December 11, 2025 • 32 mins
Episode Highlights:
This week, we’re tuning in to the voices, music, and creativity that give our community its holiday spirit. First up is Terry Voss, here to share the story behind the Pacific Coast Singers and their upcoming performance, Holiday Sounds of the Season—a true community ensemble bringing people together through song.
Next, we step into the world of classic radio with Louis Smith, director and Foley artist for the upcoming production of It’s a Wonderful Life at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. He walks us through the craft of making classic radio-style sound effects live on stage—footsteps, slamming doors, swirling wind, and all the magic in between.
And finally, we welcome Serena Dressel, a new voice to many and a returning one to the community. As the new Executive Director of the Lincoln City Cultural Center, she shares what brought her back and what she’s excited to shape in the seasons ahead.
A warm, spirited episode filled with music, memory, and the sounds that make this place wonderful. Tune in and enjoy.
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- Louis Smith, It’s a Wonderful Life
- Serena Dressel, Lincoln City Cultural Center
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Jana (00:06):
Welcome 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.
RR (00:30):
And welcome to the Double R Show.
Double R here along with SonPaul, and today we'll have an
opportunity to get a littleholiday, if you will.
Son Paul (00:38):
Yeah, we've got a lot of festive things happening this
week, and uh happy to highlighta couple of those on the show.
RR (00:44):
Yeah, we'll have Terry Voss, the director of the holiday
sounds of the season.
Uh, this is gonna be a specialcontr uh concert Saturday
afternoon and Saturday night atthe Congregational Church.
Lewis Smith is gonna be intalking about a wonderful life.
It is a wonderful life.
It is a wonderful life.
That'll be a lot of fun.
Son Paul (01:02):
Live radio broadcast type version of it.
RR (01:04):
We have a new individual in town in an area of
responsibility that has to dowith the arts as well.
We'll have an opportunity tomeet the brand new director of
the Lincoln City Cultural Centerhere in Lincoln City.
Looking forward to that and awhole lot more right after this.
Light razor.
Chinook Winds (01:26):
Live commenters.
Light coming.
RR (02:24):
The Pacific Coast Singers will present holiday sounds of
the season.
And speaking of sounds, TerryVoss, director of that very huge
choir.
It is the largest choir I thinkI've seen in Lincoln City put
together in one space, Terry.
Terry Voss (02:40):
It's a good size.
There are 38 singers, and thenwith Milo accompanists and
myself, that's 40.
Whereas the spring group wasabout 17, 17 or 18.
RR (02:50):
Is that surprising to you?
Terry Voss (02:52):
It is because it it's a tough time of the year.
It's a busy time of the year,and for you to be able to work
out your schedule and make thatwork and be consistent with
coming to rehearsals.
I'm really pleased becausepeople have been they've been
there all the time.
RR (03:05):
Okay, now the concert is going to be December the 13th,
3:30, and 7 o'clock.
Tell us a little bit about whattype of music or the music that
will be involved.
Terry Voss (03:15):
Right.
So there's a variety of music.
We have seven selections thatthe big choir will be doing.
Three of those selections are acappella, so without
accompaniment.
And then the other four arewith accompaniment primarily.
We're bringing someinstrumentalists.
We have a flute player,clarinet, cello, violin, some
percussion instruments, the belltree, as well as a piano.
(03:36):
So we have the variety.
We're singing one piece inSpanish.
Another one has quite a bit ofLatin in it.
And of course, English.
So there's a nice variety aswell.
And then we have threeensembles that are singing three
separate pieces that are madeup of different people.
One's a small whims ensemble,another one's a small mixed
ensemble, and one's a largermixed ensemble.
(03:56):
And then we have four separatesolos as well.
And then we have the bellchoir.
RR (04:01):
No, it's gonna be in the congregational church in in the
sanctuary.
The acoustics of that are arepretty decent.
Terry Voss (04:07):
Are they really good?
They're really good for a smallspace.
We added a concert becausewe've the advertising's been
great, and with the size of thechoir, we think we need to have
two concerts.
RR (04:17):
And they will be back to back the same day.
Terry Voss (04:20):
Yes, 3:30 and 7.
RR (04:22):
Okay.
The music itself, uh allholiday?
Terry Voss (04:27):
It is all holiday.
It's not all sacred though.
We have a a medley called theChristmas Pops Trio that has
three familiar songs in it topeople.
Winter, winter land, haveyourself a merry little
Christmas, and it's the mostwonderful time of the year.
So we have familiar ding dongmerrily on high.
We're opening up with Make WeJoy.
(04:47):
The tenors and basses will bestanding in the aisle, and we
have the the sopranos and altosup front, and it's a bell choir,
hand drum, tambourine with it.
So there's quite a bit ofvariety.
RR (04:59):
And variety of voices.
Terry Voss (05:01):
Yes.
In in age.
And age, right.
I was checking last nightbecause I thought that would be
interesting.
Our youngest member is 13.
His mother and grandparents arein the group, and then our
oldest member is 88.
So we're so excited with thatvariety.
And we have uh like youmentioned, it's a big group, 38
singers.
There are seven basses, eighttenors, eleven altos, and twelve
(05:25):
sopranos.
So it's it's a really goodbalance.
RR (05:28):
Now you are directing, you've had a lot of help in that
directing.
Terry Voss (05:33):
I have Amy White is a rehearsal assistant.
So for about three or four ofthe rehearsals, for part of the
time she would work with theSpanos and the Altos, and I
would take then her tenors ofbasis to another room.
So yeah, if we don't do thatalone, Carol Wolfe was a
rehearsal accompanist for acouple weeks, and Omilo
Grahmans, who does a lot aroundthis area, was the accompanist
(05:53):
that you're talking about.
He's really accomplished.
Oh, he is so talented and soadaptable, and yeah, the whole
works.
He reads my mind, he kind ofknows what I'm gonna go over and
where I'm gonna start, and he'samazing.
RR (06:05):
How do you go about selecting the various pieces
you're gonna uh have the choirperform or or right?
Terry Voss (06:13):
I've some I've done before.
Um, sometimes I will talk tocolleagues.
I taught you know choral musicfor 40, 45 years or so.
So I'll reach out and say whatpieces really worked for you for
a variety of voices and youknow techniques and experiences,
and I go from there.
I try to find something thateverybody's gonna like.
So we've got that popularmusic, we've got the the old
(06:34):
time stuff.
We have four carols we're gonnado as a sing along.
So we do have enough variety.
I hope that it appeals tosomebody, some of it, and
hopefully most people like itall.
RR (06:44):
No admission, but we are asking for a contribution of
canned foods.
Terry Voss (06:49):
Right, exactly.
And I think that's wonderfultoo, that people can just come
and enjoy themselves and nothave to worry about it if it's
something they think they can'tafford.
It's a busy time of the year.
There's a lot of expenses.
So I and I really appreciatethe Congregational Church
financially supports you know,with Pastor Mike Grogan as well,
that they are willing tosupport this community because n
(07:11):
most of the people are not inthe the congregation.
RR (07:15):
That's true.
Terry Voss (07:15):
You know, we have primarily Lincoln City, Depot
Bay, Newport, but then we havepeople from Otis, Toledo,
Solette, uh, Walport, I meanRockaway.
I mean, so people come from allover.
What draws them?
I don't know.
I'm hoping that theirexperience in the past has been
good, that they've spread theword.
I think you we start therehearsals and you can already
(07:37):
see the end.
We only have eight rehearsals,so it doesn't go on for months
and months and months.
So it's not daunting in thatway.
The rehearsals are two hourslong, which isn't we used to go
an hour and a half.
But so many members would swould say, Can we just go
longer?
Which is a good thing.
So we we've extended therehearsal times to two hours.
But I I think that's it.
I hope it's a positiveexperience.
(07:58):
We end every rehearsal withsomebody or or in this case it'd
be acquired two people everyweek bringing cookies or bars or
some type of treat that we cansocialize for just a little bit
afterwards and you know, andjust have a good time.
That's not just making music,but hopefully building community
and friends.
RR (08:15):
As I look around what has happened with that choir, with
that concert, and the way it hasexpanded year after year,
what's next?
Terry Voss (08:24):
I don't know what's next.
I I really, you know, if I'masked to continue to do it, I I
just hope that the I don't thinkthat's yeah for debate.
I don't know.
I I hope that the choir stays asimilar size because then we're
we're able to do more types ofmusic because of that.
But yet the core group, thewhat the people that have been
there all along, you know, atall five, I think, concerts,
(08:46):
have been in the choir for thatlong.
If some, I think up to like 40years.
So, you know, we we have that,you know, that core group, like
I said, that if we if it issmaller in size, it's still
gonna be great.
RR (08:57):
I can think of one lady that's been in it about 50.
Yeah, yeah.
She's a saint.
She probably is gonna slap youalongside the head for saying
that.
Yeah, right.
Uh-huh.
Again, it is December the 13th,3:30 and 7 o'clock.
Uh, two goo concerts.
Uh, it's at the CongregationalChurch directly west of Kenny's
(09:18):
IGA.
Uh I used to be Kenny's IGA.
Uh now it's here at GroceryOutlets.
Sorry about that.
Right.
Uh 2435 Northwest Our Place.
And again, it is uh freeadmission, but please bring
canned food for the food bank.
Terry Voss (09:34):
Right, and the concert doesn't have an
intermission, it's only about anhour, 10 minutes long, so sing
it through when we're done.
Short little reception aftereach concert, and and that's it.
RR (09:44):
Do you have a favorite piece?
unknown (09:47):
Oh boy.
Terry Voss (09:48):
You know, every other year I like to do Mary Did
You Know, and I really likethat arrangement.
We end the concert with it thisyear again.
We did it two years ago.
And I I that's a piece thatI've loved doing for years and
years.
A signature Yeah, I think so.
LCCC (10:01):
Woven Legacies is a special sale of killings, rugs,
bags, shoes, jewelry, and homedecor made by artesians in
Turkey.
The sale of these items at theLincoln City Cultural Center
will support the center and alsothe ongoing care of Julie
Reynolds Otraman.
All treasures of Woven Legacieswere imported by Julie and her
late husband, Senere Otraman.
(10:23):
View the entire display todayat the Lincoln City Cultural
Center and own a treasuredestined to become a family
heirloom.
RR (10:31):
If you're looking for great early garden fresh produce, it's
Kenny's IGA in the Bay Area ofLincoln City.
Four generations of Morganscaring for your every grocery
need.
All your favorite beverages, afull deli, meat produce, and of
course, groceries.
It truly is a wonderful life.
And a wonderful life, a liveradio program is gonna be on the
(10:54):
air.
With us is Lewis Smith.
Lewis, it is a wonderful life.
Louis Smith (10:58):
Yes, uh, I'm very excited about this.
It's been a couple years sincewe put it on, and uh uh we've
had some scheduling issues, orCOVID has kind of kept us out of
the theater for for a while,but we've got uh most of the
gang back, uh, some of theoriginal people that did it back
in 2017, and then some newfolks.
So people will be able to watchyou do a radio play, correct?
(11:22):
Exactly.
We we have it set up to kind ofrecreate what it might have
looked like back in 1940s aradio show.
I've even got some, they're notgreat, but they're the
retro-looking mics.
And uh yeah, they're gonna beuh we've got they're gonna be
reading off scripts.
We do rehearse it.
My favorite thing to do is theFoley table.
(11:43):
So I do the sound effects.
RR (11:45):
And it is with complete sound effects.
Louis Smith (11:47):
Yeah, we do have some digital stuff that we had
to do.
I the first year I did it, uh,the one in 2017, I tried to do
it all with the homemade soundeffects.
Uh, some of the things like thewindow breaking and the the
body going into the the river,uh the splash, uh it was just
too messy.
So uh some of them we'vedigitized, and you know, like
(12:11):
car doors opening and closed.
I do have a an actual buildingdoor uh which uh Brian Kirsch
built for me back in 2017.
So it's a miniature door thatevery time somebody opens a door
or closes, it I get to makethat sound.
But but yeah, so you'll that'sup on stage.
Uh then again, we have a fewdigital ones to supplement it.
RR (12:31):
So you have a number of people that uh will be reading
all of the parts as if it wasgoing live on radio.
Exactly.
Louis Smith (12:40):
Yeah, they uh most of the people, except for the
principals, are doing multiplecharacters, so they get to do uh
you know different voices.
I believe this particularscript was originally designed
that you could do it with as fewas seven people.
Uh I've got 14.
People like to be in it.
And and you know, even if it'sfor a couple of lines or
(13:00):
something, but uh they they theyhave fun with it.
But yeah, they'll be uh playingthe different characters and
they'll be coming kind ofrotating up and back from the
microphones.
Uh that part's kind ofinteresting sometimes.
RR (13:13):
Couple of voices that I am very familiar with, Wes Ryan and
Brian Kirsch.
Louis Smith (13:18):
Yes, absolutely.
And they both uh they were twoof our original ones back in
2017.
Uh when I first moved up here,the first play I saw was uh I
Hate Hamlet at Theater West, andWes was in that.
He played the ghost of Hamlet.
Or no, I'm sorry, it was theghost of or was it the ghost of
the actor that played Hamlet.
I can't remember, JohnBarrymore or whatever, but uh
(13:38):
regardless.
And I just I I loved his voice.
And uh and I remember tellingmy ex that I said, yeah, god,
that would be kind of fun to youknow get him involved in
something like this.
And I had no idea that he hadexperience in radio and had
actually seen some of theseproductions.
Uh, I don't I don't want togive away say the wrong age, but
(13:58):
you know, from that era, hetalked about seeing some of them
as a kid.
And I had done this show downin San Francisco before I moved
up here, and I played, I gotcast as the George character,
the Jimmy Stewart character, andI was a little nervous about
that because I don't, you know,people still have a certain
expectation of what you're gonnasound like, and you know, and
but I remember watching thedirector who was doing the sound
(14:20):
effects during the show andthinking, I want to do that.
And so Wes, I uh you know, Ithought he would be a great
announcer, and the the showitself has some kind of uh era
appropriate hokey commercials,and then we have you know a
chorus that sings and whatnot.
But uh I was really Wes hasbeen at every year since uh 2017
(14:40):
with us.
Uh Brian has been the irascibleMr.
Potter, and a few others uhhave been along for the ride.
One of these days I told Brianthat we'll switch and let him do
George, but he plays such agood, evil, bad guy.
It works.
It works, it works.
RR (14:58):
So now this is gonna be on stage if you will when.
Louis Smith (15:02):
Yeah, this is gonna be on stage at the uh Lincoln
City Cultural Center.
Uh we were just there for twodays.
Uh we're on Friday, December12th, uh, that's at 7 p.m.
And then on Saturday, December13th, we have a 2 p.m.
matinee and a uh 7 o'clockevening show.
RR (15:22):
If my memory serves me right, the first time that I saw
this sold out.
Louis Smith (15:27):
We yeah, we've had some pretty good uh it kind of
depends which year you went, butuh when people know about it,
we fill up the space.
RR (15:36):
So uh the actors and you are on stage and uh the audience
just sits sits in the back andwatches the goings on.
Louis Smith (15:46):
That's pretty much it.
They get to see what goes onbehind the scenes.
Um, there's a a kind of apremise behind what the actors
are doing, and and I think thisis the hardest part for people
that have regular stageexperience, is I tell them your
first character is as a radioactor, your second character is
the character in the showbecause it's a very different
(16:09):
kind of thing.
So I said, our premise is thatwe're putting on a charity or
charitable event, and they areall famous actors from that 40s
era.
So I said, dress as you feelfit, you know, have fun with it.
Uh, you are somebody famousthat's just coming here to put
on a show.
And I tell them that, but Isaid, The other part is though,
you you can't, and it's thehardest part, I think, for
(16:30):
people with stage experiencewhen you're doing a dramatic
scene, like between George andMary or whatnot, or like when
George is having his meltdown,your natural inclination is to
want to connect with the otherperson on stage next to you,
like in this case, Mary, hiswife, and it's really hard to
resist, you know, turningtowards her and hugging her
while you're while you're cryingor something, and you can't do
(16:52):
that.
And I've it's it's like yougotta keep your mouth, you know,
an inch from the mic.
And you know, you could trymaybe go a little bit off
center, but uh you you just youhave to use your voice, and I
think that's a that's a reallyhard thing to put it all in your
voice and not be able to backit up with your physical action.
RR (17:10):
How close is the script that you will be using to the one
that's on television?
Uh it's pretty we've been onthe movies.
Louis Smith (17:17):
Yeah, it's pretty close.
It's uh I'm I'm trying to thinkof uh there might be one or two
slight differences, but for themost part, it it it does a
pretty good job, the adaptation.
If you know the movie, youwon't be disappointed and think,
hey, where's that scene withblah blah?
And the angel gets its wings.
Well, I can't give that away.
But yes, yes, it's a positivething.
RR (17:38):
Don't miss it, Bruce Smith, and it is a wonderful life, a
live radio play on stage at theCultural Center.
Yes, Lincoln City CulturalCenter.
It's gonna be uh Friday,December 12th at 7 o'clock, and
Saturday, December the 13th, uhtwo performances, two and seven
o'clock.
It truly is a wonderful life.
Yes, it is.
(17:59):
And you have a trio that'sgonna be performing?
Louis Smith (18:02):
Yes.
The second year we did this, Idecided that it would be a lot
uh I had to use kind of canmusic the first time, and I
thought if the cultural centerhas enough space, why not have
our own studio band?
And I had worked with uh JohnBrangetto, who was at the time
uh the band leader for LincolnPops Orchestra, and I had worked
with him in Tour to Die Fourand a few other things.
(18:24):
And I I said, Hey, you know,are you interested in doing
this?
And can you put some folkstogether?
And and he did, and uh it thethe personnel has changed, but
John's always been there.
And then this year, I and lastyear, actually last two shows,
we had also Matt White, who's uhBeach Crest.
Beach Crest, yeah.
Yeah, he's an excellentmusician, and then he'll have a
drummer.
(18:44):
Uh so you know John usuallyplays keyboards, he plays uh
trumpet, uh sometimes accordion,and then uh uh Matt, I'm sure,
will be doing saxophone and thena drummer.
So the audience will have likea half hour before the show of
just listening to era specifictunes from that period, and it's
really a lot of fun.
Don't miss it is a wonderfullife.
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RR (19:48):
Welcome back to the Double Eye Show.
We have a brand new voice tointroduce to the listening
audience.
Serena Dressel is with us, andSerena is the new director for
the Lincoln City Cult.
Center.
Welcome.
Serena Dressel (20:01):
Thank you.
I'm happy to be here today.
RR (20:03):
What brings you to Lincoln City?
Serena Dressel (20:05):
So I actually grew up in Lincoln City and
lived here until I was about 10and moved away.
And I'm coming back for thefirst time in a long time.
And I was excited about the jobhosting at the Lincoln City
Cultural Center.
And I also uh my partner livesin Lincoln County in Celettes,
so that helped bring me back tothe area as well as family.
(20:28):
So it feels really special tobe back in my hometown.
RR (20:31):
You are there as the director, and what do you see as
your main work program rightnow?
Serena Dressel (20:40):
Well, one of the things I've been busy with is
as some people are aware, localcelebrity Judy Hardy is
retiring.
She had a retirement partyyesterday.
And so helping find someone tofill her shoes and our donor
relations manager position,which is vacant.
But I also am excited for thefuture to look into bringing
(21:03):
more cultural programming intothe cultural center and uh
increasing engagement for a kindof I don't know if you would
call it young adults, people intheir 20s to 50s.
So I think the cultural centeris great at engaging people who
are youth like K through 12 andseniors, but we can do a better
(21:23):
job at engaging like themiddle-aged adult range.
RR (21:28):
You are at the cultural center now, you bring what to
the table?
What was your degree in?
Serena Dressel (21:34):
So I a few years ago finished my master's in
public administration, so somefocus on nonprofit management,
but I also have a background inevent planning and volunteer
management and organizationalmanagement.
And most of my career has beenmore in sustainability and
sustainability education, but Isee that as serving some of the
(21:57):
same purpose as the culturalcenter, really connecting people
to place and through eventstoo, creating spaces where
people can gather, where theycan be belong, and where they
can connect to the places theycall home.
So my background insustainability was really
thinking about how to connectpeople to place in a meaningful
way so that they care about theenvironment.
(22:18):
And at the cultural center, Ithink uh it's such a hub for
connecting people to LincolnCity as a place and connecting
them to each other and creatingthat sense of belonging.
RR (22:28):
What do you think is the biggest asset right now of the
Lincoln City Cultural Center?
Serena Dressel (22:32):
Oh, that's a big question.
I guess my initial firstimpression, I haven't hit my
two-month mark uh in the jobyet, is the people.
So the people who work therehave such a good reputation and
such big hearts, and it reallyseems like they've built such a
community at the center that itreally brings in a lot of
(22:54):
returning members and donors andcommunity members who just
really care about uh theatmosphere that's been created
at the center because it's sofriendly.
RR (23:05):
Big question.
Judy LaFrida theoreticallyretires.
Serena Dressel (23:10):
Yes.
RR (23:10):
How do you keep her out of the building?
Because you know she's gonna bethere to work.
Serena Dressel (23:14):
I know I've been brainstorming that a lot.
So I unfortunately is not I'mnot as much of a handy woman as
Judy.
So I can't see myself up thereon a ladder with a hammer all
the time.
RR (23:26):
Or putting in light bulbs or whatever would happen to me.
Yeah, yeah.
Serena Dressel (23:29):
So if you know anyone who's great at that,
we're we're still looking.
But yeah, I think Judy, it'llbe hard to fill her shoes, just
like Nikki.
They both just like Nikki.
Yeah, quite quite a big legacyfor both of them.
RR (23:42):
You needed that to begin.
Now it goes for forth fromhere.
And do you have establishedgoals?
Serena Dressel (23:50):
I wouldn't say, yeah, just the ones that I've
shared.
I wouldn't say anything inparticular, but just thinking
more about how to engage thatmiddle-age group in the cultural
center and establish morecultural activities and
connections with cultural groupsin the Lincoln County area.
But I haven't had time torefine those goals into
(24:11):
something more tangible yet.
So I'm looking forward to doingthat, but I have been pretty
busy trying to fill Judy'sposition.
RR (24:18):
I bet you have.
Yeah.
The Cultural Center is such ahub of uh specialty and arts and
crafts and in beauty that uhyou know it's just sometimes we
only take it for granted and weshouldn't.
Serena Dressel (24:36):
Yeah, I think I've been kind of shocked coming
coming back to Lincoln City andbeing at the cultural center,
just how special the LincolnCity community is and how
welcoming and vibrant.
And I think it's because I'm atthe cultural center.
Well, Lincoln City is great,but the cultural center really
does seem like the part at theheart of the city.
(24:56):
Yeah.
And so it feels so special tobe there, and people care so
much about the center and itswork.
So it's I'm happy to be helpinglead that.
RR (25:05):
Well, especially as it was an old school building, and
there's a lot of memories thatgo back and forth uh for people
that went to school there ortaught there.
Serena Dressel (25:14):
Yeah, yeah.
And I actually went to theformer Taft Elementary before uh
it relocated.
So I have all these memories ofa school that isn't there
anymore, too.
So it's interesting to see howLincoln City is evolving.
RR (25:29):
Arts does what for the human spirit?
Serena Dressel (25:33):
Ooh, that's a good question.
I guess I just see arts asreally healing and uh and it has
the power to really connectpeople to each other and to
their values and to really whatmakes them feel human.
So kind of arts are like amedium for connecting to the
soul in a way.
RR (25:53):
Serena Dressel, we look forward to hearing from you a
number of times down the road asyou embark on a brand new
career right here in LincolnCity.
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RR (27:13):
Right, yeah.
A really short-tailed relative.
But this is a uh person thatwas the remains have just been
found.
He was killed during World WarII.
Uh he is from Dalin, NorthDakota, which was three miles
from where I was raised.
Uh his name is Irvin C.
Ellingson, age 25 of Dalin,North Dakota, killed during
(27:37):
World War II.
He was accounted for on June17th, 2025.
Wow.
It is it's an amazing story.
The Ellington family in uhNorth Dakota, I give you
platitudes for everything thatyou've endured all of these
years, always wondering whathappened to your son, your
(27:59):
grandson, uh, and the like.
Son Paul (28:01):
Yeah, and uh, you know, we're just thinking about
veterans and uh veteranservices.
We uh just reached out to theelections office uh earlier, and
they're gonna do that handrecount uh next week, next
Thursday.
Uh so speaking of veterans anduh time served, uh, you know,
there's this uh ballot measurethat Lincoln County put forth,
and uh yes we'll see the outcomeof that uh officially uh here
(28:24):
in a week or so.
RR (28:26):
It is uh something of great importance, and uh we uh uh wish
those concerned uh best of luckin that recount.
It may wind up back at theballot again down the road if it
does not pass this time.
Son Paul (28:41):
I suppose it could, yeah, absolutely.
And it was a it's a five-yearlevy uh so it would have to be
renewed even if it did pass.
So yeah.
RR (28:48):
Some of the other things taking place, St.
James Santiago School play onWednesday, December 17th, 6
o'clock, at the Santiago Schooluh 2490, Northeast Highway 101,
of course, here in Lincoln City.
Uh you can still purchase yourChristmas holiday tree uh from
the Boy Scouts.
(29:09):
Uh all of the trees that wereauctioned off at the Angels
Anonymous Festival of Trees.
I can't say all because somewere artificial trees.
Boy Scouts don't sellartificial trees, but all of the
live trees were bought from theBoy Scouts, and our thanks to
them for bringing them in,setting them up uh and helping
out uh Josh Zantillo and companydid a yeoman's job of putting
(29:31):
that together for us.
Angel Ball done said over forthe year.
Big fundraiser, yeah.
Son Paul (29:38):
I I haven't heard the totals.
Did you get totals on that?
RR (29:41):
Uh no totals yet, but I'm guessing uh according to Sun
Phil, we should be somewherearound about forty-five thousand
dollars that uh uh Angels willmake that and uh maybe even a
little bit more.
Uh, we'll find out down theroad.
I every dime all of the profitsgo to help people with
immediate and basic needs, andespecially this time of year.
(30:02):
Sure, yeah.
Son Paul (30:03):
I just want to give a you know shout out to the music.
Uh oh you know, the soleproprietors up there, right?
Uh so yeah, it was uh Amy andMatt White and company.
Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
It was it was great, greatsound all through the night, and
uh yeah, thanks to thanks forthem for helping put that on to
me.
RR (30:21):
Yeah, not only to to get up and dance too after all of the
auctioneering was done, but thedinner music was right on track.
And speaking of dinner, great,great meal.
Son Paul (30:31):
Oh yeah, you know, I know you and I had part of the
salmon because I had a couplebites from Allison's plate.
Yeah, but uh I had the uh thefilet, which was fantastic, and
uh yeah, and shrimp, of course,and uh cheesecake, I think.
RR (30:45):
Yes, yes, it was well worth sitting down at that table for.
Son Paul (30:48):
Yeah, it was great, great and again.
RR (30:50):
Thanks uh to the staff and management at Shunakwins Casino
Resort.
Uh Dee Pigsley uh came and uhhad an opportunity to to spend
some time with Dee.
Uh she is a delightfulindividual that uh uh leads the
tribal council with uh probablythe most gifted hand of anybody
that I know of.
Son Paul (31:11):
Yeah, it's really great that uh she's been there
for so many years and uh hopefor many, many more now come uh
as well.
So that's great.
RR (31:19):
And again, our condolences to the Ellington family, and uh
it's condolences, it'scongratulations because now they
can finally rest and know thattheir son, their grandson, uh
has been put to rest finally, uhkilled in action in uh the
spring of 1945, and as of lastmonth, identified.
(31:45):
Yeah, and identified.
Son Paul (31:47):
Brought on to be reinterred here stateside.
RR (31:49):
So, yeah.
And anything else your side ofthe table?
No, we are clear from here.
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RR (00:30):
And welcome to the Double R Show.
Double R here along with SonPaul, and today we'll have an
opportunity to get a littleholiday, if you will.
Son Paul (00:38):
Yeah, we've got a lot of festive things happening this
week, and uh happy to highlighta couple of those on the show.
RR (00:44):
Yeah, we'll have Terry Voss, the director of the holiday
sounds of the season.
Uh, this is gonna be a specialcontr uh concert Saturday
afternoon and Saturday night atthe Congregational Church.
Lewis Smith is gonna be intalking about a wonderful life.
It is a wonderful life.
It is a wonderful life.
That'll be a lot of fun.
Son Paul (01:02):
Live radio broadcast type version of it.
RR (01:04):
We have a new individual in town in an area of
responsibility that has to dowith the arts as well.
We'll have an opportunity tomeet the brand new director of
the Lincoln City Cultural Centerhere in Lincoln City.
Looking forward to that and awhole lot more right after this.
Light razor.
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Live commenters.
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RR (02:24):
The Pacific Coast Singers will present holiday sounds of
the season.
And speaking of sounds, TerryVoss, director of that very huge
choir.
It is the largest choir I thinkI've seen in Lincoln City put
together in one space, Terry.
Terry Voss (02:40):
It's a good size.
There are 38 singers, and thenwith Milo accompanists and
myself, that's 40.
Whereas the spring group wasabout 17, 17 or 18.
RR (02:50):
Is that surprising to you?
Terry Voss (02:52):
It is because it it's a tough time of the year.
It's a busy time of the year,and for you to be able to work
out your schedule and make thatwork and be consistent with
coming to rehearsals.
I'm really pleased becausepeople have been they've been
there all the time.
RR (03:05):
Okay, now the concert is going to be December the 13th,
3:30, and 7 o'clock.
Tell us a little bit about whattype of music or the music that
will be involved.
Terry Voss (03:15):
Right.
So there's a variety of music.
We have seven selections thatthe big choir will be doing.
Three of those selections are acappella, so without
accompaniment.
And then the other four arewith accompaniment primarily.
We're bringing someinstrumentalists.
We have a flute player,clarinet, cello, violin, some
percussion instruments, the belltree, as well as a piano.
(03:36):
So we have the variety.
We're singing one piece inSpanish.
Another one has quite a bit ofLatin in it.
And of course, English.
So there's a nice variety aswell.
And then we have threeensembles that are singing three
separate pieces that are madeup of different people.
One's a small whims ensemble,another one's a small mixed
ensemble, and one's a largermixed ensemble.
(03:56):
And then we have four separatesolos as well.
And then we have the bellchoir.
RR (04:01):
No, it's gonna be in the congregational church in in the
sanctuary.
The acoustics of that are arepretty decent.
Terry Voss (04:07):
Are they really good?
They're really good for a smallspace.
We added a concert becausewe've the advertising's been
great, and with the size of thechoir, we think we need to have
two concerts.
RR (04:17):
And they will be back to back the same day.
Terry Voss (04:20):
Yes, 3:30 and 7.
RR (04:22):
Okay.
The music itself, uh allholiday?
Terry Voss (04:27):
It is all holiday.
It's not all sacred though.
We have a a medley called theChristmas Pops Trio that has
three familiar songs in it topeople.
Winter, winter land, haveyourself a merry little
Christmas, and it's the mostwonderful time of the year.
So we have familiar ding dongmerrily on high.
We're opening up with Make WeJoy.
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The tenors and basses will bestanding in the aisle, and we
have the the sopranos and altosup front, and it's a bell choir,
hand drum, tambourine with it.
So there's quite a bit ofvariety.
RR (04:59):
And variety of voices.
Terry Voss (05:01):
Yes.
In in age.
And age, right.
I was checking last nightbecause I thought that would be
interesting.
Our youngest member is 13.
His mother and grandparents arein the group, and then our
oldest member is 88.
So we're so excited with thatvariety.
And we have uh like youmentioned, it's a big group, 38
singers.
There are seven basses, eighttenors, eleven altos, and twelve
(05:25):
sopranos.
So it's it's a really goodbalance.
RR (05:28):
Now you are directing, you've had a lot of help in that
directing.
Terry Voss (05:33):
I have Amy White is a rehearsal assistant.
So for about three or four ofthe rehearsals, for part of the
time she would work with theSpanos and the Altos, and I
would take then her tenors ofbasis to another room.
So yeah, if we don't do thatalone, Carol Wolfe was a
rehearsal accompanist for acouple weeks, and Omilo
Grahmans, who does a lot aroundthis area, was the accompanist
(05:53):
that you're talking about.
He's really accomplished.
Oh, he is so talented and soadaptable, and yeah, the whole
works.
He reads my mind, he kind ofknows what I'm gonna go over and
where I'm gonna start, and he'samazing.
RR (06:05):
How do you go about selecting the various pieces
you're gonna uh have the choirperform or or right?
Terry Voss (06:13):
I've some I've done before.
Um, sometimes I will talk tocolleagues.
I taught you know choral musicfor 40, 45 years or so.
So I'll reach out and say whatpieces really worked for you for
a variety of voices and youknow techniques and experiences,
and I go from there.
I try to find something thateverybody's gonna like.
So we've got that popularmusic, we've got the the old
(06:34):
time stuff.
We have four carols we're gonnado as a sing along.
So we do have enough variety.
I hope that it appeals tosomebody, some of it, and
hopefully most people like itall.
RR (06:44):
No admission, but we are asking for a contribution of
canned foods.
Terry Voss (06:49):
Right, exactly.
And I think that's wonderfultoo, that people can just come
and enjoy themselves and nothave to worry about it if it's
something they think they can'tafford.
It's a busy time of the year.
There's a lot of expenses.
So I and I really appreciatethe Congregational Church
financially supports you know,with Pastor Mike Grogan as well,
that they are willing tosupport this community because n
(07:11):
most of the people are not inthe the congregation.
RR (07:15):
That's true.
Terry Voss (07:15):
You know, we have primarily Lincoln City, Depot
Bay, Newport, but then we havepeople from Otis, Toledo,
Solette, uh, Walport, I meanRockaway.
I mean, so people come from allover.
What draws them?
I don't know.
I'm hoping that theirexperience in the past has been
good, that they've spread theword.
I think you we start therehearsals and you can already
(07:37):
see the end.
We only have eight rehearsals,so it doesn't go on for months
and months and months.
So it's not daunting in thatway.
The rehearsals are two hourslong, which isn't we used to go
an hour and a half.
But so many members would swould say, Can we just go
longer?
Which is a good thing.
So we we've extended therehearsal times to two hours.
But I I think that's it.
I hope it's a positiveexperience.
(07:58):
We end every rehearsal withsomebody or or in this case it'd
be acquired two people everyweek bringing cookies or bars or
some type of treat that we cansocialize for just a little bit
afterwards and you know, andjust have a good time.
That's not just making music,but hopefully building community
and friends.
RR (08:15):
As I look around what has happened with that choir, with
that concert, and the way it hasexpanded year after year,
what's next?
Terry Voss (08:24):
I don't know what's next.
I I really, you know, if I'masked to continue to do it, I I
just hope that the I don't thinkthat's yeah for debate.
I don't know.
I I hope that the choir stays asimilar size because then we're
we're able to do more types ofmusic because of that.
But yet the core group, thewhat the people that have been
there all along, you know, atall five, I think, concerts,
(08:46):
have been in the choir for thatlong.
If some, I think up to like 40years.
So, you know, we we have that,you know, that core group, like
I said, that if we if it issmaller in size, it's still
gonna be great.
RR (08:57):
I can think of one lady that's been in it about 50.
Yeah, yeah.
She's a saint.
She probably is gonna slap youalongside the head for saying
that.
Yeah, right.
Uh-huh.
Again, it is December the 13th,3:30 and 7 o'clock.
Uh, two goo concerts.
Uh, it's at the CongregationalChurch directly west of Kenny's
(09:18):
IGA.
Uh I used to be Kenny's IGA.
Uh now it's here at GroceryOutlets.
Sorry about that.
Right.
Uh 2435 Northwest Our Place.
And again, it is uh freeadmission, but please bring
canned food for the food bank.
Terry Voss (09:34):
Right, and the concert doesn't have an
intermission, it's only about anhour, 10 minutes long, so sing
it through when we're done.
Short little reception aftereach concert, and and that's it.
RR (09:44):
Do you have a favorite piece?
unknown (09:47):
Oh boy.
Terry Voss (09:48):
You know, every other year I like to do Mary Did
You Know, and I really likethat arrangement.
We end the concert with it thisyear again.
We did it two years ago.
And I I that's a piece thatI've loved doing for years and
years.
A signature Yeah, I think so.
LCCC (10:01):
Woven Legacies is a special sale of killings, rugs,
bags, shoes, jewelry, and homedecor made by artesians in
Turkey.
The sale of these items at theLincoln City Cultural Center
will support the center and alsothe ongoing care of Julie
Reynolds Otraman.
All treasures of Woven Legacieswere imported by Julie and her
late husband, Senere Otraman.
(10:23):
View the entire display todayat the Lincoln City Cultural
Center and own a treasuredestined to become a family
heirloom.
RR (10:31):
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It truly is a wonderful life.
And a wonderful life, a liveradio program is gonna be on the
(10:54):
air.
With us is Lewis Smith.
Lewis, it is a wonderful life.
Louis Smith (10:58):
Yes, uh, I'm very excited about this.
It's been a couple years sincewe put it on, and uh uh we've
had some scheduling issues, orCOVID has kind of kept us out of
the theater for for a while,but we've got uh most of the
gang back, uh, some of theoriginal people that did it back
in 2017, and then some newfolks.
So people will be able to watchyou do a radio play, correct?
(11:22):
Exactly.
We we have it set up to kind ofrecreate what it might have
looked like back in 1940s aradio show.
I've even got some, they're notgreat, but they're the
retro-looking mics.
And uh yeah, they're gonna beuh we've got they're gonna be
reading off scripts.
We do rehearse it.
My favorite thing to do is theFoley table.
(11:43):
So I do the sound effects.
RR (11:45):
And it is with complete sound effects.
Louis Smith (11:47):
Yeah, we do have some digital stuff that we had
to do.
I the first year I did it, uh,the one in 2017, I tried to do
it all with the homemade soundeffects.
Uh, some of the things like thewindow breaking and the the
body going into the the river,uh the splash, uh it was just
too messy.
So uh some of them we'vedigitized, and you know, like
(12:11):
car doors opening and closed.
I do have a an actual buildingdoor uh which uh Brian Kirsch
built for me back in 2017.
So it's a miniature door thatevery time somebody opens a door
or closes, it I get to makethat sound.
But but yeah, so you'll that'sup on stage.
Uh then again, we have a fewdigital ones to supplement it.
RR (12:31):
So you have a number of people that uh will be reading
all of the parts as if it wasgoing live on radio.
Exactly.
Louis Smith (12:40):
Yeah, they uh most of the people, except for the
principals, are doing multiplecharacters, so they get to do uh
you know different voices.
I believe this particularscript was originally designed
that you could do it with as fewas seven people.
Uh I've got 14.
People like to be in it.
And and you know, even if it'sfor a couple of lines or
(13:00):
something, but uh they they theyhave fun with it.
But yeah, they'll be uh playingthe different characters and
they'll be coming kind ofrotating up and back from the
microphones.
Uh that part's kind ofinteresting sometimes.
RR (13:13):
Couple of voices that I am very familiar with, Wes Ryan and
Brian Kirsch.
Louis Smith (13:18):
Yes, absolutely.
And they both uh they were twoof our original ones back in
2017.
Uh when I first moved up here,the first play I saw was uh I
Hate Hamlet at Theater West, andWes was in that.
He played the ghost of Hamlet.
Or no, I'm sorry, it was theghost of or was it the ghost of
the actor that played Hamlet.
I can't remember, JohnBarrymore or whatever, but uh
(13:38):
regardless.
And I just I I loved his voice.
And uh and I remember tellingmy ex that I said, yeah, god,
that would be kind of fun to youknow get him involved in
something like this.
And I had no idea that he hadexperience in radio and had
actually seen some of theseproductions.
Uh, I don't I don't want togive away say the wrong age, but
(13:58):
you know, from that era, hetalked about seeing some of them
as a kid.
And I had done this show downin San Francisco before I moved
up here, and I played, I gotcast as the George character,
the Jimmy Stewart character, andI was a little nervous about
that because I don't, you know,people still have a certain
expectation of what you're gonnasound like, and you know, and
but I remember watching thedirector who was doing the sound
(14:20):
effects during the show andthinking, I want to do that.
And so Wes, I uh you know, Ithought he would be a great
announcer, and the the showitself has some kind of uh era
appropriate hokey commercials,and then we have you know a
chorus that sings and whatnot.
But uh I was really Wes hasbeen at every year since uh 2017
(14:40):
with us.
Uh Brian has been the irascibleMr.
Potter, and a few others uhhave been along for the ride.
One of these days I told Brianthat we'll switch and let him do
George, but he plays such agood, evil, bad guy.
It works.
It works, it works.
RR (14:58):
So now this is gonna be on stage if you will when.
Louis Smith (15:02):
Yeah, this is gonna be on stage at the uh Lincoln
City Cultural Center.
Uh we were just there for twodays.
Uh we're on Friday, December12th, uh, that's at 7 p.m.
And then on Saturday, December13th, we have a 2 p.m.
matinee and a uh 7 o'clockevening show.
RR (15:22):
If my memory serves me right, the first time that I saw
this sold out.
Louis Smith (15:27):
We yeah, we've had some pretty good uh it kind of
depends which year you went, butuh when people know about it,
we fill up the space.
RR (15:36):
So uh the actors and you are on stage and uh the audience
just sits sits in the back andwatches the goings on.
Louis Smith (15:46):
That's pretty much it.
They get to see what goes onbehind the scenes.
Um, there's a a kind of apremise behind what the actors
are doing, and and I think thisis the hardest part for people
that have regular stageexperience, is I tell them your
first character is as a radioactor, your second character is
the character in the showbecause it's a very different
(16:09):
kind of thing.
So I said, our premise is thatwe're putting on a charity or
charitable event, and they areall famous actors from that 40s
era.
So I said, dress as you feelfit, you know, have fun with it.
Uh, you are somebody famousthat's just coming here to put
on a show.
And I tell them that, but Isaid, The other part is though,
you you can't, and it's thehardest part, I think, for
(16:30):
people with stage experiencewhen you're doing a dramatic
scene, like between George andMary or whatnot, or like when
George is having his meltdown,your natural inclination is to
want to connect with the otherperson on stage next to you,
like in this case, Mary, hiswife, and it's really hard to
resist, you know, turningtowards her and hugging her
while you're while you're cryingor something, and you can't do
(16:52):
that.
And I've it's it's like yougotta keep your mouth, you know,
an inch from the mic.
And you know, you could trymaybe go a little bit off
center, but uh you you just youhave to use your voice, and I
think that's a that's a reallyhard thing to put it all in your
voice and not be able to backit up with your physical action.
RR (17:10):
How close is the script that you will be using to the one
that's on television?
Uh it's pretty we've been onthe movies.
Louis Smith (17:17):
Yeah, it's pretty close.
It's uh I'm I'm trying to thinkof uh there might be one or two
slight differences, but for themost part, it it it does a
pretty good job, the adaptation.
If you know the movie, youwon't be disappointed and think,
hey, where's that scene withblah blah?
And the angel gets its wings.
Well, I can't give that away.
But yes, yes, it's a positivething.
RR (17:38):
Don't miss it, Bruce Smith, and it is a wonderful life, a
live radio play on stage at theCultural Center.
Yes, Lincoln City CulturalCenter.
It's gonna be uh Friday,December 12th at 7 o'clock, and
Saturday, December the 13th, uhtwo performances, two and seven
o'clock.
It truly is a wonderful life.
Yes, it is.
(17:59):
And you have a trio that'sgonna be performing?
Louis Smith (18:02):
Yes.
The second year we did this, Idecided that it would be a lot
uh I had to use kind of canmusic the first time, and I
thought if the cultural centerhas enough space, why not have
our own studio band?
And I had worked with uh JohnBrangetto, who was at the time
uh the band leader for LincolnPops Orchestra, and I had worked
with him in Tour to Die Fourand a few other things.
(18:24):
And I I said, Hey, you know,are you interested in doing
this?
And can you put some folkstogether?
And and he did, and uh it thethe personnel has changed, but
John's always been there.
And then this year, I and lastyear, actually last two shows,
we had also Matt White, who's uhBeach Crest.
Beach Crest, yeah.
Yeah, he's an excellentmusician, and then he'll have a
drummer.
(18:44):
Uh so you know John usuallyplays keyboards, he plays uh
trumpet, uh sometimes accordion,and then uh uh Matt, I'm sure,
will be doing saxophone and thena drummer.
So the audience will have likea half hour before the show of
just listening to era specifictunes from that period, and it's
really a lot of fun.
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RR (19:48):
Welcome back to the Double Eye Show.
We have a brand new voice tointroduce to the listening
audience.
Serena Dressel is with us, andSerena is the new director for
the Lincoln City Cult.
Center.
Welcome.
Serena Dressel (20:01):
Thank you.
I'm happy to be here today.
RR (20:03):
What brings you to Lincoln City?
Serena Dressel (20:05):
So I actually grew up in Lincoln City and
lived here until I was about 10and moved away.
And I'm coming back for thefirst time in a long time.
And I was excited about the jobhosting at the Lincoln City
Cultural Center.
And I also uh my partner livesin Lincoln County in Celettes,
so that helped bring me back tothe area as well as family.
(20:28):
So it feels really special tobe back in my hometown.
RR (20:31):
You are there as the director, and what do you see as
your main work program rightnow?
Serena Dressel (20:40):
Well, one of the things I've been busy with is
as some people are aware, localcelebrity Judy Hardy is
retiring.
She had a retirement partyyesterday.
And so helping find someone tofill her shoes and our donor
relations manager position,which is vacant.
But I also am excited for thefuture to look into bringing
(21:03):
more cultural programming intothe cultural center and uh
increasing engagement for a kindof I don't know if you would
call it young adults, people intheir 20s to 50s.
So I think the cultural centeris great at engaging people who
are youth like K through 12 andseniors, but we can do a better
(21:23):
job at engaging like themiddle-aged adult range.
RR (21:28):
You are at the cultural center now, you bring what to
the table?
What was your degree in?
Serena Dressel (21:34):
So I a few years ago finished my master's in
public administration, so somefocus on nonprofit management,
but I also have a background inevent planning and volunteer
management and organizationalmanagement.
And most of my career has beenmore in sustainability and
sustainability education, but Isee that as serving some of the
(21:57):
same purpose as the culturalcenter, really connecting people
to place and through eventstoo, creating spaces where
people can gather, where theycan be belong, and where they
can connect to the places theycall home.
So my background insustainability was really
thinking about how to connectpeople to place in a meaningful
way so that they care about theenvironment.
(22:18):
And at the cultural center, Ithink uh it's such a hub for
connecting people to LincolnCity as a place and connecting
them to each other and creatingthat sense of belonging.
RR (22:28):
What do you think is the biggest asset right now of the
Lincoln City Cultural Center?
Serena Dressel (22:32):
Oh, that's a big question.
I guess my initial firstimpression, I haven't hit my
two-month mark uh in the jobyet, is the people.
So the people who work therehave such a good reputation and
such big hearts, and it reallyseems like they've built such a
community at the center that itreally brings in a lot of
(22:54):
returning members and donors andcommunity members who just
really care about uh theatmosphere that's been created
at the center because it's sofriendly.
RR (23:05):
Big question.
Judy LaFrida theoreticallyretires.
Serena Dressel (23:10):
Yes.
RR (23:10):
How do you keep her out of the building?
Because you know she's gonna bethere to work.
Serena Dressel (23:14):
I know I've been brainstorming that a lot.
So I unfortunately is not I'mnot as much of a handy woman as
Judy.
So I can't see myself up thereon a ladder with a hammer all
the time.
RR (23:26):
Or putting in light bulbs or whatever would happen to me.
Yeah, yeah.
Serena Dressel (23:29):
So if you know anyone who's great at that,
we're we're still looking.
But yeah, I think Judy, it'llbe hard to fill her shoes, just
like Nikki.
They both just like Nikki.
Yeah, quite quite a big legacyfor both of them.
RR (23:42):
You needed that to begin.
Now it goes for forth fromhere.
And do you have establishedgoals?
Serena Dressel (23:50):
I wouldn't say, yeah, just the ones that I've
shared.
I wouldn't say anything inparticular, but just thinking
more about how to engage thatmiddle-age group in the cultural
center and establish morecultural activities and
connections with cultural groupsin the Lincoln County area.
But I haven't had time torefine those goals into
(24:11):
something more tangible yet.
So I'm looking forward to doingthat, but I have been pretty
busy trying to fill Judy'sposition.
RR (24:18):
I bet you have.
Yeah.
The Cultural Center is such ahub of uh specialty and arts and
crafts and in beauty that uhyou know it's just sometimes we
only take it for granted and weshouldn't.
Serena Dressel (24:36):
Yeah, I think I've been kind of shocked coming
coming back to Lincoln City andbeing at the cultural center,
just how special the LincolnCity community is and how
welcoming and vibrant.
And I think it's because I'm atthe cultural center.
Well, Lincoln City is great,but the cultural center really
does seem like the part at theheart of the city.
(24:56):
Yeah.
And so it feels so special tobe there, and people care so
much about the center and itswork.
So it's I'm happy to be helpinglead that.
RR (25:05):
Well, especially as it was an old school building, and
there's a lot of memories thatgo back and forth uh for people
that went to school there ortaught there.
Serena Dressel (25:14):
Yeah, yeah.
And I actually went to theformer Taft Elementary before uh
it relocated.
So I have all these memories ofa school that isn't there
anymore, too.
So it's interesting to see howLincoln City is evolving.
RR (25:29):
Arts does what for the human spirit?
Serena Dressel (25:33):
Ooh, that's a good question.
I guess I just see arts asreally healing and uh and it has
the power to really connectpeople to each other and to
their values and to really whatmakes them feel human.
So kind of arts are like amedium for connecting to the
soul in a way.
RR (25:53):
Serena Dressel, we look forward to hearing from you a
number of times down the road asyou embark on a brand new
career right here in LincolnCity.
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RR (27:13):
Right, yeah.
A really short-tailed relative.
But this is a uh person thatwas the remains have just been
found.
He was killed during World WarII.
Uh he is from Dalin, NorthDakota, which was three miles
from where I was raised.
Uh his name is Irvin C.
Ellingson, age 25 of Dalin,North Dakota, killed during
(27:37):
World War II.
He was accounted for on June17th, 2025.
Wow.
It is it's an amazing story.
The Ellington family in uhNorth Dakota, I give you
platitudes for everything thatyou've endured all of these
years, always wondering whathappened to your son, your
(27:59):
grandson, uh, and the like.
Son Paul (28:01):
Yeah, and uh, you know, we're just thinking about
veterans and uh veteranservices.
We uh just reached out to theelections office uh earlier, and
they're gonna do that handrecount uh next week, next
Thursday.
Uh so speaking of veterans anduh time served, uh, you know,
there's this uh ballot measurethat Lincoln County put forth,
and uh yes we'll see the outcomeof that uh officially uh here
(28:24):
in a week or so.
RR (28:26):
It is uh something of great importance, and uh we uh uh wish
those concerned uh best of luckin that recount.
It may wind up back at theballot again down the road if it
does not pass this time.
Son Paul (28:41):
I suppose it could, yeah, absolutely.
And it was a it's a five-yearlevy uh so it would have to be
renewed even if it did pass.
So yeah.
RR (28:48):
Some of the other things taking place, St.
James Santiago School play onWednesday, December 17th, 6
o'clock, at the Santiago Schooluh 2490, Northeast Highway 101,
of course, here in Lincoln City.
Uh you can still purchase yourChristmas holiday tree uh from
the Boy Scouts.
(29:09):
Uh all of the trees that wereauctioned off at the Angels
Anonymous Festival of Trees.
I can't say all because somewere artificial trees.
Boy Scouts don't sellartificial trees, but all of the
live trees were bought from theBoy Scouts, and our thanks to
them for bringing them in,setting them up uh and helping
out uh Josh Zantillo and companydid a yeoman's job of putting
(29:31):
that together for us.
Angel Ball done said over forthe year.
Big fundraiser, yeah.
Son Paul (29:38):
I I haven't heard the totals.
Did you get totals on that?
RR (29:41):
Uh no totals yet, but I'm guessing uh according to Sun
Phil, we should be somewherearound about forty-five thousand
dollars that uh uh Angels willmake that and uh maybe even a
little bit more.
Uh, we'll find out down theroad.
I every dime all of the profitsgo to help people with
immediate and basic needs, andespecially this time of year.
(30:02):
Sure, yeah.
Son Paul (30:03):
I just want to give a you know shout out to the music.
Uh oh you know, the soleproprietors up there, right?
Uh so yeah, it was uh Amy andMatt White and company.
Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
It was it was great, greatsound all through the night, and
uh yeah, thanks to thanks forthem for helping put that on to
me.
RR (30:21):
Yeah, not only to to get up and dance too after all of the
auctioneering was done, but thedinner music was right on track.
And speaking of dinner, great,great meal.
Son Paul (30:31):
Oh yeah, you know, I know you and I had part of the
salmon because I had a couplebites from Allison's plate.
Yeah, but uh I had the uh thefilet, which was fantastic, and
uh yeah, and shrimp, of course,and uh cheesecake, I think.
RR (30:45):
Yes, yes, it was well worth sitting down at that table for.
Son Paul (30:48):
Yeah, it was great, great and again.
RR (30:50):
Thanks uh to the staff and management at Shunakwins Casino
Resort.
Uh Dee Pigsley uh came and uhhad an opportunity to to spend
some time with Dee.
Uh she is a delightfulindividual that uh uh leads the
tribal council with uh probablythe most gifted hand of anybody
that I know of.
Son Paul (31:11):
Yeah, it's really great that uh she's been there
for so many years and uh hopefor many, many more now come uh
as well.
So that's great.
RR (31:19):
And again, our condolences to the Ellington family, and uh
it's condolences, it'scongratulations because now they
can finally rest and know thattheir son, their grandson, uh
has been put to rest finally, uhkilled in action in uh the
spring of 1945, and as of lastmonth, identified.
(31:45):
Yeah, and identified.
Son Paul (31:47):
Brought on to be reinterred here stateside.
RR (31:49):
So, yeah.
And anything else your side ofthe table?
No, we are clear from here.
Thank you.
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