DCCC announces new summer camps for kids
MARPLE » Delaware County Community College offers a specialty camp for kids, ages 10-13, that teaches carpentry and construction. “Let’s Get Building– KidCON” is an interactive workshop that emphasizes safety and the proper use of tools and other equipment used in construction. At the end of the camp, the kids will have made a small take-home project.
KidCON is one of many new and innovative summer courses for children ages 6-13. Unlike previous camps at the college, where parents registered their kids for individual courses, this year campers sign up for individual weeks. Each week has a different theme, such as “Beach Blast,” and includes instruction in art, such as drawing, painting, pottery, cooking and photography; academic skills support, such as summer reading and mathematics instruction; outdoor activities, such as tennis, soccer and team-building exercises; and games, science and technology activities, such as game coding classes, nature walks, robotics, physics instruction and fun with Legos.
Kids Camp runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday for weeks June 19–22, June 26–29, July 10–13, July 17– 20 and July 24–27. The camp is held four days each week because the College is closed on Fridays during the summer months.
In addition to Kids Camp, and for an added fee, parents can register their children for Specialty Camps like KidCon, the construction camp, and specialty camps on Television/Film; Singing/Performing; Music/Audio; and Babysitting. Specialty Camps are held July 17–20; July 31–Aug. 3; and Aug. 7–10.
For information, visit www.dccc.edu/kids-camp or call 610-359-5025.
Hear race, justice lecture April 3
NETHER PROVIDENCE » Helen Kate Furness Free Library, 100 N. Providence Road, Wallingford, hosts “A Talk About Racial Justice and Civic Engagement” with Dr. Jennifer Wyse at 7:15 p.m. Monday, April 3. The lecture explores views of race, how society impacts understanding of it, and how it has evolved over time. This talk leads into and frame racial justice movements including Black Lives Matter and the NAACP.
Jennifer “Jen” Padilla Wyse, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Widener University. The program is held in the Chadwick Auditorium on the library’s lower level. Advanced registration is requested; call the library at 610-566-9331.
Delco dog day April 8
UPPER PROVIDENCE » Delaware County dog owners have a unique opportunity to enjoy a walk in the park, while enhancing their dog’s safety by getting a 2017 license and a free microchip from 9 a.m.noon Saturday, April 8, at Rose Tree Park, Route 252 and Rose Tree Road.
Delaware County Council partners with the Delaware County Kennel Club to provide free microchips to any Delaware County dog. A small electronic chip, approximately the size of a grain of rice, is implanted in the dog and scanned on site to ensure it is functioning properly.
Staff members from the licensing department of the Delaware County Treasurer’s Office process dog license applications at the event. A dog with a microchip is eligible for a lifetime dog license for a fee of $31.50 if the dog is neutered and $51.50 for all others. The fee for an annual license for a spayed or neutered dog is $6.50; for all other dogs, the fee is $8.50. Senior Citizens 65 or older apply for the discounted lifetime spayed or neutered fee of $21.50 the lifetime Male/Female (unneutered) fee of $31.50 or the Annual License fee for a Spayed/Neutered dog of $ 4.50 or Male/Female (unneutered) fee of $6.50.
To protect owners and their pets, dogs must be on a leash while attending the event. Microchips are available to residents on a firstcome, first-served basis while supplies last. No flexlead leashes are allowed to maintain control.