Episodios

  • Talk of Our Towns - March 5th, 2026

    Talk of Our Towns - March 5th, 2026
    Mar 10 2026
    My guest this Thursday is Lynnee Jacks, Industry Communications and Engagement Manager for the Oregon Coast Visitors Association (known as OCVA). We will find out about ways we can be part of the “Coast Like A Local” campaign, learn more the “Kind Traveler program, Blue Food Forum, sustainable tourism, commercial fishing on the Coast … and more!
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    29 m
  • Talk of Our Towns February 5th, 2026

    Talk of Our Towns February 5th, 2026
    Feb 25 2026
    Ron McDaniels is a Storyteller, a Poet, and a Cowboy from Arkansas who has been an integral part of Astoria’s Fisher Poets Gathering for almost two decades. Naturally, he’s a big fan of Wild Salmon! On the show today we’ll learn how this Cowboy Poet became a beloved performer and friend to our own Fisher Poets … and how he views the differences, and amazing similarities, between the lives of Fishermen and Cowboys.
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    30 m
  • Talk of Our Towns January 1st, 2026

    Talk of Our Towns January 1st, 2026
    Feb 25 2026
    “The Little Library That Could” … new ways the Cathlamet Public Library is engaging with the public … and why libraries continue to be powerfully relevant in today’s world. “Talk of Our Towns” guest is Dan Turner, Cathlamet Public Library Board Chair.
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  • Talk of Our Towns December 4th, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns December 4th, 2025
    Dec 8 2025
    TOOTS topic this Thursday “The Gifts of Creativity During Challenging Times”. My guest is Marianne Monson who is the Founder & President/Executive Director of The Writer’s Guild here in Astoria. Marianne is the author of twelve books for children and adults with an emphasis on women’s history. Marianne holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has taught writing at a number of colleges and universities.
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    29 m
  • Talk of Our Towns November 6th, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns November 6th, 2025
    Nov 7 2025
    TOOTS topic for Thursday, November 6 is “The Grace of Grief” and my guests are Noah Rubinstein and Katelyn Staecker. Noah and Katelyn will be facilitating a 3-day Workshop and Ritual for Those Living with Grief and Loss at the Netel Grange in Astoria over the weekend of Friday, November 14. Therapists Noah Rubinstein, LMHC and Katelyn Staecker, LCSW, have decades of experience in mental health, personal healing, and group facilitation. Since all of us suffer grief and loss in our lives, perhaps now is a time for us to look at the experience of Grief differently, and we’ll do that today...
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    29 m
  • Talk of Our Towns October 2nd, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns October 2nd, 2025
    Oct 6 2025
    Talk of Our Towns is hosted by Donna Quinn. This episode’s guest is Adam Sawyer, an outdoor travel writer, photographer, author, guide and public speaker based in Tillamook. They discuss his work with Oregon Humanities, and after a life changing event, his shift to Substack to share writings and videos on topics such as grief, addiction and recovery, travel and the healing powers of nature.
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  • Talk of Our Towns August 8th, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns August 8th, 2025
    Aug 7 2025
    My program this Thursday will be about ENCORE (Exploring New Concepts of Retirement Education) and their upcoming fall classes and events. My guest is Elizabeth Hayes and she was the President of the Board but now I am not sure about her title these days. We have a phone call tomorrow to go over ideas for the program and I will get you the correct title for her right after that. It is not listed on their website.
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  • Talk of Our Towns July 3rd, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns July 3rd, 2025
    Jul 3 2025
    Host Donna Quinn talks with Amy Snow, Founder and Executive Director of the 501c3 organization “Project Happy Face”, which offers dermatological health and wellness education and treatment to underserved teens, first responders, farm workers and park and recreation staff in rural areas of Oregon.
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    28 m