August 28, 2025 • 30 mins
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From Deutschland to Thailand, and everywhere Vikings have been know to sail, join Double R, co-owner of All Ways Traveling and his guests for The Travel Show episode.
- Monika Hucke, Deutschland
- Don Baker, Thailand
- John Jerkovich, Viking Cruise Lines
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Jana (00:00):
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):
Welcome to the Double R Show.
We do have an opportunity todayto talk about one of my
all-time favorite subjects.
What would that be?
Let me think, let me think, letme think.
Something's traveling around inmy brain.
It's always traveling around inyour brain.
It's always traveling around inmy brain.
Today we're going to have anopportunity to talk to two
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people that have lived inLincoln City a number of years,
now live elsewhere around theworld, and another gentleman who
travels around the world forbusiness.
So this is going to be ratherinteresting.
Let's go traveling.
Always traveling.
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RR (01:55):
32 years ago, a couple moved to Lincoln City from
Deutschland, from Germany.
And now they are returning toGermany.
I have to believe it probablyhas something to do with
grandkids and kids.
With me is Monica Huck.
Am I right?
That's totally correct.
32 years in Lincoln City, youhad the Sears store, then the
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appliance store.
Yes.
Monika Hucke (02:19):
After a while, we had...
We had to go independent and weshould have done that much
earlier.
RR (02:26):
But that was history.
That was history, yeah.
Now you're going to be movingback to Germany.
And what I really want to talkabout is that you are originally
from Germany.
You know what a tourist has tosee.
I
Monika Hucke (02:42):
think
RR (02:42):
so, yes.
I think so.
What are some of the highlightsthat, if I'm going to go to
Germany, is not missed?
Monika Hucke (02:49):
Okay, so all Americans I know do either the
Rhine River or do southernGermany.
And there is, in my opinion,because I went to college there,
you cannot miss Berlin.
under no circumstances.
And you cannot miss the BalticSea, really, too.
(03:11):
So they are beautiful.
old places where our lastemperor already vacationed, and
those are completely intact andbeautiful little vacation spots
in Germany.
RR (03:25):
The one thing you mentioned, Berlin, that still sticks to my
head going into Berlin is theJewish cemetery, or I don't know
if it's a...
The Holocaust Memorial.
The Holocaust Memorial.
Ah,
Monika Hucke (03:36):
stunning.
Yeah, it leaves you kind ofspeechless.
Oh, yes.
Yes, there is...
And also, yeah, the cemetery,the Jewish cemetery, and all the
memorials that are there,really.
All the people that foughtagainst the Nazi regime.
It's all well worth visiting.
RR (04:00):
Now, let's go to southern Germany, Stuttgart.
Or Munich, or where were wetalking about?
Most
Monika Hucke (04:06):
people would go to Munich.
I would not miss Heidelberg.
Oh no, oh no.
Especially
RR (04:13):
on
Monika Hucke (04:13):
the Rhine.
Yes, yes.
And Augsburg.
There are beautiful placesbesides Munich and Bavaria.
I mean, the land of the lakes.
Königsee is one lake that is sounique and in the world, I
think.
How so?
(04:34):
They have this echo thing onthat lake on a boat and through
their mountains that surroundthat lake.
If you hear your echo when youcall your name or call any name,
you hear it about 28 times.
It's such a unique acousticthere that is, yeah, it's really
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indescribable.
And it's so quiet and peaceful.
You have the feeling you're allalone in this world.
And you have the beautifulmountains surrounding that deep
green water of that lake.
So it's really stunning.
RR (05:14):
The Rhine River is just something all to itself.
Yes.
You go from Basel to
Monika Hucke (05:23):
Amsterdam or whatever.
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, some town next to it.
Some little town.
Some little town next toAmsterdam, yeah.
We had friends visiting us inGermany two or three years ago,
and we asked them what theywould like to do while they are
there, and they said, oh, yeah,they would like to see some
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castles on the Rhine River andsome of these little villages
and little towns they wanted totry some German wine.
Absolutely.
Sure.
And then, so she said, myfriend said...
Do you think we can look atfive or six?
And then we were Googling itbecause we had no idea which
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ones would be good to visit.
And Germany has 26,000 castles.
26,000?
Yeah, we were guessing 500 to1,000.
26,000?
26,000 castles.
We were totally flabbergasted.
So yeah, we had a...
Good selections of castles wecould visit along the Rhine
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River with different cities.
RR (06:30):
I think one of my fondest memories is sailing down the
Rhine, sitting up on the topdeck, sipping champagne in the
sunshine, and sailing past 26,28 castles or whatever it was.
Monika Hucke (06:43):
Stunning.
On one champagne glass, yeah.
Yeah, on one glass ofchampagne.
Yeah, it is stunning.
And it's stunning.
It was always a border river.
It was always...
There was lots of fightinggoing on, so they all had
beautiful castles in highplaces.
Now
RR (07:02):
the food, what should I not miss in food in Germany?
Monika Hucke (07:06):
I would say white asparagus with wiener schnitzel.
Or...
RR (07:13):
White asparagus with
Monika Hucke (07:14):
veal schnitzel.
Yeah, that was always our startinto springtime.
When the first white asparaguscame and got harvested, you had
new potatoes, veal schnitzel,and white asparagus with sauce
hollandaise.
And that was just...
When that day in May or Junecame, then you knew summer is
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not far away.
And it's such a limited timethat this is available.
I think the season for whiteasparagus is only six to eight
weeks.
And then fresh strawberriesbecause they happen to be at the
same time.
So that is something nobodyshould miss.
And in the winter time, I wouldsay a roasted duck.
(08:03):
That would be something reallygood.
RR (08:08):
I was told, and I don't know if this is is true that the
best restaurants were nearcemeteries because after the
service, the burial of somebody,the family would always go have
a
Monika Hucke (08:22):
marvelous dinner.
I absolutely believe that.
I haven't experienced it, but Ican believe that, that this is
true.
RR (08:29):
Well, Monica, I appreciate getting to know you.
I'm going to miss not havingyou in Lincoln City because we
spent a lot of time togetherdoing
Monika Hucke (08:37):
advertising for your businesses.
Yes, I will miss a lot ofpeople here in this town and and
i'm sure it's it's not foreverthat we will be it first of all
We are still here in the U.S.
for quite some time and doing along road trip now, visiting
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places we always wanted tovisit.
We will be coming back for amonth in the fall, and we still
have a little place now in town,so it's not this final goodbye.
And that is something when wedecided that it is time to...
find a place back in Germany.
(09:20):
It's exciting and it's sad.
And I'm, I don't know, I'mbetween a rock and a hard place
there.
Auf
RR (09:29):
Wiedersehen.
Monika Hucke (09:29):
Yeah,
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Monika Hucke (09:30):
Wiedersehen.
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RR (10:15):
Former fire chief for North Lincoln County and now a
resident of Thailand.
Welcome back home, Don Baker.
Good to have you here.
Don Baker (10:25):
Thank you.
It's good to be here, Roger.
RR (10:27):
You were fire chief here for North Lincoln Fire and Rescue.
What years, Don?
Don Baker (10:31):
22 years.
So I came here in 92, the endof 92, and then I guess it was
2016, I think, when I retired.
RR (10:40):
That's quite a career.
Don Baker (10:42):
Yeah.
You remember a little bit ofthe old days.
RR (10:45):
Sure.
I
Don Baker (10:46):
was hired by Taft North Scotts Lake, T&D.
T&D.
It was before we had NorthLincoln here, so...
RR (10:53):
That's a long time ago.
Now you're living in Thailand.
Why Thailand?
Don Baker (10:57):
Oh, well, that's really kind of a pretty simple
story.
Lifetime long friend of mine,he retired and he landed in
Thailand.
And I was coming up within, youknow, within my two year, my 48
month window of planning onretiring.
And I always planned on goingoutside the country to spend
time, though I never figuredAsia.
(11:18):
And he said, hey, you need tocome over here and visit me.
And that's what I did.
I went over there on a coupleof vac and then I ended up
meeting a nice lady that we gotmarried this last June, and
she's Thai, and so that's whereI am.
RR (11:34):
How are you accepted?
Oh,
Don Baker (11:37):
very well, actually.
The Thais, it's hard.
I hate to compartmentalizepeople, you know.
But they're very open and veryfriendly.
The area I live in relies a loton tourism and foreigners that
are living there.
So...
generally very welcome becausethey're not an English-speaking
country, unlike, say, you go toMalaysia or if you went over to
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Burma, they speak a lot ofEnglish there.
So sometimes it's difficult toget to know the people if
they're not speaking English.
But...
RR (12:11):
Have you learned the language?
Don Baker (12:13):
Oh, very little, very little.
And your listeners can't see, Iwear a cochlear implant.
And so Thai is what's called atonal language.
And it's like a four-tonallanguage, I believe, which means
that they say a word.
If you don't get the tone, justthe right tone of that word
down, they just will notunderstand you.
(12:35):
And unlike English, we can getit close, and we pretty much go,
yeah, I know what they'resaying.
So Now, maybe that's just anexcuse, though, for being lazy.
RR (12:46):
We talked a little bit.
You were at the Community DaysBanquet, and we had an
opportunity to visit a littlebit there.
You were telling me of thenumber of Russians that live in
the area where you live.
Don Baker (13:00):
Yeah, there is quite a few.
And since I started goingthere, and I started going there
in 2017, I guess, there wasalways quite a few Russian
tourists around there.
Not a lot, but since thepandemic, we've seen a real drop
in the number of Chinesetourists that are there.
So now, proportionally, theRussians have jumped way up on
(13:24):
the for proportionally wise.
RR (13:26):
And what's the reaction between you and the other
foreign countries?
Don Baker (13:31):
I would say very good.
You know, 99.9% of the time,it's very good.
The Russians are not as widelyEnglish speakers as some of the
other countries are.
The European countries, most ofthose folks, Australia and New
Zealand and those now speakEnglish.
Some of the Russians do, butit's usually pretty broken.
(13:53):
But I've had some justfascinating conversations.
It might be through GoogleTranslate, a lot of it, between
a young couple that were fromSiberia.
And he was showing me picturesof his house and ice fishing and
all kinds of cool stuff.
So yeah, that's why I wanted tolive out of the United States,
(14:15):
was to interact with folks fromother cultures.
RR (14:18):
I always found it interesting that you never were
really an American until youleft the country.
Nationally, you were a Swede,an Irishman, an Italian,
whatever it would happen to be.
But until you actually left theU.S., then you became an
(14:39):
American.
Don Baker (14:40):
I think there's a lot of truth in that statement.
And what that means, then, italmost makes you have to make
some internal decisions of whatthat means to you.
But then also, different peoplefrom different parts of the
world have much differentconcepts of what an American is
and how they think.
And I suppose like a lot ofhumans, we tend to group people
(15:01):
in big groups.
RR (15:02):
So
Don Baker (15:03):
maybe what they're hearing on the news most
recently, that type of thing.
RR (15:06):
Okay, got to ask you the question that is burning within
me as a travel agent.
If I go to Thailand, whatshould I not miss?
Don Baker (15:17):
Oh, boy, you know, Roger, that's a really broad
question.
You shouldn't miss coming andseeing me.
Jana (15:23):
Okay.
Don Baker (15:25):
But, you know, it depends because, Thailand is
rich in history and culture, andtheir culture is, like every
other country, is unique.
They're somewhat unique for thecountries around them because
they were never truly colonized.
They were occupied a littlewhile by Japan during World War
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II, but they were never reallycolonized.
So that's why they're not broadEnglish speakers.
I mentioned Malaysia and Burma,and if you go to Laos, you'll
see French and English beingspoken in those different
countries because of thosehistories there.
Thai didn't have that.
But they have some wonderfulhistoric places, you know, the
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
They've got a few of those thatI've visited.
I love old stuff like that.
And so it's just been beautifulgoing to Simrit over in
Cambodia.
It's a nice jump if you hitThailand, even though that's on
my bucket list.
But Ayutthaya, or is like oneof the former capitals before
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Bangkok and just wonderfulhistory, beautiful places.
RR (16:34):
It's good to have you back home.
I understand you're going to beleaving this relatively soon
and back to Thailand.
Don Baker (16:42):
If my visa comes through, I will be going back in
just about a week.
I'll be flying out nextWednesday.
RR (16:49):
Back you go.
Don Baker (16:51):
Yes, yes.
So, you know, I miss my wife.
She wasn't able to make thetrip this time.
So immigration with everycountry is issues.
So I'm waiting on my visa.
She wasn't able to get hers tocome here.
So, yeah, I'm anxious to gethome.
RR (17:08):
Former Fire Chief Don Baker, thanks for coming.
We enjoy having you here.
Now we'll let you back toThailand.
Thank you.
It was a pleasure, Roger.
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Joining us next on the Double RShow, we have John Jurkovic.
(18:22):
And John, I've known for anumber of years.
He is right now with VikingCruise Lines.
And John, welcome aboard.
Hey,
John Jerkovich (18:31):
Roger.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Hi, everyone.
RR (18:33):
You have been to Lincoln City a number of times.
for lots of different venues.
Your take on seeing the worldthrough Viking.
Let's talk about that.
John Jerkovich (18:44):
Oh, wow.
I've been lucky enough to workfor this brand for eight years,
and I've gotten some amazingplaces.
I've been in the industry since89, and I did a lot of
Caribbean, a lot of Mexico, butthe brand at Viking has brought
me all throughout Europe and toAsia, and just recently I did an
Egypt cruise on the Nile, andIt's kind of the place where I'm
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at in my life.
I want to go to these lessvisited places and be taken
really good care of by a brandthat has a good reputation.
So that's where Viking fillsthe spot for me.
RR (19:15):
They do attempt to go to some of the more exotic places.
Is that a way to put it, John?
Unknown (19:24):
Yeah.
John Jerkovich (19:24):
Yeah, there's some itinerary that people, when
they think of cruising, theydon't oftentimes first think of
river.
So they wouldn't think of goingto Vienna or Budapest or
Cologne.
And those are pretty tried andtrue places that we visit.
But I still think of them askind of more unique because when
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you go to Europe, you think ofLondon, you think of Paris, you
think of Rome.
But all these river cruises goto these cities that are a
little less traveled.
RR (19:54):
lot less traveled and all of a sudden you are within the
heart of a city like Paris andyou're going to sail to
Normandy.
Leaving from downtown Paris andreturning is an experience to
itself.
John Jerkovich (20:10):
That has been a boon for us.
We actually built some shipsduring the pandemic.
We used to leave from a littlesuburb where you could see the
Eiffel Tower off in thedistance.
It was quite small.
There was a town called Lupecand we We told everybody it was
Paris, but when they got there,they realized that the Eiffel
Tower was a bit of a difference.
So during the pandemic, wecreated a smaller version of our
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ships that allowed us to getthrough the last set of locks.
There's some rules that Parishas regarding how you maneuver
when you get closer to the city,and the new ships were
definitely built for that.
So we leave right under the Arcde Triomphe and the Eiffel
Tower and the Champs-Élysées.
It's definitely where you wantto be leaving when you say
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you're going leaving from Paris.
RR (20:56):
Now, tell us a little bit about the Danube.
John Jerkovich (21:00):
That's what started it for me.
I was fortunate enough to joinViking, and my very first cruise
was from Budapest to Passau.
And I heard about rivercruising, but when I got on
board, and just the ease of thesmaller number and the ship
that's very compact.
I will always hold that as myfavorite vacation that started
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it for Viking for me.
To begin with, I like the factthat you go to these two very
close together cities that arejust a world apart.
You've got Budapest.
It was behind the Iron Curtain.
It was a darker history.
The buildings are very ornateand moody.
There's kind of a bohemian feelto the city.
And then you go...
Like a day later, you're inVienna and it's just refined and
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you've got the classical musicand the very pristine buildings.
The architecture is verydifferent.
And that's where you find cafeculture.
It's not like going toStarbucks.
When you go to a cafe inVienna, you're there for hours.
You have like some amazingdesserts and coffees and they're
not trying to hurry you out.
They know that you're going tobe in there for a while.
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So just a very interestingitinerary.
I think leaving from Budapestis...
probably one of the mostbeautiful cities on both sides
of the river.
Buda's on one side, Pesh is onthe other side.
It's all the UNESCO WorldHeritage Site.
All the buildings that line theriver are protected.
I think it's stunning.
I fell in love with rivercruising and biking just from
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that one voyage.
RR (22:31):
You, at the very beginning, hit a real chord with me, the
Nile, and sailing the Nile.
You spend, what, three or fourdays on a Nile, the rest of the
time you're tied up in enjoyingCairo?
Is that true?
John Jerkovich (22:45):
Yeah.
For us, it's a cruise tour.
So it's a strenuous couple daysbecause you're moving quite a
bit because there's so much tosee.
But you start out two nights inCairo, and that's where you'll
see the pyramids, and you'll seea lot of museums.
And then there's an earlyflight, a chartered flight, so
it's built into the cruise.
And you fly about an hour fromCairo to Luxor, and that's where
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you'll start seeing thetemples.
That's where the ship isdocked.
And you're going to be cruisinga couple hours here and there.
There's not a lot of overnightcruising because you're not
going too far.
So you move, you see a temple,you see the area that they've
excavated.
Most of this area that youvisit was under sand and water.
So when you go to thesetemples, the colors are all the
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same as they were, you know,3,000, 4,000, 60,000 years ago.
And the structures are huge andyou can literally touch them.
I mean, they probably don'twant you to, but...
It's just so amazing to be inthese places.
And, of course, there's anEgyptologist with you the whole
time, and they're explaining allthe history.
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I mean, if they're making it upon the spot, they're really
good.
I'm pretty sure that this isall stuff that they've
remembered from theircoursework.
And it's just phenomenal.
And then, of course, we went tothe Valley of the Kings, and we
went into the actual tombs, andyou get to go see King Tut.
And this is unbelievable thatthey were able to create these
secretively.
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so deep into the hillside andthen, you know, feel them up.
And of course, most of themwere raided, but Tut's was the
most intact one they'd everfound.
It's just phenomenal.
I did a balloon ride over theValley of the Kings in the
morning.
Very peaceful.
It's just stunning the wholetime.
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I have to say it changed me asfar as travel goes.
I have a greater appreciationfor how they live.
I have a greater appreciationfor how I live.
The very last day you do flyback to Cairo and you go to the
Grand Egyptian Museum.
They've been building thismuseum for, I want to say, over
five years.
I think it's close to sevenyears it took to build.
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And it's a billion dollars.
And they call it their gift tothe world.
They have brought in all theartifacts that they've
collected.
It's stunning.
And their idea is they want tohouse King Tut's treasures.
but they also want to get backthe treasures that other parts
of the world have taken fromthem.
So they now have this perfectmuseum to display these things,
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like the Rosetta Stone, but it'sup to these other countries to
give this stuff back.
That's Egypt definitely has areason to ask for it, I think.
RR (25:22):
Everybody can hear in your voice the passion you have for
traveling with Viking on theriver and around the ocean.
We'll have an opportunity,people will have an opportunity
to talk to you one-on-one comeOctober 7th at Senior Fair in
Lincoln City.
John Jerkovich (25:39):
I have that on my calendar.
I'll be there.
I've been there a couple times,so if anybody doesn't come talk
to me yet, I'll be there.
And I do love talking.
Hey, I'll talk to anybody abouta cruise, but it definitely
swings towards biking the more Italk
RR (25:54):
to them.
I look forward to having youback again, John.
Thank you much.
John Jerkovich (25:58):
All right, Roger.
Thank you.
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RR (26:28):
And our special thanks go out to Monica and to Don and to
John for joining us today on mytravel report, if you will.
I love to travel, and I love totalk about traveling.
Son Paul (26:39):
Traveling is the best thing.
It's the gift that you want togive yourself and your friends
and neighbors, right?
Absolutely,
RR (26:45):
and your family.
And your family, yeah.
Yeah, take your familytraveling.
Expose everybody to anotherculture, and you will learn so
much for yourself.
Son Paul (26:56):
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We had Don on in particular.
You know, that was one of thereasons he wanted to live
overseas is to be exposed toother cultures, you know, to
learn.
And so that's a gift that itgives that you definitely want
to enjoy yourself.
And he went way,
RR (27:13):
way around the world.
Thailand.
And Monica over in Germany.
We know that Monica islistening to this program.
Our numbers have jumped way up.
The
Son Paul (27:22):
German contingent, the Deutschland contingent is
doubled or
RR (27:25):
whatever.
Yeah.
I do appreciate that.
It is fun.
We have a big band music dancewith the Lincoln Pops Orchestra.
This is the third Thursday ofevery month, 7 to 9, 30 out at
the Glendon Beach CommunityClub.
Admission is only $10.
Also like to remind everybody,September 3rd, library board
meeting at 3.30.
(27:46):
This is a regular monthlymeeting.
On Monday, September 8th at 6o'clock, the Lincoln City City
Council in regular session.
and the Public Arts Committeeon September 10th.
So those are some of the thingsupcoming citywide.
We have the Senior Fair October7th at Chinook Woods Casino
(28:09):
Resort.
Booth space is quickly sellingout.
Thankfully, I'm happy toreport, but there still is some
spots available.
The people attending will havean opportunity to potentially
win $100 every hour on the hour.
If your name is called andyou're not there, The next hour
(28:29):
becomes $200, $300, $400, on upthe scale.
But we're going to be drawingfor $100 every hour at a
minimum.
Compliments to Sherlock Wins.
Stuff of Us, September 5.
Donations at the Lincoln CityGifts.
And, of course, starting at 10o'clock on the 5th, you'll have
(28:50):
an opportunity to come in andpick up a bag of back-to-school
supplies, a back-to-schoolbackpack.
Son Paul (28:58):
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, absolutely, and I knowthat Sharon was talking about
how many backpacks that theyalso have donated from Lincoln
City Outlets as a kind of a buyone, get one kind of thing that
they've been offering.
RR (29:10):
It's really been good.
Celebration of Honors,September 10, 11, and 12 up at
Chinook Winds, and we have allof these marvelous displays
coming in.
We have a lot of veterans inthis area that need assistance,
need help, need somebody to talkto.
This is going to be the placeIf you have such a veteran in
your household, you know of sucha veteran, make certain that
(29:33):
they get up to Chinook Windsbecause there are people there
that can help, want to help, andwill help.
Son Paul (29:40):
Yeah, it's a real resource kind of fair as well as
being a solemn and memorableevent.
RR (29:45):
Anything else your side of the table?
Son Paul (29:47):
Well, just a heads up that, you know, we are getting
close to back to school, as weknow, and so people want to be
mindful on the roads.
But the last thing, just ahappy birthday wish to my love
Well,
RR (29:59):
happy birthday, Allison.
That works out.
That'll do it to the news onthe Double R Show.
For Paul, I am Roger.
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RR (00:30):
Welcome to the Double R Show.
We do have an opportunity todayto talk about one of my
all-time favorite subjects.
What would that be?
Let me think, let me think, letme think.
Something's traveling around inmy brain.
It's always traveling around inyour brain.
It's always traveling around inmy brain.
Today we're going to have anopportunity to talk to two
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people that have lived inLincoln City a number of years,
now live elsewhere around theworld, and another gentleman who
travels around the world forbusiness.
So this is going to be ratherinteresting.
Let's go traveling.
Always traveling.
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because it's authentic Mexicanfood.
RR (01:55):
32 years ago, a couple moved to Lincoln City from
Deutschland, from Germany.
And now they are returning toGermany.
I have to believe it probablyhas something to do with
grandkids and kids.
With me is Monica Huck.
Am I right?
That's totally correct.
32 years in Lincoln City, youhad the Sears store, then the
(02:16):
appliance store.
Yes.
Monika Hucke (02:19):
After a while, we had...
We had to go independent and weshould have done that much
earlier.
RR (02:26):
But that was history.
That was history, yeah.
Now you're going to be movingback to Germany.
And what I really want to talkabout is that you are originally
from Germany.
You know what a tourist has tosee.
I
Monika Hucke (02:42):
think
RR (02:42):
so, yes.
I think so.
What are some of the highlightsthat, if I'm going to go to
Germany, is not missed?
Monika Hucke (02:49):
Okay, so all Americans I know do either the
Rhine River or do southernGermany.
And there is, in my opinion,because I went to college there,
you cannot miss Berlin.
under no circumstances.
And you cannot miss the BalticSea, really, too.
(03:11):
So they are beautiful.
old places where our lastemperor already vacationed, and
those are completely intact andbeautiful little vacation spots
in Germany.
RR (03:25):
The one thing you mentioned, Berlin, that still sticks to my
head going into Berlin is theJewish cemetery, or I don't know
if it's a...
The Holocaust Memorial.
The Holocaust Memorial.
Ah,
Monika Hucke (03:36):
stunning.
Yeah, it leaves you kind ofspeechless.
Oh, yes.
Yes, there is...
And also, yeah, the cemetery,the Jewish cemetery, and all the
memorials that are there,really.
All the people that foughtagainst the Nazi regime.
It's all well worth visiting.
RR (04:00):
Now, let's go to southern Germany, Stuttgart.
Or Munich, or where were wetalking about?
Most
Monika Hucke (04:06):
people would go to Munich.
I would not miss Heidelberg.
Oh no, oh no.
Especially
RR (04:13):
on
Monika Hucke (04:13):
the Rhine.
Yes, yes.
And Augsburg.
There are beautiful placesbesides Munich and Bavaria.
I mean, the land of the lakes.
Königsee is one lake that is sounique and in the world, I
think.
How so?
(04:34):
They have this echo thing onthat lake on a boat and through
their mountains that surroundthat lake.
If you hear your echo when youcall your name or call any name,
you hear it about 28 times.
It's such a unique acousticthere that is, yeah, it's really
(04:59):
indescribable.
And it's so quiet and peaceful.
You have the feeling you're allalone in this world.
And you have the beautifulmountains surrounding that deep
green water of that lake.
So it's really stunning.
RR (05:14):
The Rhine River is just something all to itself.
Yes.
You go from Basel to
Monika Hucke (05:23):
Amsterdam or whatever.
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, some town next to it.
Some little town.
Some little town next toAmsterdam, yeah.
We had friends visiting us inGermany two or three years ago,
and we asked them what theywould like to do while they are
there, and they said, oh, yeah,they would like to see some
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castles on the Rhine River andsome of these little villages
and little towns they wanted totry some German wine.
Absolutely.
Sure.
And then, so she said, myfriend said...
Do you think we can look atfive or six?
And then we were Googling itbecause we had no idea which
(06:06):
ones would be good to visit.
And Germany has 26,000 castles.
26,000?
Yeah, we were guessing 500 to1,000.
26,000?
26,000 castles.
We were totally flabbergasted.
So yeah, we had a...
Good selections of castles wecould visit along the Rhine
(06:28):
River with different cities.
RR (06:30):
I think one of my fondest memories is sailing down the
Rhine, sitting up on the topdeck, sipping champagne in the
sunshine, and sailing past 26,28 castles or whatever it was.
Monika Hucke (06:43):
Stunning.
On one champagne glass, yeah.
Yeah, on one glass ofchampagne.
Yeah, it is stunning.
And it's stunning.
It was always a border river.
It was always...
There was lots of fightinggoing on, so they all had
beautiful castles in highplaces.
Now
RR (07:02):
the food, what should I not miss in food in Germany?
Monika Hucke (07:06):
I would say white asparagus with wiener schnitzel.
Or...
RR (07:13):
White asparagus with
Monika Hucke (07:14):
veal schnitzel.
Yeah, that was always our startinto springtime.
When the first white asparaguscame and got harvested, you had
new potatoes, veal schnitzel,and white asparagus with sauce
hollandaise.
And that was just...
When that day in May or Junecame, then you knew summer is
(07:38):
not far away.
And it's such a limited timethat this is available.
I think the season for whiteasparagus is only six to eight
weeks.
And then fresh strawberriesbecause they happen to be at the
same time.
So that is something nobodyshould miss.
And in the winter time, I wouldsay a roasted duck.
(08:03):
That would be something reallygood.
RR (08:08):
I was told, and I don't know if this is is true that the
best restaurants were nearcemeteries because after the
service, the burial of somebody,the family would always go have
a
Monika Hucke (08:22):
marvelous dinner.
I absolutely believe that.
I haven't experienced it, but Ican believe that, that this is
true.
RR (08:29):
Well, Monica, I appreciate getting to know you.
I'm going to miss not havingyou in Lincoln City because we
spent a lot of time togetherdoing
Monika Hucke (08:37):
advertising for your businesses.
Yes, I will miss a lot ofpeople here in this town and and
i'm sure it's it's not foreverthat we will be it first of all
We are still here in the U.S.
for quite some time and doing along road trip now, visiting
(08:58):
places we always wanted tovisit.
We will be coming back for amonth in the fall, and we still
have a little place now in town,so it's not this final goodbye.
And that is something when wedecided that it is time to...
find a place back in Germany.
(09:20):
It's exciting and it's sad.
And I'm, I don't know, I'mbetween a rock and a hard place
there.
Auf
RR (09:29):
Wiedersehen.
Monika Hucke (09:29):
Yeah,
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auf
Monika Hucke (09:30):
Wiedersehen.
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RR (10:15):
Former fire chief for North Lincoln County and now a
resident of Thailand.
Welcome back home, Don Baker.
Good to have you here.
Don Baker (10:25):
Thank you.
It's good to be here, Roger.
RR (10:27):
You were fire chief here for North Lincoln Fire and Rescue.
What years, Don?
Don Baker (10:31):
22 years.
So I came here in 92, the endof 92, and then I guess it was
2016, I think, when I retired.
RR (10:40):
That's quite a career.
Don Baker (10:42):
Yeah.
You remember a little bit ofthe old days.
RR (10:45):
Sure.
I
Don Baker (10:46):
was hired by Taft North Scotts Lake, T&D.
T&D.
It was before we had NorthLincoln here, so...
RR (10:53):
That's a long time ago.
Now you're living in Thailand.
Why Thailand?
Don Baker (10:57):
Oh, well, that's really kind of a pretty simple
story.
Lifetime long friend of mine,he retired and he landed in
Thailand.
And I was coming up within, youknow, within my two year, my 48
month window of planning onretiring.
And I always planned on goingoutside the country to spend
time, though I never figuredAsia.
(11:18):
And he said, hey, you need tocome over here and visit me.
And that's what I did.
I went over there on a coupleof vac and then I ended up
meeting a nice lady that we gotmarried this last June, and
she's Thai, and so that's whereI am.
RR (11:34):
How are you accepted?
Oh,
Don Baker (11:37):
very well, actually.
The Thais, it's hard.
I hate to compartmentalizepeople, you know.
But they're very open and veryfriendly.
The area I live in relies a loton tourism and foreigners that
are living there.
So...
generally very welcome becausethey're not an English-speaking
country, unlike, say, you go toMalaysia or if you went over to
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Burma, they speak a lot ofEnglish there.
So sometimes it's difficult toget to know the people if
they're not speaking English.
But...
RR (12:11):
Have you learned the language?
Don Baker (12:13):
Oh, very little, very little.
And your listeners can't see, Iwear a cochlear implant.
And so Thai is what's called atonal language.
And it's like a four-tonallanguage, I believe, which means
that they say a word.
If you don't get the tone, justthe right tone of that word
down, they just will notunderstand you.
(12:35):
And unlike English, we can getit close, and we pretty much go,
yeah, I know what they'resaying.
So Now, maybe that's just anexcuse, though, for being lazy.
RR (12:46):
We talked a little bit.
You were at the Community DaysBanquet, and we had an
opportunity to visit a littlebit there.
You were telling me of thenumber of Russians that live in
the area where you live.
Don Baker (13:00):
Yeah, there is quite a few.
And since I started goingthere, and I started going there
in 2017, I guess, there wasalways quite a few Russian
tourists around there.
Not a lot, but since thepandemic, we've seen a real drop
in the number of Chinesetourists that are there.
So now, proportionally, theRussians have jumped way up on
(13:24):
the for proportionally wise.
RR (13:26):
And what's the reaction between you and the other
foreign countries?
Don Baker (13:31):
I would say very good.
You know, 99.9% of the time,it's very good.
The Russians are not as widelyEnglish speakers as some of the
other countries are.
The European countries, most ofthose folks, Australia and New
Zealand and those now speakEnglish.
Some of the Russians do, butit's usually pretty broken.
(13:53):
But I've had some justfascinating conversations.
It might be through GoogleTranslate, a lot of it, between
a young couple that were fromSiberia.
And he was showing me picturesof his house and ice fishing and
all kinds of cool stuff.
So yeah, that's why I wanted tolive out of the United States,
(14:15):
was to interact with folks fromother cultures.
RR (14:18):
I always found it interesting that you never were
really an American until youleft the country.
Nationally, you were a Swede,an Irishman, an Italian,
whatever it would happen to be.
But until you actually left theU.S., then you became an
(14:39):
American.
Don Baker (14:40):
I think there's a lot of truth in that statement.
And what that means, then, italmost makes you have to make
some internal decisions of whatthat means to you.
But then also, different peoplefrom different parts of the
world have much differentconcepts of what an American is
and how they think.
And I suppose like a lot ofhumans, we tend to group people
(15:01):
in big groups.
RR (15:02):
So
Don Baker (15:03):
maybe what they're hearing on the news most
recently, that type of thing.
RR (15:06):
Okay, got to ask you the question that is burning within
me as a travel agent.
If I go to Thailand, whatshould I not miss?
Don Baker (15:17):
Oh, boy, you know, Roger, that's a really broad
question.
You shouldn't miss coming andseeing me.
Jana (15:23):
Okay.
Don Baker (15:25):
But, you know, it depends because, Thailand is
rich in history and culture, andtheir culture is, like every
other country, is unique.
They're somewhat unique for thecountries around them because
they were never truly colonized.
They were occupied a littlewhile by Japan during World War
(15:46):
II, but they were never reallycolonized.
So that's why they're not broadEnglish speakers.
I mentioned Malaysia and Burma,and if you go to Laos, you'll
see French and English beingspoken in those different
countries because of thosehistories there.
Thai didn't have that.
But they have some wonderfulhistoric places, you know, the
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
They've got a few of those thatI've visited.
I love old stuff like that.
And so it's just been beautifulgoing to Simrit over in
Cambodia.
It's a nice jump if you hitThailand, even though that's on
my bucket list.
But Ayutthaya, or is like oneof the former capitals before
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Bangkok and just wonderfulhistory, beautiful places.
RR (16:34):
It's good to have you back home.
I understand you're going to beleaving this relatively soon
and back to Thailand.
Don Baker (16:42):
If my visa comes through, I will be going back in
just about a week.
I'll be flying out nextWednesday.
RR (16:49):
Back you go.
Don Baker (16:51):
Yes, yes.
So, you know, I miss my wife.
She wasn't able to make thetrip this time.
So immigration with everycountry is issues.
So I'm waiting on my visa.
She wasn't able to get hers tocome here.
So, yeah, I'm anxious to gethome.
RR (17:08):
Former Fire Chief Don Baker, thanks for coming.
We enjoy having you here.
Now we'll let you back toThailand.
Thank you.
It was a pleasure, Roger.
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Joining us next on the Double RShow, we have John Jurkovic.
(18:22):
And John, I've known for anumber of years.
He is right now with VikingCruise Lines.
And John, welcome aboard.
Hey,
John Jerkovich (18:31):
Roger.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Hi, everyone.
RR (18:33):
You have been to Lincoln City a number of times.
for lots of different venues.
Your take on seeing the worldthrough Viking.
Let's talk about that.
John Jerkovich (18:44):
Oh, wow.
I've been lucky enough to workfor this brand for eight years,
and I've gotten some amazingplaces.
I've been in the industry since89, and I did a lot of
Caribbean, a lot of Mexico, butthe brand at Viking has brought
me all throughout Europe and toAsia, and just recently I did an
Egypt cruise on the Nile, andIt's kind of the place where I'm
(19:06):
at in my life.
I want to go to these lessvisited places and be taken
really good care of by a brandthat has a good reputation.
So that's where Viking fillsthe spot for me.
RR (19:15):
They do attempt to go to some of the more exotic places.
Is that a way to put it, John?
Unknown (19:24):
Yeah.
John Jerkovich (19:24):
Yeah, there's some itinerary that people, when
they think of cruising, theydon't oftentimes first think of
river.
So they wouldn't think of goingto Vienna or Budapest or
Cologne.
And those are pretty tried andtrue places that we visit.
But I still think of them askind of more unique because when
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you go to Europe, you think ofLondon, you think of Paris, you
think of Rome.
But all these river cruises goto these cities that are a
little less traveled.
RR (19:54):
lot less traveled and all of a sudden you are within the
heart of a city like Paris andyou're going to sail to
Normandy.
Leaving from downtown Paris andreturning is an experience to
itself.
John Jerkovich (20:10):
That has been a boon for us.
We actually built some shipsduring the pandemic.
We used to leave from a littlesuburb where you could see the
Eiffel Tower off in thedistance.
It was quite small.
There was a town called Lupecand we We told everybody it was
Paris, but when they got there,they realized that the Eiffel
Tower was a bit of a difference.
So during the pandemic, wecreated a smaller version of our
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ships that allowed us to getthrough the last set of locks.
There's some rules that Parishas regarding how you maneuver
when you get closer to the city,and the new ships were
definitely built for that.
So we leave right under the Arcde Triomphe and the Eiffel
Tower and the Champs-Élysées.
It's definitely where you wantto be leaving when you say
(20:54):
you're going leaving from Paris.
RR (20:56):
Now, tell us a little bit about the Danube.
John Jerkovich (21:00):
That's what started it for me.
I was fortunate enough to joinViking, and my very first cruise
was from Budapest to Passau.
And I heard about rivercruising, but when I got on
board, and just the ease of thesmaller number and the ship
that's very compact.
I will always hold that as myfavorite vacation that started
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it for Viking for me.
To begin with, I like the factthat you go to these two very
close together cities that arejust a world apart.
You've got Budapest.
It was behind the Iron Curtain.
It was a darker history.
The buildings are very ornateand moody.
There's kind of a bohemian feelto the city.
And then you go...
Like a day later, you're inVienna and it's just refined and
(21:46):
you've got the classical musicand the very pristine buildings.
The architecture is verydifferent.
And that's where you find cafeculture.
It's not like going toStarbucks.
When you go to a cafe inVienna, you're there for hours.
You have like some amazingdesserts and coffees and they're
not trying to hurry you out.
They know that you're going tobe in there for a while.
(22:08):
So just a very interestingitinerary.
I think leaving from Budapestis...
probably one of the mostbeautiful cities on both sides
of the river.
Buda's on one side, Pesh is onthe other side.
It's all the UNESCO WorldHeritage Site.
All the buildings that line theriver are protected.
I think it's stunning.
I fell in love with rivercruising and biking just from
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that one voyage.
RR (22:31):
You, at the very beginning, hit a real chord with me, the
Nile, and sailing the Nile.
You spend, what, three or fourdays on a Nile, the rest of the
time you're tied up in enjoyingCairo?
Is that true?
John Jerkovich (22:45):
Yeah.
For us, it's a cruise tour.
So it's a strenuous couple daysbecause you're moving quite a
bit because there's so much tosee.
But you start out two nights inCairo, and that's where you'll
see the pyramids, and you'll seea lot of museums.
And then there's an earlyflight, a chartered flight, so
it's built into the cruise.
And you fly about an hour fromCairo to Luxor, and that's where
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you'll start seeing thetemples.
That's where the ship isdocked.
And you're going to be cruisinga couple hours here and there.
There's not a lot of overnightcruising because you're not
going too far.
So you move, you see a temple,you see the area that they've
excavated.
Most of this area that youvisit was under sand and water.
So when you go to thesetemples, the colors are all the
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same as they were, you know,3,000, 4,000, 60,000 years ago.
And the structures are huge andyou can literally touch them.
I mean, they probably don'twant you to, but...
It's just so amazing to be inthese places.
And, of course, there's anEgyptologist with you the whole
time, and they're explaining allthe history.
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I mean, if they're making it upon the spot, they're really
good.
I'm pretty sure that this isall stuff that they've
remembered from theircoursework.
And it's just phenomenal.
And then, of course, we went tothe Valley of the Kings, and we
went into the actual tombs, andyou get to go see King Tut.
And this is unbelievable thatthey were able to create these
secretively.
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so deep into the hillside andthen, you know, feel them up.
And of course, most of themwere raided, but Tut's was the
most intact one they'd everfound.
It's just phenomenal.
I did a balloon ride over theValley of the Kings in the
morning.
Very peaceful.
It's just stunning the wholetime.
(24:31):
I have to say it changed me asfar as travel goes.
I have a greater appreciationfor how they live.
I have a greater appreciationfor how I live.
The very last day you do flyback to Cairo and you go to the
Grand Egyptian Museum.
They've been building thismuseum for, I want to say, over
five years.
I think it's close to sevenyears it took to build.
(24:51):
And it's a billion dollars.
And they call it their gift tothe world.
They have brought in all theartifacts that they've
collected.
It's stunning.
And their idea is they want tohouse King Tut's treasures.
but they also want to get backthe treasures that other parts
of the world have taken fromthem.
So they now have this perfectmuseum to display these things,
(25:13):
like the Rosetta Stone, but it'sup to these other countries to
give this stuff back.
That's Egypt definitely has areason to ask for it, I think.
RR (25:22):
Everybody can hear in your voice the passion you have for
traveling with Viking on theriver and around the ocean.
We'll have an opportunity,people will have an opportunity
to talk to you one-on-one comeOctober 7th at Senior Fair in
Lincoln City.
John Jerkovich (25:39):
I have that on my calendar.
I'll be there.
I've been there a couple times,so if anybody doesn't come talk
to me yet, I'll be there.
And I do love talking.
Hey, I'll talk to anybody abouta cruise, but it definitely
swings towards biking the more Italk
RR (25:54):
to them.
I look forward to having youback again, John.
Thank you much.
John Jerkovich (25:58):
All right, Roger.
Thank you.
Bobs Beach Books (25:59):
You'll find a book for every occasion at Bob's
Beach Books.
Something to read as you'rerelaxed by an open fire?
We have it.
Studying a particular topic?
We have that, too.
Traveling to a far-off land?
Discover it first by reading.
Bob's Beach Books in the OceanLake area of Lincoln City?
Come discover.
Zellers (26:15):
Homestyle cooking in a hometown atmosphere.
Hi, I'm Adina from Zeller'sRestaurant in Rose Lodge in
Lincoln City.
Join us daily for good fun andgreat food.
You can even kick up your heelsat Zeller's.
RR (26:28):
And our special thanks go out to Monica and to Don and to
John for joining us today on mytravel report, if you will.
I love to travel, and I love totalk about traveling.
Son Paul (26:39):
Traveling is the best thing.
It's the gift that you want togive yourself and your friends
and neighbors, right?
Absolutely,
RR (26:45):
and your family.
And your family, yeah.
Yeah, take your familytraveling.
Expose everybody to anotherculture, and you will learn so
much for yourself.
Son Paul (26:56):
Yeah, and I think that was really clear with...
We had Don on in particular.
You know, that was one of thereasons he wanted to live
overseas is to be exposed toother cultures, you know, to
learn.
And so that's a gift that itgives that you definitely want
to enjoy yourself.
And he went way,
RR (27:13):
way around the world.
Thailand.
And Monica over in Germany.
We know that Monica islistening to this program.
Our numbers have jumped way up.
The
Son Paul (27:22):
German contingent, the Deutschland contingent is
doubled or
RR (27:25):
whatever.
Yeah.
I do appreciate that.
It is fun.
We have a big band music dancewith the Lincoln Pops Orchestra.
This is the third Thursday ofevery month, 7 to 9, 30 out at
the Glendon Beach CommunityClub.
Admission is only $10.
Also like to remind everybody,September 3rd, library board
meeting at 3.30.
(27:46):
This is a regular monthlymeeting.
On Monday, September 8th at 6o'clock, the Lincoln City City
Council in regular session.
and the Public Arts Committeeon September 10th.
So those are some of the thingsupcoming citywide.
We have the Senior Fair October7th at Chinook Woods Casino
(28:09):
Resort.
Booth space is quickly sellingout.
Thankfully, I'm happy toreport, but there still is some
spots available.
The people attending will havean opportunity to potentially
win $100 every hour on the hour.
If your name is called andyou're not there, The next hour
(28:29):
becomes $200, $300, $400, on upthe scale.
But we're going to be drawingfor $100 every hour at a
minimum.
Compliments to Sherlock Wins.
Stuff of Us, September 5.
Donations at the Lincoln CityGifts.
And, of course, starting at 10o'clock on the 5th, you'll have
(28:50):
an opportunity to come in andpick up a bag of back-to-school
supplies, a back-to-schoolbackpack.
Son Paul (28:58):
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, absolutely, and I knowthat Sharon was talking about
how many backpacks that theyalso have donated from Lincoln
City Outlets as a kind of a buyone, get one kind of thing that
they've been offering.
RR (29:10):
It's really been good.
Celebration of Honors,September 10, 11, and 12 up at
Chinook Winds, and we have allof these marvelous displays
coming in.
We have a lot of veterans inthis area that need assistance,
need help, need somebody to talkto.
This is going to be the placeIf you have such a veteran in
your household, you know of sucha veteran, make certain that
(29:33):
they get up to Chinook Windsbecause there are people there
that can help, want to help, andwill help.
Son Paul (29:40):
Yeah, it's a real resource kind of fair as well as
being a solemn and memorableevent.
RR (29:45):
Anything else your side of the table?
Son Paul (29:47):
Well, just a heads up that, you know, we are getting
close to back to school, as weknow, and so people want to be
mindful on the roads.
But the last thing, just ahappy birthday wish to my love
Well,
RR (29:59):
happy birthday, Allison.
That works out.
That'll do it to the news onthe Double R Show.
For Paul, I am Roger.
Remember to like, subscribe,share, so you and your family
and friends around the world andacross the street can join us
on the Double R Show.
Have yourself a happy day.
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