Self-service dog washes clean up (The Wichita Eagle) bi2280846 When Melissa Schnieders takes her family to the lake on summer weekends, there's one stop they have to make on the way home: the dog wash. Schnieders, a Wichita Realtor who has "two very dirty Labradors that love to swim," says the coin-operated do-it-yourself Dog Wash at 3001 E. Douglas has been a lifesaver. Bathing the dogs, Bo and Lily, at home means cold water from a hose, and "they never ..

Quenippenon Park goes to the dogs (Mississauga News) bi2280846 Our four-legged friends and two-legged masters have plenty to do weekend when the association responsible for the Quenippenon Leash-Free Dog Park holds third annual fun day on Saturday

Pet-tested, Owner-approved (Carteret County News-Times) bi2280846 (ARA) - Dogs and cats and turtles, oh my! With more than 377 million pets the United States, Americans are becoming increasingly enamored "fur kids."..

Water contamination (ITV.com) bi2280846 Around 258,000 people who live Northampton and Daventry have had water supply contaminated by the Cryptosporidium organism that can cause stomach illness

Water contamination scare hits 250,000 people (Times Online) bi2280846 A quarter of a million people were today warned to boil drinking water after a contamination scare

BEN column (Bridgeton News) bi2280846 Good morning! The best day of the week here. It be mostly sunny and 85 degrees. No rain Thursday, either

Day brings out Abilene action stars (Abilene Reporter-News) bi2280846 By Saturday evening, Dixie Bassett's voice was hoarse. Bassett, president of United Way of Abilene, woke up before dawn Saturday to pick up items for the first United Way Day of Action: the Chuck Wagon breakfast at the Abilene Civic Center

Financier Herb Allen hosts moguls (The Hollywood Reporter) bi2280846 Major media executives are packing bathing suits, headed for version of summer camp -- an annual gathering put together by financier Herb Allen

Barre school lunch program finds a summer niche (The Barre Montpelier Times A bi2280846 BARRE -- A small girl a pink bathing suit padded up to a long table the bath house of the city swimming pool and asked the man holding a pair of tongs, "Could I have a hamburger or hot dog?" - By Mel Huff Times Argus Staff..

Helping out (The Times of Northwest Indiana) bi2280846 Gift packs | Lansing The Lansing Kiwanis Golden K Club preparing sixth annual gift pack program for about 200 veterans living Manteno, Ill. The packs are loaded soft candy, cookies, chips, fruit, chewing gum and packs of raisins. There are also packs sugar-free snacks. Drop off donated items at the Eisenhower Center, 2550 178th St. Items should be new and bulk packages, or ..

Humane Society focuses on adding volunteers (The Marietta Times) bi2280846 Newport resident Jane Snell donated to the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley, occasionally dropping off food for the animals there. But wasn't she joined the shelter's efforts to win the Zootoo.com million-dollar makeover contest that she took the plunge to become a full-fledged volunteer. "I just saw such a need for these dogs over here and the cats," she said

From fireworks to record-breaking body painting (The Oak Ridger) bi2280846 Looking for something to do celebration of Independence Day?..

In Tri-Valley, small-town spirit at heart of July 4 celebrations (Pleasanton bi2280846 When San Ramon puts on 25th anniversary fireworks spectacular Friday, and Pleasanton's Wayside Park filled fans of patriotic prose, and Livermore's Robertson Park fills those eager for fireworks and family fun, you can be sure lots of planning went the events

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