Win a 55-gallon rain barrel by using your artistic talent! The Centerville-Washington Park District has a rain barrel to install at the Activity Center Park headquarters building. In addition to the environmental benefits, we’d like to use it to display…
Nathan Holthaus
Nathan is a junior at Centerville High School. He has lived in Centerville almost his entire life, moving here when he was just one month old! He has four siblings, including a twin brother. Nathan is a driven and motivated…
MCARC Visiting Parks to Educate Dog Owners
Centerville-Washington Park District (CWPD) and Montgomery County Animal Resource Center (MCARC) are teaming up to remind local park visitors about current state and local regulations pertaining to dogs, including Ohio’s leash law. The leash law states that dogs must be…
CWPD Rocks
There’s a new treasure-hunting experience in your parks created to make you smile! We’ve been busy painting rocks and hiding them in CWPD parks. Now it’s your turn — go out and find them! Create your own masterpieces and leave…
Expansion of Village South Park
The Centerville-Washington Park District has acquired another high-quality natural habitat for residents to enjoy. The 6.7-acre parcel of land is located on Loop Road, adjacent to Village South Park, a property managed by the Park District. The new land expands…
Brownie Troop Lends Hand with Tree Planting
The Centerville-Washington Park District staff plants mature size trees each year to help replace trees that have been lost due to disease or storm damage throughout the district’s 50 parks. Trees that are donated through the Tree Dedication Program are also…
Cambra Edmondson
The word “hardworking” perfectly describes this Centerville resident! A graduate of the University of Dayton with a B.S. in Criminal Justice-Corrections, Cambra worked for Shelby County Children Services for two years and the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation & Correction for…
Ash Tree Removal in the Parks
Forestry activity for the removal of ash trees infested by the emerald ash borer (EAB) will continue throughout the winter in many of your parks. Much of this work will be completed by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified contractors.…
BIG Backyard Party!
We hosted a free community appreciation event Saturday, October 22, to celebrate the grand opening of your newest community park, Robert F. Mays Park. The BIG Backyard Party featured lacrosse demonstrations, games, raffles, face painting, a balloon artist, a magician,…
Owlexander’s Tyke Hike
Visit a new park feature! Hike the Schoolhouse Park path with Owlexander, the Park District mascot, and his woodland friends. Busy tots will practice physical skills such as balancing on one foot like a bird, hopping like a bunny and…