Sanctuary City Law, Re-Homing Pets

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 04/13/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a roundup of this past week’s news from the pages of the Ames Tribune and related local papers.

Last Tuesday, Senate File 481, known as the ban on Sanctuary Cities, was signed into law by Governor Reynolds. Supporters say the new law will maintain public safety and uphold the rule of law, while critics argue that the new Iowa law is an anti-immigrant law that will only stoke racial fears that could fuel discrimination. Tom Ferguson, Executive Director of the Iowa County Attorney’s Association, helps explain this law and it’s effects. Included also is a statement by Rita Bettis, ACLU ofIowa

Merry Rankin, ISU and Ames Sustainability Director, Marlene Ehresman from the Iowa Wildlife Center, and Amy Yokum from Story CountyConservation talk about ways to “re-home” pets when they can no longer be kept – alternatives to setting them “free” in nature where they will not be able to survive and can cause environmental damage as well. Rummage Rampage will, this year, allow people to drop off unwanted pets and aquariums.

South Sudanese Immigrants, Safari, and Erickson Public Library

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 04/11/2018
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For our Story County Report today we heard from Amelia Schoeneman of the Story County Planning and Development Department describing the work of her department and giving us the monthly report of events in Story County.  In our next segment, South Sudanese Immigrants Paul Lueth, Dot Bol, and Ashok Doud, told their stories of growing up in America, sustaining family members both in the US and in Africa.  The decision to join with their cousin, Awein Majak to open Safari, a South Sudanese restaurant on South Duff in Ames, is such a family venture. Finally, Mr.Z (aka. Zack Stier) Children's Librarian at Boone's Ericson Public Library, came in to tell us about the activities he co-ordinates.  Candy Noelck came along to tell us what's coming up there for with adult and teen programs in the Boone Library.

ISU Ada Hayden Herbarium, Prairie Chickens, Domestic Terror

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 04/09/2018
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The Iowa Informer provides a rundown of last week's stories of Iowa in national news.

Deb Lewis, Curator, of Iowa State University’s Ada Hayden Herbarium, describes the ISU collection plant and fungi samples that dates back more than 150 years.  ISU senior in the school of Biology, Olivia Hubbard, explains the new collection of Lichen that she has gathered and added to the Herbarium as a project of the National Science Foundation.

April 7, was the 15th Annual Prairie Chicken Day at the Kellerton Wildlife Management Area, in Ringgold County. The Kellerton Wildlife Management Area was dedicated in 1999 as Iowa’s first Bird Conservation Area and the first grassland Bird Conservation Area in the country. KHOI’s naturalist Pat Schlarbaum reports on this event through the eyes of admirers gather there at dawn to watch through field glasses and scopes from a safe distance, on the elevated viewing platform.

Keith Morgan, Emergency Management Coordinator for Story County goes through various aspects and shares insights about mass shootings and domestic terror.

Water Quality Forum, Teen Maze, A Few Good Men

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 04/04/2018
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Pat Schlarbaum took us to a Water Quality Forum where he recorded remarks from  Wally Taylor, Board director of the Iowa Sierra Club, Seldon Spencer of Huxley, and Susan Heathcote of the Water Quality Institute.  Our next stop was the Boone County Fairgrounds where Paul Wierson spoke withGerri Bugg, of YSS, who has coordinated Kiwanis groups and many social service agencies to provideTeen Maze to over a thousand 7th grade students from Story, Boone, and Greene Counties for experiential learning about the real-life decisions they will be facing throughout their school years and beyond.  Paul asked Roland Story Middle School Students, Luke Patton, Cooper and Isaiah Naylor as well as the Middle School Principal Brian Town.  We wrapped up the show with an interview with Michael Hollister, director of "A Few Good Men,"  which is opening at Ankeny Community Theatre in April 6.

Ames City Council, Iowa Schools, Latino/a Studies

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 04/02/2018
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Ames City Council member, Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen, gave us City Council 101, a quick course in how the Council works and how residents can have input. Host, Gale Seiler, also spoke with Rose Green, from Parents for Great Iowa Schools, about education-related bills in the current legislative session and how they might impact schools in Iowa. In the last segment, Lucia Suarez, an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at ISU, spoke about her vision for the US Latino/a Studies Program which she directs, as well as about her research and writing.

Jim Mowrer Candidate for IA Sec of State, Ames Healthy Life Center

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/30/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a round-up of local news from the pages of the Ames Tribune and associated local papers.

Cal Haliburton interviews Jim Mowrer, candidate for the office of Iowa Secretary of State, as part of the ongoing series of candidates up for election in the June primary.

Anne Kinzel and Carolyn Myers of the Ames Progressive Alliance speak with Nancy Carroll about the details of the proposed Ames Healthy Life Center. The City of Ames has partnered with Mary Greeley Medical Center, Iowa State University, Des Moines Area Community College, Story County, and Heartland Senior Center to explore building an intergenerational Healthy Life Center along property currently owned by Iowa State University on Scholl Road, just north of Ontario Street.

Deidre DeJear, Gilbert History, Rollie Link

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/28/2018
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Pat Schlarbaum gave us a report about the calls and mating behavior of red-tail hawks evident in Iowa at this time of year.  Cal Haiburton, who is keeping us informed about the upcoming primaries on June 5, interviewed Deidre DeJear, one of the candidates for Secretary of State.

Paul Wierson and Susan Franzen took the listeners on a Road Trip to Gilbert where they spoke with Amanda Doering, owner of a new restaurant, The Vault, housed in the 1900 bank building on Main Street.  For a more comprehensive view of Gilbert we spoke with Teri Harriman Gallahan at the Gilbert Historical Museum. We closed the show with a visit from Rollie Link, whose first G&B Detective Agency novel has just been published.

ISU Admissions, DACA 5K, March for Our Lives

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/26/2018
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Katherine Johnson Suski spoke about the application process at ISU and efforts to make university accessible to students with various immigration statuses. Host, Gale Seiler, aired sounds of the 1st Annual DACA 5K which was held on campus on Saturday despite the snow and sleet. This was a fundraiser to support immigrant students, who are not eligible for most forms of financial aid. We also heard excerpts from speakers and comments from participants at the March for Our Lives in Des Moines on Saturday.

Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau:  https://www.thinkames.com/

Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science at Iowa State University: https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/2127

 

Habitat for Humanity, ISU Athletic Donates $1,000,000 to Financial Aid, Cranford Building

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 02/23/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a round-up of local news from the past week from the pages of the Ames Tribune and associated local papers.

Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa will hold a grand opening on May 19, from 9-2, after moving all of their operations under one roof - including their second hand home improvement store - at 3504 Grand Avenue, the former Heartland Baptist Church and former Joy & Johnson Auction company building.  Tom Lockhart explains some of how Habitat for Humanity functions, who receives houses, and how this volunteer driven non-profit improves all of community by building affordable housing.

On March 21, Jamey Pollard, ISU Athletic Director, announced that the ISU Athletic Department will donate one million dollars to the office of financial aid  for helping students who need financial assistance complete their degrees. Tim Day, at the ISU Athletics Department,  Cody West, President of the ISU government of the student Body, and Roberta Johnson, Director of  the ISU Financial Aid Office describe how this came about and how funds will be given out. 

Alex Fafajar from the Ames History Center announces an upcoming lecture on The Women of Cranford,  Presented by Marilyn Gibbs Alger, current co-owner of Cranford Apartments in Campus Town, which was designed, built, and owned by women at ISU as a residence for women at ISU. The lecture will be at the Ames Public Library March 27 at 7 PM.

Choral Festival, March For Our Lives

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 03/21/2018
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Leanne Harter came in to warn us our property taxes are due and to let us know campgrounds at Hickory Grove Park and Dakins Lake will be accepting reservations this year.  Shon Stephenson, Operations Manager at Ames Children’s Choirs, came in with Chris Johnson, guest conductor for the "Celebrate Singing Choral Festival" by the Ames Children’s Choirs.   Johnson is choral music director at Roland-Story Middle School and Gilbert Vocal Music Director at the Intermediate and Middle Schools there.

Young people's voices will also be heard at the "March for our Lives" on Saturday afternoon, March 24, throughout the country.  We ended the program hearing from Landra Reece and Isabela O'Connor, organizers for March For Our Lives  event at the Capitol in Des Moines, one of the 823 events worldwide.  We also heard about Unity In The Community offering free HIRTA bus transportation to to that event. Our guests spoke of their conviction that committed people 18 and younger can lead the way in creating a safer world as they come of age.

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