Member Special — September
Friends of SDPB Celebrates 12,000th Member
Dena Sievers, a math teacher at Aberdeen’s Holgate Middle School, (not all heroes wear capes!) recently became the 12,000th Friend of SDPB. “I was the person that you talk about: who listen to NPR and watch PBS, but don’t donate. But public broadcasting is an essential part of how I get my information. In times like now, I trust it. I don’t go without it anymore. I know they’re being honest, giving me both sides, and allowing me to make a decision. I eventually got to the point that it was time for me to contribute!” Thank you Dena Sievers for your support (and for teaching algebra to middle schoolers!) SDPB wishes Dena a safe school year.
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Co-starring are Maimie McCoy (Wallander) as Van der Valk’s right-hand woman, Lucienne Hassell; Luke Allen-Gale (Dominion) as the scruffy sergeant, Brad de Vries; and Elliot BarnesWorrell (Jericho) as the squad’s brainy new guy, Job Cloovers. The recurring cast also includes Emma Fielding (Les Misérables) as Van der Valk’s incorruptible but indulgent boss, Julia Dahlman; and Darrell D’Silva (Game of Thrones) as the team’s hard-living, virtuoso pathologist, Hendrik Davie.
Photo: All 3 Media International
Amsterdam—city of bikes, boats, and bodies. At least, that’s the way steely-eyed cop Piet van der Valk sees his murder-infested beat. Marc Warren (Beecham House, The Good Wife) stars as the title character in Van der Valk an all-new, three-part series based on Nicolas Freeling’s legendary crime thrillers.
Together they face a trio of challenging cases that give a new slant to Amsterdam’s renowned sophistication, for it appears that the city’s stylishness and toleration go hand in hand with murder. September 2020 September 2020 25 25
