O.L.A.E. Newsletter
Volume No. 16

Issue No. 02

DOG PARK STILL CLOSEDOur dog park remains closed and will be until AT
LEAST May 5th if not longer. O.L.A.E. Board
Members are supporting keeping the dog parkclosed and have spoken to the new P&R Director,
Angie Feser about our concerns. As we all know,
our dog park was called the “Club Med” of Dogparks. We have quite a bit of news and you cansee at http://olae.org/news.html and our belief isthat let’s wait until other dogs areas are open
and in the interim, you can walk your dog(s) along
our wonderful streets and in designated parks.
So, let’s all be patient and we will let you knowboth on our Facebook page and for all you
members, via our membership.

New Parks andRecreation Director
We wish to welcome
Angie Feser! Angie
hit the ground runningon April 1st in the
midst of the pandemic
and we were able tospend just a little timewith her updating her
about our dog park.
Angie comes from the City of Sammamish but has
spent time both as a public servant and in theprivate sector. She grew up in eastern WA on alarge farm where they grew all their own food andhad farm animals like cows and horses. Sheloves dogs but currently only has two cats
because of her work schedule. In addition to her
extensive work in the public sector, Edmonds islucky as like Carrie Hite (former P&R Director),
Angie was selected four years ago to sit on theRCO (Washington Recreation and Conservation
Office) grant funding committee. This Committee
administers and evaluates competitive grant
proposals for protecting our wildlife habitat,

Date: Spring 2020

Published Quarterly

recovering salmon, etc. (www.rco.wa.gov). For
those interested in the conservation of ourEdmonds Marsh, her knowledge will beinvaluable when the City finally works through theMaster Planning of Marina Beach (and our dogpark) which is part of the Edmonds Marsh Estuary
restoration project.

Covid-19 and dogs!
Many of us have been concerned about theCOVID-19 and it has been noted nationally that
1C-19 has infected some cats (big and small).
Here is what we were able to obtain from theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention:
Key Points• Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses.
Some cause illness in people, and others
cause illness in certain types of animals.
• Some coronaviruses that infect animals cansometimes be spread to people, but this israre.
• We do not know the exact source of thecurrent outbreak of coronavirus disease2019 (COVID-19). The first infections were
thought to be linked to a live animal market,
but the virus is now primarily spreading fromperson to person.
• At this time, there is no evidence thatanimals play a significant role in spreading
the virus that causes COVID-19.
• Based on the limited information available todate, the risk of animals spreading COVID19 to people is considered to be low.
• We are still learning about this virus, but itappears that it can spread from people toanimals in some situations.
• The first case of an animal testing positive
for the virus in the United States was in atiger that had a respiratory illness at a zoo in
New York City.
• CDC is aware of a small number of pets,
including cats and dogs have been infectedwith the virus that causes COVID-19, mostly•••

after close contact with people with COVID19.
Treat pets as you would other human family
members – do not let pets interact withpeople or animals outside the household. If
a person inside the household becomes
sick, isolate that person from everyone else,
including pets.
Further studies are needed to understand if
and how different animals could be affectedby the virus that causes COVID-19 and therole animals may play in the spread of
COVID-19.
This is evolving everyday, so for more
information, see COVID-19 and Animals
Frequently Asked Questions.

Dog Food to Food Bank
Because of the large lines that we were seeing atthe Edmonds Food Bank. Board Members
decided to go ahead and spend $350 for dog
food to donate to the Edmonds Food Bank (noroom for picture but four carts full), We want tothank all those that continue to donate towww.olae.org despite being in tough times. You
can either snail mail in a payment or use paypal
found on our webpage.

Company Matching!
We want to put a big woof to new Yappie Club
Member Brian Albright and dog Kiko (woof) for hisYappie Club level donation and sending in
information for a company match request. Thispark is steward by volunteers like you and isfinancially sustained from our membership anddonations. As you know O.L.A.E. changed to biodegradable poo bags in 2018 and had issues lastyear with some folks stealing entire rolls and we
had to fixed our kiosk. Due to the popularity of ourpark, O.L.A.E. spent $2,315 in 2019, forpurchasing poo bags and so every dollar does go
to good use.

About USO.L.A.E. (Off-Leash Area - Edmonds) became anon-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
to learn more about us and our mission.

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 so you can go to our website
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)
Stella and Floyds (www.stellanfloyds.com)
McDonald McGarry Ins.(www.mcdonaldmcgarry.com)
Red Twig (www.redtwig.com)
Alicia Brattin
Brian Albright and Kiko
Tracy Kilmer-March
Note: O.L.A.E. is not responsible for any illness or injury incurred duringpark visit. For information, please visit www.olae.org and look under rules
and responsibilities.