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December 19, 2025 • 12 mins
After escaping a toxic situation, Shian deserves a sigh of relief this Christmas. Thanks to Treasure Island Resort & Casino and Holiday Station Stores. DONATE to Christmas Wish: www.kdwb.com/wish.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And here we are with Christmas Wish live as it
happens on k D Double Ub. We're talking to Stuart
bus driver. You're a bus driver, yes, sir. How old
are the kids that you're driving?

Speaker 2 (00:12):
They're middle school?

Speaker 3 (00:12):
Okay?

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Six seven?

Speaker 3 (00:13):
How are you middle Do they do a lot of
the six seven?

Speaker 4 (00:17):
No?

Speaker 2 (00:18):
No, I don't hear that from them at all.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Okay, good, good kick him off the bus if they.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Start, Stuart, how long you've been listening to Katie?

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Would you be since I've been riding a school bus?

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Really a long long time? So you and I have
known each other for years and year?

Speaker 2 (00:32):
Yeah, yeah, you're super close.

Speaker 3 (00:33):
Well, I'm glad.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
I raise in Minneapolis.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
I appreciate that you listening, and I appreciate you nominating
somebody for a Christmas Wish.

Speaker 3 (00:39):
This is Cheyenne. And how do you know Cheyenne?

Speaker 2 (00:42):
We work together at a emergency shelter for children.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Okay, wonderful, And she's been struggling a little bit, had
some challenges, so we want to help her out with
a Christmas wish. We'll make that phone call and have
you read the letter in a few seconds. Here is
our delivery guy, Brandon on the phone right now. Then.
Were you good on the school bus when you were
a kid, or did you sit in the back and
smoke cigarettes?

Speaker 2 (01:06):
I was the quiet one.

Speaker 3 (01:07):
You were the quiet one. Okay.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
I sat in the back and I thought I was
like a badass kid, but I was like the biggest nerd.
I had my baritone horns sitting next to door, big door. Brandon,
thanks for what you do delivery, delivering more Christmas wishes,
and we'll have you stand by in case we need
you to go knock.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
On the door. Okay, Brandon sounds good. Thank you, sir.
Have a good weekend.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
He's from college muscle movers and they are doing all
of the heavy lifting during Christmas Wish. Let's get started
right now for.

Speaker 3 (01:35):
Another Dave Lyon show, Christmas Wish.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
Christmas Wish helps out people in different circumstances. Sometimes there's
been you know, like a serious illness in the family,
there's been something horrible that has happened, like possibly they've
lost a family member. This one is just somebody who's
going through some hard times and has escaped a bad
situation to kind of start over again. Sto right, and

(02:01):
so you know this person, love this person, respect this
person want to see if you can help them out.
Let's we see if we can call is the we're
making a phone call right now. Let's see if we
can call uh Cheyenne and get her story and see
if we can help out her.

Speaker 3 (02:15):
And she's got kids too, right yeah? How many kids
does she have?

Speaker 2 (02:20):
As far as I know, about four kids and two grandkids?

Speaker 1 (02:23):
Okay, oh wow, got a they all with her?

Speaker 3 (02:29):
Ok? Sorry, Hi, Cheyenne, it's Dave Ryan over at kd
w B. Good morning, good morning.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
Any idea why we might be calling you live on
the radio, Chyenne, Well, you don't have to guess, you
don't have It's okay, you don't have to guess. Say
hi to your friend and our friend Stuart.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
Hey, shy morning, good morning?

Speaker 1 (02:56):
Uh was Stuart sent your name in and told us
a little bit about your story for AKDWB Christmas Wish.

Speaker 3 (03:03):
Do you know what Christmas wish is? Shi?

Speaker 4 (03:07):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (03:07):
Okay, Well you've been nominated and you're about to receive
a Christmas wish which we hope will make your Christmas
a little bit brighter, a little bit easier, and know
that you're supported and loved. Stuart wrote in a very interesting,
very tender email to let us know about your situation.
Have you got a minute so Stu can read it
on the radio? Yeah, Okay, Stu, whenever you're ready.

Speaker 2 (03:29):
Shane is a youth care worker at an emergency shelter
for children and was my trainer when I was a
new hire. Her compassion for Karen, for the children and
instill an important values and skills is inspirational. Our job
is to assist the kids with daily routines, help them
feel like they're home, and create a family vibe as
much as we can. Bonding as a shelter family, We've
gotten to know each other a little more each day,

(03:51):
and over time a trust and friendship was formed. Shane
has shared her story with me of the life she
had before the shelter escape in a toxic relationship ship,
removing her children from a terrible situation that no family
should ever have to experience, and relocating, leaving everything they've
built behind and starting over with only their personal belongings.
Today's Shine works full time in a lumber yard. This tiny,

(04:14):
saucepoken lady has the spirit of an MMA fighter and
a lumberjack and is able to hold her own into
mail dominated lumber industry. Working the shelter on the weekend,
she rarely has any days off. She makes her car
payments every month on a car that's not working. Meanwhile,
is able to find a ride to work in Wisconsin
and picks her grandson, baby Andrew Rope every other week

(04:36):
from a town a couple hours south of the Twin Cities.
Last month, just before Thanksgiving, she lost a debit card
and somebody took three hundred dollars from it, which she
discovered when she had insufficient funds while trying to pay
for groceries. This month, the shelter closed for a few
weeks to make some repairs to the old house, reducing
her income going into the holidays. Shining works tireslely every

(04:58):
single day with no signs of gift of one up,
and you would never know she's dealing with a series
of unfortunate events because she refuses to let the hardships
be a part of her character and identity. This beautiful
and resilient family from the White Earth band of ol
Jibwei deserve a sigh of relief this Christmas.

Speaker 1 (05:14):
Oh that's a really nice way to put it. A
sigh of relief. Oh, you may be tear up with
that line. So you you work in the lumber yard
five days a week, and then on the weekends you
really don't get a day off because you're at the shelter.

Speaker 3 (05:28):
Wow. And then somebody stole money off your debit card.

Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yeah, kind of when it rains it poor as well, right,
and in your home?

Speaker 3 (05:39):
Now, who all shares your home with you?

Speaker 4 (05:44):
So my daughter and my grandson stay here, and other
daughter and her baby daughter just got their own place.
But we were all here. Then I have two sons
that there was a mom My older son takes care

(06:07):
of my grandma.

Speaker 1 (06:08):
Oh my gosh, you've got a big family to take
care of. Well, let's see if we can help you out.
And like you said, a little sigh of relief. Stewart,
that was really nice. So we do Christmas wish to
ease the burden financially a little bit, but also to
make Christmas a little bit more fun. Let's start off
with some fun stuff. Little Andrew three years old, and

(06:33):
is Andrew there? I hear a kid in the background.

Speaker 4 (06:36):
Yeah, ye, hey, Andrew.

Speaker 1 (06:39):
We got some things for Andrew. We got some practical stuff.
We got like shoes, and we've got some outfits. But
we've also got a Spider and Friends pirate ship. We're
gonna send that over to you. We got multiple Mickey
Mouse and Bluey coloring books. And then this is really interesting.
We got brand new toys donated by a listener who
got a Christmas wish for us in the past, so

(07:01):
they are giving us, they're paying it forward. They've got
some really cool stuff. I got the Game of Life
Kid Edition, a Harry Potter set, Burger Truck, Lego set,
Silly Sense play dough so they can smear that in
the carpet for you.

Speaker 3 (07:18):
That'll be great.

Speaker 1 (07:20):
Toy box, construction truck, Tesla roads to remote control hot wheel.
He's gonna have a great time. And I want to
shout out this person who got a wish from us,
And I'm not sure what their life is like right now,
but apparently they're in a position where they can help
someone out. Shauna is your daughter?

Speaker 3 (07:37):
Is that right?

Speaker 4 (07:38):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (07:39):
We don't want to leave Shauna out, so we got
her a bunch of that. We got her a three
hundred dollars Mall of America gift card. Do you think
she can use that?

Speaker 4 (07:46):
Oh? Wow? Yeah, okay, good.

Speaker 1 (07:50):
We also just found some things that we've heard that
she needs, dry erase markers, a whiteboard, cleaning spray, full
body length mirror. We're gonna ship that to you. Two
hundred dollars ALTI gift card that's coming for Shauna and
Shannon is your other girl?

Speaker 3 (08:03):
Is that right?

Speaker 4 (08:04):
Yes? Yep?

Speaker 1 (08:05):
Okay, we got for Shauna again, three hundred dollars All
of America gift card, a two hundred dollars All TO
gift card, one hundred dollars gift card to punch Out
Gaming in Forest Lake and you can order online at
punch Out Gaming if you can't make the drive. And
a gaming chair being delivered by Amazon. Is she big
into video games?

Speaker 4 (08:26):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (08:27):
A gaming chair is dope. Do you know what that is, Stuart? Yeah,
I got I got one in my basement. Are really cool.
And gee Waden is just a baby, right yep? How
old is g Waden? She is eight months old. So
we got her some bluey stuff because kids love bluey,

(08:47):
So we got her some little toys and squish mellows
and things like that. Let's talk about you, Cheyenne for
all you do, and again, we just want to ease
the burden and help out your right, your Christmas a
little bit. We've got three hundred dollars Shields gift card
because we heard you like the packers. Yeah, I'm sorry,

(09:14):
but we got some Packers swag and some steel toed
boots for the lumber guard, and yeah, one hundred dollars
Mall of America gift card, a fourteen piece knife set
with cutlery box, one of those things for your countertop.
That's really cool because you're kind of starting over a
little bit. You left a toxic situation and there's a
lot of things that you had but don't have anymore. Right, Yeah, yeah,

(09:39):
but what a blessing to be able to leave that situation.

Speaker 3 (09:42):
And I'm so glad you got out of that.

Speaker 1 (09:45):
A corral eighteen piece dinnerware set, baff and body Works stuff,
and one hundred dollars Barnes and Noble gift card. We're
gonna shift that over to you, and then some things
for the family as well. What does every family need?
A vacuum cleaner. Vacuum cleaner, So we got a dice
and vacuum cleaner for the family in your new place.

(10:05):
Five hundred dollars Target gift card, five hundred dollars. That'll
buy a lot of like you know, laundry, soap and
coat hangers or bounce sheets or whatever you need over
at Target three hundred dollars High V gift card. Your
car is not running, but you're still paying for it,
Is that right? What does it need done to it?

Speaker 4 (10:25):
It needs uh nuther mustade, it needs break and the
axles them and just like an oil change and stuff
like that.

Speaker 1 (10:38):
We can take care of the oil change because that
that's an easy one. But you know what, I can't
promise you, but maybe somebody listening who owns a shop
and they might be able to connect with you and
see if there's something that they can do that they
can donate for your for your car. And if somebody's
listening who has that, then send me a text at
KDWB one. What part of town are you in? Saint Paul's.

(10:59):
If you're around he Saint Paul and you on a shop,
let us know maybe you can help her out. We
got Broadway Pizza gift cards, one hundred and one dollar
holiday gas card, and we give you all of this
just to make your Christmas a little bit brighter and
to support you in your new life in your new
wonderful situation.

Speaker 4 (11:19):
Thank you so much.

Speaker 1 (11:23):
You're so welcome. And Stuart, thank you for nominating. And
Stuart's like a he's a big guy. He would he
looks like you could be a pro wrestler. You're a
big guy. But he's one of these big guys that
just he kind of has a tender heart, doesn't he?

Speaker 4 (11:38):
Yeah, he does, he does.

Speaker 1 (11:39):
Yeah, all right, Cheyenne, thanks for being on KTWB. There
is somebody there to deliver all these things. His name
is Brandon with College Muscle Movers to bring in all
the things for your Christmas wish. Okay, okay, and I'll
let you say goodbye to Stuart.

Speaker 2 (11:55):
Have a good day.

Speaker 4 (11:55):
Thank you so much.

Speaker 2 (11:56):
You're welcome, have a good day.

Speaker 3 (11:59):
And that is Christmas wish on k d w B.
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