Dani from Grateful Cratefulls joins IT2 to talk about the amazing locally sourced gifts they are packaging and handing off to customers during the holiday season. Everything from candles that smell like "your favorite sweater" to treats like Dot's Pretzels are hand packed in these beautiful containers. They have a home in a wonderful Epic Companies building in West Fargo, ND. Check them out - especially if you are sending someone a gift with a North Dakota flair!

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Too Tall Tom Szymanski is KFGO's Chief Meteorologist and we want to wish him a "Happy Start to the Meteorological Winter" which kicked off on December 1st. Why do meteorologist get to welcome winter early? Tom explains it all and researches our low temps and whether or not we should have expected a below 0 day or two already.

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The Talk of the Trees and the Prince of the Poinsettias returns to KFGO. Dave Decock, retired horticulturalist, provides tips and tricks on how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom, keep the needles on your tree and where to put your poinsettia. Dave's knowledge will provide great insight to people who are getting a real tree for the first time! Plant Talk: Holiday Edition, is brought to your by Dave's West Fargo Tire and Service.

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Holly Strand-Rysgaard, a West Fargo educator, spread some holiday cheer by asking followers of her online shopping forum "Holly's Hot Buys" to donate to a tip that would go to a random waiter or waitress that evening. Holly tells her story and how a random act of kindness, mixed with some social media love, has kick started a season of giving. 

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Jake Haile from TNT Fitness spreads a message of hope and energy through the successful Parkinson's Performance Boxing workout routine TNT has put together. Denise and Richard from Serenity Assisted Living and Memory Care always bring such wonderful guests and topics to the KFGO airwaves!

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Fargo Favorites, The Blenders, has started releasing videos each week leading up to Christmas. Check out their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkWlmAs-3RET6gLSyda-lmg 

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Kristin Sevald, from Valley Mortgage, joins Amy & JJ. With a new conforming limit of $548,250 and low rates is good news for home buyers! Speak with a Mortgage Professional 701.461.8450 or visit them online: https://valleymortgageinc.com/

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Julie Garden-Robinson, from NDSU Extension, says the leftovers are only good for 4 days! And, need ideas on what to make, check out their resource "Pinching Pennies in the Kitchen": https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/nourishyourbody/pinching-pennies-in-the-kitchen 

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Jeremiah, from Off the Deck Hot Sauce, joins Amy & JJ to talk about how he got his business started, how he makes his hot sauce and more. Off the Deck Hot Sauce is a fermented hot sauce based right here in North Dakota! You can check them out here: https://www.offthedeckhotsauce.com/ 

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JJ has prepared a long list of great holiday favorites for the entire month of December. But, we start with some Thanksgiving/ Black Friday/ Start of Holiday favorites: Jingle All the Way, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Bad Moms Christmas, Santa Clause and Santa Clause 2. And, new to the theaters: The Buddy Games (written, directed and starring Josh Duhamel) 

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