County Reporters Cheryl Binzen and Susan Franzen took a road trip to Webster City, where they ate lunch at the 2nd Street Emporium and interviewed Cami Felts about the history of the restaurant before meeting with Deb Brown, Keri Rojas, Loween Getter, and Joann Robb at the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss the attractions and history of Webster City.
(Tarte de Potiron)
Recipe from Lonna
This is a delightful departure from the usual holiday pumpkin pie. This one tastes of oranges, lemons and rum.
1/2 pie crust recipe...for a 10-inch pie pan
Use any basic crust recipe or make a special, sweet crust by adding extra egg and sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Recipe by Lonna
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 small onion
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup sour cream
2 Tablespoons (or more to taste) of prepared horseradish
Grind cranberries and onion
Fold in other ingredients
Put mixture in a covered container and freeze overnight
Two hours before you want to eat it, take it out of freezer and let thaw for two hours
It should be cool but not mushy
Stir lightly and put into a pretty dish to serve
Recipe from Donna
serves 8-10
Filling
2 beaten eggs
1 cup cream
3 cups cooked, mashed pumpkin (or substitute Buttercup or Kabocha squash)
1 cup white sugar
½ cup dark brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ginger or 1 Tbsp fresh finely grated ginger root
¼ tsp ground clove
½ tsp salt
<a href="" sites="" khoifm.org="" files="" talk="" programs="" local="" audio="" 2014_11_19_lt_webster_corrected_web.mp3"="" target="_blank">The meeting was followed by tours of the Webster Theater, the Jane Young House, and the Kendall Young Library. On the way home they stopped by Story City to hear about Lake Comar from Kay Munson, who recalled its allure in the 1920s and 30s.
We start off the hour with some wisdom from Irving Berlin and the Blue-Collar Philosopher. Ames High girls have been collecting state trophies left and right: The cheer squad won states for the second time two weeks ago, while swimmers came in 2nd place after a four-year (2010-2013) championship run.
Originally broadcast 11/17/2014
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We start off the hour with some wisdom from Irving Berlin and the Blue-Collar Philosopher. Ames High girls have been collecting state trophies left and right: The cheer squad won states for the second time two weeks ago, while swimmers came in 2nd place after a four-year (2010-2013) championship run.
We air audio from a nonagenarian aquatics competitor who learned how to swim at Lake Comar in Story City, and then speak with State Coach of the Year, Dan Flannery, about his coaching style and the lessons learned from 2nd place. With a musical tribute to Big Bank Hank (d. 11/11/2014) of the Sugarhill Gang.
In celebration of the recent successful pledge drive, the show opened with a brief history of radio in Ames from Alex Fefjar of the Ames Historical Society.
Originally broadcast 11/14/2014
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In celebration of the recent successful pledge drive, the show opened with a brief history of radio in Ames from Alex Fefjar of the Ames Historical Society.
The second enrollment period for insurance using the government sponsored Health Insurance Marketplace runs from November 15 through February 15 and the bulk of the show consists of two interviews about enrolling under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare). One interview is with Tony Murray of Murray and Associates, an insurance company in Des Moines. The second interview is with Shanette White, who is a government certified Navigator trained to guide people seeking enrollment under ACA. Shanette White works as a Navigator under Planned Parenthood of the Hearland (PPHeartland).
Ruth Wiedemeier, Manager of the Octagon, talks about holiday season events in the downtown district, including the Festival of Trees at the Octagon, and Snow Days sponsored by the Downtown Cultural District.
Belinda Merrit lists live music events available in Ames over the weekend.
KHOI county reporters went all over our listening area exploring entertainment for Baby Boomers. Our first guest was Jan McInnis, who will join Kent Rader in "The Baby Boomer Comedy Night" at the Story City Grand Opera House on Thursday, November 13, Then Robby Peterson called in from Jefferson to tell us about History Boy Theatre Company. Finally, Karen Mahoney told us about a Karaoke party with music and dress from the 60s, 70s, and 80s to be November 22.