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Locals Chris Jane and Pat Brooks share the latest weekly happenings and events important to Big Rapids, Michigan, and the surrounding areas.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    One Year In, WUBR Awards & Only in Big Rapids

    🎉🎮🎅 One Year In, WUBR Awards & Only in Big Rapids | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 51 (12-31-25) It’s our one-year anniversary episode — and what a ride it’s been. 🥹🎉 We kick things off with a Christmas greeting from Santa Claus himself, then take a moment to realize something kind of wild: 51 episodes, dozens of guests, and a full year of telling Big Rapids stories together. Dom even crowns us the “Regis and Kathie Lee of Big Rapids” (we’ll take it). From ice storms and snowboarding at Caberfae 🏂 to retro video games 🎮, Christmas gifts that hit you right in the feels, and the surprising stat that only 44% of podcasts make it past three episodes — this one is equal parts gratitude and joy. Then we roll out the FIRST-EVER WUBR AWARDS 🏆Favorite Guest. Segment of the Year. Event of the Year. Rumor of the Year. Only in Big Rapids Moment. Accidental Moment. Community MVP. And more. We close it out by looking ahead to 2026, new goals, and a promise that Season Two is going to be even bigger than the first. ❤️ 0:00 – Christmas greeting from Santa Claus 🎅0:25 – Intro & happy one-year anniversary to WUBR 🎉1:50 – 51 episodes in the books! Dom dubs us the Regis & Kathie Lee of Big Rapids 😂3:00 – Ice storms, power outages & snowboarding at Caberfae 🧊🏂5:00 – Chris sells a house the day after Christmas — rentals needed! 🏡5:40 – Pat’s surprise seafood boil & Xbox Christmas 🎮🦞7:45 – First video game systems you played & owned 🎮11:00 – Duck Hunt gun trivia 🤯11:55 – Dom started with Intellivision… moment of silence 😅14:08 – Chris gifts his son a 20,000-game handheld 🎮14:57 – Chris’ first console ever: GoldenEye on N64. Legendary. 🕶️16:00 – Christmas gifts recap & Chris becomes a reluctant Ugg convert 👢18:00 – Pat gives Jordans & a bicycle to his mom — tears were shed ❤️🚲20:35 – Dom gifts Elevation Worship tickets & finally gets his dream multitool 🎶🔧23:40 – Podcast longevity stats — WUBR is heading toward top 5% 🎙️27:10 – 🎉 WUBR AWARDS BEGIN 🏆28:33 – Favorite Guest of the Year32:21 – Segment of the Year34:28 – Event of the Year39:50 – Uplifting Moment of the Year42:00 – Community MVP of the Year43:27 – Breakout Business of the Year46:36 – Big Rapids Rumor of the Year 👀49:44 – Most Likely to Only Be Talked About Online53:30 – Only in Big Rapids Moment of the Year58:10 – Accidental Moment of the Year 😂1:00:00 – New Year’s resolutions & hopes for 2026 🎯1:05:25 – Season Two confirmed — and it’s going to be bigger 🚀1:06:55 – Outro & goodbye 👋 What’s Up Big Rapids podcast, WUBR Awards, Big Rapids Michigan podcast, Big Rapids community show, Ferris State area podcast, Caberfae Peaks snowboarding, Big Rapids events 2025, podcast anniversary episode, WUBR Season One recap, Big Rapids rumors, Big Rapids community MVP, local Michigan podcast, Elevation Worship concert tickets, retro video games discussion, Big Rapids real estate talk #WhatsUpBigRapids#WUBR#BigRapidsMI#PodcastAnniversary#WUBRAwards#CommunityPodcast#MichiganPodcast#OnlyInBigRapids#SeasonTwo#ThankYou

    1h 7m

  2. 24/12/2025

    Championships, Christmas Plans & Birthday Candles

    🎄🏆🎂 Championships, Christmas Pland & Birthday Candles | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 50 (12-24-25) It’s Christmas Eve on What’s Up Big Rapids, and the vibes are exactly what you’d hope for. 🎄❤️ We kick things off by celebrating the 2025 D-II National Champion Ferris State Bulldogs 🏆, then shift into full holiday mode with gifts, gratitude, and a little birthday chaos — because yes, it’s Pat’s birthday, and being a Christmas baby is… complicated. 🎂🎄 Chris recaps powerful Christmas services at Rez Life, a very late night at the Musician’s Christmas Party that raised money for local veterans, and the guys reflect on holiday traditions, movies that still (or don’t) hold up, and what it means to close out the first full year of WUBR. Add in Lions frustration 🦁, fake Olive Garden rumors 🍝, New Year’s Eve plans 🎉, icy roads ❄️, and a preview of the first-ever WUBR Awards, and you’ve got a cozy, end-of-year episode made for Christmas week listening. 0:00 – Intro & congrats to the 2025 D-II National Champion Bulldogs 🏆1:25 – Merry Christmas! Chris gifts plaques for a year of WUBR 🎄3:00 – It’s Pat’s birthday! The struggle of being a Christmas baby 🎂😅5:58 – Christmas services at Rez Life were incredible ✝️7:50 – Musician’s Christmas Party recap (fundraiser for VFW & Amvets) 🎶🎖️10:06 – Lions continue to disappoint Pat 🦁💔12:32 – Boxing talk: Jake Paul loss 🥊16:08 – Photoshopped Olive Garden rumor fooled way too many people 🍝😂19:40 – New Year’s Eve party at The Peaks 🎉21:28 – Chris plans a snowboarding trip with family 🏂22:20 – Does Ernest Saves Christmas still hold up? 🎬🎅24:20 – Holiday movie watchlists 📺25:30 – Family traditions: Chinese food & the movies 🍜🎥26:57 – Roller rink & library events over Christmas break 🛼📚27:50 – Pat’s birthday wish: a White Christmas ❄️29:22 – Icy road conditions — be careful out there 🚗30:00 – New Year’s goals: Chris plans to work out daily 💪36:12 – Tease: First-ever WUBR Awards next week 🏆36:56 – Merry Christmas & thank-yous from the crew ❤️37:50 – Outro & goodbye 👋 What’s Up Big Rapids podcast, Big Rapids Michigan Christmas, Ferris State Bulldogs national champions, WUBR Christmas episode, Big Rapids holiday traditions, Rez Life Christmas services, Musician’s Christmas Party Big Rapids, Lions frustration podcast, Olive Garden rumor Big Rapids, New Year’s Eve Peaks Event Center, Big Rapids roller rink winter events, WUBR Awards, Big Rapids community podcast #WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #MerryChristmas #FSUBulldogs #NationalChampions #ChristmasEve #CommunityPodcast #MichiganPodcast #HolidaySeason #WUBRAwards

    38 min

  3. 17/12/2025

    Anniversaries, Angels & A Dawg Dynasty

    🎄🏔️❤️ Anniversaries, Angels & A Dawg Dynasty | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 49 (12-17-25) This week on What’s Up Big Rapids, it’s a true holiday mix of music, marriage, miracles, and community care. 🎄 Chris recaps the latest conditions at Caberfae Peaks, a big weekend show with High Strung Steel, and—oops—realizes on-air that he forgot his 21st wedding anniversary. 💍😬 We celebrate big news for Hand of Giants, debate the cultural importance of Ugg boots, and talk frozen real estate markets as winter settles in. ❄️ Our featured guests are Jeffrey Auguste and Harley Rogers from Our Brother’s Keeper, who share powerful insight into homelessness in our community, how local agencies work together, and how you can help—especially during the coldest months of the year. ❤️ Add in Ferris State heading to the national championship AGAIN, Christmas services, New Year’s Eve plans, Polar Plunge prep, and what to do with the kids during holiday break—and you’ve got a heartfelt, hope-filled holiday episode. 0:00 – Intro & Welcome 👋1:50 – Caberfae Peaks conditions + High Strung Steel at the Sawmill 🎿🎸3:00 – Chris forgets his anniversary… 21 years married! 💍😅4:21 – Hand of Giants lands a song in a movie?! 🎬🎶6:45 – Ugg boots: ugly or perfection? 👢🤔8:13 – Pat preps the house for Christmas 🏠🎄9:35 – Chris is way behind on outdoor decorations 😬11:30 – Is the real estate market frozen? 🏡❄️12:12 – Christmas services this weekend — join us at Rez Life ✝️13:35 – Musician’s Christmas Party lineup: HSS & Hand of Giants 🎶🎄16:00 – Guests: Jeffrey Auguste & Harley Rogers from Our Brother’s Keeper ❤️20:50 – What it takes to stay at OBK & winter dangers outdoors 🧤23:30 – How agencies collaborate to help those in need 🤝25:25 – OBK hosts Thanksgiving dinner at Angels of Action 🍽️27:07 – How the public can get involved 🙌29:05 – Trends in local homelessness 📊31:20 – Progress toward a larger OBK facility 🏗️33:16 – Uplifting Moment: FSU heads to the national championship AGAIN! 🏆🐾35:29 – Parking lot work near Family Farm & Home → future carwash 🚗36:04 – Pat celebrates a huge personal workout streak 💪39:13 – Christmas services at Rez Life (5 options!) 🎄40:47 – New Year’s Eve at The Peaks 🎉45:00 – New Year’s goals: Chris wants to get healthier 🏃‍♂️45:30 – BR Polar Plunge seeks sponsors (Special Olympics) 🧊46:35 – Holiday break fun for kids: rink, library, sledding 🛷50:00 – Jeffrey’s journey from Haiti → Indiana → Big Rapids 🇭🇹❄️53:15 – Harley shares why Big Rapids became home 🏡54:50 – Dom’s Fun Fact: Oranges in Christmas stockings 🍊56:30 – Coming up: First Christmas episode + first-ever WUBR Awards 🎁🏆57:19 – Outro & goodbyes 👋 What’s Up Big Rapids podcast, Big Rapids Michigan, Caberfae Peaks conditions, High Strung Steel Sawmill Saloon, Hand of Giants movie song, Our Brother’s Keeper Big Rapids, homelessness support Mecosta County, Ferris State national championship, FSU Bulldogs football, Big Rapids Christmas services, Rez Life Church Big Rapids, Musician’s Christmas Party, New Year’s Eve Peaks Event Center, Polar Plunge Big Rapids, Special Olympics Michigan, Big Rapids holiday events 2025 #WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #OurBrothersKeeper #FSUBulldogs #NationalChampionship #CaberfaePeaks #HighStrungSteel #HandOfGiants #ChristmasInMichigan #CommunityStrong #MichiganPodcast #HolidaySeason #PolarPlunge

    58 min

  4. 10/12/2025

    Snow Days, Sled Hills & Season’s Greetings

    🎿🎄🎸 Snow Days, Sled Hills & Season’s Greetings | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 48 (12-10-25) It’s our first Christmas season as a podcast, and Big Rapids is officially in full holiday mode. ❄️🎄 Chris kicks things off with opening weekend at Caberfae Peaks and some serious sledding at Crossroads, while Pat spent the weekend wrenching on cars and celebrating birthdays — and then had his mind absolutely blown by his first Trans-Siberian Orchestra show. 🤯🎸⚡ We talk snow days, Christmas movies, Stranger Things theories, and give shoutouts to the Ferris Bulldogs volleyball and football programs for another great season. PLUS — holiday events everywhere:✨ Home for the Holidays🎸 High Strung Steel this Saturday at the Sawmill🎶 The Musicians Christmas Party on December 23🥳 New Year’s Eve at The Peaks🍞 Farewell to Two Cheesy Guys (but 3 Girls Bakery to the rescue!) And in our Uplifting Moment of the Week, Pat gets unexpected help from a random “street angel.” ❤️ A warm, cozy, funny holiday episode — perfect for a snow day. 0:00 – Intro & welcome 👋2:05 – Opening weekend at Caberfae + Crossroads sledding 🎿🛷5:11 – Surprise snow day! ❄️6:17 – Pat’s weekend: mechanic mode & birthday parties 🔧🎉7:28 – Pat sees Trans-Siberian Orchestra for the first time 🤯⚡🎸9:53 – Our first Christmas as a podcast! 🎄🎙️11:20 – Shoutout to Ferris volleyball & football 🏐🏈13:02 – Stranger Things talk + favorite Christmas movies 📺🎅26:50 – Two Cheesy Guys closing. 3 Girls Bakery taking over menu 🧀🍞27:48 – Home for the Holidays is TOMORROW at 5pm 🎄✨29:20 – High Strung Steel at the Sawmill this Saturday (Brian’s Suitcase at 7, HSS at 8) 🎸🎶31:08 – Musicians Christmas Party Dec 23 at the Eagles 🎄🎸🎤33:20 – New Year’s Eve at The Peaks: Comedy, music & food 🥳🎉34:08 – Thanks to last week’s guest, Coach Jake Schumann 🥎35:30 – Thanks to everyone who supported Giving Day ❤️36:42 – Uplifting Moment: Pat meets a street angel 😇38:09 – Dom’s weekend in California 🌴✈️39:35 – Dom’s corrections 📚41:23 – Thank yous & outro 👋 What’s Up Big Rapids podcast, Big Rapids Michigan news, Caberfae Peaks opening weekend, Crossroads sledding hill, Trans-Siberian Orchestra review, Ferris State football, Ferris volleyball, Home for the Holidays Big Rapids, High Strung Steel Sawmill Saloon, Musicians Christmas Party Big Rapids, New Year’s Eve Peaks Event Center, 3 Girls Bakery Big Rapids, Two Cheesy Guys closing, Stranger Things season discussion, Big Rapids holiday events 2025, Big Rapids podcast Christmas episode #WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #CaberfaePeaks #HighStrungSteel #FerrisState #TransSiberianOrchestra #HomeForTheHolidays #MusiciansChristmasParty #MichiganPodcast #ChristmasInMichigan #CommunityPodcast

    43 min

  5. 10/12/2025

    Wicked Weather, Winning Wives & Winter Softball

    🎄🦁🥎 Wicked Weather, Winning Wives & Winter Softball | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 47 (12-3-25) It’s December in Big Rapids, which means snowstorms, tree lightings, Santa sightings, and a whole lot of community magic. ❄️🎄 This week, Chris & Pat kick things off with a recap of seeing Wicked: For Good, surviving (or avoiding) the Turkey Trot 5K, and cheering the Lions through Thanksgiving. Then Chris talks about performing alongside Santa Michael at Reed City’s tree lighting — with the mayor literally ringing sleigh bells. 🎅🔔 The guys honor two MVP wives:🏅 Shavon wins another pickleball gold🎉 Brandi celebrates her birthday like a champ PLUS! A fantastic guest this week: Ferris State Softball Head Coach Jake Schumann, who shares insights from a 25-year coaching career, recruitment at Ferris, the effects of NIL on softball, and details on their January benefit dinner filled with amazing auction prizes. 🥎🔥 Stick around for firefighters raising awareness, Christmas bazaars, concerts, Santa schedules, and even the lighting of the Eiffel Tower at Paris Park. (Yes… our Paris Park.) 🎄🗼 A warm, energetic, community-filled episode to kick off the holiday season. 0:00 – Intro & welcome 👋2:04 – Weekend recap: Wicked: For Good 🌪️🎭5:00 – Did Pat & Dom run the Turkey Trot storm run? 🏃‍♂️❄️6:45 – Lions Thanksgiving recap + halftime show 🦁🦃9:40 – Chris & Santa sing at Reed City tree lighting 🎅🎶10:00 – Shoutout to Shavon (pickleball gold!) & Brandi (happy birthday!) 🎉🏅11:33 – Sports talk → Introducing Coach Jake Schumann 🥎15:04 – Career highlights from 25 years of coaching ⚾✨17:15 – How Ferris softball recruits new players 🔍21:30 – How the team has evolved since Coach arrived 🔥22:45 – NIL challenges & changes in softball 💰🏟️23:30 – Softball benefit dinner on Jan 10th — big auction items! 🎟️34:18 – Uplifting moment: Firefighters & No-Shave November 🚒36:35 – Theater update 🎬39:30 – Live Nativity at Cran Hill ⭐🐪40:30 – Sip & Shop at The Peaks (Thu–Fri) 🛍️41:09 – St. Mary/St. Paul Christmas Bazaar 🎁42:04 – Voca Lyrica, HSS, & Musicians Christmas Party concerts 🎶48:09 – Eiffel Tower lighting at Paris Park (!!) 🗼🎄49:35 – Coffee with a Cop at Belle’s Coffeehouse ☕👮50:20 – Updated Santa visit schedule 🎅51:05 – Home for the Holidays next Thursday! 🎄53:40 – Dom’s corrections: Rivalry flashbacks 🏈54:50 – Outro and goodbye 👋 What’s Up Big Rapids, Big Rapids Michigan, Wicked musical review, Lions Thanksgiving game recap, Ferris State softball, Coach Jake Schumann interview, Big Rapids Santa schedule, Reed City tree lighting, Cran Hill Star of Wonder, Paris Park Eiffel Tower lighting, Home for the Holidays Big Rapids, Sip and Shop Peaks, St. Mary Christmas Bazaar, Ferris athletics, Big Rapids concerts December 2025, Big Rapids holiday events, Big Rapids podcast #WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #FerrisState #FSUSoftball #WickedMusical #TurkeyTrot #Pickleball #StarOfWonder #HomeForTheHolidays #MichiganPodcast #CommunityPodcast #ParisPark #ChristmasInMichigan #SantaSightings

    56 min

  6. 27/11/2025

    Parades, Patience, and Pumpkin Pie

    🎄🎅🏈 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. 🦃🎄 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 🛍️, 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:👉 How fast can Pat and Dom run the Turkey Trot? 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️💨 A warm, funny, community-filled episode to kick off the holiday season. 0:00 – Intro & Welcome 👋2:05 – Festival of Lights Parade recap 🎄🚚✨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 🌶️😂15:20 – Tree lighting events this weekend 🌲🎅16:50 – China One Buffet adds Hibachi on demand 🔥🍜18:55 – Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey Trot predictions 🏃‍♂️🦃22:37 – Black Friday vs Small Biz Saturday vs Cyber Monday vs Giving Tuesday 💸24:35 – Chris’s Black Friday survival story 🛍️😂31:00 – Wicked hits theaters — who’s in? ✨🎥32:45 – Star of Wonder Live Nativity at Cran-Hill ⭐🐪34:00 – Free Thanksgiving dinners across the county 🍽️35:46 – Mecosta Giving Day — Dec 2 at the Eagles ❤️37:49 – Thanks to last week’s guests, the Hahns 🙏38:19 – Big congratulations to Ferris football & volleyball! 🏈🏐39:35 – Sip & Shop December 4 at The Peaks 🍷🛍️42:00 – DBA releases Santa schedule 🎅42:49 – Pat reminds us to slow down & share gratitude ❤️48:23 – Dom’s corrections 📚53:09 – Outro & goodbyes 👋 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

    54 min

  7. 19/11/2025

    Thanksgiving, Tree Lightings & The Forgotten

    🦃🎄❤️ Thanksgiving, Tree Lightings & The Forgotten | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 45 (11-19-25) This week on What’s Up Big Rapids, we kick off the Thanksgiving season with gratitude, giving, and some incredible guests. 🧡 Pat reviews his trip to the movies 🍿, Chris had a huge weekend performing with High Strung Steel 🎸, and we welcome Randy & Amanda Hahn from the Jonah Foundation and Reaching the Forgotten Ministries for an eye-opening conversation about hope, second chances, and how to support jail ministries in our region. PLUS — Big Rapids officially becomes a Bird City! 🐦The FSU Bulldogs enter the playoffs undefeated 🏈Local organizations are hosting free community Thanksgiving meals 🦃AND it’s a weekend packed with parades, tree lightings, comedy nights, markets, and holiday events across Mecosta County. A warm, heartfelt episode full of service, gratitude, and hometown love. ❤️ 0:00 – Intro & Welcome 👋1:15 – Pat sees Now You See Me at the theater 🎥2:15 – Chris plays a great show with High Strung Steel + hangs with an old friend 🎸4:38 – Guests: Randy & Amanda Hahn from Jonah Foundation & Reaching the Forgotten 🙏16:30 – How to volunteer & support local jail ministries ❤️21:20 – Big Rapids earns Bird City status! 🐦🎉22:41 – FSU Bulldogs head into playoffs undefeated 🏈🔥23:20 – Thank you to everyone feeding others this Thanksgiving 🙏🧡24:30 – OBK hosting Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Angels of Action 🦃25:45 – Morley American Legion also offering free Thanksgiving meal 🇺🇸26:25 – Still time to sign up for Thanksgiving help — watch our page 🤝27:30 – Scooter’s Coffee offering discounts for donations ☕🛍️29:10 – Chris heading to Lions Thanksgiving game — excited for Jack White 🎶🏈32:20 – Reed City Christmas Tree Lighting on Black Friday 🎄🎅33:30 – Pat & Dom running the Turkey Trot for 4H 🏃‍♂️🦃35:30 – Big Rapids Theater announces Q1 2026 reopening 🎬37:50 – Spicy Comedy Night at The Peaks 🌶️😂38:26 – Final Farmers Market of the year this Friday 🧺39:20 – First annual tree lighting in downtown Stanwood 🎄39:55 – Festival of Lights Parade this Saturday ✨43:00 – Mecosta County Giving Day Dec 2 at the Eagles Club ❤️47:48 – Home for the Holidays coming Dec 11 🎁49:33 – Popping for Prisoners event Dec 19 — volunteers needed 🙌51:55 – Dom’s Corrections: Star of Wonder Nativity, Cars movie hoax, Turkey Trot origins 😆54:10 – Outro & goodbyes 👋 What’s Up Big Rapids podcast, Big Rapids Michigan events, Jonah Foundation, Reaching the Forgotten Ministries, jail ministry volunteer opportunities Michigan, Big Rapids Bird City, FSU Bulldogs playoffs, Big Rapids Thanksgiving meals, Angels of Action Thanksgiving, Reed City Christmas Tree Lighting, Stanwood MI Tree Lighting, Festival of Lights Parade Big Rapids, Mecosta County Giving Day 2025, Home for the Holidays Big Rapids, Big Rapids Theater reopening, Turkey Trot Big Rapids, High Strung Steel live, Big Rapids community podcast #WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #JonahFoundation #ReachingTheForgotten #Thanksgiving2025 #BirdCity #FSUBulldogs #FestivalOfLights #HomeForTheHolidays #MecostaCounty #BigRapidsEvents #MichiganPodcast #CommunityStrong #LocalNewsPodcast

    55 min

  8. 12/11/2025

    Veterans, Victories & Very Tiny Hands

    🎸🎖️🏈 Veterans, Victories & Very Tiny Hands | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 44 (11-12-25) This week on What’s Up Big Rapids, the crew is fresh off an incredible Light Up the Night weekend and a powerful Veterans Day celebration. 🇺🇸 Chris recounts clowning around (literally 🤡) with the Clown-Vets, Pat moves offices 🏢, and the show raises money for Angels of Action by auctioning off a seat in the guest chair! 🙌 Plus: 🎭 Seussical the Musical steals the show, 🏈 Big Rapids Football conquers Escanaba, 🍜 China One Buffet reopens, and 🎤 High Strung Steel gets ready to record a free live show at the Sawmill Saloon this Saturday night. It’s gratitude, good news, and just enough chaos to keep it real in Big Rapids. ❤️ 0:00 – Intro & Welcome 👋1:15 – Thanks to Santa Claus for last week’s inspiring visit 🎅1:57 – Weekend recap – Light Up the Night & Veterans Day concert 🎆🇺🇸5:57 – Auctioning off a guest-chair spot for Angels of Action 💖11:35 – Pat’s big office move 📦12:00 – Chris clowns with Clown-Vets at the Veterans Day Concert 🤡15:08 – Seussical the Musical was fantastic! 🎭👏16:14 – Detroit Lions drama 🦁🏈17:22 – Veterans Day Parade & Chris at entrepreneur panel 💼19:15 – Pat’s new Maple office & space for rent 🏢21:13 – Uplifting Moment: SGT Matthew Webber honored with US-131 stretch 🎖️24:43 – Big Rapids Football beats Escanaba & Reed City dominates districts 🏆25:45 – China One Buffet is back after just 3 weeks! 🍜29:40 – Vote now for People’s Choice Awards 🗳️32:40 – Comedy Night – Amateur Edition 🎤😆36:43 – 🎸 Free Show: High Strung Steel & Brian’s Suitcase Experience at the Sawmill 🎶39:05 – Next 5K: Thanksgiving Day for Mecosta 4-H 🏃‍♂️🦃41:00 – Holiday Market Nov 21 🛍️41:50 – Pat’s Pre-Black-Friday appliance wins 💪42:55 – Chris fixes the furnace (again) 🔥46:44 – Mecosta County Giving Day Dec 2 🎁47:45 – Parade plans – walk or ride? 🚗🎅48:40 – Festival of Lights Parade Nov 22 🎄49:43 – Home for the Holidays Dec 11 🎁51:30 – Spirit Christmas takes over the season ✨53:50 – Be part of High Strung Steel’s live recording this Saturday 🎸🎥55:00 – Dom’s Corrections & Highlights 🤓57:10 – Thank you & Outro ❤️ What’s Up Big Rapids podcast, Big Rapids Michigan events, Veterans Day Big Rapids, Clown-Vets, Angels of Action fundraiser, High Strung Steel live recording, Sawmill Saloon Big Rapids, Seussical the Musical Big Rapids, China One Buffet reopens, Big Rapids Football vs Escanaba, Reed City District Champs, People’s Choice Awards 2025, Festival of Lights Parade Big Rapids, Home for the Holidays 2025, Mecosta 4-H 5K, Mecosta County Giving Day #WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #VeteransDay #ClownVets #AngelsOfAction #HighStrungSteel #SeussicalTheMusical #FestivalOfLights #HomeForTheHolidays #Mecosta4H #CommunityPodcast #MichiganPodcast #BigRapidsEvents #FerrisState

    58 min
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Locals Chris Jane and Pat Brooks share the latest weekly happenings and events important to Big Rapids, Michigan, and the surrounding areas.

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  • Creator
    What's Up Big Rapids
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
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