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Who Knew Today Was Play-Doh Day?!

Today was both National Play-Doh Day and Who Knew Wednesday, so play-doh-4-packI combined the two and talked all about Play-Doh on the show!

First, I gave you a little information on Play-Doh Day, which you can find here.

I shared a lot of fun facts about the childhood favorite toy, and you can find all of that here and here.

I also found this awesome page on the Hasbro website where you it shows you step-by-step directions on how to create Play-Doh masterpieces. Click here to find all 214 different creations and directions.

Our Word of the Day was velar, an adjective which describes the sound produced when the back of your tongue touches the soft palette. You can read more on that here.

I also gave you some information on SonFest 2015, and you can find everything you’ll need to know here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Game Time Tuesday – Aladdin Jr. & Emergency Preparedness

Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive,  and Faith and I gave away some Aladdin Jr. tickets!

We played song poetry with the lyrics, Yeah, it’s like a new day/ Woke up to hear You say/ I came to give you life/ So spread your wings and fly. Lisa from Fredericktown called in and guessed that those lyrics belong to Jamie Grace’s song Do Life Big.

We had a buzzword stumper for the word “after”.

We also told you it was Get Ready Day, a day where we are reminded to make emergency preparedness plans. You can read more on that day here. We also told you about this website, where you can find tons of information on how to plan, and what exactly you should even plan for.

Our Word of the day was viridity, a noun meaning innocence. You can read more on that here.

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – School Lunches

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive and we had a Mystery Question about school lunches.

A recent study (which you can find here) researched the amount of time students had to eat their school lunches, and how that impacted their food choices and the nutritional value they received. I asked you what the premium amount of time students needed to eat was, and Sarah from Lexington called in and correctly guessed 25 minutes.

I recapped the Fredericktown Tomato Show and told you all about the pictures from the 4 days of the Tomato Show, which you can find here.

Our Word of the Day was vaunted, an adjective meaning described as good or great, or often praised. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome week!

-Jess

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 9/11

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Plumb – Exhale

9: Passion ft. Kristian Stanfill – Even So Come

8: Hawk Nelson – Drops In The Ocean

7: Josh Wilson – That Was Then, This Is Now

6: For King & Country – Shoulders

5: Third Day ft. All Sons & Daughters – Soul On Fire

4: Hillsong UNITED – Touch The Sky

3: Chris Tomlin – At The Cross (Love Ran Red)

2: Francesca Battistelli – Holy Spirit

1: MercyMe – Flawless

NEW MUSIC ADDS FOR 9/11 (Click each for video)

Jordan Feliz – The River

Laura Story – Till I Met You

You can watch the webcast of Night Of Joy tonight and tomorrow night here.

Our Word of the Day was turophile, a noun meaning a lover of cheese. You can read more on that here.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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Who Knew The Fredericktown Tomato Show Was So Cool?!

Today’s Who Knew Wednesday highlighted the Fredericktown Tomato Show, since today is it’s first day!

You can just head on over here for all the information you need on the Tomato Show.

And don’t forget about the shuttles for Fredericktown! They begin each day at 4pm in Mount Vernon, and run as follows…they start at noon Saturday…
PICK UP:
Riverside Park, 4:00 (noon Saturday)
Public Square, 4:07 (12:07)
Columbia School, 4:12 (12:12)
MVHS Stadium, 4:17 (12:17)
Hiawatha Park, 4:29 (12:29)
Dan Emmett Elementary, 4:37 (12:37)
Fredericktown Tomato Show, 5:00 (1:00)

Our word of the day was tantamount, an adjective meaning equal to something in value, meaning, or effect. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – War Room, Dating, and American Girl

Today’s Afternoon Drive was packed full of fun stuff!

First, we told you all about the Fredericktown Tomato Show, which will take place later this week. Head on over here for all the info.

We also told you the War Room went #1 in the box office for its second weekend! You can see the trailer and find out more information on the film over here.

Today was also Mystery Monday and we talked about a recent study on dating profiles. The study said 1/4th of men listed on their online dating profile that they would not a woman if she had ______, and we asked you to fill in the blank. Bobbi from Centerburg called in and correctly guessed that the answer was multiple cats.

We also recapped a story the Morning Thing did earlier today about Luna Moreland, a local young woman who is in the running to star in the newest American Girl Movie. You can vote for Luna by clicking here. You do have to create an account, but it’s free and takes approximately 3 seconds. The deadline to vote is noon tomorrow (Tuesday 9/8).

Our Word of the Day was tweep, a noun which simply means a person who uses Twitter. You can read more on that here.

Thanks for listening and have an awesome week!

-Jess

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Game Time Tuesday + new co-host! 9/1/15

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The Afternoon Drive welcomes a new co-host today – Faith Orecchio!

Faith is a junior at MVNU from Marysville, OH.  She a journalism and media production major, public relations minor and a member of the women’s soccer team.  Faith plays what she calls “holding mid,” which means a midfielder responsible for slowing down an opponent’s attack.

Some other fun facts about Faith:

favorite breakfast food: pancakes

favorite song we play: Brother by Needtobreathe

favorite movie: The Sound of Music

We also played BUZZWORD with ‘stick’ today…Jennifer of Mount Vernon was out winner and got two tickets to the Dispatch Home and Garden Show next weekend in Columbus.

Our word of the day: MAUNDER (MON-der), which means to talk in a rambling manner.

Song poetry: Just how much air I will need to breathe/When your wave crashes over me/There’s only one way to figure out Will you let me drown?

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

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Mystery Monday – 8/31

Today was the last Mystery Monday for the month of August!

I hid something in the Mystery Box for Joe to try and figure out what it was, and Bill from Fredericktown called in and correctly guessed that the item was a pine cone.

We told you about First Friday happening this upcoming Friday night from 6 pm-9 pm. Big Blue will be in a different spot – in front of the Buchwald Center. Our Big Blue Crew will also be selling hot dogs as a fundraiser for various conference trips.

Also during the show, we received the great news that the film War Room will be coming to Mount Vernon this weekend. You can find out more about that movie over here, and we’ll give you the complete list of showtimes later in the week.

Our Word of the Day was misbegotten, an adjective meaning badly conceived. You can read more on that here.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Praise Thursday – 8/27

Today was an extra special Praise Thursday, as we are celebrating the arrival of the new freshman class on the campus of MVNU!

It was also my first show back in what feels like forever, but was really only a little over a week, due to vacation and prepping for the new students to arrive on campus.

Joe shared a lot from Psalm 139, which you can find over here.

We told you about some upcoming On The Road With Big Blue events, and you can find our full calendar by clicking here.

Our Word of The Day was recusant, a noun meaning one who refuses to accept or obey authority. You can read more on that here.

Have a great end to your week!

-Jess

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