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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with a variety of Minnesota State Fair exhibitors as the fair kicks off Thursday, August 26.
Normally, KVSC along with AMPERS, the Association of Minnesota Public and Educational Radio Stations, would be broadcasting live from the Fair, but due to concerns over COVID and the Delta Variant, we will not be at the Fair this year. However, the folks Jeff talks with today will be, and they are all excited to see what this very different year at the Fair brings!
There are discussions about Princess Kay and the passing of the butter knife after a 50 year tradition, a new sensory building supported by Fraser to help with those who are a little overwhelmed by everything at the Fair, innovative research from the University of Minnesota’s Driven to Discover, the MPCA’s Eco Experience has brought an 18,000 lb ice cube, and the Common Table explores how our food and eating habits are changing and what we can do to stay healthy.
The MN State Auditor’s Office recently released a report indicating the negative impact small forfeitures have on Minnesotans and their families. MN Auditor Julie Blaha joined the morning show to discuss the data behind the report, how it might be used to inform police reform, and in a surprise MN State Fair Week twist, she also discussed her award winning crop art!
Rail River Folk School in Bemidji will host Bemidji Pride in celebration of all things LGBTQ+. Family-friendly events begin at 1pm and include speakers, vendors, food, kids activities and loads of fun. Saturday night Foxby will entertain at 7pm and the drag show begins at 8pm! After the drag show, a late night dance party will top the night off.
Ben Cahill and Christian Taylor-Johnson are part of the organizing team behind Bemidji Pride. In this Area Voices segment, they share very different personal experiences growing up and coming out, the positive power of occasions like Pride events, and advice for parents on how to best support their LGBTQ+ children.
Water Protectors gathered on the steps of the Capitol Building in St. Paul this morning to being 4 days of prayer and ceremony in honor of Nibi. Bob Shimek joined the morning show today. He discussed the complications around treaties as well as the spiritual experience of foraging and sharing a fresh picked meal with friends and family.
In the fourth segment of our policymakers series, Representative Jamie Becker-Finn joins the crew to discuss how she’s disrupting the cycle of trauma through her work. She authored the Healthy Start Act, granting more parental rights to incarcerated expecting mothers.
