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2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest

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Dayton Community Development Association is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest! This event is FREE and open to any and all residents and businesses in Dayton. We hope to foster a fun, creative contest for Dayton Township to grow our population… one scarecrow at a time!

Register BY October 1st! Scarecrows will be photographed on Oct 2nd-3rd starting at 8am, so don’t place them until the night before/early morning of to capture their best features! Do read the rules on the flyer as we don’t want to have to disqualify anyone.

Paper registration forms and rules are on the flyer below, or a physical form can be picked up at Alacrity Salon or The By-Pass Bar & Grill and return it to PO Box 237, Dayton, OR 97114.. To register online, click this link:  https://forms.gle/eUYxyuVf9aBocgPt5

1st Annual Dayton Community Scarecrow Contest

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Dayton Community Development Association is sponsoring the 1st Annual Community Scarecrow Contest! This event is FREE and open to any and all residents and businesses in Dayton. We hope to foster a fun, creative contest for Dayton Township to grow our population… one scarecrow at a time! Register and put up your scarecrow by October 2nd to participate! See contest rules and how to register below.

2020 Dayton Community Scarecrow Contest Rules 

FREE! Open to all residents and business. 

Prizes:

  • 1st place: $100, plus a gift card to local business
  • 2nd place: $75, plus a gift card to local business
  • 3rd place: $50, plus a gift card to local business
  • DCDA President’s Choice Award: Trophy, plus gift card to local business 

How to enter: Register online; or download & print the registration form or pick up a physical form at Alacrity Salon or The By-Pass Bar & Grill and return it to PO Box 237, Dayton, OR 97114.

Construction: Scarecrows must be hand-made. Display needs to be able to handle the weather. Feel free to use props like straw bales, corn stalks, etc. Power for moving parts is allowed. 

Décor: This is a family friendly contest. Bloody or violent themes are not allowed, nor are advertising, political or religious statements. DCDA reserves the right to disqualify any entry. 

Display: Scarecrows must be displayed outside of your residence (or business) on your property. As needed, and with their permission, you can display your scarecrow in a neighbor’s yard. 

Scarecrow Photo: DCDA will send a photographer on Oct 3-4 to take pictures of each scarecrow and upload to our Facebook page for voting. 

Identifying sign: When you register, we will provide a registration number on a weather-proof sign. This sign needs to be prominently displayed with your scarecrow, and included in the photo we take on Oct 3-4. This will help with voting. 

Judging: Voting will be done on our social media site by community members. The number of “likes” will determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places. The DCDA President’s Choice Award will be based on creativity and overall display. 

Important Dates: 

  • Register, create and put up your scarecrow: By October 2nd
  • DCDA photographer will take photos of entered scarecrows: Oct 3 & 4
  • DCDA will upload photos to an album on our Facebook page for viewing and judging. Judging (“like” your favorites) online at our Facebook page: Oct 8-18
  • Winners will be announced: Week of October 18
  • Scarecrows on display: until October 31 (or longer, if you wish) 

The Dayton Community Development Association may use the photographs of the entries for publicity in future posters, on our website and on our Facebook page. 

Community & Highway Clean-Up Day

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Adopt A Highway Clean-Up and Community-Wide Clean-Ups
Saturday, April 28, 2018

City Wide Clean-Up

  • 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
  • Behind City Hall
  • 416 Ferry Street, Dayton, OR 97114
  • No charge for City of Dayton Residents (proof will need to be provided).
  • Suggested Donation: 1 can or non-perishable food item for the Dayton Community Food Pantry.

Bring your unwanted items to Dayton City Hall for recycling or discard. For more info, see City of Dayton Website.

Please NO:

  • Appliances
  • Computers
  • Tires
  • Batteries
  • Monitors/TVs
  • Pesticides or Insecticides
  • Paint
  • Motor Oil
  • Propane Tanks
  • Liquid Waste

Adopt a Highway Clean-Up

  • 8:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Meet at the Block House Cafe, 301 Main Street, Dayton, OR

It’s time again for the semi-annual highway cleanup of Highway 221 (Third St.) from Highway 18 to Stringtown Rd. Two miles toward Salem.

Fittingly, we’ll hold it on the same day as Dayton’s city cleanup, Saturday, April 28.

Join your civic-minded friends for a couple of hours making your assigned section of 221 trash-free.

We’ll set out from the Blockhouse Café at 8 a.m. and normally finish around 10.

Dayton’s Adopt-A-Highway project was started by John Francis and Caye Poe about six years ago and soon became supported by DCDA.

If you’d like to volunteer for the cleanup contact the organizers so they can plan out assignments in advance.
503 864-3933, johnfrancis757@gmail.com

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Dayton Easter Egg Hunt

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Saturday, March 31, 2018, 10 a.m.-11 a.m.

Children ages 6th grade and younger. Start times will be staggered.

  • 3rd grade and younger: 10:00 a.m. in Courthouse Square Park
  • 4th grade through 6th grade: 10:30 a.m. at the Grade School Soccer Field (behind the Grade School)

The Dayton High School FFA hosts the annual Easter Egg Hunt.  Come on down, bring the family to this event and watch the fun! For more information contact Dayton High School at 503.864.2273.

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3rd Annual Dayton Chocolate Crawl

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A Delicious Chocolate Crawl Through Dayton

The Dayton Community Development Association is hosting the 3rd annual Dayton Chocolate Crawl on Saturday, February 10th, 2018 from noon – 3pm, at participating businesses in downtown Dayton. Bring your sweetheart or your sweet tooth, buy a $10 passport online or at one of the participating businesses, and enjoy our walkable downtown while tasting complimentary chocolate treats at each stop!  Each business will be showcasing their cuisine and wares along with a bite-sized sample of a chocolate treat. All proceeds from the Downtown Chocolate Crawl  support the Dayton Community Development Association and community activities for YOU!  

Passports for the 3rd Annual “Chocolate Crawl” can be purchased now in our online marketplace! Passports are $10.00 each.  Your passport will be mailed to you and then get stamped at each business you visit on February 10th.  When your passport is full, you’ll leave your passport at the last spot you visit, where it will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a Gift Basket full of Dayton goods and gift certificates to local businesses!

For fun, take a picture for Facebook or Instagram and tag daytonoregon.  #daytonoregon #ChocolateCrawl .  Also tag the business you’re in!  We will draw from entries for downtown prizes.  Show some Valentine spirit!  Watch our Facebook page or our website for further information.

Participating businesses are: Archie’s Ice Cream and Eatery, The Block House Cafe, Dayton Mercantile, Lonestar BBQ Restaurant, Seufert Winery, and Zukasa Mexican Tienda.

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