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Healing with horses: Taking the natural path to wellness

There’s something truly special about being around horses and spending time in nature — and when you put the two together, the benefits are even greater. At Centaur Stride, we often take our lessons out into the woods for a peaceful trail ride (weather permitting, of course). The shade ...

‘Sensitivity’ shines: Clinic this month being held for disabled youth

Those who teach us the most about humanity aren’t always human. Horses are incredibly sensitive animals. They respond to energy, emotions, and even intentions. Because they are prey animals, this sensitivity is a form of survival. They are experts at reading body language. The tension in a ...

Fiber arts group makes donation to VA Hospital

The Secret Society of the Twisted Stitchers, a fiber arts group at Anderson-Lee Library in Silver Creek, has been working diligently this summer to create knit and crocheted blankets to donate to the VA Hospital in Buffalo. Each long-term patient admitted to the hospital receives a blanket. ...

Noticing how the new era of dating has lots of phone time

I suppose it’s really none of my business, but I can’t help wondering about how young people go about dating these days. When I see a high school age couple in public, it’s not clear what’s going on between them because they don’t seem to be having much of a conversation. In fact, they speak to each other about as much as grandparents do when they go out to dinner. (This amounts to about thirty-seven words per meal, the main topics being the weather, traffic, kids these days, bodily malfunctions, and the high price of everything from liver to onions.) Dating is not like ...

Patterson Library’s Benefit Auction, Chicken BBQ returns

Mark your calendars for a lively evening of food, friends, and fundraising at Patterson Library’s Annual Benefit Auction and Chicken BBQ, taking place on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Eason Hall, 23 Elm St. in Westfield. This beloved community event brings together supporters of the library for a ...

Library announces memorial books

Dunkirk Public Library has announced memorial book donations for July. MEMORIALS In memory of Miguel A. Alvalle (children’s bilingual) Maisy’s Animals, Cousins The Pool, Bluey The Gift of Family 1,2,3 What do You See?, Rockridge Press The Three Little Pigs, Orihuela Spanish-English Picture Dictionary, Bruzzone My Big Barefoot Spanish & English Words, Fatus In memory of Larry R. Bell Lethal Prey, Sanford Why We Love Baseball, Posnanski In memory of James Bickhart Buddy’s War, Lehman Against All Odds, Kershaw Resist, Gratz Fourteen Pairs of Boots, ...