October 24, 2006 - Volume 15, No. 43

a Winkler Company publication

Also featuring photos from our monthly supplement...

'Runnymeade' - The Talbott Home

Scarecrow Row grows

The third annual Scarecrow Contest has grown to thirty two entries this year, all currently on display along the traffic islands of Shafor Boulevard in Oakwood. First prize went to “Frank-N-Stein,” produced by the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Youth Fellowship; Second prize went to the Oakwood Environmental Committee’s entry “Have You Hugged Your Tree Today?; Third prize went to “Scare Dance” entered by the Monteray (200-block) Madness team. Receiving Honorable Mentions: Krow’s Kitchen by the Oakwood Rotary Club and SCARERidge Park by the OCC staff.

Oakwood Giving to Trick or Treat Oct. 29

Oakwood Giving students, dressed in Halloween costumes, will be participating in the annual “Trick or Treat for Canned Goods” on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 5:30-8 p.m. The
students will canvas as many homes as possible but if you would like to guarantee that students come to your home and pick up cans, please call the high school at 297-5325.

Free smoke alarm batteries at Safety Department

The Oakwood Safety Department is participating in a National Home Fire Safety Campaign called “Change Your Clock – Change Your Battery,” sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Energizer Battery. The program urges Oakwood citizens to change smoke alarm batteries when clocks are changed back from daylight savings time each fall. This year the time change occurs on Sunday,
Oct. 29 when residents are to turn their clocks one hour back.

The Oakwood Safety Department is giving away donated 9-volt Energizer alkaline batteries to Oakwood citizens needing one for their smoke detector. Residents may stop in and pick one up. Elderly or disabled residents can call for delivery. For more information call the Oakwood Safety Department at 298-2122.