Christmas in Towns, Wild Turkeys, Central Iowa Symphony "Rapture, Rage, Revelry"

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/29/2017
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Wildlife expert Pat Schlarbaum introduces the wild Turkey.

 
Christmas season is a-happening around Central Iowa. Reports from various municipalities:

Nevada's "Vintage Christmas" -  described by Lynn Scarlett from the Nevada Chamber of Commerce
Webster City's "Christmas in the City" - described by Linda Christiansen from the Webster City Chamber of Commerce
Story City's "Yulefest" - described by KHOI Local Talk host Paul Wierson
Ames' Area Alternative Gift Market - described by Ingrid Anderson, coordinator 

Bernard McDonald, Associate Professor of Music at Simpson College in Indianola, IA will be guest conductor for the Central Iowa Symphony (CIS) this month for the December concert. "Rapture, Rage, and Revelry" will be performed on Saturday December 2 at 7:30 PM in City Auditrium, 515 Clark Avenue. McDonald describes the passionate and diverse musical pieces that the CIS will perform. Go to their web site for more information..

Birds and Bitcoins

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/27/2017
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Sexual harassment at the Iowa Legislature; Des Moines-headquartered publishing company Meredith Corp buys Time Inc for $1.8 billion,Cy mascot  on T-shirts promoting the legalization of marijuana, and much more with a summary of some Iowa news from last week from Iowa Informer. Doug Harr, President of Iowa Audubon, discusses autumn bird migration in Iowa: new arrivals and how to enjoy Iowa's Beautiful Lands, Lakes and marshes this time of year. 20-year-old Lucas Ruedenberg and hos Uncle, Randy Wright explain Bitcoins and the world of Krypto Currency. Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau gives a rundown of December public events. More can be seen here.

 

Food at First and Reflections on Thanksgiving

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/24/2017
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Dennis Hart was back with his roundup of a busy week in local news. Host, Gale Seiler, brought us voices from volunteers and diners at the Thanksgiving dinner at Food at First. We also heard reflections on Thanksgiving from a variety of other perspectives, including those who have to work on the holiday, grew up in another country, and are Native American..

Thanksgiving Stories and Songs

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/22/2017
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To prepare for Thanksgiving we sat around the table in our studio with storytellers Dan Bagley and Patrician Coffie talking about memories of Thanksgiving and its foods.  ​After several servings of turkey and ham with plenty of gravy here in central Iowa​, we turned to jazz with Louis Armstrong complaining to Velma Middleton of "All That Meat and No Potatoes."  To bring ou​r feast t​o ​​2017​,​ we went to the viral YouTube Hip Hop Thanksgiving song, "Grandma: What Are You Cooking for Thanksgiving?" by  Pastor Shirley Ceaser -- you can see here. We ended the show ​with a Thanksgiving Prayer​ by​ Johnny Cash.

Photograph courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, and Norman Rockwell "Freedom from Want" 

Bloody Run Creek, Music and Disease, Jobs in Story County

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/20/2017
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A meeting is planned to be held in Elkader Iowa to discuss plans being made, to build a 10,000 head cattle feed lot in the watershed for Bloody Run Creek, a cold water trout stream North of Dubuque. Environmentalist author Larry Stonediscusses the water qualities issues that are involved. Stone was an outdoor writer and photographer for the Des Moines Register and is author of many environmentalist books including Listen to the Land, Citizen of the Natural World, and Gladys Black: The Legacy of Iowa’s Bird Lady, and Iowa: Portrait of the Land

Patricia Izbicki,  graduate student in neuroscience at Iowa State has recently been recognized as an Iowa Woman of Innovation by the TechnologyAssociation of Iowa, one of ten women so recognized. She is researching  , how music affects the human brain, nervous system, and various diseases . She explains her research, together with her major professor, Dr. Elizabeth Stegemoller.

Brenda Dryer, Director of Workforce Solutions at the Ames Chamberof Commerce, announces the Story County job fair and discusses employment/unemployment rates in Story County.

Ames HS History, Anti-racism Collaborative, and Immigrant Rights

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 11/17/2017
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Alex Fejfar from the Ames Historical Society came in for his monthly visit and told us about their new exhibit about Ames High School through the years. Riley Drake, from the Anti-Racism Collaborative (ARC of Ames) and a counselor at Sawyer Elementary, spoke about a series of free workshops on combatting racism. Immigration issues, particularly DACA and sanctuary, were discussed with Cornelia Flora, Professor Emeritus of ISU, and Gabriela Flora, Program Director for the American Friends Service Committee in Denver. In addition, we talked with Jeanette Vizguerra, who was named as one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People of 2017.

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