This Out And About Podcast is with local Author Terri Leedom who has written the book Play The Game. This book is for adult who are dealing with folks who have people in their lives who have Alzheimer's or Dementia. Terri, in her book, talks about how she was able to handle her own experience with her mom, whose memory slowly declined over the years. She gives great advice on how you can help the folks in your life who are going through Alzheimer's or Dementia through patience and love.

This podcast is with Rachel Kinnick, The Executive Director of The Grinnell Area Chamber Of Commerce. She is giving us the lowdown on "The Sweet Stroll" in downtown Grinnell this Friday night. The Sweet Stroll is much like The Jingle Bell Holiday and is in it's 2nd year. The event features special bargains, food and entertainment for the entire family. Rachel will tell you more in this podcast. Always remember that my video podcast is available on my YouTube channel and on my website: outandaboutwithjamiegrout.com

In this podcast I speak with Robbie Robinson who is the founder and Executive Director of Discover Hope 517 Ministry and Pastor of New Creation Church in Newton. In this podcast he talks about his background and how he got Discover Hope 517 started and it's mission. Robbie also talks about how Discover Hope 517 has grown in it's 10 years of operation. Discover Hope has turned many lives around from addiction. I think you'll find Robbie's story very interesting. Don't forget to view our video at outandaboutwithjamiegrout.come or on my YouTube channel.

Many folks deal with grief at one time or another in their lives. I lost my beloved sister on November 1st from her fight with Parkinsons Disease. While I knew her death was coming it still wasn't easy as my sister was almost like a 2nd Mother to me. She was 10 years older than myself and taught me many lessons in my life. She was on this earth 10 years before I ever came along and could have been totally resentful of me stealing the spotlight from her. However, this was not the case as she treated me as if I was her baby. She always had my back and even beat up on the neighborhood bully when he was picking up on me. If you or a friend or relative are going through grief this podcast might give you some ideas on how to deal with grief. If you would like to join our grief support group you can contact Park Centre in Newton at 641 791 5000 or you can email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

The Grinnell Community Theatre presents She Stoops To Conquer this weekend. In this podcast I speak with one of the actors in the play about the plot of the play and her character. We also talk about the cast in this Readers Theatre performance. In the performance the readers, we find out, are costumed and have movement. We also let you know how you can get tickets to this farce. Find out about She Stoops To Conquer coming up this weekend in Grinnell.

The radio business has changed quite a bit over the years and John Carl would know, He retired from the business just shy of 50 years. His career started in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa and moved to Centerville and finally to KCOB AM and FM in Newton where he owned and operated the station for a number of years, In this podcast he talks about his history in radio and what he liked about about owning and managing a radio station. He also discusses the future of radio. You can also find the shortcast video with John Carl archived at outandaboutwithjamiegrout.com

This podcast is with George Sorensen who is CEO of The Newton YMCA. In the podcast George talks about the mission of The YMCA, the various programs they have, the daycare program and the future of the YMCA. The YMCA will be celebrating 50 years at their present location and George talks about that and he would like the community to come out and help them celebrate with them.

This podcast is about The Link Mentoring Program Of Grinnell. About a year ago I found out about The Link Mentoring Programing going on in Grinnell. Because of the name I was unaware that the program was much like the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program. In this podcast I speak with a couple of people heavily involved with Link Mentoring on what the program is all about and the benefits for both the "bigs," "littles," and even the parents involved in the program.

This podcast is about The Newton Optimist Club. In the podcast we find out what the Optimist Club is all about. I speak with some members of the Optimist Club and talk to them about why they wanted to join this organization. I also talk to them about their creed and what they have as their fund raisers and projects. Don't forget you can always check out the video and see some of the members of The Newton Optimists Club at outandaboutwithjamiegrout.com and on my Out And About With Jamie Gout YouTube channel.

Edith Renfrow Smith, the first black woman to graduate from Grinnell College, passed away recently at the age of 111. In her honor I decided to rerun a "best of" podcast with Monique Shore who was friends with Edith Renfrow Smith and has written a book about her life called "No One Is Better Than You"