Sustainability

Originally broadcast 11/13/2015
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On today’s show, we have two excellent segments. First we have Mary Rankin back to the show to talk about sustainability issues issues in the city of Ames. She is the sustainability coordinator for the City of Ames and works with different city departments to increase their efforts at sustainability. Today she brings Kristina Murphy from the water department to the show. Our second guest is Candice Gardner, the Research Director at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station. She brings Jeff Karstens who is an expert on saving ash tree seeds to preserve ash trees from the emerald ash borer.

Veterans Day and La Poste

Originally broadcast 11/11/2015
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After a tribute to Veteran's Day with a poem by Dennis Maulsby, KHOI reporter Susan Franzen told listeners about her visit to Perry this week to preview Art On The Prairie, a festival featuring visual and graphic arts, poetry, and music in seven buildings in the Historic and Cultural District of Perry. We visited with Jenny Ecklund and Mary Rose Nichols, owners of La Poste, to hear the story of how they saved the historic 1913 Perry post office from demolition and turned it into an event center, art gallery, and social hub. We attended the weekly Handlebar Happy House in the cellar of La Poste where we recorded Kurt Bearinger One-Man Acoustic Band. Dennis gave us his impressions of his past years reading poetry from his new volume of poetry, Near Death, Near Life. in the Hotel Patee and provided a touch of the atmosphere is Art On The Prairie , including the art of winemaking by Covered Bridges Winery and Train Wreck Winery. He closed by reading two poems in honor of veterans who died in World War II.

History of the Atom and Pledge Drive

Originally broadcast 11/09/2015
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On this show, Joe Collins, training facilitator with Iowa Works, and Mary Logsdon, adult services coordinator from the Ames Public library, talking about a series of job search workshops and other upcoming adult services at the Ames Public Library. As you might have heard, our pledge drive starts November 13. We are having Klaus Rudenberg at the studio on Sunday November 15 at 4:00 PM. He gives us a preview of his Lecture on T", that he has given all over the world. Finally, Leanne Harter comes back to the show to share upcoming events in Story County.

Difficult Conversations, Life and Death Topics

Originally broadcast 11/06/2015
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The show starts with the regular monthly report from Susan Gwiasda, Public Relations Officer for the City of Ames. We learn about free yard-waste days, the Sixth Street Bridge replacement project, and other important matters in Ames this month. Susan also tells us that city is now taking applications from neighborhoods that have a space suitable to display one of the sculptures exhibited in downtown Ames. One of these sculptures could find a permanent home in your neighborhood!

The remainder of the show deals with the important issues surrounding mortality and the end of life. First, Emilyn Linden from Ames Public Library tells us about two separated but related adult programs dealing with these topics. Then Joni Williams, the Palliative Care Coordinator at Mary Greeley Medical Center explains the distinction between hospice and palliative care, and delves into many of important matters surrounding these matters.

Arizona Landmine Live Broadcast on Heart of Iowa

Originally broadcast live and loud 11/05/2015
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Blake "Ghost In the Machine" Delaney talks to members of Ames band Arizona Landmine between songs performed in live broadcast on KHOI Community Radio 89.1 MHz. Here Blake quizzes Dan on the profundities of turning 30 years old on live radio. Says Dan "I never thought that radio would be a thing by the time I crossed over into adulthood. Weird".

Pictured are Leon Owusu, Ian Francis, Griffen Clark, birthday boy Daniel Jacobitz, and MC Blake Delaney.

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