Solar Jacket, Art Walk, APA

Originally broadcast 05/26/2017
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Host, Gale Seiler, welcomed Drs. Fatma Baytar and Ellen McKinnon from the Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management at ISU, as well as Kathryn Kaalberg, a student. They were part of a team that designed a solar jacket that can charge other electronic devices. They showcased the jacket last week at the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, D.C., where they competed in the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition.

Cindy Hicks from the Main Street Cultural District came by to talk about Art Walk, which will take place on Friday, June 2, from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in Ames.

Betty Baird and Anne Kinzel from the Ames Progressive Alliance (APA) led a conversation about two political training workshops that were held this year with the goal of increasing civic engagement through running for office or other involvement in campaigns. Victoria Szopinski, and Jamet Colton talked about their experiences as participants in the workshops.

Local Talk 05/24/2017

Originally broadcast 05/24/2017
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We discussed the recent Ames City Council meeting concerning the Resolution Reaffirming the Public Safety Function of Local Law Enforcement. Matthew Goodman, former Ames City Council Member and co-chair of Ames Progressive Alliance was on hand to explain the collaborative work behind the crafting of this resolution. City Council members Gloria Betcher and Tim Gartin spoke with Ames Chief of Police Chuck Cychosz about how the proposed resolution would affect the interactions of the Ames Police with immigrant communities. Cheryl Binzen spoke for the resolution on behalf of Inclusive Ames, Rick Exner representing the AMOS Immigration Group (AMOS is a coalition of social justice groups known as A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) testified to the importance of an official document in support of the practice of the Ames Police to limit their activities to local law enforcement rather than taking on functions of federal immigration agents. Liz Mendez spoke from the experience of being a Latina immigrant. We then heard from Zoami Callas-Sosa Rios about the pro-active things being done at the Webster City ACE (All Cultures Equal) Center.

Ruth Horine Book told us how Story County Conservation Center is keeping the legacy of her father "Bill" Horine alive by sponsoring a prize at its annual nature photography exhibit and initiating the Horine Writing Contest for Youth. Host Paul Wierson shared some memories of his own about this beloved nature writer and nature photographer. Ruth and Paul added a tribute to the friendship between Bill and Pat Schlarbaum which brought them together actively until Bill was well into his 90s. His Facebook Page Outdoor Talk is still being maintained.

Pat's Retirement, Planned Parenthood

Originally broadcast 05/22/2017
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KHOI naturalist reporter Pat Schlarbaum will retire from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in June. Pat was a technician for DNR's Wildlife Diversity Program, where he spearheaded and coordinated the return of many wild animal species to Iowa, including the peregrine falcon, bald eagle, river otter, kestrel, prairie chicken, and osprey. His last public event was a recent award ceremony and picnic honoring the many people, throughout the Midwest, who collaborated to bring the Osprey back to Iowa. A few of these people, including Chief Golden Light Eagle, express what the Osprey Project has really meant to them.

Rachel Lopez, Public Relations Manager for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, relates how Iowa Senate File 515, which blocks state funding to Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide abortions, will impact Planned Parenthood and its ability to provide reproductive health care to Iowans. Planned Parenthood will lose four of its 12 clinics in Iowa.

70th Anniversary of the Ames Lab, Historic Plaques

Originally broadcast 05/19/2017
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Adam Schwartz, Director of the Ames Lab, and Vitali Pacharsky, Distinguished Professor, Division of Materials Science & Engineering with Ames Lab and ISU, celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Ames Lab, Ames' signature federal research facility at Iowa State University. They describe the origins and spirit, unique features, and some pivotal projects that have helped define the Lab as a world leader in Science.

Alex Fejfar from the Ames History Center, talks about the historic plaque project for building in Downtown Ames. There will be a lecture, presented by Sharon Wirth and Judy Gilger, who, while researching for the downtown historical plaque project, uncovered many intriguing facts about downtown structures, businesses and the people who built them. The lecture will be on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Ames Public Library.

Solar Power,Terva, Nasty Women

Originally broadcast 05/17/2017
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Judi Eyles was onhand to tell us about the work of the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and introduce a recent graduate of their CYStarters program, Steven Brockshus, whose website Terva.ag went online this week. Tim Dwight, former football star turned advocate for solar energy, told reporter Greta Anderson how experiences with troops in Iraq led him to become an advocate for Solar Power. We ended the day with a road trip to see the irises on display at the Iowa Arboretum for the American Iris Society Convention followed by a visit to Sheri Taha at the "Nasty Women" show at Expressions Gallery in Slater.

Iowa Legislature, Reliable Street

Originally broadcast 05/15/2017
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Host: Kay Puttock

In the wake of Governor Terry Branstad signing of Agricultural Bill SF 510, State Senator Herman Quirmbach offers his analysis and hopes for the future of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

Drew Kamp, the Director of Government Relations and Business Retention for the Ames Chamber of Commerce talks about his views on the past legislative session, and also about his forthcoming lobbying trip to Washington along with other members of the Chamber.

Lyndsay Nissen talks about her plans for an artists' co-operative she's in the process of building on Reliable Street.

.Four students from Ames Middle School, along with their teacher Steph Schares talk about the writing, planning and publishing of two anthologies they've published of their written work.

Lincoln Corridor Plan, Sustainable Parks

Originally broadcast 05/12/2017
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Kelly Diekmann, Ames Planning & Housing Director, describes the City of Ames' Lincoln Corridor Plan for future development of areas along Lincoln Way, including transportation, housing, land use, urban development, economic development, and infrastructure. The plan responds to a shift in priorities expressed by Ames residents away from being oriented towards car transportation, to "road diets" making way for a more walkable and cycling city with public transportation playing a larger role.

Merry Rankin, Director of Sustainability for ISU and Ames Sustainability Coordinator, and Joshua Thompson, Ames Parks & Recreation Superintendent, describe how park maintenance workers focus on sustainability while caring for Ames parks.

Pat Schlarbaum describes peregrine falcon (now hatching) and their return to Iowa after extinction.

Maggie Westvold Honors Local Poets

Originally broadcast 05/11/2017
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This special program looks towards Memorial Day coming up later this month. Long-time Ames resident and poet Maggie Westvold remembers and honors deceased poets she's known, recalling their lives and influence, reading their poetry, and reading her own poetry about them.

Maggie honors the following poets: Tammalou Maas, Maggie Roetman, Ed Fawkes, Joy Bartley, Dorothy Fyfe, and Mary Nakadate.

Most of these poets, (as well as Maggie herself) were members of Third Stanza, a local poetry group that meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm at Ames Public Library. To learn more about Third Stanza contact Maggie Westvold at (515)232-0728

Robins, Little Wall Solar, Gatherings

Originally broadcast 05/10/2017
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We began this Wednesday's program with a robin song to introduce Jennifer Knox and Tyler Harms, collaborators in the crowd-sourced poetry project Iowa Bird of Mouth. They reported on their live crowd-sourced poetry created by childen's classes. After listening to a few of the outstanding poems submitted for the robin, (the bird for May), we went up to Hamilton county for a celebration quite different from those we previewed last week in Story and Boone counties. Little Wall Lake Park near Jewell held its ribbon cutting as the first county park in Iowa to have a 100 percent offset of its electricity by producing its own power through a solar array. Brian Lammers, Hamilton County Conservation director, described the origins and development of the $300,000 project through partnerships with the Hamilton County Supervisors, Eagle Point Solar, Hamilton County Conservation Board and Alliant Energy. Larry Steffen, vice president of sales for Eagle Point Solar, the Dubuque-based company that financed, designed and built the array, was in our studio to clarify some of the technical details. We closed out the program by previewing the crowded calendar of this week's events in Nevada, capped off with a Mother's Day brunch at Gatherings, an event venue which occupies a large storefront on Main Street. We spoke with Stephanie Badger, Gatherings' General Manager.

Implicit Bias, Parking, Emergencies

Originally broadcast 05/08/2017
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The show began with a story on an Implicit Racial Bias Workshop held recently in Ames. Host Gale Seiler interviewed Jamet Colton, from the Ames Progressive Alliance, the person who spearheaded the idea to have this workshop. We also heard audio from the workshop, which was led by Dr. Stephen Biggs, an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at ISU.

Ursula Ruedenberg brought us an interview with Nitin Gadia about an upcoming film and discussion on automobile parking and its consequences in Ames.

Keith Morgan, from the Story County Emergency Management Agency was on the show for his monthly segment. He talked about an emergency simulation recently undertaken by the Emergency Operations Center.

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