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When we count down the fireworks every year at Go 4th, we usually count back from ten, not from 2019! While we were happy to do our part to protect the community’s safety last year, we missed seeing everyone for our biggest event of the year. We’re thrilled to be back in action for 2021,...

If you’re at Rosewood Arts Centre on a Wednesday morning, you’ll hear the sound of tapping feet from the dance studio. Led by Sammie Sue Edmondson, this enthusiastic group of dancers taps to everything from ‘Uptown Funk’ to ‘Singing in the Rain.’ The atmosphere is always friendly with a mix of longtime and new students....

Kettering offers a vibrant and robust environmental education program. The Habitat Environmental Center and the Land Lab curriculum have helped to instill knowledge and passion for environmental stewardship in thousands of Kettering schoolchildren and community members. But did you know that only sixteen years ago, Kettering didn’t offer any environmental education programming at all? In...

Getting Adventure Reef Water Park back in action after a long winter is no easy task. From maintenance to cleaning to staffing to stocking, it takes staff from three areas to get Kettering’s favorite swim spot summer ready. Here’s a quick rundown on what it takes to prep the water park for hours of summer...

Today, we’re highlighting EcoFest in celebration of National Park & Recreation Month. Every July, the National Park & Recreation Association sponsors National Park & Recreation Month to highlight the benefits access to quality parks, recreation and cultural arts programming brings to the public. The theme for 2023 is ‘Where Community Grows,’ and few events exemplify...

Studio Star at Rosewood Arts Center: Don Williams My name is Don Williams and I am a retired architect who now builds with clay. I have been involved with Rosewood since 1984. I am originally from Troy, Ohio. I became a Kettering resident in 1962. I have two sons and four grandchildren. My wife is...

The Kettering Parks Foundation was the recipient of a $1,000 grant from the Gatorade Ohio Basketball Player of the Year, Madeline Westbeld. The Gatorade Play It Forward initiative works in conjunction with the Gatorade Player of the Year program to empower student athletes to provide resources to sports organizations in their communities. Gatorade Player of...

Gayle Ingram and her dog Dixie are familiar faces in Kettering’s parks. One of their favorite spaces for their daily walk is Delco Park. “My favorite memories [of Kettering's parks] are from when my grandkids were little,” Ingram said. “We’d go to Delco Park to fish and fly kites. We also fished at the pond...

July has flown by! It's already the final week of National Park & Recreation Month. We're proud to introduce today's featured staff members, who both serve on our Parks team and truly embody the theme 'We Rise Up for Parks & Recreation.' Thanks for all you do, Tabitha and Jason! Parks Service Leader Tabitha Baer:...

Committee member terms are for one year, during which three meetings are held. Members will continue the strong history of stewardship and proper management of trees and the City of Kettering’s Urban Canopy; build advocacy for the programs and services the City of Kettering provides in relation to its Urban Canopy; provide recommendations and assist...