Every week, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the Tuesday morning Phenology Report. 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 know what is happening around your place. You can also send an email directly to John . Either way, we want to hear from you! If you love this stuff, please consider becoming a member of KAXE/KBXE Northern Community Radio. We couldn't

Each week John and Jennifer pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Jan Bilden, from Warba, shared her breakfast of coffee and a piece of IKEA bread with honey and butter (some assembly required). Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your membership and an

Construction of community Solar Gardens in MN has taken off in the last two years. The number of solar gardens built in MN increased sixfold in 2017, adding enough electricity to power about 32,000 homes. MN’s largest utility, Xcel Energy , alone plans to have over 125 solar gardens by the end of this year, producing over 450 megawatts. By comparison, Xcel’s largest coal-fired plant in Becker, MN, 45 miles northwest of the Twin Cities, produces about 680 megawatts. This week, October 8 th

Headwaters School of Music and Arts in Bemidji mixed art with science recently and the result was a whole lot of blended goodness. The topic was dragonflies. Ultimately, projects included stone collages, paper mache, pottery, pencil drawings and paintings. John Latimer, Northern Communtiy Radio's resident phenologist, shared his knowledge of the lives of dragonflies, then set the young artists free to create works of art around their new knowledge. In this segment of Area Voices, we sneak into

Katie Smith is a Grand Rapids, MN native who discovered her passion for performance at the age of 4. Since then, the stage has been somewhat of a second home. She pursued her theater degree with dance minor at the University of Minnesota Duluth and turned her passion into profession. Grand Rapids has continually been her home base and with her business, Young at Art , she now provides a variety of classes for youth and adults who have an interest in theater arts, tap dancing and film-making. In

Today we are celebrating Indigenous People's Day on KAXE/KBXE through conversations and music. This morning we talked with psychology professor Dr. John Gonzalez from BSU. He's one of the speakers today at the American Indian Resource Center for Indigineous People's Day At Bemidji State University. His talk is “Is My Healthcare Making Me Sick? Microaggressions in American Indian Healthcare.” Schedule: 9:30 a.m . – Welcome Song; welcome by Bill Blackwell Jr., executive director of the AIRC. 10 –

MN's Congressional District 8 is one of the most watched, close-margined in the country. Check Five Thirty Eight for up to date polling. In this first installment of our District 8 discussion Chuck Marohn gives us the views of the Republican candidate for District 8 Pete Stauber and Aaron Brown gives us the DFL candidate Joe Radinovich's take as well as Independent candidate Skip Sandman . This race They take a look at WHY the candidates have put forward these takes on mining in particular -

This week on the Border News Roundup editor Marshall Helmberger fills us in on the condominium project in Tower, the gloomy and colder than usual temperatures this year, and peak color observations. He also told us about a trained chef who has come back to his hometown to work with local foods and possibly start a new fine dining restaurant. He's trying it out with a pop up restaurant - taking over the Black Bear Cafe. Marshall and his wife Jody experienced the pop-up dining and gave a big

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Joe Morrissey from Ely, checked in from Mexico City where he was eventually going to think about breakfast of old tortillas, fried in coconut oil and topped with scrambled eggs and chilies, and accompanied by a cup of espresso. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know

To many, Walt Whitman is the quintessential American poet. His messages of democracy, individuality, inclusiveness and acceptance are arguably as relevant today as they were in the 1800s. Minneapolis-based playwright, actor, dancer and Whitman aficionado Patrick Scully has created a theatrical production that brings the life and words of Whitman to the stage. He's bringing his one man show to the Eagles Club in Bemidji October 4 in association with the Beltrami County Historical Society's fall