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Radio West
with Rebecca Zandbergen

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Radio West weekdays 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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Playlists:

Playlist for May 17

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4:00-4:30

Song: Saturday Night
Album: Rollin'
Artist: Bay City Rollers

4:30-5:00

Song: Leaving Town
Album: In the Hills 
Artist: Shred Kelly

5:30-6:00

Song: Under Pressure
Album: Hot Space
Artist: Queen

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Monk's Movies: Star Trek and Mud



Film critic Katherine Monk tells Rebecca about Star Trek: Into Darkness and Mud.

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Playlist for May 16

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4:00-4:30

Song: Try (All Fall Down)
Album: Our Glory EP
Artist: Lindsey Walker

4:30-5:00


Song: Bright Lights
Album: Home(s)
Artist: Acres of Lions

Song: Candela
Album: Mas Y Ya Nos Vamos
Artist: Locarno

5:30-6:00

Song: Bicycle Race
Album: Jazz
Artist: Queen


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Kelowna lagging behind on sidewalks

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A man walks along Lakeshore Road in Kelowna

This week we heard the story of two mothers who are petitioning for a sidewalk on Lakeshore Road in Kelowna's lower mission neighbourhood. To learn more about the story, Rebecca spoke with Signe Bagh. She's the infrastructure planning director with the city of Kelowna.





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Playlist for May 15


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Sidewalk art in Kelowna.

4:00-4:30


Song: Camilo
Album: Islands Disappear
Artist: Said the Whale

5:30-6:00

Song: Her Majesty
Album: Abbey Road
Artist: The Beatles

Song: Killer Queen
Album: Sheer Heart Attack
Artist: Queen

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The Dish: Pie from Davison Orchards

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Dora Davison and Laura Shaw of Davison Orchards

The Davison family of Vernon celebrates 80 years of Davison Orchards this year. Dora Davison, and her granddaughter Laura Shaw, stopped by the studio to tell Rebecca about the family business, and to share some of their pie secrets.


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Petition calls for sidewalks on Lakeshore in Kelowna

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Left photo: Tammy Torgerson (left) and Marnie Sisson (right) pose with the song. Right photo: Tammy walks a stretch of the road segregated only by short, white poles.

Two mothers whose children walk to school along Lakeshore Road in Kelowna's Lower Mission are demanding the city install more sidewalks along the route. They've started a petition and have put up signs. Rebecca walked the route with Marnie Sisson and Tammy Torgerson.

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Marnie Sisson walks her two boys to school. There is a short sidewalk directly in front of the school.


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Outdoor guy on two wheels

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Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana. (Photos by Kraven Bacon)


This week, Dave Quinn tells Rebecca all about road touring by bike.


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Playlists:

Playlist for May 14

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Looking up in Penticton. (Photo by Kathryn Marlow)


4:00-4:30

Song: Election Day
Album: My Baby Don't Tolerate
Artist: Lyle Lovett

4:30-5:00

Song: Jewel
Album: Beyond Wilderness
Artist: Gold & Youth

5:00-5:30

Song: Full Circle
Album: Dark Eyes
Artist: Half Moon Run

5:30-6:00

Song: Don't Stop Me Now
Album: Jazz
Artist: Queen

Song: Still Hanging On
Album: Faithful Man
Artist: Less Fields

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The Classifieds: Metal Artist

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Some unfinished pieces of Shawn Smith's artwork

This week from the Classifieds, we meet Shawn Smith of Kelowna. Here's his ad:

Wanted
Looking for really old clocks and or radios for my art project
Broken or working
Cheap or free
Will pick up

Here's Shawn Smith's conversation with Rebecca:

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