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Sterling’s Dogwood Acres gets new additions for man’s best friend

Cyrus pokes around Dogwood Acres in Sterling Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Marshall Doane, a founding member of Dogwood Acres dog park in Sterling, has helped to secure every dog’s favorite “watering hole,” a fire hydrant. CIMCO donated a pair of the destined-for-the-scrapheap hydrants to the park, one for the small dog area and one for the larger pups.

Raven and Cyrus hang with their owner, Marshall Doane, on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Dogwood Acres in Sterling. Doane, an advocate for the dog park, helped secure every dog’s favorite “watering hole,” a fire hydrant. CIMCO donated a pair of hydrants to the park, one for the small dog area and one for the larger pups.
Marshall Doane takes his two pooches Raven and Cyrus to Dogwood Acres Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Sterling. Doane, an advocate for the dog park, helped secure every dog’s favorite “watering hole,” a fire hydrant. CIMCO donated a pair of the destined for the scrap-heap hydrants to the park, one for the small dog area and one for the larger pups.
Alex Paschal

Alex T. Paschal

Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media