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Gwen Luhring: Soroptimist International of River Valley

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Gwen Luhring – Treasurer at Soroptimist International of River Valley

A Grants Pass native since 1998, Gwen Luhring has been an active volunteer in our community since retiring.

Since joining Soroptimist International of River Valley in 2000, she’s held various titles from President, Vice President and currently Treasurer.

It was a delight to hear about what Gwen is doing to help women in our local community and to share Soroptimist’s story as they celebrate 100 years in local communities across the county.

Please be sure to checkout the links below for more about Soroptimist and how they can help to serve you and your family today!

Website – https://www.soroptimistsirv.org/

Show Notes

  • History of Soroptimist International
  • Women Helping Other Women: Soroptimist’s Focus Today
  • Challenges We’ve Faced Over The Past Few Years
  • Local Outreach: Helping to Provide Food, Clothes, Toy’s to Kids in Our Community
  • Soroptimist Gets Involved In Domestic Violence Issues
  • Value of Listening & Making a Positive Impact in Others Lives
  • A Return to Bonding & Connecting In-Person & Not Just Online
  • Who Would Be a Good Fit For Helping Out at Soroptimist?
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John Chambers: Mr. Constitution | NeoLife Vitamins & Supplements

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John Chambers "Mr. Constitution"
John Chambers “Mr. Constitution”
The Constitution of The United States - A Study Guide
John Chambers with his wife Debbie Musack
John with his wife Debbie Musack
NeoLife Vitamins & Supplements
NeoLife Vitamins & Supplements

Join us for a joyful sit down between two friends.

John Chambers, “Mr. Constitution” takes us on a journey from his early years studying the Constitution to his life long work of helping people to understand it, no matter which side of the political aisle you happen to be on.

In addition to that we touch on a range of topics as listed in the bullets below.

Most notably his work with his wife Debbie Musack helping to education and help others have better awareness and decision making about nutrition.

Be sure to check out the links below for more on their health products, nutritional education video you won’t want to miss and John’s site about the Constitution.

Contact John and Debbie today – https://www.grantspasschamber.org/list/member/neolife-nutrition-musack-chambers-13248

Video (5 Key Criteria for Evaluating Any Supplement) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwYC8psM3sM… Read more

Richard Emmons – Josephine County Eagle (JoCo Eagle)

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Richard Emmons - Publisher and Editor at Josephine County Eagle, Author, and Marketing Strategist
Richard Emmons – Publisher and Editor at Josephine County Eagle, Author, and Marketing Strategist
Josephine County Eagle (JoCo Eagle)
Josephine County Eagle (JoCo Eagle)
Marketing Survival Guide, by Richard Emmons
Chamber Advantage, by Richard Emmons
52 Things To Do In Southern Oregon, by Richard Emmons

Richard Emmons is a local business owner and marketing strategist.

The author of three books, Marketing Survival Guide, Chamber Advantage, and 52 Things to do in Southern Oregon.

From serving on the board of the Gospel Rescue Mission for 21 years, to being named Man of the Year by the Grants Pass and Josephine County Chamber of Commerce, Richard has been an active member of our community for years.

On top of all that, he’s launched a new monthly newspaper called, Josephine County Eagle.

Join us as we take a fun journey through Richard’s travels in life, and his new project with JoCo Eagle!

  • Active In The Local Community
  • Away from the Rat Race! Our Move to Grants Pass
  • What Makes Josephine County Special
  • A Joy Helping and Sharing with others through, The Gospel Rescue Mission
  • 20 Year Windows: Richard’s Entrepreneurial Journey
  • Why Richard Became an Author of 3 Books
  • Chamber Advantage: Get Involved, Get Known & Get Business
  • Why I Started the Josephine County Eagle
  • COVID-19 Lockdown’s Impact on Our Community: We Can’t Forget This!
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Sarah Wager and Chris Nelson – Oregon Books & Games

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Sarah Wager - Co-Owner at Oregon Books & Games
Sarah Wager
Co-Owner at Oregon Books & Games
Chris Nelson - Co-Owner at Oregon Books & Games
Chris Nelson
Co-Owner at Oregon Books & Games
Oregon Books & Games | OregonBooks.com
Oregon Books & Games | OregonBooks.com

New co-owners at Oregon Books & Games, Sarah Wager and Chris Nelson bring a renewed passion to our longtime, trusted bookstore in town!

Join us as Sarah and Chris share what’s going on at the store these days, highlighted by some of the topics below.

  • A new adventure – being co-owners at Oregon Books & Games
  • The importance of Customer Loyalty while facing the challenges of COVID19.
  • Advantages of being a Longtime, Trusted Local Bookstore
  • Top Sellers at Oregon Books & Games
  • A continued Passion for Helping Our Local Community
  • Success of the stores sales through their website – OregonBooks.com
  • An eye towards the future – Making Oregon Books & Games the best it can be!

Drop by and hello at the store!… Read more

Michael E. Garnier – Out’n’About Treehouse Treesort

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Michael E. Garnier - Treehouse Pioneer!
Michael E. Garnier – Treehouse Pioneer!
Treehouses.com - Out'n'About Treehouse Treesort
Treehouses.com – Out’n’About Treehouse Treesort

Every so often you get a chance to sit down with a true pioneer and legend.

Well, this conversation fits that qualification, and it was our treat to have a chance to have Michael E. Garnier from Out’n’About Treehouse Treesort on our local podcast.

Michael is a true legend, not only in the Josephine County area but in the Treehouse community world wide.

Join us for a special podcast as Michael takes us on his journey from coming to Oregon back in 1973, to building on a vision he had for Treehouses and standing for what he believes in no matter the push back he’s had over the years.

All and all, we’d say things have worked out well, and we thank Michael for having us out to his Treesort to help him spread just a little more local Publicitree in the area.… Read more

Annie Sabel – Barnstormers Theatre

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Annie Sabel - Executive Director at Barnstormers Theatre
Annie Sabel
Executive Director at Barnstormers Theatre
Barnstormers Theatre in Grants Pass, Oregon
Barnstormers Theatre in Grants Pass, Oregon

We all know about the COVID-19 pandemic, but imagine having a new job as Executive Director of Barnstormers Theatre, just days before the shutdowns in March of 2020! 👀

Well that’s exactly what happened to our latest guest, Annie Sabel.

From putting on plays, to tackling livestreaming, to looking for exciting new ways Barnstormers can further connect with locals in the community, you can tell Annie has a lifelong passion for the Theatre and Barnstormers is in good hands going forward!

Be sure to checkout Barnstormers Theatre’s upcoming play (directed by her husband Steven Sabel, whom we’ve had on the show before) Postmortem. See dates and times below.

Checkout Barnstormers Theatre – https://barnstormersgp.com/

Also a Great Follow on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/barnstormersgp/?rf=611547085593878

Postmortem - image by Jonas Stewart
Postmortem – image by Jonas Stewart

Get Tickets for Postmortem today – https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=barns… Read more

Dr. Cory S. Fawcett – Financial Success MD

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Dr. Cory S. Fawcett
Financial Success MD

Dr. Cory S. Fawcett and his wife settled in Grants Pass back in 1993, while at the same time Cory joined Grants Pass Surgical Associates on 6th street.

After a 23 year career practicing medicine, Cory retired and started a new journey to help teach finance to physicians and other high income earners through his business Financial Success MD.

A winner of several awards as a writer, Cory has now published five books and four of his books are Amazon Best Sellers.

Join us as we talk with Cory on his passion for his work with Financial Success MD, what he has going on in the Grants Pass area today and thoughts on his new book, The Doctors Guide To Navigating a Financial Crisis.

Checkout more of Cory’s work today – https://financialsuccessmd.com/… Read more

Dave Siddon – Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education Center

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Dave Siddon - Wildlife Images Director
Dave Siddon – Wildlife Images Director
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education Center
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education Center

Join us on a fun adventure as Dave Siddon from Wildlife Images talks to us about the family’s history working with a wide range of animals, to moving to Oregon from LA and starting the nonprofit group so many of us and come to know for the past 40 years!

Checkout Wildlife Images website days and times to visit today – https://wildlifeimages.org/… Read more

Tim Thompson – RevThink & ZipLineGear

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Tim Thompson
Tim Thompson from RevThink & ZipLineGear
RevThink
ZipLineGear

A creative entrepreneur, all around nice guy, Southern Oregon local, and if that wasn’t enough, he loves drinking coffee! ☕

Join us as we sit down for a fun chat with Tim Thompson about life around Grants Pass and his business ventures with RevThink and ZipLineGear.

Checkout RevThink and ZipLineGear at the links below . Also be sure to listen to the Revthink Podcast, RevThinking!

ZipLineGear – https://www.ziplinegear.com/

RevThink – https://revthink.com/

RevThinking Podcast – https://revthink.com/resources/podcast/

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Brian: Tim Thompson is kind of an enigma. He’s the owner and CEO of ZipLineGear.com and Grants Pass Oregon, but that doesn’t explain all of who he is.

TV producer, Minister, investor, married for 23 years, father of five boys, I can go on and on. But at the core of Tim’s career as an owner, consultant and coach is what Tim calls the four stages of a creative career.… Read more

Janice Cox – Beautiful Lavender

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Janice Cox - Natural Beauty at Home
Janice Cox – Natural Beauty at Home
Beautiful Lavender, by Janice Cox
Beautiful Lavender, by Janice Cox

An expert on the topic of Natural Beauty and Making your own cosmetic products with simple kitchen and garden ingredients. Janice Cox comes to you with her new book called, Beautiful Lavender.

A Southern Oregon native out of Medford, Janice joins us to talk about the wonderful properties that Lavender has and to talk about some of our local Lavender Farms.

Please checkout Janice’s wonderful book and take a look at some of her other information at her website and over at Mother Earth News at the links below!

Beautiful Lavender – https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Lavender-Janice-Cox/dp/1948734184

Mother Earth News – https://www.motherearthnewsfair.com/speakers/janice-cox/

Natural Beauty at Home – https://www.naturalbeautyathome.com/

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Brian: Janice Cox is an expert on the topic of Natural Beauty and making your own cosmetic products with simple kitchen and garden ingredients.… Read more