Morning Crew

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 when to get a tune-up, vehicle maintenance, overheating, air conditioning issues and more.

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The weather is heating up, but Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton has plenty of shade and the animals get special treats.  Go check out all the fun this weekend.  Blue Goose Days is June 4-6 and there's a special birthday celebration for Tal the Orangutan. Bonnie and Doug visit with Zoo Director Kathy Diekman to get more details.  You can support the zoo by visiting, scheduling a Behind the Scenes Tour, or 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 we should be watering our dry, cracked lawns, when a succulent needs to be re-potted, should an apple tree bearing fruit be watered, and more.  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 whether we should eat the skin on carrots to get more nutrients, whether meal replacement shakes can do all they claim, fasting, clean eating 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 we chatted about his company and how he got in the business.  We also ask about keeping our homes cool in this week's heat and how you know if you need new windows.  If you have further questions for Lars you can call Nordic Companies at 701-566-1446.  

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The Minnesota Twins have been struggling all season.  Many key players have been sidelined by injuries, the pitching has been so-so and the bats haven't exactly been hot.   Listen as Bonnie and Doug chat with Cody Christie of Twins Daily to hear what he has to say about Miguel Sano and what it's going to take for this team to turn things about.  

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The FM RedHawks are in action all weekend at Newman Outdoor Field. The Summer Kickoff Party is going on at the Cormorant Inn tomorrow, with a concert by the Front Fenders. Clay for Couples is today at the Center for Creativity at the Plains Art Museum. There's a corn hole/bean bag tourney going on tomorrow at Fargo Billiards and Gastropub.  "Man About Town" J.J. Gordon has details on those events and more.

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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.   Stay tuned because Corey will join 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 

WHAT HAPPENED 

Friday, May 21st-Red River Valley Speedway 

There were two entrants into the Unintentional Roll Over Contest in the Legends division Friday.  First was Elzetta Bitker had a scarry wreck going over 3 ½ times for 14 points putting her 2 points in the lead.  At the end of the same race, Collin Compson was collected in an incident and Compson went over 3 times himself.  Bitker was taken in for observation but all drivers were OK.  The big winners were Rich Pavlicek in the Sportmods, “The Cheetah” Rob VanMil in the Stockcars, “Hollywood” Tye Wilke in the Legends, Marcus Rotherbacher in the 305 Sprints, and Matt Aukland in the Modifieds. 

Saturday, May 22nd-North Central Speedway-Brainerd, MN 

Brandon Yamry led off the night with the Sportmod win, then it was Tim Gonska in the Stockcars, Scott Herron in the Hobby Stocks, Dustin Nelson in the Super Stocks, Chad Funt in the Mod Fours, Billy “The Kid” Kendal in the Modifieds, and Austin Raths in the Sport Compacts took the checkers, but had illegal headers and was DQ’d.  Jenna Hageman was declared the winner for the first time in her career. 

Sunday, May 23rd-Buffalo River Speedway 

Patrick Brejcha became the 3rd participant into the Unintentional Rollover Contest on the first lap of the Lightning Sprint feature Sunday, going over 3 ¼ times for a total of 13 points.  1 out of the lead.  He was OK.  For the first time in his career, Will Miller took the Hobby Stock win.  He was followed by Jacob Jordan in the Sportmods, Ben Wolden in the Limited Late Models, Dexter Dvergsten in the Lightning Sprints, and John Current in the Short Trackers. 

NASCAR 

Chase Elliot won the rain shortened EchoPark Texas Grand Prix making him the 4th different Hendrick Motorsports driver to win this year.  Point leader Denny Hamlin finished 14th and still has a 98-point lead over William Byron.  Up next for the NASCAR Cup Series is the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte on Sunday. 

SCHATZ WATCH 

David Gravel got the big win at Attica Raceway Park in Ohio on Friday.  Donny Schatz got 2nd.  That win is in reach.  Saturday, at the Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH, Dave Blaney won on a last lap pass for his 95th Outlaw win of his career.  The first for the 1995 Champion, and my favorite win, since 1997.   

WHAT’S UP 

Tonight-Fireworks on the track and afterwards at the Red River Valley Speedway-7pm.  I94 Speedway Fergus Falls-Steffes Street Stock Tour-7pm.  River Cities Speedway-Northern Renegade Wingless Sprints-7pm. 

Saturday-Jamestown Speedway Armed Forces Night-7pm.  Viking Speedway Memorial Double Header Night 1 with the Steffes Street Stock Tour, along with traditional and non-winged sprint cars-6:30pm. 

Sunday-Viking Speedway Memorial Double Header Night 2 with the Steffes Street Stock Tour, along with traditional and non-winged sprint cars-6:30pm. 

Monday-Sheyenne Speedway-Lisbon 6pm. 

Thursday-Norman County Raceway Season Opener-Ada 7pm. 

Follow Checkers and Wreckers with Corey Litton on Facebook as well as @Chexnrex on Twitter and Instagram for FM’s number 1 source of racing news. 

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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 the the so-called blue screen of death, computer crashes, computer updates, USB-C, boot drive can't be found 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 air conditioning that isn't working right, an off-kilter steering wheel, a clicking sound coming for a car and more.

(Listen to Bonnie and Doug every Monday through Friday from 5-8 am on the “KFGO Morning Crew” and be part of our morning show by getting involved in our "Question of the Day" or by calling in weather and traffic information. Also make sure you like our KFGO Morning Crew Facebook page).

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