Farmers Union, Christian giving, and Hanukah

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 12/05/2018
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Kriness.  In addition to more general topics at The Iowa Farmers Union Convention last weekend president Aaron Lehman, emphasized how the Farm Bill being drawn up in the Senate can affect the ongoing funding,or the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers to keep marginal land out of cultivation so that it can be used for habitat and prevention of soil erosion.  These are the very programs that are most effective in nutrient reduction and in preventing flooding.  Without the ongoing supports, many of these "set-asides" will be lost.   Leaving the farm, we went to Story City to speak with Kristin Johnson, youth director and family ministry at St. Pietre Lutheran Church who described shopping for the Angel Tree this holiday season, as well as a future mission trip.  Our final guests were Rabbi Leibel Jacobson and Rebbetzin Malka Jacobson who described the history and some of the activities of the festival of Hanukkah, which takes place from December 2 - 10 this year.  

BLM Exhibit, City Council & Internet

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 12/03/2018
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Kelly Reddy-Best, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management at ISU spoke with us about a course that she taught this semester called Black Lives Matter: Fashion, Liberation and Freedom. Students Brandon Spencer and Crystal Davenport explained their interest in this topic and how an exhibit was curated by students in the course. The exhibit is currently on display at the Ames Library and explores the history of the Black Lives Matter movement and its relationship to politics, activism and fashion. There will be a presentation by the students on Tuesday, Dec 4, from 6-8 pm at the Library.

We also talked with Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen and David Martin who are on Ames City Council. The topics were the possibility of municipal Internet in Ames and concerns about parking in the downtown area.   

Master Matrix and Charlie Brown

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/30/2018
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Following our Friday local news update with Dennis Hart, we turned to exploration of the story behind Marlys Barker's article in the Nevada Journal and other local papers, which announced that Story County had received three applications for hog confinements of 5,000 hogs each in Richland township north of Nevada.  Our first step in understanding the application process was to talk with Margaret Jaynes, director of environmental health for Story County, who works with the applications both at the county level and with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which makes the final decision.  Our second guest was Mark Kuhn, Floyd County Supervisor, and one of the original members of the 12 person legislative panel that wrote the Master Matrix in 2002.  He explained why he believes it should be revised.  Finally, Brenda Brink, who is a long-time activist with Citizens for Community Improvement  explained her concerns about the present Matrix.  Closing out the show on a lighter note, Melody Derogatis (Snoopy) told us about Ankeny Community Theatre's production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown..  

Ed Fallon, Indigenous Iowa, Velveteen Rabbit

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/28/2018
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Ed Fallon was with us today to introduce listeners to his weekly show on KHOI ("Fallon Forum" - Wednesdays from 4-5 pm.) and to  talk about the book he’s just finished “Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim his memoir from the 2014 Great March for Climate Action.  He also discussed his alliance with Indigenous Iowa.  After we left Ed, we spoke with Christine Nobiss, co-founder of Indigenous Iowa and Little Creek Camp, and Lacosha, a veteran from Standing Rock, who were members of the First Nations Farmer Climate Unity March organized by Bold Iowa and Indigenous Iowa.  Then Allen Gildehaus and Evan Taylor interviewed Larry Knudsen, who is DJ Larry K for KHO's show "Indigenous In Music." We closed out the show with Tammy Dickenson-Ferrell, director of Judge Story’s Theatre Troupe’s Christmas Play the Velveteen Rabbit, describing the fun of working with young children in this Children's Theatre Play.  

Sand Hill Cranes & Having a Restaurant at 16 Years Old

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/26/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a roundup of last week's stories of Iowa in the news.

Pat Schlarbaum introduces us to sand hill cranes, which are making a return to Iowa.

Aladdin Al Katheri, KHOI Wednesday and Friday studio engineer for Local Talk, tells us about owning a restaurant when he was a teenager,  his remarkable personal story about success, money, class, friendship, and mentor-ship in diverse community. 

Crystal Davis from Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau gives a spectacular rundown of fun things to do in our area during December. Check it all out!  

Smiles, Laughs, and Ecstatic Outbursts, the Wild Turkey, Innovation in Housing Policy

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/23/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of local news from the past week form the pages of the Ames Tribune.

Eric McIntyre, director of the Central Iowa Symphony, gives us a preview of "Smiles, Laughs, and Ecstatic Outbursts," the next concert by the Central Iowa Symphony, which will be held in the Ames City  Auditorium on Friday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m."  

We are introduced to the wild turkeys.

Ames Progressive Alliance members speak with Ames city planner Julie Gould about housing and innovative housing alternatives, including some Ankeny projects.  

Picking corn for Thanksgiving and The Nevada Journal

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/21/2018
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With a different take on an old-fashioned Thanksgiving  Virtus Brockman, a farmer who moved to Marshall County in 1926, recalled picking corn by hand -- even on Thanksgiving Day.  Our weather report included information about how to get the most up to date information from the National Weather Service, www.noaa.gov  Continuing our programs on topics in Nicholas Johnson's Columns of Democracy, we featured local newspapers in our area with an interview from Marlys Barker of the Nevada Journal. Maggie Westvold wrapped up the program with a "Points to Ponder," telling how her experiences at KHOI have taught her not fear the microphone.  She's learned not only that it doesn't bite, but that it's fun to work with others on the Local Talk team.  

Great Harvest Bakery and Cafe, Local Media and Democracy, White Breasted Nuthatches

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/19/2018
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Following Dennis Hart's update on the Iowa news, we were visited by Kim Sharp, owner of the Great Harvest Bakery and Cafe that just opened at 502  Burnett  Ave. in Ames, who told us the unique story of how Great Harvest came to Ames.  Ursula Ruedenberg played a brief clip from the talk Nicholas Johnson gave last Friday night about the vital role of local media and democracy.  And Pat Schlarbaum brought us a phenology about white breasted nuthatches as well as a tribute to his friend, Tim Mason, who was instrumental in re-introducing peregrine falcons to the cliffs along the Mississippi in eastern Iowa.  

Support your Local Community Radio, KHOI

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/16/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of the past week's local news, from the pages of the Ames Tribune.

As part of the KHOI membership drive time, local talk hosts Ursula Ruedenberg, Pat Schlarbaum, and Maggie Wesvolt share their own personal perspectives on why community radio and KHOI are precious, and why listeners should donate to KHOI. 

KHOI invites people to come off the street to do broadcasting and a blooper reel" is heard here, of Local Talk's hosts learning to talk on the radio.  

FFA, Prudenterra,Colo Library

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/14/2018
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Following the monthly Story County Report by Leanne Harter, we spoke with Brad Taylor, the teacher of Roland Story Agricultural Education, (which sponsors the student organization FFA- Future Farmers of America) a program which has steadily increased in size and community service even as the number of farms decreased.  Our next guests were Luke Gran, Amy Zabrodsky, and Peter Englund from Prudenterra, an organization dedicated to restoring Iowa's ecosystems.  They just finished an amazing day with a class of first-graders of Nevada Central Elementary.  Finally we visited Joanie Jamison, library director at the Colo Public Library. She gave is an account of how the library has creatively adapted to the changes in technology and library usage, and how it augments services of the Colo Nesco Schools.  

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