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When you buy meat at the store, it comes on a little foam tray- which most everyone tosses out. Annette Mitchell is an art professor at Plymouth State College and she's created a new print-making technique using those trays. She says it's easy for beginners and can produce great art in the hands of the more experienced.

Also, we hear a story from out favorite storysmith, Rebecca Rule. This one's titled "Mina Runs for Selectman."

Joe Cicerelli is president of Somersworth based Learning Structures. They've designed hundreds of playgrounds all over the country that combine safety, creativity, and even a little learning. They've also pioneered accessibility for the handicapped. The local community is heavily involved in both fashioning and building the final product- usually in a day or two long barn-raising style effort. www.learningstructures.com

Nancy Lyon is a fiber artist by trade as well as president of New England K-9 Search and Rescue. She leads a group of ten human-canine search teams that's often called in to find hikers lost in the woods in New Hampshire and Vermont. She talks about the training that's involved in her work, the qualities they look for in a rescue dog, and some memorable searches she's been involved with. You can contact new England K-9 Search and Rescue at: 102 Shaker Street, New London, NH 03257

12 years ago, Susan Brison was sexually assulted and nearly killed. The aftermath was a personal and professional crisis. She's a philosopher, and a violent assault was difficult to make sense of. She's written "Aftermath," a book about her physical, mental, and emotional recovery.

Cleveland, that is. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. To celebrate the big day, we've invited his grandson to share a few stories. George Cleveland is a resident of Wonalancet and occasionally dresses up for presentations as his grandfather.