Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Mark Stopha picks berries, fiddleheads, nettles and devils club buds between episodes of canning fish he caught with Leon on the Taku River in July, hunting ducks on the Stikine River…
Juneau Afternoon
Teen organizes blood drive this week
Sheli DeLaney hosts on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. On Tuesday’s show, local teen Ryan Kahle will tell us about why he organized a blood drive this week. We’ll highlight Juneau’s best trails for walking and hiking. Juneau high school students will outline how this year’s graduation will work. And we’ll continue our COVID-19-related check-ins with…
Childbirth during a pandemic, and National Nurses Week
Scott Burton hosts on Monday, May 11, 2020. We’ll speak with health care professionals about child birth during a pandemic, and celebrate Nurses Week. SHI will outline this year’s virtual Celebration and how we can participate. And City Manager Rorie Watt will continue our COVID-19 related updates. That’s Juneau Afternoon on Monday at 3 p.m.…
GonZo Cuisine
Sheli DeLaney hosts on Friday, May 8, 2020. For Foodie Friday, Aims Alf of GonZo in Auke Bay will tell us about the prospect of re-opening to the public, and give us culinary inspiration for the weekend. MOO FREE SHAKE by Aims Alf: Base of the MOO: 8 0Z COCONUT WATER (Or COCONUT MILK if…
Community Connection: Mistee St. Clair
Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Mistee St. Clair was born and raised in Alaska, but has been in Juneau for only about 5 years. She has been hunkering down with two teenage sons and is finding…
Community Connection: MaryLee Hayes and Maria Talasz
Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. MaryLee Hayes is a freelance writer and member of 49 Writers, and occasionally collaborates her poetry with artist Maria Talasz of Equilux.com. MaryLee’s poem, “The Overseer,” goes naturally with Maria’s photo…
Community Connection: Rosanne Schmitz
Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Rosanne has lived in Juneau for over 30 years and feels fortunate to call Juneau home. Click here for instructions on how to submit your own Community Connection piece.
Community Connection: Katherine Haghighi
Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Katherine is a member of 49 Writers. She lives and writes in Anchorage. Click here for instructions on how to submit your own Community Connection piece.
Community Connection: Summer Koester
Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Summer Koester is currently learning how to homeschool her own children while teaching middle school Spanish over a digital platform. Her work has appeared in Motherwell Magazine, Lowestoft Chronicle, Third Wednesday,…
Community Connection: Jay Bechtol
Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Jay lives in Homer where he hopes that even a smidge of the talented writers living on the Southern Peninsula might rub off on him. He’s a proud member of 49…