Episode 36: Tricia Smith and Elizabeth Ferrier of Mountain View Community Center Debi sits down with Tricia Smith and Elizabeth Ferrier from Mountain View Community Center in Edgewood, WA. Tricia is the Executive Director and Elizabeth is the Senior Programs Manager.

Tricia and Elizabeth discuss all the wonderful free services offered by their Community Center to improve the quality of life for all ages, including senior activities and the Seeds of Change community meal program. Working with seniors and children has given them both wonderful stories to tell, some of which they share.

To learn more about Mountain View Community Center:

https://www.mtviewcommunitycenter.org/

To learn about their free Study Buddies tutoring program for children:

https://www.mtviewcommunitycenter.org/study-buddies-tutoring-program

To learn about the Seeds of Change meal program:

https://www.mtviewcommunitycenter.org/community-dinner

Episode 35: Dulce Cafe and Chicanos Mexican Food Truck owner Yonilda "Yoni" Morales

Debi chats with Yonilda "Yoni" Morales of Dulce Cafe and Chicanos Mexican Food Truck.

Yoni shares her experience opening her first coffee shop, Dulce Cafe, in downtown Puyallup in May of 2025. She brings a Mexican flare to traditional Pacific Northwest coffee, crafting exciting fusion drinks as well as offering novel takes on Mexican sweets. Her family runs a long-standing Mexican food truck just down the street and she discusses juggling two small businesses.

Learn more about Dulce Cafe:

https://www.dulcecafewa.com/

Episode 34: Puyallup Daffodil Princess Kennedy Boyd

Debi sits down with Kennedy Boyd, one of Puyallup's very own Daffodil Princesses.

Kennedy shares her academic aspirations of becoming an OB-GYN, the people who most inspire her, and the quest to become a Daffodil Princess, where winning the title is only the beginning.

Learn more about the Daffodil Festival and becoming a princess here:

https://thedaffodilfestival.org/so-you-want-to-be-a-princess-everything-you-need-to-know-about-daffodil-selection/