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Director-extraordinaire Paul Deaner reflects on Fiddler on the Roof production

Director-extraordinaire Paul Deaner reflects on Fiddler on the Roof production

Director Deaner, backed up by an increasingly rambunctious but enthusiastic crowd, talks about Lake Superior Community Theater’s recent production in Two Harbors after the closing performance.

Click here to learn more about the Lake Superior Community Theatre

Henry Interviews Don and Judy Ness (Part 1)

This is part 1 of a 4 part interview where Henry Rennwald interviews Don and Judy Ness from Two Harbors, Minnesota.

Henry has a conversation with Don and Judy Ness, both Two Harbors natives, and good friends of Henry and his family.

In this segment Henry speaks with Don and Judy about Judy’s childhood and Don’s job on the railroad.

Henry Interviews Don and Judy Ness (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a 4 part interview where Henry Rennwald interviews Don and Judy Ness from Two Harbors, Minnesota.

Henry has a conversation with Don and Judy Ness, both Two Harbors natives, and good friends of Henry and his family.

In this segment Henry speaks with Don and Judy about Don on the ore docks, the Showhouse, and mom & pop stores there used to be.

Henry Interviews Don and Judy Ness (Part 3)

This is part 3 of a 4 part interview where Henry Rennwald interviews Don and Judy Ness from Two Harbors, Minnesota.

Henry has a conversation with Don and Judy Ness, both Two Harbors natives, and good friends of Henry and his family.

In this segment Henry speaks with Don and Judy about Judy as a kid, their parents’ jobs, and early telephone calls.

Henry Interviews Don and Judy Ness (Part 4)

This is part 4 of a 4 part interview where Henry Rennwald interviews Don and Judy Ness from Two Harbors, Minnesota.

Henry has a conversation with Don and Judy Ness, both Two Harbors natives, and good friends of Henry and his family.

In this segment Judy talks about school, Don goes driving again.

Gus Wild Side – Time to Head Into the Woods

Gus Wild Side – Time to Head Into the Woods

Gus shares his experiences working in a local sugar bush, an annual spring ritual.

This podcast was originally posted on WTIP – check out Gus’ Wild Side show which airs on the Lake County Journal once a month on the fourth Thursday.

Will Interviews Oden Alreck About Recreation Board History

Part 1 of a 2 part interview.

Will Peterson interviews 64 year Lake County resident, Oden Alreck about his experiences with the origins of the local recreation board. Once established, the rec board started with working to establish skating rinks in rural areas.

Oden Talks About the Origins of Wolf Ridge ELC

This is part 2 of a 2 part interview with Oden Alreck.

Will’s interview with Oden continues with a story about the origins of the Environmental Learning Center (ELC). The ELC in Isabella, predecessor to Wolf Ridge ELC in Finland, was built on the site of a former Job Corps camp and was the first environmental learning center in northern Minnesota. Every year many students look forward to visiting the Wolf Ridge ELC. Students and adults can experience the outdoors, explore the woods, kayak, hike, see the animals and more.

Founded in 1971, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center was the first environmental learning center in the nation to be accredited as a K-12 school and is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in environmental education.

Check out the Wolf Ridge ELC.

Age to Age and the Two Harbors Community Radio Record History

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From the Lake County News Chronicle:

Two organizations have come together to preserve a local treasure – the memories of our elder neighbors. Age to Age, an initiative to bring youth and seniors together for mutual learning experiences, is teaming with Two Harbors Community Radio to gather news stories. The plan is to broadcast the digitally recorded memoirs in the form of podcasts when the radio’s website goes live.

Last week, Michelle Miller and Jackie Rennwald from the radio’s board of directors led a workshop to help students – Malachi Schubert, Will Peterson, Henry Rennwald and Dale Peterson – develop their skills as documentarians before meeting with their elder partners. Jackie Rennwald has worked in radio for a number of years and agreed to guide the process.

“The workshop covered such content as preparing for an interview, good techniques, improving speaking habits and ways of delivering questions to get the best response,” Rennwald said.

The four boys were among several students selected to participate in the project and a number of adults have also approached the board about doing interview with subjects of their choosing. Rennwald said she is planning to offer additional workshops in the summer and fall for other would-be broadcast journalists.

Click here to download the newspaper clipping (pdf).

Click here to see the Lake County News Chronicle article.

Lake County Compass – What is the Meaning of the Finnish Term Sisu?

Lake county residents talk about the meaning of the Finnish Word Sisu. What does sisu mean to you?

Thanks to Martha Marnocha of WTIP’s Lake County Journal for making this segment available.