2018 Memorial Day Services: May 26th and May 30th
Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Veterans Services | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, April 23, 2018
When/Where: Saturday, May 26th @ 10:30am – Parade Field Grounds of the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE 19701. When/Where: Wednesday, May 30th @ 10:am – War Memorial Plaza, 163 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs will like to invite you to their annual […]
Delaware Forest Service awards $58,000 for 16 tree planting projects
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2018
The Delaware Forest Service has awarded $58,244 to fund 16 tree planting projects throughout the First State. Since 2007, the agency has given more than $1.7 million to cities, towns and homeowner groups to support community tree efforts that take place on public lands.
DNREC’S Division of Parks & Recreation seeks volunteers for 2018 Yorklyn Day festival event committee
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | New Castle County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation is seeking volunteers to serve on an event team in preparation for the 2018 Yorklyn Day festival. A volunteer recruitment meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 23 at the Center for Creative Arts, 410 Upper Snuff Mill Row, Yorklyn, DE 19736.
Southern Delaware School of the Arts student wins Arbor Day Poster Contest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Amelia Meyer, a fifth-grader at the Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, is the overall winner of the Delaware Forest Service’s 2018 Arbor Day School Poster Contest, beating out entries from more than 3,200 students in 43 classes from virtually every school district. This year’s theme – “Trees Are Terrific…and Perfect for Pollinators!” – was chosen to highlight the important role of trees in the health of pollinators such as bees and butterflies. The annual contest is open to grades K to 5 in all Delaware private, public, charter, and home schools. Winners were selected from each county in the following grades: K, 1-2, 3-4, and 5. Posters were evaluated on originality, use of theme, neatness, and artistic expression.
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to replace roof of Academy building in New Castle
Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 16, 2018
Improvements slated to begin in the spring of 2018.
