WJER Gets an Upgrade
Specially
trained repair crews will be limiting WJER listeners to tuning into the
Internet only as the traditional broadcast on 1450 will be off the air
temporarily overnight. Chief Engineer Bruce Whitsel says starting at 7 PM on
May 17th, the signal on the radio will be silenced for upgrades to
the transmission lines and tower to adjust to a new digital transmitter. He
says the results will be improved signal strength and clarity. Again, WJER’s
Internet streaming here at wjer.com will continue uninterrupted, and 1450 will resume
broadcasting by Friday morning drive time.
Smith Design & Construction Wins Subway Tray
Smith Design & Construction in New
Philadelphia is this week's winner of the Subway Hump Day Party Tray
Giveaway! WJER's Michael Roberts and Hannah Hubbard delivered the goodies to
the staff.
Here's what they got: a Subway Party Tray with 30 portions of mouthwatering sub
sandwiches, Subway cookies, Coca Cola, balloons from the Balloonatique, WJER
T-shirts, Radiograms, and more all delivered just in time for a fabulous lunch.
If you'd like your office to win this awesome prize package, visit our Subway
Hump Day page under "Contests" for details.
Pictured: Scott Smith and WJER's Hannah Hubbard
Second Season Wraps Up at the Kent State PAC
The Kent State Performing Arts Center in New Philadelphia just wrapped up its impressive second season, but the varied lineup of summer shows is sure to have something for everyone!
Scheduled performances include:
Thursday, June 14th: MAMMA MIA!
Thursday, July 26th: LeAnn Rimes
Sunday, September 23rd: VeggieTales Live: God Made You Special
Tune in to 1450 WJER on Wednesday afternoons for ticket giveaways and updates from Mike Morelli, General Manager of the Performing Arts Center, to find out what's happening at the PAC throughout the season.
Review: "In the Heights" at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas
There’s a reason In the Heights won a Tony for Best Musical the year of its Broadway premier in 2008 and has been successfully touring ever since. It’s a crowd-pleasing, upbeat, and infectious musical based around themes of family, home, and the American dream of “making it.” Based on a book by Pulitzer prize-winning author Quiara Alegria Hudes with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this show generates enough energy to keep audiences at a fever pitch from beginning to end.
Sunday’s performance of In the Heights at Kent’s PAC was no exception. Comprised of three parts modern storytelling and one part soap-opera with just a drop of Broadway schmaltz, the two-and-a-half hours seemed to fly by, engaging an audience of young and old as evidenced by their cheers and laughter.
In the Heights tells the modern story of the tight-knit immigrant community of Washington Heights in New York City. The characters are brought to life through their sparkling song and dance, ranging from ballads to hip-hop and from salsa to break dance. Serving as the cornerstone of this community, the set of the entire performance is one street corner, hosting a bodega (corner shop), beauty salon, and car service. Usnavi, named by his parents for a U.S. Navy ship they spotted during their emigration from the Dominican Republic, runs the bodega and works hard to live up to his Abuela (grandmother) Claudia’s virtues of paciencia y fe (patience and faith).
Love stories, neighborhood gossip, and daily frustrations abound, but everything circles back to the tried-and-true notion that when you’re home, problems find solutions and love is abundant. Themes of opportunity and disappointment, hopes and fears give voice to the Latino residents of Washington Heights, but they also speak for all immigrants and anyone who leaves home to strike out on their own. Financial worries are at the center of most of their problems, so it is no wonder that a lottery ticket plays a central role in the drama.
Sunday’s ensemble cast hit the ground running with the opening number, a typical Broadway tune infused with Usnavi rapping about the main characters and their daily lives. Most impressive was the broad range of dancing styles throughout the performance, including rumba, bolero, and meringue with a modern hip-hop twist. In a musical where all’s well that ends well, In the Heights aims to please. Judging by the audience’s roars during the curtain call, the PAC has succeeded in bringing yet another high-caliber performance to our community.
-Rebecca Mason
5/14/12
Thank you to Rebecca Mason of Dover who provided this review when our reviewer was unable to attend at the last minute!
Hot Job of the Week
Tune in to 1450 WJER every Monday during Kelly's show as she talks
with Amy Miller of the Employment Source about the “Hot Job of the Week.” Not
only will Amy give details about a specific job each week, but she'll also
discuss tips, strategies, and helpful hints for job seekers.
This week’s topic: Money
talks…but when?
Hot Job of the Week:
Employer seeking: Trailer
Mechanic/Welder
Job Order #: T-331-5
Worksite Location: Baltic, Ohio
Requirements: At least two years of experience; certification in
welding aluminum and steel desired; own tools required; able to do medium
lifting of up to 50 pounds; at least 23 years old; company will do drug
testing, criminal background, reference check, and a welding test
Job description: Will repair dump and flatbed trailers to include
under construction, suspensions, brakes, electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics,
body work, re-arching, alignments, and welding of aluminum and steel
Rate of pay: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour
How to apply: Submit a referral form to the Customer Service
desk at either Employment Source location: Tuscarawas County office: 1260 Monroe Street
Suite 35 (Monroe Centre), New Philadelphia, OH 44663 or Stark County office:
822 30th Street, Canton, OH 44709. *Then apply direct with the company*
Apply in person to: Buckeye Trailer Center, 412 North Ray St., State
Route 39, Baltic, OH 43804
Fax to: 330-897-2808, Attn: Beverly Griffith
Email to: buckeyetrailer@neohio.twcbc.com
For more information,
visit the Employment Source online at www.eswork.com.
Canal Dover Festival Coming Soon
The 2012 Canal Dover Festival is scheduled for May 25th through the 27th. Presented by the Dover Exchange Club, this festival is a yearly Memorial Day weekend event in downtown Dover. One big change this year is the annual Canal Dover Plate Auction. This year’s auction has been moved to Saturday, May 26th immediately following the Canal Dover Parade. The Parade is scheduled to kick off at noon.
The 2012 plate honors the Dover High Marching Tornadoes and was designed by Mark Van Sickle. Don Wallick will be the auctioneer again this year. All proceeds raised by the auction are used by the Exchange Club for community projects.
Registration for the Grand Slam contest has begun! For each Cleveland Indians game, we will choose
one contestant. If the Tribe hits a Grand Slam during the game, our
contestant for that day will be entered into a drawing for a $1,000 savings bond courtesy of First Federal Community Bank.
Even if the Indians don't hit a Grand Slam, our contestant will still receive four certificates for the new Cherry Berry Chiller from any McDonald's in Tuscarawas County. At the end of the season, we will draw
one name from all the contestants who had a Grand Slam during "their"
game and award the savings bond.
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FYI Kicks Off 8th Annual Community Summer Walking Challenge
The Fit Youth Initiative’s 8th annual Community Summer Walking Challenge held their kickoff event on April 26th at Hennis Care Center in Dover. Entitled “Get Moving Thru History”, this walking challenge is designed as a way for families to both exercise and learn together.
Pictured above are Indian Valley Art teacher Sara Dittfeld and three of her students who participated in the “Get Moving Thru History” logo contest (L to R: Sara Dittfeld and Port Washington Elementary 5th graders Elley McDaniel, Shaylee Shepherd, Alexis Brown, and WJER’s Anita). The winning artwork was submitted by Gabryella Miles of Midvale Elementary (not pictured). Sara Dittfeld’s classes have provided the winning artwork for the past three years!
Also pictured are Anita Peffer (Director of Patient Services at Hennis), Barb Airgood of the OSU Extension, and WJER’s Anita as she broadcast live from the event.
You can sign up for the Community Summer Walking Challenge at any public library in the county, the Dover and Twin City YMCA locations, the Tuscarawas County Health Department, Hennis Care Center in Dover, or Super Fitness inside New Towne Mall. Complete details are available at www.tuscarawas.osu.edu. Click on Family and Consumer Sciences (on the left) and then click Fit Youth Initiative.
If you are new to the area or just need a little help locating streets in the valley, click here for an interactive map of Tuscarawas County. The map provides detailed street listings for Dover and New Philadelphia and gives you the ability to zoom in and out with ease. You can also pick up a physical copy of the map right here at WJER Radio.