Northwest Profiles #3303 - 2020 January

The Fire of Flamenco! -Spokane dance instructor Monica Mota just can’t sit still, especially when she hears the driving rhythms of flamenco. She shares her passion by teaching the art, and by staging flamenco concerts featuring professional singers, musicians and dancers.

Cherry Bomb Brawlers - Roller Derby takes on a new mission when Spokane young people strap on their skates building physical skills, developing self-purpose and making life- long friendships.

Alberta’s Swamp Farmers - Jillian and Cody Shearer have made it their business to grow and propagate plants used to create and restore wetlands.  Located in southern Alberta, K&S growers help create areas for biodiversity and animal habitat while supporting the healthy watersheds of the region.  

Frontier Photographer Frank Matsura - In the Okanogan Valley, frontier photographer Frank Matsura, a Japanese immigrant, was befriended by a community of cowboys, miners, merchants and Native Americans. In a time when portraits were stiff formal affairs, Matsura’s photographs seemed to capture a more authentic image of his friends and neighbors.