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April 2019
Enjoy the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Montgomery Park with your family! ALL ARE WELCOME! Sponsored by the Town of Dryden Recreation Department. Click here for more information. If you would like to host an event at the park, contact the Village of Dryden 
September 12, 2018
The Main Street entrance garden has matured a bit. Lime Green Bikes are all over town. Here is a great article about why the bikes came to Dryden! And this article explains how they work! August 14, 2018
Dryden Village Department of Public Works added a crosswalk and extra bit a pavement so that people can safely enter and exit the park. Nice work DPW! August 7, 2018
Sidewalk complete, grass growing in, and work on the brick entrance area. July 15, 2018
New bike rack installed by the basketball courts. 
June 19, 2018
Dryden Department of Public Works is adding a sidewalk at the Elm Street entrance, which will eventually connect to the Main Street entrance. May 31, 2018
Some volunteers from the Dryden Beautification Brigade decided to claim the weedy side of the entrance sidewalk and planted extra herbs from their gardens. The herbs will do especially well in the poor soil along the sidewalk. Thank you Beauti Brigade! 
May 2, 2018
New parking area gets a lot of use. April 13, 2018 Dryden Department of Public Works is adding a parking lot adjacent to the playground. Stay tuned for progress! March 28, 2018
New bike rack and conga drum! 
January 31, 2018
Would you like to take a self guided tour of our beautiful and historic Village of Dryden? Here's a great website with photos and information about each of the 11 stops, and also an app that you can download and take along on the tour! This tour was developed by the History Center in Tompkins County. The tour begins at the Southworth Homestead (pictured below). 
December 19, 2017
The park is hibernating for a little while, but the Montgomery Park Revitalization Committee is still hard at work! Some projects that we're working on include new bike racks for the park, a parking area closer to the playground, and the addition of one small piece of play equipment. Stay tuned! 
11/16/17
Village of Dryden is now tobacco free on all of its property, except in designated areas. This means that the ball fields, Montgomery Park, Time Square, the Jim Schug trail and the area around Village Hall are all tobacco free areas. This is per Local Law 2017-2, which was passed at the November 16, 2017 Village Board Meeting. Thank you Willilam George Agency students who invested a great deal of effort into this cause, including making a video about the advantages of being smoke free at Montgomery Park and presenting a poster and comments to the Dryden Village Board. We also thank the Tobacco Free Zone of Cortland, Tompkins and Chenango for their appeal to the Dryden Village Board. 
9/20/17
Meeting friends for a stroll through the park? Tell them to meet you at the bench! Dryden Rotary Club donated a beautiful new bench for the entrance garden. Thank you Dryden Rotary Club, especially Evan Kurtz, and Paul and Caleb from the Village of Dryden Department of Public Works, for staying way past closing time to get the bench assembled and in place. 9/18/17
A Serviceberry tree for the entrance garden! Thank you Dryden Department of Public Works for planting the tree, making the brick landing, and moving the rocks (among many other things), Dryden Hotel for hosting the space, Dryden Rotary Club for the generous donation and Beautification Brigade for planting the garden. 6:30 PM, August 30, 2017, Community Safety Night!
Meet your local Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance Workers! Montgomery Park, Dryden Hosted by the Neptune Hose Company # 1 of Dryden 
Eclipse Day – Monday, August 21 Eclipse 2017!
On Monday, August 21, the United States will experience the total eclipse of the sun. The next total eclipse viewable from North American will be in 2024. Our Upstate New York location will experience a partial eclipse, or 75% totality which is still an amazing event. Cornell Space Sciences Graduate Students will be leading observers in how to safely see the eclipse with their telescopes at Montgomery Park. Eclipse Chalk Art will be available for children with lots of other crafts and activities and storytime with Ms. Diane at 1:30. Southworth Library will be live streaming the eclipse on the big screen. After a month of preparation, presentations, and NASA Activities for young and old alike, it’s time for the big show! Sponsored by the Southworth Library August 17, 2017 GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW SPORT COURTS! THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 6:30-8:30 PM TRY OUT THE NEW COURTS! Built by the Town of Dryden and the Village of Dryden A great partnership!
BRING YOUR BLANKET OR LAWN CHAIR AND ENJOY ACOUSTIC GUITAR WITH JIM HULL Concert series sponsored by the Dryden Hotel Last concert of the season! 
8/16/17
Thank you Sunny Weather for playing at the park last Saturday, and thank you Mike Murphy, Village Trustee, for the photo! 
8/13/17
Thank you Angela Marion for playing at the park last Saturday, and thank you Mike Murphy, Village Trustee, for the photos! 8/9/17
New Sport Courts Are Open! Enjoy basketball, pickleball, foursquare and hopscotch! Jack Davison and Rex Hollenbeck, Town of Dryden Recreation Department, were the first to try out the courts! 8/2/17
FREE! Saturday nights, Music in Montgomery Park, have begun! Come down this Saturday night, August 5th at 6:30 Angela Marion, Acoustic Country Stop at the Dryden Hotel for dinner first! Sponsored by the Dryden Hotel 7/15/17
New entrance garden is growing strong! The Dryden Rotary Club has applied for a grant to add a small tree and bench to this entrance. Stay tuned! 6/6/17
Guard Rail- a work of art! 6/4/17
Three days left to buy an engraved picket if you want to see it up at the park by Dairy Day! Download an application and send check to Sybil Coburn, P.O. Box 1153, Dryden, NY 13053. Send us an email if you have any questions. 6/3/17
Guard rail fence and garden work begins 5/31/17
Progress on Montgomery Park entrance from Main St., next to Dryden Hotel. 
5/25/17
Progress on Montgomery Park entrance from Main St., next to Dryden Hotel. 5/19/17
PICKETS FOR SALE! Orders received by June 7th will be installed by DAIRY DAY! Order an engraved fence picket for yourself, your family, in honor of loved ones! $50 each. Proceeds go to the playground maintenance fund, to keep the playground in good shape for years to come. Download an application and send check to Sybil Coburn. Thank you Roscoe Brothers for doing the engraving as a donation to the playground! 
5/4/17
New entrance to Montgomery Park taking shape The Village of Dryden Department of Public Works is laying the groundwork for the new 5' wide sidewalk adjacent to the Dryden Hotel, leading into Montgomery Park, right off of Main Street. Later this summer an entrance garden, sign and bench will be installed here. 3/17/17
Lots of activity at Montgomery Park! This was taken a few days before our March blizzard! 
1/25/17
Future Plans for Montgomery Park Construction of the playground was just part of Phase I of the Comprehensive Plan for the Park! Many exciting things will be happening in Montgomery Park in the near future: an updated sports court, landscaping, improved park entrances, along with playground improvements such as bike racks and benches. 1/24/17
The top two questions we have been asked since October: Where's my picket!? All the pickets that are listed in the first, second, and third orders have been installed at the playground. Pickets in the fourth order, which is still open, will be installed in the spring! What's next!? Several projects are in the works for 2017: an enhanced entrance to the park at Main St., new sports courts, benches and a bike rack near the playground. Stay tuned for ways that you can help! 12/18/16
It is with great sadness that I share the passing of Brian Newhouse. Brian enthusiastically served as a captain during the playground build. His love for his family, and his commitment to his work at the Dryden Fire Department and Whitmore Fence Co. were obvious. We are so thankful to have known Brian. Services will be held in Fort Meyers, Florida and memorial contributions may be made in Brian's name to the Dryden Fire Department, PO Box 397, Dryden NY 13053. -Mary 
12/10/16
Check out our December 10 Holiday newsletter to get caught up on all the latest Playground Happenings! November 23 newsletter September 29 newsletter September 21 newsletter September 15 newsletter September 8 newsletter September 1 newsletter 11/15/16
Old Montgomery Park Slide and Swing Set Up for Auction! Bid on this piece of history! Click here for details. SOLD! Playground Journal
10/10/2016 Ribbon cutting ceremony video.
Aerial shots- before and after
10/10/2016
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 52 skilled carpenters were on site today and the playground was buzzing. All kinds of secret finishing touches were added! Thank you Play By Design for being our fearless leaders! Thank you every volunteer who helped. You made a difference for the next generation. Thank you Amy Dickinson for being our master of ceremony. Thank you Bob Baker Jr., Town of Dryden Supervisor Jason Leifer and Village Board Trustee Randy Sterling for your rousing words of encouragement. Thank you Fall Creek Brass Band for making the atmosphere completely festive!! 10/9/2016
The roofs capped the playground today thanks to use of a mammoth crane lent by Bernie Cornelius. Color is springing up everywhere and ornate embellishments were erected! The mulch was completely graded and grass seeded! Tomorrow we put on the final touches and hope to see you there! 10/8/2016
We made magnificent strides today! Thanks to the manpower of many volunteers all the mulch was spread, the fire pole raised, three slides and mushroom hoppers installed. Dormers were added to the tall roofs, a cupola capped the barn, the tractor took shape and pickets were placed in the fence. We are looking forward to ribbon cutting on Monday 10/10 at 5:30pm but could especially use volunteers the evening of Sunday 10/09. 10/6/16
The playground is really taking shape now. Cement was poured today. Many of the decks were added and roofs built. Roofs will be lifted up by a crane on Sunday- come down to Elm St and watch! The ground was made level in preparation for stone tomorrow. Color is slowly being added! Come see, or better yet, come and volunteer tomorrow! We still need YOU. 10/5/16
Most of the playground equipment posts were set, some perimeter fence posts were set, and construction of several roofs began. Thank you to the Homemaker's Hobby Club, Mrs. Vorstadt's Home and Career class, Chris Nash and McClean Church for feeding us today, and to Golden City for the huge feast tonight! Everything was delicious and so appreciated! We had at least 70 people on site tonight, helping get our playground get built! Amazing! Thank you everyone! 
10/4/16
Today all the work tables and saw tables were built, and every piece of lumber requiring routering was routered! Thank you to all of the many people who volunteered today. 
10/3/16
Drilling holes for playground equipment. Thank you Brian and Trevor of Grass Masters Landscaping for getting a great start on almost 90 holes! What rocky ground too. Thank you Duke Company for kindly loaning your drive unit and rock bits. Thank you Paul, Caleb and Ron from Dryden Village DPW for receiving orders all week and moving all the heavy things to the right places! 
10/1/16
Tent for pre-fab area went up and tool loans were dropped off. 
9/29/16
Thank you Mike Reagan, Reagan Surveying, for laying out what looks like a million stakes to mark all of the holes for the playground equipment. 
9/28/16
We received two giant loads of engineered wood fiber. 
9/27/16
Thank you Brian Payne and Grass Masters for excavating today. Thank you Jim from Springhouse Electric for installing a temporary electric panel for use during the build. Thank you Groton Electric for installing the pole. Thank you Bernie Cornelius for loaning your trailer for storage. Thank you Schickel Construction for installing the fencing and managing materials. 
9/26/16
Thank you Schickel Construction for fencing in the work site. Build Week: October 4-10.
This is a COMMUNITY BUILD playground. We need your help. Sign-Up Now! to help with construction, food or childcare or to loan a hammer! No skills required! Ages 14 to 100 welcome to help! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 is CONTRACTOR'S DAY!!!
Bring your Crew & help us out!!! PICKETS STILL FOR SALE
DOWNLOAD A FORM HERE AND MAIL IT. Buy a fence picket engraved with your family name, business or group, and memorialize your contribution to the park. 
Here's an idea! Buy a picket as a present for someone special! THANK YOU: ANSWER THE MUSE, COOL CAR SHOW, GATEWAY BARBECUE AND MEGA-MOOS ICE CREAM FOR A PERFECT END OF SUMMER NIGHT IN THE PARK!
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Why does the Town of Dryden need a playground project?
If you look around the Town of Dryden, you will see there is a lack of playgrounds focused on younger children. Only one playground exists in the Village of Dryden, at the Dryden Elementary School, and it is not available to younger children during the day when school is in session.
Through the support of volunteers in the greater Dryden community, we hope to provide a place at Montgomery Park in the Village of Dryden for children across the Town of Dryden to engage in educational exercise and creative play. Building a new safe and attractive play space will also encourage interaction among community members of all ages.
Montgomery Park is an important asset to the community and its revitalization will potentially draw more people into the community and into the surrounding downtown businesses.
Through the support of volunteers in the greater Dryden community, we hope to provide a place at Montgomery Park in the Village of Dryden for children across the Town of Dryden to engage in educational exercise and creative play. Building a new safe and attractive play space will also encourage interaction among community members of all ages.
Montgomery Park is an important asset to the community and its revitalization will potentially draw more people into the community and into the surrounding downtown businesses.
Watch the build progress on facebook!
