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Talk Line: Lauren Metzler talks upcoming Tevin's Tribe events · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: Hey there, Sock Valley, and welcome back to the Waking
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  Speaker 1: crew here on FM ninety five one and AM fourteen
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  Speaker 1: sixty WIXN. It's eight thirty five on your Thursday morning,
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  Speaker 1: and we're feeling alive and fine, and it's time for
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  Speaker 1: talk line and I'm joined not for the first time
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  Speaker 1: on talk line, but for the first time in the booth.
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  Speaker 1: She was able to get in here. I'm loving it.
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  Speaker 1: The lady herself with the Sock Valley Voices of Recovery
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  Speaker 1: and founder of Tevan's Tribe and just doing so much
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  Speaker 1: great work throughout the Sock Valley, Lauren Metzler, Lauren, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for joining us in the booth today.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, this is great. No, yeah, this is awesome.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for having me.
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  Speaker 1: Lauren is a very talkative person. She's very versed, but
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  Speaker 1: for some reason, the booth scares people sometimes, and I've
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  Speaker 1: got a camera pointed at her for, you know, just
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  Speaker 1: to make it more comfortable today.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, yes, it's great.
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  Speaker 1: This for anybody who hasn't heard our conversations before. Why
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  Speaker 1: don't we start out a little bit with with Tevan's Tribe.
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  Speaker 1: You know what that is? How that started?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, so a few years back, I founded Tevin's Tribe,
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  Speaker 3: which is in memorial of my brother who passed in
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  Speaker 3: twenty twenty to fatanel poisoning. Unfortunately, now it's for my
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  Speaker 3: mother as well, who passed in twenty twenty four to
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  Speaker 3: fetanel poisoning. So with that, what I do is honor
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  Speaker 3: and remember loved ones that have passed to substance use
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  Speaker 3: disorder alcoholism, and then I do prevention tactics well, so
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  Speaker 3: that hopefully I don't have to continue to grow Tevan's Tribe.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know, I'm sorry for the you know,
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  Speaker 1: the reason for it, but I am happy that somebody
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  Speaker 1: like you that's as passionate about this is part of
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  Speaker 1: you know, helping this in the Sock Valley because it's
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  Speaker 1: something that you know, I think a lot of times
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  Speaker 1: people read in headlines and they imagine somewhere far off
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  Speaker 1: and that's not the case.
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  Speaker 2: Oh no, it's happening in their neighborhood.
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  Speaker 1: So yeah, absolutely, yeah. I know so many people think like, ah, no,
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  Speaker 1: you got kids smoking powder this or that, but this
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  Speaker 1: tough is everywhere. Unfortunately, it is an epidemic, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: we have to be prepared and so you know, part
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  Speaker 1: of that what's going on is you guys are always
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  Speaker 1: educating people. There's always events to raise awareness to, you know,
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  Speaker 1: provide support in the community. And so you guys got
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  Speaker 1: a cool and the kind of touches back to our
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  Speaker 1: childhood at least my love for Tutsi rolls and those
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  Speaker 1: are bucket brigades. Do you remember the Tutsi rules in
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  Speaker 1: you said that, I've just remembered.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, part of me may do a Tutsi role now.
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  Speaker 3: So yeah, this Saturday, we'll be in Sterling, downtown Sterling
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  Speaker 3: doing a bucket brigade to raise funds for Tevin's Tribe
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  Speaker 3: to be able to you know, I do blessing bags,
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  Speaker 3: give back to the community where I can and raise awareness.
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  Speaker 3: So yeah, yeah, and when is that happening This Saturday
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  Speaker 3: from nine to one, from.
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  Speaker 1: Nine to one, Okay, any certain places you're going to
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  Speaker 1: be stationed.
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  Speaker 3: Second Avenue and Second Street in Sterling and then I
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  Speaker 3: know Fourth Street in Second Avenue and then Street and Locust.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, keep some extra money on you slow
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  Speaker 1: down while you drive. You should be doing it. Anyways,
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  Speaker 1: I've been hearing too much about Second Street from some
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  Speaker 1: of that. I know, it's just just to watch. People
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  Speaker 1: were happy to have it open back off as what
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  Speaker 1: it was. They got all excited, but the police have
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  Speaker 1: been all over it. It's good. Yeah, and so you
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  Speaker 1: know part of this. I love that you've got the
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  Speaker 1: sweatshirt on today while we're talking about it is your
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  Speaker 1: upcoming volleyball tournament. This is something you've been doing for
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  Speaker 1: a while now.
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  Speaker 2: Yep.
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  Speaker 3: So it's my fourth year and this year I'm so
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  Speaker 3: excited because it actually falls on my brother's birthday September fifth,
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  Speaker 3: So I'm going big, going bigger than I've ever gone.
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  Speaker 2: So yeah, I'm excited.
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  Speaker 1: I love that. And so how does this work? Do
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  Speaker 1: you got to come with the team? Are you able
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  Speaker 1: to come and get to be placed with one?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, so it's a blind draw, so it's yeah, you
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  Speaker 3: don't have to come with a team. You can come
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  Speaker 3: hang out. It's a good time. Everybody is so welcoming, like,
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  Speaker 3: don't be scared. We're also welcoming. And then it's family friendly,
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  Speaker 3: so I'll have a bounce house out there, have activities
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  Speaker 3: for all the kiddos. My girls are going to make
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  Speaker 3: some bracelets, sell some merch, you know.
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  Speaker 2: Ye, just a good time.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, no love hearing that. Thank you for the explanation.
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  Speaker 1: I know I look like I could still play top
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  Speaker 1: gun volleyball scene, but I have no idea how any
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  Speaker 1: I know you whack the ball and it doesn't hit them.
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  Speaker 2: Come on out. I would love to record you as
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  Speaker 2: you're recording me.
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  Speaker 3: So hey, no, yeah, it's for everyone, So come out
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  Speaker 3: and hang out with They'll be food from Emerson's and
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  Speaker 3: then yeah, it's a good time.
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  Speaker 1: No, always a good time. Yeah, I love it. Anything
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  Speaker 1: else you wanted to share this morning, lorn No.
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  Speaker 3: The tournament, though, is all day, okay, Claire. So we
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  Speaker 3: check in and start the tournament at nine. I do
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  Speaker 3: a moment of silence, and at the tournament, I honor
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  Speaker 3: local loved ones that have passed to overdose, fatanel, poisoning,
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  Speaker 3: and suicide as well, so I'll have their photos out there.
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  Speaker 3: Their families will be able to come out, you know,
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  Speaker 3: share a word or two about them, and we'll be
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  Speaker 3: out there all day.
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  Speaker 1: So okay, And I appreciate good hat. I love yours.
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  Speaker 1: I've been telling you about that. Are folks able to
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  Speaker 1: get these?
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  Speaker 3: Yes, absolutely, so I'm getting some merch. I'll have it
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  Speaker 3: for sale at Tevin Stripe Facebook. Of course you get
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  Speaker 3: one because you're VIP. But yeah, and then I have
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  Speaker 3: some pretty cool shirts. My friend Brian helped me create
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  Speaker 3: some of our shirts for volleyball.
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  Speaker 2: You do a sand volleyball.
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  Speaker 3: League and it's like WWE themed Tevin Stripe, so it's coat.
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  Speaker 2: I have those for sale.
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  Speaker 3: I had a few people buy those, but yeah, all
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  Speaker 3: of it will be for sale there.
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  Speaker 2: People can check it out.
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  Speaker 1: Awesome And if anybody wants any more information on any
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  Speaker 1: of this Tevin Stripe anything, we've talked about, what's the
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  Speaker 1: best way to do it?
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  Speaker 2: Facebook? Yeah, yep, go seven Stripe Facebook. I'm not put
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  Speaker 2: my number out there.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely go to the Tevin Stripe Facebook like and follow
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  Speaker 3: it as well.
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  Speaker 1: There you go get online like and follow remember those events. Lauren,
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  Speaker 1: thank you not only for coming and sharing this information
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  Speaker 1: this morning, but for all the work that you've been
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  Speaker 1: so dedicated to. It's sorely needed, and again I'm glad
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  Speaker 1: we have someone that's passionate leading that charge.
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  Speaker 2: So no appreciate you