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Stories of outstanding individuals on Postcards March 31

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GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — On Thursday, March 31 Pioneer PBS will release new "Postcards" stories about Historian Carol Heen, treasure hunting couple Larry and Barb Levin and Problem Solving Chief Science Advocate Jayshree Seth. The stories will be available for online viewing starting at noon through the station’s website: www.pioneer.org/postcards and YouTube Channel. The program will be aired over the Pioneer PBS broadcast network on March 31 at 7 p.m.

Local historian Carol Heen of the Maynard/Wang Township community has been working to collect information and photographs that tell the story of Archie Bush’s life. "Postcards" interviewed Heen as she talks about how Bush grew up on a farm in Wang township east of Granite Falls in the early 1900’s. Though he loved to farm, Bush’s severe hay fever caused him to pursue a business degree in Duluth where he soon was employed by a small, but entrepreneurial company called 3M. Bush went on to become a senior executive with the company and in 1953 he established the Bush Foundation which now awards $40 million a year to philanthropic organizations, primarily located in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

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Larry and Barb Levin’s natural history museum in New London known as Raptor Ridge includes collections of butterflies, seashells, rocks, minerals, Native American artifacts, dinosaur bones and books. "Postcards" interviewed the natural science loving couple as they told of how their amazing collection came into being. “I just never know what's going to be popping up next in my journeys," Larry Levin said.

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For the final story of the episode, a story from Not The Science Type, a docuseries produced by 3M featuring female scientists. 3M’s Chief Science Advocate Dr. Jayshree Seth has worked for nearly 30 years at 3M after moving to the U.S. from India. She has worked with teams to develop technology building blocks and receive a number of U.S. patents. The process of observation, imagination and experimentation has taught Seth how to balance logic and creativity.

About Postcards   The award-winning "Postcards" is produced by Dana Conroy with videography and editing by Kristofor Gieske and Ben Dempcy. The program is made possible by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Production sponsors for the program include Shalom Hill Farm, Explore Alexandria Tourism, the Lake Region Arts Council and KRAM 96.7.

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