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KCSD superintendent plans retirement Dr. Barry Tomasetti has announced that he will retire as the superintendent of schools in January of 2020, almost ten years to the day after he started the job

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer When the Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD) launched its last search for a new superintendent—way back in 2009—the first person who interviewed for the position was Dr. Barry Tomasetti.

The search committee was

impressed by Tomasetti’s proven track record as a school district administrator—he was already more than ten years into his tenure as the superintendent of the Mifflinburg Area School District by that time. Dozens of candidates interviewed for the position of superintendent of schools in Kennett in 2009, but Tomasetti made

a lasting impression on the search committee, and eventually the school board offered him the position of superintendent of schools.

Tomasetti officially became the superintendent of KCSD schools on January 27, 2010.

At Monday night’s school board meeting, Tomasetti announced that he will retire when his current contract

expires in January of 2020.

His final day is tentatively set for January 26, 2020— almost ten years to the day after he joined the school district.

The school board approved the retirement as part of a series of personnel items— a routine piece of business at these meetings. Assistant superintendent Dr. Michael

Barber referenced a few of the personnel items that were up for approval, but purposely did not draw attention to Tomasetti’s retirement.

The school board, however, wasn’t going to let the moment pass without acknowledging Tomasetti’s significant contributions to the school district.

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Landhope Farms given a hero’s welcome in Oxford The new store opened on Jan. 9, right on schedule

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By John Chambless Staff Writer There were other places to get coffee and breakfast in Oxford on Jan. 9, but it didn’t seem that way as a large crowd gathered for the opening of the Landhope Farms store at Route 10 and Conner Road.

The new convenience store and gas station has been watched closely since June, when construction crews filled in the sloping farm field at the intersection, raised Conner Road by eight feet, installed a new traffic light, and built the new store, which hit its target opening date exactly.

At 10 a.m., local officials and Landhope representatives gathered at the front

door for a ribbon cutting, but curious drivers had been pulling into the lot all morning, trying to open the doors and being politely told the store wasn’t open quite yet. It had been that way for days, as the store appeared to be ready for business.

“Everybody involved in this project made a major effort – PennDOT, the township was fantastic, Shorn Construction, every one of the subcontractors,” said Dixon Stroud, the owner and president of Landhope Corporation.

Standing inside the store to avoid the brisk wind, Stroud pointed out the expanse of farm field across Conner Road, which Continued on Page 2A

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The ribbon is cut for the new Landhope Farms store on Jan. 9.

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The historic Middleton Homestead lay in the middle of a newly-planned development, and while it’s been a journey of emotions in an effort to save it from demolition, there are a lot of ideas at work that may better assure its survival

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Speculated to have been built in the 1700s, the Middleton Homestead now sits forlornly and completely unoccupied on a 14-acre plot at 503 Newark Road in Landenberg.

By virtue of the overgrown trees and unkept yard that encircle it, the house, garage, carriage house and Coatesville outlasts barn seem strangled by Unionville, 57-51...1B neglect, but the presence of property plot signs indicate that there is a larger force at work now that threatens

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its survival, and it’s spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S. The property and its buildings are wedged into the corners of an L-shaped, seven-lot subdivision of homes currently being developed

by Wilkinson Homes, and as the builder’s website depicts, Middleton Crossing offers new homeowners the opportunity to live in their custom-made dream home.

The planned development is marketed as being in the perfect location – close to neighboring towns and the Kennett Consolidated School District, and with

prices that range from $539,900 to $649,900, homeowners will get to choose from a series of eight sophisticated floor plans – traditional, classic or manor – that sport names like Bradbury, Waterford and Waterford Grande.

In short, it’s country living in the signature Wilkinson style, where luxury gets to buddy up against the rugged landscapes and open fields that still dominate the town. For the better part of three decades, it’s a concept that has created some of Continued on Page 3A

U-CF School District backs off right-to-know challenge

By JP Phillips Correspondent During their Dec. 3 meeting, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted to contest a recent decision by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) that allowed part of local resident Mark Stookey’s Right-To-Know information request to move forward.

During the Jan. 14 board work session, the district changed course and announced that it will not dispute the decision.

Board president Jeff Hellrung explained the board’s reversal.

“At our December meet-

ing, this board — relying on the advice of our attorney — voted to appeal an Office of Open Records decision,” Hellrung said.

“After conducting additional due diligence and prior to filing the appeal, our attorney advised us to forego the appeal and produce the requested documents.

While still believing that the district has a strong case, he did not want us to undergo a lengthy and expensive appeal process and take on the risk that our appeal could be unsuccessful.

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A West Grove landmark gets new life

By John Chambless Staff Writer Standing at the heart of West Grove, the 1873 chapel, rectory and convent formerly occupied by the Assumption B.V.M. Church are central to the borough’s identity. Richard Walkup knows that very well, and when he purchased the three buildings last year after the church relocated to a new building, he knew that any plans he made had to preserve the historic nature of

the site.

Opening the huge, oak doors of the chapel last week for a tour, Walkup beamed at the progress that’s already been made on the building he has renamed The Sanctuary at West Grove Chapel, a site for worship, wedding receptions, parties, concerts or other events. The rollout has been gradual, with a full social media push just beginning to take shape.

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still priests living in the rectory,” Walkup said. “And some nuns and priests were often staying in the convent. The chapel had been vacant about six years, and the plaster ceiling, ornate cornice and crown molding were falling down.”

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One of the first customers orders from the touchscreen menu.

Workers hang a banner letting drivers know the store is open.

Herr’s mascot Chipper was giving away free potato chips at the opening.

Coffee was free at the Oxford location on Jan. 9 and 10.

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retained the tranquility it has had for hundreds of years. Despite raising the site of the Landhope store by several feet and realigning Conner Road, Stroud was proud that the surrounding countryside view was untouched. “And I need to put up a metal bar for our Amish customers to

tie up their horses,” he said, adding that hitching posts have traditionally been part of Landhope’s parking lots.

There’s a bit of Landhope history right across Route 10, where the current Sunoco gas station and convenience store was the site of Landhope’s initial business in the area.

In June, as the project was breaking ground, Stroud had said, “It was a solid business decision

to sell some of our assets back in 1999 when we left the Oxford community.

However, we also realized that as we prepared for our new expansion, Oxford was going to be the first community we re-entered.”

The new location has high-speed diesel dispensers towards the rear of the building to serve large trucks on Route 10, with easy access to Route 1. The 6,000-square-foot store has

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a coffee and specialty beverage area, hand-dipped ice cream, a soup bar and a deli, in addition to convenience items like soda, candy and chips. Soaps and bath products from local business The Soap Bucket, and doughnuts from Wholly Grounds, are sold in the store.

Among the customers who arrived early was Claire Schorn, whose husband’s company has been working on the new building since the summer. “I’m gluten-free and dairy-free, and this is about the only convenience store I know that offers those products,” said Schorn, who has been traveling to the Unionville Landhope Farms store. She lives in Downingtown but will be stopping in Oxford,

Dixon Stroud (left), the owner and president of Landhope Corporation, with his son-in-law, Michael Bucklin, the company vice-president.

The deli was busy as the first customers ordered sandwiches.

especially for the store’s soups.

Over the past three years, Landhope Farms has been working with the township.

Stroud explained, “The process of opening a convenience store has become considerably more complicated since 1969, when the township handed me the occupancy permit two weeks after we opened.

Things have certainly changed,” he said.

The store has been in the works for three years, although the rapid construction process has been a surprise to many residents. Behind the scenes, Landhope Farms has been weaving into the Oxford community through financial support, as well as product donations to many

local charities. “If we can help, we will,” said Dennis McCartney, operations manager and a resident of Oxford. “Whether it is donating to the Oxford Women’s Club, preparing hoagies for the OAHS football team or helping stock the OAHS basketball team’s concession stand, we love to support our local communities in any way we can.”

Landhope also supports community organizations, such as the Unionville Community Fair, the Connective Festival in Oxford, Quest Therapeutic Services, Stroud Water Research, the Kennett Run, Unionville and Kennett High School sports, the Kennett High School Mini Thon, the Kennett Area Senior and more.

Chris Grove, the executive director of the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce, told the crowd at the ribbon cutting, “I just want to welcome Landhope back to the Oxford community. As a business partner, you are incredible, and we are so glad that you’re back. So, from the Oxford business community, welcome home.”

To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty.com.

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the most luxurious homes in southern Chester County and helped turn Landenberg from a sleepy rural outpost into one of the county's most desirable locations to live and raise a family.

Yet, it’s also a narrative that has accused Wilkinson Homes, fairly or unfairly, of force-feeding a modern residential imprint onto a once unblemished landscape, repeatedly, with only a deferential regard for history. While the builder has cooperated in saving some old structures around New Garden Township during the construction of its developments, some homes have been torn down.

Wilkinson Homes has not been the only one on the hot seat; those with an eye toward historic preservation in the community have accused the township’s board of supervisors of having what local historian Dr. Margaret “Peg” Jones called “an abysmal record” of saving historic homes and properties.

At the moment, the Middleton Homestead qualifies itself to take center stage in this on-going struggle between progress and preservation.

Now, all three entities – the builder, the board and the township’s Historical Commission – form a triangle of emotions, agreements and proposed legislation that will determine whether the Middleton Homestead will continue to stand as an emblem of Landenberg’s past, or be razed to the ground.

A marathon, not a sprint In short, the fate of the old home rests on a collection of ideas and crossed fingers, the process of which is more likely to be a marathon that a sprint, and the first step in what may save the historic property is coming from an unlikely source: Wilkinson Homes.

At a supervisors meeting on Dec. 18, 2017, the Historical Commission proposed that the Middleton Homestead be deeded off and sold as a separate two-acre parcel, in order to attract a buyer who could invest the time and money to maintain the historic home. In response to the Commission’s appeal, Wilkinson representative Bill Romanelli told the board that the builder would be willing to find potential solutions for saving the home. Romanelli had personally met with the Commission a month earlier, a meeting that Jones described as “very amicable,” and one meant to reach compromise, she said.

“We’re willing to talk,” Romanelli told the board at the December 2017 meeting. “I know that everyone thinks we’re here to tear down homes, but if there’s a solution that’s not going to take an extra year or two years, we will consider it.”

Soon after, Romanelli met with New Garden Township Manager Tony Scheivert and township solicitor Vince Pompo, to discuss Middleton Crossing, where they reached a cooperative agreement that stated that once the property goes on the market, there will be an 18-month window of time for it to be sold to an interested buyer. If there is no buyer in that period, Wilkinson will pursue a demolition permit from the township for the home.

Originally, the home and the entire 14-acre plot was listed for $700,000 by FoxRoach in Hockessin, but the listing was pulled in July 2018, and on Sept. 15, the property was purchased

by Middletown Crossing, LP on Sept. 15, 2018, for $550,000.

The home is expected to go on the market soon, Romanelli told the Chester County Press, and will be sold “as is,” meaning that there will be no renovation to the home’s current condition. The exact listing price for the home has yet to be set, but Romanelli said that Wilkinson representatives plan to meet with any buyer who places a bid on the home prior to purchase, in order to assure that the new homeowner will keep up the appearance of the home.

Although the home has not officially been put up for sale, Romanelli said that the home has been shown informally to several interested parties.

While the sale of the Middleton home and its two-acre lot would ultimately save a historical treasure and earn Wilkinson Homes high praise, it’s likely to be a challenging sell and require a sizable hunk of cash to renovate. The home shows the wear and tear of vacancy and age; there is cosmetic decay, mold, asbestos around its interior; it’s in dire need of an exterior paint job; and its essential heating and electrical units need upgrading.

However, the “bones” of the home showcases what remains an architectural design of historical grandeur. In a detailed study about the home and the property written by David Hawk of the township’s Historical Commission, the original two-story stone house built by James Hall sometime between 1783 and 1796 (according to tax records housed in the Chester County Archives) remains largely intact.

Developed in six periods of construction, there are two corner fireplaces on the first floor, and the original log ceiling joists in the home’s basement are still clearly visible. The home also features some original wooden floor planks, and the latticework stairway rails that lead to the second floor are in near-perfect condition.

The stone wall built during the third phase of the home’s restoration is a key feature of the kitchen, and the home is designed with 18-inch-deep windowsills.

While the home earns high marks for its country charm and sound structure, estimates on what it would cost to make the needed upgrades before it could again be occupied is anyone’s guess. Early in 2018, a local businessman kicked the tires on buying, restoring and converting the home’s spacious interior for the purposes of re-selling it for profit, but backed out when the cost estimates for renovation exceeded his budget.

“We have always viewed this house as a home that somebody would buy, put a new kitchen in, paint the living room and live in it, and bit by bit, fix things, which is what most people who live in old houses do,” Jones said.

Although the potential demolition of the home is still far off, efforts to snuff out even the thought of a tear-down are underway, in the form of proposed township legislation that lays down the rules for demolition. The Historical Commission has called on the supervisors to deny issuing a demolition permit to Wilkinson Homes, and advised them to uphold the intent of the Pennsylvania enabling law, the township’s Historic Preservation Ordinance and the township’s Comprehensive Plan for the preservation of historic resources.

Tightened regulations To put even more strength behind their request, the Commission sent the supervisors an amended section of its zoning laws last June that attempts to tighten the rules about the demolition of historic properties in the township, and sharpen the Commission’s role in assessing demolition permits.

The amended law states, in part, that “No part of a structure of a Class I or Class II historic resource shall be demolished, including the indiscriminate removal, stripping or destruction of any significant feature, in whole or in part, unless and until the applicant complies with” various requirements spelled out by the Commission.

Further, the amended ordinance enforces the need for the owners of historic properties to maintain and repair any “building, structure, site or object where such work does not require a permit and where the purpose and effect of such work is to correct any deterioration or decay of or damage to a building, structure, site or object and to restore the same to its condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, decay or damage.”

In any instance where a property owner claims that the historic resource “cannot be used or reasonably adapted, or where a permit application for demolition is based in whole or in part on financial hardship, the applicant shall submit, by affidavit, facts reasonably sufficient to support those assertions. ...The Historical Commission may further require the applicant to conduct, at the applicant’s expense, evaluations or studies as are reasonably necessary, in the opinion of the Historical Commission, to determine whether the Class I or Class II historic resource has or may have alternate uses consistent with preservation.”

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While the interior and exterior of the home shows wear and tear, its structure remains solid.

Commission will review the application, and give the applicant the opportunity to give reasons for wanting to demolish the historic property. Within 30 days, the Commission will provide its recommendations to the supervisors to accept the application, delay it or deny it.

Within 30 days of receiving the recommendation from the Commission, the board will vote either to approve the application, approve the application with changes, deny the application or defer its decision, affording a delay of demolition, for up to 90 days.

The Historical Commission developed the amended wording with Karen Marshall of the Chester County Planning Commission.

“We also looked at a lot of ordinances from the townships that surround us, under the advice of Jeannine Speirs, senior planner and project manager at the County Planning Commission,” said Historic Commission chairperson Lynn Sinclair. “When you read enough of them, you can see that the language is very similar in addressing different situations related to the demolition of historic structures.”

It’s been seven months, and the newly-drafted ordinance has yet to receive any action from the township supervisors. Scheivert told the Chester County Press that the supervisors will discuss the proposed amendment at their Jan. 22 meeting. He said that it will then be advertised, and is expected to be completed

by March 2019.

To Jones and Sinclair, that’s too long a wait, and just the latest in what they believe has been a lack of communication and transparency between the supervisors and the Historical Commission.

“It’s been frustrating to no

The historic Middleton house on Newark Road in Landenberg sits adjacent to a planned seven-lot subdivision of homes currently being developed

by Wilkinson Homes, called Middleton Crossing.

end,” Sinclair said. “I spent this past weekend going through the board’s meeting minutes, and I found absolutely nothing about the 18-month agreement [between the township and Wilkinson Homes], anywhere in it.”

Sinclair objected to the private meeting that was held between Romanelli, Scheivert and Pompo.

“Is that a violation of a sunshine law, to have three people talking about something in order to quell the public’s excitement at a supervisors meeting, to meet in private?” Sinclair asked. “There’s a hush, and nothing’s been discussed with us.”

“Why the supervisors are not more sensitive to the wishes of the community baffles me,” Jones said.

“These houses don’t belong to the person who owns the deed. They don’t belong to the Historical Commission.

They belong to all of us.

When people move to New Garden Township, in many cases, they move for the ambiance of the area, the sweeping vistas and the old houses on the hillsides.

People value that. I have even asked newcomers why they come here. They tell me, ‘Because it’s so pretty.’

“I feel that the supervisors are not reflecting the wishes of the wider community. When the planners for the most recently adopted Chester County Comprehensive Plan had a community meeting, they asked people to rank various issues in order of their priority, and ‘Preservation of Land and Old Houses’ finished in the top two or three. The community cares about this, and I feel that the supervisors don’t care.”

Jones implored the supervisors to reach out to Wilkinson Homes, in an effort to make the home more marketable, and encourage the builder to hire a realtor who specializes in selling historical homes.

An easy solution, Jones said, would be to appoint realtor Carolyn Rowland, one of the area’s preeminent sellers of older homes and a member of the Historical Commission, to sell the home.

For now, the Historic Commission is playing a waiting game on the supervisors to rule on the amended ordinance, and a guessing game as to when the 18-month clock begins, pertinent to when the Middleton house goes up for sale. Along the lines of timing, would the supervisors’ ruling on the amended ordinance be done in time to potentially save the Middleton house?

While the fate of a piece of Landenberg history rides on what some believe is merely a perfunctory commitment to preserving the home on Newark Road, the structure prepares for a harsh winter and endures the slow passage of time, with no planned renovations in sight.

“If the supervisors really cared about the public’s opinion on our local history, they would preserve a piece of our history,” Jones said.

“Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

All of us may not still be here, but our grandchildren will still be.”

Are you interested in visiting the historic Middleton home? If so, contact Bill Romanelli at Wilkinson Homes, 302-218-7239, or email Romanelli at bill@ wilkinsonhomesllc.com.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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Brandywine Conservancy moves toward preserving 569 acres

The Brandywine Conser vancy has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to be used towards the acquisition of a 569acre natural area along the Octoraro Creek in Lower Oxford and West Nottingham townships.

This area is a portion of the 952-acre Glenroy Farm property that spans Chester and Lancaster counties. The Conservancy’s ultimate goal is to work with the landowner to permanently protect the property through purchase and agricultural easements.

The $1.5 million from DCNR will be used to match an already approved $3 million multi-year grant from the Chester County Preservation Partnership Program.

Eventually the 569acre natural area will be transferred to and managed by the Oxford Area Foundation (OAF).

OAF will manage it as a passive preserve with five miles of trails mostly along the Octoraro Creek.

“When completed, this project will help create 6,739 acres of contiguous preserved lands in the Octoraro watershed,” said Ellen Ferretti, Director of the Brandywine Conservancy.

“This

exceptional land, which is predominately forested, will not only offer 2.1 miles of protected frontage along the Octoraro Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, and vital habitat to woodland flora and fauna, but will also provide public recreational opportunities in a magnificent setting for the community. We are grateful to all of our partners and to the property owners whose goal was to find a way to keep the land as it is today, forever.”

“Southern Chester County is home to some of the last bastions of agricultural and rural open space in the region,” said State Sen. Andy Dinniman. “It is crucial that we successfully seize opportunities, like this one, to preserve our open spaces and beautiful places for perpetuity. Publicprivate partnerships have been essential

to our efforts and I am thankful for the ongoing work of the Brandywine Conservancy in protecting and conserving our natural treasures for generations to come.”

The Brandywine Conservancy also assisted the landowner in applying for and securing agricultural preservation funding to preserve the 220 acres of farmland on the property. “We are always pleased to see farms of this caliber enter our program,” said Geoff Shellington, interim director of the Chester County Open Space Preservation Program.

The Brandywine Conservancy is seeking additional funds to meet the acquisition price, with a desired completion by 2021 for the remaining lands in Chester County and an additional 156 acres of farmland along the Octoraro Creek in Lancaster County.

Sarro succeeds Hannum as chairman of East Marlborough Board of Supervisors

By Chris Barber Correspondent John Sarro took the reins of the East Marlborough Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7, succeeding Richard P.S. Hannum, Jr., who held the position of chairman for the past four years. Hannum said he was honored to have served in that role.

Sarro, 55, was the vicechairman last year. He is a local businessman and a Republican.

His chairmanship was unanimously approved by the board at the beginning of the organization meeting.

Democrat Robert McKinstry, who joined the board last year, was elected to serve as vice-chairman.

Also during the organization meeting, the board established the dates and times of the meetings for the upcoming year. The East Marlborough Board of Supervisors will continue to meet at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month, except in September, when

they will meet on the second Monday in consideration of the Labor Day holiday.

During the organization meeting, McKinstry suggested holding an extra meeting each month to relieve the situation where longer single meetings often last well into the night.

There was no action on that suggestion.

Agenda items included a report by Longwood Gardens representative Chris Benevento, who said Longwood would be holding six fireworks displays in 2019: one in May, two in July, one in August and two in September.

Following a report by Mike Fuller, president of Keystone Lighting Solutions, the board also unanimously approved going forward with a plan to replace the township’s incandescent street and traffic lights with LED lights. The lights are smaller and cooler than incandescent lights, and they cost substantially less to use. They contain crystal

diodes that glow by emitting photons from the atomic structure rather than the way incandescent bulbs glow and get hot from electricity passing through a tiny metal filament inside the bulb.

Fuller said the $34,000 cost of installation and construction would be offset by the long-range savings in operations. Township Manager Laurie Prysock said later that the cost might be even less than $34,000 because most of the stop lights are already LED. Most of the township street lights and traffic signals are in the village of Unionville. Fuller said the work to replace the incandescent lights would be done in one day.

The board also took under consideration a suggestion

by McKinstry to take a look in the future at the regulations of the Historic Resources Ordinance. He said he wants it to have “more teeth.”

The next meeting of the East Marlborough supervisors is set for Feb. 4.

Book sale at Oxford Library The Oxford Public Library Company will be holding the January used book sale on the following dates: Wednesday, Jan. 23 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. is the preview evening. All books available for sale, with no bag sales.

Thursday, Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bag sales

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Saturday, January 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bag sales available.

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School board president Joseph Meola said that Tomasetti’s passion and dedication for providing the best possible education to Kennett students was on display year after year during his tenure with the district.

Several school board members thanked Tomasetti for his diligent work on behalf of the district’s students during the last decade.

In his first few years with KCSD, the district was facing significant financial challenges as a result of state-mandated increases to the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) and declining revenues that were a result of falling property values at the

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hiding information or behaving inappropriately in any way in regards to our LongRange Facilities Plan,” he continued. “I can only hope that our administration will now be able to move on from this costly and timeconsuming distraction and redirect their energy where it matters most -- our students.”

Pennsylvania’s Right-ToKnow law states that all government agency records are public information, with a few exceptions.

These exceptions are generally designed to protect confidential information, investigations, or the public should the release of data compromise safety.

The Chester County Press sat down with Stookey to better understand the concerns that led to three Right-toKnow requests concerning the Outdoor Facilities Plan.

Stookey became concerned last June when the school district’s consultant, K&S,

time. These issues were not unique to Kennett, and it was a challenging time as school districts struggled to balance their budgets. Tomasetti worked with the school board to control spending while not impacting the quality of the educational program that KCSD offers to students.

School board vice president Dominic Perigo praised Tomasetti for helping the school board make a lot of difficult decisions through the years, especially during those times.

School board member Aline Frank added that Kennett has come a long way as a school district under Tomasetti’s leadership, especially in the areas of curriculum development and student achievement.

Frank also said that Tomasetti did a good job of understanding Kennett, and became a part of the Kennett community. She noted that Kennett’s sports teams have been recognized for excellent sportsmanship on several different occasions, and that’s due, in part, to the positive culture that Tomasetti has helped establish in Kennett.

“Be proud of what you’ve done here,” Frank told Tomasetti. The audience applauded in agreement.

The excellent working relationship that the superintendent has formed with the school board members was evident as the board members expressed their gratitude and talked about how much they enjoyed working with Tomasetti. Meola joked that

he was going to spend the next year roasting Tomasetti before his retirement.

The superintendent said that he has enjoyed his time with the school district, and will continue to do so for the next year until he retires.

“Kennett is a great school district because of the teachers and the people who work in the district,” Tomasetti said. “We have a great bunch of kids and parents who are engaged.”

The superintendent added that the district has been very good for his family as well, noting that his children attended Kennett schools and really flourished in the district.

Several board members commented that they are glad that Tomasetti will be leading

the school district for one more year.

Tomasetti said that the retirement announcement is coming now because of the contractual obligation to notify the school district well in advance of a planned departure. He pledged to continue to work hard on behalf of the district’s students.

Tomasetti said, “It’s going to be business as usual for the next year. It’s not going to be a lame-duck year.”

Tomasetti previously helmed the Mifflinburg Area School District in central Pennsylvania for ten years. He also served as the Director of Elementary Education in Harrisburg’s Central Dauphin School District, which has one of the largest student popula-

tions in the state. Tomasetti’s 35-year career in education also includes a stint as a teacher in a school on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and stints as a principal of elementary schools in both the Easton Area School District and the Fort Bend Independent School District in Texas.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in instructional leadership from the University of Houston. He earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

presented an Outdoor Facilities proposal. K&S estimated that the plan, if fully implemented, would cost taxpayers an estimated $10 million over the next ten years. It included such items as artificial turf fields, new tennis courts, redesigned roadways, a new field house, an outdoor classroom and walking trails.

Over the next several months, the board made it clear that each item in the plan would be individually considered and they would incorporate all, some, or none of the items into the district’s Long-Range Plan.

Stookey did not think the information presented at public meetings was enough to justify the cost of these projects. He was also concerned that the extra wear-and-tear from facilities usage by outside groups – especially on the sports fields – was the reason for some of the priciest items.

Based on a January 2018 resident survey distributed and analyzed by the district,

roughly half of respondents thought that the current outdoor facilities were adequate. It also showed that outside groups accounted for 66 percent of the usage on fields deemed “overused.”

Over the next few months, Stookey filed three Rightto-Know requests related to the outdoor facilities project.

According to Stookey, the district provided a small part of one request, fully denied another request, and did not respond to the third. Stookey subsequently filed three appeals with the Office of Open Records. Eventually, it took five months from his initial request, but he is satisfied that the district provided most records.

He claimed he has not received all records listed in his other two requests.

“The project is the big thing that got me going,” Stookey said, referring to the Outdoor Facilities Plan.

“I was worried about $10 million without justification. We’ve made huge progress by making people take a much

harder look at the project, and it’s down to much more reasonable levels. There’re still questions about what it really ought to be, but the whole freight train has been slowed down and we are in a much, much better place.

But in the process of doing this and trying to understand the project, what I found was a very unacceptable situation in the district’s implementation of the Right-To-Know law. And frankly, that’s something that needs to be changed.

“One thing they could do is communicate better if something does become too difficult; they don’t do that.

Secondly, they need to organize their records in a way that they can be accessed.”

The d i s t r i c t ’s Communications Coordinator, Christa Fasio, explained some of the district’s challenges in an email.

She said Stookey submitted a total of seven requests since July 2018. All totaled, these requests had 169 questions to be answered. In

response, the district provided approximately 25,000 pages to Stookey.

Fasio also said the district made great efforts to communicate and meet with Stookey to no avail.

District superintendent John Sanville extended invitations for Stookey to meet, both via email and at public meetings. Hellrung has met with Stookey once and offered to meet regularly to keep him apprised of school district business.

Stookey said that, based on documents he has seen, there are outside for-profit groups that do not always pay to use school district facilities.

It also does not appear that all non-profit groups make donations. He feels that the district policy regarding charging outside groups, policy 707, should be either changed or followed.

The district’s statement said that in the fall of 2018, the policy and fee schedule were reviewed and they determined it was not followed as written. “While

it is well-documented that we have collected tens of thousands of dollars in usage and impact fees from outside groups – far exceeding any charges incurred – our financial systems are not equipped to implement 707AG as currently composed,” the statement read. “Administration recommends a full revision of 707AG (facility use schedule) for both ease of use and record keeping.”

In the meantime, Stookey soldiers on. He said he has spent countless hours and more than $10,000 in legal fees to pursue his RTK requests.

He felt it was his civic responsibility to ask questions.

“This is exactly why we have a Right-To-Know law,” he said. “This is the exact reason why they [district administration] need to produce these records. This is our money. They have no right to say that you can’t see the way your money is spent.”

To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.

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has become a stage, the pews have been removed, and the floor redone so that the site is ideal for parties of up to 150 people. But Walkup has big plans that go well beyond simply renting the space.

“The pews were removed so we could re-do the floor, but we’re making them portable to use if you have a seated event like a religious service, movie or concert,” he said. “When the church was de-commissioned, the stained glass windows were taken out, so I put in all new insulated windows.”

Above the soaring windows are rounded panels with applied film that look just like stained glass. The windows feature historical organizations that are near to Walkup’s heart.

“I’ve lived in Chester County all my life,” he said.

“I love West Grove – it’s a little gem. And I love historic architecture.”

Walkup lives at Broad Run Farm in Marshalton, a 1700s home that he has carefully updated. He is the president and owner of Forest Manor Property Group, which specializes in real estate and multi-family housing in the county. He’s also the chairman of the Radnor Hunt Horse Trials, and a proud member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution, with roots that go back to the founding of the nation.

But the West Grove Chapel project is near and dear to his heart. “This building had some significant maintenance issues,

and it was expensive to keep up. It was a financial liability for the Archdiocese,” he explained. “The roof had failed and all the plaster was damaged. All the pews were covered with plaster and paint. It was just a mess, but the building’s bones were good.”

With his construction resources, turning the chapel into a showplace meant putting on a new roof, painting, re-plastering and adding air conditioning, but he left the original pendant lighting as a nod to the building’s past. The electrical and heating systems had been upgraded not too long before he bought the chapel, so they’re in good working condition. And he left the rows of pews in the small balcony.

The West Grove Chapel is an upscale alternative to the rental facilities in the region – VFWs and fire halls, as well as a couple of remaining country clubs. The building can be turned into whatever a client wants, and Walkup said the community has embraced it as a site for quinceañera parties for young girls. “I like to think we’re going to be serving the local community better,” he said. “We’re planning date nights. I’m thinking about Thursday night dinner-and-a-movie events. We could have a local restaurant cater,” he said, mentioning the nearby Twelves and Brothers Pizza, but there is also space out back for a food truck, right by the former kitchen.

There’s plenty of public parking in the municipal lot, a block or so away.

The West Grove Borough Council has been behind the

Photos by John Chambless

The rectory building has many intact architectural details from the 1800s.

The exterior of the 1873 chapel remains unchanged.

Richard Walkup has renovated the West Grove Chapel and has big plans for the buildings on either side of it as well.

This ceiling fresco from the former Catholic church was carefully preserved.

The West Grove Chapel can be set up in any number of ways for parties or special events.

renovation from the start.

“They held a meeting here when the space was first ready to go,” Walkup said.

“The borough has been very helpful. Borough manager Greg McCummings loves the project.”

The former convent attached to one side of the chapel is an ideal overnight accommodation for outof-town wedding guests, Walkup said, or a place to prepare the wedding party.

The building has bedrooms and bathrooms on each

tory is a shady, open lot that Walkup is eyeing as a site for outdoor weddings or receptions, possibly with an archway for the bride and groom to take photos in.

“The steeple restoration was an exciting project,” Walkup said, pointing to the highest point in West Grove. “A year ago, it was rusted and falling apart. The original bell is still in there, and one of my priorities was to get it working. I got distracted by other stuff, but that will definitely happen.

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floor, and the furnishing process is underway.

The former rectory, a brick Victorian building on the other side of the chapel, is being turned into a bed and breakfast, with bedrooms that will be themed – fox hunting, or Longwood, or the Wyeths, Walkup said.

The dark oak banisters and trim, the pocket doors and 1800s fireplaces have been carefully preserved.

One parlor has pressed-tin walls that are in perfect condition. Beside the rec-

“Everybody’s been so supportive,” he added.

“People just love it.

Neighbors stop by to see what we’re doing. We can’t wait.”

For more information about the The Sanctuary at West Grove Chapel (107 W. Evergreen St., West Grove), visit www.facebook.com/ westgroveevents.

To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty.com.

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Opinion Opinion

Editorial

Mason is a maestro Democrats need to return to the days of of small, efficient fighting harder for those who need help government Letter to the Editor:

Earlier this month, Curtis Mason was elected to serve as the chairman of the Penn Township Board of Supervisors.

Mason has had a leading role in the township for more than 20 years, serving as the chairman of the board of supervisors during a time when the township has evolved into one of the best-managed municipalities in the entire region.

During the last two decades, Penn Township developed into a hub for commercial and retail activity, providing a strong tax base for the Avon Grove School District. It is the home to several health care facilities and age-restricted communities, increasing the quality of life for southern Chester County residents who are interested in aging in place rather than fleeing for warmer climates. The health care facilities and agerestricted communities broaden the tax base while not adding students to the local school district, another plus when it comes to keeping taxes in check.

Mason and the other supervisors who have served Penn Township in the last two decades also get credit for running a small, efficient government that operates with an eye on the bottom line. The supervisors have kept expenditures to a minimum, maintaining only a small staff to handle the responsibilities that Penn Township has. Developers have been held accountable when it comes to making the necessary improvements to roads, extending public sewer lines or expanding the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant when it was still owned by the township.

The township took the step of buying and expanding the wastewater treatment plant when it was absolutely necessary to allow for growth in the commercial corridor, but then the wastewater system was sold when it was going to become a financial burden to taxpayers.

The township purchased the Red Rose Inn, preserving an important part of the township’s history, but also paving the way for much-needed improvements to the intersection next to the inn—by far the busiest intersection in the township.

Mason has been a maestro of small, efficient government. He has, for more than 20 years, lived and breathed Penn Township business, dedicating untold thousands of hours of his time to the work that needed to be done. As a result of that work, Penn Township serves as a model for how municipalities can, and should, operate.

President Trump’s efforts to strengthen border security should be upheld Letter to the editor: The recent incident of a police officer being gunned down, and his family being forever changed because of legal loopholes allowing illegal immigrants with criminal records to remain in the U.S., shows why President Trump’s efforts to strengthen border security should be upheld.

If President Trump’s stance on illegal immigration is not upheld by all sides of the political aisle, incidents of this nature, as with many more illegals entering the U.S. and billions of dollars in added costs to all taxpayers, will likely follow for many decades to come.

Howard Gensel Kirkwood, PA

Here is the big problem for Democrats: The Republicans are correct when they say that we have not had a new idea for the past 50 years.

They are also right when they say that we have had no real national platform or agenda that we stand for.

I’m not the smartest guy in the world, but at least I have a platform and agenda that I stand for.

I want the federal government to do more and spend

more to help our citizens who are poor, near-poor, lowermiddle-class, and middle-class as they struggle to survive and pay their bills. I want the national Democratic Party to be the way it was in the 1960s, when we cared more about all of these people and fought harder to make life better for them.

The problem with the national Democrats is that they have offered no way to pay for anything that would help to make life better for us.

So, we are stuck, and have been spinning our wheels for

the past 50 years, doing virtually nothing to help anyone.

It’s no wonder why people are sick and tired of us. We haven’t offered anything new or different. I’m sick and tired of us.

The only way to get the revenue to actually do something to help Americans is something that national Democrats won’t advocate. So I will.

Donald Trump proposed it in 1999. Look it up.

The only way to get the revenue to fund my platform and agenda is to pass a National Wealth Tax. If you want to

play “Robin Hood” (as I do) you have to tax wealth because that’s where the big bucks are.

So, I advocate for the passage of a National Wealth Tax of 10 percent on all individuals with a net-wealth and net-worth of $10 million and higher. This will affect less than 1 percent of our population.

If we want to have a Canadian-style national health insurance program which will help everyone except the very rich, this is the only way to come up with the money for it.

Stewart B. Epstein

Spoiler alert: Democrats mostly agree on big policy issues

By Mike McGann I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines suggesting that Democrats are deeply divided and likely to implode over internal disputes on everything from health care to the cost of college.

There are times when the national media seems to need to draw a false equivalence between the normal battle of ideas in the Democratic Party and the French Revolutionlike chaos of the current Republican Party.

The idea of a divided Democratic Party is -- so as not to offend the delicate ears of some fragile commentators -- horsehockey.

To accurately describe the condition of the two parties, let’s imagine two highways, a Democratic Highway and a Republican Highway. On the Democratic Highway, all the cars are headed largely in the same direction. Some might be creeping along in the slow lane, with an abundance of caution, while others have the pedal to the metal in the fast lane. But they’re all headed in the same direction.

Meanwhile, on the Republican Highway, we see cars going in all sorts

of directions, some spinning out of control, others driving directly into oncoming traffic. And there’s a giant toll booth with Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham and other conservative pundits forcing cars to turn around and head directly back into oncoming traffic. In the distance, it appears a bridge is out — a shiny, Trump-branded bridge — with no warning signs for motorists.

Sound extreme? I don’t think so. Let’s talk about the “big” internal disputes on policy within the Democratic Party.

On Health Care: Every last one of us wants it for every American at a reasonable and affordable price. Sure, we don’t all agree how to get there, with ideas ranging from a mild revamp and upgrade of the Affordable Care Act (the folks in the above mentioned “slow lane”), to Medicare-55 “the middle lane folks,” and lastly, Medicare For All, the folks in the “fast lane.”

Let’s contrast that with our friends across the aisle. You might have seen the dozens and dozens of votes in Congress to wipe out the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare),

including its protections for pre-existing conditions.

They’ve already taken out the mandate and gutted subsidies.

Those aren’t opinions, they are on-the-record facts.

Now, though, finding that Americans actually like the ACA, some Republicans are back-pedaling, claiming to want to preserve the popular stuff, while at the same time supporting a lawsuit – spoiler alert -- that would take away all of those popular provisions. Despite having nearly a decade to figure out an alternative, there’s nothing like a consensus on replacing the ACA in the Republican Party, beyond “Obamacare bad.”

We could repeat the same argument on a dozen other issues – from the insane costs of college, to global warming, to income inequity, border Security (you won’t find a single Democrat who supports babies in cages, as an example). But all of us want secure, modern borders instead of wasting taxpayer money on a 12th-century solution).

So, while the narrative of the pundit class might suggest real division (I get

it. Everyone getting along is boring, it doesn’t drive TV ratings or clicks), we Democrats all pretty much want the same things. We may, in our usual unruly and small-d democratic way, disagree exactly how to get there or how quickly, and will have a robust and healthy debate on it.

But make no mistake: whether you feel more affinity to Conor Lamb or Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (or fall somewhere between, as most of us do), we all want to move in one direction: Forward into a future with better, affordable health care, affordable college, real jobs (not today’s Starbucks Economy), equal rights and opportunity regardless of gender, sexual orientation, creed, or ethnic background, full accountability, and responsible, grown-up leadership.

That’s a future we can all get behind.

Mike McGann, a resident of Pocopson, is a longtime journalist and editor who decided late last year to return to politics. He is currently running for Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans Court of Chester County.

Mushroom industry could benefit from bipartisan efforts on immigration Letter to the Editor: U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houllahan, who represents the 6th Congressional District, believes the administration’s steps to address illegal immigration starting with border security resulting in “this shutdown” is a “manufactured crisis.”

When 44 Mexican drug cartel members were arrested with headquarters in East Marlborough Township within close proximity the Unionville schools, history within the 6th District begs

to differ. Parroting talking points is not only intellectually dishonest, but also lazy.

Before making policy pronouncements based on “go along to get along” party endearment motives, maybe Rep. Houlahan should conduct an immigration town hall and listen.

Immigration issues were flecklessly addressed by her predecessor, so this is an opportunity for leadership. The mushroom industry could use a bipartisan champion that will improve the living standards of guest

workers while protecting the value of their labor.

Producers can be aided with less regulation that removes contingent liabilities and cost associated with the adherence to bureaucratic red tape when hiring a temporary workforce on a perpetual basis. A healthy mushroom industry that is not operating in fear on several levels is regionally beneficial to the 6th District.

The bipartisan Secure Fence Act of 2006 anticipated many miles of physical barriers than exist currently. Rep.

Houlahan has positioned herself as more enlightened than past lawmakers by saying “there are more efficient and more cost-effective ways to securing our borders then by building a costly southern border wall.” Not understanding the history of the 6th District and previous legislation leaves one to wonder if Rep. Houlahan’s pursuit of good intentions and party favor at the peril of sound public policy will hurt those living in the 6th District.

Glenn L. Best

Dinniman bill takes aim at robocalls Pennsylvanians received nearly 160 million robocalls last month

I will do everything in my power to publish relevant, involved papers which will be a positive force in Chester County. ~ Irvin Lieberman on the day in 1970 when he became the publisher of this newspaper.

Following reports that Americans received 48 billion robocalls last year, state Senator Andy Dinniman is introducing legislation to target the practice.

“I know that for many residents, myself included, sometimes it seems like all 48 billion calls came to their own homes,” Dinniman said.

“These automated phone calls basically bombard you to the point of harassment. And some even employ legally questionable practices and serve as a haven for scammers targeting the elderly.”

Dinniman said he is drafting legislation that will target and rein in robocalls by: Allowing consumers to

permanently sign up to the “Do-Not-Call” list without requiring them to re-register every five years.

Prohibiting telemarketing robocalls on legal holidays.

Requiring telemarketers to set up procedures to allow residents to immediately opt out of calls via automated procedures at the beginning of the call. If a robocall is left on voicemail, telemarketers must provide a call-back number and way to opt out.

Working to crack down on spoofing, in which telemarketers use equipment to mimic local numbers or even the recipient’s own number to make distant calls display as local numbers on caller ID.

Dinniman said he will also work with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office to find new and innovative ways to crack down on robocalls and enforce existing legislation. He also said he plans to lobby for stronger Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fines and penalties for illegal robocalls and violations.

According to YouMail, a robocall management company that tracks the volume of calls, robocalling surged 60 percent in the U.S. last year. In December 2018 alone, Pennsylvanians received an estimated nearly 160 million robocalls – that translates to 60 calls per second and about 10 calls per person. Scams make

up an estimated 40 percent of those calls, according to YouMail.

“The fact that consumers pay for telephone service only to have it co-opted by aggressive telemarketers, shady sales pitches, and scammers is reprehensible,” Dinniman said.

“The massive influx and skyrocketing growth of robocalls calls for stronger measures, effective enforcement, new authentication and blocking technologies, and better procedures to stop unwanted calls and hold illegal callers and scammers accountable.”

“We have a right to live our own lives in our own homes without annoying outside intrusions,” he added.

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Allaband named New Garden board chairman

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Long-time board member Steve Allaband has been appointed as the chairman of the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors, it was recently announced at the township’s 2019 organizational meeting on Jan. 7.

This will be Allaband’s fourth tenure as board chairman. He f irst began as a supervisor in 2003, and his current term expires on Jan. 1, 2024. Supervisor Pat Little was appointed as vice chairman of the

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Board member Steve Allaband was recently appointed as board chairman for the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors, for 2019.

board.

In other posts, Suzanne Geouque, Randy Lieberman, Joseph Miscione and Christoper Robinson were reappointed to three-year terms on the township’s Open Space Review Board; John Corbett was reappointed to a threeyear term on the Parks and Recreation Board; and Jim DeLuzio was reappointed as the township’s representative on the Board of Directors for the Kennett Library.

The Planning Commission appointed

five members for 2019.

Greg Clark will begin a three-year term in May; Phil D’Amico will begin a fouryear reappointment; Jeff Hazelwood will begin a two-year term; Kris McLennan was appointed to a four-year term; and Bob Perrotti has been reappointed to a one-year term.

In addition, the Historical Commission has reappointed Dr. Margaret “Peg” Jones, Lynn Sinclair and Brian Roberts to threeyear terms; appointed Debbie Bloxham to a three-year term and

Sarah Hazelwood to a two-year term on the Commission.

In other appointments, David Gala and Vince Liberi have been reappointed to five-year terms on the township’s Sewer Authority; Thomas Brodowski and Daniel Furlano will assume three-year terms on the Zoning Hearing Board, and Allan Andrade was appointed to serve on the township’s Vacancy Board.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty. com.

Mason and Mantegna reelected to leadership roles in Penn Township

By Marcella Peyre-Ferry Staff Writer The Penn Township Board of Supervisors’ first meeting of the year on Jan. 7 began with an organizational meeting where Curtis Mason was reelected as board chairman and Victor Mantegna was selected to continue serving as vice chairman.

Regular meetings for the year will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the township building with the exception of the month of July, when no meeting is scheduled. A work session will be held on the third Wednesday of each month, also starting at 6 p.m.

Before moving into

regular business, Mason and the board took a moment to remember two recent deaths of importance to the township – Wayne Baker, a longtime township road crew member, and Irvin Lieberman, the newspaper publisher whose family still owns the Chester County Press.

One of the biggest items the township worked on in the past year, and continues to deal with, is the restoration of the Red Rose Inn and improvements to the intersection beside it.

Within the next week, a staging area will be marked off to prepare for the start of work on the intersection. Poles for new light signals

have been ordered, with delivery expected in four months. Only one company in the country makes this type of pole, and each must be custom ordered.

The issue of water inf iltrating into the lower level of the Red Rose Inn has been addressed with a pump system to automatically remove the water, but moisture within the walls is a more complex problem. Mason noted the that the soil level around the inn is high since the removal of the wings, and the original walls are now in contact with the dirt, allowing the brick to absorb the moisture. Prices are being obtained for trenching to get water

away from the building.

On the interior, the 19-foot mural depicting a colonial village scene has been removed in good condition, and is being stored at the township building until the Red Rose Inn is ready for its return. The plan is to put it on a frame work so that it will not be directly on a damp wall.

At one point the township had a flooring contractor lined up for the building, however that company has declined to proceed so a new one is being sought.

The board authorized f inal payments of $2,382 for electrical and $5,000 for HVAC work, completing those projects. It was reported

that the township spent approximately $98,000 on the building last year.

The 4.1-acre property was purchased by the township at a total cost of $1.7 million.

“We’re trying to protect our heritage,” Mason said, adding that without acquisition of the property, the upcoming reconfiguration of the intersection would not be possible. Well over $1 million in grants have been obtained for the improvement project on the intersection.

Renovation work was also authorized for the township building where a new wall is to be constructed to create a secure area at the public entrance to the township off ices, separating

visitors from employees.

Security cameras are also being purchased for inside and outside the building.

The consensus of the board was in support of a proposed 10 percent rate increase being requested from the PUC by Chester Water Authority. This would be the f irst increase since 2010. The board has been a consistent supporter of the Chester Water Authority, and hopes to see it remain in existence. By contrast, the private purchase of the township sewer system by Aqua now has residents facing a potential 84 percent sewer rate increase.

Officials have strongly opposed that increase.

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U-CF schools launch anonymous Franklin supervisors organize for 2019 reporting system

By John Chambless Staff Writer

Unionville High School will begin using the Safe2Say program this week.

Last week, the U n i o nv i l l e - C h a d d s Ford School District announced the rollout of the Safe2Say Something anonymous reporting system in district schools.

Superintendent John Sanville sent an email to all families in the district on Jan. 10, announcing that, “As a school system, we are committed to creating and sustaining a comprehensive, coordinated effort to improve the overall safety and well-being of our students and staff.

To do this, we believe this must involve community-wide programs and initiatives involving parents, teachers, administrators, local law enforcement, mental health and wellness professionals and elected officials to

take meaningful action to protect our students.

“The ‘Safe2Say Something’ (S2SS) anonymous reporting system will go active the week of Jan. 14,” Sanville wrote.

“This prog ram, which is mandated under Pennsylvania state law, teaches students, teachers and administrators how to recognize warning signs and signals -- especially within social media.

The training focuses on identifying individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and how to say something to a trusted adult, or use its anonymous reporting system.”

The program educates participants to: • Recognize the signs of at-risk behaviors, especially within social media;

• Take every sign seriously; act quickly to get help by talking to a trusted adult or report it anonymously through the S2SS Office of the Attorney General 24/7 Crisis Center, mobile app, or website; • Respond to and manage the submitted tip via a school-based multi-disciplinary educator and administrator teams; • Sustain the cur riculum and awareness via student clubs, in-school activities and call-toaction weeks.

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caring adults,” Sanville wrote. “S2SS teaches them what to look for in text, video, and photos, while empowering them to act quickly to help a fellow student.”

The Safe2Say Say Something program is provided through Sandy Hook Promise, a nationwide nonprof it organization.

The programs are in 50 states. There is funding to provide and sustain the program at no cost to the school district.

S c h o o l - l eve l presentations took place at Patton Middle School and Unionville High School this week.

A parent information night will be held Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Patton Middle School auditorium. Additional information can be found at www.ucfsd. org/safe2say.

At their Jan. 7 organizational meeting, the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors elected officials for the coming year. John Auerbach was unanimously re-elected as chairman.

Donna Dea was elected vice-chairman.

The board then unanimously voted to appoint: Joan McVaugh as Township Manager and Township Treasurer; Sharon Norris as Township Secretary; Lamb McErlane as Township Solicitor; LTL Consultants as Township General and Traffic Engineer, Township Building Inspector/Zoning Officer and Code Enforcement Officer; Ragan Engineering as General Engineer; AECOM as Township Sanitary Engineer .

Dave Philipp was appointed to a one-year term on the Vacancy Board through Dec. 31, 2019. Mark Harris was appointed to a fouryear term on the Planning Commission through Dec. 31, 2022. Zach Elwyn was appointed to a four-year term as Planning Commission alternate through Dec. 31, 2022. Harold Walls was appointed to a one-year term as Emergency Management Coordinator through Dec. 31, 2019. Chuck Phillips was appointed to a five-year term on the UCC Appeals Board through Dec. 31, 2023.

The 2019 Township meeting schedule was also approved. Board of Supervisors meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of each month beginning at 7 p.m. Planning Commission meetings will be on the first Thursday of each month beginning at 7 p.m. The joint Historical Commission/ HARB meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of every month, as needed, beginning at 7 p.m.

The supervisors continued their discussion of how to gather the 558 signatures required to get a referendum on the 2019 May primary ballot that would allow the retail sale of alcohol in the township.

Dea will be working on a flyer to send to all residents in the township, outlining that allowing the sale of alcohol in restaurants or retail outlets would stimulate economic development in the township.

Registered voters, 18 or older, are eligible to sign the petition. Signatures must be gathered between Feb. 19 and March 12. Based on its population, the township is eligible for one liquor license by right. If the referendum is placed on the ballot, all political parties can vote, Republican Democratic and Independent. Independents cannot usually vote in a primary election.

For more information, visit www.franklintownship.us.

To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty. com.

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Coatesville outlasts Unionville, 57-51

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer The Unionville boys basketball team entered their Jan. 12 game on the back of a four-game winning streak, sporting a 10-2 overall record and a share of the top spot in the Ches-Mont-American conference, all of which served to coat their game against visiting 11-1 Coatesville with the lacquer reminiscent of a big event.

Before the Red Raiders pulled away in the last few minutes of the game to secure a 57-51 win, however, the interdivisional clash indeed lived up to the great expectations of what happens when two talented teams meet, tip it up and give it a go.

Heading into the game, one of the key initiatives of the Indians was to control

Coatesville guard Jhamir Brickus, who came into the game as the third-leading scorer in the Ches-Mont, with an average of more than 20 points per game.

Utilizing an effective zone defense, the Indians held Coatesville to a 12-point first quarter, despite a trio of three-pointers by Brickus, John Proctor and Dymere Miller, while a three-pointer by Bo FureyBastian staked the Indians to an early 8-4 lead.

While Unionville “D” forced Coatesville into two offensive turnovers early in the second quarter, the ball again found Brickus and Proctor. With five minutes left in the first half, a breakaway layup

by Brickus gave the red Raiders a 14-10 lead, and a layup by Unionville’s Sean Rafferty was answered by Proctor’s second three-

Logan Shanahan led all Unionville scorers with 12 points.

pointer and two free throws that extended Coatesville’s lead to 19-12.

Midway through the second quarter, coach Fred Thompson’s squad threw an effective press at Unionville that led to Indian coach Chris Cowles calling a time out with 2:31 remaining in the half. Now regrouped, the Indians unloaded a short burst of scoring, highlighted by a three-pointer by Peter Kucharczuk from the top of the arch, which was then followed by his steal and a pass to Furey-Bastian, who was fouled and made both free throws to bring Unionville to within five points of Coatesville at halftime.

For most of the second half, the two teams showcased what has gotten them to the top of their respective standings so far this season, the results of which became a frantic, back-and-forth tussle of tie scores and dramatic plays. A three-pointer by Shanahan with 5:40 left in the third quarter tied the score at 27, which was promptly answered by Proctor’s third three-pointer of the game.

Following a three-pointer

by Unionville’s Wyatt Hockenberry that tied the score again, Proctor nailed his fourth three-pointer

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

Connor Ash and Bo Furey-Bastian defend Coatesville’s Dapree Bryant during Unionville’s 57-51 loss to the Red Raiders on Jan. 12.

of the game, which was also followed by another Hockenberry three-pointer that again tied the score, 33-33. A minute later, a gorgeous spin move by the Indians’ Drew Lankaitis gave Unionville a 35-34 lead, which was followed up by his layup off of a perfect lead pass by Logan Shanahan.

With five minutes remaining, Furey-Bastian’s gorgeous lead pass to a driving Connor Ash staked the Indians to a brief 44-41 lead, but Brickus responded with a bucket of his own with 4:40 left, and followed it with another two-pointer and a free throw, after being fouled on the shot.

After another basket by

Brickus gave Coatesville a 52-46 lead and led to another Indian time out with 2:25 left, Unionville began to cut into the deficit, on a three-pointer

by Lankaitis and a steal and layup by Ash that brought Unionville to within a point, 52-51.

After a Coatesville time out, Brickus was fouled and converted free throws that helped secure the victory.

“I’m disappointed, because I don’t think we played well,” Cowles said of his team after the game.

“We were out of character for the vast majority of the game, in terms of the style that we were playing.

We looked more timid than than usual, and when

we executed, we looked good, and when we didn’t execute, we didn’t look good.”

Proctor led all scorers with 16 points, while Brickus tallied 12 points for Coatesville, which is now 12-1 overall. Now 10-3 overall, Unionville was led

by Shanahan with 12 points, and Furey-Bastian with 10 points. The Indians traveled to Sun Valley on Jan. 15, and return home on Jan. 19 for a game against West Chester East. Coatesville took on Norristown on Jan. 14, and traveled to Avon Grove on Jan. 15.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Balanced scoring and strong defense lead Unionville to a victory over Oxford

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Oxford guard Christina Fernandez launched a long shot with 2:23 left in the Jan. 8 game against Unionville. The ball was in the basket and was dropping through the net, it seemed, but then it spun out and fell to the floor.

It was that kind of game for the Hornets. Fernandez, the game’s leading scorer with 15 points, had an excellent game. Her fourth quarter shot illustrated that the ball just didn’t bounce Oxford’s way on this night.

Unionville, meanwhile, played a strong game o ff e n s ive ly and defensively. Nine different Indians players scored on offense and the hustling defense forced the Hornets to turn the ball over 18 times. Unionville’s balanced scoring attack, some tenacious defensive play, and a few bad bounces for Oxford―it all added up to a 50-36 win for the visiting team.

The Indians started the game on an 8-2 run, with sophomore guard Emma Dempsey scoring two of the baskets.

Anna Hampshire

helped the Hornets cut into Unionville’s early lead, putting in a lay-up to complete a fast break, and then following that up with another basket.

Later in the first quarter, Hampshire knocked down a three-pointer.

Unionville took a 14-11 lead at the end of the first quarter when Alexia Brown scored a basket after an offensive rebound.

Oxford tied the score at 16-16 early in the second quarter when Hampshire hit a free throw. The significance of the moment was that it would turn out to be the last time that Unionville didn’t lead the game. On Unionville’s next trip up the floor, guard Casey Baughan managed to draw a foul and connected on two free throws to put the Indians back in front.

They would push the lead to five points by the end of the second quarter, and never looked back.

In the third quarter, the Indians’ hustling defense paid dividends as they outscored Oxford, 12-6.

The Hornets’ efforts were hindered when Hampshire suffered an injury to her left arm. She would return to the game after a few

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Oxford coach Jason Wisneski talks about the game plan with the Hornets’ players.

minutes, but Unionville went on a strong run, pushing the lead to ten points. Meghan Megill was in the middle of a lot of action for Unionville.

She worked hard on defense, and several of her plays led to scores for the team. Unionville freshman Anya Budow scored a basket and drew a foul in the closing seconds of the third quarter. Her free throw gave the Indians a 36-25 lead to close out the third quarter. The points

by Budow started a 13-0 run that would put the game out of reach during the fourth quarter.

That didn’t mean that the Hornets were about to give up. Oxford freshman Julianne Guerin made a nice cut to the basket for the score that ended Unionville’s streak of 13 points in a row. Fernandez then knocked down a three-pointer for the Hornets. Oxford’s defense then forced Unionville into a turnover, prompting Indians’ coach Fred Ellzy to call a timeout.

Coming off that timeout, the Indians pushed the lead to 20 points, but to the Hornets’ credit, they continued to play hard, scoring the final three baskets of the game, making the final score 50-36.

In addition to the 15 points by Fernandez, Hampshire scored 10 points for Oxford, Jaime Herrin added 5 points, Guerin scored 4 points, and Andreilav Guzman chipped in 2 points.

Dempsey led Unionville with 12 points, while Megill added 9 points for the team. Baughan chipped in 8 points, and

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Unionville guard Olivia Cresta moves the ball up the court for her team.

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Oxford’s Christina Fernandez and Unionville’s Lyndsey Barrett go for the ball during the second quarter.

Anna Iaccocca contributed 7 points. Five points by Lindsey Robbins, 4 points

by Budow, 2 points by Erin Towler and 1 point by Lily Dietrich rounded out the scoring by the Indians.

With the victory, Unionville improved its record to 6-5 on the season, while Oxford’s record is 5-4.

To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty. com.

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Anna Hampshire, one of the Hornets’ leading players, attempts a free throw in the third quarter. Hampshire scored 10 points for Oxford.

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JORGE GOMEZ MERCADO

MARGARET LYTLE

GILBERT W. HOLTON

Jorge Gomez Mercado, 37, of Avondale, passed away on Dec. 30 at his residence.

Born in Tepehuajes, Almoloya de Alquisiras, Mexico, he was the son of Ma Felix Mercado Flores of Mexico and the late Rogelio Gomez Mercado. Jorge was a selfemployed painter. He was a member of St. Rocco Catholic Church in Avondale. He enjoyed collecting model cars, and being with his family and friends.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by three sisters, Maria Gomez Mercado, Cenorina Gomez Mercado, and Belen Gomez Mercado, all in Mexico. A funeral was held Jan. 9. Burial will be in Mexico. To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, visit www. griecocares.com.

Margaret “Peggy” Lytle, 88, of New London, passed away on Jan. 13 at her residence.

She was the wife of Donald F. Lytle, with whom she shared 67 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late George Reburn and the late Minnie Wilson Reburn. Peggy was a member of the New London Methodist Church. She met her husband at a square dance, and after marriage, she traveled with him to Texas and Alaska during his time in the military. She was a homemaker but had previously worked at Continental Fiber in Newark, Del., and later became a farmer’s wife, working with her husband. She enjoyed singing in her church choir, reading, flower gardening, bird watching, growing pumpkins and strawberries, and delivering eggs to customers. She also enjoyed being with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Donna Triboletti of Colora, Md.; two sons, William “Billy” Lytle and his significant other Maryellen McCarthy of Peoria, Ariz., and David Lytle and his wife Barbara of New London; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by one brother, James Reburn.

A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Jan. 17 at the old New London Presbyterian Church (1986 Newark Road, Route 896, New London).

Her funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to Willow Tree Hospice, 616 East Cypress Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www.griecocares. com.

Gilbert W. Holton, 97, a lifetime resident of Landenberg, passed away on Jan. 7 at his residence.

Gilbert shared 60 wonderful years of marriage with his wife, Doris Crossan Holton, who passed away in 2011. Born in Landenberg, he was the son of the late George F. Holton and the late Laura Sealy Holton. He was a lifetime member of Landenberg United Methodist Church. Gilbert was the tax collector for London Britain township for 24 years, and had served as the secretary of the Landenberg Building Association. He was the office manager at Richard M. Crossan for 28 years, retiring in 1986. Gilbert served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He is survived by three sons, G. Allen Holton of Staunton, Va., Donald G. Holton and his wife Teresa of Landenberg, James K. Holton and his wife Joyce of Landenberg; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two brothers, Vernal Holton and Ralph Holton; and one sister, Doris Siple.

A service was held Jan. 11. Interment was in Kemblesville United Methodist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Landenberg United Methodist Church, PO Box 36, Landenberg, PA 19350.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, visit www.griecocares.com.

DONALD IRVING Donald Irving, 68, of Ocala, Fla., passed away on Dec. 28 from cancer.

A member of the USTA for 52 years, Donald was a highly successful and respected trainer and driver until 1988, and then continued as a horse breeder in Florida.

He was Breeder of the Year for six consecutive years and inducted into the Florida Racing Hall of Fame in 1999.

Donald leaves behind his beloved wife, Sandy Irving; son Brandon Irving (Jenna Kolles); two grandchildren; brother-in-law Dr. Denis Rubal (Cathy); sister-in-law Cory Rubal (Scott Ovian); nieces Tina Jo Irving, Katie Ovian, Deborah Nicholls (Mark), Patricia Taneja (Raj), Maggie Beatty (Shawn), Amanda Overton (Matt), Melissa Gould (Eli); nephew Dustin Ovian; and dear lifetime friends, Barry Speakman, John Walsh, Sam McMichael, and fellow horseman Ben Stafford. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dana and Jo Anne Irving; and brother, Daniel Irving.

At Donald’s request, there will be no service and internment will take place at a later date. Donations can be made in the memory of Donald to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

SHIRLEY M. CARPENTER Shirley M. Carpenter, 70, of West Grove, passed away peacefully on Jan. 9.

She was the wife of Mary Coldren. They met 20 years ago at the Fair Hill International 3-Day Event where Mary was an organizer and Shirley was a volunteer. Born in Mclean, Va., she was the daughter of the late William Shelby and Madeline Elizabeth Becker Carpenter. While living in Virginia, she was a marketing executive for Burson-Marsteller and was involved with the Women’s Sports Foundation. After moving to Pennsylvania, she was a manager of the Garden Department for Home Depot and later started The Country Gourmet, doing caterering for many private parties in the area. Additionally, she enjoyed catering the Competitor parties at Fair Hill for over a decade. Shirley enjoyed gardening and cooking. She loved animals, and loved her friends.

She spent time in Thailand, sailed the inner passage of Alaska, and particularly enjoyed spending time at Rehoboth Beach.

She is survived by her wife; one sister, Elizabeth Mucha; her in-laws, Harold and Judy Coldren; one brother-in-law, Chuck (Katrina) Coldren; and one sister-in-law, Margie (Bryn) Eldridge; three nieces, Kendal and Sydney Coldren and Lilly Eldridge; one nephew, Oliver Eldridge; and an extensive extended “family” of event riders and foxhunters. She will be missed.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Plantation Field Equestrian Events or Fair Hill International to support a jump in her memory. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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JESSE R. TIPTON Jesse Robert Tipton, 65, of Wilmington, Del., passed away in his home on Dec. 23.

Jesse was born to Adgie Tipton and Nancy Rice in West Chester. He is survived by his daughters Alicia M. Tipton of Nottingham, Jessica L. Tipton of Harrisburg, and Kristina D. Tipton-Balcazar (Sergio) of Kennett Square. In addition, he is survived by numerous grandchildren. Jesse’s children and grandchildren were the light of his life and he loved them dearly. He was predeceased by his parents, Adgie and Nancy; his eldest daughter, Angela; and several siblings.

He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired dispatcher of Tipton Trucking Co., Inc. For years he was active in the community as a coach for the Oxford Little League & American Legion baseball teams. Jesse was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles & NASCAR. A visitation will be held at the Masonic Lodge (246 N. 3rd St., Oxford) on Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon.

There will be no interment, as Jesse’s body was donated to Anatomy Gifts Registry. Upon receipt of his remains, Jesse will be laid to rest in the Delaware Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.

He will be greatly missed, but he has been reunited with his eldest daughter, Angela, who he missed immensely.

ARTEMIO ZAVALA AVALOS Artemio Zavala Avalos, 55, of Wilmington, Del., passed away on Jan. 1.

He was the husband of Maribel Zavala of Mexico. Born in Rancho Las Penas, Moroleon, GTO, Mexico, he was the son of the late J. Edwiges Zavala and the late Valeria Avalos. He was a mushroom worker at Pietro Industries in Kennett Square.

Artemio was a member of St. Rocco Catholic Church.

He enjoyed watching sports of TV, and being with his family and friends.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two son, Luis Angel Zavala and Juan Carlos Zavala, both in Mexico; two brothers; and three sisters.

A funeral was held Jan. 11. Burial will be in Mexico.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, visit www.griecocares.com.

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Jan. 20-21 Invention Convention At Hagley’s Invention Convention on Jan. 20 and 21, visitors can explore how astronauts, cosmonauts, and any other galaxy wanderers survive in outer space. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 20 and 21. At Hagley’s interactive science fair, visitors can chat with a military pilot to learn about g-forces, get up close and personal with a real space suit, and have some fun making “space pudding.”

Visitors can also investigate the guts of gadgets, appliances and electronics at the Tinkering Tables, and make something spectacular in the Create-anInvention area. To celebrate visitor creativity, a Hagley “patent” will be issued for every invention. The event will be held in Hagley’s Soda House. Use the Buck Road entrance, GPS 298 Buck Road East, Wilmington, Del. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for ages 4-14 (children under 4 and Hagley members are free).

Jan. 27 Chocolate Festival The Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival will be held Jan. 27 at Kennett High School from noon to 3 p.m. The festival raises funds for United Way of Southern Chester County.

Tickets are on sale at www.

KennettChocolate.org. VIP ticket holders gain early entrance at noon. General admission opens 1 p.m.

VIP tickets are $30 ($50 per couple) and include six tastings, a beverage, professional demonstrations, as well as free parking.

General admission tickets are $13 ($40 for a family

four-pack) and include six tastings per person.

Additional tasting tickets are available for 50 cents each.

Parking is $5 per car.

Feb. 2 ‘Escape Brandywine’ “Escape Brandywine” is an escape room experience set inside the John Chads House (c. 1725) in Chadds Ford. The program is held the first Saturday of the month from January through May. Participants are put in roles of spies on the eve of the Battle of Brandywine and charged with finding General Howe’s battle plans that have been hidden inside the house.

Using real Revolutionary War spy techniques, codes and cyphers, players have 60 minutes to solve puzzles that lead to the plans. There are time slots at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m., or by appointment. Tickets are $28 per person (special rates for large groups). Advance reservations are required.

Purchase tickets at www. chaddsfordhistory.org, or call 610-388-7376.

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: Kategory 5 “Rewind to Vinyl” tribute (Jan. 18 and 19, 8 p.m., $18 to $22); open mic with Phil Young (Jan. 20, 7 p.m., $4); Upstate (Jan. 24, 8 p.m., $15 and $18); Benfiddle: A benefit concert for Davey Poland (Jan. 25, 8 p.m., $25); Beatlemania Again (Jan. 26, 8 p.m., $30 and $35); Films & Words:

“Metalhead” with guest Nithya Rajendran discussing gender and non-conformity in heavy metal (Jan. 27, free with reservations); The Hot Club of Cowtown (Jan. 29, 8 p.m., $20 and $24); Raymond the Amish Comic (Feb. 1, 8 p.m., $16 and $20); Rust: Neil Young tribute (Feb. 2, 8 p.m., $20 and $23); Better Than Bacon improv comedy troupe benefit for Tick Tock Early Learning Center (Feb. 7, 8 p.m., $16 and $20); Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors (Feb. 9, 8 p.m., $20 and $25); Lucy Kaplansky (Feb. 10, 7 p.m., $22 and $26); California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio (Feb. 11, 8 p.m., $45 and $50); Chuck Prophet (Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $22 and $26).

Reactors Comedy Club Reactors Comedy Club, in the Quality Inn and Suites (943 S. High St., West Chester). Hosts live comedy presented by Reactors on weekends. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and showtime is 8:30 p.m. Admission is $20 at the door. Visit www. reactorscomedyclub.com.

The schedule includes: Mike Eagan, Glen Jensen and Andy Lane (Jan. 18 and 19 at Timothy’s Lionville, 120 Eagleview Blvd., Exton); Jimmy Carroll and Todd Chappelle (Jan. 25 and 26 at the Quality Inn and Suites); Chris Rich, Tommy Highland and Brendan Donegan (Feb. 2 at Timothy’s Lionville, 120 Eagleview Blvd., Exton).

To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@chestercounty. com. There is no charge.

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Artists from the region will take part in the outdoor painting event from Feb. 7 to 9.

Chadds Ford Historical Society to host plein air event Feb. 7 to 9 The Chadds Ford Historical Society will host its 11th Annual Plein Air event, “Paint Out Chadds Ford,” from Feb. 7 to 9.

Plein air, or on-site painting has grown in recent years and now attracts thousands of participants to events across the country. Its popularity supports print and online magazines as well as an annual conference and membership groups such as the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painting Association (MAPAPA).

The Historical Society

works with MAPAPA to plan “Paint Out Chadds Ford” – one of the few plein air events in the country to be held in the winter.

The event is especially popular with artists who like the challenge of winter painting and are interested in capturing the beauty of Brandywine Valley’s historic farms and landscapes.

The event closes with a reception and exhibition held at the Society’s Barn Visitors Center on Feb. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. Guests

can meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments and view the completed paintings, which will also be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds from each painting sold helps support the Chadds Ford Historical Society. The exhibition, which continues through March 15, is free.

Fo r more information, visit www. chaddsfordhistor y.org.

Tickets are available in advance or at the door at the Barn Visitor Center (1736 Creek Rd., Chadds Ford).

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Local News Michael Cole Enterprises marks 20 years with U-Haul Michael Cole Enterprises and U-Haul, at 409 West Baltimore Pike in West Grove, was recently honored for 20 years as a U-Haul dealership.

U-Haul area field manager Laura Sommerville and field relief manager Khalil Sims visited the business on Jan. 3 to present Cole with a plaque in honor of the occasion.

In October 2018, Cole also received recognition as one of the top 100 U-Haul rental locations in the country. This is the fifth time he has received this award, which is based on rental volume of the

more than 19,000 U-Haul locations nationwide.

The U-Haul rental business has changed over the past 20 years. “When I started, everything was by paper – no computers back then,” Cole said.

Today, U-Haul offers all-automatic transmission vehicles in a variety of vehicle sizes to fit any need. “It’s all kinds. you never know what tomorrow will bring,” Cole said.

“U-Haul definitely specializes in the do-it-yourselfer.”

Michael Cole Enterprises also offers auto, truck and equipment repair services.

Legals ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Joan M. Schauble, Schauble, Joan M., late of Willistown Township, PA, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Joan M. Schauble, Schauble, Joan M. having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Michael Joseph Schauble , Executor, 914 Sage Rd., West Chester, PA 19382, Executor or attorney: John P. McGuire, Esq., 552 Ridge Road, Telford, PA 18969 1p-16-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Helen R. Ribaudo, also known as Helen Ruth Ribaudo, late of Oxford Borough, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Helen R. Ribaudo having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Randall Ribaudo, Executor, c/o Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire,

208 E. Locust Street Address: P.O. Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363 1p-16-3t

For more information, call 610-869-9130 for repairs or 610-869-7955 for U-Haul rentals.

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From left: U-Haul manager Donnice Evans and owner/operator Michael Cole of Michael Cole Enterprises and U-Haul were recognized for 20 years of operation as a U-Haul rental location.

Presenting a plaque to mark the occasion were Laura Sommerville, area field manager; and Khalil Sims, field relief manager.

Students of the Month honored at Penn’s Grove School Penn’s Grove School Students of the Month based on their academic tion in class and school teachers nominate for each grade level team achievements and participa- activities.

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Pictured with principal Tami Motes, top left, and assistant principal Kristen Chastain, Penn’s Grove School seventh grade Students of the Month for November are, front from left, Daisy Avalos-Torres, Jazmine Avalos Alvarez, Sophia Andrikanich, Alexis Reinard, Jane Wunderlich and Dayvn Anderson; top from left, Lexander Rivera, Jose Camacho Aguilar, Laysha Rivera, Alexander Mendiola Escobar, Hannah Martin and Evelyn Ayllon Tapia.

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Pictured with principal Tami Motes, top right, and assistant principal Kristen Chastain, Penn’s Grove Middle School eighth grade Students of the Month for November are, front from left, Mackenzie Clark, Jack Baker, Connor Michael, Abigail Powell, Ashlee Keebler and Sarah Brown; top from left, Allison Wisner, Kennedy Koch, Peyton Weaver, Nathan Scott, Riley Bove and JC Nava-Gonzalez.

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Oxford Area High School seniors create mural for music wing Since last spring, the hallway of Oxford Area High School that houses the instrumental and vocal music education classrooms and practice spaces, affectionately known as the “West Wing,” has sported a design as lively as the sounds that fill those classrooms.

A mural dedicated to the spirit of music was painted in the west wing by seniors Hannah Bartlett, Emily Stewart and Gina Pilaitis. Gina designed and coordinated the mural painting as her graduation project.

Gina, Hannah and Emily were among the first members of the

art club organized by art teachers Valerie Hill and Jennifer Muehlmatt at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year.

“When we started art club in October of 2016, the girls had really wanted to do a mural,” said Hill.

“Mrs. Muehlmatt and I only gave them a few parameters and the girls really executed this on their own.”

The mural was completed after two years of planning and execution by the three students.

Once a week, they would stay after school and work on the mural for one-andhalf to two hours.

“They were able to

sketch and design a scale model of the mural for approval, then spent many hours working on it,” said Mrs. Hill. “They are so talented!”

The mural covers nearly all of the long hallway of the west wing, with large letters spelling out MUSIC over a flowing musical scale. Depicted within each letter are the instruments used by the high school musicians.

Gina saw the mural as a natural graduation project, and will continue her artistic endeavors after high school, when she to plans to study fine arts and is hoping to attend New York University.

Greenwalt promoted to rank of Lieutenant

The members of the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department recently announced that Lt. Joseph F. Greenwalt has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

The official ceremony will be held at the regular meeting of the Southern Chester County Regional Public Safety Commission on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors room, located at the New Garden Township building (299 Starr Rd.,

Landenberg).

Since the inception of the regional police department in January of 2017, Greenwalt has been serving on the Chief ’s Command Staff and overseen many projects and tasks on the management team.

He has been with the department for more than 11 years and has played a major role in the development and change of the organization’s culture.

With nearly 20 years of law enforcement

experience, beginning in Delaware County, Greenwalt is a motivational leader.

In 2014, he was awarded the Gerald W. Davis Award. He is a 2017 graduate of the Command & Leadership Academy and will remain in command of the Patrol Division.

For more information, visit www.newgarden. org/souther n-chestercounty-regional-police, or the crime watch page at www.sccrpd.org.

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Pictured with the mural they created in the music wing of Oxford Area High School are seniors, from left, Hannah Bartlett, Emily Stewart and Gina Pilaitis.

Summer camp fair scheduled Jan. 22

Do you know how you’re going to keep your kids busy this summer? On Jan. 22, there will be a night of food and fun at the Chester County Summer Adventures Camp and Activities Fair.

The free event takes palce from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Educational Services Center (455 Boot Rd., Downingtown).

The fair will allow families to explore camps and activities. According to Jay Stone, special events coordinator for the Chester

County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), “This event is great for all families, because it gives them the opportunity to explore many different types of summer camps. In addition to the traditional summer camps that are attending, other camps -- such as STEM, yoga, robotics and engineering, and theater camps – will be there as well. There are so many options, and the best part is, they are all at one venue.”

Students from kindergarten through 12th grade, along with their

parents, will be able to meet with representatives and gather information to plan a summer to remember. Last year’s vendors included summer camps, summer schools, party venues, tutors, music and theater, sports and exercise, arts and crafts vendors, outdoor camps and more.

The fair is organized and sponsored by the CCIU and CCRES Educational and Behavioral Health Services.

For more information and to view a list of vendors, visit www.cciu.org/ SummerAdventures.

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Avon Grove Lions select January Students of the Month The Avon Grove Lions recently selected their January Students of the Month.

Cassie Wyatt is senior at Avon Grove Charter School. Next year she is entering a program for occupational therapy.

Her passion to pursue occupational therapy began in her freshman year, when she co-founded a robotics team for children with special needs.

Throughout the first year, she was talking to one of the boys on the team and his older sister (who helped form the team)

about his life and living with cerebral palsy.

His sister told Cassie about his occupational therapist, who helped design braces for him, allowing him to walk.

From that moment, she knew what she wanted to do with her life.

Over the past year, she has volunteered at the Barn at Spring Brook Farm. The Barn is a place where children with disabilities can take care of farm animals in order to develop social skills, as well as gross and fine motor skills. Last summer,

Cassie also spent eight days in Rochester, N.Y., volunteering at a sports camp for visually impaired children.

Kyle Shah has been named the Avon Grove Lions Club Student of the Month for January from Avon Grove High School. He is the son of Mrunal and Malini Shah of Lincoln University.

Kyle’s list of school activities includes AGTV, Computer Science Club, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Robotics and Student Council. He has been active in the community by providing

student consulting with the Avon Grove Education Foundation. His list of honors includes First Robotics (2015, 2016) and he has achieved honors, high honors and distinguished honors throughout high school.

Kyle plans to attend DCCC for his first two years of college and then transfer to West Chester University to complete his B.S. in computer science, focusing on web development. Teachers he has most been influenced by are Mr. Childs, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Penn, Mr. Terrizzi and Dr. Zook.

From left: Sister Heather Shah, Kyle Shah, Lions president Dave Graham, Avon Grove High School assistant principal Natalie Ortega-Moranand, and mother Malin Shah.

Tractor Supply and FFA team up for ‘Grants for Growing’

For the fourth year, Tractor Supply Company and FFA are partnering for the “Grants for Growing” campaign, a competitive grant program that provides funding to FFA chapters across the country for the development or improvement of a proposed agricultural project. The application period extends through Feb. 11.

Agriculture educators are invited to submit a detailed proposal for a new or existing project that benefits both the larger community as well as future FFA members.

Applicants must outline how the chapter will start, sustain or expand on the project.

Fo l l ow i n g the

application period, Tractor Supply will host a fundraiser from Feb. 13 to 24, inviting customers to make donations in-store or online with purchase to support the future projects. Grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 will be funded in the spring, based on the amount of funds raised.

“Tractor Supply is proud of its enduring support of FFA, an organization that prepares students to be the future leaders of the agricultural industry.

The ‘Grants for Growing’ program is just one more way Tractor Supply can assist these young people in their pursuit of studying and advancing the rural lifestyle, while also benefiting their

communities,” said Jessica Holmes, marketing manager at Tractor Supply Company.

FFA advisors interested in applying for a grant can visiit www.FFA.org/ grantsforgrowing and submit their application.

Chapters located near a TSC store are invited to come by and help in the fundraising efforts, while raising awareness for their agriculture programs.

Chapters that participate in an in-store activity during the fundraiser can submit a fulfillment form to receive additional points toward their grant application. Chapters do not need to be located near a store to win a grant.

In 2018, Tractor Supply was able to fully fund

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more projects than ever, due to the support of stores across the country.

The campaign raised a record $830,000, enabling 271 grants to be awarded and impacting more than 30,000 students.

“Since the program’s inception, Grants for Growing has raised more than $2.2 million and funded close to 1,000 grants for agriculture projects across the country,” said Christi Korzekwa, senior vice president of marketing at the company. “We look forward to inspiring future leaders and positively impacting the agricultural industry with our 2019 program.” For more details about the program, visit tractorsupply.com/FFA.

From left: Avon Grove Charter School guidance counselor Adrienne Basilio, father Robert Wyatt, sister Victoria Wyatt, mother Martha Wyatt, Catherine ‘Cassie’ Wyatt, and Lions Club president Dave Graham.

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