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Friday, October 28, 2016
Volume 12 • Issue No. 44
Miniature Donkeys: Smart & Delightful By Carin Lee, Contributing Reporter WELLS Pay attention as you drive along Route 9 just south of Wells and you might spot a group of miniature Mediterranean donkeys. They pasture at the home of Sharon and Michael Ward and their son Sam, who have turned their 2-acre lot over to these small creatures. Sharon loves these special animals, as is noticeable by
Sam Ward holds 2-week-old Fireball while mother Rosebud keeps watch.
the affectionate way she handles them, rubbing their backs, necks, heads, calling them by name: Molly, Freda, Jasmine, Stella, Caesar, Lacey, Rosebud, Fireball. From the highway it may look like they are merely donkeys that are small. But Sharon is quick to point out that these animals were not “bred down� until they become diminutive. They are a whole separate breed from standard donkeys. They are natives
Trick-or-treaters are invited to visit local businesses in Arundel between 4 and 6 p.m. on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31. There are no set hours for residential trick-or-treating.
Berwick Trick or Treat is officially Sunday, October 30, 5-8 p.m. Join the 10th Annual Trunk-n-treat where Goodie bags will be provided to be filled with a variety of goodies and gadgets from trunks in the parking lot from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Groups participating include the Berwick Public Library, Berwick Police,
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Trick or Treat is Sunday, October 30, 5-8 p.m.
North Berwick Parks & Recreation will be hosting a “Halloween Howler� on Saturday, Oct. 29, 3:30-7 p.m. in the downtown Mill Field area. Activities include “Johnny the K� kids' entertainment, carnival games in the fire station, costume contest, Halloween Parade, crafts, “Spooky Tent� and “Fortune Teller,� story time, and Haunted Walk put on by Boy Scout Troop #312. Refreshments provided inside the American Legion. Trick or treat time will be Sunday, Oct. 30 at dusk. FMI: 207676-3206.
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Girl Scouts of Maine, Kennebunk Savings Bank, and more. We will be collecting canned food and other non-perishable food items at the Town Hall for the local food pantry for families in need. The Fire Station will be open to view trucks, and other downtown businesses will also be outside participating. FMI: Berwick Recreation 207-698-1101.
Eliot
Trick-or-treaters are invited to visit local businesses in Kennebunk, between 4 and 6 p.m. on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31. There are no set hours for residential trick-or-treating. Look for the pumpkin balloons at participating shops in Kennebunk.
Kennebunkport Trick-or-treaters are invited to visit local businesses in Kennebunkport between 4 and 6 p.m. on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31. There are no set hours for residential trick-or-treating. Look for the pumpkin balloons at participating shops in Kennebunkport.
Kittery Trick or Treat is officially Friday, Oct.
28, 4-7 p.m. Calling all ghosts and goblins! Visit The Kittery Outlets on Friday, and receive special treats at participating stores beginning at 4 p.m. Stop at the Customer Service Center located next to the Osh Kosh store and pick up a bag which includes a coupon for a free kids meal at Weathervane Seafood restaurant. There will also be a Halloween Celebration at the Community Center Saturday, Oct. 22 (rain date Oct 23) from 2-3 p.m.in collaboration with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard MWR. Join the fun on Frisbee Common at the KCC for the 14th Annual Halloween Celebration! Free pumpkins,
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pumpkin painting, hay rides, games, food, bouncy houses, community groups, a costume contest with prizes, and more! Don't forget to dress up in your spookiest or funniest costume! FMI: Kittery Recreation 207-439-3800.
Lebanon The Lebanon Recreation Department is sponsoring its Trunk or Treating party Oct. 29 at the Lebanon Elementary School from 6-8 p.m.Townspeople can drop candy donations off at the Town Offices on Upper Guinea Road.For more information go to Lebanon Recreation Department on Facebook.
Trick or Treat is Monday, October 31, 5-8 p.m.
South Berwick The annual Halloween parade will begin at the Community Center on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. Trick or Treat will be after the parade, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wells Trick or Treat is on Monday, Oct. 31 with no set time. However, the Wells Police Department recommends that small children return home before dark.
York Trick or Treat is on Sunday, October 30, 4-7 p.m.
Hero Dog Kobuk Airs on TV YORK Maine Search & Rescue Dogs’ volunteer team, Kobuk and his handler, Elizabeth Fossett gained notoriety when he located 77-year-old Ruth Brennan, a woman with diabetes and dementia who had been missing for three days. Kobuk’s keen sense of smell and dedication to his job saved Brennan’s life. Kobuk was recently selected
as the American Humane Association’s 2016 Search & Rescue Hero Dog. A 2-hour special about this award will air on the Hallmark Channel on Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Fossett and Kobuk visited the York Public Library this past Tuesday, Oct. 25, where Elizabeth answered questions and share details about their journey to the American Humane Hero
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Trick or Treat Schedules by Town Arundel
of Sicily and Sardinia, brought here to the USA in 1929 by a New York stockbroker who admired them. Sharon Ward came to know miniature Mediterraneans after she bought two of them as companions for her horse. The horse wasn't interested in the donkeys, but nonetheless, Sharon was hooked. She sent the horse on
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Dog Awards, a star-studded, red carpet gala and award ceremony, taped at the Beverly Hilton in September. Kobuk was also featured on the Today Show on Thursday, Oct. 27. A more complete article about Kobuk ran in the July 29, 2016 issue of the Weekly Sentinel. For a video, visit www.crownmediapress.com/KOBUK, login: KOBUK, password: Preview.
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