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Oakland Man's Middle School Dog Park Dream Honoring Late Mom Comes True
An Oakland man's dream of opening a dog park to honor his late mother is finally coming to true after 11 years in the making. Ryan Schwertfeger was in eighth grade when he came up for the idea of a dog park in Oakland with his mother, Jill. Schwertfeger, now 25, decided to continue the project in an effort to honor the memory of his mother, who died of cancer in 2012. He raised more than $37,000 in cash as well as $48,000 in pledged donations and recently received approval for the park from the Oakland Town Council. Jill came up with the idea for a dog park after rescuing their dog,…