Get to know Georgette Rogers of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library in the 2nd part of our mini-series in which we introduce you to members of the city's staff as they talk about their favorite indoor games to play during the wintertime. Georgette has some entertaining recollections about familiar classics you know such as Battleship, Monopoly Life, Pay Day, Tri-Ominos, and Scrabble. Plus: How many Monopoly properties could you buy in Liberty Lake?

For the season of the winter holidays, we're bringing you a fun 3-part series in our podcast in which you'll get to know a few of Liberty Lake's city employees as they talk about ... board games! Player Number One for this episode is Human Resources manager Heidi Workman, as she rolls out some family tales about playing Pictionary.

The Winter Glow Spectacular at Liberty Lake's Orchard Park is one of THE most amazing-to-the-eyes Christmas light displays in the entire region, and can be seen during Nov. 18-Jan. 1 for its 5th season this year. For this episode, Mark Saba of the Winter Glow Committee delves into the details on how this attraction is set up every year, what goes on in funding it, the work of the volunteers who make it happen, and numerous other details that visitors probably have never known about this vast and colorful walk-through display!

Adult and Teen Services librarian Mikayla Kittilstved is back for the final chapter of our 4-part look at the most popular checked-out books at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library during 2022. This episode offers you her countdown of the top 10 adult fiction novels from that year. With commentary about each book, maybe you'll hear about something you might want to check out for yourself during an upcoming visit!

Grab your rakes and large-sized bags! Jeremy Jenkins, the environmental manager with the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District, is here with all of the "when", "what", and "where" information you need to know about the annual leaf and beach drop-off program that is offered for local residents each fall. Plus, Jeremy will explain WHY this program exists and how it helps in the ecological health of the body of water known as Liberty Lake. And, you'll learn why the program has changed over the years due to the local growth in population.

Here's the presentation of Mayor Cris Kaminskas' 2024 Budget Report, as recorded during the City Council meeting of Oct. 17, 2023. In this annual presentation, the mayor provides an overview of the highlight accomplishments by the city's government during 2023, and offers up a preview of the projects and goals planned for the coming year. Plus, the mayor comes to our podcast microphone to provide our listeners with a brief introduction about the purpose of this annual speech.

Here's your "campus tour" of the Liberty Lake City Academy with your guide, city administrator Mark McAvoy! Mark shares the details about this free series that was first offered for Liberty Lake residents in the spring of 2023 and again for 8 weeks during the following fall. Learn about the topics and interactive format through which this series helps people learn more about what goes on in providing the services they receive from the city government and its partnering agencies.

Liberty Lake's landmark Trailhead Golf Course gained a new look for its 50th anniversary with the completion and opening of its new clubhouse facility. Chris Johnston, Trailhead's head PGA professional, provides an audio tour of the new building, with details on the newly added simulation bays, expanded pro shop, and main floor meeting room. Plus, he covers the process that led to the new building's creation ... and even reveals the secret origin of Trailhead's 50th anniversary sasquatch logo!

The topic is City Ordinance 115c, which was passed by the Liberty Lake City Council in June of 2023 to address "unlawful camping and storage of personal property on public property." Two members of the committee that helped draft that ordinance -- Police Chief Damon Simmons and city resident Dg Garcia -- offer details into what that new ordinance is and is not, as well as their insights about the larger issues that are connected with it.

The Spokane Symphony Orchestra's annual visit to Pavillion Park is one of THE major community events at Liberty Lake each summer. And, there's no one who is better qualified to talk all about that event and its musicians than the guest on this installment of our podcast: James Lowe, who has been the orchestra's conductor and music director since 2019. What's even more special about this episode is that this interview was conducted while James was in Scotland! James shares all the details about the creation of the annual free public concert in Liberty Lake, numerous behind-the-scenes information about the Spokane Symphony, and many insights about his life as a music director. Plus, along the way, we delve into such things as Bugs Bunny, Star Wars, and logging lorries!