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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Special exception for Islamic cemetery approved—with conditions The project is planned for a 15-acre property at the northeast intersection of Newark Road and Penn’s Grove Road By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
At a public hearing on Aug. 16, the Upper Oxford Eating champion Moe Township Zoning Hearing Train set to emcee at Board voted 3-0 in favor of granting a special exception Mushroom Festival...4A requested by the Islamic Society of Delaware to establish a cemetery on a 15-acre property at the northeast intersection of Newark Road (Route 896) and Penn’s Grove Road.
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However, the approval comes with a series of more than ten conditions pertaining to planning and environmental requirements that must be met as the plans move forward. The Islamic Society of Delaware will need to go through the land-development process for the project to get final approval. Plans will be reviewed by Upper Oxford Township’s planning commission and
Soil ordinance recommendation for township reaches compromise By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
On Aug. 3, with the support of the Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, Kennett Township resident John Wilkens requested that the township hold all developers of Crowds look to the sky at new residential properties New Garden Air Show...1B to obtaining a Certificate of Soil Compliance from the township, which involves an approved environmental firm sampling of the
soil to determine if they are above or below an acceptable level of arsenic. Wilkens’ request was in response to toxic arsenic being found at the Sweetbriar and Sinclair Springs developments, currently under construction in the township. Arsenic had once been used as a pesticide for apple orchards that had once grown and been cultivated at these properties. Continued on Page 3A
ultimately approved by the board of supervisors. Qamar Ahmad, a civil engineer and the spokesperson for the Islamic Society of Delaware, said moments after the decision was announced that it will take some time to analyze the conditions placed on the project to determine how to proceed. The township will be providing the Islamic Society of Delaware with its decision in writing.
Winifred Sebastian, the solicitor for the zoning hearing board, read the conditions aloud for the 70 or so residents who were in attendance at the meeting, which was held at Oxford Area High School. The zoning hearing board, which includes Chris Coburn, J. Stephen Hill, and David Nibouar, according to the township’s website, voted 3-0 in favor of granting the special exception with the
conditions. “It’s a good decision,” Ahmad said. “We thank the board for making a positive decision.” When asked about the conditions that were included with the special exception, Ahmad said that it would take time to evaluate the impact that they might have on the project. “Generally, they seemed okay,” Ahmad said, adding Continued on Page 2A
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By John Chambless Staff Writer The long-discussed work to add a natural gas pipeline in the Kemblesville area will begin on Aug. 29. At the Aug. 17 meeting of the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors, board chairman John Auerbach announced the date, and said he would attend a preconstruction meeting on Aug. 23 in Cochranville for more information.
The members of the township Historical Commission will submit comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding FERC’s Environmental Assessment of Eastern Shore’s planned 2017 work, which will be to the north and south of the work that begins this month, once they have determined which historic properties may be affected. The supervisors noted that Eastern Shore has pre-
sented its information well, and there seems to be very little public comment on the work to be started next week. The board also heard from two representatives of the Christiana Watersheds Partnership Collaboration Project. The Department of Environmental Protection has charged the townships in the Christiana Watershed to remove nutrients and sediments from impaired streams. This collabora-
Taking the reins in East Marlborough Laurie Prysock sees many strong points in township By John Chambless Staff Writer As she steps up to be Township Manager in East Marlborough, Laurie Prysock is excited about new possibilities, but keenly aware that her predecessor, Jane Laslo, is taking away 40 years of historical knowledge. Fortunately, Prysock said with a smile, “Jane has promised to pick up the phone when I call.” During an interview last week at the township office, Prysock sketched out the path that has led her to this point. She grew up in Highland Township in Chester County, lived in the Washington, D.C. area for 16 years, where she worked in major political donor fundraising, ran her own planning consultant business for eight years, and then moved back to
tive program is attempting to unite townships in their efforts to remove the pollutants. Franklin Township will be working with London Grove Township, New Garden Township, London Britain Township and the boroughs of Avondale and West Grove. Supervisor Steffen Torres submitted a plan from a landscape designer that would screen the township municipal yard as cars enter Municipal Lane to
visit the post office, and provide screening where materials will be stored. Torres said he will will speak with the landscaper again and get more details on the types of plants to be used. Township Manager Joan McVaugh presented a list of issues regarding zoning and land development ordinances. Among them is the issue of having two residences on one parcel Continued on Page 6A
OASA Implosion Part III Where is the Route 10 sewer line? By Uncle Irvin
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Laurie Prysock has been named the new Township Manager in East Marlborough. Her first Board of Supervisors meeting is Sept. 12.
Chester County in 2007. “From 2007 until 2013, I was the race director for the Willowdale Steeplechase, so I interacted with the
township because of the race logistics,” she said. “I coordinated with Jane and Police Chief Clarke and Continued on Page 2A
Shortly after the founding of the Oxford Area Sewer Authority (OASA), Wilmer Hostetter -- a Lower Oxford resident, mega-farmer, grain elevator owner and developer, and former school board president -- had a vision. Wilmer showed Uncle Irvin, who then owned the Chester County Press building site on Route 10, a plan for a large senior facility like Ware Presbyterian Village on part of his property in Lower Oxford Township. This huge development needed sewers, and Hostetter had formed a non-profit, adhoc group called the Limestone Pike Improvement Association. Hostetter’s plan was to have Lower Oxford Supervisors construct a sewer line from the Burger King building in Oxford Borough to the Route 10 bypass. Hostetter had obtained the informal approval of the Lower Oxford Board of Supervisors, if he could provide the funding. Hostetter convinced Uncle Irvin, a Route 10 landowner, to contribute $6,500 to the Limestone Road sewer pipe. Hostetter collected the necessary funds for the engineering and construction of the pipe, and Lower Oxford Township Supervisors contracted with an Continued on Page 3A
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that there is no timetable for moving forward on the project until the Islamic Society of Delaware receives the written report about the decision and can assess whether the project is still viable. The Islamic Society of Delaware has plans to purchase the 15-acre property from the Community of Love Lutheran Church, which is based in Oxford, contingent on the approval of the project. The property has been on the market for several years. It is currently being utilized as a cornfield. One of the conditions placed on the applicant is that the property can have only one use—that’s a regulation on the books in Upper Oxford Township. According to the Islamic
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some of the supervisors as well.” Prysock’s background in consulting and budgeting were strong credentials when she was brought on board in 2014 and appointed Assistant Township Manager in January 2016. “It was an easy transition in terms of the finance end of things,” she said. “I don’t want to speak for Jane, but I think she had an idea that she would be retiring and she wanted peace of mind that when she retired, the township was not going to be in a position of, ‘What now?’” Prysock’s husband is an attorney, and their
Society of Delaware’s plans, the cemetery would only utilize a small portion of the 15-acre property, and no plans were specified for the rest of the property. According to township regulations, it would not be permissible, for example, to lease the rest of the land to a farmer for agricultural purposes. The applicant must comply with all stormwater regulations and have a wetlands study and a soil study completed. The wells must also be monitored ensure water quality. A landscape plan for the full property must be submitted to the township. A traffic study must also be undertaken as part of the land-development process. The property where the cemetery would be located is zoned R-2, which allows for cemeteries, according to
the township’s regulations, making the approval of the special exception almost a certainty. “The burden on the applicant is not a heavy burden,” Sebastian said. There was no public comment during this portion of the hearing, which stretched out over two nights in the last month. People gathered in small groups after the hearing ended, and many seemed upset that some of the issues that were raised at the previous night of the hearing were not adequately addressed. Several people who live close to where the cemetery would be established expressed concerns that Muslims prefer to bury their dead in graves without a casket, and the potential impact that that could have on water quality in the area. Others said that
three sons have attended Unionville-Chadds Ford schools. Two are now at Salesianum in Wilmington, Del., and one is at Patton Middle School. “I live here in East Marlborough. I could walk to work if I wanted to,” she said, “and on nice fall days, I plan on doing that.” Working side by side with Laslo since 2014 has given Prysock insight into how township management works, and has connected her with each of the departments and commissions. “I work well with this board of supervisors, and they found that my past experience and the role I’ve been playing for the past few years made me the
best candidate,” Prysock said. “This is a very fiscally responsible board, and taxes haven’t been raised in recent memory. Property values have increased, so we receive a greater portion from property taxes. The board wants to be sure that taxpayer dollars are being utilized in a way that is most beneficial to the township and the taxpayers. The board has done an extraordinary job of balancing services with a growing population, while maintaining the tax rate that we have.” While Laslo also served as township zoning officer and treasurer, Prysock said she will be taking on additional roles as township
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The property at the intersection of Newark and Penn’s Grove Road where the Islamic cemetery is proposed to go.
they were worried about the impact that a cemetery could have on property values for homes in the immediate vicinity. Some residents in
attendance lamented the possible loss of agricultural lands in the farming community. Several people wondered aloud why a Delaware organization
was locating a cemetery in Pennsylvania.
treasurer and board secretary, but leaving the zoning work to be outsourced in the short term. The office functions with a staff of three. “It’s a lean -- not mean -- organization,” Prysock said, laughing. In 2015, the cost of the township manager and staff was $120,000. The general fund budget hovers around $2.2 million each year, a total which has remained fairly stable. Encompassed in the township’s 16 square miles is a wide diversity of properties – Longwood Gardens and the New Bolton Center, the congested commercial corridor of Route 1, horse farms and estates, and homeowners who are financially distressed. “The township has to provide services equally,” Prysock said. “From a township perspective, we provide public service – roads, sewer, safety. I don’t know that it matters to anyone here whether it’s for a millionaire or someone in foreclosure. We make sure that things are applied equally and uniformly.” While East Marlborough is bordered by areas that have been struggling with drugs and associated crime, “As a resident, I can say there are concerns, because we hear about crime and drugs. Fortunately, I don’t see it,” Prysock said. “I think the township is fortunate because a lot of it is unavailable to large-scale development because of the zoning. So yes, there is crime here, but it’s mostly petty crime.” While the open fields
of East Marlborough are its calling card, there is a townhouse community under construction on Walnut Road, and another proposed on Schoolhouse Road. The trick is to keep hold of development so that it is done in a planned way. “I’ll let the board lead on projects,” Prysock said. “Township Manager is an administrative job. I have a lot of experience as a manager, and I bring that to the township. But the board will establish what their objectives are. I don’t see that changing any time in the near future. I’m going to follow their lead and be the implementer.” Prysock credits the extensive network of volunteers who serve Planning Commission and Historical Commission with keeping the township’s historic assets in good repair while holding the line on any kind of sprawl. She points to the new Unionville Park as a major plus in the township, as well as a tribute to the work of Laslo and others who led the project. “I can’t wait to go walk there in the fall,” she said. “I go over there periodically to check on things, and there are a lot of people there walking their dogs, enjoying the park. It’s being utilized.” From working so closely with Laslo, Prysock knows how passionate residents can be about addressing problems in their neighborhoods. “We provide a public service, so people stop into the office to pay a bill or whatever, and
they’ll ask, ‘When are lines going to be put back on the road that got repaved?’ Or ‘There’s a tree down,’” Prysock said. “And that’s fine, because that’s sometimes the most efficient way to get the information through. There’s comment at public meetings, and people stop in regularly.” The township’s active Facebook page is a great resource for news – everything from finding lost pets to announcing breaking news, such as the resurfacing of Route 1 from Greenwood Road to Schoolhouse Road. “It will happen in the evening, but it will be disruptive to people traveling that way,” Prysock said. “That’s something we’ll put on the Facebook page to get that information out quickly.” Prysock said she appreciates how well the township has been run by those who came before her, and those who will be working with her in the coming years. “I’m a resident, so I’ve been a beneficiary of that,” she said. “Change is never easy. Jane’s been the Township Manager for 40 years. I’m a firm believer that there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. If it’s working, great. But we’ll miss Jane’s historical knowledge. Everyone has been willing to say, ‘Call me if you need anything.’ I’m looking forward to that, and working with the board.”
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Further, Wilkens requested that developers should provide documentation of the completion of any proposed soil remediation, including re-sampling and analysis of key points of contamination. It was a good idea, the township’s Board of Supervisors agreed, but they felt that creating an ordinance of this kind would overlap similar regulations and standards of enforcement being done by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and other environmental watchdogs. At the board’s Aug. 17 meeting, based on the recommendation of the township’s engineers, the Board of Supervisors officially balked at creating a separate ordinance, but agreed that checks and balances should be in place. They approved the engineers’ recommendations, which state that those who approach development in the township should be required to provide the township with an environmental impact statement related to their project. For simple applications, the statement can be a simple note, added to the record plan, stating that there are no known environmental issues found at the site. For more complicated applications, developers would be required to provide a Phase I and Phase II environmental report that addresses any potential concerns or hazards on the site. “[The township’s engineers] feel that the DEP has the ultimate responsibility to provide permits for soil remediation, and do not suggest the township create an ordinance,” said Township Manager Lisa Moore. “They recommended that if the township moves forward with the requirement of the environmental impact statement or report, that the township could make an amendment for future subdivision land development ordinance.” The supervisors agreed to authorize Township Solicitor David Sander to create a draft of the ordinance, which will be sent to the supervisors for review. If it is acceptable to the board, it would then be sent to the township’s Planning Commission and the Chester County Planning Commission for review, and then be discussed at a public hearing. “There will be certain pieces of information that have to be provided, so that the board can get an overall view of the environmental impact of the proposed development,” Sander said. “Unless there is an ordinance section that says ‘You shall do this’ or ‘You shall not do that’ and it is violated, you can’t reject or not approve a plan, but this gives you the information that you may need to add a condition that may be acceptable to the developer, in order to mitigate environmental impacts.” Sander said that initiating these checks and balances would add another layer of costs to developers who would pay for environmental studies, but the township would be on the hook, too, particularly on the analysis for two-phase studies, which would require the need for consultants. It’s expensive, but neces-
sary, said Board Chairman Scudder Stevens. “The fact that you have to spend money to get the information belies the fact that you need the information to be able to make appropriate judgment as to what you’re doing,” he said. “It may be unfortunate, but that’s the game.” Stevens gave credit to the TLC and Wilkens for their work in introducing the need for a soil ordinance, saying that although the agreed-upon idea is different from what they had recommended in early August, “it goes to the same place, and I think that it would give us the flexibility without creating the potential overlap, which could actually be a detriment to what we’re doing,” he said. “With great respect and deference to what you have already helped us to understand about the seriousness of the problem, your input would then be able to help us to properly approach it, so that we’re more effective in getting to the common end that we want.” Stevens called for an allhands-on-deck approach to tightening the township’s proposed regulations, one that would enlist not only Wilkens and the TLC, but also members of the township’s Environmental Advisory Committee. Although the requirement of environmental statements and reports would add another step of approval for those who are considering the township for future development, Stevens said that it’s all part of the “tension” of living in the 21st century. “You shut your eyes and throw a dart and you will hit a problem, whether it’s global warming or the destruction of our ground water or the quality of the air,” he said. “We have to live with that tension and find resolution with it. “The township, in its greater wisdom, is saying that there are certain standards we require, and those standards have been proposed externally, and they come from within the township, as well. It may be that this is a bridge too far. I don’t think it is, but I don’t know.” In other township news, the board voted unanimously to support the
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recommendation of the township’s Historic Commission to reconstruct the existing front porch of historic Fussell House as is, rather than construct a smaller porch, reminiscent of a lithograph of the building, shown to the board, that dates back to 1881. The township purchased the 190-year-old house, located on 723 E. Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square, in January, for the price of $200,000, through the township’s Capital Fund. It is being considered as the future home of the township’s police department, and renovations are now underway. Sara Meadows, the chairperson of the commission, said that rehabbing the current porch will be less expensive than demolishing it and building a new porch, and will also provide for easy accessibility for the disabled. “This has to be a building that we can use,” she said. “The township has to justify this building. We can’t just make it a museum that’s going to be a recreation to a certain period. I don’t think it’s fair to the residents of the township.” The house is one of more than three dozen Underground Railroad sites in southern Chester County, and part of the largest concentration of Underground Railroad sites in the United States. It once served as a refuge for runaway slaves to find safety, shelter, food and clothing along their journey north to freedom. More than 2,000 runaway slaves were helped to freedom there by Quaker physician and anti-slavery activist, Dr. Bartholomew Fussell and his wife, Lydia. The commission is working with architect Todd Breck of Breckstone Architects on the refurbishing of the house. By a 3-0 vote, the board approved Resolution No.2016-20 to approve
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engineering firm for the design. Hostetter’s plan was to get the pipe to the bypass, where he would then privately fund the pipe to his senior facility site. Under Hostetter’s prodding, the Lower Oxford Supervisors -- who Uncle Irvin dubbed “the three blind mice” – obtained the site planning work and were prepared to bid out construction. Just then, the OASA hit its first road block, and the Lower Oxford Supervisors decided not to construct the pipe then ... or, it seems, ever. Even after receiving private non-taxpayer funds, the Lower Oxford Supervisors have not yet built the Route 10 pipe. With the Route 10 pipe in place and ready to go north of the bypass, huge tracts of land would be available for development, providing many of the EDU’s needed to provide solvency to the OASA expansion and tax ratables for the county, township, and the Oxford Area School District. This is just one instance of weak, knock-kneed supervisors and borough councilmen whose inaction has precipitated a crisis which could easily cripple any dreams of prosperity and lower property taxes for Oxford and property owners. (Uncle Irvin’s column is his opinion only, and is not a news story.) nage will be posted in the area of South Bridge Drive, Bucktoe Hills, Clifton Mills Bridge and the Five Points Intersection, and additional information about the work will be published on the township’s website. The township will host a meeting on Oct. 5 to elicit public comment on the possibility of adding Kennett Township to the Brandywine Creek Greenway, a project being coordinated by the Brandywine Conservancy. The township is also scheduling a tutorial at the board’s next meeting in September, to help residents navigate through its
newly-designed website. As part of a joint project with Kennett Borough, the township will take part in a meeting on Oct. 2 at the American Legion Building in Kennett Square, to present the economic study that is exploring business opportunities in areas that border both the township and the borough. The Kennett Fire Company will host a special “Truck Housing” event at its facility on Aug. 27, to officially dedicate its newly-purchased fire vehicle. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
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the Roadway Sufficiency Analysis, recommended by the township’s Traffic Impact Fee Advisory Committee. The study is being developed by the Conshohocken-based Remington Vernick & Beach Engineers. Township Police Chief Lydell Nolt told the supervisors that the township has purchased a mobile digital sign, which will be used for a variety of purposes, including event parking, traffic direction, road closings and emergency services. Nolt said that Chester County’s Emergency Services unit announced that the Text 9-1-1 program is now fully operational. This will allow residents to text a 9-1-1 report directly from their mobile phone. Nolt also thanked the board for their support of the township’s involvement at the National Night Out event, held in the East Linden neighborhood in Kennett Square on Aug. 2. “This is an important commitment for me personally, and it’s so exciting to see political entities take the same interest in their community,” Nolt told the board. “The event was a huge success. We had kids not only from the borough but from the township, as well. We had members of the community, as well as representatives from the County Commissioners, the District Attorney’s office, state representatives and many more people. This is a shining example of everyone coming together to build a better community.” Eagle Construction was named as the low bidder for the Marshall Bridge Road Stabilization Project, with an estimate of $207,000. After proper review of the bid, construction to repair and support the stream banks that have worn away through erosion is expected to begin in September. Detour sig-
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Kennett Square’s Monty Wiradilaga is bringing the energy and enthusiasm of his alter ego to this year’s Mushroom Festival
All aboard The Moe Train
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
Imagine, if you can, what it must feel like to be moments away from emerging from the darkened tunnels of a massive indoor sports arena, where the only light you see is out there – in the bursting spectacle that you are about to be a part of. In the dark, you hear them, the more than twenty thousand people who have come to see the big event, and they are drowning out whatever is left of the voice in your head that tells you that this is what an athlete must feel, or a rock star, who stand momentarily in the catacombs of silence, before the bell rings or the buzzer sounds or the first note is struck. About the only thing you can feel inside your body are your nerves and your heart, and they are both competing to see which of the two will be the first to burst out of you. An usher comes up and asks if you are ready. You nod, the curtain is drawn back, and you enter a place generally reserved for very few, and the noise you hear is like thunder and ocean waves, and you disappear into it. On the early morning hours of Jan. 31, 2014 -- and again the following year -Monty “Moe Train” Wiradilaga of Kennett Square entered into an avalanche of lights and sound at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia to compete in Wing Bowl 22 and 23, the annual tribute to gastronomy and debauchery that pits competitive eaters in a contest to see who can consume the most chicken wings. Wiradilaga, adorned in a handsome black suit, sugar skull makeup, and his signature red bandanna, stood atop a float that served as a facsimile of a train. The next year, he entered the arena on a float that was a tribute to Mardi Gras. After a successful debut in Wing Bowl 22, Wiradilaga
made it into the second round of competition by consuming 108 wings in the first round and 72 in the second, and finished in 8th place, overall. If his first appearance at Wing Bowl served as the introduction of the Moe Train, then his second cemented his place as one of the event’s most recognizable personalities. “It was an incredible experience, an amazing party atmosphere that’s absolutely insane,” said Wiradilaga, “I’ve always likened Wing Bowl to Wrestlemania. When you roll into the arena and see twenty thousand people screaming ‘Moe Train!’ it was like a light switch had just clicked on. It’s pure madness, and it’s all happening at six o’clock in the morning.” It’s the same kind of energy that Wiradilaga will bring to this year’s Mushroom Festival, where he will serve as the master of ceremonies at the festival’s fried mushroom eating contest. This year’s event will no doubt resemble that of previous contests, but with a kicked-up sense of showmanship that Wiradilaga has become known for, beginning with the fact that he will be in full Moe Train regalia. “I will intentionally turn on the intensity and really play up the crowd -- to get people on the Moe Train,” he said. “When I put the make-up on and go into character, it’s almost like I embody the persona that’s a combination of The Ultimate Warrior and The Rock. “The fried mushroom eating contest is definitely a highlight of the festival, and when the organizing committee asked me my interest in serving as MC of the contest, they asked me if I had any worries about being able to do this. I told them that if I can get in front of twenty thousand people atop an eight-foot float and play to the entire crowd like it was nothing, I know I can do this.”
In addition to the Moe Train persona, Wiradilaga will infuse a few other new things to the contest. Through his contacts in the competitive eating field, he has recruited a number of professional eaters in the Pennsylvania-DelawareMaryland-Virginia area to compete, which adds a lot of local flavor to the event. By August, he was already on pace to break the record of eaters, and increased the prize money for the top three finishers, as well as included bonus awards for those in the local eating category. Wiradilaga has been working not only with the festival committee but with Buona Mushrooms in Landenberg, who will donate their delicious fried mushrooms for the contest. Every year, the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival serves as a love letter to the local mushroom industry, as well as to the people who call Chester County home, so it is only right that Wiradilaga take on the role of hosting one of the festival’s showcase events. A father of three, Wiradilaga grew up in Kennett Square, where as a young boy, he realized that he had a love for performing in front of people. He was in the school play, he practiced his Michael Jackson dance moves, and he excelled at baseball. By the time he entered West Chester University, he was a Major League prospect, and although an arm injury curtailed his pitching career, he was the lead singer in a punk-reggae band. Being in the band and performing after giving up baseball was not a step down but a climb back up -- energy, simply transferred, and achieved before an audience. After graduating, Wiradilaga created Moe Train’s Tracks, a Podcast music show that regularly drew thousands of listeners per month, and regularly had a quarter of a million listeners on iTunes. As part of the broadcast, he would
travel to major music festivals like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Rothbury and Mayhem Fest, and interview the likes of Chuck D from Public Enemy, Ziggy Marley, Bob Weir from the Grateful Dead, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Throughout my life, I have chosen to go huge or just don’t do it,” he said. “When I started the Podcast, I quickly found that people really enjoyed my shows, telling stories and talking about music and entertainment. I wanted to show my viewers what these entertainers are really like, when it’s more than just question after question. It was there that I learned the art of conversation.” Wiradilaga has brought the skills of conversation back home. He’s hosting “Moe Train Eats: Kennett Square” a threeepisode video series that will be broadcast on Podcast, Youtube and social media, begining in the fall. The show, produced by MAKE Productions in Wilmington, will capture Wiradilaga as he explores the food, fun and nightlife throughout Kennett Square. In each hour-long episode, the team will visit five locations, and so far, the roster of the places he will visit reads like a
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Wing Bowl participant Monty “Moe Train” Wiradilaga of Kennett Square will serve as the master of ceremonies for this year’s fried mushroom eating contest at the Kennett Mushroom Festival. who’s who of Kennett Square must-sees: Kennett Design, The Creamery, the Kennett Brewing Company, the Half Moon Restaurant & Saloon and La Michoacana. The second episode in the “Moe Train Eats” series will take Wiradilaga to the Victory Brewing Company, the Galer Estate and Winery, the Summer Concert Series in Anson B. Nixon Park and other locations. The third episode will showcase the 2016 Mushroom Festival. For those who attend this year’s fried mushroom eating contest, they will not only get
to see Moe Train in action, but a long-time friend of Kennett Square. “My vision is to bring an electric atmosphere to the festival, an energy level that will give more to the community than just an hour of entertainment,” Wiradilaga said. “I want the crowd to come to the event knowing that they’re not just getting a great show, but something they will walk away from talking about for the next year.” To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@ chestercounty.com.
Register now for Mushroom Festival events
Registration links can be found at mushroomfestival.org Take your Mushroom Festival experience to the next level by registering for one of its special events such as the Antique and Classic Car Show, the Mushroom Run and Fun Walk, or the CuteAs-A-Button (Mushroom) Baby Photo Contest, or the Community Parade. Many events offer discounts for preregistration and include admission wristbands. All applications and online registration links are found at the Mushroom Festival’s website: mushroomfestival.org. The 31st Annual Mushroom Festival is Sept. 10 and 11 in Kennett Square, the Mushroom Capital of the World. Volunteers Needed: One way to thoroughly enjoy the day at the Mushroom Festival is to volunteer for one of its half-day shifts. Volunteers receive t-shirts, admission wristbands, and parking passes. Help the Festival half the day and enjoy the Festival for the rest of the weekend. The volunteer process is online this year through a link on the website. Cute-as-a-Button: Entries are being accepted for the Cute-as-a-Button (Mushroom) Baby Photo Contest through September 1. Take a photo of
your precious Button (6 to 15 months old), Crimini (15 to 24 months old) and/or Portabella (2 to 3 years old) and send it to us with the application form. Festival attendees vote with their pocket change at the Cute-As-A-Button (Mushroom) booth near State and Meredith Streets. The photo which collects the most funds is crowned this year’s cutest! New this year, all proceeds will be donated to the A. I. DuPont Children’s Hospital through WSTW’s “Help Our Kids” radiothon. Community Parade: The Community Parade is a great opportunity for area clubs, organizations, neighborhoods, and friends to come together and be a part of the festivities by entering a float, organizing a marching band, or coming as a marching unit. The parade’s theme: Mushrooms on Parade. The parade kicks-off at 6 pm from State and Willow Streets. Details and applications are online. Antique and Classic Car Show: Sit in the shade along Broad Street and proudly display your antique or classic car for all our Festival guests to admire. This annual Saturday event is a Festival favorite of our attendees. Preregistration
is open until Sept. 1 for $20. Open registration the day of the event is $25. The first 100 registrants receive a t-shirt, dash plaque, one admission wristband, and a free package of mushrooms. The event runs from 11 am. To 4 pm. Mushroom Run and Fun Walk: Make the commitment now to start your Mushroom Festival Sunday with a brisk run or walk along the scenic Red Clay Valley. If you like a little competition, set your goals on winning! This annual 5K run and 2-mile walk starts and finishes in front of Kennett High School and traverses along the winding Red Clay Creek, passing a few of the area’s mushroom farms along the way. Online preregistration is open until September 8 for $20. Raceday (Sunday, September 11) registration is $25. Race participants receive a T-shirt, while supplies last. Admission wristbands are included with registration. Prizes are awarded for first place overall male and female, and top walker. Medals are awarded for first, second, and third place in all age categories. Beverages and snacks are provided after the run. Race kicks-off at 8:30 am on Sunday, Sept. 11.
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Efforts to preserve Barnard’s Orchard continue The Land Conservancy of Southern Chester County is working to conserve the property that will ensure that the lands remain in active agriculture in perpetuity
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Gwen Lacy, the executive director of The Land Conservancy of Southern Chester County (TLC), said that the organization is reaching out to the community to complete the effort to preserve Barnard’s Orchard, a fourthgeneration family farm in Chester County. Funding for most of the projected costs to conserve the 74 acres of Barnard’s Orchard has already been raised. Lacy said that the TLC has been working with the Barnard family to place an agricultural conservation easement on the property. The group still needs about $11,000 to move forward with the project, which has an estimated cost of about $901,000. This conservation project
is vital to the effort to keep intact a corridor of more than 1,200 acres of lands, Lacy said. Barnard’s Orchard was originally established in 1862, and represents 74 acres of important agricultural soils. More than 30 varieties of apples are grown on the property. The orchard is also wellknown for its peaches, pumpkins, apple cider, snapdragons, and freesia, as well as many other fruits and vegetables that are grown on the property. Both the orchard and the store are community treasures, with generations of local families growing up visiting the properties. Barnard’s Orchard donates produce to area good cupboards and also hosts school groups to educate children about the orchard. The orchard’s location is important as it protects
prime agricultural soils and keeps them in active agriculture through the agricultural easement. This will also protect a portion of a first order stream and wooded, steep slopes, as well as the groundwater recharge abilities of the woods. Preserving the orchard also maintains the existing riparian buffer to protect the watershed. Woodlands that are a part of an unbroken corridor extending north onto the Cheslen Preserve will also be protected instead of being threatened by potential development. The stream corridor and the woods in the area are home to numerous endangered and threatened plant species. The importance of conserving Barnard Orchard can be illustrated by the recent loss of about
62 acres of fields and forests near the village of Marshallton so that more than 130 new residences can be built. In the email seeking support to conserve the property, the TLC noted that farmland and open space benefits everyone by keeping the costs of community services under control. For $1 of tax revenue from farmland, only 2-12 cents of community services are required. By comparison, residential costs are $1.33 for every $1 of tax revenue. Donations to protect Barnard Orchard can be made online at www. tlcforscc.org or checks payable to TLC can be sent to: The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, 541 Chandler Mill Road, Avondale, PA 19311
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An effort is underway to preserve Barnard’s Orchard, a fourth-generation farm in Chester County.
Oxford Borough officials awaiting word on first parking garage grant application By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer If Oxford Borough officials are going to vote to move forward with a plan to construct a 300space parking garage in the business district, some of the funding for the $5.73 million project will have to come from federal, state, or county grants. At the Aug. 15 meeting of Oxford Borough Council, officials received an update about the various grant applications that have already been submitted or will be submitted on behalf of the borough. Stephen Krug, the principal of Krug Architects, explained that they are still waiting for notification from the county about whether the borough will receive funding through the latest round of community revitalization grants. The borough has applied for approximately $1 million through this grant program, and a decision on it could come in the next few weeks. Krug also said that the borough submitted its
application for a multimodal grant toward the end of July. Krug, who has worked with other boroughs on similar projects, previously said that Oxford could hope to get as much as half the project funded through various federal, state, and county grant programs to construct the parking garage as a longterm solution to its parking issues in the downtown area. The hope is that the parking garage will spur economic development in the commercial district. The parking garage would be built on the BB & T (formerly National Penn) Bank parking lot. In other business at the meeting, borough council approved the purchase of a new water meter for the Octoraro Hotel, at an estimated cost of $1,432. Council member Randy Grace informed council that the revenues from parking meters has already exceeded projections for the entire year, in part because of extended hours of enforcement. Grace also noted that
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expenditures for the operations of the police department is trending under budget for 2016. The police department is seeing its overtime expenses reduced because of the addition of several part-time officers who can provide shift coverage. There was a brief discussion about some repairs to the borough building on Market Street.
Officials have had some off-and-on discussions about a new borough building ever since the Anonymous Donor gifted the borough a significant amount of money for that purpose. Brian Hoover, the new borough manager, said that the borough government has out-grown the current building, which is in need of significant upgrades.
Oxford Mayor Geoff Henry announced two proclamations, including the observance of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, and Drug Overdose Awareness Day that will be marked on Aug. 31. International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on Aug. 31 each year and is aimed at raising awareness about the
dangers of drug overdoses. Locally, a community-wide candlelight vigil is slated for Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Jennersville YMCA. The vigil, which begins at 8 p.m., will include special speakers and a lighting of candles in memory of drug overdose victims. This event is being organized by the Oxford chapter of Kacie’s Cause.
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in the Agricultural District. The current zoning allows for multiple houses on one parcel in the district. The board feels that only one additional house should be allowed, and the parcel must be large enough to meet setback requirements, host well and septic, and have the ability to be subdivided. The issue will be presented to the Planning Commission for review. The issue of fences in the township was sparked by a resident who installed fencing in a stormwater swale, causing flooding. Township solicitor Mark Thompson said that if the swale was part of a subdivision plan, the township had the legal right to have the homeowner remove the fence. The board also discussed dead trees which are in the right of way, and Thompson said that even if trees are in the right of way, they belong to the property owner and are the owner’s responsibility. However, if the property owner is not dealing with dead trees and causing a hazard, the township should have the right to take action. Thompson said he will draft an ordinance that enables the township to notify homeowners of the need to take down a dead tree. If the homeowner fails to do so in the allotted time, the township will be able to remove the dead tree and bill the property owner. The board authorized Thompson to draft and advertise an ordinance for adoption at the September meeting.
Logical Living Fresh Express delivers locally-grown foods right to doorsteps
Bringing back the milkman
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
You drive by Baily’s Dairy in Pocopson and think, ‘Someday, I will stop in and pick up their butter and milk and eggs.’ You drive by North Star Orchards in Cochranville and think that someday, you will rave at the bursting colors of their fresh fruits and vegetables, and bring them home to your family. Someday, you’ll do the same at the Northbrook Marketplace in West Chester, as well as so many other roadside farms and markets. Someday, you will pledge to fill your cupboards and your refrigerator with homemade pies and handmade granola and yogurt and honey and mushrooms, all grown and cultivated less than an hour’s drive from where you live. Since they began Logical Living Fresh Express in October 2013, Kevin and Tobi Quinlan of Kennett Square have been that crucial liaison that links the abundant bounty of locally grown food to your dining room table. Every week, Kevin delivers products grown on farms whose model is not only a healthy one, but environmentally safe, where livestock are allowed to roam in pastures, hormone and antibiotic free, and where fruits and vegetables aren’t picked until they are at their peak of freshness, and are often delivered to your home as few as one or two days of being picked. In just a few short years, Logical Living Fresh Express To contact Staff Writer has grown from just deliverJohn Chambless, email ing milk to a few homes, jchambless@chestercoun- to delivering products to a ty.com. vast network of more than
100 active customers in Kennett Square, Unionville, Chadds Ford, Mendenhall, Coatesville, Downingtown, as well as parts of Avondale and West Chester. About six years ago, Tobi began Logical Living as on online resource to enable people to learn more about embracing an environmentally-conscious lifestyle. Through an assessment form and resource links, Logical Living began to point hundreds of people in new directions that enabled them to make quick and simple changes. “We were trying to do it ourselves, at our home, to figure out what we could do as a family to decrease our carbon footprint,” she said. “We started seeing the huge benefit of recycling. So much was going into the recycling, that we lowered the amount of times we would have to take our trash out for pick-up.” At the same time, the Quinlan’s, now the parents of their son Patrick, began to explore methods of incorporating healthy and environmentally-aware living into the foods they ate. It was a concept that Tobi knew well; she had grown up on a farm in Pennsylvania, and the family dinner table was usually filled with locally grown and harvested meats, fruits and vegetables. “In terms of choices and opportunities for healthy living, Chester County has so much to offer, so we began to find out about community supported agriculture (CSA), in order to buy local produce,” she said. “We joined a CSA at Inverbrook Farm on Lambortown Road, which
besides their own vegetables, brought together local farmers who would bring in locally-processed meats and fruits. It really began to open our eyes to what we didn’t previously know about the many local food resources that were available here. It was not just making fresh food available, but it was building a network between the farmers and growers.” In 2011, Kevin was working in West Chester at an internet based company that sold high-visibility traffic cones and safety vests and construction site products. While he was content there, he was also restless to begin a new career, and what he was finding was that dotted among his business plans, were memories of his own childhood growing up in Unionville. “I remembered when the milkman used to come to our house when I was a kid, and I was toying around in my brain for awhile about the idea of bringing back the milkman,” Kevin said. “On my way home from work, I would stop by Baily’s Dairy to pick up milk, but I was realizing, ‘This place is so great, and their products are so great, if more people were aware of this, they would love it.’” He began to read articles that told him what he wanted to see: home delivery of fresh products was beginning to happen in other parts of the country. With the seed of an idea freshly planted, Kevin approached Bernard Baily of Baily’s Dairy and shared the concept with him. “I asked Mr. Baily, ‘Have you ever thought about delivering your milk?’” Kevin said. “Mr. Baily said
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Tobi and Kevin Quinlan of Logical Living Fresh Express, with their son Patrick.
that the business did not have personnel to do it, so then I asked him, ‘What if I delivered the milk for you?’ Mr. Baily said, ‘I don’t see why not.’” The Quinlans began to gauge interest in a potential home delivery service. The responses were strong, and immediately, stuffing coolers in the back of his old Subaru, Kevin began to make the first deliveries that soon became the new family business – milk from Baily’s Dairy. The Quinlans also promoted their business at local shows and events, but word-of-mouth remains the best form of advertising (‘What’s Kevin delivering in that truck?”) and the concept slowly spread. Within months, Quinlan was able to borrow Baily’s refrigerated delivery truck, in order to take the increased number of orders. As customers increased, the Quinlan’s began to approach the producers they had known from the CSA – Buck Run Farms, North Star Orchards, Barnard’s Orchards, the Northbrook Marketplace, Lindenhof Farms, the Artisan’s Exchange and Oakshire Farms – and soon, the old milk truck was filled to the brim with a wide variety of foods to be delivered. Customers who wish to begin delivery can access the company’s website and “create” their own shopping list, whether it’s a weekly distribution of milk and eggs or meat every month. Customers receive a reminder e-mail on Sunday mornings to confirm their deliveries, and have until Tuesday night to make any changes to their order. Every Wednesday morning, Kevin travels to his contacts and gathers the products for delivery, and makes deliveries on Wednesday afternoon, as well as Thursday and Friday mornings. Currently, there are 106 items available from the Logical Living Fresh Express website, and it’s not just dairy, meats fruits and vegetables. From the convenience of their home or work computer, customers can order everything from bird seed to sun spray; and soap to fresh-ground coffee. Just recently, Logical Living Fresh Express began making home deliveries of Paradocx wine. And it’s all fresher than anything that can be found in a general convenience store. “When we first began buying our fruit from the North Star Orchard, we had never had fruit that tasted that good before,” Kevin said. “They don’t pick their fruit until it’s actually truly ready to be picked. When you’re buying something that was grown in California, it was picked two weeks before it is truly
ready, but with the farms we work with, they wait for fruits and vegetables to get to their peak performance, and the people who are our customers are the beneficiaries. The benefits of joining Logical Living Fresh Express are many: it supports local, family owned businesses, and the profits all stay in the local community. Kevin said that there’s another advantage he’s been hearing about. “We are finding that a lot of our customers are telling us, ‘You are actually saving us money by doing this service,’” Kevin said. “Often times, when people go to the grocery store, they buy things that they don’t need. Because they’re going to the grocery store less often by having us deliver to them, they’re saving money.” With a full plate of orders to fill and farms to visit, Kevin estimates that he drives about 200 miles a week, in a new delivery truck, while Tobi manages the logistics of the business, managing the website, billing orders and paying vendors. “It’s been a fascinating process to learn who our customers are,” Tobi said. “Most are families with children, who don’t have the time to get to these farms and resources, but like the concept of convenience. Most importantly, they also want to provide healthy, local food for their family.” “Compared to the number of people who still visit the large superstores for their produce, the people who are doing this is still proportionally very small, but it’s growing,” Kevin said. “We are getting more and more families who are wanting to work with us. We’re going to let the market lead us.” Some of the best moments of Kevin’s week are when he drives up to a home and pulls into a driveway. From his truck, he often sees little children, who know it’s delivery day, and are waiting for him to arrive. “I was walking into a home recently, and I saw a this little girl pop out from behind a drapery,” Kevin said. “She waved at me, and I waved back at her. She now has somebody in her life who delivers milk to her house. I told Tobi, ‘I had that same experience when I was her age, when the milkman came to our house, and I waited for him.’” To learn more about Logical Living Fresh Express – and for a complete listing of all items, and to find out how you can begin delivery – visit www.logical-living. com, call 610-637-0728, or e-mail delivery@logical-living.com. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
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On Aug. 2, John A. Wilkens, a retired DuPont process engineering principal consultant and a resident of Kennett Township, sent his township a three-page idea for its future. Entitled “Soil Ordinance Research,” Wilkens spelled out the reasons why he felt that the township needed a soil ordinance on its books. An ordinance, he wrote, would hold future developers to assuring the land they were about to build on was below legal amounts of toxicity – about 12 mg/kg of arsenic, he suggested. In his recommendation, Wilkens wrote that each developer would be required to submit a soil sampling from the property for analysis by environmental authorities. If the soil was found to be above safe levels, the developer would be required to be cap the soil by several inches of clean fill, an impervious surface, or remove the soil entirely. If capped, the organization that did the analysis would re-sample the property for compliance with the ordinance. The township’s board of supervisors discussed Wilkens’ recommendation – which had been supported by the Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County – at their Aug. 3 meeting. After a lengthy discussion, the board agreed that they would not enact any soil ordinance for the township, telling Wilkens that developers for residential sites should be held to conditions in compliance with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), as well as with Chester County regulations. Despite their hesitancy, the board asked township manager Lisa Moore to forward Wilkens’ proposal to the township’s engineers. As expected, they agreed that laws of this kind should ultimately be in the hands of environmental watchdogs like the DEP, but the seeds of Wilkens’ idea were already firmly in the soil. Rather than completely reject the proposal, the engineers encouraged the supervisors to adopt a requirement that those who approach development in the township should be required to provide the township with an environmental impact statement related to their project. For simple applications, the statement can be a simple note, added to the record plan, stating that there are no known environmental issues found at the site. For more complicated applications, developers would be required to provide a Phase I and Phase II environmental report that addresses any potential concerns or hazards on the site. A draft of this legislation is currently being written. Through diligence, long-term vision and proper research, Wilkens’ proposal kick-started a conversation that led to another conversation and then another. That’s what happens when residents become actively involved in their township, when they tap into the skill set of their profession – like Wilkens – or the passion of their desire for the greater good. Through circumventing their ideas through the right channels, they begin to effect positive change. They rustle up the creative stagnancy that too often inflicts our elected officials, and reduces them in definition to that of plodding bean counters, hesitant to offer up large ideas for fear of alienating a portion of their constituents. In the trenches and foxholes of our townships and municipalities, the outline of our future is being done by our citizen militia, who have little at stake except the selflessness of their actions. From committees to commissions to the volunteer armies whose tireless work leads to solutions, we, the people who live on the receiving end of their ideas, are in fact redeemed ourselves. “The intent of this ordinance is to prevent human contact with soil containing toxic contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides and organic solvents when property is developed,” Wilkens wrote. “This is a significant issue when property is proposed to be re-purposed for residential use after a history of agricultural or industrial/mechanical applications.” The residents of Kennett Township owe John Wilkens – and the Land Conservancy of Southern Chester County – a debt of gratitude for the research that is now on the front burner of township action.
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Letter to the Editor: Here we go again. After over two decades of announcing the need for a new library facility, the current Kennett Library Board and previous library boards have failed to provide a new facility.
Instead, the current board is forming another committee to conduct additional study. The public does not need another study. The public needs a new, modern library located in the borough. How much longer will the community have to wait for
the library facility? Will the community still be awaiting this facility after three decades? In the time since the Bayard Taylor Memorial Library Board announced the need for a new facility, Oxford, West Grove, West Chester, and the Hockessin,
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State troopers raise retirement tsunami warning flags By State Sen. Jim Brewster The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association has posted bright flags warning of a potentially devastating trooper retirement tsunami looming just over the horizon. If the storm comes together and the retirement tidal wave hits, it would severely strain police resources, impair our ability to deal with domestic terrorism and dangerously compromise the safety and security of our citizens. In media reports, the troopers’ association stated that 2,000 Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) troopers will become retirement-eligible within the next three years. These retirements – if they occur in bulk – will swell the current trooper deficit (417 vacancies below the 4,719 authorized complement) and create long-term staffing problems that will reverberate for a decade or more to come. Recent trooper retirement statistics underscore the retirement trend at PSP: Over the last five years (2012-2016 inclusive) the PSP averaged 216 retirements. For the previous 5-year period, an average of 153 troopers retired. So far
this year, 226 troopers have retired. More needs to be done to fill the ranks. An expedited recruitment and training program featuring a rapid succession of well-stocked cadet classes would solve the problem. However, this approach costs money – and lots of it. Assuming the accuracy of the retirement storm warning, the question is this: In an era of fiscal belt-tightening and partisanship that jeopardizes even consensus appropriation lines, is there bipartisan will to invest significant state resources as a down payment to address the problem? While the governor and budget negotiators acted aggressively this year and added additional funding to the state spending plan to pay for three new cadet classes, these new troopers may only be a temporary supplicant. Fewer troopers, greater responsibility and an everexpanding coverage area have placed an incredible burden on the PSP. Troopers are being called on to patrol more communities and citizens every day. When local municipalities disband their police or fail to organize, equip and support a local
police force of their own, the state police are required to fill the policing void. According to a Penn State study, the PSP provided full or part-time coverage to 67 percent of the state’s 2,562 municipalities. In rural Pennsylvania, the study found that the state police accounted for 92 percent coverage, with most municipalities requiring full-time service. The study concluded that the state police cover, either full or part time, 3,388,659 citizens per year, with that figure growing each year. Last year, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review completed an in-depth examination of PSP staffing from 20082014. The review found that while the number of Pennsylvanians relying on state police increased, the number of officers assigned to regional stations for patrols declined 17 percent. At three-quarters of the stations, staffing levels fell despite the addition of new troopers. The state budget provided millions in additional funding to pay for training three new classes of troopers. However, given the exceedingly high cost to train each flight of 100 cadets, the expense
of restocking the ranks is steep. To compound the problem, legislators and transportation advocates have grown wary of diverting Motor License Fund dollars from road, bridge, mass transit and multimodal projects. In fact, the PSP road revenue spigot that is now wide open will soon be ratcheted-back as a result of the passage of new restrictions in the Fiscal Code (Act 85). Given this change, this future funding challenge must be addressed. Lawmakers and the administration have an obligation to examine PSP staffing concerns and craft an aggressive, yet responsible and fiscally sound, approach to ensure that the safety and security needs of Pennsylvania’s citizens are met. Perhaps that means a greater investment from the state’s General Fund or forcing well-heeled municipalities that now rely exclusively on the PSP for police services to pay a reasonable fee for coverage they currently receive for free. The retirement tsunami warning flags are flapping ominously. Let’s hope our policymakers pay heed. State Sen. Jim Brewster is a Democrat who represents Allegheny/Westmoreland.
The media’s responsibility to our democracy By Lee H. Hamilton Politicians spend a good bit of their time complaining about the media. But why should they have all the fun? I’m going to join in, though I tend to get upset about different things than most sitting politicians do. You see, I don’t actually mind when journalists — whether in print, on television or online — treat what politicians say with skepticism. That means they’re doing their jobs. But this doesn’t happen nearly as much these days as it should. The media today is less objective, more ideological, and much showier than it once was. What you see can be eye-catching — both the graphics and the personalities — but it is also brash and relentlessly self-promoting. A lot of journalists don’t just want to report the news, they want to be players and affect policy. They see politics as a blood sport, often exaggerating the differences among players. As one observer said, the media is drawn to “superficiality, sensationalism, scandal, and sleaze.” They’re all too happy to seize on small points of contention and fan them into major points of discord. They make building a consensus — the key task of the democratic
process — much harder. The field has been moving in this direction over decades, and there’s a reason for it: all these changes have been well received by the public. They draw viewers, readers and clicks. And they’ve encouraged consumers to pay attention only to the sources that reflect and broadcast their own viewpoint. I don’t want to be a fogey here. Yes, I grew up in the days of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, and I still think they were solid journalists, but what I miss is not the voice-of-authorityfrom-on-high that’s so often associated with them. Instead, what I too often find lacking now is the spirit that drove the profession in those days. I think the news media had a sense of responsibility to make representative democracy function. Journalists imbued their work with a palpable sense that they were involved in a public service. There are still really excellent journalists out there who are doing their best to serve both their profession and the country. Every day they struggle to make sense of enormously complex events. What they understand — and what I wish more of their colleagues believed — is that democracy demands journalism that improves its
workings. Properly done, journalism can bridge differences, help consensus emerge, improve the knowledge and judgment of voters, and sharpen the performance of public officials and government as a whole. In the end, the democratic process is about overcoming disagreement. This is virtually impossible without a solid base of information and analysis. Governing well is immensely difficult, and good journalism can keep government open and honest — which serves not just the voters, but politicians who are trying to resolve the problems facing the country. Journalists can and should be watchdogs, keeping a watchful eye on politicians — what they do, what they say…and what they don’t do or say. They should serve not just the elites, but the underdogs and have-nots in society. The independence of our press was hard to win, and it’s vital that we sustain it. People must have sources they can rely on in order to make our system work. Our democracy needs well-informed citizens making decisions based on facts about both policies and politicians. This means that the model of the journalist that seems to be going out of fash-
ion — reporters who were reasonably objective, independent of outside groups, and even independent of their company’s owners — is actually crucial to representative government. Curious, skeptical journalists who point out inconsistencies, draw attention to mistakes, call out misleading statements, and identify outright lies serve a larger purpose: they provide citizens what they need to know in order to be a good citizen, and public officials what they need in order to do their work well. This is quite an ideal, especially in this age of economic turmoil within the media universe. But I don’t think it’s too much to hope that as the profession sorts out its future, it takes seriously its leadership role in advancing the public good, and doesn’t sacrifice its part in making representative democracy work properly. Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.
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Lawrence renews call for transparency for Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers During a joint meeting of the House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days in Centre County, Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/ Lancaster) addressed members of the committees, farmers, representatives from various dairy farming advocacy organizations and the Department of Agriculture regarding House Bill 1265, legislation he introduced that would require any payment made to a dairy farmer to clearly
delineate the dollar amount of money collected from the state-mandated overorder premium. The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board overorder premium is built into the price consumers pay for milk at the grocery store, and is to be paid back to the producer on milk that is produced, processed and sold in Pennsylvania. Current law does not require milk co-ops to disclose the dollar amount of the over-order premium to dairy farmers who
Lighthouse Youth Center slates fall events The Lighthouse Youth Center (245 Commerce St., Oxford) is hosting events for the community this fall. On Sept. 2 at noon, evangelist Steve Wingfield is speaking at the Lighthouse Youth Center. Tickets are $10, including Buzz’s BBQ Chicken Picnic Lunch. The proceeds benefit the Lighthouse building project/2nd floor. On Sept. 2, from 4 to 8 p.m., Steve Wingfield will have his Victory Stage placed at the Miss Oxford Diner parking
lot. To sponsor or assist, contact Luke Weaver at weaverluke@comcast.net. On Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m., the John H. Ware IV Memorial Hunger Help Walk will start at the Lighthouse Youth Center. Registration is at 1 p.m. The annual walk benefits four local food organizations. For a walk packet or more information, contact Buzz D. Tyson at 484-8802018, or email buzz@ oxfordlighthouse.org. Vi s i t w w w. oxfordlighthouse.org.
belong to the co-op. As a result, many family farmers do not know how much, if any, of the state-mandated money is actually getting back to them. “A Pennsylvania family farmer has the right to know how much of the payment he is getting for the milk sold off his farm comes from a statemandated premium, regardless of whether that farmer sells his milk to a cooperative or a milk dealer,” said Lawrence. “The state-mandated over-
order premium should be transparent at all levels but particularly to the family dairy farmer.” Dozens of farmers and interested parties attended Wednesday’s hearing at Ag Progress Days. The legislation is supported by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, among others. House Bill 1265 passed the House in December 2015, and is currently awaiting action in the Senate.
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Rep. John Lawrence spoke about the need for pricing transparency for dairy farmers before a packed house at a joint hearing of the House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees at Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 17.
Red Devil Registration Run slated open for KAU Sept. 24 fall baseball and softball
The sixth annual Red Devil Run will be held Sept. 24, with hundreds of runners in a community and family event. Registration fee is $15 until Sept. 17, and $20 from Sept. 18 to race day. T-shirts are guaranteed for the first 100 registrants. Post-race awards and refreshments will be available. Email reddevil5kdirector@ gmail.com for a paper
registration form. Race day registration is from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. The race starts 8:30 a.m.. There are awards for first place overall male and female f inishers, and top three male and female runners in each age category in 10-year increments starting at 10 and younger. The course is around the Avon Grove High School campus.
Registration continues through Sept. 2 for the KAU Little League 2016 Fall Ball season. KAU’s programs are open to students who attend private or public schools or live in the geographic areas of both the Kennett Consolidated and Unionville-Chadds Ford school districts. The KAU and Avon Grove Little Leagues will f ield combined softball teams for the fall ball season. Visit www. avongrovelittleleague. com for details. Boys and girls ages 7 through 13 may register for one of four baseball divisions offered by KAU. Registration for baseball may be completed at w w w. k a u l i t t l e l e a g u e . org by using the registration tab. For more information, email info@kaulittleleague. org. Minor C, for 7- and 8-year-olds, is an instructional league with a mixture of coach-pitch and kid-pitch played on 46/60 Little League field. Minor A is a kidpitch division for 9- and 10-year-olds. Games
will be played on 46/60 Little League field. The Intermediate Division is for 11-, 12-, and 13-year-olds, who will play their games on 50/70 fields with 50 foot pitching distance and 70 feet between the bases. The Junior/Senior Division is for 13-, 14-, and 15-year-olds. The 13-year-old age group has the choice to register for either the Intermediate or the Junior Division. Juniors play on a 90-foot field. The Big League Division is open to 16-, 17-, and 18-year-olds. Games will begin after Labor Day and finish near the end of October. KAU teams compete against other KAU teams as well as other teams from Chester and Delaware counties. Games for the Minor C, Minor A, and Intermediate Divisions are held primarily at the KAU Fields on Leslie Road in Kennett Square and at New Garden Park. Junior, Senior and Big League games are played at NVF Field. A few games will be played at other area teams’ fields.
New London Community Choir has openings for new members Established in 2011, the New London Community Choir will be performing their Holiday Concert this December and is seeking singers, especially alto, tenor and bass voices. The choir is community based, with the mission to provide familyfriendly entertainment. They perform two large concerts each year and have performed at
the Wilmington Blue Rocks, local craft fairs, Christmas in Oxford and other community events. No audition is required. Weekly practice for the Holiday Concert will start Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the New London United Methodist Church (1010 State Rd., New London). Call 610-869-8129 and ask for Robin, or email Robin at rcbidwell@ comcast.net.
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Festival of Flight has thrills in the air and on the ground By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer For the thousands who attended the 45th Annual Festival of Flight Air and Car Show last weekend at the New Garden Flying Field, the strained necks they experienced were not from looking up at the sun, which hammered its heat down all day Saturday. Rather, it was to catch the magnificent men and their flying machines, soaring and circling high above the event. After the traditional pancake breakfast at EAA Chapter 240’s offices kicked off both days, early bird visitors quickly began to fill the sloping meadow area that spilled down to acres of vintage cars, aircraft, demonstrations, food trucks and vendors. While the grounds of the flying field were covered with the eye candy of aircraft and automobiles,
the sky above was dotted with daredevils and flyovers – everyone from pilots from the New Garden Flight School to the aerobatics of Kevin Russo, Jason Flood Pitts, Dan Marcette and Greg Shelton. Throughout the weekend, the show twice paid tribute to World War II veterans. “Briefing Time,” a restored North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber provided by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, was on display. The plane served in the Italian Campaign in World War II, and was considered the best medium bomber in the war. Oxford resident and World War II engineer Bill Fili gave presentations about his experiences as a top turret gunner on a B-24D Liberator, where he flew 34 missions over Germany and other parts of Europe. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
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Mark and Andrea Christy admire a flight demonstration at the Festival of Flight Air and Car Show, held Aug. 20 and 21 at the New Garden Flying Field.
The event also featured several vendors and artisans.
Vintage cars were on display at the show.
The show drew aircraft and car aficionados of all ages.
Rana Karca, Olivier Langeard and Sayhat Karca stand beside their T-28 North American Air Force training plane.
The runways at the New Garden Flying Field were humming with take-offs and landings.
Cameras of all shapes were trained throughout the weekend at the sky, to admire daredevils and fly-overs.
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Aug. 27 Senior Center fundraiser The Kennett Area Senior Center will hold its 11th Annual Community Cuisine Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction on Aug. 27 at the Mendenhall Inn Gold Ballroom. The event begins at 5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and open bar. Dinner is served at 6 p.m., with silent auction and program from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $60 (call 610-444-4819). Raffle items include “The Stray,” a book by Betsy James Wyeth, illustrated by Jamie Wyeth (signed by both); and an Amazon Echo, a handsfree speaker controlled by voice commands. Tickets are $20, and only 100 tickets will be sold. Call 610-444-4819 or visit www.kennettseniorcenter. org. Sept. 2 First Friday Car Show Oxford Mainstreet, Inc., will be hosting its third annual First Friday Car Show on Sept. 2. More than 160 antique, classic, and modern cars are expected to be on display. There will be live music on two stages, a remote-control race track, and a sprint car simulator. The hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 2 to 4 Long’s Park Art Festival The Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation will present the 38th Annual Long’s Park Art Festival from Sept. 2 to 4. The juried show features more than 200 nationally renwned artists exhibiting ceramics, digital drawing, fiber and clothing, furniture, jewelry, painting, photography,
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sculpture and more in a wooded setting. There will be live music and a wide range of restaurant booths. Long’s Park is located at the intersection of Route 30 and Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit www.LongsPark.org. Sept. 8 Scouting open house The 64th Brandywine Scouts of the BadenPowell Service Association (BPSA) will hold their annual open house on Sept. 8 in the West Grove Community Room. The open house will begin at 6 p.m., and feature scouting crafts and games for youth. Scoutmasters will be available to discuss the BPSA program with parents, and will accept new scout registrations or returning scout membership renewals. The 64th Brandywine serves south Chester County, including Octorara, Avon Grove, Unionville-Chadds Ford, and Oxford Area school districts. Adults interested in becoming scout leaders are also asked to attend. For more information, contact Victoria Martin Grimme at scoutmaster@ 64thbrandywine.org or 610-563-4003. Sept. 9 to 11 Mushroom Festival The 2016 Mushroom Festival will be held Sept. 9 to 11 in Kennett Square. The festival kicks off on Friday with the Community Parade, live music and carnival. Events
The annual Chadds Ford Days celebration brings colonial artisans, foods and music to the Chadds Ford Historical Society on Sept. 10 and 11 (see listing).
on Saturday and Sunday include a street fair with 250 vendors, a car show, culinary demonstrations by renowned chefs, displays by local mushroom growers, a mushroom eating contest, live music and children’s entertainment, and plenty of mushroom specialties. Admission is $3. Visit www.mushroomfestival. org for more information. Sept. 10 and 11 Chadds Ford Days The grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society on Route 1 in Chadds Ford will be the site of Chadds Ford Days on Sept. 10 and 11. There will be colonial craft demonstrations, tours of historic homes, war re-enactors, local musicians, more than 60 vendors offering artisanal
foods, craft beers, clothing, and handmade crafts. Admission is $10 for adults (children and Historical Society member free). Hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.chaddsfordhistory. org for more information. Sept. 10 and 11 Fall Fling The weekend of Sept. 10 and 11 will feature the Fall Fling at Brandywine View Antiques in Chadds Ford. The large antiques store, on Route 1 near the Route 202 intersection, will be displaying antiques, salvage items and specialty products, along with food vendors and outside vendors on the store’s large front lawn. The Fall Fling will be held rain or shine, opening at 9 a.m. and
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ending at 5 p.m. both days. Brandywine View Antiques is at 1244 Baltimore Pike in Chadds Ford. Call 610388-6060 or visit www. BrandywineView.com for more information. Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 Unionville Community Fair The Unionville Community Fair and Farm Show will be held at Route 82 and 926 from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. There will be livestock displays and contests, a children’s play area, food vendors, artisans, agricultural contests and displays, live music and entertainment each day. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.ucfairinc.org for a schedule of events. Oct. 1 Kennett Brewfest Tickets are on sale for the 19th annual Kennett Brewfest, which will be held on Oct. 1 in downtown Kennett Square. More than 95 regional and craft breweries will be offering samples, and food will be provided by Talulah’s Table in Kennett Square. Tickets are sold in advance only. They are $50 ($15 for designated drivers). No one under 21 will be admitted. The Brewfest runs from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., and is set up along South Broad Street. For information and online ticket sales, visit www.kennettbrewfest.com. Oct. 8 Oktoberfest in Parkesburg Victory Brewing Company will be hosting an Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 8 from noon to 4 p.m. at its Parkesburg facility (3127 Lower Valley Rd., Parkesburg). The familyfriendly event features Oktoberfest-inspired craft beers including Festbier and Zeltbier, as well as other flagship brands like Prima Pils, Helles Lager and Headwaters Pale Ale. The Brewpub On Wheels will be serving traditional Oktoberfest foods like currywurst and döner kebabs, along with mac and cheese, street tacos and soft pretzels. There will be live music from local bands and outdoor lawn games. In the children’s area, there will be face painting, balloon animals, a moon bounce and games. The event is free. Beer and food will be sold. Oct. 9 Pink Poker Prance Area riders are invited to join the Pink Poker Prance on Oct. 9 from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. The event will be held at 2941 Appleton Rd., Elkton, Md. The leisurely ride in Fair Hill will benefit local breast cancer coalitions. Riders must register in advance of the event and select their ride time at Oxford Feed & Lumber (112 Railroad Ave., Oxford), or by phone at 610-932-8521. The $35 fee includes a commemorative T-shirt and halter, plus lunch. Prizes for “most pink” horses and riders, and best poker hands. Oct. 29 Jen Chapin in concert The Friends Folk Club has announced its schedule of fall concerts, beginning with Jan Chapin (Oct. 29) and continuing with The Sin City Band (Nov. 19) and Charlie Zahm (Dec. 9). The concerts are held at the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse (260 S. Third St., Oxford), and begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, free for children 12 and younger. Refreshments will be sold. Proceeds benefit the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse. Call 610-869-8076 or email friendsfolkclub@aol.com. 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: Seventh Sojourn: The Moody Blues Experience (Aug. 26, 8 p.m., $16 and $20); Bert Lams and Tom Griesgraber (Aug. 27, 8 p.m., $25); Raymond the Amish Comic (Sept. 2, 8 p.m., $16 and $20); Better Than Bacon improv comedy (Sept. 8, 8 p.m., $12 and $14); Let It Rain: Eric Clapton tribute (Sept. 10, 8 p.m., $14 and $16); Tim Easton with Porter Block (Sept. 14, 8 p.m., $15 and $18); Hello, I Must Be Going: Phil Collins tribute (Sept. 16, 8 p.m., $23 and $26); Teddy Kumpel Loopestra (Sept. 17, 8 p.m., $12 and $15); Open Mic with Matt Sevier (Sept. 18, 7 p.m., $4); Johnny A. (Sept. 23, 8 p.m., $27.50 and $30); Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer (Sept. 25, 7 p.m., $19.50 and $25); Dan May (Sept. 30, 8 p.m., $18 and $22). To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com. There is no charge. Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.
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BARBARA LOUISE DONOHOE
THOMAS W. GALLIMORE
ANTONIO ROSADO
Barbara (“Bobbie”) Louise Donohoe, 86, passed on to her eternal, heavenly resting place on Aug. 14. She was predeceased by her parents, Wade and Grace (Robinson) Wilson; and her eldest sister, Eva Manning. Barbara is survived by her loving husband, Philip G. Donohoe of West Grove; her son, Michael Donohoe (Terri) of Landenberg; her daughter, Jane Henry (David) of Avondale; and her sister and best friend, Evelyn Santucci of Landenberg. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Joshua Whann (Amy) of Woodbridge, Va., Phillip Donohoe and Jacquilyn Donohoe of Landenberg, Lauren LaMack of New York, N.Y., Sarah LaMack of Avondale, David Henry, Jr. and Benjamin Henry of Avondale. In addition, Barbara will be deeply missed by many cherished family members, nieces, nephews, Godchildren, and dear friends too numerous to count. Sharing 64 wonderful years of marriage, Barbara and Phil had a beautiful bond of an unwavering faith in God and commitment to their loved ones. Together, they founded a mushroom-growing enterprise where she served as a business partner of a successful establishment that flourished for 27 years. They then went on to operating a retail establishment serving the mushroom industry until the age of retirement. She was a graduate of Kennett High School and was a proud founding member of the Kennett High School Alumni Association. She combined her love of Christ and reading by participating in the Circle of Grace Bible Study group for many years while at her former parish, Saint Mary of the Assumption Church in Hockessin, Del. She was also a member of several other community committees and a founding member of the SAGES senior group. Barbara shared her faith and happiness with others by becoming a Eucharistic Minister and a Catechist for this Catholic ministry. She shared her love of horticulture and gardening with many. For the past 15 years, Barbara lived at Jenner’s Pond Retirement Community and was a member of the Assumption BVM Church in West Grove. A visitation with family and friends will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home (250 W. State St., Kennett Square), and again from 9 to 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at Assumption BVM Catholic Church (300 State Rd., West Grove). Her mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be in St. Patrick Cemetery in Kennett Square. In lieu of flowers please send contributions to Willow Tree Hospice, 616 E Cypress St., Kennett Square, PA 19348; or the Jenner’s Pond Benevolent Care Fund, 2000 Greenbriar Lane, West Grove, PA 19390. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www.griecocares.com.
Thomas W. Gallimore, of Kirkwood, passed away at the age of 69 on Aug. 13 after a lengthy illness. Born in Hillsville, Va., he was the son of the late Burton W. and Emily K. Gallimore. He moved to the Oxford area as a young boy and graduated from Oxford Area High School. He spent his lifelong career in the retail business, employed for many years by Totes, Isotoner, Inc., and was proprietor of Evan’s Unpainted Furniture in Quarryville for a few years. Thomas was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Oxford. His happiest times were spent on the water with family and friends, either surf fishing in Fenwick Island, snorkeling in Aruba or boating on the Chesapeake. His hobbies included collecting antiques, researching Southern Lancaster and Chester County history, woodworking, gardening, and restoring his ’55 Chevy. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Jean Watterson Gallimore, with whom he shared 46 years of marriage; beloved son, Evan T. (Kim); special granddaughter, Kaela; one brother, Terry (Christine); one sister, Linda Haney; two sisters-in-law, Judith Gallimore and Dorothy Moscardelli (Paul); several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, John. He was sincerely grateful to all the staff (nurses, doctors, receptionists) at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute in Lancaster, for their outstanding care and support which helped him through many years of treatment. He was also grateful to the staff at National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md., whose research provided him the opportunity to participate in several innovative trials and surgeries and most importantly gave him hope and the will to survive. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Aug.19 at Sacred Heart Church (203 Church Rd., Oxford), where friends and family may visit from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, 1317 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
Antonio “Gin” Rosado, 70, of Kennett Square, passed away on Aug. 16 at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa. He was the husband of Aida Bonilla Sanchez, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage. Born in Maricao, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Dolores Rosado and Eugenia Rivera. He had worked in the mushroom industry for many years. Gin enjoyed playing cards, dominoes, cooking, gardening, barbecuing, old Spanish music, and being with his family and friends, especially his grandchildren. He was a member of St. Patrick Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Miguel Rosado and his wife Lydoris of Lancaster; three daughters, Claribel Gomez and her husband Mario of West Grove, Aida Rosado and her husband Esteban Rosales of West Grove, and Lucero Rosado of Kennett Square; eight grandchildren, Jordan, Cheyla, Jonathan, Selena, Myraida, Esteban, Xavier and Zaimarie; four brothers and three sisters. A funeral was held Aug. 22. Burial was in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kennett Square. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 150 Monument Road, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.
WENDY LEE DOLACK Wendy Lee Dolack, 56, of Nottingham, passed away on Aug. 10 at her home. Born in Chester, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Donald Earl and Elizabeth Rhodes Lawson. She was the wife of Richard A. Dolack, Jr., with whom she shared 28 years of marriage. Wendy enjoyed watching television, playing bingo and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband; one son, Donald Dolack, at home; three sisters, Donna Jean Lawson of Reading, Sandra Bates of Nottingham, and Cheryl Amey of Cochranville; and nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 24 at New London United Methodist Church (1010 State Rd., West Grove). Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
Aug. 27 Buffet breakfast The Oxford United Methodist Church (18 Addison St., Oxford) hosts its monthly community buffet breakfast on Aug. 27 from 7 to 10 a.m. The menu includes buttermilk pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, fruit, sausage and bacon, roasted potatoes, dried beef gravy and breads. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for ages 3 to 10. Call 610-9329698 for more information. Sept. 15 Bus trip to prayer rally Franklin Graham will hold a prayer rally in Harrisburg at Capitol Soldiers & Sailors Grove on Sept. 15, and Kemblesville United Methodist Church in Landenberg is arranging a coach bus to go to the rally. Tickets are $16 each. The bus will leave the church at about 9 a.m. for the noon event, returning immediately following the rally. For details and registration (before Sept. 2), call Jane at 302-547-5522. Sept. 17 Food tasting event Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Oxford will host a food tasting event on Sept. 17. There will also be crafters and vendors, as well as live music. The event opens at 1:30 p.m. at the Oxford Area High School (705 Waterway Rd., Oxford). Food sampling begins at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for ages 4 to 10. Call 610932-9256 for tickets. Proceeds
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MARY SUTTHOFF MCLEOD Mary Sutthoff McLeod, 65, of Oxford, passed away on Aug. 11 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. Born in Louisville, Ky., she was the daughter of the late L. Patrick and Lucille Conway Sutthoff. She was the wife of Jim McLeod, with whom she shared 42 years of marriage. Mary graduated from McNicholas High School in Cincinnati in 1969, and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton in 1973. Since moving to Oxford in 1974, Mary had been an active volunteer throughout the community. She gave her time to groups such as the Oxford Home & School Association (PTO), Neighborhood Services Center, Lighthouse Youth Center, and the Oxford Area Senior Center, to name a few. In 2012, Mary was a recipient of an Oxford Mayor Citizen’s Award. She was also a member of Sacred Heart Church and the Oxford Contemporary Club. Mary was an avid sports fan, who could often be found cheering on the Oxford Hornets sports teams and the University of Dayton Flyers. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and friends at their summer cottage on the Elk River. She is survived by her husband, one son, Christopher McLeod (Jennifer) of Phoenixville; one daughter, Shelley Meadowcroft (B.J.) of Oxford; four grandchildren, Paige McLeod, Finn McLeod, Zoey McLeod and Lucy Meadowcroft; one brother, John Sutthoff of Sarasota, Fla.; one sister, Patty Gilb of Cincinnati, Ohio; six nieces and nephews; and many close friends. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Sept. 10 at Sacred Heart Church (203 Church Rd., Oxford), where friends and family may visit from 9 to 11 am. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Mary S. McLeod Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Fulton Bank, 300 Commons Dr., Oxford, PA 19363. The scholarship will be awarded to a senior graduating from Oxford Area High School. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.
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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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-635 Writ of Execution No. 2016-00772 DEBT $527,571.52 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, hereditaments and appurtenances, situate in the Township of Kennett, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan “Pennfield” prepared by Regester Associates, Inc., dated 4/26/1999 last revised 10/6/1999 and recorded as Plan No. 15213 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Pennfield Drive, a corner of Lot No. 7 as shown on said Plan, thence extending along said side of Pennfield Drive along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 250 feet the arc distance of 87.76 feet to a point on tangent and corner of Lot No. 9 on said Plan; thence extending along said side of Lot No. 9 north 73 degrees 38 minutes 36 seconds east 404.66 feet crossing limit of restricted open space to a point and corner of lands now or late of Open Space at Smithridge at Kennett; thence extending along same south 5 degrees 0 minutes 0 seconds east 227.78 feet to a point and corner of Lot No. 7 on said Plan; thence extending along said side of Lot No. 7 north 86 degrees 14 minutes 36 seconds west re-crossing said limit of restricted open space 399.41 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. CONTAINING 1.426 acres more or less. BEING Lot No. 8 on said Plan. BEING Parcel # 62-006-0031.0800 ALSO known as 103 Pennfield Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 BEING the same premises which Windsor Homes, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, doing business, as Barone Homes, a Corporation by Deed dated March 26, 2004 and recorded April 8, 2004 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania in Deed Book 6115 Page 387, conveyed and granted unto Ronald W. Simonetti and Jennifer B. Simonetti, husband and wife, as tenants by entirety. PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-5 c/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC VS DEFENDANT: JENNIFER B. SIMONETTI and RONALD W. SIMONETTI SALE ADDRESS: 103 Pennfield Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: JESSICA N. MANIS, ESQ., 215-572-8111 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-637 Writ of Execution No. 2012-10598 DEBT $123,880.96
PROPERTY situate in the Parkesburg Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 8-5-83 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. s/b/m Chase Home Finance, LLC VS DEFENDANT: STANLEY R. PITNER and GIZELLA H. PITNER SALE ADDRESS: 524 West 1st Avenue, Parkesburg, PA 19365-1206 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-641 Writ of Execution No. 2016-01864 DEBT $465,945.23
6.33 feet to a point; (6) north 33 degrees 34 minutes 32 seconds west 4.33 feet to a point; and (7) south 56 degrees 25 minutes 28 seconds west 12.00 feet to a point; thence extending north 33 degrees 34 minutes 32 seconds west long Lot #95,the distance of 26.00 feet to a point, a corner of Limited Common Area; thence extending along the same the 4 following courses and distances: (1) north 56 degrees 25 minutes 28 seconds west 30.00 feet to a point; (2) south 33 degrees 34 minutes 32 seconds east 16.33 feet to a point; (3) north 56 degrees 25 minutes 28 seconds east 12.00 feet to a point and (4) south 33º 34 minutes 32 seconds east 26.00 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. BEING Unit #94 as shown on said Plan. CONTAINING 1,288 square feet of land be the same more or less. BEING Tax UPI #62-5-343. TOGETHER with an easement for exclusive use over the respective areas shown as Limited Common Area and as driveway space on the Plan made by Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc., aforesaid. AND by the Deed, the premises are submitted to the terms and conditions of the amended and restated Declaration of Restrictions, Covenants and Easements for Balmoral Homeowners Maintenance Corporation as set forth in Record Book 2165, Page 305, and any subsequent amendments thereto. BEING the same premises which Robert L. Duke, IV and Terri Graybill, by Deed dated March 31, 2013, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in Record Book 5636, Page 371, granted and conveyed unto John J. Danko, Jr., in fee. PLAINTIFF: Balmoral Homeowners Maintenance Corporation VS DEFENDANT: JOHN DANKO, JR. SALE ADDRESS: 805 MacDuff Court, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
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IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. PLAINTIFF: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company VS DEFENDANT: JESUS BERTHA RODRIGUEZ SALE ADDRESS: 1185 Newark Road, Toughkenamon, PA 19374 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 sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-649 Writ of Execution No. 2015-11677 DEBT $3,520.77 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, consisting of a residence, situate in Kennett Township, Chester County Pennsylvania bounded and described according to a plan of lots 94-96 final subdivision of Balmoral, made by Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc., Bel Air, MD, dated 8/7/1991, last revised 10/2/1991 and recorded on12/17/1991, as Plan #11474, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an interior point from the northwesterly side of MacDuff Court, a corner of Limited Common Area; vents extending along same the 7 following courses and distances: (1) south 56 degrees 25 minutes 28 seconds west, 12.33 feet to a point; (2) north 33 degrees 34 minutes 32 seconds west 2.33 feet to a point; (3) south 56 degrees 25 minutes 28 seconds west 11.67 feet to a point; (4) north 33 degrees 34 minutes 32 seconds west 9.67 feet to a point; (5) south 56 degrees 25 minutes 28 seconds west
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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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-650 Writ of Execution No. 2016-02183 DEBT $471,053.77 PROPERTY situate in the New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 60-5-15.17 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Bear Stearns Arm Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-2 VS DEFENDANT: DONALD L. JONES and SONYA JONES SALE ADDRESS: 104 Lavender Hill Lane, Landenberg, PA 19350-1390 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-24-3t
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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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-653 Writ of Execution No. 2015-05449 DEBT $224,674.21 PROPERTY situate in London Grove Township TAX Parcel #59-04-0039
SALE NO. 16-9-652 Writ of Execution No. 2013-03518 DEBT $475,549.65 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of New Garden, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to Plan of Hartefeld Sections F, H, I & J, made by Hillcrest Associates, Inc., Hockessin, DE, dated 7/6/1999, last 2/2/2001 and recorded on 2/13/2002, in Plan No. 15667, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Shinnecock Hill (50 feet), the southeast corner of Lot No. 668 and the northeast corner of the about to be described; thence along said Shinnecock Hill the 2 following courses and distances: (1) on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 488.66 feet, the arc distance of 128.68 feet to a point and (2) on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 125.00 feet; crossing a 20 feet wide storm sewer easement, 15.03 feet to a point, a corner of Lot #666; thence along Lot #666, north 18 degrees 47 minutes 49 seconds west, passing through the 20 foot wide sewer easement, 196.59 feet to a point in line of Open Space; thence along same, the following 2 courses and distances: (1) north 51 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds east, passing through said storm easement, 14.68 feet to a point and, (2) north 27 degrees 18 minutes 48 seconds east, passing through said storm easement 49.46 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 668; thence along Lot #668, south 41 degrees 54 minutes 57 seconds east, passing through the aforementioned storm easement, 160.08 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. BEING Lot No. 667 on said Plan. BEING the same premises which EHC VENTURE, INC., a De Corporation, by Deed dated 09/30/2005 and recorded 10/05/2005 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 6642, Page 503, granted and conveyed unto Cindy Bhan a/k/a Cindy D. Bhan and Ajay Bhan, husband and wife. BEING known as: 150 Shinnecock Hill, Avondale, PA 19311
IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. PLAINTIFF: M&T Bank VS DEFENDANT: ELEUTERIO BERNAL FLORES SALE ADDRESS: 13 Nova Lane, West Grove, PA 19390 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 sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-661 Writ of Execution No. 2015-00517 DEBT $271,224.88 ALL THAT CERTAIN parcel of ground, situate in the Township of Sadsbury, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being shown as described on a “Foundation As-Built Plan” for Sadsbury Associates, Buidling Unit F, drawing number 2002219u31, dated November 15, 2002, last revised January 6, 2003, prepared by Wilkinson Associates, Surveying/Engineering and recorded in Plan File Number 16510 as follows to wit:
Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-664 Writ of Execution No. 2016-00542 DEBT $171,824.36 PROPERTY situate in Township of New Garden TAX Parcel #60-3C-7 IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. PLAINTIFF: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company VS DEFENDANT: CATHERINE WARREN SALE ADDRESS: 170 Pine Street, Toughkenamon, PA 19374 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 sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 16-9-675 Writ of Execution No. 2016-02511 DEBT $226,656.81 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of Franklin, County of Chester, and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit;
PARCEL No.: 60-4-177 IMPROVEMENTS: residential property. PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: CINDY BHAN a/k/a CINDY D. BHAN and AJAY BHAN SALE ADDRESS: 150 Shinnecock Hill, Avondale, PA 19311 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS, KIRN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 215942-2090 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, October 17, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless
BEING Unit 32, Building Unit F, Sadsbury Village. TITLE to said premises vested in Ronald H. Hawkins, unmarried by Deed from NVR, Inc., a Virginia Corporation, trading as Ryan Homes dated April 15, 2003 and recorded June 1, 2003 in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Book 5818, Page 1250. PLAINTIFF: CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, a Limited Liability Company VS DEFENDANT: RONALD H. HAWKINS SALE ADDRESS: 509 Green Hill Road, Parkesburg, PA 19365 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ROBERT W. WILLIAMS, ESQ., 856-482-1400 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-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 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, September 15, 2016 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
TAX I.D. #: 72-5-17.4 PLAINTIFF: UMB Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as legal title trustee of MART Legal Title Trust 2015-NPL1 VS DEFENDANT: MICHAEL S. LINDSAY SALE ADDRESS: 45 Parsons Road, Landenberg, Pennsylvania 19350 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., 215790-1010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 8p-24-3t
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The Borough of Oxford has a job opening in the Codes Office for an Administrative Assistant. The position is part-time, 30 hours a week, Monday through Friday at the Borough Hall, 401 Market Street, Oxford, PA. The ideal candidate should have experience working for a municipality or working with the public. The job includes, but is not limited to, supporting the Codes Enforcement Officer by answering phone, making appointments, assisting with permit applications, and answering routine questions. Must be willing to learn Oxford Borough Codes, International Property Maintenance Code, Uniform Construction Code, and be able to answer routine questions. Must be computer literate and able to work with Excel, Microsoft Word and other software and programs required for reporting to the state and local governments. The ability to speak Spanish would be a plus. Salary is dependent upon experience. Applications will be accepted until August 31, 2016.
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Members exhibit at the Oxford Arts Alliance By John Chambless Staff Writer
‘Enchanted Evening’ by Kyle Whary.
heyday, with all of its additions in place. He also gets a nice texture of fish skin and lily pads in “Double Trouble.” There’s a table full of imaginative jewelry by Cheryl Gross using vintage parts combined in new ways, and Ki Crittenden’s masterful painted and pierced ceramic vessel lights are wonderful, as always. Reenie Chase’s oil of overlapping sheep, “Traffic Jam,” is warm-toned and cute. Karen Delaney’s steel sculpture, “Cool Edge Tower,” is an intriguing, weatheredlooking piece that manages to combine the look of a cliff face and industrial ruins. Kyle Whary’s “Enchanted Evening” makes the most of a Dom Perignon bottle and glasses full of champagne on a monumental scale. Jennifer Lex Wojnar shows two fine acrylics on wood panels -“Nightscape” is a shadowy, emerald green tree, field and mountains; and “Autumn Joy Sedum” is a ruddy, energetic abstract. Both are distinctive and well crafted.
‘Double Trouble’ by Martin May.
‘Key To My Heart’ by Lele Galer.
You’ll get a wide-reaching introduction to members of the Oxford Arts Alliance and Artist Connection at the Members’ Show that opened last weekend at the Arts Alliance. The work ranges
from first-time exhibitors to work by established, professional artists. In the welcoming spirit of the Arts Alliance, everybody gets a spotlight. Martin May’s pen-and-ink works are very well done. His huge “Red Rose Inn” captures the landmark in its modern
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Paula Graham’s acrylic of sea life in an indigo ocean, “Deep Sea Diva,” is fun; and Lele Galer shows one of her bristling steel sculptures, “Key To My Heart,” that makes evocative use of its jagged steel. There’s a large charcoal drawing by John Sauers, titled “Nocturne,” that suggests all sorts of romantic scenarios with admirable subtlety. It has a timeless quality that’s very interesting. The exhibit continues through Sept. 9, so stop in and see the breadth of creativity in the region’s artists. It’s a great way to kick off the fall art season. The Members’ Show continues through Sept. 9 at the Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford). Hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.OxfordArt.org for more information. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty. com.
‘Cool Edge Tower’ by Karen Delaney.
‘In To The Wood’ by Ki Crittenden.
‘Traffic Jam’ by Reenie Chase.
‘Nightscape’ by Jennifer Lex Wojnar.
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SARAH CHALFONT KIRKPATRICK Sarah (Sally) Chalfont Kirkpatrick passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of Aug. 14. She was born in 1924 in West Grove, and lived with her parents on a working farm near Kennett Square. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Edith Chalfont; her husband, William B. Kirkpatrick; and cousins, Chandler Irwin and Andrew P. Irwin. She is survived by her three stepchildren, William M. Kirkpatrick, Neil N. Kirkpatrick, and Ellen Kirkpatrick Bertram; five grandchildren, William B. Kirkpatrick, Karena Kirkpatrick Weil, Courtney Kirkpatrick Perry, Alexander Kirkpatrick Bertram, and Lauren Bertram Chrzanowski; two great-grandchildren, Norah Elizabeth Bertram and Kai Patrick Bertram; and two cousins, Robert Irwin and Anna Irwin Hicks. She was a longtime member of the Avondale Presbyterian Church. She was an airline stewardess for Delta Airlines in her early years and later became a real estate agent for a span of 50 years with Century 21. She was a member of the Rotary Club and The Newcomers Club. She enjoyed traveling and playing bridge. She also enjoyed sailing with her husband. A memorial service will be held at The Avondale Presbyterian Church in Avondale on Sept. 30 at 11 a.m., with lunch to follow at the church. She will be buried with her parents at the Unionville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity.
MARY MADELINE GREER Mary Madeline Greer, 84, of Avondale, passed away on Aug. 15 at her residence. She was the wife of James W. Greer, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Lansing, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Martha E. Powers Blevins. She was a food service manager at Mary D. Lang school in Kennett Square, retiring in 1997 after 18 years of service. She was a member of the New London Baptist Church in Kelton.
She previously sang in the church choir, was a Sunday school teacher, and worked in the church nursery. Madeline enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening, sewing, doing Word Search puzzles, and being with her family and friends. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, James W. Greer, Jr. and his wife of Dorothy of Oxford; five daughters, Janet Barker and her fiancé John R. Porter of Landenberg, Joyce Rivera and her husband Roberto of Oxford, Jenny Taylor and her fiancé Bob Stoker of Avondale, Janice Perry and her husband Joseph of Avondale, and Julie Taylor and her husband Douglas of Kennett Square; one brother, Lonnie Blevins of Beloit, Ill.; two sisters, Zelma Miller of Woodbridge, Va., and Annabelle Damewood of Roanoke, Va.; 18 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by one daughter, Mary Lou Greer; two brothers, James Blevins and Ray Blevins; and two sisters, Yvonne Steed and Melissa Hale. A visitation with family and friends will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 20 at the New London Baptist Church (226 Pennocks Bridge Road, West Grove). Her funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square. In memory of Madeline, a contribution may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.
HELEN BAYLIS
Helen Baylis, 88, of North East, Md., passed away on Aug. 18 at Christiana Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond B. Baylis, Jr. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late William L., Sr., and Marie C. Campbell Ewell. She is survived by her three sons, Dennis W. Quinn (Diane) of Hampton, Va., Raymond B. Baylis III (Becca) of Peach Bottom, and Thomas M. Baylis (Faye) of Honey Brook; two daughters, Nancy P. Gamble (Thomas) of North East, Md., and Kellie Charlton (Rob) of Oxford; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Jane Broomell (Raymond) of Paoli. She was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Pennell; sister, Anne Rohrer; and brother, William L. Ewell, Jr. Funeral services were held Aug. 23. Interment was in Oxford Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
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ELIZABETH HARVEY FUTTY Elizabeth “Betty” Harvey Futty, 90, of Oxford, passed away on Aug. 20 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was the wife of Harold E. Futty, with whom she shared 69 years of marriage. Born in Kennett Square, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Lewis and Edith Wickersham Harvey. Elizabeth grew up as a farm girl in Kennett Square. She was a graduate of Kennett High School and graduated from nursing school in 1943. She was a nurse for many years. She was a secretary for her husband’s business, Harold E. Futty, Inc., from 1947 to 1979. Elizabeth was an energetic hostess, always feeding and caring for family and friends. She was an active member in the community. She enjoyed square dancing, playing card games, and especially loved traveling across the U.S. with her husband in their RV. She was an active member of the Christian Life Center in New London. Elizabeth taught Sunday school, led a junior choir and was the lead prayer warrior of a prayer team. She was a spiritual leader to many and a blessing to all she met. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Dennis Futty (Susan) of Chesapeake, Va., and Wayne Futty (Sandra) of Oxford; one daughter, Kay Kelsey (Raymond) of Tempe, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward Harvey and Harry Harvey. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Christian Life Center (125 Saginaw Rd., New London Township), where family and friends may visit from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the SHINE organization at Chester County Hospital, 701 East Marshall St., West Chester, PA 19380. The SHINE organization provides multiple services to those undergoing cancer treatments to assist with hairpieces, counseling, transportation, and other needed assistance. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
Economic development plans to be shared on Sept. 8 Historic Kennett Square, the Chester County Planning Commission, the Kennett Square borough, Kennett Township, Longwood Gardens and Genesis HealthCare will host a public forum on Sept. 8 to present an economic development strategy and implementation plan. The event will be held at the American Legion Hall on the corner of Broad and State Streets in Kennett Square, and will begin
at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will provide the public with a five- to tenyear economic vision for the community, that forecasts its long-term future development, while at the same time helps to preserve its historic, cultural and rural character. “Without a vision and a plan, future development could negatively impact Kennett Square,” said Tom Sausen Vice President of Historic Kennett
Square and Chairman of its Economic Development Task Force. “Beyond the Mushroom and craft beer festivals, Kennett Square is getting noticed as a very attractive place to live and work. Recent projects like Victory Brewing and Magnolia Place have proven the value of investment in Kennett Square. With a new level of interest from developers, Historic Kennett Square felt the need to be proactive and responsibly
direct this new attention.” The goal of the of the economic vision is to build upon Kennett’s one of a kind small town experience that includes good schools, safe streets, and a charming walkable downtown located near a network of trails, parks and nearby attractions like Longwood Gardens. The plan focuses on six areas within the Borough and Township, and represents a community vision
of the type of development many would like to see. Historic Kennett Square chose 4Ward Planning and RBA Associates to lead the study. These expert business partners have national experience in urban planning, land use development and economic development. Sausen said he was excited to share the results with the public. Development will still go through the regular planning
stages in the borough or township. The plan will ensure that “developers, the borough and the township all are on the same page relative to how our community would like to see things develop in the long term,” he said. “This study is designed to provide a vision that will identify specific opportunities, and will include action steps that could make this vision a reality,” Sausen said.
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Turning back the centuries in Chadds Ford By Phyllis Recca Fifty one years ago, citizens banded together to try to stop an electric company from installing towers running high-power lines along the Brandywine. They lost, but got the towers painted a more friendly green. Several people suggested having a gathering to commemorate the heritage of the area and newly formed friendships. Thus began the first Chadds Ford Day in 1958. The fair, which commemorates the Battle of the Brandywine, fought in 1777, included people dressed in colonial costumes, a parade down
Station Way Road led by village historian Chris Sanderson, an art exhibit (with works by Andrew Wyeth, John McCoy and Peter Hurd) and a luncheon at the Chadds Ford Hotel. The celebration returned in 1959, but then skipped a year. In 1961, there is a story of a giant Chadds Ford balloon streaming 125 feet of pennants that escaped its mooring at the battlefield during the event. The balloon was found a few days later, 10 miles away, collapsed over several trees. Over the years, the fair has highlighted a variety of events, including the opening of the Christian Sanderson Museum and
the Brandywine River Museum. There have been sheep shearings, American Indian displays, historic runs and even a visit from Pulsar the Robot, a mascot of the Pulsations Nightclub, in 1984. During the 1980s and 1990s, each fair had a theme, such as “Pigge and Pippins,” “A Bounty of Grains” and “Wayside Inns and Taverns.” This year’s Chadds Ford Days will continue the tradition of community celebration. There will be two days of live bands, colonial demonstrations, Revolutionary War reenactments, craft vendors, a colonial tavern and food vendors. 51st Chadds Ford Days Sept. 10 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and Sept. 11 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) $10 for adults, children and Historical Society members free Performing will be the Steve Liberace Band, The Sermon, Eddy McLaughlin Duo, Steppin’ Razor, and Next Wednesday. Reenactors will be the
Reenactors bring the Revolutionary War to life each year at Chadds Ford Days.
George Washington and Ben Franklin met at a past Chadds Ford Days event.
First Delaware Regiment and Second Pennsylvania Regiment. There will be 50 craft vendors, antique cars, a dog obstacle course, hayrides, food vendors and a colonial tavern, and tours of the nearby John Chads House. For more information, visit the Chadds Ford
Historical Society website at www.chaddsfordhistory. org, or call 610-388-7376. Phyllis Recca pursues philanthropic activities as president of the Phyllis Recca Foundation, a nonprofit founded by her in 2000, and serves on the board of the Chadds Ford
Antique cars are an annual attraction at the event.
Historical Society. Her first book, “Chadds Ford Then and Now,” released in 2015, was given the Preservation Award for Publication by the Heritage Commission of Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 2016. She recently released her second book, “Chadds Ford Then and Now II.”
The first Chadds Ford Days, held in 1958.
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