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Chucks Tix on a Two-For Tuesday!

This afternoon on the Drive Home Show...

CHANCE TO SEE THE CHUCKS ON THURSDAY

Sun Country Night is coming up on Thursday, and we want to send you and a friend to the Chucks that night!  Also, we're kicking off Guy Weadick Days in style on Friday!  From 11-2 join us in downtown High River for the Sun Country Street Party!  Special guests Lori Kole, Sarah Curle, Lindsay Butler and Dennis Halstead!  Group Zumba with Team Zumbalicious and a chance for you to help raise some money for SNAPS by grabbing a hot dog lunch!  I'll be taking the Drive Home Show down to the Ag Grounds on Thursday to broadcast live for the afternoon!  Listen for your chance to win your way into the Thursday Night chucks for Sun Country Night this afternoon at around 4:15! 403-652-4997

 

CORBAN KNIGHT IS A CALGARY FLAME

Local boy and former Okotoks Oiler, Corban Knight is now a member of the Calgary Flames after his rights were traded by the Florida Panthers today for a 4th round draft pick!  Congrats to Corban for coming home, and here's hoping he signs with the team!

 

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...AND IT'S TWO-FOR TUESDAY!

That means double-shots of your favourite artists throughout the afternoon!  Call or tweet me with requests!  403-652-4997 or @suncountry997

Kicking Off the Countdown to Guy Weadick Days!

Today on the Drive Home Show...

 

WIN YOUR WAY INTO SUN COUNTRY NIGHT AT GUY WEADICK DAYS!

Sun Country Night is coming up on Thursday, and we want to send you and a friend to the Chucks that night!  Also, we're kicking off Guy Weadick Days in style on Friday!  From 11-2 join us in downtown High River for the Sun Country Street Party!  Special guests Lori Kole, Sarah Curle, Lindsay Butler and Dennis Halstead!  Group Zumba with Team Zumbalicious and a chance for you to help raise some money for SNAPS by grabbing a hot dog lunch!  I'll be taking the Drive Home Show down to the Ag Grounds on Thursday to broadcast live for the afternoon!  Listen for your chance to win your way into the Thursday Night chucks for Sun Country Night this afternoon at around 4:15! 403-652-4997

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Dawgs Action

The cruiser was down at the Okotoks Dawgs game on Friday night for Sun Country Night! Jenna was there handing out Icebreaker Frost mints and 99.7 Sun Country temporary tattoos and despite a bit of rain, the night was a success. Tanya Ryan sang the anthem and great fun was had by all!

GO DAWGS GO! 

 

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Mark Dawes live on location

Photo: Jenna Leniczek

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Mark Dawes "Does this make my head look big..?"

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Just about game time during Sun Country night at the Okotoks Dawgs game!

Photo: Jenna Leniczek

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Sun Country's Jody Seeley and her son, Caden, throwing the first pitch.

Photo: Jenna Leniczek

 

Saturday June 15th

Today was a very exciting day!

The sunshine patrol participated in the Okotoks parade and then went down to the Agriculture grounds for the Grand Opening of the High River Ag Society Tractor Museum.


We posted some pictures through out the day on our facebook page but stay tuned for a full picture gallery coming Monday!

 

 

Another Fabulous Weekend Ahead

2nd Annual Vintage Tractor Pull will get underway tomorrow morning at 11am out at the High River rodeo grounds.  This year the NEW Tractor Musuem will also open it's doors.  Organizer Al Millard joined us on the show to share in the details of the weekend.

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The ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the museum is at 1:00pm on Saturday. 

We are under one week to Guy Weadick Days in High River and getting very excited about it!  Fun event announcement coming up later this morning!  But it's another busy rodeo weekend all over.  Announcer Mike Labelle fills us in with the details.

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You know what else could make your weekend??? Maybe you want to learn to Dougie?  I hear Mike Labelle is really good at this...and I was talking with Sean about it today as he and his "boys round here" would like to spice up their weekend.  Maybe this will help....

 

Watch for the Sunshine Patrol this weekend out and about and keep up with their fun here http://www.highriveronline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=77&Itemid=237

In The Dawghouse Thursday!

Today on the Drive Home Show...

 

IN THE DAWGHOUSE

It's Thursday so that means it's time for In The Dawghouse!  This week I chat with pitcher Dom Porretta!  If you missed it at 4:15, you can listen below!

Dom is up for the TD Ameritrade Fans Choice Award!  To read the full story, click on the first link!

To vote click on the second link!

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/05/20/westerville-otterbein-baseball-player-feature.html

https://www.facebook.com/collegehomerunderby?sk=app_379747188807058&app_data

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Mark Dawes & Dom Porretta

 

WIN YOUR WAY INTO SUN COUNTRY DAWGS NIGHT

With Father's Day coming up, we want to help you create some memories with Dad and kick off the weekend right!  Coming up at around 5:15, I'll have your shot to win your way in!  Get your dialing fingers ready!  Don't forget I'll be doing the Drive Home Show live from Seaman Stadium tomorrow afternoon, so today is the last afternoon you can win your way in!  Don't worry though, we're not totally done yet!  Jody will have a couple of chances for you to win tomorrow morning!  403-652-4997

 

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Here's this week's ediion of the Nashville News!  Pistol Annie, Hey Romeo and Craig Morgan to the rescue!


 

3 BIG NAMES ARE COMING!

Sun Country is happy to sponsor this upcoming event and we were thrilled to be part of the big announcement today with the Okotoks Ag Society! 

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Drive Home Show for Wednesday!

This afternoon on the Drive Home Show...

 

WIN YOUR WAY INTO SUN COUNTRY DAWGS NIGHT

With Father's Day coming up, we want to help you ceae some memories with Dad and kick off the weekend right!  Coming up at around 4:15, I'll have our shot to win your way in!  Get your dialing fingers ready!  Don't forget we've got in the Dawghouse coming up on Thursday afternoon, and I'll be doing the Drive Home Show live from Seaman Stadium on Friday afternoon!  Listen all week during the morning show and the drive home show for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Sun Country Dawgs Night!  403-652-4997

 

FOOTHILLS SNAPS FATHER'S DAY WALK ROLL OR RUN

Charlie Brown had a chance to chat with Orvella Small about the SNAPS Father's Day Walk Roll or Run coming up on Sunday!  If you missed it at 5:15, you can listen to that interview below!  For more information on Foothills SNAPS and the Walk, Roll or Run visit the link below!

www.foothillssnaps.org


 

A Dawg Day Two-For Tuesday!

Today on the Drive Home Show...

 

DOUBLE SHOT OF DAWGS TICKETS!

This afternoon it's fitting for a two-for Tuesday that we have TWO pairs of Dawgs tickets to give away!  In the 5 o'clock hour, we want you to create some more memories this Father's Day weekend with a trip to the ballpark on Sun Country Dawgs Night!  Don't forget we've got in the Dawghouse coming up on Thursday afternoon, and I'll be doing the Drive Home Show live from Seaman Stadium on Friday afternoon!  Listen all week during the morning show and the drive home show for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Sun Country Dawgs Night!  PLUS, in the 4 o'clock hour this afternoon, I'll ALSO be giving away a pair of tickets to tonight's game against the Edmonton Prospects!    403-652-4997

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TWO-FOR TUESDAY

As always on Tuesday afternoons, it's Two-For Tuesday!  Listen for Double Shots of some of your favourite country artists from 3-6!  If you have a pair of songs you want to hear, let me know!  403-652-4997 or @suncountry997

 

MAJOR CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT

IT'S.......   Just kidding!  You'll have to wait for Thursday morning to find out who, when and where!  But trust me, it's big!  Be listening to the Morning Show with Jody Seeley just after 8 on Thursday to find out!

 

Drive Home Monday!

This afternoon on the Drive Home Show...

 

KICK OFF FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND WITH A TRIP TO THE BALLPARK!

It's basically a right of passage for kids.  Learning how to catch, throw and swing a bat with dad.  Evenings spent with him at the ballpark.  These are just a couple of the lasting memories baseball can create between a father and his kids.  We want you to create some more memories this Father's Day weekend with a trip to the ballpark!  And we've got the perfect ballpark!  Seaman Stadium for Sun Country Dawgs night on Friday!  Don't forget we've got in the Dawghouse coming up on Thursday afternoon, and I'll be doing the Drive Home Show live from Seaman Stadium on Friday afternoon!  Listen all week during the morning show and the drive home show for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Sun Country Dawgs Night!  I've got the cue-to-call coming up this afternoon at 4:15!  403-652-4997

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