This offers a great opportunity for city kids to get to know something about barnyard and farm animals that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to learn about by feeding and grooming them.įollowing our fun feeding the animals we all took the short drive to the Stubbs’ house where Frank and Cathy fed the human animals strawberry shortcake. They also have summer day camps for young kids. I think I’ll pass, but I must share that the goats were very friendly and played happily with a few small children in their pen. For those of you who are adventurous they offer goat yoga. That and the cow with a cast on his leg made it very obvious to us how much these wonderful people care for their abused and neglected animals. We saw a goat whose hind leg was deformed and someone had created a prosthetic leg for her, which allowed her to move about with the rest of the goats and share in the food handouts. None of these animals will ever be sold or sent to another facility they will all be able to live out the rest of their lives in this caring sanctuary. There were several pens containing rabbits, chickens, geese, pigs, mini horses, and horses for us to enjoy seeing without feeding due to possible disposition issues, and pens with the llamas, donkeys, sheep, and goats that we were more than free to enter for more close-up feeding.Ī few of us had the opportunity to talk with the organizer who explained a bit more about how these animals came to live with her as well as their future and some of the other functions that are available here. One of their two cows had a cast on his leg but got up on his feet to meet us at the fence for an apple snack. At the entry were small buckets of veggies available for purchase for $5, but many thanks to our member Lynn Victor who brought two large bags of carrots and a bag of apples for us to feed the animals – and boy were they happy to see us, or rather our food. The sanctuary works on a donation and volunteer basis. Then it was the long (LOL) trip about a block to the sanctuary, where we met up with Kevin and Maureen Wilson and new members Dan and Jeri Reiner. Meeting for breakfast at Jay Berry’s restaurant were Lynn and Van Victor, Frank and Cathy Stubbs, Dan and Fran Del Duca, Ward and Sue Luhman, and Vickie Willson. On Friday, April 21st, a large group from our club toured the Sammamish Animal Sanctuary. If you have pictures, please send them to Cathy to share in a future newsletter. Hopefully, some other members took your cars out for a drive. Our colorful display was truly appreciated by many on this special day. Again, 5 Birds in one lot brought out the spectators with their phone cameras in hand. The regular attendees at this cruise-in are used to seeing one or two Birds, but five in one place brought a lot of attention.Īfter visiting for a while and looking at the other cars, we hopped in our Birds with their tops down and cruised to the Cloud 9 in Newport Hills for burgers and shakes. Those who put in an appearance included Larry and Grace Ostrom, Dan and Fran Del Duca, Kyle Stubbs, Cathy Stubbs, and Frank Stubbs. Fortunately, the weather didn’t stop five of our local T-Birds from attending the show. This cruise-in is held every Sunday (weather providing) in the parking lot at the New Life Church on Maple Valley Highway.Īs is par for the course, the past week had been sunny and warm until Sunday rolled around. To celebrate this day members of the Olympic Classic Thunderbird Club were invited to take their little birds on a drive and stop in at the Renton Mocha and Motors. Thunderbird Appreciation Day is an annual event where all Thunderbird owners are encouraged to drive their Thunderbirds and share them with all.
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