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Who Knew These Things Could Save People?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the show, and we shared lots of stories of people who had their lives saved by things you wouldn’t necessarily expect to save someone.

Here’s a list of all the stories we shared, you can click on each for the whole article.

Our Word of the Day was nomenclature (NOH-mun-klay-cher), a noun meaning a name or designation, or the act of naming something. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

 

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World Baking Day – your favorites!

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Today celebrates the power of the oven! World Baking Day encourages baking as a way to say thanks to friends or loved ones, or to just avoid eating out for one night…Eddie and I asked you for your favorite baked desserts, and here’s some of what you told us:

  • Peach Cobbler
  • M&M Cookie Bars
  • Caramel-filled brownies
  • Ho-Ho cake
  • Strawberry Angel Food Cake
  • Mint Chocolate Chip Brownie Pie

and for favorite baked main courses:

  • Lasagna
  • Scalloped potatoes
  • Chicken Enchiladas
  • Pizza Spaghetti
  • Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
  • Diana Tocheff’s famous chicken bake (see recipe below)

I slow boil the boneless Chicken Breast in a mixture of white vinegar, water, garlic, pepper, and other spices for approx. 30 minutes. Remove the chicken. In a large mixing bowl, I mix 2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup, 16 oz sour cream, 2 cups of finely shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, salt, pepper and grounded garlic to taste. Mix well. In a large baking dish, butter the bottom and sides with butter. Add enough of the soup mixture until bottom is covered. Place cooked Chicken Breast on top. Add rest of soup mixture covering the chicken. Top with Plain Panko Bread crumbs. Cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-45 minutes. Serve and Enjoy!!!! Makes great left overs or you can freeze it…

Our Word of the Day is PANJANDRUM (pan-JAN-drum), a noun meaning a pretentious or self-important individual.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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Unlocking the Mystery Box

Today Eddie took his first crack at hiding something in the Mystery Box and he did great – stumping me through the hearing and smell tests until I finally figured it out during the touch test.IMG_20160516_174624174_HDR

The item was a combination lock (pictured here). Congratulations to Logan of Mount Vernon, who guessed correctly and wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day is FORTHWITH, which is an adverb meaning immediately, at once or without delay.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 5/13

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10 Countdown:

10: If We’re Honest – Francesca Battistelli

9: The River – Jordan Feliz

8: Good Good Father – Chris Tomlin

7: It’s Not Over Yet – For King & Country

6: Everything Comes Alive – We Are Messengers

5: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns

4: Grace Wins – Matthew West

3: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim

2: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

1: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

 

NEW MUSIC (Click on each for a lyric video)

The God I Know – Love & The Outcome

Your Love Awakens Me – Phil Wickham

The Word of the Day was venerate (VEN-uh-rayt), a verb meaning to regard with reverential respect, or to honor. You can read more on that here.

Don’t forget to head over here to take our listener survey so that we can learn how to better serve you and your family!

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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Operation Christmas Child

Today was Praise Thursday and we had our monthly focus on Operation Christmas Child.

You can find everything I talked about over here, including how to pack a box, volunteer information, and stories and videos of children who have received boxes.

I gave away 2 Operation Christmas Child baseball hats, and our winners were Douglas and Madison, both of Mount Vernon.

The Word of the Day was fauve (FOHV), an adjective meaning vivid in color. You can read more on that here.

And head over here to take our listener survey, so we can know how to best serve you and your family.

Have a terrific Thursday evening!

-Jess

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Who Knew About SCOUTFEST?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we told you all about SCOUTFEST.

SCOUTFEST is the largest scouting event in Knox County. The last SCOUTFEST was held in 2013 at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds, and this year it will be held at Ariel-Foundation Park May 13-15.

Some of the exciting activities planned for the Scouts include RC Boating, Sporting Arrows, Crafts, raspberry pi, robotics, bb Guns, Archery, fishing, cub-mobile races, blast car races, helicopter, Kokosing Heavy Equipment, primitive camping display, civil war encampment, mars rover, inflatable obstacle course, astronomy, the wilds, SPI, Shearers Equipment, rope making, ODNR, COSI, Deerassic Park, and much more!

The public is invited to come watch the action. The formal opening event will take place at 8:30 am on Saturday the 14th, near the Schnormeier Event Center. From 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM the activities and events are open.

Prepaid scouts will be wearing orange event t-shirts. Other youth who would like to participate may join Scouting at the event. The joining fee is $16.00 and any youth joining at the event will be allowed to participate at no additional charge. Interested youth should bring a parent to the Clock house when you arrive at the park to sign-up.

For more information, you can contact Ed Mulholland at 740-891-8922.

Our Troyer’s trivia question for the day was “How many boy scouts are there in the entire world?”. There’s a rough estimate of anywhere from 25-40 million scouts, but the World Scout Bureau says that estimate is closer to about 28 millions, but they are not entirely sure based on the census policies in some countries. Our winner was Christy from Mount Vernon, who picks up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day was palooka (puh-LOO-kuh), a noun that means an unskilled or incompetent boxer. You can read more on that here.

We also told you about the Jesus Freak Cruise, dc Talk’s 16 year reunion that will be taking place next summer. You can find all the information about that over here. And let us know in the comments if you think this is a cool idea, or if they should have done something that was a little more accessible for the average fan.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

 

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“He holds the stars…

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…and he holds my heart.  With healing hands that bear the scars.  The rugged cross, where he died for me.”

That was today’s Song Poetry…do you know the song and artist that those lyrics belong to? The answer? Chris Tomlin, from Jesus Loves Me.

Today’s Name That Tune song was TobyMac’s Get Back Up.

Congratulations to Kaylee from Mount Vernon and to Sherrisa from Howard for winning today – both receive the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Our word of the day is CUNCTATOR (cunk-TAY-ter), a noun for someone who delays or procrastinates.

Thanks for listening and stay dry!

-Joe and Eddie

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Mystery Monday May showers…

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April showers bring May flowers.  True, but what do May showers bring?  June joy?  We sure hope so, since this has been one rainy month so far!

Eddie and I asked these Mystery Monday questions: Who originated this saying? What was the name of the collection of writing that contained this poem?

The answer? Thomas Tusser, in his book A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry, written in 1557.  The website Quora explains the saying this way: “April showers bring May flowers is a reminder that even the most unpleasant of things, in this case the heavy rains of April, can bring about very enjoyable things indeed – in this case, an abundance of flowers in May. ‘April showers bring May flowers’ is a lesson in patience, and one that remains valid to this day.”

Congratulations to Rachel from Bellville, who answered correctly and wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley and the Pier House Coffee Shop.

Today’s word of the day is LARRUPING (LAR-up-ping), which is an adverb meaning very or exceedingly. Example: that was a larruping good meal!

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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First Friday NZ Top 10!

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It’s back!  Wesley and Josh are excited for the return of First Friday in downtown Mount Vernon…it begins tonight and goes through October. WNZR is excited to be back as a media partner with the Heritage Centre Association for this year’s events.  The dates will be: June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2 and October 7. Find out more here.

This week’s countdown:

10. Francesca Battistelli, If We’re Honest
9. We Are Messengers, Everything Comes Alive
8. For King & Country, It’s Not Over Yet
7. Chris Tomlin, Good Good Father
6. Jordan Feliz, The River
5. Matthew West, Grace Wins
4. Danny Gokey, Tell Your Heart to Beat Again
3. Stars Go Dim, You Are Loved
2. Casting Crowns, Just Be Held
1. Lauren Daigle, Trust in You

We also debuted new songs today from Matt Maher (Abide in Me) and Big Daddy Weave (The Lion and the Lamb). Click the titles for the official video links.

Our word of the day is whomp (WOMP), which can be a noun meaning a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like.  It can also be a verb meaning to defeat someone decisively.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend!

-Joe

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