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Kurrent Keeping
Kurrent
This river, the Nenana river, is located immediately adjacent to Denali National Park and Preserve and passes by the McKinley Village where the Host had an overnight stay. The river is glacier fed. There was a sign saying that a Grizzly bear had recently been seen immediately by this property. Beautiful and dangerous.
| Program Number | Program Date | Program Title | Program Description | Tape Available |
| 1 | Sept 16, 1998 | Budgeting for Your Dreams | Pam Brown, educator and public speaker, and Peggy Olson, Licensed Counselor and educator talk about budgeting for singles, a course that helps people move from a debt view of life to facilitating your dream view. | Yes |
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| 2 | Sept 23, 1998 | Developing Your Speaking Skills | Nancy McCarthy, Carl Cottingham, Glen Meek and Chris Seals who are members of Toastmasters explain how Toastmasters helps people improve their speaking and leadership skills. Chris talked about how an person in a wheelchair participates in this program. | Yes |
| 3 | Sept 30, 1998 | Energy Efficiency | Dave Tooze, Manager, Energy Program Manager of the City of Portland's Energy Office and Dave Brooks, Energy Extension Agent for the OSU-County Extension Service talk about their organizations role in helping citizens reduce their energy consumption and reduce their energy bills. | Yes |
| 4 | Oct. 8, 1998 | Project Agape | Amber Plambeck, Program Director and Diane Collins, Rider Instructor talk about the organization's history and current program to provide Therapeutic Riding and Hypnotherapy to children with disabilities. | Yes |
| 5 | Oct. 15, 1998 | Critical Health Issues | Steve Mattson and David Shipley, founders of Alliance Educational Services, an organization designed to assist individuals who must support critically ill family members. | Yes |
| 6 | Oct. 22, 1998 | Disability Awareness Month | Teryl Figges and Dorothy Hoffmann, co-leaders of "Winners on Wheels,", Jan Campbell, Chair, Oregon Disabilities Commission, and Robert Pike, Attorney at Law, and promoter of the American's with Disability Act, share their current views about the successes brought by the American's with Disability Act. | Yes |
| 7 | Oct. 29, 1998 | Gender Equity, Women in the Trades & Public Education | Mary Bunn, Gender Equity Coordinator, Oregon Dept. of Education; Connie Ashbrook, staff for the Oregon Trades women Network, and Jill Axtel, board member of the OTN speak about creating more job equality for women. | Yes |
| 8 | Nov. 4, 1998 | Oregon's Prison System | Benjamin deHaan, Deputy Dir., OR Dept. of Corrections, talks about Oregon's current status of the correction's program and how it is implementing Ballot Measure #11, mandatory sentencing and #17,Work Requirements. | Yes |
| 9 | Nov. 11, 1998 | America Recycles Day | JoAnne Herrigal of Solid Wastes Program, City of Milwaukee, Joan Grimm of DEQ, America Recycles Day state Coordinator,and Part Vernon, VP of Environmental Services, Fred Meyers Corp. talk about the growth of recycling in Oregon. | Yes |
| 10 | Nov. 18, 1998 | Green Taxes - Oregon Environmental Council | Jeff Allen, Exec. Director, Oregon Environmental Council leaders speak about proposed state laws to limit pollution such as carbon or pollution, sprawl or consumption taxes. | Yes |
| 11 | Nov 25, 1998 | Special Thanksgiving Events | RoAnne Haley, Salvation Army,Jennifer Folks, Fishes and Loaves, Paul Davis,First Congregational Church of Portland, and Pam Brown, Non-Denominational Ministers talk about the varying ways we celebrate Thanksgiving. | Yes |
| 12 | Dec. 2, 1998 | Holiday Blues | Discussion of the depression that we face during the holidays and ways we can cope with this emotional state. Jana Richardson, Project Linkage, "Holiday Cheer Program, and Pam Brown, public educator and mentor, and New Thought Minister shared their insight on this subject. | Yes |
| 13 | Dec. 9, 1998 | Transportation Policy | Andy Cotugno, Sr. Director, Metro Transportation Program, and David Barrenburg, League of OR Cities, talk about the ways that cities plan and pay for transportation. | No |
| 14 | Dec. 16, 1998 | Naturopathic Medicine | Dr. Anna MacIntosh, Ph.D., describes Naturopathic Medicine and how it applies to some common physical conditions. | Yes |
| 15 | Dec. 23, 1998 | Local Food Security | Jennie Holms, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Deb Lipholt, OR Food Bank, Marc Boucher, Urban Farmer, and Leslie Pohl Kosbau talk about the importance and programs which reinforce Local Food Security. | Yes |
| 16 | Dec. 30, 1998 | Trains, Trains and More Old Trains | Don Wheeler, President of Pacific RR Preservation Society, and Seamus Kennedy a member of the Pacific RR Preservation Society talk about SPS#700, a steam train, how it is maintained and its trips. | Yes |
| 17 | Jan. 6, 1999 | Housing Needs in Oregon | Cynthia Winter, Habitat for Humanity, Tasha Harmon, Community Development Network, and Diane Luther, NW Housing, speak about the development of low income housing, special housing services. | Yes |
| 18 | Jan. 13, 1999 | Hazardous Wastes in Your Home | Rory Greenfield, Metro Household and Maggie Connely of the DEQ Hazardous Waste Programs inform listeners about the types of household chemicals that we use and how we should and can dispose of them. | Yes |
| 19 | Jan. 20, 1999 | Changes in Social Security | Bob Reynolds of the Concord Coalition speak about current and proposed changes in Federal Social Security Laws. | Yes |
| 20 | Jan. 27, 1999 | Stories to Start Your New Year | District 7 Toastmaster Members Bob Calkins, Karthlyn Nimmich, Maria Gregory and Seamus Kennedy share their prize winning speeches. | Yes |
| 21 | Feb. 3, 1999 | True Tales of Volunteers | Helen Lincoln, an active volunteer, Jan Randa Board Member, Volunteer Center, Jennifer Fallis Volunteer Director for Loaves and Fishes, and Beth & Jerry Hulsman representing the Salvation Army talk about the various ways individuals can volunteer. | Yes |
| 22 | Feb. 10, 1999 | Making Your Own Oral History | Jim Strassmaier, Oral Historian, Oregon Historical Society spoke about recording oral histories and he played examples of such taping. | Yes |
| 23 | Feb. 17, 1999 | Special Health Programs at the YMCA | Kathy Foote, Program Director, YMCA of Columbia-Willamette, talked about the Y's personal fitness program, it's benefits how one could enroll. Dave Barnes, a participant spoke about what it has done for him. | Yes |
| 24 | Feb. 24, 1999 | Personal Accounts of Homelessness | Nick Geish of Newberg, Marya Hazilla,Emergency Shelter Care Worker, and RoAnne Haley, Public Relations staff for the Salvation Army speaks about Homelessness and how the Army provides resources to deal with this growing problem. | Yes |
| 25 | Mar. 3, 1999 | Investing - The Benefits and Pitfalls | Hear from a local stock broker , Carl Cottingham, and Pam Brown an active investor and member of an Investment club individual speak about various ways individuals can invest. | Yes |
| 26 | March 10, 1999 | Severe Mental Health Problems in Prisons | Jack Wolinsky, Exec. Dir. of Oregon Chapter of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Margaret Roeter, a mother of a son who is in prison because of his mental illness, Joe Parker, a psychiatrist nurse who was employed by Multnomah County Corrections, and Bob Nickell, employee of the Oregon Mental Health Division speak about the limits on Oregon mental health programs and how the corrections systems is involved with this problem. | Yes |
| 27 | March 17, 1999 | Children with Handicaps in Oregon Schools | Michael Bailey, Sonya Fisher, and Brigid O'Cam, three Parents with disabled children provide background and express their concerns about the ways that schools provide services for their children. | Yes |
| 28 | March 24, 1999 | Low Income Housing | Ian Slingerland of Community Alliance for Tenants, John Gronewalk, Exec. Dir., Multifamily Housing Assoc., and Mike Ellmaker, owner of affordable housing units, talk about the need for low income housing and the challenges faced by anyone seeking to increase affordable housing. | Yes |
| 29 | March 31, 1999 | The Changing Directions of Medicare | Elizabeth Kutza, Director of the PSU Institute on Aging, GayLynn Pack, Director of Oregon's Senior & Disabled Services and Dan Kienow, Active Member of Concord Coalition speak about the changing Medicare services. | Yes |
| 30 | April 7, 1999 | Community Resources for Parkinsons | Nancy Barlow, Director, Metro YMCA, Parkinson's Treatment Program, Andrea Serder, Physical Therapist with the YMCA, and Helen Undred whose spouse is in the program speak about how it is serving the needs of people with Parkinsons. | Yes |
| 31 | April 14, 1999 | Resources in Dealing with Elder Abuse | Pat Medford, Victoria Larson, Elders In Action staff and volunteer Dick Whitaker talk about Elder abuse and the role of volunteer Ombudsmen. | Yes |
| 32 | April 21, 1999 | Alternative Health Care, Chiropractors & Acupuncture | Dr. Rick Allen, DC, and Andy Campbell, Naturopathic Physician talk about how some common medical maladies such as headaches are death this by Chiropractors and Naturopathic Physicians. | Yes |
| 33 | April 28, 1999 | Angel Flights | Gwen Morrow, Doug Van Velkenberg, and Tom Morrow, representing Angel Flights talk about their role as pilots in this medical service program. | No |
| 34 | May 5, 1999 | Fulfilling Lives of Seniors | Host introduces and questions some Claire Geller, Ben Weiss, and Bill Parementor, all accomplished individuals who are now retired speak about the significance of their lives. | Yes |
| 35 | May 12, 1999 | Getting to Know Transit Riders | Talk with Pam Judd, Editor of Transit Gazette and Lenny Anderson, Alice Sedgewick and Kelly Ford, active supporters of Transit Riders Association talk about the issues and problems of getting around Portland, Oregon | Yes |
| 36 | May 19, 1998 | "Old Flames" | Bill Whitney, local theater Director presents a Play by Seniors which has has played at the Elsie Stuhr Senior Center in Beaverton. | Yes |
| 37 | May 26, 1999 | Summer Youth Programs | Lt. Douglas Riley of the Salvation Army of Portland directs the programs at the Moore Street Corps Community Center spoke about the various counseling and recreational programs offered by the Salvation Army during the summer. | Yes |
| 38 | June 2, 1999 | Personal Prescription for Arthritis Treatment | Chris Wagner, who has personally experienced severe Arthritis conditions talked about special Naturopathic treatments which helped her in coping with this debilitating disease. |
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| 39 | June 9, 1999 | Programs for College Students with Disabilities | Clark Hochsteler,PCC Disability Services, Lisa Wilson of the PSU Disability Services, Adrienne Wolfe-Locket , Assistant Dean at Reed College and Robin Tovey, a disabled student who attends Reed College discuss what it means to get through the maze of education with specific physical handicaps. | Yes |
| 40 | June 16, 1999 | Looking to Our Children's Future | Gary Dombroff, Executive Director of Children First, an organization that works on children's issues provides insight into the problems that children face. | Yes |
| 41 | June 23, 1999 | Uplifting Speeches | Mary Brunette, Bruce Rottick, and Mike Smith,District 7 Toastmaster Contest winners gave there three winning speeches. | Yes |
| 42 | June 30, 1999 | Buckman Heights Apartments and Car Share | Ed McNamara of Prendergast & Associates described of an innovative apartment, the Buckman Apartments which incorporates sustainable building components and Dave Brooks, Owner of Car Sharing, spoke about how his rental vehicles serve the residents of this facility. | Yes |
| 43 | July 7, 1999 | Walking Oregon | Ellen Vanderslice, architect and urban planner, Terry Moore, a planner who is confined to a wheel chair and Jim Davis, lobbyist for the Gray Panthers shared their ideas about the ways that walking can be safer and more enjoyable. | Yes |
| 44 | July 14, 1999 | Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program | Herman Brame and Jill representing the Multnomah County Health Department describe the ways that this agency helps teens prevent unwanted pregnancies. | Yes |
| 45 | July 21, 1999 | Land Use Legislation | Thousand Friends of Oregon Executive Director, Robert Liberty, shared some ideas about current land use issues and legislation. | Yes |
| 46 | July 28, 1999 | Poverty, An Insiders Look | Donna Beegle, a PSU Ph.D. candidate, spoke about her personal experience with poverty and how she is studying and teaching others about ways to help individuals escape the world of poverty. | Yes |
| 47 | Aug 4, 1999 | Public Funding of Religious Charities | Ellen Lowe representing the Oregon Ecumenical Ministries and Judy Alley of SNOW CAP talked about how public money is used to support programs that churches operate | Yes |
| 48 | Aug 11, 1999 | Medical Advances for Arthritis | Dr. Kelly Krohn, MD, Division of Arthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis, OHSU, spoke about medical advances in this field and Jan Cochran, who has a serious arthritic condition, told about the way she helps teach doctors how to effectively treat patients like herself. | Yes |
| 49 | Aug 18, 1999 | Oregon Rail Advocacy | Bob Krebs of the Oregon Dept. of Transportation, Rail Division and Fred Nussbaum of the Assoc. of Rail & Transit Advocates talk about the programs which have and are improving the Pacific Coast rail passenger transpiration system. | Yes |
| 50 | Aug. 25, 1999 | Public Education Programs for Children with Disabilities | Cheryl Bronstein, Gresham Public Schools, Barbara Jorgenson of the Multnomah Co. E.S.D. and Bob Crebo, Portland Public Schools talk about the special programs which serve children with disabilities. | Yes |
| 51 | Sept. 1, 1999 | What is the Future of the Electric Car | John Wayland of Oregon and Tony & Anne Aldrizzi from western MASS. talked about the production and use of electrical vehicles and the National Electric Drag Racing Association. | Yes |
| 52 | Sept. 8, 1999 | Cable Communications | David Olson, Exec. Director, Cable Communications Office, City of Portland and Bruce Crest, Assist. Director, WA County Cable Communications, talk about the history and growth of cable television. | Yes |