Kaleden ranch hosting charity petting zoo to help Salmon Arm equine rescue (Penticton)

Photo: Lilah Policicchio Freedom’s Gate Equine Rescue team at the Sibling Rivalry Ranch A young woman in Kaleden dedicated to rescuing horses is hosting her third annual charity petting zoo to raise funds for a Salmon Arm-based horse rescue. Lilah …

No judgement, just joy: Drusillas zoo opens after-hours for families who needed It most

Over the past few months, Drusillas has been working hard with over 50 Sussex charities, including Chestnut Tree House, Amaze Sussex, Children with Cancer Fund, and Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, to allocate free tickets for Dreamnight to hundreds of …

Hawaiʻi County proposes new fees for zoo, increased fees for equestrian center

Friends with the Zoo volunteer Dolores Coulson takes Romeo on a skateboard ride at the Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens on Oct. 3, 2023. (File photo: Kelsey Walling) To pay for new positions, programs and other needs, Hawai’i County has proposed new …

Petting Zoo, Kona Ice coming Friday, June 6 at Library

Opening of pools, petting zoos and Touch A Truck kick off as school ends

Photo submitted to the Times Observer Children can paint a car at Touch a Truck at Betts Park on June 7. The C.A.R. Pool in Warren and the Brokenstraw Valley Swimming Pool in Youngsville will both celebrate their opening weekend. Both pools are open from …

‘Great American Petting Farm’ stops in Oceana on 34th W.Va. tour

OCEANA, W. Va. (WVVA) -The Great American Petting Farm is making its annual tour across the Mountain State, stopping in Wyoming County on Wednesday. This is the seventh day on their trip brought them to the Goodsons’ in Oceana, with a variety of animals to …

Having fun on Illinois 1: From Watseka to Paris

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today kicks off our 12-story road-trip series looking at the people and places along Illinois 1 — from Watseka to Paris. Communities along the venerable state highway along the Indiana-Illinois border are made up of uniquely-their-own …

Skate into spring event 

By Coben Scott With the 120th anniversary of the El Paso County fair right around the corner, a smaller community gathering took place April 26 on the fairgrounds:  the Skate into Spring celebration.  Skate into Spring was a roller skating event held on a …

PHOTO GALLERY: Rodeo fun for everyone

From a petting zoo to gravity-defying trick riders, Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement's third annual pro rodeo had activities for everyone BUFFALO LAKE — The crowd of rodeo fans at the Tom Blyan Memorial Rodeo Grounds were far from bored on the final day …

Work on Main bumps parade to Yosemite

This year’s Fourth of July parade will take place on Yosemite Avenue through downtown Manteca. Traditionally, it is on North Main Street. Road construction, however, forced the route change. It will be the same as the Christmas parade route on Yosemite …