May’s Talk of Our Towns focuses on the Wildlife Center of the North Coast.  Host Donna Quinn’s guest is Executive Director Josh Saranpaa.  They discuss the Wildlife Center’s Spring Open House and Native Plant Sale happening Saturday, May 8 from 10 am to 4 pm with guided tours (hoping to get folks to register for those...

On the next Story Told, a program focussing on two persons worthy of indelible respect: a woman, Loyola Marsef in “An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton,” and a man, Arthur Honeyman in “If Cripples Don’t Shape Up.”

Today’s conversation covers the Astoria Resource Fair, technology, vaccines and bystander intervention tips.

A biography of James Monroe Jones – an American expatriate who became one of the most celebrated gunsmiths in 19th century Canada.

A biography of Hiram “Hi” Gorman – a formerly enslaved Oregon settler who became a prominent figure in the Salem community.

A biography of Margaret Johnson Bailes – a legendary track athlete from Eugene.

Mike Patterson, a self-described “counter of things,” talks with host Teresa Retzlaff about his work in tracking migrant shorebirds, neotropical creatures, and more, throughout the north coast region.

The Banana Slug.

By  Joanne Rideout.  COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue in Clatsop County, as the health department pushes toward herd immunity. Clatsop County Vaccine Task Force Incident Commander Chris Laman said that last week the county administered close to 3,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine, including almost 1,000 second doses. “Twelve thousand five hundred people have now been...

Linda and Merianne talk about home cooking in the time of Covid. Listeners are invited to enter the Covid & Cooking haiku contest wherein we explore how things have changed in the kitchen during lockdown. Entries should be sent to [email protected]. There will be prizes! Winner(s) to be announced in June.