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

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<v Speaker 2>He is at time now for our community connection right

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<v Speaker 2>here on K one, the one you draft. Doctor John

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<v Speaker 2>Allens is in here with us, and we've got wild

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<v Speaker 2>Brew coming up here in just a couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>This is this is pretty came up pretty fast on us.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right as August twenty third. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a Tulsa. It's going to be at the rBST Center.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, all right, So this is great. Tell us

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit about it, what folks can expect and

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<v Speaker 2>why we're doing this.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so other than it's a good time and it's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty tafty.

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<v Speaker 3>So Wild Brew has been around for I think this

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<v Speaker 3>is the twenty seventh year, which you know, for a

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<v Speaker 3>fundraiser is a tremendous run. It is for a brewery

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<v Speaker 3>and restaurant festival, it's a tremendous run and it's really

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<v Speaker 3>you know, kudos to the committee down there u Tulsa.

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<v Speaker 3>That's they're kind of the ring leader on this event

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<v Speaker 3>and the champions of this event, and they're big supporters

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<v Speaker 3>of the Sutton Center and have been for a long time.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's what Wildbrew benefits is the work that we

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<v Speaker 3>do at the Sutton.

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<v Speaker 1>Center, And what is the work we do with the center, doctor.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm glad you asked.

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<v Speaker 3>We conserve two different endangered birds for the Fish and

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<v Speaker 3>Wildlife Service and for the US those are the prairie

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<v Speaker 3>chicken and the masked bob white. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>those two birds are going to be featured in our

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<v Speaker 3>logos and branding for Wild brew two different beers that

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<v Speaker 3>we have down there are sort of supporting each one

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<v Speaker 3>of those birds from the New Story.

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<v Speaker 4>Brewery, and so that's some of the work we do.

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<v Speaker 3>Is conserving those birds. And then we also have quite

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<v Speaker 3>a few survey programs, so we go out and we

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<v Speaker 3>see what is around us, what's in the wild, and

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<v Speaker 3>we do that over the course of many, many years

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<v Speaker 3>so that we can determine long term trends in the

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<v Speaker 3>wildlife it's around us. So we focus on a few

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<v Speaker 3>species there. And then we have an education program where

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<v Speaker 3>we take raptors and falcons and owls out into the

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<v Speaker 3>classroom or out to festivals, and so that's sort of

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<v Speaker 3>our outreach and we get, you know, we get to

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<v Speaker 3>talk to people and share more of what we do there.

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<v Speaker 2>Now your education Billow we've had him in here a

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<v Speaker 2>few times. He is something else. He really gets into

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<v Speaker 2>this and he made sure that the kids whenever he's

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<v Speaker 2>got the mobile exhibit, they get into it as well,

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<v Speaker 2>and just by.

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<v Speaker 1>Accident they start learning things. How does that happen?

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<v Speaker 4>That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a lot of fun next thing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you learn a lot. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I've always found that to be the best kind of

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<v Speaker 3>learning experience where there's a little bit of a wow

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<v Speaker 3>moment associated with it, and so so it's really it's

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<v Speaker 3>an effective teaching tool because.

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<v Speaker 4>It's it's novel.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, how often do you sit around with a

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<v Speaker 3>big bird and get to watch it, you know?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, this bird is almost as big as he

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<v Speaker 2>is and very well behaved. And Artemis has got a

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a fun personality too, So that's right.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's pretty cool. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The work that was really put the sudden Avian research

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<v Speaker 2>on the map was how we brought the bald eagles back.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm sure many people may remember back in the

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<v Speaker 3>eighties bald eagles were you didn't see them because because

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<v Speaker 3>there were none around, and the Sutton Center they went

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<v Speaker 3>to i think Florida and they found some eggs and

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<v Speaker 3>of course this was all permitted and approved and everything,

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<v Speaker 3>and we brought the eggs back here to hatch Southern

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<v Speaker 3>bald eagle chicks and they used We didn't have mama

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<v Speaker 3>bald eagles, so we used chickens to sit on the

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<v Speaker 3>eggs and turn the eggs, incubate the eggs, and when

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<v Speaker 3>the chicks hatched, they used puppets. They had eagle shaped

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<v Speaker 3>puppets to feed the chicks so that they didn't associate

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<v Speaker 3>food with humans and they could maintain some of their

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<v Speaker 3>wild tendencies.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>And so those initial efforts, which meant went for years

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<v Speaker 3>and years, uh, sort of resulted in the seed population

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<v Speaker 3>that is now naturally reproducing all around us. Now there's

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<v Speaker 3>over three hundred nests in the state of Oklahome.

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<v Speaker 2>I do remember living in Florida. I've seeing the bald

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<v Speaker 2>eagles right around some of the little islands that you

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<v Speaker 2>don't really see on the maps.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, those things are huge.

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<v Speaker 2>I had no idea how big an eagle, god, especially

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<v Speaker 2>a bald eagle.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, whoa. You know, we have to think of something.

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<v Speaker 2>Research center here for making sure that they're thriving now

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<v Speaker 2>and now we've got another project with our other birds

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<v Speaker 2>that you've been working just as diligently to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that they have a fair shake at surviving too.

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<v Speaker 1>And the work is ongoing, and this is why we

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<v Speaker 1>need the money.

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<v Speaker 4>That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's this ain't free.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's not free, and it's and it's labor intensive.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, I learned I learned this the other day.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, when a Bob White saw a Bob White

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<v Speaker 3>egg is a small golf ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And and when they when the chicks come out there of

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<v Speaker 3>course that size and uh, sometimes their their feet are

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<v Speaker 3>a little curled right like like a club foot might be.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, if this was a standard you know,

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<v Speaker 3>agricultural operation, you might just sort of let that bird

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<v Speaker 3>go its way and not not be too concerned. But

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<v Speaker 3>but we actually make little splints out of masking tape

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<v Speaker 3>for them, and so you can flatten their feet out

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<v Speaker 3>and they have little shoes that they walk around in

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<v Speaker 3>for a couple of days, little masking tape shoes and

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<v Speaker 3>and after a few days of you know, flat structure

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<v Speaker 3>and putting weight on them, their feet all flattened out

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<v Speaker 3>and they can grow to be a healthy adult.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Great.

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<v Speaker 4>And it takes time and effort to do that, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, and and attendance and uh and care and and

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<v Speaker 3>the people that we have working on these projects are

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<v Speaker 3>are really committed.

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<v Speaker 4>To the birds, you know, to the wildlife.

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<v Speaker 2>So how do we get tickets to this wild brew

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<v Speaker 2>Extravaganza coming up to twenty third at the RBS Center

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<v Speaker 2>in Tulsa.

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<v Speaker 3>Glad you asked Tom. You go to wabbrew dot org.

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<v Speaker 3>That's wabrew dot org and you can find tickets there.

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<v Speaker 4>If you're a brewery.

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<v Speaker 3>And you want to sign up, you can sign up

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<v Speaker 3>there and come and be a vendor.

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<v Speaker 4>If you're a restaurant, you can.

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<v Speaker 3>Sign up and come and share some of your food there.

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<v Speaker 3>This is we're getting close to the deadline, the printing deadline,

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<v Speaker 3>so I think this is about the last week when

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<v Speaker 3>you can get in and get your logo on some

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<v Speaker 3>of the printed material. Of course, it still get on

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<v Speaker 3>the website if you want to. We're expecting two thousand

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<v Speaker 3>people or so. That's historic trends. We've sold close to

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<v Speaker 3>five six hundred tickets right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Wow, you should definitely come.

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<v Speaker 1>So all right, this sounds really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Now this also benefits the breweries and the restaurants too,

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<v Speaker 2>because people can get a little sample and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, next time I'm in town, or next time

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in that neighbor, we'll probably visit you and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>again and again and again. And I think that's part

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<v Speaker 2>of the reason twenty seven years is paid off, because

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<v Speaker 2>everybody wants to kind a piece.

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<v Speaker 1>Of that action.

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<v Speaker 4>That's right. I mean, it's a it's a great marketing event.

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<v Speaker 3>And of course, you know, twenty seven years ago, marketing

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<v Speaker 3>and media is a lot different than it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, you almost apples and oranges.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but if you if you think about the dedication

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<v Speaker 3>of the breweries and restaurants that you know, many of

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<v Speaker 3>them come back here to year to year. This really

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<v Speaker 3>is a mainstay event. It's a community event and people

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<v Speaker 3>want to be there. It's also a well oiled machine,

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<v Speaker 3>so getting in and getting out is easy.

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<v Speaker 2>And you don't have to reinvent the wheel every year.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, That's great. So how many brewers about thirty?

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<v Speaker 3>I think we have about thirty five breweries signed up

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<v Speaker 3>right now, and I think twenty six, twenty seven maybe restaurants.

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<v Speaker 4>I think we've got a few more coming in.

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<v Speaker 2>We can make like thirty two to thirty two that'd

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<v Speaker 2>be great. Yeah, even fifty or fifty.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think we're our objectives are to hit forty.

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<v Speaker 4>That's that's all really okay. But we've got the floor

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<v Speaker 4>plan laid out.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there's sort of a few aisles along the

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<v Speaker 3>edges and then there's a patron area in the middle.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you go a little bit up on your tickets,

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<v Speaker 3>you can get into the patron area and have a

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<v Speaker 3>little extra elbow room for seating. And I think there's

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<v Speaker 3>a little upscale food in there and things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So what you're saying is, because of all the varieties

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<v Speaker 2>of food and beverage to sample that once should probably

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<v Speaker 2>wear loose fitting clothes.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that wouldn't be a bad idea.

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<v Speaker 2>An apron on an apron, Well, it depends on your manners,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, just make sure you got the wattle

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<v Speaker 2>room there.

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<v Speaker 1>But once you do some walking around folks, it'll probably

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<v Speaker 1>be calorie neutral. Yeah, yeah, I think so that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going with.

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<v Speaker 2>I think so, and of course I might not be factual,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm going with it.

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<v Speaker 3>And we've got a deal at the Double Tree across

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<v Speaker 3>the across the street for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, spend it down there spend the night and tell

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<v Speaker 2>us so why not you know, I mean it's a

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful town.

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<v Speaker 1>It is by day by night. Come right home to.

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<v Speaker 2>Beautiful Bartles build in the daylight and say, ah, I

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't experienced that was That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>This is wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, just go to the wild brew dot org and

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<v Speaker 2>that is the website. It'll tell you a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>about what's going on with the money is raised for. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>it tells you a lot about the fun you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have, and it'll tell you how much you need

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<v Speaker 2>to put down in order to have such fun and

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<v Speaker 2>help out a great cause at the same time. See

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<v Speaker 2>this is this is what I like about putting the

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<v Speaker 2>fun in fund raising.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a there's also I should mention this as an

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<v Speaker 3>online auction. I think it started okay, so I gotta

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<v Speaker 3>check that out. We have a number of trips and

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<v Speaker 3>packages on there. I think there's some h some art available,

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<v Speaker 3>and and that online auction goes until near the end

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<v Speaker 3>of the event. So I think that closed like seven

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<v Speaker 3>on the twenty third, which as you go check it out,

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<v Speaker 3>you can get to it from the website.

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<v Speaker 1>Wonderful. Thank you doctor Ellis. Thanks for being a part

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