Articles by Nancy Dumond Violette
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Veterans Benefits Workshop May 18 includes presentation of Equine Assisted Learning
Veterans’ Benefits Workshop at Cary Medical Center May 18 2013, 12pm. (moved from the Chan Center to the Veterans’ Home Caf) Will help Vets and families to become aware of the services available to them. New this year is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) Services to be offered free of charge ...
OPEN FARM Extended Two More Weeks
Come pet the horses and ponies! Manes and Tails sponsored ‘Brush Hours’ open to visitors at Perfect Ponies Learning Center, 489 Main St Van Buren, Saturdays May 4 and 11, 1-3pm. Bring the camera and your grand parents! Mud Pony Club Leaders will be on hand to help you feel ...
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Manes and Tails marks 10 Years
For Ten years now, the Non Profit, Manes and Tails, has been working to increase and improve the use of horses therapeutically in Aroostook County. A small group of volunteers who also lead equine programs, raise funds to assist persons with special needs and facilitators, to attend the facility or ...
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Artisan’s Invited to Display Craft in Van Buren May 4
Van Buren to Host Third Annual Artisan Fair in May, Includes Artisans from all over Maine Fine Artists and Finish Craftsmen are invited: The 3rd Annual Aroostook Artisans’ Craft Fair is almost here! GO Van Buren is proud to host your ingenuity again this year on Saturday, May 4th at ...
Good Weather expected for Horse and Pony Visitors
Sunday, October 7, 2-4pm The Manes and Tails youth group, Mud Pony Club, invites the public to ‘Lead Line Lessons.’ Visitors are welcome to watch and/or, pet, brush, lead, learn to sit on, move with, and dismount safely, horses and ponies. Dollar donations and/or empty bottles and cans will be ...
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Everyone’s Chance to Sit on a Horse!
On SUNDAY OCTOBER 7, 2-4PM (sprinkle or shine, a cold driving rain or snow storm will post pone the event to Sunday Oct 14) at 489 MAIN ST, VAN BUREN; Manes and Tails’ youth group, the “Mud Pony Club” will give “LEAD LINE LESSONS” to children and adults. Visitors may ...
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Weather HAS Permitted !!
When Karen and Ray said they’d travel 3 hrs to attend the Manes and Tails Family Barn Dance if it wasn’t raining, they meant it. Fun activities, dancing and plenty of food were enjoyed by all who attended. Faces were painted, pop corn, cotton candy, games, animals goats to doggies, ...
More Fun Sun than Clouds
Betting on sunshine, the Family Barn Dance is in it’s count down stages. Plan on fun for the family or an evening out. Manes and Tails is fun (fund) raising on Saturday June 2. Plante Rd., Caribou. Starting at 4PM with games, prizes, face painting, treats, petting zoo, the 5:30-7 ...
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Fun and Entertainment for Everyone.
CARIBOU, Maine – It’s a Family Barn Dance! Here’s the Update. Latest report : it’s going to be FUN: June 2, 4-9 PM. Games, prizes, cotton candy, pop corn, petting zoo, Smokey the Bear, mystery guests: celebrities and performers, food, music with DJ Express, lots of crazy dancing, maybe some ...
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Family Barn Dance
CARIBOU, Maine – Family Barn Dance from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 2, on the Plante Road at Equine Inspirations Learning Center. Games and activities, music, dancing, food, mystery guests and more. Fun for children and grownups. Fund raiser for Manes and Tails (supporting County wide special needs horse ...
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Trading hours in the St John Valley, Timebanking
VAN BUREN, Maine – April 1 was the official opening for the St. John Valley TimeBank in Van Buren. Time banking allows members to trade their skills for services they need. For each hour of time bank service provided, members earn an hour’s worth of an alternative currency called a “TimeBank ...
County Helps Special Needs activities with Horses
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Manes and Tails Scholarship Fund bottle drive has been under way and bags are piling up in a few places. Response has been very good when the MT volunteers ask for donations from friends and relatives. Even more inspiring are the donations dropped at several ...
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Special Needs Equine Scholarship Fund Bottle Drive
This bottle drive fund raiser is COUNTY WIDE, to benefit the all of Aroostook for services that are too rewarding not to do. PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Supporting tuition costs for Special Needs children and families to attend Equine Assisted Services in Aroostook County, is an act of love and ...
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