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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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Game Time and Back to School!

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Image courtesy of Psychology Today magazine

A number of area students are back to school this week.

East Knox and Highland schools got started today.  Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the first day for students at Mount Vernon City Schools and the Clear Fork Valley Local School District. St. Vincent DePaul students in kindergarten through eighth grade start tomorrow, while the preschool starts on Tuesday, September 6th.

Knox County Career Center sophomores and juniors start tomorrow, while seniors start Thursday. Fredericktown schools also begin classes Thursday.

Centerburg, Danville and North Fork Schools all start next week.

Today’s Song Poetry was from Francesca Battistelli’s ‘Holy Spirit.’ Congratulations to Jennifer who won the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Name That Tune song today was Newsboys and ‘God’s Not Dead.’ Kandee from Mount Vernon was our winner!

Our Word of the Day is honorific, a noun meaning ‘a title or term of respect.’

Thanks for listening!

-Joe
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It’s Green Apple, I promise!

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Eddie looks a little uneasy about trying today’s Mystery Box item…but it was a green apple Jolly Rancher. Congratulations to Sherrisa of Howard who guessed correctly.  She wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

We had a wet weekend at the 2016 Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival, but had a great time visiting and giving away prizes.  Dan Monnin stayed in a good mood, despite the rain!

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Today’s Word of the Day is me-tooism, a noun which means the adopting of policies, methods, products, etc., similar or identical to those of a peer, rival, or competitor. So basically, Instagram’s new story feature is a me-tooism of Snapchat??

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 8/12

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Never Too Far Gone – Jordan Feliz

9: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

8: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

7: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

6: Move – TobyMac

5: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

4: Breathe – 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 ADDS (Click each for a lyric video)

Jesus – Chris Tomlin

Walking Like Giants – Stars Go Dim

 

Don’t forget to come visit us in downtown Mount Vernon at the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival!

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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#OTRWBB at Dan Emmett Festival

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Here we go for another year at the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival!

Join WNZR through this Sunday for our live broadcasts from downtown Mount Vernon. Find out more about what we’re doing by clicking here.

Today’s Word of the Day is aquatic, which means living, found in or related to something near water, or done in or on water.

See you this weekend and thanks for listening!

-Joe

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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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Gearing up for the road!

AD BlogEddie, Jess and I are getting ready for 5 straight days of On the Road with Big Blue tomorrow through Sunday. Yes, that’s me trying out a deep fried ice cream sandwich in 2014 at the Ohio State Fair.

Here’s the schedule:
Tomorrow – Hartford Fair in Croton, 4-10pm (fair link here)
Thursday & Friday – Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival, downtown Mount Vernon, 4-10pm (festival link here)
Saturday – Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival, noon-10pm (18+ prize giveaway at 7:00pm)
Sunday – Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival, noon-5pm (WNZR photo booth)

Make sure you stop by and say hello!

We got an answer to our stumper Name That Tune from last week – Tyler from Mount Vernon guessed correctly that it was ‘What You Want’ by Tenth Avenue North. This week’s Song Poetry song was ‘Christ in Me’ by Jeremy Camp. Our winner was Brenda from Gambier. Both she and Tyler win $5 gift certificates to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day is rectify, a verb which means to correct by removing errors; or to set right or remedy.

Thanks for listening and we’ll see you on the road!

-Joe

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Olympic Mystery Monday!

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The Olympic Rings on the London Bridge (Photo courtesy of Presidential Aviation)

Today’s Olympic-themed Mystery Monday question:

There is one city that has hosted the Olympic Summer Games three times. What city is it and what years did it host?

The answer? London, England in 1908, 1948 and 2012. Congratulations to Matt, an online listener from Canton, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day was spindrift, a noun that means a spray swept by strong winds along the surface of the sea.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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NZ Top 10 – 8/5/16

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Ryan Stevenson and GabeReal at #1 this week! (photo from Gotee Records)

This week’s NZ Top 10 on WNZR:

10. Jordan Feliz – Never Too Far Gone
9. Aaron Shust – Ever Be
8. Danny Gokey – Tell Your Heart to Beat Again
7. MercyMe – Dear Younger Me
6. TobyMac – Move (Keep Walkin’)
5. 7eventh Time Down – God is on the Move
4. Jonny Diaz – Breathe
3. Lauren Daigle – Trust in You (at Ohio State Fair tomorrow!)
2. Jeremy Camp – Christ in Me
1. Ryan Stevenson f/Gabe Real – Eye of the Storm

Our Breakout Hit of the Week is the new Casting Crowns song, ‘One Step Away.’ Find out more about the new album here.

Our Word of the Day is kith, which is a noun meaning familiar friends, neighbors or relatives.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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