Bainbridge Island Parks Trail Coordinator Sean Smith-Sell joins Commissioner Dawn Janow and host Bob Ross in this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss the extensive park trails system.  Sean shares his enthusiasm about trails and discusses all aspects of trail development from initial location through construction and maintenance.

He also discusses the key role that volunteers play in terms of keeping the trails program vibrant and always accessible.

For more information about Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and the extensive trails system, go to: https://biparks.org or call 206-842-2302

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Dawn Janow, Chairperson of the Bainbridge Island Park Board of Commissioners introduces long time, Board Member Ken De Witt in this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge.  Ken brings a wonderful historical perspective to the discussion as we further explore the history of the organization, why and how it was formed, some of the many significant changes that have occurred over the years and the several unique and varied experiences it provides for island residents of all ages.

Known for his remarkable understanding and depth of knowledge of ‘all things historical’ regarding Bainbridge Island Parks, Ken shares many stories and insights in this fascinating discussion.

For more information about the parks, go to: https://biparks.org or call 206-842-2302

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob

Dawn Janow, Chairperson of the Park Board of Commissioners and Scott James, the founder and Board Chair of Bainbridge Prepares join us on What’s Up Bainbridge in another of our several part series about the Park & Recreation District.  We’ll explore the history of the organization, why and how it was formed, some of the many significant changes that have occurred over the years and the many unique and varied experiences it provides for island residents of all ages.

Scott discusses the unique and important partnership between Bainbridge Prepares and the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, how this relationship works and why this is important to island residents.  He talks about the Disaster Hub system, other important partner agencies and the important role volunteers play in making it all work so well.

For more information about the parks, go to: https://biparks.org or call 206-842-2302

For more information about Bainbridge Prepares, go to: https://bainbridgeprepares.org/organizations/

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Dawn Janow, Chairperson of the Park Board of Commissioners and Executive Director, Terry Lande join us on What’s Up Bainbridge in the second of our several part series about the Park & Recreation District.  We’ll explore the history of the organization, why and how it was formed, some of the many significant changes that have occurred over the years and the many unique and varied experiences it provides for island residents of all ages.

Terry shares his story about his love of the outdoors, his background and the life experiences that brought him to Bainbridge Island.  We also explore some of the many exciting things happening on the island’s parks and many things to look forward to.

For more information about the parks, go to:

https://biparks.org

or call 206-842-2302

Dawn Janow, Chairperson of the Park Board of Commissioners and Emily Swift, Community Outreach Coordinator join us on What’s Up Bainbridge to kick off our several part series about the Park & Recreation District.  We’ll explore the history of the organization, why and how it was formed, some of the many significant changes that have occurred over the years and the many unique and varied experiences it provides for island residents of all ages.

In this edition we discuss several aspects including the new website for the Bainbridge Island Recreation Center (BIRC) and its open house, this Saturday, October 2nd, the very popular park passport program and the pumpkin carving contest scheduled for October 16.  We also talk about the very creative Haunted Hayride at Battle Point Park that will take place the evenings of October 19, 20 and 21st.

For more information about the parks, go to:

https://biparks.org

or call 206-842-2302

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Author Kieran O’Mahony joins us again today on What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss more about his new book, The Brain-Based Classroom.

O’Mahony, a PhD, is Founding Principal of the Institute for Connecting Neuroscience with Teaching and Learning, USA, and Founder and Chairman of the Board of Neural Education.

This discussion highlights strategies using a cognitive approach to raising children for the 21st century.

In his book, he translates findings from educational neuroscience into a new paradigm of practices suitable for any teacher. Kieran explains that the human brain is a site of spectacular capacity for joy, motivation, and personal satisfaction, and explains how educators can harness its potential to help children reach truly fulfilling goals.  Using this innovative collection of brain-centric strategies, teachers can transform their classrooms into deep learning spaces that support their students through self-regulation and mindset shifts.

Visit his website: https://neuraleducation.org

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Author Kieran O’Mahony joins us today on What’s Up Bainbridge to introduce his new book, The Brain-Based Classroom.

O’Mahony, a PhD, is Founding Principal of the Institute for Connecting Neuroscience with Teaching and Learning, USA, and Founder and Chairman of the Board of Neural Education.

In his book, he translates findings from educational neuroscience into a new paradigm of practices suitable for any teacher. Kieran explains that the human brain is a site of spectacular capacity for joy, motivation, and personal satisfaction, and explains how educators can harness its potential to help children reach truly fulfilling goals.  Using this innovative collection of brain-centric strategies, teachers can transform their classrooms into deep learning spaces that support their students through self-regulation and mindset shifts.

These fresh insights will help teachers resolve classroom management issues, prevent crises and disruptive behaviors, and center social-emotional learning and restorative practices.

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Please note that this is an updated and corrected podcast of the one first published on August 7, 2021. 

Summer Studio Tour Manager and artist Dinah Satterwhite and artisan Ellen Corke join us on this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss the upcoming artist’s tour.

The 21st annual Summer Studio Tour on Bainbridge Island takes place August 13 through 15, and thirty-six artists will be on hand showcasing their work in five local artists’ studios. The studios will be filled with fine, hand-crafted work, like jewelry, pottery, oil paintings, watercolors, glass, garden art, metal sculpture, and photography.

The studios are open 10 to 6 on Friday and Saturday, and 10 to 5 on Sunday. The Studio Tour is a free self-guided tour, with live music. For complete details including a list of studios, artists, photos, a map, and beautiful color brochure, go to www.bistudiotour.com. For more information call Tour Manager Dinah Satterwhite at 206-842-0504.

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Three members of the Bainbridge Kiwanis Club join us today on What’s Up Bainbridge to talk about the many community-oriented programs sponsored by the group.  Jim Copen, John Jay and John Baggett discuss the remarkable scholarship program and the upcoming Family Fun Day scheduled for Saturday, August 14 from 10 – 4 at Seabold Church, 6894 Seabold Church Road.  Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch and play the famous Kiwanis Mini Golf.

Other Kiwanis programs are also discussed:

All Comers Track Meets - Six community track meets at Bainbridge H.S. beginning early July and running through mid-August.

ShredFest - Presented in partnership with Columbia Bank. Bring your documents for shredding - always the second Saturday after tax day. And this year, look for another ShredFest in October. Donations are accepted and all funds raised go towards the High School scholarship program.

4th of July - Kiwanians serve as Parade Marshals and host the always popular "putt putt" miniature golf course.  All proceeds go towards scholarships.

Wreath Sales - All sales of our locally made wreaths benefit our scholarship fund for graduating high school seniors.

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Summer Studio Tour Manager and artist Dinah Satterwhite and artisan Ellen Corke join us on this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss the upcoming artist’s tour.

The 21st annual Summer Studio Tour on Bainbridge Island takes place August 13 through 15, and thirty-six artists will be on hand showcasing their work in five local artists’ studios. The studios will be filled with fine, hand-crafted work, like jewelry, pottery, oil paintings, watercolors, glass, garden art, metal sculpture, and photography.

The studios are open 10 to 6 on Friday and Saturday, and 10 to 5 on Sunday. The Studio Tour is a free self-guided tour, with live music. For complete details including a list of studios, artists, photos, a map, and beautiful color brochure, go to www.bistudiotour.com. For more information call Tour Manager Dinah Satterwhite at 206-842-0504.

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

WU-579 The Levy Lid Lift Explained !

Dawn Janow, Chair of the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District  Commissioners joins us on What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss the Levy Lid Lift proposal and the purchase of the Bainbridge Athletic Club.

Dawn explains what the levy lid lift is, the cost to the tax payer, the importance of the additional funds and how they will be used for deferred maintenance projects and much needed repairs in the popular Aquatic Center.

She also discusses the benefits of acquiring the Bainbridge Athletic Club.

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Bainbridge Youth Talent Showcase

Are you a creative expression teacher or student? You now have a community platform where you can submit a video and share your talents with a virtual audience! Live performances have been put on hold this past year during the pandemic, but a local voice teacher sparked the idea of a virtual outlet for students to perform what they’ve been working on.

Arts & Humanities Bainbridge is sponsoring a new youth program called Bainbridge Talent Showcase

It is described as a “virtual stage for the community’s creative youth and to highlight the work of their teachers”

In this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge AHB Board members Linda Kramer Jenning and Stephanie Reese share with us what inspired the program and the vision for showcasing local youth talent on the cultural platform Currents. Stephanie tells us about the value for the young performer on reaching an audience, as well as her experience in showcasing her students and what that means to her as a teacher. Linda and Stephanie want to see more teachers and students contribute to the Talent Showcase. Linda tells us how to do that and the criteria.

You may watch the videos on Currents Bainbridge Talent Showcase webpage here.

Contact the Currents Online Editorial Board at editor@bainbridgecurrents.com or 206.842.7901.

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

Climate Action Bainbridge is sponsoring a community virtual forum 

Carbon Footprint of Food Waste

Tuesday April 27th

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

“The goal of the Forum is to expand people’s understanding of issues related to climate change and energy.”

In this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge, Deb Rudnick, of Bainbridge Watershed Council, and Diane Landry, of Zero Waste, explain that food waste is an area of climate change where everyone can make an impact in their daily lives. And within our community we are partnering with local farmers, restaurants, grocery stores, and Bainbridge Disposal to help manage collecting and using food waste byproducts.

Listen here and learn about the speakers attending the forum and what you’ll learn about managing food waste at home and in our community.

For more information on the Carbon Footprint of Food Waste forum go here.

And for information on Climate Action Bainbridge visit their webpage here.

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

Meet Steve Leveen in this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge.  A fierce champion of bilingualism in America, he is the author of the recently published America’s Bilingual Century, his third book which serves as a call to action to Americans to advance to a country where a majority knows English and another language.  He maintains that “English is what unites us; our other languages are what strengthen and define us.”

He shares his own experience of learning a second language as an adult, commenting on the rich value of multilingual living and the many advantages and joys one can experience.  He discusses the myths associated with learning a second language and especially the one dealing with thinking that it is too difficult to do so as you get older.

Find Steve’s book here:

https://www.americathebilingual.com/book/

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross

Judy Lindsley of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Bainbridge Island Bargain Boutique joins us in this edition of What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss the importance of this Island institution.

 Judy provides an historical overview of the organization, the mission and the important services it provides to many children in the region by raising funds and community awareness.

 In 1991 the retail stores were all brought together to form the Retail Division. Today there are 5 Thrift Stores, now called Bargain Boutiques: Redmond, Kent, Olympia, Bainbridge Island, and Tricities.

 The Bainbridge Island Bargain Boutique opened in 1968 by the Lenore Ostrander Guild, and opened with both donated and consigned goods. This guild went Emeritus after 30 years in 1997. In September of 2010 the store moved to Winslow Way West and moved to its current location at 1050 Hildebrand Ln in July of 2020.

Find out more about the Seattle Children’s Hospital Bargain Boutique at:

https://www.seattlechildrens.org/giving/shopping/bargain-boutiques/

Do you know your carbon footprint and what steps to take to reduce it? Do you know there’s a Carbon Footprint Calculator? You can learn about the CFC at the upcoming Bainbridge Island community online forum.  And you’ll hear from several local clergy talk about what their faiths calls them to do to address the climate crisis.

The event is

Our Climate, Our Faith, Our Future; Acting on Our Climate Action Plan

Wednesday March 24, 2021

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

In this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge, BCB host Sonia Scaer speaks with John Kydd, the Organizer, and Rev. Stephen Crippen of Grace Episcopal Church. They share with Sonia how their faith inspires them to tackle the climate crisis at the local level, not alone but united with their congregation and other faith communities on the Island.

You may reach out to John Kydd if you have any questions at john@kyddlaw.com

To view the program details you may go to the Sustainable Bainbridge webpage here.

You can also access the event on Facebook here.

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

Did you know that almost 60% of the population are often not comfortable riding or walking to public spaces because they don’t feel safe doing so? What if we could make our streets and paths safer for children to ride their bicycle to school? You’ll hear discussion on these questions and more at the special City Council session on March 16th @ 5:00 pm.

Leaders from several community organizations will participate in the study session to listen to Gil Penalosa, world-class expert in creating solutions that enable people to connect and access public spaces safely.

In this podcast episode, guests Fran Korten and Susan Loftus of Bainbridge Greenways Steering Committee, add Leslie Schneider, City Council Liaison of the Sustainable Transportation Task Force share with us the ongoing effort to build the Bainbridge Island Sustainable Transportation Plan; a vision for how to we travel safely around the island and reduce our carbon footprint. And they’ll tell us what to expect at the March 16th study session.

Learn more about the March 16th Council meeting by clicking here.

To view the Sustainable Transportation Planning Study page go here.

And to the Sustainable Bainbridge program “Bainbridge GreenWays” page go here.

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

Host Barb Trafton, Executive Director of the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation leads a group conversation of specialists regarding the popular Grand Forest in a changing climate environment. Participants include Dan Hamlin, Park Services Director at the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Rec District; Jared Moravec, Deputy Chief at the Bainbridge Island Fire Department and Stuart Johnson, Landscape designer at AHBL, a multi-disciplinary Landscape Architecture Firm, and a researcher at the Grand Forest.

The conversation invites the listener to participate in thinking about what does forest health mean and to become actively involved in this much beloved open-space park in the heart of the island.  Each contributor offers their unique perspectives, reflecting values and concerns all contributing to a deeper understanding of this magnificent treasure.

For information about the 2021 Annual Bainbridge Island Environmental Conference, go to:

https://islandwood.org/get-involved-with-environmental-steam-education/2021-abc-conference/

Credits: BCB host, Barb Trafton; audio editor, Keith Doughty; publisher, Bob Ross.

Barb Trafton, Executive Director of the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation leads a group of inspired experts to discuss the new management plan for the Moritani Preserve in this episode of What's Up Bainbridge.

Joined by Maryann Kirby, Landscape Designer and Chair of the Friends of Moritani Preserve, Malloree Weinheimer, CEO of Chickadee Forestry and Jay  Kinney, Elected Commissioner of the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and Recreation District, they present a conversation about the pocket forest,  including its history and the goals of the new management plan and community engagement to support a climate-resilient forest in this beloved Winslow open-space.

This podcast is part of the community conversation for the Associated Bainbridge Communities 2021 Environmental Conference: The Future of Our Forests-- Bainbridge island and the Climate Crisis

https://islandwood.org/get-involved-with-environmental-steam-education/2021-abc-conference/

Credits: BCB host, Barb Trafton; audio editor, Keith Doughty; and publisher, Bob Ross.

Italian Chefs Sharon Gargani and her son, Alessandro join us on What’s Up Bainbridge to discuss their upcoming BARN Studio Arts Florentine Cooking Class.  The class which is now open for registration can be found at the BARN website:  https://bainbridgebarn.org  Go to Classes/Events and scroll down to Kitchen Arts.  The class is listed as Florentine Cooking Class (Online).

In this podcast, Sharon and Alessandro discuss their love of Italian food, the connection to culture and the history of Tuscany.  They also share some of the recipes that will be used in the class which includes a Florentine favorite called Tagliatelle del Magnifico.  This thin fettuccine recipe in a citrus zest sauce and inspired by an important renaissance dish is named after Lorenzo il Magnifico.

Alessandro talks about one aspect of the class which is unique, creative and an adventure to look forward to:  They will be taking us on a recorded visit to the local market to acquire the ingredients for the class, showing how they select items, interact with the farmers and vendors and make the purchase.  This will be an opportunity to learn a little ‘culinary/market Italian’ and sense the delightful interaction and dialogue that occurs at the daily mercato visit, a lovely Italian tradition.

Credits: BCB Host Bob Ross, Audio Editor Keith Doughty, Publisher Bob Ross

Arts & Humanities Bainbridge (AHB) has recently published a book by Michael Lisagor, “Personal Growth in the Time of COVID: What we can learn from prominent artist, writers, philosophers & musicians”.

This book contains a collection of essays from Mike’s musing of 34 well-known creative individuals. It is an inspirational book with uplifting and entertaining life lessons. In each story he weaves with humor his own journey to manage and survive these challenging times.

In this podcast you’ll hear Mike tell us what inspired him to write about these creative individuals. He also talks about how the pandemic has affected artists and what he has learned during this time. Mike believes that Art transforms lives and that setbacks are sometimes necessary to reset the creative energy. Mike is donating the royalties of his book to AHB.

To learn more about Mike Lisagor you may go to his website here

And you can reach him at mike@romancingthebuddha.com

His books are available at these sites:

Eagle Harbor Books (paperback): 

https://www.eagleharborbooks.com/book/9798574641170

Amazon (paperback or Kindle):

https://www.amazon.com/Personal-Growth-Time-COVID-philosophers/dp/B08QBY9P8Q/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609708710&sr=8-2

PDF version of book:

https://www.shop.romancingthebuddha.com

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

The Bainbridge Island City Council approved the Climate Action Plan (CAP) this past November 2020. What is the CAP and how will it be implemented? 

The Climate Change Advisory Committee (CCAC) will be hosting an online community event this month giving presentations of the plan, answer questions on the CAP and discuss next steps.

The online events will be held:

• Wednesday, Jan. 13 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. 
• Saturday, Jan. 23. from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Listen here to city council liaison Joe Deets, and CCAC members Mike Cox, Deb Rudnick, and Lara Hansen describe the importance of the Plan, how it got started and what it plans to accomplish. One of the overarching goals is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on Bainbridge Island by 90% by 2045. That will be a momentous occasion!

You can view the Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage by clicking here.

And to view the Climate Action Plan go here.

Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross