This week Shalon is joined by members of The West Stearns CEO class. the class "a unique collaboration between the business and school districts of Albany, Melrose and Sauk Centre." learn about their businesses and an event on May 6th 2021 at the Melrose City Center.

Mike Penrod Joins Shalon to discuss the history surrounding the 1860s military stockade in Sauk Centre MN. Also discussed is the research done by the St. Cloud State Anthropology department in 2018 in Sauk Centre to try to pinpoint the exact location of the Fort.We talk about the implications this fort and forts like it had in context in the time period of the 1860s.

Peggy Rieland Joins Shalon to discuss The Senior LinkAge Line - a service of the Minnesota Board on Aging in partnership with Minnesota's Area Agencies on Aging. It is a free service of the state of Minnesota that connects older Minnesotans and their families with the help they need.

Charlie Roth is a Minnesota songwriter with 8 album and 8 European tours under his belt. He joins Shalon to talk about the new world we are living in at least for the moment, and how this world renowned troubadour is now playing music live from his old farm house in the heart of that state. In this program he plays three of his own compositions, 'Home To Me', 'Little Boy', and 'My Chair.