97.3 The Dawg » Good News http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Sun, 19 May 2013 03:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Drew Carey Chokes Up As He Says Goodbye On The Price Is Right [Video] http://973thedawg.com/drew-carey-chokes-up-as-he-says-goodbye-on-the-price-is-right-video/ http://973thedawg.com/drew-carey-chokes-up-as-he-says-goodbye-on-the-price-is-right-video/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:10 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=169776 Why was Drew Carey so emotional on The Price is Right? It's all about saying goodbye. Find out who is leaving the show.

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]]> http://973thedawg.com/summer-camps-for-kids-in-the-lafayette-and-acadiana-area/feed/ 0 Facebook Second Grader's Precious 'Chocolate Bullets' Plan Earns Handwritten Note From Vice President Biden http://973thedawg.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/ http://973thedawg.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:13:00 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162170 A 7-year-old Wisconsin boy has come up with a rather delicious way to solve the gun control debate in this country.

And it’s won the support of one very high-ranking politician.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/feed/ 0 Jenny Aicher Jacob and Sophia Top List of Most Popular Baby Names — What Else Made the Top 10? http://973thedawg.com/jacob-sophia-most-popular-baby-names/ http://973thedawg.com/jacob-sophia-most-popular-baby-names/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:45:15 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162126 Jacob and Sophia are not a couple in the latest movie adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, but they may be soon at this rate.

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]]> http://973thedawg.com/an-open-letter-to-acadianas-high-school-graduates/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images Walmart Greeter Could Be Best In The World [Video] http://973thedawg.com/walmart-greeter-could-be-best-in-the-world-video/ http://973thedawg.com/walmart-greeter-could-be-best-in-the-world-video/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 09:22:04 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=167377 This man knows something that most of us will never know because we are too afraid to look for it. The key to being happy is in our own hearts and minds, it can't be dictated by our employers, families or even the conditions in which we live.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/walmart-greeter-could-be-best-in-the-world-video/feed/ 0 Brad's Feel Good Moment of the Week – Rules of Life http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-rules-of-life/ http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-rules-of-life/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 12:54:06 +0000 Brad Vincent http://973thedawg.com/?p=167008 What makes you happy? Good.  Now take that thought that you just had and put it into action.  It is a constant battle for happiness sometimes, and other times it comes really easy.  Do you feel the same way? Hopefully this weeks "Feel Good" will help us to "Let Go, and Let God!" Seven Rules of Life that could help us all.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-rules-of-life/feed/ 0 facebook Jill's Tips to Wake Up In a Better Mood http://973thedawg.com/jills-tips-to-wake-up-in-a-better-mood/ http://973thedawg.com/jills-tips-to-wake-up-in-a-better-mood/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:03:12 +0000 Jill McCoy http://973thedawg.com/?p=166405 Are you a morning person? Most people aren't, but that is OK because I am here to help you cranky, morning folks. I am somewhere in the middle. Some days I wake up in a silly, happy mood, while other days I am a complete... you know what (just ask Bruce and The Kennel Club). Here are five, wonderful tips to help you wake up on the "right side of the bed."

]]> http://973thedawg.com/jills-tips-to-wake-up-in-a-better-mood/feed/ 0 Staff Photo Brian Baumgardner of Maurice Wins Rowdy Friends Flyaway to Taste of Country Festival in NY http://973thedawg.com/brian-baumgardner-of-maurice-wins-rowdy-friends-flyaway-to-taste-of-country-festival-in-ny/ http://973thedawg.com/brian-baumgardner-of-maurice-wins-rowdy-friends-flyaway-to-taste-of-country-festival-in-ny/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 12:30:07 +0000 Jude Walker http://973thedawg.com/?p=166682 A big congratulations to our latest Rowdy Friends Flyaway winner, Brian Baumgardner of Maurice.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/brian-baumgardner-of-maurice-wins-rowdy-friends-flyaway-to-taste-of-country-festival-in-ny/feed/ 0 13th Annual 'Be a Heart Starter' Event Held Saturday, May 4 at Cajundome in Lafayette http://973thedawg.com/13th-annual-be-a-heart-starter-event-held-saturday-may-4-at-cajundome-in-lafayette/ http://973thedawg.com/13th-annual-be-a-heart-starter-event-held-saturday-may-4-at-cajundome-in-lafayette/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 09:51:32 +0000 Jude Walker http://973thedawg.com/?p=166646 The 13th Annual "Be a Heart Starter" free bystander CPR training event will be held this Saturday, May 4th at the Cajundome. There are two sessions, one at 8:00am and the other at 10:30am.

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]]> http://973thedawg.com/8-people-paying-it-forward-pictures/feed/ 0 Facebook Brad's Feel Good Moment of the Week – What Is True Love? http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-what-is-true-love/ http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-what-is-true-love/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:12:01 +0000 Brad Vincent http://973thedawg.com/?p=165176 Love. What is it? How do you know what true love is? Those are all great questions that you probably have asked yourself before. How did your goals go last week? Were you able to achieve what you wanted?

]]> http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-what-is-true-love/feed/ 0 facebook Cajun Woodstock to Benefit St. Jude Set for April 27-28 at Church Point City Park http://973thedawg.com/cajun-woodstock-to-benefit-st-jude-set-for-april-27-28-at-church-point-city-park/ http://973thedawg.com/cajun-woodstock-to-benefit-st-jude-set-for-april-27-28-at-church-point-city-park/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:30:41 +0000 Jude Walker http://973thedawg.com/?p=163532 One of our favorite events is going on this upcoming weekend in Church Point. Cajun Woodstock is a weekend filled with good music, food and fellowship, all to benefit the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event takes place Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at Church Point City Park. 

]]> http://973thedawg.com/cajun-woodstock-to-benefit-st-jude-set-for-april-27-28-at-church-point-city-park/feed/ 0 Facebook St. Jude Patient & New Iberia Native Markell Gregoire Announces Saints First Round Pick http://973thedawg.com/st-jude-patient-new-iberia-native-markell-gregoire-announces-saints-first-round-pick/ http://973thedawg.com/st-jude-patient-new-iberia-native-markell-gregoire-announces-saints-first-round-pick/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:01:26 +0000 Jude Walker http://973thedawg.com/?p=164732 If you watched the NFL Draft's first round last night you were more than likely watching to see what our beloved New Orleans Saints did with the 15th overall pick. That selection was presented a little differently though as Commissioner Roger Goodell was joined at the podium by St. Jude patient and New Iberia native Markell Gregoire to announce the pick.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/st-jude-patient-new-iberia-native-markell-gregoire-announces-saints-first-round-pick/feed/ 0 Twitter Dog Goes Crazy For A Soldier Coming Home [Video] http://973thedawg.com/dog-goes-crazy-for-a-soldier-coming-home-video/ http://973thedawg.com/dog-goes-crazy-for-a-soldier-coming-home-video/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:34:27 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=164414 This soldier has been deployed for 8 months. His dog gives him the kind of greeting that we should give anyone and everyone that we love. Love with out condition and express it with enthusiasm, what a great concept.

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]]> http://973thedawg.com/lafayette-a-finalist-in-aaa-best-of-the-south-poll/feed/ 0 Staff Photo Nature's Turn Ons – 8 Ways To Guarantee Some Lovin' http://973thedawg.com/natures-turn-ons-8-ways-to-guarentee-some-lovin/ http://973thedawg.com/natures-turn-ons-8-ways-to-guarentee-some-lovin/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:08:54 +0000 Jill McCoy http://973thedawg.com/?p=163912 Does your love life need to be spiced up?  Well, if the common aphrodisiacs such as chocolate, oysters, and red wine aren't doing the trick, I got something else for you. I found the 8 most common turn-ons and I want to know if you agree or disagree. Next time you're in need of some good lovin', think about these.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/natures-turn-ons-8-ways-to-guarentee-some-lovin/feed/ 0 Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Brad's Feel Good Moment of the Week – Lending A Helping Hand [Video] http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-lending-a-helping-hand-video/ http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-lending-a-helping-hand-video/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:27:52 +0000 Brad Vincent http://973thedawg.com/?p=163476 It is my hope that you were able to overcome any obstacle this past week, as we set out to do in last weeks "Brad's Feel Good Moment of the Week." If this is your first week joining the "team" of "feel goods" then welcome aboard!

]]> http://973thedawg.com/brads-feel-good-moment-of-the-week-lending-a-helping-hand-video/feed/ 0 youtube Remembering My Grandfather Three Years Later http://973thedawg.com/remember-my-grandfather-three-years-later/ http://973thedawg.com/remember-my-grandfather-three-years-later/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:54:21 +0000 Ian Auzenne http://973thedawg.com/?p=163454 T. S. Eliot wrote in his poem The Waste Land that "April is the cruelest month."  As the son of an English teacher, I'd heard this line recited many times.  I never thought anything of it because, for me, it was a lie.  After

]]> http://973thedawg.com/remember-my-grandfather-three-years-later/feed/ 0 My grandfather, Darrel Sonnier (1941-2010) Blind Boy Throws Out First Pitch In Major League Baseball Game [Video] http://973thedawg.com/blind-boy-throws-out-first-pitch-in-major-league-baseball-game-video/ http://973thedawg.com/blind-boy-throws-out-first-pitch-in-major-league-baseball-game-video/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:56:28 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=163049 In the battle between desire and disability I will take desire every time. The young man on the mound is blind. That does not stop him from throwing a perfect pitch.

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