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City Slicker:Get the muck out

By Linda J. Haley
My dad taught us kids to “earn our keep” at home or away. What he meant was lend a hand when needed, without waiting to be asked. Normal house chores, plus the elderly neighbors’ trash and mail, raking leaves, or helping with groceries. If you were a dinner guest, set the table, [...]

City Slicker: Girl meets Farm

By Linda J. Haley
As stated prior, my midlife quest was to work with horses. I was nearing the big 4-0 and contemplating the famous downhill slide when I decided to make time for what made me truly happy, not just what made my living.
One problem. I lived in the city and knew nothing about horses. [...]

Three Non-Profits to Benefit Saturday

Signing Event to Help Pantry, CAP and Bookstore
(Hamilton) Readers and collectors alike who missed receiving a copy of the inaugural edition of the Madison County Courier will now have the opportunity to get one, signed by the publisher, editors and some contributors of Madison County’s newest publication.
On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., [...]

Madison County Fairgrounds 2010 Events Scheduled

(Brookfield, NY, Feb.10, 2010) The following events have been scheduled in 2010 at the Madison County Fairgrounds in Brookfield. Contact information for each event is in parenthesis.
JUNE 4-6: New York State Horse Council Competitive Trail Clinic
(www.nyshc.org)
JULY 2-4: New York State Horse Council Competitive Trail Ride
(www.nyshc.org)
JULY 8-11: MADISON COUNTY FAIR 171st ANNUAL
Exhibits, Entertainment, Livestock Shows, Tractor/Truck [...]

Spaghetti Dinner and Talent Show to Benefit Ride for Life

(Canastota, NY) Ride for Life Equine and Family Center, Inc., 7762 North Court St., is holding a spaghetti dinner and talent show on Friday March 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. Entertainment will be a talent show from 7 to 8 p.m.
The Christian-based therapeutic horseback riding organization is a Canastota Community Chest participant. It is [...]

City Slicker: And so it begins…

Linda J. Haley
Some of you may remember from my introductory column that it was horses that first attracted me to look at the rural lifestyle. Ahhhh…horses. I just adore them. And while I wish I was one of those lucky people who could say “I’ve been around horses all my life,” I had only brief [...]

Cazenovia Winter Festival Celebrates 39th Year

Committee Releases Draft Schedule of Activities
The 39th annual Cazenovia Winter Festival will be held Feb. 4 through 7 this year. Following is the draft schedule of events released by the committee:
Thursday, Feb. 4
7 to 9 p.m.: Opening reception for Winter Festival Art Exhibition, St. Peter’s Parish Hall. The community is invited to meet the participating [...]

City Slicker: Snowshoeing

Last Saturday, I was once again heading out for some rural learnin’, this time on winter leisure activities. Farming slows down, snow gets too deep to ride and work much with horses, and still I’d rather be outdoors than cooped up inside. That’s the great thing about farmers and homesteaders, they love being outside too, [...]

City Slicker: New Year, New Inspiration

By Linda J. Haley
Did you ever meet someone and feel like you’ve accomplished squat in your life compared to their accomplishments in a few short years? Even though you feel like a fossil, they’ve inspired you so much you can’t wait to share their story with everyone in a five mile radius.
Well that was New [...]

Canterbury Stables has New Baby for New Year

(Cazenovia, NY) Meet “Deva” owned by Canterbury’s head trainer Kimberly Asher of Cazenovia. This beautiful filly, boasting four white socks and a question mark-shaped blaze was sired by “Dacaprio” and dam “Romancing Rio.” At 7 months old, Deva is just getting used to being handled and learning how to lead, but her future is as [...]

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