Veteran’s Day Special

In honor of Veteran’s Day, we are pleased to replay a KAAD interview produced last year at this time with retired Brigadier General Susan Escalier. In the interview, she shares highlights of her life and the many places world-wide where she has served. Tune in on Veterans’ Day, November 11th at 1pm, to hear the interview. 

 A member of the local Women Veterans Memorial Advisory Committee, General Escalier has assisted in the creation of the new Tuolumne County Women Veterans Memorial and Inspiration Garden on Fuller Road in Twain Harte. The Memorial will be dedicated on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 10am. The public is urged to attend.

Foothill Forum

 Tune in to Foothill Forum to listen to a two-part interview with Zack Abernathy, Superintendent of Tuolumne Schools. In this 2-part interview, Zack recounts the path he followed to bring him to this important office. Part I of the conversation can be heard on Saturday and Sunday, November 9th and 10th at 10am, with Part 2 following next week on November 16th and 17th, also at 10am.

The Local Scribe

Join host Nick Hughes this week as he interviews Kate Sells, leader of the Sonora Writers’ Group and Monika Rose, Poet Laureate of Calaveras County and leader of the Manzanita Press, team up to discuss the merits of belonging to a writers’ group on Saturday and Sunday, November 9th and 10th at 10:30am.

As an added bonus, you’ll get a preview of the debut work of members of the Sonora Writers’ Group in the new anthology When Rain Will Come. The title is taken from a poem by Connie Corcoran, published in the book. When Rain Will Come will be published this month and will be available at the Mountain Bookshop and other venues. 

Thinking of joining up? Sonora Writers’ Group meets on the second Saturday of each month from 10:30am to 12:30. For location, consult the website, https://sonorawriters.com

Vicarious Vacations

Vicarious Vacations is our show where you may travel virtually, get destination ideas and trip planning secrets through host Wendy Hesse’s interviews with intrepid locals. Join her this month while she recounts her summer trip to Las Vegas to see Dead & Company perform at the sphere.

Vicarious Vacations airs at Noon on second and fourth weekends – November 9th and 10th, 23rd and 24th.

For the Love of Dogs

In the Company of Dogs, first-time dog owner Pamela Ortet and canine-expert Joe Riva took us from the rigors of raising a puppy to the ins and outs of adult dog training and on to the sorrows of doggie old age.  Pamela, now seasoned dog owner of more than two years, wanted to know more about Man’s Best Friend. For answers to her canine related queries, we have invented another program, this one called For the Love of Dogs.

Among her questions: What is life like for a visually-impaired person and his or her seeing-eye dog? To answer, she consulted Cody Meyer and his dog Ronan, his loyal companion for eight years. Tune in on Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th at 9am to hear about the process of acquiring a Seeing Eye Dog and the relationship that grows from it.

Equestrian Arts

Over the last 7 years Earlene Smith, with help from Susan Thoms, Kelli O’Brien and Stan Smith, has created an incredible array of shows all about horses. It is called Equestrian Arts. Next week’s show features Earlene’s Ten Commandments of Good Horsemanship. This very fine advice can be heard Thursday and Monday, November 14th and 18th at 10am and Friday, November 15th at Noon.