Lori Burkart Frank interviews Jan Maes, Chair of Nevada County Energy Action Plan Committee. Jan grew up in Belgium, lived in a small village in Tanzania, worked in Thailand, lived in Colorado, New York City, and rural New Hampshire before moving to Davis, California and then Grass Valley two years ago. In two years Jan has quickly immersed himself…

Host Keith Porter outlines the fascinating life journey and current civic activities of musician and Grass Valley Male Voice Choir Music Director George Husaruk.By KVMR-FM

Host Maddie Davis chats with Asher Perla, birder, wildlife photographer, a graduating senior from Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, and this year's recipient of the South Yuba River Citizens League's "Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship". Born and raised in the Yuba foothills, he has always had a love for nature, which became the focus …

Tonight on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing chats and giggles with Cassie Robertson, who grew up here yet lived abroad and beyond, bringing her talents and experience back to town. She now is on the board for Nevada County Arts Council and is the Community Outreach Manager at Bright Futures for Youth.…

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Heather Thorpe, Certified Financial Planner, and community volunteer.By KVMR-FM

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores chats with S. San Francisco native and Serra High School graduate, Ernie Flores who moved to Grass Valley in 1989 and began volunteering at a variety of organizations from St. Patricks Church youth program to Nevada Union High School football.By KVMR-FM

Host Keith Porter talks with building contractor Keoni Allen, President of Sierra Foothills Construction, about his roots in Hawaii and Utah, and his personal connection with many historic and newer buildings in Western Nevada County. He believes his current project, reconstructing a building he originally built in the 1990's and turning it into a …

Teresa Baker is the founder of the In Solidarity Project and Co-Founder of the Outdoorist Oath. She is a lifelong lover of the outdoors who dedicates herself to engaging underrepresented communities in outdoor spaces to promote environmental protection. Through her work with outdoor agencies, organizations, and speaking engagements nationwide, she …

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and Union Newspaper Publisher, Chad Wingo discuss the importance of supporting local media and what that means for our community.By KVMR-FM

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and Jim Adams discuss the importance of mentoring youth and the challenges many youth face in today's world.By KVMR-FM

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing chats with Brazilian-born Bia Navarro. She is a local musician & artist living in California for 14 years and known for her cultural, musical, and educational contributions. She is involved with NorCal Curumim (coo-hu-mean) which is Brazilian for native child, a local cultural foundation. She coor…

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Sean Grayson City Manager for Nevada City. Sean graduated as a valedictorian from Nevada Union High School and has spent his career in public service from every rank in the fire service, including Fire Chief of the City of Rialto to Interim City Manager, to coming back home to be City Manager in Nevada City.…

Host Keith Porter helps reveal details of the life journey of Rich Crosby, a multi-faceted entrepreneur, real estate broker and developer. Rich talks about owning and operating Crosby Real Estate and Crosby Development, and his goal of mentoring others to help them identify, find and live their best life.…

Host Brian Buckley interviews Twin Ridges School District Superintendent Scott Mikal-Heine, who describes his childhood growing up on the South side of Chicago, his switch from being a builder to an educator, and his current perspectives on education and role of schools in a community.By KVMR-FM

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews the man in charge at South Yuba River Citizens League, Executive Director Aaron Zettler-Mann. Learn about this amazing and essential community asset, and what it takes to keep it thriving.By KVMR-FM

Host Maddie Davis interviews Daniel Elkin, who was born in New Jersey, raised in Dallas, Texas, and educated in Upstate New York. He has lived in the Nevada County area for the past 25 years. He spent 20 years in education as a High School English teacher at both Bear River High School and Bitney Prep Charter High School. He is now the Communicatio…

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing speaks with Carlos Caruncho a local educator, a wine maker and an arts advocate. Carlos weaves a story of international travel and growing up in Cuba and Russia and finds himself in Nevada County where he raises a family and finds his passion for wine and more.…

Host Keith Porter brings us the story of Maddie Davis, a woman who went away for college and returned to bring her talents to work as Community Engagement Manager for South Yuba River Citizens League. Maddie talks about her interests in restorative justice in education, environmental racism, local ecology, and civic engagement in her community.…

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores chats with Eileen Mello a little bit about philanthropy and fundraising but also how astrology works and its affect on how we live our livesBy KVMR-FM

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing chats with Kristine Alcamo. She’s the House Manager of Auburn State Theatre, has been part of Creating Communities Beyond Bias for over 3 years, she also helped with Grass Valley Downtown’s Love Walk this year. As well she’s been instrumental in helping with MLK day festivities locally with the Un…

Host Brian Buckley talks with Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson about his background, his job, and how we can make our great community even better.By KVMR-FM

Host Brian Buckley, himself a former education administrator, talks all things education with his former colleague Nevada City School District Superintendent John Baggett.By KVMR-FM

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Rick Partridge, Board Chair of Nevada County Pride and Board Member of Color Me Human. Rick also contributes his time and expertise in Human Resources to a variety of organizations. Rick was a Human Resources Executive and a lecturer in Human Resources at San Jose State.…

In this episode of the podCASS I sit down with Jenee Naylor, top fashion content creator (most recently featured on The Today Show)and we chat about H&M designer collabs, the differences between each Fashion Week, what it's like working with your spouse, celebrating your wins and Kylie Jenner's new KHY clothing line AS WELL AS MUCH MUCH MORE! Jenee…

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing chats with local musician and Nevada City Council Member ADAM KLINE about his life here in Nevada County as an artist and how he likes being involved in civic work.By KVMR-FM

Host Keith Porter brings us the story of Jim Bair, a retired pioneer in computer science, an award-winning photographer and a citizen activist in Nevada County.By KVMR-FM

In this episode of the podCASS I sit down with Lauren Taylor Wilson (@laurentaylorwilson on Instagram) AKA LTW, who is the founder and CEO of online luxury retailer Dora Maar. In this episode we chat about running a fashion start up, the rise of vintage luxury fashion (and some great vintage shopping tips), fashion's version of the Battle of Versai…

Hollie Grimaldi Flores interviews Union Newspaper editor Elias Funez about the importance and challenges of running a small newspaper. Funez has an extensive background in media including multi media photographer, reporter and editor for a number of newspapers from Modesto to Nevada County.By KVMR-FM

Host Keith Porter talks with Tom Anderson, retired Nevada County Superior Court Judge about his life, his experiences as a Public Defender, and his perspective on justice after serving many years on the bench.By KVMR-FM

In this episode of the podCASS I sit down with Carolyn Gray (@itscarolyngray on Instagram) who is a fabulous content creator, wellness brand owner and personal stylist with a very interesting past in fashion retail. We cover all topics from working in fashion retail, to the Tabi thief. Carolyn's Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/itscarolyngray/ L…

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Maggie Gilmore, Manager of the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada County. Maggie shares Punk Rock concert library stories from Washington DC to the many programs here in Nevada County.By KVMR-FM

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing speaks and connects with local artist of many genres, Sharon Rose. She's the President of Lake Wildwood's Art Club, an involved community leader with Professional Women's Club, National Alliance for Mental Illness, Hospitality House & more. We'll find out more about how and why she advocates for s…

In this episode of the podCASS, I'm with Aaron Esh (@aaron.esh) creative director of one of London's new hot luxury brands - he's an LVMH prize finalist, NEWGEN scheme recipient, Central Saint Martins graduate and just happens to be very humble about all of his success thus far. We talk about how Aaron ended up creating his brand, the importance of…

Host Keith Porter interviews Greg Fowler, fifth-generation Nevada County resident, long time community activist and owner of B&C Hardware in Grass Valley.By KVMR-FM

In this episode of the podCASS, I'm with Sean Garrette (@seangarrette) a luxury beauty ambassador, esthetician, content creator and skincare expert. We discuss Sean's first move to NYC for fashion, leaving it all behind, falling in love with the beauty and skincare industry and coming back to NYC (amongst other things including his love of Girls Al…

Host Brian Buckley talks with Nevada County native Amy Guy Wagner about her involvement as a Director of the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and the impact of her childhood growing up by the river. She also shares her insights about environmental issues gained from her studies at Stanford University and her work as a globally recognized ex…

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Scott Neeley M.D. FACP President and CEO of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital since March 2022.By KVMR-FM

In the first episode of the podCASS I sit down with Christiaan Choy (@christiaanchoy on Instagram) who is not only an interior designer and creative consultant but a stylist to celebrities and high net-worth individuals. We talk about running away from Anna Wintour, how to become a stylist, his insane collection of vintage designer pieces and what …

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing talks with Gary Bowman, a local musician, community volunteer, and retired educator.By KVMR-FM

Just a little introduction to the podCASS - who, what and when to expect! Subscribe to the podCASS youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thepodcasspod Follow me on Instagram and TikTok: @itscassiethorpeBy Cassie Thorpe

Host Keith Porter interviews attorney Kit Elliott, who has performed a wide variety of roles in the legal profession: Public Defender, a private practitioner of criminal law, and a County Counsel, most recently in Nevada County since 2019. Learn about her life, her career and the unique challenges of managing the legal issues for a dynamic and comp…

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and guest Shanin Martin discuss the importance of philanthropy. How nonprofits can best utilize sponsors for a successful event, the importance of consistent messaging and branding, all while having fun contributing to causes you love.By KVMR-FM

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Robin Milam, a global earth rights activist and local community volunteer.By KVMR-FM

Host Kimberly Ewing speaks with local farmer, Tim Van Wagner, from C.S.A. farm First Rain Farm about what it takes to farm in the foothills, life as a local farmer and land steward, his background and history, and what makes him an important community member.By KVMR-FM

Ten years ago this week, the first episode of the Sages Among Us was broadcast on KVMR. The first guest on the show was Cristine Kelly, who at the time was the Executive Director of Music In the Mountains. Since then, almost 500 individuals who are civically engaged in one capacity or another have shared their story on the Sages Among Us. While the…

Host Keith Porter talks with Pediatrician Sarah Woerner, who grew up in Nevada County and returned to practice medicine and extend her humanitarian efforts locally and around the world.By KVMR-FM

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Shannon Buehler, 4th Generation Local resident, community volunteer, President of Rotary Grass Valley South, VP of Nevada County Toy Run and Mortgage advisor. Shannon inspires us with her problem solving open hearted approach to life.By KVMR-FM

Tonight on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing chats with local Parking Enforcement Officer Tim Brown. Tim has been involved in many avenues of civic engagement here in Nevada County including being a stage manager & performer in local theatre, an Enrichment Coordinator for Grass Valley schools, a performer in the Civil War reenactment at Pione…

Host Keith Porter talks with Barbara Rivenes about her lifelong passion for improving our home, the Earth, and the many ways she has worked toward that goal, in our community and beyond.By KVMR-FM

At 76 years old, Don Attix is the oldest active member of ski patrollers at Sugar Bowl Resort. A heart attack while on the mountain changed his outlook and moved him to form a support group for men at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital which soon merged with the existing women's group "We all have hearts," he said. Don has a great outlook and interest…