Members of the WHEO staff sharpened our painting skills (or tried to lean some) Saturday, Apr. 28th. The WHEO Relay for Life team, The Kilowatts for a Cure in Memory of Sandra Rogers, painted the interior of the radio station (the fron office) as we seek to spruce up the radio station for our upcoming "12 Hours for a Cure" radio-thon and public open house on Friday, May 18th, at our 3824 Wayside Road studios. All proceeds from the day-long, sunrise to sunset, radio fundraiser will go the the American Cancer Society as our team's contribution to the Patrick County Relay for Life event for 2007.
On the day of the radio-thon, WHEO will suspend normal radio programming to focus the community's attention on a most worthwhile cause, the fight against cancer and the ongoing effort to find a cure for this dreaded disease, provide services to cancer victims and caregivers, and educate the public on cancer prevention. During the radio-thon, we will ask listeners to call in and make tax deductible donations to aid in the war on cancer. We will share the stories of cancer survirors on our community and present a full day of live entertainment featuring many local entertainers who will donate their time and talents to this cause. Plans call for a different local musical artist or group to perform every half hour from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. As part of this effort we will open the doors of the radio station to the public and invite listeners to visit the station sometime during this 12 hour open house. Free food and refreshments will be provide to those attending courtesy of WHEO and business who are supporting our efforts to fight cancer.
The WHEO team, the Kilowatts for a Cure, invites everyone to attend our open house, listen to the radio-thon on the air, and contribute to our fundraising effort as you feel led to do. Since parking may be an issue because of the anticipated large crowd of people (the public, performing musicians, and Relay for Life volunteer workers), we have received permission from tthe nearby Wayside Community Church to allow us to use their parking facilities if necessary. Thanks to Rev. Bernard Handy and his congregation for their support. In that case, we will provide a continuous shuttle service from the church to the radio station and vice versa for the convenience and safety of those who want to come to the open house. Also because of the focus on fighting cancer,on May 18th, WHEO office operations and the Verizon office of Mountain View Communications will be closed that one day so that we can devote our full attention to the task at hand, helping to rid our community and the world of cancer. We look forward to welcoming citizens, listeners, and the public at large as we alljoin together in a commuity wide effort to aid the fight against cancer.
Stay tuned to WHEO for details on the radio-thon including a schedule of on-air performances by the many local singers and musicians who are supporting WHEO in its efforts to make this years's American Cancer Society Relay for Life a success. Thank your all in advance for your support to this effort. We look forward to seeing you in person or talking to you on the phone during "12 Hours for a Cure," on Friday, May 18th from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 1270 AM-WHEO, the Heart of Patrick County! Mark you calenders for May 18th!
Please pray for our radio-thon, the Relay for Life event (the following day at DeHart Park, Stuart), and for those who are affected cancer as victims, as caregivers, and as a community. May God bless our efforts!
Yours in love and service,
Richard
P.S. The newly painted front office of WHEO looks great. Thanks to our staff for the team effort to freshen up the station before our open house.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Simply Spectacular!
Jonathan would have been proud! I know that I was! A truly awe-inspiring audio and visual spectacle to behold, an estimated 225 motorcyclists, with their bikes roaring in tribute to a fallen Patrick County hero, departed from Patrick County High School on a brilliant April afternoon Saturday, as part of a magnificent procession that has become known as the Jonathan Bowling Memorial Scholarship Fund. This 3rd annual bike ride is sponsored by the Red Knights Motorcycle Club to honor the memory of Patrick County native Jonathan Bowling, the beloved young soldier who gave his life for our freedom in Iraq and to raise funds for the scholarship fund that has been established in his name. During Saturday's ride, the bikers made a 15-minute visit to Cpl. Bowling's grave site to "spend some time with Jonathan," who was an avid motorcyclist himself.
Jonathan's father, Virginia state trooper Darrell Bowling, said the massive effort to keep his son's memory in the public eye was "heart-warming" and "touching." (In his Heavenly home,) "I hope that he (Jonathan) understands exactly how great his sacrifice was," said the loving father.
Talk about support...bikers came from from as far away as Illinois and Wisconsin to ride in tribute to Jonathan. One biker rode 1,280 miles from Wisconsin to participate in the event, which always arouses my sense of patriotism. I am proud to be a freedom loving American and I realize that without the efforts of young men and women like Jonathan we would not enjoy the many blessings that we sometimes take for granted in this country. Whether or not we support the war in Iraq, we must never abandon the troops that protect the rights and freedoms that we hold dear in these great United States of America. Thanks Jonathan. I know that, in spirit, you were right there among those bikers on your prized Harley Davidson!
Thanks to all of you who showed your respect for Jonathan Bowling by participating in or attending the ceremonies of the annual memorial bike ride. Thanks too for your support of the Stuart Rotary Club's Blue Ridge Mountains Car Show, held at PCHS in conjunction with the Jonathan Bowling Memorial Bike Ride. The car show was a huge success making all the hard work that went into it for us Rotarians worthwhile. A total of 13o classic and antique vehicles were displayed and spread among 46 classes of competition. In addition to emceeing the car show, I enjoyed covering the event for our local news as well as the bike ride.
On Friday, dressed in "maroon and orange" like most everyone, I attended a bell ringing ceremony at Stuart Baptist Church in tribute to the victims and families of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, my alma mater. That was very touching. Let's continue to pray for the families and victims of this senseless tragedy and pray that it will never be repeated, especially so close to home and to the heart.
I also had the pleasure Friday of broadcasting from the Job Fair at Rotary Field, Stuart, which attracted 450 job seekers to booths manned by the more than 50 businesses, agencies, and community organizations who were seeking to recruit new employees. Hopefully, it was a win-win situation for both groups. It was great to see so many local organizations and individuals working together for a common cause, a stronger economy.
On Sunday, I was proud to emcee a gospel sing at Honduras Coffee Co., featuring the Southern Prophets and One Accord, to benefit the Patrick County Food Bank. The place was packed and the music was excellent. It felt good too to know that by attending and supporting this cause we were doing something to help alleviate hunger in our community. This effort makes me proud to live in a community that is so caring and shows such compassion for the less fortunate among us. You do me proud, Patrick County!
As you might have gathered, it was a busy weekend, capping a week without a day off. Oh, well, I do what I do, not for earthly riches but, for the love of my community and its wonderful people, hopefully reflecting my love for and the presence of JESUS in my life. He is the way to go, "the way, the truth, and the life"!
God bless,
Richard
Jonathan's father, Virginia state trooper Darrell Bowling, said the massive effort to keep his son's memory in the public eye was "heart-warming" and "touching." (In his Heavenly home,) "I hope that he (Jonathan) understands exactly how great his sacrifice was," said the loving father.
Talk about support...bikers came from from as far away as Illinois and Wisconsin to ride in tribute to Jonathan. One biker rode 1,280 miles from Wisconsin to participate in the event, which always arouses my sense of patriotism. I am proud to be a freedom loving American and I realize that without the efforts of young men and women like Jonathan we would not enjoy the many blessings that we sometimes take for granted in this country. Whether or not we support the war in Iraq, we must never abandon the troops that protect the rights and freedoms that we hold dear in these great United States of America. Thanks Jonathan. I know that, in spirit, you were right there among those bikers on your prized Harley Davidson!
Thanks to all of you who showed your respect for Jonathan Bowling by participating in or attending the ceremonies of the annual memorial bike ride. Thanks too for your support of the Stuart Rotary Club's Blue Ridge Mountains Car Show, held at PCHS in conjunction with the Jonathan Bowling Memorial Bike Ride. The car show was a huge success making all the hard work that went into it for us Rotarians worthwhile. A total of 13o classic and antique vehicles were displayed and spread among 46 classes of competition. In addition to emceeing the car show, I enjoyed covering the event for our local news as well as the bike ride.
On Friday, dressed in "maroon and orange" like most everyone, I attended a bell ringing ceremony at Stuart Baptist Church in tribute to the victims and families of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, my alma mater. That was very touching. Let's continue to pray for the families and victims of this senseless tragedy and pray that it will never be repeated, especially so close to home and to the heart.
I also had the pleasure Friday of broadcasting from the Job Fair at Rotary Field, Stuart, which attracted 450 job seekers to booths manned by the more than 50 businesses, agencies, and community organizations who were seeking to recruit new employees. Hopefully, it was a win-win situation for both groups. It was great to see so many local organizations and individuals working together for a common cause, a stronger economy.
On Sunday, I was proud to emcee a gospel sing at Honduras Coffee Co., featuring the Southern Prophets and One Accord, to benefit the Patrick County Food Bank. The place was packed and the music was excellent. It felt good too to know that by attending and supporting this cause we were doing something to help alleviate hunger in our community. This effort makes me proud to live in a community that is so caring and shows such compassion for the less fortunate among us. You do me proud, Patrick County!
As you might have gathered, it was a busy weekend, capping a week without a day off. Oh, well, I do what I do, not for earthly riches but, for the love of my community and its wonderful people, hopefully reflecting my love for and the presence of JESUS in my life. He is the way to go, "the way, the truth, and the life"!
God bless,
Richard
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Cruisin' and Playin' the Radio...
A reminder of those seemingly carefree days of my teens when sporty cars and pretty girls dominated my thoughts, one of southeast's premier car shows returns to Patrick County this weekend bringing to our community visitors from around the region who lift our spirits and boost our local economy. This is a homegrown event that has become a rite of spring in Patrick County. The Stuart Rotary Club proudly presents its annual Blue Ridge Mountains Car Show Saturday, Apr. 21st at the Patrick County High School parking lot. Despite the return of gasoline prices to their previous loft levels in recent days, this year's show promises to be the biggest and best ever. As a Stuart Rotarian, I can tell you that the club has put more effort into this year's show that ever before, in soliciting sponsors and preparing a first class car show booklet. This car show is one of three major projects conducted by the Stuart Rotary Club each year, also including the Patrick County Agricultural Fair (September) and the Patrick County Antique Festival (August).
The Blue Ridge Mountains Car Show will feature 46 classes this year, including antique and original cars, modified cars and trucks, street rods, and more. The public is invited to visit the show from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (judging at 11 a.m.) this Saturday on the paved, terraced, and dust-free PCHS parking lot. Admission is free and concessions will be available!
It is important to note that proceeds from the car show go to support the Stuart Rotary Club sponsored student scholarships, youth leadership programs, Hospice of Patrick County (which compassionately cares for the terminally ill and their families), the Patrick County Caring Hearts Free Clinic (which provides free medical care to those without health insurance), local Scout troops, and other local non-profit community service agencies. But these are not the only worthy causes that benefit from this event!
In conjunction with the car show, the 3rd annual Memorial Bike Ride will also take place Saturday at Patrick County High School. Money raised will go to the Cpl. Jonathan W. Bowling Memorial Scholarship Fund, established to honor the memory of heroic Patrick County soldier Jonathan Bowling who died in defense of our freedoms in Iraq. The sight of hundreds of motorcycles proceeding from their starting point at John D. Hooker stadium on the PCHS campus is heart-warming and awe-inspiring.
So classic car enthusiasts and caring citizens of Patrick and surrounding counties...please come and support this quality community event...Saturday, Apr. 21st at the PCHS parking lot. Thanks in advance for your support! The annual Blue Ridge Mountains Car Show is presented with community pride by the Stuart Rotary Club, practicing "Service Above Self"!
Another critically important community event that I urge you to support is coming up this Friday, Apr. 20th, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Stuart's Rotary Field, as many community agencies present a JOB FAIR for Patrick County and surrounding areas. More than 50 businesses will participate in this effort to bring citizens seeking jobs and employers together. I commend these agencies for sponsoring this proactive effort to address the problem of unemployment in our community: the Patrick County Department of Social Services, the Virginia Workforce Network-Stuart "One-Stop" Office, the West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board, the Patrick County Department of Economic Development, Patrick Henry Community College-Stuart Site, the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce, and the Patrick County Education Foundation. Whether your seeking employment or not, please support this FREE event (Door Prizes will be awarded throughout the day) with your attendance and find out what opportunities are available locally for employment and the enhancement of one's marketable employment skills. I'll be broadcasting live from the Job Fair Friday beginning at 11 a.m. Join me in backing this event which would positively change the course and direction of many lives in our community.
Preparations continue for "12 Hours for a Cure"...a day-long sunrise to sunset radio-thon to be presented by and broadcast on WHEO from our Wayside Rd., Stuart, studios on Fri., May 18th to benefit the annual Patrick County Relay for Life, the signature fund-raiser of the American Cancer Society. So far more than 20 local singers and musicians have indicated that they will perform live during that 12-hour broadcast in support of the war on cancer! We'll be suspending our normal programming that day to focus our attention on the effort to rid our community of the scourge of cancer. I'll announce and report at this blogspot the details of this major radio and community eventand radio station open house in weeks to come. "12 Hours for a Cure" is being presented by the WHEO Radio Relay for Life team, the Kilowatts for a Cure in Memory of Sandra Rogers (my beloved "Sweetie"). Ours is one of an incredible 25 new "Relay" teams in Patrick County who are joining forces this year in waging war against cancer, a devastating killer that affects us all directly or indirectly (remember that 1 in every 3 people and 1 of every 2 men will contract some form of cancer during their lifetime). Thanks for your support of these teams and their caring members in their individual and collective "Relay for Life" fund-raising activities that are being announced on the radio. It is an honor to work with you all to achieve our common goal, a cancer free world! As long as we remain dedicated to this cause, there is HOPE!
Please pray for this community undertaking and support all Relay for Life fund-raising events, including our "12 Hours for a Cure" radio-thon. May God bless you beyond your most teasured dreams!
A community-minded Stuart Rotarian, Kilowatt for a Cure, the proud host of WHEO's "The Great Day in the Morning Show", and...
Yours truly,
Richard
The Blue Ridge Mountains Car Show will feature 46 classes this year, including antique and original cars, modified cars and trucks, street rods, and more. The public is invited to visit the show from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (judging at 11 a.m.) this Saturday on the paved, terraced, and dust-free PCHS parking lot. Admission is free and concessions will be available!
It is important to note that proceeds from the car show go to support the Stuart Rotary Club sponsored student scholarships, youth leadership programs, Hospice of Patrick County (which compassionately cares for the terminally ill and their families), the Patrick County Caring Hearts Free Clinic (which provides free medical care to those without health insurance), local Scout troops, and other local non-profit community service agencies. But these are not the only worthy causes that benefit from this event!
In conjunction with the car show, the 3rd annual Memorial Bike Ride will also take place Saturday at Patrick County High School. Money raised will go to the Cpl. Jonathan W. Bowling Memorial Scholarship Fund, established to honor the memory of heroic Patrick County soldier Jonathan Bowling who died in defense of our freedoms in Iraq. The sight of hundreds of motorcycles proceeding from their starting point at John D. Hooker stadium on the PCHS campus is heart-warming and awe-inspiring.
So classic car enthusiasts and caring citizens of Patrick and surrounding counties...please come and support this quality community event...Saturday, Apr. 21st at the PCHS parking lot. Thanks in advance for your support! The annual Blue Ridge Mountains Car Show is presented with community pride by the Stuart Rotary Club, practicing "Service Above Self"!
Another critically important community event that I urge you to support is coming up this Friday, Apr. 20th, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Stuart's Rotary Field, as many community agencies present a JOB FAIR for Patrick County and surrounding areas. More than 50 businesses will participate in this effort to bring citizens seeking jobs and employers together. I commend these agencies for sponsoring this proactive effort to address the problem of unemployment in our community: the Patrick County Department of Social Services, the Virginia Workforce Network-Stuart "One-Stop" Office, the West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board, the Patrick County Department of Economic Development, Patrick Henry Community College-Stuart Site, the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce, and the Patrick County Education Foundation. Whether your seeking employment or not, please support this FREE event (Door Prizes will be awarded throughout the day) with your attendance and find out what opportunities are available locally for employment and the enhancement of one's marketable employment skills. I'll be broadcasting live from the Job Fair Friday beginning at 11 a.m. Join me in backing this event which would positively change the course and direction of many lives in our community.
Preparations continue for "12 Hours for a Cure"...a day-long sunrise to sunset radio-thon to be presented by and broadcast on WHEO from our Wayside Rd., Stuart, studios on Fri., May 18th to benefit the annual Patrick County Relay for Life, the signature fund-raiser of the American Cancer Society. So far more than 20 local singers and musicians have indicated that they will perform live during that 12-hour broadcast in support of the war on cancer! We'll be suspending our normal programming that day to focus our attention on the effort to rid our community of the scourge of cancer. I'll announce and report at this blogspot the details of this major radio and community eventand radio station open house in weeks to come. "12 Hours for a Cure" is being presented by the WHEO Radio Relay for Life team, the Kilowatts for a Cure in Memory of Sandra Rogers (my beloved "Sweetie"). Ours is one of an incredible 25 new "Relay" teams in Patrick County who are joining forces this year in waging war against cancer, a devastating killer that affects us all directly or indirectly (remember that 1 in every 3 people and 1 of every 2 men will contract some form of cancer during their lifetime). Thanks for your support of these teams and their caring members in their individual and collective "Relay for Life" fund-raising activities that are being announced on the radio. It is an honor to work with you all to achieve our common goal, a cancer free world! As long as we remain dedicated to this cause, there is HOPE!
Please pray for this community undertaking and support all Relay for Life fund-raising events, including our "12 Hours for a Cure" radio-thon. May God bless you beyond your most teasured dreams!
A community-minded Stuart Rotarian, Kilowatt for a Cure, the proud host of WHEO's "The Great Day in the Morning Show", and...
Yours truly,
Richard
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Preparing for Battle!
"12 Hours for a Cure" is coming soon to this radio station! It is a little over a month away!The battle lines have been drawn and 1270 WHEO is preparing to lead a major offensive in the war against cancer! The WHEO staff and management urge you to mark your calendar for May 18, 2007, and join our forces as we wage war against this dreaded disease that has devastated countless families in our community and robbed many of us of our dearest loved ones.
"12 Hours for a Cure," an all-day, sunrise to sunset, radio-thon, will originate at and be broadcast from the WHEO studios at 3824 Wayside Rd., Stuart, VA, on Friday, May 18th from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be an old style radio-thon in the great tradition established by Sunshine Jim Litten and his staff when the Litten's owned this station. WHEO will suspend all regular programming that day and conduct a day-long fund raiser to benefit the American Cancer Society's Patrick County Relay for Life 2007, a family and community event which will take place the following day, Saturday, May 19th at DeHart Park in Stuart.
"12 Hours for a Cure," will be presented by the WHEO Relay for Life team, the Kilowatts for a Cure in Memory of Sandra Rogers. Our team, like many of the other teams around our county, is dedicating its efforts to the memory of a dear person and community servant who has died of cancer. I would like to thank my fellow employees at WHEO for joining me in honoring the memory of "My Sweetie," Sandra Merritt Rogers, a loving wife, mother, educator, friend and faithful Christian lady who died of cancer on July 25, 2006. Sandra was an avid supporter of Relay for Life and raised thousands of dollars for the fight against cancer as a Relay participant and principal of Woolwine Elementary School. I invite other community civic groups, churches, businesses, and organizations to form your own Relay for Life teams in honor and memory of your loved ones, or to support teams that are already conducting individual fund-raisers in our community in preparation for the Relay for Life event at DeHart Park. Most importantly, please support this effort with your heartfelt prayers.
The "12 Hours for a Cure" broadcast on WHEO will feature live entertainment by many of your favorite local performers. Stay tuned to WHEO (12 AM) and keep a check on this website in weeks to come for details about the performers who will give of their time and talents to fight cancer. During the radio-thon, we will also share the touching stories of many cancer survivors and caregivers, talk with American Cancer Society workers at the regional and local levels, interview state and local leaders and other dignitaries, inform the public about progress in the effort to find a cure, publicize cancer prevention information, and discuss programs for cancer victim's that are funded by money raised at the local level as well as vital cancer research. We will also ask that your support the fight against cancer with your monetary donations, which are tax deductible. Operators will be on duty from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the day of the radio-thon, May 18th, to accept your pledged contributions. To make a pledge, please call 694-3388 or 694-3114 or bring your contribution to the radio station. You may also mail donations to WHEO, 3824 Wayside Rd., Stuart, Va. 24171. Please give as you feel led by God and your desire to eradicate this disease.
As part of our May 18th "12 Hours for a Cure," presentation, WHEO will hold Open House throughout the day. We invite citizens from throughout Patrick County and surrounding areas to visit our studios, fellowship with our staff and your neighbors, and enjoy free refreshments in a show of support and unity in this battle against a disease that affects us all as a community when it afflicts just one of us!
"12 Hours for a Cure," an all-day, all-out assault on cancer, is coming to 1270 WHEO, the Heart of Patrick County, on Friday, May 18th from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spread this information to others in our community by word of mouth. Then listen, visit the radio station during this 12 hour broadcast and open house, and be a part of this team effort to help find a cure for cancer and alleviate the suffering it causes! It will be a touching, informative, productive and victorious day to be sure!
For information on how you can get involved in Relay for Life and the fight against cancer, please call Richard Rogers at 694-3114, and keep monitoring WHEO and this website. The most important way that you can support WHEO "12 Hours for a Cure" and the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Patrick County is to raise your hands to Heaven in prayer for this community-wide effort.
God bless this community undertaking and all of you who support this cause.
Richard
"12 Hours for a Cure," an all-day, sunrise to sunset, radio-thon, will originate at and be broadcast from the WHEO studios at 3824 Wayside Rd., Stuart, VA, on Friday, May 18th from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be an old style radio-thon in the great tradition established by Sunshine Jim Litten and his staff when the Litten's owned this station. WHEO will suspend all regular programming that day and conduct a day-long fund raiser to benefit the American Cancer Society's Patrick County Relay for Life 2007, a family and community event which will take place the following day, Saturday, May 19th at DeHart Park in Stuart.
"12 Hours for a Cure," will be presented by the WHEO Relay for Life team, the Kilowatts for a Cure in Memory of Sandra Rogers. Our team, like many of the other teams around our county, is dedicating its efforts to the memory of a dear person and community servant who has died of cancer. I would like to thank my fellow employees at WHEO for joining me in honoring the memory of "My Sweetie," Sandra Merritt Rogers, a loving wife, mother, educator, friend and faithful Christian lady who died of cancer on July 25, 2006. Sandra was an avid supporter of Relay for Life and raised thousands of dollars for the fight against cancer as a Relay participant and principal of Woolwine Elementary School. I invite other community civic groups, churches, businesses, and organizations to form your own Relay for Life teams in honor and memory of your loved ones, or to support teams that are already conducting individual fund-raisers in our community in preparation for the Relay for Life event at DeHart Park. Most importantly, please support this effort with your heartfelt prayers.
The "12 Hours for a Cure" broadcast on WHEO will feature live entertainment by many of your favorite local performers. Stay tuned to WHEO (12 AM) and keep a check on this website in weeks to come for details about the performers who will give of their time and talents to fight cancer. During the radio-thon, we will also share the touching stories of many cancer survivors and caregivers, talk with American Cancer Society workers at the regional and local levels, interview state and local leaders and other dignitaries, inform the public about progress in the effort to find a cure, publicize cancer prevention information, and discuss programs for cancer victim's that are funded by money raised at the local level as well as vital cancer research. We will also ask that your support the fight against cancer with your monetary donations, which are tax deductible. Operators will be on duty from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the day of the radio-thon, May 18th, to accept your pledged contributions. To make a pledge, please call 694-3388 or 694-3114 or bring your contribution to the radio station. You may also mail donations to WHEO, 3824 Wayside Rd., Stuart, Va. 24171. Please give as you feel led by God and your desire to eradicate this disease.
As part of our May 18th "12 Hours for a Cure," presentation, WHEO will hold Open House throughout the day. We invite citizens from throughout Patrick County and surrounding areas to visit our studios, fellowship with our staff and your neighbors, and enjoy free refreshments in a show of support and unity in this battle against a disease that affects us all as a community when it afflicts just one of us!
"12 Hours for a Cure," an all-day, all-out assault on cancer, is coming to 1270 WHEO, the Heart of Patrick County, on Friday, May 18th from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spread this information to others in our community by word of mouth. Then listen, visit the radio station during this 12 hour broadcast and open house, and be a part of this team effort to help find a cure for cancer and alleviate the suffering it causes! It will be a touching, informative, productive and victorious day to be sure!
For information on how you can get involved in Relay for Life and the fight against cancer, please call Richard Rogers at 694-3114, and keep monitoring WHEO and this website. The most important way that you can support WHEO "12 Hours for a Cure" and the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Patrick County is to raise your hands to Heaven in prayer for this community-wide effort.
God bless this community undertaking and all of you who support this cause.
Richard
Sunday, April 1, 2007
The Hunt Is On!
As the flowers and trees gradually return to their springtime brilliance, the 15th annual WHEO Great Easter Egg Hunt is underway this week. This is by far the radio station's most popular contest of the year and the one that gets the most participation by listeners and citizens in the community. It is not uncommon to see a crowd of people gathered at one location searching for an egg once they are able to zero in on the location after several clues have been aired. This year there will be even more incentive to get "in the hunt"! This will be our largest Great Easter Egg Hunt ever with a total of 18 plastic eggs to be found, including the top prizes, the "platinum egg" sponsored by Wanda's Jewelry and the "golden egg" sponsored by the 2007 Wayside Park Bluegrass Festival (July 11-14). Each of the eggs found entitles the finder to a valuable prize from one of our participating sponsors.
Thanks to our other sponsors: Brown's Automotive, Bennett Baskets and Bows, Christmas In the Meadow & Meadows Mercantile, Collin's Tractor, Collins HVAC, Cooper's Mill, Hamm's Garage, Just Plain Country Store Antique and Crafter's Mall, Leon Jones Garage, Marilyn's Florist, Old Dominion Toy Shop, Sheppard's Body Repair, Steefer's Flower Shop, Subway, Tex Barbecue, and United Country Lambert Realty.
I feel like the Easter Bunny, having been out hiding Easter eggs this weekend. Listen to "The Great Day in the Morning Show" each day Monday through Friday of this week for clues to the whereabouts of each egg. I'll announce a new clue each morning. If you find an egg, please bring it to the WHEO business office at 3824 Wayside Road, Stuart, during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. A word of caution, please be careful when you are out in the community hunting for Eggs and be courteous and respectful of others and both public and private property.
While I was traveling to various places in Patrick County this weekend hiding eggs for the contest, I was awestruck by the natural beauty of our county, especially in spring. We are blessed to live in this wonderful place that many of us call "God's Country"...where the people are as warm-hearted and friendly as the country is indescribably beautiful. The magnificent scenery that we enjoy here in Patrick County is a striking testament to the masterful artistry of our God who created it and all things. It is nice to enjoy the traditions of the season such as the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs, etc., but, my drive in the country this weekend reminded me of the real meaning of the Easter season, the Resurrection of our Lord and precious Savior, Jesus Christ! Because Christ paid the debt for our sins at Calvary and rose from the dead on the third day, we as Christian believers have the hope of eternal life! That truth should fill our hearts with joyfulness and excitement about helping the lost, through our Christan witness, to realize this joy too!
Happy Easter and God bless you, my friends!
Full of joy in serving Christ and you,
Richard
P.S. Thanks so much for the many positive comments and compliments that you have given me with regard to the just completed series of 10 "Richard on the Road" feature reports titled "Patrick County: Building for Tomorrow". The fact that many of you have said you really enjoyed the series and learned something about our country gives me encouragement and makes the vast amount of time that I have invested in that series of stories (approximately 50 hours) worthwhile. My next series of "Richard on the Road" reports will focus on my recent trip to Ohio with the Southern Prophets. I recorded many hours of interviews with and live performances of the group during its 3 church appearances during the weekend. It will take awhile to put it all together so be patient and stay tuned for this series later this year. It is my desire to document the untiring efforts of this fine local gospel quartet to minister to others around the country through their outstanding music. All of the love offerings that their music ministry generates are put back into our community to help others in need and members of the group never pocket a dime. I am honored to be their friend! The Southern Prophets...Denny, Dwayne, Mike, and Bobby...have a chemistry, closeness, and harmony (as humans and as singers) that is unequaled and I want to portray that in this next series of stories. Pray for me in this endeavor.
Thanks to our other sponsors: Brown's Automotive, Bennett Baskets and Bows, Christmas In the Meadow & Meadows Mercantile, Collin's Tractor, Collins HVAC, Cooper's Mill, Hamm's Garage, Just Plain Country Store Antique and Crafter's Mall, Leon Jones Garage, Marilyn's Florist, Old Dominion Toy Shop, Sheppard's Body Repair, Steefer's Flower Shop, Subway, Tex Barbecue, and United Country Lambert Realty.
I feel like the Easter Bunny, having been out hiding Easter eggs this weekend. Listen to "The Great Day in the Morning Show" each day Monday through Friday of this week for clues to the whereabouts of each egg. I'll announce a new clue each morning. If you find an egg, please bring it to the WHEO business office at 3824 Wayside Road, Stuart, during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. A word of caution, please be careful when you are out in the community hunting for Eggs and be courteous and respectful of others and both public and private property.
While I was traveling to various places in Patrick County this weekend hiding eggs for the contest, I was awestruck by the natural beauty of our county, especially in spring. We are blessed to live in this wonderful place that many of us call "God's Country"...where the people are as warm-hearted and friendly as the country is indescribably beautiful. The magnificent scenery that we enjoy here in Patrick County is a striking testament to the masterful artistry of our God who created it and all things. It is nice to enjoy the traditions of the season such as the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs, etc., but, my drive in the country this weekend reminded me of the real meaning of the Easter season, the Resurrection of our Lord and precious Savior, Jesus Christ! Because Christ paid the debt for our sins at Calvary and rose from the dead on the third day, we as Christian believers have the hope of eternal life! That truth should fill our hearts with joyfulness and excitement about helping the lost, through our Christan witness, to realize this joy too!
Happy Easter and God bless you, my friends!
Full of joy in serving Christ and you,
Richard
P.S. Thanks so much for the many positive comments and compliments that you have given me with regard to the just completed series of 10 "Richard on the Road" feature reports titled "Patrick County: Building for Tomorrow". The fact that many of you have said you really enjoyed the series and learned something about our country gives me encouragement and makes the vast amount of time that I have invested in that series of stories (approximately 50 hours) worthwhile. My next series of "Richard on the Road" reports will focus on my recent trip to Ohio with the Southern Prophets. I recorded many hours of interviews with and live performances of the group during its 3 church appearances during the weekend. It will take awhile to put it all together so be patient and stay tuned for this series later this year. It is my desire to document the untiring efforts of this fine local gospel quartet to minister to others around the country through their outstanding music. All of the love offerings that their music ministry generates are put back into our community to help others in need and members of the group never pocket a dime. I am honored to be their friend! The Southern Prophets...Denny, Dwayne, Mike, and Bobby...have a chemistry, closeness, and harmony (as humans and as singers) that is unequaled and I want to portray that in this next series of stories. Pray for me in this endeavor.
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