November 2014

Originally broadcast 11/26/2014
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Local Talk host Susan Franzen teams up with Lonna Nachtigal of KHOI’s DonnaLonna Kitchen show for KHOI's Thanksgiving Special. It starts with a trip to farms of the past with Virtus Brockman, who has farmed in Marshall County for 68 years, and Donna Drake Nall, who grew up on a farm near Sheldahl in Polk County. Pastor Dennis Sandmann is on hand to describe the Community Thanksgiving Service in the Roland Community Center where the joint choir from Salem and Bergen will sing at 7:00 PM on Thanksgiving Eve. The rest of the program ranges from cook stoves to recipes, with a serious story of thanks and a curmudgeonly fantasy of the first Thanksgiving by Calvin Trillin.

Originally broadcast 11/21/2014
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Today's show brings us children's voices and the voices of local professionals who seek to cultivate children's literacy. Sarvinder Naberhaus, an author from Ames, speaks about her new children's book "Boom! Boom!" (Simon & Schuster) about the sounds the weather makes. Then Jerri Heid, youth services manager at the Ames Public Library, and Diana Schmidt, Raising Readers organizer, talk about Raising Readers' goals of school readiness and reading proficiency. Raising Readers and the APL collaborate on the Harrison Barnes Reading Academy, which pairs mentors and kids at the library every Wednesday afternoon. Children from that program came to our studios earlier this week, and were recorded talking and giggling about books that they had recently read. Among our guests, there was a lively discussion about changing literacy practices of children today and how parents and all adults can support their development.

Originally broadcast 11/19/2014
County Reporters Cheryl Binzen and Susan Franzen took a road trip to Webster City, where they ate lunch at the 2nd Street Emporium and interviewed Cami Felts about the history of the restaurant before meeting with Deb Brown, Keri Rojas, Loween Getter, and Joann Robb at the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss the attractions and history of Webster City.

<a href="" sites="" khoifm.org="" files="" talk="" programs="" local="" audio="" 2014_11_19_lt_webster_corrected_web.mp3"="" target="_blank">The meeting was followed by tours of the Webster Theater, the Jane Young House, and the Kendall Young Library. On the way home they stopped by Story City to hear about Lake Comar from Kay Munson, who recalled its allure in the 1920s and 30s.

Originally broadcast 11/14/2014
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In celebration of the recent successful pledge drive, the show opened with a brief history of radio in Ames from Alex Fefjar of the Ames Historical Society.

The second enrollment period for insurance using the government sponsored Health Insurance Marketplace runs from November 15 through February 15 and the bulk of the show consists of two interviews about enrolling under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare). One interview is with Tony Murray of Murray and Associates, an insurance company in Des Moines. The second interview is with Shanette White, who is a government certified Navigator trained to guide people seeking enrollment under ACA. Shanette White works as a Navigator under Planned Parenthood of the Hearland (PPHeartland).

Ruth Wiedemeier, Manager of the Octagon, talks about holiday season events in the downtown district, including the Festival of Trees at the Octagon, and Snow Days sponsored by the Downtown Cultural District.

Belinda Merrit lists live music events available in Ames over the weekend.