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Join the KRFY Morning Show team at 8 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday for news and views to inspire and inform. Here are the haps on the show:

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Tuesday, July 15: KRFY Morning Show host Suzy Prez welcomed her gardening friends, Emily Levine from Red Wheel Barrel Farms and Pat Wentworth, coordinator for the Community Garden, for another edition of Garden Talk. It is always interesting and always fun. Did you miss the show? Go hear the podcast»

Also Tuesday: There as a bonus interview as Suzy sat down with the sponsors Robyn King of the Yaak Valley Forest Council to discuss the upcoming Yaak Wilderness Festival that is taking place on July 19th. Find out about the Yaak Valley Forest Council, the work they are doing and the events at the Yaak Forest Wilderness Festival this year. Go hear the podcast»

Tune in and stay informed with the KRFY Morning Show every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 a.m., on 88.5 FM. This week on the KRFY Morning Show:

The topic of the Tuesday, July 8, Morning Show was the Sandpoint nonprofit community and the info-packed Nonprofit Leadership Retreat coming July 18. Bob Over of the University of Idaho plus local nonprofit leaders Mandy Evans and Danielle Ahrens talked about this day-long workshop and networking event, that includes classes on fundraising, volunteerism, leadership and organizational strategies.
  Missed the show? Listen now on our Podcasts page»
  Want to go to the Retreat? Get details and register at UI Nonprofit Retreat page»

L. to R: Kim Queen — Downtown Sandpoint B.I.D. Manager, Jack Peterson — Morning Show Host, Kate McAlister — Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce President.

On the Thursday, July 10, Morning Show, host Jack Peterson sat down with Sandpoint Chamber President Kate McAlister and B.I.D. Manager Kim Queen about two key events coming downtown, the Classic Wooden Boat Show and Beer Fest. Plus more.  Go hear the podcast»

On Tuesday, July 1, Morning Show hosts Suzy and Chris interviewed local impresario Jerry Luther about the upcoming New Old Time Chautauqua, a three-day extravaganza of old-fashioned vaudeville-style entertainment on July 17-19. Also on the show: Vicky Johnson and Katherine Grimm to tell about the 32nd Annual Laclede Family Days Fourth of July Celebration. Did you miss the show at 8 a.m.? Go, listen to it now on our Podcast page»

On Thursday, July 3, host Jack Peterson talked with Dave Bannister and Tom Dabrowski about the annual Sandpoint Lions’ Fourth of July celebration – and what goes into putting on such a big event in our town. Hear the details on our Podcast page»

L to R: Bethany Guzman, Emily Rankin, Betty Braker, Christine Moffitt, PhD., Aquatic Invasive Species Presentation Interview at KRFY Monday, June 23, 2014.

Jim Healey was in the studio on Monday morning to interview UofI collegiate members here in Sandpoint to raise awareness of the threat that invasive aquatic species pose to our Lake Pend Oreille. College professor Christine Moffitt, PhD. and her graduate & undergraduate student helpers are making a live presentation with slides, free to the public, at the Panida Little Theatre on Tuesday, June 24 at 7pm. They discussed the threats to our waters by a variety of transported species of vegetation and mollusks that have already been detected and have brought disastrous changes to Lake Tahoe in recent years.

KRFY Morning Show Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 a.m.  News, views and interviews to inspire and inform.

Tuesday, June 24 at 8 a.m. on the KRFY Morning Show join Suzy Prez and Jim Healey. Their guest will be, Will Love, the journalism teacher at Sandpoint High School. They will be talking about the planned partnership, between Sandpoint High School and 88.5 KRFY, to bring a broadcast journalism program to high school student starting in the fall of 2014. KRFY intends to give a voice to the youth in our community.

Thursday, June 26 at 8 a.m. on the KRFY Morning Show,  Jim Healey and Jack Peterson will be in the studio. Their guest will be Joe Zimmerman, this summer’s intern with Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness group and back-country ranger with the U.S. Forest Service. Also, in the studio will be Sandy Compton, program coordinator of Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, letting us know about the events around the 50th year anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act in the USA.

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On Wednesday, Jim Healey interviewed Debbie Love, Executive Director of POAC, at the studio at 9:00 a.m. and talked about POAC’s 37th Annual ArtWalk which will kick off this Friday, June 20, in downtown Sandpoint.

Tune in this week for the KRFY Morning Show at 8:00 am on Tuesday and Thursday for the following interviews of  interest.

Tuesday, June 10: Stats say the majority of young women feel negatively about their bodies, as they try to live up to ideals promulgated in the media. But that image is false, and the attempts by young people to live up to it are unhealthy, guest Shannon Williamson says. She is bringing the Beauty REDFINED tour to the Pandia at 7 p.m. this Saturday. Listen to her interview with hosts Suzy and Chris on our Podcasts page, or learn more about the issue and the event – and chip in to help defray costs – at Williamson’s GoFundMe page»

Thursday, June 12: join host Jim Healey and Jack Peterson. Their guests will include actors from the upcoming play “Mary Mary” which will be performed June 20-21 at the Heartwood Center on Oak Street.

Morning Show hosts, Jack Peterson and Jim Healey, welcome Dyno Wahl to the Mocha Room at the KRFY studios for the kick-off of the 2014 fund raising event. She talked to the hosts about each act, in depth, and selected songs by the artists were played to familiarize our listeners with the talent headed our way this summer. The highlight was a ticket giveaway, for the Ray Lamontagne and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue concerts, for the first two callers with a 50 dollar pledge — both of which were claimed before the interview was completed! Thank you Dyno for your generous gift of these tickets and your ongoing support of KRFY.