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The Richland Center-Santa Teresa Sister City Project and the Friends of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve held their annual “Brats, Burgers & Beer” Spring Fling on Saturday, May 22 at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, S3661 State Hwy. 131, north of La Farge, Wisconsin.

By all reports the event was a great success. Proceeds will be split equally between the Kickapoo Reserve’s education program and the Sister City Project’s educational activities in Nicaragua’s Chacocente Wildlife Refuge.

This year's event included the following activities....
4:30-7:00 Grilled Brats and Burgers, salads, homemade desserts, Nicaraguan gallo pinto
-- Meal $8.00. Beverages by donation (kids drink soda or water free)
Free and open to the public:
3:30-4:30 Plant Identification Walk led by Darcy Kind and Jean Stramel
3:30-7:30 Beautify Community Garden
4:00-7:00 Bird Banding led by Jerry Simmons
4:30-5:30 Kickapoo Dam History Tour led by Brad Steinmetz
5:30-6:00 David Rhodes, Driftless Reading and Booksigning
6:00-7:30 Bird Walk led by Maggie Jones and Cathy Pierce
7:30 on -- Campfire and Music Jam with Sinister Dane (bring your instruments)

Hope to see you at next year's Fling!