Out And About With Jamie Grout

Little Red and I LOVE donkeys! A couple years ago my sweetie started showing me videos from a guy who has an animal sanctuary in Spain that takes care of unwanted donkeys and horses, Jacob's Ridge. We really fell in love with the donkeys. Then a long time listener and friend, Jamie Brennan of Montezuma, started posting videos of her donkeys on Facebook. She had one we really fell in love with that is the baby of the donkey family, his name is Duncan. Most recently she posted a video of her donkeys and her on National Donkey Day, and previously a cute video of her donkeys where they got some mud on her face. On this podcast she talks about how she's always been an animal lover, and how she and her husband Chris came to have the donkeys at Diamond B Ranch. Make sure that you check out the shortcast video to see just exactly how adorable these donkeys are. Be sure to check out Jamie's Facebook page to see the videos she posts with the donkeys from time to time.

In this podcast I speak with Monica St Angelo who is with The Grinnell Area Arts Council. Once again, with the help of great sponsors, she has put together a great list of groups and bands for summer concerts at Central Park in Grinnell. Monica talks about the great line up they have coming up for young and old alike in a wide variety of different musical formats from Latin music to a bag bagpipe band there's something for everyone this summer at Central Park. So bring your blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy the great music presented by The Grinnell Area Arts Council and Summer Music In The Park 2025,

In this podcast I speak with Ina from The Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens about the upcoming events coming up this weekend. She also talks about the beautiful flowers that are starting to bloom at The Arboretum. I will be the celebrity bingo caller this Friday night, May 8th for Arboretum Bingo. Sorry, you can't get a table as the event is, thankfully, sold out. But if you still want some beautiful plants you can get in on The Arboretums Plant Sale coming up this Saturday from 9 am until 1 pm also at The Arboretum. If you have an event coming up for the summer and fall months consider The Arboretum. If you would like to book an event or would like to know more about The Arboretum give them a call during regular office hours, Monday through Thursday 8 am until 12 pm or Fridays from 12 pm until 4 pm at 641-791-3021

This podcast really hits home with me. This week I almost fell victim to a scam and just about lost $1,000. But thanks to the folks at Advantage Credit Union I did not. In this podcast I speak with Jeff Holschuh from ACU about how I was almost scammed, some of the more common scams and how you can do your best to keep from getting scammed. You really have to watch out because the scammers are getting more and more cleaver these days. Enjoy the podcast or the shortcast video.