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Art and the Cowboy – Part 3

August 18, 2025 | Comments Off on Art and the Cowboy – Part 3

In This third part of the series, Art and the Cowboy, Joella Oldfield brings the story home.  IN the first installment, Joella, Fred Oldfield’s daughter and  Ambassador for the Fred Oldfield Cultural Center, gave Fred Oldfield’s credentials for calling himself a cowboy artist, as he was a working cowboy for at least  40 […]

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Generation Gap: Navigating Summer Activity Schedules for Children

August 11, 2025 | Comments Off on Generation Gap: Navigating Summer Activity Schedules for Children

Continuing into our 10th year with Generation Gap, we’ve added Jason Falls to the game. This month Dorothy’s baby daughter turns 50. Oh, no! So Dorothy, Ray and Jason, talk about hard learned tips for navigating parenthood. OH, come on. We must know something. Dorothy observes that one thing that […]

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But You Don’t Look Like A Spy

August 4, 2025 | Comments Off on But You Don’t Look Like A Spy

Do you mean big companies really hire spies to prevent fraud and criminal activities? Yes, but more Betty Crocker and less James Bond. Our guest today,  Jean Hughey was adjusting to a cross country move and so she looked for a part time job.  She didn’t expect to wind up as a […]

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Lending a Hand

July 21, 2025 | Comments Off on Lending a Hand

About 22% of adults age 65 and older reported volunteering in 2021, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Volunteering and Civic Life Supplement. Around 22% of people in their 70s and 80s volunteer on a weekly basis, which is higher than the rate among older […]

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A Look at the old west through the paintings of Fred Oldfield as explained by his daughter Joella Oldfield (Part 2)

July 14, 2025 | Comments Off on A Look at the old west through the paintings of Fred Oldfield as explained by his daughter Joella Oldfield (Part 2)

This is the second in the series of paintings of the old west as it was left.  The paintings were by acclaimed cowboy artist Fred Oldfield and acclaimed because they so obviously were lived by the man who painted them.  This is my favorite, notes Dorothy Wilhelm. Although the photo […]

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Illegal Fireworks! Generation Gap with Dorothy Wilhelm, Ray Miller Still and Jason Falls

July 7, 2025 | Comments Off on Illegal Fireworks! Generation Gap with Dorothy Wilhelm, Ray Miller Still and Jason Falls

It’s Independence Day, the 4th of July is at hand. Let’s talk about illegal fireworks – and other patriotic things. On this edition of Generation Gap, we pay tribute to the old days of the 4th of July when celebration wasn’t complete til somebody blew off one or more appendages. […]

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Easy, Fun Craft Ideas for Summer

June 30, 2025 | Comments Off on Easy, Fun Craft Ideas for Summer

Sandra Solon, our Crafty Canadian is a regular on our podcasts. She is a wizard at creating activities for hand crafted items you didn’t know you wanted.  She’s also a perfect example of why we cherish our Canadian neighbors. Last month, she created beautiful, edible dandelion cookies and beautiful inedible […]

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Award-winning author DL Fowler (the Lincoln Guy)

June 16, 2025 | Comments Off on Award-winning author DL Fowler (the Lincoln Guy)

Award-winning author DL Fowler (the Lincoln Guy) transports readers into his characters’ inner worlds. His bestselling work, Lincoln Raw-a biographical novel, imagines how Lincoln viewed the world in which he came of age. DL Fowler’s book, Lincoln Raw is curated in the Lincoln Collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. […]

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A Look at the old west through the paintings of Fred Oldfield with his daughter, Joella

June 9, 2025 | Comments Off on A Look at the old west through the paintings of Fred Oldfield with his daughter, Joella

⁠Fred Oldfield⁠ grew up with his large family on Washington State’s Yakima Indian reservation. He was generally conceded to be the premier western painter of the last 50 years. This series will look at the old west through the cowboy artist’s eyes. Initially Fred had no idea of being an […]

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The Generation Gap: Weddings through the years

June 2, 2025 | Comments Off on The Generation Gap: Weddings through the years

We’re pretty sure Co-host ⁠Ray Miller Still⁠ is a millennial. It doesn’t do to make too much of a point. Ray is the editor of the Enumclaw Courier Herald which is the only paper of that name in the United States. This Week we’re joined by our Producer, Jason Falls, […]

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