Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, Montgomery County Environmental Services, Monco Enterprises and US Ecology will sponsor “Keep Clay Clean” in Clay Twp. The event will be held from 9 a.,m.-noon Saturday at Clay Twp. Offices 8207 Arlington Road.
Acceptable donations include electronics, clothing, furniture, document shredding for residents only, tires from residents only, and hazardous waste disposal from residents only
Unacceptable donations include tires with rims, sharps/pharmaceutical waste, televisions. STAFF REPORT
DAYTON
AAA giving away booster seats
AAA will give away free booster seats from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday at AAA downtown Dayton, 825 S. Ludlow St.
Under Ohio law, every child under 8 years old must ride in a booster seat or other appropriate child safety seat unless the child is 4-foot-9 or taller. AAA and SAFE KIDS Greater Dayton will have Child Passenger Seat Safety Technicians on hand for a free booster seat giveaway.
To receive a booster, children must be at least 4 years old, weigh 40-100 pounds, and be under 4-foot-9. Vehicles must have working strap/lap belts. Parent must be WIC eligible and have child present to receive seat. Limit one booster per child.
Visitors must schedule an appointment with Tammy Baker at 937-224-2817 or Diane Smith at 937-224-2826. STAFF REPORT
VANDALIA
3 new administrators to start in city schools
Vandalia-Butler School District has hired three new administrators for the upcoming school year.
They are:
• Tom Luebbe, the new principal for Butler High School;
• Jennifer Strehle, the new assistant principal for Morton Middle School; and
• Jordan Shumaker, the new athletic director for Butler High School.
Vandalia-Butler schools start classes on Aug. 16. CASEY LAUGHTER
DAYTON
Literary circle bringing authors in out of the heat
The Dunbar Literary Circle presents the Dog Days of Summer from 2 to 4 p.m., Aug. 14, at the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site, located at 219 N. Paul Laurence Dunbar St. Attendees should enter through the Visitor Center entrance on Edison Street.
Visitors can read their own passage by a favored poet or writer or simply listen and enjoy in the air conditioned facility.
The Dunbar Literary Circle meets on the second Sunday of the month.
Tours of the home are free and available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (last tour at 3:30 p.m.). For more info, call 937-224-7061 or 937-225-7705, ext. 224. STAFF REPORT
DAYTON
Free transit application workshop planned
A free workshop on completing an application for funding for transit projects will be held from from 9-11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23, as part of the Quarterly Regional Transportation Coordination Council meeting.
The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) is accepting requests for applications for possible funding from federal transportation money.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 program, also known as Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and People with Disabilities, provides partial funding to transit agencies, governmental authorities, private providers of public transportation and duly-formed private, non-profit organizations for projects that improve accessibility.
The meeting and workshop will take place at Goodwill Easter Seals Headquarters, Eichelberger Conference Center, 660 South Main St.
This is a mandatory meeting for any organization planning to request funding.
The deadline to submit a funding application for Section 5310 funds is Wednesday, Aug. 24 by 4 p.m.
For more information, contact Bob Steinbach at MVRPC, 937-223-6323, or submit a request in writing to Bob Steinbach, C/O MVRPC, 10 N. Ludlow St., Suite 700, Dayton, OH 45402, or by email at bsteinbach@mvrpc.org by that same deadline. STAFF REPORT
CENTERVILLE
City updates street map
The Centerville Planning Department has updated the city street map.
With an improved design, the map features new roads and developments within the city. The previous map — designed in 2009 — was awarded Best of Show at the Ohio GIS Conference Map Gallery.
The map is available on the city’s website at www.centervilleohiogov. Paper copies are available for $2 each at the Centerville Municipal Offices, 100 W. Spring Valley Road.
For more information, call Mark Yandrick at 937-428-4767. STAFF REPORT
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