Latest Extraordinary lives Podcast Episodes
From Reporter to Mother of Triplets to Restoring a Castle
Women of the Northwest - April 04, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday’s guest is Debbie Hazen, a long time Clatskanie Oregon resident. She grew up in a family of newspaper reporters and later became owner and editor of the Clatskanie Chief. She has always loved being involved in her small town community, volunteering and she doesn’t let anything stop he...
Following her passion for libraries
Women of the Northwest - March 28, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsKelsey Balensifer got her degree in journalism and first job in Washington DC. That's when she met a friend on Twitter who led her to the Pacific Northwest and eventually became her husband. She was the event director at the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce. One event was planning the Gre...
Kelsey Balensifer-Following her passion for libraries
Women of the Northwest - March 28, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsKelsey Balensifer got her degree in journalism and first job in Washington DC. That's when she met a friend on Twitter who led her to the Pacific Northwest and eventually became her husband. She was the event director at the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce. One event was planning the Gre...
Kari Henningsgaard-Rescue, Rehab, Release- Injured Birds and Wildlife
Women of the Northwest - March 21, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAre you a nature lover? Interested in helping injured wildlife? This interview with Kari Henningsgaard, interim director of the Wildlife Center of the North Coast tells all about the center, volunteering and summer camps. Subscribe to the Women of the Northwest podcast for inspiring stories ...
Rescue, Rehab, Release- Injured Birds and Wildlife
Women of the Northwest - March 21, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAre you a nature lover? Interested in helping injured wildlife? This interview with Kari Henningsgaard, interim director of the Wildlife Center of the North Coast tells all about the center, volunteering and summer camps. Subscribe to the Women of the Northwest podcast for inspiring stories ...
Crissy Christian-Adopting kids and dogs- what could be more fun?
Women of the Northwest - March 11, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCrissy Christian is a mom to two adopted kiddos who have grown into amazing humans. She also fosters dogs to give them confidence and security to become members of new families. Crissy has also been instrumental in starting a program in Kenya through Helping Hands International,Inc. Such an am...
Adopting kids and dogs- what could be more fun?
Women of the Northwest - March 11, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCrissy Christian is a mom to two adopted kiddos who have grown into amazing humans. She also fosters dogs to give them confidence and security to become members of new families. Crissy has also been instrumental in starting a program in Kenya through Helping Hands International,Inc. Such an am...
Ready for a new career? How about long haul truck driving!
Women of the Northwest - February 28, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSara Rea, my oldest daughter has had a number of career choices throughout the years. Covid and life situations caused her to seek something completely different— Long haul truck driving! Only 1% of drivers are women- welcome to a men's world. She's found that it isn't anything a gal isn't ...
Sara Rea-Ready for a new career? How about long haul truck driving!
Women of the Northwest - February 28, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSara Rea, my oldest daughter has had a number of career choices throughout the years. Covid and life situations caused her to seek something completely different— Long haul truck driving! Only 1% of drivers are women- welcome to a men's world. She's found that it isn't anything a gal isn't ...
Soriah Curtis-How Soccer, being an Exchange Student and one of seven led to the Airforce Reserves
Women of the Northwest - February 21, 2023 23:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSoriah Curtis grew up as one of seven children. Her dad had been a marine and they moved a number of times. Being from an abusive family drove her to excel in everything- soccer, gymnastics and academics. She spent her junior year of high school as an exchange student to Denmark, an experience ...
How Soccer, being an Exchange Student and one of seven led to the Airforce Reserves
Women of the Northwest - February 21, 2023 23:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSoriah Curtis grew up as one of seven children. Her dad had been a marine and they moved a number of times. Being from an abusive family drove her to excel in everything- soccer, gymnastics and academics. She spent her junior year of high school as an exchange student to Denmark, an experience ...
Kim Rose Adams-How Surviving Hurricane Katrina Could Lead You to New and Unexpected Experiences
Women of the Northwest - February 07, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLINKS: Outdoor Photograph and Product Design Instagram Etsy Today's guest is Kim Rose Adams. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina forced her to move and find other opportunities. She was able to take advantage of reduced college costs in Oregon for refugees and took her jr year of photography at Univer...
How Surviving Hurricane Katrina Could Lead You to New and Unexpected Experiences
Women of the Northwest - February 07, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLINKS: Outdoor Photograph and Product Design Instagram Etsy Today's guest is Kim Rose Adams. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina forced her to move and find other opportunities. She was able to take advantage of reduced college costs in Oregon for refugees and took her jr year of photography at Univer...
Kendra Lewis-Unhappy with your life? Get out there and do something about it!
Women of the Northwest - January 31, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWhat does it take to become an overcomer? Kendra Lewis grew up with divorced parents, her grandparents helping to influence her. She never attended high school, but chose a path towards destruction. After giving birth to her daughter, she realized she wanted a better life than she was living. Sh...
Unhappy with your life? Get out there and do something about it!
Women of the Northwest - January 31, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWhat does it take to become an overcomer? Kendra Lewis grew up with divorced parents, her grandparents helping to influence her. She never attended high school, but chose a path towards destruction. After giving birth to her daughter, she realized she wanted a better life than she was living. Sh...
Amanda Rohne-Life as a mortician, dairy farmer, Scandinavian Festival president and Grange event organizer
Women of the Northwest - January 24, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAmanda Rohne has lived in Brownsmead, Oregon since 2005 when she married Dirk Rohne and became a dairy farmer's wife. She is the mother of two. She spent the first two years of her life living in her parents' mortuary and later became a mortician. She organized the Scandinavian festival She...
Life as a mortician, dairy farmer, Scandinavian Festival president and Grange event organizer
Women of the Northwest - January 24, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAmanda Rohne has lived in Brownsmead, Oregon since 2005 when she married Dirk Rohne and became a dairy farmer's wife. She is the mother of two. She spent the first two years of her life living in her parents' mortuary and later became a mortician. She organized the Scandinavian festival She...
Leslie Grelle- Give riding experiences to inner city kids and the blind? Sure. why not?
Women of the Northwest - January 17, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLeslie Grelle spent five years in Italy, learning Italian, and training horses. When she returned to the US she began riding classes for: Native American youth Inner city kids Gang shelters Oregon Council of Hispanic Advancement Oregon Advocacy Commission Office She moved to California and star...
Amy Miles-Finding Out You're an Abortion Survivor
Women of the Northwest - January 10, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAmy Miles was adopted as a premature infant. After she was married and held her babies in her arms she wondered if she could find her birth mother so she could thank her for giving her up for adoption. Things didn't turn out as planned. What she found out rocked her world. Survivor's networ...
Finding Out You're an Abortion Survivor
Women of the Northwest - January 10, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAmy Miles was adopted as a premature infant. After she was married and held her babies in her arms she wondered if she could find her birth mother so she could thank her for giving her up for adoption. Things didn't turn out as planned. What she found out rocked her world. Survivor's networ...
Exploring Weather Patterns for Farmers in Uganda
Women of the Northwest - January 04, 2023 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSummer Spell graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a degree in Global Studies. She spent a semester in Uganda staying with a host family. She did an internship with elderly farmers who were struggling agains poverty. She listened to stories from 80-90 year olds. They talked a lot about t...
Summer Spell-Exploring Weather Patterns for Farmers in Uganda
Women of the Northwest - January 04, 2023 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSummer Spell graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a degree in Global Studies. She spent a semester in Uganda staying with a host family. She did an internship with elderly farmers who were struggling agains poverty. She listened to stories from 80-90 year olds. They talked a lot about t...
Charlotte Langsev:From East Prussia to Brownsmead Oregon- living the dream
Women of the Northwest - November 11, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCharlotte Langsev's history began in Koenigsberg, East Prussia, where her mom was born. Her dad was in the army for Kaiser Wilhelm before the First World War. They moved from there, to Germany, to Blumenau, Brazil, to Edmonton, Canada and finally to Brownsmead, Oregon. She tells of growing u...
From East Prussia to Brownsmead Oregon- living the dream
Women of the Northwest - November 11, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCharlotte Langsev's history began in Koenigsberg, East Prussia, where her mom was born. Her dad was in the army for Kaiser Wilhelm before the First World War. They moved from there, to Germany, to Blumenau, Brazil, to Edmonton, Canada and finally to Brownsmead, Oregon. She tells of growing u...
10 yr old Lucy Palenske wants to influence the world
Women of the Northwest - November 03, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLINKS: 100womenwhocareclatsop encoreacademy 100 women facebook 50girlswhocare You're never too young to change the world! Lucy wants to be known as a person who is willing to speak out, look around and see how to make her world a better place. Her vision is to do this by creating an auxiliary...
Holly Arnold didn't realize that her wish to adopt would lead to a family of 6 with special needs
Women of the Northwest - October 24, 2022 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLINKS: Adoption Resources Reeces rainbow Hague convention CCAI Showhope Rollstone When Holly and Brent Arnold first met, they talked about their dreams for the future. Both said that at one point they would like to adopt. They never imagined that they would end up with 8 children, 6 with disa...
Jessica Klein- Deputy Director at The Harbor, support to victims of domestic violence
Women of the Northwest - October 19, 2022 02:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsJessica Klein (she/they) is the Deputy Director at The Harbor, a Clatsop County non-profit that provides advocacy, prevention, and support to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Jessica is a survivor herself, and is passionate about restorative justice and community care through mutual ai...
Ella Zilli - an extraordinary teen making an impact on her world
Women of the Northwest - October 11, 2022 21:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLinks: OBON Society Ella is a high school senior who is comfortable taking on multiple projects at once. Not only does she excel in track, she has been a Girl Scout since kindergarten, led a drive that donated over 1,000 pounds of peanut butter and jelly to the food bank, and has been preside...
Rachel Schutz on Domestic Violence and the Family Justice Center
Women of the Northwest - October 04, 2022 21:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsdomestic violence awareness month National Child Traumatic Stress Network National Harm Reduction Coalition Family Justice Center of Washington County, located in Beaverton Oregon The Harbor [email protected] jan-johnson.com Rachel Schutz is the director of the Multnomah Family Justi...
45 Marianne Monson- Author of 12 books
Women of the Northwest - September 27, 2022 23:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLinks: Marianne's website The Writer's Guild Sat, Nov 05 AVA Gallery WIR Residency Reception and Reading The winner of the 2022 AVA and Writer's Guild writer-in-residency, Jennifer Munro, will read her work during this reception. Join us for an evening celebrating...
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