Morning Crew

Bonnie and Doug visit with Track Announcer Corey Litton of Checkers and Wreckers about this weekend's races, including locally, World of Outlaws and NASCAR.  Corey joins us every Friday at 6:40am during the racing season. Checkers and Wreckers is brought to you by 7th Ave. Auto Salvage and Buffalo River Speedway.    

CHECKERS AND WRECKERS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 2

WHAT HAPPENED

FRIDAY-RED RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY, MN IMCA Sprint Car Series, and the Stock Car King Pin Klash

Brandon Ferris earned his first win of the year in the Sportmods.  Then Sean Johnson picked up his second Legends win.  Tanner Engen won for the second week in a row in the Hobby Stocks.  Austin Arneson picked up Modified win number two on the year.  Travis Robertson took home the Kingpin Klash Stock Car win.  And Brett Geldner won the MN IMCA Sprint Car Main Event.

SATURDAY-NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY, Battle of the Businesses Bus Races

A packed house showed up for the record 125th Norman County Fair wrapped up Saturday for the Bus Races.  Former Modified standout “The Perley Punisher” Bryce Borgen overcame a bad leg, multiple mini games between 2 lap runs, and even some shenanigans from the other competitors to win the big event.

SUNDAY-BUFFALO RIVER SPEEDWAY

Rain

MONDAY-RED RIVER KART CLUB

BIG WINNERS-Oliver Springer, Nicholas Jacobson, Dalton Babcock, Zayden Braaten, Andrew Clark, Alex Clark, Jake Haugeberg.

WEDNESDAY-RED RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY NOSA SPRINT CAR SPECIAL

Doug Gardner got the monkey off his back and won his first Sportmod feature of the year.  Then Brandon Schmidt did the same in the Stock Cars.  Austin Arneson won his second Modified feature in a row at RRVS.  Then Wade Nygaard took advantage of a late race caution to charge up and take the win from 6th in the Sprint Car main event.

THURSDAY-NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY

Andy Wagner was victorious in the Sportmods.  Then point leader Todd Gettel took the win in the Hobby Stocks.  Brock Gronwald went from 5th to 1st in one lap to win in the Midwest Mods.  Ashton Spieker got his first win of his young career in the Legends.  Then Kalvin Kesselberg capped off the night with the Kingpin Klash Stock Car win.

NASCAR

The end of the first day of the Pocono Double header ended up in shocking fashion as Kyle Larson cut a tire down just one corner away from a record-breaking 5th victory in a row.  Alex Bowman was able to capatilize on the incident to earn his 3rd win of the season.  Larson was still able to scavenge out a 9th place finish.  Kyle Busch took the Sunday leg of the Pocono double-header.  Larson finished second moving him just 2 points out of the lead.  The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI Sunday, July 4th.

WHAT’S UP

FRIDAY: I94 Speedway Fergus Falls has a Fireworks special. (7) River Cities Speedway Mid-Season Championship Grand Forks. (7)

SUNDAY: Jamestown Speedway Fireworks Special. (7)

MONDAY: Red River Kart Club.  (6:30)  FREE!

THURSDAY: Tri-County Fair in Wiskek.  KRA Speedway in Willmar.

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Every Thursday at 7:40am we get your tech questions answered during "Talking Technology". Chuck Zejdlik of Computers A2Z joins Bonnie and Doug to answer your technology questions. Today he answered questions about printers, charging a phone from a computer, what to do with old routers and modems, and more.

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Every Thurs. at 6:40am., Matt Lachowitzer of Matt's Automotive joins Bonnie and Doug for "Talking Autos with Matt".  He takes your calls and helps you with your vehicle troubles.  Today he fielded questions about why a seat isn't going back all the way, what the recirculated air button is for, what's causing a car to idle a bit rough and more.  

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Kathy from Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton joined us this morning to talk about some of the animals. She gives us some insight into their behavior, the rearing of their young, and their eating, which is carefully monitored and documented. We also learn that Chahikapa Zoo collects aluminum cans to pay for animal care. Don't forget you can support the zoo by visiting, scheduling a Behind the Scenes Tour, or by buying a membership.  

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Clay County Extension Educator Randy Nelson joins Bonnie and Doug every Tues. at 6:40am and he answers your questions. Today he answered questions about whether it's okay to trim a lilac bush or dogwood now?  What's the best way to get rid of gophers?  Why do weeds grow so well in the heat? Take a listen!  If you have more questions for Randy you can call him at 218-299-7338.

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Licensed Registered Dietitian Elizabeth Magee joins us every Tues. at 7:40am to answer our health and nutrition questions. Today we talked about chocolate, fruits that are okay for people with diabetes to eat, cauliflower crust, pizza and more.  

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Lars Knobloch of Nordic Companies Inc. joins Bonnie and Doug every Tues. at 6:40 a.m. to give us home fix-it and maintenance advice, and he answers your questions. Today he answered a question about what type of roof vent is better, how often we should do a home inspection, why a winter and summer inspection is wise, and how to fix nails that are popping out of a wall.  If you have further questions for Lars you can call Nordic Companies at 701-566-1446.  

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Bonnie and Doug talk about consumer topics with KFGO Farm and Ranch Director Sarah Heinrich every Monday at 6:40am.  Today she talked about consumer trends, such as online shopping, gardening and home improvement projects

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North Dakota Tourism Director Sara Otte Coleman joined Bonnie and Doug to talk summer tourism.  The Canadian border is still closed but she thinks it'll be a great tourism season with plenty of things to see and do from taking in beautiful scenery, to hiking, camping, fishing, shopping, festivals and more.  Make sure you check out the North Dakota Tourism Department which has a lot of great information to help get your started on planning your North Dakota vacation. 

 

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Summer Rocks Run is happening, Amy and J.J. are doing Parking Lot Bingo tonight, The Norman County Fair is going on and Detroit Lakes has food trucks in the park.   Listen as we get the details from "Man About Town" J.J. Gordon!

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