• Chadds Ford Township supervisors continued a conditional
use hearing for T Mobile Communications to Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. The applicant wants
to add more antennas to an existing tower located in the PECO right of way
between Summit Drive and Hillman Drive off of Route 202. Several residents from Summit Drive, Painters Crossing and
Estates of Chadds Ford were on hand during the Nov. 3 session expressing
concerns that additional radio frequency transmissions might pose health
issues.
Supervisors are also looking for volunteers to fill open committee seats for
2011. Résumés should be sent to the township building, either snail- or e-mail, to the attention of Township Manager Joe Barakat.
• The Kennett Symphony, under the direction of Maestra Mary
Woodmansee Green, will perform “Beethoven’s Ninth” at West Chester University’s
Emilie K. Asplundh Hall on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m., and Lincoln
University’s International Cultural Center on Sunday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m. For
tickets or information, call 610-444-6363 or visit www.kennettsymphony.org.
Student and group discounts are also available by calling the symphony office.
• Meet nature's night shift as the Delaware Museum of
Natural History celebrates Bats and Other Creatures of the Night on Saturday,
Oct. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Family-friendly activities shed light on
nocturnal animals:
· Observe an owl pellet dissection
and guess what the owl might have eaten for dinner.
· See live nocturnal animals like
a toad, lizard, snake, and tarantula.
· Play the "Where's My
Baby?" bat game using only your sense of touch to match pairs. And more.
Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, and $8 for children. Visitors
wearing Halloween costumes receive $1 off. For more information, please call
302-658-9111 or visit www.delmnh.org.
• The Civic Association of Chadds Ford will hold its annual
meeting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the Brandywine River Museum. The speaker will be
Dr. George W. Franz, President of the Chadds Ford Historical Society who will
trace the founding and preservation of the Chadds and Barns-Brinton Houses
and there will be live music by Skip Barthold. The association will donate
funds raised for the Brandywine Battlefield Park to Linda Kaat, president of
the Friends of the Battlefield Park.
• The Great Pumpkin Carve returns to the Chadds Ford
Historical Society meadow Thursday, Oct. 21 5-9 p.m. Carvers will work their
magic before the lights go out and the carvings are lit by candles. Visitors
can also see the creations Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22-23, between 5 and 9
p.m. Admission is $5 adults 18 and up, $3 for kids 7 to 17, free for children 6
and under.
• Old Wooden Market and Deli in Chadds Ford Township is offering 50 percent off gelato and water ice each weekend during the month of October.
• Veterinarian Meryl P. Littman will discuss
caninine vaccination protocols at a meeting of the Delaware County Kennel Club
on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is in the Aston Municipal
Building on Pennell Road.
• The Brandywine Smile Center, with dentists Stephanie
McGann and Marie Scott, will be collecting and shipping excess Halloween candy
to troops serving overseas. This is the Brandywine Smile Center’s second annual
candy collection, last year almost 100 pounds of unwanted sweets were shipped. All
candy must be individually wrapped by the manufacturer and dropped off at the
Brandywine Smile Center no later than Wednesday, Nov. 10. All candy will be
distributed by Keystone Soldiers, a group that sends care packages to
Pennsylvania men and women serving our country. More information about this
event can be found at www.brandywinesmilecenter.com
or by contacting the office at 610-558-0416.
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