Monmouth Monthly

Send us Fan Mail This month we welcome PJ Armstrong and Miriam Haugen who are here to talk about Monmouth Music in the Park! They dish about their favorite returning acts and we get excited about the entire lineup. Join us for Music in the Park Wednesdays in July and August starting on July 10th. This free concert series is brought to you by the Monmouth MBA and our amazing community sponsors.  To...

Send us Fan Mail This month we are joined by Amy Lemco and Logan Doerfler. Amy is a member of the Historic Commission at the City of Monmouth and she is sharing about the cool things happening including their newest venture, Listen to a Legacy. Logan is the Director at the Veterans Resource Center at Western Oregon University (WOU). Logan shares with us why the resource center is so important to o...

Send us Fan Mail Talking Trash with Josh Brandt! Listen this month as we hear about this local family business that has celebrated over 70 years of service to our area. Josh tells us about growing up in Monmouth, his family’s love for Central High and Western Oregon sports, and how he came to be the head of Brandt’s Sanitary Service. Josh also talks about how we can each do our part to reuse, recy...

Send us Fan Mail This month we are excited to chat with Eden Olsen and Lindsay Darling. Eden and Lindsay are the force behind Lucky Crow Farm and the Eat Crow Supper Club. Eden shares with us the benefits of a CSA and Lindsay gets us excited for the Supper Club's return March 28th.  To learn more about Lucky Crow Farm, go HERE To read a transcript of this episode, go HERE To subscribe to Monm...

Send us Fan Mail This month we are joined by Suzanne Dufner, Economic and Community Development Director for the City of Monmouth. She talks about the return of the Love Local program, what it means to shop small this time of year, and some things she is looking forward to in 2024. To learn more about Love Local, go HERE To sign up for the City's e-newsletter, go HERE Learn more about the Cit...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Monmouth, Oregon Mayor Cec Koontz to the podcast. She shares with us her volunteerism through the years from her time on Boards and Commissions to becoming the Mayor of Monmouth. She also talks about some of the great things that happened in Monmouth in 2023 and what she hopes to see in the future.  To read a transcript of this episode, go HERE To subscribe to Monmouth&...

Send us Fan Mail The Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts comes to the pod to talk about Monmouth's results in the Arts and Economic Prosperity survey (AEP6), his new love of knitting, and how we can unite our communities and enhance our economies through support of the arts. Randy joins us from Washington, D.C. on his road tour through Oregon visiting the 19 cities who partic...

Send us Fan Mail This month we get to talk about our two annual December events, Making Spirits Bright and the Tree Lighting and light parade at Western Oregon University. Join guests Megan Habermann-Guthrie, Katelyn Grainger, and Emily McNulty as they talk about the history of these events and what makes them so special that people return year after year.  To learn more about Making Spirits Brigh...

Send us Fan Mail We are publishing this episode a little early this month so we can highlight all the fun ahead of History and Mystery in Monmouth. The event is October 6th (followed by the Independence Ghost Walk on October 7th!) and our episode gives you a sneak peek into all the fun ahead on the big day. Our guests are Amy Lemco and Marilyn Morton who are part of the committee leading History a...

Send us Fan Mail We are joined by Smith Fine Art's Director, Andi Moring who tells us all about the upcoming season, her road to becoming the director, and why we are so lucky to have Western Oregon University in our backyard. To further that point, we also have Cori Metzgar on the podcast. She is the Sports Performance Director for Western Oregon University athletics and she discusses her pa...

Send us Fan Mail The library isn't just for kids! Adult Services Librarian at the Monmouth Public Library, Carrie Kasperick, reminds us that over 70% of our community is made up of adults and shares with us the thoughtful programming she has created this summer and into the fall; especially for our patrons over 18 years old. To learn more about the Monmouth Public Library, go HERE To read a t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with Lynda Bersani about the upcoming Bike Rodeo and welcome new City of Monmouth employee Carter Craig. To sign off on the permission slip for the bike rodeo go HERE To learn more about Community and Economic Development, go HERE For a transcript of this episode, go HERE Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE . Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year in Monmouth where there is always something going on. Join us as we talk to Bill Foster about the Monmouth summer concert series Music in the Park. We also have President of the Monmouth Independence Rotary, Ben Stange, talking about the upcoming 4th of July Parade. Finally, Susan Farley tells us all about the Arts and Culture Commissions summer Trashio...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we talk to Roxanne Beltz who is heading up the first Peacock Festival in Monmouth's history. We also speak to Economic and Community Development Director, Suzanne Dufner and Historic Board member, Ron Woodruff as they talk about some exciting upcoming projects in Monmouth as well as what they have been working on over the past few years. If you would like a transcr...

Send us Fan Mail It's Volunteer Appreciation Month! On the show, we have Monmouth's longest serving (and still active!) volunteer Diane Ostrom; City Recorder, Phyllis Bolman; and Monmouth Senior Community Center Director, Barbara Cronin to talk about the importance and joy of volunteerism. After that, Janet Chenard, Finance Director of the City of Monmouth, talks about how the city prepa...

Send us Fan Mail This month we sit down with Representative Paul Evans, Fred Evander, the City Planner for Independence; and Marty Wine, the City Manager of Monmouth to talk about the MI Trolley that will be starting service in early April. To learn more about the trolley, visit the WEBSITE .  For a transcript of this episode, go HERE .  Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE . Tha...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for our first podcast to celebrate Monmouth, Oregon! In this episode, we talk to  Monmouth Public Works Director Russ Cooper, Shannon Medel, and Brice Spreadbury about the upcoming MI Town Skatepark which is going to break ground in March, 2023.  Want to learn more about the park and see the design? Visit HERE to learn more! If you need a transcript of this episode, find t...