Mac & Alana chat about things turning 100 this year and look at predictions for the future made in 1925. Plus, Alana complains about the price of eggs and Mac laughs when she uses an almost naughty word.
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In this episode of Beach Grass Roots, we talk with members of the North Coast Paddling Club, a nonprofit dragon boat team founded in Astoria in 2024. Voices in this program: Co-founder Sheila Roley Paddler Carolyn Wells Co-founder Sande Brown The North Coast Paddling Club is the January 2025 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change…
Avian Influenza
Soup fails, and a cougar in Linda’s yard.
Alana tries to boost our ratings by bringing in some cute little kids to let you know all about wacky celebrations. Mac Burns Day might be mentioned.
Host Teresa Retzlaff speaks with Shannon Rauter, Master Gardener and Small Farms Coordinator for Clatsop County’s OSU Extension on the Clatsop County Master Gardeners program and Coastal Small Farms support.
Carol Newman interviews a rotation of guests on art, culture, music and local events. Guest details to follow.
Michael McCusker shares his New Years Resolutions for 2025.
Donna speaks with Mac Burns, Executive Director of the Clatsop County Historical Society in Astoria. He provides updates on the CCHS Fabulous Four (museums) and learn how historical organizations and museums can help inform and ground us during rapidly changing times.
The King Tides of 2024 and 2025
A conversation with author Paul Summers about sobriety and child custody.
We’re talking today with Steve Forrester, former editor and publisher of The Astorian and the former president and CEO of the family company, EO Media Group with its two dozen newspapers and magazines across Oregon and Washington. As of November 1, EO Media Group was sold to the larger Carpenter Media Group, which operates more…
Marianne Monson sits down with Sallie Vandegrift, author and editor, for a conversation about the art of these practices as well as the world of literary arts nonprofits.
Mac & Alana take a look at the Nutcracker. Mac can’t pronounce anything and Alana sings. . .
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ARTS! Live & Local host Carol Newman interviews a rotation of guests on art, music, culture and local events.
Teresa speaks with Ryan Kennedy of ReWild Nursery about the importance of native plants.
Talk of Our Towns host Donna Quinn is joined by Suzanne Harold, the Astoria Public Library Director, to discuss updates for the ongoing building renovation and events being held in the temporary location for this historical local third space.
Michael McCusker honors the lives of two recently deceased artist friends with a history of artists in Cannon Beach. And he discusses the ugly possibility of another pandemic, as H1N1 flu gains traction in the US.
The priceless value of frozen vegetables, Linda’s chubby galette.
Christmas Bird Count
Mac & Alana spend some time with screenwriter Violet Clyne and Outside the Frame chatting about the Oregon Film Museum Selig Award and her film American Teenager.
Friday, November 29th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Experimental & Poetic Documentary Artist Rankin Renwick with their installation “Translation Please”, plus a night of films at Anita in Astoria. Author, Poet, Storyteller Cliff Taylor, enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, on “Authors of Earth”, a presentation with…
Michael McCusker offers reflections on Thanksgiving and politics as we enter another political season.
Harbor Porpoises
This month, Astronemis, speaks with Simo Ranta a local business owner of Simo Ranta Painting. Simo has worked on several fascinating projects in the community, including the carriage house next to the Flavel House, the Odd Fellows Building, and the Fort George Lovell Room. Listen in as he shares about his career in historic preservation…
In this episode we talk with Dr. Ed Kolodziej of the University of Washington Tacoma about a recently discovered chemical called 6PPD-Quinone that comes from car tires and is extremely toxic to coho salmon. The NCWA has been sampling for this chemical in roadway runoff since 2022 and working with Ed’s lab. We cover what…
Jessica Newhall from the Clatsop Small Business Development Center at Clatsop Community College joins Mac & Alana for a wide-ranging conversation. Tune in and learn how Mac feels about Woody Woodpecker.
Friday, November 22nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Soprano Terri Miller & Alto Nancy Word on the annual North Coast Chorale Messiah Singalong / Playalong Benefit at the Larsen Center in Astoria. Artist & Board Member Rachel Siegel with “Small Treasures”, an exhibit, auction, party & winter fundraiser…