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WRGN's time and temperature sign broke a new record for us on Friday, July 22 as it reached 107 degrees! It was nearly a record setting day, just as hot. That was long before they although not quite as warm as our time started keeping local records in 1955. and temperature sign proclaimed. The temperature was warm enough When the sun shines all day, the to cause some difficulties at our main afternoon temperature on the sign transmitter site in Sweet Valley. An tends to read 5-6 degrees higher than exhaust fan motor burned out from the actual temperature. The sign did running continuously trying to keep up generate a lot of interest though, as with the heat, which in turn caused the drivers stopped to take a picture of the transmitter to overheat and shut down. triple digit temperature readings. Fortunately, Burl Updyke had a spare The day’s record tied the previous motor on the shelf at the transmitter record for July 22 of 98 degrees set building and quick work by Jonathan back in 1955, although listener and Broscious and Tim Madeira had volunteer Elsie Mahoney remembers a WRGN transmitting at full power heat wave in 1936 that she says was once again in about 15 minutes. Page 2 Page 3 Please pray with us

PRAISE: for Burl & Shirley Updyke PRAISE: for the Friends of WRGN as founders of WRGN, who had the who meet monthly as a support team vision for Christian radio for for Tim and Heather Madeira, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. Judie May, Jonathan Broscious and PRAY: for our many prayer requests Dan Longmore. that are received daily via the phone or PRAY: for WIVH operators Jon and our website. Tiffany Bowman and their 4 children PRAY: for regular contributions to as they serve the Lord in St. Croix. continue during the summer months PRAISE: for new callers from both when many Christian ministries notice WRGN and WIVH who are heard their donations decrease. from daily on Connect Live! PRAISE: for Mary Bodek and Mary PRAY: for our area's pastors as they Ann Lipinski who work so faithfully at minister to many hurting people in the Good News Library to keep the their congregations. May they be able shelves and books in tip top shape! to share the love of Jesus with them PRAISE: for WRGN's faithful and offer them hope. listeners as they contribute to PRAISE: for a spare exhaust fan Katrina Kottler and her two sons, Joshua and David, spreading the Good News of Jesus motor for our transmitter building were visitors to a recent WRGN event. Christ over the airwaves. when the July heat wave caused the PRAY: for technical wisdom for temperatures inside the building to Jonathan Broscious as he keeps the climb to 118 degrees! website and all of the computers here PRAY: for our area teens as they at the station running flawlessly! prepare to return to school, that they PRAISE: Iva Killian, faithful Friend would have courage to share their faith of WRGN, is home after surgery last with other students. See You at the month and was even able to join us for Pole, a national event, will be held our Friends meeting. Thank you for Wednesday, September 28, when area your prayers! students will pray around their school PRAY: for wisdom and finances as we flag poles! consider the purchase of the tower site ...Call upon His name; Make known His for our Wilkes-Barre translator, 100.3 deeds among the peoples! Psalm 105:1 Calling all students!

Converge is the theme of this September’s See You At The Pole. Every year we talk to Take WRGN with students on the air as they you wherever you In Memoriam meet at their school flagpoles during See You At The Pole, go by listening online! Attorney Keith Shildt and Elva- Live! This year we would like to Evans Shildt, Blythe Evans III and hear reports from more Choose from two different Jessica Ohl recently contributed to students and schools than audio streams on our WRGN in memory of their parents, ever before. If you want to Attorney Blythe and Marlette Evans. participate, call us at 1-800- website, www.wrgn.com. 245-3688 for information. Page 2 Page 3 Please pray with us

The “dog days” of summer Jessica, (formerly of Scranton), are have been described as very hot and newlyweds for four months. They met stagnant or marked by being dull and at Philadelphia Biblical University having a lack of progress. That is not while studying to be teachers. Thanks the case at the WRGN studios! Things Jessica for introducing your husband here may be hot, but certainly not dull to WRGN and for continuing to listen. or lacking in progress. We later got to talk to Robert's mother- We have been very excited to in-law, Becky Taylor, as she was the talk with WRGN's listeners during winner of Knoebels tickets and plans Connect Live! (formerly Shirl & You). on taking Robert and Jessica. This program maintains a familiar Seven year old Daniel from format to our listeners with a mix of Pittston will be enjoying a day at music, fun questions and Bible Knoebels with his three brothers, Ben, questions, along with the opportunity John, Thomas and his sister Abigail. to “Connect” with you on the phone, Have fun! on the internet, and of course, on the Tim Madeira spoke to Tom air. Fennon, a former Marine from We are thrilled when our Palmerton. He can see our Allentown listeners stop by the station to visit and translator on top of Blue Mountain Ellen Belles did just that. She brought from his property. Tom has a machine Kurtis Kowalski was the winner of a Family Four Pack of tickets to Knoebels along with her two bags of Gummy shop where he listens to WRGN while during a recent edition of Connect Live! He is pictured here with his parents Gail dinosaurs when we were discussing he works, and he is very active in his and Ed Kowalski, and baby sister Kara. what the heaviest gummy bear church. Tim told Tom to watch for a weighed. She also brought donuts visit as Tim travels to all of the WRGN which Jonathan thoroughly enjoyed! translator sites this summer! What is your standard Recently on Connect Live!, breakfast? Do you like a traditional we played the Grandparents Game, eggs and bacon or do you find just for fun. Here's the rules for the whatever you can to get your day game. Each grandchild was worth one started?!? A Palmerton listener likes a point. Each great-grandchild was good BLT for breakfast! Why were worth two points. And great-great- we talking about breakfast? We were grandchildren were three points each. discussing how many flavors of pop The catch is that you had to be able to tarts there are. Would you believe name all of the kids you were claiming there are 29 flavors! for points! The clear winner of the Congratulations to all of our contest was Martha Raphael from St. Knoebels ticket winners. They will be Croix, who totaled 41 points, with 23 enjoying an exciting time riding the g r a n d c h i l d r e n a n d 9 g r e a t - rides compliments of Knoebels grandchildren. She was able to name Amusement Park in Elysburg. all but one great-grandchild. She did We love meeting visitors to the Good News Library. Joy Darby and her We heard from Robert Collon note that he was named after a Bible daughter Kaliyah and Odetta Todd and her daughter Amanda Barberio from Langhorn who listens to WRGN character. Remembering all those recently visited. on the internet. He and his wife, names was quite an admirable feat! Page 4 Page 5 Knoebels Ticket Winners! Here at the studios

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To the WRGN listening family, Summer is usually a time to slow down, take a break and smell the roses. For us, this summer has been anything but...except for the smell the roses part. Heather loves fresh Angela Asirvatham-Stine visited the WRGN studios with her parents, flowers and Judie May, the secretary here at WRGN made sure Arthur and Jothi Asirvatham, who were visiting from Chennai, India. Arthur was buying books from our Book Store to take home with him! there were flowers on her desk to celebrate our first week in the office! Gestures like that and encouraging comments from many of you make the extra time and effort this summer well New at the Library worth the investment. We say investment because we believe the time spent for the kingdom is an investment in touching lives for eternity. It's been another exciting month If you're looking to move your The time we have here on earth is so short in light of eternity, at the Good News Library and we have faith from a thought to a lifestyle then you and you are investing along with us by your support of WRGN. many new exciting books and DVDs to add want to ready Mark Scandrette's new book, Many ministries have said these summer months have been to our shelves. Here's a sampling of what's Practicing the Way of Jesus published by new! Intervarsity Press. This book provides very difficult, as people go on vacation and giving tapers off. Elizabeth George is a favorite something we urgently need today: a We have been blessed by your faithfulness to the ministry of author and speaker and has produced a practice based approach to spiritual WRGN, and the way you have stood with us through these two-DVD set, Loving God with All your formation. The author avoids any hint of tough economic times. Mind. Elizabeth helps you understand legalism by stressing the inner character how to handle your emotions by focusing over the outer action and as the author says, That is not to say that this summer has been without its on what is true about God and life, grasp “not merely engaging in pious practices, challenges. The tower company that rents us space for the His purpose for your life and move toward but learning to dance to God's song. Wilkes-Barre translator has said they plan to sell the tower. That it, and trust Him in new ways and find inner Am I Really a Christian? is means we will either need to find a new tower to rent space on, peace in your circumstances. written by Mike McKinley with a foreword If you're looking for one more by Kirk Cameron. It's published by which could mean some engineering costs, or purchase the summer read to get in before this summer Crossway Publishers. The author shows existing tower and transmitter building. The cost of purchasing passes us by you may want to check out us the importance of examining our the tower, while reasonable, was certainly not in the budget, so Hostage in Havana by Noel Hynd, the first standing with God and helps us to we are exploring our options, and would appreciate your in a series of The Cuban Trilogy. Two fearlessly ask the hard questions, prayers as we make this decision. more books are planned for this series. ultimately allowing us to see whether we You'll read about the adventures of US are in the faith and what exactly that We are so excited about what God has done in the past Treasury agent Alexandra Laduca as she entails. through the ministry of WRGN, and are excited about being a travels to Cuba on an illegal mission that The Good News Library is part of what he has for the future as well. We look forward to could cost her everything. Recovering located at the WRGN studios and is open working together with you for the kingdom! from the tragic loss of her fiancé a year 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekdays! Check out earlier, she reexamines faith and new love the online card catalog to find a book right while taking you on a fast paced adventure for you. Happy reading! Grace to you, that will hold you hostage. This novel is from Zondervan. Page 6 Page 7 From us to you...

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Upcoming Events: ?See You at the Pole Live! Wednesday, September 28 ?Fall Family Skate Monday, October 10 (Columbus Day) ?WRGN's 27th birthday October 19 ?Good News Library 9th Anniversary October 26 ?Share-A-Thon 2011 Tuesday - Friday, November 8 -11