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Saturday
& Sunday
January
30 & 31, 2010 |
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OUTDOOR
VIEWING |
Knowledgeable volunteers
will be assisting birders at Cassville's Observatory at Riverside Park
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on both Saturday & Sunday
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EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS (Saturday only at Cassville High School) |
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10:00 a.m. Mammals of the Upper Mississippi,
The National Mississippi
River Museum Aquarium |
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11:00 a.m. Merv & Suzanne Broten, Coulee
Rehab Center |
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12:15 p.m. Sheila Nelson, Great River Road |
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12:30 p.m. Carole Mandernack, Wildlife Artist
& Energy Therapies |
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1:00 p.m. Dianne Moller, Hoo's Woods |
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2:00 p.m. Kenny Salwey, Life & Adventures
on the Mississippi River |
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FAMILY
FUN (Saturday Only) |
For
the Kids --- Make a Bird Feeder for our Feathered Friends at CHS - 10:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
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Snowmobile
Rides at Riverside Park (weather permitting) from 11:00a.m.-1:00 p.m.sponsored
by the Cassville SkiBusters |
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Bake
Sale & Concessions Saturday at CHS --- Swimming Pool Fundraiser |
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The National Mississippi River
Museum & Aquarium
presents
Mammals of the Upper Mississippi River
Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 a.m.
What has
fur (or hair), bears live young and has the ability to produce
milk? If you guessed a mammal, than you’re right. But
wait…there’s more! Mammals are extremely interesting
creatures that come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. This program
will teach the ins and outs of Mississippi River mammal identification
and some interesting facts for you to share about these fascinating
animals.
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Merv
& Suzanne Boten
Saturday,
January 30 at 11:00 a.m.
The
Brotens are from the Coulee Rehabilitation
Center in Chaseburg, Wisconsin. They will bring their special feathered friends,
a red tailed hawk, an Eastern screech owl, a kestrel, and a saw
whet owl to share with their audience.
These raptors are permanently disabled and serve as their
educational ambassadors. Merv
& Suzanne have devoted their lives to caring for injured and
disabled birds.
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Carole
Mandernack
Wildlife Artist & Energy Therapist
12:30 a.m.
Carole Mandernack
has been a wildlife artist for over twenty-five years. With her
main focus on birds of prey, she has truly enjoyed living in the
Glen Haven, WI area where Bald Eagles abound in late fall and
winter. Living in this natural area has presented many wonderful
opportunities for her to view and interact with wildlife.
Then in the last ten years her interests broadened and she became
certified as a Holistic Health Practitioner, with Energy Therapies
being her specialty. Her business is located in the Lancaster
Chiropractic office in Lancaster, WI.
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Dianne
Moller
Saturday, January
30 at 1:00 p.m.
Dianne
Moller, a state and federally license
rehabilitator, environmental educator and falconer from Hoo’s Woods, Inc. Raptor Education Center is from Whitewater,
Wisconsin. Her program
will be “up close & personal” and will provide an educational
opportunity to understand and appreciate the co-existence between
wildlife and man and the importance in preserving the world
in which we live. Dianne trains and handles birds for education.
Hoo’s Woods goal is to make
education both meaningful and fun, while creating an atmosphere,
which fosters respect for the land and the stewardship for all
living things.
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Kenny
Salwey
Saturday, January 30 at 2:00 p.m.
Author, river guide, and veteran woodsman, Kenny Salwey will
share his adventures of life along the Mississippi River. A
native of Alma, Wisconsin, Kenny is a modern day hermit who
has lived most of his life in the Mississippi river bottoms,
coming to know the river ecosystem with an intimacy unavailable
to most. Through Kenny’s eyes, you will learn about a
true naturalist who provides raw advice about living off the
land and gain a greater appreciation for life along the mighty
Mississippi. His latest book is entitled The Old-Time River
Rats: Tales of Bygone Days Along the Mississippi and will be
available at Bald Eagle Days!
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WISCONSIN
GREAT RIVER ROAD
WI
GRR - celebrating its' 73rd year! Continuing to attract
and intrique visitors as they travel along the 260 miles that
parallel the Mississippi River from Kieler to Prescott. Told
through the memoires of one of the the early "pilots"
of the National Great River Road, Mayor "Penny" Eckstein
of Cassville, WI. Presentation by Sheila Nelson, Member WI GRR
Promotion Committee
www.wigreatriverroad.org
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For more information
check www.cassville.org
or contact Cassville Tourism (608)725-5855. |
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