• The 67th annual Art Sale and Show at Chadds Ford Elementary School is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12 at the school. The Friday night reception runs from 7 to 10 p.m. and is for adults only. Saturday, the event is open for the entire family and runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a guided tour of the show beginning at 11 a.m.
• The last day to register to vote in the April 26 primary election is Monday, March 28. The last day for civilians to request an absentee ballot is April 19, and the deadline to return those absentee ballots is April 22.
• The Brandywine River Museum of Art will hold a Children’s Read-Aloud Tour on Thursday, March 17, at 10:30 a.m. The price is $5 per child with one adult admitted free per child and free for members. The book is “The Tallest Leprechaun” by Emily Grace Koenig. Join in an artistic celebration of St. Patrick’s Day for children. Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art in the museum, and make their own creative works in this popular program. Registration is requested by contacting the education office at 610-388-8382 or education@brandywine.org
• Volunteers are needed for the annual Red Clay Valley Clean Up, to be held on Saturday, March 19, from 8 a.m. to noon. The cleanup is co-sponsored by the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance and the Delaware Nature Society to sweep more than 83 miles of stream and road ways along the east and west branches of the Red Clay Creek, including Kennett Square Borough going south through Yorklyn and Hockessin in Delaware, and ending at Kirkwood Highway. Volunteers will assemble at Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Square and the Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin. After check-in, volunteers will disperse to assigned areas along the cleanup route. Necessary materials (gloves, bags, reflective safety vests, etc.) will be provided. Large groups are encouraged to contact BRC (610-793-1090) or DNS (302-239-2334) for route assignments prior to March 16.
• Kennett Township will host its annual roadway cleanup along with the Red Clay Valley Clean Up on Saturday, March 19, beginning at 8 a.m. All necessary supplies (trash bags, gloves, reflective vests, etc.) will be provided. Pick your own area to clean up if you have a large group of five or more. To volunteer, contact Roger Lysle at 610-444-5130 or roger.lysle@kennett.pa.us or Jim Jordan at 610-793-1090 or jjordan@brandywineredclay.org. For more information about the Red Clay Valley Clean Up and the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance, visit http://www.brandywinewatershed.org/template/RedClayCleanUp.asp.
• The Chadds Ford Community Emergency Response Team will be holding a free Active Shooter Emergency Preparedness Presentation on Wednesday, March 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Chadds Ford Township Building, 10 Ring Road, Chadds Ford. Joe McGinn, homeland security liaison, will provide information on what to do if you or your family is confronted with an active shooter situation similar to the recent tragedies in Paris and San Bernardino. Email chaddsfordcert@gmail.com to reserve a seat.
• PennDOT will hold a public meeting regarding the Route 926 Bridge Improvement Project on Wednesday, March 30, at Pocopson Elementary beginning with an open house at 5:30 p.m. The actual presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a question and answer period. The bridge has been scheduled for replacement for more than a decade, and work was to have begun this spring. However, that has been pushed back to next year.
• Fifth-grade classes from Chadds Ford, Hillendale, Pocopson, and Unionville Elementary Schools held their popular Oldies Dance on Feb. 26 to raise money for Three Hands of Hope, a local charity that helps children battling serious illnesses and their families, and the American Cancer Society. The students raised $2,611 and will donate $2,000 of the proceeds to Three Hands of Hope, and $611 to the American Cancer Society.
• Choosing and purchasing the best tailgating locations at Winterthur's Point-to-Point, the region’s popular spring sporting event, can be done with the click of a mouse thanks to the new online purchasing program and mobile app entitled “Winterthur,” which is debuting this year. The option, https://ptptailgate.com, marks the first time in the steeplechase race's 38-year history that tailgate parking spots and accompanying tailgate wristbands can be conveniently ordered online and from mobile phones. This year's Point-to-Point falls on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8.
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