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 Holiday Edition of Pack the Backpack continues this week with our winner being Mrs. Shelly Chandler, English Teacher at Marshalltown High School. She was nominated by someone who wishes to remain anonymous. Here is what they wrote to Kix 101.1.:
Shelly Chandler is devoted to her students and MCSD. She is the perfect recipient and will be incredibly appreciative! She consistently puts her students first and pushes them toward success at MHS! If you call MHS, I'm sure they will have someone who can speak to her ability and dedication to our community.
My only request is that this is an anonymous nomination...
Take a listen to our surprise interview with Mrs. Chandler below!
Nominate your Kix Country class by submitting a letter to us at backpack@kixweb.com.
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Welcome to The List,
There’s something to be said about a ‘traditional Christmas’ and Alan Jackson likes to do just that... "Christmas is pretty traditional. We don’t let anybody open any presents until Christmas morning, everybody has to wait and kind of get situated, and maybe have a cup of coffee, and then we start all of the regular Christmas morning activities" I still always get anxious and ready to get goin!
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Yellowstone prequel 1883 debuted this week, and we already know that A-list actor Tom Hanks is going to have a surprise cameo in Episode 2. Hanks will be playing Union General George Meade, a real life American Civil War hero who is most well-known for defeating Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. Hanks' scene was reportedly shot in just one day, and was somewhat a favor to Tim and Faith.
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There’s nothing quite like the sights and sounds of Christmas…the music, usually the snow all mix to make a special season…Brett Young he loves the sights and smells of Christmas ... “The first thing always is that the day after Thanksgiving all the Christmas decorations including the tree go up at my parents’ house and in my apartment. And then anything kind of like ‘nutmeg’ I’ll be, ‘All right I’ve got to make some sort of holiday dessert to make the house smell like that.” And of course there are the Christmas movies every year..his big favorite which is a no brainer “Elf”
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'Director Matt Reeves tells Empire magazine that Robert Pattinson's Batman is inspired by Kurt Cobain. Saying when he wrote the story he was listening to Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way’ and started making connections as Bruce Wayne having this Kurt Cobain thing, where he looks like a rock star, but you also feel like he could be a recluse.
Matt Reeves ‘The Batman’ is scheduled in theaters March 4th of next year.
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“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” was the hit at the box office over the weekend…with a whopping $253 million. The film cost $200 million to produce. Overseas, the movie earned $334.2 million followed by “Encanto,” and “West Side Story,” rounding out the top three
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Danielle was on her way to KIX 101.1 on December 3rd after she found she was a recipient of a Helpful Elf Wish from the IBEW Local 55, when her house caught on fire. The Helpful Elves felt they needed to help her again. Listen as Doris Day shares with Danielle the extra blessing she will receive. Danielle also gives Doris an update. If you would like to donate to her Go Fund me page, it's above.
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Looks like Tim McGraw has found his ‘dream job’ and all this time we thought it was making music…well, that’s just as important to him too but this time around it just happens to be landing His New Series, '1883' ACTING opposite his wife Faith Hill. Tim tells us about his character James Dutton “He’s an intense guy, and he’s a resolute guy. He’s a complicated guy, there’s nothing simple about James. In my mind James never sleeps, he never stops worrying and he’s never not paying attention” Tim says he sings on the set of the show. '1883' premieres on Paramount+ on Sunday, December 19th.
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Henry Cavill is back in Season Two of Neflix’s ‘The Witcher” “We can expect some fantastic performances, and the way the show looks it really has come on since the last season. It’s brilliant.” Season Two of 'The Witcher' premieres today on Netflix
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Jon Pardi Once Got A Guitar For Xmas when he was 5 or 6 and says it’s what lit that spark for him. “This guitar spent multiple nights in the backyard and probably got hit by a sprinkler. it was kind of a toy then, but it started the whole spark. So, I always tell parents you just never know, if you get a little toy that’s a guitar or drum set, you never know what that’ll spark in a child’s mind. So.” What would he have done if not for that guitar…I think he’d be farming like he still DOES today!
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Entertainment Tonight says a search warrant has been issued for Alec Baldwin's iPhone. Law enforcement officials want to look at the phone as they continue to investigate the fatal shooting that took place on the set of his film "Rust". Baldwin's emails, social media accounts, text messages and cloud drives are all going to be reviewed by the police.
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The Sun says Betty White is holding a star-studded party for her 100th birthday next week. The guest list includes: Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, Robert Redford, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Leno….I seem to have misplaced my invite..
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