The Vashon Island Park District is a jewel on our Island, but it wasn’t always like that.  Elaine Ott-Rocheford assumed her role as VPD’s Executive Director 12 years ago when the District was on the ropes financially and even programmatically.  Join host Susan McCabe as she gets the scoop from Elaine on the Park District’s past, how it got to be an Island treasure and where she’d like to see it go from here.  It’s a chance to thank Elaine Ott-Rocheford for gifting us a Park District for all Islanders.

Baffled by how to get health care on Vashon? Are you afraid to move here or stay here because it’s a dangerous place to get sick? There are lots of new options on the Island for comprehensive care. Tune in when host Susan McCabe asks Vashon Health District Superintendent, Tim Johnson, the tough and ignorant questions we all want answered about health care when we’re in need.

Listen as Take a Stand Theatre presents a radio murder mystery like no other. Artistic Director Chris Boscia directs a cast of hooligans in Amy Drayer’s new radio drama, Penny Tahlequah and the Ms Olsen Incident.

Born and raised on Makah Island and born with a nose for news and trouble, Penny Tahlequah finds both when she returns home after an adventure in Los Angeles that goes any which way but right.

We join Penny one chilly Makah morning in 1986, live on-air calling the infamous July 4th hydroplane races. The fireworks start even before the boats put in, and the big one goes off only minutes after the race starts – when the renowned Ms. Olsen goes up in a ball of smoke and flame. The real action heats up when Penny’s cousin is accused of sabotaging the boat and murdering the driver.

Now, it’s a race against time as Penny scours Makah for clues to prove he’s innocent and catch the real killer. It wont be easy, but that wouldn’t be any fun. Listen live as Penny wades through colorful local characters on her hunt for the truth. She’ll get her man – but will she get her woman, too?