December 24, 1998 - FOR THURSDAY MORNING Residents of Austin, Minnesota celebrated Christmas this week in their downtown Paramount Theatre. The old movie house is in the midst of a two million dollar renovation and city leaders hope just as it will provide a venue for performing arts it will also provide an economic boost for downtown. Minnesota Public Radio's Brent Wolfe has this Mainstreet report. Kids singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town The Paramount theater was filled with beaming parents, grandparents and other assorted Austin residents as a group of chil
December 24, 1998 - On this Midday program, a presentation stories of the holiday…including Bob Potter reading "How The Grinch Stole Christmas", Kate Smith reading "The Fir Tree", Dan Olson reading the letter in the Sun Newspaper--"Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus;" the late Dave Moore reading "James Thurber"; and Greta Cunningham reading "A Brooklyn Christmas."
December 30, 1998 - Throngs of harried workers in hard-hats are scurrying about St. Paul's Union Depot trying to put the finishing touches on the much-hyped Titanic exhibit. Today, workers are filling a giant salt-water aquarium which will hold a 20-ton section of the ship's hull recovered from the ocean bottom this summer. When the exhibit opens to the public Friday, visitors will see dozens of relics ranging from the ordinary to the exquisite. Chunks of coal used to fire the ship's engines will be displayed alongside luggage, a steward's jacket, crystal decanters and diamond rings. Titanic Conservator Stephane Pennec (steh-FAHN pon-ECK) explained the story behind some of the relics during a recent tour.
December 31, 1998 - (music starts fairly hot) Finally, to end the hour, we're going to remember some of the other folks who made news this year. ............ That remembrance of some of the people who made news in 1998 was prepared by Minnesota Public Radio's, Chris Roberts. The voices of some of the people who made news in 1998 was produced by Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts.
January 1, 1999 - An exhibition of artifacts from the Titanic has opened in St. Paul. Several hundred toured the exhibit on its first day of a four-month run, with mostly favorable reviews.
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January 8, 1999 - A deal reached between NBA players and team owners means the Minnesota Timberwolves should be back in action next month. The next few weeks will be busy ones as the franchise prepares for a season many thought would never materialize.
January 8, 1999 - Nearly fifty mushers and their sled dog teams will hit the trail in Duluth this Sunday, as the Sixteenth Annual Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon gets underway. The Beargrease has long been Minnesota's main mushing event, but this year the racing season has expanded. New races in Grand Portage and Hinckley attest to the sport's growing popularity, but also mean more competition for the Beargrease.
January 11, 1999 - The snowmobile-stud ban enacted by the 98 legislature is likely to be repealed in 1999. The measure was meant to protect asphalt trails and roadways, which are damaged by carbide-tipped studs on some machines. Snowmobilers say the studs are important for safety, and moreover if they can't use them here, many will take their sleds and go somewhere else.
January 11, 1999 - As most Minnesotans know by now, The Minnesota Vikings have moved into the NFC title game after dumping the Arizona Cardinals 41-to-21 yesterday at the Metrodome. Randall Cunningham tossed three touchdowns. Robert Smith ran for 124 yards and his cohort Leroy Hoard scored three touchdowns. The Vikings host the Atlanta Falcons Sunday. After the game, the consensus was the Vikings have yet to play their best game, and football analyst Jeff Agrest, associate editor of Pro Football Weekly, says Minnesota's win over the Cardinals certainly wasn't turnover-free.