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Who Knew About SonFest 2016?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday and we talked all about SonFest 2016!

SonFest is taking place this Saturday, September 24th and you can find all the information you need over here. Congratulations to Paul from Howard who was our SonFest ticket winner for today. Make sure you tune in tomorrow and Friday for more chances!

And congratulations to Denise of Johnstown who won our Alice In Wonderland Jr. tickets! You can find out more into for that over here.

Our Word of the Day was afflatus (əˈflātəs), a noun meaning inspiration. You can read more on that here.

Have a wonderful Wednesday evening!

 

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Apple Pie Friday

apple pieThe first ever Apple Pie Baking Contest is coming to downtown Mount Vernon for the September First Friday…

Find the details and rules by clicking here.  Thanks to COTC, MVNU, Kenyon and the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel for co-sponsoring this event!  Thanks to the Mount Vernon News for hosting the entry forms online.

Did you know Apple Pie is NOT an American original?  It was first conceived in 1381 in England.  The Dutch are also well-known for their apple crumb and apple lattice pies.

Originally, apple pie eaters DID NOT eat the crust.  Sugar was very scarce in the 14th century so crusts simply held the pie filling and were called coffins.  Yes, like the burial coffins.

Today’s Word of the Day is lattice, which means ‘a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used typically as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants’ (or a pattern that looks like that). It can also mean, in physics, a regular repeated three-dimensional arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Going To College Tips: Who Knew?

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Today Jess and Eddie discussed the move back to college.  We shared some different things students should learn before making a new venture to college, and you can find the full list of tips HERE.  For MVNU freshman move in on September 1st, and classes start on the 5th.

Our word of the day today is Thrummy an adjective which means of or abounding in thrums; shaggy or tufted.

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Back To School Wednesday

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Several students are heading back to school this week, so we today we gave some tips for saving money on back to school shopping.  You can find the full list HERE.  We also asked a trivia question about the average amount of money people spend on shopping for school supplies. Marian correctly guessed that it was between 150-200$ and won our gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our word of the day was dunnage,  a noun which means loose materials used to support and protect cargo in a ship’s hold; also : padding in a shipping container.

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“Who Knew” at the Hartford Fair

IMG_20160810_174325422_HDRToday, our Big Blue Crew went On The Road to the Hartford Fair for a special edition of Who Knew Wednesday. Joe deemed this event “Dudes’ Night Out” since he’s there with Eddie and Dan.

You can find out everything you need to know about the Hartford Fair by clicking here.

We gave away a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley to the winner of our trivia question for the day. Since we’re in the middle of the Olympics, I asked how many gold medals Michael Phelps has won so far in Rio. Dan from Howard called in and correctly answered that he has won 3.

Make sure to visit us tomorrow thru Sunday in downtown Mount Vernon at the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Who Knew: August Events Edition

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Today Jess and Eddie discussed some various events going on around Knox county this August, including first Friday, the film screening of “Uncommon Brilliance”, and the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival.  You can see when all of the events are happening at visitknoxohio.org.

We also discussed the upcoming Tax Holiday, which happens this weekend.  You can read more about it at tax.ohio.gov.

Our Word of the Day is Amity which means friendship; especially : friendly relations between nations.

Also check out or new video about Troyer’s of Apple Valley HERE!

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Who Knew?- Fair edition

IMG_20160726_135413052_HDRWNZR’S Kelsey Bryte with Case Armstrong at the Fair!

Today Knox County Fair week brought a Who Knew Wednesday trivia question:

In what month and in what year was the first Knox County Fair?

The answer was October, 1849 – 167 years ago, making 2016 the 168th annual Knox County Fair.

Here’s a little more information from the Knox County Historical Society’s website:
In the winter of 1846-47, a group of farmers formed the Morris (Township) Agricultural Club, and in November of 1847 they held a one-day fair on the farm of William Bonar, displaying grains, fruit and livestock. From this simple beginning came the organization now known as The Knox County Agricultural Society, which held its first county-wide fair on October 23 and 24, 1849. From its earliest days, the Society was dedicated to “encouraging the improvements of farm products, including farm stock of all kinds, and the products of domestic industry and skill – in short, all that pertains to rural comfort, convenience, and elegance, as well as the products of the skilled artisan and mechanic.” 

Congratulations to Mia from Mount Vernon who won the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day is doff (DAHF), which is a verb meaning to take off a garment of clothing, or to remove your hat as a salute or tribute to someone.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Who Knew: the Moon landing

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Buzz Aldrin walks down the ladder from the Eagle to the moon’s surface. Neil Armstrong took this photo (courtesy NASA).

Today marks the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.  Ohio’s own Neil Armstrong, along with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, left Earth on July 16, 1969 to embark on this historic mission. They returned on July 24, splashing down near Hawaii.

We’ve got all kinds of WHO KNEW trivia tidbits, or Moon rocks, for you today…

NASA’s archive, including pictures, videos and stories from Apollo 11 can be found at this link.

Author Craig Nelson wrote Rocket Men back in 2009 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing.  He shares some interesting information in this article from Popular Science magazine.

Finally, you can test your Apollo 11 knowledge with this quiz from the National Geographic website.

Today’s Word of the Day is aeronautics, a noun for the science or practice of travel through the air.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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National French Fry Day!

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Today for Who Knew Wednesday Jess and Eddie celebrated National French Fry day by discussing the history of the french fry and some fun facts about fun the legendary potato product.  Here is an info graphic on french fry seasoning and condiments-

French Fry Graphic Also if you want to know what your favorite fry says about you, check out this article.

Congratulations to Logan of Mount Vernon who won our gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our word of the day is Natant, which is an adjective that means swimming or floating in water.

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