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Resource Recovery, Restoration

Originally broadcast 08/17/2016
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Monthly guest Merry Rankin of the ISU Office of Sustainability brings in Superintendent of Ames Resource Recovery Plant Bill Schmidt and Ames public relations officer Susan Gwiasda to share stories from the first-ever--and hugely successful--Rummage Rampage event over the July 29-31 weekend. This community-wide rummage sale was designed to divert furniture and other usable household items from the landfill during the rental move-out date.

Ursula Ruedenberg goes to the Iowa State Fair to check out the FFA's Agricultural Machinery Restoration Competition. Henry Corbin of Nevada describes the antique washing machine he refurbished (in pink!), and Nevada FFA members Eric Fevold, Chance Steffes, and FFA state secretary Chase Kusel, describe their projects as well.

This month's Community Service Appreciation segment by Kay Puttock features Devita Harden of the local Ames NAACP chapter. President Edna Clinton will be featured next week.

Bicycle Repair Man, ISU Learning Communities, "Cranes Over Ames"

Originally broadcast 08/15/2016
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Gale Seiler talks about "Learning Communities" at Iowa state - that help ISU students adjust to a large campus - with: Jennifer Leptien, Interim Director of Learning Communities at ISU; Carmen Flagge, Diversity Coordinator and Multicultural Liaison Officer for the College of Human Sciences, and Coordinator of the Connect Four Learning Community in the College of Human Sciences; and David Mena, a third year student in the College of Human Sciences and a Senior Peer Mentor in the Connect Four Learning Community.

Diane Corson, owner of Bicycle Repair Man with her husband Craig Corson, descries their mobile bike repair business. She goes on to explain how they take "damaged" bikes from Target and other businesses and restoring them to be donated to people who need bikes but can't afford them. You can donate used bikes to them by calling them at (515) 232-8232 or contact them through their web site.

John Hall, Director of Business Development for the Ames Economic Development Commission, describes "cranes over Ames:" the development boom in Ames, which is rapidly growing.

Mosquito Tidbits, Social Security Takeaways, Dog Detection

Originally broadcast 08/12/2016
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Brendan Dunphy, Research Associate in the Etymology Department at ISU, talks about his work taxonomizing the mosquito species of Iowa, and shares tidbits of mosquito lore in the context of the zika virus media feeding frenzy.

Sue Olson, AARP’s 4th congressional district volunteer leader and Rob Bingham, volunteer from Ames, talk about the Take a Stand campaign uniting Democrats and Republicans in the political struggle for the continued solvency of the Social Security trust fund. If politicians don’t act now, retirees will be subjected to 25% cuts in the year 2034.

Ames dog trainer Jim Peters brings his talented four-year-old German shepherd into the studio to talk about the many kinds of detection “Rocky” is involved in, from solving cold cases to seeking out Iowa’s endangered turtles.

Summer Sessions: Iowa School of Jazz

Originally broadcast 08/03/2016
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On July 3, the Iowa School of Jazz took the stage at Roosevelt Park in Ames, as part of Roosevelt Summer Sundays, and KHOI volunteers were there to capture the sound. This program highlights the artistic decisions of the group's director, Al Biela, with comments introducing most of the songs. Learn something about jazz and appreciate Ames' young talent. The students range in age from 13 to 15 and have taken years of instruction at Iowa School of Music. They are Cole Hillier, tenor sax; Sarah Farwell, alto sax; William Brumm, trombone; Ryan Lin, trombone; Noah Heinrich, guitar; Julie-Michelle Manohar, piano and vocals; Dominik McDonald, drums; Al Biela, director and bass.

Stover Blaze, B-day Bash, Zines

Originally broadcast 08/10/2016
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Nevada fire chief Ray Reynolds joins us to discuss last week's corn stover fire, which still smolders six days later North of Ames in Milford Township. A total of 20,000 large bales, equivalent to 5,000 acres of corn crop, was lost after a lightning strike Thursday evening. John Pieper, coordinator of the supply chain of stover to the Dupont cellulosic ethanol plant, struggles to explain Mother Nature's peculiar aversion to this revolutionary technology--as lightning has caused fires in the plant's stockpiles four times since 2012.

Viveca Dillard, host of KHOI's Saturday night show, "The Hot Spot," shares highlights of the plans for the station's Fourth Birthday Bash this coming Saturday, featuring 3-on-3 basketball, a book sale, Willie's barbecue, blueberry pies, and two fine local bands, Jebediah Stone and the Vinyl Vagabonds. Come join us for a day of festivity.

Bob Anders, host of "Bob's 8-Track Garage Sale," interviews Kristin Roach about her zine "Craft Leftovers," her zine distro Roach Motel, and the zine festival she is organizing next weekend in Des Moines.

Restorative Justice & Bike Share Programs

Originally broadcast 08/08/2016
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Fred Van Liew, a former prosecuting attorney who has turned his attention to pioneering "Restorative Justice" - victim-offender dialogue to reduce crime. In Story County, you can also contact Fred's colleague, Amy Moore, or at (515) 207-9720. Resolve Iowa also mediates school disputes between students, or students and teachers.

Bike-sharing is coming to Ames: Julie Weeks, Director of the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau describes their bike-sharing program that offers free bikes to visitors to Ames Hotels. Dan DeGeest from the Ames Bicycle Coalition and R , describes "Zebra-Bikes" being offered for free to use, to be picked up from Reliable Street Center.

Leanne Harter, Story County Outreach and Special Projects Manager, reports from the story County Supervisor’s Office.

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