Rhonda McBride

The Japanese call it “forest bathing,” known in this country as “forest therapy.” On  Friday’s Juneau Afternoon: Why it’s more than just a walk in the woods. Guest: Linda Kruger, forest therapy guide.

Also, the story behind those new sounds you hear at the top of the hour on KTOO. A fun way to head into the weekend with the music of Ed Littlefield. Guests: Ed Littlefield,  jazz artist and composer. Jeana Varney, KTOO Membership and Marketing Manager.

Friends of Seniors  is a volunteer organization under the Juneau Catholic Community Services umbrella.

Why the Friends of Seniors needs, well, a few more friends. If you would like to volunteer, call Jess Kinville, the volunteer coordinator for the program at (907) 500-3934. Kinville and Mary McDowell, who volunteers with her husband, talk about how a volunteer’s small efforts can make a big difference in a senior’s life.

Join KTOO’s Rhonda McBride for an hour of conversation, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

On this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, meet Alyssa Quintyne, who describes herself as a Bajan – an American with heritage from the Caribbean island of Barbados.

Quintyne is a community organizer at the Alaska Center in Fairbanks, where it’s a full time job to encourage people, who have been left out of decisions that affect their lives, to get involved.

For Quintyne, community organizing is a constant process of finding ways around obstacles. She says it’s a good thing she’s also an artist, because she takes a creative approach to everything.  https://www.gouachebody.com/

 

Part 1. Interview with Alyssa Quintyne, a community organizer at the Alaska Center in Fairbanks

Part 2. Interview with Alyssa Quintyne, a community organizer at the Alaska Center in Fairbanks

Part 3. Interview with Alyssa Quintyne, a community organizer at the Alaska Center in Fairbanks.

Every Thursday, Juneau Afternoon is hosted by the Black Awareness Association of Juneau.

Christina Michelle and Kelli Patterson will lead the conversation, which begins at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

In the early days of radio, back when they were housed in heavy wooden cabinets, families would huddle around them and hang on every moment of the dramas that were broadcast — scenes made more powerful because they played out in the mind’s eye.

The Juneau Ghost Light Theatre company is bringing back the magic of radio this week, with a Sherlock Holmes mystery that will air on KTOO this Thursday night.  On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, get a preview of this production. Guests:  Cate Ross, Salissa Thole, and Kelsey Riker.

 

Other highlights on Wednesday’s show:

• • Art for the heart: How artist Kelsey Fagan infuses her work with love and healing. You’ll find some of her paintings at Bartlett Memorial Hospital, where she hopes her scenes from nature will bring a sense of peace and plant the seeds of resiliency.

 

• • Beyond college. Help for UAS students in mapping out a career path. Guest: Deb Rydman, UAS Career Services Coordinator.

 

Sheli DeLaney hosts Juneau Afternoon on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has a new outreach tool in its kit: A monthly podcast. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at the kinds of information available to job seekers or those in need of other employment help. Guest: Duane Mayes, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

 

Also on Tuesday’s show:

• • Composting. How turning scraps of food into soil can help fight climate change. Guest: Lisa Daugherty of Juneau Composts.

• • For those coping with loss, a four-week online support program that offers a safe place to share and learn. Guests: Jennifer Carson, director of Hospice and Home Care of Juneau and Chaplain Charles Rohrbacker.

Sheli Delaney hosts today’s Juneau Afternoon, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

 

Valerie Davidson has been tapped as interim president of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, following the resignation and death of its previous chairman and president.

It’s not the first time Davidson has had to step into a new job to calm troubled waters. In Gov. Bill Walker’s administration, where she served as commissioner of health and social services, she became Lt. Governor after Byron Mallott’s resignation.  Now she’s back in the healthcare arena in the midst of the pandemic.

On Monday’s Juneau Afternoon, Davidson talks about the challenges ahead for one of state’s largest health providers.

Also, today:

• Still time to Pick. Click. Give. Jessie Lavoie from the Alaska Community Foundation explains how you can donate a portion of your Permanent Fund Dividend to your favorite charity.

• On the ski trails of Juneau with Scott and Betsy Fischer. Why it’s been a winter to remember.

Join Rhonda McBride for Juneau Afternoon on Monday, March 15th, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

Scientists have a lot of ways to track the Sitka Black-Tailed Deer. GPS collars. Game camera photos. But the main tool, is, well, poop.

On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, find out what piles of this stuff reveals about this elusive ungulate of the rain forest. Guest: Dan Eacker, Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Also on Friday:

• A harrowing tale from Peter Metcalfe’s younger days exploring old mining tunnels, a story that’s featured in the Juneau Voices project.

 

• For those of you wondering if a heat pump is the way to go, there’s a workshop that might help. Guest: Steve Behnke, Alaska Heat Smart.

Join KTOO’s Rhonda McBride for an hour of conversation today, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at KTOO.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.