There are so many exciting things happening in Knox County! Have you heard about our local Repair Cafe?
Mark Tillack shared information with us on the local Repair Café events.
Click HERE to hear the story behind this movement and how you can get involved.
Four times a year, volunteers come together in Mount Vernon to repair broken items for free.
For more information on the Repair Café, visit www.facebook.com/KnoxRepairCafe/
For our Friday Favorites today, the hosts of The Morning Thing shared their favorite love stories.
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What is your favorite love story?
The Bible is filled with amazing passages and scriptures that describe God’s love. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so here are some of the best Valentines that God has for you today.
Read the full list HERE.
While the U.S. has its own special brand of both heartfelt and commercialized Valentine’s celebrations, it is not the only country to devote at least a day to celebrate love. Some countries have a fresh take on February 14th while others have an entirely different day marked on their calendars. Regardless, there are a lot of cool and unique ways that people around the world express their love, so the Morning Thing decided to take a look at some of them.
Perhaps this list will give you some new ideas for how to celebrate Valentine’s this day. How about giving your wife an intricately carved love-spoon? Try treating your husband to a marzipan figurine instead of chocolate. Want to feel brave at school? Go ahead and pin your crush’s name to your sleeve. The options are varied and plentiful. You can check out the entire list HERE.
Regardless of what you do or how you do it, be sure to show love to the people in your life this year- and not just romantic love! Use this time to show appreciation for your friends and family, as well as the romantic relationship in your life if you have one. You don’t have to be in a relationship to show love!
This morning we shared different clutter free gifts that you can use this Valentines day. A big thank you to Passionate Penny Pincher for these wonderful ideas. This Valentines day consider giving experiences, memberships, or classes. We also shared different facts about Valentines day that you may not know.
MVNU’s President, Dr. Henry Spaulding, talked with The Morning Thing for his monthly Presidential Update.
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Dr. Spaulding shared his thoughts on the first month of the semester and how MVNU succeeded through January. He shared his biggest goals for the month of February and the latest COVID update from campus.
Dr. Spaulding talked about special projects that are going on now, including the construction at the soccer/lacrosse stadium.
Dr. Spaulding also shared special messages for MVNU students, faculty, and staff for this month. He also shared some advice for the upcoming MVNU spring break.
Today is National Girls and Women in Sports day, which has the purpose of encouraging young women to get involved in athletics and persevere in them, as well as reminding the rest of us to be supportive of the girls in our lives who want to try out a sport. In honor of this day, and with the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics just days away, The Morning Thing wanted to share a special conversation that WNZR’s own Dylan Elliot had with Leah Amico. Leah is a 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist with USA Softball, a 3-time National Champion at the University of Arizona, 3-time 1st Team All-American, and 3-Time 1st Team Academic All-American. In addition, she still holds the record for the highest batting average at the Women’s College World Series: .750, 9 for 12. She is an author, motivational speaker, and college softball analyst for ESPN and Westwood One Radio.
In this conversation, Leah shares how she became interested in sports and passionate about softball, what it was like to win three gold medals, and what her career has looked like since. You can hear the entire conversation HERE.
You can also hear Leah speak in person this weekend at the Newark Church of the Nazarene, 200 S. Williams Street in Newark. She will be speaking this Saturday at 4:00. The event is free to attend!
This morning we talked about National Hot Chocolate Day and different ways for you to celebrate. We shared about different Hot Chocolate variations from around the world, Hot Chocolate Seven Ways, and Hot Chocolate Quotes. A big thank you to Spoon University, Better Homes and Gardens and Goodreads for there amazing articles.
Here are some of the examples we shared of Hot Chocolate from around the world for you to check out.
Click HERE to see more examples of Hot Chocolate from around the world.
Here are some of the ways to take your Hot Chocolate to the next level today.
Click HERE for the recipes to all of these different hot chocolate variations.
Here are some of the quotes we shared about National Hot Chocolate Day.
Click HERE for the rest of the Hot Chocolate Quotes.
Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr shared updates on the City with The Morning Thing on Friday, 1/28.
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