This morning we talked with Dodie Melvin who is the director of NAMI. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Dodie spoke about their new faith based initiative for suicide prevention resources for faith leaders and how to get involved. She also shared how important it is to get church leaders involved.
If you missed any of that talk click HERE
On The Morning Thing we talked about 4-H and what it is and some of the things that can be done through its many programs.
For all about 4-H and more info click HERE
For the Knox County 4-H schedule click HERE
This morning we also talked with Mark Bennett about the new Ramser 4-H building coming to the Knox County fairgrounds. If you missed any of that click HERE.
We also talked with some of the construction workers who told us about the building and some of the challenges they have faced so far. All of that talk can be found HERE
WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart talked with Andrea Rees, OSU Extension Educator for 4-H Youth Development. They discussed what is happening with 4-H including online registration, deadlines for some upcoming competitions and benefits of getting involved with 4-H. Andrea also shared an update on the construction of the new 4-H building on the Knox County Fairgrounds.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Click HERE to stay up to date with Knox County 4-H!
We continued camp week this morning as we had the pleasure to talk with Head Coach Jared Ronai about his upcoming summer basketball camps.
For more information contact Coach Ronai at Jared.Ronai@mvnu.edu or call 740-392-6868 ext. 3120
Coach talked about the one day skills camp for high school and middle school athletes. Click HERE
Coach talked about the RULECougar day camp. Click HERE
Coach talked about the college prospect camp for those interested in playing basketball after high school. Cick HERE
Coach talked about the different team camps. Click HERE
Click HERE for registration on all MVNU Men’s Basketball Camps.
Find more information for all athletic camps HERE
This morning on the Morning Thing Hunter talked about proper American Flag etiquette and what guidelines to follow when flying “Old Glory”. If you missed anything and want to find out how to properly fly the flag you can click HERE to see what guidelines Hunter touched on this morning.
This Morning Hunter also talked with Dr. Packard of the MVNU Community Music School and what summer programs a student can get involved in this summer.
If you missed any of the talk with Dr. Packard you can find it all when you click HERE
Graduation season is here! The Morning Thing celebrates our graduates with a list of inspirational quotes for the Class of 2019.
If you are graduating, click on the link below for a little encouragement.
If you are headed to a graduation party, use one of these quotes to make your card extra special.
Click HERE for 35 encouraging graduation quotes from Good Housekeeping!
WNZR’s Theme Bible Verse is our encouragement and advice for grads.
Proverbs 3:5-6 New International Version (NIV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
We are proud of you!
We are praying for you!
Good luck as you move through this transition.
(picture from Good Housekeeping)
For The Morning Thing Fave 5 this week, we shared how much we appreciate the Salvation Army of Mount Vernon. The ministry is celebrating 130 years of serving our community.
Wesley Boston
Find out more at https://neo.salvationarmy.org/northeastohio/mount_vernon
If you would like to volunteer, please call (740) 392-8716.
The Morning Thing shined a spotlight on the Mount Vernon Salvation Army to celebrate their 130th Anniversary.
We talked with Captain Christine Moretz about how the Salvation Army serves our community.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
We also talked with Austin Swallow and Jerry Scott, Salvation Army Board Members.
We talked about the 130th anniversary of the ministry, the celebration dinner and the impact that the Army has had in Mount Vernon. They both shared touching stories of how they have personally seen the Salvation Army’s work impact local families.
Click HERE to hear our conversation with Austin Swallow.
Click HERE to hear our conversation with Jerry Scott.
Find out more about the Mount Vernon Salvation Army at https://neo.salvationarmy.org/northeastohio/mount_vernon
If you would like to volunteer, please call (740) 392-8716.
WNZR’s Todd McKinley talked with Jeremy Ketterman, a Spanish teacher from Mount Vernon Middle School about their service day planned for 5/10/19. Students will be performing service projects around the community today.
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
Click HERE to stay up to date on all activities with Mount Vernon City Schools.
The Morning Thing celebrates Seniors Week all this week. We are saying goodbye to 7 seniors connected to our program at MVNU.
Today, we talked with Danielle Zoellner about her time at WNZR.
Click HERE to hear our conversation.
Rise and Shine 