to the Omicron variant. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin has this report: [Scroll down to Listen:] Oregon Health Sciences University’s top forecaster is projecting that Omicron covid hospitalizations will soon surge to 17-hundred per day statewide, up from a peak of 12-hundred with the delta…
Antlers.
Mac & Alana welcome Sari Hartman to “Interesting Things That Happened in the Past”. . .the name of the show when it airs in Finland. Sari shares memories of growing up in Astoria as a Finnish immigrant.
Host and farmer Teresa Retzlaff interviews gardener and artist Linda Cochran about her work with native plants on the northwest coast, from a beautifully curated garden on Bainbridge Island to Port Ludlow on the Olympic Peninsula.
On the next Story Told, a Christmas-adjacent program featuring Santa Claus, who’s recently been suspected of smuggling cocaine across the boarder from the North Pole in “Snowtime for Santa.” Also, an excerpt from “The Complete Kwanzaa: Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest,” by Dorothy Winbush Riley. And finally, by Michael McCusker, “Born to be a Rebel.”
Season Wishes
Mac & Alana do some serious investigative reporting when they are joined by Erik Thorsen, CEO of Columbia Memorial Hospital. The result? We discover Erik’s secret alias!
Friday, December 17TH at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Writer and host Heather Hirschi with author Robert Michael Pyle for First Person: Authors Talk at KALA. Writer Mark Mizell & artist Stirling Gorsuch with their new book “What Are The Chances?” Marcy Dunning, president of Clatsop Animal…
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker delivers an original rant pertaining to the Bill of Rights. Also, from Dr. Robert Brake, “The Bill of Rights: America’s Greatest Afterthought?” And finally, “Mark Meadows has already established a coup plot. Do we care enough to stop him?,” written by Jennifer Rubin.
Host Sara Meyer talks with Social Emotional Learning Coach for the Astoria School District, Jenni Newton. Jenni describes what SEL is, how it’s used in the classroom, and why it’s an important tool and framework for students of all ages.
Welcome to the Human Beat! I’m Roger Rocka. Clatsop Community Action is a non-profit agency that has been providing services to low-income residents of the county for over 30 years. CCA tries to help people meet their critical needs like shelter and food. Their clients include people who are homeless. The executive director of Clatsop…
Friday, December 3rd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Theater executive director Danyelle Tinker & performance director Susi Brown with ‘Almost Baroque for Christmas – A Holiday Review’ at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Ceramic artists Richard Rowland and Randy McClelland on ‘Ahikaaroa: Under the Beaver Moon’…
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker presents “On the Occasion of the 80ᵗʰ Anniversary of Pearl Harbor.” Also, Dr. Robert Brake gives a “Bizarre Suggestion,” being a lyrically practical homage to the DC-3 Airliner. Finally, redressing a longtime mischaracterization in “Why Norman Rockwell left Thanksgiving Americana behind,” by Andrew L. Yarrow
We talked about Thanksgiving aftermath, Korean Gim Bap, holiday cookies.
The “greatest show ever” when Mac & Alana talk about the “Greatest Generation” from Clatsop County and their World War II experiences.
Friday, December 3rd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Bereniece Jones Centeno, Director of the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts, with an Afternoon of Stars at the Bridgewater Bistro. Kirista Trask of Cambium Gallery on Handmade for the Holidays pop ups – 5 venues, over 40…
On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker delves into the Oregon’s Citizen’s Alliance, otherwise known as the O.C.A., in “Petition of Prejudice.” Also, “Arthur’s House” from Katrin Bridget Snow, and poetry from Juanita Huebner, “Walking Tour of Astoria.”
Christmas Bird Count
Alan Evans stops by to give Mac & Alana some “Helping Hands”. . .learn all about his amazing journey.
Friday, November 26th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Program coordinator Andrew Tonry on Tolovana Arts Colony happenings: Wreath workshop; Caesar the Llama live; Holiday bazaar. ChrisLynn Taylor & Cheryl Capellen from the North Coast Chorale with Karl Jenkins’ “The Healer” at the Larsen Center for the Performing…
On the next Story Told, Robert Jensen gives “No Thanks to Thanksgiving,” while Michael McCusker merely gives some personal observations. Additionally, to conclude the program, “Evergreen” by Jim Dott.
Turkey Vulture