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<p>Marc Kroetch, right, gives a drive-by high five to Stephen Loftis, left, on Kroetch's racing lawnmower "Mow Heat Oh!" during the Big Back-In on Maine Street in Spirit Lake. Kroetch along with several others began the annual Father's Day tradition of the Big Back-In in Spirit Lake ten years ago as a way to fundraise for city projects.</p>

<p>Marc Kroetch, right, gives a drive-by high five to Stephen Loftis, left, on Kroetch's racing lawnmower "Mow Heat Oh!" during the Big Back-In on Maine Street in Spirit Lake. Kroetch along with several others began the annual Father's Day tradition of the Big Back-In in Spirit Lake ten years ago as a way to fundraise for city projects.</p>

June 21, 2010

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Big Back-In event a gas, raises cash
June 21, 2010 9 p.m.

Big Back-In event a gas, raises cash

Races gather funds for Spirit Lake recreation projects

SPIRIT LAKE - A horde of spectators screamed for the extreme pounding and crackling engine noise. The racers fed off the adrenaline rush of burning down Maine Street low to the ground in modified mowers.