Cathy Glasson, Mainstreet Ames, Kirsten Anderson

We started our show with Cathy Glasson's interview with Cal Haliburton's "Candidates with Cal."  Then we turned to Alex Fejfar's discussion of the rise and fall of Younkers in Ames and the North Grand Mall.   Marg Junken, longtime owner of Cooke’s Emporium, described the changes in shopping patterns she has witnessed over the decades while Main Street was recovering. Our next guest, Cindy Hicks, director of the Main Street Cultural District, picked up the story of the turnaround in Main Street.  Ursula Rudedenberg concluded with an interview with Kirsten Anderson.