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1:00Why from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is claiming that he will give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans prevail in the midterm elections and retain their majority in Congress. NPR Stephen Fowler reports from the party's midterm convention in Dallas. In a winding speech at the Republican National Committee's midterm convention, Trump gave many reasons for Republicans to show up and vote, but about an hour into his address, he introduced a new idea, elect Republicans and get money. If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, because of our economic, tremendous economic success, like in history, we've never had anything like what's happening, but because of our tremendous strength and success economically,

2:06I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000. Aside from the legal and logistical questions surrounding that promise, there's a political hurdle. All suggests Republicans could lose both chambers of Congress in November. Stephen Fowler and P.R. News, Dallas. The Supreme Court dealt a setback in the GOP's attempts to hold the House today at again rejected Trump-back redrawn maps in Missouri. Record high fuel prices are driving up shipping costs and Pierce County Horsley reports on how that's being felt at the busy port of Los Angeles. More than half a million cargo containers came into the port of LA last month, as US retailers stock up for the holiday shopping season. Two-thirds of those shipping containers leave the port on the back of a truck. The price of diesel fuels hit a record high nationwide, and it's even higher in Southern California, where Port Director Jean Sorrocco says diesel is selling for nearly $8 a gallon. Everybody's runnin' as fast as they can, but the higher these fuel prices go, just simply

3:08mean higher prices for American families. Ascleting tensions in the US war with Iran have pushed crude oil prices higher, the cost of refining oil into diesel fuel is also at record levels. Scott Horsley, in P.R. News, Washington. In Lebanon, the Israeli Army continues to seize territory and destroy villages despite US-procored ceasefire, involving the Iran-back militant group as Bollap and Pierce-Jeneraph joined UN peacekeepers for a look behind Israeli lines. We passed the last Lebanese checkpoint, and even though this is still Lebanon, Lebanese forces don't come up here. We're with Unifil, the United Nations peacekeeping force. This is still Lebanon, but it's controlled by Israel. Since Israeli forces moved in to occupy this area, there hasn't been a lot of movement in a route, including the people who used to live here. Israel has destroyed a lot of villages along the border. It says to maintain its own security. Jeneraph, NPR News, in occupied Southern Lebanon.

4:09This is NPR News. This month, Homes sold at their slowest annual pace in more than a year in the United States. The National Association of Realtors said today that existing Homesales declined 1.2% from August 2025, and fell 2% from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million units. And AR's Chief Economist Lawrence Unis says it's not a surprise to see Homesales move in the opposite direction from continually rising mortgage rates. Apple will start selling a foldable iPhone about the size of a passport starting next month. It is the biggest change to the iconic product since it was introduced nearly 20 years ago to kick off the smartphone era. NPR's John Ruich reports the company's new CEO, May the announcement. The Apple's annual iPhone launch event executives talked about an updated iPhone, AirPods

5:11and Watch lineup, and then nearly an hour in, new CEO John Ternis said this. But actually, here is one more thing. It's a classic line that late Apple founder Steve Jobs made famous when he announced innovative new products like the first iPhone. The new foldable iPhone has a 5.4 inch exterior screen and is almost like a small iPad when opened with a 7.6 inch screen. And nearly $2,000 price tag goes to about 3,200 with all the bells and whistles. And I'll say that may test the upper boundaries of what Apple users will pay for a phone. Apple is a financial supporter of NPR, John Ruich and PR News. I'm Lakshmi Singh and PR News in Washington. Support for NPR comes from NPR stations. Other contributors include Duck.Go, introducing Duck.ai, where users can ask AI privately. And the simple questions to the sensitive ones by Duck.Go, who believes AI should be optional. Alright folks, welcome to this Thursday edition of the new hour magazine with your host Nick

6:18Mullins. It's currently about 6 minutes after the top of the hour and 77 degrees here in Monterey, Virginia. A little bit humid out there, mostly cloudy. Looks like out the window. So we got a pretty good show coming up for you all today. Got some local news regarding upcoming play at Pocahontas Opera House, known as Catch Me If You Can, as well as a little bit information about the deer to dream, a therapeutic horse farm, horsemanship farm, center rather. Alright, so before much a do, let's go ahead and jump on into that local news. A newly wed reports his wife missing while they're on their honeymoon.

7:31And a woman shows up and says, I'm your wife. And he's like, no, you're not. I've never seen you. So the play is to determine who's telling the truth, who's lying, and where exactly this man's wife is. That's Jeff Markham, director of the Pocahontas County Durama workshop play Catch Me If You Can. The play will be presented the weekend of September 11th through the 13th at the Pocahontas Opera House in Marlinton. The play takes place in 1965 in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. The production features Nathan Dameron as Daniel Corbin, Chris Curry as Inspector Lavine, Joe Miller as Father Keller, Rachel Fanning as Elizabeth Corbin, Ashley Gritter as Mrs. Parker, and James Spangler as Sydney. Markham says this play was his introduction to community theater as an actor when he lived in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

8:35I walked into the audition, didn't know a thing about it, didn't know what was going on, what to expect, had never been exposed to community theater. And I auditioned, thought I did absolutely terrible. They gave me a small part, they gave me the part of Everett Parker, Jr., which has six lines in the third act. But his rehearsals continued, he found himself suddenly taking on a much bigger role in the play. The actor playing Daniel Corbin said, hey, can you be Daniel Corbin now? I'm like, he has the most lines and we open in eight days. So I had to learn an entire play in eight days and this is that play catch me a few cans. The first play I was in, the beginning of my journey in community theater. Spangler says he was interested in doing the play but was unable to attend the night of the auditions.

9:36But because of his connections to the opera house, he wound up with a part anyway. Then texted me the very next day and she said, hey, Jeff, short a character or two so can you go in? So I went into the post office and did a reading in post master's office. We walked out with character Sydney and then we did the first run through. I do what you were doing at the time. He was like, hey, can you just read Parker also? I'm like, is your Everett Parker? And then like, hey, I'm like, yeah. So I want to put both parts. Parker is just like six lines, but it's a great character. Daniel Corbin must surely know who his wife is, right? So why is there a question about the woman who clings to be his wife? Again, here's Jeff Markham. I don't want to give too much away. It's whether or not we can believe Daniel Corbin is reliable, witness or not. Maybe he has undergone a lot of stress and doesn't remember.

10:42Maybe he's making it up. Maybe she's telling the truth. You really don't find out until literally the last page, the whole truth that is going on. There's a lot of twists and turns and secrets and revelations throughout that will keep you guessing. So you have to really pay attention, hold on what is happening here, is this the plan, and it all comes together so nicely at the end. Markham says he expects a collective gasp from the audience when the truth is finally revealed. Do you want to do a little sleuthing for yourself and attempt to untangle this web of lies? You could do that Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12th at 7pm. There's also Matt and I on Sunday, September 13th at 3pm. Tickets are $10 for those $18 and over, and all performances are at the Opera House in

11:47Marlinton. Parents, please be aware that this play would most likely be rated PG-13, so it may not be suitable for younger children. For Allegheny Mountain Radio News, I'm Heather Nidey. About 5.5 miles south of Vanderpool along Highway 84, you'll find the pull-off for Waite Woods Lane in a small white sign that reads, Dare to Dream. To most pastors by, it's nothing more than a typical turn onto a country gravel road, but for many, it's the final stretch on their way to a place of transformative healing.

12:48Dare to Dream Therapeutic Horseman Ship Center provides students from all walks of life with a range of equine-related activities. Ranging from basic writing lessons to equine-assisted therapy, cost-effective lessons are adapted to individual participants based on the physical, mental, cognitive, or emotional challenges they face. I got the chance to meet up with founder Marsha Lunsford at the center, along with volunteer Ellen Delano, student and board member Christian Rapon, and her husband Angelo to see the benefits of the therapeutic horsemanship firsthand, and what better way to get started than meeting some of the horses? Ace is a gift that a nice lady that came here years ago and saw the program. So she donated him to us, and he's awesome. He's 13 years old. He's a registered Tennessee walker, and he's done a lot of things in his life as a 4-H horse and that type of thing. So he brings a lot of experience to us, and we just love him. Ace is one of several horses brought to dare to dream through adoption, rescue, or

13:50donation that provides students with varying levels of experience and temperament to best fit their needs. As Christian explains, there are also ways to adapt the tack to different challenges. In 2014, say 12 years ago, I had a massive stroke, and it caused me to lose really my left side, mobility, and I still have partial paralysis on the left side. What happens in my case is that Marsha has to make adaptations to the horse and the gear to tack for me to be able to ride and have a positive experience. And having a positive experience is what it's all about. It's helped me physically, because I'm able to do things with my left side. It's helped my physical mobility, and it's helped me emotionally, because I gained more confidence, and because I lost a lot of that when this happened.

14:56In such experiences, they're often shared at Dare to Dream, as volunteer Elendolano explains. And overwhelming feeling to be part of this, because the things we see here and the breakthroughs we see are just amazing. Marsha and I usually tear up at least three or four times a week, it'll, between the connection that these people make with the horses, and just what our horses do for these people at Christian alone. I mean, it's amazing. We're using a special ramp to mount A's. Marsha and Elendolan stay close to sure both horse and rider were comfortable. We're watching someone who's lost so much mobility from a severe stroke, riding A's, and working him through technical areas was inspiring to say the least. But there are also challenges, as with many organizations, funding and volunteers always seem to be in short supply.

15:56We're always looking for volunteers. It's an amazing program, and I don't have the words to express what you as volunteer we get out of this program. For those looking to help Dare to Dream financially, not only can you donate directly, you can come out to one of the events, like pony up for a purpose. The fundraiser being held Saturday, September 12th, in Monterrey, from 5 to 9 p.m. It's going to be like a barn dance, you know, so it would be casual fun, lots of horse stuff. We're going to have some games, cornhole, things like that. A lot of our students are children, and so we wanted it to be, you know, something for everyone to have fun. If you're interested in learning more about the programs offered at Dare to Dream, or ways you can help, you can visit their website, Dare to Dream VA dot com, or check out their Facebook at www.facebook.com forward slash Dare to Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship Center. For Allegheny Mountain Radio News, this is Nick Mullins. Allegheny Mountain Radio is supported by the Baskinny Public Library.

17:04Located in Warm Springs, the library strives to cultivate opportunities for learning, foster the fun and reading, and serve communities as information professionals. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, 540-839-7286. Alright, folks, as you know, that's, let's us know it's time for the weather. So let's take a look at our forecast. Currently, we have 77 degrees here in Monterey, Virginia, with probably the mostly cloudy skies. Today we'll be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, and a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon with highs in the lower 70s to the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, gusts up to 35 mph, decreasing to 25 mph this afternoon.

18:07Tonight, showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight, lows in the mid 60s with west winds around 5 mph. Tomorrow. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low to upper 80s, north winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Tomorrow night, a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers, low in the low to mid 60s with southeast winds, 5 to 10 mph. Saturday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, highs in the upper 70s and south winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night, mostly cloudy, showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, lows in the lower 60s. Let's take a look around the area and see what our local weather reporter sent in. Jeanette Robinson and Boehler had a high yesterday of 80 degrees with a low of 60 and a

19:08morning temp this morning around 67 degrees and about 600 of an inch of rain. Keith Carson and Bluegrass had a high of 80 yesterday, low of 60 with a morning temp this morning of 67. That's a copy paste right there, except the peak winds that have brought Bluegrass got up to 19 miles an hour. Irwin Berry in Slady Fork had a high of 75 yesterday and a low of 56 with a morning temp of around 58 this morning. Morning winds were around 4 miles an hour out of the south. Julia Bosserman in Bartow had a high yesterday of 85 and a low of 55 and a morning temp this morning around 74 degrees. She had 1.5 inches of rain yesterday and 1.55. Excuse me. So that must have done a not settled downpour. Lloyd Bird in Millgap had a high of 82 degrees yesterday with a low of 51 and peak winds around 14 miles an hour. Let's take a look around our town cryer and see what's going on.

20:13The star party scheduled for this weekend at Hefield State Park has been canceled due to the weather forecast. Oh man, I was hoping to attend that myself. Highland County public schools will be conducting a lockdown drill tomorrow on Friday and it will only be a drill. The Highland County Department of Emergency Medical Services in Highland County volunteer rescue squad will host a two hour heart saver classes to each adult CPR with CPR and AED and that will be Saturday September 12th from 9 to 11 at the Highland County volunteer rescue squad admin building on 50 Fleischer Street in Monterey. The RSVP is required to director at HighlandCounty.org with the full names and email addresses of those who plan to attend that there is a fee. All right. So we do have a funeral notice today.

21:26Lucy Elaine Reigns, Bendivinder, age 81 of the Forks of the Water Community in Highland County, passed away Tuesday September 1st, 2026 at her home. A celebration of laugh will be held 2pm Sunday September 13th, 2026 at Oba funeral home in McDowell with Reverend Andre Cromett officiating. The family will receive friends during a mill of fellowship following the service at the property of Ronnie and Julie Helmock, 1793, the Pines Road in Monterey. Again, that is Elaine Van DeVender, who passed away Tuesday September 1st, 2026. Memorial contributions may be made to ACG hospice, 427 lead Jackson Highway, suite A3, Stanton, Virginia, 24401. Condolences and memories can be shared at www.obawfuneralhome.com.

22:28Daily funeral announcements are brought to you by Oba funeral home. With locations in both McDowell and Warm Springs, Virginia, they have served families for over 100 years. Information and online obituaries can be found at obawfuneralhome.com. They may be reached at 540-839-3451 for their Bath Arrangement Center and 540-396-3451 for assistance in Highland County. Saturday, September 10th, a planet orbiting a dead star 750 light-years from Earth is a real lemon. The planet is shaped like a lemon, a result of the extreme gravity of its parent star. The system is PSR J2322-2650.

23:31The star is a pulsar, the crushed corpse of a once mighty star. It's heavier than the sun, but only about as wide as a small city. It spends almost 300 times per second, beaming out jets of energy. One of the jets sweeps across Earth, so the star appears to pulse on and off. The pulsar is so dense that its surface gravity is about 100 billion times stronger than Earth's gravity, and the planet is only about a million miles away, about 1% the distance from Earth to the sun. At that range, the pulsar's gravity stretches the planet, making it look like a lemon. The planet is about as massive as Jupiter, the giant of our own solar system, and it has a thick atmosphere made mainly of carbon and helium, a combination that scientists can't explain. Gamma rays from the pulsar heat the planet's dayside to 3700 degrees Fahrenheit, so you'd

24:32need a lot of lemonade to stay cool on this lemon planet. The system is too faint to see with the eye alone, but it's easy to pick out its location. It's low in the southeast by mid-evening, close to the left of Fomolo, the only bright star in that region of the sky. We'll talk about another site close to Fomolo tomorrow. For the University of Texas at Austin, McDonald Observatory, I'm Billy Henry. StarDate comes to you on these stations with the help of the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. GBO is a facility of the National Science Foundation. This is BirdNut. I'm Arianna Rimmel. In the summer of 2026, conservation photographer Garrett Vinn visited a remote wilderness called the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. He shared this audio postcard from Toshek Public.

25:34I'm sitting here in the middle of June on an Arctic night in Alaska. The sun is low. It's close to midnight, and the shorebirds have taken flight. In these vast open landscapes, getting in the air is key to being heard. Display flights are the norm, and these birds are announcing their territories and looking for mates. Right now around me, I have three that are especially prevalent. The Dunlin, semi-plumated sandpiper, the pictorial sandpiper. It's beautiful, little russet and black and white Dunlin that is flying by. Issues a harsh ringing scream as it returns to earth from its display flight. This tiny, semi-plumated sandpiper, the size of a sparrow, spends many hours every day over its territory hovering and cruising and issuing this call, the motorboat call. The male pictorial sandpiper inflates a large air sack on its chest, launches out over

26:37the tundra and in a low-boient flight, issues a long series of hooding calls over areas frequented by females. And these are just three of about 25 species of shorebirds that nest in the wetlands, tundra, and foothills of America's Arctic. I'm Garrett Finn for Bird No. On this day is presented by the Holland Historical Society. Today is September 10th. On this day in 1879, Luther Emerson Campbell and Mary E. Benson were married at the home of the Broadsfather by the Reverend CSMC. Luther was the youngest of Benjamin Brown and Margaret Slaven Campbell. Luther and Mary had at least seven children and lived in the Jackson's River area until 1895.

27:38They sold their farm then and moved to Pocahontas County near Dunmore. Luther was a farmer and a miller and had operated a mill at Vanderpool before he moved, and afterwards ran one at Dunmore until his death. Luther died at Dunmore on June 6th, 1927, and Mary died there on Christmas Day, 1910. Alright folks, let's have a look at this week's sports cryer. Alright, tomorrow the Highland Rams Lady volleyball team will play away at the Union Educational Complex tomorrow. Middle school game at 5pm with varsity followed at 6pm. Also Pocahontas Warrior Football versus the Bath Chargers. Oh, that's going to be a good one. Tomorrow at 7pm at home.

28:40To listen online, go to alliganymountainradio.org and click on the Go Warriors tab on the home page. Alright, we got about 29 minutes after the hour, 77 degrees here in Monterey and you're listening to Alligany Mountain Radio, your community supported radio station. This is Newt Hour Magazine. Let's jump into the second half of this hour. We'll start off with some Thursday on the farm. From the Farm Credit Studios, this is on the Farm Radio, rural and agricultural news coming up next. Well, today's program is made possible in part by a long time sponsor of Alligany on the Farm Radio and we appreciate their support. Feedworks USA. They provide specialty feed ingredients for the livestock industry. More information at feedworksusa.com. You're listening to Alligany on the Farm Radio with Jeff Ishii. The federal government is exploring the possibility of implementing mandatory country of origin labeling for beef products.

29:40The industry analysts say the action would allow American consumers to distinguish imported beef from beef produced exclusively from cattle born, raised and harvested in the United States. One farmer remarked that we can't import our way out of a broken food system. We need systemic reforms starting with mandatory country of origin labeling and incentives for new and beginning farmers and ranchers. The next season is underway in much of our listing area. Farm safety officials are asking drivers on rural roadways to slow down and be aware of heavy equipment on narrow roads. Keep in mind that it's not just a tractor in front of you, it's dinner on its way to your table. Stay tuned, your daily pearl of wisdom is coming up next. Just one bite from a tick can lead to serious illness, so it's important to properly prepare for any outdoor activity. Like Bob here. Bob has applied an insect repellent design for ticks. Sure. He's wearing long sleeves to keep ticks off his skin and to help him see the ticks better,

30:42he's wearing long, bright white pants tucked into his socks. Yeah, I'm wearing shorts, those are my legs. Really? Wow. Okay, learn more about preventing tick-borne diseases from your local health department. Hi, I'm Sigourney Weaver. If you're like me, your dog or cat is part of the family. They rely on you to take care of them. Like a family doctor, your veterinarian and staff know what's best for that special family member. So visit your vet regularly for checkups, for prevention of disease like heartworm, and for the best advice on everyday issues like flea and tick controls. Your veterinarian knows best, so take the time to ask questions. For healthy pets, visit the vet. A message from the American Animal Hospital Association. For rural and agricultural news at our website on theformradio.com. Today we'd like to send out a big old salute to two of our affiliated radio stations, first being in Charlotte, North Carolina, Joy FM, FM91.3, and also the station in Denton, Maryland, FM100.5, also a member of the Joy FM Radio Network.

31:46Big old salute to all of our listeners in North Carolina and Maryland. Our Pearl of Wisdom take comes from the one and only Mark Twain who once said, the best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. That's your Pearl of Wisdom, your own farm and I'm age. Allegating Mountain Radio thanks Rockinham Cooperative Ace Hardware for supporting on the farm. They supply backyard poultry growers, offer livestock handling equipment, feed and bulk fertilizer. Rockinham Cooperative Ace Hardware is open Monday through Friday, 730 till 5, and Saturday, 730 till noon. They are located on Wilson Avenue off Main Street in Monterey. Now the link is from VNN, the Virginia News Network. A state review finds one of Virginia's key water quality programs is working, but not

32:48as efficiently as lawmakers hoped. A new JLARC review found Virginia's agricultural cost share program is helping farmers reduce pollution and has grown significantly in recent years. The program's goal is cleaner rivers and a healthier Chesapeake Bay. VPM News reports participation is up, but some funding is going unused because there aren't enough people available to install conservation projects. The report also recommends better targeting the most effective pollution reduction practices as Virginia works towards its 2028 water quality goals. I'm Thomas Cage. Amtrak will be suspending service in Danville for several days next month. The agency will be doing major infrastructure work near Union Station in Washington, DC between October 17th and 25th. That will lead to a suspension of the Crescent Route, which normally runs between New York and New Orleans. Buses will be available as an alternate form of transport during the suspension, though times and schedules will be limited. Amtrak routes and Lynchburg and Roanoke will also be affected by the construction.

33:51I'm Richard Stelling. The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft are reaching was considered a first of its kind agreement regarding artificial intelligence. Natalie Migliori has more. The deal, which is considered the first of its kind, comes just days after New York City's public schools, banned AI for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade for at least a year. Initially, the agreement stops the tech company from tracking students, using teacher and student data to train AI models and allowing AI systems to independently make decisions in schools without human oversight. The union says it's talking with other major companies to adopt similar regulations. I'm Rebecca Hughes. This is VNN, the Virginia News Network.

35:13All right, wow, we have a list of birthdays today, Thursday, the 10th of September. Barbara Hoover, Linda Simmons, Terry Dilly Janet, Sharon Predmore, Sherry Armstrong, Jason Kans, Jim Armstrong, and Roger Pritt. Wow, happy birthday to everybody out there. That's a list today. I hope everyone's enjoying it. September, the 10th, you all have or share your birthdays with Ren Tentin, the German shepherd, most famously known as Ren Tentin, newscaster Charles Corralt, singer Jose Feliciano, actor Colin Firth, known for Bridget Jones' diary, the King's speech, a lot of great films. Ballerina Misty Copeland, the first African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater.

36:13So I hope you all have a wonderful birthday and hopefully the weather will hold out a little bit longer for you all if you're doing any outdoor activities. The Pocahontas County Opera House sponsors the birthday announcements on Allegheny Mountain Radio, offering arts and entertainment in this historic venue in downtown Marlington. Now when you're listening to Harry Will's The Champion and ear on the soundbeat. Harry Will's been put to a test, beat down blank, and you've been. The public wanted it. In a 1922 poll of some 500 newspapers nationwide, Harry Will's was selected as the boxer that people most wanted to see heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey fight. He got 131,073 votes. Second place was 6,000. The problem was, Dempsey had drawn the color line in 1919 after winning the title.

37:18In 1925, the New York State Athletic Commission gave Dempsey an ultimatum. Fight Will's or find another state to fight in. He chose the latter. When Dempsey lost to Jean Toney that year, and Will's then 37 lost as well, talks of the match ended. Dempsey's best-did Will's shot at the title. A month later, Powell Horsley and Bradford recorded this song on a Columbia 10-inch 78. The way they all, the whole bunch and soul, is a dog on me. Listen to more episodes now at soundbeat.org. Soundbeat is produced at the Belfer Audio Archive, Syracuse University Libraries. I'm Brett Barry. Big Bear Solar Observatory is a unique facility operated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Its 1.6-meter, good solar telescope is located on the north side of Big Bear Lake at an elevation

38:22of 6,760 feet above sea level in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. Things surrounded by cold water at high altitude provides a site with exceptional atmospheric stability and thus the possibility of extremely high-quality solar images. Recently an adaptive optic system called Kona started producing the first-ever views of interesting phenomena in the solar atmosphere. In a recent article in Nature Astronomy, entitled Observations of Fine Coronal Structures with high-order solar adaptive optics. Dr. Durk Schmidt and his co-authors report some results from data obtained with the 1.6-meter good telescope at the Big Bear Solar Observatory. He states, we discovered a short-lived, fast-moving, finally twisted feature occurring during the decay phase of a flare that quickly destabilized. Continuing he states, these characteristics lead us to believe that the phenomenon might

39:25be intricately linked to the continuing magnetic field reconnection within the current sheet of the flare. In another article, the same instrumentation was used to discover rain-like drops of high temperature plasma in the light of hydrogen alpha. It is hard to predict the value of basic research. However work like this will eventually enable scientists to better understand how solar flares and other activity in the Sun's atmosphere affect astronauts, communication systems, geomagnetic storms, satellites, power grids, and much more on our home planet. For travelers in the night, this is Dr. Al Grower, stay tuned. There's today's edition of Health and a Harpy. People likely heard this old adage, no pain, no gain. For some committed gym goers, there are no days off when it comes to staying active. Sure every day at the gym is an opportunity to build your level of fitness, but if you find yourself increasingly sore without any improvement, or notice your bench presses

40:28plateauing, it may be time to reconsider your approach. Many of your gains happen between workouts. Rest is a necessary period when your body goes about repairing muscle tissue, replenishing energy, and resetting your nervous system. In forgoing recovery, you are more susceptible to burnout and injury. The cumulative stress leads to consequences like fatigue, persistent stiffness, diminished output, and even mood disturbances or disrupted sleep. Think about it. Have you ever tried to run or lift weights after a poor night's sleep? You're likely labored step after step and a rep after rep. A study published in Physiological Report states that sleep deprivation elevates cortisol levels and reduces muscle protein synthesis. The result in efficient tissue repair to laid muscle growth and more vulnerability to sickness. Consider a recovery routine to complement your workout regimen, aim for incorporating both restorative and active recovery into each week. Active recovery involves low impact movements that help a circulation, then going on a walk

41:30or doing yoga. Restorative recovery is all about breathing and giving your nervous system the attention it needs and deserves. Sometimes the grind needs to halt. Taking the time to care for your fitness journey and its entirety can help ensure its longevity. One rest day at a time. This edition of Health and a Heartbeat is brought to you by University of Florida Health, committed to advancing excellence in patient care research and education and by WUFTFM. For more information or to subscribe to our weekly E Newsletter, please visit our website heartbeatradio.org. Honeybees and herbicides. I'm Randy Simon and this is Earthwise, a look at our changing environment. Cultivating flowering plants for gardens, farms and landscapes commonly involves the use of herbicides to control weeds. Honeybees are drawn to these flowering areas and play an important role in their success, so what happens when bees encounter weed killers?

42:30A new study by researchers at Virginia Tech suggests that exposure to glyphosate, one of the world's most widely used herbicides, disrupts honeybee foraging and threatens the long-term stability of beehives. In the study which was recently published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, researchers trained honeybees to forage at artificial feeders, one containing glyphosate and one without it. Just three days the bees exposed to the weed killer showed a 13% reduction in foraging. The researchers also measured changes in honeybee brains. They observed changes that correlated with glyphosate exposure which could link the neurochemical balance of the bees and foraging effectiveness. Glyphosate works by blocking an enzyme plants need to survive. Honeybees don't have that enzyme which has led to the assumption that the herbicide poses the little risk to them. A 13% reduction in foraging by individual bees may sound small, but researchers say that across a colony the effect could reduce pollination, decrease honey production, and potentially threaten

43:34a colony's long-term survival. The findings highlight the need to better understand the so-called sub-leaf-ill effects of pesticides. Protecting pollinators may require more than preventing pesticides from killing bees. It may also require understanding how these chemicals can affect their behavior, brain function, and overall health. Earthwise is a production of WAMC. Find us on social media at WAMC radio and listen anytime anywhere wherever you get your podcasts. Alright, you're listening to the New Now Our magazine here on Allegheny Mountain Radio. Your community supported radio. We have still around 77 degrees outside and moderate today. Let's take a look at the weather forecast if I can dig it out from where I buried it. Today mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and then a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon

44:36with highs in the lower 70s to the mid 80s. West winds around 10 to 15 mph and it could get pretty gusty with gusts up to 35 mph, but decreasing down to gusts around 25 mph this afternoon. Tonight, showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight, lows in the mid 60s with West winds around 5 mph. Tomorrow mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms highs in the low to upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Tomorrow night a chance of thunderstorms in the evening mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. So lows in the low to mid 60s with a south east winds 5 to 10 mph. Sorry, I come up from southwest Virginia so Southwest just rolls out there sometimes. Saturday mostly cloudy a chance of showers in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hives in the low to upper 70s and south winds around 5 to 10 mph and Saturday night mostly

45:38cloudy showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s and taking a look around the area from what we got from our local weather reporters, Jeanette Robinson and Boehler reported a high yesterday of 80 degrees in a low of 60 with a morning temp this morning of 67 and about 600s of an inch of rain. Keith Carson and Bluegrass had a high of 80 yesterday in a low of 60 with a morning temp around 67 degrees and peak winds yesterday around 19 mph. Erwin Berry and Slady Fork had a high yesterday of 75 and a low of 56 with a morning temp around 58 degrees. Morning winds were around 4 mph out of the south. Julia Boss from Inembarto had a high of 85 degrees yesterday in a low of 55 morning temp this morning with 74 degrees and rain had about 1.55 inches of rain yesterday. Must have been a heck of a squall. Lloyd Bird and Millgap had a high yesterday of 82 and a low of 51 with peak winds of

46:43around 14 mph. We are at about 13 minutes till the top of the hour. Let's jump on into some local news after these messages. Support for Allegheny Mountain Radio comes from the Virginia Education Association. Resources for parents and teachers at v-e-a-n-e-a.org because a good education is good for everybody. Buckeye Hardware Store is a supporter of Allegheny Mountain Radio. They sell pet and farm feed, hardware and gardening supplies and are a still and gravely dealer. Buckeye Hardware Store can be reached at 304-799-0860.

47:50A newlywed reports his wife missing while they're on their honeymoon and a woman shows up and says I'm your wife. And he's like no you're not, I've never seen you. So the play is to determine who's telling the truth, who's lying and where exactly this man's wife is. That's Jeff Markham, director of the Pocahontas County Durama Workshop Play Catch Me If You Can. The play will be presented the weekend of September 11th through the 13th at the Pocahontas Opera House in Marlinton. The play takes place in 1965 in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. The production features Nathan Dameron as Daniel Corbin, Chris Curry as Inspector Levine, Joe Miller as Father Kellerher, Rachel Fanning as Elizabeth Corbin, Ashley Ritter as Mrs. Parker and James Spangler as Sydney.

48:52Markham says this play was his introduction to Community Theatre as an actor when he lived in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. I walked into the audition, didn't know a thing about it, didn't know what was going on, what to expect, had never been exposed to Community Theatre. And I auditioned, thought I did absolutely terrible, they gave me a small part, they gave me a part of Everett Parker, Jr., which has six lines in the third act. But as rehearsals continue, he found himself suddenly taking on a much bigger role in the play. The actor playing Daniel Corbin said, hey, can you be Daniel Corbin now? I'm like, he has the most lines and we open in eight days. So I had to learn an entire play in eight days and this is that play catch me a few cans. It was the first play I was in, the beginning of my journey in Community Theatre.

49:56Spangler says he was interested in doing the play but was unable to attend the night of the auditions. But because of his connections to the opera house, he wound up with a part anyway. Brynn texted me the very next day and she said, hey, just short a character or two so can you go in. So I went into the post office and did a reading in post master's office. I did a reading in the post office and I was like, hey, can you just read Parker? I was like, hey, can you just read Parker? I'm like, hey, I'm like, yeah, so I want to go both parts. And Parker is just like six lines but he's a great character. Daniel Corbin must surely know who his wife is, right? So why is there a question about the woman who clings to be his wife? Here's Jeff Markham. I don't want to give too much away. It's whether or not we can believe Daniel Corbin is reliable witness or not.

51:02Maybe he has undergone a lot of stress and doesn't remember. Maybe he's making it up. Maybe she's telling the truth. You really don't find out until literally the last page, the whole truth that is going on. There's a lot of twist and turns and secrets and revelations throughout that will keep you guessing. So you have to really pay attention, hold on what is happening here, is this the plan and it all comes together so nicely at the end. Markham says he expects a collective gasp from the audience when the truth is finally revealed. Do you want to do a little sleuthing for yourself and attempt to untangle this web of lies? You could do that Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12th at 7pm.

52:02There's also Matt and I on Sunday, September 13th at 3pm. Tickets are $10 for those $18 and over and all performances are at the Opera House in Marlinton. Parents, please be aware that this play would most likely be rated PG-13 so it may not be suitable for younger children. For Allegheny Mountain Radio News, I'm Heather Nye Day. About 5.5 miles south of Vanderpool along Highway 84, you'll find the pull-off for Waite Wood's Lane in a small white sign that reads, dare to dream.

53:04To most passers-by, it's nothing more than a typical turn onto a country gravel road. But for many, it's the final stretch on their way to a place of transformative healing. Dare to dream The Reputed Corsmanship Center provides students from all walks of life with a range of equine-related activities. Ranging from basic writing lessons to equine-assisted therapy, cost-effective lessons are adapted to individual participants based on the physical, mental, cognitive or emotional challenges they face. I got the chance to meet up with founder Marsha Lundsford at the center, along with volunteer Ellen Delano, student and board member Kristen Rapun, and her husband Angelo to see the benefits of The Reputed Corsmanship firsthand. And what better way to get started than meeting some of the horses? Aces a gift that I think a nice lady that came here years ago and saw the program. So she donated him to us and he's awesome. He's 13 years old. He's a registered Tennessee walker. And he's done a lot of things in his life as a four-h horse and that type of thing.

54:09So he brings a lot of experience to us and we just love him. Aces won a several horses brought to dare to dream through adoption, rescue or donation that provides students with varying levels of experience and temperament to best fit their needs. As Kristen explains, there are also ways to adapt the tack to different challenges. In 2014, so 12 years ago, I had a massive stroke and it caused me to lose really my left side, mobility and I still have partial paralysis on the left leg. What happens in my case is that Marsha has to make adaptations to the horse and the gear, the tack, for me to be able to ride and have a positive experience. And having a positive experience is what it's all about. It's helped me physically, you know, because I'm able to do things with my left side.

55:09It's helped my physical mobility and it's helped me emotionally because I've gained, you know, more confidence and you know, because I lost a lot of that when this happened. And such experiences are often shared at Dare to Dream as volunteer Ellen Delano explains. It's an overwhelming feeling to be part of this because the things we see here and the breakthroughs we see are just amazing. Marsha and I, I mean, we usually tear up at least three or four times a week, you know, with the, between the connection that these people make with the horses and just what our horses do for these people at Kristen alone. I mean, it's amazing. After using a special ramp to mount ACE, Marsha and Ellen stayed close to sure both horse and rider were comfortable. I was a little bit scared to go, we had something different in the ring that he was reacting to like, wait, I don't want to go over there. We saw, we just threw a little warm up here. Watching someone has lost so much mobility from a severe stroke, riding ACE and working him through technical areas was inspiring to say the least.

56:16But there are also challenges as with many organizations, funding and volunteers always seem to be in short supply. We're always looking for volunteers. It's an amazing program and I don't have the words to express what you as volunteer we get out of this program. For those looking to help Dare to Dream financially, not only can you donate directly, you can come out to one of the events like pony up for a purpose. The fundraiser being held Saturday, September 12th in Monterrey from five to nine p.m. It's going to be like a bar and dance, you know, so it would be casual fun, lots of horse stuff. We're going to have some games, cornhole and things like that. A lot of our students are children. And so we wanted it to be something for everyone to have fun. If you're interested in learning more about the programs offered at Dare to Dream or ways you can help, you can visit their website, dare to dreamva.com. Or check out their Facebook at www.facebook.com forward slash Dare to Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship Center. For Allegheny Mountain Radio News, this is Nick Mullins.

57:26West Virginia Metro News, I'm Chris Lawrence, a decision made in Logan Couting and the Logan Elementary School will not reopen. Superintendent Dr. Sonja Wyat said the cause to ever covered from a fire that happened there early in February was just too steep. It needed a lot of work prior to the fire and the insurance of the settlement will cover a lot of that. Plus, you know, it's a six year old building and a lot of things would have to be totally redone. Students are now attending Logan Middle School, which is a building constructed in the 1990s. And with the two schools combined, there is still fewer than 700 students. White said she'll approach the SBA in November with a proposal to renovate the middle school building to accommodate both student bodies. Students at Robert L. Blan Middle School in Lewis County are settling in to classwork this week in new digs at Jackson's Mill. Lewis County Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Long says there's Benson adaptation necessary. The librarian, she has sent herself up a portable library on wheels and everybody's being very creative in what they're doing.

58:35The school building in Weston was heavily damaged in the summer flooding, forcing the classes out. An investigation underway after an explosion in a Marion County home this week that left a man in the hospital that blast occurred about 10 o'clock Monday night. State police say the home may have had a gas leak. There may be some catches tied to this week's announcement to West Virginia's a finalist for the nuclear life cycle innovation campus. Part of the program involves accepting and managing spent nuclear fuel and a heavy emphasis on private sector and state level capital investment delegate Kayla Young. We know what Utah's Idaho's Tennessee's Louisiana Oklahoma has not released their plan, but we have no idea what West Virginia's plan is. Right, Macohany writes more about it this morning at WV Metro News dot com. You're listening to Metro News, the voice of West Virginia.