It's time for more of the Pine River Report.
Back for another breathtaking episode is Marty Richards.
Marty,
how are you?
Yeah, Phil, I'm sorry.
I have to apologize.
I was a little bit late getting here.
I, you know, I had to take the long way.
I was coming from downtown Richland Center and had to go to Sextonville, but I'm back.
Back, back, yep.
And honestly, I'm not complaining.
I'll be thrilled.
We'll have a nice road.
Highway 14 would be awesome.
It'll be fantastic.
I just had to make that joke because it feels like
after the election and then after the four time before team is done, we're ready for a party
or something.
Life is going to be awesome there as soon as we get passed an election and road concern.
And as the late Bob Neville one said, you can't get here.
You can't get there from here.
That's right.
Anyway,
well
anyway, what's going on in the river?
Yeah, so the river, you know, so number one folks get outside this weekend
We weekends like this are getting few and far in between.
And we're looking, you know, high temperatures either in the high sixties or seventies, low seventies.
The sun is out.
I was up at Peer County Park here this afternoon for some tourism work related things.
And they're literally, they were like 10 cars there and people were picnicking.
People are hiking.
Really, really cool.
So I would say get out, enjoy the outdoors.
If you want to go kayaking, again, I'll say this is for those who have kayaked previously and have some experience.
That section from Rock Bridge down to County SR or Steamboat Rock on Highway 80 where that landing is, you can do that.
I'm sorry, the Highway 80 landing, not SR.
You can do that.
It's enjoyable.
It's, you know, you could have a place where you might have to portage a little bit, but it's enjoyable.
You can do that.
Anything south of that, the mill pond.
the stretch from Bowens Mill to Melpond Park I would probably avoid that because I guarantee you would not be happy with me if I led you to believe you could do that enjoyably because you can't it's that really is a sense of adventure there so the northern sectional rock bridge down to the state highway 80 landing at Steamboat Rock
That's a really enjoyable stretch at this point for the most part.
Well, it's a good time of year to still be able to do it, to see the colors, and it leads right into Pumpkin Fest, which they're hitting a home run for weather too,
right?
They are.
This is going to be probably their best weather, because I know they've fought with rain and little cold temps in the past, but they'll be real happy with the weather this weekend, I think.
So the Pumpkin Fest, you know, Pumpkin's in the jungle.
The Pumpkins are on display.
out on the courthouse lawn now.
But Saturday is the really big show.
So 9 o'clock in the morning, for those of you who really feel motivated at 9 o'clock in the morning to get up and go for a run, the Simons Recreation Complex, they have their fun run, their donut dash.
I got excited for a minute.
I thought maybe there was a sprint to donuts.
I would have been in on that.
Me too.
Bet a 5k for donuts.
That's not enough to get me motivated.
Not even five minutes.
For many folks.
That'll be a really enjoyable event.
The Donut Dash at Simon's Rec Complex.
Nine o'clock.
I'm sure they're still taking registrations.
That's not a problem.
And then in the afternoon from 12 o'clock to four o'clock at the Richland County
courthouse right on the lawn.
They've got a lot of activities going on.
You'll be able to see all the creations and vote on them and see who wins the prizes for the best decorations.
They'll have photo ops and they have a special show coming with live animals from one o'clock to two o'clock with Zoo Zort.
I don't know enough about this, Phil.
My interest is peaked.
I'm going to have to check that one out.
I think they're live animals, if I'm
not mistaken.
They're actual.
Yeah, it's not you and I dressed in a donkey costume.
No, no.
No, it's actual animals.
So with that show, the actual show is one to two o'clock.
So that'll be of interest.
There's also bake sale going on there and games.
So there's quite a bit of activity at the courthouse from 12 o'clock noon to four on Saturday.
And then also don't forget quail run is having night.
golf.
They're having Pump Confess night golf, so that means you wear a costume and decorate your cart.
There will be prizes for best costume and for the best decorated cart.
Their registration is going to start at four o'clock.
They're going to have the costume contest, decorating contest, but they tee off at five thirty.
And I don't know if you've been paying attention to sunset lately, but it's getting there.
It's ramped up.
So that will be night golf at Quail Run then on Saturday night as well.
So a lot of activities going on with Pumpkin Fest.
and then also so I didn't say anything about any live music there but there is quite a bit of live music in the area so on Friday night at the 80 German warehouse the lovelies will be performing an acoustic group couple and I've heard them before they're very good very talented so if you go to the 80 German warehouse lounge they're performing from 530 to 830
Friday evening.
And so that's your live music option on Friday night.
Now, if you wanted also a musical opportunity is to go to English Prairie Distillery in Muscaday on Friday night, they have their single
bingo, specifically Halloween hits, which I'll bet you you and I'd be pretty good at this.
Halloween hits.
Just
answer
Monster Mash every time and you'll get it right.
Or you'll get it once anyway.
At least once you'll get it.
but that's 6 30 to 8 o'clock at English Prairie Distillery where they have single bingo and basically you just listen to popular in this case Halloween hits like I said we'd be pretty good at it and a few number of those and you identify that to make sure you put your bingo card fill the spot on the bingo card free to play a lot of fun with that but then on Saturday at English Prairie Distillery they have a couple things happening but Michael Johnson
our own favorite and almost famous Michael Johnson who loves, he absolutely loves.
to play Yacht Rock hits.
So make sure you request a lot of Doobie Brothers.
I know loves Doobie Brothers.
Michael McDonald.
Michael McDonald would be awesome.
He's going to shoot me next time he sees me.
But please do that.
Just go up and jokingly and do not expect him to ever play any Yacht Rock because it's tough.
Those are tough songs to reproduce.
Just Free Bird maybe.
Maybe Free Bird.
Free Bird.
There we go.
Michael Johnson will be performing at English Prairie Distillering on Saturday at 5 30 to 8 30.
and Michael's outstanding.
You'll enjoy Michael and his performance.
So a lot of live music happening in the area along with everything with Pumpkin Fest on Saturday.
There's a lot going on and not to mention just getting outside and enjoying the weather.
You bet
man.
It's a busy October
that's for sure but always good.
All roads lead to Lime Ridge right?
They do in October because so
you know I I mentioned the fish fry the Friday night fish fry I'll put it up against most everybody's it's very good they do an excellent job you actually get a full loin of fish or a filet not
what was pieced together to be a filet.
So it's really a great fish fry.
And then like I've said before, Lisa usually has some other special item that's maybe for those who don't like breading, there's also other options as well on the fish fry.
But then also this Saturday is their wood-fired pizza.
the wood-fired oven pizza night at the branding iron and that runs it'll be Saturday the 24th and they four to eight o'clock they serve so four o'clock in the afternoon to eight o'clock in the evening and they you know usually have some some really
you know kind of unique pizzas and not always red sauce sometimes it's a margarita sauce but I Lisa got back with me I we always talk about what the menu is gonna be and she said she hasn't finalized the menu so I thought maybe we could give her
Some ideas, of course, one of them has to be the traditional kind of the pizza you and I like.
Red sauce.
Red sauce.
I
like green olives and mushrooms,
maybe.
I'm in on that.
I would challenge the creativity side, though.
I have never seen oysters on a pizza.
Oh, there might be a reason.
I don't know.
Sardines?
Well, anchovies.
They play anchovies on pizza.
Maybe, I guess.
I wouldn't, in this day and age, we shouldn't restrict
freedom and I would challenge Lisa to find a good, I mean not just throw it on there, but what would you pair on a pizza with oysters?
I don't know.
I don't, I don't wouldn't try it, I wouldn't eat it, but I just challenge her.
They're an aphrodisiac, I've been told that.
Is that right?
That's what I heard.
I'll take your word for it,
Phil.
Alright, have a good one.
Hey, you take care.