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The Final Drawing for the 2025 Summer Fund Drive on Saturday is for a 2 night stay at the Steel Magnolia Bed & Breakfast in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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Cultural, Community, Information
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Join us Tuesday June 3rd at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls which marks our 12-year anniversary of being on the air. Listeners will be encouraged to call-in at 1-800-552-8502 with their summer questions about birds. Cliff will also be profiling the Hooded Warbler! -
Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 6 p.m. Host Jenny Gregorio talks with Trena Edwards and YiChing Trenkamp, counselors with Reef Wellness, about Cultural Cohesion. Cultural Cohesion is a psycho-therapy group providing a safe, inclusive and supportive space for people navigating cultural identity, discrimination and life transitions. -
Airs Mon., May 19, 6:30 p.m. This week community connections talks to Rhea DeOliviera. After nearly 30 years in retail sales, Rhea DeOliviera retired in 2017 and soon found a new purpose at The Ruston Shed. A lifelong hobby woodworker, he joined the organization in 2018 and now shares his skills, experience, and passion with others in a space built on camaraderie, creativity, and community. At The Ruston Shed, Rhea helps foster connection and well-being through hands-on projects that bring people together—one piece of wood at a time. -
Join us May 13, 2025 for the next episode of Bird Calls where our guests, RhoAnn Wallace and Galo Real, own and operate a nature tour company based in Ecuador. Learn what it takes to travel in South America to see an amazing diversity of birds. We’ll take your phone calls live on the air at 1-800-552-8502. -
Airs Mon., May 12, 6:30 p.m. Community Connections talks to Nita Cook, President of Junior Achievement of North Louisiana. Junior Achievement of North Louisiana is an organization dedicated to empowering young people with essential skills for economic success. Under Cook's leadership, Junior Achievement programs in the region have significantly impacted students, making them 30% more likely to graduate from college.
Spotlights
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Host Kermit Poling speaks with members of the cast of SLT's coming production of 9 to 5 -
Host Kermit Poling speaks with members of the cast of SLT's coming production of 9 to 5
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Host Kermit Poling speaks with Jennifer Johnson, from Sci-Port Discovery Center about the coming Maker Faire.
Local Events
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Help us kick off the summer reading program with games, treats, and more! Sign up to log your reading and earn prizes all summer long! -
Kick off the summer with a movie night at the library featuring everyone's favorite dog/human superhero: Dogman! Free popcorn and drinks are provided. This movie is rated PG. -
"Making God Laugh" by Sean Grennan
June 12-22
Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre, Alexandria
Making God Laugh is a heartwarming comedy about one family as the parents and their three grown children gather together during significant moments in their lives. As they navigate love, loss, and career changes over thirty years' worth of holidays, they see how time and circumstances shape their relationships and dreams. With witty dialogue and relatable characters, Making God Laugh gently reminds us that life is full of unexpected twists, and sometimes, the best-laid plans are subject to forces beyond our control.
Show dates:
Thursday, June 12 – 7:30pm
Friday, June 13– 7:30pm
Saturday, June 14– 7:30pm
Sunday, June 15– 2:30pm
Thursday, June 19– 7:30pm
Friday, June 20– 7:30pm
Saturday, June 21– 7:30pm
Sunday, June 22– 2:30pm
Tickets:
Thursday : $5
General : $15
Senior (>60) & Military : $12
Students : $7
Cast:
Ruth – Carey Reister
Bill – Rick Taylor
Richard – Marshall Loeffler
Thomas – Quinton McMickens
Maddie – Eli Grant
Tickets at cpptheatre.com -
Join Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and our partners for a free event all about nature, prescribed fire and how it benefits humans and wildlife alike!
This is the first annual East Texas Fire and Nature Festival!
Join us for a day of nature-based hands-on activities aimed at families, as well as short, guided walks and special speaker presentations. There will be a variety of fire engines and equipment on-site and a live demonstration of prescribed fire. The fire demonstration is weather-dependent. Both the hikes and the presentations will meet at the Nature Center building.
Guided walks will take place on a variety of surface types and will last 20-30 minutes, starting every hour from 10:00 until end of event. Please note there is no hike at noon.
10:00am - Birding Basics
11:00am - Plants, Animals, and more
1:00pm - Prescribed Burn Benefits
2:00pm - Tree Identification
Our special speaker presentations will start on the half hour and will last 15-20 minutes inside the Nature Center building.
11:30am - Fire Prevention
12:30pm - Fuel Model Demonstration
1:30pm - Pollinator Conservation Efforts
2:30pm - Small Land Restoration
There are also a variety of self-guided activities and demonstrations for you to explore, including but not limited to:
Touch-A-Dozer
Engine hose challenge
Native Seed Balls
Skins and Skulls
Make a wildlife track!
Fire tools of the trade
Dress like a fire fighter
Photo booth fun
Reading fire weather
Fun with Foam
Operation Game Thief trailer
Archery
Fly fishing
News Feed
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Steve Coll about the parallels between Iraq and Iran when it comes to discussions of a potential war due to an adversarial country's weapons program.
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AIDS orphans and vulnerable children are without support since the U.S. cut foreign assistance. A pastor has been frantically trying to find meds for an HIV-positive orphan who can no longer get them.
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The Trump administration's feud with Harvard has axed research grants. A woman with a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness says crucial research may not be ready in time to save her eyesight.
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Omaha just elected its first Black mayor, giving this year's Juneteenth celebrations new energy. The city wants to mark the occasion by being a model for unity during a time of divisiveness.
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld laws in roughly half the states that ban transgender medical care for minors. The vote was 6-to-3, along ideological lines.
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Some iranians welcomed Israeli attacks on their leaders, but now fear for their own safety. Thousands are scrambling to get out of Tehran as the air war intensifies
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There's renewed interest in using nuclear energy to supply electricity after years of stagnation. Now, Michigan wants to restart a shut down plant. Analysts say in most cases, that won't be possible.
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As Israel's war with Iran expands, Israeli President Isaac Herzog called for international support in destroying Iran's main nuclear facilities.
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New pictures of coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia help tell the story of the ship's journey.
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Catherine McQueen/Moment RF/Getty ImagesThe study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality.
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