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Ali’s Dog Park

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Ali’s Dog Park

In honor of Dr Ali Borer and her love of dogs

11/04/2024

Just a quick note. The water in the dog park has been turned off until spring.

10/26/2024

A SURPRISE!

We have been blessed to receive a wonderful tribute to Ali from her uncle Mark and aunt Julie.

We have learned that when you unexpectedly lose someone close to you, people are often confronted with no adequate way to grieve. The result can sometimes be that you channel that grief into acts of extraordinary generosity, like this memorial stone. Thank you Mark and Julie it is amazing!

The engraving was done by someone near Columbus, we will post his name if we get it. The artwork was done by Simply Sketched, Tricia Brinkman, of Glandorf and is her rendering of the picture of Ali and Skyla which is shown on this page. It is astonishingly accurate and beautifully done.

Because of Heather Adams, a dear friend, the cardinal has become my symbol for the living memory of Ali, it always startles me to see one, surreally often at my lowest moments.

Thank you Mark and Julie for your tribute and generosity, Tricia for your skill, and all of you for your continued support.

Mike and Louann

10/09/2024

WE HAVE NEWS!

Owen Horstman completed an Eagle Scout project for the dog park! Hopefully the dogs will enjoy running up and down the sides or crawling through it, and it will give them something interesting to do. The materials were donated by The VFW, Ottawa Eagles, the OG Rotary Club and Glandorf Lumber, thank you to all, especially Owen. There will be some mulching underneath to help with the mowing, and plaques will be added to thank the participants. We hope your dogs will enjoy using it! Skyla seemed to!
Mike and Louann

10/03/2024

THANK YOU!
A big shout out to whoever piled up the sticks and branches at the dog park. Your good deed is very much appreciated. Undoubtedly saved us a lot of work!
Thanks!
Mike and Louann

09/25/2024

NOTICE!

We have been concerned about the gap at the bottom of the maintenance gate. We have installed a “solution” whether temporary or permanent, or no solution at all only time will tell.

We cut down a vinyl floor runner and attached it to the gate, hoping it will act as a door “sweep”. It has to be flexible enough to not restrict the movement of the gate for the mower etc.

I am under no illusion that it will stop a determined dog, but as it closes the gap, most wont even challenge it….I hope.

If you use the small dog side let me know if it seems adequate. We struggled to find a solution, so far this is plan A.

Thanks

Mike and Louann

09/17/2024

So this is a picture of something that is sticking up out of the ground at the dog park. I cut it below ground level once, but it seams to be “growing” . Perhaps it’s a grounding rod for a tv antenna or something…Anyway, this will hopefully be cut out by tomorrow - thanks Kevin. Please all remember that there used to be homes on this ground and things may unexpectedly “pop up” from time to time.

Please message us here, or call, or let the village know and they can get in touch with us.

We are also concerned with the extreme dry weather that there may be some ground contraction in other areas. If you see a concerning gap between the ground and bottom of the fence let us know ASAP so we can address it. We are looking at solutions for the maintenance gate in the small park now.

We want you to be comfortable to bring your dogs without worry of escape or injury.

Please reach out if you have concerns.

Thanks!

Mike and Louann

09/16/2024

My new friend at the dog park, Khaleesi!

09/06/2024

NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!

It has been some time since our last post but we have news!

First, a big shout out to the Village of Ottawa for installing a parking area on the west side of the park.It looks big enough for 6 cars or so! Because of the flood zone it must remain a stone lot, but it looks great and will make it much more convenient to use the park. So thank you to the Village-AGAIN for being so generous.

The bench plaques are installed and look great! Thanks again for your generosity. For those who have donated for a loved one lost, we hope you can take some small comfort knowing they will be remembered by those who enjoy the park.

One of the benches is dedicated to “Ali and Angie” by the Klass Family. For those who dont know, Louann was a Klass and has 4 sisters. Tragically as they say, “fate is a cruel mistress”(unknown) and so it has sometimes been for the Klass family. Angie Rayle, of Leipsic, Pat (Klass) Mich’s and Forrest Rayle Jr’s, aka Woodsie, daughter died in a traffic accident in 1986, she was 17. There is no comfort in our shared loss. From our perspective these are wounds that time is incapable of healing. This bench however allows us to remember them together.

Our park signs are up! We continue to be appreciative for all who helped make this park possible.

Park usage remains steady, judging by the waste stations which we empty every ten days or so. We are thrilled! Please continue to post pictures if you are so inclined, it helps us more than you may realize, and it keeps the page active.

To the friends and family of Emma Niese, we extend our condolences for being forced to join others of us who have lost a child/friend/family member far too soon. It seems as if she and Ali were, in their love for dogs, kindred spirits. We thank you for your donations towards Ali’s Dog Park. We will use the money to memorialize Emma in some way and for other park expenses. Please follow this page for updates.

We have been repeatedly asked about donations to the park, we have tried to graciously decline as we are not set up to collect or keep donated funds. We hope you understand that it is not a rejection of your generosity but a resistance based upon logistics.

Thanks to all of you!

Mike and Louann

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221 N Perry Street
Ottawa, OH
45875

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