The Point on KPOV Podcast features select segments and interviews from KPOV's weekday community affairs program.
OSU Extension Connection Toni Stephan specializes in Horticulture. Our show today focuses of The Plant Clinic and The Oregon Bee Atlas. If you love nature, this show is for you! Toni is an award-winning educator and published author of many OSU Extension Service Publications.
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Raechel Gilland, Assistant Director and Stage Manager at Cascades Theatrical Company is joined Tom Kelley (Jack Warner) and Regan Donnell (Lydia Lansing) to talk about the play Shakespeare in Hollywood starting on March 18.
From KPOV High Desert Community Radio, we talk to Andrew Hoeksema, Redmond City Director of Shepherd’s House Ministries Redmond Campus. Andrew has 2 decades of experience in non-profit work with community based & faith organizations. Today, Andrew shares observations about how the unhoused population has evolved in the last 5 yrs in Central OR, from nearly invisible to highly visible.
Jackie Wilson, Youth Education Programs Director at The Environmental Center, visits the Point to talk about the importance of getting kids out in the woods, TEC’s summer offerings for youth, and a suggestion for Gillian’s Earth Day costume.
Jari Serra, Integrative Dietitian, shares about a class she is teaching at Central Oregon Community College called "Detecting and Treating Low Thyroid.”
Devin Lewis, who joined the Redmond Police Department as Chief on January 1, 2022, discusses the Public Safety Facility Bond that will be on the May 17, 2022 ballot.
Darcy Bedortha is the founder of an equine therapy nonprofit in Central Oregon called Horses on the Ranch. She talks about how she worked to build this organization and tells some powerful stories.
Discover Your Forest Executive Director Gordon Price and Marketing and Events Director Amy Jensen share about events coming up and programs for students and adults to foster appreciation and stewardship for Central Oregon’s forests.
Clifford Evelyn, Redmond City Councilor, shares his insights on the movie “Whose Streets?” presented in Bend in February 2022 by the Father’s Group. Clifford points out how important remembering recent history is to better inform all people of current racism across America and how this knowledge can help us make positive change now and for future generations.
Kenny Adams is Executive Director of The Father’s Group of Central Oregon. The Father’s Group was founded by several Black fathers who were concerned about experiences their children were having both in school and in the broader community. Their mission is to enhance the lives of children through education, leadership and networking, while strengthening our community, eliminating barriers, and helping them reach their full potential.
Liz Goodrich is a courageous and outspoken member of the Redmond School Board. Elected in 2019, Liz offers her stand alone stance in support of protecting students by leaving the State Covid Safety Mandates for Schools in place and in line with current government mandates.
Thomas Stokely from the OSU Extension Service shares his vast knowledge of forestry management and wildland fire prevention. Thomas is an interesting and informative speaker who, in this show, talks about risks, management and prevention of wildland fire and what we might expect in the near future in Oregon.
Executive Director and Publisher Susan Hess and Editor Chuck Thompson of Columbia Insight discuss their collaboration with other publications on a series of articles on water inequality in the western United States.
Special Projects Reporter for the Bulletin Zack Demars talks with Bruce about what makes Deschutes County a child care desert and the choices facing working parents. “Cracking Open the Childcare Crisis” is the topic of the February 2022 City Club Forum.
Brittnee Gould, who is graduating from Deschutes County Family Drug Court this month, talks about a pamphlet she designed as a project to work towards graduation. This pamphlet informs about car theft in Deschutes County.
John Nielsen, guest speaker in our "Concerned Citizen" series is an administrator at a Redmond Credit Union and active community member, who shares his thoughts on life in Redmond, Oregon. Why it's a good place to live and more importantly, what changes are necessary and how those improvements can be carried out, including by City Government.
Redmond City Manager Keith Witcosky updates us on houselessness, allocation of ARPA funds, protests outside Redmond High School, Hemholtz Village project and recent Redmond City Council meetings.
Kerie Raymond, Naturopathic Doctor at Wellness-Bend, talks about an online COCC class she is leading called "Balancing Hormones for Men and Women.”
Redmond Oregon City Councilor Clifford Evelyn discusses real problems with Critical Race Theory. An important and ongoing conversation including the realistically simple solution of “telling the truth with compassion.” Councilor Evelyn believes that educators, churches and families must learn to teach the truth of America’s past to stop the promotion of hate-filled racism and the destruction of our society.
DeeDee Johnson, Vice President of Home Ownership Services, and Scott Nordquist, Homeowner Services Manager, of Bend Redmond Habitat for Humanity discuss their programs designed to provide affordable housing to the communities of Bend and Redmond with Louise and Mary Ann.