SUMMER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Saturday, May 6 – Opening Day at The Market (Plant Your Garden Day) – Celebrate gardening, special promotions and giveaways

May 11, 2009 – UC West Chester Hospital opens

May 12, 1873 – Charles and Jane Gano Plat Gano Village

Saturday, May 13 – Bicentennial Beer Launch – The Grainworks Taproom launches West Chester 200 Jubilee beer in honor of West Chester’s bicentennial

Sunday, May 14 – Kite Flying and Tours at VOA Museum (second Sunday of every month)

May 24, 1960 – The Circus comes to town at PYO Fairgrounds

Monday, May 29 – West Chester Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony – 10 a.m. through Olde West Chester to Brookside Cemetery

July 1, 1970 – Lakota School District adopts its new name

July 1, 1903 – Casper Bedacht named first mail carrier in the community

Sunday, July 2 – West Chester Fourth of July Fireworks – launched from the VOA Museum – 10 p.m.

July 5, 1957 – Liberty-Union School District formed

Saturday, July 22 – Dog Daze at The Market –9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – MidPointe Library Parking Lot

July 28, 1963 – Community breaks ground for first fire station

Friday July 28 – Storytime in the Park – 10 a.m., Keehner Park stage – free storytime with MidPointe Library