Ashford Park

Reader Input: Smokers’ litter is disgusting

The School Park Preserve near the bridge is literally carpeted with cigarette butts, unless city employee Andy cleans them up (“Smoke-free Auburn parks attempt suffers setbac ...

Reader Input: Gordy Ainsleigh deserves votes

I have known Gordon Ainsleigh for 15 years. The range of his involvement in the community continually surprises me. I see him picking up road kills and trash off our roads, and p ...

Two local men arrested for gunpoint robbery in Auburn parking lot

Two local men are still in custody after allegedly robbing a Cool resident at gunpoint while he sat in his vehicle in the parking lot of a local park. According to Sgt. Victor Pec ...

Apologies on behalf of dog lovers

To Ms. Frances Hare (Reader Input, Aug. 17), may I extend my sincere and deepest apologies for the lack of responsibility shown by my fellow dog lover friends. Ashford Park and Ash ...

Good local parks going to the dogs

Regarding the removal of geese from the Meadow Vista Park (Journal, July 29), for as long as I can remember (and I am 73 years young), as a child and as an adult, every park that h ...

Dog park closure temporary

Local dog owners won’t be able to visit the Ashley Memorial Dog Park until at least Friday. The park was closed Monday due to the weekend weather, and construction started betwe ...

Park closure planned

Auburn Recreation District’s Ashford Park will be closed Aug. 16 and 17. The district is performing resealing and restriping maintenance on the parking lot, according to Manouch ...

Bridge railing poses hazard

To the City of Auburn building department: Yesterday I took my two grandsons to the Ashford Park. We parked along Auburn Ravine Road and entered the park via the wood footbridge a ...

Unleashed and loving it

Dogs are social animals. Unfortunately, they’re rarely invited to parties. Where then does your average pooch meet and greet – albeit nose to rear – fellow bone buriers in th ...

Our View: Public review of William Shockley park bequest a must

The Auburn Recreation District must stick to its own policies and procedures and have an open public airing on whether to name 28 acres of parkland as a memorial to controversial N ...