April News

Welcome to Rainbow Wags! Did you notice our new look? The entire Rainbow web site has had a spring facelift and is hopefully more easy to navigate than ever before. Take a look around at the web site – but be sure to come back here (there’s a Rainbow Wags link under Newsletters in the main navigation bar on the left) as we have a lot of great information for pet lovers this month.

Congratulations to the winners of the Easter Coloring Contest at the Lakeport Store. We had a lot of great entries and judging was no easy task! We would like to thank all of the kids that entered – they all did a super job! Our winners in each age group received a $25.00 gift card; Kai Lews, age 5, Julienne Bennett, age 8 and Joy Bennett, age 11.

 

Welcoming the return of spring also means rolling out the red carpet for seasonal bugs and allergens. You might find yourself sniffing a little more this time of year, and scratching could become an annoying problem for your dog. Allergic dermatitis is not uncommon for dogs and it can be triggered by everything from pollen to pests. Nutrition can impact dogs with food allergies and dietary fatty acid therapy has been used in dogs with allergic skin disease. Hills Science Diet offers help for allergies and other seasonal problems on their comprehensive web site -- or just ask one of the trained sales associates at Rainbow America’s Country Store about caring for a dog with allergies.

Rainbow had the pleasure recently of helping provide supplies for community garden projects for students in the Alternative Education and State Preschools program. The student-run gardens will provide “take home” food along with being a Youth Enterprise garden, where students will learn not only to grow vegetables and fruit, but to learn the skills of marketing, production and sales. The project, led by Miles Gordon, a local teacher and Garden Grant Coordinator, will allow students to build valuable social and business skills, as they work closely with the Mendocino Community Gardens Project. For more information about the MCOE Garden Projects, please contact Miles Gordon at 462-2596, ext 103, or the Alternative Education Office at 467-5155.

Coming up: Rainbow’s biggest sale of the year! May 2, 3, and 4 it’s the Annual Spring Fair Sale. Everything in the store will be on sale, including new spring clothing from Wrangler and Carhartt, lovely items for your home and garden and of course all pet foods, supplies and accessories! You won’t want to miss it so mark it down now – that’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 2, 3, & 4.

Save big on Nutro Pet Foods, with the Nutro Frequent Buyer Program! Buy 10 bags of quality Nutro food, and get the 11th bag free! PLUS, get $20.00 in Coupons just for enrolling in the Frequent Buyer Program …. Check out the details here, and then sign up at either the Lakeport or Ukiah Rainbow stores.

Hey, would you like a trip to Hawaii? Enter to win a 6 day, 5 Night trip to Waikiki, including air fare, from Stihl! Check out the Rainbow Stihl Page for details and come on in to any Rainbow store to fill out your entry form.

Enjoy the spring weather, and see you at the Spring Fair Sale!