WHAT TAPE?
Ben Kalb

In 1912, Thomas Edison invented the first motion picture with sound. I don’t believe he could have known what that invention means to society almost ninety years later. That single invention sparked the curiosity of his generation, and lead to the birth of film and later television. Through the efforts of countless inventors, today’s moving pictures have been transformed into a medium whose quality and usefulness is far from anything Thomas Edison could have ever envisioned.

So you may ask, what does Thomas Edison have to do with the computer captioned above? The answer is simple…the computer above is playing moving pictures with sound. This past month, the COACB began testing its first video server. That server will soon abide at the TV-56 transmitter site, where it will play videos over the air without an operator. Through this tapeless technology, programs can be delivered electronically to the server and even the broadcast schedule can be changed remotely.

This technology is defining a new era in television. Just as Thomas Edison’s invention of motion picture with sound was a breakthrough built on many previous inventions, this tapeless technology has become a breakthrough by allowing television programs to be stored on a disk and played back later as needed. Technology is exploding all around us, not just at the COACB. Right now we are seeing products for our home, allowing live TV to be paused, rewound, and recorded…without any tape or moving parts. The COACB is grateful that your prayerful support has enabled us to be working with this technology right now before it becomes just a story in history.

SUNDAY NIGHT MYSTRY
David Aiken

Let’s say you really like Bonanza, the device soon learns your viewing habits and while you are away it will search all available channels searching for Bonanza and will record it every time it finds that program. When you come home the device tells you what it has ready for your viewing. Pastors, tell your congregation that there is now no reason to not attend the Sunday Night service.

STORIES FROM MY RELATIVES
JOHN G. HOFFMAN

Grandpa Snort had been a local preacher for many years and his eye sight was getting very dim. He could just barely recognize people. One Sunday morning he was walking across the front of the church. Two little eight year old boys were sitting on the front pew. They were wearing short pants. Grandpa Snort stopped in front of them, placed his hands on their knees and prayed, " Now, may God bless these bald-headed men. Earlier he had put his hands on a little boy’s knees and lovingly asked, "Now, who has pink chubby legs?" The little five year old replied, loud and clear, "MOMMY."

BOWNIE BOTTOM PIE
Thelma Aiken

4 squares of Bakers Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate;
¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter; ¾ cup sugar; 2 eggs;
1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ cup flour; ½ cup chopped nuts;
2½ cups cold milk; 2 packages (4 serving size) Jello
instant pudding and pie filling; thawed cool whip topping.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Microwave chocolate and butter in a large microwaveable bowl on high 2 minutes. Stir till chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, then nuts, spread in pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Pour milk into a large bowl and add pudding mixes. Beat with a wire whisk 1 minute. Let stand 2 minutes. Spread over brownie pie. Top with whipped topping. Garnish with grated Bakers chocolate. Refrigerate till ready to use.

WALNUT BUTTER BALLS
Barb Ault

1 cup butter or margarine; 1 cup brown sugar
1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups flour; walnuts
Cream together butter, brown sugar and egg. Add vanilla and flour and mix well. Roll dough in balls (size of a walnut). Roll in sugar and place on cookie sheet, pressing down slightly. Place one walnut on top of each cookie. Bake at 375 degree for ten to twelve minutes or until golden brown.

MONKEY BREAD
Art Dodge

3 tubes refrigerated biscuits; 2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon; Chopped pecans (optional)
2 sticks oleo; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut each biscuit into fourths. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a brown paper bag and shake pieces until well coated. Grease bundt pan and arrange coated biscuits in layers. Sprinkle with nuts between layers. Melt oleo, brown sugar and cinnamon together and pour over top of biscuits. Bake 30 minutes. Unfold immediately on plate. Pull apart to eat.

TV-39 YARD SALE

We are planning a big yard sale at TV39 in June. The proceeds from this sale will go towards paying off our landscaping project. Help us make this a big success.

The third Saturday night of each month we have a live gospel singing in Studio A at TV39, 1282 N. Main Street, Marion, Ohio. The next singing will be May 19, 2001 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Featured groups will be Jim & June Dutton from Hymn Time, Steve Thacker, The Followers and Mary Russell.

The fourth Saturday night of each month there is a live gospel singing at TV48 in Kenton, Ohio, 14 North Main Street. The next singing is May 26, 2001,from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.. Featured singers will be Ed Damphouse, Chuck Inmon, Mick Wells and Russ McMillion. Free admission to all singings. Everyone is welcome.

VOLUNTEERS DESPIRATELY NEEDED

Contact any COACB station for list volunteer positions.

There are three plaques, one at TV-39, another at TV-56 and a third at TV-48. These list the names of those who have promised to support those stations. That pledge can be paid either as a lump sum, or by monthly payments. If you would like to be a member of the TV-56 club, the TV-48 club or the TV-39 club, contact Reta at 1-800-852-8199, and tell her the correct spelling of your name and which station you wish to support. The engraved plate will be added to the appropriate plaque in about two weeks.

The CHRISTIAN BROADCASTER is published monthly by The Central Ohio Association of Christian Broadcasters, an Ohio NOT-FOR-PROFIT Corporation. The IRS recognizes the organization as a type 501(c)(3) organization. Donations to it are TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

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