Coal Trains in our Future: The Serious Impacts We Will All Face

Thursday, June 27, 9:00 a.m.: Shannon Williamson, executive director of Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, and Gary Payton, Idaho Ambassador for 50 States United for Healthy Air, came in to the studio to talk to Jim Healey about proposed coal train  traffic increase in our region. Topics discussed were: direct impacts on Bonner County, water quality, community traffic flow concerns, affects throughout the Northwest, a focus on increased CO2 levels, and the risks for Global climate change..

Wiz of a Musical Production Scheduled this Summer at the Panida Theatre

Left to right: Deb McShane, Sara Kirby, Sarah Caruso, Taryn Quayle.

Wednesday, June 26, at 12:00 p.m.: The following members of The Wizard of Oz production team and cast were interviewed by Jim Healey in the studio: Debra McShane, director; Taryn Quayle, choreographer; Sarah Caruso, vocal direction;  and Sara Kirby, Dorothy (not pictured, Steve Neuder, the “Scarecrow”).  The Wizard of Oz will be at the Panida Theater on June 28, June 29, July 5, July 6, July 12, and July 13 (all performances at 8:00 p.m.) with a matinee at 2:00 p.m. on July 6..

Fun Waterways Event On Sand Creek Downtown Mid-July

Wednesday, June 26, at 9:00 a.m.: Jon Saylor, Supreme Rotary Commodore Deluxe, was in the studio to  talk to Jim Healey about the Great Sandpoint Flat Water Regatta for canoes, kayaks, and paddle boards on Saturday, July 13..

Artwalk Begins Today in Downtown Sandpoint

Connie Taylor, visual arts chair (left), and Kim Queen, president of the Pend Oreille Arts Council (right) in front of their offices in downtown Sandpoint.

Friday, June 21, at 9:00 a.m., Kim Queen, executive director of Pend Oreille Arts Council, and Connie Taylor, visual arts chair, talked about the 36th annual ArtWalk, June 21 through September 6. Local artisans, galleries, and business owners throughout downtown Sandpoint join forces each summer for an event designed to showcase all that this unique town has to offer..

NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP NEEDED at KRFY

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WE DID IT — KRFY Reaches its Fund Raising Goal of $15,000 Tonight!

This just in — KRFY made it’s goal of bringing in $15,000 in donations in three days time!  We achieved the total of 41 new members out of our projected 50 — not bad!

The Joel Keefe hand-crafted guitar prize drawing was won by Erica Nizzoli — congratulations and many years of enjoyment with this one-of-a-kind work of art!.

It Takes a Village to Raise Funds in a Pledge Drive for KRFY Community Radio

Many thanks for all the volunteers, contributions, support, donations, encouragement and just plain hard work by the spectrum of folks involved in this year’s Pledge Drive at KRFY. We had a lot of fun these last three days striving to reach our goal. The donations are pouring in until the last moments of this year’s effort — totals are still being tallied and we will report the results as soon as they are known. We are sooooo close! Thanks to all our listeners for showing their commitment and supporting Panhandle Community Radio!.

Hand Crafted, Custom Guitar About to be Awarded In the KRFY Pledge Drive

This is it! In less than an hour, 9:00 PST, there will be drawing for the winning raffle ticket for this handmade guitar donated by Joel Keefe. This work of art is a wonder to behold and one lucky participant in the on-line KRFY Pledge Drive will receive this labor of love contribution from master instrument crafter, Joel Keefe..

Pledge Drive at the KRFY Studios: Day Three

Saturday’s all-girl gang in the call center for KRFY’s last day of the annual pledge drive:
(left to right) Meredith Field, Pamila Hartry, Eva Barush, Dyno Wahl

Our in-studio, live on-air, three-day event reaches the peak of our fundraising effort today. The following folks came down to the studio to share their talents and help with the last day of our fund drive goals:

At 12:00 PM, on-air personalities Ken Casler and Bruce Arnold began the day by interviewing Dr. Julie Gagnon about her generous eye-care program for third-world vision needs, and then for our enlightenment  we were treated to her original compositions that she performed live in the studio.

At 1:00 PM Jim Healey was in the studio to interview Dyno Wahl, executive director of The Festival at Sandpoint. They discussed, and played, cuts from all the scheduled artists at this summer’s concert event. Choice tickets for the concerts were donated by her for our fund raising premiums and given away live on air. Thanks again to Dyno for her continued support of KRFY, community radio.

At 1:30 PM, Jim Healey interviewed the young musician, Jake Robin, live in the studio. Jake played several of his original compositions and shared his creative process with the audience. Then, Shanna Thompson, who was in the afternoon’s lineup, joined Jake for a three-song, impromptu duet. What a treat!

At 2:30 PM, Jim continued the live interview schedule with Karen Bowers, executive director of the Panida Theatre, for a discussion of the news of completing the purchase of the digital projection system at the theatre (they are still in need of funds for the sound system), the upcoming performances and films showing at our local, home-grown community theatre just down the street here in Sandpoint. Karen generously signed up, live on-air, herself and the Panida for a supporting memberships. Thanks to Karen for her years of dedication to the arts in our community!

At 3:00 PM, Mike Thompson joined his wife, Shanna, in the studio for a musical performance and interview by Jeff Poole. They sang many of their harmonious duets accompanied by their talented guitar playing.

Rounding out the performances and interviews in the studio this Saturday were:

Clyde the Ghost at 5:00 PM

Ellie Susnis from the Arts Alliance at 6:00 PM

The innovative and energetic electronic/jazzy-synthesis into funk stylings of Right Front Burner (RFB) band, renamed this evening in honor of our fund drive event as the “KRFB” band, took the in-studio performances to an entirely new level of excellence. The Mocha Room’s caffeinated essence was inspiration to the hypnotic jamming of this talented group, live on-air!

Matt Jabon was back in the studio and on-air to interview Rick Leader about the Disc Golf course out at the old UofI research site on north Boyer Avenue. The audience learned all about this fast  growing, skillful sport that combines the complexities of golfing and the free-flying joy of Frisbee tossing.

Bare Grass performing in the studio at 8:00 PM Saturday night brought rollicking Blue Grass energy to the countdown in the last minutes of our Pledge Drive.

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