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Game Time Tuesday!

Good Afternoon! I hope you’re having a great Tuesday afternoon! 2017 is getting into full swing and Eddie and I had an awesome show for you today!

RESOLUTIONS…
We talked a little bit about New Year’s resolutions today on the show, and Eddie talked about his resolution. He said that his goal this year is to have ‘delayed gratification’ and by that he meant that he would get things done that aren’t incredibly exciting with a good attitude that will lead to happiness later. This was quite the profound resolution! Hopefully, everyone here at WNZR sticks to their resolutions this year! To hear about Professor Rinehart and my resolutions, check out the blog from the show yesterday here.

WINTERJAM TOUR SPECTACULAR…
What’s the new year without Winter Jam, right? The WinterJam Tour Spectacular is coming to Ohio three times!
Saturday, January 21st – at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus
Saturday, February 18th – at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati Sunday,
March 12th – at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland!
If you would like more information and to see the line-up, check out their website, here! 

GAME TIME TUESDAY!
The song poetry for today was ‘Fix My Eyes‘ from For King and Country!
Eddie gave us these lyrics…
“Here’s what I’d do differently,
I’d love like I’m not scared
Give when it’s not fair
Live life for another
Take time for a brother.”
Congratulations to our winner, Faith from Mt. Vernon!

Our Name that Tune for today was a stumper!!! It will return next week!
Be listening for your chance to win a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

WORD OF THE DAY…
Our word of the day today was ‘ennui’ which is an old French word  thar made its’ way onto the scene around 1660-1670.
Ennui is a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.
And to use this word in a sentence: “The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.”

Have a great evening!
-Lilly & Eddie

 

Mystery Monday!

lilly-razorGood Afternoon!
Today was the first show of 2017, and it was a great one!

Professor Rinehart talked today about how important prayer is, and how prayer should be your first priority. His advice was to keep prayer at the forefront of your mind this year. We serve a God that cares deeply about us, so don’t think that your prayers are falling on deaf ears, God hears every prayer and He will answer them according to His will and in His time.
Psalm 17:6 says
“I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.”

New Years was this weekend, and you know what that means? Resolutions!
My New Years resolutions were to stop drinking so much soda and start drinking more water. I know soda is bad for me, so I’d really like to cut back a little. I also want to get my drivers license this year. I don’t like driving all that much, but I need to get my license so my parents don’t have to drive me everywhere. Professor Rinehart said that his resolution was just to keep prayer as a first priority, which is a great resolution.

It was Mystery Monday today! Professor hid the item today and I had to guess  what it was. and the item was a razor!
We learned that it was not a writing utensil, and it also was not a typical office supply.
I said that it was small, light, and it didn’t make any distinguishable sound when I shook the box. When i did the smell test, it didn’t really smell like anything! Whoops. I asked if Professor brought it from home or if it was from the station or if it was something he brought from home. He told me it was from home. I also asked if it was an item you’d find in a kitchen, and he also said no. The touch test let me know that it was a razor! Thanks to Professor for putting the protective cover over it for me! We found out that it was an item that you would find in a bathroom, and also, that this item is normally used in tandem with something else (shaving cream in this case). Congratulations to Ben of Mt. Vernon who called in and got the answer right! He received a $10 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our word of the day today was yeasayer. We’ve all heard of naysayer before, but a yeysayer is a person with an optimistic and confident outlook, a person who habitually agrees with or is submissive to others.

I hope you had a wonderful New Year weekend! Leave us a comment and tell us what your New Year’s resolutions are! Have a great evening and God bless! 

Winter White Candy Bark

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(courtesy of Kroger’s 2016 Holiday Coupon Book)

Who Knew? Christmas crafts!

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Today we shared some fun, simple Christmas craft ideas with throw-away or recyclable items around the house.

The first – K-Cup snowmen.  Read more about it from Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects by clicking here.

The next – toilet paper roll Christmas poppers. Watch here for more about how to make them from Sarah and Budget Savvy Diva!

We also had a Christmas trivia question today – in what year was the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer introduced to the public?  The answer is 1939, when it was the annual Montgomery Ward Christmas coloring book.  Read the story here! Congratulations to Samantha from Mount Vernon who won the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Trisha from Fredericktown is our latest winner in the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange.

Our Christmas Word of the Day is wreath, a noun meaning a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

Mystery Monday: Christmas Edition II

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Today’s Mystery Monday trivia question was a two-parter:

In which ocean is Christmas Island located? And who performed the original version of the song, Christmas Island?

The answers were: the Indian Ocean (see map above) and The Andrews Sisters, who sang the song with the Guy Lombardo Orchestra in 1946. Congratulations to Spencer of Utica, who won the $5 gift certificate from Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Today’s Christmas Word of the Day is partridge, a noun which describes any of several North American gallinaceous game birds. Here’s one!

partridge

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

Mountain Dew and Figgy Pudding?

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Monday’s Mystery Box item was a can of Eddie’s Mountain Dew stash for MVNU finals week! I think he wants it back…

Congratulations to Pat from Mount Vernon who helped Joe guess correctly. She wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

We also are doing the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange all week on the show, so listen for the cue and be caller #9 at 740-397-WNZR.

We will also spend time this week thanking the many folks involved with the 2016 Knox County Food For The hungry drive.

Our Word of the Day was figgy, as in figgy pudding, a traditional British Christmas dessert, that really isn’t full of figs, and really isn’t what we would consider pudding at all!

figgy-pudding

Notice it looks more like cake – a cake filled usually with raisins, currant and other types of dried fruit. It’s made with a brown sugar, flour and egg base, with some brandy as well.  Plus you are supposed to let it age for 4-5 weeks before eating it. I would just call this fruitcake!

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

Mystery Monday: Tiny Christmas Cards

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Have you ever wondered what the worlds smallest Christmas Card looks like?  Well its 200 micro-meters wide by 290 micro-meters tall, and has a nice little Christmas tree on it.  For our mystery question today we asked who made it?  Mary of Mount Vernon called in and correctly told us it was Glasgow University, and she won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Game Time Tuesday!

christmasToday we highlighted some of the events related to this weekend’s Fredericktown Chrrstmas Walk. Find out more here at WNZR.FM.

Today’s Song Poetry song was ‘Dive’ by Steven Curtis Chapman…congratulations to Marian from Danville who won the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Name That Tune was ‘When I’m With You’ by Citizen Way…our winner was Haley from Mount Vernon.

Our Word of the Day is quinquennium (quin-QUEN-ee-um), a noun meaning a five-year period of time.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

Construction Mystery Monday

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The Mystery Box returned for this rendition of Mystery Monday.  Our winner was a pair of brothers, Peter and Edward of Howard, they correctly guessed our item was a plastic construction hat.  They won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our word of the day is Toggery, a noun which means clothes; garments; togs.

 

 

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