Stopping the Summer Slide
Originally broadcast 06/08/2015
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Host Greta Anderson speaks with Jerri Heid, Youth Services Coordinator of the Ames Public Library, and Carolyn Jons, co-founder of Raising Readers in Story County< in Story County, about the fun, engaging activities planned for students during summer break. Hear about Firehouse Days, a wearable computer for infants and toddlers that counts utterances, and kids being inspired by science at the Summer Enrichment Camp at the Middle School. VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED! Then, correspondant Kay Puttock brings us Erica Peterson, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Story County , our Community Service Appreciation partner for the month of June. When school's out, the Club is "in"! Hear stories of young people whose lives were transformed by having a friendly place to go.
Ames Public Relations Officer Susan Gwiasda gives us a preview on municipal plans by the City of Ames for June and gives an update on the Breckenridge Housing Development.
This preview of the 50th anniversary of Story City’s Scandinavian Days included a lot of local history with Mayor Mike Jensen and host Paul Wierson as they talked with Story City's own poet laureates, the Benson Brothers. Barry and Steve Benson will be at the Bertha Bartlett Public Library, 503 Broad Street in Story City on Saturday, June 6 at 2:00 PM, to read from their newest book, "Poems by the Skunk River Valley Boys." They discussed what makes a good poem and how they have succeeded in the very competitive market of poetry publication.
Keith Morgan from Story County Emergency Management explains the Hazard Mitigation Planning program of Story County Emergency Management.
Long time and outstanding Ames citizen and City Planner Jeff Benson passed away unexpectedly on May 26. We honor his life and accomplishments. Councilwoman Gloria Betcher speaks on behalf of the City of Ames. City Planners Charlie Kuester and Ray Anderson, who worked with Jeff, describe Jeff's work in city planning and the development of Iowa'a Lincoln Highway Association. Also included are two excerpts from a lecture that Jeff Benson gave last year, sponsored by the Ames History Center, about the history of business development in Ames.
Guests Marsha Miller with David and Hannah Gradwohl led us on a tour of cemeteries and memorials that took us to several Civil War graves from Maxwell both North and South to a Stolperstein in Frankfurt, Germany, where Hannah and David just attended a ceremony for Hannah's grandparents. They explored the significance of cemeteries for communities and individuals.