Parades, Patience, and Pumpkin Pie

27/11/2025 53 min Temporada 1 Episodio 46

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πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸˆ Parades, Patience & Pumpkin Pie | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 46 (11-25-25)It’s Thanksgiving week on What’s Up Big Rapids, which means parades, tree lightings, turkey trots, community meals, and holiday chaos in all the best ways. πŸ¦ƒπŸŽ„Chris & Pat break down the Festival of Lights Parade (and their favorite floats), recap a weekend of packing Thanksgiving meals, and celebrate Vintage Vibes for raising money for the Ferris marching band. ❀️🎺Pat updates us on the Lions 🦁, the guys debate Black Friday vs Small Business Saturday vs Cyber Monday πŸ›οΈ, and Chris tells the legendary story of his wildest Black Friday adventure.PLUS: Reed City’s tree lighting, Cran-Hill’s Star of Wonder live nativity, China One adding Hibachi (!!), Ferris sports victories, Sip & Shop at The Peaks… and the big question:πŸ‘‰ How fast can Pat and Dom run the Turkey Trot? πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’¨A warm, funny, community-filled episode to kick off the holiday season.0:00 – Intro & Welcome πŸ‘‹2:05 – Festival of Lights Parade recap πŸŽ„πŸššβœ¨7:01 – Weekend recap: Thanksgiving meal packing + Vintage Vibes fundraiser 🧑🎢9:50 – Pat recaps the Lions season so far 🦁12:25 – Spicy Standup Comedy at The Peaks πŸŒΆοΈπŸ˜‚15:20 – Tree lighting events this weekend πŸŒ²πŸŽ…16:50 – China One Buffet adds Hibachi on demand πŸ”₯🍜18:55 – Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey Trot predictions πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ¦ƒ22:37 – Black Friday vs Small Biz Saturday vs Cyber Monday vs Giving Tuesday πŸ’Έ24:35 – Chris’s Black Friday survival story πŸ›οΈπŸ˜‚31:00 – Wicked hits theaters β€” who’s in? ✨πŸŽ₯32:45 – Star of Wonder Live Nativity at Cran-Hill ⭐πŸͺ34:00 – Free Thanksgiving dinners across the county 🍽️35:46 – Mecosta Giving Day β€” Dec 2 at the Eagles ❀️37:49 – Thanks to last week’s guests, the Hahns πŸ™38:19 – Big congratulations to Ferris football & volleyball! 🏈🏐39:35 – Sip & Shop December 4 at The Peaks πŸ·πŸ›οΈ42:00 – DBA releases Santa schedule πŸŽ…42:49 – Pat reminds us to slow down & share gratitude ❀️48:23 – Dom’s corrections πŸ“š53:09 – Outro & goodbyes πŸ‘‹What’s Up Big Rapids podcast, Festival of Lights Big Rapids, Big Rapids Michigan events, Thanksgiving meals Big Rapids, Reed City tree lighting, Cran Hill Star of Wonder, Turkey Trot Big Rapids, Ferris State football playoffs, Ferris volleyball, China One Buffet Hibachi, Small Business Saturday Big Rapids, Sip and Shop Peaks, Big Rapids holiday events, Michigan Christmas events, Big Rapids community podcast#WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #FestivalOfLights #Thanksgiving2025 #TurkeyTrot #FerrisState #SmallBusinessSaturday #CranHill #StarOfWonder #CommunityPodcast #MichiganPodcast #BigRapidsEvents #HolidaySeason