The Mt. Tabor Park Visitors Center, normally a wealth of resources for visitors and treats for dogs, closed for four months when the COVID-19 pandemic came to Oregon.
Visitors center coordinator Dave Hillman said neighbors sent him photos of their dogs to tell him how much they missed the center.
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