Driving Notes

Today for Mystery Monday, we looked back on our weekends, and boy, did we have some amazing weekends!

We talked about the first First Friday in Downtown Mt. Vernon! The Big Blue Crew had a blast celebrating the summer season with our community!
We gave away our Clean Up, Dress Up, Drink Up and Shape Up prize basket!
Linda Holt from Mt. Vernon won our prize!
Congratulations to Linda! You can win all summer long with WZNR!
Our next event is on 6/15! Catch us at the Knox County Relay for Life!

I (Lilly) went to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland this weekend, and I had a blast. It was an incredible experience to see of the guitars used by some of the most influential musicians in Country and Rock history.
This museum has everything from Metallica to Roy Orbison to the Beatles and everything in between! My personal favorites? Well… I got to see the Kirk Hammett Metallica ESP see-thru guitar, 2 of John Lennon’s Rickenbacker guitars, the guitar Ritchie Valens wrote ‘La Bamba’ on, Geddy Lee’s (Rush) bass among many other things!The three favorite things I got to see, though, were as follows…
1. Jimi Hendrix’s 1970 cream Fender Stratocaster2. Kurt Cobain’s black Fender Stratocaster

3. Johnny Cash’s tour bus! (You’ll rarely see me happier than I am in this picture).

For our Mystery Monday question, we went into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction vault! Here’s the question… This man is a Rock and Roll hall of Fame member class of 1992, inducted by Lyle Lovett. He was born in Arkansas, and is known for his work in country, rock and roll, folk, and gospel. Who are we talking about?

A man who signed with Sun records, has sung with Elvis, has made the Martin D-28 and the D-35 the guitars of country, and has a museum in his name in Nashville and 19 year old women geeking out in Ohio.
A Highway Man, a third of the Tennessee Three, the Man in Black himself… Johnny Cash.

Congratulations to Travis of Mt. Vernon! He guessed correctly and wins that $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly and Todd

Another hot summer day here in Mt. Vernon!
Here’s the countdown for this week!

10. When We Pray – Tauren Wells
9. Control – Tenth Avenue North
8. So Will I – Hillsong United
7. Witness – Jordan Feliz
6. Grace Got You – MercyMe
5. I Just Need U – TobyMac
4. Ressurrection Power – Chris Tomlin
3. God of All My Days – Casting Crowns
2. Fear is a Liar – Zach Williams
1. Reckless Love – Cory Asbury

Our Back to Back artist spotlight this week fell on the Sonfest headliner from 2017!
Plumb!
Check out her songs Exhale and God Help Me!

New Music Friday brought us new music from For King and Country!
Check out their new song, joy.
We also had new music from Mandisa! Yes! Check out “Good News” here!

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Joe

Today, we shared all the ins, outs and who knews of summer so you can make the most of your Summer 2018!

We started by talking about some kid friendly, summer bucket-list ideas!
– Make a chalk racetrack!
– Have a picnic in the backyard
– Catch fireflies at night
– Visit a local Farmers Market
– Build a fort! (Indoors or out)
– Take a family bike ride!
– Go cloud watching
– Go stargazing
– Make homemade popsicles!|
– Have a campfire

Here are some local, summer fun events you can attend!
– The Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival
– The Knox County Fair
– Summer First Fridays in Downtown Mt. Vernon
– Relay for Life

Of course, we love sharing summer fun recipies!
Here’s a link from our friends at AllRecipies that gives the communities favorite summertime fun recipies! Give them a try this summer!

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly and Todd

Welcome in to the Afternoon Drive, where we love to give you prizes!
Today on Game Time Tuesday, we played Song Poetry and Name That Tune!

Today’s Song Poetry Lyrics were…
“You always think I’m somewhere on a mountain top
But never think behind bars”

A tough one, yes, but congratulations to Michelle from Mt. Vernon!
She correctly guessed that it was Danny Gokey with “More than you think I am”.

Our Name that Tune song today was “Grace Got You” from MercyMe!
Congratulations to McKenna from Mt. Vernon!

We heard some more from our Proverbs 31 Ministry friend, Lysa Terkurst.

“Life. Sometimes it hands us messy. Sometimes it hands us flowers. The unpredictability of it all is what makes life exciting and heartbreaking all at the same time. But most importantly, it reminds us to remain completely dependent on the Lord.

I don’t know what your life holds right now, sweet friend. But I do know the One who is holding you. Keep trusting Him. Keep walking with Him. He’s got you.

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10.

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Todd

Cory Asbury’s ‘Reckless Love’ remains on top this week.  Here’s the entire countdown:

10. Tauren Wells – When We Pray
9. Hillsong UNITED – So Will I
8. Tenth Avenue North – Control
7. MercyMe f/John Rueben – Grace Got You
6. Jordan Feliz – Witness
5. Chris Tomlin – Resurrection Power
4. Casting Crowns – God of All My Days
3. Zach Williams – Fear is a Liar
2. TobyMac – I Just Need U
1. Cory Asbury – Reckless Love

NEW MUSIC this week:

For King and Country – Joy
watch the music video by clicking here!

Sanctus Real – Confidence
watch the video by clicking here!

Have a great Memorial Day and we’ll see you at the Ice Cream Festival in Utica tomorrow!
– Joe

You may be saying at this point, “God sure expects a lot from us in our trials.” He does, but there is nothing God expects that He has not supplied us with the power to accomplish. And best of all, we can trust God to bring us through our trials. Sometimes we just need the proper motivation to hang in there and triumph over trials.
Speaking of the proper motivation, I heard about a man who was walking home late one chilly, rainy night. He was so tired and cold that he decided to take a shortcut through the town cemetery. Unfortunately, he didn’t see an open grave and he fell headlong into the hole. He panicked, clawing at the sides of the grave and hollering for help. But after a while, it became apparent that no one was around and he couldn’t get enough of a grip to climb out. He was so exhausted that he huddled down in one side of the grave and fell asleep.
As it turned out, another man was walking through the cemetery in the wee hours of the morning. He also fell into the same open grave and, like the first man, began yelling for help and trying to climb out. His shouts woke the first man, who was hidden from sight in the darkness. The first man reached out, laid a cold, clammy hand on the second man and said “Forget it, brother. You’ll never make it. I’ve been trying to get out of here for hours.” But the second man made it out.

– There is a Great Cloud Above Us –

With the proper motivation, we can do almost anything. The recipients of the letter of Hebrews needed the right motivation in their trials, which is why the author went through God’s Hall of Faith in chapter 11 and pointed to some of the Old Testament examples of people who won out over their trials with God’s help. Then the author came back with his best words of encouragement, motivation and admonition in Hebrews 12:1-3.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”

The point of Hebrews 12:1 is that if God could keep His eye on Abraham when he left everything he knew to move to a strange land and live in tents, then God won’t lose track of you. If God could sustain Moses when he left the pleasures and wealth of Egypt for the life of a lowly shepherd, then God can sustain you. You are not out there by yourself. Men and women of God have been living by faith in some of the most trying of circumstances, and since Jesus is the same today as He was yesterday, we can trust Him to keep us by His power. You can trust God in your trials.

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Todd

Today on Who Knew Wednesday, we celebrated World Turtle Day!

The American Tortoise Rescue, a nonprofit organization established in World Turtle day in 1990 for the protection of all species of tortoise and turtles. The day was created as an annual observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world.
Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, founders of ATR, advocate humane treatment of all animals, including reptiles. Since 1990, ATR has placed about 4,000 tortoises and turtles in caring homes.

You can check out the World Turtle Day website here!

Below is some information on the lovable sea creatures!

The Turtle Habitat:

• Freshwater turtles live in ponds and lakes, and they climb out of the water onto logs or rocks to bask in the warm sun.
• Tortoises are land animals. Their feet are round and stumpy, adapted for walking on land. They also dig burrows with their strong forelimbs, and slip underground when the sun gets too hot.
• Turtles spend most of their lives in water. They are adapted for aquatic life, with webbed feet or flippers and a streamlined body. Sea turtles rarely leave the ocean, except to lay eggs in the sand.
• Terrapins live on land and in water, usually in swamps, ponds, lakes and rivers.

Turtle Size:

• The largest sea turtle species is the leatherback turtle. It weighs 600 to 1,500 lbs and is about 4.5 to 5.25 feet long.
• The Galápagos tortoise grows up to 6 feet long and 573 lbs.
• One of the smallest turtles is the speckled Cape tortoise. Its shell is 3.1 inches long. It weighs about 5 ounces.
  

  This little buddy right here is a speckled cape tortise.

Body:

• A turtle’s shell is a modified ribcage and part of its vertebral column.
• The top part of the shell is called the carapace, and the bottom is called the plastron.
• The shell is made up of about 60 bones that are covered by plates called scutes.
• And the scutes are made of keratin, the same material that makes up humans’ fingernails.

Diet:

• Most turtles are omnivores; they eat a variety of different things, depending on their species. Musk turtles eat mollusks, plants, small fish and insects. The cooter turtle is mostly vegetarian, and the green sea turtle only eats grasses and algae.
• The alligator snapping turtle lures in fish with its tongue, which looks like a worm. It wiggles its tongue to attract a hungry fish and then snaps down on it with its strong jaw. It also eats aquatic plants, snakes, frogs, fish, worms, clams, crayfish and other turtles.

Other Facts:

• Sometimes they cry, but not because they’re sad.
  Sea turtles have glands that help to empty excess salt from their eyes, making it appear as though they’re crying, but not to worry, they’re just doing some spring cleaning.
• All tortoises are in fact turtles. They belong to the same class. But different families.
• Tortoises and turtles are different in classification families. The major difference between the two is that tortoises dwell on land, while turtles live in the water some or nearly all of the time.

We love giving you chances to win here at WNZR, and today, of course, is our big day to do that! We played two games today… Song Poetry and Name That Tune!

Our Song Poetry lyrics today were…
“I want to show the world the love You gave for me
I’m longing for the world to know the glory of the King.”

Congrats to Sherrisa from Howard for correctly guessing!
It was Sidewalk Prophets and their song “Live Like That”.

And our Name that Tune winner today was…
Ben Cable from Mt. Vernon!

Our song was Freedom Hymn from Austin French!

We also shared some uplifting news today! Now we all know how much we love dogs here at WNZR, but there’s a boy who is taking this to the next level.
Read about Gideon Kidd who takes pictures with every dog he encounters and posts their pictures on his website “I’ve Pet That Dog’ here!
And check out his website here and get ready for the ‘awwww’.

We also shared a story about Barney the labrador who adopted a little baby kitten!
Read about it here!

This labrador adopted 9 little baby ducklings! Read the story here!

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Todd