Today Eddie took on the show while Joe takes a well earned Vacation
Congratulations to our winners of Song Poetry and Name That Tune, Rachel and Phyllis.
Our Song Poetry song was Breathe by Johnny Diaz, and out Name That Tune Song was Tell Your Heart To Beat Again by Danny Gokey.
Our Word of the Day was Egalitarian which means asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
The town of White Sulfur Springs, WV was severely hit with recent flooding. To help aid in the recovery, WNZR has learned of two efforts happening soon:
The North Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene will be heading up a Disaster Relief Team to assist in West Virginia. The team plans to depart from Mount Vernon on Wednesday morning, June 29. If you would be willing to donate some items to be taken with the team, the items can be taken to the Education Department on the second floor of the Hyson Campus Center (the items will be collected until 4:30 TODAY). Items requested include:
If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, please make checks payable to the North Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene, 602 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. Please put WV flood relief in the memo line.
Grace Community Church of Mt Vernon, located at 18350 Hopewell Rd,will be holding a donation collection on Wednesday June 29, 2016 from 4pm-8pm. Currently the biggest needs of the people of White Sulfur Springs, WV are the following items:
We have a 24′ enclosed trailer and several other vehicles we are trying to fill and believe the Knox County community can come together and help the community of White Sulfur Springs, WV in their time of need.
Today’s Word of the Day was AUTOMAGIC, which is an adjective meaning something of a usually complicated technical or computer process that is done, operating, or happening in away that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently“magical”:
Name That Tune – ‘Greater’ by MercyMe
Song Poetry – ‘Grace Wins’ by Matthew West
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we shared a list of lesser-known National Parks that you and your family can visit this summer.
Here’s the complete list:
And don’t forget to come visit us as at Danville’s Village Park as we head out On The Road With Big Blue to the Danville Howard Turkey Festival today through Saturday.
Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:
10: Grace Wins – Matthew West
9: Breathe – Jonny Diaz
8: Diamonds – Hawk Nelson
7: If We’re Honest – Francesca Battistelli
6: Everything Comes Alive – We Are Messengers
5: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim
4: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns
3: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down
2: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey
1: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle
NEW MUSIC ADDS (Click each to hear the song)
Priceless – For King & Country
We also had our monthly focus on Operation Christmas Child. You can find out everything you need to know about how you can support their ministry year-round by clicking here.
Have a great weekend!
-Jess
Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we highlighted a lot of fun summer activities for you and your family to enjoy in Knox County, and everything on our list just so happened to be FREE!
Here’s the list of everything we talked about (click on each for more information):
You can click here to see a complete calendar of events happening in Knox County.
Our Word of the Day was onomatopoeia (on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh), a noun meaning the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. Head over here to read more on that.
Have an awesome Wednesday evening!
-Jess
Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:
10: It’s Not Over Yet – For King & Country
9: Diamonds – Hawk Nelson
8: If We’re Honest – Francesca Battistelli
7: Everything Comes Alive – We Are Messengers
6: Grace Wins – Matthew West
5: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down
4: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns
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 each for lyric video)
The God I Know – Love & The Outcome
Have a great weekend!
-Jess
Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:
10: Good Good Father – Chris Tomlin
9: If We’re Honest – Francesca Battistelli
8: Diamonds – Hawk Nelson
7: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down
6: Everything Comes Alive – We Are Messengers
5: Grace Wins – Matthew West
4: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns
3: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim
2: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey
1: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle
NEW MUSIC ADDS (Click each for a lyric video)
What You Want – Tenth Avenue North
Today’s Word of the Day was fard (fahrd), a verb that means to apply cosmetics to the face. You can read more on that here.
Have a great weekend!
-Jess
We all scream for ice cream on the Afternoon Drive!
Today was Who Knew Wednesday, and we decided to talk all about the delicious frozen dessert since we are getting ready for the Utica Ice Cream Festival this weekend. Click here for all the information on the festival and parade.
First, we shared the history of ice cream, which you can find over here, along with several other fun facts.
We also took the Ice Cream Identity Quiz to find out which flavor of ice cream we are. Eddie got vanilla and I got anything with cookies. Click here to take the quiz for yourself, and let us know what you get!
We shared some more fun facts from this website.
Our Troyer’s Trivia Question was “what day of the week most ice cream is purchased on?”. Erica from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed that it’s Sunday, so she picks up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day was hypnagogic (hip-nuh-goh-jik), an adjective meaning of or relating to drowsiness.You can read more on that here.
Have an awesome Wednesday evening!
-Jess
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