Well race fans the weekend has come and gone so fast that we have’nt had a chance to settle down. But check back this week as we gather pictures for the photo gallery and info for the results of the races.

We had a great turnout by looking down the banks of the Saginaw River. The kids went crazy in the Kidz Zone, the Concert rocked like always and of course Mother Nature always heats up the weekend, since we’ve been waiting for warm weather to kick off summer!!

A BIG THANK YOU to all the  sponsors & volunteers who help us make this possible!

Enjoy your summer and like always, we hope to see you next year!!!

John

Now helping out the charities that the River Roar supports is as easy as eating at Lone Star! For one night only, Tuesday June 16th, 2009 10% of your bill will be donated to the Dow River Roar. Print out the flyer below and enjoy a great steak dinner!

Kick off the Dow River Roar weekend on Midland Street in Downtown Bay City by starting with the River Roar Pub Crawl on Thursday June 25th from 6 pm to 11 pm!

12 participating businesses on and around historic Midland Street.

• Stables Martini & Cigar Bar
• Big House
• Steamers Pub
• Lucky’s
• Westown
• Midland Street Jack’s Grill & Lounge
• River Rock
• Midland Street Pub
• Indian Berry’s
• Rathskeller
• Duso’s
• O’hare

T-shirts are one sale at any of the 12 participating businesses.  There are limited number of T-shirts available so don’t delay.  Proceeds to benefit the 2009 Dow Bay City River Roar. 

21 and over only!   Call (989) 895-9005 for more information.

Kroger is proud to sponsor the Kidz-Zone, featuring family entertainment including a meadow of marvelous Metro-Inflatables! Free activities include coloring contests, sporting activities and giveaways for the young . . . and young at heart! Kroger Kidz-Zones will be located on both East and West sides of the River.

• Ronald McDonald Magic Show - Saturday June 27th 2:00 pm on West side.
• Boat driver autograph sessions Saturday and Sunday 12:00 pm on West side.

You can now buy your tickets for the 2009 Dow River Roar Online! You don’t even have to have a PayPal account . . . simply pay by credit card.

Full Access Weekend Pass - NEW FOR 2009!

Includes:

• 1 Preferred Seating pass for the Whitesnake Concert
• 1 VIP Saturday pass
• 1 VIP Sunday pass
• Grilled food on site by Damon’s (Saturday and Sunday)
• One invitation to informal driver’s party at LumberJacks
• Access to West Side viewing and pit areas

Order your Full Access Weekend Pass today!

Qty:

1 Weekend Pass $75.002 Weekend Passes $150.004 Weekend Passes $300.00

Saturday VIP Pass

Includes:

• 1 VIP Saturday East Side Seating
• Grilled food on site by Damon’s

Order your Saturday VIP Pass today!

Qty

1 VIP $25.002 VIP $50.004 VIP $100.00

Sunday VIP Pass

Includes:

• 1 VIP Sunday East Side Seating
• Grilled food on site by Damon’s

Order your Sunday VIP Pass today!

Qty

1 Sunday VIP $25.002 Sunday VIP $50.004 Sunday VIP $100.00

The 2009 Auction Night Fundraiser takes place Saturday May 30th, 2009 @ Lumber Barons Restaurant 2nd floor.

Doors open @ 5pm
Dinner @ 6pm
Auction and then comedy by Rob Little!

Tickets for this great night of fun are $25 (dinner included) and are available at Prime Brothers Furniture on South Euclid (durring business hours).

Or you can get your ticket now through paypal!

2009 River Roar Golf Outing

Maple Leaf Golf Course
Thursday, June 18, 2009
8:30am Shotgun Start
158 N Mackinaw
Linwood, MI 48634

$87.50 per person / $350 per foursome

Your day includes:
18 holes of challenging golf w/cart, full range usage prior to tee off, grilled lunch on course, complementary beverages on course, post-golf buffet, lots of great prizes and contests!

For the second year in a row everyone can attend the races for FREE!  Bring your 7-Eleven Big Gulp, Coffee or Slurpee cup and get free admission to the west side of the river grandstands.

And don’t forget to bring the kids.  The Kroger kidz zone will be even bigger and better this year!

The band for this summers River Roar Concert is . . . WHITESNAKE!

Online Tickets are no longer available.  Tickets are available at the gate on Friday night.

Yes, all you hair and spandex loving 80’s hard rock fans, David Coverdale will be in Bay City rockin the river on Friday June 26th with Whitesnake.

Stan Parman - 104.5 FM WHEELZ

Whitesnake is an English hard rock band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple). The band’s early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple but by the mid eighties Whitesnake had moved away from the early blues-rock influenced heavy metal to a more commercial hard rock style.

When Whitesnake broke into the spotlight with Slide It In (1984), a battalion of cynical critics predicted the band’s success couldn’t last, but Coverdale and company silenced all the naysayers with 1987’s self-titled album, which rocketed to No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. The record was driven by the pumping rocker “Here I Go Again” and the tender power ballad “Is This Love,” but the band’s mainstream appeal might have had as much to do with their unabashedly sexual videos as with their bubblegum metal. The clips, which seemed to splash across MTV every 20 minutes in the 80’s, starred Coverdale’s girlfriend and B-movie actress Tawny Kitaen, and highlighted her busty, scantily clad body in various provocative poses.

Current members
David Coverdale: lead vocals (1976-1982, 1982-1991, 1994, 1997-1998, 2002-present)
Doug Aldrich: lead & rhythm guitars (2002-present)
Reb Beach: lead & rhythm guitars (2002-present)
Uriah Duffy: bass (2005-present)
Timothy Drury: keyboards (2002-present)
Chris Frazier: drums (2007-present)

I hope that you had a successful 2008 season at Dow River Roar and that you are looking forward to 2009. Last year’s Dow River Roar event was a great success and we are looking forward to working with you again this year.

• The race date has been scheduled for June 26-28, 2009.

If you would like information on this year’s event please check the appropriate items in the form below and return it to me. I will send you the requested information as soon as it becomes available.   Please send a copy of your proposed menu or products as we try not to duplicate vendor products.

2009 River Roar Vendor Request

Thanks,
Skip Wiescinski