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KPFN "the PUFFIN" 105.1-lpFM & it's parent corp. BELLA OPUS INC. is a non-stock/non-profit 501(c)3 research and education foundation dedicated to improving the content of entertainment programming through music.
 

Donations made to Bella Opus Inc. are tax deductible.

NEWS & EVENTS

2020 LHS GRADUATION CEREMONY TO BE DRIVE-UP EVENT

This year's LHS Graduation Ceremony will be a drive-up event.  Students will be in their cars in the parking lot listening to all the talk from a stage set up in front of the office at the High School. The event is being broadcast on KPFN 105.1fm., so family members that are staying at home, can stream at www.kpfn.org.  Students will drive up when their name is called, get their diploma and get back in their car.  One student per car w/driver.  There will be a parade led by our local fire department after the ceremonies.  All graduating seniors are invited to join in with their cars and celebrate graduation!  The event is being held Friday, June 12th, 2020, at 6pm.

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May 25th is Ralph Waldo Emerson's birthday : )

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BLUE LUKE AND BAND LIVE AT NORTHSPUR BREWERY

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We've had the pleasure to see lots of Luke locally this time around during his current break from being on tour with Julian Marley.  Often seen performing over the summer here in Mendo with his brother, ace bassist Lincoln, and an assemblage of other players, including drummer/percussionist Zack Morris and saxophonist Chris Ziegler, Luke is captured here in a recent performance at Northspur Brewery in Willits, on October 5th, 2019, at one of the brewery's grand opening celebration events.  Accompanied by a lock-tight rhythm section consisting of brother Lincoln Andrews on bass and Roni Zadik on drums, the trio takes a freeform strato-spheric ride.  Video: Eric Kaplan.

LAYTONVILLE FARMER'S MARKET AT HARWOOD HALL

Our Weekly Farmer's Market offering the very best in local produce, fruit, meat, wines, eggs, chocolates, fresh flowers, baked goods, plant starts, herbs, mushrooms, iced tea drinks and other locally-originated farm products. Live music.  Gladly accepting EBT, WIC and senior WIC.

BE A KPFN RADIO PROGRAMMER

Our Summer 2020 schedule is out and looking really good, but we still have some slots open.  If at any time in your life you have ever thought about voicing what you have to say, via the music and/or commentary, this is the place you have been searching for!

If there are social or political or philosophical views you feel haven't been addressed accordingly, or at least not the way YOU think they should, again, this is the place for YOU!  Attitudes, not egos, are not only appreciated here, but encouraged.  Speak your mind, share your viewpoints & creative thinking and insight, spin your tales, perform your poetry, weave your narrative, choose your format.  Or just play the hits! 

KPFN The Puffin 105.1 FM broadcasts locally and streams online worldwide.  Be heard now!  Give us a call at 707-984-4196, or e-mail us at kd@kpfn.org

ABOUT JOHN TRUDELL AND TINA MANNING TRUDELL

MANNING: THE PICTURE IN OUR HALLWAY: MY STORY GROWING UP WITH THE (MANNING) TRUDELL FAMILY

by Sarah S. Manning  Dec 15, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Indian Country Today

Growing up, we had this picture in our hallway of a beautiful smiling Tina, and her glowing children, Ricarda Star, Sunshine Karma, and Eli Changing Sun. My parents made sure we knew who they were. The little ones were our cousins, and Tina, our auntie...  read more.

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ABOUT JOHN TRUDELL

excerpt from johntrudell.com

On February 11, 1979 Trudell had burned an American flag during a demonstration in front of the J.Edgar Hoover building, the headquarters of the F.B.I. In Washington, DC, Trudell explained his motives for the flag-burning... read more

Jasper Johns Flag (Moratorium) 1969

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"IN THE PUFFIN WE TRUST" INDEED!

Dr. Sharon Paltin works at a clinic here in Laytonville. She's had quite the adventures, traveling to Iceland (pictured), helping out at Woodstock (the Woodstock), and assisting the Seva Foundation in Nepal and India to bring eye health to local populations.

The Seva Foundation "works with local communities around the world to develop self-sustaining programs and preserve and restore sight." ...Mission Statement from seva.org... 

The positive effects of Seva's work go beyond eye health. They open doors to participation in the workplace, schools, and lifting up the community in general. We appreciate Dr. Paltin's work; we can help spread the word.