Seth Bartman, Survivalist, was our special guest just after the 7:30 news.  Seth is part of our "Van & Bonnie Eat Other People's Meals" every Tuesday schedule.  Seth is with Watchmen of Iowa...The Patriot Solution to Securing Our Nation and Our Families.  Their whole philosphy is "Be Prepared".  He brought in MRE (Meals Ready to Eat).  Van had spaghetti and I had chili and macaroni!  They were pretty good!  Just add water to the special heating bag and the water immediately begins to boil and cook the meal in just a few minutes!  There were crackers and cheese, marble pound cake and more to go with the entree!  For more information, go to www.WatchmenOfIowa.com.

Linda Funk, with Iowa Soy Foods was our special guest after the 8:30 news.  Linda is always looking for ways for us to add soy to our diet...a good source of protein other than meat.  She made shamrock shakes for us using soy milk and mint chocolate chip ice cream.  She made hot chocolate by warming chocolate soy milk in a cup in the microwave.  She also brought in some Genisoy Soy Crisps in different flavors.  For more information on soy, go to www.thesoyfoodscouncil.com.

Tomorrow is our big Van & Bonnie/Nobbies Nose Glasses Day at Principal Park!  Jeriiann said she thinks there may be a break in the rain to get the game in.  Game starts at 12:05PM!  Pick up your free nose glasses at the front desk of WHO Radio, 2141 Grand!  We're open M-F, 8AM-5PM. 

Make your day a great one!

Bonnie

Next week is Money Smart Week!  Stop by the WHO Radio studios at 2141 Grand, April 22 thru 26, and GeoCache for $1,000 in college tuition!  There will be 7 posters with 7 topics and 7 chances to win.  Read a poster, scan the QR code to find the quiz question leave your answer...and your email.  Every entry has a chance to win.  The Money Smart Investor Conference is April 20th, 8AM-12:30PM at Drake's Olmsted Center.  Our special guest today was Joanne Kuster with the Conference.  The conference is free and will cover things like budgeting, student loans, credit scores, car loans, identity theft, debit cards, paychecks, investing and more!  Please register at www.MoneySmartConference.com.

Tomorrow on Van & Bonnie, we'll have more PBR tickets to giive away as well as Dave Ramsey tickets.  It's also a "Van & Bonnie Eat Other People's Meals" day...tomorrow's meal is a "survivalist" meal! 

For those of you who are new to our blog, be sure to look for the mis-spelled double vowel word....it's worth 3,000 WHO Radio Insider Points!  There is a mis-spelled word every day!

Enjoy the sunshine today...Jeriann says it's the last we'll see of it this week!

Bonnie

Our special guests this morning were Becky Beach of the Iowa Barnstormers and Erick Branstad of Iowa's Healthiest State Initiative.  They have teamed up to bring a special event to Des Moines!  It will be called "Running of the Bulls" and will feature a 5,000 yard run (approximately at 5K) with the Iowa Barnstormer players and will benefit the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative!  The event is May 11th and will consist of three groups...walkers, joggers and competitive runners.  It starts at Wells Fargo Arena, across the Center Street bridge, thru the East Village, up to the Capitol and then back to Wells Fargo Arena, inside the arena and cross the touchdown line on the Iowa Barnstormer field!  Entry fee of $35.00 includes a Barnstormer ticket, a t-shirt and more, and you can register at www.iowahealthieststate.com or at www.theiowabarnstormers.com.   There will also be a Kids Zone for the kids to learn a routine to perform at half-time of a Barnstormers game.

Please join us tomorrow at Midwest Construction for their Spring Open House!  We'll be there from 8AM-1PM and I just found out you will have a chance to register to win one of two pair of tickets for thee Iowa Corn Indy 250!  We'll see you there!

Have a great weekend!

Bonnie

April is National Donate Life Month, so our induction into the Van & Bonnie Hall of Heroes was very timely.  Sarah Bushnell donated a kidney to her father, David Pederson, and in the routine prep work for her donation, the team doing her CAT scan discovered several aneurysms....One Donation...Two Lives Saved!  You can hear the entire interview on our Hall of Heroes page on the WHO Radio website.  It may be a couple of days before it's uploaded.  Nicole Patterson, the Transplant Coordinator for Iowa Methodist also joined us in the studio.  There is always a long list of people waiting for organ donations.  One thing you can do to help is to check "organ donor" on your driver's license.  If you want information on how to be a "living donor", go to www.iowamethodist.org and click on "kidney donation". 

Tomorrow moorning we'll be giving away the first row seats to see the California and Montreal Guitar Trios at Stephens Auditorium in Ames, along with more PBR tickets, Iowa Cubs tickets and nose glasses and Dave Ramsey tickets!  Tune in to be a winner!

Have a great day!

Bonnie

Our special guest this morning was Scott Raecker of Character Counts.  It's that time of the year again....time to nominate someone you know who oozes good character!  To nominate, go to www.CharacterCountsInIowa.org or call 515-271-1910.  Nominations are due by May 14th.  All nominees will be recognized and awards for the winners will be awarded at the 2013 Iowa Character Counts Awards in August. 

Tomorrow morning we will be inducting another Iowa Hero into our Van & Bonnie Hall of Heroes...tune in to find out who it is and what they have done just after the 8:30 news.  Also tomorrow, we'll have more Professional Bull Riders tickets (family four-packs), tickets to Stephens Auditorium to see the California and Montreal Guitar Trios (2nd row seats!) and more Iowa Cubs tickets along wiith Van & Bonnie nose glasses from Nobbies for the April 17th day game!  Tune in to be a winner!

Enjoy the rain...we really need it!

Bonnie

It's final...our winner in the Van & Bonnie Name Hall of Fame Bracket contest is Serious Lee Wild!  Congratulations Serious!

Maestro Joseph Guinta was our special guest this morning just after the 8:30 news.  The Des Moines Symphony is celebrating 75 years in existence this year and for the first 30 years, they were supported by the Drake University Symphony.  To honor Drake, their program this weekend is "All About Drake"!  It's going to be an awesome program...check out all the details at www.dmsymphony.org.  Tickets are also available on their website.  Performances will be Saturday night at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon at 2:30.

Tomorrow we will have 3rd row seats to give away to The Montreal and California Guitar Trios at Stephens Auditorium on April 18th.  Be sure to have your guitar handy to win!  We'll also have some more Iowa Cubs tickets aas well as "nose glasses" for the Nobbies/Van & Bonnie Nose Glasses Day at the Iowa Cubs on April 17th, 12:05PM game!  If you will be going to the game, feel free to stop by the WHO Radio studios at 2141 Grand to pick up your free Nobbies nose glasses for the game (while they last)!

Have a wonderful day!

Bonnie

The finals in the Van & Bonnie Name Hall of Fame bracket contest have arrived.  Today only you can vote for your favorite....it has come down to the final two...Serious Lee Wild against Peggy Leggy.  Be sure to vote before midnight and we'll all find out together tomorrow morning who our champion will be! 

Rich Fellingham and Hal Pittman joined us in the studio this morning just after the 8:30 news.  Rich has been the interim President/CEO of Special Olympics and his replacement has finally arrived.  Hal Pittman, a former Rear Admiral with the US Navy has accepted the position and his family is in the process of moving from Florida to Des Moines, Iowa.  Hal is really looking forward too working with the Special Olympics athletes as well as all the great sponsors and staff of the Special Olympics.  If you meet him, please give him a great Iowa welcome!

Tomorrow on Van & Bonnie, it's another "Eat Someone Else's Meal" ... we'll be eating MRE's from Camp Dodge with Col. Greg Hapgood.  Tune in to see what we'll be eating!

It's good to be back in the saddle again!

Enjoy the gorgeous weather today!

Bonnie 

Mark Luke, Hy-Vee Store Director at Mills Civic Parkway, and Julie Gieseman, the Hy-Vee Dietitian at that location, were are special guests this morning.  Hy-Vee's Whole Health Experience in Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center will be Saturday, April 6th, 9AM-3PM.  Activities will include seminars by Hy-Vee's dietitians, samples and healthy cooking demonstrations from Hy-Vee's Dietitians and Chefs.  Celebrity speakers include Bobby Deen, host of The Cooking Channel's "Not My Mama's Meals".  Gluten free itmes and/or food sensitivities will be a topic of discussion as well.

Please join us tomorrow morning at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in the Model Railroad building from 5-9AM.  Free admission and a free corn dog to the first 200 people thru the building.  Enter on Grand Avenue and follow the signs.  Enter thruu the south door of the building.  See model railroading at it's finest!

Enjoy the warmer weather!

Bonnie