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This week’s show features restaurant owner, chef, entrepreneur Drake Doepke. Drake is a Montana born world traveler who has successfully combined his lover of food, art and cultures with business and is the co-owner of Missoula’s newest restaurant – Florabella – a Northern Italian food eatery located on Brooks Street in the old Caffe Dolce building. Drake also owns two SakeToMe sushi restaurants in Missoula and Big Fork, as well as Michi Ramen bar also in Missoula. The boys talk food, food and more food (and some travel too!).

Scott and Arnie welcome first time guest Emily Rolston to the Sunday program. Emily is groups sales manager for Destination Missoula, and the three talk all things tourism and Missoula. Emily has a great grasp of the inner workings of Missoula and Western Montana tourism, and she discusses what external groups and meeting planners are looking for when they think about hosting a meeting in the Garden City. Emily talks stats and what’s driving our booming tourism industry along with providing timely information for local event organizers and associations regarding applying for grant assistance from Destination Missoula. The next grant window closes on March 1, 2023 – so go to the Destination Missoula website for more information and to apply.

Scott and Arnie welcome one of Missoula and Montana’s hardest working entrepreneurs - B.D. Erickson II, CEO of Satic inc. — Satic is a local company headquartered in Missoula, and specializes in engineering and manufacturing products which filter out the dirty electricity running everywhere on the power grid. You can find out more information about Satic at www.saticusa.com and www.saticshield.com

Scott and Arnie welcome new guest Mark Roberts to Sunday morning’s program. Roberts is the Executive Director of Watson Children’s Shelter here in Missoula. Watson does incredible work in providing a safe haven for children in crisis throughout Missoula and Western Montana. Roberts is a University of Montana graduate, Roberts talks about his mission and work with Watson, his experience working in the private sector and the transition to working for one of the leading nonprofit organizations in Missoula. For more information, you can to www.watsonchildrensshelter.org

Arnie and Scott welcome back Grant Kier after a two-plus year absence due to COVID. Grant is the CEO of the Missoula Economic Partnership, and he discusses lessons learned and the amazing progress made during the past two years in Missoula. Kier’s insight and forward thinking view on the growth of Missoula provides an invaluable perspective on how Missoula continues to address issues like housing shortage, areas of growth in town including the mid-town area, and how Missoula continues to focus on job creation to propel economic growth across the city and county.

Arnie and Scott welcome first time guest Dr. Clint Cordial to the studio. Cordial runs his sports training and chiropractic business here in Missoula – Electric Rehab and Fitness. Cordial shares a bunch of funny and poignant stories from his work working with professional athletes including John Isner – one of the top ranked Tennis players in the world. Cordial received his Doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2011. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Biology with a Cell and Molecular tract from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Due to his passion for sport, Cordial trained his way to becoming a top college athlete, which fueled his interest in the academic field, ultimately leading to a Masters degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Western States University. Cordial is a board certified Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (DACBSP) and has spent his entire career working with professional and olympic athletes.

Eric Stern, frequent guest to KGVO’s Talk Back and What Do You Know, joins Arnie and Scott this week to talk all things 2022 Elections. The post mortem on the mid-terms looks at key battleground states including Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania, as well as right here at home in Montana. The boys zoom in on all key House, Senate and Gubernatorial races. It’s a lively discussion that you won’t want to miss.

Scott and Arnie welcome new Missoula Mayor Jordan Hess. Hess, was on City Council representing Ward 3 for many years prior to his being elected by the Missoula City Council in mid-September, 2022. Hess shares lots of good information for the audience about his background, relationship with the late Missoula Mayor John Engen, and his plans for carrying forward the strategic plan that Mayor Engen and the City outlined over the past few years. Hess talks about his personal interests and hobbies, and his work in IT, Transportation and how it prepared him for his new role as Mayor of the Garden City.

On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is the final part.

On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 7.