Episode 2: Joe Wallo

Brought to you by Mark Wallo Pump Service and Peak Excavating Inc.

In this episode of Foothills Under 30, we sit down with Joe Wallo, a 25-year-old welder based in the Bass Lake area who runs his own business, builds work that lasts, and quietly shows up for his community, including picking up trash and caring for the land we all share.

Joe’s story is one of steady grit, humility, and doing the work even when no one’s watching. Just showing up, working hard, and being a part of the change in where you live.

Find Joe & His Work:

• https://www.joethewelder.net

• https://www.facebook.com/joe.wallo.5

• https://www.instagram.com/thewelderisjoe

Every guest on Foothills Under 30 is featured in a weekly article with the Mariposa Gazette, and you can also hear a 30-minute radio segment from each conversation every Saturday at 6am and 6pm on KRYZ Radio.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsors:

Mark Wallo Pump Service & Peak Excavating Inc., family-owned, local businesses providing essential services throughout our Yosemite Foothills region.

Community Partners:

The Mariposa Gazette

KRYZ Radio

www.mariposagazette.com

www.KRYZradio.org

Community Partner:

The Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce

www.oakhurstchamber.com

Your support truly means everything.

If you’re listening and someone comes to mind, a young maker, leader, dreamer, worker, or changemaker under 30, nominations are still open.This project grows through the community, and we’d love to hear who inspires you.

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Here’s to Episode 2.

Thank you, Joe, for being real with us.

Episode 1: Kai Asmund

Brought to you by The Grove House, Peak Excavating Inc., and SierraGrass. Welcome to the very first episode of Foothills Under 30. We’re kicking things off with Kai Asmund, a 23-year-old based in North Fork, creative whose mix of forestry, music, and heart feels like home. Kai opens up about what shaped him here, the hard moments that redirected him, and the slow, steady process of learning who you are in a place that raises you and challenges you in equal measure.It’s a conversation about craft, identity, belonging, and the kind of quiet resilience our foothill communities are built on.Every guest on Foothills Under 30 will be featured in a Mariposa Gazette article, and you can also catch a 30-minute segment of each conversation every Saturday at 6am and 6pm on KRYZ Radio. A huge thank-you to this episode’s sponsors:

The Grove House, Peak Excavating Inc., and SierraGrass, three local staples who make projects like this possible.

And deep gratitude to our community partners who help bring these stories to life each week:

The Mariposa Gazette, KRYZ Radio,.

Thank you to our community partner:

The Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce. Your support means everything.

If you’re listening and someone comes to mind, a young maker, leader, dreamer, worker, or changemaker under 30, nominations are still open.

This project grows through the community, and we’d love to hear who inspires you.

Here’s to Episode 1.

Here’s to Kai.

And here’s to the foothills.