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I made a cold call to the Jamestown offices of the North Dakota Farmers Union in order to talk with Trevor Lewis, the Youth Education Specialist in charge of the Farmers Union summer camp program. I asked Trevor, are you familiar with the old song, “The Farmer Is the Man”? And bless his union heart, he was! I wanted to know whether the summer camp songbook still contained the stanzas of the song. Trevor got right back to me with a copy of the 2022 Farmers Union Camp Songbook.

Sarah Matthews is the executive director of the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center. We learn about the important work being done to help victimized children in an excerpt from the Prairie Pulse television show with host John Harris. ~~~ First Link, Prairie Public and Tellwell are partnering on a student film festival which is welcoming short videos on the themes of suicide prevention and mental health. Director of radio Bill Thomas visits with Jeremy Brown, outreach director for FirstLink, and Tim Wollenzein, education services manager for Prairie Public. ~~~ Dave Thompson is here for our weekly news update. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Triangle of Sadness.”

Monday, March 6, 2023 - North Dakota’s Gateway to Science has a brand new building! Craig Blumenshine gets a tour from Beth Demke, executive director. ~~~ Across the Midwest and Great Plains, statewide weather monitors record data for farmers, researchers and emergency responders. The information helps with storm warnings, climate science, crop insurance and more. As Harvest Public Media’s Elizabeth Rembert reports, financing for many of those state networks is on shaky ground. ~~~ In an episode of “Poetry from Studio 47” Patrick Hicks profiles poet Sandy Longhorn. ~~~ A BirdNote episode about turkeys.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - Dr. Stephen Reed is a Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Jamestown and is considered an expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He spent last fall in Norway, continuing his research about what he calls the Dead Sea Scrolls fragments. ~~~ Dr. Jim O’Connell’s mission to bring healing to homeless people is documented in the new book “Rough Sleepers” by acclaimed author Tracy Kidder. Today we hear from Dr. O’Connell in an excerpt from the Conversations on Healthcare podcast. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Monumental Matters.”

The winter of 1887-1888 marked the end of the Little Ice Age, an unbroken six year stretch that featured abnormally cold weather. The Little Ice Age seemed determined to go out with a bang. The year began with a severe blizzard that affected the Great Plains from the Canadian border to Texas. On January 12, an extremely cold storm hit. As many as 300 people died. It is still considered the worst storm in North Dakota history.

For many, Valentine’s Day is a time for love and gratitude for the people in our lives, and it’s been celebrated since the early 1700s. Around this time in 1910, you could attend a Valentine’s Day social in Bismarck, or buy a card that professed your love and devotion from Finney’s drug store.

In the heart of wintertime, when your furnace warms your house but dries the air, static electricity accumulates, so when you touch a light-switch, you can be zapped by a spark. And when you pull on your winter sweater, it can become a clinging swarm of sparks.

Dr. Thomas Krumel, Assistant Professor in the department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at NDSU, writes that working conditions in meatpacking plants contributed to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and that impacted the community. Also, he explores whether PPP loans had a positive impact on the craft brewing industry. ~~~ Dickinson State University has announced the addition of Fire Science to its degree program offerings. The program’s development began in 2020 when the University was approached by the Dickinson Fire Department with a desire to build a local program and attract individuals into the field – serving a critical role in the community. Dickinson State University’s Dean, College of Education, Business, & Applied Sciences Dr. Holly Gruhlke and Alaynea Decker, Senior Fire Fighter with the Dickinson Fire Department discuss.

Monday, Feb. 20. 2023 - Abraham Lincoln is best remembered as the man who carried the United States through a civil war - but what is his legacy in the American West? Presidential scholar Rick Collin interviews his special guest Author Richard Etulain, an award-winning historian who specializes in the history of the American West. Etulain has written the book: Abraham Lincoln: A Western Legacy.

Tuesday, February 21, 2021 - Despite the life-altering trials in Bill Vossler's life – being abandoned by his father at age three, the painful Biblical rantings of Apocalypse Granny, and the effects of an alcoholic home – he was "saved" by an empty lot across the street where he discovered fossils identified by the Smithsonian, a curiosity and love of nature, creating his own baseball stadium, delivering newspapers, and reading – all of which nurtured in him a joy of being alive. He recalls the events in his memoir “Days of Wonder.” ~~~ The Ridge Treatment and Reentry Center is for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Part of their treatment includes yoga. We visit with instructor Sara Van Ostrand, and Director of Clinical Services Tom Frei. You can read more in paper from the National Institute of Health on yoga and addiction. ~~~ Jessie Veeder shares an essay titled “Heritage Cooking.”