Episode Guide
Season 3
 People
in High Places
Meet John Nelson who repairs
clock towers in many churches and Town Halls around the region. Canopy
Access Associates is an Amherst-based company which builds canopy walkways both locally and
in tropical rainforests around the world. Founder Bart
Bouricius, is actively involved in the design
and construction
of the walkways, which are used for research and eco-tourism.
George takes to the skies with Pioneer Valley
Balloons in Northampton, MA
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 No Place Like Home
Join George on a tour of Lamson and Goodnow in
Shelburne Falls, MA, to see how they make some of the finest kitchen cutlery
in the world. Then meet Paul Laccinski of GreenSpace Collaborative,
Sidehill Farm in Ashfield, MA. Paul is an expert on straw bale
construction: homes that use bales of straw, covered by cement, for insulation.
We'll also
meet Barbara Perman, founder
and Director of Moving Mentor, Inc., a company that provides
moving management services and relocation assistance to senior citizens.
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 How
Technology Affects How We Get Around
We will meet Josh Kerson of Sunderland, MA, who
is a Hampshire College graduate. Josh has developed an electric assistive
recumbent tricycle. We will also meet Justin Carven of Greasecar.com in
Easthampton, MA, who has developed a fuel kit for diesel engines that enables
them to run entirely on vegetable oil. Word about his product spread following
a 10,000 mile trip across the country. George also visits the Space and
Aeronautics division at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks, CT.
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 Keeping Up Appearances
We will visit Honey Bunnies Fashions, a Springfield-based
store that specializes in Brazilian and exotic clothing. George pays a
visit
to Clark's Corvairs,
the world’s largest supplier of parts for the discontinued Corvair
automobile, located in Shelburne, MA. We will also meet Canine
Design,
a dog groomer from Chicopee, MA.
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Food From The Region
There are many different types of food that comes from the region
that we live in. In this episode we will meet Tevis Stites Robertson owner
of Crabapple Farm, an organic vegetable & beef farm
in Chesterfield, MA. We will also visit West Stockbridge, MA and the Charles
H. Baldwin and Sons Company, who have been making pure
vanilla extract for over 110 years. Finally, George will meet John Reid,
President
of Bioshelters, Inc. There we will learn
how they creating a sustainable agriculture using fish and herbs.
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Sombody Has Got To Do It
George
goes in search of the jobs that not many of us want to do but someone
has
to.
George
visits
the Bondi’s Island waste
water treatment plant to see how they treat the millions of
gallons of sewage they receive daily.
We will also meet Paul Vacchina, the only full time
inspector (also known as the ‘sealer’) of weights and measures
in western Massachusetts. He’s been on the job 11 years, making
sure scales, gas pumps and other instruments that weigh and measure are
up to standard! We'll also follow April Tiuszcz, a
plumber from Ludlow, and see how she does her job every day.
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 You Asked For It
We get a lot of letters and e-mails telling us about unique people doing
interesting things, so we put together a show that
highlights some of the best viewer requests. George
visits Cowls Lumber in Amherst to see how this
family business not only produces lumber but educates the community about
the process
as well. We'll meet Fred Beeden, owner of Just Soap in
Florence, MA, and see how he makes soap using a bicycle. We will also
visit The Masters
Collection in Somersville, CT, who founded the process by which
fine art reproductions are made and meet Gregory Panjian and
John Leo. The
company has been in Connecticut for 30 years.
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People Who Work With Animals
Many people doing amazing things
with animals and we have managed to find a few. We will meet a woman
who left
her
corporate
job
to publish the Western Mass Horse Whisperer Magazine,
a magazine geared toward the horse owner or enthusiast. We will also
meet a Chicopee woman who makes gourmet dog
treats. Finally, George will spend the day with a dog
trainer in Westfield.
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Organized Chaos
Some people's jobs are more chaotic than others and tonight
we will meet a few. We'll meet George Parks, director
of the UMASS Minuteman Marching Band, and see how his
enthusiasm and passion gets passed along
to his students who in turn pass it along to the audience. We will also
meet a Juggler named Joel Harris and see what it takes
to keep it all in the air. Finally, George spends the lunch hour at
the White Hut in West Springfield flipping burgers
with owner E.J. Barkett.
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Helping Others Play Sports
To participate in an athletic activity you need the support
of a lot of people, tonight we will meet a few. Ray Fagnant is
the northeast scout for the Boston Red Sox; learn how he helps some people
realize
their dream of playing in the major leagues. We will also meet Djata
Bumpus, an ex- boxer who now shares his knowledge
of the sport with others at the Pioneer Valley Boxing Center in
Northampton.
Finally we hit
the slopes at Berkshire East to find out what it takes
to run a local Ski Area.
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Spiritual Life
There are many things that can play with our psyche, from
new forms of medicine to un-explained phenomena. Beth-Ann Latsko is an
East Longmeadow woman who had a life changing experience and now is a
practicing Reiki
Master. Then we'll meet Rose Diamond, a Feng Shui practitioner from West
Springfield. Finally, we will visit the Center for Cultural Evolution in Colrain
and find out what goes on up there.
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The Arts
George goes out in search of people who do some unique
art work and some of the more unique places to find it. First stop is
Washington, MA in the Berkshires to visit with Carol Lew, a unique artist,
who will do something creative and unusual when you send her a picture
of your pet. Next we visit the Holy Oak Tattoo Parlor and discover the
secrets behind getting a tattoo. Finally George spends the day with Richard
Criddle, Director of Fabrication and Installation at the Massachusetts
Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams.
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Old to New
We will meet artist J.D. Logan, who brings an old style
of painting to his art work. We will also meet a piano restorer
in Springfield who completely rebuilds and maintains
some of the most beautiful pianos you have ever seen. Finally George
will visit Allegra Farm in East Haddam,
CT and see how they restore antique carriages and sleighs and see some
of the unique things that they get used for.
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All in the Family
There are many family-run businesses in
the area and some have been around for years. George and the Making It
Here
crew
head
out
in search of some of the more unique ones. We will visit Platz Percussion to see how this father and son business
of making African drums operates, then we visit Richardson's
Candy Kitchen in Deerfield and talk with owners Kathy
Williams (daughter) and Barbara Woodward (mother).
Finally, George pays a visit to Thomson Canoe Works in
Shelburne Falls to meet Emily and Dylan Schoezel. The Schoezel’s
are husband and wife canoe builders and wood boat restorers.
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Tasty Treats
George visits Harmony Springs Beverages in Ludlow to learn
how they have made old-fashioned gourmet soda and seltzer water for over
50 years. We will also visit the ice cream cake department at Friendly
Ice Cream in Wilbraham to see how they make and design some of those
delicious ice cream cakes. We will also spend an early morning at Chmura’s
Bakery in Indian Orchard and meet some of the people behind the tempting
creations that come from this 100-year-old bakery.
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In Performance
Many people have jobs that put them in the spotlight or
help others obtain this goal. George and
the crew go out in search of people whose jobs are all about performing
for others. We will meet Priscilla Kane Hellweg, Artistic
and Executive Director of the Enchanted Circle Theater,
recognized as one of the finest
educational theater companies in New England. We will also introduce
you to Darryl Moss of Poetry Joint Entertainment. George
sits in during a recording session with Robert Honablue, owner
of One Sound Place in
Springfield, MA.
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Keeping Us Safe
We depend on some people to keep us safe
in our daily lives. Many times these people are unrecognized for the
work
they
do.
George
and the crew go out in search of people who have jobs that help keep
all of us safe. We will see how the Springfield Police K-9 team operates,
then we will introduce you to safety consultant Milton Jacobs and
George spends the day with Mark Lewandowski, the Deputy Director of Training
at the Connecticut Fire Academy.
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