🚗🎗️🎃 Hit-and-Run, Hope & Halloween Plans | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 39 (10-8-25)

This week’s episode of What’s Up Big Rapids has a little of everything — drama, gratitude, and community spirit. 🙏

🚗 Chris narrowly avoids disaster after a hit-and-run accident that lands him in the hospital (he’s okay 💪).
🎗️ We’re joined by Mandy Kilpatrick, Director of Mecosta County vs Cancer, who shares her personal journey, the group’s inspiring mission, and details on this weekend’s Crawl for Cancer 🍻.
🎃 Plus: fall events galore — Skeleton Skurry 5K, Fall Fest, Trunk or Treat, Celebrity Pumpkin Roll, and Light Up the Night.

Add in Michigan sports talk, pickleball medals, and a special shout-out to FatBelly’s Benefit for lifting up a local family — it’s a full hour of heart, humor, and hometown pride. ❤️

0:00 – Intro & Welcome 👋
1:12 – Chris’s hit-and-run story → hospitalized but healing 🚗💥
4:10 – If you have leads, let us know 🙏
6:45 – Federal shutdown affects ArtPrize, but it’s still worth the trip 🎨
8:20 – Pat’s weekend = remodeling + Michigan sports 🏈🏀⚾
10:07 – Uplifting Moment: FatBelly’s Benefit for a local family ❤️
11:45 – Shavon’s pickleball team wins silver 🥈 and 5K medal talk 🏃‍♂️
13:11 – Next up: Skeleton Skurry 5K (Oct 25) 👻
14:30 – Chris playing Morley Halloween Bash 🎸🎃
15:05 – Fall Fest (Oct 25): Trunk or Treat + Celebrity Pumpkin Roll 🎃
16:30 – Angels of Action expands to Osceola County 📚
17:30 – Light Up the Night (Nov 7 at Canadian Lakes Castle) ✨
20:20 – Royal View Assisted Living seeking vendors & crafters 🧵
20:55 – Seussical the Musical (Nov 6-9 by BR Drama) 🎭
22:14 – Mecosta County vs Cancer Bar Crawl this Saturday 🍺
23:00 – Guest: Mandy Kilpatrick joins the show 🎙️
24:55 – Mandy’s cancer story & how the organization began 🎗️
27:15 – Vision for the future 💡
28:16 – How to get involved 🤝
29:08 – Early success story that kept her going ❤️
32:00 – Crawl for Cancer timeline & route 🍻
34:28 – What’s next for Mecosta vs Cancer 🚀
37:00 – Thanks to Mandy Kilpatrick 🙌
39:18 – Dom’s Corrections: Chris misnames a pizza place 🍕 and learns crash stats 🚨
41:08 – The Mitten State Santa season begins 🎅
41:53 – Outro & Goodbyes – Excelsior! 💫

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