• The Unionville Chadds Ford School District is partnering with the Chester County League of Women Voters to host a Meet the School Board Candidates night. This event will be held on Thursday, April 28 from 7-9 p.m. in the auditorium at Unionville High School. The candidates are as follows:
Region A, East and West Marlborough townships (three candidates running for one seat): Victor Dupuis, Robert MacPherson, George R. Howard
Region B, Birmingham, Newlin, and Pocopson townships (one open seat, unopposed): Eileen M. Bushelow (incumbent)
Region C, Chadds Ford and Pennsbury townships (three seats open, all unopposed): Timotha B. Trigg (incumbent) Frank G. Murphy (incumbent) Sharon K. Jones (new).
• The House of Representatives has approved legislation authored by Rep. Stephen E. Barrar, R-160, of Boothwyn, that would improve safety at self-service gasoline stations.
According to a press release, House Bill 728 would incorporate National Fire Protection Association standards, which allow multiple emergency control devices and electrical disconnects at gas stations. The main shut-off switch still would be mandated to be within 15 feet of the attendant, but the measure also requires a shut-off switch within 100 feet of the nearest pump. No gas pump would be permitted to be beyond 200 feet from the main shut-off switch. The bill provides for additional shut-off switches to be placed within 100 feet of the gas pump they serve.
Barrar’s legislation would not apply to existing gas stations, but would be mandatory for newly constructed, modified or expanded stations.
• Chadds Ford and Concord townships will be holding a recycling day event on Saturday, April 30. The Chadds Ford event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the municipal building; Concord’s is from 8-11 a.m. at the township garage on Smithbridge Road.
• Brandywine Ballet is conducting a Summer Intensive Program for the serious dancer, featuring outstanding guest faculty, a variety of dance classes, and a culminating performance at Delaware County’s Summer Festival at Rose Tree Park. The 2011 Summer Intensive Program runs full days Monday – Friday, July 5 – 29, 2010. Classes include Ballet, Pointe Technique/Variations, Contemporary, Stretch and Conditioning, and Jazz. Dancers participating in all four weeks will also take part in rehearsals for the culminating performance Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m. at Rose Tree Park in Media.
This summer’s impressive guest faculty roster includes Meredith Rainey (Carbon Dance), Fang-Ju Gant (Koresh Dance), Martha Chamberlain (Pennsylvania Ballet), Jonathan Stiles (Pennsylvania Ballet), Tara Keating (BalletX), and Nancy Page (Resident Choreographer). Each guest faculty member spends a week with dancers enrolled at both advanced and intermediate levels. For more information regarding registration, tuition, and scheduling, please visit www.brandywineballet.com or call 610.692.6402.
• Darlington Arts Center in Concord Township is holding auditions on Sunday, May 15 for talented music students currently in grades 5 through 11 interested in competing for the Athena Scholarship Award 2011-2012. Audition forms are available in the Darlington Arts Center Office. A $15 non-refundable registration fee must accompany each application, which is due no later than Friday, April 29, 2011. Should you have any questions, please call Darlington at 610-358-3632 or visit www.darlingtonarts.org.
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