Monday 17th March 2025
Holiday 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 1st Holiday Pack the Backpack winner is Resource Teacher at BCLUW Middle School, Mrs. Darci Steckelberg. She was nominated by the Gardner Family and here’s what they wrote to Kix 101.1:
We have a very special teacher at the BCLUW Middle school that goes over and beyond for every single one of her students she is amazing and she is also the special education teacher as well. She is one of the best out there – big heart and just all-around amazing person. Her name is Mrs.Steckelberg (Darci) she has had 2 of my four kids and they just love her so much and has help my kids more than she will ever know. I asked my daughter what she needs and she says “She always has snacks for us. And she’s always helping kids with folders and notebooks and pencils and pens and she uses post it notes too!!” I know she does a lot on the white boards so stuff for that. Anything that helps kids with reading and math. I hope she gets picked!!
Thanks,
The Gardner Family
Take a listen to our surprise interview with Mrs. Steckelberg below!
Nominate your Kix Country class by submitting a letter to us at backpack@kixweb.com.
Welcome to The List,
Radar Online says Tom Cruise is allegedly eyeing Demi Moore to boost his career and love life. A source reveals, "Demi is the industry darling at the moment, and she could help Tom restore his popularity in Hollywood. Apparently, Tom has a problem with being to head strong and it rubs people the wrong way…
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Wrangler jeans just announced a collaboration with Lainey Wilson and it's full of hippie-inspired cowgirl looks. Wrangler said that it was, quote, "guaranteed to add country flare to any outfit."
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Beyoncé Grammy award winner for Best Country Album, Album of the Year..is reportedly having trouble selling out shows on her Cowboy Carter Tour. Experts blame high ticket prices, the fact that she just toured two years ago, and the unpopularity of the "Cowboy Carter" album. But, she won ALL those awards!!!
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Megan Moroney is unlucky in love. Whiskey Riff quotes her as saying, “I feel like I’ve always had bad taste in men. I had a really sweet boyfriend in fifth grade, and I broke up with him because I wanted to date the eighth-grade bad boy who had failed a bunch of times.”…I think I know why Megan…call me…
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In Theaters this weekend: “Black Bag”
A gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country.
https://youtu.be/Du0Xp8WX_7I?si=1ORmrpJN7sTKJVvE
“Black Bag" is Rated: R
Stars: Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett
At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday 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
Welcome to The List,
Imagine paying good money to see Chris Stapleton live… only to take a nap. That’s exactly what an Australian couple did—out cold in the middle of the concert! Their friends, being absolute menaces, surrounded them with empty beer cans. When the couple woke up, they had a full-blown hangover without the fun part.
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Zach Top Says He always wanted to be a cowboy when he was a kid…But…He realized early on the closest he could get to being a cowboy was singing about them.
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Taylor Swift is allegedly hiding and not speaking to friends because of the mess involving Justin Baldoni and her friend Blake Lively. A source says, 'She is still in touch with a select few but currently doesn't want to be dragging anyone else into this mess. She’s going to continue to lay low and is quite content playing house with the man she loves.’’
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Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, and Pitbull will headline the 2025 NCAA March Madness Music Festival. It's a three-day event from April 4th to the 6th in San Antonio, Texas.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
