It is almost like hearing the disclaimers for the drug ads when tag lines get tossed on our emails.  There are things like "If this message is received incorrectly, please destroy. . ." or similarly daunting warnings.  But I got one today that not only was out of the ordinary, but also reinforced their company product and the entire forest industry. And, in Northern Minnesota, we know reinforcing the forests is good for the economy and our lungs.

  I got a message from a UPM employee and the disclaimer was great....

Shawn Gillen, host of the City Works series, was in this morning along with Jason Engeldinger of the Minnesota State Patrol and Steve Schaar and Jeff Carlson from the Grand Rapids Police Department.  They talked about a drunken driving enforcement program that used to be called safe and sober but is now called Toward Zero Deaths.  Itasca County was on the list of the 13 deadliest counties in the state of Minnesota and was on that list for many years.  This program is designed to have a high visibility aspect to it so for big events like the Deer...

This morning Karyn Davidson was in to host another program in her For Your Information series.  She talked with fellow realtor Jackie Lawson about getting your home ready for sale.  They talked about how difficult it can be at this time of year but how essential it is for selling your home.  Topics included decluttering, and cleaning, cleaning and cleaning.    You can look for this program to be cablecast in the coming weeks on your public access channel or watch it right here anytime at www.watchictv.org.  

Each Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm on the Public Access Channel, ICTV plays programs from the archive of past productions. On February 18, we will be replaying the Grand Rapids Area Library Program, Frederick McKinley Jones: A Celebration of Black History. This will be followed at 5:00pm by two episodes of Food, Fun and Festivities. The first focuses on sweet potatoes, and the second on three cheese biscuits. The following week, February 25, we will be playing a video produced during Trout Lake Day in 2005. Following that, learn how to make Mango Chutney on Food,...

There was a time the 8-track was passed by for the cassette tape, the cassette tape for the CD, the CD for the digital file.  The same is true in TV.  The VHS tapes are gone, the DVDs are easing out, the Blue Rays are dying (even as they become affordable)and the digital file is king.  But ICTV found this is not always true with historical displays.  So, while ICTV need not have 10 DVD players to play back programming, the players have a use.  We have recycled our DVD players from the control room to locations that teach us about history...