Saturday, April 23, 2011

Dog Park News (April 23, 2011)

Landscaping Work Being Performed at Simpson Dog Park
If you showed up to the Simpson Stadium Dog Park Thursday morning, you might have found the park closed and workers inside moving around large piles of dirt in the upper bowl. Then the fences surrounding the east edge of the park were pushed back ...
Short List: Enjoy Spring Break at one of our favorite parks
Tbo.com
The dog park is nicely shaded and surrounded by a 4-foot fence. Phillippe Park. Located in Safety Harbor, this is the oldest park in Pinellas County and also one of the coolest. The centerpiece is the Tocaboga Indian Mound – on the National Register of ....
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Great Escape: Bring Your Four-legged Friend, not Your Wallet, to This Place
Tucked in the back of Beaver Lake Park (near the baseball diamond park) is the Sammamish dog park. As you enter this dog playground, two gates offer a choice: little dogs on one side, all dogs on the other. This option, as well as the wood chip-filled ...
Pet owners barking for $100000 to build facility
The Morning Journal
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN LORAIN — Dog lovers hope to score a $100000 prize to pay for a new dog park in Lorain. The Community Animal Task Force of Lorain has nominated the city to win the money through PetSafe, an online pet supply store. ...
No headline - AroundTown
Abilene Reporter-News
The 5K begins at 8 am sharp and will begin and end at the Dog Park. Cost to participate is $30 or $25 for Abilene Runners Club members. Race Day registration jumps to $35. Online registration is available at www.abilenerunners.com or give Rescue the ...
/Dog Park Fencing*
Daily Reporter (blog)
Project: Fence Installation at Karen A. Nelson Dog Park at Quarry Lake Park, 3533 Northwestern Ave., Racine, Racine County, Project No. 1113 Notes: For additional project information, contact Mr. Robert Kolarik at Racine County Department of Public ...
Sandy Golding: From dogs to high-rises, a Beaches advocate
Florida Times-Union
In addition, Golding's volunteer leadership successfully helped create a free local dog park. As chair of the Animal Advisory Committee, Golding helps to educate the public on the importance of pet adoption as well as spaying and neutering. ...
Canines to compete as modern-day wonder dogs May 14
The Marshall Democrat-News
The event runs from noon until 2 pm Saturday, May 14, in front of Jim the Wonder Dog Park. All events are free and open to the public. -and Wondrous Dogs, signifying what makes your dog special. Sponsored by Friends of Jim, a not-for-profit ...
Gnaw on this Sausage Link Leash While Your Dog Makes Stinkwater
UGO
Whether you have dogs like mine or nice behaving dogs like the ones at the dog park I am too afraid to visit, you need to replace that plain old leash with this one made of sausage links. It's hilarious and will start up a ton of conversations with all ...

Bird and Butterfly Trail project meeting set
Akron Leader Publications
The trail will be 2000 feet long and will run around the perimeter of the new Dog Park. Hummingbird feeders will mark the beginning of the trail. Tree swallow and blue birdhouses will also be installed between the tree line and the flowers. ...
Easter Bunnies, Brunches and More
April 23, 9:30am, Railside Dog Park (210 Peters Street). Presented by Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall and the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association. Humans receive Octane Coffee and Sublime Doughnuts; dogs eat gourmet doggie treats. ..
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant: Phoenixville's Favorite for Eating for a Cause
Patch.com
Park” night, when a full-house's worth of patrons from Phoenixville's dog park in Reservoir Park at Fillmore Street and Franklin Avenue dined to raise money to keep the volunteer-run dog park in biobags and trimmed grass. Of course, you should eat ...
Hoffman: Former TV anchor finds a new calling
Houston Chronicle
Take the dog to a dog park. The proposed change in the law has no chance of passing. It's a terrible notion and a misguided way of promoting animal rights. But I don't "hate" the idea. I'm a peace and love guy. I don't "hate" anybody or anything.
Plan for Sports Complex in North Utica draws criticism
WKTV
That money would buy a football and soccer field, skateboard park, in-ground pool, playground, basketball and tennis courts and a dog park. Some people who attended the meeting oppose the idea and say that money might be put to better use. ...
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Hutchinson News
Doggone Easter Egg Hunt - 2 pm Saturday at t he Hutchinson Dog Park next to the Hutchinson Animal Shelter, 1501 S. Severance. Dress your dog up in their best Easter outfit for our Easter Parade - winners will be crowned King and Queen - and then let ...
MILITARY: Four legs on the front lines
North County Times
"It's well-deserved," Garcia said of the $25000 granite memorial, which sat beneath a draped cover near the north end of the Humane Society's dog park, known as "Cricket's Corner." "They are in combat, just like us ---- and they do even more than us, ...
Neighbors Support Home Depot Application
His wife, Carol, thanked Home Depot for offering land adjacent to their parking lot for the proposed use of a dog parkDog park advocates withdrew their application in response to neighborhood opposition and the dog park is no longer an issue in this ...
Silverdale's new slogan: 'Rural roots, urban flair'
PNW Local News
The new slogan will appear on the refurbished north entrance welcome sign on Silverdale Way near the Silverdale Dog Park. However, how soon it will appear depends on the weather, Earl said. “I can't paint when it's raining and below 40 degrees,” she ...
Community Briefs
Baxter Bulletin
A meeting of people interested in exploring the possibility of an off-leash dog park in Mountain Home is set 1:30 pm Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Library. For information, call 580-0660 or 492-2450. JORDAN — The Jordan-Rodney Volunteer Fire ...
'Coming back to life'
Mail Tribune
Officials from the Medford Parks Foundation asked that a dog park be added to Hawthorne Park in addition to improving or replacing the pool. The council did not plan on the number of speakers for the meeting and had to cut them off after an hour to ...
Dogs Compete with Pee
Discovery News
For the second experiment, the researchers observed canine urine interactions at the off-leash dog park Muttland Meadows in Grafton, Wis. The scientists documented 153 urinations and 199 urine investigations from 87 male and female dogs of different ...
San Fernando Valley: 11 micro-itineraries
Los Angeles Times
It also includes the Sepulveda Basin Dog Park; Lake Balboa Park; Balboa, Encino and Woodley Lakes municipal golf courses; and the Japanese Garden (6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys; http://www.thejapanesegarden.com), a 61/2-acre landscaped haven with a tea ...

Shelter Animal Awareness Event And 5K Run/Hike in Muttontown
Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot
Another item on her wish list is a Dog Park in the Town of Oyster Bay. “This event, the Shelter Awareness Run/Haike is the only time dogs are allowed in the Muttontown Preserve. Nassau County offers no place for animals. There is a large dog loving ...
Spring Valley 'Community Conversation' lives up to billing
San Diego Union Tribune
Other residents shared thoughts about the opening of a dedicated dog park at Lamar County Park on Bancroft Drive; traffic congestion at the Bancroft exit off state Route 94; and what to do about illegal dumping of unwanted items. ...
Newcomer Jonathan Ebbeler Seeks a Term As Ward 1's Councilman
JE: During this two year cycle, I would like to continue to build on the work Councilwoman Ewen began namely continuing to push for the dog park on MNCPPC's radar as well as making sure the trolley trail gets developed from Franklin's up to the Cafritz ...
BULLETIN BOARD
phillyBurbs.com
... starting April 21); Youth Tennis for ages 3-13 (Saturdays, cost varies, starting April 30); youth and adult Taste of Fencing for ages 8 and older ($160); and Introduction to Dog Park (four dates in April and May available, $15 per dog-owner team). ...
RALEY'S REACH ONLINE VOTING BEGINS
Valley Community Newspapers
When we look at the more than 90 nominations, ranging from retrofitting a local dog park to providing warm, comforting blankets for children in need, it's clear our customers are up to the challenge.” Raley's Reach is now in the hands of the online ...

Bascom Buys Davis Building at Receivership Sale
Citybizlist Real Estate
Atop the parking garage is an enclosed dog park. Bascom's new buy takes up a full city block in the Main Street District at the junction of Main, Elm and Field streets. The purchase expanded Bascom's Texas portfolio to 24 properties totaling 8480 ...

Poudre Pond serving double duty: water storage and soon, recreation
Greeley Tribune
In the next few years, the area surrounding the Rover Run dog park will be the next big hot spot for gravel mining, with more storage and recreation to follow. “Now we have a city-owned facility right here in Greeley for fishing,” Monson said. ...