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We are trying to get as 'bottled up' (and cans) as possible. Every 5 cents counts. If you have some bottles and/or cans that need to be redeemed, would you consider donating to Manes and Tails Scholarship Fund? This fund raiser is inspired by Don Violette, our wonderful bottle hounder, who this past summer, when ever he visited someone and saw bottles, he asked for a donation. He raised well over $200 during the summer, so we decided to all give it a try.

We have drop points around the county and can pick up from most places, The pickup/drop info is down at the end of this email. THANKS!! Extra thanks to the TSC stores and the staff for their help

Manes and Tails Scholarship Fan Club winner for February, Tracy Thibodeau, Caribou. Thanks Tracy for returning your winnings as a donation to the MT Scholarship fund.

Yes, we are still selling 20$ tickets for the scholarship fan club. Each ticket gives you a number which goes into a jar. On the first of the month a number is picked and matched to the name for a $100 prize. Your number stays in the jar for 12 months, that's 12 chances to win $100 for a 20$ donation. All donations are tax deductible. We are still hoping to increase the number of people signed up and hope most will renew when their 12 months expires. With enough members, we can also pic a $50 winner each month, but have a LONG way to go for that.

Meeting reminder: Tues, Feb 7 at Oriental Palace restaurant, Main St, Presque Isle. Networking and dinner at 6pm with business meeting 7-8:30pm. Open to everyone interested in horses helping/healing humans. Come for part or all. Dinner is Dutch. (we each pay our own)

Networking includes:

Sharing from the farms, How to show support for facilities

New training, learning, doing, educational opportunities

Agenda includes:

Goings on:

Treasury, Info from the Maine Community Foundation Grant workshop and opportunities

Scholarship requests, Educational events for future meetings

Fundraising Activities:

Letters to community organizations requesting support

Bottle Drive set up and deadline., Scholarship Fan Club updates.

Spring Barn Dance plans ... Tracy has a lot to share on this including kids activities

in the afternoon and evening dancing to live music

Future meetings schedules

some items to share:

Thanks Linda Trickey:

On February 10th, between 4-6:45pm, Jonathan L. Richards, Special Agent, Marine Drug Enforcement Administration, will be a guest speaker at the Houlton Higher Education Center. Special Agent Richards will present for the students of Dr. Phil Watkin’s HUSA 125: Chemical Dependency class, a presentation on Bath Salts. The first half of this presentation (approx. 1hr 15min) will be lecture, power point, and specimen review. The second half will be Q & A.

The presentation is “open to the public.” FMI Linda Hickman [email protected]

thanks Kim and Pat:

Good morning to all,

We are networking for a person who owns a 9 year old mare, and her 2 year old colt (that will need to be gelded). She loves these two horses, but due to current circumstances she can no longer care for them at this time. She is looking for a "good home" for them, and would like them to stay together. They both are in very

good health, and the owner has asked us for help in finding a knowledgeable horse owner who can keep them together. The colt is weaned, but has always been with his mom. There is the expense in gelding the colt that should be gelded as soon as possible. The mare has been ridden in the past. The colt has been handled, but due to his age he will need further training as he matures. The mare is Quarter Horse/Morgan, and her colt is Paint/Quarter Horse/Morgan. We would like to find someone who uses a Natural Horsemanship approach, and has some type of experience in developing young horses in order to give the colt the best start in life. We have attached photos of the two horses. Please email Nonie at [email protected] for more information.

I have the email with photos is anyone interested, [email protected]

BOTTLE DROP/PICK UP INFO

Drop off sites:

Van Buren: Perfect Ponies Learning Center, 489 Main St. Front or back porch. Don and Nancy D. Violette 868 5324

Caribou: 27 West Wind Dr. Open Breezeway, Pam Sheppele 496 4361

Caribou: Equine Inspirations Learning Center, Plante Rd. on porch, Tracy Thibodeau 227 6974

Monticello: Town Office, see Ginger Pryor 538 9500 (hope Shelley and Sara told her)

Monticello: Aroostook Horse and Pony Associates, North Main St (Rt 1) In front of attached garage; Shelley Taylor 538 9376

Houlton and Presque Isle: Tractor Supply Company stores

We are also looking for sites in other towns. Even if you are just cleaning out of your car, every nickel counts! Look for bins in front of the stores and flyers in your bags at the check outs. Thank you Keith in PI and Aaron in Houlton.

For PICK UPs County wide: please call Nancy 868 5324 or 484 1231, Shelley 538 9376. We'll find a way to get your donation off your porch or out of the garage and turn them into horses helping humans.

Volunteers welcome !!! Also if you would rather return your bottles and send us money, WOW, NICE!!! Manes and Tails c/o Pam Scheppele, 27 West Wind Dr., Caribou, ME 04736