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Hike on the Dike benefit for Washougal animal shelter postponed

Annual fundraiser for West Columbia Gorge Humane Society pushed to July 10 due to hot weather

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Nacy Hettling, of Washougal, (left) and her daughter, Aubrey, walk Hettling's parents' Pomeranian in the 2015 Hike on the Dike event, which raised more than $16,500 for the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society. The 2021 Hike on the Dike begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 26. (Post-Record file photo)

The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society has rescheduled its annual Hike on the Dike fundraising dog walk to Saturday, July 10.

The group had planned to hold the event on Saturday, June 26, but delayed the event after the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for the region. 

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