~ 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Special raffle items hand crafted by Orville Heitkamp ~ Wooden Rocking Horse, Cedar Chest, Deacon’s Bench

View list of Silent Auction Items- Watch for updates. Thank you to our many supporters for donating to this years event!

Cost & Reservations

$30.00 ~ NEEF Members $35.00 ~ Non-NEEF Members
Space is limited. Reservations due by Tuesday, May 4th.
Proceeds dedicated to the Ney Nature Center’s Capital Improvment Fund.

To make reservations print “2010 Spring Fling Ticket Flyer” and return to Becky Pollack, Ney Nature Center, PO Box 93, Henderson MN 56044 by Tuesday, May 4th with a check made payable to Ney Nature Center.

Unable to attend? Your tax-deductible cash donation gratefully accepted.

Additional information, Call/email Becky Pollack at the Ney Nature Center ~ 507-248-3474, info@neycenter.org

About Guest Speaker Al Batt

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” – Al Batt

Humorist and self-proclaimed “bird nerd” Al Batt will be the featured speaker at the Ney Nature Center’s 3rd annual Spring Fling benefit dinner and silent auction.

Batt, a native of Hartland, Minnesota, is an outdoor enthusiast, author, cartoonist and speaker. His humorous commentary is primarily focused on bird watching and the outdoors. While laughing, his audience will also be learning. Al writes three weekly humor and nature columns for many newspapers, and some local newspaper readers will be familiar with his column. He has written for numerous magazines and books, including the Chicken Soup For the Soul series, and is a contributing writer to the book, Minnesota Bird Watching. He does a regular radio show about nature on a number of radio stations, and writes a number of popular cartoon strips that are syndicated nationally. Al has written for the movies, and can be seen regularly on KMSQ-TV and heard on the radio at KMSK (Austin), KMSU (Mankato) and KATE (Albert Lea). WildBird Magazine named him Birder of the Year.

Spending years watching and studying nature, here is a quote from one of his ruminations: “I watched blue jays at a feeder that offered peanuts in a shell. A blue jay would pick up several of the shells before choosing one. The bird was finding which one of the peanuts was the heaviest, as that one would contain the most nutmeat.” For additional information visit www.albatt.net

Please join us for a special evening of dining, entertainment and fun. The Spring Fling will be held May 15, 2010 at the Lakeside Supper Club near Montgomery. A flyer with details and a registration form is included in this newsletter. Chef George Kukacka has planned a special menu and the committee is assembling lots of fun donations for the silent auction and raffle.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on May 15th!