December 2019

Iowa College Access Network, Iowa Farmers Union Convention

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 12/18/2019
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Leanne Harter gave us the monthly Story County Report.  Then Sunni Kamp,, executive director of  the Story County Community Foundation, interviewed Erick Danielson from  Iowa College Access Network, recipients of a 2019 SCCF grant.  Aaron Lehman, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, joined Cornelia Flora and Paul Wierson for a discussion of the November 6 IFU State Convention. We played a brief clip from Bernie Sanders, one of the six Democratic candidate at the convention, and concluded with a discussion of the challenges farmers face today.   

Lemon Cumin Cookies

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 9 tablespoons butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons (or more) ground cumin
  • 2 ¾ cups flour
  •    (and a bit more to form logs)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks, lemon zest and juice, and cumin. Sift flour and baking soda and fold in.

Scholar in Boone, Maxwell Renewal, Bold Iowa, Thyme

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 12/11/2019
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Jessica Stanley, President of the Board of the Boone County Historical Society, discussed the Society’s new plans starting with the monthly  series “Saturdays with a Scholar.”  The December scholar, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, ISU history professor, talked about research for her upcoming book on the Farm Crisis of the 1980's. Then Sunni Kamp, executive director or the Story County Community Foundation, discussed the 2019 SCCF grant for Maxwell Renewal with Kathie Smith of Maxwell.  Kathy Byrnes, activist, told us about a couple of upcoming actions sponsored by Bold Iowa-- see the Facebook page for climate crisis parade.  For this weekend's entertainment Sally Evans told us about "The Gift of Thyme," the play she wrote and is directing for the Webster City Community Theatre. And finally a memorable testimonial from Ed Fallon, host of Fallon Forum on KHOI.   

Vintage Christmas, Iowa Food Bank, Stories and Pictures, Harvey

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 12/04/2019
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Henry Corbin, new executive director of Main Street Nevada came in to tell us about this weekend's Vintage Christmas events.  Then Sunni Kamp, executive director of Story County Community Foundation, interviewed Emma Christiansen for the Food Bank of Iowa which was awarded a SCCF grant for the "Feeding Story Country" program.  Turning to music, we got a preview of Central Iowa Symphony's December 7 concert titled "Stories and Pictures."  Eric McIntyre, Music Director of the Central Iowa Symphony, told us why he selected a program combining "The Composer is Dead" by Nathanial Stookey  (text by Lemony Snicket) with the Mussorgsky/Ravel symphony "Pictures at an Exhibition." Following this, we heard from Patrick Determan, narrator of "The Composer Is Dead."  We wrapped up our show with Susan Herrick, director of Boone Community Theatre's production of Harvey, telling us about the Elwood P. Dowd's experiences with a 6'1" white rabbit.   

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