WCB Newsline Unleashed

Join myself, Reginald George, and Ken Olson, their Volunteer Museum Coordinator, as I experience and learn all I can about the beautifully restored automobiles and aeroplanes in Hood River

Washington from WWI through the 1930s on this memorable tour. Contact them to go flying in one.

The Museum website is here.

https://www.waaamuseum.org/

“The WAAAM Air & Auto Museum has one of the largest collections of still-flying antique…

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Show Notes

From Reginald George: Carl has played a pivotal role in the blindness movement of Washington state over his long life. We feel it is important to bring you this conversation from November 2019, hosted by Heather, while Carl is among us to enjoy it. The following excerpt is from an article published in the Winter 2020 issue of the Washington Council of the Blind Newsline:

From Heather Meares: As I thought about the concept of navigating uncharted territory and what that really means, I asked myself, who’s life represents an example of this? …

In this Podcast, we interview Sarah Kolat, Institutional Giving Manager and I.D.E.A Co-Lead at PNW Ballet about how they are bringing audio description of dance to Seattle. From their web site: “Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility at PNB” Pacific Northwest Ballet recognizes the historical and present inequities in ballet and is committed to shifting the culture in our Company and artform through meaningful action and reflection." PNW Ballet has always been at the forefront of equity by including all people in their performances and audiences regardless of ability, race, gender, or any other factor you could name. …

Learning to Live Independently for Today and Tomorrow at LIFTT

We met Steve Lowry on a brisk fall morning at the site of their brand-new building for this exciting tour. Frankly, by the time it was over, we were all ready to move right in. Your guides are Donna Elkins, Reginald George, and Brandy Hill, all from Washington State Department of Services for the Blind. Brandy is not formally introduced in the recording, but she is definitely there. Our fearless leader is Steve Lowry, an instructor at the program. LIFTT is a 10-month, residential independent living skills training program for young adults between 18-21 years old. …

Title: Three Visions of Love without vision Description: Three Couples with varied levels of eyesight share with us how true love works in their lives.

Welcome to our milestone twentieth episode. WCB Newsline Unleashed celebrates spring and May flowers with this special never before released interview, featuring three couples of Washington Council of the Blind. For context, this interview was recorded in the spring of 2023, well before the state convention. They are John and Chris Coulter, Andy and Colette Arvidson, and Julie and Nathan Brannon, and they were brave enough to volunteer to hang out and share true stories of challenges and triumphs in their marriages with Zack Hurtz…

Welcome to the Puppy raisers Part 2. In this chapter we zoom in with a tight focus on Marilee Richards, and her first guide dog Taryn. Her puppy raisers are Bailey McDermott, Rob McChrystal, and her friend Lisa Comstock. Viola Bentson recorded, produced, and made valuable contributions to the content of this episode.

Marilee provided the following additional information.

Bailey and Rob were Taryn’s puppy raisers. (The best ever)! We all maintain a close family bond. They live in Portland and hope to raise more dogs for Guide Dogs for the Blind in the future. Bailey is a Para Legal for Idaho, and Rob works for the Port of Portland. …

Raising Guide Dogs - an Act of Joy and Love** Hosted by Linda Wilder

This is part one of an in depth two part look at the fascinating world of raising and training future Guide dogs, and how these life-long relationships contribute to the program they serve.

For this episode the cast included: Marie Celeste Condon, Interviewer Howard Hirshman, Puppy Raiser Karen Hogle, Puppy Raiser Paul Hogle, Puppy Raiser Brian and Carol Gregory, Puppy Raisers This episode was recorded, edited, and produced by Viola Bentson and Reginald…

Show Notes by Heather Meares

I love strong women. I admire and respect their fiery spirits, stubborn grit, and determination. I learn from their experiences in education, travel, love, and loss, and how life events mold you into the person you become. I am one.   Let me say that it is not easy to carry the weight of expectations that come with being this type of person. You take risks to accomplish your goals, and your decisions are questioned by others who think they know what’s best for you. Quite often, your opinions differ from the rest of the group, but they somehow just have to jump out and find their way into the discussion anyway. …

Show notes by Heather Meares   Welcome to our 3rd Annual Virtual Readers’ Choice Award Gala! Join us as we read and discuss each of the four finalist articles from 2022.   Special thanks to Steve Pierce for being our reader and for all his editing expertise throughout the year, and to Viola Bentson, for hosting our Zoom event. In addition, as the editors, Reg and I would like to thank the entire Newsline and podcast committee by name: Beth Greenberg, Chris Coulter, Zack Hurtz, Marilee Richards, Linda Wilder, Viola Bentson, Lucash Uniack, and an honorable mention to Denise Colley, who will always be an honorary member of…