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Vol. 3 No. 9
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Medway Dog Park to Hold 4th Annual King Fido Faire Sept. 8 Dog Owners, Friendly Dogs, Vendors and Others Welcome BY J.D. O’GARA A walk a day just wasn’t going to cut it – not for Lula-belle – Judy Moffat’s Airedale, whom, she maintains, could be walked for hundreds of miles and still not get the exercise she needed. “Lula was full of energy – a little on the hyper side,” says Moffat. “I’d walk her for 45 minutes and we’d come home, and she’d want to play again.”
cated on a historical one-acre parcel at the intersection of Village and Cottage Streets, has become a popular pooch stomping ground. “We have about 500 people that get dog tags,” explains Moffat, who has been president of the Friends of Medway Dog Park for the past four years. Each dog that comes to the park, open every day until dusk, on weekdays from 6:30 a.m. and on weekends from 8 a.m., is required to have a town park tag. The free tags can be obtained through the dog park website. Dogs must be spayed or neutered, and immunizations must also be up to date.
Enter the Medway Dog Park, which according to its website, www.medwaydogpark.com, is the only public place in the Town of Medway where owners can let their dogs roam free, off leash in a completely fenced-in area. The idea for the park was conceived by Tim Dumas in 2001, at the time 15 years old, who realized that leash laws prevented many Medway dogs from getting proper exercise. He sought town approval for a dog park, a project he completed in 2002 to earn his Eagle Scout badge.
On one day, however, all local dog lovers are invited, along with their neutered and socialized cuddly canines, to a royally petfriendly celebration, where they can learn about and support the Medway Dog Park. On September 8th, King Fido Faire will take place at the park from 10 a.m. to
Now, Lula goes every morning, and she’s not alone. The park, lo-
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BY J.D. O’GARA
On September 8th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., King Fido’s Faire will be held at the Medway Dog Park, at the intersection of Village and Cottage Streets in Medway. The fair, the proceeds of which benefit the Friends of Medway Dog Park, will feature vendors, contests and raffles, as well as doggy photo opps. Shown here is Princess Lulabelle.
On Friday, August 3, Derek Thisse, of Millis, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by Millis Boy Scouts Troop 15. Scouts, family and friends gathered for the ceremony, which took place behind Millis’ American continued on page 3
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