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Apple Pie Friday

The 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

August 31, 2016 0

Game Time Tuesday

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Song Poetry lyrics today:
You have fallen so far now
You don’t even know how you are going to survive
(But) Just above the horizon
A new light is shining, breaking through the darkest night…

The answer? Third Day and ‘Lift Up Your Face.’ Congratulations to Betsy of Mount Vernon who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Name That Tune song was Tree63’s ‘Blessed Be Your Name.’ Congratulations to Amy of Mount Vernon who also won a Troyer’s certificate!

Today’s Word of the Day is matriculate (muh-TRICK-you-late), a verb that means to enroll in a college or a university to pursue a degree, or to register a coat of arms.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

August 30, 2016 0

Remembering Gene…

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Gene Wilder died today. He was 83. I will always have find memories of him and his career because of two basic things: Willy Wonka (above) and his uncanny ability to make me crack up laughing.

I distinctly remember watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with my cousins, then listening to the soundtrack on 8-track in the car cracking up during the ‘Fizzy Lifting Drink’ scene, which had tons of burping. I also must confess, I laughed a lot the first time I saw Gene’s movie Silver Streak, especially the train station disguise scene. If you know the movie, you know what I mean.

Our trivia question was a two-parter about Gene today: what was his REAL first and last name?…and from what Big Ten school did he graduate? The answers? His real name was Jerome Silberman and he was a graduate of the University of Iowa. He chose Gene because it was his mom’s name (Jeanne) and he loved the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

Our Word of the Day is rarefied (RAIR-uh-fied), which means very high or relating to a select group.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

August 29, 2016 0

NZ Top 10 + New Music – 8/26

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Thy Will – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family

9: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

8: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

7: Move (Keep Walkin’) – TobyMac

6: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

5: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

4: Breath – Jonny Diaz

3: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

2: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

1: Eye Of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

New Music (click each for a lyric video)

Battles – The Afters

Oxygen – Lincoln Brewster

Today’s Word of the Day was guttural (GUTT-uh-rul), an adjective meaning articulated in the throat. You can read more on that here.

Don’t forget to check out this video we made at Troyer’s of Apple Valley where we show you some of the things you can get with the $5 gift certificates we give away on the show.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

August 26, 2016 0

Praise Thursday – Forgiveness (Matthew West)

Today was Praise Thursday on the Afternoon Drive. We kicked off a new series where we pick a song that we play on the station, and then dive into the story behind and meaning of the song.

Today’s focus was on Forgiveness by Matthew West. I shared the letter that inspired Matthew to write this song, plus his response on the power of forgiveness, both of which you can find here.

If you head over here, you can find an interview with Matthew West where he shared some more of the story and some verses that inspired the song.

The reason I chose Forgiveness for this week is because today is Kiss and Make Up Day, a holiday encouraging forgiveness. You can read all about that here.

Our Word of the Day was stultify (stuhl-tuh-fahy), a verb meaning to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous. You can read more on that here.

Have a great Thursday evening!

-Jess

August 25, 2016 0

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.

August 24, 2016 0

Game Time Tuesday (Joe’s Vacation Edition)

Joe continues his vacation while Eddie holds down the fort, as today for Game Time Tuesday we played Song Poetry and Name The Tune. Our Song Poetry song was Priceless by For King & County, congratulations to Ben of Fredericktown who won that. And congratulations to Abigail of Gambier, who won Name That Tune by guessing Thy Will by Hillary Scott & The Scott Family. They both won gift certificates to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day is Journeyman a noun which means a worker who has learned a trade and works for another person usually by the day.

August 23, 2016 0

Movie Monday

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Today was Mystery Monday, and Joe is on vacation. He hopes to see several movies with his time off, so for out mystery question we asked what the highest grossing movie of 2015 was. The correct answer was Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Congratulations to Mike of Mount Vernon, who wins a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the day is Lenient, which means exerting a soothing or easing influence : relieving pain or stress.

August 22, 2016 0