July 2020

Boone Welcome Train, Fantastic Creatures, Boys and Girls Club

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 07/29/2020
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Dave Cook, co-chair of the Boone Welcome Train Project, told us about the monumental project of moving a steam engine, a tender, and a passenger car to their new location on HWY 30 and Story Street to welcome visitors to Boone. Then, from Legacy Learning in Webster CityMadalyn Loring told us about her "Fantastic Creature" workshop -- an online sculpture workshop adapted to the restrictions of COVID-19.  And finally, Erica Peterson, CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Story County, told us how they had kept their program open this summer with the social distancing needed during the pandemic. 

Taking the Lead: Policing and Justice (Finale)

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 07/24/2020
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The major focus of today's show was a presentation of segments from the fourth and final presentation of the series Taking the Lead: Policing and Justice jointly sponsored by the Ames Branch of the NAACP and the City of Ames.  Edna Clinton, president of the Ames Branch of the NAACP introduced tonight's speakers -- Moderator Dan Culhane, president and CEO of the Ames Chamber of Commerce; John Haila, Mayor of Ames; and Wendy Wintersteen, Iowa State University President.  They discussed ways that Ames and Iowa State University can increase their welcome to a diverse population. 

Going Back to School and What How Birds Can Brighten Our Lives

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Originally broadcast 07/22/2020
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Leanne Harter was with us again with the Story County Report.  What started as a non-controversial program about what steps schools in our area are taking to re-open this fall, turned into a discussion of the question marks raised by Gov. Reynolds' July 17 proclamation outlining the state Board of Education's directives-- which conflict with virtually all the plans the school districts have spent months developing.  After that the show went to the birds when Jay Wilson from the Story City Greater Chamber Connection telling us about National Carousel Day century celebrated in Story City on their century old carousel, where their animals include a rooster.  Other important birds in Story City are the rubber duckies that usually have a great race floating down the skunk river (to keep away the crowds in the era of COVID-19, they were only memories this year).  Keeping with that theme Pat Scholarbaum brought us a phenology on hummingbirds to close out our show. 

ARTISTS' ROUNDTABLE: OUTRAGE TO CHANGE

Outrage To Change

A Round Table Discussion for Our Times

 

Thursday, July 23, from 8:00 – 9:30 PM Community

KHOI 89.1FM, Radio presents:

OUTRAGE TO CHANGE, ARTISTS’ ROUNDTABLE

 

To be heard/seen live at:

KHOI at 89.1 FM

khoifm.org

Facebook at KHOI Community Radio

In partnership with the Octagon Center for the Arts, KHOI Community Radio will host Outrage to Change Artists’ Roundtable, a live 90 - minute discussion between artists who are currently exhibiting artwork in store windows of businesses in downtown Ames.  The artists are exhibiting their work as part of the Outrage to Change Exhibit organized and sponsored by the Octagon Center for the Arts from July 1 – July 31.

The round table discussion will be moderated by Dr. Reginald Stewart, Vice President for Diversity at Iowa State University and member of the Octagon Board of Directors.  Artists will describe their work and approaches as artists, their outlook on current affairs and the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as their experience of exhibiting in downtown Ames.

The Octagon Gallery Director Kristen Greteman curated and produced the Outrage to Change exhibit.  Kristen will speak about how this exhibit was conceived and implemented and its impact.

For information contact producer:

Ursula Ruedenberg, KHOI Radio, 510-812-7989, khoiradio@gmail.com

 

Map of exhibiting Store windows.

 

Participating stores include:    

Octagon Community Gallery, 427 Douglas

Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas

KHOI Radio, 410 Douglas

Avec Design, 131 Main

Morning Bell Coffee Roasters, 111 Main

Fringe Salon, 110 Main

Edward Jones, 208 Main

Octagon Shop, 427 Douglas

Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main

Worldly Goods, 223 Main

Gilger Designs, 236 Main

Skunk River Cycles, 308 Main

PhotoSynthesis, 317 Main

Della Viti, 323 Main

Lindsey Loo’s, 312 Main

Downtown Deli, 328 Main #6162

Pure Luxe Salon and Spa 319 Clark

 

July 17, 2020

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 07/17/2020
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Local Talk for July 17, 2020 featured Doug Harr, President of Iowa Audubon discussing birding during Covid19 adaptations. Some legislation Doug mentioned to support were: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, Great American Outdoor Act, Safe Buildings Act, Migratory Bird Protection Act, and Climate Change Solutions Act. Susan Gwiasda, City of Ames, invited Keith Abraham to talk about Parks and encouraged citizens to join the annual Parks celebration by camping out in your backyard July 25. Anna Bananna added a delightful Heart to Heart message to conclude the show. 

The Farm Crisis -- Past, Present and Future

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 07/15/2020
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Our program today started with Steve Johnson, Farm Management Specialist with ISU Extension, giving us a brief overview of the complex government programs and issues that today's farmers need to navigate to make decisions.  Our discussion centered around disturbing recently published research indicating how disproportionately large farmers were benefiting and small farmers were suffering from current prices and supports.  As our discussion compared the present to the  Farm Crisis of the '80s,  historian Pamela Riney-Kehrberg told us about her research into that time .  Turning to collective activism, Ava Auen-Ryan announced a series of community conversations taking place throughout the state

Dennis Hart and Paul Wierson discussed another issue that became a major story only in the age of Covid 19 -- Meat packing plants and alternatives. 

Story County Board of Health Warns ISU Against Sports Event Audiences, Courts Reopen with Social Distancing

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 07/13/2020
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa in the news, last week.

On June 22 the Story County Board of Health met and advised Iowa State University to hold sporting events without audiences present, in order to fight the spread of COVID-19. The university hasn't changed its plans for live fan attendance for games, but they are planning on limiting the audience to 50 percent capacity. Dennis Hart sat down with County Board of Health Chair Paschen, to talk over some the issues of health that we are looking at in Story County, as our community approaches a whole new phase, with the re-opening of Iowa State University.

Keith Morgan, Story County Emergency Management Coordinator discussed the re-opening of schools in fall and the current re-oping of the courts system. 

African American Women in Iowa and the Vote for All

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 07/08/2020
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We started our program with a visit from Eric Morse, one of the organizers of the exhibition "Toward a Universal Suffrage: African American Women in Iowa and the Vote for All," which will be at the State Historical Society until August 2. Eric also told us about the Central Iowa Community Museum,  a new organization which will be bringing such traveling exhibitions to our area.  Other events taking place this weekend are Ankeny Community Theatre's reader's theatre production of Vices and Slater Area Historical Association's The History of Hats (call 515-480-9789 or 515-228-3293 for appointment).  Dennis Hart and Paul Wierson joined us for a report on how COVID 19 has affected their lives since they were together on Local Talk in October.. 

Policing, 4th of July, Gardens

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 07/01/2020
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In the age of Social Distancing and Social Awareness Independence Day is different this year.  Our program started with a statement from Nevada Public Safety Director Ricardo Martinez  reporting on the events on the June 22 death of Jason J. Kruzic, followed by a statement from Nevada citizen Sannon Novak, organizer of a Black Lives Matter demonstration.   We brought the issues together in the discussion of Nevada Peace Officers in the online Nevada Coffee Conversation about Policing. Moving to Independence Day celebrations in the era of COVID-19, Chris Blocker told us about the many outdoor activities planned in Boone County.  Retreating to our gardens, we spoke briefly with Beth Cody, author of "Iowa Gardens of the Past: Lost and Historic Gardens of Iowa: 1850-1960"  and reminisced about Griffeth Buck and the legendary Buck Roses.  Paul Wierson joined us with some Independence Day nostalgia about Lake Comar