Backyard News, 04.15.09

Today’s Top Story …

Bow-wow good times coming to Lower Paxton

Work to install fencing at Happy Tails Dog Park has begun, and park officials told the township supervisors Tuesday evening that the facility at Kohl Memorial Park should be available for use late next week.

The park will have separate areas for small and large dogs, and only dogs that have been spade will be permitted to mix it up with their four-legged friends.

The Lower Paxton Dog Park Association has raised over $12,000 to offset costs associated with setting up the park. The group expects to receive a $10,000 state grant in the near future.

A “leash-cutting” ceremony will be held to officially dedicate the park on Saturday, May 23.

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Community news …

* Harrisburg Christian School middle school and high school students will participate this Thursday, April 16, in the school’s annual Day of Service. CLICK HERE to view the long list of groups that will receive a helping hand.

* Central Dauphin High School Ram Band cordially invites the community to see the artistry, pageantry, and precision of nearly three dozen of the finest Winter Guard, Twirling, Indoor Percussion, and Dance Teams from Pennsylvania and Maryland performing at the 2009 Indoor-RAM-a TIA Indoor Competition this Saturday, April 18, in the Central Dauphin High School gymnasium, 1 pm.

* Defending state javelin champ Justin Shirk, a CD High senior, will be the top seed at the prestigious Penn Relays that will be contested next week in Philadelphia.

* State Rep. Ron Marsico is pushing a bill that would put the state police in charge of enforcing the state’s slot-machine gambling laws.