🎄🦁🥎 Wicked Weather, Winning Wives & Winter Softball | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 47 (12-3-25)

It’s December in Big Rapids, which means snowstorms, tree lightings, Santa sightings, and a whole lot of community magic. ❄️🎄

This week, Chris & Pat kick things off with a recap of seeing Wicked: For Good, surviving (or avoiding) the Turkey Trot 5K, and cheering the Lions through Thanksgiving. Then Chris talks about performing alongside Santa Michael at Reed City’s tree lighting — with the mayor literally ringing sleigh bells. 🎅🔔

The guys honor two MVP wives:
🏅 Shavon wins another pickleball gold
🎉 Brandi celebrates her birthday like a champ

PLUS! A fantastic guest this week: Ferris State Softball Head Coach Jake Schumann, who shares insights from a 25-year coaching career, recruitment at Ferris, the effects of NIL on softball, and details on their January benefit dinner filled with amazing auction prizes. 🥎🔥

Stick around for firefighters raising awareness, Christmas bazaars, concerts, Santa schedules, and even the lighting of the Eiffel Tower at Paris Park. (Yes… our Paris Park.) 🎄🗼

A warm, energetic, community-filled episode to kick off the holiday season.

0:00 – Intro & welcome 👋
2:04 – Weekend recap: Wicked: For Good 🌪️🎭
5:00 – Did Pat & Dom run the Turkey Trot storm run? 🏃‍♂️❄️
6:45 – Lions Thanksgiving recap + halftime show 🦁🦃
9:40 – Chris & Santa sing at Reed City tree lighting 🎅🎶
10:00 – Shoutout to Shavon (pickleball gold!) & Brandi (happy birthday!) 🎉🏅
11:33 – Sports talk → Introducing Coach Jake Schumann 🥎
15:04 – Career highlights from 25 years of coaching ⚾✨
17:15 – How Ferris softball recruits new players 🔍
21:30 – How the team has evolved since Coach arrived 🔥
22:45 – NIL challenges & changes in softball 💰🏟️
23:30 – Softball benefit dinner on Jan 10th — big auction items! 🎟️
34:18 – Uplifting moment: Firefighters & No-Shave November 🚒
36:35 – Theater update 🎬
39:30 – Live Nativity at Cran Hill ⭐🐪
40:30 – Sip & Shop at The Peaks (Thu–Fri) 🛍️
41:09 – St. Mary/St. Paul Christmas Bazaar 🎁
42:04 – Voca Lyrica, HSS, & Musicians Christmas Party concerts 🎶
48:09 – Eiffel Tower lighting at Paris Park (!!) 🗼🎄
49:35 – Coffee with a Cop at Belle’s Coffeehouse ☕👮
50:20 – Updated Santa visit schedule 🎅
51:05 – Home for the Holidays next Thursday! 🎄
53:40 – Dom’s corrections: Rivalry flashbacks 🏈
54:50 – Outro and goodbye 👋

What’s Up Big Rapids, Big Rapids Michigan, Wicked musical review, Lions Thanksgiving game recap, Ferris State softball, Coach Jake Schumann interview, Big Rapids Santa schedule, Reed City tree lighting, Cran Hill Star of Wonder, Paris Park Eiffel Tower lighting, Home for the Holidays Big Rapids, Sip and Shop Peaks, St. Mary Christmas Bazaar, Ferris athletics, Big Rapids concerts December 2025, Big Rapids holiday events, Big Rapids podcast

#WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #FerrisState #FSUSoftball #WickedMusical #TurkeyTrot #Pickleball #StarOfWonder #HomeForTheHolidays #MichiganPodcast #CommunityPodcast #ParisPark #ChristmasInMichigan #SantaSightings