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Santa Rosa, CA. ~ The Spring Lake Water Bark, which allows dogs to swim and play off-leash at the Spring Lake Swimming Lagoon, will take place on seven dates this fall. Water Bark events will be held on September 9-10, 17, 23-24 and 30, as well as October 1. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. No Water Bark will be held on Saturday, September 16 be- cause Spring Lake
will be busy with a cross coun- try meet that day.
Entry fees for the Water Bark are $5 per dog for So- noma County Regional Parks’ members and $7 per dog for non-members. Parking is free for members or $7 per ve- hicle for non-members. For
convenience, attendees may
FALL GUIDE # 1 Spring Lake Water Bark Returns with Seven Dates in 2017
purchase tickets online in ad- vance at http://waterbark2017.
brownpapertickets.com.
dates. “We are so pleased to respond to several common re- quests from dog owners at last year’s Water Bark,” noted
Melissa
Kelley, executive director of the So- noma County Re- gional Parks Foun- dation. “We heard loud
and clear
that guests wanted more dates for their dogs to swim, and we’ve nearly dou- bled the number of dates since 2016. We also received many requests for
In addition, this year, for the
first time ever, dog owners can purchase a non-transferable season pass for $30. Season pass holders will be issued their very own plastic membership card, complete with a dog ID photo, valid for all September and October 2017 Water Bark
a season pass, which not only saves visitors money, but also reduces the time it takes to en- ter the Water Bark on return visits.”
benefits the Sonoma County Regional
which funds projects in So-
The Spring Lake Water Bark Parks Foundation,
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noma County Regional Parks, including the construction of new trails to be enjoyed by dogs and their owners. Returning to the Water Bark this year is photographer Julie Vader, who took extensive pho- tos of dogs enjoying the Water Bark in 2016. Julie will take photos of dogs at the Water Bark on the mornings of Sep- tember 9, 10, and 30 and the af- ternoons of September 23 and 24, as well as October 1. She posts all photos on her web- site,
www.julievader.com, with 50% of photo sales benefiting the Parks Foundation. The Spring Lake Water Bark
is held in the park’s swimming lagoon. The lagoon is free of blue-green algae, which is sometimes present at the Rus- sian River during the summer. The lagoon is slightly chlori- nated and filtered to ensure safe water for the dogs. Sponsors of the Spring Lake
Water Bark include Paradise Pet Resorts, AcCounting On- Computers, Green
Valley
Consulting Engineers, Mary’s Pizza Shack, and Julie Vader Photography.
Photo by Julie Vader Pho-
tography. Caption: The Spring Lake Water Bark is one of the largest dog-friendly events in Northern California. This year the event is offering a new, convenient season pass for $30 per dog.
Did you ever wonder why earrings became so popular with men? A man is at work one day when he notices his co-worker is wearing an earring. The man knows his co-worker to be a normally conservative fellow and is curious about his sudden change in “fashion sense.” The man walks up to him and says, “I didn’t know you were into earrings.” “Don’t make such a big
deal, it’s only an earring,” he replies sheepishly. His friend falls silent for a few minutes, but then his curiosity prods him to ask, “So, how long have you been wearing one?” “Ever since my wife found it in my truck.”
“What a curious power words have.”
Tadeusz Borowski
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“Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita
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