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By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Right now, a docket that could determine the future of water distribution in southern Chester County lay tucked in a drawer in the office of the Delaware River Basin Commission, waiting to be opened, discussed and ruled on. The docket, numbered D-2002-034 CP-4, concerns the application of Artesian Water Pennsylvania, Inc. for a water withdrawal permit that, if approved by the Commission [DRBC], will allow the Delaware-based water company to activate a pumping station that is expected to withdraw as much as 288,000 gallons of water per day, at a rate of 200 gallons per minute, and over 100 million gallons projected over the course of one year. For now, though, everyone with a stake in this still-undecided issue will have to wait until Sept. 15, when the final ruling is expected to be handed down by five DRBC commissioners, each
representing Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and the federal government. However, David Kovach, a DRBC geologist and project review section supervisor, said that given a backlog of other applications that he and the DRBC commissioners are scheduled to review at the Commission’s September meeting, a final decision may not be reached until it meets again in December. In the mean time, those opposed to Artesian’s presence in southern Chester County are not sitting idle. Rather, citizen action groups like the Save Our Water Committee have taken to a letter-writing campaign to state officials, in an attempt to hammer home their opposition. Leading that charge, to no one’s great surprise, has been Sen. Andy Dinniman who, in a May 20 letter sent to The Hon. John Quigley, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection [DEP], raised a number of questions about Artesian’s application.
Since the first trumpet horn of Artesian’s application was heard well over a year ago, it has been shuffled through an alphabet soup of regional and state agencies, each of whom have added its own layer of authority on the application’s way to eventual approval or rejection. So, who is in charge? In his letter, Dinniman asked Quigley to explain, based on press reports at the time, what changes have been made in the approval process between Artesian’s current application and the one it submitted back in 2002 -- the year that Artesian first applied for the right to activate the Broad Run Well -- that now might relinquish the DEP from its responsibility to give Artesian the permission to activate the well. “It appears from press reports that in 2002, the Department took into consideration the potential environmental impact that withdraw from this aquifer would have on Continued on Page 3A
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Matt Cummiskey with his wife Kathy and daughter Abby.
Oxford woman’s hair appointment may have saved her life By John Chambless Staff Writer A routine hair appointment may have saved the life of an Oxford mother of three in March, and now she and her family are dedicating themselves to raising money for melanoma research. On Saturday morning, Kathy
Cummiskey and her husband, Matt, sat on the back porch of their Oxford home and looked back at a tumultuous four months that has refocused their lives. Kathy’s hair appointment was on Friday, March 13, she noted with a wry smile. When stylist Deedree Erlichman of Texture Salon Continued on Page 6A
Supervisors give ‘OK’ to submit grant proposal to clean Somerset Lake By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
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The New Garden Board of Supervisors gave approval at their June 22 meeting to a grant proposal process, the potential funding of which will help pay for the restoration of Somerset Lake in Landenberg. In a presentation before the board, Somerset Lake Corporation members Pete Scilla and Donna Lewis introduced the tenets of what will be their proposal to Growing Greener Plus, a grant program established by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that invests in projects that protect and restore the state’s watersheds from impairment due to source pollution. Scilla said that the grant proposal stemmed from a study on the lake done in 2013 by Dr. F.X. Browne, a professor of watershed management at Villanova University, which the township sponsored to look into the overall healthiness of the lake.
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Somerset Lake in Landenberg.
Sharing the results of his three-year study of the lake and its nearby watershed in Oct. 2013, Browne told an audience gathered at the New Garden Township Building that the lake is exceedingly high in phospho-
rous and chlorophyll A, and its high level of blue-green algae is giving off dangerous toxins that can be harmful to both humans and pets at its current levels, with the potential to be fatal. In water samples collected
in June, July and September 2011, it was discovered that the lake is “hyper-eutrophic,� meaning that it is exceedingly high in sediments and nutrients caused by erosion and runoff Continued on Page 2A
Fourth of July weekend begins with First Friday in downtown Oxford
The 24th annual Freedom Fest takes place on Saturday, July 4 By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
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The Fourth of July weekend with be extra festive this year, with the First Friday event in downtown Oxford kicking things off Friday evening and the popular Freedom Fest in Nottingham highlighting the holiday weekend. In addition to the music, food, and art that are staples of every First Friday throughout the year, the July 3 event will be
highlighted by a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new addition to the Oxford Public Library that is planned for 6 p.m. The ribbon-cutting is taking place just eight months after the groundbreaking ceremony for the $1.3 million expansion that transformed the look of the library and added about 4,000 square feet of space. Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. is also planning a celebrity bike race that will include town officials, business owners,
and other well-known citizens in the area. A few of the people expected to participate
include Geoff Henry, the mayor of Oxford, Betsy Brantner, the Continued on Page 3A
Multi-million dollar real estate opportunity By Uncle Irvin According to the office of Chester County Sheriff Bunny Welsh, a $1.7 million Kennett Township home will go under sheriff sale on Thursday, July
16 at the Chester County Justice Center. The home is located at 115 Hidden Pond Drive, and is owned by Rick H. and Lynne M. Romero. (Uncle Irvin’s column is his opinion only, and is not a news story.)
Uncle Irvin has lived less than half a mile from the New Garden Flying Field on Newark Road, north of Old Route 1, for more than 40 years, and has never had a negative experience with traffic or noise. In fact, no one who lives close to the Flying Field has ever made a formal complaint to the New Garden Supervisors like Christine Witherspoon’s prepared statement that was read to the supervisors at their recent meeting. Witherspoon is, or was, the wife of former New Garden Supervisor Warren Reynolds, who is serving a jail term for child pornography. Witherspoon will also be a beneficiary of a $2 million open space land easement on her farm -- one that dates back several generations in the Reynolds family -- that was recently approved by the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors. Witherspoon’s criticism of the Balloon Festival and the airport had no other sponsors. Her characterization of “natural noise amplification by the quarry� and the alleged “terrorizing of dogs and horses� is demonizing the Balloon Festival, and is nothing but a self-serving harangue that had no part in a public meeting and has absolutely no merit. (Uncle Irvin’s column is his opinion only, and is not a news story.)
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from nearby mushroom farms, developed areas, roadways and poorly vegetated areas. Browne said the lake was “worse than 90 percent” of the lakes in the United States, and “potentially greener than all the lakes in the country. It’s supersaturated with algae, and its content of algae gets worse as the lake gets deeper, thus cutting off oxygen for fish, who end up needing to live on the top of the lake,” he added. Further, Browne said that 54 percent of the watershed surrounding Somerset Lake is “in bad shape, and that number is unusually high” for a body of water that size. Among his ideas for improving the lake, Browne said that
the excessively high amount of blue-green algae could be controlled by the use of algaecide treatments during warm-weather periods, or by the use of a diffused air bubbler aeration system that could supply oxygen to the lake. The Somerset Lake Corporation, he recommended, could install floating wetland islands to reduce phosphorus concentrations in the lake. Dredging the lake of its sediments and nutrients could also be an option, Browne said, but one that would cost up to $1 million. Scilla said that several of Browne’s recommendations have already been implemented, which include treating the high level of blue-green algae with algaecide; installing a bubbler aeration system; and dredging the lake’s forebay.
As part of its grant proposal, the group would like to continue achieving Browne’s recommendations, including creating a large, demonstration rain garden in the vicinity of the lake, as well as creating smaller rain gardens on private properties near the lake. In addition, the group would like to provide up to 50 rain barrels to the Somerset Lake community. The second part of the Corporation’s proposal will be to seek funding to develop a water quality data acquisition system, as well as developing educational workshops for Somerset Lake residents that will be taught by representatives from the Gateway Garden Center in Hockessin, the Mt. Cuba Center in Yorklyn, as well as the township’s codes/
zoning officer, Don Suckstorf. Some of thee workshops are already underway, and will cover topics such as rain gardens, native plantings, proper fertilization and township regulations. Scilla and Lewis asked the supervisors to consider entering the township into an in-kind donations to the project, such as the use of its backhoes, which will be used for garden excavation. “We’ll get a good education through this, and we’d like to bring the township along with us to the next phases, in order to apply again for another grant next year, in order to do more work,” Scilla said. “I see this on-going relationship. We’ve been successful to date, and we’ve seen some positive improvement, but there is still a long way to go.”
In other township business, the board also gave approval to the drafting of a vacancy ordinance intended to better insure that vacant properties throughout the township are monitored for safety, insurance, landscaping maintenance and security. Dr. Margaret “Peg” Jones and Stuart Roberts of the township’s Historical Commission urged the supervisors to adopt a new vacancy ordinance, saying that a major reason for the request was that such an ordinance would place more of a value on abandoned homes – in particular, those of historic significance – several of which she said have been demolished in the township in recent years. As an example, Jones pointed to the historic home on 170 Scarlet Road, which was damaged twice by
fire and resulted in the death of a township man last year. “If there had been some sort of ordinance a year when that first fire occurred in that house, so that there would have been some township oversight, that house might be standing today,” she said. The board posed several questions related to the planned ordinance; specifically, determining what defines a vacant home; how the ordinance would be enforced; and determining the degree to which the township would be the proper stewards of the ordinance. The draft of the ordinance will then be introduced to the board for revision and/or approval. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
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surface waterways, including the Broad Run [well] which, as I understand, is classified by Pennsylvania Code Chapter 93 for Cold Water and Migratory Fishes as protected uses,” he wrote. “The first question is, ‘Did [Artesian] or did they not need a permit in 2002?’” Dinniman said in an exclusive interview with the Chester County Press. “They were denied and hence, never submitted a request. If so, why wouldn’t they need a request in 2015? What’s different?” The ball on this issue, Dinniman wrote, is still in the hands of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission [PUC], who he said is ultimately responsible for giving Artesian “franchise” approval on its application. Dinniman requested that Quigley encourage the state representative on the DRBC to temporarily sus-
pend approval for the well until the PUC grants Artesian franchise approval. “How can you determine the appropriate water withdrawal before knowing if the franchise is even granted by the PUC?” Dinniman wrote. The PUC is currently reviewing the letters and reports of the more than 100 individuals and groups -- classified as “intervener” or “party of record” -- who submitted their protests earlier in the year. During that time, Artesian’s attorneys filed objections to their standing, but on March 13, PUC Administrative Law Judges Cynthia Williams Fordham and Darlene Heep approved the standing of some individuals as part of the official record. “How can we make any decision until the questions are raised, and the residents get their answers?” Dinniman said. "The PUC is really representing the affected citizens of Chester County. They’re doing their due diligence to answer
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the questions, properly. Until those questions are answered, it is important that a number of matters be explained until a hearing takes place.” In the case of Artesian’s application, Dinniman said that being able to navigate these bureaucratic waters are to the water company’s advantage. “The cards are stacked against the representatives and their constituents regarding environmental issues, because the [Artesian] attorneys know which places to stop,” he said. “It’s very hard for an individual citizens to understand and meet the deadlines, and do what needs to be done. Company lawyers are handed that card that moves them from A to Z, and they have the advantage from day one. “The utility companies [like Artesian] know all the rules and how it operates, while citizens groups have to either pay big buck for a lawyer, or have their senator help them.” One of the major points of
contention with those who oppose the activation of the Broad Run Well is summarized in two words: Supply and Demand. Artesian currently has 38 homes it delivers water to in the vicinity of the well, but in its application, has requested to expand its service territory to include service to an additional 14 large-parcel properties that take up 172 acres in Landenberg, of which nine properties have been filed by developer Charles Wilkinson. To date, no homes have been built on the acreage, which was once owned by the Wilkinson family, but Artesian’s application states that an estimated 200 customers are expected to live in the area. In his letter to Quigley, Dinniman requested that the state representative on the DRBC put forth a motion to limit Artesian’s withdraw from the Broad Run aquifer “to an amount more in line with the 38 homes that currently exist
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borough manager, Melissa Sheerin, owner at Odds & Ends, and Donna Hosler, the executive director of Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. Jerome Rodio, the owner of J & K Slightly Touched, said that he and the contestants in the celebrity bike race will be wearing their most patriotic clothes for the race. Another event with a patriotic theme will be the kids’ patriotic bicycle-decorating contest, where children are invited to decorate their bikes in red, white, and blue. The entries in the bicycledecorating contest will be judged by the celebrity racers at 5:15 p.m. Then, at 5:25 p.m., the kids will be able to parade their decorated bicycles. The parade begins at the corner of Third & Locust Street. On Saturday, the 24th annual Freedom Fest takes place at Nottingham County Park from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The event includes food vendors, activities for children, live music, and a spectacular fireworks display that begins at approxi-
Beginning late last week, demolition crews have stripped off the back addition and one side addition to the Red Rose Inn building at Route 796 and Old Baltimore Pike in Jennersville. The historic inn will be renovated for use by Franklin Township, and the intersection – long a scene of traffic backups – will be reconfigured as part of the project. The side and rear additions of the Red Rose Inn are not considered historic, and were added long after the original inn was built. After renovation, the central part of the building will be used as a visitor center and offices for the township.
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in the service area.” “Artesian is arguing that they need additional water (as much as 288,000 gallons per day) to serve homes that, to my knowledge, are not even permitted or planned for construction,” he wrote. “I question the logic of such a request and would be grateful if the DRBC would reevaluate the present need for such a significant withdrawal.” Dinniman said that the final arbiter on the Artesian application will rule one of three ways: to give the “thumbs up” to Artesian to begin drilling the well at their desired rates of water withdrawal; rule against Artesian; or to make a ruling that aims to compromise -- to give Artesian the rights to activate the well, but at a lesser withdrawal rate, and with additional restrictions. While both Artesian and those opposed to the company’s presence in southern Chester County await the final DRBC decision, Dinniman said that the largest issue at stake here
is not with whether Artesian will be ultimately be given the green light or some modified form of it to activate the Broad Run well, but the wish for local residents to limit the interference of an out-of-state entity -- one that they feel could potentially leave the rural landscape a little less bucolic. “The issue of water is connected to a larger issue in southern Chester County,” he said. “It’s the desire of the residents to keep the land rural and agricultural, as much as possible. It’s among the last bastions of the part of Chester County that we are trying to preserve. All of these issues are interconnected, and my constituents are saying that we have something of great value. We don’t want to lose it. “You’d have to be very thickskulled not to hear this voice in Chester County.” To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@ chestercounty.com .
mately 9:30 p.m. This year, Green Tea Revival returns to the Freedom Fest stage with their unique brand of contemporary and classic country music. Lancaster, Pa. native Jess Zimmerman is the lead singer of the band, and is joined by band leader and keyboardist “Country” Joe Liptock, who is also a vocalist. The bass player is Tom Fante. Guitarist Joe Barszowski and drummer Jim Knobler round out the band. The fireworks display lasts about a half an hour. The grand finale will once again be the traditional raising of the American Flag. There is no admission fee to Freedom Fest, but there is a $10 per vehicle parking fee at Nottingham County Park and the Herr Foods Corporate
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Local News Camp Dreamcatcher 5K debuts on July 16 By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer As Camp Dreamcatcher prepares for its 20th anniversary year, the Kennett Square organization is introducing a new fundraiser to support programming: The Camp Dreamcatcher 5K will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 16 at the Brandywine Park in Wilmington, Del. “It’s exciting to have a different event that we can extend to new people,” said Patty Hillkirk, the director of Camp Dreamcatcher. “The 5K will be a fun event and participation in this will make a difference in the lives of many children, including those in our community.”
Hillkirk said that the 5K was made possible by Races 2 Run, a Delaware business headed by Wayne and Barb Kursh, that helps non-profit organizations raise money through running, walking, or multi-sport events. The Kurshes offered their services for this 5K as a donation to Camp Dreamcatcher. Since Races 2 Run promotes events throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey, the company is familiar with how to get all the necessary permits and approvals to stage a race. “All those minor details that are important are all being taken care of by Races 2 Run,” Hillkirk explained. With the race details being
handled by Races 2 Run, that leaves Hillkirk and her group of loyal volunteers to raise awareness about Camp Dreamcatcher and its programs, and to assist with making the 5K a fun, family-friendly event. Camp Dreamcatcher provides free therapeutic and educational programs to children whose lives have been adversely affected by HIV or AIDS. Through the years, nearly 5,000 youngsters, primarily from the Mid-Atlantic region, have benefited from the programs and services. A weeklong camp in the summer is the focal point of the program, but as the needs of youngsters have
evolved, Camp Dreamcatcher has responded by adding new programs throughout the year, including weekend retreats and leadership-in-training seminars. This year’s camp session takes place Aug. 23-29 at Camp Saginaw in Oxford. Fundraisers and community support are essential to Camp Dreamcatcher because all of its programs and services are free to children who benefit from them. “Ninety-seven percent of families that we work with are low-income,” Hillkirk explained. Camp Dreamcatcher was started in the mid-1990s to help children who were either
HIV-positive themselves or who had close family members who were HIV-positive. Back then, the life expectancy of a youngster diagnosed with HIV didn’t extend past the teen years so the camp initially focused
on children between the ages of 6 and 14. As advancements were made in the treatments and medications, there has been a significant increase in the life expectancy for people diagnosed with HIV—so much so, in fact, that children can now expect to grow up and lead productive lives. Camp Dreamcatcher’s programming has evolved to meet the changing needs of the youngsters. Some of the fiveand six-year-olds who attended the first camps now serve as counselors-in-training and help the younger children. Hillkirk lamented that so far 141 kids have asked to come to camp this year, but right now they only project funding that will accommodate 130 children. She remains hopeful that lastContinued on Page 5A
An expression of love for Camp Dreamcatcher By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
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Patty Hillkirk (right) and program director Michele Dormer (left) are working on organizing the upcoming 5K fundraiser that will take place on Thursday, July 16.
During its 20-year history, Camp Dreamcatcher has provided programs and services to approximately 5,000 youngsters who have been impacted by HIV or AIDS. The organization has been the recipient of many grants from foundations and private donations from citizens. It has been featured in a documentary about the AIDS epidemic called “Tiny Tears” that had showings around the world. And anyone who has ever attended one of the first 19 camps will attest to the fact that there is no shortage of
honest and heartfelt emotions as 130 or so campers come together as a family and are cared for by a loving team of about 260 volunteers. Director Patty Hillkirk has experienced a lot of joy from the human connections that have been made since she founded Camp Dreamcatcher 20 years ago, but there are still some moments that touch her heart so profoundly that she struggles to explain how much they mean to her. One of those moments came earlier this spring, when Hillkirk showed up at the office in Kennett Square to find three boxes filled with unique artwork
created by students at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA. Students also sent notes and letters of encouragement for the children who attend Camp Dreamcatcher in the summer. This act of kindness itself, by students so far away from Camp Dreamcatcher’s home in Kennett Square, likely would have reduced Hillkirk to tears. But the sweet and hopeful sentiments expressed in the notes and letters really touched her heart. “I was actually sitting on the floor crying when I was reading them,” Hillkirk explained. “We didn’t request them. We didn’t solicit them. They just arrived.
This was really touching because they found out about us on the Internet. Those students chose to do this, which is so nice.” The three boxes included about 95 pillowcases that were skillfully decorated. The pillowcases, notes, and letters will all be distributed to the children when they arrive at this year’s camp on Aug. 23. The upcoming camp will kickoff the 20th anniversary year for Camp Dreamcatcher. Hillkirk said that the organization is surveying the extended Camp Dreamcatcher family, everyone Continued on Page 5A
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from donors to volunteers to family members, about how the organization can best meet the needs of youngsters who are impacted by HIV and AIDS. “We’ve taken this as an opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going,” said Hillkirk. The camp held each summer is
enormously helpful and popular with the youngsters, many of whom come back year after year. Some of the youngsters who are now serving as counselors will have been attending Camp Dreamcatcher for 19 out of the 20 years. The children who attend the camp often say that Camp Dreamcatcher is a safe place where they can share their concerns and fears with people who
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Some of the unique artwork includes inspiring messages for the youngsters.
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minute donations may make it possible to register more children for the camp session. “What is different this year,” said Hillkirk, “is how quickly we filled up. We haven’t filled up this quickly since 1998.” According to Hillkirk, one concerning issue that has come up this year is the large number of new campers who are HIVpositive. She explained that throughout the country, there are
small pockets in some communities where HIV rates are once again on the rise because people are sharing needles when they use drugs. That may be the case in Chester County and other suburban Philadelphia communities where heroin is available. The number of campers from Chester County is increasing from 9 to 21. “That’s been a goal of ours for many years because we know that there are children in the area who need our services,” Hillkirk said. Each year, Camp Dreamcatcher
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Students decorated approximately 95 pillowcases for youngsters at Camp Dreamcatcher.
Children will receive notes and letters when they arrive at this year’s camp.
understand them. In response to a survey of caregivers, one mother of two HIV or AIDS affected campers said, “I am honored to be associated with Camp Dreamcatcher. It is the only way I can get him to open up to me and talk about my health with real understanding.” The mother of one HIV or AIDS infected camper and one HIV or AIDS affected camper
wrote, “Because of the stigma of HIV and the negative messages the world will send our children, it is so vital for families like ours to have that blessing and benefit of an amazing organization like Camp Dreamcatcher. It is totally changing lives.” Hillkirk also said that she’s been really touched by some of the comments and viewpoints offered by volunteers as
well. A survey of volunteers revealed that 100 percent of the respondents believed that the volunteering experience at Camp Dreamcatcher has fulfilled their expectations. When asked whether Camp Dreamcatcher has made a positive impact on your life, one survey respondent replied, “Camp has changed my life forever. It gives me a sense of
home. I look forward to coming to camp...to see old and new faces.” Another wrote: “I am forever grateful to have the empathy and understanding I have learned from working with the kids at Camp Dreamcatcher.” For information about how to volunteer or help, email campdreamcatcher@kennett.net or visit www.campdreamcatcher. org.
blends typical summer camp activities like swimming with a variety of therapeutic programs that are aimed at helping youngsters cope with the challenges that they face on a daily basis. Hillkirk said that this year the camp will include a visit from some members of the Philadelphia 76ers as well as Alpacas on the Go, but there will also be visits from representatives from Minding Your Mind, a suicide prevention group that bring in youngsters who have gone through some of the same
situations that these youngsters are facing. Hillkirk said that she’s looking forward to the 5K in part because it will likely encourage participation from new people who might not even be familiar with the work that Camp Dreamcatcher does. Registration is $25 before the day of the event and $30 on July 16. Students can participate for $20 in advance. Everyone who takes part in the 5K will receive a t-shirt. There will be refreshments and top prizes for the top
finishers among the runners and walkers. Hillkirk said that expenses for the race have been underwritten by friends and supporters of Camp Dreamcatcher. “This means that all of the sponsorships and entry fees will support our programs,” Hillkirk said, explaining that the goal is to raise about $25,000 from the 5K. That will allow about 50 children to attend the camp. Sponsors of the 5K include Bob and Jennifer McNeil, on behalf of the Chester County
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and Spa in Oxford was blowdrying Cummiskey’s hair, “she said, ‘Do you know you have a bruise?’ She got a mirror and showed me, and said I needed to have it looked at as soon as possible. It was flat, about the size of a quarter, and not even a bump that you could feel,” Kathy recalled. “I had no clue it was there.” In shock, Kathy came home and showed Matt the dark spot on her scalp. “It was dark brown, almost black,” Matt said. “We never would have noticed it. Deedree definitely saved a life.” A consultation at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania brought the situation into focus. “I was all nervous about the appointment, but he ended up passing out,” she said, glancing over at Matt, who nodded. “I was very stressed about the situation,” he said. “They started to describe the procedure, where they had to lift up her scalp. I started getting very lightheaded and passed out,” he said, smiling. “He made the day less stressful on me, because I could laugh about him,” Kathy said. A biopsy revealed that the spot was melanoma. On April 21, Kathy had a three-hour surgery that involved removing the spot and several of her lymph nodes. The resulting scar runs from Kathy’s hairline to the top of her skull, but is hidden by her hair. The lymph nodes were clear of cancer, but Kathy goes
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Kathy Cummiskey with the T-shirt designed for the Kat Pack.
to the dermatologist every three months now, and gets an ultrasound of her head and neck every four months to make sure that the cancer does not spread. If the cancer had not been caught early, “It could have gone to other organs – lungs, brain, liver. It’s an aggressive cancer,” Kathy said. The upheaval of the past several months has affected the couple and their daughters, Hannah, Bridget and Abby, who have joined the Kat Pack, a group of family and friends who will be walking in the Aug. 16 Miles for Melanoma 5K run/walk at the Philadelphia Zoo. They
are already well on their way to raising their $5,000 team goal. The lessons they’ve learned about melanoma and the people they’ve met will be part of their lives from now on, Matt said. They plan to be involved with fundraising efforts forever. The cancer scare has also changed their habits. “I was a lifeguard when I was young, and she was a swim instructor,” Matt said. “We’ve always been outside people, but we never thought about the damage we were doing.” Now, “we’ve bought UV-protected sails for over our pool sitting areas,” Kathy said. “I apply sunscreen every day, even if I’m not necessarily
The community is invited to enjoy the Hockessin Fourth of July celebration. The fun gets underway at 8 a.m. at Piedmont Fields. Join hundreds of local kids and compete in long jump, softball toss and relay races. Help your neighborhood earn bragging rights and an opportunity to carry the winning banner in the afternoon parade. Again, this year, the fun event is being coordinated by Photos (2) by John Chambless the HAC Youth Sports Program Deedree Erlichman, of Texture Salon in Oxford, found the mela- members. noma on Kathy Cummiskey’s scalp during a haircut in March. At 2:30 p.m., Hockessin’s first going to be outside. It’s just my Mutt in Oxford. A neighbor eating contest, the Great American of the Cummiskeys will be Gut Buster Food Devouring routine now.” Their youngest daugh- playing music at the event, Spectacle, will take place. Selected ter Abby, a student at Penn’s and there will be raffles and a contestants will compete to finish Grove Middle School, said she 50/50. a feast that will include wings, hot Since April, “all of our friends dogs, cheeseburgers from 2 Fat also is more aware of the damage the sun can do, and she is have made appointments to be Guys American Grill and oysters an enthusiastic supporter of the checked,” Kathy said. from George & Sons Seafood. “My boss’s husband went, Kat Pack team. The Fourth of July Parade takes Kathy said the message she’d for the first time ever, to be place starting at 3 p.m. on Old share with everyone is, “Go to a checked,” Matt said. “You Lancaster Pike. dermatologist and get a full-body have to be aware, and take care The fireworks take place at the check, including your scalp. of your skin.” Hockessin Public Library and For more infor- Piedmont Field starting at dusk. Even on parts where the sun mation, visit www. doesn’t shine, you can get it.” Information and sign-ups for the “Your skin is the largest melanoma.org/get-involved/ youth activities can be made at organ, so if you get skin cancer, miles-for-melanoma/5k-runs- www.Hockessin4thofJuly.org or walks. it’s a big problem,” Matt said. contact mgodwin@hachealthclub. To contact Staff Writer John com. In addition to the 5K event, there’s a fundraiser on July 21 Chambless, email jchambRegister to march in the parade from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Ugly less@chestercounty.com at www.Hockessin4thofJuly.org.
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Last Friday, the possibilities of how beautiful the English language can be won a major victory. In the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled by a vote of 5-to-4 that the United States Constitution guarantees the right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states. The decision made same-sex marriage a reality in the 13 states that had continued to ban it. After word of the decision reached the steps outside the Supreme Court, it was met with pure glee by hundreds of citizens, who held up rainbow-colored flags and shouted “Love has won!” Beside them, those opposed to gay marriage openly questioned what this ruling would have on the direction the country will take. But it was inside, in the chambers of our Supreme Court, where the opinions -- and words -- truly reverberated, both divisive and perfect. “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority in the decision. “In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were.” Using the most vile form of hyperbole, Justice Antonin Scalia, who voted against the ruling, chose to fan the flames of an already controversial issue by calling Kennedy’s words, “Putsch,” which is defined as “a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government.” Scalia said that Kennedy’s opinion “is couched in a style that is as pretentious as its content is egotistic. Of course the opinion’s showy profundities are often profoundly incoherent.” Chief Justice John Roberts threw even more gasoline onto what Scalia began by writing, “The role of the Court envisioned by the majority today, however, is anything but humble or restrained.” Justice Samuel Alito, Jr., another dissenter, envisioned an even larger threat. “It [the ruling] will be used to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to a new orthodoxy.” In their collective vehemence, Scalia, Roberts and Alito did their best to choke the American Conversation. When accorded all of the opportunities available to them to connect those on both sides of the gay marriage issue closer together, they insulated the one-third of Americans who disapprove of gay marriage from ever having to leave their protective cocoon. In the language of bitter scorn, they accused the five justices who voted in favor of the ruling of pure arrogance, and the ruling as a threat to Democracy. In the end, the truest measure of how we are judged is not what we believe, but how we express those beliefs. While the parting jabs of Scalia, Alito and Roberts will be relegated to the shelves of our greatest fears, Kennedy’s words are sure to resonate for future generations. “As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death,” Kennedy wrote. “It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves.” Last Friday, in the face of the damage that the English language has the capability to inflict upon us, a simple and beautiful paragraph, written with the eloquence of a poet, won.
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By Terence Farrell Chair, Chester County Commissioners Administering the Chester County criminal justice system, or any justice system for that matter, is difficult. Costs to taxpayers can be exorbitant, rehabilitation efforts for prisons need to be innovative and providing a safe environment for all involved is a must. The tasks aren’t easy. Chester County has been addressing these issues, and we have seen tremendous progress in the past year. The average daily inmate population at Chester County Prison has decreased by 75 persons – down to 885 inmates, compared to a year ago. As the county’s population continues to increase, our relatively low crime rates compared to surrounding counties and the state and a simultaneous reduction in inmate populations are key indicators that the criminal justice system is working in our county. For county taxpayers, the decrease in the number of inmates means a substantial cost savings. Chester County’s efforts were recognized recently by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, known as CCAP. The organization looked at best practices
within all the county justice systems of the Commonwealth and honored Chester County in three categories. At the commissioners’ meeting on June 18, we publically recognized the dedicated employees and community partners involved in our criminal justice systems who have helped make Chester County a better place to live. Brenda J. Brown Williams of Penn State Extension’s Economic and Community Development team was named the winner of CCAP’s Partners Award. The Chester County Youth Center nominated her for the honor. She is also a workforce development educator for Vibrant Economics. She is an expert in teaching life skills and employment readiness to members of our community. She helps people become productive members of the county’s vibrant workforce. Her program is called Skills for Taking Control of Your Future. About five years ago, Brenda became affiliated with the county’s Youth Center through PathStone, an agency that provides an after-school program for youth. She now provides instruction at the county’s shelter and detention centers. Brenda is instrumental in turning our young people away from being housed in detention cen-
ters and to paths of academic and career successes. CCAP also recognized the Chester County Youth Center’s Juvenile Detention Alternative Programs in the best practices category. The center has three diversionary programs that allow troubled youths a chance to stay in the community and thus have a better opportunity to become productive members of society. The center uses an Electronic Home Monitoring program, a Weekend Respite for girls and an Evening Reporting Center for boys. By expanding our services to more at-risk youth involved in other county agencies, including Juvenile Probation and Children, Youth, and Families, youth can be diverted from being housed in detention facilities. When a juvenile is incarcerated at a young age, that juvenile is more likely to become a less productive member of society and end up in one of the nation’s prisons at some point. CCAP also recognized the Chester County Prison’s partnership in starting an organic gardening program for female inmates. The produce grown in at the prison is given to the Chester County Food Bank and is distributed to needy families in the county. The county is partnering with Triskeles,
Inc., of Chester County, in the project. A staff member of Triskeles is the instructor. Almost all of the materials needed for the raised gardens have been donated. The inmates receive valuable job training, and about a ton of food has already been raised and donated to the food bank. The staff members at the Chester County Prison and at the Youth Center are dedicated and do a great job under, at times, difficult circumstances. The county is better served by providing opportunities to those non-violent inmates in the system, or about to enter the system, who can become productive and law-abiding citizens, thus reducing recidivism. While our county courts and district attorney remain vigilant and tough on violent criminals, they are also working to reduce prison and youth center nonviolent populations, primarily through the use of alternative sentencing options, and specialty courts, such as Veterans, Drug and Mental Health Courts. We constantly look for ways to improve what we are doing in our criminal justice system, and we thank CCAP for recognizing the efforts we have made thus far to make Chester County a better, safer place for all.
Repaying our seniors By Congressman Joe Pitts A senior becoming eligible for Medicare today was born in 1950. She lived through the tumultuous 1960s, the Vietnam War, the economic stagnation of the 1970s, the Reagan boom of the 1980s, and the fall of Communism. She has seen the nation and world transformed—over her lifetime, for example, the American population more than doubled, and the economy grew 80-fold— and she has contributed to that transformation. Ten thousand seniors retire every day. For decades, they stewarded the country, and so the country, in turn, ought to take care of them. Mindful of this solemn obligation, Congress has taken a number of recent steps to improve Medicare, to secure
it, and to stabilize it for our seniors. In April, President Obama signed into law a bill repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate, a formula in law that threatened to cut Medicare payments to doctors by one quarter. If this had happened—I am thankful that it did not—then thousands of seniors would have found themselves dropped by their doctors, in favor of those with private insurance. Our bipartisan bill fixing this problem—now signed into law by President Obama—ensures that medical providers can count on Medicare, and that seniors can count on their doctors. This week, the House continued to work on behalf of our seniors to improve Medicare. We did this in three ways. This first is a bill that would repeal the Independent Payment
Advisory Board, or IPAB, created by the President’s health care law. IPAB is a group of fifteen unelected bureaucrats, nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and paid $165,300 a year to serve six year terms. IPAB was designed to “reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.” The Board’s proposals will be implemented by the Secretary of Health and Human Services unless Congress acts either by formulating its own proposal to achieve the same savings or by discontinuing the automatic implementation process defined in the statute. Proposals from the Board would be specially privileged in Congress, and, under the President’s health care law, Congress would have to consider any of its proposals under special rules. Supporters of the Board claim that because the act prohibits IPAB from changing Medicare eligibility requirements, from cutting Medicare benefits, and from increasing premiums or copayments on beneficiaries, that its recommendations will not harm seniors. However, one of the only places left to cut, with these restrictions, are provider payments. Medicare already reimburses below the cost of providing services, and we are already seeing doctors refuse to take new Medicare patients – or Medicare patients at all – because they cannot afford to absorb the losses, the same crisis we averted by repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate. Sad to say, but this is already happening to many on Medicaid. There can be no doubt that Congress needs to act to save and strengthen Medicare. IPAB, however, is not the way to do it. Second, the House passed three bills improving Medicare Advantage. Fifteen million seniors have enrolled in
Medicare Advantage, which is a testimony to its popularity and to its success in keeping costs low. Congressman Kevin Brady and I introduced a bill which the House passed this week to give seniors on Medicare Advantage more time to make choices. Each year, Medicare announces its payment rates for Medicare Advantage plans. Our bill will ensure that the annual comment period following this announcement must last at least 30 days, and last at least 60 days if Medicare makes any methodological changes to its payment determinations. We also voted to improve the risk assessment metrics which Medicare uses to determine these payment rates. This week, the House voted to repeal the harmful Medical Device Tax from the President’s health care law. Repealing this 2.3 percent tax on medical device sales has the support of a diverse group of leaders, including both Ted Cruz and Elizabeth Warren. As President Reagan used to say, when you tax something, you tend to get less of it. Taxing medical devices is unwise because we want them to be inexpensive, and want American medical device companies to have a competitive advantage over foreign companies. Seniors using pacemakers or insulin pumps don’t want their expenses to increase. Most of this legislation passed with the support of over twothirds of the House. Our agenda of protecting seniors is not a partisan issue; rather, it is our country’s grateful repayment to seniors for their indispensable contributions to American society. The House will continue to do its part to ensure that today’s seniors are protected, and that important programs like Medicare remain strong for the next generation of retirees.
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Obituaries JOHN A. CALIGIURI, SR. John A. Caligiuri, Sr., 92, of West Grove, passed away on June 20 in the Coatesville VA Medical Center Hospice. He was the husband of Theresa Biondi Caligiuri, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Anthony and Antionette Mascara Caligiuri. John was a self-employed mushroom grower for 50 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of Assumption BVM Church in West Grove, a fourth degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus and the VFW Post No. 5467 in Kennett Square. He was a member of the American Mushroom Institute for many years, and had served as past president. John served his country as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He served in Iwo Jima, where he was severely wounded and received a Purple Heart. He enjoyed gardening, growing fruit trees, was an avid golfer, and enjoyed being with his family and friends. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, John A. Caligiuri, Jr., of West Grove, and Perry Caligiuri and his wife Mary of Jensen Beach, Fla.; one daughter, Angeline Baughman and her husband Tom of West Grove; one brother, Anthony Caligiuri of Nottingham; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one brother, Joseph Caligiuri, Sr.; and two sisters, Angeline Caligiuri and Mary Saganich. A funeral was held June 26. Burial was in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kennett Square. In memory of John, a contribution may be made to the Coatesville VA Medical Center Hospice, 1400 Black Horse Pike, Coatesville, PA 19320. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.grieoccares.com.
CONNIE L. GATES Connie L. Gates, 70, of Oxford, passed away on June 15 at Jennersville Regional Hospital in West Grove. She was the wife of the late Gordon E. Gates, Sr. Born in Havre de Grace, Md., she was the daughter of Pauline Prewitt Baker of Oxford and the late Leonard Baker. She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Gates, Kevin Gates, and George M. Gates, all of Oxford; four daughters, Kristina Towner of Nottingham, Christine Gates of Conover, N.C., Karen Jennings of Rising Sun, Md., and Kelly Ragosta of Coudersport; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Gordon E. Gates, Jr.; brother, Steve Baker; sister, Dawn Baker; and infant brother, Ronald. A memorial service was held June 19. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
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Japan, and concluded his service aboard the USS New Jersey. On Sept. 28, 1945, Gene married Joan McCormick in Yuma, Ariz. He took a position as a chemist at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, living in Kennett Square, and later West Chester, with his family. As an administrator at Wyeth, Gene traveled extensively in Asia, Europe, and South and Central America, establishing pharmaceutical factories for Wyeth Laboratories before taking a position as Vice President of International Development for Bristol-Myers Squibb. During the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, Gene traveled to 28 countries on six continents, returning with tales and reminders of his work and travels. Gene and his wife, Joan, lived in New Hope, but memories of life in Virginia drew them to Galax after Gene’s retirement. Gene is survived by his loving wife of 11 years, Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Smith Johnson; and by children Barbara Rice of Hagerstown, Md.; Patricia Johnson Plyler and husband Hardy of Ocracoke, N.C., Mary Johnson Ramsey of Albuquerque, N.M.; and Edward Eugene Johnson, Jr. and wife Rona, of Little Egg Harbor, N.J.; stepchildren Lisa Fiero Adams and husband Jim of Galax, Katri Fiero of Sarasota, Fla., Charles Fiero and wife Sarah of Fuquay Varina, N.C.; and sister Mildred Loughhead of Oxford, Pa. Gene was predeceased by his first wife, Joan. Gene was very proud of his grandchildren: Josh Rosenstock and partner Daniel McCarthy of London, England; Zachary Rosenstock and wife Patricia, of Chicago, Ill.; Marisa Trinka and husband Jeremy, of Barnegat, N.J.; Robert, Matthew, and Jenna Johnson of Little Egg Harbor, N.J.; Kelsey Adams of Galax; Charles Adams of Denver, Colo.; and Tom and Sam Fiero of Fuquay Varina, N.C.; and one great-granddaughter, Lola Rosenstock of Chicago. A celebration of his life will be held for family and friends on July 4. Memorial donations may be made to The Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association (www.ocracokewatermen.org), PO Box 1689, Ocracoke, NC 27960. A guestbook is available online at www. vaughanguynn.com.
PHILLIPPINA A. CORKADEL Phillippina “Lena” A. Corkadel, 71, of West Grove, passed away on June 26 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was the wife of William E. Corkadel, Sr., with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Diego and Nancy Miscioscia Scimemi. She was a court administration assistant in the court system of Chester County in West Chester, retiring in 2009 after 13 years of service. Lena was a highly active member at Assumption BVM Church in West Grove, where she was a member of the Columbianettes. She was also a member of the West Grove Senior Center. She enjoyed reading, going on cruises and being with her grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, William E. Corkadel, Jr. (Laura) of Quarryville; two daughters, Roseanne
Edward Eugene Johnson, 92, of Galax, Va., passed away on June 25. Born in 1922 in Galax, Va., the son of Claude Swanson and Mary Matthews Johnson, he was raised in Kennett Square. While attending Kennett Consolidated Schools, Gene excelled at academics, drama, and music, as well as football, basketball, and track, and attended Washington College on full scholarship. After early graduation, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Jefferson School of Medicine, leaving to enlist as an officer in the Navy during World War II. During the war he received advanced training for the Navy’s Underwater Demolition Teams, a precursor of today’s SEALs. He served as a Naval Gunnery Liaison Officer on the battleship USS Idaho in the Pacific campaign, including the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, eventually reaching the rank of Lieutenant. In late 1945, Gene returned to California to continue this training in preparation for Operation Olympic, the planned first stage of the invasion of
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Local News Iconic martial artist serves as guest instructor at Lawler’s Kenpo Karate By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Jeff Speakman, the accomplished martial artist who starred in the movie “The Perfect Weapon,” recently served as a guest instructor during a weekend of training sessions at Lawler’s Kenpo Karate in Kennett Square. “He’s an iconic figure in martial arts,” Lawler explained. “Kenpo Karate had never been featured in that way before he did “The Perfect Weapon.” Speakman spent three days— May 22 to May 24—teaching seminars at Lawler’s Kenpo Karate. Approximately 70 people attended the sessions. Speakman is a black belt in American Kenpo Karate and Japanese Goju-Ryu, and studied under Ed Parker, who is considered the father of the American style of Kenpo Karate. Speakman was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame and has been named an Instructor of the Year. He holds training camps regularly, and his Kenpo 5.0 system of Kenpo Karate is taught in 16 countries. “If you like martial arts movies, then you know Jeff,” explained Lawler, who is an eighth-degree black belt with over 37 years of training in the martial arts. Lawler said that Kenpo Karate developed in the U.S. starting in the 1950s, and it has evolved into a purely American style.
According to Lawler, Kenpo Karate is known for its selfdefense techniques, and includes a lot of motion analysis with physics and geometry behind the motions. “It’s the thinking-man’s form of martial arts,” Lawler explained. “Kenpo Karate is very individualized, and people bring their own styles into it.” Speakman has been a guest star on a number of television shows and showcased his martial arts talents in more than a dozen movies, most notably “The Perfect Weapon” in 1991. “That’s probably the movie that he is most famous for,” Lawler said, explaining that Speakman’s performance in “The Perfect Weapon” showcased Kenpo Karate for the first time in a major Hollywood movie. Parker became very wellknown beyond the martial arts community. At one point, he served as the bodyguard for Elvis Presley. He appeared in several movies himself, including The Pink Panther films, and was a friend of director Blake Edwards. Parker helped Bruce Lee get his start in movies in the 1960s. He assisted with the fight choreography for “The Perfect Weapon,” but passed away in 1990, before the movie was released. Lawler first met Speakman back in the 1990s, when they did some training together, and they discovered that they had
similar perspectives and ideas about training. “Our connection to Ed Parker drew us together,” Lawler explained. Lawler said that Kenpo Karate, as taught in the U.S., is a more modernized and eclectic style. It shares many elements with forms of traditional martial arts, but has an added element of practicality. According to Lawler, the element of practicality comes in by focusing on a student’s strengths. One student might have an inherent weakness that would make it impossible to be good at kicking. In Kenpo Karate, an instructor would have the flexibility to tailor the art to a student’s strengths, while also developing the areas of weakness. About a year ago, Speakman contacted Lawler about two students that he had been training in California who were moving to the Kennett Square area. Speakman wanted to match up the students with Lawler, his longtime acquaintance, who would continue the proper training. “They started training here and have been here ever since,” Lawler explained. When he found out that there was an opportunity to bring Speakman to Kennett Square for a weekend of seminars, Lawler was excited. The two martial artists quickly reconnected without missing a beat.
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Speakman teaches a technique during the recent seminar.
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Jeff Speakman and Mark Lawler first met in the early 1990s. They are pictured together back then and during Speakman’s recent visit to Lawler’s Kenpo Karate in Kennett Square.
Lawler, who opened his facility in Kennett Square in 1992 and also teaches strength training and self-defense at West Chester University, said that it was impressive to see Speakman teach. Speakman could certainly offer some valuable advice to students. Not only is he an accomplished martial artist with a an impressive professional résumé, he has also fully recovered from a battle with throat cancer in 2013.
Lawler said that it’s good for Kenpo Karate to have people like Speakman teaching the principles of the discipline to others. “He is driven to put forth a positive legacy for Kenpo Karate, to see it continue and advance,” Lawler explained. “Mr. Parker liked to say that martial arts is a journey, not a destination.” Lawler’s Kenpo Karate is offering a special of six weeks of classes for $69 for children
and adults throughout the summer. Lawler conducts the same women’s self-defense classes that he teaches as part of the Department of Kinesiology at West Chester University. There are also opportunities for personal training and private lessons. For more information, visit www.lawlerskenpo.com or call 610-444-6036. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
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A half-mile tribute to a local family Landenberg Junction Trail officially opens
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer As a persistent rain fell over Landenberg this past Saturday morning, several generations of a family gathered to dedicate a new nature trail in the place where many of them grew up. The area they once called home will now be enjoyed for generations to come. As nearly two dozen members of the Hendrickson family looked on, the Friends of the New Garden Trails officially opened the Landenberg Junction Trail, a nearly half-mile long pathway that encompasses both the Pomeroy & Newark and the Wilmington & Western Railroad rail beds along the White Clay Creek. The trail joins New Garden Township Park, the Mill Race Trail and the Laurel Woods Trail in a spiraling connection that eventually will form a 17-mile trail. The trail will start and end at the White Clay Preserve, winding through London Britain, New Garden, Franklin and London Grove townships, along the east and middle branches of White Clay Creek. The trail commemorates Nick and Betty Hendrickson, “who lived here, raised a family here and for many years shared the fondness for the community of Landenberg with friends, neighbors and nature,” as stated in the trail opening’s kiosk. “This has been a big effort on the part of a lot of people in New Garden Township,” said Bernie McKay of the Friends of the New Garden Trails, a volunteer group dedicated to the preservation of township trails. “This all started about five years ago, when we saw the ‘for sale’ sign on the [Hendrickson] driveway. We had already had two trails, and the goal was to try to connect all of these trails, and this was a large part of that.” “We were delighted to make your land available, and be able to continue what you’ve done for many, many years, and that’s to keep it beautiful, as well as make it available for other people to come and enjoy what you started
over 100 years before,” McKay said to the Hendrickson family. “Downtown Landenberg is near and dear to our hearts, and this just adds to the historic nature of Landenberg.” Funding for the trail came from Landenberg Village LLC, the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors, the White Clay Watershed Steering Committee, and from state, local and federal agencies. Gwen Lacy of the Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County said that the Landenberg Junction Trail adds another link in the appeal of southern Chester County. “A lot of the people who visit the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve area live in nearby developments in New Garden Township,” Lacy said. “Many of these developments have open space with a trail that can be connected right to the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve and to the Bucktoe Nature Preserve. Now, with the opening of nature trails throughout the area, that opens the notion of more walkable communities.” Joan Hendrickson Hannah admired a natural habitat garden – being developed by local gardener Shane Morgan – that now grows on the site of where the Hendrickson home once stood. “Having the house now gone is very emotional for me, and I was kind of hoping that it would be restored, but this [garden] is the next best thing,” she said. “This is really wonderful with what has been done here.” McKay said that he and his colleagues are currently working with London Britain Township to possibly extend the trail down to the White Clay Creek State Park. “Someday, hopefully, we’ll connect, but we wanted to take advantage of getting this chunk here, because you need to get it piece by piece, when you can,” he said. To learn more about the New Garden trail system, visit www. FriendsoftheNewGardenTrails. org. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Steve Allaband, chairman of the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors, cuts the ribbon on the official opening of the Landenberg Junction Trail, the newest link in the growing network of trails being developed by the township. Also pictured at the June 27 ceremony are Joan Hendrickson Hannah and Don Peters of the Friends of the New Garden Trails.
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Chris Robinson of the Friends of the New Garden Trails points out the many features of a natural habitat garden that now grows on the former site of the home that Nelson Hendrickson, left, grew up in.
These horseshoes along the half-mile-long trail are just a few of the many trinkets left there by the Hendrickson family.
Photos by Richard L. Gaw
Members of the Hendrickson family, who attended the dedication ceremony.
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Local Interest Food Run brings supplies to Oxford Services Center Annual benefit by area motorcyclists is scheduled July 11 By John Chambless Staff Writer The riders who are members of Chester County ABATE (Alliance of Bikers Aimed Towards Education) sponsor several rides and events each year, but the one that most people know about is the annual Food Run. On July 11, the 26th annual Food Run will bring out dozens of riders who will meet in Jennersville to pick up groceries that have been donated during June and take everything to the Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center beginning at 1 p.m. During June, collection boxes were placed in front of the Avondale Acme, Oxford Acme, Oxford Walmart, Oxford Redners and Kennett Square Big Lots stores. Shoppers could buy and place canned foods, non-perishable foods and diapers into the boxes. On July 11, motorcycles and cars will gather at the Shoppes at Jenner’s Village (at Route 796 and Old Baltimore Pike) for a 1 p.m. departure for Oxford, where the donated goods will be delivered. A police escort accompanies the
riders and blocks the street while the participants form a human chain and unload the boxes of donated goods from trailers into the basement storage area at the Neighborhood Services Center. The Food Run is named in honor of Dwight Wallace, who was killed in an accident in 1988. Wallace’s mother, Arta Mae Thomas, is involved in the event each year, and rides with one of the bikers as they deliver food to Oxford. The event is also dedicated to the memory of all fallen members of the Chester County chapter of ABATE. Last year, about 65 grocery carts full of supplies were donated, and the Food Run has gotten bigger every year. After unloading the supplies, the Chester County chapter of ABATE will be holding its annual chapter picnic. Anyone who participates in the Food Run -- non-members included -- is invited to the picnic. For more information about the Food Run, and all the Chester County ABATE activities, visit www.chestercountyabate.org. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
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Calendar of Events July 4 Freedom Fest in Nottingham Park The Freedom Fest at Nottingham County Park will be held July 4 from 6 to 11 p.m. Admission is free, but parking is $10 per car at the park and at Herr’s Corporate Center. There will be two Orbotrons operating, there will be snacks from Herr Foods and festival foods served by vendors. At 7:15 p.m., Green Tea Revival will perform on stage. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. Bring your own seating. Canopies are not permitted. Smoking and alcohol are prohibited. For informaton, call 610-932-2589 or visit www. chesco.org/ccparks.
July 11 Friends of Goddard Park meeting The Friends of Goddard Park will be meeting the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m. at the park kiosk from April through November. Everyone from the community is invited to attend.
July 11 Chester County ABATE food run The Chester County chapter of ABATE will hold a food run to benefit the Oxford Neighborhood Services Center on July 11. Food will be collected during June at several grocery stores and through personal donations. On July 11, participants in the food run will meet in Jennersville
and make the short commute to Oxford, where the food will be dropped off at the Neighborhood Services Center.
Through Aug. 21 ‘Movies in the Park’
A “Frozen” Princes Party will be held at Union Fire Company No. 1 (315 Market St., Oxford) on July 12 from noon to 2 p.m. There will be a meet and greet with Elsa, Anna and Olaf from the Disney film. Tickets are $15 for a child and one adult, including lunch. There will also be sing-alongs and raffles. For more information or tickets, call 610-932-2411 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or 610-656-7294.
“Movies in the Park” will return to the Oxford Memorial Park on June 19. This family-oriented event is hosted by the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by businesses in the community. The movie previews start at 8:30 p.m. Bring your own seating. This year’s screenings will be: “Big Hero 6” (July 17); “Planes: Fire and Rescue” (Aug. 21). Concessions will be available at the pavilion throughout the evening. This event is free and open to the public. In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled. Visit www.oxfordpa. org for information.
July 18
Through Aug. 12
‘Best of the ‘50s’ concert
Nixon Park concert series
The New London Community Choir will present “The Best of the ‘50s,” a concert of 1950s top hits, on July 18 at 7 p.m. at the Avon Grove High School Auditorium. For more information, call 610-869-8129 or email nlcommunitychoirpa@gmail. com.
Anson B. Nixon Park, on Walnut Street in Kennett Square, is the site of free concerts this summer on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Bring your own seating. Picnic suppers are catered by local restaurants. For updated weather information, call 610-444-1416. The series includes: singersongwriter Christine Havrilla and Gypsy Fuzz (July 1); Celtic music by Beyond the Pale (July 8); Americana by Mason Porter (July 15); clasic rock by Kategory 5 (July 22); singer-songwriter Billy Penn Burger (July 29); rock/ reggae by Bullbuckers (Aug. 5); Chicago tribute band Sounds of Society (Aug. 12).
July 12 ‘Frozen’ Princess Party
July 18 Horse health event Oxford Feed & Lumber (112 Railroad Ave., Oxford) hosts a horse health fair and tack swap on July 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Throughout the day, experts will discuss equine health and safety topics. There will be a tack swap (no charge to sell). Bring a table to set up items to sell. A barbeque will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Through Sept. 13 Honey Brook concerts The Honey Brook Borough
Park and Rec Committee is hosting a series of free outdoor concerts this summer at 71 Pequea Ave. (Route 10) in Honey Brook . The schedule is: The Duzzin Matta Band (July 12, 5:30 p.m.); Philadelphia-based Americana band Black Horse Motel (Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m.); Irish and Scottish influenced tunes by the trio Across the Pond (Sept. 13, 5 p.m.). The Honey Brook Lions Club will be selling food and beverages at each concert. Bring your own seating. The Honey Brook Food Pantry will be collecting food donations at each concert. Donations of nonperishable food items, toiletries and paper products will be accepted. Visit www.honeybrookborough. net for more information.
Kennett Flash schedule The Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square) hosts regional and national artists. Tickets are available in advance at www. kennettflash.org, or at the door. Snacks and beverages are sold, or guests can BYOB. The schedule includes: Better Than Bacon improv comedy troupe (July 9, 8 p.m., $10); The Vine Brothers (July 16, 7 p.m., $12); Young performers showcase with Nalani and Sarina, Hope’s Angels, Brooke Falls, Valerie West, Kyla Kandee, Julia Zane and Megan Flatley (July 18, 7 p.m., $12, all ages); Open Mic hosted by Sam Kwietniak (July 19, 7 p.m., $4); Mojo Stu (July 24, 8 p.m., $15); Joe Scheller (July 25, 8 p.m., $12).
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The Art Spot July 3 to 31 ‘A Different View’ Longwood Art Gallery (200 E. State St., Kennett Square) is continuing Jack Giangiulio’s show, “A Different View,” through the end of July. The July Art Stroll reception will be held on July 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., with wine and cheese, and live music by Dr. J. For more information, call 610-444-0146 or visit www. longwoodartgallery.com.
Through July 3 ‘Magic Light’ The Church Street Gallery (12 S. Church St., West Chester) presents “Magic Light,” a show of works by Serge Krupnov, through July 3. For more information, visit www.churchstreetgallerywc.com.
Through July 31 Fantasy art in Kennett Square Metamorphosis Wellness Center (331 E. State St., Kennett Square) is featuring watercolors by Jessie Barber through July 31. Barber is a self-taught fantasy artist who creates paintings inspired by the natural world, animals and fairy tales. Also on view are acrylics by Dottie Randazzo. Call 610-444-8020 or visit www.metamorphosiswellnesscenter.net.
Through Aug. 23 Cartoons at Brandywine The Brandywine River Museum of Art (Route 1, Chadds Ford) hosts “Pointed Pens: Selected Cartoons from the Permanent Collection” through
‘Sailboats’ by Jack Giangiulio, at Longwood Gallery
Aug. 23. The exhibit includes maze-like contraptions drawn by Rube Goldberg, political sketches by Thomas Nast, and many others that summarized and satirized current events. For more information, visit www. brandywinemuseum.org.
Through July 19 Horace Pippin retrospective The Brandywine River Museum of Art (Route 1, Chadds Ford) hosts “Horace Pippin: The Way I See It,” a major retrospective for the West Chester folk artist, through July 19. The museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults; $10 for seniors; $6 for students and children ages 6 to 12; free for children age 5 and younger, and Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members. Admission is free on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
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Local Interest Fourth of July comes with warning about fireworks County upgrades emergency By John Chambless having been launched on neigh“I strongly urge you to stay notification system Staff Writer boring properties. According to within the law, as well as safety Police Chief Clarke, the only fireworks legal in Pennsylvania for public use are sparklers and devices containing an extremely small amount of powder (no more than a toy pistol cap).” At last month’s East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors meeting, a resident complained about her neighbors having backyard fireworks, mentioning both the noise and the debris that falls into her yard. Police Chief Robert Clarke was at the meeting and told the resident that, since she knows which homeowners are setting off the fireworks, he would stop at the home and remind them that such large fireworks are illegal in Pennsylvania. “In a nutshell,” Laslo wrote on the township website, “aerial displays, firecrackers, roman candles, cherry bombs, M80s or anything that explodes is illegal. Fines range from a summary offense up to and including a felony of the third degree. Pennsylvania state law also stipulates that the owner/ person possessing illegal fireworks is held financially accountable for the removal, storage and destruction (insured) of any fireworks confiscated by the 610-399-4555 police.
The warnings come every year at this time, but injuries from fireworks are only increasing. In 2013, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report, an estimated 11,400 injuries were reported. That’s compared to 8,700 injuries reported the year before. There were eight fatalities in 2013 caused by fireworks injuries, or from house fires caused by fireworks. Most fireworks are illegal in Pennsylvania, but that doesn’t stop people from buying them online or out-of-state and setting them off for the Fourth of July. In a posting last week on the township website, East Marlborough Township manager Jane Laslo reminded residents that, “Anything that shoots or flies into the air is prohibited. Recently, some residents reported debris and flares coming onto their properties, from fireworks
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and common sense, and refrain from using prohibited fireworks to celebrate July 4th,” Laslo concluded. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s report from 2014, men were more likely to be injured than women (57 percent to 43 percent), and about half of the injured were 25 or younger. Children under 4 accounted for 14 percent of the injuries. Commonly available sparklers caused 2,300 of the 7,400 injuries reported. While sparkers are legal in Pennsylvania, and commonly given to children, the wire inside of them heats to about 2,000 degrees. The Pennsylvania State Police website warns state residents that: --The sale and use of items defined as “ground and hand-held sparkling devices,” “novelties” and “toy caps” by the American Pyrotechnics Association are permissible. These are the only types allowed to be sold from tents, stands, convenience stores, retail establishments and other outlets not licensed by the Department of Agriculture. --Pennsylvania residents may buy Consumer Fireworks only with a display permit issued by the municipality where the display will take place. Nonresidents may, with proof of out-of-state residency status, to purchase Consumer Fireworks from a facility licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, provided the fire-
Sparklers are common during the Fourth of July, but the wire inside them heats to about 2,000 degrees.
works are transported directly out of state by the seller or purchaser. A permit for a fireworks display must be obtained from the municipality where the display will take place. --Police officers can make arrests and confiscate fireworks. To report a violation of the fireworks law, contact the police department in your area. --If you decide to use permitted novelty items or sparklers, always read and follow the instructions carefully, use the items outside in an open area, supervise all activities, light only one item at a time, and place used items in a bucket of water before disposing of them. --Cherry bombs, M-80s, M-100s, silver salutes and other illegal fireworks are all extremely dangerous. In addition, fireworks constructed from mail order kits are illegal and dangerous. Never attempt to make your own fireworks or tamper with fireworks. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
The Chester County Department of Emergency Services has announced the upgrade of its mass emergency notification system. The upgrade includes a new identification, ReadyChesCo, which replaces the existing ReadyNotify brand. ReadyChesCo incorporates greater technological capabilities and flexibility. All Chester County residents, businesses and organizations are encouraged to register immediately at www. readychesco.org to receive emergency alerts. “Our residents’ safety is our top concern,” said Chester County Commissioners’ chairman Terence Farrell. “ReadyChesCo is used to notify all subscribers before and during a major emergency, and will deliver important alerts that are selected to be received by residents, such as weather, health or community notifications.” “The mass notification system allows our Department of Emergency Services to contact thousands of residents and businesses in seconds, when seconds matter,” added Commissioner Kathi Cozzone. “Subscribers can opt in and opt out at any time for the types of alerts they want, but they must register to receive them.” ReadyChesCo’s flexibility means residents can choose to receive information ranging from severe weather information to road closures, and can also note any special-needs information that is useful to emergency responders. Specific municipality
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information – notifications and news for residents’ local communities -- can also be requested. “One advantage of ReadyChesCo is the option of adding one or more ways to receive an alert,” said Commissioner Michelle Kichline. “By adding different contact methods to a registration, the emergency message will be sent to all of them in the pre-selected order. If residents wish to receive a text message first, it will be delivered. If the message is not confirmed as received, ReadyChesCo will move on to the second choice for delivery, and so on – be it email, home phone or work phone.” “We are committed to ensuring public safety, community awareness and emergency response,” said Robert Kagel, director of the Chester County Department of Emergency Services. “To uphold this, when critical information and public service announcements are available, we need to reach our residents as quickly and reliably as possible.” Subscribers to Chester County’s previous notification system, ReadyNotifyPA, will be instructed to register on ReadyChesCo by visiting www.readychesco.org. “The success of the ReadyChesCo program relies on having the latest contact information so that we can ensure county residents receive crucial information in an emergency,” added Kagel. For more information on ReadyChesCo go to www.chesco. org/des.
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Kennett High School Future Business Leaders compete at nationals Kennett High School’s Future Business Leaders of America Network Design Team and an individual competitor in agribusiness advanced out of state competition to the Future Business Leaders of America National Conference and Competition, that is being held in Chicago from June 27 to July 3. The Network Design Team of Sean Huezo, Saarang Karandikar and Michael Yue (all juniors) placed first in the state level competition, held
in April in Hershey. At the national level, the team will have to complete an objective online test of competencies, including network installation, problem solving and trouble shooting, network administration, configuration of internet resources, backup and recovery, and configuration of network resources. The 15 teams with the highest objective test scores will move on to the final round, in which the team is given a case study and 20 minutes to prepare a
response and solution to the situation presented. The team has a great deal of experience working together. All three are members of the Robotics Team and the Marching Band. Karandikar and Yue are also tennis teammates and doubles partners. Freshman Benjamin Jordan qualified to the national competition by placing fourth at the state competition in a brand new event, agribusiness. This event recognizes FBLA members who demonstrate an
understanding of, and skill in, basic agribusiness concepts and procedures. The objective portion of the competition will focus on economics, finance and accounting, environmental management, marketing, terminology and trends. “I was very surprised by my success at the state level,” Jordan said. “The questions covered everything: accounting, terms like ‘intramuscular injection,’ and future market planning for anything from fiber-based clothing to food.”
Jordan also participates in Mock Trial and Model UN at the high school. He is interested in pursuing a career in actuarial science. Also finishing in the top ten at the State Leadership Conference, but not qualifying to nationals, were: the team of Becca Shoemaker, Amanda Haid, and Lauren Hauptschein (Business Ethics); the team of Nichol Brown, Maggie O’Sullivan, Alex Mark, and Phoebe Hertler (Parliamentary Procedures); the team of
Richard Doty, Arshia Faghri, and Zach Shen (Global Business); Jon Sweet (Business Procedures). The Kennett High School Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America is advised by Business Department Teacher Bill Fritsch, who accompanied the students to the conference in Hershey. The students moving on to the national competition will be accompanied by Amanda O’Connor, a member of the social studies department.
Legals ESTATE NOTICE ESTATE OF Charles E. Williams, late of Oxford Borough, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Charles E. Williams having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Larry R. Williams, Executor c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire 208 E. Locust Street P.O. Box 381 Oxford, PA 19363 Phone: 610-932-3838 7p-1-3
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ESTATE OF :Allen Clyde Mains Sr. late of New Garden Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to Sherry Potter Executrix, 5 Karnik Court, Lincoln University, Pa 19352 7p-1-3
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E S TAT E O F : J o h n H . Ware,IV a/k/a John Haines Ware, IV, deceased late of Oxford Borough, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to NancyW. Sapp and Debra W. Kline, Executrices,C/O Christina Mesires Fouraris, Esq., 1701 Market St., Philadelphia,PA 19103-2921 Or their Attorney: Christina Mesires Fouraris, Esq., Morgan, Lewis and Boclius LLP 1701 Market St., Philadelphia,PA 19103-2921 7p-1-3t
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described
real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-522 Writ of Execution No. 2015-00442 DEBT $209,391.83 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a plan of “Fox Knoll” prepared by G. E. Register, Jr. & Sons, Surveyors dated March 7, 1968, and last revised October 8, 1979 and recorded in Chester County as Plan #3562 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point marking a corner of this about to be described tract, a corner of Lot 15 on said Plan and set on the southerly side of a 50 feet wide right of way known as Den Road; thence leaving said point of beginning, and along said Den Road the following two courses and distances to wit: (1) south 87 degrees 01 minutes 59 seconds east, 132.85 feet to a point; (2) by a curved line curving to the left having a radius of 460.00 feet and an arc length of 5.76 feet to a point marking a corner of this and a corner of Lot 17 on said plan; thence leaving said Den Road and along said Lot 17 south 02 degrees 58 minutes 01 seconds west, 205.08 feet to a point marking a corner of this and a corner of Lot 75 on said plan; thence along Lot 75 north 80 degrees 53 minutes 13 seconds west, 139.40 feet to a point marking a corner of this and a corner of the aforementioned Lot 15; thence along said Lot 15; thence along said Lot 15 north 02 degrees 58 minutes 01 seconds east 190.12 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. CONTAINING 0.629 acres more or less. BEING Lot #16 on said Plan. SUBJECT to all covenants, conditions, easements, reservations and restrictions of record. UNDER A ND SUB JECT nevertheless to the following conditions and restrictions which shall be covenants running with the land and shall perpetually bind the land herein. 1. NO mushroom houses are allowed to be erected. 2. NO mobile homes are allowed with the exception of recreational vehicles. 3. NO commercial dog kennels allowed. 4. NO pigeons, chickens, or pigs are allowed to be raised on the premises. 5. NO wire fencing of any description is allowed to be erected. 6. NO fencing may be erected that exceed 4 feet in height, with the exception of fencing in rear yards to enclose: (1) swimming pools area: (2) animal pens PREMISES being: 122 Den Road. Lincoln University, PA 19352 PA R C E L N o. 72- 0 4 M 0015.020 BEING the same premises which Joanna M. Ganntt n/k/a Joanna Taylor, by Deed dated November 7, 2005 and recorded November 10, 2005 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 6678 Page 1699, granted and conveyed unto Michael E. Trautman and Amy Trautman, as tenants by the entireties.
P L A IN T IFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006KS1, by its servicer Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC VS DEFENDANT: MICHAEL E. TRAUTMAN and AMY TRAUTMAN SALE ADDRESS: 122 Den Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: STERN & EISENBERG, P.C., 215-572-8111 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-527 Writ of Execution No. 2013-08475 DEBT $346,240.79 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of Lower Oxford, and Upper Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of Property for Earl Hatton, made by H2 Engineering Associates, Engineers and Surveyors, Oxford, PA, dated December 19, 1979 last revised April 16, 1981 and being drawing #79122, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a spike on the title line in the bed of Public Road T-336 known as Kimble Road, 33 feet wide leading in a northerly direction to Forestville and in a southerly direction to Elkview Road at the northwesterly corner of Parcel B as shown on said Plan; thence extending along said title line north 01 degrees 35 minutes 38 seconds west, crossing the line dividing the Townships of Lower Oxford from Upper Oxford, 613.40 feet to a point in the line of land now or late of Bishop Nursing Home; thence extending along the same crossing the easterly side of said road, north 88 degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds east, 1263.34 feet to a stone in line of land now or late or William F. Shaw; thence extending along the same and other lands now or late of Earl Hatton; south 00 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds west, 850.42 feet to an iron pin at the southeasterly corner of this described lot and corner of Parcel B, as shown on said plan; thence extending along said Parcel B the 3 following courses and distances: (1) north 85 degrees 16 minutes 08 second west, 789.20 feet to an iron pin; (2) north 04 degrees 49 minutes 00 seconds west, 172.79 feet to an iron pin; (3) south 85 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds west, crossing the said easterly side of Public Road T-336 known as
Kimble Road, 435.63 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
29 seconds west 137.36 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
CONTAINING 21.00 acres of land be the same more or less.
BEING Lot No. 16 as shown on said Plan.
TAX IDs: 56-05-0005 and 57-08-0040.010 TITLE is vested in Gregory P. Mazepink and Donna J. Mazepink, husband and wife, by Deed from Gregory P. Mazepink and Donna J. Mazepink, husband and wife, by Deed, dated March 2, 1999, recorded March 17, 1999 in Record Book 4527 Page 1258 PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank, N.A. as Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2012 SC2 Title Trust VS DEFENDANT: GREGORY P. MAZEPINK, DONNA J. MAZEPINK, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SALE ADDRESS: 221 Kimble Road or 544 Kimble Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352
BEING the same premises which Brenda J. NcNutt, by Deed dated 03/30/2007 and recorded 04/09/2007 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 7127, Page 1026, granted and conveyed unto Andrew Tuohey and Christine Tuohey BEING known as: 22 Penn Oak Lane, Oxford, PA 19363 PARCEL No.: 6-8-4.13 IMPROVEMENTS: residential property. PLAINTIFF: Federal National Mortgage Association VS DEFENDANT: ANDREW TUOHEY and CHRISTINE TUOHEY SALE ADDRESS: 22 Penn Oak Lane, Oxford, PA 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ROMANO, GARUBO & ARGENTIERI, 805-384-1515
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS, KIRN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 215-942-2090
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter
SALE NO. 15-7-528 Writ of Execution No. 2013-05544 DEBT $230,718.81
SALE NO. 15-7-529 Writ of Execution No. 2013-10345 DEBT $1,708,931.28
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in the Borough of Oxford, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Plan of Penn Oak, prepared by Tatman and Lee Associates, Inc., dated 5/18/1990, last revised 6/25/1993 and recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 12109, as follows, to wit:
PROPERTY situate in the Township of Kennett, Chester County, Pennsylvania
BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Penn Oak Lane, a corner of Lot No. 17 as shown on said Plan; thence from said point of beginning, along the said side of Penn Oak Lane the 4 following courses and distances: (1) south 71 degrees 25 minutes 75 seconds east 76.31 feet to a point of curve; (2) on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 25 feet the arc distance of 48.01 feet to a point of tangent; (3) north 38 degrees 36 minutes 34 seconds east 90.88 feet to a point of curve; (4) on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 125 feet the arc distance of 42.15 feet to a corner of Lot N. 15; thence along Lot No. 15 south 52 degrees 17 minutes 3 seconds east 55 feet to a corner of Lot No. 17; thence along Lot No. 17 south 20 degrees 21 minutes
SALE ADDRESS: 115 Hidden Pond Drive, Chadds Ford, PA 19317-7375
UPI# 62-1-54-12 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Ally Bank VS D E F E N D A N T: RICK H. ROMERO and LYNNE M. ROMERO
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Caro-
lyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter
hundred thirty-eight and six tenths (138.6) feet to the place of beginning.
SALE NO. 15-7-532 Writ of Execution No. 2015-00882 DEBT $264,041.86
P L A IN T IFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association VS DEFENDA N T: JULIE K. ANZALONE
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of ground, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Borough of Kennett Square, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin in the middle of Magnolia Street where it intersects with the middle of Meredith Street; thence by the middle of said Magnolia Street south 87 degrees west, one hundred eighty-seven (187) feet to a stake in the middle of Chestnut Alley (20 feet wide); thence by the middle of said alley north 3 degrees west about one hundred thirty-eight and six tenths (138.6) feet to a stake (at the southwest corner of Chalkley Bartram’s lot); thence by Bartram’s lot north 87 degrees east one hundred eightyseven (187) feet to a stake in the middle of said Meredith Street; thence by the middle of same south about one
CONTAINING 25,938 square feet, more or less. BEING U.P.I. #3-4-46 BEING Parcel Number: 0304-00460000 BEING the same premises which John R. McCarthy and Jane B. McCarthy by their attorney-in-fact Paul R. McCarthy, by Deed dated November 30, 2001 and recorded in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office on December 20, 2001 in Deed Book 5148, Page 1088, granted and conveyed unto Julie K. Anzalone.
SALE ADDRESS: 230 Meredith Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, LLC, 610-278-6800 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Cen-
ter, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-536 Writ of Execution No. 2014-08933 DEBT $228,315.74 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of New Garden, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan made by O. Drake and Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 612, Suite 707 E. Baltimore Pike, Kennett Sq., PA 19348, for Ginty-Hayden, dated 7-31-1989 and recorded as Plat 10294, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the bed of Bucktoe Road T-333, a corner of Lot #2, thence extending along same and crossing the southerly side Bucktoe Road, and crossing the bed of a driveway access easement, south 19 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds east 189.93 feet to a point thence extending sill among same south 26 degrees 11 minutes 37 seconds west 114.82 feet to a point in the line of lands of Michael and Cherly Lepopre, thence extending along same north 89 degrees 00 minutes 04 seconds west 163.22 feet to a point in the line of lands of David J. and Diane Zonino, thence
extending along same north 00 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds east crossing the line of Bucktoe Road aforementioned 344.07 feet to a point in the bed of same, thence extending south 66 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds east 161.30 feet to the point of beginning. BEING Lot #1 on said Plan. CONTAINING 1.291 acres more or less. BEING Chester County Tax Parcel 60-4-44. BEING the same premises which Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff of Chester County, by Deed dated February 13, 2013, and recorded February 15, 2013, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, Pennsylvania in Book 8645, Page 2199, granted and conveyed unto Wells Fargo Bank, NA as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Bank of Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2006-3 Mortgage Pass Thorough Certificates Series 2006-3, in fee. PLAINTIFF: Michael Weiner M.D., P.A. Profit Sharing Plan VS D E F E N D A N T: J and M PROPERTIES, INC. SALE ADDRESS: 304 Bucktoe Road, Avondale, PA 19311 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: JOSEPH A. HIRSCH, ESQ., 610-645-9222 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. Continued on Page 8B
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Continued from Page 7B thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-542 Writ of Execution No. 2010-02018 DEBT $257,294.29 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in New London Township, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, described according to a Plan of “Steep Meadows.” Made by George E. Regester Jr. & Sons, C.C., Kennett Square, PA., dated 9-2-1986, last revised 12-4-1986, recorded at West Chester in the office of the recorder of deeds in plan file #6951, as follows: BEGINNING at a point of curve in the bed of Saginaw Road (LR 15238), a corner of Lot #4 on said Plan; thence extending from said beginning point through the bed of said road and along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 485.00 feet, the arc distance of 129.94 feet to a point of tangent, thence extending north 86 degrees 42 minutes 18 seconds east, 32.40 feet to a point, thence extending south 76 degrees 25 minutes 39 seconds east, 5.98 feet to a point; thence extending
south 76 degrees 54 minutes 07 seconds east, 67.40 feet to a point, a corner of Lot #6 on said Plan; thence leaving the bed of said road and extending along line of Lot #6 and Lot #7 on said Plan; south 04 degrees 32 minutes 04 seconds west, 253.20 feet to a point, a corner degrees 32 minutes 56 seconds east, 120.28 feet to a point, another corner of Lot #4; thence extending along Line of Lot #4, north 18 degrees 38 minutes 42 seconds west 315.68 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. CONTAINING 1.153 acres of land more or less. BEING Lot #5 as shown on said Plan. BEING UPI #71-3-14.5 BEING the same premises which William J. Meinzer & Margaret A. Meinzer, by Deed dated 11/29/96 and recorded 12/5/96 in the County of Chester in Deed Book 4114, Page 1678, granted and conveyed unto Michael P. McGarvey, Jr. and Virgina S. McGarvey, husband and wife, in fee. P L A IN T IFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: MICHAEL P. McGARVEY, JR. and VIRGINIA S. McGARVEY SALE ADDRESS: 711 Sagnaw Road, Oxford, PA 19636 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, LLC, 610-278-6800 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within men-
tioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-550 Writ of Execution No. 2012-12869 DEBT $245,510.97 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of West Nottingham, County of Chester, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Boundary Survey and Topographic Survey for WAWA, Inc. made by Weber Surveyors, Inc. 2207 Columbia Ave., Lancaster, PA dated 7/11/88, as follows to wit: TAX I.D. #: 68-2-3 PLAINTIFF: Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for Chase Funding Mortgage Loan AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2003-1 VS DEFENDA NT: MELISSA POWELL and FREDERICK PRICE SALE ADDRESS: 300 Glen Roy Road, Nottingham, Pennsylvania 19362 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., 215-7901010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable
to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-552 Writ of Execution No. 2014-11798 DEBT $1,178,024.52 ALL THOSE CERTAIN lots, pieces or parcels of ground situate and located in London Grove Township, Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being known as Lot Nos. 1 through 43, 82, 89 and 97 through 130 (inclusive) as shown on a duly approved plan of lots entitled Final Plan Major Subdivision Plans, the Hills of London Grove prepared by Vandemark & Lynch, Inc., recorded in Chester County, Pa., January 18, 2005 as Plan #17316 BEING the same land and premises vested in Gemcraft RB Holding, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company by Deed from Gemcraft Homes Forest Hill, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, debtor and reorganized debtor under the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy plan filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland as consolidated Case No. 09-31696 on November 9, 2009, dated 10-28-2010 and recorded 11-3-2010 in
the County of Chester in Record Book 8033 Page 54. PLAINTIFF: Far Lot LLC VS DEFENDANT: GEMCRAFT RB HOLDING, LLC SALE ADDRESS: Hills of London Grove, Lot #1-43, 82, 89, 97-130, London Grove Township, Chester County, PA PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KLEHR HARRISON HARVEY BRANZBURG, LLP, 215-569-2700 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-560 Writ of Execution No. 2015-01172 DEBT $254,013.84 PROPERTY situate in Township of New Garden
dential dwelling.
ter County, Pennsylvania
PL AINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association, Successor by Merger to National City Bank, Successor by Merger to Commonwealth United Mortgage Company, a Division of National City Bank of Indiana VS DEFENDANT: CLIFFORD B. SCARLETT, JR. and BONNIE L. SCARLETT
BLR# 69-02Q-0028, 69-02Q-0028.01A, 69-02Q0028.01B
SA LE A DDRE S S: 232 North Thistle Down, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-562 Writ of Execution No. 2013-09126 DEBT $284,869,81
TAX Parcel #60-2-24.12 IMPROVEMENTS: a resi-
PROPERTY situate in East Nottingham Township, Ches-
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling P L A IN T IFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for BNC Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-2 VS DEFENDANT: CYNTHIA L. MCANENY a/k/a CYNTHIA MCANENY a/k/a CYNTHIA L. POFF SALE ADDRESS: 136 Mount Pleasant Road a/k/a 122, Mount Pleasant Road a/k/a 132 Mount Pleasant Road, Oxford, PA 19363-2416 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10)
days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-572 Writ of Execution No. 2014-10174 DEBT $1,032,851.18 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of East Marlborough, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of Property of Dewson Construction Company, made by Chester Valley Engineers, Inc. C.E. & Land Surveyors, Paoli, Pa. Dated 12/23/2003, last revised 1/18/2005 and record in Plan #17517, as follows to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the cul-de-sac at the end of Wyndham Hill Drive a corner of Lot No. 5; thence extending from said beginning along the cul-de-sac at the end of Wyndham Hill Drive on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 65 feet the arc distance of 62.30 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 3; thence extending along same south 42 degrees 58 minutes 12 seconds west 263.88 feet to a point in line of lands of Robert H. Marshall Jr.; thence extending along same north 85 degrees 22 minutes 26 seconds west 194.94 feet to a point in line of lands of Charles C. Thomas, Jr. and Penny L. Thomas; thence extending along same north 05 degrees 34 minutes 15 seconds east 280.41 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 5; thence extending along same south 82 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds east 329.98 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning containing 78,450 s/f BEING Lot No. 4 on said place. UPI# 61-2-132.6C PLAINTIFF: Capital One, N.A. VS DEFENDA N T: RONALD SIMONETTI and JENNIFER SIMONETTI SALE ADDRESS: 106 Wyndham Hill Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: STERN & EISENBERG, PC, 215-572-8111 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-573 Writ of Execution No. 2014-07450 DEBT $320,459.74 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Plan of Landenberg Highlands, drawn by Hillcrest Associates, Inc., dated June 4, 1997, and last revised November 24, 1997, and Plan recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 14334, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the southwesterly side of the cul de sac (of irregular width) at the terminus of Victorian Lane (50 feet wide private right of way), said
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Classifieds LEGALS point being a corner of Lot No. 28 on said Plan; thence extending from said point of beginning along Lot No. 28, south 54 degrees 25 minutes 45 seconds west, 230.51 feet to a point in line of lands marked Open Space on said Plan; thence extending along said lands, north 2 degrees 8 minutes 48 seconds west, 217.05 feet to a point; a corner of Lot No. 26 on said Plan; thence extending along same, south 77 degrees 11 minutes 26 seconds east, 192.33 feet to a point on the northwesterly side of the aforementioned cul de sac; thence extending southwestwardly, southwardly and southeastwardly along the northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly sides of said cul de sac along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet the arc distance of 42.22 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. BEING Lot 27 as shown on the above mentioned Plan. UPI 72-3-88 BEING Parcel #72-03-0088 BLR# 72-3-88 BEING the same premises which Pablo M. Demucha and Rosario Demucha, husband and wife, granted and conveyed unto Pablo M. Demucha, married, by Deed dated December 10, 2004 and recorded March 16, 2005 in Chester County Record Book 6436, Page 492 for the consideration of $1.00. PLAINTIFF: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005QS3 VS DEFENDANT: PABLO M. DEMUCHA SALE ADDRESS: 3 Victorian Lane, Landenberg, PA 19350 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MARTHA E. VON ROSENSTIEL, P.C., 610-328-2887 -N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-574 Writ of Execution No. 2014-03400 DEBT $201,049.68 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of East Marlborough, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Minor Subdivision Plan of Weatherall Farm Lot Line Change Lots 10, 11 & 12 made by Hillcrest Associates, Inc., dated September 17, 2004, last revised October 22, 2004 and recorded in Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office as Plan No. 17322. BEING the same premises which Laurie R. Jakubauskas by Deed dated 8/14/2009 and recorded in Chester County on 11/13/2009 in Record Book 7808, Page 1260 granted and conveyed unto Laurie Jakubauskas. P A R C E L N o. 61- 0 5 0219.030 PL AINTIFF: Customers Bank f/k/a New Century Bank VS D E F E N D A N T: L AU R IE JAKUBAUSKAS SALE ADDRESS: 113 Halle Drive, Kennett Square, Township of East Marlborough, PA
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BERGER LAW GROUP, P.C., 610-668-0800 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-578 Writ of Execution No. 2015-01337 DEBT $278,059.98 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land situate in Township of Franklin, Chester County, Pennsylvania TAX Parcel No.: 72-04L0004.010 PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: RACHEL A. McCULLIN SALE ADDRESS: 205 Fox Run Ln, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: UDREN LAW OFFICES, P.C., 856-669-5400 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-583 Writ of Execution No. 2015-00100 DEBT $176,429.54 PROPERTY situate in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 59-8F-20 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PL AINTIFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: J. JESUS ZAVALA SALE ADDRESS: 354 Welcome Avenue, West Grove, PA 19390-8934 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or
money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-584 Writ of Execution No. 2014-11428 DEBT $244,242.74 PROPERTY situate in the Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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UPI# 72-6-6 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: PATRICIA A. WELLS a/k /a PATRICIA WELLS INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE PATRICIA A. WELLS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST and THE PATRICIA A . WELLS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, DATED MAY 2, 2008 SALE ADDRESS: 507 Strickersville Road, Landenberg, PA 19350-1215 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-585 Writ of Execution No. 2012-13358 DEBT $147,244.35 PROPERTY situate in the West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania UPI# 68-6-11.2 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: MARGARET B. BALL and GUY G. BALL, SR. SALE ADDRESS: 40 Park Road, N ot t ingham, PA 19362-9104 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-588 Writ of Execution No. 2014-09960 DEBT $233,974.04 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of West Sadsbury, in the County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described in accordance with a Final Subdivision Plan prepared for Clinton E. & Arlene Varnes by John D. Stapleton, III, Registered Surveyor (Coatesville, PA) dated February 14, 1978 and revised May 11, 1978 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at the southwesterly corner hereof, being an interior point measured north 36 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds west along the northeasterly side of a 50 feet wide private right of way 500.00 feet from a point on the title line in the bed of Quarry Road; thence partially along said right of way and partially along Lot 3 north 36 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds west 231.56 feet to a point in line of land of Aaron Stoltzfus; thence along said Stoltzfus’ land north 71 degrees 26 minutes 56 seconds east 348.00 feet to a limestone found in stones, a corner of land of other owners; thence south 17 degrees 49 minutes 01 seconds east 197.53 feet to a point a corner of Lot 5; thence along Lot 5 south 66 degrees 43 minutes 03 seconds west 274.68 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. CONTAINING 1.499 acres of land, be the same more or less. TOGETHER with the free and uninterrupted use, liberty and privilege of and passage in and along a certain private right-of-way 50 feet in width extending from and out of Quarry Road as shown on the Final Subdivision Plan for Clinton E. and Arlene Varnes made by John D. Stapleton, III, Registered Surveyor, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, dated February 14, 1978 and revised May 11, 1978, for the purpose of full and free ingress, egress and regress top and for the said Grantees, their heirs and assigns and others using the
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said private right of way with their permission, expressed or implied.
BEING known as: 125 Moore Lane, Gap, PA 17527 PARCEL No.: 36-3-4.10 IMPROVEMENTS: Residential property. PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS D E F E N D A N T: L A R R Y STINE SALE ADDRESS: 125 Moore Lane, Gap, PA 17527 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS, KIRN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 215-942-2090 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-591 Writ of Execution No. 2014-01581 DEBT $236,042.08 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, known and numbered as 447 Broad Street, in the Borough of Oxford, County of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
Elk Township
For The Year Ended 12/31/2014 Balance - 12/31/2013
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Revenues: Taxes Licenses & Permits Fines & Forfeits Interest, Rents & Royalties Intergovernmental Revenue Charges for Services Interfund Transfers - IN Contributions / Donations Total 2014 Receipts Cash Balance Plus Receipts Expenditures: General Government Public Safety Health & Human Services Highways Culture & Recreation Community Development Payroll Taxes & EE Benefits Insurance Interfund Transfers - OUT Refund of Prior Year Revenues Total 2014 Expenditures Balance - 12/31/2014
538,584
248,900 20,897 2,952 7,193 14,352 9,918 158,514 $ 462,726 $ 1,001,310 $ $ $ $ $ $ $
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222,275 59,360 2,352 190,440 4,406 6,177 9,019 7,728 169,708 29 671,494 329,816
We, the Board of Auditors of Elk Township, do hereby certify that this report is a true and correct statement of the financial accounts of the Township of Elk for the year ending December 31, 2014 to the best of our knowledge and belief. Rebecca George
UNDER AND SUBJECT to the obligation to share the use and maintenance of the said private right-of-way with the owners, from time to time, of Lots 1 through 6 inclusive as shown on the aforesaid Plan, the maintenance to be shared on equal one-sixth (1/6) shares by the owners of each of the said Lots. BEING the same premises which William Himelright and Linda Snavely, by Deed dated October 30, 2002 and recorded November 4, 2002 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Instrument #10146882, granted and conveyed unto Larry Stine
Annual Audit & Financial Report of
TAX I.D. #: 6-5-203 PLAINTIFF: Freedom Mortgage Corporation VS DEFENDANT: SCOTT A. WEIR and HILLERY D. WEIR a/k/a HILLERY WEIR SALE ADDRESS: 447 Broad Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania 19363 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., 215-7901010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,July 16, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday August 17, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-7-604 Writ of Execution No. 2015-02362 DEBT $380,959.34 TRACT 1 ALL THAT CERTAIN, brick store house and dwelling and lot or piece of land, situate at the southeast corner of South 3rd Street and the Hall Alley, in the Borough of Oxford, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a recent survey made thereof by Thomas G. Colesworthy, County Surveyor, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point set in the east street line of south 3rd Street, opposite in middle of a division wall dividing the building erected
on the herein described premises from that on the south of Clarence Samples; thence extending along the east street line of South 3rd Street, north 14 degrees, 0 minutes east 35.69 feet to a point; thence leaving 3rd Street and extending along the north face of a wall of building erected on the herein described premises and said line being the south line of public alley, south 77 degrees, 37 minutes east 25.16 feet to a point in said wall; thence extending still along the south line of said alley, north 76 degrees, 55 minutes east 37.66 feet to the northwest corner of a brick building erected on the herein described premises; thence extending still along the south line of said alley by a line passing along the premises, south 77 degrees, 44 minutes east 34.22 feet to the northeast corner of said building, said point being in line of land of Wilson Alexander; thence extending along the east face of brick wall of said building erected on the herein described premises, and along land of Wilson Alexander, south 12 degrees, 42 minutes west 29.12 feet to a point; thence still extending along land of Wilson Alexander by a line passing along
the south face of a brick wall of building erected on land of said Alexander, south 76 degrees, 45 minutes east 31.35 feet to a point; thence still extending along land of Wilson Alexander, south 13 degrees, 37 minutes west, 26.92 feet to an iron pin; thence extending along land of Joseph Crowl, north 74 degrees, 31 minutes west 38.69 feet to a point on the east face of brick wall erected on land of Clarence Samples, said point also in the center line of a division wall dividing the property erected on the herein described premises from that on the south of said Samples; thence extending through the middle of said division wall, the remaining two courses and distances, to wit: north 75 degrees, 3 minutes west 52.53 feet; thence north 77 degrees, 27 minutes west 33.9 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
triangle, being eight inches, said base adjoining and running along the property of Charles Samples, the apex extending in an easterly direction a distance of approximately 16.5 feet to meet the apex of a triangular strip hereinafter described.
EXCEPTING and reserving thereout and therefrom that part of the above described premises as was conveyed to Joseph G. Crowl and Rose M. Crowl, by George Sopher and Esther Sopher, his wife, by their Deed of exchange dated December 16, 1941, recorded in Chester County Deed Book H-21 Page 16.
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: LEONA MOGAVERO, ESQ., 215-635-7200
TRACT 2 ALL THAT CERTAIN, triangular strip of land which adjoining in the base of said
BEING the same premises which First Oxford Properties, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, by Deed dated 8/16/10 and recorded 8/19/10 in Chester County in Record Book 7975, Page 1394 conveyed unto Nicholas A. Toto, in fee. PLAINTIFF: National Penn Bank VS DEFENDANT: NICHOLAS A. TOTO SALE ADDRESS: 13 and 15 South Third Street, Oxford Borough, Chester County, PA 19363 (PIN: 6-4-240)
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 6p-24-3t
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015