🎃🏃♂️🏈 Bruises, Boo Zoos & Big Rapids Boos | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 41 (10-22-25)
This week on What’s Up Big Rapids, Chris gives a “colorful” update on his recovery (spoiler: still bruised 🟣🟢) and shares how the family celebrated Sweetest Day at the Boo Zoo 🦁🎃. Pat’s been sanding, staining, and watching sports — all while plotting our big subscriber sneaker giveaway 👟 (details below 👇).
We’re also joined by returning guest Josh Pyles from the City of Big Rapids & Downtown Business Association, who previews all the spooky fun around town — including the Skeleton Skurry 5K, Fall Fest Trunk-or-Treat, and that infamous Pumpkin Roll 🎃💥 (Chris and Pat are both rolling for glory!).
Add in new updates on city construction 🚧, sports 🏈, Seussical 🎭, and Light Up the Night ✨ — and you’ve got another jam-packed week in Big Rapids!
0:00 – Intro & Welcome 👋
1:45 – How’s Chris feeling? (Now available in shades of purple & green 💜💚)
3:12 – 4-day weekend adventures & Boo Zoo at John Ball Park 🦓🎃
5:30 – Ferris Volleyball & Sweetest Day date nights 💕
6:49 – Pat reviews One Battle After Another 🎬
8:50 – Pat stains his cabinets… and everything else 🖤
9:30 – Huge weekend ahead: Fall Fest, Skeleton Skurry & FSU vs GVSU 🏃♀️🏈
10:20 – Trick-or-treat talk 🍬
12:45 – 🍂 Leaf pickup begins! Check city map or your water bill.
14:23 – 👟 Giveaway time! Free Nike sneakers from Murph’s when we hit 1K YouTube subs & 10K Facebook followers!
16:45 – Uplifting Moment: Larry Schuberg Memorial Pig Roast supports trade students 🛠️
18:26 – Michigan sports update ⚾🏈
19:30 – New parking lot next to theater = future pocket park 🌳
20:40 – Dawgs After Dark celebrates FSU hoops 🏀
21:20 – City construction updates (China One, Habitat, Chipotle) 🚧
22:30 – Skeleton Skurry 5K this Saturday 👻
23:34 – Light Up the Night tickets available now ✨
25:27 – Seussical the Musical Nov 6-9 🎭
27:16 – Guest: Josh Pyles returns! 🏙️
29:10 – Skeleton Skurry route details — don’t hit the runners 😅
30:20 – Fall Fest Trunk-or-Treat: 50+ cars & 60,000 pieces of candy 🍭
35:04 – Dom interrupts with Gen Z slang 😆
37:03 – FSU vs GVSU = a wild weekend for Big Rapids 🏈
38:10 – Farmers Market → Festival of Lights Parade ✨🎄
42:20 – Join our team! We’re looking for a production helper 🎥
44:00 – Hemlock Park’s 249” cottonwood tree 🌳
46:19 – What’s next for Big Rapids? Home for the Holidays 🎅
52:04 – Dom’s Add-Ons: Military Ball at the Elks 🎖️
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