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Husband and wife for $400.00. •Probate services are also available at reasonable rates. •Emergency consultations are available. •Please Call for a Free Simple Estate Planning Consultation Attorney James J. Winiarski 3625 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee (414) 383-3902 255317091 COMMUNITY MILWAUKEE – From bird- ing to wildflower walks, the Milwaukee County Parks are offering a variety of activities with mom in mind Saturday and Sunday. ■ Wehr Nature Center — 9701 W. College Ave., Franklin. The weekend starts with Wehr Nature Center's annual Mother's Day Native Plant Sale. Plants from a local nursery will be on sale from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Items include spring ephemer- als, prairie plants, woodland plants and wetland plants. From 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Birding with Paul will welcome beginning and experi- enced birders to a prime-time hike for viewing migratory birds. The $3 parking fee includes admission to the Nature Center and the birding program. The fee is waived for visitors who are shopping only. For more information, call Wehr at 414-425-8550. ■ Boerner Botanical Gardens — 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Boerner Botanical Gardens is open for families to discover early-spring blooms, daily from 8 a.m. to dusk. Blooms that may be seen include wildflowers, early-blooming perennials, tulips and flowering crabap- ples, depending on the weather. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens will present a free Mother's Day family event. Children can plant flow- ers and create make-and-take daffodil crafts as gifts for their mothers and grandmothers. For more information, call the Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens at 414-525-5653. Regular admission to the Botanical Gardens is $5.50 for adults age 18 and up; $4.50 for students of any age with ID, Milwaukee County seniors age 60 and up with ID, and people with disabilities; and $3.50 for youths age 6–17. Admission to the gardens requires wearing the official daily wristband. For more information, call the Botanical Gardens at 414- 525-5601. ■ The Mitchell Park Domes — 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee. On Sunday, the Mitchell Park Domes will be open with the spring floral show, For the Birds, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show features a mix of seasonal plants interspersed with mod- els or birds, both decorative and realistic. The setting provides a beautiful backdrop for casual family photos. Admission to the Domes includes a jewelry fair. The fee is $7 for adults age 18 and up; $5 for Milwaukee County seniors with ID, persons with disabili- ties, students of any age with ID, and youths age 6 to 17; and free for children age 5 and under. For more information, call the Domes at 414-257-5600. ■ Lake Park — 2975 N. Lake Park Road, Milwaukee. Birders familiar with the best viewing spots in Lake Park invite families to a free, infor- mal Warbler Walk, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday. The walk kicks off at the wooden bridge near the warming house in the northern part of the park. With more than 250 bird species documented, the park is an ideal place for beginners to start observing the wide vari- ety of visiting species. For more information, visit the Lake Park Friends website at lakeparkfriends.org. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Mary Schley and other mem- bers of the Lake Park Friends will lead a free Mother's Day wildflower walk. The walk will start at the warming house in the northern part of the park. For more information, call 414- 962-1680. ■ Grant Park — Lake Drive between Badger Avenue and Brookdale Court, South Milwaukee. Betsy Abert of Friends of Grant Park will guide all levels of birders on a Migratory Bird Walk from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, weather permitting. Migratory birds from South and Central America are expected to be returning to their breeding grounds along the Lake Michigan flyway. Program participants are asked to meet at 8 a.m. at the parking lot in the northern section of Grant Park, near Picnic Areas 7 and 8, (entrance at the Wil-O- Way sign on Lake Drive.) For more information, call 414-531- 9249. ■ Golf in the Parks: Moms Play and Ride for Free. A free round and golf-car special, for moms accompanied by a paid golfer, will be offered at 10 golf courses Sunday, for tee times after 1 p.m. To receive the special offer, children, spouses or friends purchase a round and single-rider golf cart. Mom golfs and rides for free. The offer is available at golf courses at Brown Deer, 7625 N. Range Line Road, Glendale; Currie, 3535 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa; Dretzka, 12020 W. Bradley Road, Milwaukee; Grant, 100 E. Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee; Greenfield, 12035 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis; Hansen, 9800 W. Underwood Creek Parkway, Wauwatosa; Lincoln, 1000 W. Hampton Ave., Milwaukee; Oakwood, 3600 W. Oakwood Road, Franklin; Warnimont, 5400 S. Lake Drive, Cudahy; and Whitnall, 6751 S. 92nd St., Franklin. For more information, call the Milwaukee County Parks Golf Office at 414-257-8024. For reservations, call 414-475-6222 or visit milwaukeecountygolf- courses.com. ■ South Shore Terrace Kitchen & Beer Garden — 2900 S. Shore Drive. Home of the Miller 1855 Bar, the beachside beer garden offers families views of Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee skyline. South Shore Terrace will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Items may be purchased with cash only. For more information on South Shore Terrace, call 414- 257-5622 or visit SouthShoreTerrace.com. ■ Whitnall Park Beer Garden — 8831 N. Root River Parkway. Due to its popularity as a stop on the Parks Traveling Beer Garden Tour, the Root River Parkway location has opened as the Whitnall Park Beer Garden for the season. Open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the newest beer garden offers two beer trucks — one with a rotat- ing selection of 12 local and regional craft beers, and the other with 12 Sprecher beers, hard sodas and root beer. It's cash only. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, singer-songwriter Jamie Lynn will perform. Genres include folk, country, '70s and '80s pop rock, and cur- rent hits. For more information on the Whitnall Park Beer Garden, call 414-257-5622 or visit mke- beergardens.com/whitnall. Submitted photo Crabapples come into bloom in Whitnall Park in time for Mother's Day. Making the most of Mother's Day weekend in Milwaukee County Parks