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In this episode of The Good Stuff presented by the Sonoma County Winegrowers, hosts Virginie Boone and Karissa Kruse talk with Rachel Thralls, Sommelier and Wine Educator for Sonoma County Winegrowers, and Wanda Cole-Nicholson, Advanced Sommelier and 3rd year returning sommelier for the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience. These talented women chat about the role of sommeliers in communicating all aspects of a wine to their audience, be it customers at a restaurant, television viewers, or fellow somms. Wanda talks about her experience in various roles as a sommelier and her love for learning more about wine. They also chat about their experiences meeting grape growers at the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience and how vital that is to get a full picture of the terroir of Sonoma County and its multiple AVAs. Rachel and Wanda talk about pairing lesser known varietals with sweet and savory snack foods, as well as a lightning pairing challenge round with Virginie and Karissa. And finally, Virginie and Karissa share their Tuesday Night wine picks.

In today’s episode, Letitia Hanke, CEO of ARS Roofing and Founder and Executive Director of The LIME Foundation opens the show with details about Pride month. There are many ways to celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community. Check out SonomaCountyPride.org for a list of events all month long, and posimages.org for Sonoma County's LGBTQIA+ Community Center.

Letitia also shares tips to maintain your roof as fire season begins:

1 – Regular maintenance can spot issues before they become a problem! Loose shingles can trap debris, which could be fuel for a wildfire.

2 – Clean your gutters and roof, and consider gutter guards.

3 – Trim overhanging branches - any vegetation touching or overhanging your home could catch on fire, and subsequently catch your home on fire.

The NextGen Trades Academy has open classes coming up for August 8th. Apply today at The LIME Foundation.

Mark your calendar for the 9th Annual Believe in the Dream Gala coming up on September 12th at the Graton Event Center. Letitia thanks supporters of The LIME Foundation, including Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, ARS Roofing, Active 20/30 Club 50, Midstate Construction, Nature Pacific Pest Control, and Exchange Bank.

In the second half of the show, Letitia chats with Steve Schneider, CEO of Homes 4 the Homeless. After losing his home in the 2017 wildfires, Steve spent time living in a hotel and noticed first hand the issues of those living on the streets or in hotels, and thought that there needed to be an affordable, dignified way to get people into homes. He started by using vocational training to help students build shower bathrooms for the homeless, which helped students learn skills while creating a very valuable resource for the homeless. After doing some shipping container housing on the east coast, Steve got connected with Vessel, a company that builds manufactured housing. This kind of ready made home is cost efficient, and can be in the reach of those on limited incomes. Learn more at homes4thehomeless.org

Tune in next month on Tuesday, July 2nd at 12:30 for the next episode of Raise the Roof, featuring guest Cassius Camus of Northern Pacific Power Systems.

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This week on the PCOR Radio Broadcast, we begin with, Romans 8: 12-17. We conclude with “Creator God, Son, & Holy Spirit: 3 in 1" a sermon by Rev. Dr. Cindy Alloway.

Hosts Steve Garner and Dave Fazzio take your gardening questions. Topics during this hour include managing unwanted plants, star thistles, gladiolas, and more!

Hosts Steve Garner and Dave Fazzio take your gardening questions! In this hour, they talked about dealing with white flies on citrus, Steve's experience seeing cicadas in Chicago last week, planting cucumbers, and hydrangeas.

Host Michelle Marques talks with Angie Dillon-Shore, Executive Director of First 5 Sonoma County about the launch of Sonoma County's new Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! This incredible program puts free books into the hands of children ages 0 to 5 years old. Each month, children are sent a book that is age appropriate, and it is theirs to keep, to read with their family, and to cherish as they build language skills and a love for reading. Books are available in English and in bilingual English-Spanish versions. The Dollywood Foundation makes this program possible, along with the Community Foundation Sonoma County, First 5 Sonoma County, and support from the State of California. A personal library of books in the home is proven to positively benefit very young children in so many ways. They learn cognitive skills, language skills, improved imagination and creativity, and increase nurturing relationships with their caregivers.

Sign up your child today at www.sonomacf.org/scil! You can also donate to help support this amazing program. Because of generous support from a variety of organizations, it only costs about $13 per year for a child to get a free book every month. Donate $65 and you can fund 5 years of books for a child!!

Host Clark Wolf talks with brother and sister Andrew and Leigh Whiting of Hot Drops hot sauce. Born out of the pandemic, the fermented hot sauces were created by Andrew, and the eye-catching labels were created by Leigh. The delicious sauces have won awards at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair, and acclaim from local hot sauce fans and restauranteurs. Andrew is featured as a contestant on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (featuring co-host Lisa Vanderpump!) and you can catch him on Fox Wednesdays at 9pm as he competes for a $250,000 dollar prize! Episodes are available on Hulu the next day.