Pioneer Public TV schedule published Jan. 26, 2022 – West Central Tribune

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Your Legislators: broadcast live at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27; Barry Anderson is the host for the 42nd season of the only statewide, live, call-in program where citizens have questions answered directly by their lawmakers. Viewers with questions are encouraged to call 1-800-726-3178, email [email protected] or tweet @YourLegislators during the hour-long program. This week’s guests are Senator Melisa Lopez-Franzen (DFL), District 49, Edina; House Deputy Majority Leader Liz Olson (DFL) District 7B, Duluth; and Assistant Minority Leader Lisa Demuth (R), District 13A, Cold Spring.

Postcards: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, and repeats at 7 p.m. Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Monday; featuring Fern Cloud, who teaches the history of buffalo hide painting; Kyle Vos, who started a family museum in his own backyard; and Joe Hauger, who has turned his passion for wood carving into a side business.

Prairie Yard and Garden: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, and repeats 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Monday on Pioneer PBS; host Mary visits with Holm Frank Forcella of Morris about why it is important to identify grassy and broadleaf weeds and gives tips to control them.

Prairie Sportsman: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, and repeats at 12:30 p.m. Monday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; join host Bret Amundson for “In Service and Healing.” Ian Ives, an army sergeant who lost an arm in Afghanistan, is presented with a custom-made rod and reel and, at The Raptor Center, an eagle is examined after being hit by a car.

Postcards: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, and repeats at 7 p.m. Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Monday; featuring Kirk Williams who shares his different art forms in Fergus Falls, and Jay McDougall takes a unique approach to woodworking.

Prairie Yard and Garden: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, and repeats 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Monday on Pioneer PBS; host Mary Holm will visit with Tim and Linda Johnson of Coon Rapids and enjoy a picturesque setting where 13 fountains, statues and 200 hostas.

Prairie Sportsman 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, and repeats at 12:30 p.m. Monday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; join host Bret Amundson for “Rick-aShay, Regals and Goats.” The Rick-a-Shay Riders drill team performs, regal fritillary butterflies are introduced in a metro park and goats clear buckthorn from bluff prairies.

Postcards: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, and repeats at 7 p.m. Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Monday; featuring Pieper Bloomquist, who has mastered the art of Swedish dalmaling, and organic farmer Carmen Fernholz, who has been directing small-town theater for more than 30 years.

Prairie Yard and Garden: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, and repeats 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Monday on Pioneer PBS; host Mary Holm visits with Andy Carlson and Roger Boleman about landscape design. Roger Boleman added a new deck at his home in Taylors Falls; he called designer Carlson to help with the landscaping.

Compass: 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10; features current topics relevant to communities in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area. Stories are digital-first, meaning they’re available on Pioneer social media pages and website before being compiled into monthly broadcasts, which air the second Thursday of the month.

Prairie Sportsman: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, and repeats at 12:30 p.m. Monday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; join host Bret Amundson for “Lake of the Woods Remembrances” as he joins veterans who memorialize a friend at Lake of the Woods and celebrates his family’s LOW traditions.