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To this end, we are sharing with you highlights of the next week on Sunday’s The County Writes…The County Reads and Monday to Friday Grapevine (noon hour & repeat 6:00 p.m.) plus any other unique programming specials.
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Sunday, March 30
THE COUNTY WRITES….THE COUNTY READS
Repeat broadcast by popular request! Retired teacher and County resident, Gord Moran, published his entertaining memoir, Neither a Tomato nor a Brain, just a few months before he passed away on February 25. Just one day before his death, We Will Survive, the parody song he wrote about Trump’s threatened tariffs was produced by Wayne McFaul, Gord’s best friend of 70 years. Now, one month later, the song has received 1.5 million views on Jesse McFaul’s YouTube channel, a French version has been produced and a video featuring singer Sonya Zaback will be released soon. Hear Lynn Pickering’s interview with Gord about his book, (recorded February 11), and the story of We Will Survive from Wayne and Jesse. (Program first aired on March 9.)
Monday, March 31, 2025
TOPICAL ISSUES & CURRENT EVENTS
5 YEARS: Mayor Steve Ferguson returns to the Monday Grapevine with his 126th Report to Residents since March 2020 when the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic.
FEDERAL ELECTION: Kate Crothers, NDP candidate, discusses the party’s platform and priorities and the challenges facing the Bay of Quinte riding.
UNDER THREAT: Barbara and David Sweet of Books and Company explain how independent bookstores could suffer substantial financial losses if books are included in counter tariffs.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Why and how does tinnitus happen? We talk about everything tinnitus with regular guest, Maxine Armstrong, Audiologist and Owner of the Quinte Hearing Centre. Let’s also find out about the difference between an Audiologist and a Registered Hearing Instrument Specialist.
Peta Hall has returned from Ghana, Africa, her annual visit where she calls a village there her second home. We will learn about the projects initiated this time round (and some completed), having positive impacts for the people who live there.
We’ve all had moments of embarrassment due to the letting go of gas. Now a new Flatulence Therapy is putting this ‘information’ to good use. Joining us in the studio to talk about this groundbreaking, new age therapy is Dr. Heidi Sphinct of Furz Therapy.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
COUNTY COOKS
Liz Moran speaks with Laura Borutski and Elliot Reynolds on the reopening of Bloomfield Public House 257 Bloomfield Main Street.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Duarte Da Silva, Chief Executive Officer of the PEC Chamber of Commerce, speaks with Andreina Ford, BRX Mortgage broker, about how to effectively manage the process of mortgage financing.
THE COUNTY, NATURALLY
Photo: Mike Pennington
When winter is at its coldest, this handsome bird visits Prince Edward County. And if we’re lucky, the snow buntings will bring a rarely-seen friend, the Lapland longspur. Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory has a new winter research program to find out more about the snow bunting. Ashely Jensen, bander in charge at the bird observatory, will talk to Pamela Stagg about the new initiative — and what it’s like to band a bird that can’t take any heat in the winter.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
COUNTY GROWS
Cheryl McClellan speaks with Vicki Emlaw, an 8th generation county farmer and owner of Vicki’s Veggies. Her passion is growing 150 varieties of tomatoes including many Heirloom varieties. Together with her family and farm crew, she runs an organic veggie farm and roadside stand at 81 Morrison Pt Rd.which features tomatoes and veggies from her farm plus many other products from friends who are local food artisans.
Our wonderful County Profile Volunteers are going to take a brief break while we bring you a special feature. You may have heard our new “Reflections on Lives and Times in PEC” history series. Now we are presenting the full stories behind these vignettes. Tune in every Thursday for the next six weeks. This week, excerpts from Margaret Barton’s diaries from the 1800s will be aired and then, Nigel Sivel, shares details about the life of his father, the late Ron Sivel, from his arrival in Milford as a British home child in the 1930s, to his career as well known Picton Gazette Sports writer. Continued thanks to our sponsors Base31 and Edward Jones Picton, and to the New Horizons for Seniors Program for making this PEC history series possible.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Barbara Sweet and Liz Zylstra chat about library planning and focus groups.
Friday, April 4, 2025
SPORTS ROUNDUP
The Prince Edward County Sports Hall of Fame showcases memorable athletes and events.
PET REPORT
Dave Wheatley reports on lost and found cats as well as profiling the ones looking for a forever home.
WHAT’S THE BUZZ?
New Music
Pat Larkin presents current music trends, artists, and releases.
ARTSCENE
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Photos courtesy of PEC Arts Council website
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Cheryl Singer has the pleasure of speaking with two of the 2024 Indigenous Voice Fund recipients. Marleen Murphy is a ceramist who owns and operates Millside Ceramics and Alyssa Bardy is a natural light photographer and visual storyteller. They share their art form and why they feel it is important to foster an understanding, exchange and collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
99.3 County FM Spring Fling 50/50
Win Cash and support your community radio station. Get your tickets today at www.993countyfm.ca or drop into the station Monday-Friday 9a-5p. Closes April 20th, 2025.
5 for ten dollars, 30 for twenty dollars, 150 for fifty dollars, or get 400 tickets for just a hundred dollars. Winner announced Monday, April 21st at 8:40 during the Jim JJ Johnston Morning Show. Contest open to ON residents 18 years of age or older. License number RAF1427577
Did you miss the Monkey’s Paw last week?
Head to the archives Showtime with Philip Knox | 99.3 County FM and click on March 26 9pm. The archives provides you instant access to all of our programming 24/7 for the past two months. Just click on the website www.993countyfm.ca, go to the show you are interested in, and scroll down to the archives.
NEW FEATURE ON THE COUNTYFM WEBSITE:
We have always been happy to take calls when you want to know what song was on the air. At the same time, we thought we’d make it easier for you plus give you lots of extra tools.
On the CountyFM website if you go to any music show panel you can now click “View program playlists from the previous 60 days”. You’ll see the time the song played, you can click on the image to hear the song again, there are also ways to promote the artist or buy the music.
Radiothon 2025
Save the date! Thursday June 5th – Sunday 8th. Our annual major fundraiser and a celebration of incredible County and Regional artists.
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IndigiVibes – Indigenous host – Wednesday 7p-8p
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