In this podcast, Lara Hansen explains how climate change will impact Bainbridge Island. She's the chief scientist and executive director of local nonprofit EcoAdapt, and a board member of Sustainable Bainbridge.

EcoAdapt has been funded by Bainbridge Community Foundation to help local citizens participate in the City's update of the local Comprehensive Plan and show how our island can plan to be more adaptive to climate change.

Lara describes how climate change will impact the various elements of our island's Comprehensive Plan, including Land Use, Environment, Housing and Utilities.

She points to opportunities to resist and adapt to climate change that are available if we plan ahead. For example, she describes opportunities for our island to draw cleaner renewable energy and carbon-free electric power for our local grid if we form a local public electric utility rather than continue relying on our current mix of power sources that include coal and natural gas.

Lara answers the question: What can community members do to help make our community more resilient in the face of climate change?

Lara's nonprofit, EcoAdapt, hosted a citizen gathering at City Hall in late 2015 in which scores of islanders voiced concerns about climate change that are now finding their way into the City's Comprehensive Plan update.

Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

The Bainbridge High School girls lacrosse season is about to get underway. Amy Willerford, Sonia Olson, Katie Usellis, and Robin Hilderman join BCB host Charlie Hanacek for an insightful view into the world of girls lacrosse on Bainbridge Island. Since 1993, BHS Girls Lacrosse has qualified for the State Championship 18 times, and has won the championship nine of those times. All four captains are seniors at BHS and are excited about the upcoming season. Each one of them has been playing lacrosse since they were in elementary school. Hear what keeps these girls motivated and compels them to work so hard on the lacrosse field.

Also, don't forget to come out and watch the first Girls Lacrosse game of the season on Wednesday, March 9th, at 6pm at Memorial Stadium right here on Bainbridge Island.

Registration for the 2016 season is still open for girls 3rd grade through high school. Please visit bainbridgegirlslax.com

Credits: Host and Editor: Charlie Hanacek, Publisher: Finn Mander

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-229-february-at-the-library-2016/

Listen here as John Fossett describes what’s up at the Bainbridge branch of Kitsap Regional Library during the month of February. Some of the events discussed in this podcast include the following; for a full description of all activities and events, pick up an Inspire Magazine at the library.

AARP Tax Assistance - Walk-in tax assistance

February 1-April 15

Books on Tap Literary Trivia - Great Fun at the Treehouse

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016, 7:30-9 pm

First Friday Art Walk - Diane Walker, Abstract Paintings

Friday - February 5th ~  5 to 7 pm     

Great Decisions at the Library, presented by Library U - 9:30 - 11am

February 6 - Middle East Alliances

February 13 - The United Nations

February 20 - The Future of Kurdistan

February 27 - The Politics of Climate Change

Island Theatre: The Dixie Swim Club  Follow the hilarious and touching stories of five southern women who meet on the Outer Banks every August to catch up, laugh, and meddle in each other's lives.

Adult Coloring Books Saturday - February 6 - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

February is African American History MonthIsland Film Group Presents Two Spike Lee Films and discussion followingWednesday - 7 p.m. - February 10  - Do the Right Thing (1989)Saturday - 2 p.m. - February 13 - Malcolm X (1992)

Building a Sustainable Economy (BASE) Lecture SeriesFriday, February 12 -  5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.Topic: Green Buildings - Presenter: Kimberly Lewis, Senior Vice President, Community Advancement, Conferences & Events at the U.S. Green Building Council

Travelogue - A Mayan Woman’s Journey From Poverty to Medical SchoolWednesday, February 17 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.Presented by Lisbeth Floridalma Chuy Chali and Bob & Jane Greenberg.

Credits: BCB host and editor Joanna Pyle; publisher Diane Walker

A local group called Raising Resilience is bringIng an acclaimed author to meet Bainbridge parents and high school teens. In this special 20-minute podcast, we meet that dynamic author, Julie Lythcott-Haims, and Cezanne Allen of Raising Resilience.

Julie, as a New York Times bestselling author of “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success”, will be speaking to parents, educators and interested adults on Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30pm at the Commons auditorium of Bainbridge High School. She will also address students at BHS the following morning.

From her 10 years as Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University, Lythcott-Haims noticed a significant increase in parental involvement in students’ lives. Parents were exerting increasing control over their children’s academic work, extracurricular and career choices, and daily life decision making. She noticed “increasing numbers of students who, as a result of hyperattentive parenting, lacked a strong sense of self and were poorly equipped to handle the demands of adult life.” Such over-involved parenting, affectionately known as “helicopter parents” (for their hovering prowess), has been an evolving phenomena since the Baby Boom generation began raising children. The effect has been kids who feel under pressure to succeed in terms they have not yet defined, but who do not learn life skills to succeed in the most basic ways because their parents have taken care of every little thing.

Lythcott-Haims’ book offers an alternative to over-parenting, over-helping, over-scheduling. Clearly, her message has resonated strongly across the country since she is frequently asked to speak in communities everywhere, is being interviewed on the Today Show on January 25th, and has done a number of TEDx talks.

Raising Resilience and the PTSO are co-sponsoring bringing Julie Lythcott-Haims to Bainbridge Island to speak about the important and valuable lessons we need to hear to help our kids thrive and grow on their own into adept, successful adults.

Register at the Raising Resilience website for what promises to be an inspiring talk. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing that evening.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

The Bainbridge Spartans fell once again in Metro Basketball action, this time to the West Seattle Wildcats, by a final of 57-49.

The Spartans were up after the first quarter, 12-3, but the cold Wildcats offense heated up for the rest of the game, outscoring Bainbridge, 54-37. Nate Pryor led the Wildcats with a game-high 24 points, and Lyle Terry led the Spartans with a strong 19.

The loss moved the Spartans to 5-8, with a Metro record of 1-6. Next up: Rainier Beach on January 22nd.

Credits: Host, editor and publisher: Shaemus Kreider

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-227-pete-seeger-at-library/

Whether you like to carry a protest sign or just carry a tune, you’ll want to mark your calendar for “PETE SEEGER: THE MAN AND THE MUSIC.”  

Seeger, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 94, was an iconic presence in the 20^th century American music landscape. During his 70-year career, Seeger was admired by many and criticized by others for his activism on issues of labor, war, civil rights, and the environment. The singer roamed America, singing on street corners and in saloons, migrant labor camps, hobo jungles, union halls, schools, churches and concert auditoriums.

Pacific Northwest musical duo Hank and Claire have put together a program that illustrates through story and song the connections between Seeger’s personal story and the social justice issues that inspired his music.

In addition to stories about his life, each phase of Seeger’s activism will be highlighted with songs he wrote and/or popularized. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the meaning behind such classics as “Where Have all the Flowers Gone?” and “Turn, Turn, Turn.” Start warming up your vocal cords, because singing along is, of course, encouraged.

For more details, visit http://www.hanknclaire.com/

Credits: BCB host and editor Joanna Pyle; publisher Diane Walker

Since our last monthly BARN podcast, BARN has broken ground on the construction of their 25,000 square foot two-floor artisan center off New Brooklyn Road near the Christmas Tree farm.

In this monthly BARN podcast, board vice president Catherine Camp introduces BARN's Woodshop Studio lead, Jeff Williams, who describes how BARN woodworkers will take on the huge volunteer task of building the cabinetry and work tables for the new building.

Construction is expected to take about a year. Meanwhile, in the Fall of this year, the woodworkers, led by Jeff Williams, will start building all the workbenches and built-ins for about a dozen BARN artisan workshops.

When construction is finished, early next year, BARN will be a hands-on center for creating and making. It will be open to people of all ages and all skill levels. It will be a creative hub where people learn, teach, share and inspire one another.

Because the new location is a short walk from Bainbridge High School, BARN is now offering special programs and activities for High School students, such as the January 11 to February 8 class "High School Beginning Jewelry".

This podcast also includes Catherine's summary of several new, ongoing and recent events, courses and activities at BARN.

Credits: BCB host: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

The Port Townsend Film Festival will be bringing to the BI Museum of Art “The Cherokee Word for Water” on January 29th.

In this podcast, the film is described with personal insights by PTFF Executive Director Janette Force.

This full-length feature film is about the extraordinary life and work of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation as its Chief.

The inspiring story of how a young woman and mother became a community activist, leader, statesman, and widely respected human rights advocate for the Cherokee Nation, is depicted in this film by producers Kristina Kiehl and Charlie Soap. Charlie is also her surviving husband.

Mankiller is credited with “revitalizing the Cherokee Nation’s tribal government, improving its education, health and housing.” Her administration founded the Cherokee Nation Community Development Department, and by obtaining Federal funding, they were able to complete community development projects including establishing tribally owned businesses, improving infrastructure (most notably, providing running water to the community of Bell, Oklahoma), and building a hydroelectric facility. Her skill as a statesman, as well as community organizer, improved federal-tribal negotiations.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton awarded Ms. Mankiller the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this nation’s highest civilian honor. She has also received numerous other awards.

The Cherokee Word for Water, tells the story of the Bell waterline project that helped launch Mankiller's political career, and was also the start of her friendship with her future husband, Charlie Soap, who has seen this film project to completion. The film, produced by Kristina Kiehl in 2013, has screened at the American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco; at the United Nations; the U.S. Capitol; and more than 300 times at colleges, tribal communities and at other venues across the U.S. In 2015, it was voted the top American Indian film of the past 40 years in a survey by the American Indian Film Institute.

Producers Charlie Soap and Kristina Kiehl will both be at the film showing at BIMA to speak and answer questions.

Admission is free, but reservations are encouraged, as seating is limited. Read more at the Film Festival site, and reserve free seats at Brown Paper Tickets.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast, we learn about the Smiles Partners nonprofit community service program providing dental care to kids and seniors.

We hear from executive director Imbert Matthee and program coordinator Lisa Schulze. They talk about how they would like to grow the Smiles for Life program and reach out to more people eligible for their services, especially seniors in our community.

Smiles for Life, a division of Smile Partners, is an oral hygiene program serving anyone over 60 years old. The services are provided by a registered dental hygienist in their facility in Waterfront Park Community Center. The program offers reduced fees for those who qualify by income. At each preventive care appointment, patients receive a blood pressure screening, a head, neck and oral cancer screening, an assessment for decay and gum disease, and a cleaning.

Smile Partners works with local dentists and encourages clients to have regular examinations with their professional dentist.

Smile Partners is dedicated to providing healthy smiles to Bainbridge Islanders through reduced cost dental hygiene services. An established nonprofit, Smile Partners travels to schools in our county (and King county) to perform services in their mobile Smile Coach. Every year Smile Partners screens and treats thousands of children in the Puget Sound area to help them avoid the debilitating effects of tooth decay.

Learn more at the Smiles Partners website or call 206-780-6908.

Credits: BCB host: Sandy Schubach; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

The Bainbridge Spartans Basketball team lost their sixth straight Metro League basketball game, in a thriller, to the Cleveland Eagles on January 8th, 55-58, on a Davon Bolton Buzzer Beater.

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

In this podcast, City planning director Kathy Cook reflects back and reminisces about a remarkable 20-year career with the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI). Kathy is retiring this month from the important and publicly visible position of Director of Planning and Community Development.

Kathy was hired by COBI as a part-time administrator twenty years ago, and her experiences and responsibilities grew as COBI evolved and changed over those two decades. You’ll hear the respect and appreciation she feels for the community members she’s served and the staff she’s worked with.

The recording of this conversation, about six days prior to her last day at work, gave Kathy a chance to reflect and tell stories of a memorable career in a community she has always admired and appreciated. When asked about projects that were particularly satisfying, she recalls, for example:

- Developing the ordinances that implemented the Winslow Master Plan of the 1990s

- Participating in the revitalization of Winslow Way and the downtown area (the Winslow Way streetscape project, the gateway formed by the Art Museum and Kidimu, the T&C store remodel and Waypoint Park)

- Helping with the Special Area Plan for Lynwood Center when she first joined the City, and then watching the plan come to fruition over time.

When asked about the most controversial development project for a City that has had more than it’s share of controversy, her answer, quite surprisingly, was the 2008-10 planning process for the new Art Museum. Have a listen to hear why.

When asked about her most challenging role or duty, Kathy tells a story that is still painful to her emotionally, when she -- as the newly appointed director of the Department -- was required to respond to the devastating economic downturn of 2008 to 2011 by implementing large numbers of employee layoffs, and the ensuing efforts to restore morale as much as possible. It was a time when the City staff declined in number by roughly one-third over a 3-year period.

Kathy also shares stories about projects she found most complex, and the aspects of her work with the City that she has found the most interesting.

She concludes by mentioning several issues that she expects citizens will be wanting to address as the update of COBI’s Comprehensive Plan proceeds, and as timely issues for citizens and the community continue to assert themselves.

Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast interview, recorded in early January, State Senator Christine Rolfes shares some personal anecdotes and also previews the 2016 session of the State Legislature that starts on Monday January 11th.

Topics explored for BCB listeners during this 25-minute podcast conversation include:

0:40 How is your family coping with your busy schedule as a State Senator?

2:05 What are some of your favorite activities and destinations around the island?

3:05 Reflections on the grass roots candlelight vigil on Dec 14th at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

5:15 Thoughts about the 25th anniversary in 2016 of home rule and all-island local government on Bainbridge

8:05 Issues that divide or unite the voters of the State -- eastern, West Sound and Seattle

9:56 Wildfires as a humanitarian - and forest management - concern that unites east and west

12:09 Senator Rolfes’ statewide listening tour focusing on the needs of public education, and responding to teacher shortages

13:56 Preview of this year’s legislative session debates on public education funding

16:32 Ways the education funding issue applies to local districts including here in Bainbridge and North Kitsap districts

18:07 What it's like to work with Governor Inslee on his commitment to environmental and climate change issues

19:44 The Governor’s op-ed article - humanitarian values toward refugees

20:38 The Governor’s support for adequate funding of ferry service

21:14 Issues about military veterans, and the recent award Senator Rolfes received from a veterans organization.

23:01 Wrapup of other issues this year

23:45 How to reach Senator Rolfes during the legislative session.

This is the second annual overview conversation with Senator Christine Rolfes that BCB has hosted for listeners in her 23rd Legislative District, which includes Bainbridge Island.

Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters. Note: This podcast recording was trimmed and condensed for quicker listening.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/who-023-yes-magazines-fran-korten/

Yes! Magazine was founded on Bainbridge Island and has had its headquarters here for nearly 20 years. The magazine's charter is to reframe the biggest problems of our time in terms of their solutions, outlining a path forward with in-depth analysis, tools for citizen engagement, and stories about real people working for a better world.

In this podcast, Fran Korten, publisher of Yes!, talks with host Jack Armstrong about the role the magazine plays in encouraging and supporting societal change,  and about the unique relationship it has with the Bainbridge Island community.

Fran begins by describing her professional career -- which took her to countries around the world and included 20 years with the Ford Foundation -- and then explains how those experiences were a perfect lead-in to her position with Yes!. She speaks passionately about the magazine’s role in offering constructive alternatives for citizen action to help combat the “climate of despair” that has been created by the media.

The print version of Yes! is published quarterly, but new stories are posted daily on its website at www.yesmagazine.org, and a weekly Friday afternoon e-mail highlights the week’s most positive developments. Bainbridge residents can find out more about the magazine at one of the regular orientation sessions at its Bainbridge offices.

Credits: BCB host: Jack Armstrong; audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Diane Walker.

What would we as a community like to create on the Sakai family property?

In this podcast, join Ken DeWitt, one of the five elected Commissioners for the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and Recreation District, and BCB host Christina Hulet as they discuss an important public meeting to shape the future of this parkland.

The Sakai property is a 23 acre parkland in the heart of the High School Road and Madison Avenue part of greater Winslow. Last August, it was purchased by the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District through a bond ballot measure approved by voters this past February. Bainbridge residents now have a unique opportunity as a community to plan what happens on this property.

A video of the Sakai property by Anson Brooks, including drone aerial views, is here:

https://youtu.be/9pan6Sv2JlM

Specifically, the Park District Board of Commissioners is looking to the public to develop recommendations, beginning with a public meeting on January 23rd from 10am-3pm at the Bainbridge Island High School commons. This first meeting will focus on generating ideas for potential uses and then creating community-led teams to better understand the requirements and feasibility of various options. Then, as a follow-up, residents can come back together at a subsequent public meeting to share what the teams have learned.

In this podcast, Ken talks about how this process is explicitly designed to create true community engagement; this is not a planning process with a pre-ordained outcome. Ultimately, the Parks District is looking to the public to make a recommendation for the property that community members would be willing to see their public Parks and Recreation dollars used to construct and maintain.

You can learn more at the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District website.

Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast, we meet Bev Gaines who describes her offering of upcoming events, starting the week of January 18th, consisting of three courses that are rooted in the search for spiritual direction. Her offerings consist of a body of work and insights that she calls soul wisdom. She explains that, in her offered events, she's passionate about helping people open fully to their life’s journey.

Two of her upcoming winter course events start on Monday January 18th, and the other on Wednesday January 20th. Her course events are held at 945 Hildebrand Lane, upstairs at the Doctors Clinic building.

Her upcoming winter course events are the following:

1. Mindful Monday Noontime Class: A short 45-minute teaching and guided meditation practice followed by a time for sharing. Starting January 18th.
2. Introduction to the Deep Living Approach - Using the Enneagram Model to Understand 9 Personality Types: Jointly offered with colleague Martha Middleton, Bev’s approach is grounded in a book on Enneagram analysis by Roxanne Howe-Murphy. Starting on January 20th, there’s a choice of morning or evening classes.
3. Spiritual Conversations: An 8-week course based on a book by Cynthia Bougeault that explores ancient methods for awakening the heart. It will meet on Mondays from 1pm to 2:30.

For further details, and information about the charges for the courses, visit http://bevgaines.com

During this podcast, Bev also describes the moms' group that she mentors. You can visit the moms' group website for more information about that group, which is open to newcomers.

Credits: BCB host: Anna McClain; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters. Note: Because the initial release of this podcast inadvertently omitted some details of the three upcoming events, the podcast and this summary have been edited accordingly.

Swinging Hammer Productions presents “All in the Timing,” one-act plays by David Ives, produced by Tom Challinor with performances Thursday to Sunday January 21-24, 2016 at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

Renowned local actors such as John Ellis and Barbara Deering, and local directors will be joined by professional talent from Kitsap and Seattle.

We remember the annual One Act Festivals in the last five years that featured multiple new, local playwrights, directors and actors. This year’s one-acts will depart from that format, though still featuring some of Bainbridge’s best actors and directors.

Tom Challinor, formerly Director of Bainbridge Performing Arts’ Shakespeare Society, tells BCB host Channie Peters about this year’s winter one-act plays - all six in the performance by award-winning playwright, David Ives.

David Ives’ plays have been described as fast-paced humor with surprises and witty dialogue.

"Like sketches for some hilarious, celestially conceived revue. The writing is not only very funny, it has density of thought and precision of poetry…ALL IN THE TIMING is by a master of fun. David Ives spins hilarity out of words." —NY Times

"Theatre that aerobicizes the brain and tickles the heart. Ives is a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright…A wondrous wordmaster." —Time Magazine

Find out about Tom Challinor’s latest project, Swinging Hammer Productions, which most recently produced David Mamet’s "American Buffalo".

Tickets for all performances are on sale now at Swinging Hammer, and at Bainbridge Performing Arts or at the box office. The Thursday, January 21st performance is a “pay-what-you-can” preview. All performances start at 7:30 pm.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-013-kevin-haggerty-of-fof/

What IS Friends of the Farms, and how does it serve the community of Bainbridge Island?  In this podcast BCB host Bob Ross talks with the organization's interim director, Kevin Haggerty, about his life experiences and his vision for the organization he serves.

Kevin graduated just a few years ago from Lewis & Clark College with a dual degree in Philosophy and German. Following graduation he headed south and worked for AmeriCorps, teaching young people the value of urban agriculture and how to make it work. 

After his time in AmeriCorps Kevin moved to Ireland, sponsored by the WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) program to work on a small farm.  It was that experience that led him to Bainbridge Island to work for Friends of the Farms.

In this podcast Kevin describes his experiences and discusses the mission of Friends of the Farms. Due to rapid “suburbanization,” small-scale farming has become endangered on Bainbridge Island. Friends of the Farms believes that the history of farming on Bainbridge Island is a legacy worth cherishing, and is working to reverse this trend by protecting existing farmland and helping to acquire more land for expanding farming opportunities.

Because one of the major barriers to the renewal of small farming here is the high cost of land, FOF focuses on providing workable land for farmers, through a variety of means: acquisition of land through city-sponsored initiatives, collaboration with land trust organizations, creation of leases for appropriate use of city-owned farmland, matching private landowners with farmers, and developing legacy land-giving programs.

FOF believes that efforts to keep farming alive will create a more resilient local economy, protect the natural beauty of the landscape, and provide healthy food for our community.

For more on how you can support this organization and become a volunteer, visit http://friendsofthefarms.org.

Credits: BCB host: Robert Ross; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; BCB social media publisher: Diane Walker.