Legislative Session Update with State Representative Emerson Levy

Oregon State Representative Emerson Levy (District 53) joins Steve and Paula for another Legislative Session Update. Levy serves on the Housing and Homelessness Committee and the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee for Natural Resources and is the Vice Chair of Climate, Energy and the Environment. You’ll need your running shoes for this action-packed, detail-filled 20-minute conversation about what’s actually being accomplished in your Oregon State Legislature.

What It Takes to Serve on a Central OR School Board

Redmond School Board member Liz Goodrich talks about the often undervalued, yet very important, job of serving on your school board, what it takes to do a effective job, and the heart it takes to serve your community’s children a families as a board member.

Cattle and Land Management with Scott Dugan on the OSU Extension Connection

Guest Scott Dugan is an OSU Extension Service Educator, award-winning writer for the Extension Cattle & Land Management Service, and an in-person educator for all tri-county farm and ranch owners. He talks about all his OSU Extension department has to offer local farmers and ranchers, from the hobby farmer to the thousands-acre rancher; Scott Dugan has a lot of help for all your land and animal questions.

KPOV Interviews BendFilm Best Director Elisa Levine of the film Sweetheart Deal

KPOV and host Bruce were honored to interview Sweetheart Deal Director Elisa Levine on the Thursday Point October 6. It’s a beautiful interview and a great film.

We were not surprised, but were very proud, to hear that Elisa and Co-Director Gabriel Miller won Bendfilm’s Best Director Award for Sweetheart Deal.

Sweetheart Deal looks at the life of four Seattle women who are addicted to heroine and engaging in sex work to earn a living. They are aided by someone who lets them know he cares for women like them. There is a plot twist we won’t spoil for you.

Listen to this interview for so much insight. It was conducted before Bendfilm 2022, so you will hear some dated material, but the description of the film and the Directors’ motivations and methods are engaging and informative.

Benfilm 2022 is available on line until October 23 at at https://www.bendfilm.org/

Welcoming Week Art Exhibit with Priscilla Calleros and the Green Tour with Neil Baunsgard

Priscilla Calleros, Events & Outreach Manager at The Environmental Center, talks about the The Multicultural Art Exhibit. It’s part of Welcoming Week and features live poetry, music, and creative arts by local BILAPOC and LGBTQ+ artists.

Neil Baunsgard, Transportation and Climate Advocacy Manager at The Environmental Center, tells us about this year’s Green Tour, which showcases reducing energy use in residential and commercial buildings in Central Oregon.

The Green Leadership Coalition with Olive Nye

Olive Nye is a co-leader with the Green Leadership Coalition, a group of high school students advocating for sustainability initiatives in their schools.

Olive talks to us about the group's goals for this year and the importance of making connections with other students who care about the environment. Later, she helps Gillian come down from the shock of learning how long some high school students let their cars idle.

Juneteenth with Kenny Adams from The Father's Group

With Juneteenth, the 19th of June, coming up in a couple of weeks, the June 2 Thursday Point featured Kenny Adams, Executive Director of the Father's Group. They are presenters of the Juneteenth Celebration 2022 in Bend.

Tune in for a conversation about being a father, lifting up local youth, liberation, Juneteenth, and an enlightening discussion of what it means to view the world through an Afrocentric lens.