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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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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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Back to School Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive and we had a back to school themed Mystery Monday question.

A recent study, which you can find over here, listed the top 3 topics that kids talk to their parents about before going back to school. We told you that bullying was one topic and asked you to name the other two.

We recapped the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival and our awesome photo booth we had there yesterday. You can check out all the pictures from the photo booth and the rest of the festival here.

Our Word of the Day was infinitesimal, an adjective meaning extremely small. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome week!

-Jess

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Game Time Tuesday – 8/11

Today was Game Time Tuesday and we had a special prize this week.

We played Song Poetry for your chance to win a free chicken barbecue dinner from Kiwanis at the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival this Saturday.

We used the lyrics:

     Don’t think you need to settle for a substitute
     When I’m the only love that changes you
     Open your heart
     It’s time that we start again

Tomi from Mt. Vernon called in and correctly guessed that those lyrics belonged to Hawk Nelson’s song Drops In The Ocean.

AD BlogYou can click here to see all the details for On The Road with Big Blue for this week.

Our Word of the Day was ulterior, an adjective meaning kept hidden in order to get a particular result. You can read more on that here.

Also, to the left, you will see the lovely picture of Joe eating a donut bar at the Ohio State Fair that we talked about during the show.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

-Jess

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A Fishy Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and we had the return of the Mystery Box.

After receiving several guesses for things such as Pop-Tarts, strawberries, Popsicles, mini-donuts, and fruit roll-ups, Emily from Howard called in and correctly guessed that the item Joe hid in the box was assorted-flavored Swedish Fish.

We gave you lots of information for On The Road with Big Blue for this week, and you can find out everything you need to know over here.

Our Word of the Day was umpteen, an informal adjective meaning very many or lots of. You can read more on that here.

Have a fantastic week!

-Jess

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Praise Thursday – Operation Christmas Child

Today was Praise Thursday and we had our monthly spotlight on Operation Christmas Child.

We shared a story from Livia, a girl you received an Operation Christmas Child box that significantly impacted her life. You can read the whole thing here.

We encourage you to take advantage of the back to school sales, as well as the tax-free weekend that starts tomorrow, to stock up on things you can put in shoe boxes OCC in a couple of months. You can find more information on Operation Christmas Child over here.

Our Word of the Day was lampoon, a noun that means satire directed at an individual. You can read more on that here.

And don’t forget to click here to make sure you are up to date on all the places we will be On The Road with Big Blue the next few weeks.

Have a great rest of your week!

-Jess

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A Sugary Who Knew Wednesday

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the show, and we decided to do something a little different.

Joe talked about his experience in the bulk candy store at the Ohio State Fair on Monday, so we opened the phones and asked you to call in and tell us what candies you would pick if you could go into a candy store and choose 8 different 4 ounce bags of candy.

Joe chose Indian Corn, Mike & Ike’s, Swedish Fish, Maple Nut Goodies, peach rings, honey roaster cashews, orange slices, and Reese’s Pieces.

I said that I would get 3 bags of dark chocolate covered raisins, and then one bag each of peach rings, sour gummy worms, M&Ms, blue raspberry Sour Patch Kids, and blue raspberry sour tape.

We received several calls from people saying they would choose Chick-o-sticks, black licorice, chocolate covered raisins, malt balls, Bit-O-Honey, JuJu Fish, Sno Caps, Skittles, Laffy Taffy, Swedish Fish, Twix, Sweet Tarts, Smarties, and gummy bears.

Joe also shared a list of the top 25 selling candies, which you can find over here.

Our Word of the Day was forswear, a verb meaning to promise to stop doing or give up something. You can read more on that here.

Plus, don’t forget to head over here to see all the information on where we will be during the next week of On The Road with Big Blue.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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