Quickies: Dog park folks look into fundraising

* Roaming Paws Advocacy Group, the people agitating for a public dog park, are beginning to plan their fundraising effort, according to Nancy Joyner, the group's acting coordinator.

There's plenty of ideas out there, she wrote in an e-mail:

Fund raisers such as a dog walk, a dog show, and products like you suggested would be a great start. Contacting large companies such as Purina or Tuffy’s and requesting a donation. Selling ads on the park benches could be a great way to maintain the up keep. Contact a fencing company and request to purchase the fencing for cost.

Other ideas have been selling collars and leashes with logos. Pet food and dog license thoughts have come up as well. Even enforcing dogs at large and leaving excrement behind fines was offered. Or maybe a portion of the dog license going to the park?

* Are there any CB radio buffs out there? We have some scanners in the Herald newsroom (to check police and fire bands) and it is an endless source of amusement for us to hear people have personal conversations on the CB. Occassionally, someone will give out a cell number, which makes you wonder why these people aren't talking on the cell instead. We're just super curious who these folks are. They don't sound like cops of firefighters.

Update 5:25 p.m., 8/6/06: Readers cleared up the mystery. Looks like it's Joe Sixpack and his walkie-talkie. There's also Jolene Sixpack, too, and I swear I've heard flirting. Romance is in the air. Literally.