It is World Kindness Day – be kind to one another today. The Morning Thing 11/14/16

NOVEMBER 13TH IS WORLD KINDNESS DAY!

A global 24-hour celebration dedicated to paying-it-forward and focusing on the good.

Today is a special day – a day to show kindness to others. What can you do? Here are some ideas from www.lifehack.org

Put them into practice and also create your own:

Send someone a hand written note of thanks.
Make a card at home and send it to a friend for no reason.
Put some coins in someone else’s parking meter.
Buy a coffee for someone.
Cut your neighbor’s grass.
Walk your friend’s dog.
Give a compliment about your waiter / waitress to his / her manager.
Send someone a small gift anonymously.
Stop and help someone replace their flat tire.
Let someone jump the line at the bank.
Treat a friend to the movies for no reason.
Give a huge tip to someone when they least expect it.
Give up your seat for someone, not just an elderly person.
Write notes of appreciation at least once a week.
Talk to a homeless person and have a “normal” conversation.
Pick up some trash in the road which would otherwise be lying around.
Compliment a work colleague for their excellence.
Recommend a competitor to a potential client.
Give another driver your parking spot.
Give a piece of fruit to a delivery person.
Help an elderly neighbor carry the trash out.
Tell all your family members how much your appreciate them.
Leave a copy of an interesting book on a train / bus.
Buy an inspirational book for a friend.
Send a thank you note to a person who has helped you in the past.
Smile a lot.

Here are some pictures and messages that you can share on social media today for #WorldKindnessDay
Find more at www.randomactsofkindness.org

November 14, 2016 0

The Morning Thing Fave 5 – 11/11/16

The Morning Thing Fave 5 for the week of 11/14/16

For our Fave 5 this week, Marcy shares 5 of her favorite memories from her time at MVNU.

I came to MVNC in September of 1987. (It was a college at the time). I was a Communication Major studying broadcasting. Who knew that 25 years later, I would be sitting in the same studio using my training to minister to families every day. Who knew that I would be helping train future broadcasters at this special place called WNZR. It is very difficult to narrow down my “favorite” memories of those 4 years in school. I will try to pull out some fun moments to share with you.

1. Opening Weekend for Freshman Year. I will never forget how nervous I was to be a new freshman at MVNC. For opening weekend, they had the annual Luau in the grove on campus. We all dressed in Hawaiian shirts with our “big hair” and pegged jeans. 🙂 I remember this event because several upper classmen came up and said hello to my group of friends. We had a blast and met SO many new friends. It was exciting to see that our 2016 Student Government Association brought this event back to Welcome Week.

2. My first trip to the Gospel Music Association Convention happened my Sophomore year. I was able to travel with other WNZR DJs to Nashville, TN to attend the Christian Music Broadcaster’s Convention. This experience was INCREDIBLE! I met numerous artists and radio professionals from all over the world. I can look back on that trip as a definite turning point in my life. God was leading me to see the path He had for my future in radio. It is also exciting that now as WNZR’s Station Manager, I have the opportunity to take students to this same conference to find God’s leading upon their lives.

3. DC Talk concert my Junior year. I will never forget seeing this groundbreaking new style of Christian music. Toby, Kevin and Michael performed on stage in the MVNC gym – now called the “old/Intramural” gym. I can still sing every word of Heavenbound, their first big radio hit.

4. One of the greatest memories happened my Senior year. I served as Concert Chairperson for the Student Government Association. It was my job to coordinate the concerts for the campus. We worked for months to bring Mylon and Brokenheart to campus. This was HUGE for our students and the community. I remember getting the rider (the requests and requirements to host the band) and feeling completely overwhelmed. It was over 30 pages!!! The workload was incredible, but the concert was amazing. The greatest memory though was when one of my best friends came up to me after the show and told me that she had recommitted her life to Christ that night. This show definitely changed a lot of lives.

5. Graduation has to be one of my favorite memories. The feeling of accomplishment of finishing your degree is incredible, but experiencing this moment with your best friends is even better. I remember the laughter and the tears as we said goodbye to our beloved Mount Vernon Nazarene College. I also remember that exhilarating feeling of hearing my name being called to the stage to receive my diploma – Marcella Elaine Street!

I am proud to be a member of the MVNU Class of 1991! 25 years! Wow! God has been faithful to the calling on my life including sustaining me over the past 20 years that I have worked at MVNU as WNZR’s Station Manager. I now look forward to see what God has in store for the future. I am also thrilled that my daughter Rachel is now a student here at MVNU, finding God’s path to her future.

November 11, 2016 0

MVNU invites YOU to Homecoming 2016!

This is an exciting weekend on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. You and your family are invited to participate in our annual Homecoming.

Concerts, 5K Run/Walk and Cycling Event, Basketball Games and the Play “Don’t Take My Penny”. It is a weekend of family FUN.

Click HERE to see the complete schedule of events.

Travis Keller, the MVNU Director of Alumni Relations, talked with The Morning Thing today about this year’s Homecoming. Click HERE to listen to our conversation.

We hope to see you this weekend at MVNU! GO COUGARS!

November 11, 2016 0

It is National Forget-Me-Not Day. The Morning Thing 11/10/16

NATIONAL FORGET-ME-NOT DAY

National Forget-Me-Not Day is observed annually on November 10. Created in 1921 to remind Americans of the sacrifices returning soldiers have made for out country.
National Forget-Me-Not Day originally raised funds for services where there were none.

This day even has its own special flower, the Forget-Me-Not.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Remember to thank our disabled veterans. Use #ForgetMeNotDay to post on social media.

HISTORY

Forget-Me-Not Day hearkens back to The Great War and the wounded returning soldiers who continued to require care long after the war was over. The wounded veterans’ plight was not new, but the government was unprepared for the number of returning wounding requiring care. Very few services and organizations existed to provide the care and support the veterans required. A movement to remember and support these returning soldiers began in earnest in 1921.

Judge Robert S. Marx called on the nation to establish Forget-Me-Not Day to remind the country of their sacrifices and raised funds for disabled soldiers through the sale of forget-me-nots. Injured during the during The first published occurrence of this day was on December 17, 1921.

Injured on November 10, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Marx returned to the United States from his injuries. A lawyer before he was a soldier, he took up his practice once more and soon was elected judge. His interest in veteran’s affairs became apparent. From fundraising to speeches, Marx made the rounds. In 1920, the Disabled American Veterans of the World War was founded and headed by Judge Marx himself. The first National Caucus was held on September 25, 1920. It was through the DAVWW in 1922 that the first official Forget-Me-Not Day fundraising campaign launched on November 11.

Throughout the 1920s, various days in November were selected to observe National Forget-Me-Not Day, including November 11 now established as Veteran’s Day or Armistice Day. Another well-known Forget-Me-Not Day is September 26th. Also known as Argonne Day in honor of the decisive battle through the Meuse-Argonne Forest.

Today, the organization that founded National Forget-Me-Not Day is simply the Disabled American Veterans, supporting all disabled veterans.

The Knox County Veteran’s Service Office is a wonderful resource for veterans and their families.

Their Mission Statement:

The Mission of the Knox County Veterans Services Office and its officers is to provide eligible veterans and their families with those benefits to which they may be entitled under federal, state and local law, in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Find out more about their services on their website. Click HERE.

There are several events happening TOMORROW for Veteran’s Day.

East Knox Local School’s annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Assembly will be Friday November 11, beginning at 8:30 in the High School Cafeteria. If you have any questions, please call Chip Pozderac at 740-599-7000 ext. 2035

Fredericktown Schools will be honoring local Veterans again this year. The High School/Middle School Assembly will be held at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 11^th. Veterans should arrive between 8:15 and 8:45 so that they have time to view several military vehicles on display, walk through a hallway of honor prepared by elementary students and enjoy some light refreshments before the assembly. The assembly will last approximately an hour. Local physician and Veteran, Dr. Aaron Wilson, will be the guest speaker. All veterans welcome. RSVP to Fredericktown High School at 740-694-2726. Should there be a fog delay, the assembly will be held in the afternoon at 1:00 pm.

November 10, 2016 0

MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding shares a campus update on The Morning Thing

On the first Friday of each month, The Morning Thing features a conversation with MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding.

Click HERE to hear our conversation on what is happening during the month of November.
He talks about Homecoming, the campus involvement with Food For The Hungry and the new MVNU tennis courts. We also find out that Henry is looking forward to eating desserts at Thanksgiving. 🙂

November 4, 2016 0

Don’t miss “Don’t Take My Penny” at MVNU

Want to see an amazing and hilarious play this weekend?
Come to Mount Vernon Nazarene University to see “Don’t Take My Penny”.

The famed author of “Stars in Her Hair” is coming to town to find the perfect star for the movie version of his book! And in the Pringle house, a sixteen-year-old girl with stars in her eyes, a jealous boyfriend, a former child star who is looking to be rediscovered, and a hard-working radio actress all have eyes on Hollywood. Hilarity ensues in this classic 1940s comedy by Anne Coulter Martens.

Shows are Friday 11/4, Saturday 11/5, Friday 11/11 and Saturday 11/12 at 7pm each night in Thorne Performance Hall on the MVNU campus.
Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for 18 and under and veterans.
Click HERE to order tickets.

The Morning Thing featured a few of the cast members and the student director, Serra Barrett. Click HERE to hear these actors talk about their experience in the play.

November 4, 2016 0

Once Upon A Mattress is coming to MV High School this weekend!

WNZR is proud to support youth in our community.
This weekend, you have a chance to see 30 students from middle and high school perform in a musical at Mount Vernon High School Theater.

Mount Vernon Middle School and High School will present the musical, “Once Upon a Mattress”. The musical will be held on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 at 7:30pm in the Mount Vernon High School Theater.

Tickets are $8 for reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased at the door at each performance or by calling or texting Kati Bockover at (740) 627-0664. Tickets will also be sold in the theater lobby on Monday, October 31 through Thursday, November 3 from 6:30pm- 8:30pm.

If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and just deserts provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again. This production of “Once Upon a Mattress” features a cast of 30 students, with middle and high school performers.

Click HERE to hear conversations with several cast members.

For more information, contact Director, Mrs. Marty Bell at 740-393-5900, ext. 5909.

November 3, 2016 0

Caramel apples and knock-knock jokes -The Morning Thing 10/31/16

Most people only think of Halloween on 10/31, but there are other reasons to celebrate today! It is National Caramel Apple Day and National Knock Knock Joke Day.

The Morning Thing team shared 13 of the BEST Caramel Apple recipes. Click HERE and check them out.
Here are some of our favorites:

The Apple Pie Caramel Apple

Chocolate Apple Pops

The Pumpkin Spice Latte Caramel Apple

The Birthday Cake Caramel Apple

(and our absolute favorite) The “I Don’t Trust People Who Don’t Like Chocolate” Caramel Apple

We also celebrated National Knock Knock Joke Day.
We shared 20 different knock knock jokes from www.amomwithalessonplan.com
These jokes will make you the coolest Mom ever!
Click HERE to see the jokes. Try one today!

October 31, 2016 0

It’s National Navy Day! The Morning Thing 10/27/16

NAVY DAY

Navy Day is observed annually on October 27. It is a day to salute all of the women and men who have served, both past and present, in the United States Navy.

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is currently the largest, most powerful navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The service has over 340,000 personnel on active duty and more than 71,000 in the Navy Reserve.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Use #NavyDay to post on social media.

HISTORY

The Navy League of the United States organized the first Navy Day in 1922. October 27 was chosen as the date because it was the birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt. This is also the anniversary of a 1775 report issued by a special committee of the Continental Congress favoring the purchase of merchant ships as the foundation of an American Navy. President Roosevelt had been an Assistant Secretary of the Navy and supported a strong Navy as well as the idea of Navy Day.

Navy Day received particular attention from President Warren Harding. Harding wrote to the Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby:

“Thank you for your note which brings assurance of the notable success which seems certain to attend the celebration of Navy Day on Friday, October 27, in commemoration of past and present services of the Navy. From our earliest national beginnings the Navy has always been, and deserved to be, an object of special pride to the American people. Its record is indeed one to inspire such sentiments, and I am very sure that such a commemoration as is planned will be a timely reminder.”

In 1949, Department of Defense Secretary, Louis A. Johnson, directed that the United States Navy’s participation occur on Armed Forces Day in May, although, as a civilian organization, the Navy League was not affected by this directive and continued to organize Navy Day celebrations as before.

It was then in the 1970s that the “birthday” of the Continental Navy was found to be October 13, 1775, and CNO Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt worked with the Navy League to define October 13 as the new date of Navy Day; however, Navy Day in the United States remains largely recognized as October 27.

Today, we celebrated National Navy Day by introducing you to 2 naval officers.
Logan Rahe is currently deployed to Japan. His special connection to The Morning Thing is through our co-host, Kelsey Bryte. They started dating in July.
Click HERE to hear more about Logan and Kelsey’s story.
Here is a picture of Logan with his Mom Melissa and sister Emily (who attends MVNU and plays volleyball with Kelsey).
logan-with-emily-and-mom-melissa

We also introduced you to retired naval officer, Jim Harwood. Jim is the grandfather of
co-host Jenna Potts. Click HERE to hear his amazing story of service in the Navy!
Here are some pictures of Jim in the Navy.

Here is a picture of Jenna spending some time with her grandpa and grandma!
jim-with-jenna

There are over 1,200 national days. Don’t miss a single one. Celebrate Every Day with National Day Calendar!

October 27, 2016 0

Take me out to the ballgame….The Morning Thing 10/25/16

(picture from www.factretriever.com)

Today’s show was all about BASEBALL! The Morning Thing is helping you to get ready for the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.

We shared some FUN facts about baseball, the World Series and the Cleveland Indians.

Did you know?

-This is the first time the Indians will be in the world series since losing to the Florida Marlins in 1997.

-To reach the World Series the Indians swept the Red Sox (3-0) in the ALDS (American League Division Series) and then defeated the Toronto Blue Jays (4-1) in the ALCS (American League Championship Series) to clinch a World Series appearance.

-The last time they won the world series was 1948. They also won in 1920 giving them two championships in their history which began in 1901.

-Andrew Miller, who the Indians traded for at the trade deadline this year, was named the ALCS (American League Championship Series) MVP.

-They were the AL Central regular season champions with a record of 94-67.

Here are 7 things you might not know about the World Series. Click HERE for the full article from CBC (Canadian Broadcast Channel) – Canada.
Read about the World Series rock start, the curse of the Billy Goat on the Cubs and a perfect game happened in 1956 in a World Series game.

We also shared some FUN facts about baseball. Take a look at the FULL list (all 95 facts) HERE from www.factretriever.com

The base most stolen in a baseball game is second base.
The unofficial anthem of American baseball, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” is traditionally sung during the middle of the 7th inning. It was written in 1908 by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer, both of whom had never been to a baseball game.
Mo’ne Davis (2001– ) became the first female to win a Little League World Series baseball game.
No woman has ever played in a major league baseball game. American sports executive Effa Louise Manley (1897–1981) is the first and only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The life span of a major league baseball is 5–7 pitches. During a typical game, approximately 70 balls are used.
While baseball initially started in the U.S., it has spread worldwide. Today more than 100 countries are part of the International Baseball Federation. Japan has the largest pro baseball league outside the U.S.
Baseball’s L.A. Dodgers, originally founded in Brooklyn, are named after the legendary skill that that local residents showed at “dodging” the city’s trolley streetcar system.
The Boston Americans won baseball’s first World Series in 1903.
In 2014, Major League Baseball saw approximately $9 billion in gross revenue, up from $8 billion the previous year.
The baseball team with the most World Series wins is the New York Yankees with 27 titles.
The first known reference to the word “baseball” was in a 1744 publication by children’s publisher John Newberry called A Little Pretty Pocket-Book.
A “can of corn” is an easy fly ball. The term comes from when old-time grocers used their aprons to catch cans knocked from a high shelf.
Craig Biggio (1965– ) of the Houston Astros holds the record for a player most often hit by a pitch.
In 2008, Dr. David A. Peters found that sliding headfirst into a base is faster than a feet-first slide.
Baseball gloves have evolved more than any other piece of the sport’s equipment.
The oldest baseball park still in use is Fenway Park, the home field of the Boston Red Sox, which debuted in 1912.
The New York Yankees were the first baseball team to wear numbers on their backs, in the 1920s. They initially wore numbers based on the batting order. Babe Ruth always hit third, so he was number 3.
For the first half of the 20th century, major league teams barred African-Americans from participating in its baseball games. However, African-Americans formed “Negro Leagues,” which had some of the greatest players of the century.
The Yankees’ Mickey Mantle holds the record for the longest home run on record for a 565-foot clout hit at Washington DC’s old Griffith Stadium on April 17, 1953. As a switch hitter, he was batting right-handed against left-handed pitcher Chuck Stobbs from the Washington Senators.
There is a rule in baseball that before every game, an umpire should remove the shine from the new baseballs by rubbing them with mud from a creek in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Check out this video from www.factretriever.com
https://youtu.be/K9XpNzDhrZA

October 25, 2016 0

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