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Ned Newberg, KYMN’s Play by Play Announcer for the Raider Football Team, recaps the decisive victory over Faribault. It’s a rebuilding year for the Raiders Bowling Team. Head Coach Gary Greenlund and Captain Leo Sahlin roll into the studio to talk about some of the challenges and the optimism of this young squad and what […]

In the final episode of Manager Minute, host Carol Pankow closes out the series with a powerful conversation featuring Chanda Hermanson, Director of Montana Combined Vocational Rehabilitation (VR). Chanda's lifelong passion for the field—shaped by family connections and early volunteering—has guided Montana's innovative approach to serving people with disabilities across a vast and rural state. Together, they reflect on Montana's recent breakthroughs, including legislative support for counselors, expanded telecommunications access, and the funding of a Blind Adjustment program. They also discuss the tough but necessary decision to enter Order of Selection, and how aligning with state priorities in behavioral health and foster care strengthens VR's impact. This inspiring finale reminds VR leaders nationwide to stay mission-focused, innovative, and unwavering in their commitment to meaningful employment opportunities for all.   Listen Here   Full Transcript:   {Music}   Chanda: What are their priorities? The people that are making these decisions. Who's the chair of the committee? What do they want? Right. And really figuring out what the governor's office priorities are. These types of things. And then figuring out how to get ourselves into those conversations. Listen, listen, listen and then infiltrate.   Carol: I know you don't have a crystal ball, but if you did, what do you have for some thoughts on what VR leaders need to pay attention to and what's on the horizon for VR?   Chanda: That's tough. I wish I had a crystal ball. I think all of our crystal balls are broken right now.   Intro Voice: Manager Minute brought to you by the VRTAC for Quality Management, Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time. Here is your host Carol Pankow.   Carol: Welcome to the manager minute. Joining me in the studio today is Chanda Hermanson, director of Montana Combined. So, Chanda, how are things going in Montana.   Chanda: It's good, busy, busy work and lots going on, but going good overall.   Carol: Well, it's so great to have you back on the podcast. I looked back through the archives. Saw you were last with me November of 2021 and we were talking about, "Is Your Fiscal Management Managed Building a Solid Foundation for Fiscal Fitness". And you've done and you continue to do so, an outstanding job assembling a stellar team to support the fiscal side of the House. And of course, Anna Montana is one of our very favorite people. So for our listeners, I had the opportunity to reconnect with Chanda during the region eight meeting in South Dakota, and 45 incredible staff from the region came together for training, connection and sharing and it was a really fun two days. Eric, director of South Dakota General, was leading a portion of the meeting and folks were going around sharing about challenges and opportunities when it got to Chanda. She shared some truly inspiring things happening in Montana. And I thought right then and there. That is what I want to talk about on my last podcast. Over the last five years, we've covered so many meaningful topics, and we need to go out on a high note. This is our 54th and final episode of The Manager Minute. So together we started conversations, started a movement of rapid and meaningful engagement, tackled tough topics like order selection and finance work to bridge the gap between the DSA and the DSU highlighted so many innovative Diff grants and exciting initiatives from across the country. I truly believe we've helped plant seeds of change nationwide, so let's dig in. So, Chanda, for those who may not know you, can you remind our listeners about your background and how you got into VR?   Chanda: Sure. I have been in the field about 20 years formerly, but I was in the field volunteering and doing other things previous to the formal employment with Voc rehab. My parents both worked in the field, so I was lucky enough to grow up in a household where this was our daily dinner conversations, and my parents and my siblings are recipients of Voc Rehab services, so the program's near and dear to me. When I was 19, the Montana started the Youth Leadership Forum. That was my mom's program at the time, and I was able and told that I she needed volunteers to work this summer program for youth with disabilities. And I came home and helped through that and fell in love with the work more directly than I did growing up. So since then, I tried other things along the way. But this is definitely where I'm meant to be and I'm so lucky to be here. I love it.   Carol: That is super cool. I didn't remember that about you, I love it. My mom, she had been volunteer coordinator at our state hospital back in Faribault, Minnesota when I was growing up, so I remember very well going with her and helping, and I would volunteer for things and ended up working there before it closed and kind of just gotten into the whole field of disabilities. So our parents definitely can help us, like lead the way. That is just cool.   Chanda: I didn't realize you had also.   Carol: Tell us about Montana Combined, how many staff and consumers do you serve? And kind of what's your budget?   Chanda: Like our budget's about $19 million a year annually, give or take, where things are going on. We have about 100 staff supporting the rehab program in our blind and low vision service programs, too. So that's the number of staff we have on board. We also have separate things out differently. So we have Pre-ETS in there. They're their own bureau. We have blind and low vision. They're their own bureau. And then we function together as a combined voc rehab program. Though we are serving about 5000 people under voc rehab and 3000 students in Pre-ETS.   Carol: Wow. So you're not small. Sometimes people are thinking, oh, maybe you're from a small state. You're not a smallish program, you're more a mid-size.   Chanda: And people are very far apart here. The numbers maybe don't look that much, but when you need to get to everybody in every corner of Montana, it's a trek.   Carol: Yeah, and travel is rough. Like, it's not an easy haul.   Chanda: No.   Carol: So let's talk about your good news. What exciting developments do you have to share?   Chanda: Yeah. So we just ended our 2025 legislative session in May. Our legislative body meets every other year for 90 days. So it is a fast and furious process. But we survived. That's always the first thing we did get through it. But we did get out pretty successfully compared to a lot of our peers in public health and human services and a lot of other programs just statewide. We went into the session asking, well, just start this off to we are lucky enough to traditionally get our state match without a problem. It's always just part of what they, it's our start of our base budget so that we are fortunate for that. Where we struggle is our staffing levels and getting the appropriation to get the FTE, we need to really provide a quality service to people more than managing those cases. We don't have autonomy over the number of employees we can hire, so that's always our struggle. So we went in asking for four FTE to support the individualized placement and supported employment model, and serving the serious, disabling mental illness population for counselors for that project and then one FTE to work in the state hospital. We are in and out of the state hospital, constantly taking applications and helping people prepare for work before discharge. We just thought that it would behoove us to actually just have a staff member in the hospital setting, rather than being disruptive going in and out. We also, outside of Oak Ridge, have asked for some more appropriation to support our telecommunication access work and two more FTE there, just given the high increase in need and work. And then we also requested funding and an FTE to create a Blind Adjustment program to meet the gap in services that we created when the homemaker was no longer allowed as an employment goal. So those were our asks. We didn't get everything we asked for, but we did come out with two new counselors for the STMI-IPS work and our telecommunication money into FTE. So while that's not directly related to VR, it does help our voc rehab program and help those participants in gaining access to equipment and services to make sure their communication needs are met. And then we also did get the funding for the Blind Adjustment program. So that was really exciting. It's been hard for us to turn away people that are going through the onset of vision loss, and if they're not really wanting to talk about work, it's under the age of 55. That's definitely been an area of opportunity. So we're excited to get to serve those folks now in a different way.   Carol: That is super amazing, because it's almost like unheard of lately where people have kind of good news where you went in, you asked for these things and you got stuff.   Chanda: That some of it not all, but some of it. And I also we didn't ask for it. It wasn't part of our decision package request. But our providers did a great job lobbying this year and they got themselves a couple of provider rate increases, so it amounts to about a 17% provider rate increase. And so that comes along with more state general funds. So that's going to give us more ability to draw down some realignment that maybe we wouldn't have been able to if those guys didn't lobby for those provider rate increases.   Carol: So good on you. That is pretty incredible. I know IPS is a really popular program across the country and successful. It's wanted and very foundational. It's got good statistics about what has happened with that. Your telecommunications project. You talk a little more about that, what it all does.   Chanda: Yeah. Our telecommunication access program provides phone equipment and maybe cell phones or some of your old big button phones and different speaker system type of things that we also cover the relay system in Montana, and we provide for transcription on zoom and public meetings and various groups around the state. So with the increased need for people to access broadband and internet. Type of activities we are seeing. Not only is the need increasing, but the cost of all of it's increasing too. So we're really happy to get to support that.   Carol: Yeah, that is very cool. I know broadband was a big issue in Minnesota for a long time. When I was working at the Department of Employment and Economic Development, we had a broadband initiative because I wondered if yours had a little to do with that, because we have super rural areas. I mean, you definitely we have the Twin Cities, you know, metro area, but you get out state. It's tough. And people are talking about, you know, if you wanted to be self-employed or different things you can do via internet. Well, yeah, only if you can access that. If there's no connectivity, you're done. Like you don't even have that option out there. So I really get to pay attention firsthand at how important access to communication is for everybody.   Chanda: So important. And we already are experiencing, you know, in the disability community, isolation issues just in general. So this is really a great solution to get to people if they're out in a very frontier part of Montana. This can help really get them a sense of community in other ways.   Carol: Yeah, that's just direct boots on the ground. Wonderful access for folks, I love that. So I'm sure you had to do some background stuff. You didn't just waltz in and go, hey, I want this stuff. Give it to me. They're not likely. They're like, yeah, we like you, Shannon, but not that much. We need something. What kind of things did you pull together, like, data wise, to support your request?   Chanda: Sure. Well, first, it's just paying attention to what elected officials priorities are. That's the first kind of anecdotal data to be gathering. So really listening to the governor's initiatives and what his priorities are, along with, again, these elected officials that are on our committee subcommittee making the decisions about are the first decisions about our budget, which is the most important decision as it works our way through the entire session. So through that, we really observed that there's strong emphasis on behavioral health systems change in Montana in foster care, too, and we realize we are part of that system, not in the way that everybody was talking about it or thinking about it. I'm a lot more of what they're having to talk about, right? As case management and housing and all the other things. And employment doesn't even rise to the surface when you're hearing those things, because it's just different mindset. And so we took that and leveraged it to start joining those conversations and talk about how employment is a social determinants of health for the population, and all the benefits of employment that augments and assists all the things that they are talking about. It helps with treatment and recovery and provide stability can help with the housing issues. It gives people a sense of purpose. All of this prevents relapse and homelessness. And so just really getting to take the opportunity to join the conversation and talk about it in a different way to just educate folks on how employment can support all of this other work they're doing. A lot of people tend to lean into safety, safety, safety, when they're making these decisions, not realizing that employment is part of that safety. And I think a lot of times people really get linear thinking like, okay, you need x, y, and Z, and then you're going to be ready for employment, not realizing that employment can come in any step of the way and really change the trajectory of all those other things you're providing them. So through that, we dug into the data. What are our caseloads look like? What is the general population for people needing behavioral health services in Montana? And we found that 34% of Montana's caseload are individuals with behavioral health disabilities. So that equates to about 1500 people on our caseload right now. And when you look at the general census in Montana, there's about 163,000 people with health disability. So we are only serving a sliver. And we know that typically through our research that two thirds of people with behavior, health disabilities typically want to go to work. So through combining all of that data and telling a story and telling stories of people successfully navigating this in their communities. I do believe that that's what helped us get across the finish line, to make sure that we can really do more work, and we're excited. It is important to us.   Carol: Yeah, you were really smart. I mean, you were listening. I can hear you. You were listening to what people were talking about. And how could you leverage and be part of that conversation, which takes time. I'm sure you didn't do this in a day. I mean, this takes years. Like building relationships and getting invited to those meetings and being able to discuss those ideas. I think that is brilliant. What would you say to your fellow colleagues across the country who might be wanting to consider something similar in their state? Like, what would you suggest to them on how to start or how to get kind of involved or part of those conversations?   Chanda: I'm just going to reiterate again. Listen, listen, listen. It's the beat of our drum. The last 2 or 3 years of the leadership team here in Montana has been listen. Listen, listen and then infiltrate. So what are people talking about? What are their priorities? The people that are making these decisions. Who's the chair of the committee? What do they want? Right. And really figuring out what the governor's office priorities are, these types of things, and then figuring out how to get ourselves into those conversations. And we're really lucky in rehab because we touch everything, whether it's manufacturing coming into the state or behavioral health issues, or what can we do to improve foster care systems in Montana, you name it. Many of the things that the legislators are worried about and are making decisions about, we touch so we can get ourselves at the table and talk about how we can influence what they're talking about and how we're already making an impact. It's so cool what we do.   Carol: It is cool because we have such variety. It makes the job super creative, like you can really do a variety of things that are amazing and wonderful and impact people's lives in such a big way. Like you say, with employment, you know that trajectory. Sometimes people think you need all these things first? But boy, you get that job, which also helps in with your housing and all the other things that are going on. You can intersect at any point. I love that, I think that's really good. I know you don't have a crystal ball, but if you did, what do you have for some thoughts on what VR leaders need to pay attention to and what's on the horizon for VR?   Chanda: That's tough. I wish I had a crystal ball. I think all of our crystal balls are broken right now. I don't have a thought of what is on the horizon, but I do know that we just need to stay focused on our mission and values and the vision of what we have and don't falter. We have and work for one of the coolest programs out there and get to be innovative and creative and like we were just referring to, we can pivot and message around so many things that make what we do compelling to different decision makers. I think that's pretty unique, and I think there's ways to take advantage of that to make sure that we survive and thrive regardless of what happens, because we do have so much impact across the board. So but if we don't, we need to stay focused on our mission and values to make sure we're successful and don't get lose sight of that along the way.   Carol: I agree with that 100%. I think living into our mission and doing it well and not drifting kind of all over the place. If we get people disabilities into employment and good employment, not just food, filth and flowers, but real employment, that's what it's all about. And when we get distracted by other stuff, or maybe our performance doesn't look as good and all of that, we got to stay focused early, head down. Here's what we're trying to do, because that's the whole reason this wonderful program has existed for over 100 years. So head down, do the thing.   Chanda: Yes.   Carol: 100%. That is awesome. Well, this actually wraps up our final episode of The Manager Minute. Now, I know you have some other news. Probably. Do you want to talk about it today? Because you are going an Order of Selection, and I know states are facing that as well. We've talked to a couple states lately about that, talked with Indiana, talked with Cora in Kentucky. And while we have all this wonderful work going forward, we still have this lever that Congress lets us pull when we don't have all the resources to serve every single person coming at the door. And for you, this is a really live situation that's happening as we speak.   Chanda: Correct. We actually went into Order Selection today. We closed categories two and three. So it's been a long process working with RSA since February. But we're happy. It's bittersweet. I mean, we're not happy to get order of selection, but for the health of the program and to make sure that we can continue to provide high quality services and to not dilute client services, it's what needed to happen. Our caseloads are unmanageable. We're looking at caseloads that are about 170, on top of just the general cost of services continuing to increase. Our fiscal forecasting was clear we needed to get into order sooner than later so we could manage the best we can.   Carol: It's a good way to look at it, because you don't want the services to dilute, because it ends up where staff are kind of applying an order without the order being in play. You get a lot of people getting a little bits of stuff instead of people really getting what they need. And so it does provide a more organized way in which to structure and to handle all of this. And I like that about it. I think Congress wouldn't put it into place. If we weren't allowed to pull the lever and make that happen, it does make it organize it. It helps your staff to be able to do the work that they want to do and to help people to get into employment. So I think that is very good. Do you have any thoughts for your colleagues on that too? Because I've had several calls, even in the last week. Again, people are like, I think we're looking at this. Any tips for people out there?   Chanda: The one thing I would say is relook at your CSNA, get familiar with your data that's out there. That's going to be important as you look at amending your state plan and contact RSA sooner than later. I had received that advice from a colleague and that was I wouldn't, I don't think have naturally contacted RSA that soon in the process and I'm glad I did.   Carol: Yeah, that's 100% smart advice. Definitely talking to your team sooner than later. They can help you along the way, for sure, with that. Well, I wish you good luck with all that implementing. I know it's tough. I mean, it is tough in the messaging, but I know also you have built back from even when we talked in 21 that financial solid group. And so your fiscal forecasting is on Anna is on it. You have really good people and they are doing really good stuff with making sure you have the data for making good decisions. I just think your team has been very amazing and that has been an a lot credit to you in helping to build that foundation.   Chanda: Well thank you. We have an awesome team and I truly can't believe that that podcast was four years ago. That was definitely a different time. And we have improved and built infrastructure now, sound methods and internal controls. So it's good to know that the decisions that we're making are dead driven, inaccurate, and that is what we need to do to stay healthy.   Carol: It's a whole different world. It really is. And it is funny. It's been four years, but I sure appreciate you being on today. And so this does wrap up my final episode of The Manager Minute, and I want to say thanks to every listener, guest, and colleague who's been part of this journey. Keep leading with purpose and passion because what you do changes lives every single day. And Jeff, you get the honor of hitting the lights. We're `out.   {Music}   Outro Voice: Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time, brought to you by the VR TAC for Quality Management. Catch all of our podcast episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Erin Clark and Jodi Wagner from Rice County Habitat for Humanity discuss their current and upcoming projects, including new homes in Faribault and Northfield. 

Artist Rocky Casillas Aguirre has created a mental health universe populated by a ragtag cast of characters.Twitch is the protagonist. He's bright orange, with big cartoon eyes and very cute.“He's a little campfire flame, and he represents the kid in all of us who sees the world with curious eyes and has lots of questions,” Casillas Aguirre says.Then there's his best friend and mentor, Mystic Weenie, an ancient hot dog.“He's about 5,000 years old, has a lot of wisdom, has seen a lot of things.” Joining them is the easy-going Pablo. “A little Mexican snail who travels the world with his little knapsack full of snacks,” Casillas Aguirre says. “He wants to learn about different cultures, different ways of life, and his motto is, ‘Slow your roll.'”There's a talking brain, Dr. Lola the Axolotl and many more. They go on healing journeys together, riding a rainbow of emotions and learning mindfulness. Now, they are on view at the Northfield Arts Guild for Casilla Aguirre's first solo show, “U are the Universe (Eres El Universo),” a bilingual all-ages immersive exhibition about mental health. How art became a lifelineThe gallery is filled with more than 70 comics, animations and sculptures that employ both English and Spanish, including a medicine cabinet with fake prescriptions for meditation (meditación), laughter (risa), fresh air (aire fresco) and cat cuddles (abraza un gato). In a series of comics, Twitch advises on the different kinds of meditation (sound, breath, walking and more). A comic guide explains “How the body responds to stress/Cómo responde el cuerpo al estrés” with cartoons of a howling amygdala (amígdala) and dancing adrenal glands (glándulas suprarrenales).The exhibition is inspired by Casillas Aguirre's own challenges with mental health. When the pandemic hit, he began to struggle with anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia and hallucinations.“I didn't grow up talking about mental health at home, so I didn't have any resources or tools that I could lean on,” he says.He saw doctors and therapists, and started meditating and drawing.“I took refuge in art, which is something that I've done all of my life, as a little kid,” Casillas Aguirre says. “Between meditating and just practicing self-care and drawing my feelings, I found a new purpose, my art found new purpose, and that was to communicate about mental health.”Casillas Aguirre has a background in conservation biology and was the executive director at Sharing Our Roots, a nonprofit regenerative agriculture farm outside of Northfield, but he decided to become a full-time artist.“A lot of my art is geared towards youth, because I'm trying to create the resources that I didn't have growing up in hopes that the kids of today will grow up to be happy, healthy adults tomorrow,” Casillas Aguirre says.He has done art sessions with students at Bridgewater Elementary and has a partnership with the Northfield Public Library, where some of his murals are on view in the children's section. The library also has copies of his children's book featuring Twitch and Mystic Weenie: “Where Did the Anxiety Go?”, which is also published in Spanish, Somali and Swahili.Looking at mental health from a Latino perspectiveThe artist's work is also geared towards the Latino community. Angelica Linder, the library outreach manager who does bilingual programming, says Casillas Aguirre is bringing awareness to an important issue.“Our community, we are not taught how to express our feelings. You just tough it up and move on and then that's it,” Linder says.She likes Casillas Aguirre's colorful artwork because it makes mental health discussions more approachable and positive. She calls it a “combination of his heritage, the mental health aspect, bringing awareness to some strong issues in our community, and all through art without feeling sad after looking at it.”Casillas Aguirre was born in Tijuana, Mexico, but he spent most of his life in Northfield. At the gallery, he stands in front of one of his posters. It features a little cartoon figure wearing an Aztec headdress surrounded by thought bubbles in English and Spanish. For the piece, Casillas Aguirre interviewed people in the local Latino communities about their anxieties and used their responses, anonymously.“Looking at mental health from a Latino perspective, there are a lot of things that Latinos are stressed out from that the white community may or may not relate to,” he says. “I was undocumented growing up and have been a citizen for about eight years. There are a lot of these things that I can relate to.”The thought bubbles include concerns about going to the doctor without an interpreter, running out of food, childcare, making rent payments and racism.“There's one that says ‘ICE immigration officials took my friend yesterday. What's going to happen to her kids?'” Casillas Aguirre says. “That, as we know with the current administration, is happening more and more. Latinos don't feel safe, they don't feel welcome.”In his experience, Casillas Aguirre says there's still a stigma about discussing mental health in the Latino community, which has been heightened by the political climate. He hopes his art can be a catalyst.“A lot of people suffer from anxiety, stress, etcetera, and once we start talking about it more, I really think that that can lead to individual healing and collective healing for entire communities,” Casillas Aguirre says.He points to another poster with community responses. It's titled “Why don't we talk about mental health?/¿Por qué no hablamos de la salud mental?”One thought bubble says it's because society tells them to “keep it together,” others say it's generational: Their parents didn't talk about it, so they don't either.Casillas Aguirre points to Twitch calling out from the bottom of the poster.“Twitch says: Friends, let's be brave and talk about mental health more at home with our kids and within our communities,” he reads. “If we can allow ourselves to be vulnerable, to be honest with ourselves, to keep our hearts open, we can find healing together. Everyone deserves happiness, including you.” “U are the Universe (Eres El Universo)” closes at the Northfield Arts Guild Aug. 2. In September, the show will travel to Mercado Local in Northfield. The show will then be on view April 13 through June 13, 2026 at the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault.

Meredith, Tami, and Jess discuss manic voicemails, hoarding organ pipes, goat fever, and the new Studio Underground opening in Faribault this fall.

Get ready to hit the open road in celebration of National Road Trip Day (May 23)! In this special episode of Big Blend Radio's Jefferson Highway Show, we take you on a Southern Minnesota adventure along the historic Jefferson Highway, spotlighting the charming Minne-Roadtrip destinations of Owatonna, Faribault, and Northfield. Our featured guests—Glenda Smith, Devin Winjum, and Rachel Trnka—share insider tips, hidden gems, and can't-miss experiences across these three scenic towns. From historic museums and art centers to hand-rolled candies, cave-aged cheeses, and scenic trails, this episode is your guide to small-town charm, rich history, unique shopping, and delicious dining in Southern Minnesota. Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or your next great American road trip, you'll see why this stretch of the “Pines to Palms” Jefferson Highway is a must-visit.

A major winter storm is forecast to bring blizzard conditions to southern Minnesota from Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. The heaviest snow — possibly 6 to 12 inches — is expected for Albert Lea, Faribault, Rochester, and Red Wing, along with winds gusting in excess of 50 miles per hour.A Canadian official Tuesday announced his intentions to impose a 25 percent export tax on electricity to Minnesota. That's if President Donald Trump doesn't remove his tariffs on Canada. Ontario premier Doug Ford says his province supplies electricity to about 1.5 million homes in bordering U.S. states: Minnesota, New York and Michigan. Ford says if the U.S. continues its tariffs, he's also willing to completely cut off access to electricity and other natural resources.And Target's profits and sales slipped in its fourth quarter, according to its latest earnings report released this Tuesday morning. But it still beat most projections.Those stories and more in today's afternoon update.Find these headlines and more at mprnews.org.Ferocious, wind-driven heavy snow on the way; blizzard conditions near Twin CitiesTrudeau slams Trump's tariffs, launching a trade war against CanadaTarget posts strong Q4 profits and sales, but warns of cautious spending as tariffs take holdSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or RSS.

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Patrick Braucher and cast members Zeke Brooks, Carson Bechtel, and Kris Snow from the Paradise Community Theatre production of Around The World in 80 Days. Come to the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault for this family-friendly wild adventure that takes you back to Victorian England, inside the race to complete a […]

The film “Sing Sing” is showing in theaters and in more than 1,000 prisons around the United States. The movie, which stars Colman Domingo alongside formerly incarcerated actors, portrays life behind bars through the lens of a prison theater program.Here in Minnesota, the organization Ten Thousand Things does similar work at a smaller scale. In the last year they have brought theater courses into correctional facilities in Shakopee, Stillwater and Faribault. Managing director Stephanie Thompson joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about this work.

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.Actually a very active lifeLife-long art lover Ted Pfohl of Little Falls wholeheartedly recommends that people see the work of Charles Gilbert Kapsner while it's on view at Studio Pintura Fine Art Gallery in the Northrup King Building in northeast Minneapolis. Kapsner is based in Little Falls but trained in Florence, Italy in the studio of Nerina Simi (1890-1987). The retrospective includes over 30 still lives, portraits and other works, gathered under the title of “Odyssey — A 50-Year Artist's Journey: Not a Still Life!” The show's run has been extended through Feb 8. Ted Pfohl muses on the odyssey of Kapsner's work: I can in all integrity state that I am captivated by the stories within the works of Master Artist Kapsner, a designation earned within and from his colleagues in the world of fine art. Today, he voyages within oil and charcoal. He has been at several harbors within fresco. He has created a monument of paintings honoring the five branches of the United States military. Each carefully chosen and curated piece provides glimpses into the creativity of a gifted helmsperson. There are flowers, bottles of wine, his wife — whom he calls Lady Catherine — still lives and portraits. As I was moving within the currents of the visuals before me, there were several times where my feet would not move as my gaze rested upon the piece before me.— Ted PfohlTickets to ParadiseJewelry artist and silversmith Jessica Prill of Faribault works across the street from the Paradise Center for the Arts, and she says the exhibits there are always a source of inspiration. She recommends taking in the new visual arts show, which opened this week and features painters Laura Andrews and Montana Becker as well as stained-glass artist Bob Vogel in the main gallery. Art by students of Bethlehem Academy will be featured in the Creger Gallery, which often features student work. There is an artist reception on Friday from 5-7 p.m., and the exhibit runs through Feb. 15. Speaking about the stained glass art of Bob Vogel of St. Peter, Jessica Prill says: [His work] blows my mind. He has done stuff with glass that I didn't know was possible. He has found a way to make it look like he's painting with glass. He uses the patterns in the glass like brush strokes. He does lamps, panels, fused glass: they're just incredible.— Jessica PrillRemember: They're on Thursday nightDana Drazenovich of St. Cloud loves live music, and she wants people to know about Monday Night Jazz, a band that has been performing jazz for 20 years in St. Cloud. Despite its name — a holdover from a previous location that was open on Monday nights — the sextet plays most Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Veranda Lounge in St Cloud. Dana says: I feel like Monday Night Jazz is just a gift to St. Cloud's music scene, because I'm sure it's introduced plenty of people to the genre, and it's probably even made fans out of people who might not have otherwise even heard jazz performed live. They take a lot from the Great American Songbook, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein. You'll hear songs like “All the Things You Are” and “Mood Indigo.” They throw in a few originals here and there, too. They've got drums, piano, bass, guitar, sax and trumpet, so it's a big, full sound. And if you're lucky, you'll get to hear guitar player and vocalist, Muggsy Lauer, scat. There's a lot of laughing between songs, a lot of joking back and forth and they just put out the tip jar and go.— Dana Drazenovich

MNST: Vikings win their 13th game, Macklin Celebrini learned hockey growing up in Faribault, and the holiday season tests the game of flaws.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MNST: Vikings win their 13th game, Macklin Celebrini learned hockey growing up in Faribault, and the holiday season tests the game of flaws.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Vikings win their 13th game, Macklin Celebrini learned hockey growing up in Faribault, and the holiday season tests the game of flaws.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Vikings win their 13th game, Macklin Celebrini learned hockey growing up in Faribault, and the holiday season tests the game of flaws.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We recap this weeks scores and highlights on this weeks Raider Scoreboard with Liz Campbell. Fall weather means tournament time. Boy’s Cross Country Captains Max Frank, Conner Coban and Head Coach Janet Smith get ready for the conference championship on Tuesday. The Boy’s Soccer team take on Faribault on Tuesday for the conference championship. Head […]

Jessica Kinser, City Administrator for the City of Faribault, Minnesota, joined the podcast to discuss empowering women and employment contract negotiations. She shared her unique experience negotiating contracts as a city's first manager, an internal candidate, and a manager in transition. She also highlighted common mistakes to avoid, the importance of using data in a negotiation, and the value of a good professional network. This episode was recorded at the 2024 ICMA Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Host: Lauren Palmer

Don Pavek from the Rice County Salvation Army promotes bell ringing opportunities for the Salvation Army this holiday season, and the kick-off event on November 10th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault. https://www.registertoring.com

Don Pavek from the Rice County Salvation Army promotes bell ringing opportunities for the Salvation Army this holiday season, and the kick-off event on November 10th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault.https://www.registertoring.com/

Cheesy and Fondue learn about cheese caves. We talk aging, Missouri secret government caves and other cave locations around the country. We discover caves aren't just in the US and how you can have a grotto at home. And of course, we tell a very cheesy joke!Find us at www.justcheesy.com and everywhere you enjoy social media! https://linktr.ee/JustCheesy***Newsly is the sponsor of this episode! Go to https://newsly.me to download the free app and listen to articles, podcasts and digital radio! Get a FREE 1-Month Premium Subscription by using promo code CHEESY. Start listening today! ***Why is cheddar the most dangerous of all the cheeses? Because it is very sharp!Show Notes https://www.wisconsincheese.com/about-cheese/cave-aged-cheese#:~:text=In%20traditional%20cheesemaking%2C%20caves%20provided,to%20ripen%20slowly%20and%20evenly.https://cheeseorigin.com/cheese-caves/https://www.cheese.com/blog/different-types-cave-aged-cheese/Season 2 Episode 4https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-cheesy-the-podcast/id1594272993?i=1000566111901USAhttps://patch.com/us/across-america/big-cheese-lie-no-u-s-isn-t-sitting-1-4b-pound-surplushttps://www.foodandwine.com/missouri-cheese-caves-8631084https://wkfr.com/leelanau-cheese-cave-michigan/https://www.mlive.com/life/2022/10/see-inside-a-prestigious-cheese-cave-tucked-away-in-northern-michigan.htmlhttps://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nature/washington/cheese-caves-wahttps://www.ktvq.com/community/out-and-about/montana-made-cheese-crafted-underground-at-greycliff-millhttps://www.murrayscheese.com/caveshttps://easthillcreamery.comhttps://secrethouston.com/cheese-cave-texas/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves_of_Faribault

Some voters in Zumbro Falls, a town of 155 people in southeastern Minnesota, received the wrong ballots in the mail ahead of the November election.The error comes just days after the Minnesota Secretary of State's office announced a ballot misprint in Faribault County that incorrectly identified the parties of candidates for State House District 23A.For more on the ballot misprints, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

Northfield has “one of its busiest years” for City Construction Projects  It's been a busy time with the City of Northfield's project division. Engineering Manager Sean Simonson said, “It’s one of the busiest years of his 24 years of working.”   One of the most significant projects is the replacement of a culvert underneath the railroad […]

Sue Stout, Outreach Coordinator for Ruth’s House in Faribault, talks about the organization’s mission of providing assistance to women and children in crisis, and their upcoming 20th Anniversary celebration this Friday, August 23rd.

Sue Stout, Outreach Coordinator for Ruth's House in Faribault, talks about the organization's mission of providing assistance to women and children in crisis, and their upcoming 20th Anniversary celebration this Friday, August 23rd. 

Yesterday, I-35 was shut down just south of Northfield for several hours due to a standoff between law enforcement and one man with a handgun  According to a statement issued by the Rice County Sheriff's Office, the 41-year-old man stopped his vehicle on northbound Interstate 35 just outside of the Faribault city limits. The suspect […]

Mohamed Aden Hared, age 24 of Faribault, has been charged in Dakota County with second degree murder in connection with the death of Ahmed Ibrahim Cariif, age 22 of Faribault.   According to the criminal complaint, Cariff was shot in the parking lot of an Amazon Order Fulfillment location in Lakeville, where the two worked.   Hared, […]

The governing board of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative, a partnership between Rice County's Public Health, Social Services and Community Corrections departments and Faribault and Northfield Public schools, the Cannon Valley Special Education Cooperative and Three Rivers Community Action, announced yesterday that it has awarded $447,000 to several Rice County organizations, providing them with […]

Elizabeth Child, Executive Director of Rice County United Way, discusses kick-off to Day of Caring volunteer efforts in Northfield and Faribault.

There has been a lot of water build up around the southern part of Minnesota, one of the affected areas is Faribault, which has faced flash flooding throughout and we talked to the mayor of Faribault, Kevin Voracek where he provided us with an update on where they are at and the help they are receiving. 

Jeff Anderson, Head Coach is joined by #2 singles player Carsen Kramer and #3 doubles Liam Redman to summarize their season. Kramer and #1 singles Brandon Petricka received Big 9 Conference honors.

The family leave program will cost you far more than you ever imagined. Another fraud discovered, this time in Faribault. Some cultures assimilate to corruption faster than others. Harrison Butker committed no crime. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Bring ya A$%!! Heard On The Show: Minnesota legislature adjourns with chaos, accomplishments Timberwolves Western Conference Finals tickets go on sale Monday Live updates: Iran's president killed in helicopter crash, election set for next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The family leave program will cost you far more than you ever imagined. Another fraud discovered, this time in Faribault. Some cultures assimilate to corruption faster than others. Harrison Butker committed no crime. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Bring ya A$%!!Heard On The Show:Minnesota legislature adjourns with chaos, accomplishmentsTimberwolves Western Conference Finals tickets go on sale MondayLive updates: Iran's president killed in helicopter crash, election set for next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Jessica Prill and Stephen McKenzie from the Straight River Art Festival in Faribault to preview the show and share the details about the onsite art project—a 20-foot mono print made with a steam roller. Then Kay Brown from FiftyNorth will join the show to share the details about a Victorian Tea and Vintage Fashion Show and other upcoming […]

A Northfield man is in stable condition after being struck this weekend by a vehicle while on his bicycle in an intersection in Faribault.  On Sunday night, the Faribault Police Department reported at approximately 7:30 they were dispatched to a car vs. bicyclist injury accident at the intersection of Western Avenue and Highway 60, after […]

 Northfield man injured in truck vs. bicycle accident in Faribault; Northfield Police warn of more electronic scams; Most candidate filing periods open May 21st 

Faribault Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nort Johnson talks about Chamber activities.

The state prison at Faribault is in the midst of having periodic lockdowns due to staffing shortages. During the lockdowns, inmates are kept in their cell blocks. Faribault is down 42 corrections officers. It's worse at Stillwater state prison, where the facility's complement of officers is down by 62.Data from the Department of Corrections shared with MPR News shows as of Monday, the agency is short 211 correctional officers, or 12 percent of what is budgeted. Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to explain what is happening inside Minnesota's prisons.

It was a rocky start after a week off, but we got back on track. Co-Head Coach Tyler Balow of the Boy’s Track team talks about the opening meet in Faribault on Thursday and the optimism of this years team. Co-Head Coach of the girl’s softball team, coming off a loss to Mankato West, talks […]

This week I talk with Julie Marvets of Furball Farm Cat Sanctuary. We discuss how she got started, the resources she has for anyone looking to start their own sanctuary, and what it is like running a sanctuary. This was a fun episode because I grew up near Faribault, MN, where the sanctuary is located. You can learn more about Furball Farm Cat Santuary at www.furballfarmcatsanctuary.com or on social media @furballfarmcatsanctuary. You can also check out their twitch @furball_farm to see the cats and volunteers 24/7 live! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at theanimalrescuepodcast@gmail.com or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

Today we say hello to our listeners on KDHL in Faribault, MN.  Listeners there know there is one athlete that put this town on the...

Ryan Heinritz discusses the Cannon River FC, a training program for Northfield and Faribault soccer club players who want to continue to train after the regular soccer season and play indoor soccer. For more information, email Ryan at cannonriverfc@gmail.com.

We lead off the program with this weeks Raider Scoreboard with Liz Campbell. She has the scores and highlights of the past week. We interview Boy’s Soccer Head Coach Cale Steinhoff as they head into the Section 1AA Championship versus Faribault on Tuesday. Football Coach Brent Yule recaps the unfortunate circumstances in the recent cancellation […]

Today in the ArtZany Radio Studio Paula Granquist welcomes ceramic artist Tami Resler and painter Rebecca Tolle to preview the Studio ArTour spanning Farmington, Northfield, Nerstrand, and Faribault. The 2023 Studio ArTour will feature 18 studios and 33 artists. 2023 STUDIO ARTOUR: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 • 10AM – 6PM, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 • 10AM – 5PM, SOME STUDIOS ALSO OPEN FRI, OCT […]

Relatives of a man who died in the custody of Faribault police are calling for the immediate release of video from the incident. The Light Rail's Blue will be extended through neighborhoods from Target Field up to Brooklyn Park. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

In 1863, the Civil War was raging in the United States and Minnesota had just passed laws exiling Dakota and Ho-Chunk people from their homelands. And it was during this tumultuous time that the first deaf students moved into a rented store building in Faribault to attend a new residential school. By the time what's now called the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf opened its doors, more than 20 similar institutions had opened in other states around the country. The school now has a campus located about a mile from the state academy for blind students. And deaf education has changed quite a bit in the last 160 years. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Director Jody Olson and school psychologist Heather Breitbach about the history of the school, and how its mission has shifted. Nettie Peters interpreted the conversation.

Lots of things can be considered "tempting," from fast food to sleeping in to sleeping around. It's a universal human condition: We're weak to our desires. And the truth is, none of us are strong enough to resist strong temptation—that is, without God's help. **This message was given and recorded at Faribault Prison in Faribault, MN.

Have you ever wondered how we can break down mental health's complexities into a language everyone can understand? Do you want to be part of a movement that embraces mental health and empowers individuals to seek support and understanding?   Mental health is a deeply personal journey that is unique to each individual. It is essential to recognize that mental health is not a one-size-fits-all concept. What works for one person may not work for another. It includes medications, therapies, and the overall healing and recovery process. Embracing the individuality of mental health treatment requires acknowledging the need for personalized approaches and understanding that it often involves a trial-and-error process. Consequently, it can be a challenging and disheartening process, but it is crucial to maintain hope and resilience. Understanding that setbacks are a normal part of the journey allows individuals to persevere, learn from their experiences, and seek strategies that bring about positive change.    In this episode, we want to help individuals recognize the importance of addressing mental health and the supremacy of peer support with those that struggle with mood disorders, anxiety, and depression. Join us as we discover strategies to break down mental health into a language that anyone can understand to lead us to create a society that values and supports the mental well-being of its people, especially our young generation. Prepare to be enlightened as we uncover strategies that broaden our understanding of mental health, equipping us to support ourselves and others better.   Today, we're joined by Jasmin Kotek, the Miss South Central, Partner of CultureChange, and Brand Ambassador of You Matter MN. Jasmin is a Minnesota State University Mankato graduate and is currently a mathematics teacher at Faribault middle school. She is also an 8-year coach, the head coach of the Northfield Hiliners Dance Team, Tri-City United Cheer Team, and the Cannon Falls Fall Dance Team. Jasmin is also the author of a children's book, "Believe, Bella," which strives to break mental health down to the vernacular that any age can understand. When she isn't in the classroom or coaching, she serves as Miss South Central and will compete for the title of Miss Minnesota this coming June.   With mental health being one of her passions, deriving from her personal experiences and the experiences around her, she helped co-found a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CultureChange, in which she helped pass a 4-part initiative at universities across the midwest providing access to mental health resources. Today she is a partner of theirs aiming to provide mental health resources through education and policy change. She also works with Change to Chill programming to promote her community service initiative as Miss South Central across Minnesota.   "Mental health is not one size fits all. A medication that works for me won't work for someone else. If a therapy's right for me, that might not work for someone else either. And it was a lot of trial and error, and it got a lot worse before it got better." – Jasmin Kotek   Show Highlights:   (00:00:00) Episode disclaimer, highlight, and introduction (00:02:22) Welcoming today's guest, Jasmin Kotek. (00:02:53) Who is Jasmin Kotek? (00:04:21) A children's book: Believe, Bella (00:06:09) The Minnesota State University Mankato experience (00:07:52) How did Jasmin start to become a mental health advocate? (00:08:58) Mental health is not one size fits all. (00:11:00) The desire to get over the depression and forget (00:12:45) The Suicide of Brandon (00:14:06) How does Brandon's suicide affect little Jasmine? (00:16:02) Helping children process their emotions. (00:18:22) Having no safe place to express anxiety is painful. (00:19:28) Depression is a real thing. (00:21:17) What does it mean to be a mental health advocate? (00:22:19) What did mental health support look like for students at Minnesota State University? (00:26:13) The perfect timing of investing in student mental health (00:28:12) What did having conversations on campus about mental health look like? (00:29:41) How can educators support the students that they serve? (00:31:14) Come to Jasmine's meeting  (00:33:38) Peer support is powerful. (00:34:47) The struggle of not being perfect (00:36:17) Strive for progress, not perfection. (00:37:30) I am enough and will always be. (00:38:21) Celebrating our survival and resilience  (00:39:12) Don't compare yourself to others. (00:42:00) How can we eradicate mental health stigma? (00:42:53) What is mental health to Jasmin Kotek? (00:43:21) This episode is powered by Speaks to Inspire, the mental health solution for young adults suffering in silence. Speaks 2 Inspire works with colleges and universities to create and implement safe, comprehensive programs for campuses nationwide. (00:45:28) Where to connect with Jasmin? (00:46:14) The Exhale Project: Positive Word Bracelets (00:48:36) The 14 Ways to support your students' mental health guide (00:49:20) If you need that support for your mental health, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 9-8-8 now. For local and national resources, go to http://www.speaks2inspire.com/resources. Join the Unlearn the Lies About Mental Health Facebook group: https://bit.ly/UTLcommunity.    Key Takeaways:   "Any transition and change are hard, but I knew I wanted more and different opportunities." – Jasmin Kotek   "Mental health needs to be changed, and we must be the people that do that. Because you can't change what you can't see, and you can't see mental health. It's not like a cut where you see blood, and you can put a band-aid on it; it's something internal." – Jasmin Kotek   "Most of the time, we desire to get over our depression and then forget about it. How can I no longer be depressed? How can I no longer struggle with anxiety? And then as soon as we feel any ounce of relief, we forget about that and act like it never happened." – Jasmin Kotek   "As a man, it's so hard to express emotion outside of being happy or angry. I didn't even know that the emotion or feeling of betrayal was a thing. I didn't know what it looked like to process the feeling of being sad or hurt." – Abraham Sculley   "The more you suppress your emotions, the more it takes you down to this downward spiral, and then it leads to things like mood disorders." – Abraham Sculley   "A mood disorder essentially is the inability to manage your moods effectively." – Abraham Sculley   "Depression is a real thing; it doesn't mean you're weak and don't have the mental and emotional strength. It's a mood disorder that affects the way you think, the way you feel, the way you behave." – Abraham Sculley   "50% of mental health disorders are prevalent before the child turns the age of 14." – Jasmin Kotek   "To be the mental health advocate is to be that person for others that I once needed myself. It's being an educator, giving them the resources, tools, and anything that can help someone else's journey become a little bit easier and letting them know that they're not alone." – Jasmin Kotek   "It's okay to reach out for help, that you don't have to fight it alone." – Jasmin Kotek   "It was hard to develop the ideas we wanted to put out there. But putting it into action, people were much more open to hearing what we had to say than I expected, at least." – Jasmin Kotek   "All of the student body saw that mental health was needed, and we advocated for it. So, I feel when they brought it; it was the perfect timing because they saw that this was needed and just the timeframe of everything in the middle of Covid." – Jasmin Kotek   "There's a lot more going on that I don't see what's there because mental health is invisible. You can't physically see it. And I saw the struggles of my athletes, so knowing that these young teenage girls were struggling, I knew that these students on campus were also struggling." – Jasmin Kotek   "I will never forget the tears running down my face because I didn't realize like what these girls are struggling with that I didn't know." – Jasmin Kotek   "67% of students are more likely to open up with a friend than they are with an adult and a mental health professional." – Abraham Sculley   "One of the easiest things that anyone can do is to listen. So, if many of my athletes are dealing with depression, how amazing would it be if they could support each other? Because peer support is powerful." – Abraham Sculley   "Knowing that you have that peer and someone you can turn to, that's priceless." – Jasmin Kotek   "Growing up, I always struggled with aiming to be the ideal image of perfection, and it took me until way later in life to realize that we must always go for progress, not perfection." – Jasmin Kotek   "One of the biggest things I've been trying to do recently is to sit down and just look at my day and notice what I achieved. Because while I may not be perfect, I became better today by doing some things." – Jasmin Kotek   "We're human beings, and we are resilient. There are things we go through in life where it seems like that's it. But then we realize, no, it's not. And learn something from those difficulties, and that alone is something to celebrate." – Abraham Sculley   "I am better than nobody else, and nobody else is better than me. It's hard to compare yourself to others, especially with mental health, and seeing others' achievements can factor into it." – Jasmin Kotek   "Taking our stories and bringing them to life and turning struggles into strengths, opening that conversation and normalizing it is the best way to remove the stigma about mental health." – Jasmin Kotek   "Mental health to me is that holistic, healthy lifestyle, but how that translates into your overall emotional well-being." – Jasmin Kotek   Connect with Jasmin via the following:   · Website: www.jasmincatekotek.com ·Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasmin.kotek/; https://www.instagram.com/misssouthcentral2023/ · Twitter: https://twitter.com/missjasminkotek · TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missjasminkotek   Unlearn the Lies About Mental Health is Hosted by Abraham Sculley.   · Contact Speaks 2 Inspire to learn about S2I programs: https://speaks2inspire.com/services/. · Mental health resources for students: https://speaks2inspire.com/resources/. · Connect with Abraham on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamsculley/. · Order a copy of Unlearn the Lies at https://amzn.to/32B2jRh. · Join the Unlearn the Lies About Mental Health Facebook group: https://bit.ly/UTLcommunity. 14 Ways to Support Your Students' Mental Health [free guide] - https://bit.ly/mentalhealthguide4   This episode is powered by Speaks 2 Inspire, the mental health solution for young adults suffering in silence. Speaks 2 Inspire works with colleges and universities to create and implement safe, comprehensive programs for campuses across the nation. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Crisis Text Line by texting "Home" to 741741 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-8255.  

A motivating Zoom sit-down conversation with Ross Widmoyer, President and CEO of Faribault Mill – the state of Minnesota's oldest company. Ross, a Minnesota native, talks over the next hour with Duluth Pack's CEO, Tom Sega, about his respected and robust career from working as a private Capital Associate at Piper Jaffray, to transitioning into corporate America at Target, to his next endeavor at Allen Edmonds, hitting his stride and becoming Co-Founder & COO at CircleRock LLC, and ultimately purchasing and running Faribault Mill. Ross speaks about his business suggestions and educational and experienced lessons along with sharing more in detail about how to grow an iconic American Made company post pandemic. Ross explains the importance of investing in the company's employees and investing millions in new equipment for the betterment of the company. Enjoy this week's episode of Leader of the Pack; a podcast by Duluth Pack. Continue to support and buy American Made gear at www.duluthpack.com. Learn more about Ross and Faribault Mill at https://www.faribaultmill.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/duluth-pack/support

Golf tournament update, Reusse hates the Twins, and we check in with Bill Nelson ahead of the state amateur baseball tournament. “REFERENCED ON THE SHOW” Here is the link for the MVP banquet in Faribault