July 31

TO FAX OR NOT TO FAX! The US 92 fax machine has finally found a new home. We took calls from new or start up businesses that needed a fax machine for their business. We received 5 requests for this stellar piece of office equipment...Laurel Welding, Kucera Painting, Bartak Auction Services, Yoga Pilates Studio and Romans 2. We took votes on air, and by a very narrow margin ... the fax machine will be going to Romans 2 when they open up later this month.

QUILTING PLAN - We continue to gather t-shirts for the US 92 community t-shirt quilt. Check the list to the right under Odds & Ends to see if we have a shirt from your town yet. If not, we'd love to include it!

Early Morning Trivia

Q: In 1916, a Virginia school boy was awarded $5 for creating this now wolrd-famous commercial character.
A: Mr. Peanut

July 28

WAYNE COUNTY FAIR - It has begun and we can't wait for the Little Big Town & Jamie O'Neal concert Saturday night.  We talked with Kimerly Roads from Little Big Town this morning.  She shared about the recent marriage within the group, as well as, their excitement about returning to the Cornhusker State.  The concert gets started at 7:00 - and tickets are only $10.

BIG RIG UPDATE - Dave checked in on the latest status of the US 92 semi.  It's been stripped down and going to the sandblasting unit on Monday morning.  

ASK THE DOC - Michelle Niewhoner, Certified Physicians Assistance at Midwest Health Partners stopped by to answer questions about sports Injuries and sports hysicals that are going to be needed for the upcoming school year. 

Early Morning Trivia

Q: Only 6% of Americans say they have NEVER used one of these.
A: Curse word

July 27

NEW SPORTS GUY? Dave & Angie's friend Jason Doele stopped by the station this morning. Dave has determined that Jason was probably a lounge singer in another life because he LOVES being on the microphone. So we offered him a job. He did the sports at 7:30 and 8:30. If he shows up tomorrow morning at 6:30, we told him he can have a staff shirt.

DIAMONDS OR NO DIAMONDS  Jana Anderson will be the lucky contestant at the Wayne County Fair on Saturday night before the Little Big Town/Jamie O'Neal concert.  She will be dealing with the "Diamond King" for her chance to win a $3200 diamond ring!  Come by and cheer Jana on at 6:00 Saturday night.

Early Morning Trivia

Q: 68% of Americans do this as recreation, in stead of a necessity.
A: Shopping

July 26

Chrome Shop Mafia - Brian, AKA Chrome Shop Mafia King Pin, called in this morning to tell us all about his work with CMT and the Trick My Truck show. Did you know that they put in a minimum of 400 man hours on each truck they do for the show - and it's only a 30 minute show. That's a lot of work. Brian is very excited about working on our semi. He says it will be the first radio station mobile studio party truck in the country! It looks like September will be when they can start working on the semi at their shop in Joplin, Missouri. Don't forget to check out the BEFORE pictures of the semi on our Media Gallery to the right.

Truck Stop Recipes - In honor of Brian's call, Angie decided we needed some good truckin' food! On the Hee Haw website she found a recipe fro Hopping John Casserole. Not too bad, needs a few more spices, try it and let us know what you think!

Wedding Trivia - Rob and Tina competed in wedding trivia for their chance to win tickets to the Wayne County Fair thanks to Wayne State College. Tina won - but it was a close game with some really hard questions. Did you know that the average engagement only lasts 6 months? Neither did we!

Community Quilt - Don't forget to send us a t-shirt from your town. We're going to be making a quilt that represents all of Northeast Nebraska. It will be made as a fundraiser for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Check out the Odds & Ends link to the right to see if we have a shirt from your town yet.

Early Morning Trivia

Q: Sam's Club & Walmart sell more of this item per year than any other store, including stores that specialize in these items.
A: Diamonds

July 25

Nebraska on FEAR FACTOR - Be sure to watch Humphrey native Becky Noonan on Best Friend Fear Factor tonight on NBC! Becky and her best friend Carly Failla attend the College of St. Mary and will be on Fear Factor tonight at 7 p.m. We spoke with Jim Noonan, Becky's Dad about the plans for tonight's viewing party.

Be listening tomorrow - Brian and gang from the Chrome Shop Mafia will be with us live via phone just after 7:30 Wednesday morning to tell us about their plans for the new BIG RIG. Check out the "before" photos under our media gallery to the right.

Early Morning Trivia

Q: Studies show that people who do this, spend up to 84% more than typical shoppers.
A: Use Coupons

July 24

Early Morning Trivia

Q: Every year, Americans dispose of 9 million of these....
A: Cars

July 21

Dave headed out to the Northeast Community College truck driving school to get his first lesson in driving the "Big Rig." Dave Pobanz was the very patient and courageous instructor who worked with Dave He only ran over a couple of orange cones on the driving course! We also talked about all of the great activities going on around the area over the weekend. Hope to see you all out there enjoying yourself in Northeast Nebraska!

Early Morning Trivia

Q: The average American eats 5 and 3/4 gallons of this every year?
A: Ice Cream!

July 20

Corrine Duel filled in for Angie at the newsdesk today. Dave was very excited to get another email from Bryan, the Chrome Shop Mafia "Kingpin" this morning. Bryan says they have some awesome ideas for the US92 semi and that they love the name "Air Time" for the truck. Bryan thinks they will be able to get the truck in their shop in Joplin, MO around the 10-15th of September. Don't forget to check out the items called in on Dave's Country Store by clickin on the link to the right!.

Early Morning Trivia

Q: Sadly, over half of all Nobel Prize winners have this in common?
A: They are alcoholics

July 19

Cooking Day! Angie fired up the Maytag Glasstop Oven to make Amish cookies for the Sugar Plum Oak grand opening.

Don't forget - we're still looking for shirts for the community quilt. Check out our Odds & Ends page to see if we have a shirt from your town yet.

We also checked in with Will at Renner Auto Body to see how work on the semi is coming. They think Dave should come help do the work. Great idea!!!

Early Morning Trivia

Q: According to Hooked on Facts.com to burn off the calories of one of these, you would need to walk the length of a football field.
A: An M&M

July 18

Dianna won tickets and backstage passes to the Clearwater Q125 Billy Currington & Hot Apple Pie concert this Friday night. Keep listening all week for your chance to join her!

Early Morning Trivia

Q: Almost 21,000 people each year visit the emergency room due to accidents playing this sport.
A: Bowling

July 17

This morning, we relived the fun of the Madison County Fair. Check out the photos from the weekend at the fair! Thanks to everybody that stopped by our booth. Here is the list of all the summer ticket winners!

Kathy Froelich of Norfolk - Pair of tickets to the Pierce County Fair Truck & Tractor Pull
Lucille Leeper of Schuyler - Pair of Boone County Family Fun Books
Robert Morris of Newman Grove - Pair of tickets to Antelope County Fair Cowboy Crush Concert
LaRee Kubes of Madison - Pair of 4-day Wayne Coounty Fair passes
Chris Rath of Randolph - Pair of tickets to Burwell Rodeo
Warren Bennett of Norfolk - Pair of tickets to Cedar County Fair Josh Gracin Concert

Grand Prize Winners - Karen Waslleniak of Stanton & Darrel Hank of Carrol
Each win: 2 - VIP tickets to the Pelican Point Music Bash in Tekamah, including a parking pass and a pair of Meet & Greet passes to meet one of the artists.

Bumper Sticker Beautification - Thanks for stopping by to show us your US 92 Bumper Sticker, or to get a new one slapped on your ride. Congratulations to LaJean Powell from Antelope County- she wins $100 for having a bumper sticker on her card.

Early Morning Trivia

Q: Sadly, almost 10% of men will do this while on summer vacation.
A: Wear a Speedo

July 12

What a morning!!! Angie was busy making Potato Cookies and Molasses Cookies. Dave had some help with his zucchini cake. It was last minute baking for entries into the Madison County Fair. We thought they were yummy!

Early Morning Trivia

Q: What food was introduced at the 1904 World's Fair?
A: Peanut butter

July 6

Dave and Angie played "I Spy" for tickets to the Gateway to the Sandhills Bullride in Albion and Culver's coupons this morning. In case you missed it, they were spying apple butter!

And we had lots of great calls on the Country Store. Click the link above to see the list!

Early Morning Trivia

Q: 49% of women surveyed said this is the hardest spending habit to change.
A: Eating out