Studio One focuses on Easter traditions, volunteers

Learn how one woman continues Easter traditions from the old country and how a program designed to help youth is also helping volunteers on the next edition of Studio One.

Most people take time to remember their heritage and celebrate cultural traditions during spring holidays. Ukrainians have a unique tradition. They practice Pysanky (piz-ahnk-yeh), the art of crafting decorative Ukrainian Easter eggs. Pysanka are considered religious art and have spiritual meaning. Helen Weleske will demonstrate how to create these adorned eggs and discuss their symbolism. She will also explain how to pick out the perfect egg and how the shell can affect the design.

Also on the show, the Foster Grandparent Program is designed to care for and mentor children. The kids refer to their caregivers as “Grandma” or “Grandpa,” as all volunteers are age 55 or older. Director of the Red River Valley Foster Grandparent Program Karen Hillman says, “most of our foster grandparents say it gives them a reason to get up in the morning and to get going.” Tune in this week to see how teaching life lessons to tiny tots benefits these volunteers.

Studio One is an award-winning news and information program produced at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs live on UND Channel 3 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Re-broadcasts can be seen at 7 a.m., noon, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Prairie Public Television airs Studio One on Saturday at 6 a.m. The program can also be seen by viewers in Fargo, Bismarck/Mandan and Minot, N.D.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; and Winnipeg, Manitoba and online at www.studio1.und.edu.