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Black Lives Matter, Bike To Work Week

Originally broadcast 05/06/2015
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Latino ISU students have their own Graduation ceremony in Spanish at ISU. Berenice Real, and Berenice Liborio from Latino Student Initiatives explain.

On May 1st, a second silent student march for Black Lives Matter was held at ISU. ISU students Jared Ingram and Selma Sims, speak about why they support the Black Lives Matter movement and we hear sounds of the march and some thoughts and hashtags, and sign messages from the march.

May has been declared Bike to Work Month and May 11 - 18 is National Bike to Work Week. Dan DeGeest, a member of the Ames Bicycle Coalition, described the formation, mission, and the many events coming up to celebrate Bike To Work Month

For a listing of all events, visit this page on the Ames Bicycle Coalition website.

Music and Old Buildings

Hosts: Paul Wierson and Susan Franzen

Originally broadcast 05/06/2015
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Ben Svec from Falls Millwork in Kelley and Shelly Bernholtz, from SAFE Buildings in Slater talked about the dangers and opportunities that come with old buildings. We were joined by Sylvia Munsen (pictured at left), Shon Stephenson, Sara Compton and Paul Hertz who told us about plans for the 20th anniversary of the Ames Children’s Choirs Concerts to be held May 9th and 10th at 3:00 PM. at the First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave. in downtown Ames.

Hosts: Paul Wierson and Susan Franzen

Travel & Tourism, and National Foster Care Month

Originally broadcast 05/04/2015
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May is National Travel and Tourism Month, and also National Foster Care Month, so these are the two topics for this show. Hear why Ames is "the BEST college town in America", and how you can be the best Ames ambassador.

In the second part of the show we hear from two adult experts on being a foster parent, and we also hear from two young people who have been in foster care.

Allyson Walter of the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau (515) 232-4032
Bambi Schrader, Recruitment Supervisor of Iowa KidsNet (800) 243-0756
Terry Bailey, foster parent and Coordinator of the Achieving Maximum Potential (AMP) program, a program of Youth & Shelter Services for children and youth in foster care
Haley and Abby, two young people who have been or are in foster care

Story County Story Project, Raising Readers

Originally broadcast 04/27/2015
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Today, we share the "fruits" of two different collaborations of KHOI with students in our community:

the Story County Story Project led by Ames High School teacher Joe Brekke
the Raising Readers group of elementary students that meets at the Ames Public Library every Wednesday

Last winter, co-host Gale Seiler and station manager Ursula Ruedenberg visited Ames High School to share a few pointers on radio production with the senior English classes, and KHOI hosted student visits to our studio. These students were in the process of interviewing an elder of their choice. Meanwhile, last fall, Gale and co-host Greta Anderson brought elementary students in the Raising Readers program to share their book reports, and again this spring, Lonna Nachitgal recorded their poems at the library.

First up on today’s show, Gale and Greta air some of these amazing high school student interviews and talk with Joe Brekke, who joins us in the studio. Then, we play some of the elementary students’ original creations, with all their inimitable charm. The wisdom and talent in our community is boundless, and KHOI is here to bring it to you!

Ames History Mural

Originally broadcast 04/24/2015
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The Ames History Mural, located in Tom Evans Plaza near the west side of Main Street in Ames was painted in 2003 by Ursula Ruedenberg and Jane Graham, in partnership with the City of Ames Public Arts Commission and funded by more than 75 individuals and businesses. The mural is scheduled to be demolished in a few weeks.

Owner of the building where the mural resides, Randy Pyle, explains the mural is coming down becasue the building is being renovated.

Kerry Dixon from the City of Ames Public Arts Commission explains the process from the city's point of view and gives some history of how the project started. Arts Advocate Carole Horowitz and former Public Arts Commissioner (who was seated when the mural was painted) talks about the meaning of this project as well as public art in general in Ames.

Artists Graham and Ruedenberg describe how the mural was made. Also, former artistic collaborator Jeanne Griffin O'Neil, who was part of Ames Mural movement in the 1970's, speaks about that inspiring era via telephone from East Grand Forks, MN.

Earth Day 2015

The first half of today's program was Susan Franzen's interview with Chris Anderson, Assistant Director of the Climate Science Program at ISU, and Katharine Hayhoe, Director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, who will present the Earth Day Lecture, “Climate Urgency & How Farmers and Businesses Can Take the Lead”, an Iowa State University Lecture podcast broadcast by permission.

Pat Schlarbaum's phenology report was a tribute to Rachel Carson and her influence in the legislation that led to the survival of the Peregrine Falcon and its return to Iowa. Then Pat spoke with Larry Stone, Jon Stravers, and Mark Edwards about how Earth Day has developed in the past 25 years.

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