JUNE 6, 2009We are less than 2 months away from THUNDER RUN 2009! This event is really 2 events in one. Each year, The Oconto Fire Department holds this amazing event called the "Blowin' the doors off BBQ". The name comes from the 2000 tornado experience when a Halloween Night tornado blew the fire house doors off. The event is a big-time BBQ competition with live music- an event that fills the town with nearly 20 times its own population!
This annual event is the Fire Department's only real fundraiser and is a great day for the entire family at only $10 per person and disocunted rates for the little kids! What do you get for your $10? Aside from sunburn, you get to eat all the BBQ you can! All of the contestants feed you all day and when night falls, the volume is turned up on the stage and its party time!
Now, how do you make an event like this any better?
Each year, the Chasing4Life StormChase Team meets in Wood River and travels to Oconto in what we call "Thunder Run". Its an opportunity for our fans to take a ride with us, hang out all day and eat like pigs. The last three years the day has culminated in a storm chase!
You can find out more about Thunder Run by going to http://www.chaseteamfanclub.com/. We'd love to have you join us on June 6th!
Remember this year's theme and the history of late night severe weather we have had in the past! This year's theme? To hail and back!
