Talk of Our Towns

Talk of Our Towns - June 4, 2026

Donna Quinn talks with Chris Laman and Jill Quackenbush about the Clatsop County Rural Health Coalition. The CCRHC works to improve community health through collaboration, addressing health care needs and social drivers of health.

Talk of Our Towns - March 5th, 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!

Talk of Our Towns February 5th, 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.

Talk of Our Towns January 1st, 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.

Talk of Our Towns December 4th, 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.