This preview of the New Year's Celebrations of 2014, include an interview with Jessica Hansen of the Ames Jaycees telling about the New Year's Eve Bash at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center with Burnin' Sensations. Then Shirley Shaw issued an invitation to the Red Friars' Dance Party where the High Society Big Band will be playing.
Originally broadcast 12/31/2014
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This preview of the New Year's Celebrations of 2014, include an interview with Jessica Hansen of the Ames Jaycees telling about the New Year's Eve Bash at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center with Burnin' Sensations. Then Shirley Shaw issued an invitation to the Red Friars' Dance Party where the High Society Big Band will be playing. Announcements of other Ames events were followed by an interview with Jim and Linda Sills at the Crossroads Tavern in Kelley, which will provide shuttle service for its party with Country & Western singer Casey Muessigmann. Our special guest was fifteen-year-old Hawk McIntyre, singer and guitar player from Boone, who came with his manager and father Jeremy McIntyre to tell about how he has launched his career in central Iowa and what he plans to do for the New Year's party at Toby K's Hideaway in Boone. For listeners in Marshall County, we announced The The Electric Hillbillies at Road Hog's Bar in State Center.
Hosts for this program were: Susan Franzen, Belinda Merritt, Holly Davis, and Paul Wierson
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Dr. Carl Bleyle, the director of Musica Antiqua, a music ensemble devoted to performing music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance, described the ensemble, the instruments used, and the history of the music. . He has been a member of Musica Antiqua since its founding in 1967, and also professor emeritus of musicology at ISU, and is also director of music at Collegiate United Methodist Church.
Join us for our Christmas Eve Local Talk Special with storytellers Maureen Korte and Dan Bagley joining hosts Paul Wierson and Susan Franzen with a rich assortment of stories both personal and traditional to warm your holiday.
Students who helped organize demonstrations - after Grand Jury decisions to not indict the officers who killed Michael Brown or Eric Gardner - speak about the demonstrations, what they meant, why they organized them, how other ISU students and faculty responded, and what they hope for our nation, as well as their desire to connect with others within our local community.
Chrystal Davis from the Ames Chamber of Commerce and the Ames 150 Committee and Casey Vance from the Ames History Center explain Ames Platting Day and the time capsule. Submissions for the time capsule will be accepted until December 31 by the Ames History Center.
Jeff Johnson, director of the ISU Alumni Association spoke at the final celebration about Ames' future and part of his speech is played here.
Today we feature three different holiday events in Story County towns. First was an interview with Daniel Christian who will be performing at the Story City Grand Opera House on Thursday, December 18 at 7:00 PM.
Originally broadcast 12/17/2014
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Today we feature three different holiday events in Story County towns. First was an interview with Daniel Christian who will be performing at the Story City Grand Opera House on Thursday, December 18 at 7:00 PM. The second event was the Senior Dinner put on for all the seniors in the Roland-Story City area by the students from Roland-Story Middle School in Roland. Paul and Susan shared their experience and Principal John Sheahan described how every student (5th through 8th grades) worked to serve a banquet and provide holiday entertainment for 200 guests. The third event was the Pancake Breakfast and visit from Santa at the Kelley Fire Department put on by the Volunteer Firefighters and First Responders. People describing the event included Ken Kling, Jodi Meridith, Paul and Merlene Whisenard and Santa.