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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. 

Hometown Heroes Campaign, May 2020

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The Dayton Community Development Association (DCDA) has asked for nominations of frontline workers, who live in Dayton, that you feel are a hero in the eyes of their hometown!

We received 15 nominations, thank you! From those we drew 5 names to highlight this week.  Each hero recipient will receive a gift certificate to one of our local downtown businesses (also drawn at random).

It’s our way of saying THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!  And Thank you to our businesses for weathering the storm and being here for the community.

If you’d like to nominate someone this week, there’s still time!  Use this Google-Form link 

To get your nominee information to us.  Deadline for entries is May 23,2020

Those nominated last week remain in our drawing pool!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dINEtzZBvdDr5OPWJr7ZsqsGRpY4KkCsrnrQRSu172w

Hometown Heroes round 1 – May 18, 

Bret Putman – Dayton Fire Chief

Bret works the “Front Line” for this community and the surrounding area, every day while working to keep his team safe, as well.

Mandy Castro – CNA at Brighton Hospice 

Mandy “cares for the elderly. She is very kind, sweet hearted and cares a lot about her patients.  She always comes home with a smile on her face knowing that she was able to care for a patient in need. She always has the brightest smile on her face no matter the situation”.

Lisa Haddock – Emergency Room Nurse

Lisa is definitely “front line”.  She cares for injured and very ill people, including Covid-19 patients.  She says it’s “her job”, but in these times it’s so much more.

Samantha Utt – CMA for Oregon Dept. of Health & Human Services

Samantha is a CMA working for Seniors and Disabled persons in their homes, giving them care and an outside friendly face!

Debra Nissen – Director, Dayton Food Bank

Debra and her team at the Dayton Food Bank are working very hard these days, helping those

In need in their community.  Debra loves what she does and organizes such a great service.

Dayton Friday Nights Cancelled for June and July

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It is with extremely heavy hearts that we have to announce that Dayton Friday Nights is cancelled for June and July 2020. As we closely monitor the ever-changing situation of allowing for public gatherings. 
We are working on “Something Different” possibilities for August, should we once again be able to gather in numbers safely.
This was not an easy decision by the Dayton Friday Nights Committee, but many factors came into play in making this call, chiefly, the safety and well-being of our attendees. We would love your suggestions for alternative means of fostering community during the coming months, and during the month of August. Please reach out to any one of the DFN Committee, or to any Dayton Community Development Association board member, or email info@daytonoregon.org.

–Dayton Community Development Association‘s Dayton Friday Nights Committee

Adopt a Highway Clean-up

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Join us on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the semi-annual highway cleanup of Highway 221 (Third St.), two miles from Highway 18 to Stringtown Rd. 

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

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 seven 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

The 6th Annual Edition of Dayton Friday Nights Has Begun!

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Dayton’s award-winning summer long event series has begun once again. Every Friday night in June through August Dayton hosts a family-friendly party in the park with music, children’s activities, a classic car cruise-in and vendor booths. This is our 6th year and we hope it will be our best ever. This event series has received great response from both locals and visitors.