Rhonda McBride

Many 9-1-1 calls involve a range of mental health issues that police officers haven’t been trained to deal with.

The Juneau Police Department hopes to change that with a new virtual crisis training program.

On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, Deputy Chief Dave Campbell talks about the new virtual reality simulator the department is using to train its officers to respond to mental health calls.

 

Other highlights:

• A preview of the much anticipated 12-by-12 art show at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Guest: Elissa Borges, Juneau-Douglas City Museum.

• Also, a round-up of this month’s “First Friday” offerings. Guest: Nancy DeCherney,  Director of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council.

• It’s Weather Wednesday. Ed Liske, a National Weather Service meteorologist, brings us up to date on this winter’s weather trends.

Rhonda McBride 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.

 

Soon the snow and the rain will be in the rear view mirror, and it’ll be time to plant.

The Southeast Master Gardener’s Association is ready to help you get started on your gardening journey this season.

On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, KTOO’s Sheli DeLaney will talk with Jaqueline Fowler and Pat Hartman about the association’s spring mini-gardening conference.

Also, a preview of this week’s First Friday Offerings.

• Christine Kleinhenz is the featured artist this month at the Juneau Artists Gallery.

• Anjuli Grantham has an exhibit that showcases Juneau-ites who are addressing climate change, each in their own way.

Juneau Afternoon airs 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.

Families with homes nestled into the mountainsides of Juneau, cast a nervous eye to the sky all weekend. Avalanche danger is at its peak, forcing some to evacuate.

On Monday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at why that threat won’t go away anytime soon.

Guests: Tom Mattice, Emergency Programs Manager, City and Borough of Juneau. Kanaan Bausler, Board Member, Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center.

Also on Monday’s show, travel back in time with a preview of the Juneau Voices Project, which launches this week. Stories you can hear on a self-guided tour of downtown Juneau.

Guests: Ryan Conarro, and Lillian Petershoare, two artists who collaborated to bring this oral history project to fruition.

Rhonda McBride hosted Juneau Afternoon on Monday, March 1, 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 first week of Coast Guard hearings into the why the Scandies Rose sank wrapped up on Friday. The crab boat set out with a crew of seven on New Year’s Eve, 2019, in icy Bering Sea conditions. Only two survived.

On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, why this week’s testimony could have far reaching implications for marine safety.  Guest: Dylan Simard, KMXT Radio in Kodiak.

 Also on Juneau Afternoon:

• The connection between tree rings and avalanches, how they might help predict future mountain slides.  Guests:  Eran Hood, Professor, University of Alaska Southeast.  Amber Debardelaben, Mendenhall Glacier Visitor’s Center.

• And a visit with Juneau singer-songwriter Taylor Vidic about her live Friday night Peserverance Theatre performance. Details about how you can watch online.

Rhonda McBride hosted Juneau Afternoon on Friday, February 25th, 2021 — which aired 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.

If it weren’t for COVID-19, Juneau would have hosted the 10^th Annual Gospel and Choir Workshops. But the next best thing: a conversation on Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon with some of the presenters, who would have been here – Pastor Bobby Lewis of Harlem and Dr. Jaunelle Celaire, a professor of voice at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

With hosts Sherry Patterson and Christina Michelle, they will explore the powerful role that spirituals and gospel music play in Black culture, as part of this month’s celebration of Black History Month.

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This edition of Juneau Afternoon, presented by the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, aired on Thursday, February 25^th, 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 Juneau Afternoon. peruse the pages of two new books that are out, with KTOO’s Sheli Delaney, host of this Wednesday’s program.

One of those might make a handy reference for travel enthusiasts – “100 things to Do in Alaska Before You Die” – co-authored by Midgi Moore, a Juneau business owner and Fran Golden, a travel writer from Cleveland.

And speaking of traveling, another Juneau businesswoman takes readers on a very different kind of journey – Meilani Clark Schijvens who wrote “Mapmaker’s Mistake” – a book full of fantasy and adventure for kids.

Sheli will also check in with Rorie Watt, manager of the city and borough of Juneau, for an update on how the community is coping with COVID.

That’s on Wednesday, February 24, 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.