Climate Smart Agriculture, Firemen Days

Originally broadcast 06/07/2017
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Eugene Takle, ISU Professor Atmospheric Science and Agricultural Meteorology spoke with us about the anticipated effects on Iowa Agriculture of the US withdrawal from the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement. In exploring farming practices that can mitigate climate change [Climate Smart Agriculture] we heard from two organic farmers. Tom Frantzen described how he became an organic farmer and also about some of the award winning experiments with diversified crops and animal farming. Gary Guthrie had a different model of organic farming as he raised fruits and vegetables for shares in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)). Gary has also made his farm energy self-sufficient with a windmill and multiple solar panels.

Then we turned to weekend events with Bill Hook, Fire Chief for the Cambridge/Union Township fire department, telling us about Fireman Days, a two day festival in Cambridge to raise money to complete an addition to their fire house – fun with a purpose. Closing our show we heard from Director Cheryl Clark, about Ankeny Community Theatre’s production, In The Middle of Yesterday, about Alzheimer’s Disease.

Outdoor Pianos, Community Solar Initiative

Originally broadcast 06/05/2017
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Paticia Izbecki, who spearheaded the project, talks about the installation of the brightly-painted outdoor pianos that will be available all Summer for the public to perform on at Tom Evans Plaza downtown, and in Welch Avenue.

Kelly Diekmann, Director of Planning and Housing for the City of Ames talks about how the city calculates and responds he need for new construction in town. We get another more personal perspective on the housing market from local landlord Mary Buchman who has been in the business of renting property to students for the past forty-five years. Susan Gwiasda, Public Relations Officer for the City of Ames, together with Donald Kom, Director of Electric Services update us on the progress towards Sun Smart Ames, the community solar farm initiative.

Peregrine Falcons, Woodcarvers, Tigerswan

Originally broadcast 06/02/2017
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Pat Schlarbaum tells the story of Peregrine Falcons; how they returned to Iowa after extinction here, and brought people together in the process. He tells us where falcons nest today in Iowa. He also explains the charming story of the little birds who raise their young every spring on the speaker in the KHOI doorway, who they are and their species' pilgrimage across the country towards home in California.

Master woodcarver Art Mann will be the featured artist "on display" at Habitat for Humanity during Friday June 2 Artwalk. Art talks about wood carving and Ginny and Steve Wervolt, fellow woodcarvers, talk about what makes Art great. They all belong to Mid Iowa Woodcarvers.

Details have emerged about surveillance being carried out by Tigerswan, an international private security firm, on people in Iowa who have been speaking out against the building of Dakota Access Pipeline. Boone County has been one of the targeted areas. Brenda Brink from the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition, a coalition of more than 30 Iowa organizations objecting the the pipeline, describes direct encounters from Tigerswan by the Des Moines River and also invites you to join a flotilla on the Des Moines River in the Boone Valley, being planned for June 17th.

Scandinavian Days, Addams Family, Arlen Twedt

Originally broadcast 05/31/2017
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We started our preview of the 2017 Scandinavian Days event with Abby Huff, director of the Story City Greater Chamber Connection chatting with Paul Wierson about the four days event. To give an authentic feel of a unique part of the festival we played Cynthia McClure's report of the Kumla Eating Contest from a previous year with organizers Becky Watson and John Gookin to explain what was happening. Changing to this years show by the Judge Story Theatrical Troupe, we were visited by three member of the cast of The Adams Family, Lance Harding, Lars Skaar, and Sam Barnes getting us ready for the production opening June 1. The program closed with an interview from Arlen Twedt, talking about his new book Central Iowa Norwegians Vol.1.

Memorial Day Ceremonies, BJ Kearns

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Our 2017 Memorial Day program was very personal, starting with Marsha Miller telling about the ceremony in the Maxwell Cemetery where her son is buried, then turning to Gale Seiler's reflections on how different ages and cultures view death. Hildah Makorih, a Kenyan graduate student, described the burial customs from her tradition. Turning to the ISU Cemetery, Kay Puttock spoke with Charles Strawhalter, a campus landscape architect and the ISU Cemetery co-ordinator, about the history of the cemetery. Jeriyn Logue, Program Manager for the ISU Retirees Association, describing this year's service. Charles Knicker, who wrote the words to the hymn sung each year during the ceremony, told us the story of how he and Lynn Ziegler fitted the words to the perfect music.

The final portion of the program was a tribute to BJ Kearns, who died on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Since KHOI went on the air in 2012, "Evening with Elizabeth" has been a favorite program. Maintaining her official identity as "Elizabeth", BJ Kearns secretly created and hosted this show featuring "my vinyl record collection from the 40s and 50s". Ursula Ruedenberg interviewed BJ's sister, Mary Ann Gardner, about BJ's biography and approach to life. Her Technical Assistant, Cynthia McClure, described the working style of her production.

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