O.L.A.E. Newsletter
Volume No. 14

Issue No. 04

Date: Winter 2017/18

Published Quarterly

Happy Anniversary to OLAE

Howls, generous donations for “in Memorian” and fromVeterans and/or their families, and t-shirt drives.

Look - Volume #14 – WOW - OLAE celebrates its’ 14th year
as a volunteer based group stewarding the City ofEdmonds Off-Leash Area and educating park users. We
have done many things probably unknown to most. The
picture below shows how the dog park used to look. Yes,
it was volunteers who removed tons of debris, added dog
amenities, asked the city to have water, take out thegarbage and fix things. Now volunteers, like you, help us
keep the beach in the current pristine conditions. So,THANK YOU to ALL THE VOLUNTEERS that over theyears has helped us. We hope all park users will continue
to SCOOP THE POOP as a clean park is a healthy park.

We still are accepting donations (your name goes on thewebsite), as we are now cash poor. All donations are taxdeductible and checks should be made out to O.L.A.E. atP.O. Box 1562, Edmonds WA 98020. We still have AGoFundMe at http://www.gofundme.com/29zf2n8

Meet K-9 War Hero Rex

It’s hard to believe that we cobbled together $8,500 forRex, but we did! A majority of funds came from years ofsaving, watching our pennies, maintaining a wonderful“club membership”, having 13 successful Halloween

13th Annual Halloween
Howl was a woofess!

Our 13th Annual Halloween Howl set for October 7th was a
day of woof-festivies. The costumes were creative and somany participants this year – so everyone had a really funtime. For a great story of the day, here is a great link:
http://myedmondsnews.com/2017/10/annual-costumecontest-howling-good-time-dogs-humans/.

New Bags at Kiosk
Thanks to our new Board Member, Kristie, we are trying touse compostable bags throughout our kiosk. Since we go
through about 18,000 bags a year at a cost of $1,200, wehave to decide if we can completely change over. We tried
this option 12 years ago and we couldn’t afford them then.
Prices have come down, so we will hopefully see what wecan do and if we can afford them.

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

Become a Member

Edmonds Office Hobbs jumps
into action on day off!
In 2013, O.L.A.E. donated$2,000 to the Edmonds
Police Foundation (EPF) tosupport obtaining a trained K9 officer for the Edmonds
Police force as K-9 Officer
Dash was retiring. A trained
K-9 generally cost about$8,000 and the Foundation
had been selling stuffed
police dogs toys to raisemoney. Our donation topped
off the amount the EPF
needed and Edmonds Police
Officer Jason Robinson soon
was in training with a German
Shepard that he namedHobbs.
Last month, Hobbs apprehended a suspect in Lynnwood
following an armed robbery in Mountlake Terrace. A man
reported that three male suspects had broken into his
residence through a back window and held the victim at
gunpoint and robbed him and then got away with his phoneand car keys.
An Edmonds police officer reported that he saw thesuspects’ vehicle and saw two male suspects flee on foot.
Officers set up a containment perimeter and requested
Officer Hobbs was put in motion and he and his handler,
Officer Jason Robinson located one of the suspects andtook him into custody. The second suspect was notlocated, police said. The captured suspect was treated at
Swedish Edmonds before being interviewed by detectives
and booked into the Snohomish County Jail for robberyand burglary. WOOF Hobbs!

There are a lot of good reasons to become a member.
Member dues go towards promoting and improving ourdog park. Members will receive a subscription to ourquarterly newsletter which provides information on
upcoming events, news and educational features. All
donated funds are TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
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
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Address: ______________________________
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Evening Phone: _________________________
Email: _________________________________
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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) Find us on
Jolene Otter from Quilts from the Heart
Stella and Floyds (www.stellanfloyds.com)
Woodhaven Vet Clinic (www.woodhavenvet.com)
McDonald McGarry Ins.(www.mcdonaldmcgarry.com)
Alicia Brattin
Jennifer Lill and Eric Johnson.
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 .