August 28^th Sat

They’re back!  Kristin from the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew made the trek out to Gananoque for the Power Boating Extravaganza!  There were great activities for the family all weekend long like the Poker Run Rendez-Vous, boat handling contests, safety clinics, truck demos, boat demos, live entertainment, and more.  Evinrude, Honda, Nissan, Mercury, Suzuki, Tohatsu and Yamaha competed for gold during the Engine Manufacturers 9 point 9 Horse Power Charity Shoot Out.  Anyone and everyone showed up for the event in the beautiful 1000 islands, and the best part was…admission was free!  Giddy’Up!

August 27^th Fri

Where are we?  Oh yeah, Parham!  Kristin from the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew headed on out to Parham for their Parham Fair!  The rides, the games, and the fun were all back!  There were horse shows, live concerts, a cattle show, an all day volleyball tournament, an ATV Pull and more! They filled in their need for adrenaline at the demolition derby and lawn mower races!  They also saw some of country music’s hottest acts. Friday August 27^th, AMBUSH was live on the main stage as well as the Jim Patterson Band on Saturday August 28^th.

August 19^th-22^nd Thurs-Sun

If you haven’t heard of this event, you obviously aren’t a country music fan!  The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew pulled on their cowboy boots and put on their hats for the 21^st Annual Havelock Country Jamboree!  We were there to soak up all the action and fun for 4 days and 3 nights!  We were even privileged enough to host a private concert at our campsite with Codie Prevost!  Although it rained on Saturday night, that didn’t stop us from dancing!  We partied in the mud all night long and it was a riot!  We can’t wait for next year!  Yee Ha!!

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August 21^st Sat

Suds of Fun!  Kristin from the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew headed down to 263 Weller Ave for the Forgotten Idols Charity Car Wash!  The car wash raised funds for the CDC (Child Development Centre) at Hotel Dieu, and they had a blast while doing it!  Thanks Kingston for stopping by and letting us scrub down your car, all in the name of charity!

August 19^th Thurs

KIX 93.5 and Downtown Kingston are bringing country to the city!  Downtown Country presented COUNTRY FAIR and the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was there to capture all the action!  COUNTRY FAIR took to the stage in Confederation Park for our FREE, Thursday night Country in the Park Music Series. All summer long catch some of the hottest country music Kingston has to offer.  Kristin from the Road Krew was suited up with ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards to hand out to the listeners.

August 15^th Sun

Get out your paint brushes and art easels folks!  Kristin from the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew made her way down to City Park in Kingston for the Women’s Art Festival.  Every year this festival gets bigger and bigger! The number of artists who exhibit has grown from about 50 in the beginning to over 200 in 2008. About 1/3 of the exhibitors each year are new to the festival. Several artists have inspired their daughters and granddaughters to participate, resulting in multiple generations exhibiting together!
Artists donate 20% of their sales to the women’s organizations who have applied to the Festival for funding. In addition, they are invited to donate a piece of art to the silent auction. In the last 28 years, the Women’s Art Festival has donated over $75,000 to support women and children who live in Kingston and the surrounding area.  Needless to say, Kristin was both inspired and touched by these women and their amazing talents!

August 12^th  Thurs

KIX 93.5 and Downtown Kingston are bringing country to the city!  Downtown Country presented PICKET FENCES and the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was there to capture all the action!  PICKET FENCES took to the stage in Confederation Park for our FREE, Thursday night Country in the Park Music Series. All summer long catch some of the hottest country music Kingston has to offer.  Kristin from the Road Krew was suited up with ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards to hand out to the listeners.

Then, Kristin from the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew high-tailed it down to the KIX 93.5 Party Boat Cruise aboard the Island Queen for an evening performance of AMBUSH!  They rocked our boots all night long, as we cruised down the St. Lawrence River at sunset.  Not a bad night to be a KIX 93.5 fan!

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August 6^th-8^th Fri-Sun

Bah Ram Ewe! It’s that time of year again! Kix 93.5 presented the 23^rd Annual Kingston Sheep Dog Trials at Grass Creek Park from August 6th – 8th.  Over 100 of North America’s top trial competitors participated in the third largest trial in North America. There was a variety of interactive side attractions, along with the popular craft and artisans fair, sheep shearing demonstrations, spinning and craft demonstrations, a Sheep to Shawl competition, dog training seminars, a children’s play area, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more. The Kix 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was there to take in all the action!  Micki handed out ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards to everyone and their dog…literally!

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August 5^th Thurs

KIX 93.5 and Downtown Kingston are bringing country to the city!  Downtown Country presented RUDY & SADDLE UP and the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was there to get in on the action!  RUDY & SADDLE UP took to the stage in Confederation Park for our FREE, Thursday night Country in the Park Music Series. All summer long catch some of the hottest country music Kingston has to offer.  Micki from the Road Krew was saddled up with ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards to hand out to the listeners.

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July 1^st Thurs

It’s our day Canada!  The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew spent Canada Day with Kingstonians celebrating at Grass Creek Park! There was a variety of family oriented activities, live entertainment, beach volleyball and fireworks at dusk.  Kristin from the Road Krew lived it up in the park and handed out our ice cold Culligan water!  What a perfect day!
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July 8^th-11^th Thurs-Sun

Yet another event that the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew looks forward to every year… Downtown Kingston’s the 22nd Annual Kingston Buskers Rendezvous. The streets were filled with street performers with talents ranging from fire eating, to sword swallowing, to comedy, perform for crowds of thousands. The grand finale of the Buskers Rendevous attracted a huge crowd at Confederation park on Sunday night. Seven of the top acts performed and a old favourite, the “Checkerboard Guy” was named the People’s Choice award winner.  Kristin and Micki from the Road Krew were suited up with ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards to hand out to Kingstonians all weekend long!
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July 15^th Thurs

KIX 93.5 and Downtown Kingston are bringing country to the city!  Downtown Country presented AMBUSH and the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was there to capture all the action!  AMBUSH took to the stage in Confederation Park for the kickoff to our FREE, Thursday night Country in the Park Music Series. All summer long catch some of the hottest country music Kingston has to offer.  Micki from the Road Krew was suited up with ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards to hand out to the listeners.
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July 17^th Sat

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew saddled up and headed down to Aaron’s Charity BBQ at Aaron’s Sales and Lease on Bath Rd.  We jammed out to some tunes provided by the Jack Shrapnel Band. We enjoyed the goods from the BBQ with the proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society.  Lots of people stopped by to enjoy the music, and donate to help to finding a cure.  Micki from the Road krew was there handing out ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards.

July 18^th Sun

The  KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew filled up the gas tank and strapped on their rubber boots to head out to Odessa for the 2nd Annual Odessa Derby!  Crowds waited it out for the “Demo of the Disc Jockeys Heat” featuring: K-Rock 105.7’s Sideshow and Yo Adrian as they take on Tim McColman and defending champ Wendy “Whiplash” B from KIX 93.5.  Taking home the trophy for the second time in a row was Odessa native Wendy B from Kix 93.5!  Micki from the road Krew was there handing out ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards, while trying to stay out of the mud and into the sun!
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July 22^nd Thurs

Kix 93.5 presented the Big G and Mathew’s “Kids For Kids Happy Gilmour Charity Golf Tournament” in support of Kids for Kids charities at Colonnade Golf and Country Club, and the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was there to take in all the action!  Micki from the Road Krew was there to run the challenge on the putting green!  We made golfers strap hockey gloves and a helmet on to try and sink a put from just a few yards away.  All in the name of fun and raising money for the kids, golfers suddenly realized it was a lot harder than it looked!  All in all, it turned out to be a beautiful day and the Big G and Matthews Tournament raised a lot of money for Kids for Kids.
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Then the Road Krew headed out to Confederation Basin for another viewing of Downtown Country!  Tonights band was the Texas Tuxedos! They rocked the house for a solid hour and entertained us all! And of course, the Road Krew was loaded up with ice cold water, air fresheners from the Car Spa and Kix 93.5 Golf cards to hand out to all of the screaming fans!

July 23^rd- 24^th Fri-Sat

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew got out the fishin’ gear and pulled out their cameras for the Canadian Open Fishing Derby in Confederation Basin. Canada’s best pro anglers competed on Lake Ontario for over 100,000 dollars in cash and prizes.  Micki and Kristin from the Road Krew saw pros like Bob Izumi and Dave Mercer at the weigh-in shows with the biggest fish they’re ever seen! Special Guest Don Cherry was there on Saturday too!  And it all took place in the name of a great cause! All of the proceeds from the tournament went to Soldier On to help injured Canadian soldiers and their families.  YeeHa!
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July 24^th Sat

Today the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew set off to Montreal St. for the Extend a Family Walk and Wheel event.  The backyard was loaded with fun activities and Micki and Kristin from the Road Krew couldn’t get enough!  Everyone’s favourite captain – Jack Sparrow – was there to entertain us and members of the Kingston Fencing Club were on hand to demonstrate and teach us how to fence. Marilyn Shannon, a local psychic was at the event to do some fortune telling and tarot card readings and Par-T-Perfect donated a huge air castle for the day. There was face painting, cookie decorating, and a scavenger hunt too! The entire event was a smashing success and The Road Krew had a blast being involved!  Thanks Kingston!

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June 3^rd Thurs

Along with the rest of Kingstonians, the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was aching for ice cold coronas, red hot fajitas and frozen margaritas!  You know what we’re talking about! It was finally time for the Lone Star Re-Opening on Ontario St!  Kristin from the Road Krew couldn’t wait to take part in the give-aways and great deals given away around back in Kingston’s Margaritaville!   Thank heaven’s it’s back!
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June 5^th-6^th Sat/Sun

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew joined dozens of teams in a 24 hours of high energy at the “Operation Kingston to Kandahar” (Op K2K) 24 hour Spin-a-Thon on June 5th and 6th 2010 at the K-ROCK Centre. Collectively the cyclists cycled from Kingston to Kandahar and back. On route, they passed through (and catched up with) locations around the globe where Canadian Forces members are deployed, including Landstühl, Germany. All while raising awareness and funds for the Soldier On Fund and Providence Care Hospital (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) Program).  Kristin and Micki from the Road Krew met up and hung out with die-hard locals who busted their bodies all to raise money for their fellow Canadian Soldiers!  Four single cyclists did the entire 24 hours by themselves!  Go Canada Go!

June 17^th Thurs

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew loves summer for a lot of reasons, but this particular reason is a good one!  It was time for the first Kix Party Cruise of the season brought to you by Kix 93.5 and Sleeman Brewery!  Yay!  Micki from the Road Krew put on her cowgirl boots and danced up a storm to the sounds of the Jim Patterson Band!  There’s nothing like crusin down the river listening to some good old country music!
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June 18^th-20^th Fri-Sun

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew took a hike down to Loughborough Lake Holiday Park for Tommfest 2010. Headlining this years event was DESERT HEAT along with Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, The Gibson Brothers, Rick Reese and Neon Highway, Valdy and more. The event benefited the Limestone Learning Foundation and the Tristin Osborne Memorial fund.  Kristin from the Road Krew lived it up with the locals while rockin’ out to the live music!
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June 26^th Sat

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew put on their walking shoes and joined hundreds of people who turned out for the 2010 Walk for ALS for the ALS Society of Ontario. This event helps to increase awareness of ALS, raise money for equipment and support services for people living with ALS, as well as funding research to find the cure. Thank you to everyone who came our on Saturday to Lake Ontario Park in Kingston.

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May 5^th Wed

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew took part in McDonald’s 17th McHappy Day.  Since its inception in 1977, this uniquely Canadian fundraising event has raised more than $28 million for children nationwide.  To celebrate community giving at a national and local level, each McDonald’s restaurant across the country will choose a local children’s charity to which it will donate 100 per cent of its McHappy Day sales. This year the Road Krew stopped in at the brand new location on Gardiner’s Road.  Bellies were full and money was raised all in the name of children’s charity!

May 8-9^th  Sat/Sun

Look away from this one ladies!  The Guy Show was in town and the KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew cruised down to the Cataroqui Arena to check out the manly machines and the latest technology.  Although this weekend was Mother’s day, this didn’t stop the men from taking over the arena. The testosterone was overwhelming from all of the men, driving Micki from the Road Krew to find ways entertain herself by climbing into cars, boats and ATV’s.  She thought the Crooked Houses were cute though! J 

May 15^th Sat

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew hightailed it down to the local bars and pubs for Homegrown Live! From blues to blue grass, dozen’s of local bands tuned up their guitars and strummed away for Kingstonians.  Micki from the Road Krew spent a few hours at the Queens Pub, kickin’ back with the locals and enjoying the sweet sound of good old classic country music!     

May 29^th Sat

The KIX 93.5 Lone Star Texas Grill Country Road Krew was doin’ a little fishin’ at the Kid’s Perch Derby hosted by the Kingston District Rod and Gun Club and the Kingston Police Department/Association at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Children 12 and under fished for free, and the big kids enjoyed the sunshine. There was a free lunch at the ‘Angler Cafe’ provided by Metro and of course, tonnes of fishing gear and prizing was given out by Micki and Kristin from the Road Krew!

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