Recent Interviews

Mark and Carol Carlin interviewed Frankfort-Elberta Area School Board Chair Amy King Schindler about what folks will be voting on May 5th.

This proposal will allow the school district to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law.  

Language you Will See on the Ballot: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, Benzie County, Michigan, be increased by 2 mills ($2.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 4 years, 2026 to 2029, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2026 is approximately $337,435 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction).

Hear Pearce and David Decker’s interview with Sarah Louisignau.  This interview was designed with men in mind – sharing ways they can support their partners, daughters, sisters, etc.

Sarah Lou (WolfMother) is a Bodyworker & Teacher passionate about reconnecting humanity, specifically women, to the body of the earth, their own living pelvis and the sacred feminine.

Recorded in February 2026.

Hear Pearce and David Decker’s interview with Heather Hettinger,  Fisheries Management Biologist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in the Central Lake Michigan Management Unit. In this position she is charged with managing the State’s aquatic resources in parts of nine different counties. This area encompasses six major river systems and approximately 1,900 lakes that range in size from 1 to 18,770 acres, and includes the second and fourth largest (by surface area) lakes in the state, in addition to East Grand Traverse Bay, West Grand Traverse Bay, Little Traverse Bay, and the Beaver Island Archipelago region in Lake Michigan.

Born and raised in Northern Michigan, Aubrey Parker has lived in Benzie County since 1994 (except for nine months of the year away for college from 2004-2010). Although trained in the “hard” sciences, Aubrey made a sudden switch to journalism at the end of her six-year undergraduate career. Aubrey worked for six years at a Traverse City-based news organization covering the global water crisis, and she has had the opportunity to report from Chilean Patagonia, Palestine, India, and the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Aubrey is now the co-owner, editor and photographer for the Betsie Current. She is also a School Board member for Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools.

Learn more about Frankfort artist Ellie Harold in this interview from the 12/11/2024 WUWU Morning Show.  A retired Unity Minister and former critical care R.N., Ellie Harold came to art later in life.  She has a fascinating story to share about her search for truth and her efforts to hold the Catholic Church accountable for abuse by priests. Listen to the full interview below.

You can view Ellie’s art work here.

 

 

 

Listen to WUWU’s interview with Erin Whiting from the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy about the Elberta Waterfront Purchase.  Close to $3 million is still needed to complete the purchase by December 15th.  You can make a donation of support here: https://www.gtrlc.org/activeprojects/elberta-waterfront-community-conservation-project/

Picture credit: Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy

WUWU’s Interview with ArchAngel Ancient Tree Archive Co-Founder David Milarch. Milarch is a third-generation nurseryman with over 40 years of experience in propagation and reforestation. He has been awarded the following honors; Detroit News Michiganian of the Year, Grant Thornton Leader and Innovator Award, Garden Clubs of America Distinguished Service Award, Traverse the Magazine Person of the Year, National Daughters of the American Revolution National Conservation Medal, the National Garden Clubs Award of Excellence for Conservation, Biography Magazine’s Hero Award, and the Garden Clubs of America-Zone X Highest Award for Conservation.

 

Mike Cederholm, Fire Chief for the City of Frankfort Fire Department tells us more about the upcoming Pancake Fundraiser and where the money raised will go. 
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