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Darke County
Friends of the Shelter
Grand
Opening
Scentral (Dog) Park
The
Darke County
Friends of the Shelter will be hosting the Grand Opening of the new
Darke
County Dog Park “Scentral Park” (County Home Rd., beyond the Sheriff's
Dept.)
on Saturday, March 23, 2013.
After
over a year
of planning, fund raising and construction, “Scentral Park” can finally
and
officially be opened to the public. In collaboration with the Darke
County
Commissioners, the Darke County Animal Shelter and the Darke County
Friends of
Shelter, “Scentral Park” will be opening Saturday, March 23, 2013 at
1:00 PM
during a Grand Opening Ceremony.
The
realization
of this big project would not have been possible without the help and
donations
of local businesses and private donors. Every single Dollar helped to
accomplish the goal of building a dog park. It was a community effort:
for the
community by the community and the Darke County Friends of the Shelter
want to
thank everyone who helped make it a reality, among others:
Westfall
Plumbing
& Heating LTD, Rosalie Schultz, Dr. Paul & Kathy Jones
(Greenville
Veterinary Clinic), Jeff Hole, Tailwaggers 4-H Club, Family &
Friends of
Anna Maxine Alexander, Tim & Krista Swensen, Kent &
Gail Shafer, Susan
Dilworth, Ann Bohler, Steve & Roxanne Willman, Duane &
Kelly Sanning,
Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust, Dr. Daniel & Jenifer Berger,
Maya Penny,
Dr. Vincent & Candace Gibney (Edgetown Veterinary Clinic), Sam
Dean, Rumpke
Waste Removal & Recycling Systems, Nancy Conner, Darke Elks
Benevolence
Group, Hittle Buick GMC Inc., Greenville National Bank, Greenville
Federal,
Second National Bank, Dr. Dave & Cherie Trimble, Lisa Nadasi
DVM (Oakview
Veterinary Hospital), Ryan & Meredith Carpe, Mark &
Barbara Snyder,
William & Katherine Lohr, Gabbard Fence, Greenville Walmart,
William
Gearhart, John & Anne Vehre, Dr. Robert & Kathy Burns
(Green Lawn
Animal Clinic), Erisman Excavating, Dr. David & Ava Farst (Arcanum Veterinary
Service), Gary &
Jeannie Grosch, Tri-Village Key Club 2011/2012, Cynthia Ploch,
Greenville Area
Dog Club, Canine Capers 4-H Club, Anonymous & The Dayton
Foundation,
Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home, C.F. Poeppelman-PEPCON Inc., Countryside
Gardens
Inc., Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe, Marilyn Wilson, John & Valerie
Heck, Darke
County Photography Club, Steve & Kim Burns, Chryl Akeley
& Penny
Cromwell, Country Metal Works, Steve & Eileen Litchfield,
Denise Tomlinson,
Richard & Marilyn Rhoades, Diane Evans, Darke County 4-H
Committee,
Carefree Connections, David & Isabel Capowski, William Ellis.
“Scentral
Park”
is over 2 acres in size and features walking trails, off leash areas
for small
and large dogs, seating benches, and ample parking. The Park will be
open from
daylight to dark and is available to all. Rules are posted for all to
follow.
Come join us for this wonderful event and don’t forget to bring your
canine
companion.
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