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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.

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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.

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.