Five Things to Know Today -- Wednesday

"Five Things to Know Today" is a Radnor Patch feature published every day that provides a quick heads up on what's happening. Add what other things people might need to know in the comments section below.

1.   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the idea of Father’s Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm. A day in June was chosen for the first Father’s Day celebration 101 years ago, June 19, 1910, proclaimed by Spokane’s mayor because it was the month of Smart’s birth. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Father’s Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.

  2.   The Library Foundation of Delaware County has been officially granted tax exempt status as a 501(c)3 public charity. The Foundation may now accept tax deductable donations c/o Delaware County Library System.  

3.   Radnor Township is holding a health and safety fair for its residents on June 29 at the township building, 301 Iven Avenue, Wayne. Stop in between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. for speakers and vendors. See the pdf attached to this article for more details.

4.   The “Dude” (actor Jeff Bridges) visited the Barnes Museum last week, according to the museum. (Radnor Patch saw Bridges’ The Mirror Has Two Faces costar Barbara Streisand when we visited the Barnes in November.)

5.   Friday is the day you can get rid of all your electronics the responsible way through a county event.