• Students blow off some steam with Silly String after being strung out over classes during the annual C.F. Patton Carnival on May 1. (Top photo) This year’s Carnival Chairman Luci McClure called the carnival a great event for the entire school district and the community at large. The carnival is also a fund-raiser for Patton Middle School. “All the money raised goes right back into the school for enrichment programs for the kids,” McClure said.
• There’s a new polling location for Concord Township residents in the Concord Central East district. The location has been moved from the Concordville Fire Co. to the Brandywine Youth Club’s O’Donoghue Fieldhouse at 41 S. Thornton Road.
• The 85th annual family-friendly Radnor Hunt Races, benefiting the Brandywine Conservancy, are Saturday, May 16 and will offer races, a carriage parade and tailgating displays. More than $175,000 in total purses brings the best in steeplechase racing to the rolling fields of Malvern. All tickets must be purchased in advance and start at $50 a car, unlimited occupancy. For more information, call 610-388-8383 or visit radnorhuntraces.org. All proceeds benefit the open space and clean water programs of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art.
• The YMCA of Greater Brandywine honored 23 of the more than 3,000 dedicated volunteers who give their time and talent to the Y, at a recognition celebration held at the Jennersville YMCA, West Grove, on April 28. A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the 2014 Distinguished Service Award to Joe Viscuso and Rip Tilden. They were honored for their part in forging the merger of the Brandywine Valley YMCA and the YMCA of the Upper Main Line to create the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, which now serves over 80,000 members at nine branches.
• The Kennett Underground Railroad Center will host a free, one-day symposium on current research on the Underground Railroad in our region on Saturday, May 23, at London Grove Friends Meetinghouse. This event is open to anyone who has an interest in this important part of our local history, and it will feature six experts in the field of Underground Railroad history. Feel free to contact KURC at this address or through board member Terry Maguire at 302-475-0554 and [email protected] with any questions or comments.
• The Brandywine Battlefield Park will hold Encampment Day on Saturday, may 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will bed musket demonstrations and a talk from author and former park Education Coordinator Mike Harris.
• The Kennett Square Memorial Day Parade, which will feature marching bands, color guards, antique military vehicles, war reenactors, Mummers and more, kicks off at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 25. The parade route is from Union Street, right on Cypress, left at Broad, left on State, right at Union, ending at Union Hill Cemetery.
• The Penn State Chester County Master Gardeners will be offering a workshop on how to grow some of the most commonly used herbs for cooking during a workshop and Q&A session on Saturday, May 30, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Oxford Library, located at 48 S. Second St., Oxford, PA 19363. Cost is $10. Space is limited. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged to ensure enough materials are available. To register, visit the Oxford Library’s website – event page found at http://www.oxfordpubliclibrary.org/: For more information, contact Carlene Baer at [email protected]/ or 610-932-9625
• The Longwood Rotary Club reported that its recent Mardi Gras Gala at Longwood Gardens raised about $50,000 in support of local nonprofits and individuals in need. Club President Ted Trevorrow said, “The funds will be used to support the many groups we have worked with for years such as the Kennett Senior Center, the Kennett High School’s highly successful Walk In kNowledge program, and the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund. A special focus for the next year is helping the Kennett Food Cupboard remodel and move into the building just acquired next door to its current location.”
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