Show: Insight Station: KNCO File: 9:15.mp3 Air date: 2026-09-15 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. Tom Fitzsimmons, KNCO News Time, just about 9.07, it's 62 degrees, lots of blue skies out there, and yeah, start to a nice day. It's going to be a lot like yesterday, low 80s or so, so if you have errands to do, take advantage of the cool time in the morning to get those things done. If you wait until the afternoon, make sure it gets warm, keep the pets at home, do that, and it's always a good idea. If you can check in on a neighbor or two, and you know your neighborhood, you know who might have some physical limitations to run an errand. Errands have different definitions, depending on what a person can or can't do. It could be just getting garbage cans back up a driveway, or getting the mail in the heat of the day, and walking up the driveway to your neighbor, and that way you can check on them and make sure they're okay. It's just a good neighborly thing to do, and that's how we always start out a show when it's hosted by Jason Tedder. It is the Jason Tedder Show after all. Jason, how are you doing? Hey, good morning. I'm actually tickled pink. You're tickled pink? Yeah, tickled pink. I just got a lovely souvenir slash present from Paul. From Paul Haas? It looks like tea. Yeah, he got me some tea. Well, aren't you a little horny? Not only has he been paying attention to my preferences, but he got me something all the way. I mean, he had paid import tax and everything. Yeah, yeah. Over there, he became a bard from the College of Bards over in Cornwall, in our sister city Bodmin, where they had the ceremony, so he's like an official hoity-toity guy, I think is the official term. Hoity-toity. Okay. All right? I'm not sure what to do with that. His bard name, I can't pronounce what his bard name is, but it means Voice of Grass Valley, because Bodmin is sister city with Grass Valley. He's done a lot of work as the town crier, kind of putting Cornish heritage stuff out there and all that. Of course, I think he's with you. Isn't he like a native son of the Golden West, as well? Something like that? If he is, I haven't seen him. Maybe he goes to the Nevada City one. Yeah, it could be. Yeah, the Quartz Brawler. All right. All right. How have you been doing? The last time I talked to you, we were talking about fires. Oh, gosh. Fire in your, literally, your driveway, almost, that- Yeah, it was in my yard. Yeah, it was in your yard, just- Oh, we're okay. I lost several days going to doctors and stuff and dealing with things, so I was doing a lot of catch-up in school. Yeah. But yeah, we're doing okay, and hopefully, there'll be some justice. Yeah, okay. And I know there's different types of trauma that happen. A lot of it is psychological and stuff for everybody, because you get, you know- It's crazy to listen to everyone's story from their own perspective, and the thread that binds it all together is just terror. Everybody was really scared, even people that were a couple blocks away, because it was so fast and so smoky and close, and yeah, it scared a lot of people. But here's the thing. As you retold it to our listeners, if people missed it, one thing about being on a ship in the Navy and your preparations that way to handle crisis, because you had to be ready for that happening on a ship, that kind of paid dividends when this thing happened. It did. I'm kind of wired backwards for most people. I would say that I was really calm and cool and collected for the events for the several days afterwards. It took like a week before it hit me, and then all of a sudden, my anxiety was way up, and I was panicked, and yeah, I worked the other way. Yeah, yeah. As it got more intense, you got calmer, and that's a great thing to have. It's happened like that pretty much during my life. When I'm in the moment, I'm cool as a cucumber, but afterwards, yeah, oh man, I almost died. Anyway, that's enough of that. I'm glad everything is okay. Okay. Now, normally, Brian Conti's on with you, so let's get a Brian Conti check, because I haven't seen him for a few weeks now. It's going to be a while. Brian's out trying to figure out what he wants to do when he grows up, so he's going to HVAC school. Him and his son. Oh, okay. I think you did mention that. Yeah. I know he went out of the area, I think, to visit family, too, at one point, right? Yes. He's from Nebraska, originally. Well, not exactly. He was a military brat, but his father was in the Air Force, and they bounced around in the war. They ended up staying the longest. It wasn't Fort Leavenworth or anything, right, back there? No, no. I mean, maybe. Maybe I should do a background check on that guy. I don't know. He was kind of a crazy guy in a loving way. Yeah. No doubt. All right. Well, you got a better looking person in here. Significantly. My gosh. Yeah. Exactly. Can you introduce her to our listeners? I would love to. So, a lot of the members, or listeners, rather, they probably are aware of a stand-up we've been talking about a little bit, and today we have Debbie Sullivan on board. She's been a very active participant in the community, always volunteering. Her and her husband were mainstays at the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary. And because of the loss of stand-down, Debbie has stepped up to stand up for veterans, and she's kind of carrying that torch forward. And anyway, I'd love to have her tell you about what she's up to. All right. Well, very good, Debbie. First off, thanks for coming in today to talk about the stand-up. Thank you. When you stand up, by the way, for our listeners out there, she's a dynamo, but you are five foot, one half inch. Right. You're the third person who is five foot, one half inch that has explained their height that way. Most people would say about five foot, about six foot. You need every inch you want, right? You want that extra half inch. Darn right. Darn right. And I still have it. Good for you, Debbie. I should have warned you, Debbie. When he latches on to something, he thinks it's funny. It's funny. It's darn funny. He doesn't let it go. It's just an amazing thing. It's just an amazing thing. Just don't make me mad. Okay. Fair enough. You were involved with the American Legion, with your husband. My husband was in the American Legion, and I was the auxiliary president. Oh, you were president of the auxiliary? Past president. Yeah. Okay. How are things going with the American Legion? Because I know things have been kind of tough with attendance over there lately. I think it's that way all the way around. It's COVID just, I mean, I belong to the Elks, I belong to the Moose, even at church. But we're all building back up now, so that's half the battle my daddy always said. Yeah. Okay. So we're getting there. That's well put. Yeah. It does seem like a post-COVID thing. Yes. It took the wind out of a lot of people's sails, a lot of organization's sails. I just know Pete Vasilakis has gotten a hold of me, and they're concerned about some of the dinners not being well attended. And I know the auxiliary is a big mover and shaker behind that, the ladies there. Right. And DeRos, Christine Shelton, and I make the dinners, and then the auxiliary serves it. So we've had cancellations, and I'm trying to stop that. All right. All right. Well, we'll talk about that too. We're going to talk about stand-up today in particular. But again, for people that haven't taken in one of those dinners, don't feel like you're going to be left out. You always wonder how you could support veterans. That is one of the best ways I could think of, because you get a great meal for a great price. There's raffle prizes. Yes. And you are welcome there. Yes. They are happy to have people there. And you don't have to be a vet. You just have to be somebody who wants to support these vets in the organization, right? Yes. It's open to the public. Open to the public. Yes. Yeah. So it's a great meal, and really, there's no shortage of food going on there. And for those veterans, it's a great opportunity for camaraderie. Yeah. Exactly right. Yes. And you can sit amongst your fellow veterans. Yeah. Yeah. Real nice atmosphere there. So hopefully we can pick that up and get attendance there. Well, Stand Down was around for a lot of years. Jason and I have talked about it. And then it seemed to go away. So first on that, Debbie, if you don't mind, when it went away, were you surprised by that? Or you had a feeling that it was getting pushed out? Yes. Yes. I learned of it at an auxiliary meeting. And we were told that the fairgrounds, when we went to get our date for Stand Up, the fairgrounds said they didn't have room for us for two years. And that kind of broke my heart, because we'd been holding Stand Down there for 20 years. Yeah, three decades. Yeah. Yep. So that's when, and I, this is too important, veterans are too important to me as an individual as well, to let it go. So I held the Stand Up last year at the Nevada City Elk's Lodge. And so, because it's not going to happen again, I'm doing it again at the Nevada City Elk's Lodge, October 16th and 17th, from 830 to 330. The Elk's Lodge will be hosting the breakfast on both days. And the American Legion Auxiliary will be hosting the lunches on both days. Okay. So, but it's, I think it's for veterans and for their families who are struggling to let them be notified of what resources are available to them. Even if you're not struggling, there are so many new resources that are available. And so the county, there'll be a lot of the county there. Okay. They'll be trying to get, you know, a doctor, there's a, we have a chiropractor that shows up every year. Oh, okay. All right. Hopefully I can get him there. And I'm trying to get a dentist, but we try. We're also, I did, I was too late last year to get somebody to come in. I can't remember the name of the ladies who cut hair. Oh, yeah. So I'm going to stop by. The hairstylist and stuff? Yes. And so I'm going to try and get that back for this as well. Now, Debbie Sullivan, you're five foot one half inch, right? Yes. You're like a little general. You're saying we, how big a crew do you have doing this? I've been called a dictator before, but never a general. I'm giving you the benefit, you know. Thanks kids. There you go. I'm going to give you a good rank. Here's the thing. Is it just you making these calls? Do you have a team with you helping make calls? No. My youngest daughter is a veteran and currently she is working for a company that finds homes for homeless veterans. So she helped me pull it together last year and she's helping me pull it together again this year. Okay. What branch of the service was she in? Well, she was first in the Air Force and then went into the Army. Okay. And this is Ashley. Ashley Fox. Ashley Fox. Yes. Ashley Fox. She stayed away from the Navy. Sounds that way, Jason. You know what I mean? Thank you for your service, Ashley. That's right, Ashley. Exactly right. Don't listen to him. Yeah. Well, I better take the first break. We're going to take the first break because it is amazing what women can get done. We know that. I'm married to a woman and I see what they can do. 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Because of that, as we went to break, Debbie, you were talking about some things that you're still trying to pull together, you and with the help of your daughter. It's not the easiest thing to try to get this thing pulled together, is it? No, it's not. The VSO has been awesome in helping me out. That is nice to hear, okay. If anybody has any questions about it, I'm going to throw it back at the VSO. I'm on the go a lot, and I don't want my number out there for everybody, but... No, that's fine. No, no, that's totally understandable. I'll throw it back at the VSO, you know, contact your VSO, David West and all the ladies over there that are working are amazing. Yeah, they are a great resource. We talk about it all the time, there's a lot of benefits out there that vets don't even know they have. Don't even know they have. And the family doesn't know. Yeah, and that's why this is so important to hold. And I just wanted to get out to more people. I didn't have enough time last year, but I do this year. What do you think the biggest issue is with some of these vets that are struggling? Is it finding homes? Is it finding work? All of the above. All of the above. Okay. It is. And a lot of veterans don't want to be, how do I say this? A lot of veterans don't feel comfortable putting themselves out there. Yeah, being around people in general, right? Right. And so this is to help them, plus, like I say, it's a good place to meet other veterans that are in the county, have breakfast, lunch, chit-chat. I'm collecting clothes to put out there, shoes. Like a clothes closet type of thing for vets, men and women? Yes, for vets, men and women, and children, because the families are involved as well. Sure. All right. That is good to know. All right. You know, on that point, Debbie, I'm always very curious, and you've already kind of said that Ashley's your daughter, she's a veteran. I'm always curious when a non-veteran steps up for our community and does so much, where that comes from. Why do you do this? It's the way I was raised. My dad was World War II vet. My uncle died in Korea. My older brother retired from the Air Force. My younger brother was Army. I wasn't allowed to go because Daddy wouldn't have it, allow it. I've always been in that. Back home, we celebrate our veterans to the max. Where's back home, by the way? Prescott, Arizona. Oh, I love Prescott. That's one of my favorites. Born and raised. Oh, that is a beautiful city in Arizona. Yes. My daddy was born in Jerome. My mom in Prescott. Wow. Jerome's like the big ghost town over there. It was a big mining town in the old days. Yeah, yeah. It's like a big mining town became a ghost town, now it's like a tourist type of thing. Yes, yes. So anyway, that's where it all comes from. And then of course, my husband was a Seabee, so I was... There's something about having a World War II mom and dad, isn't it? Yes, it is. That's what my mom was. My mom was a Rosie the Riveter type. Actually, her twin sister actually was in Bayonne, New Jersey, building ships. She actually worked for RCA, helping to build radios for the ships. That's what women did, right, back then. And my dad was an Army medic in World War II, so he was kind of on the front lines of European theater and stuff. They came home with that work ethic, so when you said your dad wouldn't let you go, I said, that is an old school dad. It's like, no way, daughter, you're going, all right? I've seen what's over there. You're not doing that. So how did you feel when Ashley joined? Yeah, that's a good point. Pause. Can I say, I was hoping it would get her head on straight. Yeah, okay. Fair enough. She had some issues and stuff. Oh, yeah. But that's okay. We worked through it. I mean, a lot of... Everybody's got to grow up. Everybody's got to grow up. Everybody needs discipline. You either find it from, like I went to Catholic school, so priests and nuns kind of smacked it into you. Yep, that's true. Me too, me too. You know what I'm saying? And so, yeah, some people need it for the discipline and stuff. I did. Yeah. Right? I didn't. I just looked at dad's arms, which were huge, and he was a truck driver, and I thought, I ain't going to go there. Yeah, there you go. That'll straighten your right out, too. All right. So did that bring your daughter Ashley discipline and getting her head on straight and all that stuff? It did, and she's got three beautiful daughters. All right. But still, Jason brings up a good point. You can have all that, but still, it takes something special to step up and want to do this event. Was there just a frustration with the stand down going away that maybe these vets, because I worry about this all the time, they'll be forgotten? Okay. It was because I had always volunteered for stand down with the auxiliary, and I saw what happened at those functions and saw how it really helped a lot of people. So, yes, it was frustrating. I could not imagine not having it. A lot of them depend on that. Yeah. Yeah. When it first started, I think Oral Stallings was a big... Yes, he was. She was one of the four. Yeah. It wasn't, shall I say, well-received by the fairgrounds. After all, it was a tough-looking crowd because a lot of them were homeless. Right. These vets and stuff, but they were there to get services, and they were there, as Jason talks about all the time, the camaraderie of being together is such a big part of that as well. Yes. But there was like a little push to kind of get them out. It didn't seem like it came back. Were you surprised that they couldn't make room on the calendar? What was it canceled for? All I was told was that fairgrounds said no. I think Debbie's trying to stay neutral here. She's doing something new. Unfortunately, it is what it is. I will say, because I'm not Debbie. Yeah, I would say too. It's a bunch of crap. I'm not Debbie. I can say what I want. It's a bunch of crap. It is a bunch of crap. Yeah, it's a bunch of crap. It is a bunch of crap, and whatever politicking they're doing over there, I don't like it. I think the only reason why they have that fairgrounds is because me and my brothers and sisters and to say that they don't have room for us. Well, I didn't go to the fair this year. Let's put it that way. Yeah, they could say that they have certain things that are dictated for them from the state. I can understand that. We talk about that, about having to charge this, charge that. But the state doesn't know. They make the calendar. That's their calendar. How could you not make room for that? I don't know. All right. I don't know. We'll have to find that out because I'm glad you are trying to fill the void. How do you get the word out there? I mean, obviously, doing this show is going to help here today. Yes. But how do you get the word out there? I've got flyers that I've been posting everywhere. So if anybody wants to pick up some flyers and help me scatter them through the county, I'd appreciate that. I'm going to go to the VSO and get some addresses so I could ship them out or mail them out to the little town of Washington, Truckee. Okay. Can you leave a stack of them here if you have some? I have a few that I can leave and I'll bring more if you'd like. Yeah, bring more because I see Mike Stewart. He was just on a couple of days ago from the town of Washington. He's the fire chief over there and I'll make sure he gets them over there. All right. Great. That'll help a lot. Yeah, because this happens pretty quickly. Plus we have free flu shots. Yeah. And that's very important this time of year. Yes. Without a doubt. So that's coming from the county, I take it, from their health department or how's that working? Yes. We'll have tables throughout the building explaining and talking to people the benefits that they have here in the county. But we'll also have, I think the VFW was there last year. The American Legion was there last year. They all have tables that you could go up and ask questions to. But like I say, your best bet is the VSO. Yeah. All right. Veteran Service Office with David West over there and stuff. All right. And we still need certain professions there. You're saying hairstylists, if they're listening right now? Yes. That's needed. What else is needed? Doctors? I'm talking to a couple of doctors and I'm hoping to get a dentist as well. Dentist. Okay. Yeah, because these people need their teeth taken care of. That's like one of the toughest things to maintain. Dr. Anturi has always got a thing for veterans, so I'm hoping to get him to click in there too. Yeah. All right. The stand down was like a built-in thing. Yes. So it's just really getting the word back up there. You don't call it a stand down, though. You call it a stand up. Well, stand down is you have to have the charter, and I don't have the charter. So I called it stand up. As a matter of fact, I was at the VFW and one of the gentlemen said, call it stand up. And I thought, I like that. So that's what I'm calling it. You sure he wasn't just telling you to stand up at that time because you're so short? Oh, this guy. Well, he might have been because he was sitting in a barstool, so he was taller than me anyway. See, he eggs me on. He doesn't want me to let it go. He just eggs me on for this stuff. I'm pretty sure she would have whooped everybody's butt in there. She's from Prescott. Yeah, she would have been just fine. Yeah. And not Prescott. No, it's Prescott. It's Prescott, right? Yes, it is. And that's how we know you're not from there when you say Prescott. I found out the hard way, young lady. I came out from New Jersey. I went to Flagstaff to the university there. Oh, yeah. And I took that ride down Highway 89 and went in there to the Prescott Hotel. They go, what? Right away, they say, what? It's like saying Nevada County instead of Nevada County. Oh, yeah, yeah. It's one of those type of things. Or Alta. Yeah, it's kind of like nails on a chalkboard. They wake you right up. All right. I'm going to take another. I'm late for the news break. But that is just the thing I always do. So we're late for the news break. So we'll get some news, weather forecast. We'll be right back. Good morning. I'm Paul Haas with a KNCO local news update. Despite dropping demand this time of year, escalating Middle East conflicts have sent gas prices to a statewide average of over $6 a gallon for the first time this year. And diesel prices are at an all-time high at $8.15 a gallon, according to AAA. Prices have jumped over $0.25 a gallon in just the last week at many stations. And spokesman Doug Johnson says you can't just link it to the transportation problems in the Strait of Hormuz. Over in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, you have Houthi rebels that are attacking Saudi Arabia infrastructure. So that's also causing the global oil markets to react. And, yes, we have the conflict between Iran and the U.S. and the issue with the Strait of Hormuz. And, of course, we still have the conflict with Ukraine and Russia as well as what's going on in Venezuela. So really all of these different global conflicts, they will all have an impact on prices at the pump locally. Johnson says volatility in the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices back over $100 a barrel on Monday. That's the source of 20 to 30 percent of the world's supply. But he also reminds us that the U.S. doesn't get any oil from Iran. Nevada County continues to be in the top five of the most expensive counties in the state. And just ahead of the Constitution Day celebration on Sunday, long-time Nevada City resident Susan Barry has been selected as the recipient of the 36th annual Lambert Award. It was announced recently by the Office of the Famous Marching President. David Parker, a former mayor who portrays President Martin Van Buren, says Barry greatly fits the criteria. The award, named after the founder of the Constitution Day parade, Colonel Bill Lambert, is in recognition of outstanding voluntary contributions to the town. She helped establish Nevada County's first recycling programs, among other activities that include art camps for children. More recently, she helped organize events for the Roman Angels Car Club, which held their most recent show at the fairgrounds over the Labor Day weekend. She made 100 little cars for the kids to paint. Somebody made decals they can put on them, and they get to take those cars home with them. 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And for people that wonder what happens, you know, during the breaks. At the bottom of the hour, we always kind of stop in, say hi, and sometimes we talk about what we want to cover. And sometimes I just get stuck. Get nosy. I'm always nosy, Debbie. I'm always nosy. Now, nosy is kind of a strong term. Now, stand up and say, oh, you are standing. All right. This guy. Good thing he's sitting down. I had five sisters growing up. They're all 5'2", by the way. So they tower over you, 5'1", half inch you. Debbie Sullivan, who's putting on the stand-up for veterans. Again, it happens at the National Veterans Memorial. It happens at the Nevada City Elks Lodge, mid-October, October 16th and 17th. Again, thanks to the Elks making the building available. I found that out during the break. So they're giving you the building for this. Yes. How did that happen? And why did that happen? Well, last year when I decided to do it, I had to rent the building. Yeah, I would figure that. As an outside function. This year, the trustees put forward that with our veterans' funds, they will just give me the building. All right. Well, you're the chaplain, right? I'm the chaplain at the Nevada City Elks Lodge, yes. All right. Yeah, you can put some voodoo on them. You know, you get that rosary going a certain way, right? I think they got plenty of their own voodoo. It's not just drinking. However, then Jason tells me that as you're working out prices and all that stuff, that you're able to get things kind of, you get help from here, help from there. And then there's money coming out of your own pocket as well to make this thing happen. Yes. Was that always the plan or? Yes. Yes. Because it was going to happen. It means that much? Yes. Do all the organizations know this, that the money is coming out of your hands? I mean, the Veterans Service Office of the county? No. Okay, they're going to know right now. It's like $700 coming out of your pocket, which is a big chunk of change. Well, I want to say, too, it wasn't just $700. She expected to pay for all of it. And it just so happens that she got donations. But the truth is that she was planning on paying for all of it. For all of it. And she plans on doing it again if she has to. That's who she is. It means that much? Yep. You know, for people out there, you kind of talked about those first years of the stand-down when it was out at the fairgrounds. And you said that you saw what changes it made for some vets. Can you explain some of the things that you got to see? Well, the camaraderie between the people was amazing. And the families are welcome, too. And that's why when I asked for donations of clothing, I wanted male, female, and children. Last year, one of the ladies brought in gallon bags of dog food. Oh, sure. And that went over really well, too. So I think when they see what we're trying to do and accomplish, it's wonderful. And so it just makes your heart grow. Yeah. Well, you know what? I have great opportunities for some of those donations just out of my house and stuff because my wife's not doing well. But there's great clothing and stuff that can be donated for ladies. Yeah, because we have a lot of lady vets out there. Yeah, a lot of lady vets, I'm sure. Where do we bring it to at this point? Is there a drop-off? Yeah, look at that face. See, that's the face I love right there. Logistics. They're challenging. This is the face that her husband got to look at for a while. Like, okay, honey, you came up with this idea. Should we do it to the Veterans Service Office? That sounds fair. I like that. Or is that assuming too much? They do have a big office over at Brighton Greens. I know. Before I commit to that, I'd like to talk to them. They're listening. It's okay. I'm teasing. I think about my listeners right now. They would love you. They do love you. You have such sincerity about talking about this whole thing and what it means to your heart and soul. If I want to get clothes together and stuff, I could bring it right here, and then I could wait for the place to bring it to. So if people want to bring it to the radio station, you can. How about that? You can bring it here. That would be great, and I'll pick it up. You know what I mean? And then we can figure out what to do with it and stuff, all right? And that will drive my general manager just nuts. But we have some places we could store it and stuff. Okay. You wouldn't have to store it long because I have a big – I live on family land, and there's 17 acres. Okay. I used to think, God, we had 17 acres because my husband threw away nothing. I have a wife that way. I resemble that. Just let me know that I need to pick it up, and I'll be down here in a minute. And by clothes, clean clothes, in good shape, things like that. Yes. Shoes. Shoes. No socks. I have socks coming out my ears already. You do? Yeah. I got two huge boxes of socks. No used underwear, please. No used underwear. No used underwear. This isn't the Navy. Yes. Okay. All the way around. All right. So we'll try to get that stuff going. So if you're listening, if you want to drop them off here, we'll get it over to you, Debbie, and figure out how that will work. Great. Because we want these men and women and the families to be taken care of, for sure. Yes. The families serve just as hard as the vet. Yeah. Boy, it's a whole thing, Jason, isn't it? It's a whole thing with the husband, wife, family, whoever has done the time. They're dealing a lot of times with PTSD of some type, which makes home life sometimes tough. Tough. And so this takes the pressure off some things. Yeah. They even got a name for it. They call it a secondary exposure PTSD. That's the people around you that get to suffer with you. Yeah. Even if you're not being nasty to them, just seeing you suffer is enough to make them suffer on some level. Yeah, it does. That's true. Because it's out of the reach of that spouse to kind of help sometimes. Because you don't know? You don't know. It's all kind of internal, and you'd like to reach out and fix things, but you just can't. So this is important stuff. All right. All right. So I still can't. We have to figure out. Are there donation possibilities for this event to happen as well? Do you need financial donations ideally? Donations can be made out to the Nevada City Elks Lodge. Like you said, I'm the chaplain there, and I'm the veterans representative as well. So it will go into the veterans fund for me. You just have to specify that it's for your market. That it's for stand-up. Yeah. To specify it's for stand-up. And you've got so many things you're doing right now, I don't dare say. Have you been to service clubs to make presentations on this? I have. You have? Yes. Of course you have. Yeah, you don't slow down. Of course you have. So you've been to Rotaries and Elks and things like that? No, I haven't been to the Rotary. Of course, the Elks is donating the building, and I could not ask for it. That's wonderful. Yes, we're talking $2,500 there. I've been to the veterans. The Vietnam veterans gave me a nice donation the other day. Very nice. But any donations can go to the Nevada City Elks Lodge. Just specify stand-up, and that way they'll know. I was just thinking about my Nevada City Rotarians, if they're listening right now. In Nevada City, they have the breakfast club. They have a dinner club. There's several groups that maybe, specifically in Nevada City, they could help out, too. That would be awesome. That would be awesome. Take the pressure off. Yes. Debbie, would it be fair to say that people could donate their time and their services? Like organizations out in town, maybe someone would like to donate some things for the day or bring their organization in to donate some food or services or anything that's veteran-related that they might be able to contribute? Well, I hadn't thought about that, but food would be awesome as long as it can be – because as the veteran comes in, they tour the tables, which are all the services. But if we give them a bag and say, fill it up, clothes, whatever you need, we try to do that. Last year we did get some blankets as well, and they went really well because they won't ask for help, our veterans. I just want that availability to be there for them. And no judgment or anything like that? Nope. I also was thinking about the whole idea of services. Hairstylists, people like that could be involved too. I know they love to do that, though for some of them, maybe they never dealt with the veteran community, so they might have preconceived notions of what to expect. In other words, they could be kind of a rough group. My experience has been they're just the opposite. They're very appreciative of getting a haircut, of getting cleaned up and things like that. Yes. Am I right on that? They are. They are. And people stand up. They really do. I know the last time we had a stand down at the fairgrounds, my daughter, who was working for a company who finds homes for homeless vets, had a table there. And one of the gentlemen were getting a haircut and he went into a fit. And my daughter was right there. She knew exactly what to do and how to do it. How to calm him down, whatever was going on there. Calm him down. And it was like not an epileptic fit, I don't think. Some type of seizure. Some type of seizure. And she was right on it. Wow. And that she learned in the military. That's a good point that there's going to be a lot of veterans there. For the more reluctant of you out there, it's going to be a really good environment for you to feel safe in. 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Because you did have, like you said, an eruption in life with that fire. Yeah, I'm doing well. I'm getting caught up, or I got caught up last week, which even though I was behind, the hits keep rolling. Yeah, I'm doing good. No, I want to get that word out there because for vets out there, you're kind of an example of what they can do. You know what I mean? It's like one thing about... And you know what? And you know what? This all started with events like Stand Up. It started with finding my way back into the community, finding my voice, finding my purpose once again, being inspired as a volunteer, and now getting involved in the veteran community and it really is truly the reason why I'm going to law school and the reason why I'm in law school and the reason I was able to get law school paid for was getting back into the community, and it was people like Oral Stallings and Ms. Sullivan here who did that for me. So I'm eternally grateful, and that's why I do this show with you, to put that back out there. And you've run for office. Your law you want to go into ideally is helping out vets. Absolutely. Right? Veteran issues and stuff. I mean, there's a whole need out there because Jason and I talk about this all the time with Brian, Debbie, is that there's a lot of lip service that go out to help vets, but the actual action that happens sometimes doesn't meet what the politician running for office... Yes. It's funny when we have midterms and all, it always comes up these things, and then when the rubber hits the road, right, and somebody gets elected, it goes back to the same old, same old a lot of times. Right. So it takes people like you, I think, to make these things happen. Are you surprised how much energy it takes to do this, or you knew once you got into this it was going to be this way? No, I've always... I spent most of my life volunteering, so... You know what's involved. I do. All right. Your biggest needs going in, as we're a month away, because what is it, the 15th today? Yeah, so it's almost exactly a month away. So what's the biggest needs right now? The biggest, just clothing, shoes, you know, that type of stuff that I can... because they always go through that stuff, and like I say, we need it for men, women, and children, because a lot of our vets still have children at home. Yeah, and a lot of this might be even an important question for your daughter. Are there still a lot of homeless vets out there? I know the county has tried to work on reducing the number. Right. They talk about it anyway. Right. It's getting better, but still, you have a lot of them out there that just want to hide out. Yeah, they prefer to be like nomads. Right. Be away from people. So we just need to make sure that they get what they need, and if they're sick, come in, you know, free flu shots. You know, that's a big thing this time around. And is there services out there from the county that could help? I know some vets sometimes have legal issues they haven't taken care of, whether it's outstanding tickets or something like that, or is there any legal stuff that the Veterans Service Office takes care of? I haven't got a list of all the participants yet. Okay. As a matter of fact, I'm having lunch with my daughter later today, and hopefully I can get a list on that. Like I say, last year when I held it, I was so busy doing this, that, and the other that I didn't – and I recognize a lot of people that were there from stand down. All right. What do you get out of this, you know? Because, see, you're from Prescott. I'm from New Jersey. So New Jersey, it's like what's in it for me type of thing. So do you get anything out of this? What do you get out of this stuff? Satisfaction that we're doing what we should be doing. That's as a country. Yes. Yeah. You know, it is kind of amazing, Jason. You know, in World War II when your dad came home, my dad came home, they were treated, and rightfully so, save the world, you know, literally a world war and stuff. And when we had those Vietnam vets got treated like crap coming home, you know, we had that – you know, it was disgraceful. It was. It was. And really, for our generation, we remember it, you know, because it really was bad. And, of course, Mikey is really – you know, Mikey Martineau is like your dad. He's like one of my best friends. He had PTSD and, you know, I just – yeah. It's like the poster child of guys that weren't taken care of. My uncle Tony is a Vietnam veteran. He was a Marine. Yeah. And first husband lost his life in Vietnam. Yeah. In Vietnam you did. Yep. Wow. I'm that era. Wow. Wow. All right. That almost took my breath away right there. All right. We're down to the last minute. So for people who want to get involved, veteran service organizations, a good way to contact. To contact. Yes. And get noticed to me. If you're a dentist out there, hairstylist, things you think you could help. As Jason said, even if you could help maybe just greeting people and stuff. Yes. Right. It's going to take a bunch of volunteers to make this happen. Yes. All right. So if you still use that. And clothes, shoes, men, women, children. To start with, you can just bring it here at the radio station. Just ask for me. I'll make it happen and then I can let you know about it. Sounds good. Get this thing going. Yeah. And if you're interested in connecting with Debbie, you could always show up the day of the event and introduce yourself. And then you guys can connect. Yeah. Yeah. And maybe make it a permanent thing to help out vets. Again, the stand up for vets October 16th and 17th at the Nevada City Oaks Lodge. Right off of Highway 49 just above Nevada City. Free flu shots. A bunch of great services. We're out of time. Thank you, Debbie. Thank you. Great job, Jason. Thank you, Tom. 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