Thursday, April 7, 2011

Dog Park News (April 7, 2011)

Plans for future dog park move forward
Rockford Independent
City of Rockford officials have been working with a group of citizens who are interested in constructing a dog park near the first phase of the Rogue River Trail south of 10 Mile Road. The dog park would take the place of an old baseball field along ...
Dog Park Supporters Meet in Doylestown Tonight
Patch.com
By Sarah Larson | Email the author | 2:00pm Canisters like this one at the Doylestown Animal Medical Clinic were placed at businesses all over Doylestown to raise money for the Doylestown Dog Park. It doesn't take much to make most dogs happy - usually ...
Dog Park Coalition Withdraws Application to Town Planning and Zoning
Patch.com
By Ronni Newton | Email the author | April 5, 2011 The application by the West Hartford Dog ParkCoalition and the Town of West Hartford for a Special Use Permit to allow for a dog park on a portion of the West Hartford Place/Home Depot Plaza was ...
Local 'celebrities' to bag groceries, raise funds for proposed dog park
Destin Log
“We have a dedicated group of citizens working hard to make this dog park become a reality, and I am honored that they asked me to help,” Seevers said. “I hope we can raise a lot of money for them on Friday.” The fundraiser will benefit the proposed ...
Healthy High Schoolers, Dog Park Discussion and Playtime for Attleboro Babies
Patch.com
Here's what you need to know about what is going on in the 'Boro today. By Patricia Resende | Email the author | 5:55am Attleboro High School Principal Jeffrey Newman, a member of the Attleboro Wellness Committee, helped to organize a health fair at ...
City of Birmingham to nonresidents: Pay up!
Hometownlife.com
By Lonnie Huhman- 8:54 am Jennifer Bush always knew she wanted to own her own business. by Sharon Dargay Starting in April, non-residents will need to purchase a $200 pass if they want to use the dog park in Birmingham. Engaged couples will need to pay ...
Dog park organizers grateful for town's help
Danbury News Times
Another one was that the parking lot of the newly opened dog park turned into a mud pit after the storms and melting. The mud made it impassable and forced us to close it temporarily for safety concerns. As soon as possible, the town departments ...
Written by Jen Arthur
Shore News Today
Lisa Rodgers of Erma and Tim Citrino of West Cape May bring their pups, Tater Tot and Buster, out for some fun in the sun at the Cape May Dog Park Sunday. The group sits back and relaxes in the gazebo after running around. For more photos see page XX. ...
A Bit of a Bailout for Our Furry Friends
In & Out of Anthem
But Anthem Pets, the non-profit organization behind the dog park, a host of low-cost and no-cost community pet services, and a mighty rescue effort, received $1000 from Allstate Insurance this month thanks to local agent Michael Scheuring. ...
Speak Out 4/6/11
Southeast Missourian
THIS city wants to put in a dog park. Of all the places we need money -- the police department, the fire department, the streets and the sewer system. Now you want to put in a dog park and spend $40000 to $50000? This is crazy. ...
Outgoing Mayor William Gardiner Talks About the City He Has Helped Cultivate
Patch.com
However, we have also partnered with [Prince George's] County and state to add parks and facilities (four new playgrounds, a dog park and a community garden and a skate park soon to be constructed), adopted a new personnel manual, ...
Cheers and sneers
Explorer News
The email detailed a girl taking her dog to a dog park, where a “nice-looking man wearing a Pima Air and Space Museum uniform (was) passing out treats to the dogs.” The dog owner allowed her dog to eat the treat, and it later become very ill. ...
Doral gets its first dog park
MiamiHerald.com
Doral's dogs will have a place to run free next year, when The 50th Street Park opens at 11645 NW 50th St. The 8.1-acre space will include an off-leash area for dogs – the city's first — a bike path, picnic pavilions, children's playground, ...
'Fantastic, incredible!' Geiger says of Chesterfield win
SuburbanJournals
He praised the city's new amphitheater and the riparian trail, which is being completed in Central Park, the new Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex baseball fields, and the almost finished Eberwein Park, that will feature the city's first dog park...
Dave Landsberger Will Shout Poetry Out of a Ferrari for O, Miami
Miami New Times (blog)
In the morning, there are some golfers out, mostly just practicing their drives because the putting greens are so ill kept, in the afternoon its a stretch of sunbathing and skateboarding Miami High Schoolers, at night its an unofficial dog park ...

Neighborhood News Roundup: Lanier, Anthony Edition
Washington City Paper (blog)
Nice Day for a Walk (In the Dog Park): From Borderstan, here's why one should cross the street to avoid fur-children-and-human-children interaction, and from The Hill is Home, tips for using the Kingsman Field dog park. One more and it's a trend!
NFL - Looking Back at an Unprecedented Year of Progress
The Cross Timbers Gazette
Once complete, the Wilson-Carmel tract will be a 94-acre community park complete with an amphitheatre, multi-use trails, a dog park, and pavilions. When it opens this summer, Twin Coves Park on Lake Grapevine will provide residents with direct lake ...
Westwood Council Members Discuss How and When to Open Westvale Park
Patch.com
She added that she would like to see the dog park opened as soon as possible. Borough Attorney Russell Huntington said a snow fence could be used to cordon off the specific fields or areas that are restricted to keep people away, which members of the ...
Regina dog owner upset about conditions at off-leash park
Regina Leader-Post
By KERRY BENJOE, Leader-Post April 5, 2011 Layton Burton and his dogs, Daisy, a Lab cross, and Pebbles, a chiweenie, navigate their way into the dog park through standing water at the entrance on April 4, 2011. REGINA — One Regina dog owner is ...
Incumbents fall in Grain Valley
Blue Springs Examiner
They want to know why we don't have a dog park. They want to know the exact places the city plans to put in trails.” Totton said she's already reached out to city officials in the Parks and Recreation Department for the answers. ...
OC Arts Center Wants to House Co-Op on San Juan's Open Space
Patch.com
The commission later scheduled a workshop for 6 pm April 20 to gather more public input and prioritize projects, such as completing tail connections from the Oaks Farm to the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park and the construction of a dog park...
Kingsman Field Dog Park Tips
By Nichole Remmert
After years of waiting, Kingsman Field Dog Park is finally open. Most of us have been used to the free and easy ways of our neighborhood parks, which have been used as unofficial dog parks for many years. But Kingsman Field is a little ...
A Tail-Wagging Good Time | Urbana Parks Blog
By upd_blogger
On Saturday, April 2, dogs from all over Champaign-Urbana participated in a romping good time, finding eggs hidden throughout the Urbana dog park in the Doggie Detective Egg Hunt. This twist on a classic egg hunt featured plastic eggs ...
Community Calendar: April 6 — The Baltimore Guide
By The Baltimore Guide
Canton Dog Park: There's a monthly dog park meeting at Canton Cove, 2901 Boston Street, in the conference room, on Tuesday, April 12, 7 p.m. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month. Info: www.cantondogpark.org...
No more fees at Winter Park dog park – Animal Crazy – Orlando Sentinel
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Final March Muttness Overall Ranking! « Doylestown Dog Park
Our goal was to engage the entire community in wishing “Good Luck” to the Doylestown Dog Park- and it worked! On March 15th, we received unanimous approval ...
doylestowndogpark.com/.../final-march-muttness-overall-rank...
LETTERS: THANK YOU FOR DOG PARK SUPPORT; MOTOR COACH TRAVEL CAN BE ...
The Cromwell Dog Park Committee would like to thank Friendly's and all of our ... For $1 a ticket, you had the opportunity to win a dog park T-shirt, ...http://www.cafepress.com/dogparksusahttp://www.cafepress.com/dogparksusa