Dayton Days Parade Coming In October

By Leslie Bauer
Posted: September 17, 2008

Word is out for the 13th annual Dayton Days Parade and Picnic.  Members of the Dayton Community Association have met and are currently making plans for the event, which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 19. The parade route has changed this year, and for those who remember the first parade, you will remember that the parades originally started on Morningstar Drive.

Once again this year, the parade lineup will be on Morningstar Drive beginning at noon. The parade will officially begin at 1 p.m. and marchers will travel down Ten Oaks Road, through the Dayton Crossroads, continuing on Ten Oaks Road and ending at Dayton Oaks Park, next to Dayton Oaks Elementary School, where a community picnic will take place. The day will include a moon bounce, cake walk, cotton candy, a clown, face painting, pumpkins to decorate, music, crafts, bake sale and exhibits.

Table space is available for exhibitors. Community help is also needed to complete the planning of this day. The Dayton Community Association is always looking for local individuals and businesses to help sponsor the event and defray some of the costs for the day’s activities.  In addition, volunteers are need to distribute fliers, bake for the cake walk, set-up tables and chairs, monitor the moon bounce, assist with the various planned activities and clean up.  If you would like to join in the fun and support the local community or are interest in exhibitor table space, call Sue or Ed Brady at 301-596-9196 or e-mail daytondays@hotmail.com.

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Kiddie Korner Play Group at Community Center

By Leslie Bauer
Posted: September 15, 2008

Matt Madera, assistant director of the Glenwood Community Center told me that a Kiddie Korner Play Group is now forming at the center, 2400 Route 97. Enjoy some quality time with your little one and stay as active as they are! The community center offers a large, safe play area perfect for your little ones to play games and make new friends. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The group meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. The group is open to children ages 5 and younger. A center ID is required for adults.

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Saying Goodbye to Summer

By Leslie Bauer
Posted: September 12, 2008

It seems that the days are slowly changing to fall. Evenings and mornings have been a bit cooler (and we can even leave the windows open overnight!), leaves are starting to change color, and some are even falling off the trees, the flowers in my flower bed are dying off and the corn out in the field is starting to dry down, waiting for the fall harvest.

The change in the season means we must also say goodbye to the local snowball stand. Groovie Smoothies and Snowballs will be closing up shop Sept. 15. Be sure to stop by this weekend for one more snowball or shake and wish the Harbins well until next year. I have been assured that they will be returning next May behind the Old Time Liquor store in Glenelg.

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Back-to-School Nights

By Leslie Bauer
Posted: September 4, 2008

The kids have just about completed their second week of school. I still am hearing the grumbling at getting used to the early mornings and of course there is the disdain about homework, but all in all, everyone seems happy to be back in the old routine again.

Many of the parents I talk to are still trying to figure out where the summer went. Some are happy that the kids are back in school, while others dread the homework and wish they could have spent more family time with the kids this summer.

Wonder what your child will be learning in school this year or want the opportunity to meet their teachers? Back to School Night is a perfect time to check in with your child’s school and see how the first few weeks of school are going, as well as what is planned for the rest of the year. Schools throughout the area have announced plans for their Back to School Nights.

Glenleg High School’s Night will take place Sept. 11 beginning at 6:30 p.m.. Both of our local middle schools have new principals and Back to School Night is the perfect time to meet him, if you have not done so already.

Rick Wilson, Folly Quarter Middle School principal, invites parents to Back to School Night on September 23 at 7 p.m. and Dave Brown, principal at Glenwood Middle School, shares that their Back to School Night will be Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. Local elementary schools have several back to school nights, to accommodate parents with children in different grades. Bushy Park Elementary School will hold their Back to School Nights Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. for PreK through Grade 2 and Sept. 17 for Grades 3-5.

Dayton Oaks Elementary School Back to School Nights will take place on Sept. 15 with RECC and Kindergarten beginning at 6 p.m. and first and second grade beginning at 7 p.m. On Sept. 16, Back to School Night for Fourth and Fifth Grades will begin at 7 p.m. Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School will hold Back to School Nights Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. for Grades PreK through Grade 2 and Sept. 16 for Grades 3-5.

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Ice Cream Social This Saturday

By Leslie Bauer
Posted: September 4, 2008

Help the kids celebrate the start of a new school year by attending an ice cream social at the Glenwood Community Center this Saturday evening, Sept. 6. from 6-8 p.m. Children can choose from a variety of different crafts to make and take home, as well as enjoying a bowl of ice cream. There is a $3 charge per person, and registration is requested by calling 410-313-4840.

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