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Originally broadcast 10/07/2016
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October is National Adopt-a-Pet Month, and Sue McCaskey, Animal Control Director of the Story County Animal Shelter in Nevada talks about how the shelter observes this special month, often with the help the great student organizations at ISU such as Students Helping Rescue Animals (SHRA).

City of Ames Civil Engineer Rudy Keoster updates us on happenings and events coming up in the City of Ames. Free yard waste dates: October 15, October 22; November 5 (includes brush) and November, 12.

Ames Skate Park has been renovated and is now one of the best skateboarding facilities in the nation. Saturday October 8 is the date of the official celebration, ribbon cutting, and renaming of the Skate Park. It will be renamed the Georgie Tshima Memorial Skate Park, and in this program you can learn about Georgie from his mother,and also from his business partner and fellow-skateboarder.

Originally broadcast 10/05/2016
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We traveled to Webster City to learn about the impact of their significant immigrant population. Deb Brown of the Webster City Chamber of Commerce told us about the contributions Laotian and Latino immigrants make to economic and cultural life in Webster City. Then we visited All Cultures Equal (ACE) center where Janet Toering gave us a picture of educational, legal, and social events taking place there. Doug Bailey, one of he founders of the center, described community support for the immigrant communities. Maureen Seamonds told us about the upcoming international food classes at ACE which will be part of Wild Winter Weekend classes from Legacy Learning Boone River Valley. And Peter Fisher shared insights from the report Immigrants in Iowa: What New Iowans Contribute to the State Economy, the report he co-authored or the Iowa Policy Project. An even more striking example of the contributions of new immigrants was described by Newton Grotzinger from Hampton in Franklin county, which has nearly 30% Latino population. We wrapped up the hour with a discussion by Connor Keenan giving us a preview of the upcoming Ames Artists Studio Tour.

Originally broadcast 09/30/2016
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This show, hosted by Gale Seiler, went from global to local. Karim Abdelhamid, Mohamed Abufalgha, and Mohamed Elfourtia talked about their participation in the Arab Spring and the outcome of the revolutions in their countries, Libya and Egypt. Then we turned to the local art scene. Catherine Reinhart, an artist, who has a show opening at Design on Main, and Sara Merritt, of the Ames Community Arts Council told us about the Studio Tour on October 8 & 9. We heard from Jennifer Knox and Tyler Harms about Iowa Bird of Mouth, an online crowd-sourced poetry project honoring Iowa birds.