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Chapel Hill’s Fall Festival and Pablo Picasso!

Hi!

Today on the show I talked about how the Church at Chapel Hill’s Fall Festival is coming up. We talked with both Connie Jackson and Pastor Jon Whisner on what this event is all about. You won’t want to miss out on all the activities that will be at the event! Also, another person had a chance to win a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant if they could guess the correct answer to our Who am I? trivia question.

  • I was born on October 25th, 1881, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.
  • My father was a painter who specialized in naturalistic depictions of birds. He also was a professor of art at the School of Crafts.
  • I have created around 50,000 artworks throughout my lifetime, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics.
  • I am the Co-Founder of Cubism which is an art movement.
  • The most famous painting that I am known for is the “Guernica” which I finished in 1937.
  • I died on April 8th, 1973, at the age of 91.

….I am Pablo Picasso

Congratulations to Elizabeth of Centerburg for guessing the correct answer! She wins a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant!

Thanks for listening!

-Dylan

Sonfest Conversations and Hershey Bars!

Hello!

Today on the show I played a conversation between Allison Prouty and Blessing Offor. I also gave away two Sonfest 2023 tickets and a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant. It was a very busy two hours with lots of information from Blessing Offor and prize giveaways!

You can find all of the artist interviews on our WNZR Soundcloud page. Click here to listen. Also check out themorningthing.com for interviews as well.

Congratulations to Denise of Mount Vernon! She wins two tickets to Sonfest 2023!

  • I was born on September 13th, 1857, in Derry Township, Pennsylvania
  • I dropped out of school in the 4th grade to work on my family’s farm.
  • In 1883, I borrowed money from a bank to start the Lancaster Caramel Company, which instantly was successful.
  • In 1912, I was scheduled to travel on the Titanic, but canceled last minute due to a change of plans.
  • During World War II, I supplied the U.S. Armed Forces with Ration D. Bars and Tropical Chocolate Bars.
  • I died on October 13th, 1945, at the age of 88.

…..I am Milton S. Hershey

Congratulations to Nicole of Mount Vernon! She wins a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant!

Thanks for listening!

-Dylan

Lots of fun facts…and a call to prayer.

Today we shared some fun facts on several fronts:

  • tomorrow is National Waffle Day – read more about this crispy, sweet treat by clicking here.
  • the birthday of the Red Cross is this week! August 22, 1864 was the date when Henry Dunant formed the International Committee of the Red Cross. Dunant was a Swiss humanitarian and said it was his Christian faith that inspired him to provide aid for victims of war and natural disasters.
  • Monday was also the anniversary of Hawaii becoming our 50th state. In 1959, the home of the only royal palace in America became part of the United States. Right now, though, as we celebrate, we also keep praying for Hawaii in the wake of the recent Maui wildfires.
  • look for ways to help – here’s a guide from CNN
  • I was born August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, PA
  • I had dual citizenship after I received Irish citizenship later in my life
  • I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh
  • my film debut was with Judy Garland in 1942
  • I starred in, plus co-directed and co-choreographed “Singin’ in the Rain” in 1952.
  • I directed the Oscar-nominated film version of, “Hello, Dolly,” in 1969
  • I died at 83 in 1996 in Beverly Hills, CA

I am – Gene Kelly! Congratulations to Deanna from Mount Vernon, who guessed correctly and wins thew $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Zoe

Who Knew Wednesday: You can use WHAT to stick a poster to the wall?

The Floss Fix: To hang lightweight artwork that’s not in a heavy frame, there’s no need to buy picture wire. Unwaxed dental floss will do the trick.

Picture This: Hanging a picture? Make it easy by first taping a thumbtack, pointy side out, to the back below the hanging bracket. Perfectly position your picture and they give it a bit of a push into the wall. 

Upright Candles: Do your candles slide around and their holders like a kid wearing his dad’s pants? Wrap the bottom with tape to get the right fit.

Magazine Management: Are magazines messing up your home? Make some decorative and functional magazine holders by cutting cereal boxes at angles and covering them with wrapping paper. Cover some of them with lacquer or decoupage for a durable finish. 

Your Poster Child: If your teenager loves talking posters upon his or her bedroom wall, here’s a great tip to keep the corners hole free. Place a binder clip on each Corner then slip them over nails or thumbtacks. As an added bonus get shiny or colorful binder clips. 

A Great Uses for Old Jewelry: Do you have too many brooches, pin, earrings and necklaces that you never get around to wearing? Repurpose them by turning them into unique magnets that get noticed! Just use wire cutters to cut off the back of earrings and pins and then take pendants off of a necklace and glue a magnet to them on the back.

Question: When slipping curtains over a metal rod, first place a ________ over the metal end. This will help you avoid snagging the curtain so they go on easily.

Answer: Plastic Bag

Huge shout out to Teresa from Mount Vernon who guessed the answer to this question, but then told us to give the tickets to the first Teenage who called in. Elli From Fredericktown called in right after that – Have fun at WinterJam 2020 Elli!

Question: A terrific way to hang posters and your kids room without leaving holes or stains is with ______________. Just put a generous drop on the back of each corner, press it to the wall, and watch it stick

Answer: Toothpaste! White, non -gel to be exact.

Congratulations to Kenna from Mount Vernon who guessed this right on the first try! You have fun at Winter Jam too, Kenna!!!

If you want to know more about WinterJam 2020 like the line up, dates and locations, click HERE.

Here is the link to MVNU update page.

Here is the link to Knox County Heath Department website.

Here is a link the the Ohio Department of Health website.

Thank you for checking out our blog! We love you!

-Hannah and Todd

Who Knew Wednesday: The last day of our dig into Christmas Carols!

Carols, carols, and more carols!
Today Todd and I talked about all things carols, first, we listened to two MVNU professors, Dr. VanZant and Dr. VanNest, share about their favorite Christmas carol!
(Click on the picture to hear the conversation.)
Dr.Mike VanZant
  _Dr. Doug VanNest
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Congratulations to Bob from Howard who won a North Main Café Gift Basket and James from Mount Vernon who won an Amy Grant CD! They have both been entered to win the Grand Prize. Click HERE for more info on this!
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What was the first Christmas carol about?  
Answer: The earliest carol was written in 1410. Sadly, only a very small fragment of it still exists. The carol was about Mary and Jesus meeting different people in Bethlehem.
Click HERE for more fun Christmas carol facts!
Congrats to Charla from Utica who guessed what the first Christmas carol was about! She won the $5 Gift Card to Troyers of Apple Valley!
Thanks for checking out the Blog!
Hannah and Todd

Who Knew Wednesday: Dr.VanNest shares!

Today Todd and I had so much fun playing the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange and getting to share a great conversation with Dr. VanNest about his favorite Christmas Carol!

If you want to hear the conversation about “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” click on the picture!

_Dr. Doug VanNest

 

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Congratulations are in order to Linda from Utica who won an awesome WNZR Kitchen Kit and Peggy from Mount Vernon who won the “Same type of Different as Me” DVD.  If you want to more about the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange click HERE. 

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Who was the author of the Christmas carol “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”?

Answer: By Charles Wesley

Congratulations to Nancy Joe from Mount Vernon who took a chance and guessed right! They won the $5 Gift Card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Thanks for clicking on our blog!

– Hannah and Todd

Who Knew Wednesday: Adoption – Part 2

Today Todd, ( Yes, Todd – he is back and doing well!) and I jumped back our topic of adoption!

Click on the picture to hear the interview!

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Today’s two caller number fives were Sherrisa from Howard and Edward from Howard! They were registered to win to Turkey from Smithhislers meats! If you want to know more about Totally Tasty Tom Turkey Hunt click HERE! 

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Although no more than 2% of Americans have actually adopted, more ______than have considered it.

Answer: 1/3 or 33% of Americans have considered it!

Congratulations to Ruth from Mount Vernon who correctly guessed our trivia question!

Thanks for checking out our blog!

-Hannah and Todd

Who Knew Wednesday: Family Heritage Month (Kind of) – Part two!

Today Todd and I couldn’t turn down another amazing Family Heritage story, so we pretended that October lasted just one extra week!

 

Here is the Story we shared today:

Click on the pictures to hear the Stories!

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Here are the stories we shared last Wednesday:

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Dennis shares his Family Heritage

 

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What of these groups maintains the largest genealogical library in the world?

  1. The Catholic Church
  2. The National Genealogical Society
  3. The U.S. National Archives
  4. The Mormon Church

The answer is The Mormon Church!

If you want to take a fun quiz and learn more about Genealogy click HERE! 

Congrats to Sandi from Mount Vernon who correctly guessed our Trivia Question and won the $5 Gift Card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Thanks for checking out the blog!

-Hannah and Todd

Who Knew Wednesday: Active Dog Month!

Today I talked about something so fun and so good for you! Active Dog Month! I shared about what
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Name something that could go wrong at a dog park?

1. Cat Shows Up
2. Dogs Get Loose
3. Dogs Fight
4. Dirty Pants
Congrats to Bonnie from Mount Vernon who guessed our top to answers and woman that $5 Gift Card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!
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Here is our blog-exclusive Food Corner!

Here is more info on today! 

Here are some fun facts! 

And finally, here’s a recipe! 

Congratulations to Debbie from Mount Vernon, who was caller number 3 and won two tickets the MVNU spring musical “Freaky Friday”
Congratulations to Lauren from Howard who guessed our Matt trivia question and won two tickets to the Matthew West and Matt Mahr concert!
Thank you so much for looking at our blog!
-Hannah (And Joe!)

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