Dog day afternoon: Four-legged swimmers take over Splash Zone in Ephrata

EPHRATA — Usually at Splash Zone in Ephrata all you can see is parents watching their kids closely and safeguarding against potential danger. On Monday, however, the babies the adults were watching over in the pool were covered in fur and had four legs. The city decided to open the park up to dogs and their owners for the first time on Labor Day, a decision that proved popular as Splash Zone was packed.