Raymondale Has A New Sign!
At long last our lovely neighborhood has a lovely new sign!This morning our new sign was installed near the corner of Brandy Ct. and Annandale Road in a similar location many previous Raymondale signs...
View ArticleHighlights of National Night Out 2014
On Tuesday, August 5th, Raymondale joined the neighbors of Broyhill Park at Woodley pool to celebrate National Night Out!According to Raymondale Co-President Whitney Redding : The NNO was a total...
View ArticleOgre in Luria Park!
Beware! There is an ogre in Luria Park!Long a habitat for deer, foxes, squirrels, and hawks, Luria Park now has its own ogre...Oh my!This woody beast is the creation of Holmes Run resident, Jack...
View ArticleRaymondale Annual Meeting a HUGE Success!
On Friday evening, November 7th, at the Leis Center about 60-65 neighbors attended the annual Raymondale Civic Association meeting and pot luck. This was the largest turn out in years! The evening...
View ArticleHoliday Light Contest Winners!
The judges have made their choices for the 2014 Raymondale Holiday Lights contest! Judges were: Christie Nolan, Morgan Wilson, Wanda Nolan and Heather Wilson, ages ranged from 92 to 9 years old.FIRST...
View ArticleInvasive Plant Pull, May 9-10
On May 9-10, Raymondale neighbors and over two dozen school students met at the park entrance at Dye and Brad Streets for an invasive plant pull.A chart was provided to let everyone know which plants...
View ArticleStorm Drain Labeling in Raymondale
All 40 storm drains in Raymondale are now labeled with special stickers reminding residents that it's our collective responsibility to protect our watershed from pollutants. That's because even if you...
View ArticleHighlights from National Night Out 2015
On Tuesday, August 4th, neighbors from Raymondale and Broyhill Park gathered at Woodly Pool to celebrate National Night Out. Local members of the police, sheriff, and fire and rescue departments...
View ArticleRaymondale 2015 Block Party
About 70 people attended the neighborhood block party on Ellis Court on Saturday night, a great turnout -- especially considering it had to be postponed twice. There were many new faces in the crowd...
View ArticleHighlights from Luria Park Day
Raymondale annually sponsors a booth at Luria Park Day, which is sponsored by neighboring Holmes Run Acres in the park shared by both neighborhoods. Lots of folks stopped by our booth to study the...
View ArticleBlizzard of 2016: The Big Dig
I walked around my end of Raymondale on Monday afternoon to see the neighborhood after the big blizzard. Here are photos of the over 2 feet of snow that blanketed Raymondale. Enjoy!Add Drive looking...
View ArticleGood Neighbors Tackle Luria Park Trash
A couple of weeks ago the Byrd family (of Brad Street) headed an impromptu clean up of Luria Park. After recent heavy rains and snow melt, piles of debris and trash collected in thick piles along the...
View Article2016 Raymondale Annual Egg Hunt
A lovely sunny day greeted the egg hunters, parents, guests, and teen helpers as the annual Raymondale egg hunt got underway in several front yards along Add Drive. The founders of the Raymondale egg...
View ArticleRaymondale Annual Meeting Wrap-Up and Bee Morning
About 50 Raymondale residents turned out last week for the civic association's first annual meeting to be held in the spring. The food was great and the company was even better. Kids made crafts and...
View ArticleWeekend Invasive Plant Pull
Mother's Day weekend was a great one for Mother Nature. About 40 volunteers turned out to clear invasive plants such as English Ivy, multiflora rose and Japanese Honeysuckle from the public green space...
View ArticleSchool's Out! Annual Homework Burn Highlights!
THANK YOU to the Wroblewskis who offered up their driveway and lots of hospitality to host the Annual Homework Burn! About 20 kids and 40 people attended, and we lucked out on the weather (not too hot...
View ArticleRaymondale Little Library Sunday Afternoon!
Raymondale's first Summer Reading Kickoff at the Little Free Library was a big success. About 30 neighbors wandered through, browsing through 200+ free books for all ages and tastes, dropping off a few...
View ArticleAnnual Block Party A BIG Success!
Raymondale's Annual Block Party on Ellis Court was a smashing success! Set up began after a mid-afternoon ran shower. Neighbors arrived at six and continued trickling in until the number of folks who...
View ArticleFun Around The Fire In October
Many families showed up tonight to Ellis court to enjoy s'mores and hotdogs cooked over a campfire and to get in the mood for fall and Halloween! In this photo kids enjoyed "bobbing" for donuts on a...
View ArticleNo Foolin'! April 1st Luria Park Clean Up a HUGE Sucess!
On Saturday Morning, April 1st, over 80 volunteers filled 70 bags of trash along with a bunch of tires, chairs, and other assorted treasures. Thanks especially to the 40+ students and parents from the...
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