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Talk-Line: Andy McFarlane and Katie Matteson, Dixon YMCA · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: Our quarter past the hour. This is Wednesday, It's March five,
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  Speaker 1: the year is twenty twenty five, and it's time for
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  Speaker 1: another informational edition of Tuckline. Here at AM fourteen sixteen
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  Speaker 1: FM ninety five one Wyxen, Good morning. I'm Steve Markowe.
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  Speaker 1: It is time for our monthly look at news and
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  Speaker 1: information from your Dixon Family YMCA. Every month we get
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  Speaker 1: the happenings and the goings on at the Dixon Family
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  Speaker 1: Why and here to share those happenings and especially a
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  Speaker 1: big one coming up this month of March, is our
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  Speaker 1: good friend, the chief executive officer of the Dixon Family Why,
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  Speaker 1: live and studio with us this morning. Our good friend
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  Speaker 1: Anny mcarlan joins us today. Good morning, sir, Morning Steve.
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  Speaker 1: You've brought along especially guests. I'm gonna let you introduce
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  Speaker 1: her to her.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Katie Mats And there's our finness and Wellness director
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  Speaker 2: and she's here and wants to highlight a little bit
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  Speaker 2: of what's going on this month and around the fitness realm.
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  Speaker 1: So de, good morning morning. It's good to have you
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  Speaker 1: with us and nice to see you again. It's been
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  Speaker 1: a while since we've had Katie on board. With us
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  Speaker 1: and it's nice to have her back with us here
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  Speaker 1: at wixcent. So we are going to run down some
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  Speaker 1: very important happenings this month in March, and one that
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  Speaker 1: is a standout obviously that we want to have takes
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  Speaker 1: under stage obviously and take the wraps off. You and
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  Speaker 1: I did this last month and he just a smidge
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  Speaker 1: not too much. But registration has been going on right
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  Speaker 1: and now we're building up to a Shamrock Shuffle weekend.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, you know, I think we were just talking earlier.
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  Speaker 2: We're about up to a little over eighty participants already registered.
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  Speaker 2: You know, I know a lot of it is dependent
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  Speaker 2: upon weather, long term outlook, at least from a temperature
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  Speaker 2: wise standpoint. I'm pretty pleased and pretty happy. But again
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  Speaker 2: we're always praying for great weather. But to be able
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  Speaker 2: to have the first run you know, out the gates
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  Speaker 2: here in Dixon with the Shamrock and five K and
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  Speaker 2: the kids fun run, it's just absolutely wonderful. And I know,
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  Speaker 2: having Katie on board, you know, with her expertise and
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  Speaker 2: the health and wellness and also specifically running certifications too,
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  Speaker 2: she's done a great job and you know, planning and
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  Speaker 2: gearing up for it and getting people on par for training.
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  Speaker 1: So Katie, let's let's again talk about the upcoming Shamrock
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  Speaker 1: Shuffle weekend. Kind of take the wraps off of it
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  Speaker 1: for us again exactly, you know, what are we going
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  Speaker 1: to be? I mean what first of all, what weekend
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  Speaker 1: are we looking at?
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  Speaker 2: It?
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  Speaker 1: Is this hovering around St Patrick's Day?
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  Speaker 2: Is that?
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  Speaker 1: What is say? Yeah?
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  Speaker 3: So it's actually going to be a week from this Saturday,
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  Speaker 3: so March fifteenth, So we're going to kick start it.
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  Speaker 3: Registration is still going on right now, so you can
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  Speaker 3: sign up in person at the y or you can
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  Speaker 3: do online. Registration is available on our website or Facebook page.
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  Speaker 3: Basically it's going to start off too. We're doing a
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  Speaker 3: Kid's Fun run, which is actually a free kids fun run.
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  Speaker 3: We still ask parents so to register their kids so
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  Speaker 3: we can get account for that. Something fun for the
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  Speaker 3: kids to do, kind of gear them up for running.
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  Speaker 3: We do a lap around the bridges, so just around
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  Speaker 3: about a mile or a little under a mile for them, okay,
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  Speaker 3: and then that's at eight thirty on the fifteenth. Good,
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  Speaker 3: and then after that the five k does start at
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  Speaker 3: nine thirty.
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  Speaker 1: Am Okay, Now you mentioned around the bridges. So again
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  Speaker 1: it's in this it's in the downtown area. Well it's obviously,
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  Speaker 1: it's in the area surrounding the Rock River. It's a
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  Speaker 1: north and south though you kind of circle the wagons
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  Speaker 1: as far as the fun run, you know, just going
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  Speaker 1: around the two bridges and through the River Street area.
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  Speaker 1: I'm assuming a Lincoln statue and all that.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, So they're gonna start right at the log Cabin
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  Speaker 3: home and then they'll kind of head towards the high
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  Speaker 3: school and then they'll start on that Peoria Bridge, going
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  Speaker 3: over and then basically going underneath it to Galina Bridge
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  Speaker 3: and then up and over Galina back to behind the
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  Speaker 3: wide a finish very good.
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  Speaker 1: So it's kind of nice route again that encompasses that
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  Speaker 1: Rock River area and both banks will be taking part
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  Speaker 1: in that fun run that starts at eight thirty, eight thirty,
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  Speaker 1: And this is for the youth. This is for the youngsters, right.
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  Speaker 3: Yep, yep, this is the kid's fun run, all right.
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  Speaker 1: Then we kick start into the five k and that
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  Speaker 1: will start at nine thirty. Obviously, this is gonna be
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  Speaker 1: a little bit of a longer route. You're gonna have
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  Speaker 1: to take us through this. Katie, what's what's going to happen.
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  Speaker 3: So the five K is three point one miles. So
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  Speaker 3: this year we're changing it up. We're actually reversing the route.
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  Speaker 3: So usually we would start across street, like over the
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  Speaker 3: river at the pavilion, Okay, so at the Rotor Pavilion,
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  Speaker 3: and then we would head down River Street, come back,
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  Speaker 3: go over Galena Bridge and then kind of go back
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  Speaker 3: into the neighborhood area like on Fellows and Chamberlain and
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  Speaker 3: stuff like that.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: So this year though, we're going to change it and
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  Speaker 3: we're actually going to start in front of the Y
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  Speaker 3: m c A Building And it's great. We actually have
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  Speaker 3: Dixon p D involved this year, so they're going to
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  Speaker 3: help kind of block off some streets for us, so
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  Speaker 3: we're very thankful for that. So they're going to start
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  Speaker 3: in front of the Y, go to those neighborhoods first,
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  Speaker 3: and then they'll go along the river and then basically
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  Speaker 3: go down River Street still and finish at the pavilion.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, it just kind of rest. Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, this way it kind of the traffic flow and
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  Speaker 3: everything I think will be great.
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  Speaker 1: So okay, and a neat finishing point that pavilion along
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  Speaker 1: the Rock River right there will be the again finishing
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  Speaker 1: line for the five k. Now, again, as Andy mentioned
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  Speaker 1: up front, we've got a good contingent already registered, so
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  Speaker 1: registration continues. Take us through that phase. Now, what's what's
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  Speaker 1: going on there?
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  Speaker 3: How Yep, the registration is still going on. It's currently
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  Speaker 3: twenty five dollars. This is a community event, so it's
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  Speaker 3: not just for members of the why anybody can come
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  Speaker 3: do it. It's twenty five dollars up until Friday evening
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  Speaker 3: the fourteenth, and then on race day it does jump
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  Speaker 3: up to I want to say thirty dollars, So people
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  Speaker 3: can still register the day of the race too if
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  Speaker 3: they'd like me being a runner, I know, it's always
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  Speaker 3: based on that weather. So it's always last minute. But
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  Speaker 3: so far the weather is looking promising so better. In
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  Speaker 3: the past, you know years we've had it's not been
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  Speaker 3: as nice.
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  Speaker 1: So yeah, well, you know, it's it's because it's interesting.
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  Speaker 1: We always we always try to make you know, Saint
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  Speaker 1: Patrick's Day the center stage or this in the St
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  Speaker 1: Patrick's Day, you know, in the middle of March. You know,
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  Speaker 1: sometimes can play a you know, you know, play tricks
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  Speaker 1: on us. As far as the weather is considered, let's
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  Speaker 1: face it, you know, middle of March, but this is
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  Speaker 1: a Saint Pack stay geared event. This is around that
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  Speaker 1: that the St Patrick's Day weekend. Saint Patrick's Day falls
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  Speaker 1: on Monday, so we're taking the weekend before and hopefully
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  Speaker 1: the weather will cooperate. It looks like it's going to
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  Speaker 1: warm up. It's going to be pretty good. So yes,
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  Speaker 1: your spigers crossed. Yes, let's let's hope for that. Any
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  Speaker 1: you know, preparations now, you know, Katie, you know leading
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  Speaker 1: up to that, I mean, what else do you have
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  Speaker 1: for us as far as.
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  Speaker 3: This, I mean, I feel like we're pretty good. We've
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  Speaker 3: got stuff ready. I think next week is where we'll
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  Speaker 3: be crunch time, just getting everything put into place, getting
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  Speaker 3: those last people you know, registered. But we also you know,
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  Speaker 3: we're doing awards for each top finisher and each age group,
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  Speaker 3: male and female, so we'll be doing that. We'll do
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  Speaker 3: an overall male and female winner, and then we also
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  Speaker 3: do best Costume awards too, so we want to make
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  Speaker 3: sure people be very festive. They usually are, so you're
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  Speaker 3: expecting to see a lot of green, then very good.
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  Speaker 1: It's the Shamrock Chefvel. It's the annual Shamrock Shuffle. I
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  Speaker 1: know that we had to put it on hiatus for
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  Speaker 1: at least a year because of the COVID pandemic, but
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  Speaker 1: it's nice to see it back and forth through the
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  Speaker 1: Dixon Family YMCA. It's a great event and it's an
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  Speaker 1: annual event. It's a great fundraiser again for the Dixon
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  Speaker 1: Family why and again it's fun for all the kids
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  Speaker 1: and the adults can take part in their various you
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  Speaker 1: know areas and have fun that day on March the fifteenth,
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  Speaker 1: again that's a Saturday, the Saturday before Saint Patrick's Day,
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  Speaker 1: will be running through the streets of Dixon along the
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  Speaker 1: various routes. As Katie pointed out, for the annual Shamrock Shuffle,
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  Speaker 1: so things are in place and all you have to
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  Speaker 1: do is go online to register.
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  Speaker 3: Go online or stop by the Dixon Y at the
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  Speaker 3: front desk. We'll get your registered here you so.
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  Speaker 1: Again, there you go. Shamrock Shuffle weekend coming up in
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  Speaker 1: the month of March. We hope for a good turnout.
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  Speaker 1: As any mentioned, we've already had some registration going on
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  Speaker 1: and it will continue up right up until the race
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  Speaker 1: starts again on Saturday. Courtesy of the Dixon Family y MCA.
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  Speaker 1: That's a week from Saturday. A couple of other events
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  Speaker 1: that we wanted to talk to our friends from the
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  Speaker 1: Dixon family. Why about before we let them go youth soccer.
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  Speaker 1: You wanted to mention that today.
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  Speaker 2: Youth soccer is currently underway for registrations. We're prepping the
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  Speaker 2: fields already, We've been out looking and marking all the corners,
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  Speaker 2: getting ready. Time's almost going to be here. I know,
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  Speaker 2: games we are slated to start in April and then
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  Speaker 2: we'll finish up hopefully within the month of May. But
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  Speaker 2: a lot of it depends on whether you know, obviously it's.
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  Speaker 1: All weather sport.
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  Speaker 2: We're going to try to get as many games in
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  Speaker 2: as possible, but if we have standing water or lightning, thunder, ice,
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  Speaker 2: you know, those types of things, we evaluate and we
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  Speaker 2: may have to you know, postpone some games. But you know,
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  Speaker 2: it's always dependent upon weather and getting out there. But
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  Speaker 2: it's from ages three four, so our pre K divisions
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  Speaker 2: all the way through to age fourteen, and we'll divvy
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  Speaker 2: teams up by those particular age groups. But again, a
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  Speaker 2: great sport, great activity for kids, especially right now. You know,
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  Speaker 2: parents are probably I need to get my kids out
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  Speaker 2: of the house run off.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, Now you're still looking are you still wait?
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  Speaker 1: Are you looking for everything?
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  Speaker 2: As far as we're looking for everything, okay, parent volunteers
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  Speaker 2: for coaches, assistant coaches, also helpers within concession stands and
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  Speaker 2: set up. So literally we've got you know, the whole
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  Speaker 2: gamut going for that.
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  Speaker 1: So okay, if you're interested in connecting with youth soccer
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  Speaker 1: here in our local area and you want to connect
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  Speaker 1: onto the Dixon Family YMCA's youth soccer program, they'd appreciate
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  Speaker 1: your help. You can volunteer in many different areas as
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  Speaker 1: Andy just mentioned, but that registration continues on. We're looking
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  Speaker 1: for youth soccer to start later in the year obviously,
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  Speaker 1: and we'll keep you posted on that here at AM
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  Speaker 1: fourteen sixty and FM ninety five to one. You did
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  Speaker 1: want to also talk about swim team today, so well,
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  Speaker 1: is it swim team or is it a swimming qualifiers?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so we did have we actually won the small
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  Speaker 2: team boys division for districts this past weekend, so we'll
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  Speaker 2: have a new banner that we'll have up in the pool.
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  Speaker 2: We also had two state qualifiers. I think we all
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  Speaker 2: have one attend, but it's just great to be able
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  Speaker 2: to see, you know, our swimmers excel and get state
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  Speaker 2: qualifying times and be able to make that achievement. And
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  Speaker 2: that meat is coming up actually the weekend of the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth,
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  Speaker 2: and so that will be in Saint John's, Indiana. So
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  Speaker 2: I always find that kind of odd that our state
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  Speaker 2: swim meet for Illinois is in Indiana.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, well, you know, but I think that's how they
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  Speaker 1: work it. I think that's you know that they've done
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  Speaker 1: that in the past. I think it's been kind of
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  Speaker 1: a multi state, just one location type of event. And
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  Speaker 1: now you're right, Andy, it's in Indiana this year. So
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  Speaker 1: good luck to the you know, the qualifiers for our
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  Speaker 1: local area that will be participating in that area over
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  Speaker 1: in Indiana. And Andie just kind of quickly an update
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  Speaker 1: on the childcare and the you know the.
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  Speaker 2: So we've been open almost two months now, coming approaching
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  Speaker 2: that date coming up next week, and so things are
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  Speaker 2: going very well. Enrollment continues to go up. We still
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  Speaker 2: have a couple of teacher qualify positions that we're hiring for, so,
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  Speaker 2: you know, from a standpoint from enrollment, we're looking at
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  Speaker 2: staff enrollment, we're also looking at enrollment for our three
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  Speaker 2: to five year olds. We typically for those classrooms, we
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  Speaker 2: do have space available and we can get people in.
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  Speaker 2: The challenge we're having right now is our classes in
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  Speaker 2: the toddler rooms and also the infant rooms are approaching capacity,
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  Speaker 2: so still having some you know, it's it's really great
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  Speaker 2: that we're able to serve those ages and those kids.
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  Speaker 2: But you know, it begs the question, goshould we have
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  Speaker 2: built it bigger.
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  Speaker 1: It's a marvelous facility and it's great to have it
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  Speaker 1: in that Gateway complex. And again we'll keep tabs on
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  Speaker 1: the Love Childcare Center as we move through the year
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  Speaker 1: here at AM fourteen sixty and FM ninety five one kitty.
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  Speaker 1: Anything else to add before we let you guys.
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  Speaker 3: Go said everything. I mean fitness at the wise, staying strong.
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  Speaker 3: We got all our classes water and land, so you
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  Speaker 3: know a bunch of free classes for that, and then
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  Speaker 3: if you're not a member, you can always come and
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  Speaker 3: try our last for free once before you buy.
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  Speaker 1: So there you go. Absolutely always kind of neat membership
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  Speaker 1: activities and you know things that can revolve around it.
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  Speaker 1: They'll do everything they can to make you a member,
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  Speaker 1: to get you involved in activities at the Dixon Family YMCA,
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  Speaker 1: located at the corner of Galena and Boyd. The Dixon
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  Speaker 1: Family YMCA phone.
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  Speaker 2: Number is two eight eight nine sixty.
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  Speaker 1: Two and the website address.
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  Speaker 2: Is Dixon YMCA dot org.
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  Speaker 1: Go on the online right to register for the five K.
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  Speaker 1: Facebook I'm sure will help out as well.
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  Speaker 3: Probably have a post going out weekly for it so
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  Speaker 3: you can always.
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  Speaker 1: See it on there, so you know, check out that
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  Speaker 1: Facebook offering as well.
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  Speaker 2: And one new caveat if you're in childcare to eight
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  Speaker 2: eight eleven twenty four.
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  Speaker 1: Ah, that's yeah, Okay, a different number to call if
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  Speaker 1: you want to call the childcare center, the Loved Childcare
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  Speaker 1: Center in the Gateway Complex. Note that number, it's different
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  Speaker 1: from the Dixon Family wise general number. Obviously, they'll give
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  Speaker 1: you directions if you need to going through the general
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  Speaker 1: number at the Dixon Family YMCA. Andy, Katie, we thank
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  Speaker 1: you so very much for joining us today for our
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  Speaker 1: thank you, good luck with the event. I mean, if
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  Speaker 1: it's exciting, it's exciting. It's the Shamrock Shuffle mid March
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  Speaker 1: courtesy of the Dixon Family. Whyms here, that's our report
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  Speaker 1: for today. Let's go to press next with Tim Lee
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  Speaker 1: Good morning, poor Shaw local news. I'm Tim Lee at
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  Speaker 1: the