I'm Alan Reed. Host of the Quick Country Morning Show. I'm glad to be a part of your mornings!
Alan Reed
Eat Chocolate Daily For A Healthy Life-Study
I love a good piece of chocolate. It doesn't matter what kind, either. Candy, cookies, cake, Hershey's syrup, you name it, it's all good.
A new study reveals that eating chocolate on a daily basis will give you a 'younger, more active brain' and 'a healthier and stronger heart'...
What Does It Take to ‘Pink the Rink?’
What does it take to "Pink the Rink" for breast cancer awareness? It's quite a process. Last Friday night was "Pink the Rink Night" at the Rec Center for the Rochester Ice Hawks game.
According to Kevin Guy, of Everything Hobby in Rochester, who helped sponsor the process, who said, "The zamboni actually shaves about a half inch of ice off the rink...
Page Folding Taken to a New Level
When I was a kid, my mom taught us how to make a fold in an old book that turned out to be something that looked like a tree. We spray painted it green and 'poof' we had a cheap-o ornament around the holidays.
A local artisan named Sue has taken page folding to a whole new level...
New Scam Involves Hy-Vee – Don’t Fall For It
Have you seen the social media scam that has been involving Hy-Vee Food stores? It claims that Hy-Vee is giving away $150.00 worth of groceries if you click on the link and PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION to the site.
Hy-Vee says the site is fake and is warning customers against giving any information to the website...
Rochester Fire Kills 2-Year-Old and 25-Year-Old
A woman and 2-year-old child were killed yesterday in a fire in northeast Rochester. It happened at a 4-plex apartment, across from the Bowlocity Entertainment Center.
Several occupants of an upper level unit were rescued by firefighters, using ladders...
Feel Good Video- Kid Makes Hole-in-One On First Shot As Tiger Watches
This gave me 'feel good goosebumps' to watch. Here's the story: The golf course was designed by Tiger Woods. It's the opening inaugural day of the course. Tiger Woods is there to help with festivities. A couple of kids were selected to be the very first to hit the first ball on this brand new course on opening day...
What Is The Circumference Of Rochester In Miles?
Ever wonder how many miles it is to go around the city of Rochester? A few days ago when the weather was nice, I took my motorcycle out of the garage and took a spin around the city of Rochester.
I started at the 'on ramp' of Highway 52 and 11th Ave SE and zeroed out the odometer on my motorcycle...
Pink the Rink-Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow night is 'Pink the Rink" night at the Rochester Rec Center, as the Rochester Ice Hawks take on Wisconsin at 7:05.
Woman Gets Back at Thief With… Cat Poo?
My daughter Lindsey was a victim of a 'porch pirate'. She had a printer stolen off of her front step a few years ago. That's why I found it funny as to what this Seattle, Washington woman recently did. She cleaned out the cat box and put it in the 'dummy box'...
Rubio, Sanders Win MN- Trump, Clinton Still Lead Delegates
Marco Rubio and Bernie Sanders were the winners last night in the Minnesota Caucuses. It was the first and only win for Rubio in the GOP nomination.
Bernie Sanders captured a crucial win on the Democrat side. Olmsted County precinct results show Sanders and Rubio were the winners, but they have a long way to go to capture their parties nod...