Catch final days of Delco sports museum July exhibit
RADNOR » Visit the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum, located in the Radnor Township Building, 301 Iven Ave., Wayne, for the final days of its exhibit coinciding with the film “A League of Their Own” celebrating its 25th anniversary and selection for preservation by the Library of Congress.
As with so many sports-related events, there is a Delaware County connection to woman’s’ professional baseball: Gertie Dunn, a graduate of Sharon Hill High School, was Rookie of the Year in her 1952 season with the All American Girls Professional Baseball League that was featured in the film.
Dunn is arguably the best woman athlete in the history of Delaware County. Now deceased, her sports prowess was not limited to baseball; she is the only player ever to be inducted into both the National Field Hockey and National Lacrosse Halls of Fame.
To celebrate the Silver anniversary of this iconic film, the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum has a game-used ball from Gertie’s 1952 season on display during the month of July.
For information, contact Jim Vankoski at 610-9094919 or vankoski21@comcast.net
Dinner marks 50 years of Brandywine Conservancy
CHADDS FORD » Conservation work meets the dinner table during the Brandywine Conservancy’s Farm to Table event on Wednesday, Aug. 9, celebrating 50 years of protecting open space and clean water in the Brandywine Valley. The evening is hosted by H.G. Haskell III of SIW Vegetables, and the food is prepared by Chef MacGregor Mann of the Millstone Café at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Guests dine in a historic barn on Hill Girt Farm — one of the first properties placed under conservation easement by the conservancy.
The event runs from 6-10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9. Tickets are $65 for Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members and $75 for non-members. Casual dress and comfortable footwear are suggested. Guests are also welcomed to bring alcoholic beverages.
H.G. Haskell III gives a short talk between dinner and dessert about the conservation and agricultural heritage of Hill Girt Farm. The property, formerly owned by H.G. Haskell, Sr. was a working dairy farm until 1972 and was the second piece of land the Brandywine Conservancy placed under conservation easement in 1969. Today, over 95 percent of Hill Girt Farm is eased, permanently preserving its natural beauty and contributing to natural resource protection and local sustainable agriculture. Due to these protections, H.G. Haskell III, the next generation of Haskells, was able to continue his family’s legacy when he opened SIW Vegetables in 1986. SIW Vegetables currently supplies over thirty types of fruits and vegetables to area residents, restaurants, and visitors to the Brandywine Valley, including the Millstone Café at the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
The Brandywine Conservancy protects water, conserves land, and engages communities. The Conservancy uses a multi-faceted approach to conservation. Staff work with private landowners who wish to see their lands protected forever, and provide innovative community planning services to municipalities and other governmental agencies. The Conservancy currently holds 479 conservation and agricultural easements and has facilitated the permanent preservation of more than 63,000 acres of land.
Hire veterans with CAADC
Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. has received funding from Boeing for the Veteran Employment Project to place veterans in a paid work experience opportunity with the goal of locating a career, learning valuable skills and finding a job with a living wage.
CAADC is seeking businesses interested in helping to employ veterans and partner along with CAADC on this project. The project pays the veteran employees’ wages initially, and CAADC is hoping for employment partners that are interested in hiring the veterans permanently at the conclusion of the VEP and provide positions with a career pathway.
Slots for veterans for this project are limited but there are still some available. Unemployed and under-employed veterans are eligible. Interested veterans should be very motivated and looking for full-time employment.
“Boeing is helping our local Veterans to find employment and to have the support services necessary to reach self-sufficiency. We are truly grateful for Boeing support and their dedication to the community. We look forward to working along with local employers on this project,” said CAADC CEO Edward T. Coleman.
Employers and veterans interested in participating can contact Brandon Lapsley at 610-874-8451 or blapsley@caadc.org
The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. has been Delaware County’s designated anti-poverty agency since 1979. The non-profit agency provides a wide range of services aimed at encouraging self-sufficiency for low-income individuals. For information, visit www.caadc.org
Submit photos of Edgmont
EDGMONT » Professional and amateur photographers are encouraged to enter a photography contest documenting the beauty of Edgmont and rewarding the best photographs with prizes and display in a public exhibition. Photographers should submit their best photographs to Edgmont Environs & Details, a contest, exhibit and sale, by Sept. 9.
“We are looking for images that represent the beauty and unique details of this area. We welcome photographers 18 years of age and older to submit their original work created since January 1, 2014,” said contest organizer Paula Jackson.
The most compelling photographs will be chosen for a four-week exhibition to be mounted at Beauty Art Gallery, 3857 Providence Road. #200, Newtown Square, 19073 (Edgmont Township just off West Chester Pike). Up to five digital entries may be submitted by the Sept. 9 deadline. A public reception will be held Oct. 14. Full details and entry form are available at www.beautyartgallery.net/edgmontphotography
Edgmont Township includes Edgmont, Gradyville, and Ridley Creek State Park. Edgmont includes a network of runs, tributaries and creeks of the Chester, Ridley and Crum Creek watersheds, contributing to the verdant nature of the landscape.
Edgmont is located in the north-central portion of Delaware County. Its northern boundary is on the Delaware County-Chester County line where it lies adjacent to Westtown and Willistown Townships, Chester County. In Delaware County it is bordered by Thornbury Township on the west, Middletown Township on the south, and Upper Providence Township on the southeast. On the east, the Township is bordered by Crum Creek, the Springton Reservoir, and Newtown Township.
Located in Edgmont since 2011, Beauty is a 2,500 square foot gallery of art, gifts and artful things. For information, visit www. beautyartgallery.net