June 11, 2011
Skandia – July 16, 2011 – WFXD sponsors Skandia Days July 16. Decades upon decades families have gone out each July to watch or walk the parade, play in the bouncy house, play baseball, and participate in Field Games. This year, Border Town will be the featured entertainment from 4 till 8pm.
Longtime participant, a teacher, a 4-H leader, and a local dairy farmer Mary DeVooght said, “Your family will truly enjoy some hometown fun. The Skandia Field Games are awesome and there’s dozens of winners on these old fashioned games”. Mary DeVooght also said “Hoof Tracks 4-H club will be scooping Jilbert’s Ice Cream all day too. Parade starts the event at 1pm and Bordertown finishes it at 8p.”
WFXD 103.3fm owners Todd and Rita Noordyk said, “We support this because its just good clean all American Fun. We have that style of station. It’s the kind of family fun that we like to sponsor. Come join our family in Skandia”
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June 9, 2011
David Lettermen said Rush is on tour again with a new release of a the cd album “Moving Pictures”. Rush’s drummer was featured on Letterman. I was so impressed with his drum set, I took 3 pictures of the tv screen. I have never seen drums like this before. In the pics below, drummer Neal Peart is playing the most aweesum of all drum sets. I have never seen such an extensive set. Wow!!
June 8, 2011
Negaunee - June 8 2011 – Negaunee Township sunrises are spectacular. It’s 6:30am and 73 outside with a heavy atmosphere. The skies seem just dull and thick with a blanket of grey, and this gorgeous image emerges.
As the sun climbed higher an orange trail shot out almost inviting me to walk that bridge to that bright orange ball.
Yesterday at 5:30am, I awoke and enjoyed balmy warm temps. Skies were heavy. Humidity was up. Then I saw the sun emerge and fill the sky with an awesome Orange hue.
I love the U.P.!
June 3, 2011
Upper Peninsula Michigan - July-August 2011 – Five Texaco Country Showdown events are coming to the U.P. If you sing in the shower, like Karaoke, belong to a band], or sing in your church’s choir — whatever – come sing and play locally in this national competition! Someone in the Upper Peninsula will win $1,000.00. If you sing well, maybe it could be you. Winners qualify for a chance to sign a national recording contract and compete for a $100,000 Grand Price! Whew!
Just some ways to prepare for competition: master two our three songs on your guitar after school, sing Karaoke, sing in the shower, play the Farmers market in Munising, perform before a live audience of musicians at Ishpeming’s Wednesday Night Music Club. Plus, you can’t go wrong playing and singing at your church. You may even joining the cast of a musical, like at Westwood or the Vista Theater. Almost any live performance can prepare you go on stage and win.
Remember, nobody else in the U.P. will pay you $1,000.00, and give you the chance to win $100,000.00 and a national recording contract. 
So enter into the U.P.’s FIVE (5) Texaco Country Showdown. Yes, you can enter all 5 Showdown’s until you win. You can do a solo, play a duo, or perform as a band. You can do cover songs or an original or two.
If you sing or play, The Texaco County Showdown is the event to jump into. It is the original talent search. The Country Showdown started some 20 years ago, way before “Fox TV’s Idol” or “NBC’s The Voice” and has produced dozens of real recording artists. These Showdown winners are still touring and charting on Billboard this month.
Regional competitions begin at 1pm July 1st downtown Ishpeming at the Festival of Treasurers. After Ishpeming, the next round will be at 1pm on the 4th of July at International Food Fest, located downtown Marquette in lower harbor park. The third event will be at 1pm on Lyons Field August 6th in Marquette Township. Two more events are expected as well.
So please call to register. We have forms to save your spot at our radio station studios at 3050 US 41West Marquette. Get a spot today before they are all gone. It is just $20 to sing up to 3 songs. Originals are welcomed. You will be fairly judged, and five winners will emerge and compete for $1,000. Then one will go on to a six state regional. Win that, and go to nationals.
Call 906-228-6800 to be registered. Or email me at toddnoordyk@uplogon.com and we’ll get you in. $1,000.00 or more might be yours!
May 20, 2011
I smile watching Chickens. It is hilarious as they move around the pen as they sneak outside and chase the closest bug.
I love those fresh brown eggs they lay and reluctantly surrender everyday to my probing hand under them.1 Fried, the robust yellow yokes taste twice as good as grocery store’s white eggs.
One of the oddities of a flock of chickens is the dust they create in the coop. Watching these birds peck, scratch, and shuffle — raising a cloud of dust — always brings a smile to my face.
This spring, while collecting eggs during a snow melt, a light bulb exploded inside the coop . The bulb blew apart leaving it hanging from the filaments. I removed it and and screwed in a new bulb. The next day while collecting more brown eggs, the new replacement bulb blew.
Trying to figure out what as going on with all the blown up bulbs, I removed the light fixture from the ceiling. On the backside, I found a quarter inch of chicken dust, I labeled “Coop Crapp”.
I asked is the Coop Crapp really conductive enough to fry a circuit?
Did electricity really travel across the dusty Coop Crapp and blow two bulbs?
I know brown eggs electrify my taste buds, but really? Hmm…apparently a quarter inch of chicken dust, alias Coop Crapp, conducts enough electricity to blow a bulb. Who knew?
May 19, 2011
Marquette – May 18, 2011 – After enjoying coffee and cream, my focus this afternoon is on eating big, fresh, red, ripe strawberries. Berries are scarce in Marquette, but Big Boy restaurant has them.
Since Michigan’s weather remains in the 50′s, I am assuming the big, awesome berries I am enjoyings at the Marquette Big Boy had to come from the deep south.
As I said my imagination runs wild. Did they come from Atlanta Georgia, or the Florida pan handle? Are they Mexican berries or did they come from the rattle snake infested patches in Phoenix?
I suppose it really doesn’t matter. All I knows Berries that big have captured my thoughts. Gotta be Big Boy.
May 18, 2011
Marquette – May 17, 2011 – Lake Superior is glistening as Lower Harbor lights up downtown Marquette at 5:45am. Today looks like “Sunshine on my shoulders” in the Upper Peninsula.
When I awake on a day like today, and travel to work, I just decide to have a great day. It is true that we pick our moods. However, many times as things happen I tend to forget about that choice.
Someone told me Sunday this is the day that is made…So rejoice and be glad in it. I like that and this Lake Superior sun rise gives me that hope.
May 14, 2011
Waupaka - May 14, 2011 - Hundreds of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan kids come together to celebrate the gifts God had given them. About 30 kids from Good News Assembly of God Ishpeming participated. Many received high honors and will be invited to attend the nationals in Phoenix Arizona in early August.
About a thousand kids from various Assembly of God churches gather each spring at Waupaka High School for a celebration of the fine arts.
Kids are encouraged to play the piano, guitar, brass or woodwind instruments. Also featured are worship bands, team drama groups, art projects, and public speaking by delivering a sermon on a topic these youth are passionate about. They truly rise to the occasion and deliver inspiring performances. Many have hearts of gold, and view their performances as a token of thanks to God for the gift he has given them.
These kids are cream of the crop in talent and solid Christian core values. Many will go off to college and further develop their gifts becoming preachers, teachers, pastors, and worship leaders. College Scholarships are award to all with honors.
All those music lessons, and all that harping on them to practice has paid off because the child falls in love with the gift.
I am Inspired! Check out the post at www.wfxd.com
May 13, 2011
Ishpeming - May 12, 2011 – Ishpeming streets are blocked again today. Ishpeming city officials are preparing the downtown area for another event.
Thursday morning the details were presented of this years Festival of Treasures meeting at City Hall. The promotional ARM of the DDA, and the Ishpeming Business Association have a “big bang” planned, a super yooper party, July 1st from 9am to 5pm.
There’s a long list of events planned. This year seems extra busy sure to make this a fantastic July 1st downtown Ishpeming. Festival of Treasurers will offer Croatian Chicken, fish pond, kids games, numerous singers and song writers performing, and the Texaco Country Showdown with WFXD AND WKQS AND WRUP the voice of the Ishpemng Hematites all broadcasting from the downtown event.
Get ready for Friday July 1st 2011
May 12, 2011
Negaunee - May 10, 2011 -Uppco reported 80% of the Upper Peninsula is dark this morning. It seems Erie to have Holiday, Citco, and the credit union dark two hours after sunrise.
