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Frappuccino, Crystal Pepsi, AND therapy dogs? That must mean Mac & Alana are chatting with Cherilyn Frei, Director of Mission Integration at Providence Seaside.
COVID-19 vaccine events and opportunities [Scroll down to Listen. Script below:] Intro: Clatsop County continues to ramp up COVID 19 vaccine distribution. Joanne Rideout reports. The Clatsop County Vaccine Task Force held its largest clinic to date last week, administering approximately 900 first doses Thursday at the county fairgrounds in Astoria. In total, the county…
Friday, March 12th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman features Astoria Art Walk with: Portland artists Francis Dot & Todd Molinari’s assemblage installation “apokálypsis: an uncovering” at Astoria Visual Arts. Dulcye Taylor & Kenny Schmoker, one of CCC artists featuring shelter animals in the 3rd annual benefit for Clatsop…
A biography of Joe Lillard – an early Black athlete at the University of Oregon.
On the next Story Told, Michael elucidates the solution for just about any environmental or gendered injustice one can think of in “Women Are the Mothers of Earth,” composed in 1991 by the Women’s Congress for a Healthy Planet.
This month, Around Our Schools program host, Sara Meyer, interviews Jerad Sorber, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Clatsop Community College. Jerad shares many program updates and support areas available for students. Margaret Frimoth adds information about HB2864 requirements for Cultural Competency, and Sara reminds listeners about the upcoming March 13th “Women Interested In Going…
A biography of Daniel Drew – a Civil War soldier who became a minister and Chaplain of the Oregon chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic.
A Big Week in Clatsop County for Vaccinations. Jacob Lewin. Clatsop County will be accelerating its Covid-19 vaccine effort this week and hopes to have 20% of county residents vaccinated by the end of the week. As of last Friday, about 14% of Clatsop County residents had received first doses of a…
When Duncan Law was a baby, his aunt and his single mother launched their beauty parlor by serving as beauticians to Astoria’s bordellos. He worked his way through school in Astoria’s canneries under the old Chinese Contract Labor system. The Chinese lived at the cannery bunk house, and in the cannery dorms he learned…
Tonight Mac & Alana answer the question: “How many Nuns does it take to start a hospital?” when they explore the history of our local hospitals
On the next Story Told, Michael elucidates through Stacey Abrams on how “Our democracy faced a near death experience. Here’s how to revive it.” Also, Dr. Robert Brake simply asks “Politics: A Noble Cause?” Finally Carolyn Dunne ends the program with a poem, “Invasive Species.”
Merianne and Linda talk caffeine withdrawals, breadcrumb topping politics, dried bean preparation methods, and getting excited about spring on this week’s Food Talk.
Mac & Alana discuss William Badger, the first African-American in Oregon to hold public office. Spoiler alert: It was in Gearhart in the 1920s and 1930s.
Friday, Feb 26th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Astoria commercial fisherman and poet Dave Densmore on the 2021 Virtual Fisher Poets Gathering happening NOW! Kristin Shauck, CCC art department and director of Royal Nebeker Gallery collaborates with Whitney Rutz, Portland’s Cinnamon Bun Philanthropist in arts based…
A biography of Alan and Louisa Flowers – the heads of a prominent Black family in early Portland, and the city’s first Black land developers.
Special guests from The Harbor: Julia, Jenny, and Knappa High School student Destiny talk about The Harbor’s Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program and new services for the LGBTQ+ community.
On the next Story Told, Michael dredges up Oregon’s racist past self in “An Image of Dark, Angry Shadows.” Additionally, in a similar vein from David Horrowitz, “Tales of the North Coast Klan.”
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A biography of Margaret Carter – an educator, activist, and the first Black person elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives.
A biography of Robert Deiz – a World War II fighter pilot and the likeness of one of America’s most famous wartime posters.
A biography of Elena Carter – a ballet dancer and choreographer who was one of the most recognizable figures in dance in the Pacific Northwest for a quarter century.
Mac & Alana welcome local teacher Rachel Fackler who chats about her experience with the JET program and her year teaching in Japan. Maybe she’ll teach Mac & Alana how to say “Best Show Ever” in Japanese!
US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici held a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, where she took questions from constituents who called into the live streaming event. Callers asked about topics ranging from the proposed $15 federal minimum wage, to what’s next for Congress after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Joanne Rideout reports. Scroll down…
In continual observance of Black History Month, Michael pulls from Ralph Friedman’s 1983 novel “This side of Oregon” on the next Story Told.
Friday, Feb 12th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Painter and commercial fisherman George Wilson with his new exhibit “RAIN” opening at Imogen Gallery for Astoria Art Walk Feb 13. Actors Kaiya Taylor & Eva Bailey with tech crew Mary Barnes in the Seaside H.S. production of “Game of Tiaras:…
Hosts Jessica Schleif and Teresa Retzlaff talk about late winter cool-weather crops, indoor seed germinating, getting the most out of plant starts, and maintaining motivation as a beginning plant steward.
On this President’s Day/Valentine’s Day very special episode, Mac & Alana will be your Wine & Chocolate Stewards. May we suggest pairing the big show with a nice dark chocolate bar and red wine?
On the next Story Told, Michael adheres to tradition and celebrates The Great Emancipator’s 212ᵗʰ natal day in “The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln,” as is customary this time of year on this program.
This week’s icebreaker question: If you could be any animal for one day, what animal would you be? And why? Also a general discussion of the vaccination process.