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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on Gay one, the one you trust, and today it's

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<v Speaker 1>all about wild brow Bob bomp. Well you can hear

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<v Speaker 1>the music in my head anyway. Anyway, from the Sutton Center,

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<v Speaker 1>we have Chad Ellis and Coyleer McCown. How are we

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<v Speaker 1>doing today, folks, pretty bestive? Huh yeah, yeah. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>Chat tell us a little bit about the suttn Avian

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<v Speaker 1>Research Center. What do we do there? We leave it

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<v Speaker 1>to the birds.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's a great, great question, Mike. The Sutton Center

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<v Speaker 2>has a forty year history, more than forty years all here,

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<v Speaker 2>and we started out conserving and breeding and placing the

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<v Speaker 2>bald eagle, and that of course took a while, a

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<v Speaker 2>decade or so, and we were successful and so since

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<v Speaker 2>and we've moved on to other conservation programs, both around

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<v Speaker 2>endangered species as well as sort of some community surveys

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<v Speaker 2>and wildlife surveys and field work. So we you know,

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<v Speaker 2>try to make an impact on the on the birds

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<v Speaker 2>that we focus on with that, which have to do

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<v Speaker 2>you know, with wildlife in the prairie.

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<v Speaker 1>So we've got we've got that we're working on right

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<v Speaker 1>now that are really is starting to make some big

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<v Speaker 1>comebacks thanks to the work that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>We uh, we're working on the mass Bob White, which

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<v Speaker 2>you know is a related to the Northern Bob White

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<v Speaker 2>when it goes to a wildlife refuge operated by the

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<v Speaker 2>Fish and Wildlife Service out in Arizona. And then we're

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<v Speaker 2>also working on Atwater's Prairie Chicken, which is related to

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<v Speaker 2>the Greater Prairie Chicken and Lesser Prairie Chicken that a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people here know of, and it goes down

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<v Speaker 2>to Atwater's Prairie Chicken Refuge outside of Houston, also with

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<v Speaker 2>the Fish and Wildlife Service.

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<v Speaker 1>And now we bring in Kyler because we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>do something to help raise money in order to make

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<v Speaker 1>all this work. Tell us a little bit about yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>Kyler and what you do there with the Sutton.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I'm the office and Communications administrator and I do

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of the wild Bruce stuff.

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<v Speaker 4>It's kind of a year round job.

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<v Speaker 1>Wild brew of course, this is down in Tulsa. And

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<v Speaker 1>what's the date on that.

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<v Speaker 3>It is August twenty third, It's a Saturday, and it

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<v Speaker 3>is at the our Best Convention Center formerly the Cox

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<v Speaker 3>Business Convention Center, and it will be from five pm

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<v Speaker 3>to eight pm, and you can get in an hour

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<v Speaker 3>early with the VIP patron tickets at four pm to

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<v Speaker 3>get an extra hour of the drinking and food.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Well we're doing samples.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, just samples, limited samples.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. By the way, so how many how many different

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<v Speaker 1>vendors do you have that come in here and provide

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<v Speaker 1>samples to all the great people wanting to help do

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<v Speaker 1>things to help out the center.

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<v Speaker 3>We have about forty a little over forty restaurants and breweries,

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<v Speaker 3>so forty of each, Chad, have you.

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<v Speaker 1>Ever made it the full forty?

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<v Speaker 2>Never made it. I've been to the event. It is

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of fun and I can tell you that

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<v Speaker 2>it is a huge operation. There's a committee that we

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<v Speaker 2>work with down in Tulsa that helps set this up

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<v Speaker 2>and Kyler really does a fantastic job of kind of

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<v Speaker 2>spearheading the effort.

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<v Speaker 1>So I understand that we have a couple of special

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<v Speaker 1>brews are the kind of lined up with the two

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<v Speaker 1>projects we're doing with the birds we just mentioned.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, so we have a new Story Brewing is a

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<v Speaker 3>new brewery in Tulsa that will be doing the brewery

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<v Speaker 3>this year for the Wild Brew the beer, So we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to have the Light Prairie, which is an American

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<v Speaker 3>logger and.

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<v Speaker 4>That's for the Atwater's Prairie Chicken.

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<v Speaker 3>And then we have the Dark which is for the

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<v Speaker 3>mass Bob White and that's a dark Mexican lagger. Cool.

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<v Speaker 1>This is getting more interesting about at the moment. How

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<v Speaker 1>we get tickets for.

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<v Speaker 4>This wildbrew dot Org?

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<v Speaker 1>That easy?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, chat, I'll tell you what.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys got it all figured out, don't.

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<v Speaker 2>You, well ironed machine?

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness. Well, it's always a fun time and I

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<v Speaker 1>want to thank you for dropping by some tickets. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have some contests, so folks that actually win them

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully bring friends along. So you go to the you

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<v Speaker 1>go to the wild brew dot org website and you

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<v Speaker 1>put in a couple extra orders so that everybody can

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<v Speaker 1>come and it's it's always going to be a good time. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the research center itself, where are we located here in

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Gap?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so we have two locations actually there we do know. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's the headquarters which has been there the longest. That's

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<v Speaker 2>out there on Gap Road, and that's where we have

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<v Speaker 2>our mass Bob wide operation. And we also have an

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<v Speaker 2>education facility there with some sort of bird ambassadors. These

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<v Speaker 2>are raptors and we've got a kestrel and an owl

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<v Speaker 2>and things like that and take those out to the

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<v Speaker 2>classrooms around the region. We went all the way down

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<v Speaker 2>to Stringtown, Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago, but we

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<v Speaker 2>mainly focus locally. Yeah, sure, and so that's one facility

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<v Speaker 2>that we have, and then across seventy five we have

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<v Speaker 2>another sort of larger facility that's more focused on conservation

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<v Speaker 2>of the of the prairie chicken. And so there's some

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<v Speaker 2>of the enclosures there for the birds and then there's

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<v Speaker 2>some acclamation pins where we try to get them out

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<v Speaker 2>into the field but still sheltered because you know, these

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<v Speaker 2>these birds, they're not like raising livestock. You know, they

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<v Speaker 2>need to know that when they get placed in the wild,

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<v Speaker 2>they need to run away from snakes and they need

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<v Speaker 2>to chase bugs. And this isn't something that just comes,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, straight naturally from them to them. They need

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<v Speaker 2>to sort of learn that before we place them so

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<v Speaker 2>they so they survive.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh indeed, you got you gotta know where you're going,

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<v Speaker 1>what you're doing. And how to get there. Now, Kayla,

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen the education mobile and everything else that goes

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<v Speaker 1>with it out at the County Pair and also at

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<v Speaker 1>sun Best and a few others, people doing their own

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<v Speaker 1>wingspan to see if they got one the size of

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<v Speaker 1>a condor. Not quiet, but anyway, that's been a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good little marketing tool.

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<v Speaker 4>It definitely has, and that will be at wild as well.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll have the education band and we'll have the wingspan

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<v Speaker 3>where you can stretch your arms out and see how

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<v Speaker 3>big you are compared to a bird. And then we'll

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<v Speaker 3>also have our ambassador birds, a couple of them so

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<v Speaker 3>you can take selfies with them as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Couple them are pretty good size, very well behaved, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's almost like they're part of the show. They know

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on and they can kind of read people

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit too. I don't want to give the

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<v Speaker 1>bird too much credit, but by golly, they sure behave

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<v Speaker 1>that way.

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<v Speaker 4>If they do.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a couple of trainers that spend a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of time getting to know the birds and yeah, getting

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<v Speaker 2>used to working with them and having them in different

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<v Speaker 2>environments with people.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, oh man, this is gonna be a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>So You've got forty different varieties of food and Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>hipples coming up here at wild Brew again. It's August

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<v Speaker 1>twenty third, it's going to be the Harvest Center in Tulsa,

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<v Speaker 1>and you go to Wildbrew dot org and you can

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<v Speaker 1>order as many tickets as you want. Remember that the

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<v Speaker 1>money is going to the Sutton Avian Research Center in

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<v Speaker 1>order to keep the lights on and the great work flowing.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that these days sometimes grant money a little

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<v Speaker 1>hard to come by. I've never known when it's ever

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<v Speaker 1>been easy, but it's always been tough since COVID here

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<v Speaker 1>for nonprofits to really get up and going back to

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<v Speaker 1>where they were. But this is a fun way to

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<v Speaker 1>ensure that you're around for a good time to come.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just to kind of highlight the impact that we make.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we're the only facility outside of the refuge

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<v Speaker 2>working on the mass Bob Way, the only one, only

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<v Speaker 2>one and for the very chicken, there's four to six

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<v Speaker 2>other facilities in support of that refuge.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's.

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<v Speaker 2>We really are, you know, playing a huge role in

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<v Speaker 2>keeping these species alive.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it does go back to the eagle, the bald

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<v Speaker 1>eagle and another form of an eagle, Don Henley. I

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<v Speaker 1>guess wrote a couple of ice checks in order to

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<v Speaker 1>keep that research going too. That didn't hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. He was an original supporter and I think

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<v Speaker 2>back in like the two thousands he sent us an

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<v Speaker 2>autographed CD collection for our Silent auction. We don't have

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<v Speaker 2>that in this year's Silent auction, but we'll have some

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<v Speaker 2>other good items.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have some of the items from the Silent Auction.

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<v Speaker 3>With you today, Cake, Well, we do have our travel auction,

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<v Speaker 3>which we'll have some pretty elaborate trips that's supported through

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<v Speaker 3>am fund fundraising that kind of helps us with that.

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<v Speaker 3>So that will be online and in person, and then

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<v Speaker 3>as far as Silent Auction items, in person, we will

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<v Speaker 3>have tons of photography, framed photography, paintings, different kinds of beer,

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<v Speaker 3>fridges full of beer, kind of a variety.

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<v Speaker 1>For the collector.

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<v Speaker 2>Huh yes, because a beer you can't get here, so

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<v Speaker 2>beer you can't get I like that. People travel, you

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<v Speaker 2>know who are on the committee, and when they go

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<v Speaker 2>somewhere and see a unique six pack, they'll grab in

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<v Speaker 2>the back.

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<v Speaker 1>Wildbrew dot org that's where you get your ticket. That's

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<v Speaker 1>wildbrew dot Org. August twenty third and that is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be at the our best center in Tulsa, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's all for a great cost. I want to thank

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<v Speaker 1>you both for coming in today and sharing with us today,

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<v Speaker 1>and hope to see you sometime soon before we actually

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<v Speaker 1>open the doors and get things going and get those

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of tickets sold. Usually this sells out pretty quickly,

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<v Speaker 1>gets pretty darn close to it. So let's see if

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<v Speaker 1>we can't, maybe we expand this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Our ticket Our ticket sales are going well, and I

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<v Speaker 2>would say if you're a restaurant or a brewery and

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<v Speaker 2>interested in coming as a vendor, go to that same

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<v Speaker 2>website and you can find where you can register.

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<v Speaker 1>We have information there too. Oh sweet, you never stop

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<v Speaker 1>surprising me. Thanks for being with us today, folks. You

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<v Speaker 1>have been watching and listening to our community connection. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been brought to you in part by Arnold Moore and

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<v Speaker 1>niecamp Budle Home, also Wesley and Giddy College and Tall

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<v Speaker 1>Grad