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Originally broadcast 10/04/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news of the past week.

Kelly Winfrey, candidate for the Ames School District Board, explains her vision, goals, and qualifications. In this November’s election there will be seven candidates who have filed for three open seats on the Ames School Board. The open seats belong to: Gina Perez (who has resigned and whose seat is temporarily being filled by Jane Acker), Monic Behnken, who is not running for re-election, and Jamet Colton, who is not running for re-election. Currently the seven candidates are: Brett Becker, William Scott Dryer, Rolf Duvick, Tom Purl, Amy Erica Smith, Kira Werstein, Kelly Winfrey.

Terry Hoefer, who is a volunteer at SOAR – Saving Our Avian Resource, describes how this organization rehabilitates and releases injured raptors, and the story of its Director, Kay Newman.  On Sunday, SOAR released five raptors – two screech owls, two red tailed hawks, and a bald eagle – at a community event at the former 4-H Camp that was recently purchased by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for public use.

Darla Best sells household products made by Amish families at the Ames downtown farmers market (Oct. 9 & 16), the indoor farmers market at the Ames North Grand Mall, Nevada High School (Nov. 13 & 14), and Ankeny Santa's Workshop (Nov. 6). Darla describes the Amish families that make them.  For information about Gingerich Amish Baskets, contact Darla at darlajbest@q.com.

Originally broadcast 09/28/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Listen to the DonnaLonna Kitchen live - Tuesdays at noon (repeated Tuesday at 7:00 PM) on KHOI 89.1 MHz. Chef Donna Prizgintas and farmer, artist Lonna Nachtigal explore the local food scene with lively discussion and good humor. DLK talks about food, farming, recipes, advice, opinions and more.

Originally broadcast 09/27/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news.

Tomorrow, September 28 is National Voter Registration Day. Carolyn Klaus, president of the League of Women Voters of Ames and Story County, tells us that the League will have tables where you can register to vote and find information about satellite voting areas. The tables will be out tomorrow at the East and West HyVee (2 - 5:30 PM) , Ames public Library  (10 AM - 4 PM), the ISU Student Union and South of Parks Library at ISU (10 AM - 2 PM), and Wheatsfield (2 - 5:30 PM). There will also be a presentation at the library, available also via Zoom with the county auditor that explains the new voting laws.

On Thursday, September 30, at 6 PM the League will host a conversation with County Auditor Lucy Martin about the new election laws. This will be at the Ames Public Library Auditorium and will also be streamed live on Facebook.

On October 7, the League of Women Voters will host a forum with Ames School Board Candidates at the Ames Public Library from 6 PM to 8 PM.

Banned Book Week is held, beginning on September 26. This year, The Ames Chapter of Amnesty International is teaming up with Dog-Eared Books to bring attention to the human rights issue of censored and persecuted writers, poets, and cartoonists  around the world. There will be a display, this week, at the bookstore with the stories of 6 people around the world who are being persecuted. You are invited to sign a petition against their treatment, which will be given to the governments of persecution.