AK Rundown June 4th and 5th  2005

 

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Bethel Growing. A Bethel entrepreneur goes underground to grow and store fresh produce. Host Pkg. 4:58 total time.
  2. Spud Farm. An old potato farm near Selawik has been turned into a treatment center. Ashley Gross. Pkg. 6:25. (7:02 with intro)

 

Break #1: “Summer” by Mogwai from 10 rapid

 

  1. Colony History. Pioneers of the state’s most famous agricultural project talk about their experiences settling Palmer. Patty Sullivan. Pkg. 6:14 (6:43 including intro)
  2. Palmer Folo. Lost of that agricultural land is being turned into subdivisions. A new organization hopes to help farmers preserve it as farm- and grass-lands.  Rdr.
  3. Button. “Piece of Dirt” by They Might Be Giants from Lincoln
  4. Master Gardener. Program turns amateur gardeners into experts. Ellen Lockyer. Pkg. 4:10 (4:29 with intro)
  5. Phil o Dendron. Talking plant teaches kids about flowers. Ellen Lockyer/Host Wrap. 1:10 total time.
  6. 300 villages. Kasigluk and Tenakee Springs.
  7. Calendar of Events. Liquid Soul

 

Break #2: Liquid Soul continued

 

  1. Barbara Washburn. The first woman to climb Mt. McKinley reflects on the experience. Julia Carlisle. Pkg.  6:00 (6:57 with intro)
  2. Writers Conference. The Kachemak Bay Writers Conference is coming up next week, including a reading by former U-S poet laureate Billy Collins. (poem read here by Steve Heimel.) (2:00 minutes total time.)
  3. Juneau Golf. Juneau’s golf course isn’t the usual smooth groomed green affair. Scott Foster. Pkg. 3:22
  4. Milo Music. For Anchorage musician Milo Matthews, it’s the bass that drives his brand of soulful, meditative rock Gabriel Spitzer. Host Pkg. 5:40 total time.

 

Close. “Captain Crunch” by Milo Music from Inbound Boomerang