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The Dayton Council on World Affairs Insights series is pleased to have Steve Fryburg as the first program speaker for the new season in 2007. The presentation will take place on Thursday, Feb. 15 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oakwood, 33 West Dixon Ave. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mr. Fryburg is Director of the Dayton International Peace Museum. In May 2006 he joined a delegation of 24 people from the Fellowship of Reconciliation to Iran on a peace and friendship mission. Steve Fryburg will share his extraordinary experience during the past trip when he visited Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan among other cities and met a variety of groups and people, from officials to ordinary Iranians.
He will present possible solutions in the context of the current situation of the relations between the U.S. and Iran. In his upcoming visit to Iran, Mr. Fryburg plans to visit with government officials, possibly with the Iranian president, tour a nuclear facility, and speak with several high-ranking Islamic clerics.
Cost is $3 for the lecture and $10 for a box lunch and the lecture. For reservations, contact the DCOWA office at 229-2319 or e-mail: DCOWA @udayton.edu.
In 2008, the city of Oakwood will celebrate its Centennial. Leading the planning effort are co-chairs Madeline Iseli and Dick Good. A community information meeting was held about two months ago. At that meeting, event planners shared ideas on how they intend on organizing the celebration and received valuable input from citizens.
Citizens are encouraged to view the meeting video to learn more about the upcoming celebration.The meeting was recorded and will be rebroadcast on cable channel 21 on the following dates and times:
Friday, Feb. 16 at 12:15 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17 at 6: 35 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.
Oakwood’s first “Relay for Life,” scheduled to take place July 13 and 14 at Oakwood High School Stadium, will hold a Kickoff Event Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 7- 9 p.m. at Oakwood High School. Interested citizens will get full details on the how, when, why and who of forming teams for this 18-hour marathon that raises funds for the American Cancer Society.
The idea for implementing the relay began last year when Oakwood resident (and Rotarian ) Michael Vanderburgh participated in Centerville’s Relay For Life last year, along with other Oakwood Rotarians, among them Walter Schaller, Oakwood’s famous marathon runner. Vanderburgh saw this as an opportunity for Oakwood, as well.
Relay for Life is more than a fundraiser, Vanderburgh believes. It’s a community festival, a family event that gives participants a chance to have positive impact on the fight against cancer. It also can serve as a builder for corporate and business teams.
The Oakwood Relay for Life will take place at the Oakwood High School Stadium over Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14. Up to 10 runners and/or walkers will be enlisted for each team. On the appointed day, the teams will walk the track for a continuous period of 18 hours.
Teams may be put together by families, churches, clubs and organizations, schools, businesses, corporations, public employee groups, health care professionals –any group of people interested in the fight against cancer.
“We’re really excited that this is the first year in Oakwood. We want to invite the whole community to come out participate. And besides,” he said, “ when else can you camp out in Oakwood?”
Entertainment which will take place during the relay is being arranged by Steve Byington; Rob Stevens is charged with logistics. Both are Oakwood Rotarians.
The public is invited to the organizational Kickoff Event on February 28 to register for participation, learn about the activities that will take place during the event and meet the Relay for Life committee. Registration the night of the open house, or before, will be $50 per team, and after that date $100 per team. “The goal for each team is to raise $1,000,” Vanderburgh said. “Our first year’s total goal is $40,000.”
Wright Memorial Public Library celebrated its sixty-eighth birthday on Valentine’s Day. The building at 1776 Far Hills Avenue opened its doors on Feb. 14, 1939. A brief dedication ceremony was held at 8 p.m. with A. E. Claggett, a library board member, serving as master of ceremonies. About two hundred citizens attended. The architect, Harry Schenck, presented the building to Max Kohnop, president of the board. Library board vice president Orville Wright attended as well. About thirty minutes after the festivities ended, the electricity went off in the new library building and neighbors brought candles to light the building until all the patrons could leave. Dayton Power and Light later reported that the Far Hills Avenue transformer was not large enough to carry the extra load of the new library building.
A 1964 Kettering-Oakwood Times newspaper article on file in a library scrapbook recognized the twenty-fifth anniversary of the library’s opening. The 1964 story reports that the library then had 28,314 books.
While the library now has more than 170,000 items (about 131,000 books and 39,000 audio books and videos), the community spirit has remained constant. Some volunteers still deliver books to Oakwood residents who are not able to visit the library and others read to residents at the library’s programs at Sunrise Assisted Living. Oakwood Rotarians help out with an annual lawn maintenance volunteer day.
The library has a wish list for those who might like to recognize its birthday with a gift that will benefit the community. Here are some suggestions.
A gift of $25 would add a new hardback book or magazine to the collection.
$50 would cover the cost of craft supplies and refreshments for a program for children or teens.
$100 to $200 could be used to acquire a new reference book.
$350 would sponsor a special program with a guest speaker or performer.
$800 to $1,000 would pay for a one-year subscription to an electronic research database.
$1,200 would be enough to replace an old computer workstation.
$8,500 would buy a new reader-printer for microfiche and microfilm.
$12,500 would cover the cost of a self check-out station.
A gift of any amount would allow the library to stretch tax dollars further.
Contact Ann Snively, Library Director, at 294-8572 if you are interested in helping the library by making a contribution.
Be sure to stop by Wright Library on Feb. 14 and enjoy some Birthday/Valentine’s Day candy to help celebrate its rich local history.
On select Monday evenings during the winter and spring, Wright Library will present special preschool storytimes. Children ages 3 to 5 will have fun listening to stories and making simple crafts led by children’s librarian, Mrs. Rose. Each program lasts about forty-five minutes and takes place in the Library’s Children’s Room. No registration is required.
Monday, April 16: Wilbur Wright’s Birthday. Listen to airplane stories, make an airplane craft and watch an airplane movie.
Monday, May 14: Celebrate Transportation Week. Come listen to stories about trains, boats, automobiles, bicycles, and walking. Make your own vehicle.
For more information, please contact the Children’s Room at 294-7171.
Wright Memorial Public Library is located at 1776 Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood. Their web site is www.WrightLibrary.org.
Wright Library now offers patrons the option of receiving notices by e-mail, RSS or text messaging. The Library has added this service by using the online e-mail reminder service, Library Elf. Elf is an Internet-based tool for keeping track of what’s due, overdue and ready for pickup. Users can keep track of one or more library accounts in one place and receive reminders (sometimes called pre-overdue or early notification). Notices are sent when the user wants them — before items are due (up to seven days advance notice, weekly notice or every day reminders). To sign up, go to www.library-elf.com, have your e-mail address, library card number and PIN ready, and follow the simple instructions. This service is free to the Library and to its patrons. Anyone with questions about the Library Elf system can call the library at (937) 294-7171.
Wright Memorial Public Library is located at 1776 Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood. Their web site is www.WrightLibrary.org.
Open Gym is held Tuesday nights to area men and women interested in a game or two of pick-up basketball. There is no residency requirement; however proof of residency is required. $1 for Oakwood residents and $2 for Non-residents.
Sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons, this tax preparation is free and open to any older adult in the area. Volunteer tax counselors receive extensive training in the correct preparation for all types of tax returns.
Appointments are required, the tax payer should bring their 2005, and all forms received in reference to their 2005 return with them. Call 298-0775 after you received all 2006 tax documents to make your appointment.
Dates: Tuesday & Wednesday beginning in February.
Times: Tuesday 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 a.m. ; Wednesday 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 a.m.
The OCC Teen Board and Junior High Student Council will co-sponsor a ski trip to Mad River Mountain in Bellfontaine. Join your friends and classmates and spend the day off school swishing down the slopes. Never skied before? No problem. Group lessons have been arranged for beginners ($13 for ski lessons and $15 for snowboard lessons).
Fees include transportation, lift ticket and equipment ($55). Lift ticket only is $37; the snowboard package is $65. Lessons are available at an additional charge. Itineraries are printed on each receipt to everyone that registers for this ski trip.
Buses will leave from the Junior High at 8:15 a.m. and will return at approximately 7 p.m. to the OCC.
Register at the OCC. Deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. For more information call 298-0775.
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