Get Real With Rick Dancer

Folks burned out of their homes along the McKenzie are upset. More rules, more hold ups and they need help. They're holding a meeting Monday night at 6 at Mckenzie High School and they need your body at that meeting. Also we meet Springfields new Mayor and get an update and a wishlist from him. 

Her name is Jennifer Baker. Today would have been her 40th Birthday. But Jennifer took her life at the age of 16. Her parents started a program to help the rest of us who go through this and Darlene Baker Joins us live  Our website : www.jenniferbakerfund.orgDarlene Baker 541-970-0176  Prevention Lane County : https://preventionlane.org/suicide-resources-family-youth Warning Signs: https...

I don't often remember my dreams but this one I can't quite seem to shake. What do you think it means?

March Madness Runs March 1 - 31st 2021 The folks at Rogers Gardens know how difficult this year has been for local restaurants and want to help them out. So they are giving us 10 - $100 restaurant gift cards to someone YOU nominate! We Want YOUR Nominations! Place your Nomination Name in the box below and give us your email so we can contact you and get the nominated person's information. You can...

Race is a huge issue in this country so imagine what this Black man must feel like when he has totally different ideas about race relations and gets grouped in with cultural thought. We talked with him in this very raw, open, difficult conversation. 

There's a house bill in Oregon that will raise the beer tax almost 3000% and the tax on wine almost 200%. We talk with Ninkasi owner and brewer Jamie Floyd about what this could do to the industry and your pocketbook and how you can help.

Okay, big cities know all about Hydrate Bars but this is a first for Lane County. You can get the treatment at other places but not like this.....How is it different and what the heck is a Hydrate Bar? Listen. 

What can be done to change the current culture of government as it relates to covid19. Douglas County is standing up and asking for a change. And in Cottage Grove people might be understanding how important it is to run for office. You'll love this story.

One of my clients decided it was time to turn the tables on me. I'm always asking people questions so this time it was his turn and the audience got right in on the action. We answered everything I think. Enjoy. 

When I first heard this song I cried, not just a little but a lot. Then we tracked him down and in this interview you will hear the most amazing stories of life, abuse, restoration and rejuvenation.

Two days before Lane County Opens up for inside dining a few local restaurants that challenged the governors orders, get slapped with some of the largest fines ever and a local saloon gets it's liquor license pulled.  What's up? We'll find out.

In this episode we show you why some up the Mckenzie River feel like they are being screwed by a new country ordinance. Many lost their homes to fire and now this. Plus, free water testing for fire victims, a story of survival along the river and covid numbers. 

What if we are not as divided as some would like us to think? What if we truly can change this? This is one of the best race related conversations this journalist has ever had. Bright moments in our times. Watch, share, listen, and do.

There's a lot of trust that needs to be built between the community of color and police. How do you start? Where do you start? Where don't you start? Let's start the conversation. 

This is a great interview if you are one of those parents struggling with kids who are depressed, sad and miserable thanks to the lockdowns and the reaction to Covid. The Scouts now provide programs for girls as well as boys and once you listen to this you will want to get your kids involved, especially in this world lacks so much connection right now.

We all have people in our lives who touch us, change us, mold us into something new. Let me introduce you to a couple of really important people in my life. 

He served in Iraq, came home, struggles with many issues and finds out the contractor he hired destroyed his home. The local building inspector just can't say no and you will be amazing with what they've done and are doing.

People really need to talk about how they are feeling about the lockdown, the pandemic, the reaction to covid and all of it. But we are afraid and that is not good for our mental health. A local counselor sheds some light on what we may need to do.

Using oxygen to heal the body is a pretty natural thing to do. So how does Hyperbaric's work and who does it work on? We ask a local expert to fill us in. 

Folks along the Holly Farm Fire are nervous. Tree's are coming down and some say they had no idea, and those tree's are on their property. Also, why is the lockdown continuing in Lane County when 33% of the covid cases are coming from the U of O.

Why do Lane County numbers keep rising? A lane county commissioner joins us to answer that question, that's later in the interview but first staying healthy as a way of preventing covid. 

Life rarely turns out the way we plan. So when I read in an email that I should "Map Out My Life But Do It In Pencil part of me laughed. Then I started thinking about my own life, the ups the downs the heartache and decided to share a few stories. 

The owners of the Koffee  Kup in Cottage Grove didn't have the money to open up to outside seating. There's a lot of expense to do something like this and it wasn't until the city jumped in that it happened. This is a story that will make your week. 

There are two very different positions when it comes to the reaction to COVID. Small businesses are paying the price and a growing number of people would like to see us talking more and find new ways to get Oregon reopened. 

The Oregon Health Authority is paying for folks impacted by forest fires in Oregon to get their well water tested for free. Now, this is not going to last and you need to get in on the program now. Watch to find out how it works.