Morning Crew

The FM Redhawks have a couple of exhibition games against California Dogecoin tomorrow and Weds.  Tickets are available by calling the ticket office at 701-235-6161. The Redhawks open their season on the road May 18 in Texas against the Cleburne Railroaders before hosting the Chicago Dogs in their home opener at Newman Outdoor Field May 25.  Listen as Bonnie and Doug chat with Redhawks President and CEO Brad Thom about the upcoming season. 

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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 we talked about rising gas prices and why we might see prices increase even more.  We also talked about how we're eating more strawberries and chicken wings and how consumer demand and shortages could also lead to higher prices.  

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Learn more about birds at the Fargo Birding Festival this weekend.  Find out where the best Mother's Day brunches are, including take home options.  There's live music including Johnny Holm and D. Mills & the Thrills.  "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.

CHECHERS AND WRECKERS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 7TH

WHATS HAPPENING 

It is the two best words in the racing season.  OPENING NIGHT!  The Red River Valley Speedway opens tonight at 7pm with 6 classes of racecars.  IMCA Hobby Stocks, SportMods, Stock Cars, Modifieds, and the 305 Sprint Cars.  And the INEX Legends.   

Also running tonight, River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks with their season opener (7pm), and the second week of racing at the I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls (7pm). 

Tomorrow night- the 58th Season Opener at the Viking Speedway in Alexandria (6:30).  North Central Speedway in Brainerd continues their season (6:45).  As well as Test and Tune at Buffalo River Speedway (1-4), Jamestown Speedway (4-8) and Sunday testing at Sheyenne Speedway in Lisbon (5). 

WHAT HAPPENED 

FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH AND SATURDAY, MAY 1ST-I94 SPEEDWAY FERGUS FALLS, MN 

“The Ripper” Ryan Satter and Kyle Dykhoff opened the season with their Street Stock wins. “The Brockstar” Brock Gronwald and Matt Baker picked up Midwest Modified victories.  Shane Sabraski swept the weekend in the Super Stocks.  ‘Ol Braski picked up career wins number 710 and 711.  Ryan Mikkelson and Ben Wolden won in the Limited Late Models.  Chris Mensen and Ryan Gierke won in the Modifieds.  Mensen’s first win in seven years of trying.  Jeffrey Massingill and “Diamond” Dave Mass were tops in the Late Models.  And Matthew Dittman as well as Matt Pederson rounded out the weekend with their Short Tracker wins. 

NASCAR 

Kyle Busch took advantage of some late race cautions to win in Kansas Sunday, making him the 10th different NASCAR Cup Series winner in 11 races.  It just so happened to be on Busch’s 36th birthday, and after Busch beer had a fan vote to name the race, it also just happened to be named Buschy McBusch Race 400.  I’m not a tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist, but I can’t ignore the circumstances here.  Denny Hamlin finished 11th and despite being winless on the year still maintains an 87 point lead over the only 2 time series winner this season Martin Truex JR.   

Up next for the Cup Series-Throwback weekend this Sunday for the Goodyear 400 at the Darlington Raceway.  

SCHATZ WATCH 

Donny Schatz ended up 12th on Friday, April 30th, and 5th on Saturday, May 1st for the Missouri Outlaw Showdown at the I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Mo.  Schatz remains winless on the year but is currently sitting 6th in Outlaw points, 198 behind the two-time and defending series champion the “Big Cat” Brad Sweet. 

Schatz heads to the #letsracetwo event at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH currently sitting at 299 Outlaw wins.  According to superfan, 13-year-old Mikey Spieker, Schatz has swept this event 3 times in the last 5 seasons.  (2015, 2018, and 2019) And if any weekend can get Schatz back on the winning track, this is it. 

Check out Checkers and Wreckers with Corey Litton on Facebook as well as @Chexnrex on Twitter and Instagram for the number 1 FM racing news source. 

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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 fielded calls about what happens if you click on potential spam, what's going on with Sparklight email, how often should you change your passwords, can a bad charging port on an iPad be fixed and is it worth it to do so if that battery is also bad? 

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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 a catalytic converter issue, how to read a dipstick, a key that gets stuck in the ignition, squeaky brakes and more.

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It's a celebration of moms this weekend at Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton.  Bonnie and Doug visit with Zoo Director Kathy Diekman and Animal Curator Tom Schmaltz to learn more about the special event which will feature all sorts of animal moms and will also highlight the plight of Orangutans in the wild.  You can support the zoo buy 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 this is a good time to fertilize on our lawns, is there more to pruning an apple tree than just cutting off a branch, whether it's too early to put flowers out and more.  Take a listen!

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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 how soon we should eat breakfast after waking up, whether Carnation Instant Breakfast is a good option, whether liquid calories count the same as solid food calories, 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 questions about whether it's okay to vent a bathroom exhaust fan through the roof, whether you can just replace a couple of shingles, whether hail damage is extensive as some people believe and more. If you have further questions for Lars you can call Nordic Companies at 701-566-1446.  

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