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Pam and Bill Farrel have a regular newspaper column on relationships that appears in several cities and their writing has been published in numerous magazines. They have been featured on many radio shows including Focus on the Family, Parent Talk, Family Life Today and the Moody broadcast network. The Farrels are popular TV guests too – appearing on FOX, ABC, NBC and CBS. They also co-authored the books Red Hot Monogamy and Every Marriage is a Fixer-Upper.

WNZR’s Valentines Banquet will be held in the President’s Dining Room on the MVNU campus. Tickets are $16 per person and include a full buffet dinner, entertainment and door prizes. The event begins at 7 p.m. The buffet style meal will feature hearty meat lasagna, teriyaki chicken breast, rosemary red skinned potatoes, buttered corn, French cut green beans, honey-glazed carrots and house salad. Dessert is brownie a la mode. Vegetarian meals are available upon request.

Special music entertainment will be provided by MVNU student Tori Morse who will provide violin music during the dinner. An ensemble of WNZR staff will also be singing during the program.

“I am so excited about this year’s theme”, said Station Manager Marcy Rinehart. “The Farrels will help us realize that men and women can understand one another's differences and learn to delight in them. Our staff hopes that this event can provide some tools to help build stronger relationships.”

WNZR also plans to distribute over $500 worth of prizes throughout the evening, courtesy of local businesses.

Prizes include:

• Beauty Gift sets from Avon Representative, Marianne McBride and Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, Cecilia McClellan
  
• Gift sets from Chez Laure Salon Stylists Lori Shipley, Shari Chandler, Jackie Douglas and Sara Boucher; Brenda’s Hair Gallery and Saturdays Hair Salon
  
• Books from Farrel Communications, Focus on the Family, and Adventist Book Center
  
• Gift certificates from La Paloma Restaurant and Williams Flower Shop
  
• One dozen red roses from Flowers for You
  
• Cases of oil from Carquest Auto Parts
  
• Gifts for the car from Advanced Auto Parts
  
• ...and a special gift basket from the MVNU Admissions Office
  

Tickets are on sale now at the WNZR studios, located on the second floor of Founder’s Hall on the MVNU campus, and at Gospel Supply Shop, 117 South Main Street in Mount Vernon. The deadline to purchase tickets is Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 10am and seating is limited. All profits from this year’s Valentine’s Banquet will support nine MVNU Broadcasting students who plan to attend the Christian Music Broadcasters Convention in April.

For more information about WNZR, visit www.wnzr.fm. For more information on Farrel Communications, visit www.farrelcommunications.com. WNZR is celebrating 21 years of ministry at 90.9FM. The Lifeline broadcasts contemporary Christian music, family-oriented programs, sports, news and weather 24-hours-a-day.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students and working adults. U.S. News & World Report ranks MVNU as a Best in the Midwest (Bachelor’s) institution for the third year in a row. With a 401-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and nine satellite Adult and Graduate Studies campuses throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,600 students from 26 states and seven countries/U.S. territories.