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Pat and Kathy Floerke from Jubilee House Community in
Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua, will speak again in Richland Center
on Monday, October 23, at 7:00 pm at the Pippin Center, Melvill
Hall, UW-Richland. Their talk is called “Sustainable Alternatives
for Sustaining Hope in Nicaragua.”
They will talk about Nicaragua and the work of their
Center for Development of Central America. This group has
done wonderful work in organizing people to work together
for their basic rights and necessities in a very poor area of
Nicaragua. Some projects started by CDCA are the Nueva Vida
Women’s Sewing Co-op, as well as organic agriculture, concrete

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The 12th Annual Sister City Burrito Supper and Dance will be held on Friday, October 27 at Blue Highways, 165 N. Central, in Richland Center. Serving will begin at 5:30. The dance, with music provided by Kettle Creek String Band, is scheduled for 7:30 pm.
As always, the supper will feature tortillas with a wide variety of fillings, as well as salsas and sauces, rice, and delicious homemade desserts. The price for both the supper and the dance is $10 (children under 12, $5), with family rates available. The meal or dance alone is $7. Volunteers are needed to donate desserts or serve at the meal. If you can help, please contact Jane Furchgott at 608 583-2431 or jfurchgott@yahoo.ca or Mary Bard at 608 647-2594 or bard@mwt.net.
All proceeds will benefit the Project’s work for the people and environment of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua