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Easy rider

This photo was sent to the Your Community e-mail box by Donna Brillhart.

Donna wrote, "My son put Pee-Wee on his daughter's bike and he just sit there 4 or 5 minutes until my grandaughter made him get off. It was really funny. Pee-Wee belongs to Ralph Brillhart of Blacksburg."

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The Happy Wag blog is a resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley, a local community forum of news and information about pets. Newsroom manager Nona Nelson's family includes four pets: retired racing greyhounds Dexter and Coral and former stray cats Thai and India. Read more about Nona and this blog

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Get out!

Sunday, Aug. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Bark in the Park

Dog wash held to benefit the Roanoke Valley SPCA in conjunction with a Salem Red Sox/Kinston Indians game. Cost includes a ticket for you and a ticket and bath for your pooch. $20 for dogs under 20 pounds, $30 for 21 and over, $8 for each additional person; dog washes for season ticket holders are $10 for pocket pooches and $20 for big sweeties. Game starts at 6:05 p.m.

Tickets on sale July 27.

Lewis Gale Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark, Salem.

 

Saturday, Aug. 29, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Bark for Life

Fundraiser for Roanoke Valley Relay for Life, part of the American Cancer Society. A one-mile walk led by human and canine cancer survivors, followed by a variety of contests and games. Dog baths and massages will also be available. Roanoke City Police K9 unit will perform a demonstration. A Wall of Hope will be built of purchased paper bones in remembrance of loved ones, human and pets. 

Call 774-2716 or go to www.barkforlife.org to register.

Six Wags Dog Park, Apperson Drive, Salem.

Saturday, Aug. 29, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Harvest-Fest concert

Blue Ridge Vineyard in Eagle Rock presents the band Exit 162. Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome to accompany adults. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Ruritans. Admission is $5 for adults. Food and beverage available for purchase. 

For more information and directions, go to  www.blueridgevineyard.com, call 798-7642 or e-mail blueridgevines@ntelos.net