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GREAT Turnout at Last Night's Windfall Screening!

It was exciting to see so many members of our community come to last night's free screening of the new documentary Windfall by director Laura Israel. This film has received fantastic reviews, and the moviegoers last night agreed that is a powerful documentary. You still have another chance to see it locally Saturday night at the Urbana Community Center; check out our facebook page for more details. Come with your questions and you'll have a chance to receive real information from a movie depicting a situation very similar situation to what is going on in Champaign County.

Don't want these turbines to be installed? Let your community leaders know how you feel! This is OUR community, not the foreign wind company's community! We love Champaign County and have a responsibility to be good stewards of this beautiful land.

See you Saturday - and let your friends and neighbors know about the free showing of Windfall!
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