Parade Begins at 4:30 PM

If you wish to participate, please contact the Town at 125 B Eastview Street or call (540) 879-4421

The route for the Parade will be beginning at the intersection of Thompson & Eastview streets, travel East & turn

left onto Main Street, then turn left going North on College Street, and end at the College Street Pavilion.

Parade participants may either enter the park for the Tree Lighting or continue on to Bowman Road to exit the

parade. Due to limited parking at the Pavilion, participants with floats or vehicles are encouraged to drop off their

people at the park and continue on to alternate parking locations: The Heritage Museum, Wilbur Pence Middle

School, Cooks Creek Park lot or along High Street.

Line-up for participants will begin at 3:30 PM at the Dayton Municipal Building. Staging for large entries (fire

trucks, large vehicles etc.) will be on South Main Street (between Mason & Thompson).

Parking will not be permitted on the following streets during the parade: Main Street (from Mason to Mill), Col-

lege Street (entire street) & Thompson Street (from Mail to Walnut), so please remove all vehicles from the street

no later than 3:00 PM Alternate parking is available in the BB&T parking lot on the East side of Dingledine Lane.

(Dingledine Lane will remain open with two-way traffic flow while the streets are closed), or you may park along

streets that are not closed.

The following streets will be closed on parade day from 4:15 PM — approx. 6:00 PM

Main Street (Mason Street to Mill Street)

Huffman Drive (Main Street to John Wayland Highway)

College Street (Main Street to Bowman Road)

Mill Street (Main Street to College Street)

Thompson Street (Summit Street to Main Street)

Sections of side streets intersecting with the above streets

Christmas Tree Lighting

The Dayton Christmas Tree Lighting will be held immediately following the parade at College Street Pavilion. We

hope you will join us!!

Dayton Christ-

mas Par- ty—

December 12th 6:30

Christmas Trees will be picked up at curbside by Dayton

Public Works Department as time and weather permit.

Saturday, December 8th

FALL 2018

Wreath Laying 2

Leaf Collection 2

Time to Vote 2

Emergency Websites 2

Chief’s Corner 3

Garden Waste 3

Time Change 3

Calendar of Meetings,

Holidays & Events

4

Insert:

Dayton Days Autumn

Celebration and

Christmas Flyer

The Heritage

Museum

&

Welcome

Center

Come for a

look back!

Visit The Heritage

Museum’s website

for a schedule of

upcoming events at

www.valleyheritagemuseum.org

382 High Street

Dayton, VA 22821

Phone: 540-879-2681

THE DAYTON GREENWAY OPENS

The Dayton Greenway is substantially complete and the appurtenances will be placed

along the pathway for everyone to enjoy. As we move forward, we will be adding a

picnic shelter as well. The bridges and pathway were built by Rhodenizer Construction

Company. The Greenway Preliminary Design was conceived by Virginia Tech’s Engi-

neering Department. The Preliminary Design was completed in the summer of 2016.

The Town of Dayton Town Council approved the first phase to be constructed by a

design/build method, where the contractor and engineering firm work together on

the project, along with an ad-hoc committee. The Council approved $219,457.00 in

the budget to get the Greenway started. The price included two bridges, the asphalt

pathway, and other work associated with the construction and design. The Council

later approved $6,942.00 for the construction of a Story Wall Fence. Cargill Donated

$10,000 toward appurtenances and has pledged $10,000 more over the next two

years to help with other improvements. Furthermore, many private citizens and other

businesses have donated to the Greenway. This has allowed the Town to purchase

the appurtenances like benches, trees and the Story Wall Fence, to help bring points

of interest to the Greenway.

The Greenway will be open from dawn to dusk. The Greenway will also be closed dur-

ing time of inclement weather. Anyone on the Greenway during weather events, such

as snow and flood events will be there at their own risk.

The Greenway is open to the public at this time. However, the official Ribbon Cutting

will be on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 12pm during the Dayton Days Autumn Cele-

bration. Everyone is invited to attend the Official Ribbon Cutting.

From the Manager’s Desk INSIDE THIS ISSUE

BLUE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OFFICIALLY OPEN

The Blue Ridge Christian School held a ribbon

cutting ceremony on September 18, 2018 to

open their new High School Campus in the for-

mer Dayton Learning Center building. The

Town of Dayton would like to congratulate

Blue Ridge Christian School on their new cam-

pus location. We are delighted that this his-

toric building will remain an educational facili-

ty for many years to come.

Fall Leaf Collection

As autumn is fast approaching and the leaves begin to turn, so too will it

be time to get out the rake, when they finally descend. The Town will pro-

vide curb-side leaf vacuum service this fall, through the end of November.

There is no set schedule—leaves will be vacuumed as time and weather

permit.

Leaves must be raked to the edge of the property line; however, please

do not put leaves in the street, on the sidewalk, nor on top of graveled

driveways. Ginkgo leaves or leaves mixed with sticks, brush, rocks, grav-

els, nuts or other debris will not be vacuumed, as they clog and cause dam-

age to the equipment.

Leaves not put out at the curb for vacuum service by the end of Novem-

ber must be bagged in paper biodegradable bags and put out for collection

on Monday of each week.

P a g e 2 D a y t o n D i s c o v e r y

There are at least one hundred

veterans buried in the cemetery.

If you would like to help lay the

wreaths, contact Kathy Boase at

kboase3@verizon.net. If you

would like to participate by do-

nating a wreath, $15 each, send a

check to Fort Harrison, Inc., P.O.

Box 366, Dayton, VA 22821.

Deadline for donations is Novem-

ber 15th.

After the wreath laying, the

Fort Harrison Board of Directors

invites all volunteers to a Christ-

mas Open House at Fort Harrison.

NATIONAL WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA DAY

REMEMBER HONOR TEACH

At 12 noon on Saturday,

December 15th, Fort Harrison

volunteers will lay wreaths on the

graves of all veterans buried in

the Dayton Cemetery. They will

join thousands across America

who are presenting wreaths at

more than 1400 cemeteries on

the same day.

The Dayton community is

invited to participate in the cere-

mony as we honor our hometown

heroes on this special day. Volun-

teers are needed to present the

wreaths on each individual grave.

TIME VOTE!

Just a quick reminder that the

2018 Elections will be held at the

Town of Dayton Offices on

November 6, 2018.

The following seats are up for

election:

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

District 6

Rockingham County Board of

Supervisors

District 2: Special Election

Town of Dayton

Mayor of the Town

Special Election: 2 seats

Regular Election: 2 seats

For more voting information: call 540-

564-3000 or https://

www.rockinghamcountyva.gov/658/

Upcoming-Elections

Helpful sites for emergency preparedness include:

Virginia Department of Emergency Management-(http://www.vaemergency.gov/)

VDEM emergency preparedness information-(http://vaemergency.gov/emergency-kit/)

Ready.gov-(https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes)

39th Annual

“Dayton Days”

Autumn Celebration Saturday, October 6, 2018

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Downtown - Main, Mill & College Streets

Live Music at The College Street Pavilion

The Mutton Busters: 8:30 - 11:00 AM

Doug Tumer: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The Highlander String Band: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

All Day Attractions

Over 350 Arts & Crafts Exhibitors

Variety of Delicious Foods from 75+ Vendors

Daniel Harrison House (Fort Harrison) - c. 1749

The Heritage Museum (382 High Street)

Unique Downtown Shops

Dayton Market - 21 Specialty Shops

Silver Lake Mill - Various Activities

Wilbur Pence Middle School Book Fair (School Library: 10 AM - 2 PM)

Free Shuttle Bus Transit

¨ Turner Ashby High School

¨ John Wayland Elementary School

¨ Woodmen of the World Parking Lot (3045 John Wayland Hwy.)

~ Handicap & Wheelchair Accessible Shuttles from All Parking Locations ~

For Your Safety, Please Observe All Traffic Laws.

Ticketing and Towing Will Be Enforced!

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Calendar of Meetings and Holidays

TOWN OF DAYTON

125-B EASTVIEW ST

Town of Dayton

125-B Eastview St.

Dayton, VA 22821

Phone: 540-879-2241

Fax: 540-879-2243

Office/Drive-Thru Hours:

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

24-hour drop box

www.daytonva.us

Meetings Holiday Closings

PRESORTED STANDARD

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 21

Veteran’s Day

Mon., Nov. 12th

Thanksgiving

Thurs. & Fri.,

Nov. 22nd & 23rd

Christmas

Mon. & Tues.

Dec. 24th & 25th

New Year’s

Mon. & Tues.

Dec. 31st & Jan. 1st

“Dayton Days” Autumn Celebration Sat., Oct. 6th, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The Twelve Days of Dayton Be looking for the 2018 Christmas Ornament!

Dayton Christmas Parade Sat., Dec. 8th, 4:30 p.m. If you wish to

participate, contact the Town. Lineup at 3:30 p.m. at Dayton Municipal Bldg.

Dayton Town Christmas Party Wed., Dec. 12th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Day-

ton United Methodist Church Social Hall

Events Calendar

Discover Historic Dayton: Small Town, Hometown, Downtown

Go Green—Go Paperless! E-mail townofdayton@gmail.com to receive the Dayton Discovery electronically.

Trash

Every Friday

Yard Waste

Every Monday

Recycling

Every Wednesday

Bulk/Heavy Waste

First Tuesday of each month

Town Council

Scheduled Monthly Meetings

Tues., Oct. 9th, 7 p.m.

Tues., Nov. 13th, 7 p.m.

Mon., Dec. 10th, 7 p.m.

Planning Commission

Scheduled Monthly Meetings

Thurs., Oct. 18th, 7 p.m.

Thurs., Nov. 15th, 7 p.m.

Thurs., Dec. 20th, 7 p.m.

Refuse Collection

Refuse Collection

CURRENT RESIDENT OR

(Columbus Day) Yard Waste - Tuesday, October 9

(Thanksgiving) Trash Pick-Up - Trash: Sat., Nov. 24th

(Christmas) Yard Waste - Wednesday, December 26th

(New Year’s) Yard Waste - Wednesday, January 2nd Ho

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ay

Chief’s Corner

rather simple thoughts that can be

of great benefit in times of distress.

At a minimum, build a Basic Disaster

Kit. Items to consider including: at

least one gallon of water per person

per day for 3 days; non-perishable

food for at least 3 days per person;

manual can opener; a battery pow-

ered or hand crank radio and a NO-

AA Weather Radio with tone alert;

flashlight; first aid kit; extra batter-

ies for your essential electronics;

dust mask to help filter contami-

nated air; plastic sheeting and duct

tape to shelter in place; moist

towelettes and garbage bags for

personal sanitation; and a wrench

or pliers to turn off utilities.

Additional Emergency Supplies in-

clude: prescription and non-

prescription medications; contact

solution; baby necessities - infant

formula, bottles, diapers, wipes; pet

food (and extra water for pet); cash

or travelers checks; important fami-

ly documents such as copies of in-

surance policies, ID’s, bank account

records and the like and a water-

proof container to keep the docu-

ments; sleeping bag; change of

clothing; sturdy shoes; household

chlorine bleach; medical dropper to

disinfect water; fire extinguisher;

water proofed matches; feminine

supplies and hygiene items; food

utensils; paper and pencil; books,

games, puzzles and other activities.

Maintain your kit at home by ro-

tating stock. Also make your family

aware of its location, as you may

become stranded away from home,

possibly at work, so having some

sort of “grab and go” bag filled with

at least 24 hours of supplies may be

prudent. Also consider a similar kit

to keep in your vehicle.

A great deal more of such prepared-

ness information can be found at

https://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit

from which you can delve into with

even greater detail in topics such as

sheltering in place, etc.

In preparation for such events, the

Town of Dayton works closely with

Rockingham County, who in turn

works closely with Harrisonburg and

the Commonwealth of Virginia to

plan emergency response regarding

shelters and citizen care. Trust that

we will do our best to care for all in

times of need, but that your best

care will come from your self-

reliance.

Chief Hanlon

P a g e 3 F a l l 2 0 1 8

The many paths that our lives and

the lives of those we love, can, to

some great extent be plotted - right

up until we meet with the unpre-

dictable. We’ve all been there. We

rarely get to pick and choose the

adversities that we will face,

though, what we can dictate is our

response to them. Responding

emotionally is rarely the most effec-

tive and clear minded solution when

weathering a storm. Knowledge

and faith are the keys to survival.

Hurricane Florence gave us such an

opportunity to be reminded of such.

To date, 32 lives have been attribut-

ed lost to this storm. While we

won’t delve into topics such as the

distance large trees should be from

your house or the potential for elec-

trocution, but at a glance we can

acknowledge that we should be

mentally prepared to evacuate

when authorities believe it wise to

do so. We can decide in this mo-

ment not to drive through flood

waters when we next encounter

them, and we can learn to be pre-

pared for the next natural disaster.

First, we’ll have to imagine that a

catastrophic event will occur here.

Some will read the previous sen-

tence and think, “It won’t happen

here.” Some find peace in denial. I

prefer peace through preparedness,

or as Abraham Lincoln said, “Give

me six hours to chop down a tree

and I will spend the first four sharp-

ening the axe.”

The following is a simple list of

items to have on hand, and some

Thinking about burning

your garden waste?

Rockingham County

Department of Fire and Rescue re-

quires a permit for all open-air

burning. Permits and requirements

on open burning may be obtained

by calling the Rockingham County

Fire Marshal’s Office at

(540) 564-8297.