Show: Insight Station: KNCO File: 9:8.mp3 Air date: 2026-09-08 Source: OpenAI whisper-1 · shrunk from 98.6 MB to 12.3 MB --- transcript --- Welcome to KNCO Insight, Nevada County Action, KNCO's local issue talk show. This is your chance to gain insight into issues affecting Nevada County. Be a part of the show. Call with your questions or comments. The number, 477-5626, that's 477-KNCO. The opinions expressed are those of the hosts and callers and do not reflect the opinions of the advertiser, staff, or ownership of Nevada County Broadcasters. Now here is your host, Tom Fitzsimmons. Okay, NCN News time, just about 907, 69 degrees, yes, it's going to be a warm day, still summer time everybody. I know we've been kind of spoiled lately having these nice, kind of cooler daytime highs, but we're going to have a little heat the next couple of days, kind of join in on the rest of the nation because it's been pretty warm in a lot of other places, but we got a pretty nice stretch of weather there, so nobody's complaining. Certainly here in California, we're not complaining. Gary Miller's here from the Gold Country Detachment of the Marine Corps League. Gary, how you doing? Doing well, Tom. How about you? I'm doing fine. You know, the guys that whine a lot are the guys that move to places that are hot and humid. I've heard that. I've heard that said, yes. Yes, where it's a little hot and humid. Frank Stanovich sweating on his porch right now. Frankie, how you doing? Not really. How you guys doing? I'm doing good. How you guys doing? I'm doing good. Doing good. You got your sweet tea going there, Frank? Yes, I do. You know, sweet tea is kind of a good thing, isn't it, back there? Oh, yeah. It kind of fits it nice back there. Yeah. Sounds good. Are you guys doing good? Hello, Mr. Redbeard. Excuse me? You doing good back there? Yeah, we're doing real well back here. We had a hot, hot, sunny day. The thunderstorms went by us. Thank goodness. Yeah. We had one that came by here the other day, dropped above, and they had a little twister with it. But everything stayed on the ground. All right. Thank goodness. That little girl with her dog didn't fly away with the house, I take it. That's good. No. Stayed home. That's how I always worry about Dorothy. I'm not in Kansas anymore, Toto. Yes. I always worry about Dorothy flying away. Yeah. Cute little kid. A little Judy Garland. Yeah. Yeah. All right. We were talking off the air, Frank, just about today's show. It is kind of an interesting topic that Gary brought up about some of the people that have passed away, and Dolly Parton in particular. Right. Yeah. Because Dolly Parton was quite an American, quite an entertainer. She was an icon. Quite a lady. An icon. No doubt. Yep. When we think about those country singers, when I was in the Corps, they used to put on performances for us, and Dolly was one of them at one time, put on a great show for us. I've forgotten now where we were, but Hula Hattie and all those people. Hilo Hattie. Hilo Hattie. I remember her. Oh. Hilo Hattie. Yes. Hilo Hattie. Yeah. Oh. Hilo Hattie. Yes. Yeah. She was on Ed Sullivan's show a couple times. Right. Yes. But she put on a lot of performances for the military, and it was great shows. Yeah. Those type of shows, people have to realize that it really takes a lot of giving by those entertainers to do that show. Absolutely. Because they could just put their head down and kind of say, well, yeah, I really appreciate the men and women, but go about their job. Yeah. Yeah. There's then those special ones that actually go with the USO and put on those performances. Yeah, USO was the one that really did this. Yeah. They were so great. When you're in the uniform, military in uniform, and you get to go to these shows, and they entertain you, it's just so great. Yeah. You could feel the love that goes on. That's what I mean. It's not just a performance. It's like a loving performance, because they really care about being there. Right. Yeah. Absolutely. Vietnam was a Cuban crisis, and Vietnam and all that stuff, they still came and performed for us, which was great. Yeah. And a nation that had a lot of angst at that time, as you guys talk about coming back home and worried about getting spit on and stuff by, actually, Americans. Yeah. Coming back home. We couldn't wear our uniforms out in peace. Yeah. I mean, that's crazy to think about. Right. Yeah. I got back from Japan before all that took place. I got back in, oh, let's see. It was May of 60. We came into, what is that, Fort Mason. Yeah. Okay. And San Francisco is where the ship pulled in. Yeah. And when I left. Now, talk about a city. Yeah. When I left, I weighed 175 pounds. And when I came back, I weighed 210. And I'm standing at the rail of the ship, and my mom and my dad and my sisters were there to greet the ship, because I was raised in San Carlos. So, you know, 25 miles down the road from San Francisco. So, they're looking up at all of us Marines, and we're all dressed in our winter green uniforms. Man. And they're looking at all of these Marines lined up at the rail. Yeah. And I'm waving like crazy, and finally one of my sisters points at me. She said, and I could see her lips move. I think that's Gary. They didn't recognize me. You're a big beast of a guy. Yeah. Nobody's messing with you. Yeah. You're a big Marine. Yeah. So. You're a block of granite for Pete's sake. 210. I was then. Yeah. Yeah. Well, no, I was a little on the chunky side. Maybe you put on a few pounds. Yeah. Yeah. I'm trying to get back to that now. I understand. Well, I'm back down to 159 pounds. Yeah. I got this thing called Dunlap disease. My belly dunlapped over my belt. That is unbelievable. I had a news story this morning. Oh, if you drink coffee, you're more apt to be thin. Really? Yeah. Yeah. Really? You need more coffee, Tom. I guess I'll have to do it in enema form. Hey, Tom, we need more coffee. Yeah, I'm going to do that right now. It's not an enema. Oh, yeah. It's the other end. All right. But we're doing fine otherwise. But yeah, Dolly Parton passing has touched all of us. But for military people, I appreciate that, Frank, because it's true. Those singers that gave of themselves to perform is, you know, it goes with Bob Hope. It starts with Bob Hope. He's like the foundation of it. It did. And, you know, it just is like such a giving thing, you know. Well, I'm going to do that right now. I'm going to do that right now. I'm going to do that right now. I'm going to do that right now. I'm going to do that right now. I'm going to do that right now. until 1961. And then it was up until 61, 62. Exactly right. Yeah. Yep. Yep. Those early 60s started cranking it up and then mid-60s, heck it was full on. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But I think it's important that that people realize the impact, certainly a Dolly Parton in particular, had on the nation. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I mean she was just so darn cute. And obviously she had an incredible body on her, which she knew, but she didn't flaunt that. She just kind of laughed about it. Just because she knew us guys were like Gaga, you know, our eyeballs are. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It was hard to maintain eye contact with her. Yeah. Right up here, buddy. Right up here. Up here. Up here. Yeah. Yeah. I don't want to throw your neck out. Just look up this way. She wasn't that tall. She was, I think she was just a little over five foot tall. Yeah. I think she's like 5'1", 5'2". Yeah. Yeah. But a great voice and just a great smile and just really loved her nation. So. I remember the singer that was popular when I was in was Patsy Cline. Yes. Oh. Well, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That was really good too. Yeah. Gone early. You know, she died tragically, but. Patsy Cline and Marty Robbins. Marty Robbins. Very good. Yeah. Yeah. Those were the country singers that I recall when I was on in the Marine Corps. Yeah. Good stuff. Good stuff. All right. Well, what is funny is. The one that she was singing with. He was. He just passed away too. They sing it. I can't remember the name of the song now. Oh. Hidden Together. She sang it all the time. It was a great song. Great song. All right. Yes. Well. I can't remember. You can't remember. Maybe that's the name of the song. I can't remember. I can't remember. That's my rejoiner to just about everything. It pretty much is. Yeah. This is where we're at, everybody. We're kind of there today. Yeah. Remind me. Remind me. I can't remember. All right. Now, you guys do anything special for Labor Day over the weekend? We did the car show. Yeah. Oh, yeah. You know. On Saturday. Yes. That was a lot of fun. Yeah. Cruising the pines. Bill Slade. Bill Slade brought his six-by's out. Mm-hmm. And. Yeah. And. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We got a couple of them out and parked them on the green that's right there on Magnolia Way. Oh, yeah. Okay. And we were in between the two six-by's. Mm-hmm. With our Marine Corps League pop-up. And I didn't walk around, but there were a lot of cars. There were a lot of neat cars. And there were some old 50s, 60s AA fuelers. Yeah. With the engines in the front. And there was one that had two V-8s that were in line with each other. And when they fired that puppy up, oh, man, it shook the ground. Yeah. Literally. It shakes the ground, doesn't it? Yeah. Wow. That is exciting stuff. Well, that's just one of the car shows that are going on, but that was perfect weather for a car show. Without a doubt. It was. Yeah. It was just a fantastic day. It wasn't too hot. Yeah. Exactly. Yeah. Not real comfortable. We got to talk to a lot of nice people. All right. That's just the beginning of car shows, because we have the little town of Washington having a car show. Right. On the 19th. Mm-hmm. From 10 to 3, or 10 to 1,500, for the guys that understand that. And a band, I think, that Frank used to sing in, the Holcomb Brothers Band, going to be out there performing. Yeah. Yeah. Did you play in those days in the South County? Yeah. I think they asked Frank to lip sync while he was accompanying the band. There you go. They might have asked Frank to go to Carolina. That's what they might have done. I got your talent, Frank. You should go there. But Holcomb Brothers Band, talk about a good country band. They've been playing for a long time here. So that should be a great sound up there. Yeah. Yeah. They're doing this as kind of a fundraiser for their memorial wall. I'm going to try and talk our commandant, Joe, into going up there with me, and we're going to put our presentation up there. I'm going to try and talk our commandant, Joe, into going up there with me, and we're going to put our presentation up there. We'll be there for that. There's an entry fee for people that want to exhibit their cars. It's thirty bucks. They're doing this as kind of a fundraiser for their memorial wall. I'm going to try and talk our commandant, Joe, into going up there with me, and we'll put our presentation up there. Or thirty-five, I'm sorry. Thirty-five for exhibiting cars, okay. But they're going to give away awards. That's going to take place at two o'clock on Saturday. So yeah, it's going to be a lot of fun. I heard the weather report, and it's supposed to be really pretty good weather. It's supposed to be warming up here again. Well, it's going to be warming up in a couple of days, but believe it or not, for the weekend, cooling back down a bit. So it should be perfect. It should be comfortable. Not too warm. Yeah, not this weekend, though, but a weekend after this. Yeah. Oh, it's going to warm up again? Oh, I wish. I wish. I wish. I wish. I wish. I wish. I wish. Right, yeah, good point. I was going to ask you, their memorial wall, is it for anybody to get a block in that wall? Is it for their local... That's what I understand. It's going to be like what we did with the memorial wall... Yeah, it's good one. And you pay so much per tile. I don't know what it's going to be. They're still working on the layout. They've had some changes in the way they're going to engineer the park and the way they're going to lay it out. But I think they've finally got the final plot plan laid out and construction is going to start as soon as they start getting some more money. They've got to pay for some of this stuff. Even though the city, a little town in Washington, now owns that park. They took it over from the county, I believe. And so they're responsible for it and they're going to have water in there. It's already there, but they've got to do some excavation for that and they're going to have power in there. And they've got a flagpole that's already there and up. So things are moving along slowly, but Tammy, who's running this, is a hard charger. She's working hard. She kind of runs the town, without a doubt. All right, so let's take our first break here as we've got the Frank Stanevich Show up and going. So a quick break. We'll be right back. Hey, Nevada County, I'm Lucas Miharis. And I'm Jesse Etlin. We're the founders of Zion Capital, right here in your backyard. And if you've listened to Dave Ramsey, you know how important it is to have someone you can trust. That's why we're your local SmartVestor pros. Lucas was named one of eight finalists for Advisor of the Year by Investment News and has been featured in Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. 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So it's going to be a Stanovich caravan moving west. See, as the Holcomb brothers told him, go to Carolina and now move to Nashville where you can make that big hit record. I'm not moving to Nashville. No way. No way. Okay. No way. No way, Jose. No. But my great grandkids and my grandson and my granddaughter are there and they're waiting for us to get back there. She's a former Marine. No such thing. A former Marine. Once a Marine, always a Marine. That's right. There you go. Yeah. That's right. Anyway, she's got five kids now. And so we're going to go back there and I'm going to get with my great grandkids and my granddaughter. And her son just got out of the Corps. Wow. I mean, my grandson just got out of the Corps. Wow. Okay. Yeah. But he tried to get on the police force there or whatever, but he's had so many injuries in the Corps. It kind of put him out of the running there, I guess. Oh. I'm not sure exactly what's going on there. But he did get married. All right. Is he doing better physically? Is he getting better? Yeah. He's getting better. Okay. The Corps is getting some help from the Corps now. Yeah. Good. Physical help. Well, hopefully they can find something in law enforcement for him to do. I mean, if he is, you know, obviously he's qualified. Yeah. So hopefully there can be something as he gets better that he can do. I'm sure with the injuries that he has that that's part of the problem. Yeah. Okay. From when he was in the Corps. But anyway, he got married. I don't know if that's good or not. Well, you were married for quite a number of years, Frank. Yeah. You must have liked something about it. Both of us stay very quiet for him sticking there. For 65 years and three days I've been married to the same woman. Yeah. I'm glad Gary spoke up because both of us looked at each other like, well. I woke up one morning and my wife was laying next to me and said, hi, honey. I said, huh? Wow. That sweet tea is kicking in, isn't it? Oh, man. All right. Well, this kind of goes into something that you have a thing on here, Gary. It's this Sammy's Friends Both Ends of the Leash program. Yeah. Which is kind of pairing up dogs and vets. Yes. Well, they're asking for vets to come in and help out with this. It's a pilot program. And they've got quite a number of dogs that are, what do you call them? Shelter dogs. And they're thinking that if they can pair veterans that are having maybe some issues. Yeah. With some of these dogs in just kind of an interim thing. And it'll help the veteran and it'll help the dog and get these dogs ready for adoption. Yeah. I think that's a great idea. Because some of these dogs that have been taken over by the shelter have been through maybe some traumatic experiences. Pardon me. Some, you know, just not quite a good environment for them. So they may be just a little bit skittish. Yeah. They've gone through trauma. Yeah, for sure. So if they put them together with maybe some veterans that are experiencing some things. You know, some PTSD problems or some other problems. Maybe even some physical problems that don't get enough exercise. So having a dog would help them get out and start getting mobile again. No, this is pretty exciting. And it starts pretty soon. It starts on Thursdays. And the first one is going to be October 1st it looks like. Right. And it will include two outings in the community once they get to know each other. Right. And the sessions are 90 minutes. So it's not a big chunk out of your day. It's manageable. And it takes place at the shelter on McCourtney. What's the address there? It's 14647 McCourtney Road. Which is, if you're going out McCourtney and you know where the transfer station is. Exactly right. It's right next to it. Right next to it. Yep. Yep. So I'm thinking about getting involved in this. I think it's a great program. It might be something that I need. Because I've got to start moving around. I mean that's why I got my dog Ranger. Once I got the cancer diagnosis about five years ago. Ranger is four and a half now. It forces me. I have to walk the dog. Dog needs walking. That's the place for this dog. Nuts. So it needs walking. But it kind of takes my butt in gear. He's ready to go. As soon as we're done with the talk show he's ready to go. That's right. Yeah. He's up and doing it. But for the vets, again, sometimes vets, guys, right? It's tough to come back. And sometimes dealing with people is tougher than dealing maybe with a dog. A dog kind of is there unconditionally there for you. Well, yeah. At least dog need people to know now. Sometimes if you've got a good connection with the dogs, they can read something with you and kind of help you through something. Yeah. And these dogs have lost confidence and trust because they've had a tough life in the environment they were at. And all of a sudden the vet showing up regularly can build that trust back. It's good stuff. Yeah. Get a hold of Catherine out there. Her email is Catherine at sammysfriends.org. Yeah. Sammysfriends is all one word. I would give you the online address to – No, you wouldn't. Not there. No. I've just – What the heck is – I typed it in here on the agenda and reading it is not going to work. Get a hold of Catherine or give them a call at Sammysfriends. Yeah. 530-471-5041. That's 530-471-5041. And get in touch with them. Yeah. Catherine is running this thing. Like I said, it's a pilot program. They're trying this out. They're going to need people that will come in and work with these dogs and maybe give them some ideas of how they can make it better. And who knows? If you get into this program and you find that you've got a connection with a dog and you want to adopt a dog, better yet. Better yet. That's right. Might have your best friend right there waiting for you. But that sounds like a good – I'll follow up with a separate show for them because that is such a neat sounding program. I will say this address here almost looks like the Stanovich original name when they came to the shores, like when they immigrated. The old – when they had the Stanovich hooch. I mean, I can't even make out half the letters here. It's almost like – Oh, oh. I can buy a consonant. I'm glad you didn't do that on the air. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. If you have some Stanovich hooch, you just go, oh, call it Stanovich. I thought you said when you were talking about the Stanovichs that we all needed a leash for them. Yeah, well, that's it. There has been talk that way, Frank, as well. Okay. As Frank would say, you know, you get married, I don't know. I don't know. Anyway, that's where we are today. That's right. That's how we are. All right, we're going to take a break here. We'll get a news update, weather forecast, back with the Frank Stanovich Show. 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Here is your forecast on KNCO News Talk 830. Sunny with a high today in the mid to upper 80s. We'll have a light easterly wind. Some clouds move in through this evening, Arlo 61. And a heat advisory in effect on Wednesday. Temperatures climb back into the low to mid 90s. Partly cloudy mid 60s winds tonight, Thursday 92. For weather anytime, click on the weather center at knco.com. I'm meteorologist Dan Holiday on KNCO News Talk 830. All right, KNCO News Talk. Just about 937, 71 degrees. Yes, we're going to warm up today about mid 80s or so. So get those errands done early if you can. It is the Frank Stanovich Show starring Gary Miller and Frank Stanovich here for KNCO Insight. A whole bunch of things to talk about. A matter of fact, Frank, I was thinking about you the other day because the American Legion, we've been struggling putting on dinners lately and people showing up. Yes. Yeah, we need you to get back here and start doing some cooking, Frank. That might be it. Yeah, just that attendance has been low. And so I know I'm going to try to have Pete Vasilakis on and have a special show on that as well. Just try to get numbers back up. What are they trying to feed these people? I think it's all good stuff. Hey, they've got a dinner planned on the 6th of October. Yeah, what have they got? Yeah, they're going to open the doors at 5 o'clock and dinners at 6. $20 a person. And they're going to have corned beef, scalloped potatoes, salad, homemade bread, dessert. But you've got to call for reservations. Yeah. Absolutely. So they know how much food to fix. Call 530-278-5343. And they're not going to take any reservations after the 4th. So this is on the 6th. So that would give them a two-day lead time to get enough food for the people. But, you know, corned beef. The money that's raised at these dinners helps the military. Exactly right. You don't have to be a military to join in. You don't have to serve anywhere. But you can spend your $20, come to have a dinner. They always put on a great dinner. We always have. I think there's raffle prizes and stuff too, right? Yeah, they're going to have a drawing. Like Frank says, all the money that we collect in all of our organizations, all the four organizations that make up the Veterans Council here in Nevada County, and it's this way all across the country. When we raise money from the community, it's part of our charter, part of the way our bylaws are drawn up for all of these organizations. We've got to turn around and spend that money in the community. And the way we spend it is by helping veterans that are in need. Yeah. Absolutely. And if you want to feel good, because there's always a, you know, we've talked about this for years, guys. You know, we see vets on with their hats, and some people might thank the vets for their service. Some vets feel comfortable about that. Some don't. Some people don't feel comfortable about, you know. This is one way you can help out a vet is going out to enjoy a dinner. And just by being there, that's showing support, you know, for the organization. Yeah, we just got a request here just last week. A very well-known member, I'm not going to name him, member of the veteran community is having some problems with his teeth. You know, he's getting old. He's been chewing on rocks and, you know, things that aren't good for him. And so he's got to have his teeth worked on. And he needs some help. So we're all, you find that funny, huh? Chewing on rocks. I mean. Hey, sometimes you get a little desperate out there, you know. You guys just. They always bring up Iwo Jima and stuff, you know. It's like. Hey, when you hit that beach and you go face down because somebody's shooting at you, you wind up with sand in your mouth. You know, yeah. You're chewing it. Yeah, and you don't always get to spit all that stuff out before you move on. I understand. He's just cracking up. That's chewing rocks. Anyway, so he needs some help. So we're all going to chip in and help him out with his teeth. Yeah, that's great. Yeah. Plus, we want this organization to stick around. I mean, this is like. I want to tell you. Personal experience. Yes. Of what kind of people we're dealing with. I live on 10 acres. I chop down or the wind blows down a couple oak trees every year. And sometimes I get out to cut it up. Sometimes I don't. But that's how I heat my house. Oak wood makes a great fire. Absolutely. Low ash, high heat. It's good stuff. But, you know, as Benjamin Franklin said, the man that cuts his own firewood is twice warmed. Right? That's right. Absolutely. So anyway, I got a call the other day from a guy that I know that's in the veteran community. He says, how are you doing on firewood? I said, well, I burned up about half of what you guys did for me last year. He says, we just split a whole bunch of wood. We got about a cord or two-thirds of a cord, three-quarters of a cord. And it's all seasoned oak. And do you want it? And I said, hell, yeah. They came out to the house. They have a dump trailer that was full of seasoned split oak wood. They dumped it in my driveway. And then they said, there's going to be some guys come out here to help you get it up on the porch and stack it for you. Wow. How nice is that? I mean, I am so blessed to know these people. And it's available. That kind of thing is available to veterans in need all over the county. So get in touch with me or get in touch with somebody that belongs to one of the veterans organizations. And if you have a need, let us know. Yeah. And one reason these veterans organizations are out there, say like American League, is that they have dinners. And that's the thing. Supporting those things support all these projects. It supports the honor guard going out to services. It supports a whole bunch of things, this money that's raised. Yeah. Right. Yeah, it's important to take care of the community that way. By the way, just on a totally separate thing, I was talking to county people, I think last month. And I guess the building there, the vets building, is going to go through a major renovation. Oh, yeah. I mean, big thing. Where are they going to be closing the building down? Oh, yeah. The county got a bucket load of money to bring both of the veterans buildings, the one in Nevada City and the one in Grass Valley, up to code. Okay. So the first thing they're going to do is they're going to go through the kitchen in Nevada City and they're going to straighten all of that out. They're going to fix that kitchen, bring it up to current specs, and that's starting here just really shortly. Yeah, okay. Then the Grass Valley building is going to be shut down somewhere around probably around the first of June. Let me say first of June. The word is that we got is that nothing is going to be booked into that building after the end of May. Yeah, that's what I understand, too. Okay. Yeah. So the construction will start. I think they've found a contractor. Now they're working through the plans and they've got to make sure that all of the architectural stuff is done. It's going to be closed until mid-summer in 2028. Yeah, it's like a whole year to get this project. So we're out. Everybody that's been housed in the Grass Valley building, we're kind of casting about to see if we can find a place to hold our meetings for that year that we're going to be out of the VETS building. And we may go up to Nevada City and do it there. I don't know. I don't know how that's going to work out. How about one of the schools? How about going to one of the schools? Well, see, then you're dealing with the school district and the city. It's complicated, but we'll get it done. We'll get it done. It's just a workaround. Well, the reason I just brought it up, just to kind of put that information out there in case people have the access to a building, a room that could help out. Yeah, let us know. Yeah, you can't do it too early, the plan for this, because it is going to be closed. Oh, hey, hey, hey. Turn around and it's here. Yeah, that's how it's going to be, because you go through, especially for Marines, they go through Toys for Tots, the whole winter program and all that stuff. Yeah, we're going to be locked out. It's springtime and the building is going to be closed by summertime. That's how quick it'll be. Yeah. All right, so if we can find a space. Not a bad idea with schools, I have to admit. That's not a bad thing. You have to see where it works in the district with the maintenance guys and all that stuff. Yeah. Plus, if you guys have to move, I know how Marines are, if you don't put down the yellow footprints, do people show up? Oh, we get lost. Yeah, that's what I mean. So you have to find a place that will allow those yellow footprints. And we've got to have a place for our crayons. Hence the school. I think Frank has something. Yeah, I think it's a good fit. I think it's good, Frank. We'll get those little kindergarten desks for you guys. For those of you that don't know out there, the Marine Corps. We hold it in the gym. The Marine Corps gets a lot of grief from all the other branches of the services. And they say that we're so dumb that we only communicate by scribbling with our crayons. And sometimes we are even prone to, instead of eating rocks, we eat our crayons. I really like the purple ones. The purple ones are good. They have a nice little taste to them. Yeah. These guys, they've just been in the mood all day. Hey, if you can't have fun, there ain't no point in going. What about that marriage? Anyway, no, we won't get into that. All right, we're done. The whole shed share of the Frank Stamets show. So a quick break. We'll be right back. 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That's going to be happening at the Nevada City Elks Lodge. Yeah, things have been kind of shook up for the stand-down, so the stand-up is replacing that. On October 16th and 17th, they're going to have this event at the Elks Lodge. Elks has helped them out with providing the space. They're even going to have free flu shots. Oh, very good. Yeah, but they're going to have people there for health services, veteran resources, benefit information for veterans, and housing services. If you're homeless, there might be a chance that you could be homeless in the near future if things change. Well, things have been tough out there, no doubt. You betcha, you betcha. So there will be people there, and I'm pretty sure there will be representatives of the veteran service office there to help you go through this labyrinth of things that you've got to go through to get help. And you guys always talk about this. It's the vets, but they're families, too, welcome to go to this, right? Yeah, there's spouses and children of veterans that have benefits coming to them, or there are benefits available for them due to the service of their spouse or parent or whatever. So they qualify for help from the VA. Please go there and get these benefits. As taxpayers want to make sure you get these benefits, that's what we hope to see. You bet. That's what it's all about. You bet. Instead of hearing about this money that's being shipped to Somalia because we're getting ripped off, this is money that taxpayers and people have donated, and it's available. It's there to help you out. And we want you, our neighbors, to make sure you take advantage of that stuff, because that's what it's there for. On that same note, the veteran service office looks like it has an education workshop about veteran aid. Coming up next week on the 14th. Wow, that's really good. Yeah. So get a hold of people there. Dave West is the veteran service officer for the county, but he's got a staff. He was just telling us he's got another person that has just joined the staff or is about to join the staff. And these people are all very well trained. They've got to go through quite a training program to know how to answer your questions, how to help you out. So get a hold of them. Their phone number is 530-273-3396. That's 530-273-3396. And it's on the 15th of September, so that's right around the corner. Very good. Starting at 10 o'clock in the morning at their office, which is that Brighton Greens office complex. It's right across Brighton Street from the fairgrounds. Yeah, right. You see that big draft horse there on the corner. It's right across from that. Yep. All right. Now, another thing, and especially for those that have disability needs, Freed has been a great organization. But Freed also has funds available for vets that are dealing with disability and stuff, correct? Right. Yes. Yeah. Yeah, they do. And they can help with aid with initial housing. So like we were talking, if maybe circumstances change and you're going to be out of a place to live and you're looking for something, get a hold of Freed. Yeah. They're there to help. And Freed is great for putting in those grab bars, those things for the tub and stuff, all those safety things to make sure. Old guys like me really are interested in that kind of thing. You got it. Yeah. Yeah. We're not too stable. I don't know if I drop the soap in the shower that I could. I don't want to talk about it. I don't know what you want to talk about. Well, we've moved past that. Yeah. Yes. Yes. It's not a pretty sight for me even at this point. Yeah, that's an image you don't want in your mind. Yeah. I get it. I get a little throw up right there. Hey, before we go any further, I got to give a shout out to a young lady that came in last month when we were here. Yeah. Mary Ann. She had heard us on the radio and I'd been talking to Barbara in front and you and I had been talking for a while and I was still around. She comes in and she says, are you the guy that was just on the radio? And I said, yes. And she says, well, I heard what you said about needing help for veterans and that you take donations to the Marine Corps League to do this. She wrote us a nice check. How about that? So the power of the radio is working. Thank you very much out there. Thank you, Mary Ann, for your kind and generous donation. That's why we do the show. I know in my heart that people want to help and sometimes they're at a loss on what to do because, I'll put it bluntly, you see the crap that goes on back in Washington. It drives you crazy. Same in Sacramento. You know, this thing, we go back to a year and a half ago. There was an organization that was formed. It was called Doge and it was to look where the losses are in government, where we're spending money that maybe we're not spending it. Maybe we're just getting ripped off. The taxpayers are getting ripped off and we found a lot of that and we're finding more and more and more every day. So, you know, let's put the money to good use instead of giving it to somebody so he can go out and buy a Mercedes Benz or a million dollar house. Yeah, I mean, it stays local. You know, it just stays local. That's what's great about these organizations. Exactly. Yeah, anything we collect in the community stays in the community. Alright, now we've been talking about Frank and his singing career. Really, have we? It's about to take him to Tennessee. I don't know if he can play the guitar, but there are guitars available for vets that are still available, right? Yep, yep. Get a hold of the VSO. They've got them. In fact, they will even, it's my understanding, they'll even help you learn how to play it. Think about that. Yeah, the next thing, you know, you could be another Frank Stanovich or another Dolly Parton. She played guitar. She played very good guitar. Or another Willie Nelson. And that's when she played, she couldn't even see it. I've got a story about Willie Nelson that I can't tell on the radio. I don't know why that popped into my mind, but I just had to share that with you all. Alright, well, we've got about a minute left here. So, obviously, Marine Corps League needs new members. Oh, you betcha. Can I get a hold of you is the best way to do it? Call me. 477-1533. We've repeated that number on the radio more than once. Or my email address is g, like Gary Sutter Miller, gsm55, the number. gsm55 at att.net. There you go. Simple as that. Email me. Come and join us. We're having a meeting next month. October, we're going to have pizza and beer. And we've got a guy coming and talking to us about some stuff. But it's free pizza and free beer. I mean, what more could you ask for? You can't ask for anything more than that. Except for maybe Frank singing. Six o'clock, first Monday of the month, next month. We could ask for Frank singing, but that might take care of your appetite. Frank, all the best. Oh, no, wait. I was wrong. No, we're going to do that this month. We're doing that on the 14th. 14th. Pizza and beer, the 14th. All right. That's enough from me. There you go. All right. That's enough from you. You guys have a great day. You too, Frank. You take care of yourself. I hate getting old and forgetful. Let me get a grab bar so I can stand up and get these guys out of here. All right. That does it for us. Semper Fi, Frank. Semper Fi, guys. All right. ABC News coming up next. Thanks, guys. --- end of transcript ---