December 1, 2011
by Doug MacRostie
I was working on a deal when the Rep. from the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots stopped by Rapids Ford to ask us to be a drop off location for toys this year. As I was walking up I overheard the Rep. saying that it would be great if we signed on, because, “for whatever reason Ford Dealerships bring in the most toys.” Gary, the General Manager, smoothly replied, “Well, that’s probably because Ford is the bestselling brand in America.” Makes sense to me: If we’ve got more people walking in, that should lead to more toys dropped off.
And I intend for Rapids Ford to rock Toys for Tots. I encourage you to take the time to drop off an inexpensive toy (still in the original packaging) and bring a little joy to those less fortunate. I overheard the Rep. say these toys stay local for our community members in need. We’ll be collecting toys through Dec. 20th at Noon.
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November 3, 2011
by Doug MacRostie
Bemidji’s Babe City Rollers are taking on the Des Moines Derby Dames on Saturday, Nov. 19th in the John Glas Field House at BSU.
The Babe’s are one of the latest member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), the national governing body for women’s amateur flat track roller derby in the U.S.
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October 17, 2011
by Doug MacRostie
The enthusiastic explosion of Women’s Roller Derby is the best thing to happen in Northern Minnesota since Bob Dylan’s Hibbing disassociation fed a generation’s musical hunger for free expression. I love the fast action, energetic atmosphere of LOCAL teams playing their hearts out – something that’s lost even at the college level.
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Bemidji’s Babe City Rollers (aka Babes) were the first team to get started in this region and helped inspire the founding of the Grand Rapid’s area Iron Range Maidens (aka Maidens), and it has been a long time coming to see these two teams finally go at it!
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June 25, 2011
by Doug MacRostie
I got an invite from Steve Kaul and found out The Brass Kings are playing at the Blue Ox in Bemidji tonight!
A trio of world class musicians out of Minneapolis, The Brass Kings are an acoustic roots band with Mikkel Beckman on washboard, refrigerator parts, hand drums and pieces of wood – it’s really fun to watch him make the rhythms. Brad Ptacekt plays a furious washtub bass and Steve Kaul, originally from Bemidji, plays acoustic and Resonator guitars & sings.
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