Originally broadcast 11/13/2017
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A summary of last week's news stories from the Iowa Informer.
Keith Morgan, Story County Emergency Management Coordinator, gives an outline of how to prepare - mentally and materially - for Winter.
Originally broadcast 11/10/2017
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Dennis Hart, bringing us our weekly news summary drawn from local papers, gave us an intense report of local as well as Ames elections. For Veterans Day we had an interview between Dennis Maulsby and Maggie Westvold including readings from his new award winning book Free Fire Zone. Our Live Green report from Merry Rankin included Autumn Redlong founder of Food Recovery Network and the organizations faculty sponsor Laura Merrick.
Originally broadcast 11/08/2017
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Steve Lekwa, former Story County Conservation Director, and Adam Janke, assistant professor, and extension wildlife specialist at ISU, discussed how Iowa agriculture has developed and what adaptations might be made to maintain habitat, as well as ways to increase soil health and water retention. Turning study into action, KHOI's wildlife reporter Pat Schlarbaum brought us an interview with Ric Zarwell from Iowa Coldwater Conservancy about the public roundtable on water issues that affect us all.
Originally broadcast 11/06/2017
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Judy Trumpy, representing the League of Women Voters of Ames and Story County, came in to tell us what we need to know to get to the right place to vote tomorrow. To answer questions about locations go online to the Iowa Secretary of State. Or call the Story County Auditor at 515-282-7210. Marlene Ehresman, executive director of the Iowa Wildlife Center, was on hand to tell us about the work of the center heard from Sarvinder Neberhaus about her forthcoming children's book, Blue Sky White Stars, a book described as "Phenomenal. A love letter to the country America can still be."
Originally broadcast 11/03/2017
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Our first guest was Mara MacKay, director of the Boone County Historical Society, to fill us in about some of the possibilities under discussion concerning the future of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace in Boone. In preparation for the city election coming up next Tuesday, November 7, Ames 3rd Ward Candidates Rob Bowers and David Martin came into the station to tell us their approach to their constituents, door-knocking, and each other.
Susan Gwiasda wrapped up the program telling us what to expect from the Ames city government the month.
Originally broadcast 11/01/2017
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Our program today consisted of stories about dramas and historic movie theatres. Our first guests were Karen Niblock, director, and Don Zolidis, playwright, telling about the satire "Breaking News," which will have its premiere showing on the stage of Josephine Tope Community Auditorium. At the Ankeny Community Threatre Michael Porche directed a suspenseful drama "The God Committee" in partnership with the Iowa Donor Network to raise awareness about organ donation with this production.
The balance of our program deals with the activities taking place at two historic theatres in our listening area. Larry Sloan, owner of the Talent Factory [historic Camelot] in Nevada tells us what it's like to have your theatre used for a movie set. We ended the show with Todd Thorson sharing the story of why Monroe Crossing is returning to the Story City Grand Opera House this Thursday..
Originally broadcast 10/30/2017
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A roundup of some area news from last week, from the Iowa Informer. A medley of some Ames residents talking about why they love decorating their front yards for Halloween and Halloween music by local composer Clark Ford: "Spiderwebs In My Hair." Anna Somch, Nevada resident and regular KHOI volunteer, is a "Haunter," who has worked in Spook houses since she was 5 years old. She explains some of what goes on there and why she loves it. Bambi Yost, Associate Professor at ISU College of Design, explains the need for children to experience risk and fear when playing. Daniel Bagley, professional storyteller from Nevada, tells a ghost story. Bagley is a member of the Des Moines Two Rivers Story Spinners and the NorthlandsStorytelling Network.
Originally broadcast 10/27/2017
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Pat Schlarbaum hails the coming of the cold weather with the arrival of rough-legged hawks.
Originally broadcast 10/25/2017
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This program is a tribute to Janet Klaas, one of KHOI's original sustaining member, listening from her room in hospice. Janet's contributions go well beyond KHOI, however. While she was research librarian at Ames Public Library, she worked with with Farwell T. Brown, whose collections of photographs and family diaries provide the backbone of the history of Ames. The entire collection has been digitized and is accessible online at Ames Historical Society. Also, Janet has edited three books based on Farwell's papers. At the same time, the meeting of the Keigley Watershed Listening Session was held in Gilbert by Prairie Rivers of Iowa, Janet's husband Erv Klaas guided the discussion, followed by a slide presentation by the students from the Gilbert High School class of Cara Reinhart. Participants from that class, Jacob Torresi, Eleanor Lopez, and Brett Porter described the experience doing serious water testing. Then Rick Lopez and Cheryl Moss talked about the issues they see living on the banks of Keigley Branch. We concluded the show with selections from local musicians Elizabeth Zimmerman, Jonathan Sturm, and Mei-Hsuan Huang.
