Lester Schrenk, pictured in 2014, and Claude Williams were both stationed in England, where they were assigned to fly bombing missions to Germany and German-occupied parts of Europe. They were part of the determined but dangerous effort by the Allies to destroy the industrial power of the Nazis.
Pat, who is going on 107 years old, says she was surprised that her difficulty breathing was caused by a heart problem, not her lungs.
When Americans think about the Civil War, they often think of North versus South, free states versus slave states. And in Minnesota, well, we’re the “Star of the North,” so we were the good guys right? It’s more complex than that. KFAI’s Ryan Dawes introduces us to a historian with an unusual method of drawing attention to the places slavery thrived, even here in the Minnesota.
The “Weekly Arts Calendar” is a weekly listing of events and activities that highlight the arts, music and culture of the region and within Minnesota.
