LOCAL TALK 11 January 2022

Julia McGuire; Coordinator for 1000 Friends of Iowa, 

2021 BEST DEVELOPMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS  Celebrates iowa’s Development Heros and recognizes smart growth principles across Iowa. We review and discuss a number of the 7 awardee projects.

Erica Place, Outreach Coordinator for StoryvCounty Conservation joins us for our monthly visit.  We discuss planned activities for the month of January in and around Story Counties conservation properties. Also talk about the counties latest public conservation property and  highlight a public survey offered to help guide the conservation staff in their planning efforts. 

 

Susan Gwiasda Public Information Officer for the City of Ames: updates on city council meeting and remindes community of Christmas tree disposal hours. Susan introduces us to
 
Public Arts Commission (PAC) member Angie DeWaard who represents City volunteers kicking off outreach efforts for City Boards and Commissions recruitment.  Ames residents are encouraged to apply to be appointed to a City Board or Commission. Angie discusses how and why she got involved, what her Commission does, and how others can get involved. 
Anna, Magnusson  KHOI’s Top “Good News Banana” brightens our day.
Offering Poems, Music, and a review of Tuesday programs; 
Tom Russell’s; All Things Piano, Donna Prizgintas and Lana Nachtigal’s; Donna-Lana Kitchen, Mary Richard’s Community Bookshelf,  KHOI Jukebox with Eric B, Science Bytes with Sam Wormley and Mike Meetz, Anna Magnusson’s Heart2Heart along with a sneak peek at 

Thursday’s, You Name It , presented by Mike Murphy..

 

Originally broadcast 01/11/2022
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