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Talk Line 09-29-2026: Melinda Jones talks Rock Falls fall events · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: It's time for Talk Line, and I'm joined once again
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  Speaker 1: by our good friends from Rock Falls Tourism. Melinda Jones
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  Speaker 1: here to tell you what the plan is for fun
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  Speaker 1: over on her side of the river. And boy, you've
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  Speaker 1: got quite the lineup going on. I've only been telling
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  Speaker 1: folks a little bit throughout the past couple of weeks
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  Speaker 1: about the skillet throwing competition, but that's part of something much,
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  Speaker 1: much bigger.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's our lumberjack show at Selmy's. So this Saturday,
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  Speaker 2: October 3rd, Selmy's is open 9 to 6, and we
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  Speaker 2: have the lumberjack enterprises from Minnesota coming, and they're real lumberjacks.
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  Speaker 2: And they'll do three shows, 11, 1, and 3, and
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  Speaker 2: then we will have 1.30 as the kids' interactive camp,
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  Speaker 2: so the kids get to actually get out on the
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  Speaker 2: water and roll on some logs. And then at 2
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  Speaker 2: o'clock is the women's skillet throwing contest for our second year.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a lot of fun. These are real lumberjacks,
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  Speaker 1: not just men in plaid with beards. Right. They asked
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  Speaker 1: for a few more qualifications before they invited them over here. Yeah, definitely.
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  Speaker 1: But kids rolling around on the logs, that sounds like
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  Speaker 1: so much fun. I've always wanted to do that. Have
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  Speaker 1: you done... No. No? No, I'm not doing that.
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  Speaker 2: Because you get totally wet and I can't go the
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  Speaker 2: rest of the day being wet. That's my excuse anyway.
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  Speaker 1: And I forget, did you do, were you part of
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  Speaker 1: the skillet throwing competition? No, we just put it on.
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  Speaker 2: But we practiced out at City Hall to make sure
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  Speaker 2: that how it would work and stuff.
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  Speaker 1: So, yeah.
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  Speaker 2: So I've thrown a few skillets and actually in my
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  Speaker 2: yard because we got a new skillet because last year's
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  Speaker 2: kept breaking the real cast iron one. So we have
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  Speaker 2: a skillet that was made and I've thrown that in
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  Speaker 2: the backyard to make sure it won't break.
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  Speaker 1: She's put it through the test. I think we just
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  Speaker 1: have a few Herculeans out there. Must have been what
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  Speaker 1: it was because I never would have imagined.
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  Speaker 2: No.
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  Speaker 1: Tossing one of those things could have done that.
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  Speaker 2: No.
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  Speaker 1: I think we just got superheroes among us. I'm going
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  Speaker 1: to leave it at that.
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  Speaker 2: I think so. Yeah, so that'll be fun. We're still
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  Speaker 2: taking some applications for the skillet throwing contest. Only $ 5.
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  Speaker 2: If you register before Thursday, you get a free Selmy's
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  Speaker 2: Pass to get in that day. So basically, you're not
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  Speaker 2: paying anything. And then we've got a skillet trophy for
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  Speaker 2: the overall winner, plus they get $ 100. And then we
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  Speaker 2: have two age categories. And they will each receive an
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  Speaker 2: apron with a cookbook. And also they will get, there's
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  Speaker 2: gift cards for the different places, too. So you get
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  Speaker 2: to win prizes.
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  Speaker 1: Fantastic prizes. Cool trophy. Bragging rights. I love it. Just
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  Speaker 1: an all-around good day, even if you're not competing, just
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  Speaker 1: coming to watch.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: You know, whether it's the competition, the lumberjacks, the kids
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  Speaker 1: having a good time. It's going to be a full-on
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  Speaker 1: one-day of fun.
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  Speaker 2: A lot of food at Apple Cider Donuts from Selmy's,
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  Speaker 2: the slushies, and I think Burritos Grills out there, Good
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  Speaker 2: Morning Coffee's out there. So lots of that. And then,
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  Speaker 2: of course, doing the corn maze and Mount Selmy and
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  Speaker 2: all the fun stuff at Selmy's. So one-day price, and
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  Speaker 2: I think it's $ 10 at the gate and then $ 9 online. So, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: for everybody.
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  Speaker 1: No, that's awesome. I love the way I've seen Somi's grow.
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  Speaker 1: I went to Somi's as a kid, took my kids
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  Speaker 1: when they were still kids. And yeah, just a fantastic thing.
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  Speaker 1: So seeing this grow, seeing this event, these keep coming back.
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  Speaker 1: I love it. And I'm only... Excited to see where
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  Speaker 1: it's going to go. You guys never stop. You're always
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  Speaker 1: finding a way to either bring something new or improve
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  Speaker 1: on what you have.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. We want the community to be involved and bring
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  Speaker 2: visitors to Rock Falls. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking of bringing people to Rock Falls, because this draws
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  Speaker 1: folks that aren't even from Rock Falls, is the Spooktacular.
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  Speaker 1: lighted UTV and golf cart parade. I don't know if
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  Speaker 1: I got that mixed up, but I got the name.
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  Speaker 1: That's okay, you got it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's October 17th. That is at 6.30 at night.
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  Speaker 2: It starts in Rock Falls at Rock Falls High School,
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  Speaker 2: and it goes all the way to downtown. And then
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  Speaker 2: they'll park at the new micro parking lot that we
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  Speaker 2: have there, and you can view the golf carts and
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  Speaker 2: the UTVs. But we invite anybody... From anywhere to come,
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  Speaker 2: we've got a temporary day pass that you can do.
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  Speaker 2: Or if you've got a Rock Falls off-highway permit, you
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  Speaker 2: can do it still too. But decorate those UTVs and
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  Speaker 2: the golf carts and come have some fun. So it's
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  Speaker 2: our third year, and it's just amazed. I'm always amazed
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  Speaker 2: every year at the creations that everybody comes up with.
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  Speaker 2: It's fantastic.
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  Speaker 1: I said the same thing to you about this event.
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  Speaker 1: That is just one of the funnest things is seeing
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  Speaker 1: how creative people get. and how much they would even
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  Speaker 1: kind of blow your, like, basic expectations of what you
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  Speaker 1: would expect it to be. So, you know, charge up
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  Speaker 1: those golf carts. Come fill up the UTVs at the
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  Speaker 1: Love's Travel Stop.
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  Speaker 2: There you go, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: You know, pick up some good food there. But it's
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  Speaker 1: just going to be good fun. And so is there,
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  Speaker 1: and maybe you said it and I'm just forgetting, is
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  Speaker 1: there still time to register and by when?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, you can register by October 14th. So just go online,
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  Speaker 2: visit Rock Falls under the annual events. You'll find the
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  Speaker 2: applications under this spectacular parade.
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  Speaker 1: Or just stop in my.
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  Speaker 2: Office and we'll get you an application. So it's $ 10
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  Speaker 2: if you have a Rock Falls off-highway permit, and it's
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  Speaker 2: $ 20 if you do not have that and you're from
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  Speaker 2: another town, whatever. And that's just to cover so you
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  Speaker 2: can have it all day in the city of Rock Falls.
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  Speaker 1: You've got those toys in your garage. Decorate them, have
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  Speaker 1: some fun. Whether you're from Rock Falls or not, come
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  Speaker 1: show them off and be part of the excitement. I
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  Speaker 1: love that. Speaking of which, you guys are... whether you're
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  Speaker 1: putting on events or just supporting them in the community,
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  Speaker 1: the Apple Cider Run.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Sauk Valley Apple Cider Run is run by Nick
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  Speaker 2: Pepper of 724. This is, I don't know what many years,
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  Speaker 2: it's been going on for quite a while, but this
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  Speaker 2: one's really special because he does the 5K, the half marathon,
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  Speaker 2: and 10K. Yeah, so 5K, 10K, and half marathon. And
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  Speaker 2: it starts at Selmy's and it ends at Selmy's. You
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  Speaker 2: get Apple Cider Donut when you're done. And it's been
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  Speaker 2: going on for a long time. He gets a lot
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  Speaker 2: of runners from out of the area as well. So really,
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  Speaker 2: you know, check that out on their Facebook page. Give
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  Speaker 2: Nick Pepper from 724 a call. He'll give you all
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  Speaker 2: the information. They do have a website, stockvalleyapplesider.com. So check
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  Speaker 2: all that out. But if you're into running, walking, whatever,
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  Speaker 2: it's a great, great day to be out there on
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  Speaker 2: the field. You know, out there just running, walking, whatever
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  Speaker 2: you do.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: So, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, get out there and enjoy that event. If you're
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  Speaker 1: like me, you can walk. They came up. I like
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  Speaker 1: that you get apple cider donut at the end. This
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  Speaker 1: horse doesn't want to tear it on his stick. Put
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  Speaker 1: a donut on it. It's easier to tie off anyways. Definitely. No,
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  Speaker 1: I love it. I love that you're promoting this and
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  Speaker 1: that this has been going on. And then, of course,
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  Speaker 1: speaking of running, we'll continue in that theme, and that's
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  Speaker 1: the First Responders 5K at the end of the month. Right.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so the Rock Falls Fire Department put this on.
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  Speaker 2: It's at Centennial Park, and it goes down part of
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  Speaker 2: the Hennepin as well. And you get to dress up
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  Speaker 2: for that one. So bring the kiddos and you guys,
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  Speaker 2: and I'll dress up for it. And they've got prizes
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  Speaker 2: and stuff, too. But that was a real fun one.
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  Speaker 2: I did that one like three years ago. Um, so
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  Speaker 2: this is probably third year for this and, um, it's
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  Speaker 2: grows every year. So, and they're, they just love putting
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  Speaker 2: this on. So, and, um, to, you know, and all
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  Speaker 2: the money goes back for first responders and stuff too.
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  Speaker 2: So that's a contribution to them.
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  Speaker 1: Fantastic cause keeping it local. I love doing that. And again,
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  Speaker 1: I'm sure nobody minds whether you walk or you jog
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  Speaker 1: or you run.
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  Speaker 2: No, you can walk.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Take the strollers.
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  Speaker 1: Yes. Get the kids dressed up.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly. Gives the kids a little extra incentive. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: I remember when I was a kid, I wanted to
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  Speaker 1: keep that costume until it fell apart. My mom waited
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  Speaker 1: until I went to school and threw it away, right?
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  Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.
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  Speaker 1: So this gives the kiddos just another opportunity to wear
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  Speaker 1: it and for you to get out and have some
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  Speaker 1: fun while supporting a good cause.
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  Speaker 2: Right. And it's held on Halloween. So it's held October
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  Speaker 2: 31st and it's in the morning like 9 a.m. or something.
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  Speaker 2: But you can register on their Facebook page. Call them.
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  Speaker 2: They'll help you.
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  Speaker 1: There you go. Start off Halloween the right way. Yeah, definitely.
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  Speaker 1: I love that. Anything else you want to share this morning?
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  Speaker 2: No, but thank you to everybody who came down for
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  Speaker 2: the taco throwdown. That was just humongous. I mean, I
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  Speaker 2: couldn't believe the crowd that we had. It was so
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  Speaker 2: much fun. And Brito's got best taco and the one
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  Speaker 2: that won the best taco eating contest or won the
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  Speaker 2: taco eating contest. He was from Morrison and he ate
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  Speaker 2: 13 tacos in 10 minutes.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, congratulations to the new champ. The high record score
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  Speaker 1: still sitting out there on his crispy, crunchy throne was 16,
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  Speaker 1: but still 13 is nothing to sneeze at. No, not
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  Speaker 1: at all. I'm not sure I would have got past
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  Speaker 1: six or seven. Oh, my goodness. No, it was hopping
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  Speaker 1: out there. I got some pictures I'm going to put
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  Speaker 1: on the site, including a really good one. Of, I believe,
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  Speaker 1: Nick Zishi getting body slammed, him like midair during one
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  Speaker 1: of the wrestling events in the backdrop of the river.
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  Speaker 1: And I was like, oh, that was so good.
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  Speaker 2: That's awesome. Yeah. We'll have to look for that.
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  Speaker 1: But everybody was having a good time. Everybody in lines
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  Speaker 1: for their favorite stuff, trying new things. The vendors out there.
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  Speaker 1: It was fantastic.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I already can't wait for the next one.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah. Us too.
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  Speaker 1: So that's great. If anybody wants any more information, anything
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  Speaker 1: we've talked about, or anything Rock Falls tourism related, what's
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  Speaker 1: the best way to do it?
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  Speaker 2: Visit rockfalls.com or Facebook Visit Rock Falls or just give
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  Speaker 2: us a call at 622-1106.
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  Speaker 1: Melinda, thank you so much for making sure there's something
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  Speaker 1: fun in Rock Falls and sharing it with us here
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  Speaker 1: on FM 95.1 and AM 1460. Thank you.