The Liberty Lake Deep Dive

Dave Howard of the Liberty Lake Police Department takes you into what he does as the school resource officer for Liberty Lake's schools in the Central Valley School District and shares some trends in student safety he's noticed since he moved into that role during the spring of 2023. Plus, he relays some important tips that can help parents promote the well-being of the school student in their household.

It's a podcast about a car show! Liberty Lake Police ambassador John Bujosa gives the full rundown about the LLPD's annual Cops, Cars and Cruisers event, which benefits local Special Olympics. Along the way, John shares how this community outreach event got started and how the now-not-just-a-car-show has grown along with its popularity during the past few years.

It's time to get to know another one of Liberty Lake's city employees as Kelsey Hardy provides all the answers to the question "What does a city clerk do?" ... and delves into her own personal records about some of her life and interests outside of City Hall.

The Montana Shakespeare in the Parks program out of Montana State University is a longtime summer tradition in Liberty Lake. Now, find out some things you never knew about the program -- and maybe make some modifications to any Shakespeare stereotypes you may have held! The program's Riley O'Toole comes to our podcast stage (via a Zoom call during the 2024 tour) to talk about the Bozeman-based program as well as the Aug. 17 performance of "The Winter's Tale."

You know the site, but you may not know the name. Learn about the history, features, and potential future of Nature's Place at Meadowwood Arboretum, the site that's located directly east of City Hall. Wendy Van Orman, in her role as a member of the Liberty Lake Lions Club, serves as your guide in this Q&A overview about this city park.

Learn about things you absolutely never knew about Liberty Lake Mayor Cris Kaminskas ... because, in some cases, she's probably never been asked about these topics! It's a wide range of fully fun conversation that covers such issues as animals, comedians, movies, house hunting, and even Tonka Trucks!

Dan Dunne of the Liberty Lake Kiwanis Club cues up the projector for our 2nd annual overview of the Summer Movies in the Parks series at Liberty Lake. Dan and host David Goehner share details about all the movies that area residents can watch outdoors this summer. Plus, you'll learn from Dan a lot of the backstory into what goes on in bringing the movies to Pavillion Park each summer.

Find out about your summer recreation opportunities in Liberty Lake's parks during 2024. Mickael Stevens, the city's new recreation coordinator, is your guide through a summer calendar that includes children's sports camps, dance and yoga classes, 4th of July celebrations, Barefoot in the Park, and stage performances from the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks group and the Spokane Symphony Orchestra. Plus, Mickael shares what you need to do if you want to reserve a park facility for your own activity this summer.

Learn the backstory into what goes on in creating the Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library's semi-annual book sales, as well as the group's Summer Soiree. Sue Hamblet and Marsha Binder from Friends of the Library go through all the inside information on these two fundraisers. We even find out about donated items that are worth a lot more than the price of a typical used book, and what happens with those collector item-level finds.

It's grown into a very big and very popular Saturday tradition in Liberty Lake. Holli Parker and Paul Puhek of the Liberty Lake Farmers Market's Board of Directors take to the microphone and sort through all the essential details about the Farmers Market, including how it came to be ... how it is organized each year ... what people can expect when visiting ... and what it's like to be a vendor.