Staff Writer
Twenty-seven riders on horses and ponies, from the St. John Valley to Southern Aroostook, navigated the trails along the Maine — Canadian Border, 15 miles south of Houlton, during the Labor Day weekend ride-a-thon fund-raiser held by the Aroostook County Manes and Tails organization. The ride was hosted by Linda and Joel Long of Cary Plantation.
Contributed photoMegan Scheppele of Caribou, with Amber Nellie Belle was a participant in the recent Manes and Tails Ride-a-thon.
Riders ages four-years and older along with their families and friends enjoyed meals prepared by volunteers and were entertained at a campfire Saturday evening with music and sing-a-longs.
Many County individuals and businesses donated items or sponsored riders helping to make this trek the biggest Manes and Tails fund-raiser to date.
Businesses that helped to make the fund-raiser a success included: Lajoie Growers of Van Buren; Cary Medical Center, Griffeth Ford, Burger Boy, Paradis Shop’n’ Save, Farm Bakery; Wal-Mart, Caribou Bowl-a-Drome , Caribou Theater, Graves, McDonalds and Sirois’ Market. Also; Cindy’s Sub Shop, Savings Bank of Maine, Healing Hearts Ranch and Bartlett’s Store.
Individuals who made donations or sponsored riders were: Dian Radell, Shelley Taylor, Joel and Linda Long, Don Violette, Ann and Nate Day. Also; John Richards, Jimmy Knapp, Brent Cassidy, Larry Knapp, Sara Wotton, Pam Scheppele, Mike Anderson, Shirley and Russell Miller, Steve Hopkins and Michael Anderson.
