Wisconsin airport base site becomes Bong State Recreation Area
The former Richard Bong Air Force Base site near Kanasville Wisconsin transformed from a planned interceptor and strategic air command base into Bong State Recreation Area a 4515 acre multi use park wildlife refuge and recreation site now hosting hang gliding model aircraft hot air ballooning and hunting with 14 miles of trails space for 800 campers a 150 acre East Lake beach and 72 water bodies.
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Kansasville
Wis
Richard Ira Bong Air Force Base
U.S
Wisconsin
Strategic Air Command
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
East Lake
Gary E. Patzke
Patrke
Air Force
Richard Bong Air Force Base
Bong
Chicago and Milwaukee Air Corridor
Chicago-Milwaukee
Camp guides teens to resist drugs and alcohol
Monticello AP reports Winds Teen Age Institute at Allerton Park hosts about 750 high school students across three weeklong sessions. The camp, led by Mark Nelson and Tony Rennard, focuses on self esteem, leadership, and peer education about drugs, sexuality, and divorce. Participants come from diverse backgrounds and return home to share lessons with younger students. Scholarships assist many, with sponsorship from Illinois groups. England shows interest in a similar program.
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Monticello, Sr
Mark Nelson
Mattoon
Winds
Allerton Park
Sangamon River
Chicago
Tony Rennard
Nelson
England
Seema Rajput
London
Dlinejs Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Susie
Brad Wiley
Greenup
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