Cheryl Snyder

The first pre-sliced and wrapped loaf of bread, packaged by the Chillicothe Baking Company, arrived in stores on July 7, 1928

Charles Blondin gained acrobat fame as a funambulist (rope walker) on this date in 1859 when he became the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope suspended above the perilous water.  Gavin repeats the high wire act as Wyatt frolics in the water below.  You can listen without fear of falling as…

A patent for the invention called the Sholes & Glidden “type-writer” was granted on this date in 1868 marking the first use of the QWERTY keyboard.  Gavin and Wyatt discover this type of keyboard is not the right design for dog paws.  You are invited to listen as John invents the “write” music for this…

Born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, on this date in 1890, Stanley “Stan” Laurel, was an English comedian, writer, film director, and better known as Laurel teamed with Oliver Hardy.  The partnership of Gavin and Wyatt join at Stanley’s side as they celebrate Stan’s birthday with a smile.  You are invited to join John as he celebrates Stan’s birthday with…

If you miss the Saturday concert, or want to enjoy the music again, tune in to KRNN on Sunday afternoon at 3 for a live broadcast of the concert.

The small Czech village of Lidice was brutally burned and buried as the village men, women, and children were separated and sent to prison death camps on this tragic day of June 9th of 1942.  The statue of the Lidice children and the nearby rose garden honors the children’s memory and stands as a tribute…