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Some Games and Uplifting News for your Tuesday!

Now, I’ve graduated high school, and that was cool, but it would have been even cooler to have graduated with my mom! Read about Minnesota graduate, Sora, who actually did get to graduate with her mother! Check it out here!

Our song poetry prompt today was…
“Are you hurting and broken within
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin
Jesus is calling”

Congratulations to Travis from Mt. Vernon for calling and correctly guessing!
The answer is ‘O Come to the Altar’ from Elevation Worship

Our Name That Tune song today was ‘Beloved’ from Jordan Feliz!
Congratulations to Melodie from Mt. Vernon for calling in and correctly guessing!

Baseball is neat, and the ushers at baseball games are pretty entertaining as well. That’s even more true for 98 year old Phil, who has been an usher for the Pirates for 80 years! Read the whole story from ESPN here!

Our word of the day today was… catercorner
adverb or adjective || KAT-ee-kor-ner
This means… in a diagonal or oblique position : kitty-corner.

 Catercorner also has the variants kitty-corner and catty-corner, but despite appearances, no cats were involved in the creation of this word. Cater derives from the Middle French noun quatre (or catre), which means “four.” English speakers adopted the word to refer to the four-dotted side of a die—a side important in several winning combinations in dice games. Perhaps because the four spots on a die can suggest an X, cater eventually came to be used dialectically with the meaning “diagonal” or “diagonally.” This cater was combined with corner to form catercorner.
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
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Fun Games and Uplifting News!

Come see WNZR R.E.A.L (that’s Rachel, Eddie, and Lilly) perform at the Buchwald Plaza in downtown Mt. Vernon this Friday for June First Friday! We’ll be playing from 6-8, so come out and listen to some of your local DJ’s sing a little 🙂

Our song poetry lyrics today were:
“Your word is
A light unto my feet
Your love is
My identity”
Short one today but it’s a great song!
It was ‘All that Matters’ from Colton Dixon!
Congratulations to Sherrisa of Howard who called in and correctly guessed!

Congratulations to Katie of Mt. Vernon who won our Name That Tune game today as well! The answer to NTT was ‘Forgiven’ from Crowder!

For Uplifting News today, Joe shared a great story!
Read about Bob Charland who is fixing up bikes for kids! Check it out here!

Our word of the day today was: keysmash
Noun || kee-smash
a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen,used to signal intense emotion in written communication.
So, uh, kinda like this… sfgo-thp[lwe ;.[.’s’
or maybe like this… ake rjy3[okam;
One more? Okay. z478bd8i
Perfect, right? They’re fun too.

Thanks for listening!

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Uplifting News and Game Time Tues

Good afternoon! We were in need of some uplifting news today, and we provided that for you today! We also provided $5 gift certificates to Troyer’s of Apple Valley with Game Time Tuesday!

Have you ever wanted to sky dive? I’m going to make the conjecture that you’re not 100 years old now, right? Check out the story of the D-Day Veteran who went skydiving for his 100th birthday! Read the whole story here!

Baseball is a great sport and hitting a home run is a really big deal. Hitting a home run in honor of you mom who lost her battle with ovarian cancer? Even a bigger deal. Check out the whole story here!

We played ‘Song Poetry’ today, and the lyrics were…
“You love me even when I fall apart
I can’t explain it
That’s just who you are
Don’t want perfection
You just want my heart.”
The song was ‘Through Your Eyes’ from Britt Nicole.
Tisha from Fredericktown called in and correctly guessed! Congratulations!

Here’s our word of the day: nudnik
noun || NOOD-nik (the “OO” is as in “good”)
This is a person who is a bore or nuisance.
The suffix -nik came to English through Yiddish (and ultimately from Polish and Ukrainian). It means “one connected with or characterized by being.” You might be familiar with beatnik, peacenik, or neatnik, but what about no-goodnik or allrightnik? The suffix -nik is frequently used in English to create nonce words that are often jocular or slightly derogatory. Some theorize that the popularity of the suffix was enhanced by Russian Sputnik, as well as Al Capp’s frequent use of -nik words in his L’il Abner cartoons. The nud- of the Yiddish borrowing nudnik ultimately comes from the Polish nuda, meaning “boredom.”

 Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
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Game Time Tuesday!

Today we shared some uplifting news, as we love to do on Tuesday, and I really enjoyed the first story we shared this week. Learning how to play an instrument is a life skill, but what if you’re missing your left arm? Isabella Nicola was born without her left arm, but she wanted to play violin. Check out the story of how she got a prosthetic arm here!
Our second story put the medical skills of a woman to use when her date collapsed during dinner! Check out the full story here!

We played two games today; Name that Tune, and Song Poetry!
Our Song Poetry prompt today was as follows…

“These mountains, these giants
Will fall at a single word
In your name in your strength
I’m more than a conqueror”

Congratulations to Chris of Fredericktown who correctly answered!
It was ‘Fearless’ from Jasmine Murray!

Our Name that Tune song today was ‘Live Like You’re Loved’ from Hawk Nelson!
Congratulations to Ri of Bellville who correctly answered!

Our Word of the Day today was superlative.
This is an adjective meaning: of the highest kind, quality, ororder; surpassing all else orothers; supreme; extreme.
Superlative came to English in the 1300s, when Middle English was spoken. This came from Late Latin superlātīvus, equivalent to Latin superlāt(us) meaning“hyperbolical.”

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly 

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Game Time Tuesday!

Today for Game Time Tuesday, we played our two fun games, Song Poetry, and Name that Tune. With Song Poetry, we read a small section of lyrics from a song we play on the station, and you have to call in and guess the artist as well as the name of the song!

Our Song Poetry song today was ‘He Knows My Name’ from Francesca Battistelli!
Congratulations to Lisa of Danville who correctly guessed!

For Name That Tune, we play a 10 second clip of a song we play on the station, and again, you have to guess the artist and the name of the song.
Our song for Name That Tune was ‘How Can I Keep From Singing ‘ from Chris Tomlin!
Congratulations to our winner, Triana of Bellville!

Thanks for listening!
Lilly

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Uplifting Tuesday

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Today we gave two chances to win with Song Poetry and Name That Tune, and our winners were Spencer of Utica and Casey of Mount Vernon.  Our song for Song Poetry was Lord I Need You by Matt Maher, and our Name That Tune song was Priceless by For King and Country.

For Uplifting news we shared news of a new law in Utah being passed to allow kids to have lemonade stands and other small businesses.  For more on that story click HERE.

Our word of the day is Dinkum, an Australian word that means genuine; authentic.

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Uplifting News and Chances to Win

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For Game Time Tuesday this week we gave two opportunities to win 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley with Song Poetry and Name That Tune.  Our song poetry song was Oceans by Hillsong United, and we want to congratulate our winner Phyllis of Danville.  For Name That Tune our song was Shine by Newsboys, and we want to congratulate our winner Barbie of Fredericktown.

We also shared an uplifting news story about a man who on his wedding day saved a young girl suffering from a seizure.  If you would like to read more click HERE.

Our Word of The Day today is Grimalkin, a noun that means a domestic cat; especially : an old female cat.

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Uplifting Game Time Tuesday

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Today for Game Time Tuesday we played Song Poetry and Name That Tune for two chances at a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.  For Song Poetry our song was Just Be Held by Casting Crowns, and our winner was Bridgette.  For Name That Tune our song was My Lighthouse by Rend Collective, and our winner was Travis of Mount Vernon.  Congratulations to Bridgette and Travis!

For uplifting news today we shared a story about a man who has engineered a van with two washers and two dryers to help local homeless people do laundry for free.  To read more click HERE.

Our word of the day today is Rampike, a noun that means a dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.

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Games, Uplifting News, and Lifeline!

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Today for Game Time Tuesday we played song poetry and name that tune.  Congratulations to Sherrisa from Howard, she called in and correctly told us our song was Rise by Danny Gokey.  We also played Name That Tune, and congratulations to Issac from Belleville who correctly told us our tune was Brother by NEEDTOBREATHE.

For uplifting news today we shared a story about, how some puppies who lost their mother found a dog who just lost her puppies.  Its truly an uplifting story.  If you’d like to read the full story and see some pictures and video, click HERE.

Our word of today was coze, this means to have a friendly talk; a chat.

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