Blog 16

So nothing to do this wknd?  Lets see - Bulls and Barrels at the Fairgrounds, Amanda Richards at the Showroom, cleaning up my yard....oh wait...well two out of three.

 The rain may keep me off the bike but otherwise there is plenty to do.   Enjoy your wknd and whatever you are doing keep the radio on for News and Talk all weekend long!

Blog 15

Congrats to the RHS boys basketball team who won a close one last night.  I was at home eating dinner, and when I heard they charged off to a 7-0 lead, I dropped the pizza and headed for the school.   The rest of the game was very close..but in the end the boys won.

Basketball is not the only sports going on of course....teams are getting ready for Spring Soccer!  "Spring"...can you believe it....!    However we have to do something about this fog!  Its getting depressing.

Blog 14

A Change Is Here!    A new President is taking office today amidst ample pomp and celebration.  For a political science junkie like me, the events and the transition of power is bigger than whether you like the new President or voted for him.    When many countries change leaders its often with guns and tanks in the streets.   With all its flaws we have a system here that works pretty well. 

So regardless of your party or voting pattern enjoy the day with awe.  Tomorrow the the work begins. 

Blog 13

Well its Pittsburgh and Arizona for the Super Bowl...a match, I might add, that I predicted while the sports experts in the building saw it differently, but I was right, so HA!

Within moments of the end of the Steelers game, I began getting emails from listeners asking about about the annual bet between Brian Prawitz and Jared Castle of ODOT. Yes the bet is on again, with Brian going for Arizona and Jared wisely picking Douglas County's
Troy P. and the Steelers. You can help by making a donation to us to go to Douglas County SMART (Start Making A Reader Today). The loser will be in front of the KQEN/Brooke Communication Studios the morning after the Super Bowl with live updates during the Morning Report. We plan to have even more fun this year and hope to raise more for SMART. So get ready to help!

Blog 12

Well a great evening at the First Citizens banquet....Congratulations to Bob Ragon and Roberta Hall...and the future First Citizen, Lauren Terry.    Its nice to see so many people from diverse parts of the community come out for this special celebration.   My compliments to the fairgrounds staff for the excellent dinner, one of the best I  have had at FC.  And of course awesome Umpqua Valley wine to go with it!  

And to Norm Gershon and Brian Prawitz and Joyce Morgan for that little skit......wow...now that was funny!  (if you weren't there ask someone...it had to do with buying toilet paper out of town...wholesale or retail?)   That is a classic example of taking a hard issue and having some fun knowing not  everyone agrees with the answer to the situation.....but we all care about the community and can still get along!    

In these tough times we need to support each other. and this event reminds  us we are all in life together.  

Blog 11

Ok its been a couple days since I updated this! I actually got a complaint email this morning reminding me to updated this...wow guess you are reading these! Thanks!

Tomorrow night is the First Citizens Banquet....its quiet on the rumor front as to who the winners might be. Even the co-emcee, that Prawitz guy in the newsroom, isn't talking. If anyone have a good rumor, shoot me an email! (no I won't mention it on the air!) I will be there tomorrow night (may even wear a tie) waiting to see who the winners are. Hope to meet many of you there. Perhaps you'll buy me a glass of Umpqua Valley wine?

Blog 10

A fun weekend!  I managed 26 miles of bike riding in the sunny but cold weather.  Sunday night I went to a Christmas Party...uh...yes....it was cancelled due to weather earlier.  And can you believe it...the host left their Christmas decorations UP!   And I even got that yardwork in! SO a full weekend. 

Join us all week on the radio for the most local news plus your favorite talk shows from RUSH, Lars, Dave Ramsey and more, and the Know Your News New Year promotion too!