O.L.A.E. Newsletter
Volume No. 17

Issue No. 04

Date: Fall 2022

Published Quarterly

Happy 18th Anniversaryto O.L.A.E.

17TH HALLOWEEN HOWL
was a GREAT success

We are happy to announce that we have two new
Board Members, Brian Tyl and Jessica Anderson.
We want to thank LONG TIME Board members
Julie Nealy, Glena Konkol and Shay Hastler forthe years of service. Our annual meeting was
11/21/22 and we elected new officers. Again,
thank you to ALL the volunteers that help us.

Our 17th Halloween Howl was a huge successand was our largest ever with over 50 entries!
There were many cute and creative costumes
and you can find many on our FaceBook page.
We want to thank Halloween Howl award basket
sponsors VCA Seattle, Bob Gould, and Emily andAndrew of Blue Color for working the Squaremachine. Free micro-chipping from Dr. Deb andwas availabe to answer veterinary questions.
Animal Control officers Jessica and Andrea
issued dog liscenses and well as showed off their
new rig and Community Service Officer Tabatha
was also available.

Yippie to our Yappie
Club Members!!!
Yippie to our Yappie Club Members: BrianAlbright, John Weiss, VCA Seattle, McDonald
McGarry Insurance and Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy
Foundation. The Vitalogy Foundation provided
us with a $5,000 grant to help fund parkstewardship costs, newsletters, and our foodbank donations. Thank you to all donors.

Thank you Beacon for
an impactful article

We want to thank the following business sponsors
for their donations: Ace Hardware, PCC
Edmonds, Girardi, The Neverending Bookshop,
Chanterelle, Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds
Bookstore, Gallagers’ Where-U-Brew, Calypso
Edmonds, Sante Fe, Rouge, Daphnes, Rotary
Club of Edmonds and Walnut Coffee. We weresuccessful and raised $795. Woof!

A HUGE thank you to Editor Brian Soergel of theEdmonds Beacon for his article about our dog
park. Here is the link in case you missed the story
https://www.edmondsbeacon.com/story/2022/10/
13/news/off-leash-dog-park-needs-publics-helpto-continue/27512.html.
Because of this article we have received over 40
donations from dog lovers and we want to THANK
everyone!!! We were stunned to received an
anoymous donation of $1,000 and jumped for
woof joy with the $5,000 grant from Pearl Jam’s
Vitalogy Foundation. Grateful thanks to all.
Wizard of Oz – Dorthy, Toto and Lion
Photo credit Bruce Lindeke

to learn more about us and our mission. WE
ACCEPT DONATIONS ON LINE!

Become a Member
There are a lot of good reasons to become amember. Member dues go towards promoting
and improving our dog park. Members will
receive a subscription to our quarterly newsletter
which provides information on upcoming events,news and educational features. All donated funds
are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. We now have PAYPAL soyou can go to our websiteBest in Show, “Under the Sea”
Photo credit Bruce Lindeke

Dog Complaint –We receive very few complaints and have awonderul dog community. The Board received apolice report - case number 2022-00021425. Thecitation is municipal code violation: 5.05.121 Potentially Dangerous Dog. Reportedly, the dog
injured is still visiting the dog park and is still on
the mends. The complaint also provided us witha website for a AKC Good Citizen training options.
https://www.akc.org/products-services/trainingprograms/canine-good-citizen/take-the-test/

Happy 51th AnniversaryRich Lindsay!!!
Our liason with the Parks and Rec, Rich Lindsay
will be retiring and we want to once again THANKHIM for listening to volunteers Diane and BB andconvincing Parks and Rec Director BrianMcIntosh to let us cut the grass! That grass
cutting led to tons of debris being removed so we
now have the club-med of dog parks. He was
INSTRUMENTAL in making some of us realize
our dream for our furry friends. had managed with
our Boy Scouts and Webloes.

About US
O.L.A.E. (Off-Leash Area - Edmonds) became a
non-profit organization in August 2005, to fulfill
our mission to steward and maintain the off-leash
dog area in Edmonds. Please visit www.olae.org

Off Leash Area Edmonds (O.L.A.E.)
P.O. Box 1562
Edmonds WA 98020 - 1562
EIN #16-1730771
Please check one: □ New Member □ Renewal
Please print clearly:
Name: _______________________________
Address: ______________________________
City, State, Zip: _________________________
Evening Phone: _________________________
Email: _________________________________
Dog(s) names: __________________________Can we email you the newsletter: □ Yes
Contact me to help volunteer:□ Yes
Annual Membership□$ 10 Individual□$ 20 Family□$ 50 Sassy Supporter□$100 Best Friends Lounge(free advertising on O.L.A.E. website).
□$200 Yappie Club Level(free advertising on O.L.A.E. website &newsletter).
Make check payable to O.L.A.E. Thanks!
Current Yappie Club Sponsors:Blue Collar Dog House (www.bluecollardoghouse.com)
Edmonds Westgate Vet Hospital (www.evwh.com)
Jolene Otter from Quilts from the Heart
Gallaghers’ Where U-Brew (www.whereubrew.com)
Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation
McDonald McGarry Ins.(www.mcdonaldmcgarry.com)
VCA Seattle (https://vcahospitals.com/alderwood-companion)
David Kaufer (https://kdmc.agency)
Brian Albright and Kiko (woof)
John Weiss
Note: O.L.A.E. is not responsible for any illness or injury incurred during park visit. For
information, please visit www.olae.org and look under rules and responsibilities.