🦃🎄❤️ Thanksgiving, Tree Lightings & The Forgotten | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 45 (11-19-25)

This week on What’s Up Big Rapids, we kick off the Thanksgiving season with gratitude, giving, and some incredible guests. 🧡

Pat reviews his trip to the movies 🍿, Chris had a huge weekend performing with High Strung Steel 🎸, and we welcome Randy & Amanda Hahn from the Jonah Foundation and Reaching the Forgotten Ministries for an eye-opening conversation about hope, second chances, and how to support jail ministries in our region.

PLUS — Big Rapids officially becomes a Bird City! 🐦
The FSU Bulldogs enter the playoffs undefeated 🏈
Local organizations are hosting free community Thanksgiving meals 🦃
AND it’s a weekend packed with parades, tree lightings, comedy nights, markets, and holiday events across Mecosta County.

A warm, heartfelt episode full of service, gratitude, and hometown love. ❤️

0:00 – Intro & Welcome 👋
1:15 – Pat sees Now You See Me at the theater 🎥
2:15 – Chris plays a great show with High Strung Steel + hangs with an old friend 🎸
4:38 – Guests: Randy & Amanda Hahn from Jonah Foundation & Reaching the Forgotten 🙏
16:30 – How to volunteer & support local jail ministries ❤️
21:20 – Big Rapids earns Bird City status! 🐦🎉
22:41 – FSU Bulldogs head into playoffs undefeated 🏈🔥
23:20 – Thank you to everyone feeding others this Thanksgiving 🙏🧡
24:30 – OBK hosting Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Angels of Action 🦃
25:45 – Morley American Legion also offering free Thanksgiving meal 🇺🇸
26:25 – Still time to sign up for Thanksgiving help — watch our page 🤝
27:30 – Scooter’s Coffee offering discounts for donations ☕🛍️
29:10 – Chris heading to Lions Thanksgiving game — excited for Jack White 🎶🏈
32:20 – Reed City Christmas Tree Lighting on Black Friday 🎄🎅
33:30 – Pat & Dom running the Turkey Trot for 4H 🏃‍♂️🦃
35:30 – Big Rapids Theater announces Q1 2026 reopening 🎬
37:50 – Spicy Comedy Night at The Peaks 🌶️😂
38:26 – Final Farmers Market of the year this Friday 🧺
39:20 – First annual tree lighting in downtown Stanwood 🎄
39:55 – Festival of Lights Parade this Saturday ✨
43:00 – Mecosta County Giving Day Dec 2 at the Eagles Club ❤️
47:48 – Home for the Holidays coming Dec 11 🎁
49:33 – Popping for Prisoners event Dec 19 — volunteers needed 🙌
51:55 – Dom’s Corrections: Star of Wonder Nativity, Cars movie hoax, Turkey Trot origins 😆
54:10 – Outro & goodbyes 👋

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