Snowy Owl, Women's March

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Pat Schlarbaum led off our program today taking us to Swan Lake State Park to talk with Matt Wetrich, Carroll County Conservation Naturalist to discuss why we've seen so many snowy owls this winter.  Moving on to the "Hear Our Vote Rally" in Des Moines last Saturday, reporter Joy B. brought us the voices of diverse participants culminating with Ako Abdul-Samad, Iowa State Representative from the 35th District, urging Muslims to be more outspoken in explaining the many interconnections between their faith and the other Abrahamic religions, Christianity and Judaism.  Christine Nobiss, spoke on behalf of Seeding Sovereignty and Indigenous Iowa in relating the shockingly high numbers of raped and abused Native women. Moving on to upcoming events, we heard an enthusiastic report of the Winter Writing Weekends sponsored by Legacy Learning in the cabins at Brigg's Woods (there's one coming up on January 27 & 28).  Also this weekend Dr. David Csinos will be theologian-in-residence at the United Church of Christ.

2018 Womens March, January Thaw, IA City Mayor Throgmorton

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 22/01/2018
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The Iowa Informer provided a round up of Iowa news in the headlines in state and national news.

Voices from the Womens March on Saturday articulate concerns, fears and hopes of some of the approximately 6,000 people who showed up to rally on the anniversary of the 2017 Women's March that occurred worldwide, including someone bearing a sign with an image of Mary Larson, who recenlty passed away. 

Iowa City's Mayor Jim Throgmorton gave a preview of a lecture to be held at the Design on Main Gallery. His lecture was about lessons learned during his two year administration in Iowa City. He advocated for approaching city development as an "unfolding" instead of a "planning." process. He also described how policies and executive orders from the US President and Iowa Legislature have challenges the goals of his administration and disrupts lives of Iowa CIty residents. Throgmorton is a professor emeritus of urban and regional planning at the University of Iowa, where he taught for 23 years.

KHOI naturalist Pat Schlarbaum talks about natural worls during JanuaryThaw.

Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau gives a preview of public events and entertainment for the next 6 weeks in Central Iowa. Upcoming events.

News Roundup, Community Foundation, ACSD updates, Herman Banning exhibit

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 19/01/2018
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The show began with the weekly News Roundup from Dennis Hart. Host, Gale Seiler, welcomed Eric Smidt, from the Ames Community School District, who provided updates on the superintendent search and building a new High School. Sunni Swarbrick, the Executive Director of the Story County Community Foundation, spoke about her professional and volunteer work focused on building community. Alex Fejfar, from the Ames Historical Society, told about a new exhibit on Herman Banning, an Iowa State College student and the first African American to get his federal pilot license. The exhibit will be housed in the Ames Library and includes an opening reception and interactive play.

Bond Isssue, 50s, Water Forum

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Matt Patton, superintendent of Rowland Story School District, discussed the issues facing voters in that area in the bond issue for a new High School Auditorium and Football Stadium on Febuary 6. Mara MacKay, executive director of the Boone County Historical Society, talked with us about the fate of the Mamie Dowd Eisenhower Birthplace that will be under a major item of business at an 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society on January 25. Moving back to Story County, we visited with Shanna Speer, director of the Nevada Public Library, and Jean Friestad, organizer of the new series "Breaking the Ice" which will start with "A Look Back to the 1950's: Baby Boomers, rock-and -roll, values, politics, and the societal changes that still have an impact today."  Turning from books to music, Larry Sloan, owner of the Talent Factory, previewed three upcoming concerts with music from past decades, starting with Richie Lee and the Fabulous 50's.  Finally Kevin Techau told us about the next CAFO/Water Quality Forum at Drake University on January 22.

Chamber of Commerce, Humanitarian Award, MLK Day

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Host, Gale Seiler, interviewed Drew Kamp, the Director of Government Relations for the Ames Chamber of Commerce about the Chamber’s legislative priorities and what they will be lobbying for this year.

Heather Withers spoke about the work she has been doing to promote equity and inclusivity since moving to Ames 19 years ago. She is the recipient of this year’s Ames Humanitarian Award.

There were several stories and songs related to Martin Luther King, including excerpts from a speech he gave in Davenport, IA in 1968.

Smart Business Challenge, Heart of Iowa Social Democrats will Repair Tailgate Lights on MLK Day

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 12/01/2018
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Dennis Hart gave a round up of local news from the pages of the Ames Tribune and related local papers.


Tom Brantseg from the Heart of Iowa Chapter of Social Democrats of America explained the mission of Social Democrats of America and announced that on MLK Day, January 15, they will replace tailgate lights for free at the East Parking Deck at ISU, 500Wallace Rd. Hot cocoa will also be served.

MerryRankin, director of sustainability for ISU and Ames discusses the Smart Business Challenge. With two local businessmen who are members, platinum member Eric Abrams, owner of Duckworth Wearing and The Loft, and most recent member,  Nadav Mer, owner of Morning Bell Roasters. Platinum businesses will be recognized for their leadership in energy conservation at Business Challenge Recognition to be held Thursday January 25 from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at Reiman Gardens, 4075 University Blvd.

Bus Stop Breakfasts, Cambridge City Center, Ed Rood

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Before setting out for our virtual tour of Cambridge, one of the Ballard Creek Towns in South Story County, we heard our monthly Story County Report from Leanne Harter.  Then county reporters Susan Franzen and Jonah Powell set off too find out why Cambridge is in the news for caring for its people with two very different projects.  First, we stopped by the Little Food Pantry in the front yard of Ronda Ceynar, just across the street from the bus stop at United Methodist Church, where Ronda and her team have started serving "Bus Stop Breakfasts" on Wednesdays. We continued on to Water Street to meet with Mayor Steven Kovarik, who gave us a tour of the new Cambridge City Center, home to the city offices and council chamber; the new library with space for story time, the latest computers, a conversation corner, as well as the bookshelves to hold all the books from the overcrowded Cambridge Memorial Library -- and space for more; and a common space equipped with an industrial equipped kitchen for parties, weddings, and community dinners. We wrapped up our tour of Cambridge with an interview by Ed Rood, about the 125 year history of the Tri-County Times, the small-town newspaper that his covered Cambridge through those years.

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Opioid Epidemic Town Hall Meeting, Lego Learning

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 05/01/2018
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Dennis Hart, KHOI’s civic reporter, gives a round up of the past week's Central Iowa news from the pages of the Ames Tribune and related papers.

A local Opioid Task Force of experts, human service organizations, and government officials, will hold an informational town hall meeting on the danger of Opioids in our area, featuring a panel of experts who will answer residents' questions. The Task Force will be on Wednesday,  January 10 at 6 PM in the Ames City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue. Members of the Task Force who got the word out on KHOI were: Commander Geoff Huff from Ames City Police, Austin Cross from Primary Health Care, Tim Garten Ames City Council member, and Denise Denton, prevention specialist at Youth and Shelter Services.

Ames 5th and 6th graders in ILego league chose to research water quality and identified the Garbage patch in Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone as two major global water quality issues. After deciding that the solutions to these major issues lie close to home, the team would like to create more awareness with their website, requesting people to sign up for the spring 2018 stream clean, up and take a pledge to reduce the use of plastics. They also would like to encourage people to come and cheer all the first lego league teams participating in the state competition on Jan 13 and 14th held at ISU.

Susan Gwiasda, Ames Public Relations Officer, gives a civic update for Ames, along with Justin Clausen, Operations Manager, who oversees snow plowing and water mains, among other duties.

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