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March Pack the Backpack Winner: Mrs. Kendra Hamilton

Pack the Backpack, presented by Central Office Supply, a division of Minuteman and Kix 101.1! Each month during the school year, we will be awarding $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies. We will award the prize on the last Wednesday of the month. You can listen to each new winner at 8:30a on the Morning Kix Start.

Our March winner is Nevada Central Elementary 1st/2nd Multiage Teacher, Kendra Hamilton. She was nominated by former student, Ava Frerk, who wrote to Kix 101.1:

I think Mrs. Hamilton should get the money because when I was in multiage first & second grade, she was very nice to me & my classmates & she helped us when we needed it. She also teaches in a way that made kids want to keep learning. Whenever it was time to clean up at the end of the day, she played music that kids could pick. When lunch & recess were over, she did kids yoga that helped us all calm down. I think she could use this money to get stuff for her classroom & more supplies for the students she has now & will have later on in her life. That is why I think she deserves the money. She is very useful & loving & could use the money for good causes.

Ava Frerk

Take a listen to our surprise interview with Mrs. Hamilton below!

Nominate your Kix Country class by submitting a letter to us at backpack@kixweb.com.

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Matthew Ramsey....down for the count!

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The List for Tuesday, March 28th 2023

Welcome to The List,

A fan asked Nic Cage what his favorite Keanu Reeves movie was.  Nic said it's difficult . . . he has "mixed emotions" about Keanu, because he "kicked his [butt] at billiards one night." But if Nic HAD to answer?  He said, "I like some of the early stuff like 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure'.  I thought he was great in 'River's Edge'."  Nicholas Cage’s Dracula movie “Renfield” is in theaters April 14th.

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Here's an extra incentive for you to watch Sunday's "CMT Music Awards".  There are now six finalists for Video of the Year, and your vote could make a difference.  Here are the six Video of the Year finalists . . .

"No Body", Blake Shelton

"Hate My Heart", Carrie Underwood

"Human", Cody Johnson

"Wait in the Truck", Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson

"Thank God", Kane and Katelyn Brown

"You Proof", Morgan Wallen

The six finalists will be narrowed down to three on Sunday, with voting continuing through the show...cast your vote HERE

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The Band Perry announced that they're going on hiatus so each member can focus on "individual creative pursuits."  They posted the news on social media, adding, "We will continue to support each other as artists and family in all we do."

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If you're of a certain age, this will make you feel really old . . . Nintendo's "Mario Bros." franchise is 40 years old.  The original arcade game came out in 1983 . . . and the famous at-home NES game "Super Mario Bros." debuted in 1985. Next Friday, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" hits theaters, so someone conducted a survey, asking THOUSANDS of fans for their favorite character in the Mario universe. The top two were:  Luigi and . . . YOSHI.  Yes, Mario was SNUBBED!  How rude!!

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Thirsty for News says Steven Seagal's daughter, Arissa, is training to become a professional wrestler. She was working with the WWE in 2019 when she suffered an injury.  “She’s come off of modeling in California and things like that and she’s working with a personal trainer, and she’s trying to get everything — all her ducks in a row...now we can see why they’re called “Thirsty for News”.

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Mashed magazine says Dolly Parton is selling 25-pound apple pies at Dollywood. The entire pie costs $229 while slices cost $20. Those, who buy the entire pie get to take home the cast iron pan it was baked in…for THAT price you BETTER get the pan….or a free tank of gas!!

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Marshall 3/28/2023

OUR KIX CRITTER OF THE WEEK, MARSHALL!!!

Marshall is an 8 year old Australian shepherd mix that was brought in as a stray. You might have heard about him on Facebook as many people had seen him running and could not catch him. By the way he looked, he had been on his own for several years. Marshall is now medically cleared and looking for a family to call his own. Marshall would like to be the only dog in the house, with older kids and with a patient family who will teach him how to be a dog. Marshall is still timid around people but his favorite is belly rubs.

Marshall's adoption fee covers his neuter, vaccines, microchip, heartworm test and various other treatments. If you are interested in Marshall, please stop by the front desk or call 641-753-9046.

 
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Nashville Music Minute: What would you ask Luke Bryan in an interview?

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Monday, March 27th 2023

Welcome to The List,

A lot of Hollywood is facing a judge lately Jonathan Majors from "Creed 3" and "Ant-Man 3" was arrested after a domestic dispute with a woman and Gwyneth Paltrow testified Friday in the civil trial against the guy she collided with on a ski slope in 2016.  And she said HE ran into HER.  Not only that, but when he first hit her, she thought she was being sexually assaulted.

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Keith Urban got to relieve a little stress  over the weekend…He recently posted a video of him destroying a Ford Focus before a show in Las Vegas. they allowed Keith to use one of their bulldozers to smash the car. He spray-painted 'shine blockers' on the Ford before demolishing it. 'Shine blockers' is what Keith calls his haters….Wait, Keith has a bulldozer?

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Well, things really are looking up for Gisele Bundchen…The NY Post says her rumored boyfriend, billionaire Jeff Soffer, is engaged to another woman. A source tells the newspaper, “He’s been in a serious relationship for seven years and is currently engaged”. She just isn’t having a whole lotta luck with this “single” thing.

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People magazine says ''Harry Potter'' star Daniel Radcliffe, and his girlfriend, Erin Darke, are expecting their first child together. The couple has been dating for 10 years since playing love interests in their 2013 movie ''Kill Your Darlings''. Radcliffe told Newsweek magazine, that if he ever had kids that he hopes they get to be around movie sets…they’re a great place to be and work…he just hopes they avoid the fame side of it at all costs.

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Have you gotten to see the number one movie at the box office yet?  Keanu Reeves tells Comicbook.com that several people got injured while filming ‘John Wick: Chapter 4''. One guy got hit by a car. He was in the car, so he had to go to the hospital, but he was okay, and Keanu says he cut a gentleman’s head open on accident… All of this to say that you do have to take care. But it’s great that everyone [on set] is watching out for each other. Adding…‘No humans were harmed in the filming of this motion picture!'”

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Joe Nichols' "Good Day for Living" is his first Top 20 hit in almost a decade, and he's having fun with it.  He said someone pointed out that he's had "more comebacks than the McRib."…mmmm McRib…..

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Morgan Wallen kicks a fan out down under

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Friday, March 24th 2023

Welcome to The List,

Last year, the people behind the latest "Halloween" trilogy announced they were giving the same treatment to "The Exorcist".  Yes, a new “Exorcist” movie is in the works. Pretty early on, they announced that Ellen Burstyn was returning to play Chris MacNeil.  But nobody said anything about Linda Blair coming back to play her daughter Regan. Even though she was on set for a few days, all they’ll say is that she, quote, "served as an advisor."

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Chris Lane shared footage of himself crashing his riding mower into a parked car in his driveway.  He was kinda asking for it though because he was attempting to drive around said car WHILE holding a lawn trimmer, rake, and hoe he wrote in the caption:  "The yard work is gonna have to wait.  I now have a car to fix." You can see the video here...(Warning:  There are profanities toward the end of the video.)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqHHEI0A0Wa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

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I thought this was funny, Someone accused rocker Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang Van Halen of exploiting his name for publicity.  So he asked followers to choose his new name from the following:  Wolfgang Led Zeppelin . . . Wolfgang AC/DC . . . Wolfgang The Who . . . and Wolfgang Paul McCartney.  They chose Zeppelin.

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With Corey Kent’s current single “Wild As Her” climbing the country charts does his children understand what dad does for a living? “They don’t really understand the gravity of what’s happening. But my oldest is now kind of to the age where she’s starting to ask questions about why I’m gone and when I’m coming home. And you know, we’ve been really working on them understanding the fact that I play music, dad plays music to take care of his kids and his wife, and the family.” Corey’s oldest is four, then he has a two and then a five month old little boy.

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Giant Freakin Robot says Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg are teaming for a new action movie called ‘Nomad’.  The duo have worked together twice before on ‘’Minority Report’ and ‘The War of the Worlds’. ‘’Nomad’s’’ plot is being kept a secret  It’s speculated to be a Sci-Fi movie…. whatever it is you know you're going to get two things...Great FX and Tom running...alot...

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Lastly, The Boot reports Brothers Osborne wiped their entire Instagram account clean . . . leaving just one post that says, "Big things coming.  Join the family fan club."  It's not clear what it means, but it's probably something music-related.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Dressin' in the dark

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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At The Movies for Thursday, March 23rd 2023

Welcome to At the Movies Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…

In theaters this weekend: ‘‘John Wick: Chapter 4’

With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin...

https://youtu.be/o3eUC6GCjOU

‘John Wick: Chapter 4 is Rated: R

Stars:  Keanu Reeves, Donnie Ye, Bill Skarsgard and Laurence Fishburn

At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen tomorrow during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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