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This year’s theme is “Making Love Last a Lifetime” and will feature great love stories, music, a buffet dinner and prizes. Joe and Marcy Rinehart will host a panel of several local couples as they share secrets to a build a strong marriage.

Special music entertainment will be provided by 14-year-old harpist Brienna Maners. She began her musical career at the age of 5 in a group class that studied piano, rhythm and music theory. She currently studies harp with Janet Thompson from Kenyon College. Maners plays a lever harp that was handmade by a renowned musician from Colorado. She has played for the Mount Vernon Christmas Walk, Food for the Hungry and in several concerts in the Knox County community. WNZR DJs will provide a special musical ensemble of classic love songs during the program.

"Our staff is excited about this year’s theme,” said Station Manager Marcy Rinehart. “We believe that there is a battle going on in many homes today. According to www.divorcestatistics.org, 45-50 percent of marriages in America end in divorce. We want to share some biblical principles and practical advice on how to strengthen our relationships and build stronger families in our community. Our staff hopes that this event will combine fun and entertainment with tools to help make love last a lifetime.”

WNZR also plans to distribute over $500 worth of prizes throughout the evening, courtesy of local businesses. These include:
• Beauty gift sets from Avon representative Marianne McBride
• Gift sets and a pedicure from Chez Laure Salon stylists Lori Shipley, Sara Boucher, Jeanna Springer and nail technician Ashley Smith
• Gift cards to Family Video
• Gift sets from Saturdays Hair Salon
• One dozen red roses from Flowers for You
• Gift sets and massage from The Upper Cut Salon
• Gift cards to Gospel Supply Shop
• A 60-minute massage with Krystal Kettell, licensed massage therapist, at Massage dot Calm
• Movie passes to Premiere Theaters
• Passes to the MVNU Women’s Auxiliary Spring Retreat featuring guest speaker Lysa Terkeurst and music by MVNU Praise and Worship Team

Banquet tickets are $16 per person and include a full buffet dinner, entertainment and door prizes. The Italian meal will feature chicken parmesan, fettuccini alfredo, classic Caesar salad, antipasto salad and seasonal vegetables marinated in Italian dressing with garlic bread sticks. Dessert is chocolate layer cake.

Tickets are on sale now at the WNZR studios located on the second floor of Founders Hall on the MVNU campus, and at Gospel Supply Shop, 117 South Main Street, in Mount Vernon. The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m., and seating is limited. All profits from this year’s Valentine’s Banquet will support the purchase of a generator for the WNZR tower site. This purchase is part of a power increase project for 90.9FM.

For more information about WNZR, visit www.wnzr.fm. WNZR is celebrating 23 years of ministry at 90.9FM. The Lifeline broadcasts contemporary Christian music, family-oriented programs, sports, news and weather 24-hours-a-day.