July 2017

DAPL Pipeline Sabotage - Reznicek and Montoya

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 07/31/2017
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On July 24th, Des Moines residents Ruby Montoya and Jessica Reznicek were arrested for taking crowbars to the Utilities Board's sign. They were attempting to remove its letters, in protest against the Utilities Board's refusal to revoke the permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), occupying land in Iowa as it crosses our state diagonally. Iowa landowners bear the largest percentage of the DAPL footprint, among Midwestern states. Montoya and Reznicek held a press conference prior to their arrest and revealed that they had waged an 8-month sabotage and arson campaign against DAPL equipment and the pipeline itself. They came to KHOI's studio to tell the story, explain their actions, and deliver a call to action to stop the pipeline. Montoya and Reznicek have been leaders in Mississippi Stand Movement in Iowa to stop the DPL pipeline.

Build a Better World, Habitat for Humanity, Community Solar

Originally broadcast 07/28/2017
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Brief notice about an upcoming Parkinson's Disease Singing Festival coming up on August 12. Also notices about singing and dancing groups for people with Parkinson's at First Baptist Church in Ames. Varied interviews from participants, volunteers and leaders about the Build a Better World program at the Ames Public Library. Contact for Registering for Parkinson's Singing Festival: Phone (515) 294-5966.

Interview with Dan Thompson, new Store Manager for Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa.

Members of Ames Progressive Alliance talk with Don Kom about plans for the Community Solar Project in Ames.

Health Care, Raptors, and Slim's Country Market

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 07/26/2017
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All about the hummingbird.

Yesterday, after seven years of Republicans vowing to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the Senate took a first step in that direction. They voted to proceed with the debate on the GOP health care bill. Mike Owen, Executive Director of The Iowa Policy Project helps clarify down what is happening and how this affects Iowans.

Kurt Johnson, owner of Slim’s Country Market on Highway 69 by Story City, talks about owning and running an old fashioned road side market that is a Central Iowan traditional institution, in this day and age - its limitations and the sense of community.

John Howe, Director of the Raptor Resource Project gives an update on the successes of the Decorah Eagles, the Raptor Resource Project, and an exciting scholarship being created to benefit students interested in the environment.

Global Warming Workshop, Story County Fair

Originally broadcast 07/24/2017
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Father Emmet Farrell from the diocese of San Diego came to Ames to deliver a workshop on the Pope's encyclical on Gglobal Warming at St Cecilia's church. Host Kay Puttock talks with Father Farrell about the encyclical and about his work on this issue.

Reporter Greta Anderson has a report on Story County Fair.

Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau tells us what's coming up in Ames in the weeks ahead.

ICCI, CAFO in Nevada, Ames Historical Society

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 07/21/2017
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Host, Gale Seiler, aired voices and sounds from the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI) event last Saturday in Des Moines. We heard Q&A from Senator Sanders and comments from others who were there as participants, supporters and activists. Local Talk reporter, Greta Anderson, provided a segment on a meeting of the Story County Supervisors in which they reviewed the master matrix for a confinement feeding operation near Nevada. Finally, Alex Fejhar from the Ames Historical Society talked about an upcoming lecture on a B-17 bomber crash that is part of the area’s history.

Revolution Iowa, Family Leadership, Ames Chamber

Originally broadcast 07/17/2014
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Co-hosts Gale Seiler and Joy Beadleston brought sounds from two events that were held at the Convention Center in Des Moines on Saturday. Revolution Iowa, sponsored by the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) was a day devoted to discussing critical issues such as climate, immigration, healthcare, water, and the nature of politics in the US. We listened to excerpts from the keynote speakers at Revolution Iowa, Senator Bernie Sanders and Alicia Garza, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter. Ursula Ruedenberg provided interviews from the other event on Saturday called the Family Leadership Summit. She spoke with Drew Zahn, the Family Leadership Director of Communications and a few of the people who came to this gathering. Brenda Dryer, the Director of Workforce Solutions with the Ames Chamber of Commerce stopped by to talk about programs the Chamber has been putting on to encourage summer interns to stay and work in Ames, and the redesigned Work In Ames job board.

Protests, Sunsmart, Rummage Rampage

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 07/14/2017
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Some sounds from KHOI's 5th anniversary ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Jan Williams of Ames Chamber of Commerce.

Kevin Hall, Communications Director for Iowa Secretary of State Pate articulates their office's response to the request for information on Iowa voters, as requested by President Trump's newly appointed Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Iowa has not yet produced any voter information based on procedure.

Adam Mason from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI) discusses the recent Iowa Senate File 111 introduced and co-sponsored by nine Republican legislators to make blocking traffic in protest a felony. The bill was not implemented, but similar to bills introduced around the country.

ISU and Ames Director of Sustainability and Ames Public Relations Officer Susan Gwiasda talk about the Sunsmart Ames project inviting residents to invest in community-based solar panel farm. Workshops are planned for 7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 18, and 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM on Wednesday, July 26. All workshops will be held in the second floor meeting rooms of the Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave.

Also, Rummage Rampage, community-wide rummage sale will occur July 28 - Aug. 2.in the Intermodal Transportation Faciltiy.

River Cleanup, Story County, Ames

Originally broadcast 07/12/2017
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Leanne Harter, Story County Outreach and Special Projects Manager gives a monthly Story County update.

Lynette Seigley, coordinator, explains Project AWARE, A Watershed Awareness River Expedition, citizen participatory river clean-up trip organized by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. KHOI reporter Gale Seiler is there, cleaning up garbage on the river, and she calls in from the campsite breakfast line to tell us how its going and introduce some of the people who are there.

Susan Gwiasda, Ames Public Relations Officer, gives a civic report and Ames civic civil engineer gives a road construction update.

Grey Fox, President Allen, Revolution Iowa

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 07/10/2017
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KHOI environmental reporter Pat Schlarbaum introduces the grey fox, living within the "urban forest" of Ames.

Evan Berger, of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund, describes the upcoming convention - "Revolution Iowa: From Protest to Power" to be held in Des Moines on July 15th.

Gale Seiler interviews ISU Interim President Benjamin Allen, who took office May 8.

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