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On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Paul Bannick, author and photographer of "Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers." The book will be published September 1, 2025 by the Braided River imprint of Mountaineers Books in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Bannick is the author of several previous award-winning nature books. This new title is lushly illustrated with dozens of photos taken by Mr. Bannick. Meanwhile, the text elevates the fascinating story of woodpeckers to its rightful place at the center of any conversation – or any deep thinking – about how humans and wildlife share the earth. For more information about this book, author/photographer Paul Bannick other titles, and his upcoming author events: https://paulbannick.com/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Katelyn Scott, Water Protector with the non-profit Spokane Riverkeeper, about a stretch of the Spokane River in Eastern Washington which went completely dry a few days ago. This is not a side channel that has gone dry - it's about one-half mile of the main channel of the Spokane River, which runs 111 miles between Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho and the Columbia River in Washington. The stretch of dry river is in Spokane Valley, Washington a suburb east of Spokane, Washington. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Northwest railroad historian and author Martin Hansen about the fire on Monday, August 25, 2025 that appears to have completely destroyed a large and historic wooden structure belonging to the Columbia & Cowlitz Railway in Longview, Washington. There were no injuries reported. The nearly century-old structure housed a machine shop and other maintenance facilities for the railway, which was founded by Weyerhaeuser in 1925. Columbia & Cowlitz Railway is currently owned by Patriot Rail. CASCADE OF HISTORY reached out to Patriot Rail for comment, and received this written statement: "On Monday, August 25, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a fire broke out at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company building in Longview, WA. The building housed Patriot Rail's Columbia & Cowlitz Railway warehouse and locomotive shop. The Longview Fire Department and Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded promptly to the scene. No injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation at this time." CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the "field tape archives" for his 2017 conversation with the late Jerry Allison, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer for Buddy Holly and The Crickets, about the band's only visit to Seattle in October 1957. Mr. Allison passed away in 2022 at age 82. As Feliks says in the intro, "I confess, this is a bit of fan-boy interview, and the sound is on the somewhat sketchy side. The main goal was to gather Mr. Allison's recollections of the Crickets' one and only visit to Seattle in October 1957, but we also jumped around a bit, topically speaking. I like to think I'm a better interviewer now than I was in 2017. While that may or may not be true, I definitely have better recording gear." CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

Feliks Banel's guests on this SUMMER ENCORE EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY include roving correspondent Ken Zick LIVE from the historic Rancho Super Car Wash (aka "Elephant Car Wash") in Rancho Mirage, California; railfan Dan Bolyard of Coulee City, Washington on tracking down a trackside photo of his younger self from more than 40 years ago; Cindy Staats, VP of Marketing for Shakey's USA on the history of that pizza chain (whose Renton, WA location closed in January 2025); and now former King County Executive Dow Constantine with his remembrance of filmmaker/”Twin Peaks” co-creator David Lynch. We also listened to Paul Robeson's 1952 Peace Arch concert recording of “Joe Hill.” This encore broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 24, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. The original live broadcast was presented on January 26, 2025. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Dr. Scott McCorquodale, retired biologist and author of "Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist's Journey." The book was published in May 2025 by WSU Press in Pullman, Washington. "Chasing Wildlife Secrets" is a lively narrative about Dr. McCorquodale's four decades tracking elk, bear and moose around the Pacific Northwest – and about the people he met along the way, and where he found inspiration as a child and young man. For more information about "Chasing Wildlife Secrets" from WSU Press: https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/chasing-wildlife-secrets/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Eric Ulis, D.B. Cooper expert, searcher and researcher about his upcoming "BOOTS ON THE GROUND" expedition to the banks of the Columbia River in September 2025. Mr. Ulis will be looking for evidence from the infamous November 1971 skyjacking. For more information about D.B. Cooper, you may be interested in this earlier episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY featuring Mr. Ulis: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/summer-encore-cooper CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Chase Doak, the Billings, Montana man who took some of the earliest hi-res photos of the infamous Chinese spy balloon when it appeared over "Big Sky Country" and rattled nerves in many more of the 50 United States of America in February 2023. His photos - shot with a massive zoom lens in his driveway - were spread around the world on social media and through news outlets. On the afternoon of February 1, 2023, Chase Doak was a former journalist and photographer who was working for a local public agency in Billings, Montana. While the next few hours and days that followed didn't exactly change his life, he was able to truly enjoy being in the right place at the right time, with the right kind of curiosity - and some handy photography skills. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Russell Holter of Cultural Reconnaissance and Tacoma historian Michael Sullivan for an update following the conclusion over the weekend of the 2025 Nettie Asberry Archaeology Field School in Tacoma, Washington. The pair reveal what artifacts were unearthed, what mysteries were solved (and which ones weren't) and what new questions were raised by the work done by students - under the guidance of professionals - at the Victorian home in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood. The 1887 house is owned by the Tacoma Association of Colored Women's Clubs (CWC) and they are working to preserve it as well as study and interpret its history. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. You may also be interested in this "audio postcard" from the first day of the Nettie Asberry Archaeology Field School: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-asberry-postcard Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

Feliks Banel's guests on this SUMMER ENCORE EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Eric Ulis, D.B. Cooper expert, searcher and researcher with a virtual class we like to call 'D.B. COOPER 101,' and then roving correspondent Ken Zick, who joins us live from the monument at rainy and windswept Alki Beach in West Seattle to mark the anniversary of the arrival of The Denny Party, considered the city's founders. This encore broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 17, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. The original live broadcast was presented on November 12, 2023. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Shawna Gandy, recently retired library director for the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) in Portland, Oregon. In this informal "exit interview" recorded on Friday, August 15, 2025, Gandy talks about changes in the history and heritage field over the past three decades, challenges facing archive-holding institutions, and differences between heritage organizations in Oregon versus those in Washington. Shawna Gandy's career at OHS stretched from 1996 to 2025. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. You may also be interested in these other recent “exit” interviews with Pacific Northwest heritage leaders: Washington State Historical Society Director Jennifer Saunders https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-exit-saunders Legacy Washington Director John C. Hughes https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-john-c-hughes Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY marking the 80th anniversary of V-J Day – the effective end of World War II on August 14, 1945 - we present a panel discussion from the archives marking the 60th anniversary 20 years ago in Seattle in 2005. Participants included several Seattle area residents who were in the military, the Red Cross, working in defense plants or otherwise supporting the Allied war effort as young adults in 1945. The panelists include: Edgar J. Allen https://bonneywatson.com/obituary/edgar-j-allen/ Bill Burnett https://www.funerals.coop/obituaries/bill-burnett Bea Jordan https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/unionleader/name/bea-jordan-obituary?id=19375229 Henry Kuharic https://genprideseattle.org/dr-henry-kuharic/ Kirby Walker https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/kirby-walker-obituary?id=32523548 The panel was part of a series curated and moderated by CASCADE OF HISTORY producer/host Feliks Banel when he was deputy director of Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), and was recorded before a live audience at the old MOHAI in Montlake in the McCurdy Gallery. This episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally broadcast at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 28, 2024 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms' quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. You may also be interested in the 2005 V-E Day 60th anniversary panel episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/ep-107 Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel's guest is Al Mackenzie, who shares an update on an important development in the University of Washington's effort to restore and renovate the old ASUW Shell House along the Montlake Cut in Seattle - aka the home of "The Boys in the Boat," the famous 1936 Olympic Gold Medal winners. A contentious point in recent discussion about the project - the future of two of four large hangar doors that preservationists say define the look and character of the historic structure - has been settled by the National Park Service, according to an email sent by a UW official to the ASUW Shell House Advisory Committee on August 12, 2025. Dr. Mackenzie shares the contents of the email and some other observations on the ASUW Shell House project, and tells of his long interest in rowing, rowing history, and the historic structure. For additional context regarding the ASUW Shell House and the recent controversy, please listen to these earlier episodes of CASCADE OF HISTORY: Trouble Behind the Scenes at the Home of The Boys in the Boat https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-trouble-behind-boat UW Responds to Concerns about the ASUW Shell House https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-uw-responds CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Mitsy Hunter of Spokane Preservation Advocates (SPA) about the round of applications just opened for SPA's Heritage Grants. Deadline for grant applications is October 1, 2025, and funds are available in support of a range of historic preservation and preservation-related projects - for home owners, and for groups and public agencies - within the city of Spokane and Spokane County Spokane Preservation Advocates website for more information: https://spokanepreservation.org/ Link to Heritage Grant info and application: https://wxw.tyg.mybluehost.me/heritage-grant-applications/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents an “audio postcard” from an archaeology field school being held in Tacoma, Washington at the Nettie Asberry house, a Victorian home in the city's Hilltop Neighborhood in August 2025. The 1887 house is owned by the Tacoma Association of Colored Women's Clubs (CWC) and they are working to preserve it as well as study and interpret its history. The archaeology field school is being led by a company called Cultural Reconnaissance in partnership with the Evergreen State College. They're getting help from several key figures in the Tacoma heritage community, including historian Michael Sullivan and the preservation group Historic Tacoma. The field school will continue on Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16, and the public is invited to visit the Nettie Asberry House on those days at 1219 South 13th Street in Tacoma. Tacoma City Association of Colored Women's Club (CWC) website: https://www.tacomacwc.org/ Cultural Reconnaissance website: https://www.culturalreconnaissance.com/ Michael Sullivan's website: https://tacomahistory.live/ Historic Tacoma website: https://historictacoma.org/ Aqua Terra website: https://www.aquaterracrc.com/index.html CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss an episode.

Feliks Banel's guest on this SUMMER ENCORE EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Bob Blackburn, Jr., son of legendary "Voice of the Sonics" Bob Blackburn. The elder Blackburn was born on October 14, 1924, and this special program was presented in honor of the centenary of one of the most beloved broadcasters in Pacific Northwest history. Bob, Jr. shared memories of his father, and played highlights from a treasure trove of vintage audio from his father's broadcasts of Portland Buckaroos hockey, Portland Beavers baseball, OSU football and, of course, the Seattle Supersonics (including a postgame interview from 1971 with Wilt Chamberlain). This SUMMER ENCORE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY was presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 10, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. The original broadcast was presented on October 13, 2024. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Chris McNaughton about a cool industrial artifact he recovered from a small lake in Eastern Washington on August 7, 2025. We've shared an image of McNaughton's discovery at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page. Chris has appeared on two previous CASCADE OF HISTORY episodes: Recovering a Rudder from a Sternwheeler https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-rudder Idaho Sunken Boat Mystery https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-mystery-boat CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Jennifer Saunders, director of the Washington State Historical Society, as prepares to depart for a new job in New York after 14 years in Tacoma. Her last day in the office is this Friday, August 8, 2025. In this informal "exit interview" recorded on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Saunders looks back on her time leading one of the oldest institutions in the Evergreen State - which includes the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and a number of statewide programs - and being the first woman to do so. She shares advice for her successor, and describes what she'll be doing at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York when she begins her new job there in September. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Kenny Deans of legendary Seattle power pop band The Heats about their upcoming autumn mini-tour, and about the search for the photographer whose work graced the band's first hit single, "I Don't Like Your Face" - back in 1980. The mystery photographer's name is Colleen Chartier, and Kenny Deans wants to track her down regarding licensing the image used on the single - of a little white dog - to use on some Heats "merch" (as the kids say). We've posted the image at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page; please get in touch with CASCADE OF HISTORY or with Kenny Deans if you have any information to share. Maybe you'll get some free "merch" (as the kids say). For more information about The Heats' October 2025 Northwest tour: https://the-heats.com/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Katherine Caffrey, City Manager of Des Moines, Washington, for an update on the Masonic Home of Washington and background on the recent history, including the owner's seeking of a demolition permit. The Masonic Home - which has also more recently been known as "Landmark on the Sound" - is a sprawling hotel-like complex built in the 1920s south of Seattle as a retirement home for Freemasons; that is, members of that fraternal organization. After many years of sitting empty on a prominent piece of land near Puget Sound along Marine View Drive South, it's likely that a demolition permit will be approved by the City of Des Moines later this week. The land and buildings are owned by a private developer called Zenith whose plans for the site have not been revealed. City of Des Moines Masonic Home FAQ https://www.desmoineswa.gov/departments/planning_and_building/plan_development/current_projects/key_messages_and_f_a_q Background via the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's List of Most Endangered Places https://preservewa.org/most_endangered/masonic-home-washington/ Preservation/Demolition Permit Appeal Fundraising Campaign https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-masonic-home-of-des-moines-support-our-appeal Des Moines, WA City Council Meeting Details for August 7, 2025 https://www.desmoineswa.gov/workspaces/one.aspx?objectId=20806884&contextId=17555022 CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY - the second episode today devoted to the Masonic Home of Washington in Des Moines, WA - Feliks Banel speaks with Todd Scott, preservation architect for King County, for history and context; and with Lloyd Lytle, a member of the citizens' group working to prevent the facility's demolition. The Masonic Home - which is also known as "Landmark on the Sound" - is a sprawling hotel-like complex built in the 1920s south of Seattle as a retirement home for Freemasons in a park-like setting. After many years of sitting empty on a prominent piece of land near Puget Sound along Marine View Drive South, a demolition permit will likely be issued by the City of Des Moines, WA on Friday, August 8, 2025. The land and buildings are owned by a private developer called Zenith whose plans for the site have not been revealed. CASCADE OF HISTORY reached out to two different companies associated with Zenith to request an interview, but we have not heard back. Previous Episode featuring Des Moines, WA City Manager Katherine Caffrey https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-masonic-home Preservation/Demolition Permit Appeal Fundraising Campaign from Lloyd Lytle's Group https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-masonic-home-of-des-moines-support-our-appeal City of Des Moines Masonic Home FAQ https://www.desmoineswa.gov/departments/planning_and_building/plan_development/current_projects/key_messages_and_f_a_q Background via the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's List of Most Endangered Places https://preservewa.org/most_endangered/masonic-home-washington/ Des Moines, WA City Council Meeting Details for August 7, 2025 https://www.desmoineswa.gov/workspaces/one.aspx?objectId=20806884&contextId=17555022 CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

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On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland, Democrat of Washington State's 10th Congressional District, for an update about the threatened closure of Lewis Army Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) near Tacoma, Washington. We also get an update from Erik Flint, retired former director of Lewis Army Museum. On June 30, 2025, Representative Strickland sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll with a number of questions about the threatened closure, and a request to hear answers to those questions by this past Friday. In this interview, Representative Strickland reveals what response she received. Last week, retired museum director Erik Flint saw correspondence between Army Museum Enterprise staff and the network of museums the Army operates, and in this conversation reveals what it said. For additional information and context, please see these earlier episodes: Interview with Lee Reynolds, Army Museum Enterprise Public Affairs https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episodes-secretary-army Interview with Jerry Cornfield of The Washington State Standard https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-cornfield-lewis CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE, Feliks Banel's guest is Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer with the latest on the sale of Claquato Church, southwest of Chehalis, Washington. The 1858 Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington declared surplus in July by Lewis County and put up for sealed bid auction. This took the community by surprise, until it was revealed that Lewis County had been in discussions about the future of the church with the nearby Claquato Cemetery. One bid was received last week by the July 31, 2025 deadline. The bidder is Claquato Cemetery, as was expected by many. Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer spoke with CASCADE OF HISTORY late Monday, August 4, 2025 to share the specifics of the bid – including the amount the Claquato Cemetery offered for the sale, and the promises made in the proposal to restore and maintain the Claquato Church. Preserving the historic structure is required by the buyer in a covenant attached to the property by Lewis County. Commissioner Brummer also addresses questions about the transparency of the process, and about perceptions of an unfair tilt toward the Claquato Cemetery's proposal – since they had months of additional time to prepare a proposal that other potential bidders did not have. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

For this SUMMER ENCORE EPISODE on Seafair Weekend in Seattle, Feliks Banel presents a tribute to late Pacific Northwest DJ and pop culture renaissance man - and longtime hydro race announcer - Pat O'Day on this broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY. With a vintage aircheck and two long excerpts from an oral history recorded by WSU Professor Hugh Rundell in the late 1970s, we hear directly from Pat O'Day about his early influences and his peripatetic radio career around the Evergreen State (and a corner of the Beaver State). O'Day, born Paul Berg, made his Seattle debut on KAYO – and introduced his “Pat O'Day” deejay name – on February 1, 1959. O'Day passed away on August 4, 2020. This encore broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was presented at 8pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, August 3, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. The original broadcast was presented on January 21, 2024. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

On this BONUS EPISODE, we present audio of the public comment at the Sumner, WA City Council Meeting of Monday, August 4, 2025. This is the first such meeting held since the Ryan House was demolished. The historic structure was demolished, beginning after dark on July 24, 2025 (just over 10 days ago) by its owner, the City of Sumner. CASCADE OF HISTORY broadcast live from the Ryan House on two occasions this year, including on Sunday, July 27, 2025 – just a few days after the demolition. The community group – Save Ryan House – put up a sincere and transparent attempt to work with the City of Sumner to preserve and restore the 150-year old home, but the City Sumner appeared to never really listen to any of the proposed solutions and charged ahead. This audio was recorded from the livestream of the meeting via YouTube. You'll hear a lot of familiar names and voices – and a lot of the passion and fire – that you might remember from our many broadcasts from and about the Ryan House. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the archives for his 2017 conversation with Western Washington University Professor Emeritus (and geologist and author) Don Easterbrook. Easterbrook and his late colleague David Rahm studied Mount Baker - just minutes away via air from Bellingham - during the Whatcom County peak's period of increased volcanic activity in 1975 - five years before Mount St. Helens blew its top. Easterbrook authored a book in 2016 called "Mount Baker Eruptions and Glaciations." He and Rahm are also co-authors of the essential 1970 text, "Landforms of Washington." For aerial images of Mount Baker shot by Easterbrook in 1975 while Rahm was flying their small plane, visit the Cascade of History Facebook page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1G4GXreyVA/ Professor Easterbrook's page at WWU: https://geology.wwu.edu/people/dbunny CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS "THUNDERBOAT" EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents vintage audio from KIRO Radio from 2018 with the history of "street hydros" - those miniature plywood hydroplanes that Seattle area kids towed behind their bikes from the 1950s to circa 1980. Included in the story are observations and memories of street hydros from John Keister, Dave Dederer, Bill Wixey, Chip Hanauer and the late, great Pat O'Day (who also performs the play-by-play for an imaginary street hydro race). For images of many homemade street hydros, visit the Cascade of History Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16xYAfA23v/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Randall Adams with an update on the saga of the City of Sumner, Washington - the same city that last week tore down the Ryan House - where city officials had announced a give-away of park benches, many with memorial plaques still attached. Tuesday, July 29, 2025 was bench and plaque give-away day, and Randall Adams was there, bright and early, at Sumner City Hall, wearing his SUMNER SPARTANS t-shirt and vintage SUMNER SPARTANS football helmet - all to make sure that the bench dedicated to his late friend Danny Crook would end up in a good home. Randall Adams shares the story of what happened in this bonus episode. CASCADE OF HISTORY reached out to City of Sumner spokesperson Carmen Palmer late on the afternoon of Thursday, July 24, 2025. She declined a phone interview and offered to try to answer questions via email instead. We also share some of her answers in this episode, too. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY from the ruins of the Ryan House in Sumner, Washington include Nick Biermann of Save Ryan House, Nancy Ryan Dressler (descendant of the builder of the Ryan House), Tina Patton Burnett and other grassroots historic preservationists and lovers of local history who have been working for nearly two years to try to save one of the oldest structures in the Evergreen State. It was part vigil, part wake, part celebration of life, and an attempt to process a serious amount of collective grief. The broadcast originated from 1228 Main Street in Sumner, Washington where the historic Ryan House stood for 150 years - until late this past Thursday night when it was demolished by the City of Sumner, against the wishes of one of the most engaged groups of citizens Sumner has seen in decades. This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8:00pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 27, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via space101fm.org. CASCADE OF HISTORY usually broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Special thanks to Mark Patterson for in-studio engineering for the live remote; and special thanks to Port of Coupeville staff and volunteers for graciously hosting this broadcast. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Randall Adams about the City of Sumner, Washington's surprising plan to give away park benches from the town's Heritage Park, many with memorial plaques still attached. The give-away is scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2025. A plaque on one of those free-for-the-taking benches says: In Loving Memory Daniel Stewart Crook Sept. 30, 1955 May 5, 1974 We Lost Someone Very Special Randall Adams knew Danny Crook, and Mr. Adams is upset that the City of Sumner appears to have not made any effort to find Mr. Crook's relatives, who still live in the area. CASCADE OF HISTORY reached out to City of Sumner spokesperson Carmen Palmer late on the afternoon of Thursday, July 24, 2025. She declined a phone interview and offered to try to answer questions via email instead. We sent questions right away, but have not yet heard back. This is a developing story and will likely generate additional BONUS EPISODES of CASCADE OF HISTORY. More information about the City of Sumner, Washington's memorial bench give-away: https://sumnerwa.gov/notice-bench-giveaway-tuesday-july-29th/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Superintendent Tracy Fortmann of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington. A new visitor center film called "Where We Converge" premieres at Fort Vancouver next Wednesday, July 30, 2025 and the public is invited. Superintendent Fortmann also gives a preview of the Fort Vancouver Bicentennial Commemoration coming up on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Information about the film premiere on July 30, 2025 https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=8F56DBFF-9F38-743D-729C062BF3CE4A09 Information about the Fort Vancouver Bicentennial Commemoration on August 16, 2025 https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=1930BAD9-9934-8E3F-B366845A594C8B3C CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Jerry Cornfield of The Washington State Standard for an update about the threatened closure of Lewis Army Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) near Tacoma. There have been a number of developments in the story in the past few days, including a letter sent by U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, to Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll. Senator Murray is seeking answers to questions about the threatened closure and has given Secretary Driscoll until August 11, 2025 to respond. U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland, Democrat of Washington's 10th District, which includes JBLM, sent a similar letter on June 30, 2025 giving Secretary Driscoll until August 1, 2025 to respond. Meanwhile, Army Museum Enterprise and Center of Military History public affairs officer Lee Reynolds told CASCADE OF HISTORY on July 18, 2025 that a presentation about the closure initiative will be given to Congress on August 4, 2025. Reynolds declined to answer several questions posed earlier by CASCADE OF HISTORY – seeking specific details about the closure process and the Lewis Army Museum in particular – until after the August 4, 2025 presentation. Reynolds also said that he expects Secretary of the Army Driscoll to sign the closure plan before the end of July. “The approval of the plan and the [AUGUST 4] presentation are not connected," Reynolds wrote in an email. "The approval is working its way through a [HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY] staff review, and we are hoping to have it approved before the end of the month.” For additional information and context, please see these earlier episodes: Interview with Lee Reynolds, Army Museum Enterprise Public Affairs https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episodes-secretary-army Interview wity Erik Flint, retired former director of Lewis Army Museum https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-lewis-army-museum CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Officer Reuben McKnight about two upcoming workshops and a public hearing focused on changes to Tacoma's Historic Preservation Code. Some of the changes are required by legislation adopted in the Evergreen State earlier this year, and others are specific to Tacoma's preservation program. For more information about the City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Code workshops on Thursday, July 24 and Saturday, July 26, 2025: https://tacoma.gov/news/historic-preservation-code-update-community-information-sessions-on-july-24-and-26/ For more information about the City of Tacoma Public Hearing on the Historic Preservation Code on Wednesday, August 6, 2025: https://tacoma.gov/news/public-hearing-on-2025-historic-preservation-code-updates-august-6/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel spoke with Matt McCauley from the airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado Sunday night as McCauley was headed back home to Seattle. McCauley was at the National Museum of World War II Aviation on Saturday witnessing the first public flight of the now-restored HELLDIVER he pulled off the bottom of Lake Washington in Seattle more than 40 years ago. For the complete story of the HELLDIVER, be sure and listen to this earlier BONUS EPISODE: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-lake-to-sky We've posted photos and video of Saturday's flight at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Coupeville Mayor Molly Hughes; Port of Coupeville Executive Director Chris Michalopoulos; Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's Moira Nadal; Meg Olson from Kingfisher Books in Coupeville; the Shifty Sailors, led by Jim Lightner; Lynn Hyde of Historic Whidbey; Kyle Walker of the recently merged Island County Historical Society/South Whidbey Historical Society; Josh Pitts of Ebey's Reserve; and Ed Brown, historian for the Virginia V. Special thanks to Jules James, Alicia Barnes and Lucy Walker from the Virginia V, too. The broadcast originated from the 1905 Coupeville Wharf in historic Coupeville, WA on Whidbey Island's Penn Cover. Partner for this broadcast is the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, who in 2024 added Coupeville Wharf to their list of MOST ENDANGERED PLACES in the Evergreen State - partly because of the long-term threats from climate change. Coupeville Wharf website: https://portoc.org/coupeville-wharf/ Washington Trust MOST ENDANGERED PLACES: https://preservewa.org/most_endangered/coupeville-wharf/ This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 12:30pm Pacific Time on Saturday, July 19, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via space101fm.org. CASCADE OF HISTORY usually broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Special thanks to Mitch Etter for in-studio engineering for the live remote; and special thanks to Port of Coupeville staff and volunteers for graciously hosting this broadcast. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

This is YET ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY devoted to the Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington. As mentioned in the short episode posted earlier today, it now appears that Lewis County intended all along for the private, non-profit Claquato Cemetery to bid on and then purchase the Claquato Church through the auction process now underway. On this episode, we speak with Brett Mitchell, chair of the board of the Claquato Cemetery about their interest in the church, and their participation for the past few years in discussions about it with Lewis County. These discussions and negotiations were not revealed to the public in this past Tuesday's Lewis County Board of Commissioners meeting. We then speak with land use attorney David Bricklin, who took a look at the covenant Lewis County prepared for whoever buys the church; Mr. Bricklin points out some potential weaknesses that could endanger the historic aspects of the church in the future. Both of these interviews were recorded on Thursday, July 17, 2025. CASCADE OF HISTORY reached out to Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock earlier on Thursday to follow up on yesterday's conversation, but we have not yet heard back. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

It's time for one more BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY devoted to the Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington. On this episode, Feliks Banel speaks once again with Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock about the process to find a buyer, via sealed bid auction, for Claquato Church - a process which Lewis County now all but admits is tilted toward the private, non-profit Claquato Cemetery. The cemetery has had months (or perhaps even years) to ready a proposal, while other potential buyers only learned of the opportunity on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 and have until July 31, 2025 to prepare and submit something. At one point in this interview, Feliks Banel says to Commissioner Pollock, "It seems like that opportunity [of bidding on Claquato Church] should have been offered to everybody in the same time frame, with the same amount of time to prepare a decent proposal." To this statement, Commissioner Pollock responds: "I would agree with that." Lewis County newspaper The Chronicle, whose Brian Mittge broke the news of Claquato Cemetery's involvement in the behind-the-scenes process in a social media post on Wednesday, published a detailed piece on the paper's website Friday, July 18, 2025: LINK: https://www.chronline.com/stories/a-plan-to-restore-historic-claquato-church,384204 CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

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On this BONUS EPISODE of "AS THE CLAQUATO CHURCH TURNS," the rapid-fire developments in Lewis County, WA just keep-a-comin'!! It turns out that Lewis County was secretly working with the private, non-profit Claquato Cemetery to transfer the Claquato Church to their ownership (the cemetery is just down the road from the church) by way of a public auction. Why, exactly, Lewis County Board of Commissioners had to be so secretive is unclear - but it appears that Lewis County declared Claquato Church surplus and put it on the market in hopes that ONLY Claquato Cemetery will bid on it. They also gave themselves the option of being able to choose the "highest and BEST" bid - probably just in case somebody with financial resources wanted to overbid to secure the property. When I interviewed Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock on July 16, 2025, there was no mention of Claquato Cemetery as the likely buyer, and no mention of the behind-the-scenes negotiating that led to all the confusion and which upset community members this past week. In this episode, we read aloud a Facebook comment also from July 16, 2025 made on a post about the Claquato Church on the Lewis County History Museum's page; the comment is from Brian Mittge of The Chronicle - the newspaper in Centralia/Chehalis - who has an article all about this coming out on Saturday, July 19, 2025. CASCADE OF HISTORY has reached out to Mr. Mitchell of the Claquato Cemetery Board to ask for his version of how this all unfolded - and we've also reached out to Commissioner Pollock for her comments as well. Backroom, secretive stuff is never a good thing for local governments, but if it results in the preservation of Claquato Church, is that a good thing? That's the big philosophical question! CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

This is a special BONUS ON THE ROAD BREAKING NEWS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY with Feliks Banel. The Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington was built in 1858 and is one of the oldest structures in the Evergreen State. Lewis County Commissioners approved a plan on July 15, 2025 to auction it off to the highest bidder. CASCADE OF HISTORY is working on a story, but wanted to provide this update. Story from The Chronicle of July 15, 2025: https://www.chronline.com/stories/lewis-county-to-sell-historic-claquato-church-property,384072 CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs deeper into the controversy brewing in Lewis County, WA where a decision by the Board of County Commissioners - with little or no public input to sell a historic building with a two-week bidding process - has caught many residents off guard, and upset some who care about history and historic preservation. The Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington was built in 1858 and is one of the oldest structures in the Evergreen State. Lewis County Commissioners approved a plan on July 15, 2025 to auction it off as surplus property; the deadline for bids is July 31, 2025. Criteria for the winning bid is described as "highest and best" - as far as who can guarantee preservation of the building - but the process and the way it's described in official documents strikes some as a little unclear. In this episode, we hear public comment from the Board of Commissioners meeting of July 15, 2025 when the plan was adopted; we speak with Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock in an interview from July 16, 2025; and another interview from later the same day with descendant of the original church builder, Marla LeFevre. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents two interviews with Matt McCauley, a local explorer and diver who will this weekend see a plane he pulled from the bottom of Lake Washington 41 years ago take to the skies of Colorado. In the first conversation from April 2024, co-host Lee Corbin and Feliks Banel speak with Matt McCauley about his adventures retrieving sunken aircraft from Lake Washington. This was originally broadcast live as part of the world flight centennial festivities at Magnuson Park. On July 19, 2025, an old Navy plane McCauley and Jeff Hummel pulled from the lake 41 years ago – which has been restored – will take to the air in Colorado for its inaugural post-restoration flight. After the 2024 interview, we hear a quick update from Matt as he prepares to travel to witness the flight. This update originally aired on the live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY on July 13, 2025. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

Feliks Banel's guests on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Dr. Megan Nishikawa, fellow of the Friends of the Lewis Army Museum, with an update the threatened closure of the museum; Phil Massie, Northwest "history hunter" who deeply researches abandoned places and then searches with his metal detector, on some recent finds; and Matt McCauley, who this coming Saturday in Colorado will witness the first flight of a vintage U.S. Navy plane he retrieved from the bottom of Lake Washington more than 40 years ago. This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 13, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Tim Lillethorup, a filmmaker in Omaha, Nebraska whose father Galen Lillethorup was one of the geniuses behind the classic "Great Big Rollin' Railroad" 1970s TV commercial for the Union Pacific Railroad. The late elder Lillethorup also helped create the country artist C.W. McCall - a character with origins in a TV commercial for a regional bakery, who went to a series of hit songs - including the CB radio classic, "Convoy." Links to the TV commercials discussed have been posted at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents an archival interview with legendary deejay, programmer and concert promoter Pat O'Day from March 2020. Mr. O'Day passed away in August 2020. In this interview, O'Day is asked about what it was like to be a popular deejay on Seattle radio station KJR during the era in the 1960s when teenagers "cruised Colby" - Colby Avenue in Everett, Washington - while many of them had KJR tuned in on the car radio. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Lee Reynolds, public affairs officer for the U.S. Army's Center of Military History, the part of the Army that funds and manages Lewis Army Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) near Tacoma. In this interview from Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Mr. Reynolds confirms that Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll will "any day now" adopt a plan to close Lewis Army Museum and 15 other Army museums. Reynolds responds to questions about the closure, including lack of public process, and the specific criteria that were used in selecting museums for closure. The effort to identify museums for closure or consolidation dates to 2024, Reynolds says, and the closures will save a total of $114 million over the next decade. The total of 16 closures represents about half of the museums funded and operated by the U.S. Army. Reynolds also explains that JBLM officials might choose to create a "heritage center" once the Army museum is shut down. Center of Military History website: https://history.army.mil/ Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll's website: https://www.army.mil/leaders/sa/ Lewis Army Museum official website: http://www.lewisarmymuseum.com/ Friends of Lewis Army Museum website: http://www.fortlewismuseum.com/ Jerry Cornfield's piece for the Washington State Standard: https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/07/01/battle-begins-to-keep-an-army-museum-open-in-washington/ CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Dave Wagers, president - and "Candyman" - of the Idaho Candy Company, makers of the famous "Idaho Spud" candy bar. In this interview from June 30, 2021, we go deep on the company's history and its place in the contemporary culture of the Gem State. Special thanks to Preservation Idaho for posting a photo on Facebook of the Idaho Candy Company's Boise, ID facility earlier today. That image inspired this trip into the CASCADE OF HISTORY audio archives. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

On this BONUS “IN THE NEWS” EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Sherri Eng for details about the upcoming visit to Seattle by the Coast Guard sailing vessel Eagle. The three-masted barque Eagle is on a West Coast tour during the summer of 2025 and will visit Seattle on Wednesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 10. The vessel will be open for public tours at Pier 66 on both days. In this brief conversation, U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Sherri Eng provides details on the tours and shares some of the Eagle's history. More information about The Eagle's visit to Seattle: https://www.facebook.com/CoastGuardCutterEagle CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

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