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Tours of the Wright home Hawthorn Hill will be conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays for those who have made advance, prepaid reservations. Tours will depart Carillon Historical Park via shuttle van promptly at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
The regular ticket price is $12 per person. A special combination ticket for admission to both Carillon Historical Park and Hawthorn Hill is available for $15 per person. Dayton History members receive a discounted ticket price of $10 per person. Call Guest Services for additional information or to make a reservation: 937-293-2841 or toll-free at 1-877-BE-HISTORY.
Due to an exciting partnership between Dayton History and The Wright Family Foundation, Hawthorn Hill will also be available for educational tours. Dayton History will conduct the tours while the Foundation will continue to own and manage the stately property.
The Dayton Holiday Festival is searching for the area’s best gingerbread houses to compete in the third annual Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays Contest on Friday, Nov. 23. Located inside the Old Courthouse in downtown Dayton, entries will be displayed for public viewing during the Grande Illumination from 4-9 p.m. The houses will also be on display on Sunday, Nov. 25 from 12-4 p.m.
Fire up your ovens and imaginations! Anyone in the community is invited to participate in this free contest by entering a gingerbread house in the Youth (12 & under), Teen (13-17), Adult (18+), or Professional category. Entry forms and a complete list of contest rules are available in PDF format at www.daytonholidayfestival.org. Forms can be submitted to the Downtown Dayton Partnership at 40 N. Main Street Suite 1360, Dayton, OH 45423. Entry forms are due by Friday, Nov. 16.
Prize packages will be awarded to the winners of each category, and one amateur and professional house will be selected as the “Best Looking House on the Block” and win a $500 cash prize.
The Junior League of Dayton, in its continued commitment to the Dayton community and in conjunction with the Dayton Holiday Festival’s Grande Illumination, is pleased to announce its 16th Annual Holiday Hunt. Holiday Hunt will take place on Courthouse Square, Friday Nov. 23 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Holiday Hunt is a free scavenger hunt that provides children, ages 2 to 12, with the chance to visit participating businesses and
receive prizes. In addition, Holiday Hunt participants can enter a raffle drawing to win great prizes, including tickets to the Nutcracker donated by the Dayton Ballet.
This year, the Junior League has aligned Holiday Hunt with its community initiative POWER (Program Of Wellness Education and Resources), a children’s advocacy program in partnership with Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, and sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Holiday Hunt and POWER will enhance the evening by being both fun for children and educational. Seeing the children at Holiday Hunt enables the Junior League to spread the safety and nutritional messages of POWER.
For more information about Holiday Hunt, contact the Junior League of Dayton office at 937-222-5541 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, the 2007 Dayton Children’s Parade will bring the streets of downtown Dayton to life with the bright colors and joyful sounds of the holiday season. This beloved annual event is part of the Dayton Holiday Festival’s annual kickoff of the holiday season, and is designed to be entertaining for families and kids of all ages.
This year’s Grand Marshal is “Curious George” from the animated PBS KIDS series based on the popular books by Margret and H.A. Rey. The goal of the series is to inspire children to explore science, engineering and math in the world around them. And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world’s most curious monkey? Curious George’s appearance in the Dayton Children’s Parade is made possible by ThinkTV 16.
All Oakwood residents are invited to attend the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Oakwood High School Cafeteria. This free dinner is sponsored by the Oakwood Fraternal Order of Police and the Oakwood Rotary and is provided in cooperation with Oakwood City Schools.
Come and enjoy turkey with all the trimmings with fellow neighbors and friends. Home delivery is available to those who prefer that option.
For more information, contact Fred Wilson at 298-2122 Oakwood FOP Lodge 107.
The Oakwood Spanish Department and The Oakwood Register is sponsoring the 5th Annual Coat Drive for the Salud Community Clinic which serves the the Spanish-speaking migrant population of Southwest Ohio. Located In Tipp City, Salud is staffed by medical volunteers from area hospitals.
Residents of Oakwood have donated hundreds of coats for men, women, and children that have been distributed to needy families. If you would like to donate a coat or other winter outer-wear items, please drop them off at the Oakwood Register at 435 Patterson Rd., or send them with students to Mrs. Long’s room (the Spanish classroom) at the high school.
Check out Wright Memorial Public Library's newly spruced up website at www.WrightLibrary.org !
Wright Memorial Public Library is lowering fines for videos and DVD’s. To help patrons clear up old fines, the library will offer “Food for Fines” during the month of November.
Starting Nov. 1, fines for all overdue items will be 10 cents per day except “Fast Read” books, which will remain $1 per day. Patrons who owe more than $5 may not check out more items until the account is paid in full.
To help patrons clear up old fines, during the month of November non-perishable food items will be accepted as payment for overdue fines – both current and old fines. There is no “exchange rate” on the food items. One food item will excuse all of a patron’s fines for that transaction. Charges for lost or damaged materials are not excused – just overdue fines on items that have been returned. If a patron wants to donate additional non perishable food during November, the library will accept it.
If anyone doesn’t want to bother with food, the library will still accept cash to pay for fines. The food will be donated to The FoodBank, 427 Washington Street, Dayton.
Anyone with questions about the new fine structure or their library account can call Wright Library at 294-7171.
The City is pleased to sponsor a yearly food drive to benefit the Red Cross Emergency Food Bank. Collection boxes will be available at the OCC, 105 Patterson and the City Building, 30 Park Avenue through Sunday, Dec. 16. All non-perishable items will be glad ly accepted. All items stay in Montgomery County. Share your blessings with others.
You are invited to the 11th Annual Senior Luncheon Thursday, Dec. 6, 11:30 a.m. The event includes lunch, entertainment, and door prizes. This activity is free to Oakwood seniors, there is a $6 fee for non-seniors or non-residents. Space is limited so call the OCC, 298-0775, to reserve you place now. Registration deadline, Sunday, Dec. 2, 5 p.m.
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