In observance of the National Day of Prayer, all people are invited to assemble on the Winchester Courthouse steps at noon on Thursday, May 2nd, to pray for our National, State, and Local government. The gathering, which will also feature special music, color guard and a few brief remarks from local leaders, will last between 30 and 45 minutes. This is a non-denominational event.
Tune in and join WSKV for the National Day of Prayer LIVE broadcast coverage from Winchester, KY!.
Mountain Mushroom Festival Irvine, KY
This weekend, Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th WSKV will be live on site at the Mountain Mushroom Festival in Irvine, KY in Estill County! Stop by the WSKV booth for cold Ale-8s and your chance to win great prizes!
Pre-festival activities are going on this week at the Estill County School’s Central Office gym including an Agate Hunt. What’s an agate, you ask? Agates are precious stones characterized by fine grain and bright colors, often used in art and jewelry, with brilliant colored varieties found right here in the heart of Kentucky. You can see all kinds of agate at the Agate, Gem, and Mineral Show on Friday, April 26 from 9am to 5pm, also at the Central Office Gym, 523 Main Street, Irvine. Also scheduled for Friday is the Hillbilly Flywheelers Antique Gas Engine and Tractor show at the Estill County Fairgrounds, a cake decorating contest from 3-5pm at the Old City Hall, 142 Broadway in Irvine.
On Irvine’s Broadway and Court Streets you’ll find the vendor booths set up Saturday and Sunday complete with arts, crafts, souvenirs, displays, health screenings, and more. Don’t forget Grandstand Entertainment for the whole family on Main Street and Broadway Saturday from 11am to 9:15pm with a parade at 1pm.
But the star of the Mountain Mushroom Festival is, of course, the morel mushroom ripe and ready to be picked right here in Eastern Kentucky. Be sure and visit the Mushroom Tent at Court Street and Broadway either day for mushroom cooking demonstrations, cook-off contests, and the mushroom market!
And check out the Photography Contest display on Court Street and Broadway and see the winner of the All Things Country Magazine “Blooms and Shrooms” contest!
For a complete listing of scheduled events, parking information, and more, visit www.mountainmushroomfestival.org
WSKV’s wildly popular trading show “TRADIO” is now 2 hours of power selling, buying, swapping, and giving away on Fridays to accommodate listener demand.
Many listeners have reported having a difficult time phoning in their ads during the daily 1 hour broadcasts. As our listening audience grows, it stands to reason that “getting through” will continue to grow more difficult during TRADIO.
Today, we launched our first 2 hour Friday TRADIO with steady calls, emails, and clipboard items throughout the entire broadcast! We are excited by the response of our listeners and are looking forward to adding new sponsors to the TRADIO family!
For a listing of the ways to get your ad on TRADIO, rules, and our convenient email form click here > TRADIO
The groundhog didn’t see his shadow, or so they say. This means that we could see an early Spring? We can remain hopeful of that. Regardless of the weather, Moore Country WSKV 104.9FM is busy busy with lots of new and great things to report.
First off, a HUGE congratulations to the Powell County Pirates Boys and Girls Basketball teams for advancing forward in the District 56 Championship after winning against both Owsley County teams. From the Sports Broadcast team and everyone here at WSKV, we are so proud of your hard work this season!! The boys varsity season ended with their loss to Estill County last night and the Lady Pirates play Estill tonight at 7pm (airtime 6:45pm). You can see all of their stats from this season on our Sports page.
Secondly, WSKV is honored to be partnered with the Powell County 4-H Club and Clark Energy to bring listeners “Jump Into 4-H!” weekdays during the 4pm News Block.
Thirdly, we appreciate greatly our sponsors of this year’s Powell County Kiwanis Key Club LOVE CONNECTION broadcast! The show was a great success and students had a fantastic time being guest DJs, eating pizza, and sending out all those special love songs and dedications during the broadcast.
Also, we have a new show making its debut in March called Red River Rockout with Chelsea Checkmyfresh, Saturdays 9pm to 12am. The show will feature an exciting mix of newgrass, acoustic, progressive, raw & unplugged rockin’ jams!! Her program is especially designed for the “younger audience” and those who are young at heart! Be listening for details!
When several folks from the WSKV staff began discussion about this year’s New Year, New You campaign none of us knew what the month of January would have in store. Tomorrow (1/30/13) we end of our first REBOOT/juice fast of 10 days and all participants have experienced positive results. Already there is talk about a second and possibly third run of the REBOOT experience for WSKV and its listeners. Stay tuned to Moore Country WSKV 104.9FM for more information or like our Facebook page.
A special thank you for Steve Day, Director of the Home for Health Lifestyle Center for his help and supervision during our REBOOT. We couldn’t have done it without his advice and care.
At the start of the new year, many people reflect on their lives and resolve to make changes that will better their health. For many this means committing to eat better, to exercise, or to resting and relaxing more. Here at WSKV, the DJ’s and staff have elected to take on a REBOOT and we are inviting our listeners to go on this journey with us.
What is a REBOOT? It is a fruit and vegetable juice fast that lasts up to 10 days or beyond. The process of “rebooting” has been made famous by Joe Cross, who decided to embark on a 60 day juice fast as chronicled in the documentary “Fat, Sick , and Nearly Dead.” The results of Joe’s fast is nothing short of amazing. Not only did he lose more than 80 pounds, but he also found that he was incredibly cured of his chronic illness. Today, Joe makes a full time job of encouraging others to try the REBOOT so they may experience similar results.
Our plan is to roll out the information about the REBOOT on the air starting January 14th, then to begin the actual juice fast on January 21st. Our REBOOT will be supervised by Steve Day from the Home for Health Lifestyle Center who is also planning a public viewing of the documentary “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead” in Stanton at the Powell County Extension Office meeting room.
Find out more about Joe Cross and the REBOOT here.
If the REBOOT is not for you, but you are interested in losing weight, the Powell County Extension Office and Foothills Health and Wellness Center is offering a weight loss program that is free and open to the public, Wednesdays at 4:30pm for 10 weeks starting January 9th. At each meeting, participants will weigh in, learn healthy recipes, sample food, gain excercise tips, and will be eligible for prizes at the end of the program! For more information, contact Pam Dooley at 663-6405 or Stacy Crase at 663-9011.
And for the guys, the Powell County Big Hunk Club is for men who want to learn more about lifestyle changes in relation to losing weight and body fat. The class will meet each Thursday afternoon from 4:30-4:45pm at the Powell County Extension Office. Be prepared to weigh in at each session and discuss your progress on your way to a healthier life! Call Mike Reed for more information at 663-6405.
In partnership with Eastern Kentucky Local Motive, WSKV is helping promote the idea of shifting a percentage of holiday shopping transactions that would normally be made in a big box store to locally independently owned businesses to help our local economies. The economic impact of such a spending shift can be HUGE.
With the passing of Small Business Saturday November 24th, we realize there are still shopping Saturdays leading up to Christmas that can be used to shop local. To help in this effort, each week we are sharing independently owned local businesses that have items for sale that are perfect for the holiday.
For example, many folks are focused on decorating the first week of December. If you are in the Powell County area, the following businesses carry Christmas decor:
Stanton Electronics in Stanton
Ye Olde Country Peddler in Slade
Shabby Chic in Stanton
Parkway Florist in ClayCity
Bluegrass Craft and Antique Mall in Stanton
Billings Drug and Variety in Stanton
Clay City Pottery, Clay City - ornaments
For gifts that are personalized or made to order: (Saturday December 8th)
Parkway Florist, Clay City
Stanton Electronics, Stanton – signs
Shabby Chic, Stanton – furniture and woodcraft items
Ranger Reds Boot Barn, Stanton – leather belts
Carmichael Leather, Clay City
Clay City Pottery (offers custom items but cut off for Christmas was in November)
If you’re looking for gift certificates to give: (Saturday December 15th)
Rick’s Music, Clay City (they also offer layaway)
Kathy’s Country Kitchen, Clay City
Stanton Electronics, Stanton
Ye Olde Country Peddler, Slade
Shabby Chic, Stanton
4 Seasons Consignment & Tanning, Clay City – for tanning
Bruens Restaurant, Stanton
Carmichael Leather, Clay City
Bluegrass Craft and Antique Mall, Stanton
Parkway Florist, Clay City
Ranger Reds Boot Barn, Stanton
Clay City Pottery, Clay City
And lastly, time to load up on stocking stuffers: (Saturday, December 22nd)
4 Seasons Consignment, Clay City – new jewelry items $3-5, Pirates fan earrings
Stanton Electronics, Stanton – accessories, cables, and more
Ye Olde Country Peddler, Slade
Shabby Chic, Stanton
Ricks Music, Clay City – Strings, cables, straps
Parkway Florist, Clay City
Carmichael Leather, Clay City
Bluegrass Craft and Antique Mall, Stanton
Billings Drug and Variety, Stanton
Clay City Pottery, Clay City
Many exciting things are happening in the region and in Powell County! WSKV is overjoyed to be partnered with extraordinary organizations, businesses, and individuals working toward a better future for our region and its citizens. We would like to invite everyone to participate and tune in to WSKV 104.9FM or listen live on the web, or on your iPhone or Android with the FREE tunein radio app for live broadcasts, events, and updates. (Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge)
The Kentucky voter registration deadline is October 9. If you are not registered or you are unsure of your voting status, please take the time to contact your local County Clerk to check your status, register, or update your voter address.
Note that Kentuckians who are 17 years old but will turn 18 on or before election day on November 6 are eligible to register to vote.
Also note that students have the right to either register at a permanent “back home” address or a temporary campus address and it’s up to them which, but we encourage students to consider registering to vote where they’re actually living because that will make voting much easier.
Chase and Living Social are awarding 12 individual grants of $250,000 each to 12 small businesses in their Mission: Small Business program and WSKV has applied for the grant.
To be considered as a potential Grant Recipient, small businesses must submit the Application, be deemed eligible and receive at least 250 Votes. That’s where you come in. Please take a moment to login through Facebook and cast a vote by searching by state and city or fill in the search field with “WSKV” and click the search button.
Once you’ve voted, why not search for other local small businesses to vote for? All Things Country Magazine has also applied for the grant and would appreciate your support as well.
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