Area dog lovers joined members of the Kootenai County Dog Park Association at a groundbreaking ceremony held Monday at the new facility being constructed at Atlas Road and Nez Perce Avenue, according to Coeur d'Alene Today. Members of Panhandle State Bank display a $7,000 donation check provided towards construction of the temporary dog park. Plans are to have the two-acre facility completed around Labor Day.

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