On Monday morning, November 23, 2015, the special guest on The Chris Wolf Show was Sandra Lauterbach of Clearbrook SeniorCare, Inc. on Pearl Street in Camden, Maine. Sandra was joined on the show by her manager Angie Ross.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Time Warner Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

Sandra left her career as a biotech executive in Boston to relocate back to Maine to take care of her mother and start a help at home business. Her parents were her inspiration and the business is dedicated to them. The name “Clearbrook” is a creative translation of her last name, Lauterbach.

Sandra purchased a home in Camden that was a former physician’s office and his home. She gutted and renovated the home to accommodate Clearbrook’s business needs. The house was built in 1850 and she kept most of the original detail to follow the “Federal “ style architecture. Clearbrook now has a reception area and office, with its own private entrance and parking.

Sandra put the business “on hold” while she took care of her mom whose healthcare needs increased significantly over the past two years. Her mom passed away in February 2015.

In June 2015, after Sandra’s mother’s “Celebration of Life” ceremony, she launched Clearbrook with all her energy and enthusiasm. With the help of two consultants with experience in the ‘help at home’ arena, the business expanded quickly. She now has 15 employees and a full time manager. Many of her employees cared for her mom while employed at her assisted living home.

Sandra is actively recruiting for new caregivers and raising awareness about Clearbrook via various channels (in-services at Pen Bay Medical Center, visits to assisted living facilities, rack cards at various businesses, word-of-mouth, etc).

On Friday morning, November 20, 2015, the special guest on The Chris Wolf Show will be Louise MacLellan-Ruf, the new mayor of the City of Rockland.

Louise has been a guest on The Chris Wolf Show in the past and is always very engaging. This show should be very worthwhile watching if you’re a resident of Rockland or of Midcoast Maine. Not only might you learn something new, but Louise is very refreshing as a politician. Definitely not one of “the good old boys”. She listens. She thinks. And she decides based on what is the best for the people she represents.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

Erja Lipponen, of Camden, has seen much of the world, and she now takes travelers to explore with through her businesses, Eurynome Journeys and WanderWoman tours.

On the most recent October trip to Greece it became clear to her that global dynamics have altered the landscape to degrees not witnessed before. On a sleepy Greek island in a community with similarities to Camden — with its restaurants and galleries and yoga — in came a steady stream of Syrian refugees, who had been at sea aboard inflatable boats.

They came beleaguered, traumatized hungry. Some babies had not eaten in days, their mother’s milk had dried up with the stress of their journey from Syria, through Turkey, and then to Greece. Some carried pets they could not bear to leave behind.

More recently, boats have capsized and children have been lost at sea.

Onshore, local citizens are helping the refugees, with few nongovernmental organizations nearby to help. It has fallen to the local community to feed, clothe and assist the refugees on their road.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

Guests on the November 16, 2015 “The Chris Wolf Show” were Elmer and Holly Savage of the Savage Oaks Vineyard in Union, Maine.

The show was about the vineyard and how they got there. But it also was about how a family in Maine can take a farming business and morph it from a less viable form into one that has a great future in a much for sustainable form. The show should be of interest not only to local wine aficionados, but also those interested in making small family farms and small businesses work in Maine.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

Elmer and Holly Savage, along with their two sons, operate Barrett Hill Farm in Union, Maine. Elmer began farming here in 1985 when the farm was purchased by his parents. Since then, the farm has been home to a flock of sheep as well as Belted Galloway cattle. Today the sheep are gone, but the cattle remain.

In 2000, they purchased the 95 acre farm from Elmer’s parents and began planning for its future. The desire to preserve the farming tradition here needed to coexist with the financial realities of agriculture. The farm’s blueberry fields offered great potential, but the lack of profitability for blueberry growers gave them incentive to look for possible value added products for their crop.

They began to explore some of the great blueberry wines being produced. This soon led to the possibility of growing grapes as well. They were impressed by the opportunity to expand into this niche market. They explored vineyards and wineries near and far, and found people willing to help around every corner.

In 2002, they planted the first two acres of their vineyard. Since that time, they have expanded to nearly four acres with ten varieties of grapes. They have spent the past thirteen years growing our vineyard from the ground up and advancing our wine making from hobby level to small scale commercial production. 2015 marks their tenth vintage.

They say “You are what you eat”. On The Chris Wolf Show Friday, from November 6, 2015, you’ll find out if maybe that’s true or not. Our guest will be Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Brianna Monahan from Camden, Maine.

Brianna knows what she’s talking about. She’s a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist from Camden, Maine. She received both her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Maine and completed the majority of her clinical training at Maine Medical Center.
Brianna has experience working abroad in China, and has treated patients from varying backgrounds and demographics. While she is versed in many areas of nutrition including intensive care, oncology, pediatrics, and eating disorder counseling; her interest and expertise lie primarily in the areas of weight management and mindfulness.

Chris Wolf also comes from a food background, having been a restaurateur and chef. Between Brianna and Chris and Brianna, we should have and extremely interesting show.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

On Wednesday, November 11, 2015, The Chris Wolf Show hosted Heather Moran and Brenda Barrett from the Camden-Rockport Historical Society. This show was a lot of good historical facts and pictures of Camden Rockport, a lot of fun, and even a bit of live music!

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

Brenda Barrett is the president of the Camden-Rockport Historical Society was born in Camden, raised in the “Millville” section of town and graduated from Camden High School in 1961. She is a retired R.N. Having two sons, grandchildren, playing the ukulele and entertaining at assisted living facilities through out the area keep her busy.

Brenda started as a volunteer in 2006. She has worked in the herb and flower gardens, cataloged artifacts, cleaned, and anything else that needed to be done.

Heather Moran has a Master’s Degree in Library & Information Science and is currently Archives Director at the Camden Public Library.

She was photo editor for “Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: A History of the Camden Area 1900-2000.” Her new book “Images of America: Camden and Rockport Revisited” was released in May 2015. She is Vice President of the Camden-Rockport Historical Society, is a member of the Friends of the Mt. Battie Tower Steering Committee, the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board, and is Vice President of the Association of Maine Archives & Museums.

The Camden-Rockport Historical Society maintains the Conway Homestead Museum, which is comprised of an eighteenth century house, nineteenth century barn, a blacksmith shop and a maple sugar house, among other refurbished and reconstructed buildings. The Homestead also contains the Cramer Museum, which has exhibits of artifacts and other memorabilia as well as an archives. The Society’s offices are located in the Cramer building as well.

For a lot of us, our local schools are a large black box. Students and teachers go in and out. We see the budgets on the ballots and the tax bills. But most of us really don’t know what’s actually going on.

On Monday, November 9, 2015, The Chris Wolf Show hosted Maria Libby, Superintendent of both the Five Town Community School District and School Administrative District 28.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

Maria’s name is probably familiar because she’s been associated with the schools for along time. Libby attended school in Camden, and was a Camden-Rockport High School valedictorian of the Class of 1982. She studied economics at Bowdoin College and graduated in 1986. After college, she taught math and science at private schools in Colorado and New Hampshire, and then worked in the environmental field before returning to education.

Libby spent 15 years at C-RMS, teaching math for six years before being hired as assistant principal. She filled that post for two and then was hired as principal, where she remained for the next seven years.

In July 2013, Libby was named assistant superintendent for the district.

In March 2015 Libby was selected as the Superintendent of Five Town Community School District and School Administrative District 28.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

"The Chris Wolf Show" Friday, November 13, 2015 featured Mac Economy and Harvey Curtis of K2 Music in Camden. The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming. Mac Economy has been working in...

On September 28, Randy Liberty, former Sheriff of Kennebec County, Maine, took over as Warden of the Maine State Prison in Warren.

This show was filmed shortly after Liberty started in the new position. The show will probably change your image of what a prison warren should be like and look like.

Liberty seems to have lots of forward looking ideas about running a prison and how to return a better citizen to society after their time has been served.

This show was supposed to be a discussion with Camden resident Ben Ellison about boats.

But then Leonard Lookner and Jack Churchill, also from Camden, came into the studio and the show morphed into a delightful three-way interchange about local happenings, harbors, politics and just plain fun. It was just like the old time spirited coffee shop discussions between locals before they all started hiding behind their computers and smartphones.

This is a great example of “community television” which brings communication back to our community. It also lets us know about all the wonderful people and things happening right here.

P.S. Ben will be back in the studio again soon to talk about boats!

The Chris Wolf Show is a production of penbaypilot.com, WRFR Community Radio and MaineCoast.tv Community Television for Midcoast Maine.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. On The Chris Wolf Show Wednesday, November 4, 2015, you got both. Our guest was Rockport photographer Peter Ralston.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

Peter Ralston has photographed the coast of Maine since 1978, drawn especially to the working communities that define coastal Maine’s character.

His work has been seen in countless books and magazines, featured on network television and has been exhibited in galleries, collections and museums throughout the United States and abroad.Peter Ralston

Peter was co-founder of the Island Institute where many of you have probably seen examples of his photographs. He is now a full time photographer with his gallery “Ralston Gallery” in Rockport, Maine.

Peter’s photographs are gorgeous images but, more importantly, they have a deeper layer…they tell a story.

For more information on Peter Ralston, see www.ralstongallery.com.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

Captain Jim Sharp is the founder of the Sail, Power and Steam Museum, in Rockland, Maine, located next to the Snow Marine Park.

In this Chris Wolf Show, Captain Sharp talks about what’s happening at the Museum and the great resource it is for the area.

Captain Sharp was also the force behind creation of the windjammer fleet in Midcoast Maine. He has sailed virtually every kind of boat, and has an amazing number of stories to tell about his experiences.

This is a great show if you’re interested in Maine and/or its boats.

Not long ago, many peoples first job lasted their entire working life, 40 or 50 years. More recently they would have the same type of job, but with perhaps 3 or 4 different employers.

Now, people have a “career” which is not a single employer or a single job, but a series of working experiences with different employers and with different types of jobs. And, in fact as many of us have found out, the jobs they have later on in their career might not have even existed even five years ago!

On Monday, October 26, 2015, The Chris Wolf Show hosted Rockport author Frank Burtnett. Guest host for the show was Rich Smalley of Maine Coast TV.

Author and counselor Frank Burtnett is a resident of Rockport, Maine and Springfield, Virginia.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv.

Dr. Burtnett’s new book, “Career Errors: Straight Talk About the Steps and Missteps of Career Development” was published recently by Rowman & Littlefield.

The book addresses more than two dozen things people “do wrong” or “don’t do” in their quest for career satisfaction. In a review of the book, the St. Paul Pioneer Press said; “If you want to know where your job search or career path went wrong, author Frank Burtnett is ready to tell you.”

Dr. Burtnett is also the author of the “Bound-for-College Guidebook” and the “Bound-for-Career Guidebook”.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

On Friday, October 23, 2015, The Chris Wolf Show was a “Music Day” with the David Scott Norton Band, country with Camden, Maine roots.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

This show features LOTS of live country and bluegrass music.

David Scott Norton is a traditional country music singer and founder of Acadia Music Group, Inc., a recording label & entertainment company, DavidScottNorton2based out of Camden, Maine.

David recently recorded “Honky-Tonkin’ In LA”, an EP set in Los Angeles that includes performances by prominent contributors to the vibrant country music scene he found in and around Hollywood.

“The Honky-Tonkin’ In ” Project will continue showcasing traditional country music sound and musicians found in various cities. The next planned EP releases are set in “Acadia” (New England) and Nashville, TN.

David can be found online at https://www.davidscottnorton.com. His music is also available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, and most online retailers. David Scott Norton Music will be Honky-Tonkin In Acadia as the musical guest on The Chris Wolf Show.

Sitting in with David Scott Norton at the Chris Wolf show, on October 23, 2015, was Broadway musician, John Ruis (Camden, ME), on guitar & mandolin and writer & bassist, Emily Randolph-Epstein (Rockport, ME) from Miners Creek Bluegrass Band.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.

On Wednesday, October 20, 2015, The Chris Wolf Show hosted photographer Patrisha McLean talking about her new book “My Island” which features amazing portraits of Maine Island children.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

For those of you familiar with Patrisha’s photography, you’ll know how great her photography of people is. For those of you not familiar with her, you’re in for a sweet treat. She’s able to capture the essence of a person and the moment in a single black and white photo.

Patrisha photographs with a medium format camera and does her own darkroom work. Her prints have a look and depth that digital photograph can’t rival. Her photographs have exhibited in museums and galleries across the country, including the Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland, ME and the Silver Eye Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA. They are also in the permanent collection of the Farnsworth Museum and the Portland Museum of Art.

The show featured a new song by Patrisha’s husband, Don McLean, “Lucky Guy” from the upcoming Botanical Gardens CD and a song by her daughter,Jackie Lee Strack, “The Last Time” accessible through Soundcloud.

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As always, on the Chris Wolf Show, it’s like having his guest into your living room. The conversation will cover a wide range of topics and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

The rocky coast of Maine and bluegrass music aren’t frequently found in the same sentence, but that’s exactly where you’ll find Miners Creek Bluegrass Band.

Located in the tiny coastal village of Rockport, Maine, Miners Creek is at its core is a family band, consisting of song writing, mother/daughter duo Resa & Emily Randolph and husband/dad/banjo player Whitney Randolph. Jesse McWilliams joins in on mandolin; Peter Proeller on claw hammer banjo; and Jenny Karod on viola/violin.

The band’s sound originates from the bluegrass tradition, but also gleans from the folk revival of the 1960s, latin chords and rhythms, classic rock, Appalachian and old timey tunes, and classical music. With each member of the band bringing their own passion and spin to the final product, they seek to create a new, distinctive take on bluegrass music.

Friday, May 15, PenBayPilot.com and “The Chris Wolf Show” hosted Miners Creek Bluegrass Band of Rockport. This show was streamed live on www.MaineCoast.TV and broadcast on WRFR FM 7-8 a.m.

On Monday, October 19, 2015, The Chris Wolf Show hosted Maine’s internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.

The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming.

Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D.

While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller, was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote a screenplay, “Adrift”, which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.

Tess’s first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. Her suspense novels since then have been: Life Support (1997),Bloodstream (1998), Gravity (1999), The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner (2003), Body Double (2004), Vanish(2005), The Mephisto Club (2006), The Bone Garden (2007), The Keepsake (2008; UK title: Keeping the Dead), Ice Cold(2010; UK title: The Killing Place), The Silent Girl (2011), Last To Die (August 2012), Die Again (January 2015) and Playing With Fire (coming October 27, 2015). Her books have been published in forty countries, and more than 30 million copies have been sold around the world.

Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the TNT television series “Rizzoli & Isles” starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.

Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine.

On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, The Chris Wolf Show hosted Bill Packard of Union, Maine. The show was broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming, 7:00-8:00 a.m.

Bill is an author, speaker, and business consultant. He writes a very interesting column for penbaypilot.com.

Bill has a special knack of taking the obvious and making it clear, something we many times have difficulty doing. This, of course, has value not only in business, but also in life in general.

This show focused on customer service…something many, many businesses get wrong. And the customers get even.

Bill gives a lot of examples of bad customer service, how to position your businesses towards and implementing good customer service, and the benefits of good customer service to the business and the customer.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television. Check our website www.mainecoast.tv for up to date information on our programming.