This morning we had the chance to talk with Vermilion Community College Basketball Coach Paul McDonald about his career. Tune in, and check out the article in the Timberjay too !

Each month we talk about maintaining our homes, buying, selling and all things house related with Jesse Davis for On the House. This month, what's lurking in your house during the winter in northern MN. Take a listen!

2019 marks the 6th annual Creative Spirit Fiber Festival celebrating a wide array of fiber arts in Bemidji! It's a one of kind arts event that combines the arts of cavandoli, knitting, quilting, rug-hooking, spinning, basketry and educational experiences! Classes ranging from crochet to peg-loom weaving to untangling wool applique threads and wool feather trees are only a sampling of the 16 courses that will be offered starting tonight (Friday, February 22nd) and running thru tomorrow (Saturday,

Our weekly conversation this week with Timberjay editor Marshall Helmberger revolved around the EPA and litigation about the release of written comments having to do with the PolyMet Mining near Hoyt Lakes, the retirement of longtime Vermilion Community College basketball coach Paul McDonald and this Sunday's Ely Wolf Track Classic. Take a listen! And let us know what's going on in your neck of the woods - send us an email!

"....I really came to discover two things. The first one was how incredibly misrepresented the native experience had been in our historical narrative. And secondly, that the Native Americans had so much to teach us all about the way to live, basic values that are inherent in native culture... the valuation of the elders, the larger understanding of family, the belief that there is a spiritual dimension to life that has to be acknowledged at all points, and it just goes on and on...I loved my

On a trip to the San Diego area at the end of January, twelve Northern Community Radio members and John Latimer spent part of one day with Dr. Jeff Krooks. Jeff is a marine biologist who led our group on a tour of the Tijuana Estuary on the border of California and Mexico. Jeff is the director of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. An estuary is a place where a river flows into the ocean or a large body of water, such as where the St. Louis River flows into Lake Superior.

Every week we hear from Minnesota school kids and regular listeners as they call or email us with their nature observations. The return of bald eagles, an anti-social squirrel, icicles, learning, first-hand, why wolves and deer walk in a line thru show and much more are included in these phenology reports! What are you noticing outside? We would love to hear from you whether you are in a classroom or your living room! Don't hesitate to email or give us a jingle and leave a message at 218.999

Program 37: Charles Blandin's Early Years in the Newspaper Business, Pt. 3, The Olivia Weekly Press A radio series produced by historian Don Boese. Don is the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi", and the main source for this series, "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota". The series begins with the arrival of the first Euro-Americans to the forested wilderness of Itasca

This week, I expose one of my guilty pleasures. Are you brave enough to admit you share my predilection? Give a listen - Join the cause.

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Every Tuesday morning, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the weekly Phenology Report. In this week's report, return of gold finches,deep snow and an increase in sunlight resulting in changes in the colors of many trees including the speckled alder! As always, we love to hear what our listeners are noticing out in nature. Give us a call at 218.999.9876 and let us