January 2017

I'll Make Me A World Iowa, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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Von Kettelson brings Elwynn Taylor's weather prediction for the week.

Viveca Dillard reports on the 19th annual I'll Make Me A World Iowa, festival of African American culture in Des Moines that kicks off February, Black History Month.

Gale Seiler interviews Joseph Mazibuko, in anticipation of the Ladysmith Black Mambazo concert at CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames on Sunday February 5th at 2:30 PM.

Reid Miller describes the upcoming pot luck dinner and house Sassafras Stomp concert and guest artist Sean Oshima. This will occur at 711 Carroll Ave in the home of Valerie Williams and Larry Gleason. Potluck is a 6:00 PM and the concert starts at 7:00 PM.

Chinese New Year, Community Solar, Inclusive Ames

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Mapmaker Nitin Gadia gives us the first of his "Oil Spill of the Week" reports, as he talks about the spill of nearly 140,000 gallons of diesel fuel in North Central Iowa on Wednesday, January 25.

Young students from the Chinese language school in Ames talk about the meaning that Chinese New Year festival celebrations has for them as they live in Ames, Iowa. Then Cinian Zheng-Durbin talks about the rather different meaning of the festival in homeland China, where it means a massive migration of people traveling home across the vast continent.

Anne Kinzel and Victoria Szopinsky from the Ames Progressive Alliance (APA) on FaceBook give updates on the Community Solar project, and on the community action projects building on the energy generated by the Inclusive Ames meeting in November. Anne and Victoria also give their personal impressions of the Women's March in Des Moines.

Mahanay Bell Tower, BRR Bike Ride

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Today’s show took us on a road trip to Jefferson, county seat of Greene County where Pat Richards, Mahanay Bell Tower Tour-Guide Coordiator, gave us a tour of the Main Street area of the town, starting with an elevator ride to the top of the bell tower (see link below for a virtual tour). We were introduced to the roof-top art that is in place (and can be viewed from the top of the bell tower) and heard about the work of the Tower View Team.

Then Don Van Gelder guided us through the beautiful Beaux Arts courthouse, built in 1915, with a rotunda surrounding a mosaic of the seal of Greene County that lies under the stained glass dome at the top of the building. The tour continued with Roger Aegerter, curator of the Greene County Historical Society, who took us to the Thomas Jefferson Gardens, Sally’s Alley, and the Homestead Bank on the way to the Greene County Historical Museum. Then we talked with Peg Raney and Deb McGinn about the projects supported by Jefferson Matters.

Moving down the bike trail to Rippey and Perry, Jim Hurley told us about the origins and appeal of BRR, the Bike Ride to Rippey (BRR) (round trip from Perry) which will take place on February 4, regardless of the weather. Doug Gentile and Clark Ford gave a preview of their musical and humor review (also featuring Tom of the Tom and Doug Show), "Lots of Laughs."

Historic Global Women's March on Washington

Originally broadcast 01/23/2016
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First hand reports from the January 21 Women's March on Washington and the Sister March in Des Moines. These part of a global event with approximately 700 rallies around the world to defend Women's rights and social justice, organized in response to the election of Donald Trump.

KHOI reporter Gale Seiler reports from Washington DC, where she recorded numerous march participants telling why they were there.

Carolyn Klaus, Membership Coordinator for Story County League of Women Voters, organized a caravan to the Des Moines rally. She shares her impressions of the day, together with KHOI reporter Susan Franzen, who also recorded voices of Iowans at the rally.

Allyson Walter, from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, describes successes of the past year in making Ames a visitors destination, as reported in the annual report and talks a little about what's planned for 2017 in conferences and public events and entertainment in our area.

Preschool, Ames in WWII, Women's March

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 01/20/2017
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Northwood Preschool Center principal Brandon Schrauth joins regular ACSD guest Kathy Hanson to discusses the integration of play and instruction, welcoming foreign students, an upcoming Kindergarten enrollment date (February 1) and Chloe the Cat.

Alex Fejfer shares highlights of the fascinating new Ames Historical Society exhibit, World War II: Ames Doing its Part. The discussion ranges from blackout drills to rubberized raincoats, hemp, flax, a cannery on East Lincoln Way and aviation school. Check out the Ames Historical Society veterans database of over 5000 World War II veterans from Ames and Story County!

Two Ames men, Matthew Ellinwood and Weston Kleinert, explain why they are going to the Women’s March in Washington.

And Ames resident Ria Keinert talks up the Des Moines Women’s March and explains why she is participating in today’s General Strike.

Local Control in County Politics

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 01/18/2017
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Professor Emeritus Cornelia Flora joined us this week to explore Political Capital in state and local elected policy makers and organizations. We started the show with a brief clip from Governor Branstad's Condition of the State Address revealing his plan to replace state employees' union-negotiated health insurance with a state imposed plan. Senator Herman Quirmbach(D) and Representative Beth Wessel-Kroschell(D) raised concerns about the effect of this plan on state employees who have often negotiated lower salaries in exchange for strong health insurance. Moving from the state level to the county level, we interviewed Bill Petersen, executive director of the Iowa State Association of Counties, telling us how that organization assists counties in cooperating to deal with common problems. Newly elected county supervisor, Lauris Olson(D), spoke with reporter Greta Anderson about the way the Story County Supervisors approach difficult problems in a cooperative bi-partisan fashion. She described some of the details of two issues in which local control is being undercut by actions at the state level. These issues are (1)the siting of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) and the use of the MATRIX to determine whether to grant permits, and (2)the effects of the governor's plan to end collective bargaining for unionized workers' health insurance. Cornelia Flora explained the importance of local control as an organizing principle of county politics.

Charlie Vestal at KHOI

Originally broadcast 01/06/2016
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Listen here nowIn this one-hour studio session with KHOI Operations Manager Evan Taylor, Charlie Vestal performs his original songs and muses on life, music and the creative process. We lost this treasured young artist on Friday, January 13, one week after this KHOI live session.

"The world, it needs you to write your message on the wall and the churches and the Mustangs in the alleyways. How will they get to know you if you do not write your song? It's the least you can do." -Flavor Basket

Eagle Season, Women Leaders, Remembering Charlie

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We start our MLK Day broadcast with a look at bald eagles. Iowa Bird of Mouth founder Jennifer Knox reads some segments from her crowd-sourced Internet poem on January's bird of the month and Pat Schlarbaum previews opportunities for kids to play "eaglet".

Next, we talk to two dynamic women leaders: Jamet Colton, who was recently named winner of the Ames Humanitarian Award for 2017, and Elizabeth Dinschel, state leader of Action Iowa, a group promoting women's activism and targeting six issues in state government.

We conclude with a remembrance of Charlie Vestal, a.k.a. "Flavor Basket," by KHOI engineer and producer Evan Taylor and Nova Labs owner, Bryon Dudley--with songs and discussion from Charlie's recent appearance on KHOI.

Planned Parentood, Outdoor Recreation

Originally broadcast 01/13/2016
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The show started with host, Gale Seiler, speaking with Erin Davison-Rippey, the Director of Public Affairs at Planned Parenthood of the Heartland about a law introduced in the Iowa Legislature this week that would block some funding for the healthcare provided by Planned Parenthood. Kay Puttock provided an interview with Josie Staylin from Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA)’s food pantry. Al Biela and his daughter, Naomi Biela, told about Music Underground Ames, an open-mic music event for youth on Saturday in Ames. Merry Rankin dropped by for her monthly sustainability segment. She brought Jerry Rupert, Director of the Outdoor Recreation Program at ISU, and they shared ideas for how we can keep a sustainability mindset when we are doing activities outdoors.

Community Capitals

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 01/11/2017
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The show consisted of a discussion with Cornelia Flora, Charles F. Curtis Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, about the way she uses the concept of "Community Capitals" in her book Rural Communities: Legacy and Change and in the accompanying video course. We drew on Sarah Thompson, executive director of Hamilton County Economic Development and Hamilton Hometowns, who supervises the Main Street Program in Hamilton County; and Dick Steffen, Railroad author, teacher and local historian, for insights into the history and development of Ellsworth and Jewell. Dick will also be a speaker at the James H. Andrew Museum at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad.

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