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Winter in Downtown Mount Vernon is coming this weekend

Lacey Filkins, Executive Director Experience Mount Vernon stopped by WNZR to give us a highlight of Winter in Downtown Mount Vernon.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click on the link below.

Lacey talked about this year’s theme – A Vintage Holiday Celebration.
She highlighted the exciting schedule:
Saturday 11/30 – Shop Small Saturday
Sunday 12/1:
3:45pm – Annual Holiday Parade
4:15pm – Festive Family Fun
5:00pm – Lighting of the Public Square
5:30pm – 7:00pm – Pictures with Santa at the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel

Lacey shared about the parade route and the best place to be seated. There are 60 different floats signed up for this year! There are 10 different awards including Best Overall, Judges Choice and Best Youth (sponsored by WNZR/MVNU). The parade is a Food For The Hungry collection point. FFTH will push carts in the parade so that people can donate while they walk through downtown. If there is rain, the parade is rescheduled for Sunday, December 8th at the same time and location.

Lacey talks about the Festive Family Fun. After the parade the public square will be filled with the Dogwood Blossoms singing carols. There will be ornament craft tables, letters to Santa, three different food trucks and a holiday market.

The lighting of the public square will take place when it gets dark. Santa and Mayor Star will be there. Santa is in the lower lobby of the Grand Hotel at 5:30-7:00pm. Pictures with Santa are free!

Lacey also talks about the Festival of Lights. This is the 5th annual Festival of Lights. You can register your display until December 9th on the Experience Mount Vernon website. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScksKY80Qo8FnzLeeEp9BbkAEaXPGRSvN830GMtkzjOHTl43A/viewform

The event starts at 6:00pm on December 14th. They have four different categories. Best Storefront, Best Classic White Light Display, Best Vintage Inspired and Best Light Up the City Display.

The public is invited to vote as well as the assigned judges. The 14th, 15th and 16th are the voting dates.

The winners will be announced on the Experience Mount Vernon Facebook page on the 17th by 5pm. Winners will also be emailed directly.

Lacey wants to thank Park National Bank, Burrata Woodfired, Knox Community Hospital, Dumbaugh Insurance, Shelter Insurance, Ariel Corporation for their sponsorship. She would also like to thank the City Streets Department and MVPD for coordinating the parade. Lacey would like to thank their volunteers and for Santa.

Lacey would like to thank True Cut Landscaping and for volunteers for hanging the lights and ornaments in the square.

Lacey talks about future events that Experience Mount Vernon is planning for 2025. They are already planning their First Fridays. July First Friday will take place on a Thursday in 2025 to plan around July 4th weekend.

You can signup to the Experience Mount Vernon newsletter to keep up to date on all Experience Mount Vernon events. They also post updates on their website and Facebook page. https://www.experiencemv.org/

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Today is Cheap Flight Day. Where would you like to go?

Today, The Morning Thing talked about travel. Since it is Cheap Flight Day, we shared 50 of the best places to visit in the USA (in case you want to book your next flight).

Check out the list HERE from www.townandcountrymag.com

We also shared the 10 best places to visit in Ohio, so you can skip the plane ticket and take a car ride with the family.

Click HERE to see where you can take your next trip inside the Buckeye State!

We hope these lists will spark your idea for the next road trip or weekend getaway for you and your loved ones.

Let’s TRAVEL!

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Spring Break: How Are You Going To Relax?

The Morning Thing got to share some awesome ways to spend time with family. Just in time for spring break!

Hunter & Lexie love the ideas from their source, http://www.allprodad.com. check out the article they read from HERE.

They also mentioned camping! Both Hunter & Lexie are both enthusiastic about camping and think it would be a great bonding experience for spring break coming up!

 

Photo from allprodad.com

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The Morning Thing wraps up Travel Week with our Friday Favorites and more stories from MVNU students

The Morning Thing focused on travel this week.

For our Friday Favorites this week, we shared our favorite travel destinations.

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Hunter loves the Grand Teton National Park. Click HERE to hear Hunter.
Click HERE to find out more about this amazing place.

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Marcy loves Guadalajara, Mexico. Click HERE to hear Marcy.
Click HERE to find out more about this amazing city.

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Rachel loves Orlando. Click HERE to hear Rachel.
Click HERE to find out more about this amazing city.

We talked with two more MVNU students about their travels and mission trips.

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Todd McKinley shared his memories from trips to Paraguay and Haiti.
Click HERE to hear his stories and some encouragement to anyone that is considering taking a mission trip.

 

Shelby Erlandson shared her memories from trips to Costa Rica, Texas and Belize.
Click HERE to hear her stories and what she learned on the trips.

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The Morning Thing kicks off Travel Week!

This is Travel Week on The Morning Thing. All week we are going to share stories of trips – to the mission field and beyond.

On Monday, we talked with Hannah DeWalt about her trip to Costa Rica. Hannah  traveled to Costa Rica when she was a student at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. She stayed in San Jose, Costa Rica where she studied at the Spanish Language Institute. Hannah shared stories and memories of the trip with us.  Click HERE to hear her share with WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart.

WNZR’s Joe Rinehart joined us on the show to share travel tips for trips out of the country.  Joe is a missionary kid that has great advice if you are planning a trip outside the USA. Click HERE to hear his conversation with Rachel.

We also shared a prayer request for an upcoming mission trip to Honduras. Members of the Fredericktown United Methodist Church are preparing for a trip in August. WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart talked with Robin McClay, Todd McClay and Heather Brake about their upcoming trip to Honduras. They will be working with Kids Ark International – a big Vacation Bible School for kids. Please keep the group in your prayers as they prepare to leave in August.
Click HERE to hear the conversation.

Photo by Victor Freitas

 

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MVNU Mission Trips and The Morning Thing Fave 5

Today, The Morning Thing highlighted the mission trips that MVNU is sponsoring over Spring Break.

WNZR’s Trevor Moore talked with Catie Hayes,Director of Community and International Ministries about the purpose and heart behind these missions trips.

We also talked with 3 students about their trips: Julia Feasel, Connor Whitaker and Allison Lankford.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

This week for The Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite trips.

Click on the name to hear our hosts share about their favorite trips.

Daria Swisher

Hunter Sutyak

Marcy Rinehart

Trevor Moore

(and WNZR Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator) Wesley Boston

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It’s Travel Tuesday. Where is your dream vacation destination?

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The Morning Thing celebrated #TravelTuesday by sharing a top 10 list of dream destinations for vacation. The travel management company, Travel Leaders did a study of over 1,000 travelers asking them where they would go if money were no object.

Click HERE to see the Top 10 list.

Here is the Top 5!
1. Australia
2. Bora Bora
3. A Cruise around the World
4. Tahiti
5. Italy

Would your dream destination be in Knox County, OH? There are 41 middle school students from China that are super excited to visit Central Ohio in July.
We talked with Perry Brokaw about the Forte International Summer Camp Exchange Program. Click HERE to hear about this exciting opportunity for our community to welcome in some very special visitors.

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The World Race- 11 Countries in 11 Months with Christy Gray

christy grayI had the pleasure of talking with an alum of MVNU and soon to be missionary Christy Gray. Christy will be visiting 11 countries in 11 months with the World Race. Click HERE to listen to the full conversation. Christy taught at the local schools and left for training on Saturday, June 2. Please keep her in your prayers as she embarks on this journey. To stay connected with her on her adventures, check out her blog HERE. Click HERE for more information on the World Race. As always, thanks for listening!

-Daria

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Travel tips for Thanksgiving – The Morning Thing 11/22/16

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Are you traveling for Thanksgiving? A lot of people will be taking to the roads or the air to spend time with family and friends.

AAA projects that 48.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, an increase of one million travelers compared with last year. This represents a 1.9 percent increase over 2015, and the most Thanksgiving travelers since 2007. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, Nov. 23, to Sunday, Nov. 27.

Millions of people can cause stress in your trip, so The Morning Thing found some tips to survive your Thanksgiving trip.
We found 17 tips for making your Thanksgiving travel easier from http://www.mashable.com
Click HERE to find a tip that can help ease your stress.

Are you flying this holiday? Check out this list of the “worst” people you can find on your flight. Click HERE and try to avoid being one of “those people”.

Picture from USA Today.

 

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