October 24, 2024 • 29 mins
Episode Highlights: As All Hallows Eve and Día de Muertos approach, Double R meets with souls from all walks of life in this week’s podcast.
Guests include:
- Roger Sprague and Susan Wahlke, Lincoln City Kiwanis
- Kim Puttman, Conexión Fénix
- Kevin Mattias, Public Information Officer/ADA Coordinator - kmattias@lincolncity.org
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SPEAKER_10 (00:00):
Welcome
SPEAKER_05 (00:07):
to the Double R Show, the podcast that features
everything about North LincolnCounty.
The Double R Show directed andproduced by Paul Robertson and
hosted by the voice of LincolnCity, Roger Robertson.
SPEAKER_14 (00:30):
Welcome again to the Double R Podcast, the Double R
Show.
It is a pleasure to be here,especially as we run up against
Halloween because we've got acouple of activities that are
taking place and a couple ofpeople that are going to be
talking about Halloween inLincoln City.
SPEAKER_04 (00:45):
Yeah, so actually Halloween and the Day of the
Dead, too, which is November1st.
And so we've got from theKiwanis Club, we've got some
people from Kiwanis Club.
Yep.
We've got Kim Putnam fromConexion Phoenix.
And our last guest, KevinMateus, talking about his new
position with the City ofLincoln City as the Public
Information Officer.
SPEAKER_14 (01:05):
PIO, as we have easily called it before.
So welcome to the Double RPodcast.
Stay with us, stay tuned, andwe'll be back right after this.
SPEAKER_02 (01:16):
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(01:36):
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at the beach.
SPEAKER_14 (01:46):
At the senior fair, we have a number of booths.
One of them I had to do withKiwanis with me is the secretary
of the Lincoln City KiwanisClub, Mayor Susan Wacke.
Thank you very much for yourservice.
SPEAKER_11 (01:58):
Of course, I enjoy being secretary of Kiwanis.
It's a big job, but it's notquite as much work as being
mayor.
SPEAKER_14 (02:06):
So tell me about being a member of the Lincoln
City Kiwanis Club.
What do you get out of it?
SPEAKER_11 (02:11):
I get to know many people in the community, and our
programs help me learn aboutthings that are happening in our
community.
SPEAKER_14 (02:20):
And project-wise, giving back to the community,
you always talk about community.
What does the Kiwanis Club ofLincoln City do?
SPEAKER_11 (02:30):
We serve the children of our community and of
the world.
SPEAKER_14 (02:34):
Now, one guy that has been in Kiwanis almost as
long as there's been Kiwanis ismy good friend Roger Sprague.
And you have been a Kiwanian fora lot of years.
SPEAKER_13 (02:45):
Yeah, I joined my first Kiwanis club, I think, in
1970.
And I've been off and on eversince.
Why?
Because I missed a few meetings.
Well, first of all, I grew up ina household where my father was
(03:05):
a Kiwanian and he used to talkabout how much fun it was and
how much they did for thecommunity.
And I thought, well, I got to dothe same thing.
So it was just natural.
Have you seen a change inKiwanis since the 1970s?
Oh, I've seen a lot of changesin Kiwanis.
Oh, yeah.
I've spent a good deal of timeworking on the district as well
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and because of that was part ofsome of that change.
SPEAKER_14 (03:31):
You say the district.
Talk to me a little bit aboutthe makeup of Kiwanis.
What makes it run?
Well,
SPEAKER_13 (03:40):
Kiwanis is an international organization.
We're in many, many countriesthroughout the world.
The same program takes place inevery one of those clubs.
It doesn't make any differencewhere you are in the world.
Sometimes it's operateddifferently, but the program
does not change when it comes towhere you are.
(04:01):
We're a part of the PacificNorthwest District, and that
includes Alaska, the YukonTerritory, Oregon, Washington,
the panhandle of Idaho, and alittle bit of Northern
California.
So there are districts and thenthere are divisions which take
place and we happen to be in oneof those divisions here in
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Lincoln City.
Does the clubs
SPEAKER_14 (04:28):
change that much or is one Kiwanis club in
Bellingham, Washington the sameas one in Northern California?
SPEAKER_13 (04:36):
I was Lieutenant Governor three different times
and Just during that period oftime, a few years, I've seen
many club changes.
It depends on who's in the club.
One club was an old-timers.
You had to have gray hair andlimp and everything else in
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order to be a member of thatone.
But then we've got a club likeours here in Lincoln City that
tends to be a much younger club.
And as a result of that, it'sjust a representative of what
Kiwanis is.
Much younger club, what are youand I doing here?
I didn't hear that, I'm
SPEAKER_14 (05:16):
sorry.
Of course you didn't.
So Susan, tell me, how does onebecome a member of the Lincoln
City Kiwanis Club?
SPEAKER_11 (05:24):
You can check out our website, which is Kiwanis
Club of Lincoln City.
Sue Anderson is our membershipchair, and we direct all
potential members to her.
SPEAKER_14 (05:35):
So once somebody makes a decision that they want
to join Kiwanis, they're justnot automatically in, right?
SPEAKER_11 (05:42):
Right, but anyone can come visit during one of our
meetings on Thursdays at theBeach Club in Lincoln City, noon
on Thursdays.
You should be there about 11.45,though.
SPEAKER_14 (05:56):
About 11.45, and we're talking about what happens
in that meeting.
SPEAKER_11 (06:01):
We hear about what our club is doing, what is
happening with the rest ofKiwanis throughout the world.
And we often have a speaker andwe celebrate all sorts of
things.
Birthdays, anniversaries,membership anniversaries,
whatever we can find tocelebrate.
SPEAKER_14 (06:22):
Is it fun?
SPEAKER_11 (06:23):
It is lots of fun.
SPEAKER_14 (06:26):
What do you attribute that to?
SPEAKER_11 (06:28):
The people.
It's got a great group ofKiwanis members.
SPEAKER_14 (06:33):
Of all of the programs, Roger, that you've
been involved in with Kiwanis,what stands out as the pinnacle,
if you will?
SPEAKER_13 (06:42):
You know, our scholarship program has been
really strong over the years,and that's been one of the
things that I think helps makeKiwanis.
SPEAKER_14 (06:55):
And the scholarship program, we're into thousands of
dollars,
SPEAKER_13 (06:59):
correct?
SPEAKER_14 (06:59):
Yes.
SPEAKER_13 (06:59):
Oh my gosh, if I added up all the scholarships
that we've paid, we'd be in theprobably over 100,000.
SPEAKER_14 (07:08):
I do know that one of the major fundraisers is the
flag program.
Tell me about how a businessgets a flag in front of their
store.
SPEAKER_11 (07:17):
A business can pay $40 for the year and the Qantas
members will put up a flag onflag holidays throughout the
year for you.
SPEAKER_14 (07:28):
It's rather impressive to drive up and down
101 and see all those flags.
Isn't that so?
SPEAKER_11 (07:33):
Yes, it is.
It's wonderful.
And also at the Ed JohanVeterans Plaza and also at the
Cultural Center, we have themilitary flags.
SPEAKER_14 (07:43):
Anything else that you would encourage people to
find out about Kiwanis and givethem a reason to join,
SPEAKER_13 (07:49):
Raj?
I would say come by and just bea guest of one of us and we'll
make sure that you get a lunchand You can take part with us
and I'm sure that it wouldn't bethe only time you'll ever be
there.
I think you'll probably comeback.
SPEAKER_14 (08:05):
And one of the big programs, end of the month is
Halloween and Spooky SpectacularExtra, is it not, Susan?
SPEAKER_11 (08:14):
Yes, it is.
The Kiwanis Club of Lincoln Cityhas taken over Spooky
Spectacular at the Lincoln Cityoutlets.
It's a lot of work and a lot offun and a lot of kids come
through and have a great time.
SPEAKER_14 (08:28):
And hopefully some of the people that had candy up
here at the senior fair willsave it and give it to Kiwanis
for the spooky spectacular,right?
SPEAKER_11 (08:36):
We always hope so.
Every year, we hope so.
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SPEAKER_15 (08:57):
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SPEAKER_14 (10:11):
Kim Putman joins us next, and we're going to be
talking about Phoenix Connectionand or...
SPEAKER_09 (10:17):
Conexion Phoenix.
SPEAKER_14 (10:19):
Again, this is taking and helping out the
Hispanic community like neverbefore.
SPEAKER_09 (10:28):
Absolutely.
These services are really new toNorth Lincoln County, and we're
so excited to grow ourcommunity.
SPEAKER_14 (10:34):
Talk about the need.
SPEAKER_09 (10:36):
We know that we have a lot of services here in
Lincoln County to support folksin various ways, but sometimes
they're really hard to access ifyou don't speak English or
you're not accustomed to callingup the food bank and saying, I
need some food.
So we really are working oncreating culturally appropriate
services where people can cometogether, speak their own
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language, and really talk aboutthe problems that are facing
their families.
One of the programs that we arereally excited to talk about is
called Tacita de Cafe inSpanish.
That means little cup of coffee.
SPEAKER_14 (11:12):
Little cup of coffee.
SPEAKER_09 (11:13):
Little cup of coffee, which is a fabulous
thing.
Because we know that there's alot of barriers to seeking
things like mental healthservices for many people.
So what we say is come, have acup of coffee with us.
And one of the projects thatwe're doing as part of that is
that the folks who come, whichare generally women with their
kids, they're embroideringshirts and napkins in the style
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of one of the Mexican regions.
So they're creating beautifulart and they're talking about
what's going on in their lives.
It also becomes a place where wecan share resources.
So we've talked about how to dobetter parenting.
We've talked about emotionalintelligence.
We've talked about personalfinance.
And we're beginning to talkabout things like health and how
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we go to the doctor and whatthat looks like.
SPEAKER_14 (12:03):
Are there many social agencies in New
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_09 (12:12):
I think there's a great desire for many
organizations who want toprovide services in culturally
appropriate and relevant ways.
So, for example, we're workingwith Parenting Success Network.
I hope I'm getting their nameright because they're fabulous.
They're out of Samaritan NorthLincoln Hospital, and they are
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helping us with the a stand-upparenting class.
We're also working with OHSUExtension with nutrition
classes.
So people are going down toChester's and reading labels and
figuring out what to buy fortheir families.
With that nutrition class, I hadthe best cheese and pear
quesadillas that I've ever hadin my life.
SPEAKER_14 (12:56):
Wonderful.
I can't get over how importantthis really is in not being
Spanish or bilingual, if youwill.
To me, it's second nature.
But to somebody that can't speakEnglish and looking at a label,
what is it?
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And so how do you teach them?
What do you tell them?
SPEAKER_09 (13:21):
So I think everyone cares about having healthy
families and raising their kidsright and making sure people get
what they need in theirfamilies.
So you start with that basichuman desire to take care of
your family really well.
And then you say things like,well, maybe fast food isn't the
best way.
And of course, we like tacos,but what vegetables can we add
(13:44):
to this?
So instead of saying, okay,spaghetti is the best thing, you
look at the diet that the Now,one of the things that you're
SPEAKER_14 (14:00):
really doing is teaching people that English is
a second language, correct?
SPEAKER_09 (14:08):
Absolutely.
We try and provide many servicesin Spanish so that people don't
have to work too hard to learnthe thing.
For example, we just had a classon cooking without power and
disaster recovery where wetalked about evacuation after
fire and how you feed yourfamily if you have no
electricity and particularlyadapted those recipes for things
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like you could make quesadillaswith beans just from the can.
And in addition to that, we sayto navigate in the U.S., some
English is useful.
So let's do basic English oradvanced English wherever you
are so that you can be empoweredto change your job or negotiate
with your boss or read yourschedule, whatever it is that
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you need to do.
SPEAKER_14 (14:55):
Most of the people that you deal with in the
Hispanic community, they're notseniors like myself.
They're younger families.
SPEAKER_09 (15:04):
Actually, it's really interesting.
My student Students are peoplewho've been here 20 or 25 years
and have been navigatingsuccessfully for their lives and
they're saying my grandkids aregoing to college and I want to
be able to speak with them inEnglish.
Interesting.
As well as young families withkids.
SPEAKER_14 (15:22):
Wow.
So what is your involvement, forinstance, in the various public
schools?
SPEAKER_09 (15:28):
So we have a lot of programs where we see families
are welcome.
And for example, a couple ofyears ago, we had Cinco de Mayo
at Taft High School.
So it's a place of growth for usto think about where we can get
more involved in K-12.
SPEAKER_14 (15:44):
All you got to do is look at the soccer field and the
number of young boys and girlsthat are Hispanic playing
soccer.
SPEAKER_09 (15:51):
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
We love our kids and we reallywant to take care of them.
SPEAKER_14 (15:56):
Okay.
November 1st, Day of the Dead,you've got a special deal at the
library.
SPEAKER_09 (16:03):
Absolutely.
We just finished filming thecommercial at D River to invite
everyone across the state tocome join us with Dia de los
Muertos.
People are going to dress up inantique costumes and do a parade
as part of that display.
One of the things that's truefor Dia de los Muertos is that
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people dress up as Catrinas.
SPEAKER_14 (16:27):
Catrinas
SPEAKER_09 (16:29):
is a really special cultural icon.
A Catrina is usually a womandressed up in antique clothing
with her face painted like askull.
And that Katrina representsdeath, which sounds pretty scary
if you're not accustomed to it.
But ultimately, the message ofthe Katrina is that death is
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part of life.
And if we know that death iscoming, will come for all of us,
then the present moment becomeseven more important to
celebrate.
So men also dress up in fancyblack suits with skulls painted
as well.
And you can often see couplesdancing.
And it's a really interestingjuxtaposition of the sadness
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that comes with death and alsothe celebration of life all
around us.
SPEAKER_14 (17:20):
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SPEAKER_06 (17:35):
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SPEAKER_03 (18:06):
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SPEAKER_14 (18:21):
A face that you've seen around City Hall for a
number of years is in a brandnew position.
Kevin Mateus is a brand newpublic information officer.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Now, PIO, public informationofficer,
SPEAKER_12 (18:36):
your job is to do what, Kevin?
Basically to get the word outthat the city wants to the
public.
We want to keep the publicinformed to let them know what's
going on with the workings here,with all our different projects
and programs and divisions, tolet them know what's happening
here.
SPEAKER_14 (18:52):
That's rather a formidable task, your background
that you bring to the table todo this.
SPEAKER_12 (18:58):
It's a diverse background from what you'd
think.
Working in the Public WorksDepartment, dealing with the
public through them.
I got to give out informationquite a bit on our projects
through there, and they justfelt that I might be a good fit
into this here.
So my background is notnecessarily in communications,
but my nine years of working forthe city, I have learned to talk
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to the public.
SPEAKER_14 (19:21):
And talk to the public in such a way that they
will listen to you as well.
A big difference, right, Kevin?
SPEAKER_12 (19:29):
Yeah.
I mean, that's the question thatcomes up is, I mean, we can...
put all this information out,but are they going to see the
information?
Are they going to hear theinformation?
So that's one of the crucialaspect is figuring out how to
get it out to the public so theywill actually see it or hear it.
Not just like, oh yeah, we putit on this social media platform
and put it on that social mediaplatform.
Well, if only three people seeit, then that's not really doing
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the job.
So we've got to figure out waysto get it out to a diverse
population and how they want tosee it.
SPEAKER_14 (19:59):
Most often when we think of public information
officers, it's somebody that isresponding to the media in a
crisis or in a negative activityhas happened.
Your job is going to be morethan that.
SPEAKER_12 (20:11):
Yes.
Obviously, if there's anemergency going on, there will
be information coming out to thepublic for that.
But also is just, again, to keepthe public informed, the
citizens of Lincoln Cityinformed of what's going on here
in Lincoln City.
So we can get them involved.
It's always great to have publicinvolvement within our city.
So we want them to be informedand involved.
SPEAKER_14 (20:32):
We're going to have you, obviously, on the podcast
probably more often than youreally want to be in the
podcast.
But as a side point, what aresome of the other things that
you will be doing to get thatinformation out?
Where can people anticipateseeing Kevin's information?
SPEAKER_12 (20:48):
Well, the first thing we want to do is create a
communication strategy.
I've only been in the job forfour days now.
And so, like I said, our firstthing is going to be creating a
communication strategy.
That's going to take a littlebit of work, a little time to
figure that out.
And from that strategy,hopefully we will figure out
ways to get the information outto people.
SPEAKER_14 (21:08):
Having been in the city for the number of years
that you have, you've got to seethat there is a gap there that
needs to really be filled, isn'tthere, Kevin?
SPEAKER_12 (21:19):
I think so.
Not only being part of the city,but being a citizen in Lincoln
City, there are definitely timeswhere like, what's happening?
What's going on?
And not knowing where to go tosee it.
So again, there's definitelytimes where we want to make sure
people are aware of thingshappening and give them notice
beforehand before things happen.
So if a big project happens,they're like, oh yeah, yeah, I
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heard about that.
They're building a brand newskyscraper here in Lincoln City,
which we're not.
So yeah, so not only just givingthem information when things are
happening, but beforehand, too,so they're aware of things, so
they're not going to besurprised when they hear the
pounding of pilings or streetsare closed for some reason or
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something like that.
SPEAKER_14 (22:02):
That information is there, but sometimes, as you
said before, it's difficult toknow if in fact it was heard and
or received.
SPEAKER_12 (22:16):
That's correct.
That's correct.
And again, like I said, I'mfairly new to this position and
to as a public informationofficer.
So one thing I'm going to try todo is figure out how do we make
sure that most people get ourmessage.
So it's going to be a lot oflearning on my part, a lot of
talking to professionals who arealready in this field.
So pick their brains and howthey go about doing it.
SPEAKER_14 (22:38):
And you're going to have to be in on the groundwork
of just about anything that goeson in any department throughout
the city because you never knowwhere the next question's coming
from.
SPEAKER_12 (22:49):
That's true.
I mean, we have a lot of thingshappening between the police and
Parks and Rec and public worksand planning and urban renewal.
So when those questions do comein, it's going to be part of my
job is to say, give me a second,let me go talk to people who are
involved with this and get thecorrect information to get out
to the people.
SPEAKER_14 (23:09):
So it is a reaction versus being reactionary,
correct?
Sure, sure.
SPEAKER_12 (23:14):
I mean, for that part, it would be reaction.
Again, we also want to beproactive and get the word out
early, too, when big things arehappening.
SPEAKER_14 (23:22):
So if somebody's got a question, Kevin, how do they
get in touch with you and how doyou respond?
SPEAKER_12 (23:28):
Well, obviously they could email me here at the city
and I can give you my email.
But I think we're still tryingto figure out what can be the
best way for people to contactus or contact me.
How do we want to go about doingthat?
So we haven't really had time tofigure the exact process out for
that.
But obviously if people havequestions, I'd probably be
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directing them to thedepartment.
You know, if they have aquestion about sidewalks being
built or zoning questions,they'll direct it to each
department like that.
SPEAKER_14 (23:58):
And again, it's you having to know everything that's
going on in the city.
That's a formidable
SPEAKER_12 (24:04):
task, Kevin.
I won't say know everythingthat's going on in the city, but
just knowing where to directpeople to get the correct
information.
And so again, it won't always belike, oh yeah, it's this X, Y,
and Z is happening.
It's like, oh, let me look intoit.
Let me find out more.
Let me get you in contact withthe correct department.
They We'll have that informationfor you.
SPEAKER_14 (24:21):
All right.
And Kevin, the email thatsomebody could respond to you at
is what?
It is
SPEAKER_12 (24:28):
kmattias, so it's K-M-A-T-T-I-A-S at
lincolncity.org.
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Well, congratulations to Mr.
Kevin, and his new position is apublic information officer for
the city of Lincoln City, aposition that was desperately
needed, and I think he'll doquite well.
SPEAKER_04 (25:21):
Yeah, it's good to have him on board with that new
position.
Of course, he's been with thecity for about eight years now
working in public works, so anice continuation of his skill
set for Lincoln City.
SPEAKER_14 (25:31):
I'm really happy that the Hispanic community is
finally beginning to get therecognition that they so really
deserve when We're talking aboutthe Day of the Dead program that
is coming up on November 1st.
It is one of the biggestholidays for the Hispanic
community.
So, again, our thanks to Kim fordropping in and talking about
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that.
And thanks to the Lincoln CityKiwanis Club and, of course, the
outlets for all of their help inputting together that event at
the Lincoln City Outlets onHalloween.
That should draw us somewhere inthe vicinity of about 2,000
young kids, moms, dads,grandmas, grandpas.
It is spectacular.
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Spooky spectacular.
It is a spooky spectacular.
Again, that's Halloween night.
Don't miss it.
And if you do have an extra bagof candy, you can drop it off at
the mall as well.
I'm certain they wouldappreciate any assistance that
they get with that.
Sure, you bet.
And we also want to draw yourattention to December 7th is, of
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course, course, Pearl HarborDay, but in Lincoln City this
year, it is the Hot LavaPolynesian Entertainment
sponsored by Angels Anonymous,the 25th anniversary of Angels
Anonymous so far.
Since Angels came into being,over a million dollars has gone
back into the community to helppeople with immediate and basic
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needs.
That's rent, that's food, that'sutilities, that's a car payment,
it's dental care, it's ahospital bill.
It is amazing.
what those immediate and basicneeds for one person and maybe
something else for another.
It could be the absolutecritical, most critical issue in
their entire life.
SPEAKER_04 (27:21):
Yeah, and that's just a great way of thinking
about helping people is, youknow, you don't necessarily know
what people need.
And when, you know, there's arequest out there and it comes
into the program and, you know,people are qualified, I guess,
you know, I think people have tobe here for 18 months prior,
right?
18 months, correct.
So it's really helping thepeople that are bending the
community for a long time andlooking to stay, obviously, and
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get them back on their feet withjust one time shot in the arm
kind of
SPEAKER_14 (27:47):
thing.
And this year, the program thatAngels Anonymous is doing is
part of the Festival of theTrees with bringing in hot lava
Polynesian entertainment fromLas Vegas.
Yeah, it's a lot of money tobring this group in, but it's
the 25th anniversary of Angels.
That's why Angels board voted tosay, let's do it and do it and
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sure, we'll raise some money.
It'll cost us some extra money,but 25 years, it needs to be
SPEAKER_04 (28:17):
celebrated.
It's a big time, big thing tocelebrate, yeah.
It really needs to becelebrated.
Congratulations to yourself andall the board members that have
been part of Angels Anonymousfor a quarter of a century.
Yeah, four of us have been
SPEAKER_14 (28:28):
on the board since the inception, Roger Sprague,
Mike Holden, Jim Davis, andyours truly.
The board has expanded.
Right now, I think we've got 17,18 members on the board.
Yeah.
And we cover the entire NorthLincoln County.
It is the most diverse board ofdirectors you're going to find
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and is by design diverse.
It does help us, give us theopportunity to reach into a lot
of communities that people doneed help.
Anything else to your side ofthe table?
I think we're clear from here.
Due to the doings on a double Rshow for Paul, Jenna, I am
double R.
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SPEAKER_14 (00:30):
Welcome again to the Double R Podcast, the Double R
Show.
It is a pleasure to be here,especially as we run up against
Halloween because we've got acouple of activities that are
taking place and a couple ofpeople that are going to be
talking about Halloween inLincoln City.
SPEAKER_04 (00:45):
Yeah, so actually Halloween and the Day of the
Dead, too, which is November1st.
And so we've got from theKiwanis Club, we've got some
people from Kiwanis Club.
Yep.
We've got Kim Putnam fromConexion Phoenix.
And our last guest, KevinMateus, talking about his new
position with the City ofLincoln City as the Public
Information Officer.
SPEAKER_14 (01:05):
PIO, as we have easily called it before.
So welcome to the Double RPodcast.
Stay with us, stay tuned, andwe'll be back right after this.
SPEAKER_02 (01:16):
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Saturday, November 9th, ChinookWins Casino Resort.
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Grand Funk Railroad, ChinookWins, where concerts are better
at the beach.
SPEAKER_14 (01:46):
At the senior fair, we have a number of booths.
One of them I had to do withKiwanis with me is the secretary
of the Lincoln City KiwanisClub, Mayor Susan Wacke.
Thank you very much for yourservice.
SPEAKER_11 (01:58):
Of course, I enjoy being secretary of Kiwanis.
It's a big job, but it's notquite as much work as being
mayor.
SPEAKER_14 (02:06):
So tell me about being a member of the Lincoln
City Kiwanis Club.
What do you get out of it?
SPEAKER_11 (02:11):
I get to know many people in the community, and our
programs help me learn aboutthings that are happening in our
community.
SPEAKER_14 (02:20):
And project-wise, giving back to the community,
you always talk about community.
What does the Kiwanis Club ofLincoln City do?
SPEAKER_11 (02:30):
We serve the children of our community and of
the world.
SPEAKER_14 (02:34):
Now, one guy that has been in Kiwanis almost as
long as there's been Kiwanis ismy good friend Roger Sprague.
And you have been a Kiwanian fora lot of years.
SPEAKER_13 (02:45):
Yeah, I joined my first Kiwanis club, I think, in
1970.
And I've been off and on eversince.
Why?
Because I missed a few meetings.
Well, first of all, I grew up ina household where my father was
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a Kiwanian and he used to talkabout how much fun it was and
how much they did for thecommunity.
And I thought, well, I got to dothe same thing.
So it was just natural.
Have you seen a change inKiwanis since the 1970s?
Oh, I've seen a lot of changesin Kiwanis.
Oh, yeah.
I've spent a good deal of timeworking on the district as well
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and because of that was part ofsome of that change.
SPEAKER_14 (03:31):
You say the district.
Talk to me a little bit aboutthe makeup of Kiwanis.
What makes it run?
Well,
SPEAKER_13 (03:40):
Kiwanis is an international organization.
We're in many, many countriesthroughout the world.
The same program takes place inevery one of those clubs.
It doesn't make any differencewhere you are in the world.
Sometimes it's operateddifferently, but the program
does not change when it comes towhere you are.
(04:01):
We're a part of the PacificNorthwest District, and that
includes Alaska, the YukonTerritory, Oregon, Washington,
the panhandle of Idaho, and alittle bit of Northern
California.
So there are districts and thenthere are divisions which take
place and we happen to be in oneof those divisions here in
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Lincoln City.
Does the clubs
SPEAKER_14 (04:28):
change that much or is one Kiwanis club in
Bellingham, Washington the sameas one in Northern California?
SPEAKER_13 (04:36):
I was Lieutenant Governor three different times
and Just during that period oftime, a few years, I've seen
many club changes.
It depends on who's in the club.
One club was an old-timers.
You had to have gray hair andlimp and everything else in
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order to be a member of thatone.
But then we've got a club likeours here in Lincoln City that
tends to be a much younger club.
And as a result of that, it'sjust a representative of what
Kiwanis is.
Much younger club, what are youand I doing here?
I didn't hear that, I'm
SPEAKER_14 (05:16):
sorry.
Of course you didn't.
So Susan, tell me, how does onebecome a member of the Lincoln
City Kiwanis Club?
SPEAKER_11 (05:24):
You can check out our website, which is Kiwanis
Club of Lincoln City.
Sue Anderson is our membershipchair, and we direct all
potential members to her.
SPEAKER_14 (05:35):
So once somebody makes a decision that they want
to join Kiwanis, they're justnot automatically in, right?
SPEAKER_11 (05:42):
Right, but anyone can come visit during one of our
meetings on Thursdays at theBeach Club in Lincoln City, noon
on Thursdays.
You should be there about 11.45,though.
SPEAKER_14 (05:56):
About 11.45, and we're talking about what happens
in that meeting.
SPEAKER_11 (06:01):
We hear about what our club is doing, what is
happening with the rest ofKiwanis throughout the world.
And we often have a speaker andwe celebrate all sorts of
things.
Birthdays, anniversaries,membership anniversaries,
whatever we can find tocelebrate.
SPEAKER_14 (06:22):
Is it fun?
SPEAKER_11 (06:23):
It is lots of fun.
SPEAKER_14 (06:26):
What do you attribute that to?
SPEAKER_11 (06:28):
The people.
It's got a great group ofKiwanis members.
SPEAKER_14 (06:33):
Of all of the programs, Roger, that you've
been involved in with Kiwanis,what stands out as the pinnacle,
if you will?
SPEAKER_13 (06:42):
You know, our scholarship program has been
really strong over the years,and that's been one of the
things that I think helps makeKiwanis.
SPEAKER_14 (06:55):
And the scholarship program, we're into thousands of
dollars,
SPEAKER_13 (06:59):
correct?
SPEAKER_14 (06:59):
Yes.
SPEAKER_13 (06:59):
Oh my gosh, if I added up all the scholarships
that we've paid, we'd be in theprobably over 100,000.
SPEAKER_14 (07:08):
I do know that one of the major fundraisers is the
flag program.
Tell me about how a businessgets a flag in front of their
store.
SPEAKER_11 (07:17):
A business can pay $40 for the year and the Qantas
members will put up a flag onflag holidays throughout the
year for you.
SPEAKER_14 (07:28):
It's rather impressive to drive up and down
101 and see all those flags.
Isn't that so?
SPEAKER_11 (07:33):
Yes, it is.
It's wonderful.
And also at the Ed JohanVeterans Plaza and also at the
Cultural Center, we have themilitary flags.
SPEAKER_14 (07:43):
Anything else that you would encourage people to
find out about Kiwanis and givethem a reason to join,
SPEAKER_13 (07:49):
Raj?
I would say come by and just bea guest of one of us and we'll
make sure that you get a lunchand You can take part with us
and I'm sure that it wouldn't bethe only time you'll ever be
there.
I think you'll probably comeback.
SPEAKER_14 (08:05):
And one of the big programs, end of the month is
Halloween and Spooky SpectacularExtra, is it not, Susan?
SPEAKER_11 (08:14):
Yes, it is.
The Kiwanis Club of Lincoln Cityhas taken over Spooky
Spectacular at the Lincoln Cityoutlets.
It's a lot of work and a lot offun and a lot of kids come
through and have a great time.
SPEAKER_14 (08:28):
And hopefully some of the people that had candy up
here at the senior fair willsave it and give it to Kiwanis
for the spooky spectacular,right?
SPEAKER_11 (08:36):
We always hope so.
Every year, we hope so.
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SPEAKER_15 (08:57):
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SPEAKER_07 (09:58):
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SPEAKER_14 (10:11):
Kim Putman joins us next, and we're going to be
talking about Phoenix Connectionand or...
SPEAKER_09 (10:17):
Conexion Phoenix.
SPEAKER_14 (10:19):
Again, this is taking and helping out the
Hispanic community like neverbefore.
SPEAKER_09 (10:28):
Absolutely.
These services are really new toNorth Lincoln County, and we're
so excited to grow ourcommunity.
SPEAKER_14 (10:34):
Talk about the need.
SPEAKER_09 (10:36):
We know that we have a lot of services here in
Lincoln County to support folksin various ways, but sometimes
they're really hard to access ifyou don't speak English or
you're not accustomed to callingup the food bank and saying, I
need some food.
So we really are working oncreating culturally appropriate
services where people can cometogether, speak their own
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language, and really talk aboutthe problems that are facing
their families.
One of the programs that we arereally excited to talk about is
called Tacita de Cafe inSpanish.
That means little cup of coffee.
SPEAKER_14 (11:12):
Little cup of coffee.
SPEAKER_09 (11:13):
Little cup of coffee, which is a fabulous
thing.
Because we know that there's alot of barriers to seeking
things like mental healthservices for many people.
So what we say is come, have acup of coffee with us.
And one of the projects thatwe're doing as part of that is
that the folks who come, whichare generally women with their
kids, they're embroideringshirts and napkins in the style
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of one of the Mexican regions.
So they're creating beautifulart and they're talking about
what's going on in their lives.
It also becomes a place where wecan share resources.
So we've talked about how to dobetter parenting.
We've talked about emotionalintelligence.
We've talked about personalfinance.
And we're beginning to talkabout things like health and how
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we go to the doctor and whatthat looks like.
SPEAKER_14 (12:03):
Are there many social agencies in New
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_09 (12:12):
I think there's a great desire for many
organizations who want toprovide services in culturally
appropriate and relevant ways.
So, for example, we're workingwith Parenting Success Network.
I hope I'm getting their nameright because they're fabulous.
They're out of Samaritan NorthLincoln Hospital, and they are
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helping us with the a stand-upparenting class.
We're also working with OHSUExtension with nutrition
classes.
So people are going down toChester's and reading labels and
figuring out what to buy fortheir families.
With that nutrition class, I hadthe best cheese and pear
quesadillas that I've ever hadin my life.
SPEAKER_14 (12:56):
Wonderful.
I can't get over how importantthis really is in not being
Spanish or bilingual, if youwill.
To me, it's second nature.
But to somebody that can't speakEnglish and looking at a label,
what is it?
(13:17):
And so how do you teach them?
What do you tell them?
SPEAKER_09 (13:21):
So I think everyone cares about having healthy
families and raising their kidsright and making sure people get
what they need in theirfamilies.
So you start with that basichuman desire to take care of
your family really well.
And then you say things like,well, maybe fast food isn't the
best way.
And of course, we like tacos,but what vegetables can we add
(13:44):
to this?
So instead of saying, okay,spaghetti is the best thing, you
look at the diet that the Now,one of the things that you're
SPEAKER_14 (14:00):
really doing is teaching people that English is
a second language, correct?
SPEAKER_09 (14:08):
Absolutely.
We try and provide many servicesin Spanish so that people don't
have to work too hard to learnthe thing.
For example, we just had a classon cooking without power and
disaster recovery where wetalked about evacuation after
fire and how you feed yourfamily if you have no
electricity and particularlyadapted those recipes for things
(14:32):
like you could make quesadillaswith beans just from the can.
And in addition to that, we sayto navigate in the U.S., some
English is useful.
So let's do basic English oradvanced English wherever you
are so that you can be empoweredto change your job or negotiate
with your boss or read yourschedule, whatever it is that
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you need to do.
SPEAKER_14 (14:55):
Most of the people that you deal with in the
Hispanic community, they're notseniors like myself.
They're younger families.
SPEAKER_09 (15:04):
Actually, it's really interesting.
My student Students are peoplewho've been here 20 or 25 years
and have been navigatingsuccessfully for their lives and
they're saying my grandkids aregoing to college and I want to
be able to speak with them inEnglish.
Interesting.
As well as young families withkids.
SPEAKER_14 (15:22):
Wow.
So what is your involvement, forinstance, in the various public
schools?
SPEAKER_09 (15:28):
So we have a lot of programs where we see families
are welcome.
And for example, a couple ofyears ago, we had Cinco de Mayo
at Taft High School.
So it's a place of growth for usto think about where we can get
more involved in K-12.
SPEAKER_14 (15:44):
All you got to do is look at the soccer field and the
number of young boys and girlsthat are Hispanic playing
soccer.
SPEAKER_09 (15:51):
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
We love our kids and we reallywant to take care of them.
SPEAKER_14 (15:56):
Okay.
November 1st, Day of the Dead,you've got a special deal at the
library.
SPEAKER_09 (16:03):
Absolutely.
We just finished filming thecommercial at D River to invite
everyone across the state tocome join us with Dia de los
Muertos.
People are going to dress up inantique costumes and do a parade
as part of that display.
One of the things that's truefor Dia de los Muertos is that
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people dress up as Catrinas.
SPEAKER_14 (16:27):
Catrinas
SPEAKER_09 (16:29):
is a really special cultural icon.
A Catrina is usually a womandressed up in antique clothing
with her face painted like askull.
And that Katrina representsdeath, which sounds pretty scary
if you're not accustomed to it.
But ultimately, the message ofthe Katrina is that death is
(16:50):
part of life.
And if we know that death iscoming, will come for all of us,
then the present moment becomeseven more important to
celebrate.
So men also dress up in fancyblack suits with skulls painted
as well.
And you can often see couplesdancing.
And it's a really interestingjuxtaposition of the sadness
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that comes with death and alsothe celebration of life all
around us.
SPEAKER_14 (17:20):
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SPEAKER_06 (17:35):
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SPEAKER_00 (17:49):
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Another writes, La Roca hasbecome one of our favorites
because it's authentic Mexicanfood.
SPEAKER_03 (18:06):
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SPEAKER_14 (18:21):
A face that you've seen around City Hall for a
number of years is in a brandnew position.
Kevin Mateus is a brand newpublic information officer.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Now, PIO, public informationofficer,
SPEAKER_12 (18:36):
your job is to do what, Kevin?
Basically to get the word outthat the city wants to the
public.
We want to keep the publicinformed to let them know what's
going on with the workings here,with all our different projects
and programs and divisions, tolet them know what's happening
here.
SPEAKER_14 (18:52):
That's rather a formidable task, your background
that you bring to the table todo this.
SPEAKER_12 (18:58):
It's a diverse background from what you'd
think.
Working in the Public WorksDepartment, dealing with the
public through them.
I got to give out informationquite a bit on our projects
through there, and they justfelt that I might be a good fit
into this here.
So my background is notnecessarily in communications,
but my nine years of working forthe city, I have learned to talk
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to the public.
SPEAKER_14 (19:21):
And talk to the public in such a way that they
will listen to you as well.
A big difference, right, Kevin?
SPEAKER_12 (19:29):
Yeah.
I mean, that's the question thatcomes up is, I mean, we can...
put all this information out,but are they going to see the
information?
Are they going to hear theinformation?
So that's one of the crucialaspect is figuring out how to
get it out to the public so theywill actually see it or hear it.
Not just like, oh yeah, we putit on this social media platform
and put it on that social mediaplatform.
Well, if only three people seeit, then that's not really doing
(19:52):
the job.
So we've got to figure out waysto get it out to a diverse
population and how they want tosee it.
SPEAKER_14 (19:59):
Most often when we think of public information
officers, it's somebody that isresponding to the media in a
crisis or in a negative activityhas happened.
Your job is going to be morethan that.
SPEAKER_12 (20:11):
Yes.
Obviously, if there's anemergency going on, there will
be information coming out to thepublic for that.
But also is just, again, to keepthe public informed, the
citizens of Lincoln Cityinformed of what's going on here
in Lincoln City.
So we can get them involved.
It's always great to have publicinvolvement within our city.
So we want them to be informedand involved.
SPEAKER_14 (20:32):
We're going to have you, obviously, on the podcast
probably more often than youreally want to be in the
podcast.
But as a side point, what aresome of the other things that
you will be doing to get thatinformation out?
Where can people anticipateseeing Kevin's information?
SPEAKER_12 (20:48):
Well, the first thing we want to do is create a
communication strategy.
I've only been in the job forfour days now.
And so, like I said, our firstthing is going to be creating a
communication strategy.
That's going to take a littlebit of work, a little time to
figure that out.
And from that strategy,hopefully we will figure out
ways to get the information outto people.
SPEAKER_14 (21:08):
Having been in the city for the number of years
that you have, you've got to seethat there is a gap there that
needs to really be filled, isn'tthere, Kevin?
SPEAKER_12 (21:19):
I think so.
Not only being part of the city,but being a citizen in Lincoln
City, there are definitely timeswhere like, what's happening?
What's going on?
And not knowing where to go tosee it.
So again, there's definitelytimes where we want to make sure
people are aware of thingshappening and give them notice
beforehand before things happen.
So if a big project happens,they're like, oh yeah, yeah, I
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heard about that.
They're building a brand newskyscraper here in Lincoln City,
which we're not.
So yeah, so not only just givingthem information when things are
happening, but beforehand, too,so they're aware of things, so
they're not going to besurprised when they hear the
pounding of pilings or streetsare closed for some reason or
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something like that.
SPEAKER_14 (22:02):
That information is there, but sometimes, as you
said before, it's difficult toknow if in fact it was heard and
or received.
SPEAKER_12 (22:16):
That's correct.
That's correct.
And again, like I said, I'mfairly new to this position and
to as a public informationofficer.
So one thing I'm going to try todo is figure out how do we make
sure that most people get ourmessage.
So it's going to be a lot oflearning on my part, a lot of
talking to professionals who arealready in this field.
So pick their brains and howthey go about doing it.
SPEAKER_14 (22:38):
And you're going to have to be in on the groundwork
of just about anything that goeson in any department throughout
the city because you never knowwhere the next question's coming
from.
SPEAKER_12 (22:49):
That's true.
I mean, we have a lot of thingshappening between the police and
Parks and Rec and public worksand planning and urban renewal.
So when those questions do comein, it's going to be part of my
job is to say, give me a second,let me go talk to people who are
involved with this and get thecorrect information to get out
to the people.
SPEAKER_14 (23:09):
So it is a reaction versus being reactionary,
correct?
Sure, sure.
SPEAKER_12 (23:14):
I mean, for that part, it would be reaction.
Again, we also want to beproactive and get the word out
early, too, when big things arehappening.
SPEAKER_14 (23:22):
So if somebody's got a question, Kevin, how do they
get in touch with you and how doyou respond?
SPEAKER_12 (23:28):
Well, obviously they could email me here at the city
and I can give you my email.
But I think we're still tryingto figure out what can be the
best way for people to contactus or contact me.
How do we want to go about doingthat?
So we haven't really had time tofigure the exact process out for
that.
But obviously if people havequestions, I'd probably be
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directing them to thedepartment.
You know, if they have aquestion about sidewalks being
built or zoning questions,they'll direct it to each
department like that.
SPEAKER_14 (23:58):
And again, it's you having to know everything that's
going on in the city.
That's a formidable
SPEAKER_12 (24:04):
task, Kevin.
I won't say know everythingthat's going on in the city, but
just knowing where to directpeople to get the correct
information.
And so again, it won't always belike, oh yeah, it's this X, Y,
and Z is happening.
It's like, oh, let me look intoit.
Let me find out more.
Let me get you in contact withthe correct department.
They We'll have that informationfor you.
SPEAKER_14 (24:21):
All right.
And Kevin, the email thatsomebody could respond to you at
is what?
It is
SPEAKER_12 (24:28):
kmattias, so it's K-M-A-T-T-I-A-S at
lincolncity.org.
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SPEAKER_14 (25:05):
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Septic Service.
Well, congratulations to Mr.
Kevin, and his new position is apublic information officer for
the city of Lincoln City, aposition that was desperately
needed, and I think he'll doquite well.
SPEAKER_04 (25:21):
Yeah, it's good to have him on board with that new
position.
Of course, he's been with thecity for about eight years now
working in public works, so anice continuation of his skill
set for Lincoln City.
SPEAKER_14 (25:31):
I'm really happy that the Hispanic community is
finally beginning to get therecognition that they so really
deserve when We're talking aboutthe Day of the Dead program that
is coming up on November 1st.
It is one of the biggestholidays for the Hispanic
community.
So, again, our thanks to Kim fordropping in and talking about
(25:55):
that.
And thanks to the Lincoln CityKiwanis Club and, of course, the
outlets for all of their help inputting together that event at
the Lincoln City Outlets onHalloween.
That should draw us somewhere inthe vicinity of about 2,000
young kids, moms, dads,grandmas, grandpas.
It is spectacular.
(26:15):
Spooky spectacular.
It is a spooky spectacular.
Again, that's Halloween night.
Don't miss it.
And if you do have an extra bagof candy, you can drop it off at
the mall as well.
I'm certain they wouldappreciate any assistance that
they get with that.
Sure, you bet.
And we also want to draw yourattention to December 7th is, of
(26:39):
course, course, Pearl HarborDay, but in Lincoln City this
year, it is the Hot LavaPolynesian Entertainment
sponsored by Angels Anonymous,the 25th anniversary of Angels
Anonymous so far.
Since Angels came into being,over a million dollars has gone
back into the community to helppeople with immediate and basic
(27:01):
needs.
That's rent, that's food, that'sutilities, that's a car payment,
it's dental care, it's ahospital bill.
It is amazing.
what those immediate and basicneeds for one person and maybe
something else for another.
It could be the absolutecritical, most critical issue in
their entire life.
SPEAKER_04 (27:21):
Yeah, and that's just a great way of thinking
about helping people is, youknow, you don't necessarily know
what people need.
And when, you know, there's arequest out there and it comes
into the program and, you know,people are qualified, I guess,
you know, I think people have tobe here for 18 months prior,
right?
18 months, correct.
So it's really helping thepeople that are bending the
community for a long time andlooking to stay, obviously, and
(27:44):
get them back on their feet withjust one time shot in the arm
kind of
SPEAKER_14 (27:47):
thing.
And this year, the program thatAngels Anonymous is doing is
part of the Festival of theTrees with bringing in hot lava
Polynesian entertainment fromLas Vegas.
Yeah, it's a lot of money tobring this group in, but it's
the 25th anniversary of Angels.
That's why Angels board voted tosay, let's do it and do it and
(28:11):
sure, we'll raise some money.
It'll cost us some extra money,but 25 years, it needs to be
SPEAKER_04 (28:17):
celebrated.
It's a big time, big thing tocelebrate, yeah.
It really needs to becelebrated.
Congratulations to yourself andall the board members that have
been part of Angels Anonymousfor a quarter of a century.
Yeah, four of us have been
SPEAKER_14 (28:28):
on the board since the inception, Roger Sprague,
Mike Holden, Jim Davis, andyours truly.
The board has expanded.
Right now, I think we've got 17,18 members on the board.
Yeah.
And we cover the entire NorthLincoln County.
It is the most diverse board ofdirectors you're going to find
(28:48):
and is by design diverse.
It does help us, give us theopportunity to reach into a lot
of communities that people doneed help.
Anything else to your side ofthe table?
I think we're clear from here.
Due to the doings on a double Rshow for Paul, Jenna, I am
double R.
Have yourself a happy day.
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