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Talk-Line: Andy McFarlane and Deb Trancoso · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: We are quarter past the hour. This is Wednesday, It's
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  Speaker 1: July two, the year is twenty twenty five, and it's
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  Speaker 1: time for another informational edition of Talkline here at WIX
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  Speaker 1: and Radio. Good morning, I'm Steve Marco. It is time
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  Speaker 1: on this first Wednesday of the month for news and
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  Speaker 1: information from your Dixon Family YMC. We reserved the time
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  Speaker 1: every month to bring you the latest from the Dixon Family.
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  Speaker 1: Why and the chief executive officer with the Dixon Family YMCA,
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  Speaker 1: is live with us in studio this morning to give
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  Speaker 1: us the latest information. Our good friend Anny McFarlane joined
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  Speaker 1: us this morning. How are you, sir, morning Steve, How
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  Speaker 1: are you? I am fine, And you've brought along a
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  Speaker 1: special guest, so please introduce.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we've got Deb Trancosa here with us, a committee
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  Speaker 2: member with the Reagan Run and also a wide board
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  Speaker 2: member and advocate in the community, and she's here to
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  Speaker 2: talk to us a little bit about the events happening
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  Speaker 2: this Saturday, obviously with the twenty fifth anniversary Reagan Run.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, Deb, Good morning, Good morning, Steve. Nice to have
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  Speaker 1: you back with us. Thanks for joining us. We are
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  Speaker 1: going to spotlight yes Reagan Run information as we kick
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  Speaker 1: into high gears ours our coverage of the sixty first
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  Speaker 1: annual Dixon Patuni Festival. But this is the twenty fifth
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  Speaker 1: annual Reagan Run that will be again taking place at
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  Speaker 1: the Ronald Reagan boyhood home. That's the starting point. We're
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  Speaker 1: going to talk about the Reagan Run in Earnest today
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  Speaker 1: with Andy with Dev here at w Wykeson And to
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  Speaker 1: start our coverage, I guess of this Andy, the Dixon family,
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  Speaker 1: why has participated with the Reagan I've been associated with
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  Speaker 1: the regul Run for many years.
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  Speaker 2: Oh gosh, I want to say that I've been at
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  Speaker 2: least on the committee for sixteen years and we've been
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  Speaker 2: kind of one of the beneficiaries for at least that
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  Speaker 2: amount of time. And what's you know again great about
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  Speaker 2: the committee and this event is you know, you see
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  Speaker 2: the community really come together and rally around you know,
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  Speaker 2: this five k race and to raise funds for you know,
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  Speaker 2: organizations like the why you know they give a donation
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  Speaker 2: to the Strong Kids campaign, They help support the park
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  Speaker 2: district programs, they help support you know, the the boosters
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  Speaker 2: at the high school. I know that, you know, for
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  Speaker 2: all their support and all their help for actually help
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  Speaker 2: running the race. The Fire Department and the police Department
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  Speaker 2: are also some beneficiaries from this as well, supporting a
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  Speaker 2: lot of youth programs. So you know, it's great to
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  Speaker 2: see not only you know, that kind of support for
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  Speaker 2: the run, but just seeing you know, almost twelve fifteen
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  Speaker 2: hundred people runners, people that are watching, you know, you
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  Speaker 2: see the kids and the Kids' Fun run, you see
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  Speaker 2: you know, families gathering. You see that. You know, I
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  Speaker 2: think we're of what close to sixteen states at this
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  Speaker 2: point in time. We usually have some other countries represented.
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  Speaker 2: To see that descend upon downtown Dixon for one day
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  Speaker 2: during the Patinua Fest is just amazing. And to see
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  Speaker 2: that support and you know, getting you know, the word
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  Speaker 2: out about healthy activities and celebrating you know, the run,
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  Speaker 2: it's it's just wonderful. And you know, as Nancy Varga,
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  Speaker 2: our leader, has always said, you know, there's only one
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  Speaker 2: way to get off the community, the committee. So I mean,
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  Speaker 2: once you're on, you're on. So you know, it's been
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  Speaker 2: a great run and we enjoy you know, this time
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  Speaker 2: of year, it is very busy. There's a lot of
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  Speaker 2: activity that goes on, but it's fun and I enjoy.
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  Speaker 1: It more busy than ever this year because we've had
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  Speaker 1: kind of an alteration in the Reagan Run course. And
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  Speaker 1: I think this is intriguing to a lot signing up
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  Speaker 1: for the Reagan Run this year. Andy, I think they've
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  Speaker 1: found it, you know, the different area that we're going
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  Speaker 1: to be using for the Reagan Run because of construction.
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  Speaker 1: It's not anything you know that the Reagan Committee made
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  Speaker 1: changes too. We had to make these changes because of
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  Speaker 1: the construction of the new pedestrian bridge across the Rock
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  Speaker 1: River in Page Park. But I think it's intrigued a
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  Speaker 1: lot of people.
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  Speaker 2: Oh absolutely. I think part of that one being the
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  Speaker 2: anniversary twenty fifth annual is one you know, the commemorative shirt. Yes, yes,
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  Speaker 2: you've seeing those, and you know, getting that all involved
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  Speaker 2: in a new course and you know it'll be interesting
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  Speaker 2: to see times because it's a flatter course. However, there
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  Speaker 2: are still some challenging hills in this course, you know.
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  Speaker 2: I know the wooded area in Page Park was one
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  Speaker 2: of those areas that people either loved or hate or
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  Speaker 2: hated to love and yeah, so you know it's it's
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  Speaker 2: just one of those things. But again, having that new
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  Speaker 2: you know, new course downtown using the riverfront being able
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  Speaker 2: to use the new pathway all the way out to
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  Speaker 2: Seventh Street. Uh, you know, along the viaduct and just
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  Speaker 2: so awesome.
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  Speaker 1: The preliminary activities have started already. Obviously, sign ups started
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  Speaker 1: months ago. Uh. They it practically starts with the running
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  Speaker 1: to the previous Reagan Run. You get maybe a little
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  Speaker 1: time off, and then you're right back into you know,
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  Speaker 1: planning for the next year's event and the u again.
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  Speaker 1: The uh uh pathways to registering for the Reagan Run
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  Speaker 1: open up now. They are open Get me Registered dot com,
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  Speaker 1: Reaganrun dot com. Uh, you know, uh, and uh the
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  Speaker 1: costs now have kind of increased, as you know, that's
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  Speaker 1: the latter that we take with absolutely.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, and so you know to that point, Give
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  Speaker 2: me Registered dot Com will be open until five pm today,
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  Speaker 2: so there still is online registrations going on. Obviously, you know,
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  Speaker 2: the fees will increase as the days progress for tomorrow
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  Speaker 2: and then also race day, so if you want to
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  Speaker 2: get and take advantage of that, please you know, visit
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  Speaker 2: that site. Obviously, the Kids Fun runs a free event
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  Speaker 2: as well, so that that is something that you can
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  Speaker 2: register for as well. And then tomorrow eleven am Dixon
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  Speaker 2: Family Y our location. We're open for packet pickup and
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  Speaker 2: we'll be there till six pm tomorrow night.
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  Speaker 1: This is the change. This is one of the you know,
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  Speaker 1: the notes that we need to pass along. It's tomorrow, Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: July the third, not Friday. It's usually on Fridays that
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  Speaker 1: we have this when we want to make sure we
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  Speaker 1: emphasize this that it is tomorrow Thursday because the Dixon
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  Speaker 1: family why will be closed for it?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll be closed for the holiday and you know family,
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  Speaker 2: friends and gatherings and then obviously really promoting the Petunia
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  Speaker 2: Fest and those types of things. We will be closed
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  Speaker 2: on Friday. So yeah, we will be there tomorrow for
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  Speaker 2: packet pickup.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, that's the important Again note that we want to
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  Speaker 1: pass along with our friends from the Dixon family. Why
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  Speaker 1: is that again? Packet pickup day Tomorrow, Thursday, July the third.
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  Speaker 1: This is all after the preliminary activities. I know, Andy
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  Speaker 1: that you've had support during the you know, your your course.
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  Speaker 1: You know, the kids involved in the pre Reagan run.
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  Speaker 2: Kids just want to regularly fantastic.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, and they're preparing and they're preparing, you know, to
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  Speaker 1: get set for the Reagan Run again on July the fifth,
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  Speaker 1: that's in Dixon. We're going to shift our attention now
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  Speaker 1: to Ded Cranko, so a member of the Reagan Run Committee,
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  Speaker 1: because we want to talk about one of those activities
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  Speaker 1: taking place at the Reagan Run. Deb is going to
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  Speaker 1: take center stage today with the Fun Run. That's what
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  Speaker 1: we're going to talk about today is the Kid's Fun Run.
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  Speaker 1: Of course, we know that the Reagan Run is the
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  Speaker 1: five k event. It will start at eight o'clock, but
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  Speaker 1: there is an activity that starts before that, and that's
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  Speaker 1: what we want to talk to DEB about today is
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  Speaker 1: the Kid's Fun Run. This was to half hour earlier
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  Speaker 1: deb at the same starting point. It's the Reagan Boyhood
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  Speaker 1: Home right correct. Yes, And the Kid's Fun Run, as
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  Speaker 1: Andy mentioned, is a free event. You don't have to pay.
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  Speaker 1: There's no cost for the kids. Give us the nuts
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  Speaker 1: and bolts of the Kid's Fun Run this year, take
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  Speaker 1: us through you know what's what's going to be happening.
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  Speaker 3: Sure, so we do encourage everyone to register beforehand so
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  Speaker 3: you don't have to go through the paperwork. You still
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  Speaker 3: have to check in so you can get your bib.
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  Speaker 3: The bibs are given at the start line, so everybody
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  Speaker 3: does have to check in at the start line. The
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  Speaker 3: preregister or the registration is from six forty five to
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  Speaker 3: seven fifteen. At seven fifteen, we actually have a celebrity
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  Speaker 3: starter and so we're pretty excited. We do this every year,
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  Speaker 3: get the kids warmed up, get them excited about the run.
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  Speaker 3: But this year our starter is Danny Lovett who is
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  Speaker 3: also happened to see the be the Petunia Festival Queen Excellent,
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  Speaker 3: so we're very excited about that. So Danny'll get them
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  Speaker 3: all excited about the run. The run is six tenths
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  Speaker 3: of a mile, pretty straight. They just turn on Fifth
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  Speaker 3: Street and then down to Market Haymarket Square. We encourage
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  Speaker 3: families to run together. We do have a lot of parents.
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  Speaker 3: Strollers are welcomed and then at the end all the
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  Speaker 3: kids will receive a medal in a goodie bag.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, yes, and it's really not it's a non competitive
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  Speaker 1: This is just a way for the kids to be involved,
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  Speaker 1: you know in this type of activity. I mean, the
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  Speaker 1: build up to the Reagan Run starts with the Kid's
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  Speaker 1: Fun Run. It really does, because you build up to
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  Speaker 1: that five k by getting the youngsters involved and lining
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  Speaker 1: those guys up, you know, all the start line and
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  Speaker 1: all of the you know, the moms and the dads
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  Speaker 1: and the strollers or what have you, are all lined
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  Speaker 1: up on that same starting line that the Reagan Run
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  Speaker 1: will take place on. And it's always exciting is to
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  Speaker 1: see that happen.
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  Speaker 3: Is and you know, it's even more exciting, and not
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  Speaker 3: to take away from the Fun Run, because it is
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  Speaker 3: something to promote health, to get them encouraged and inspire
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  Speaker 3: them to run a five k. But several years ago
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  Speaker 3: they started the kids just want a fun run and
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  Speaker 3: so this event, the Kid's Fun Run, is for nine
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  Speaker 3: and under, but there is the kids just want a
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  Speaker 3: fun run where they're training kids to run the five k.
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  Speaker 3: So far we I think the last count was we
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  Speaker 3: had seventy kids.
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  Speaker 1: That's terrific.
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  Speaker 3: Ten and under running the five k.
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  Speaker 1: That's terrific. That's great. And this is all from participation
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  Speaker 1: in that program that you talked about in here.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so it's all feed or you know, the fun run. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: then they graduate to the kids just want to run,
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  Speaker 2: Then they graduate to the actual five k, and you know,
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  Speaker 2: it's awesome again. That's I think why this is what
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  Speaker 2: I think is the Premier Family five k event in
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  Speaker 2: the entire state of Illinois. I feel that way, but
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  Speaker 2: I'm biased.
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  Speaker 1: Because most you know, most five cas, it's just you know,
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  Speaker 1: the adults taking part. It's really nothing preliminary or anything
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  Speaker 1: like that. And you know, uh yeah, they're popular events.
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  Speaker 1: But this one has added you know, features to it
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  Speaker 1: and that's what makes it uh more enticing and more
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  Speaker 1: involved with our with our northern Illinois area and the
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  Speaker 1: kids Fun Run, as UH pointed out, is that uh again,
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  Speaker 1: fun event for people to uh to be involved with.
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  Speaker 1: Now you mentioned preregistration. Do you go to get me?
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  Speaker 1: How does that work?
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  Speaker 3: Avice? Get me registered dot com?
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  Speaker 1: Okay, okay, so let's get me registered dot com. You
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  Speaker 1: have to go to that same website address to register
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  Speaker 1: for the fun Run. If you want your kids to participate,
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  Speaker 1: this is nine and under. Right, we're talking about nine
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  Speaker 1: years old and under that will be participating. And I
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  Speaker 1: know you get some great sponsors for this depth so
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  Speaker 1: talk about those.
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  Speaker 3: We do and we couldn't do this without them. Again
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  Speaker 3: this we have Advanced CMS of Dixon as our major sponsor.
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  Speaker 3: I think this is their sixth year as our major sponsor.
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  Speaker 3: Borg Warner Boss carpet One who started the event twenty
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  Speaker 3: four years ago, so I can't believe it's been twenty
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  Speaker 3: four years. Exceptional Dentistry, Groat Imaging, Rock River endodonyx Os St.
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  Speaker 3: Catherines and of course the Dixon Family YMCA.
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  Speaker 1: All great sponsors you know for the Fun Run. These
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  Speaker 1: your Fun Run sponsors, you know that again give their
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  Speaker 1: you know efforts to the Fun Run and support it.
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  Speaker 1: And as we talked about, you know, just a year
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  Speaker 1: after the Reagan Run was incorporated or was you know,
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  Speaker 1: created for the Petunia Festival, here comes the Fun Run
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  Speaker 1: right right afterwards. This is the twenty fifth Reagan Run
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  Speaker 1: and it's the twenty fourth Fun Run, so just run
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  Speaker 1: a year afterwards. We got the Fun Run going and
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  Speaker 1: a great idea and I think a great addition to
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  Speaker 1: the Reagan Run and Fun Run activities that will all
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  Speaker 1: be taking place on Saturday, July the fifth, both starting
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  Speaker 1: at the Reagan Boyhood Home. And we're hoping for good
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  Speaker 1: turnouts for each event. And well we'll again culminate this weekend.
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  Speaker 1: Everything's in place, tob everything, you know, as far as
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  Speaker 1: the organization, we're.
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  Speaker 3: Ready to go. And I guess I just have to
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  Speaker 3: give one kudos to the Dixon High School volleyball team,
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  Speaker 3: because couldn't do it without them either. They are my
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  Speaker 3: volunteers and so they help me get ready, they help
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  Speaker 3: the day of RaSE. They do a great job for us.
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  Speaker 1: The Kids Fun Run will again be just before the
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  Speaker 1: Reagan five k run. It will start at seven thirty.
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  Speaker 1: The flag goes up at Reagan's boyhood home, Ronald Reagan's
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  Speaker 1: boyhood home again in that area of South Dixon, and
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  Speaker 1: it's the regular course. The Fun Run is the regular
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  Speaker 1: course to Haymarket Square, so that's what they'll be following
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  Speaker 1: in that again Kids Fun Run that starts at seven thirty,
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  Speaker 1: just before the Reagan Run kicks off at eight am.
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  Speaker 1: Andy about a minute left to go in our talk
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  Speaker 1: line today, anything else to add about the Reagan Run
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  Speaker 1: and the Dixon Family Wide report for this.
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  Speaker 2: See everybody tomorrow for Reagan Run pack at pick up.
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  Speaker 2: Please also note we've got a couple of deadlines coming up.
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  Speaker 2: Flag football and cheerleading deadline is coming up this weekend,
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  Speaker 2: so come in and register for those programs. On Saturday.
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  Speaker 2: We'll look at enrollments and we may do some late registrations,
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  Speaker 2: but we want to make sure kids first through fourth
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  Speaker 2: graders for both the cheerleading and also the flag football program.
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  Speaker 2: So that's currently going on right now. We have pickleball
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  Speaker 2: on Monday and Wednesdays. We have both morning spots and
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  Speaker 2: evening spots, so that's been well attended and growing. You know,
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  Speaker 2: being able to come in and play pickleball regardless of
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  Speaker 2: what the weather is outside has been growing with us
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  Speaker 2: and being able to do that. And then we've got
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  Speaker 2: you know, for the seven and twelve year olds, you know,
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  Speaker 2: every other Monday, and I have to We've got to
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  Speaker 2: post on our website and Facebook. But I know that
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  Speaker 2: we're promoting our Nerve Wars. It's from four to five
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  Speaker 2: o'clock Monday afternoons. It's every other Monday. So I think
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  Speaker 2: the next one's coming up this seventh, I believe so.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, it's it's just fun stuff.
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  Speaker 1: Well, there's almost activity. Even after the Petunia Festival is completed,
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  Speaker 1: you know this weekend. The Dixon Family Why has activities
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  Speaker 1: during the month of July for you to enjoy, and
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  Speaker 1: we encourage you to call the Dixon Family Why at
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  Speaker 1: that easy number to call two eight eight YMCA, right,
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  Speaker 1: that's the easy number to call. You can go aboard
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  Speaker 1: their website or catch their Facebook page for information as well.
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  Speaker 2: And then don't forget childcare childcare enrollment questions too eight
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  Speaker 2: eight eleven, twenty four.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, at the new Lovett facility. Again in South Dixon
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  Speaker 1: at the Gateway area. So again all of that activity
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  Speaker 1: through the Dixon family. Why Anny McFarlane, deb tri and
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  Speaker 1: COSO guys. Thanks to