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The mission of the PEBC
is to be a vehicle for understanding and appreciating the natural
wonders in our own backyards.




9th Annual

Prairie Winds Kite Fly

 

Another successful Kite Fly was held on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at the Jackson Airport.

 
   
 

 

 

Time for the show!
Everyone enjoyed watching the beautiful kites fly in the September winds.


 
 

 

Running with the bols
A fun activity at the kite fly was the bol race. Friends and family challenged each other to test their speed and endurance while pulling these parachutes or bols.
  Ground Kite
The youngsters especially enjoyed the ground kites.
 

Nothing like homemade
A very popular activity at our Kite Fly was to make your own kite.

Naturalist Clay Steele shows these do-it-yourselfers how to decorate their kites to add art to the sky.

 

Project almost completed!
Finishing touches are close to completion on this young artist's hand-made kite.

 

A shared moment...
A major goal of the Prairie Winds Kite Fly is to get families together and enjoy the outdoors.

A large number of families attending let us know our mission was accomplished.

 
 
  Red Hat Society
Young and old alike enjoyed the Prairie Winds Kite Fly.
 
Ghost??
You never know what you might see flying in the skies during the Prairie Winds Kite Fly.
  Bert McClain
Kite Doctor

No, it's not a new show on TV this fall. We had our own kite doctor on hand at the kite fly to help any "patients" that needed repairs. A little TLC and some tape was just what the doctor ordered.

Click here to see more photos from that day

Report any website problems to:
Prairie Ecology Bus Center ecologybus@ecologybus.org

 

A special Thank You to the Jackson Airport Commissioners and Jackson City Council for their support of the Prairie Winds Kite Fly and permission granted to host the kite fly at the municipal airport.

 

2011 Kite Fly Donors:
* Remick Foundation

* Jackson Lodging Association

* AGCO Jackson Operations

* Bank Midwest - Jackson

* J.P. Beardsley, D.D.S. P.A.

* Jackson American Legion Liberty Post #130

* Jackson Kiwanis Club

* Lakefield Kiwanis Club

* Windom Kiwanis Club

* United Prairie Bank - Jackson

* United Prairie Insurance of Lakefield

* Ron's Repair, Inc. Worthington

* FCA Co-op, Jackson

* Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Alpha

* Jackson Federal Savings & Loan Association, Jackson

* Jackson Veterinary Clinic

* Lakefield Savings Bank

* Marjorie Olmem, CPA, Lakefield

* Osterberg Funeral Home

* Stan Sievert Agency, Lakefield

* Topdog Car & Pet Wash, Lakefield

* Village Green Florist & Greenhouse