258 search results for “Muncie Animal Shelter”
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Muncie Animal Shelter
“Animal Shelter” We’re about to enter a busy time of the year for the Muncie Animal Shelter. In a few weeks the annual pet population explosion will occur – doubling or tripling the number of unclaimed dogs and cats there. We visit the shelter to see how they’re preparing, and to hear an urgent message […]
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Young Musicians
“Young Musicians” – 1/23/15 We visit the Muncie Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. It’s a remarkable gathering of talent – and a chance for us to talk with young musicians about their lives, passion for music and handling the pressure of elite competition. Play this episode online
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Landfill Greenhouse
“Landfill Greenhouse” – 1/16/15 The coldest months of the year are also some of the busiest months for the nation’s 18-thousand greenhouses and nurseries. This is when they’re growing the Easter Lillies for April, the geraniums, ferns and flowers for spring. Those companies include a central Indiana business where more than half a million geraniums […]
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Muncie Mission
“Muncie Mission” – 1/9/15 The winter months are some of the toughest times for homeless folks and needy families. And few see that as directly as the people at the Muncie Mission. We talk with Frank Baldwin, who recently took over as executive director there, and has a very personal story of understanding the desperate […]
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Winter Fests, Vet Remembers
“Winter Fests, Vet Remembers” – 1/2/15 A look at winter festivals around the state, including Richmond’s revived Ice Festival. And as the U.S. formally ends combat operations in Afghanistan, we talk with an Indiana teacher deployed twice there about his impressions. Play this episode online
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Year-End Roundup
“Year-End Roundup” – 12/26/14 Touching base with some of the interesting people we met in 2014, including “Indiana at 200” writer Andrea Neal, guitar builder Kevin Heffernan and Marion sage Ed Breen. Play this episode online
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Civil War Hoosiers
“Civil War Hoosiers” – 12/19/14 Ball State University has a fascinating new exhibit, the Frank A. Bracken U.S. Civil War Collection in Bracken Library. The collection includes artifacts, photos, weapons, re-enactment uniforms authentic to the period and more than 300 academic and rare books about the war and President Abraham Lincoln. We talk with history […]
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Champion Book
“Champion Book” – 12/12/14 The new book, “The Fast Times of Albert Champion” by Peter Joffre Nye, is a biography of the legendary founder of ACDelco and Champion Spark Plug. Champion started as a bicycle racer – something of a Jazz Age celebrity and daredevil who came to this country from Paris to race bikes. […]
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Food Banks
“Food Banks” – 12/5/14 The season of giving is also the season – for many people – of hunger. The Agriculture Department says about 15 percent of Americans are considered “food insecure,” struggling to get enough to eat. And again this year we’re hearing about food pantries struggling to keep up with demand. In our […]
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Adoption Month
“Adoption Month” – 11/28/14 Across the country, more than 100,000 children are in foster care waiting to be adopted. In this week’s show we meet a boy grateful to be adopted by his grandparents, a judge who handles those cases and a local attorney who specializes in adoptions – and has adopted several children herself. […]
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Volunteer Firefighters / Al Rent
“Volunteer Firefighters / Al Rent” – 11/21/14 Volunteer fire departments are short of, well, volunteers and the chief of the Yorktown Fire Department talks about why some people are still drawn to the job. Also, we talk with man-about-Muncie Al Rent and his love for the city and for WIPB-TV’s Telesale fundraiser.
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Volunteer Firefighters / Al Rent
“Volunteer Firefighters / Al Rent” – 11/21/14 Volunteer fire departments are short of, well, volunteers and the chief of the Yorktown Fire Department talks about why some people are still drawn to the job. Also, we talk with man-about-Muncie Al Rent and his love for the city and for WIPB-TV’s Telesale fundraiser. Play this episode […]
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Student Veterans
“Student Veterans” – 11/14/14 After more than a decade of war, thousands of veterans are taking advantage of VA educational benefits. On Veterans Day we talk with former military members now enrolled at Ball State to hear about the opportunities and challenges they face in heading to the classroom. Play this episode online
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Anderson Volunteers
“Anderson Volunteers” – 11/7/14 Madison County volunteers led by students at Anderson University turn out in droves to help folks prepare their homes for cold weather in “Operation Winterization.” Play this episode online
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Renaissance Faire
“Renaissance Faire” – 10/31/14 Of all the festivals you can find this time of year, we haven’t seen anything like the Renaissance Faire in Fishers. Costumes, actual jousting and music are all part of the attraction for about 10,000 people each year. Meet the folks who call themselves “Rennies” – the most dedicated fans of […]
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5 Minutes with the Mayor
“5 Minutes with the Mayor” 10/24/14 In an age when public officials can seem more remote from the public than ever, Muncie’s chief executive still holds his “Five Minutes with the Mayor” monthly gatherings. People schedule private time with the mayor to bring up just about anything. Play this episode online
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Sparky’s Book
“Sparky’s Book” 10/17/14 A visit to Sparky’s Doghouse, a country tavern in Mount Summit and the subject of a new book by Muncie Star Press writer John Carlson. Sparky, a former Butler basketball player, has run the place for more than 40 years and has the stories to prove it. Play this episode online
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River Professors
“River Professors” 10/10/14 Considering how many of our cities are built along rivers, it’s surprising how little time we actually spend looking at them. Two Ball State professors, Adam Kuban from the department of journalism and geology professor Lee Florea, have been taking a close look lately – and have some surprising findings about the […]
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Prison Art Lessons
“Prison Art Lessons” 10/3/14 Volunteers from the Pendleton Artists Society teach painting to inmates of the Pendleton Correctional Facility – a partnership that both sides say has helped them see the world a little differently. Play this episode online
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White River Clean-Up
Indiana Weekend We joined volunteers on a recent Saturday morning for the eighth annual White River Clean-up organized by Muncie-Delaware Clean & Beautiful and sponsored by the Muncie Sanitary District. More than 400 people showed up to clean 15 miles of river. Play this episode online
