WNZR is proud to partner with Starting Point of Knox County. Their annual WALK fundraiser is coming up this Saturday.
WNZR Office Manager, Wesley Boston talked with Starting Point’s Marketing Director, Lauren Kuhn about this important event. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Tune in to The Morning Thing all this week and hear more conversations with Starting Point staff.
Click HERE to find out more about the WALK this Saturday.
Call 740-392-9090 to support WNZR’s Team. Our goal is $500!
First Responders in Knox County had a chance to test their training and practice their skills on Saturday, 9/29. The Knox County Emergency Management Agency hosted their annual disaster exercise with a hazardous materials emergency.
Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing talked with Mark Maxwell, the Director of the Knox County Emergency Management Agency. He talked about the goal behind the annual LEPC exercise. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
The exercise scenario involved a box truck making a delivery to Kokosing Construction in Fredericktown. The truck contained improperly secured barrels of a hazardous material. While en-route, one of the barrels fell over and released product. The driver, his co-worker and several Kokosing employees were treated within protocol of a hazmat situation as part of the exercise.
16 organizations participated in the LEPC exercise. The Knox County Emergency Operations Center was also activated and evaluated.
Today, The Morning Thing focused in on food and anxiety. There are foods that can help ease your stress level. There are also foods that are not good if you are fighting anxiety.
Check out this chart.
The Big Blue Crew is headed to Centerburg tomorrow for the Oldtime Farming Festival. We want to salute our famers and say thanks for their hard work! Agriculture has a big impact on our daily lives. Check out this list of ways that agriculture is impacting you every day. Click HERE for the list.
The Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival is a non-profit organization that is committed to putting on a festival that strives to celebrate and preserve the agricultural heritage of the Centerburg area by recalling and recreating activities common in the lives of our farming predecessors. They also strive to create a safe environment where families can have a fun and affordable entertainment experience.
Click HERE to see the full schedule of fun events.
For our Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite foods from the farm.
Wesley Boston (WNZR Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator)
We encourage you to show your appreciation to a farmer today!
Today’s Morning Thing was focused on teens!
We shared 5 scriptures that address key issues that teens are dealing with today.
Click HERE to see the list. This list shares 5 powerful bible verses that teens should memorize. These scriptures will help them face daily challenges.
Plus, we shared 3 things that teens need from their Moms. This is a powerful article written in the teen’s voice, from their perspective. Click HERE Mom and take a few minutes to read these powerful words from imom.com
(Picture from imom.com)
The Grievers of Overdose Support group is hosting a special event on Friday, 8/31 for International Overdose Awareness Day.
Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing talked with several members of the group about this special event and how the support group is reaching out to people in Knox County. Click HERE to hear the conversation.
For more information, call Kathy Wantland of Hospice of Knox County at 740-397-5188.
WNZR’s Daria Swisher talked with Calyn Posey about the 2018 Knox County Relay for Life. Calyn is with the Event Leaderhip Team and is part of the Ariel Corporation Team.
She talked with us about changes for this year’s event and shared about the exciting activities that community members can participate in tonight in downtown Mount Vernon. Click HERE to hear their entire conversation.
To support our Knox County teams, click HERE.
Today on the Morning Thing we talked about ways to stay young, because age is just a number, afterall! We talked about keeping your brain sharp by playing some games and making you feel good inside and out with some yummy smart snacking. Click HERE to read about some games to keep you young and HERE for foods to keep you healthy and young. As always, thanks for listening!
The last Wednesday in May is Senior Health & Fitness Day. Today, approximately 100,000 senior adults will participate in activities across the United States to celebrate National Senior Health & Fitness Day.
What will you do for your health and fitness today?
Too busy to exercise? Well, we found 6 tips on How to Fit Exercise into Your Routine—No Matter How Busy You Are! Check out the full article from greatist.com HERE.
Pick a workout form that you can do almost anywhere, whether you’re traveling or getting home from the office late.
Choose a form of exercise that fits your lifestyle, personality, and taste. Not sure what you love to do? Don’t be afraid to experiment with different forms of exercise until you find what works best for you.
Today, it’s possible to find a competition suitable to your skill level in almost any sport. Sign up, set a goal, and notice what it does to you—odds are good it might be the push you need to keep yourself in the game.
The truth is that when we really need to, we get out of the office at the time that is necessary. Make a schedule (write it down if it helps!), stick to it, and remind yourself that working out is a priority worth keeping.
Make a note in your calendar every time you work out, and add up your workout sessions at the end of each week, month, and year so you can monitor your progress and identify areas for improvement. Measuring your activity levels (and ideally keeping notes on your progress) can help you to stay on track and realize when you’re slipping before you’ve completely lost the habit.
You don’t need an hour—or even 30 minutes—to get a complete, effective workout. And some exercises is virtually always better than none. We can always find a few free minutes in our day (yes, we can!). With an effective program, and done frequently enough, short and speedy workouts can do wonders to both the body and mind.
Do you still need some encouragement to get moving today?
Check out this list of 7 Ways to Get Fit Having Fun (from webmd.com)
Click HERE to see the full list.
2. Put on your dancing shoes. Not the sporty type? Dancing is a great way to get fit, and there’s a type to appeal to everyone: ballroom, country and western, salsa, African, folk dancing, square dancing. You don’t even need a partner; try belly dancing, hula, clogging or tap dancing.
5. Spice up a dull routine. Tired of your routine walk around the track? Walk to the park instead, and fly a kite. If you’re bored with the treadmill or elliptical trainer, spice up your workout with multimedia. Clip a tape or CD player to your belt, get audio books from the library, and enjoy “reading” while you work out. Or set up a portable DVD player and watch a movie.
6. Try something new. Go horseback riding. Try inline skating. Join in a community trash pickup. Build houses for Habitat for Humanity.
7. If you love a challenge and want to see real results, sign up for a civilian boot camp.
Remember to take WNZR along on your workout. Listen to us at 90.9FM or online at www.wnzr.fmÂ
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