The Morning Thing Friday Favorites – Rachel and Marcy’s favorite Dog

Rachel and Belle

In honor of our DAWGUST Costume Parade at tonight’s August First Friday, we talked about our favorite DOG for The Morning Thing Friday Favorites. Marcy and Rachel Rinehart LOVE their dog, Belle.

Click HERE to hear Rachel and Marcy talk about Belle!

Click HERE to get YOUR DOG registered for tonight’s parade.

Click HERE to see the complete list of prizes that WNZR will give away TONIGHT in downtown Mount Vernon.

Don’t miss August First Friday – FUN, DOGS, PRIZES and MEMORIES for you and your entire family.

Carrie Hyman of Main Street Mount Vernon: August First Friday

WNZR’s own Wesley Boston had the chance to talk with Carrie Hyman, director of Main Street Mount Vernon, about August First Friday.

Carrie shares everything that is going on, where parking is, and where to find more info.

Hear the entire conversation HERE!

For more information, go to mainstreetmountvernon.com

Aaron Hoke Doenges: Wade

WNZR’s own Wesley Boston had the chance to talk to Aaron Hoke Doenges about his project, Wade, that is coming to downtown Mount Vernon.

Aaron talks about his music and how it is created, the reason behind the piece “Wade”, and why people should come and see it.

Hear the entire conversation HERE!

WNZR is excited for the Ohio State Fair!

Few things capture the essence of summer as well as a fair, and there is no fair in Ohio quite like the State Fair. It’s already been underway for almost a week and there’s still several days left to enjoy. In fact, the Big Blue Crew is On the Road today in Columbus to be a part of this awesome event.

There will always be the fair classics to enjoy- everything from Butter Cows to Funnel Cakes, but the Ohio State Fair is bringing several new features to the fairgrounds this year. Today on the Morning Thing Marcy and Hunter shared some of these new special items to keep an eye out for when you head to the State Fair this year.

New Food:
There are countless food vendors at the State Fair, but new this year are specialties including (but by no means limited to) Apple Fries, Buckeye Funnel Cake, Chocolate Candy Bar Shish Kebab, Deep Fried Mini Gummy Burgers, Flaming Hot Cheeto Corn Dogs, Puckering Pickle Popsicles, Pulled Pork and Chicken Sundaes, Sriracha Peanut Butter Crunch Donuts, and even Cucumber Lemonade.

New Rides:
What is a fair without rides? This year’s State Fair includes several new rides. The new Fast Trax slide has 55 steps to the top and is 200 feet long. The brand new, brightly colored 108-foot high Ferris wheel offers a relaxing ride with a great view. Another great view is at the new Mega Drop Tower- briefly that is, because the bird’s eye view is followed by a 120 foot drop.

These are just a few of the new foods and new rides at the fair. You’ll have to go to Columbus and experience it all yourself! The fair is going on right now until August 4th. For more information, visit OhioStateFair.com.

Praisestock returns to Knox County for 2019

WNZR’s Todd McKinley had the opportunity to speak with Dave Ewart, Chairman for Praisestock 2019. Praisestock is Knox County’s Annual Christian Music Festival, happening this year on August 18th at Ariel Foundation Park. This year’s Praisestock will benefit Food for the Hungry of Knox County.

You can hear the entire conversation with Dave as he talks about this festival HERE. If you would like to learn more about Praisestock, you can visit their website, praisestock.org.

 

Java with Jackets

WNZR’s own Wesley Boston had the chance to talk with Justin Sanford, Athletic Director at Mount Vernon High School about the Java with Jackets event happening tomorrow.

The event is happening at Happy Bean Coffee Shop from 8am-9am. Come and hear about Mount Vernon Athletics Education Gateway Program!

Hear the entire conversation HERE!

The Ohio State Fair featuring Matthew West!

WNZR’s own Wesley Boston had the chance to talk with Matthew West about his upcoming concert at the Ohio State Fair. They talked about food, rides, and possibly some new music that Matthew may be debuting at the Ohio State Fair!

Hear the entire conversation HERE!

Listen to the Afternoon Drive for your LAST chance to win tickets for the concert, 4-6pm TODAY!

Friday Favorites – We celebrate People at the Knox County Fair

For our Friday Favorites, we combined our “Sightseeing with Sutyak” feature with our favorite things about the Knox County Fair.

We asked WNZR Staff Members to share about some of the outstanding people that they have met at the Fair this week.

Hunter at Fair

Hunter Sutyak

Marcy at Fair

Marcy Rinehart

Emily at Fair

Emily Porter

Dana at Fair

Dana Hicks

Todd at Fair

Todd McKinley

Rachel at Fair

Rachel Rinehart

2019 Sale Of Champions Broadcast on WNZR

WNZR is honored to bring you the 2019 Sale of Champions Broadcast from the Knox County Fair.

Listen in as WNZR’s Joe Rinehart talks with the Grand Champions and Reserve Champion winners from this year’s Knox County Fair. Listen to conversations with the amazing youth showing these animals with the Junior Fair.
You can also hear Marcy Rinehart give results from each animal sold.

Click HERE to hear the 2019 Sale of Champions.

Click HERE to see our recap video of the Sale of Champions.

Thanks to Bresco Broadband, First Knox National Bank, Revere Roofing Company and Valley ATV for partnering with us to bring you live results from this year’s Sale of Champions!

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Here are the results.

The 2019 Knox County Junior Fair Sales brought in a total of $789,280.75

  • Dairy Product brought in $3,810.
  • Sale of Champions (including the Dairy Product) total was $74,765.50.

(The individual sale totals below include the amounts collected from the grand and reserve champions).

The Swine Sale had a total of 177 hogs up for sale.  The total from the swine sale was $212,020.50
*The Grand Champion hog (and heavy weight division champion) was shown by Brock Stute of Mount Vernon. John Hinderer Honda purchased the hog at $23.00 a pound bringing a total price of $6,325.00
*The Reserve Champion hog was shown by Bryer Boeshart of Danville and sold for $15.00 per pound and was purchased by First Knox National Bank.  The total price was $4,170.00

The Market Beef Sale brought in a total of $117,012.05
*The Grand Champion Market Beef Steer was shown by Ethan Staley from Fredericktown. Beheler Excavating made the purchase at $3.00 a pound for a total price of $4,011.00
*The Reserve Champion Market Beef Steer was shown by Cassidy Small from Fredericktown.
Small’s Sand and Gravel purchased the animal for $6.00 a pound for a total price of $7,404.00

The Market Dairy Sale brought in a total of $67,726.00
*The Grand Champion Market Dairy Steer was shown by Amanda Annett from Utica. John Hinderer Honda made the purchase at $4.25 a pound for a total price of $6,281.50
*The Reserve Champion Market Dairy Steer was shown by Taylynn Morningstar from Howard. The Birch Family purchased the animal for $3.75 a pound for a total price of $5,070.00

The Dairy Market Feeder Sale had a total of $116,355.65
*The Grand Champion Dairy Market Feeder was shown by Amanda Annett of Utica.
Small’s Asphalt and Paving purchased the animal for $6.75 per pound bringing a total price of $4,279.50
*The Reserve Champion was shown by Alex Annett of Utica. Loudonville Farmer Equity purchased the animal for $6.00 per pound for a total of $3,264.00

The Beef Feeders brought in a total of $19,266.25

The Lamb Sale had a total of $25,965.50
*The Grand Champion Market Lamb was shown by Mason Reynolds of Mount Vernon.
United Producers of Bucyrus and Mount Vernon purchased the animal at $15.00 a pound bringing a total price of $2,130.00
*The Reserve Champion Market Lamb was shown by Aiden Anderson of Centerburg.
Southeastern Equipment Company purchased the animal at $13.00 per pound for a total of $1,807.00

The Grand Champion Pen of 3 market lambs was shown by Caleb McKee of Gambier.
John Hinderer Honda purchased the animal for $8.50 per pound for a total of $3,323.50.

The Reserve Champion Pen was shown by Chesnee Fairall of Centerburg.
Huff’s Fine Jewelry was the buyer at $5.00 a pound for a total of $1,715.00.

The Market Goat Sale had a total of $80,276.00
*The Grand Champion market goat was shown by Bryer Boeshart of Danville. Riverside Recovery bought the animal for $56.00 per pound for a price of $4,984.00.
*The Reserve Champion market goat was shown by Bryer Boeshart of Danville. Beheler Excavating was the buyer at $40.00 a pound for a total of $3,640.00.

The Broiler (Chicken) Sale total was $53,075.00
*The Grand Champion broilers (pen of 3) was shown by Alice Ulrey of Utica. Conard Hill Farms bought the animals for $2,000.00
*The Reserve Champion broilers were shown by Wade Mickley of Danville. State Representative Rick Carfagna was the buyer at $1,700.00.

The Turkey Sale total was $13,350.00
*The Grand Champion Turkey was shown by Rachel Wilson of Danville. John Hinderer Honda purchased the animal for $1,700.00.
*The Reserve Champion Turkey was shown by Macey Gage of Butler. Andrew Brenner of the Ohio State Senate was the buyer at $1,400.00.

The Rabbit Sale total was $74,875.00
*The Grand Champion rabbit (Market Fryers) was shown by Justin Zollars of Mount Vernon and was purchased by Alumni Roofing Company for a total price of $3,750.00.
*The Reserve Champion rabbit was shown by Peyton Freitag of Butler and was purchased by Alumni Roofing Company for a total price of $2,000.00

Showman of Showmen Competition:
*Grand Champion – Ellie Kidwell (who won the Beef Showman award)
*Reserve Champion – Emily Dunn (who won the Draft Horse Showman award)

Junior Fair Hall of Fame Inductee – Rick Reynolds
Rick is the Head Weigh Master of the Knox County Fair. He secures people to run the scales. He is involved in the resale of animals. He helps secure transportation of animals off the fairgrounds after the sale. He is a true behind the scenes person that has been involved in the Junior Fair Sales for many years. Rick has 3 sons that showed and sold animals at the Knox County Fair. He also currently serves as the Head Weigh Master for the Lamb Program at the Ohio State Fair.

The David Greer Scholarship is presented each year by the Kiwanis Club. This award honors Mr. Greer and his long time service to the community and the Junior Fair. This year’s recipient is Sean Magers from Howard. The scholarship is $500.00

 

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