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The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
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The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
Morning Brew Mayhem: Donuts, All-Stars, and Vegas Adventures
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Ever wonder what makes small-town radio so magical? It's those genuine connections that happen when a host like Chris Bennett welcomes familiar voices into the Morning Brew and creates moments that reflect the heart of a community.
Today's show delivered a perfect blend of casual conversation and local celebrations. We caught up with Brian from Pinedale who took us through some rapid-fire questions, reminiscing about the 1950s and laughing about the return of bell bottoms. Meanwhile, we talked Jineane who is in Las Vegas where she was about to experience Kenny Chesney at the spectacular Sphere venue. Did you know this engineering marvel stands 366 feet tall with an astounding 160,000 square feet of LED screens? Jineane's excitement was contagious as she prepared for what promised to be an unforgettable concert experience.
The local community calendar highlighted the Cruz'n The Rim Car Show happening in Show Low this weekend. Starting with Friday night's Burger Burn and continuing Saturday at Frontier Park, this free admission event supports the Salvation Army of The White Mountains while showcasing classic automobiles. Our friend Dave Ramsey from Show Low Zone joined for a special "Boo or Cool" segment, rating everything from the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile (cool) to Tesla's Cybertruck (decidedly not cool). With National Donut Day coinciding with our broadcast, we had plenty of sweet discussions about favorite pastry preferences.
The highlight of our morning came when Mountain Pines Little League coaches visited the studio to announce their 2025 All-Star selections. Hearing these dedicated volunteer coaches speak about watching young players develop their skills reminded us why community sports programs matter so much. Each team announcement represented not just talented young athletes, but the culmination of a season's worth of growth, teamwork, and community support.
Join us next week for more local conversations, community updates, and the unique brand of connection that makes the Morning Brew your favorite way to start the day. Have a comment about today's show or an idea for a future segment? We'd love to hear from you!
Morning Brew with Chris and Brian
Speaker 1From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew. Good morning, it's the Morning Brew with Chris. Who's this?
Speaker 2Good morning.
Speaker 1Champion Chris Heck yeah, it's Brian from Pinedale. He's great. What do you got going on this weekend?
Speaker 2Not much. I'm trying to think of what I got going on this weekend. I got some chores around the house to do. I know that.
Speaker 1Oh well, that doesn't sound like any fun. It's always fun. Well, today is National Churro Day and National Donut Day, so maybe head to Alberto's, get yourself a churro.
Speaker 2Oh, there you go, I love churros, or get yourself a donut.
Speaker 1What's your favorite type of donut?
Speaker 2The ones that got the long johns with the cream in them.
Speaker 1Oh, those are good. My favorite I'm a Homer Simpson type dude. I love pink donut with sprinkles. Ah yeah, and I mean I like all donuts, Don't get me wrong, but that's cool. Those are my go-to. Are we going to play a game this morning? No I called in for a song request.
Speaker 2Oh, what do you want to hear? I'm in trouble a lot, haven't heard it for a while.
Speaker 1Oh dude. Yes, this is Taylor, native, living in Nashville, now Shannon Willis. Yeah With, I Get in Trouble a Lot, but before we play that, let's see if we could get ourselves into a little bit of trouble. Brian, with some rapid-fire questions with Brian from Pinedale. You ready All right, I'm always ready Go. If you could time travel, what decade would you go back? To 50s, yeah, is that the year Were you born in the 50s? Yep, and what's so great about the 50s?
Speaker 1Well, the 60s were right after it. Oh nice, and you had a lot of fun in the 60s. Yeah, I was growing up. Oh really, Were you a teenager?
Speaker 2in your 20s, in the 60s, I was an adolescent, oh, okay.
Speaker 1All right. Next question what's your secret to still looking good at your age?
Speaker 2Boo, probably my hair.
Speaker 1And last question what's the weirdest trend you've seen come back that you already wore the first time? Oh, the bell bottoms, the bell bottoms, and those are coming back.
Speaker 2Yeah, look at the famous yeah the singer, the female singer, oh, lainey Wilson. Yeah, oh yeah, that's all coming back again.
Speaker 1That's right. Well, that was Rapid Fire Questions with Brian Janine. Are you over there?
Speaker 4Oh yeah, oh yeah, heck. Well, you are Kind, of you are, and you aren't?
Speaker 1We pre-recorded this and you are on vacation.
Speaker 4I'm in Las Vegas right now, as we speak. You are on vacation.
Speaker 1I'm in Las Vegas right now as we speak. Heck, yes, nice, yeah, I understand you're going to see some shows. Maybe see some Kenny Chesney.
Speaker 4Oh, it's Clint's favorite. We're going to go see Kenny Chesney in the Sphere tonight. I'm super excited yeah.
Speaker 1Oh my gosh, and have you ever been to the Sphere? I haven't.
Speaker 4Just outside when it was new, you know, took some pictures outside there. But then, yeah, tonight we're going inside and we'll see Kenny Chesney, so it's going to be fun, yeah, and it's just Clint and I, we're just having a fun couple by ourselves weekend, you know, in Vegas.
Speaker 1That's awesome Fun times. What's his favorite Kenny Chesney song?
Speaker 4Oh, he loves them all.
Speaker 1He says that song that Kenny Chesley sings, it's called Wild Child. He says that's about me. Well, for Fun Fact Friday, how about I give you some fun facts?
Speaker 5about Kenny.
Speaker 1Chesley and the Las Vegas Sphere. You ready? Yes, I'm ready. Did you know? The Sphere stands 366 feet tall and 516 feet wide, making it the largest spherical structure in the world.
Speaker 6Holy moly.
Speaker 1How many square feet of LED screen do you think they?
Speaker 4have in there. Oh, I have no idea, I'm so excited 160,000 square feet.
Speaker 1It's so cool just seeing the videos and what they're able to do. It just seems like it's really going to take your concert experience to the next level.
Speaker 4Oh, this is going to be so awesome, that is. I mean I just think it's going to be. Everybody just says it's incredible in there, I can't wait.
Janine in Las Vegas
Speaker 1Yeah, and here's a little Kenny Chesney back. Do you know the name of his own rum? He launched his own rum, blue Chair Bay, in 2013. And it's become one of the most popular brands among his fans. It's going to be a lot of fun. Make sure that you do have shirts and shoes, because it will be a problem, even though his song says no shirt, no shirt, no problem.
Speaker 4I will have a shirt on tonight. Yes, yes and tell Clint too. Oh, clint will too Make sure he knows what's happening.
Speaker 1Hot stuff, All right, Janine, it's time to find out what's happening on the White Mountains this weekend. I know in Shola we have a big event. What's happening?
Speaker 4Yeah, of course, Cruise in the Rim car show. And it all starts tonight with the Burger Burn. I love that, the Burger.
Speaker 1Burn, oh yes.
Speaker 4Yeah.
Speaker 1Yeah, they're going to be cruising the rim from the church and then they go all the way down the deuce to where that's Toyota Nice.
Speaker 4Yeah, and Hatch is such. Then you get to see all the beautiful cars, you get to eat free and the Burger. I don't know if it's burgers. This year they do different. They change it up each year, right, right, right. So, but I love the name the Burger Burns. So go there, it's going to be a lot of fun. And then the big thing is tomorrow, saturday 9 to 3, at Frontier Park. It's going to be a blast. Free admission for the fam. Oh man, yeah.
Speaker 1Yeah, and just so many great classic cars. It's going to be great weather too, I hope.
Speaker 4Absolutely gorgeous and the big thing too. This all benefits the Salvation Army, okay, so there's silent auction items. You need to bid on those if you can. The 50-50 raffle, that's huge for the Salvation Army Games, drawings, activities, poker, walk, all sorts of things and, of course, all those gorgeous cars.
Speaker 1Yes, it's 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, that's tomorrow, at Frontier Park in Show, low Arizona. Free admission and just a great fun event happening here in the White Mountains. Well, Janine, we'll let you get back to your Vegas nights.
Speaker 4All my fun in Las Vegas. Yeah, I'll be back with you Monday morning.
Speaker 1Can't wait to hear about it, and please do not come back with the Mike Tyson tattoo on your face, yeah on my forehead.
Speaker 4Yeah, yeah. Thank you, chris Love you have a great weekend Bye-bye.
Speaker 1From the Horn Auto Center Studios, chris Bennett and the Morning Brew. It's now time for Boo or Cool with Show Low Zone. Dave Ramsey. Dave, how's your day going? So far, so far, so good. Any of the animals leave you any surprises this morning? Yes, oh gosh, dang it. Sorry, buddy. Well, we'll try and cheer you up with a little game. We have the Cruisin' the Rim Car Show happening Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm at Frontier Park, so I thought we would do a little Boo or Cool classic car edition. You ready, I'm ready, all right, oscar Mayer, wienermobile Totally cool. Would you drive one? Yeah, oh, really, it would be your daily driver. I like that. What about a classic VW bus? Boo or Cool, cool, yeah, you ever have a VW bus? No, cool, cool, yeah, you ever have a VW bus? No, what was the coolest car you've ever had?
Speaker 367 Mercury.
Speaker 1Cougar. Ooh, do you get any Cougars in it? No, no, too bad, sorry. How about a 1980s Pontiac Trans Am, the Knight Rider car?
Speaker 3You mean kit, that'd be cool.
Speaker 1Yeah, yeah, that would be so awesome to have kit, but you know what's crazy, dave? A lot of the cars nowadays are a lot like kit.
Speaker 3Oh yeah, they're making them all the same. Nowadays, you can't tell them apart.
Speaker 1What about a tricked-out golf cart? Boo, a Tesla Cybertruck? Totally boo. You don't like those. Huh, that's about as ugly as looking at a dog taking a poop. And what about the van from?
Speaker 3Dumb and Dumber the Shaggin' Wagon that was pretty cool.
Cruise in the Rim Car Show
Speaker 1Yeah, that'd be pretty cool. That was Boo or Cool. Classic Car Show Edition with Dave Ramsey. We are back with Dave Ramsey for a bonus edition of Boo or Cool. Today, dave is National Donut Day. Boo or Cool Donuts are cool. Yeah, all right, I'm going to give you some different types of donuts and you tell me if that donut is boo or cool. Plain glazed, cool A donut, a glazed donut with gummy bears on top. Boo, boo. You don't like that Maple bacon donut.
Speaker 1Maple, all right, bacon boo, really I would have thought you'd be totally cool on bacon. You don't like bacon.
Speaker 3I like bacon, but not on a damn donut.
Speaker 1But it's sweet and savory.
Speaker 3What do they? Got maple bacon on a maple donut.
Speaker 1Yep, boo, boo. Okay, how about a jelly-filled donut? Cool, I don't like those. What about a cronut? It's a croissant donut hybrid.
Speaker 3No, Cool Boo oh totally boo.
Speaker 1Really, you've never even tried one.
Speaker 3No, but it sounds gross. Okay, what about a vegan donut? No boo.
Speaker 1Don't leave it. Donut holes. Cool yeah, those are cool. And last one, sprinkle donut. Cool yeah, totally cool. That's my favorite. What's your favorite type of donut? Long John's, long John's, you ever do the powder sugar donuts.
Speaker 3Every now and then.
Speaker 1They're kind of messy yeah yeah, and then you just have powder sugar on your beard all day.
Speaker 3And around your lips a little. I got caught in a sandstorm.
Speaker 1That was Boo or Cool with Dave Ramsey here in Shola. We love you, best friend. Have a great weekend.
Boo or Cool with Dave Ramsey
Speaker 3I love you too, all right bye, Bye.
Speaker 1So excited to have some guests live in studio. We have Mountain Pines Little League here to announce the All-Stars for 2025. First we're going to talk to president of Mountain Pines Little League, Jason McCreary. Is the season over? Go ahead and give us a Mountain Pines Little League 2025 recap.
Speaker 6So yeah, the season just ended. We're starting the all-star season. Season went great for the kids. A lot of kids had fun. We had a lot of great coaches. The kids learned a lot and they're ready and they're excited for this all-star season to start and see what we can do.
Speaker 1Heck yeah. And so the all-star season. How does that work? You guys basically, for each age group, pick the top players from each team and then they go on to take on other All-Stars across the mountain.
Speaker 6Yeah, so the coaches and the league board get together, we pick the teams, we pick the coaches first and then the coaches come in and we pick teams and then we go play other teams in other towns from Flagstaff, all White Mountains, st John's Round Valley, all that and see how we can do and go on a state.
Speaker 1Heck yeah, and so the top team. Basically, you play a tournament of all the All-Stars here in the mountain and then the top teams go to the next round of the Little League All-Star.
Speaker 6Championship. Yeah, one team from each division goes to the next round and then they play other teams from the state of Arizona.
Speaker 1Heck yeah, and we have three coaches in studio that are going to be announcing. We have three coaches in studio that are going to be announcing the All-Stars. I understand there were some teams that couldn't make it. We're going to start with the Junior League All-Stars for baseball. Yes, all right. Who are this year's 2025 All-Stars for Junior League Baseball?
Speaker 6So we got Coach Victor Chavez, great coach. He's been coaching for a long time. Excited to have him. So first off we got Tavis McCreary, then we got Gunnar Lee, trevin Bolton, bronson Skousen, miguel Quintana, brody Applegate, liam Hewitt, braden Lee, ryder, reese, blake, malusi, coleman, flake and Trevin Hamblin.
Speaker 1And those are our juniors all-stars Heck yeah, and then how about our junior softball all-stars?
Speaker 6So we got junior softball coached by Justin Tafoya, another great coach, with his assistant, breanne Warren. We have players Lillian Altara, summer Altara, gracie, gauthier Saylor, alexander Kinsley, tafoya, brooklyn, pierce Kinsley, warren, callie Enfield, kylie Enfield, jessica Brooks, and Mara Reese heck yeah, those are 20-25 junior softball all-stars for Mount Pines Little League and you got one more team to announce.
Speaker 1Who's this? I?
Mountain Pines Little League All-Stars
Speaker 6got the 11U baseball coach by Richard Dickey Garcia. He couldn't make it. He's at Darby's. He's the general manager working hard, so players. He's the general manager out there working hard, so players. I got Oakley Clough, isaac Gamboa, jackson Tafoya, kelton Wood, robbie Yosen, wyatt, yosen, branson, kosselman, jackson Corderon, lakin, alexander, tristan Alcantar, giovanni Garella, ryder Perez and Nolan Ryan.
Speaker 1Oh heck. Yes, Nolan Ryan Coolest name, that is an awesome name, nolan Ryan. All right, those are our all-stars. We're going to be right back with some more coaches to find out some more. Mountain Pine Little League all-stars for 2025 coming up next, we are with the Mountain Pines Little League this morning announcing their 2025 All-Stars for the 2025 season, and we have Tad Kline, head coach of the 12 and under Little League Baseball All-Stars, who are your All-Stars this year for the 12 and under baseball team?
Speaker 8Yeah, so our majors all-stars are Elias Klein, braden Applegate, brigden Flake, grayson, diamond, xander, keith, camden, kinney, bentley Martinez, kempton, reese, dextre Wright, brody Smith, laysen Alcantar and Nolan Fish, heck yeah, congratulations to our 12 and under baseball all-stars.
Speaker 1Tad, what has been your favorite thing about coaching this season?
Speaker 8I think mostly just seeing the kids develop and have fun playing baseball.
Speaker 1That's awesome. Nothing better. Some of the best memories I have is from Little League and congratulations to our 2025 12 and under all-stars. And uh, right now we're talking to lewis colnick, head coach of the 11 and under softball all-stars for mountain pines, little league. Uh, lewis, who are this year's 2025 all-stars?
Speaker 7so 11 you all-stars for softball. I'm the coach, Lewis Kalanick, Assistant coach is Chet Meadows, and then the players we have Lillian Kalanick, Delaney Malusi, Sophie Himes, Braylon Dacosche, Hadley Baskins, Nyla Smith, Jaden Meadows, Isabella Rivera, Madison Davis, Sherry Mott, Heaven Watson and Ari Bench.
Speaker 1Heck yeah. Those are our 2025-11 and under softball all-stars for Mountain Pines Little League. Lewis, what has been your favorite part of coaching this season?
Speaker 7I mean outside of development and just watching the girls grow. I enjoy all their chants in the dugout. Girls get louder than baseball and it's just a blast to be around that's awesome, and I noticed there's a colonic on your team.
Speaker 1Is that your daughter? Yep Lillian, how hard is it to coach your own kid? Because I would never listen to my dad. I can't imagine it would be easy.
Speaker 7It is difficult. If she was 10, she'd be on Juliana's team. Yeah, she does not listen.
Speaker 1And we have Juliana. She is the head coach of the 10 and under softball all-stars for Mountain Pines Little League. Juliana, who are this year's 2025 10 and under softball all-stars.
Speaker 5We have Allie Bench, peyton MacArthur, marlee Stoyer, penelope Sanders, silver Rowe, callan Kinney, brylin Lee Livvy Turner, aubrey Gwynn, Vanessa Smith, alana Adams and Annabelle Pollock.
Speaker 1Heck yeah. Congratulations to our 2025 10 and under softball All-Stars for Mountain Pines Little League. How many years have you been coaching Juliana this?
Speaker 5is barely my second year.
Speaker 1Second year and you're already an all-star coach. Heck yeah. What has been your favorite thing about the 2025 season so far?
Speaker 5Watching the girls develop. Like all the other coaches said, it's amazing seeing them step on the field not knowing how to play and then, at the end of the season, they look like real ballplayers.
Speaker 1Yeah, yeah, I love it. And at the end of the season, they look like real ballplayers. Yeah, yeah, I love it. That's awesome. Well, thank you all for everything you did this season, because Little League doesn't happen without the help of the volunteers and the coaches to make it happen. So thank you to you guys and congratulations to this year's 2025 Mountain Pines Little League All-Stars. Jason, real quick, I didn't hear my name mentioned. Did I not make the All-Stars?
Speaker 6this year. So unfortunately, chris, we had to cut you this year. I apologize.
Speaker 2Maybe next year, buddy.
Speaker 1Alright put me in, coach. I'm ready to play.
Speaker 6Hey, but we can always use a water boy.
Speaker 1Yeah.
Speaker 6I'm in.
Speaker 1I'm in, Alright. That was this year's 2025 Mountain Pine Little League All-Stars. Congratulations to all of you and thank you so much for coming in and making the announcements today. We'll be right back on Q Country 92.5.
