AUGUST 199 10th - 19th Since 1818 Years Special Advertising Supplement Friday, August 4, 2017 Morning Sentinel 2 Friday, August 4, 2017 ____________________________________________________________________________Advertising Supplement • Morning Sentinel Wildlife Encounters® animal exhibits offer educational component BY SUSAN VARNEY non-releasable wildlife either SMALL AMBASSADOR Tree Frog, Gray Tree Frog, Burmese Python (NH ONLY), Correspondent because of injury, legal situa- ANIMALS Marine Toad, Giant Cane Toad, Jungle Carpet Python, Irian Jaya tions, or they were not born in “Wildlife” Madagascan Tomato Frog, Pyxie Carpet Python, Australian Argus Wildlife Encounters® pres- the wild, according to promo- Three-Banded Armadillo, Small Frog, African Giant Bullfrog, Monitor, Large Argentine Tegu entations and exhibits plan to tional materials. The program American Alligator, Fennec Fox, Rose-haired Tarantula, Afri- Lizard, Moluccan Cockatoo, educate on a variety of envi- includes professional educa- Veiled Chameleon, Vietnamese can Emperor Scorpion, Giant Greenwing Macaw. ronmental, animal and person- tors and public speakers. Centipede, Pink-toed Tarantula, Vinegaroon, Madagascar Giant al health and wellness topics, Wildlife Encounters® has Laughing Kookaburra Hissing Cockroaches, Dubia ADVANCED AMBASSADOR while making a very personal a wide diversity of creatures, “Interactive” Cockroaches. ANIMALS and intimate connection with from cockroaches to kanga- Chinchilla, Hedgehog, Do- Some of these animals have nature when they present at roos, porcupines, tarantulas, mestic Ferret, Mini-lop Bunny, MEDIUM AMBASSADOR very particular venue and the Skowhegan State Fair Au- boas, pythons and tree frogs, Sugar Glider, Corn Snake, ANIMALS staffing requirements for their gust 13-19. Show times will be giant turtles, lizard and cock- Alligator Snapping Turtle, “Wildlife” welfare and public safety and are 2, 4 and 6 p.m., except for the atoos. Adult Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Medium American Alligator NOT available for less formal / last day, which will have only 4 Krista Butts, promotions three-Toed Box Turtle, Russian six-Banded Armadillo, Brown private gatherings in residences, and 6 p.m. shows. director, said in a phone inter- Tortoise, Small Sulcata Tortoise, Skunk, Bennett’s Wallaby, Mara unless very specific conditions According to its website, view, “We never know until the Australian Bearded Dragon, (a.k.a. Patagonian Cavy), North are met and approval is granted Wildlife Encounters® is not a day of the show who will be Blue-tongued Skink, Red Iguana, American Porcupine, Ring-tailed by the Director. zoo, although the owner and there. It depends on who is in Brook’s Kingsnake, Hognose Coatimundi, Prehensile-tailed “Wildlife” staff are professional members a good mood, and there will be Snake , Small Red-Tailed Boa Porcupine Large American Alligator, Arc- of various zoological, wildlife different animals every day.” Constrictor, Brazilian Rainbow “Interactive” tic Fox, Gray Fox, African Crest- and conservation entities. You won’t see them all at Boa Constrictor, Australian Flemish Giant Rabbit, Mini Pig ed Porcupine, African Serval Cat, Many have degrees in the fair but here is a list of Woma Python, Royal Python, (juvenile),Northern Common Prairie Dog biology, ecology, sustainable what could possibly be there, Amazon Tree Boa Constric- Snapping Turtle, Large Sulcata “Interactive” agriculture, conservation and according to Butts. “We have tor, Dumerils Monitor, Small Tortoise, Caiman Lizard, Green Large Sulcata Tortoise, the facility and operations are over 130 animals and there will Argentine Tegu Lizard, Blue & Iguana, Madagascar Ground Large Burmese Python (over regulated by and compliant be an ever changing variety at Gold Macaw, Umbrella Cockatoo, Boa Constrictor, Large Red- 100 pounds NH only), Mini Pig with the Animal Welfare Act: the fair.” White’s Tree Frog, Red-eyed Tailed Boa Constrictor, Small (adult), Pygmy Goat. Class C Exhibitor. Teachers from Wildlife Encounters® are expected to fascinate fairgoers with how Fun At The Skowhegan F SEE YOU AT THE FAIR AND they work with the animals Have air! and their ability to thrill, IN DOWNTOWN SKOWHEGAN engage and communicate with diverse ages and learning abilities — and how they adapt Maja’s B dy Arts to different venues and special needs. Tobacco Pipes, Artisan Clothing Though Wildlife Encoun- Commercial, Residential, Auto and More! and MUCH MORE! ters® participates in and 210 Madison Avenue, Skowhegan • 474-8438 supports the wildlife rehabili- 153 College Avenue, Waterville • 873-2141 474-9330 tation and release community, the Teaching Animals are all If It’s Glass, We Do It! 75 Water Street Skowhegan, ME Advertising Supplement • Morning Sentinel ____________________________________________________________________________ Friday, August 4, 2017 3 Photos from Wildlife Encounters® “Stitch” the Fennec Fox joined the Wildlife Encounters® family in 2006 as a young kit, and is one of our most popular Ambassador Animals and helps teach young students to connect with concepts such as physical and behavioral adaptations, and life in extreme climates. The Fennec Fox is native to the Middle East and North Africa (Sahara Desert region) Wings of the Dawn is about baby birds and nesting material in dryer vents and in attics. A simple solution: take a small box, open the flaps on one end of the box then cut out a hole in the other end of the box that is close to the same size as the hole the adult birds are using to enter the dryer vent Wildlife Encounters® presentations and exhibits educate youth and the public on a or attic. wide variety of environmental, animal and personal health and wellness topics, while Take the babies and as much nesting making a very personal and intimate connection with the “face of nature”! Here is a material as you can and put it into the box. Moluccan Cockatoo, one of the medium interactive animals. Staple the open box flaps to the house next to the hole that the parents are using to get into your house. Repair or cover the hole the parents have been using to enter the house. The parents should continue to feed the babies in the new nest. The parent birds know where the nest is located and removing the babies ICED DRINKS and putting them more than a few feet away will only result in the babies Cold Brew dying. The parents will not recognize them as their babies if they are moved more than a few feet away. www.facebook.com/wildlifeencountersnh Iced Coffee Iced Tea Iced Latte Iced Macchiato Frozen Coffee 386 Madison Ave. Skowhegan Collision Repair 207-474-7167 S.M.K. Donuts Inc. 123 Madison Road 164 Main St. Norridgewock Frame Straightening Madison 207-653-4073 207-696-9229 ASE Certifi ed Technicians Wal-Mart 260 Water St., Skowhegan Dunkin’ Donuts Unibody Repair 207-474-0108 SMK Donuts, Inc. Locations Locally Owned & Operated by the Bailey Family 247 Main St., Canaan 1573 Main St. Circle K Depot Country Store 126 Lakewood Road Owner Paul Keaten II Palmyra 207-858-0347 268 Depot St., Unity 207-368-5089 Madison, Maine 04950 [email protected] 207-948-4100 11 Waterville Road 1104 W. Main Street Norridgewock 51 Church Street, Dexter Dover Foxcroft 474-0593 Fax 474-0303 634-6000 207-924-7999 207-564-7001 4 Friday, August 4, 2017 ____________________________________________________________________________Advertising Supplement • Morning Sentinel Horse racing fans gear up for harness racing action BY VALERIE TUCKER 80s, he’s still very much in the Correspondent game, Dillon said. Beginners can learn the ins Skowhegan State Fair offers and outs of picking winners, horse racing fans a week of starting by studying the offi- exciting action from Aug.13-19. cial daily program. Betting on The pari-mutuel betting starts a horse isn’t the same as going at noon on Sunday, Monday, to the casino. Everyone wants Friday and Saturday; harness their favorite to win, and even racing starts at 1 p.m. though owners, drivers and Races will be broadcast trainers know and like each on WSKW’s 1160 AM Clas- other, they all want their horse sic Country radio station. to cross the finish line first. Pari-mutuel betting starts at There are several types of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday betting categories. Playing and Thursday; harness racing against the other betters is starts at 7 p.m. One familiar called pari-mutuel wagering. presence at the fair will be The money is pooled, with a Tom Dillon. He has worked in separate pool being kept for the lumber business for years, each type of wager. Winners but he has nurtured a sideline get a share of the pool, based passion and a lifetime love of on the share everyone bet to- the racetrack and the horses gether. Straight wagers are on that run on them. horses to win (come in first), “I am a businessman, and place (come in first or second) obviously, I like challenges,” or show (come in first, second he said. or third). In the 1970s, he became Exacta wagers choose two hooked on horse racing and horses, one to come in first decided to buy his own horse and one to come in second in 1984. That was just the Staff photo place. The trifecta wager bets beginning, he said. Skowhegan State Fair offers horse racing fans a week of exciting action from Aug.13-19. The pari-mu- on three horses in exact order, “I’ve been losing money ever tuel betting starts at noon on Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday; harness racing starts at 1 p.m. and a superfecta bet picks since,” he joked. Races will be broadcast on WSKW’s 1160 AM Classic Country radio station. Pari-mutuel betting starts four horses in the correct or- He decided he had to build at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; harness racing starts at 7 p.m. der of finish. The daily double a farm for his horse. Then wager requires betters to pick he had to have more horses the winner of two consecutive and the bigger farm.