Ep. 129: Update from Leavenworth post-storm; How you can help Washington State Archives identify images; Yakima Valley Trolleys threatened by city inaction; Vintage audio of Jack Morton's Night Before Christmas; Big Snow of December 1990

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Jessica Stoller of the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce on how the Christmas capital of the Northwest is bouncing back from last week’s storms and how you can help; Maggie Cogswell of the Washington State Archives on efforts to digitize historic images and how you can help identify people and places pictured; Ken Johnsen of Yakima Valley Trolleys with an update on an impasse with the City of Yakima about delays in renewing his group’s operating agreement with the city; plus vintage audio of Jack Morton’s nautical-tinged “Night Before Christmas”; and vintage KING 5 News audio - and your memories! - from the Big Snow of December 18, 1990. More info about visiting and/or supporting Leavenworth, WA: https://leavenworth.org/ More info about the Washington State Archives: https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/ More info about the Yakima Valley Trolleys: https://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/ More info about the live broadcast coming up on Mon, Dec 15 of “We Hold These Truths”: https://townhallseattle.org/event/we-hold-these-truths/ Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 14, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via www.space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.