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Originally broadcast 04/01/2022  Listen to the entire episode now!

Local Talk for Friday, April 1, 2022 started with a recap of the news for this week from the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.

Recently local ecologist Leland Searles was featured in a national magazine, Sierra Club.  Leland explained  Bewild Rewild in the Midwest that includes wildlife Corridors, Core Areas and Carnivores in the Iowa landscape.

Susan Gwiasda, Public Information Officer with the City of Ames, invited Bill Schmidt, Resource Recovery Manager with the City to talk about recyclables and free clean up days to come.

Mary Wilkins with ISU Extension Story County rounded out the hour with

Registrations due soon for:

• April 6 begins our 6 week Young Explorers program for youth ages 2-4 with a parent
• April 11 Money Sense – registrations accepted through Monday, April 4 for this program

May programs:

• InterACT program for parents and students in grades 3-5; 4 week virtual series
• Mindful teen workshop with the Ames Public Library

Summer program offerings are now available on our website  

Music for the program recognized April Fool’s Day with Little Feat, Fool Yourself, Annie Lennox from The Night That Changed America, Fool on a Hill and the Beatles with Fool on the Hill.

Originally broadcast 03/29/2022  Listen to the entire episode now!

Mike Meetz stops by Wildbirds Unlimited to visit with Todd Burras and Matthew Card about early spring migrants for our monthly Feathered Friends Tuesday.

Mike Meetz meets with John Pohlman, vice president of the non-profit environmental organization, the Outdoor Alliance of Story County to learn about upcoming events sponsored by the OASC. 

Susan Gwiasda, Public Information Officer for the City of Ames provides our listeners with information on the mainstreet bridge that passes over Grand Avenue.  Susan also reminds interested citizens that there is still time to apply for the newly commisioned Ames Police Advisory Board.

City Parks and Recreation Director, Keith Abraham discusses the opening date of the Homewood Golf Course, the start of numerous activities including exercise offerings, soccer leagues, when ball diamonds will be ready, scheduled work on the indoor ice facilities, the Ada Hayden water accesibilty project, as well as a number of other recreational opportunities.

Originally broadcast 03/25/2022  Listen to the entire episode now!

Local Talk for Friday, March 25, 2022 featured the news summary of the week from the pages of the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.

Zaid Gustafson with Community Choice Credit Union, 202 East Lincolnway in Ames talked about their Food Court that will host a grand opening May 21 st yet is open until then. For more information contact foodtruckparc.com and that’s foodtruckparc with a “C” for Community Choice. Community Choice has been very innovative in converting an old motel space into an attractive and useful area for the public.

Susan Gwiasda, Public Information Officer for the City invited Assistant Water and Pollution Control Director, Neil Weiss to Local Talk. He provided updates on some projects the department will be working on during the next year. Also some pertinent information about Ames water which is award winning quality. The Water Plant Open House is scheduled for Saturday, April 23.

Mike Havlik, Naturalist with the Dallas County Conservation Board talked about Swainson’s Hawk migration from Argentina. Mike also provided updates on the fishing birds of prey, Ospreys in Dallas County that will be returning to Iowa soon. Last year there were 49 Osprey pairs reported in Iowa with 29 active nests with 26 young produced.

Music featured Pieta Brown with another installment of Women’s History Month. Before Gas and TV, All My Rain, and Little Swainsons were featured from her album Paradise Outlaws.