This Saturday, Oct. 12, promises to be a day of cycles and psychics.
Because a beautiful, slightly cool fall day is forecast, an overflow crowd is expected at the annual Frost Your Nuts Run, which will not really live up to its icy name. To verify that, just ask the psychics who will be giving readings from in-front-of the apartments across Wisconsin Street North from the Mallalieu Inn, which sponsors the motorcycle rally. The family full of psychics, who have the same gift and I can personally vouch for their accuracy, will be there as long as the cycles, and they fittingly are toying with the idea of a Halloween theme. Motorcycle riders will gather in the late morning and leave in batches during a couple-hour period following noon to take in the fall scenery around western Wisconsin. As many as 5,000 people have participated in the past.
Saturday night marks the return of East River Rock to the Willow River Saloon in Burkhardt. The fivesome includes a keyboardist and has a tough-enough look about them as they play southern rock, blues, country and some rock. The guys’ dark-clothed appearance reminds me of a former local bassist you may have seen, Scotty “Danger” Manske. and the group has made some recordings that are available on the Internet. To give you an idea, three of their top plays are this diverse combination of titles, The House is Rockin,’ Satisfaction and Hard to Handle.
Make your plans for this winter, and probably not before, if you want that favorite and affordable steak. The Sports Club restaurant and bar in downtown Hudson is planning a whole host of major renovations, inside and in back, and right down to an updated front facade, and will need to close for a month or two starting this weekend.