Today we shared the story of HK Derryberry and Jim Bradford, who are speaking tonight at MVNU for the opening night of the North Central Ohio District Camp Meeting for the Church of the Nazarene.
HK’s story is remarkable… arriving three months premature…cerebral palsy…blindness…partial paralysis…but it’s the story of an overcomer. You can read the summary of it by clicking here.
Their story will be shared at 7:30 tonight in the RR Hodges Chapel Auditorium.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd
Today for Who Knew Wednesday we gave you all the ins, outs and who knews about the Fourth of July!
First a brief history lesson courtesy of the History Channel!
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/july-4th
After that we had a few tips on firework safety!
https://www.nsc.org/home-safety/tools-resources/seasonal-safety/summer/fireworks
Finally a big congratulations to Pam from Fredericktown. She correctly guessed the answer to our Who New Wednesday Trivia Question! The question was: “On what date did the Continental Congress vote in favor of Independence from Britain?” The Answer was July 2nd 1776
Thanks for Listening
-Todd
Today we talked about things we want to do before we kick the bucket! We heard from many of our staff here at WNZR.
In case you were wondering about the origin of the phrase “bucket list” you can read all about it here! https://slate.com/culture/2011/11/bucket-list-what-s-the-origin-of-the-term.html
Who Knew…MVNU had a international graduate student and assistant from China? And today is her birthday!
Shannon Ding was our guest on the show today, sharing her experience of working in the Education Department here at the University. Shannon is studying to obtain her Master of Arts in Education, K-12 Intervention Specialist.
Shannon is from Qingdao (CHEENG-dow), on the east coast of China, a city about the size of Chicago bordering the Yellow Sea.
Shannon’s connection to Mount Vernon began when she worked at an international school with Dr. Cindy Harvel in Tianjin, China. At that time, Shannon hoped and prayed for a chance to possibly study in an English-speaking country. She also wanted to learn more about the Anerican educational system.
Shannon’s ultimate goal is to continue to working with people, helping children and to learn and train others. She also loves broadcasting (yay!) and wouldn’t mind someday being a television news anchor! Shannon is passionate about people and languages.
Her Mandarin first name is Xiangxiang (SHIAHNG-shiahng), which means “to trust” and “fragrant.”
Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd
Today we spent time talking about some of the ins and outs of the exciting projects happening on the Mount Vernon High School, Middle School and Mount Vernon Nazarene University campus. The “Access to Opportunity” project includes four main pieces:
Here are some renderings of the field house and stadium:
Groundbreaking for the soccer and lacrosse stadium was Monday, while the earth is already moving for the field house and transportation building. Mount Vernon City Engineer Brian Ball shared with us that the bridge project will get moving once the bid process and contracts have been approved.
We’ll keep you posted as the progress continues!
Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd
Today we talked with Carrie Hyman about June First Friday! It’s the first First Friday so there’s a lot of buzz! This year’s theme is Summer Celebration!
WNZR will be there too with one of our signature prize baskets! This one is called the Shape Up, Clean up, Drink Up, Dress Up and Soak Up Prize Basket valued at over 240$! Head to www.wnzr.fm for full details on the prize basket giveaway!
Also a congratulations to Melissa from Mount Vernon for answering our Who Knew Wednesday Trivia Question. She correctly listed two items in our prize basket!
Today we got to talk to Joanne Dager and Olivia Toth about the Sertoma Utica Ice Cream Festival! As Vice President of Velvet Ice Cream Joanne Dager has had a long history with the Festival. She went all the way back to the beginning and talked about how Velvet got involved 45 years ago.
Joanne and Olivia both had a lot to say about their experience and passion for the event. If you’d like more information you can find it at www.sertomaicecreamfestival.com
For the trivia question we asked a simple question. How long has the Sertoma Ice Cream festival been going on? 45 years was the answer…Congratulations to Christina from Butler for guessing correctly.
Today we talked about two big park events this coming Saturday…
First, the Knox County Park District’s Solar System Walk at the Kokosing Gap Trail – this Saturday from 10am-1pm. We talked to Chad Ruhl about it today on the show. Find out more by clicking here!
Then, the Kids to Parks Day event at Ariel-Foundation Park – we also heard from Carrie Haver on the show. Find out more by clicking here!
Today’s Trivia: How hot does the planet Mercury get during the day? The answer is 801 degrees – congratulations to Michael from Howard who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd
The first four countries were shared about today are these:
Kiribati (KEER-uh-bosh): https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/kiribati.htm
Djibouti (juh-BOO-tee): https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/djibouti.htm
Benin (be-NEEN): https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/benin.htm
Liechtenstein (LICK-ten-stine): https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/liechtenstein.htm
We also asked: “How many countries does the United Nations recognize as sovereign?” The answer is 195, according to WorldAtlas.com. There are technically 197 countries, but the UN doesn’t recognize Taiwan or Kosovo as sovereign countries.
Congratulations to Brenda from Mount Vernon who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
