Although this is definitely a football/NASCAR kind of town, it does boast one semi-professional sports team... hockey.
Go figure.
And in true Bako fashion, they're named after what's generally considered the ugliest bird on the planet, one that's nearly extinct.
"The Condors"
They play downtown in the local event venue, the Rabobank Arena. For weeks after moving here I thought it was the "RoboCop Arena", which, considering the vigilante nature of the locals, didn't seem all that kooky.
But it ends up it's named after a local bank.
At any rate, I mention this only because I'm home working today with the TV on in the background and they just did a promo for "Plunger Night".
That's right - February 20th is "Toilet Plunger Giveaway Night".
But only for the first 2000.
So mark your calendars and plan on showing up early.
You may want to take the day off work, just in case.
