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Dakota Datebook radio features air daily at 8:35 am, 3:50 pm, 6:30 pm and 7:50 pm (CT) on Prairie Public.

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  • Liz Anderson, Songwriter

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    Tomorrow is the birthday of Elizabeth Jane Haaby Anderson, a singer-songwriter born in 1930 in Roseau, Minnesota. She is the mother of country star Lynn Anderson, whom we talked about February 3rd.
    Although her music career was somewhat overshadowed by her daughter’s success, Liz’s accomplishments are significant in her own right; daughter Lynn’s first Top-40 country [...]

  • Lloyd Harmon

    Thursday, March 11, 2010

    Musician 2nd Class Lloyd Frost Harmon, from Mandan, was discharged from the army on this date in 1919. He served with Company A of the 164th Infantry during World War I. The following is a letter he wrote to a friend named Mick from “Somewhere in France” in 1918:
    Nearly wept great alligator tears of joy [...]

  • GT Schjeldahl, Space Pioneer

    Wednesday, March 10, 2010

    Gilmore T. Schjeldahl was one of the great creative minds of our times. He was born June 1st, 1912, and grew up in Esmond, Mott and, finally, in his mother’s hometown of Northwood. As a child, he enjoyed learning how things worked in blacksmith shops, farm implement stores, and power plants. He built his family’s [...]

  • Governor William Langer

    Tuesday, March 9, 2010

    Governor William Langer was no stranger to controversy. The crafty lawyer from Casselton not only dominated the most rancorous era of state politics, but was perhaps the most ostentatious firebrand of them all. While loved by farmers for his staunch defense of their rights and incomes, Langer’s appeal was far from universal. [...]

  • Sub Surface Packer

    Monday, March 8, 2010

    When settlers began to make their way to the Great Plains and other semi-arid areas, they faced many issues, but especially for the vast array of farmers, the often dry climate was a major one. As more and more land was settled, people experimented with methods to make farming easier and more productive in dry [...]

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