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What does it mean for Bainbridge Island to reach 100% clean energy by 2040? What work is being performed in practice and in policy to help us reach this lofty goal? Find out April 20! In this podcast, host Jo Jenkins visits with engineer Randal Samstag, architect Jason Wilkinson, and city council member Joe Deets to preview the upcoming Climate and Energy Forum on April 20, at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church from 10am to noon. We discuss the complexities of power generation and electricity use and how these topics relate to the island’s resiliency and local economy. With a slightly longer 2 hour format, the April forum aims to generate and examine local solutions through community engagement. The April Forum features each of our guests, who will expand on this discussion by introducing innovative approaches to electricity generation, alternative clean sources of energy and how green buildings play a big part in an integrated solution. The Forum’s subject matter experts will present updates on the activities of the city’s climate change advisory committee and the city’s design policy improvements incorporating ideas from the Living Building Challenge. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum, visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Credits: BCB host Jo Jenkins;audio tech: Bob Ross; audio editor: Chris Walker; publisher: Diane Walker.

How do we make sense of the recent climate change news? And what can we do? On Saturday, January 26 at 10am at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, the Climate & Energy Forum will host a discussion about the latest climate science and policy developments. Then, on February 7 at 7pm, the movie, The Venus Theory, will be shown at the Library.. Listen here as returning guests Michael Cox and Lara Hansen share information about these two upcoming events and talk about what individuals and the City of Bainbridge can do to mitigate and adapt to climate change. At the Forum, Michael and Lara will join with fellow presenters, James Rufo-Hill and Dr. Gary Lagerloef, to discuss highlights from various reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the United Nations’ Environment Program and Framework Convention on Climate Change. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. The Venus Theory is being shown at the Library on February 7th as part of the Movies That Matter film series, a free monthly film series on environmental topics offered on the first Thursday of every month. This particular film explains the science behind global warming, and whether the Earth's temperature may one day equal that of Venus. For a full list of upcoming Movies that Matter screenings, visit http://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/pdfs/Movies%20that%20Matter%202018%20Flyer.pdf Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

On Wed., Dec. 5 at 7pm at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, the Climate & Energy Forum will host a discussion about the role of faith communities in addressing climate change. And on Thursday, December 6th at 7pm at the Library, watch Wasted, a movie about the impact of food waste. In this podcast BCB host Christina Hulet and returning guest Michael Cox share information about these two upcoming events. Presenters at the Forum will include: Reverend Thomas Perchlik of Cedars Unitarian /Universalist Church, Rev. Wren Blessing of Grace Episcopal Church, Shonie Senji Kanada of the Nippon Mahoji Buddhist Temple, and retired Reverend Mary Karen Brown of Snoqualmie United Methodist Church. Together, they will talk about how religious faiths are working to preserve the natural environment. For more information about the Climate and Energy Forum visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Wasted is being shown at the Library on December 6th as part of the Movies That Matter film series, a new free monthly film series on the first Thursday of every month. It describes how much food we waste and the significant impact this has on our environment. Movies That Matter features thought-provoking movies on a variety of environmental topics. You can see their full list of screenings at: http://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/pdfs/Movies%20that%20Matter%202018%20Flyer.pdf In addition, Michael and Christina reflect on our recent election results, in which voters rejected the statewide carbon fee, Initiative 1631, and the local SAFE mobility levy. What we can learn and how can we continue to help climate change work move forward? Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

This month's Climate & Energy Forum will address two climate-related issues on our November ballot: State Initiative 1631 and the island's proposed SAFE Mobility Levy.  Come listen in from 10-11:30 am, October 20 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. State Initiative 1631 proposes the enactment of a carbon emissions fee of $15 per metric ton of carbon beginning in January 2020 to fund various environmental projects. The Bainbridge Island Safe Access for Everyone (SAFE) Mobility Levy is a seven-year, $15 million tax levy designed to fund shoulder upgrades on roadways, trails with a focus on safe routes to schools, and various sidewalk and other improvements to provide more safety and better access for those walking and biking on the island. In this podcast, Forum organizers Michael Cox and Bobbie Morgan explain more about these initiatives and offer a preview of the upcoming forum, which is brought to you by five local environmental organizations: Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, Sustainable Bainbridge, Friends of Island Power, and Citizens Climate Lobby. Together, they host a monthly series featuring speakers and discussion topics to increase our community’s awareness and response. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum, please visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Line dancing? Table Tennis? Yoga? Beginning Chinese? Bridge? Drawing? Chess? Knitting? Photography? Astrology? German? Cribbage? Karaoke? Shakespeare? There's something for everyone at the BI Senior Center -- and you can help them decide what future offerings might be available! Attend one of four strategic planning sessions offered over the next week, and help our senior center plan for the future. Working with their existing members, the Senior Center's Board has come up with a five point plan for the center's future, but they want to open this discussion up to the larger community, so they are holding 4 strategic planning sessions at different times and places to make it easy to attend:   • Tuesday, September 11, 10 am-noon at Bethany Lutheran Church   • Thursday, September 13, 3-5 pm at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church   • Saturday, September 15, 1-3 pm at Island Volunteer Caregivers (behind Marge Williams Center)   • Tuesday, September 18, 7-9 pm at the Senior Center You need only attend one session, so choose the one most convenient for you and be sure to let them know what shape you'd like them to take for the future. For more information, visit their website at biseniorcenter.org. And to learn more about their wide range of learning and exercise opportunities, stop by the Center and pick up a copy of their Splash newsletter today! Credits: BCB host: Carolyn Goad; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Line dancing? Table Tennis? Yoga? Beginning Chinese? Bridge? Drawing? Chess? Knitting? Photography? Astrology? German? Cribbage? Karaoke? Shakespeare? There's something for everyone at the BI Senior Center -- and you can help them decide what future offerings might be available! Attend one of four strategic planning sessions offered over the next week, and help our senior center plan for the future. Working with their existing members, the Senior Center's Board has come up with a five point plan for the center's future, but they want to open this discussion up to the larger community, so they are holding 4 strategic planning sessions at different times and places to make it easy to attend:   • Tuesday, September 11, 10 am-noon at Bethany Lutheran Church   • Thursday, September 13, 3-5 pm at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church   • Saturday, September 15, 1-3 pm at Island Volunteer Caregivers (behind Marge Williams Center)   • Tuesday, September 18, 7-9 pm at the Senior Center You need only attend one session, so choose the one most convenient for you and be sure to let them know what shape you'd like them to take for the future. For more information, visit their website at biseniorcenter.org. And to learn more about their wide range of learning and exercise opportunities, stop by the Center and pick up a copy of their Splash newsletter today! Credits: BCB host: Carolyn Goad; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

What is the future of energy? In this podcast, Randal Samstag, board member of Bainbridge Island's Climate & Energy Forum, and Jonathan White, retired Director of Member Services and Marketing at Peninsula Light Company, talk about our energy future and the prospects and challenges for renewable energy in the Northwest. We learn about significant trends in the electric power industry and the work of Peninsula Light, a member-owned electric cooperative serving the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsulas, as well as parts of Pierce County. This utility has grown to be the second largest cooperative in the Northwest, serving over 112 square miles of service territory. To learn more, you can attend the next Climate & Energy Forum event, Future Energy Challenges, on Saturday, May 19, from 10:00am-11:30am at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. Speakers will include Jonathan White and Amy Grice, Engineer at Peninsula Light Company. This forum is brought to you by five local environmental organizations — Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, Sustainable Bainbridge, Friends of Island Power, and Citizens Climate Lobby. Together, they host a monthly series featuring speakers and discussion topics to increase our community's awareness and response. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum, please visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker.

What is the intersection of climate change and social justice? Find out in this podcast as BCB host Christina Hulet interviews Running-Grass, a long-time environmental justice activist and multicultural environmental educator on Bainbridge Island. He is moderating the next Climate and Energy Forum discussion on January 17. The Forum – sponsored by Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, Sustainable Bainbridge, Friends of Island Power and Citizens Climate Lobby – hosts a monthly series featuring speakers and discussion topics to increase our community's awareness and response. This month, the topic is “Climate Justice: Climate Change through a Social Justice Lens.” Panelists include: Kim Powe, Director of Climate Justice at Puget Sound SAGE, Hodan Hassan, Climate Justice Organizer at Got Green, and Sapna Sopori, Director of Youth and Community Education at IslandWood. Running-Grass shares with us the origins of the Environmental Justice movement and his role as a delegate to the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, which launched the movement onto the national stage. We also learn about the disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations such as racial minorities and low-income communities in our region. These impacts are distributed unequally and must be approached within an inclusive social justice context.    To learn more, you can attend the next Climate & Energy Forum event on Climate Justice on Wednesday, January 17 from 7:00 – 8:30pm at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum, please visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker.

Did you know that half our carbon emissions in Washington State come from the transportation sector? Half of that amount comes from our own personal cars, but the rest of those emissions come from trucks, trains and ferries. So what kinds of changes COULD we make to reduce our carbon footprint? In this podcast, Steve Johnson and Randal Samstag, board members of Bainbridge Island's Climate & Energy Forum, talk about the work of five local environmental organizations -- Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, Sustainable Bainbridge, Friends of Island Power and Citizens Climate Lobby -- that are exploring this very question. Their Forum hosts a monthly series featuring speakers and discussion topics to increase our community's awareness and response. This month, the topic is on the electrification of our transportation system. Steve and Randal talk about what we can do to cut these emissions. For example, they highlight the benefits of buying an electric car and getting our local power from a cleaner, renewable source. They also note work already underway to have more electric buses and ferries. Joining this podcast via Skype to talk about the opportunities to improve our rail system, Bill Moyer, co-author of “Solutionary Rail: A Campaign to Electrify America's Rails While Creating Clean Energy Corridors," offers a vision for what can be done in the United States (see link here). To learn more, you can attend the next Climate & Energy Forum event, the Electrification of Transportation and the Path to a Carbon Free Washington, on Saturday, November 18, from 10:00am-11:30am at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. Speakers will include Bill Moyer of Solutionary Rail, John Clausen of Kitsap Transit and Matt Von Ruden of the Washington State Ferries.  For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum, please visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker.

For many of us who care about the environment, the current political climate and federal-level actions can be particularly discouraging. As Junot Diaz, a Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, recently said, “There's nothing about our impoverished political systems...that is going to be able to hold us together in the face of the coming storm of climate change. We need a lot more than we have.” Fortunately Diaz went on to say that the solutions will lie in our collective genius: “from the bottom will the genius come --” and indeed, that's exactly what's happening here on Bainbridge Island. In this podcast, Michael Cox, a recently retired climate change advisor of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Dr. Lara Hansen, Executive Director of EcoAdapt and board member of Sustainable Bainbridge, tell us about five local environmental organizations that are coming together to work on climate change: Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, Sustainable Bainbridge, Friends of Island Power and Citizens Climate Lobby. Together they are launching the Climate and Energy Forum, a new monthly series that will feature various speakers and discussion topics to increase our community's awareness and consider adaptation strategies for dealing with climate change. The first Climate and Energy Forum will focus on Bainbridge Island's climate assessment study and how it ties to our city's comprehensive plan. The event will be held on Saturday, October 21 from 10:00-11:30am at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. Speakers will include State Senator Christine Rolfes, Mayor Val Tollefson and EcoAdapt's Lara Hansen.  In this podcast, Michael and Lara also share their personal reflections on environmental stewardship, including what has evolved in the field over the course of their careers. Together they emphasize one central message: how incredibly important and effective local and individual action is, and the difference that Bainbridge Island can make more broadly. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum, please visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

In this 14-minute conversation with Rev. Jaco ten Hove, we learn about the 9th annual gathering in Winslow on Saturday December 10th for community members to read aloud the inspiring words of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. All are welcome to gather at noon that day, fair weather or foul, near the gazebo on Winslow Green, to be welcomed by local clergy, and to take turns for about a half-hour reading the 30 paragraphs from that inspirational UN document. Rev. ten Hove from Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church, and Rev. Dee Eisenhauer from the Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, will open the event by reading the Preamble. The Declaration has been acclaimed by a former Pope, and is celebrated and promoted by such organizations as the Quaker-affiliated American Friends Service Committee, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, the American Library Association, Amnesty International and a vast number of human rights organizations. It was signed by the US and 47 other UN General Assembly members from France and Britain to China; no country voted against it. The Soviet block countries abstained. As noted by Jaco, this yearly tradition sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap is a much-needed inspirational vision in 2016 as an antidote to the divisiveness and hate speech directed toward immigrants, refugees and religious minorities during the US 2016 election campaign. Joining Jaco in the arrangements for that day will be Reed Price, who is a long-time active member of the Interfaith Council. The tradition was started in 2008 in a year when the economy was collapsing and people were losing jobs to a sweeping recession and losing homes due to mortgage foreclosures. Eleanor Roosevelt was among the world leaders responsible for writing the Human Rights declaration in the years of resolve following the close of World War II concentration camps and Japanese-American internment camps. As Jaco notes, the noble mission of the United Nations is nowadays suffering hard times as the United States Congress has failed to authorize the full payment of US dues to the organization. Unlike 126 of our allies and friendly nations around the world that are fully funding their share of UN dues, the US has shorted the UN on more than a year's worth of dues for both its main mission and peacekeeping activities. No reservation is needed to join in. You are welcome to simply show up on Winslow Green at noon on Saturday Dec 10th. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/who-024-dee-eisenhauer/ In this, the third interview in the new BCB series called “Clergy on Bainbridge”, we meet with Dee Eisenhauer, the longtime pastor of Eagle Harbor Congregational Church on Bainbridge Island, affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Reflecting on her extended pastorate on Bainbridge, Dee looks ahead to what she hopes to gain from an upcoming sabbatical — both in terms of rejuvenation and a deeper understanding of the history and characteristics of Bainbridge Island and environs. EHCC is the oldest continuing congregation on the island, and Dee says in this interview that the longevity brings both opportunities and  challenges for the church community. She reflects on ways that she and church members have kept traditions in some areas and pushed themselves to try new things and grow in others. Also in this podcast, Dee shares the support that the church community offers to its participants — both seriously and with humor. For example, she tells how congregants surprised her by donning hats in support of her struggle with alopecia, or hair loss. She said that the congregation laughs, cries, and deeply shares about their spiritual journeys. More information on the church is available at http://eagleharborchurch.org Credits: BCB host, editor Reed Price; publisher Diane Walker

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/who-024-dee-eisenhauer/ In this, the third interview in the new BCB series called “Clergy on Bainbridge”, we meet with Dee Eisenhauer, the longtime pastor of Eagle Harbor Congregational Church on Bainbridge Island, affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Reflecting on her extended pastorate on Bainbridge, Dee looks ahead to what she hopes to gain from an upcoming sabbatical — both in terms of rejuvenation and a deeper understanding of the history and characteristics of Bainbridge Island and environs. EHCC is the oldest continuing congregation on the island, and Dee says in this interview that the longevity brings both opportunities and  challenges for the church community. She reflects on ways that she and church members have kept traditions in some areas and pushed themselves to try new things and grow in others. Also in this podcast, Dee shares the support that the church community offers to its participants — both seriously and with humor. For example, she tells how congregants surprised her by donning hats in support of her struggle with alopecia, or hair loss. She said that the congregation laughs, cries, and deeply shares about their spiritual journeys. More information on the church is available at http://eagleharborchurch.org Credits: BCB host, editor Reed Price; publisher Diane Walker

“Climate change is a problem that can no longer be left to a future generation.” - Pope Francis. The recent October 27th panel discussion by five local clergy -- and their responses to the Pope’s recent encyclical on climate change -- help make us more aware how many clergy, especially on Bainbridge Island, have long stood up to address climate change among their congregations and in public. This podcast is a recording of “Faith and Climate Change — Do We Have a Moral Obligation to Act.” That topic was the subject of a panel of local clergy at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church on Bainbridge Island on Tuesday, October 27th. The event was co-sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap, the Bainbridge Island Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and Climate Action Bainbridge. The podcast includes: 0:00 Event introduction - by Peggy Erickson, co-chair of Bainbridge Citizens’ Climate Lobby 2:15 Introduction to clergy panel discussion, by Erika Shriner, board member of Climate Action Bainbridge, who moderated the clergy panel discussion 5:26 Question 1: What does your faith believe about humanity’s relationship to the earth, and is there a moral imperative to care for the earth? 5:50 Response by Rev. Dee Eisenhauer, minister of Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, United Church of Christ 8:28 Response by Rabbi Paul Strasko, Congregation Kol Shalom 12:45 Response by Rev. Paul Stumme-Diers, Bethany Lutheran Church 15:15 Response by Rev. Eric Mason, Grace Episcopal Church 18:18 Response by Assemblyman Stan Brown, Baha’is of Bainbridge Island 20:30 Question 2: What has your faith community done, or planned to do, to incorporate climate action into your collective work and the lives of your members? 20:46 Dee Eisenhauer23:30 Paul Strasko26:48 Paul Stumme-Diers29:30 Eric Mason31:42 Stan Brown 33:45 Question 3: With lots going on, are we getting real results? How can we engage more people of faith to accept the science of climate change, and to act on it? 34:48 Dee Eisenhauer37:43 Paul Strasko42:10 Paul Stumme-Diers44:56 Eric Mason47:12 Stan Brown 51:51 Question 4: How do we mobilize massive numbers of people to do something constructive about climate change as soon as possible? 53:20 Dee Eisenhauer54:40 Paul Strasko55:24 Paul Stumme-Diers56:08 Eric Mason56:58 Stan Brown 57:45 Moderator closing remarks 58:51 Transition to presentations by climate change activists 59:05 How to share this BCB recording with your friends 59:40 Stacey Nordgren describes a Nov 18th workshop by EcoAdapt to enable the public to address climate change responses in the City of Bainbridge Island Comprehensive Plan update. 1:02:12 Dr. Michael Soman describes Citizens Climate Lobby 1:05:10 Brian Anderson describes Climate Action Bainbridge 1:09:11 Erika Shriner, describes Carbon Washington 1:12:42 Peggy Erickson wrap up, with mention of Earth Art Bainbridge. Please note that, for your listening convenience, this recording of the 100-minute October 27 event was shortened to 73 minutes by eliminating the Q&A session and editing the activist presentations. Credits: BCB recording technician, audio editor and publisher: Barry Peters

“Climate change is a problem that can no longer be left to a future generation.” - Pope Francis. The recent October 27th panel discussion by five local clergy -- and their responses to the Pope's recent encyclical on climate change -- help make us more aware how many clergy, especially on Bainbridge Island, have long stood up to address climate change among their congregations and in public. This podcast is a recording of “Faith and Climate Change — Do We Have a Moral Obligation to Act.” That topic was the subject of a panel of local clergy at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church on Bainbridge Island on Tuesday, October 27th. The event was co-sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap, the Bainbridge Island Citizens' Climate Lobby, and Climate Action Bainbridge. The podcast includes: 0:00 Event introduction - by Peggy Erickson, co-chair of Bainbridge Citizens' Climate Lobby 2:15 Introduction to clergy panel discussion, by Erika Shriner, board member of Climate Action Bainbridge, who moderated the clergy panel discussion 5:26 Question 1: What does your faith believe about humanity's relationship to the earth, and is there a moral imperative to care for the earth? 5:50 Response by Rev. Dee Eisenhauer, minister of Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, United Church of Christ 8:28 Response by Rabbi Paul Strasko, Congregation Kol Shalom 12:45 Response by Rev. Paul Stumme-Diers, Bethany Lutheran Church 15:15 Response by Rev. Eric Mason, Grace Episcopal Church 18:18 Response by Assemblyman Stan Brown, Baha'is of Bainbridge Island 20:30 Question 2: What has your faith community done, or planned to do, to incorporate climate action into your collective work and the lives of your members? 20:46 Dee Eisenhauer23:30 Paul Strasko26:48 Paul Stumme-Diers29:30 Eric Mason31:42 Stan Brown 33:45 Question 3: With lots going on, are we getting real results? How can we engage more people of faith to accept the science of climate change, and to act on it? 34:48 Dee Eisenhauer37:43 Paul Strasko42:10 Paul Stumme-Diers44:56 Eric Mason47:12 Stan Brown 51:51 Question 4: How do we mobilize massive numbers of people to do something constructive about climate change as soon as possible? 53:20 Dee Eisenhauer54:40 Paul Strasko55:24 Paul Stumme-Diers56:08 Eric Mason56:58 Stan Brown 57:45 Moderator closing remarks 58:51 Transition to presentations by climate change activists 59:05 How to share this BCB recording with your friends 59:40 Stacey Nordgren describes a Nov 18th workshop by EcoAdapt to enable the public to address climate change responses in the City of Bainbridge Island Comprehensive Plan update. 1:02:12 Dr. Michael Soman describes Citizens Climate Lobby 1:05:10 Brian Anderson describes Climate Action Bainbridge 1:09:11 Erika Shriner, describes Carbon Washington 1:12:42 Peggy Erickson wrap up, with mention of Earth Art Bainbridge. Please note that, for your listening convenience, this recording of the 100-minute October 27 event was shortened to 73 minutes by eliminating the Q&A session and editing the activist presentations. Credits: BCB recording technician, audio editor and publisher: Barry Peters

The Oatmeal Club meets for breakfast and camaraderie every Thursday morning at 7am sharp and ends precisely at 8:20 - typically after a guest's topical presentation and a lively Q&A session. It's been meeting and growing for 26 years, and there is now a long waiting list to join. This podcast interview with three of its long-time members examines the remarkable phenomenon of this long-lived informal group. The men's Oatmeal Club has grown to become a legendary institution on Bainbridge Island since its founding by eight men at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church in 1989. And, after all those years, it now has a long waiting list of men -- mostly retirees -- wanting to become members. Yet it has no operating rules and no governing body. What's the secret for such lengthy success? In this podcast, three long-time members of the Club -- Reid Hansen, Jim Kadlec and Don Marsh -- gather with BCB host Jack Armstrong to talk about the club's history, the benefits members experience by being part of it, and the amazingly diverse topics covered by its weekly speakers. Recent presentations to the Club from outside invited guests have included discussions of climate science, the extinction of Aboriginals in Tasmania, bitcoins, the geology of Bainbridge Island, Supreme Court decisions, and the story of Ometepe (Bainbridge Island's sister island in Nicaragua). Listen to Reid, Jim and Don explore with Jack why the Oatmeal Club keeps going and growing after all these years. Credits: BCB host: Jack Armstrong; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

The Oatmeal Club meets for breakfast and camaraderie every Thursday morning at 7am sharp and ends precisely at 8:20 - typically after a guest's topical presentation and a lively Q&A session. It's been meeting and growing for 26 years, and there is now a long waiting list to join. This podcast interview with three of its long-time members examines the remarkable phenomenon of this long-lived informal group. The men's Oatmeal Club has grown to become a legendary institution on Bainbridge Island since its founding by eight men at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church in 1989. And, after all those years, it now has a long waiting list of men -- mostly retirees -- wanting to become members. Yet it has no operating rules and no governing body. What's the secret for such lengthy success? In this podcast, three long-time members of the Club -- Reid Hansen, Jim Kadlec and Don Marsh -- gather with BCB host Jack Armstrong to talk about the club's history, the benefits members experience by being part of it, and the amazingly diverse topics covered by its weekly speakers. Recent presentations to the Club from outside invited guests have included discussions of climate science, the extinction of Aboriginals in Tasmania, bitcoins, the geology of Bainbridge Island, Supreme Court decisions, and the story of Ometepe (Bainbridge Island’s sister island in Nicaragua). Listen to Reid, Jim and Don explore with Jack why the Oatmeal Club keeps going and growing after all these years. Credits: BCB host: Jack Armstrong; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

BCB's guest for this podcast is Grant Winther, a life-long boating enthusiast, and a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Grant is an expert on boating safety and how to navigate the hazards of life on the water.  On Saturday August 8th, he will be the instructor for the Washington State Safe Boating Course -- "About Boating Safely".  It is an 8-hour introduction which includes course material on: boat types, safety equipment, navigating Puget Sound, situational awareness, mechanical difficulties, chart reading, anchoring & docking, and even tying mariners knots. The course will be held at the Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, at 105 Winslow Way West, from 8am-5pm. There will be an hour for lunch. Arrival by 7:45am is required for registration. Sanctioned by the U.S. Coast Guard, the course is required for anyone operating a water craft, and the Safe Boating Certificate may qualify for reduced insurance charges.  Safe boating awareness has proven to reduce accidents and injuries, and to reduce conflicts with shoreline property owners. The charge for the class is $35 per person, or $50 per family (all members are encouraged to attend.) The price includes the course book, test, and Certificate of Completion. For more information, contact Grant Winther by email. Credits:  BCB host: Nancy Soule; BCB audio editor: Finn Mander; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 15-minute podcast interview, Bainbridge Island Farmers Market manager Tim O'Brien provides highlights of what's at the market as the holiday season draws near. Starting Saturday November 22nd -- from 9am to 1pm -- the Farmers Market moves from its summer location between City Hall and the BPA theater to its Autumn location. Starting on the 22nd, it will be found in the open space in front of the Eagle Harbor Congregational Church.  EHCC is the church with the white steeple in the center of Winslow at the intersection of Winslow Way and Madison Avenue.  And inside the church on Saturdays between 9am and 1pm you'll find additional local vendors with crafts, desserts and other goodies. In addition to managing the market, Tim O'Brien is just completing his two-year term as President of the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association. BIDA is the association of Winslow businesses working to keep the downtown an inviting place to stroll, window shop, gather for treats or a meal, and shop local. Because of our mild climate and the use of some greenhouses, the Farmers Market will continue to offer a variety of locally grown and harvested foods through most of December. For more information, see the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market website.  Credits: BCB host, editor and publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 15-minute podcast interview, Bainbridge Island Farmers Market manager Tim O'Brien provides highlights of what's at the market as the holiday season draws near. Starting Saturday November 22nd -- from 9am to 1pm -- the Farmers Market moves from its summer location between City Hall and the BPA theater to its Autumn location. Starting on the 22nd, it will be found in the open space in front of the Eagle Harbor Congregational Church.  EHCC is the church with the white steeple in the center of Winslow at the intersection of Winslow Way and Madison Avenue.  And inside the church on Saturdays between 9am and 1pm you'll find additional local vendors with crafts, desserts and other goodies. In addition to managing the market, Tim O'Brien is just completing his two-year term as President of the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association. BIDA is the association of Winslow businesses working to keep the downtown an inviting place to stroll, window shop, gather for treats or a meal, and shop local. Because of our mild climate and the use of some greenhouses, the Farmers Market will continue to offer a variety of locally grown and harvested foods through most of December. For more information, see the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market website.  Credits: BCB host, editor and publisher: Barry Peters.