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London Grove Township resident Steve Zurl was selected by the four current supervisors on Jan. 26 to fill the open slot on the board left vacant when Raymond Schoen resigned from his post on Dec. 29, 2016. Zurl, 57, who had also chaired the township’s municipal authority, was chosen from a field of five potential candidates, each of whom were interviewed privately by the board in 20-minute intervals. The other candidates were Kevin Runey, 39, a director of operations for a health care organization; Douglas Ward, 42, an in-office appraiser for an insurance firm; Steven Annan, 63, a retired for-

mer federal employee; and Lee Irwin, 42, a software analyst. Zurl was chosen unanimously by the board during a public meeting that followed the interviews. He will serve on the board for the remainder of 2017, and if he chooses to extend his time on the board for a sixyear term, he will have to announce his candidacy on the November ballot. The board chose Zurl largely on his experience, which included an interim term as a township supervisor, membership on the township’s municipal authority, and as a former board member for the Avondale Borough. “Steve has past board experience both here in London Grove and in

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(This chart was originally used in an Avon Grove School District budget presentation) Avon Grove's millage rate has increased by 21.91 percent over a ten-year period, ranking as the fourth-lowest increase in Chester County during that time.

Avon Grove to add modular classrooms at Penn London Elementary By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer There are still more than four months remaining in the current school year, but the Avon Grove School District is already

looking forward to the new school year that will begin in the fall, when a full-day kindergarten program is being implemented in the district. Preparations for the fullday kindergarten program

continued at the Jan. 26 school board meeting as the Avon Grove School District reached an agreement with Mobilease for the installation and lease of modular classContinued on Page 4A

28th annual event takes place May 20

Kennett Run 2017: Same races, different routes By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer For those who saw the 1973 Broadway musical “Seesaw,” perhaps the line that was most uttered by audiences after the show was taken from the show-stopping tune in the second act: “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.” For the hundreds of runners and walkers who will compete in the 2017 Kennett Run on May 20, however, where they start the race will be exactly

where they will finish it. In an effort to consolidate the logistics of timing, race-day registration, pre- and post-race events, and all Kennett Run events – the 5K, 10K, PoweRun, FundRun and 1-Mile Run/Walk – will begin and end this year in Anson B. Nixon Park. In addition, the 5K and 10K races will be re-routed through other parts of Kennett Square. Past races directed runners to follow North Union Street – and 10K runners through neighborhoods just north

of Route 1 – then onto East Locust Street, past the Kennett Square Golf & Country Club and onto North Walnut Street and into the park. In the 2017 race, the 5K and 10K course will direct participants out of the park and onto North Walnut Street, where they will make a right onto State Street, and follow the course until making a U-turn just east of Mill Road, and re-trace their steps from State Street Photo by Richard L. Gaw to North Walnut Street, This year’s Kennett Run on May 20 will see a realigned where there will be two course that will consolidate the event in Anson. B. Continued on Page 2A

Sanville triggers bidding war By Uncle Irvin Unionville-Chadds Ford Superintendent Dr. John Sanville, in the middle of his present contract, triggered a bidding war for his services that resulted in a 20 percent increase in his annual compensation – to the tune of $255,000. At the Jan. 23 meeting of the U-CF School Board, Sanville was unanimously voted the raise to a surprised audience. The U-CF Board has been secretly negotiating with Sanville since October because other school districts were allegedly pursuing Sanville. Continued on Page 2A

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Franklin Supervisors approve Eagle Scout bridge project By John Chambless Staff Writer A bridge in Crossan Park will be rebuilt in the coming months by Andrew Delaney as part of his Eagle Scout project. The Franklin Township Board of Supervisors heard from Delaney at their Jan. 18 meeting. Delaney told the board that he chose the bridge, which

is on a trail near the lower pavilion in the park, because he and his scout troop have spent many hours hiking and orienteering in the park woods and he noticed the bridge was deteriorating. He is planning to perform the work on April 22 and 23, with possible additional work days on May 6 and 7. Board of Supervisors chairman John Auerbach reviewed the plans and sug-

gested some ways to secure the handrails. Delaney said a family friend would be overseeing the project and that members of his troop would be assisting him. He will be Continued on Page 3A © 2007 The Chester County Press

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U-turns for participants in both races that will then direct them back to the park. The annual Joe Hector PoweRun, which had taken place at the Kennett Area YMCA, will also take place in the park. Several factors contributed to the realignment, said Kennett Run race director J.J. Simon. In the past, timing companies expressed concern that having the starting line at a different location than a finish line adds an element of risk and more potential for failure to calculate accurate running and walking times. “Five K runners generally need no more than about 25 minutes to finish their race, so timers who have set up all the way over on North Union have to sprint from the starting line to the park and coordinate all of the finishes,” Simon said. “We wanted to guarantee a better timing environment for the Kennett Run.” Kennett Run certifier Dick Fitch is currently measuring the new course so that the new routes are accurate, and that they meet the National Racing Association of America’s certification standards. Simon said that the new route was, in part, influenced by the race

reading systems, and course designed for all results will be availthe first Victory able immediately. KSQ Mushroom Cap “After the 2016 13.1 race last Oct. 15, race, J.J. and I talkwhich partially wove ed about the timing its way through streets issue,” Daney said. in the borough. “The Mushroom “We needed to have Cap showed us and a new company who proved to me the could handle the timwillingness of the ing for an increased borough and Kennett number of runners, Township to allow for as well as be able to other roads to be used chart the results of for running,” he said. the PoweRun, which “We talked to a lot also saw more people Courtesy of the Kennett Run of runners and local The newly designed course will involved.” merchants last year direct competitors along State While the 2017 about how to make Street. Kennett Run may the Kennett Run even have a new look, its beginning at 10:30 a.m., more of a community which will give parents attention to safety will event, and many suggested competing in the 5K or remain first and forethe idea of incorporating 10K race the opportunity most. Daney said that all the borough itself,” said to leave their children intesections and roads Kennett Run director B. with other family, and associated with the race Christopher Daney. “We then be able to participate will be shut down and then made the sugges- with them in the one-mile patroled by the Kennett tion to the Kennett Run race, when they return. Square Police, as well Charities board of direcNova Timing Systems as the police units tors, and they were 100 has been chosen as the from Kennett and East percent behind it.” official timer for the Marlborough townships. There will be other Kennett Run in 2017. The To Daney, the responadvantages of centraliz- Delaware-based company sibilities of coordinating ing the Kennett Run at has timed over 800 races, the Kennett Run have Anson B. Nixon Park: including the Boston been made easier because The need for a starting Marathon 35K and 40K he and Simon have inherline structure is elimi- splits and the Delaware ited the turn-key tightness nated; all sponsorship Marathon Running of an event made so by banners, once placed at Festival, as well as some the hard work of former the starting line and then of the most-attended races directors and volunteers. transported to the park in the Mid-Atlantic area. It allows the freedom during the annual Party Nova Timing Systems to infuse a 28-year-old in the Park, will be placed will tally results through event with fresh ideas, throughout the the park sophisticated electronic Daney said. and remain visible all day; and the one-mile run for children will circle around the park’s pond

“The popularity of races like the Kennett Run go up and down every few years, so you need to come up with new ideas to keep people interested,” he said. “We’re lucky to have the freedom to improve upon an already great event. We have also benefitted from being able to promote the event in so many ways, from social media to word of mouth. “Runners are a tightknit community,” Daney added. “They all speak

to one another, and many have come to know the Kennett Run as not only a challenging race, but one that’s also beautiful and safe. With our new course alignment, we’re looking for this year’s race to be the best ever.” For more information about the Kennett Run and to register online, visit www.kennettrun.net. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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Former school board member Holly Manzone, who somehow got wind of the new contract vote, told the board that the new contract amount was “out of line.” Instead of telling Sanville to do what he had to do, the current board folded and surrendered to Sanville’s demands in a very poor example of statesmanship, courage, and leadership. This is the same school board, with no backbone, that gives in to the teachers’ union salary demands, and piles tax millage on homeowners and businesses, causing many, including seniors, to sell their homes. Board President Victor Dupuis and member Jeff Hellrung, both experienced school board leaders, should have stopped this “bank heist” immediately. (Uncle Irvin’s column is his opinion only, and is not a news story.)

This one’s for John

On May 20, the 10K race at the 28th annual Kennett Run will be run in honor of long time Kennett Run competitor John Schultz, who was killed on Nov. 17, 2016 when he was struck by an automobile while attempting to cross the Philadelphia Pike in Wilmington. He was 84. Long a favorite of the Kennett Run community, Schultz, who did not start running until he was 59, was often seen along the race route, running shirtless in his trademark red shorts. Kennett Run Director B. Christopher Daney recalled last year’s Kennett Run, when as the race was winding down, he was approached by local police and EMS workers, who told Daney that only one competitor remained on the course. “They told me that it was an older man without a shirt on and red shorts, and I immediately knew that it was John,” Daney said. “By the time he finished the race,

the people who were enjoying the Party in the Park had come down to the finish line to cheer him on. “It is an honor for us to name the 10K race in his name,” Daney added. “He was a kind man who was so dedicated to his running, and willing to speak with anyone about it.” Kennett Run Charities, Inc. will sponsor The John Schultz “Running in Red Shorts” Memorial 5K, presented by Races2Run on April 23, in Wilmington. Race time begins at 8:30 a.m. at the 8th & Union Kitchen on North Union Street in Wilmington, and the route will wind through Bancroft Parkway and Rockford Park. Proceeds will benefit Catholic Relief Services. For more information and to pre-register, visit www. races2run.com/events/ runninginredshorts-5k. Photo by Richard L. Gaw

To contact Staff Writer This year’s 10K race at the Kennett Run will be Richard L. Gaw, e-mail dedicated to the memory of long time Kennett Run rgaw@chestercounty.com. competitor John Schultz.

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seeking donations of materials to complete this project. Auerbach suggested that Delaney contact the Franklin Sportsman’s Association for assistance and possibly a donation. The board voted unanimously to donate $500 in support of the bridge project. Historical Commission chairman Paul Lagasse reported that the Historical Commission has organized for the upcoming year. He will continue as chairman, Lou Mandich is vice-chairman and Sara Beth Kohut is the secretary. The group discussed the Eastern Shore Natural Gas 2017 Fairhill/ Jennersville Expansion progress. The Kemblesville Loop is completed, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted Eastern Shore’s request to put the new pipeline into service. The Historical Architectural Review Board also organized. Lagasse is chairman, Mandich is vice-chairman, and Tracey Schreiner is the

secretary. They reviewed PennDOT roadwork and its impact on the historic district. Supervisor Donna Dea thanked the Sportsman’s Association for their community service projects, and Auerbach said the group saves the township approximately $6,000 each year by donating their hours. Their recent projects have included roadside cleanup, trail maintenance and dead tree removal. The group’s members also adopted a family in need for Christmas, contributed to a local Scout troop and donated to the High School Boosters. They recently cleared some overgrown trails in Crossan Park. David Berger, a resident of Landenberg, attended the meeting to answer questions about his plan to hold the Harvest Run Half Marathon race in Franklin Township on Oct. 14. The event will benefit several local agencies. Berger said he has secured West Grove Fire Company to perform traffic safety and ensure participant safety. The race will start and end at

Fox Chase Farm on Appleton Road. The board unanimously approved Berger’s request to hold the event. The board authorized the advertising of Ordinance 2017-01, which will provide a 100 percent EIT and 20 percent municipal real estate tax relief for residents who are volunteers for fire companies and non-profit emergency medical services agencies. Approximately six township residents will be able to take advantage of the tax relief, which is the maximum allowed under Act 172. The ordinance will be enacted after a public hearing at the March 15 Board of Supervisors meeting. The board also authorized the advertising of Ordinance 2017-02, governing animal control. This ordinance will allow the township treasurer to recover expenses paid to the SPCA and bill residents who allow animals to run loose and have been picked up by the SPCA. This ordinance will be enacted at the Feb. 15 Board of Supervisors meeting.

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The Avon Grove High School basketball program hosted its sixth annual Wounded Warrior Night on Jan. 28, which paid tribute to our country’s wounded veterans, as part of a Ches-Mont League game against visiting Oxford High School. Special Wounded Warrior Project T-shirts were sold, with all proceeds benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. The board reviewed a list of road projects for the upcoming year. Auerbach said he would like to schedule a workshop meeting to determine which roads will be part of the 2017 program. Supervisor Penelope Schenk

said she hoped that the township parking area could be improved in advance of the major site improvement work, so that people could park and not have to walk through mud. For updated information

and a video of the meeting, visit www.franklintownship. us. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty. com.

Chester County introduces Smart911 New service saves critical time in an emergency using resident-led safety profile information Chester County’s Director of the Department of Emergency Services, Robert J. Kagel, introduced Smart911, a new emergency preparedness program at the Jan. 30 Chester County Commissioners’ Sunshine Meeting. Smart911 is a free service that allows individuals and families to create a safety profile online which provides key information to Chester County’s 9-1-1 Center. Chester County is the first county in Southeastern Pennsylvania to provide this service. Completely secure and private, residents control what information they want 9-1-1 and first responders to have in an emergency situation. The safety profile enables faster and more effective emergency response by law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services. Noting the benefits of Smart911, Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Michelle Kichline said, “The Smart911 platform provides tools that save critical time in an emergency, when mere seconds can make a big difference. The additional information helps the 9-1-1 call takers know exact locations and what assistance is needed, often at a time when the person calling 9-1-1 may not be able to communicate those details.” Safety profiles can be created at www.smart911.com. Residents can customize their profile and share any information they want the 9-1-1 call taker and response teams to have in the event of an emergency. The information is seen only when the resident dials 9-1-1 and it is automatically displayed to the 9-1-1 call taker, allowing him or her to send the

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Director of Chester County’s Department of Emergency Services, Robert J. Kagel introduces Smart911to the Chester County Commissioners and attendees at the Jan. 30 Sunshine Meeting. The County Commissioners are, from left to right, Terence Farrell; Chair Michelle Kichline; and Kathi Cozzone.

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rooms at the Penn London Elementary School. The agreement is subject to, and contingent upon, the school district obtaining all the necessary approvals to install the modular classrooms from Penn Township. With the expansion to a full-day program, the district expects K-2 enrollment in Penn London Elementary to grow. Second-grade classes will be held in the modular classrooms. Avon Grove is adding the full-day kindergarten program to boost academic achievement as children will have more instructional time to master literacy and math concepts. Children will also have more time to build social and emotional skills that are necessary in school. In other business at the Jan. 26 meeting, school board vice president Brian Gaerity, who serves on the Finance and Budget Committee, said that the committee got its first

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Avondale, so when you talk about an appointment, you want to have someone who can sit down on Day One and make an informed decision, and he can do that,” said supervisor Dave Connors. “Steve has been involved in the township for many years,” supervisor Mike

look at the budget for the 2017-2018 school year. The Avon Grove School Board already approved an opt-out resolution declaring that the tax increase would stay within the limits of the Act 1 Index, which for Avon Grove is 3.30 percent. That was one of the preliminary steps to developing the annual spending plan. At this early stage, the budget projects expenditures of $94.8 million, which would be a significant increase over the current fiscal year. The district would need to dip into its fund reserve for $9.2 million to balance the spending plan as it stands now. However, at this point, district officials haven’t started paring down the expenditures yet. That process will play out over the next few months. Gaerity said that the district’s state-mandated PSERS contribution is going up by an additional $1 million. According to documents on the school district’s website, Avon Grove’s retirement costs will exceed $10 million for 2017-2018. Avon Grove’s taxable

assessed values have increased by $3.9 million this year, so the district’s revenues are growing. The budget, as it currently stands now, anticipates no increase in funding from the state and no tax increase at the local level to generate additional revenues. The spending plan will undergo multiple revisions as the school board makes a variety of funding decisions in the coming months. A proposed final budget is expected to be adopted in April, and the school board is scheduled to approve the final budget at the June 8 school board meeting. In his report about Facilities Committee activities, board member Edward Farina provided his colleagues with an update about the repairs that are necessary to the roof of the Avon Grove High School. Farina said that the roof was evaluated and a majority of it is failing and will need to be replaced. It could cost between $2.9 million and $3.9 million to make the necessary repairs. Farina said that the administra-

tion has been directed to develop a plan for repairs that will take into consideration other work that may be necessary for the building in the next few years. Superintendent Dr. Christopher Marchese talked about how the district recently hosted two dozen superintendents from Chester and Montgomery counties. Avon Grove was able to highlight some of the technology education initiatives in the district for the visiting superintendents, including a tour of the new television studio at the high school. Avon Grove also showcased the drones that are utilized by students. Marchese also recognized the contributions of the nine members of the Avon Grove School Board for School Director Recognition Month. Charles Beatty III has been serving as a representative from Region I since 2011. He serves on the Finance Committee and CCIU Legislative Council. Herman Engel, a board member since 2010, represents Region

III. He is the chair of the Curriculum Committee and serves on the Finance Committee. Edward Farina, who has been a member of the board since 2013 as a Region II representative, is the chairman of the Facilities Committee and serves on the Curriculum Committee. Bill Wood was appointed to fill a Region III vacancy in 2016. He serves on the Curriculum Committee and the Policy Committee. Tracy Lisi joined the school board in 2015. She represents Region II and serves as the chairman of the Personnel Committee and serves on the Policy Committee. Jeffrey Billig has served on the school board since 2015. He serves on the Facilities Committee and the Personnel Committee, and represents Region II. Patrick Walker has served on the school board since 2013. He is the chairman of the Policy Committee and also serves on the Facilities Committee. He represents Region I on the school board. Also serving Region I is Brian Gaerity, the board’s vice president. He has served

on the board since 2013, and was also a school board member in 2011. He is the chairman of the Finance Committee and also serves on the Personnel Committee. The longest-tenured member of the board is Bonnie Wolff, who has served since 2003. Wolff is the current school board president and also serves on the CCIU Board and the CCIU Authority Board. She represents Region III. The school board approved the formation of the Communications/ Community Engagement Committee and the Co-Curricular Committee of the School Board of Directors. The school board’s next Committee-of-the-Whole meeting will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. The next regular school board meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Both meetings take place at the Avon Grove Intermediate School.

Pickel said. “What I liked most about him was that he feels political party has no place on a local level. He also was very up front on issues he did not necessarily agree with in the township, but knew that he did not have all the information to make judgment on current or past board members.” Zurl said that his experience on the township’s

municipal authority gave him a great vantage point to chart the course of the township’s growth. “When I started on the municipal authority, we essentially operated out of a shoebox, with a few hundred customers and a person who read the meters, manually,” he said. “We brought in an office manager who took charge throughout this

growth period, to where our service has become huge, compared to 15 to 20 years ago.” Among the many issues that Zurl expects to see the board tackle this year, two remain at or near the top of the list: Whether or not to consider linking the township to the newly-formed Southern Chester County Regional Police Department, and

the future of the township’s relationship with the 55-acre Inniscrone Golf Course, which the township purchased for $750,000 in 2009. “It is a focal point and a feature of the entire Inniscrone Development, and the municipal authority owns the spray rights to it, which limits what you can do with the ground,” Zurl said. “It’s not losing

money. In fact, it’s around the break-even point and even been slightly profitable, so what would it cost you to get rid of it? Because it’s not costing us anything right now, the best decision will be to try to maintain it.”

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

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Camp Dreamcatcher secures a significant grant The funding comes from the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, in partnership with Macy’s

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer When youngsters arrive at Camp Dreamcatcher this August for therapy, education, and fun, their week-long stay will be enhanced by a grant that the Kennett Square-based organization just received. Patty Hillkirk, the founder and executive director of Camp Dreamcatcher, announced that the organization has been awarded a grant for $10,000 from the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF). The funding was awarded in partnership with Macy’s, and it will be used to support children whose lives have been impacted by HIV or AIDS. Approximately 130 youngsters attend the weeklong camp session each year, and Camp Dreamcatcher also offers a variety of therapeutic and educational programs to youngsters throughout the year. The 2017 camp session

takes place from Aug. 20 to 26. “The grant will send twenty HIV positive youth to our therapeutic and educational camp session in 2017,” Hillkirk explained. “The support will make a positive difference in the lives of children coping with HIV/AIDS and I am honored to partner with ETAF and Macy’s, Inc.” Through the years, more than 5,000 youngsters have benefitted from the programs and services of Camp Dreamcatcher. According to Hillkirk, Camp Dreamcatcher is honored to be recognized for that unique work in the community. “The work that Camp Dreamcatcher does to help people affected by HIV/ AIDS is impressive, and very much aligned with Elizabeth Taylor’s passionate commitment to the cause,” said Joel Goldman, Managing Director of The Elizabeth

Taylor AIDS Foundation, in a statement. “The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and our partners at Macy’s are thrilled to present Camp Dreamcatcher with these funds to help further our shared mission.” Camp Dreamcatcher has been providing free therapeutic and educational programs to HIV/AIDS impacted youth for 21 years. Programs include a one-week camp session, weekend retreats, reunion events, mentoring programs, a holiday adopt-a-family program and HIV/AIDS education, training and community outreach. Over 230 counselors, medical personnel, professionals and community members volunteer with Camp Dreamcatcher. Hillkirk said that all of the programs offered by Camp Dreamcatcher are free to the youngsters. “We hope to welcome

130 youth to our session in August,” Hillkirk explained. “The number of children accepted for the program is based on the amount of financial and volunteer resources secured for the camp session.” Elizabeth Taylor established The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991 to support organizations delivering direct care and services to people living with HIV and AIDS, especially in the most marginalized communities. The foundation also provides grants for innovative HIV prevention education and advocacy programs to existing organizations around the world. To date, the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation has provided grant funding to more than 675 organizations in 44 countries and nearly all 50 states in the U.S. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.

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Patty Hillkirk, the founder and executive director of Camp Dreamcatcher, pictured here with two of the children who have attended the week-long therapeutic and educational camp, announced that the organization has received $10,000 from the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. More than 5,000 youngsters have benefited from Camp Dreamcatcher’s programs over the last 21 years.

‘Freedmen, Fugitives and Friends’ tour set for Feb. 4

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer On Sat., Feb. 4, a free tour, “Freedmen, Fugitives and Friends,” will be held in honor of Black History Month. Guides will lead visitors through Kennett Square to see the houses and hear the stories of Quakers and African Americans who peacefully co-existed with each other before and after the Civil War. The tour will feature details about the places of worship, employment, and social activity for the Quakers and African Americans who lived in Kennett Square at that

time. The tour is sponsored by the Kennett Underground Railroad Center. Kennett Square was a hotbed for abolitionism. As early as the 1780s, slaves were trying to escape to places where they could be free. Pennsylvania was a free state, and with its proximity to Delaware and Maryland, Chester County was a popular destination for freedom-seekers who were headed north. Kennett Square’s location, as well as the presence of a large Quaker population that opposed slavery and organized anti-

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The “Freedmen, Fugitives and Friends” tour, which is sponsored by the Kennett Underground Railroad Center, will take place between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4.

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seekers in southeastern Chester County, PA in the nineteenth century.” “Freedmen, Fugitives and Friends” will take place between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The 40-minute small group guided tours will start every 10 to 15 minutes at the Willow and East State Street parking lot in downtown Kennett Square. Free parking is available in the lot at the corner of Willow and East State Street. After the stroll through Kennett Square, stop by Sinclair’s Sunrise Cafe at 127 East State Street for light refreshments.

Pre-registration for the tour is requested. Please email info@kennettundergroundrr. org or call the KURC at 484544-5070 and provide your name and the number in the group attending the tour. If the weather on the day of the event requires the cancellation of the tour, a notice will be posted on the Kennett Underground Railroad Center’s Facebook page and the KURC website at www.kennettundergroundrr. org. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.

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CREDIT CARD THEFT Pennsylvania State Police Avondale are investigating a theft of credit card information reported by a West Grove man. Someone withdrew money from three ATM locations in the Parkville, Md., area using his card information. The victim believes there may have been a card-skimming device on a gas pump at the West Grove Sunoco station. Police are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF Overnight on Dec. 27, the rear window of a vehicle parked at 2054 Marlboro Road in Pocopson Township was smashed. Nothing was taken from inside the vehicle, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022. DRUG CHARGES On Jan. 4, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale took Lisa Marie DiFilippo, 32, of Coatesville, into custody for active warrants. During a search, heroin and drug paraphernalia were found on DiFilippo. She was charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. She was taken to Chester County Prison on an active bench warrant. PACKAGE THEFTS Pennsylvania State Police Avondale are investigating the thefts of UPS packages from the porches of residences on

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Woodcrest Way in London Britain Township, and in Lincoln University. Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Revels at 610-268-2022. TOOLS STOLEN Between Dec. 28 and Jan. 4, tools were stolen from a shed in the backyard of a home at 1565 Brandywine Drive in Pocopson Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. The homeowner said that a red Craftsman chainsaw and an organge Husquarna chainsaw were taken, along with an axe. Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Ryan Ard at 610-268-2022. BURGLARY A vacant home in the 1800 block of Baltimore pike in Upper Oxford Township was broken into overnight on Jan. 9, and a television was stolen, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Revels at 610-268-2022. THEFTS FROM SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Sometime between Nov. 17 and Nov. 20, several electronic items were stolen from the Octorara High School auditorium, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. The items belonged to Freedom Life Christian Center. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022. WHEELS STOLEN Overnight on Jan. 9, a set of four Honda wheels with Bridgestone tires were stolen from a home at 105 Lewisville Rd., New London Township, according to Pennsylvania

State Police Avondale. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022. WALMART THEFTS On Dec. 20, Coty Trevor Miller, 24, of Oxford, was discovered to have stolen items from the Oxford Walmart before attempting to return them for store credit. After being taken into custody, he was found with a needle and metal spoon consistent with narcotic use. He was also found to have violated probation in Maryland. He was taken to Chester County Prison by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale after failing to post bail. DUI On Nov. 23, just before 1 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale conducted a traffic stop on the Route 82 off ramp of Route 1 and arrested Michael James Kline, of Kennett Square, to DUI and drug possession. On Dec. 23 at 1:30 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale pulled over a vehicle driven by John Coveleski Jr., 58, of Parkesburg, for a traffic violation and found that he was DUI. He was arrested and released pending a summons. Michelle Margaret Schatz, of Oxford, was arrested for DUI by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale after a traffic stop on Dec. 31 at 2:19 a.m. On Jan. 14 at 12:36 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Ronald Kenneth Weaver, 62, of Cochranville, for DUI after a traffic stop. He was also charged with possession of firearms and a push-button knife.

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As child abuse incidents increase, District Attorney’s Office responds Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced last week that, due to an increase in the number of child abuse investigations in Chester County, additional staff is being assigned to handle the workload. “With the change in Pennsylvania laws regarding mandatory reporting of child abuse after the Sandusky case, we expected to see an increase in child abuse reports,” Hogan said in a press release last week. “This spike mirrors increases across the commonwealth. More cases are being reported and the District Attorney’s Child Abuse Unit has grown in size and sophistication in order to address the new case load.” The Child Abuse Unit gets abuse reports from several agencies. The yearly report totals in Chester County are: 291 in 2013; 414 in 2014; 1,306 in 2015; and 1,681 in 2016. When there is a report of serious child abuse, the young victims are interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center in the

District Attorney’s Office, a safe location designed to be welcoming. The interviews are conducted by forensic interviewers – detectives who are trained to work with children. The number of these interviews conducted in Chester County has also increased. There were 233 in 2014, and 358 in 2016. To handle the additional work, the District Attorney’s Office has prioritized child abuse cases. In 2013, there were two prosecutors and two detectives assigned to the Child Abuse Unit. In 2017, the unit has four prosecutors and four detectives assigned. The Chester County Commissioners authorized hiring an extra detective to specifically address these cases. Michele Kichline, chairwoman of the Chester County Commissioners, said, “We expected to see an increase in reports of child abuse because of the change in state laws, but those expectations don’t make it any easier when we see the actual numbers. One of the main priorities of the

Board of Commissioners is public safety, especially the safety of our children. I thank the DA and his staff for prioritizing their resources and doing everything that they can to protect the children during the grueling and emotional – but necessary – process of investigation and prosecution.” Hogan added, “In Chester County, we are fortunate to have the resources to deal with the complex issue of child abuse. In addition, we are surrounded by elected officials and civic leaders who understand the importance of protecting our children. However, talking to colleagues around Pennsylvania who already are overwhelmed by the heroin and opioid epidemic, it is clear that many rural counties and urban centers lack the resources to address the spike in child abuse cases. More resources need to be devoted to the investigation and prosecution of these cases. Even one child being hurt is one too many, and no child predator should be allowed to roam the streets.”

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County continues to make progress

Sen. Toomey is failing to be an independent voice

Later this month, the Chester County Press will be publishing Progress, our annual business & industry review. One of the stories in Progress will look at the economic outlook for Chester County and—no surprise here—that outlook is bright. At a time when Pennsylvania’s economy could generously be called sluggish, with only modest gains in economic growth and job creation, Chester County continues to gain momentum. The county’s unemployment rate stands at 4.1 percent, which is considerably better than the national average of 5.1 percent. The median household income in the county is $85,373. The county has a triple A bond rating, one of just 50 counties in the country to achieve that, and that means that money is available for necessary projects and services. Chester County is the wealthiest county in the state, and ranks twelfth overall in wealth in the entire U.S. It is also the tenth-most innovative digital county in the nation. From vibrant and charming downtowns to bustling business parks filled with larger companies to a still-rural countryside that offers a high quality of life, the signs of Chester County’s smart growth are obvious wherever you look. One reason for the county’s prosperity is its diverse industry base. Agriculture, including the mushroom industry here in southern Chester County, continues to be enormously important to the county’s economic well-being overall. But Chester County’s broad economy is growing in a number of different sectors, including financial services, health care, and education. There are no fewer than 100 colleges and universities that are located within 50 miles, which not only offers good jobs for county residents, it also means that career training is available for residents close to home. A well-educated workforce is always a major advantage for a community looking to attract new businesses. With a diverse industry base and a highly educated population, Chester County makes an enormous contribution to the region’s overall economic environment today, and it is well-positioned for the future. It’s easy to understand why, in 2016, Chester County ranked fourth in the entire country in a ranking of the happiest counties by SmartAsset. The formula in the survey took into account positive factors like marriage rate, income ratio, life expectancy, and the rate of physical activity. The negative factors included poverty rate, unemployment rate, divorce rate, and personal bankruptcy rates. In other surveys, Chester County has ranked as the healthiest county in the state. Chester County has succeeded in providing a high quality of life to its residents by balancing economic development with preservation efforts. The schools are good, making the area attractive to young families. Officials in local municipalities have been careful to promote smart growth and to invest in parks and recreation. There have been significant efforts to revitalize downtowns like Kennett Square and Oxford. Chester County’s success at a time when the state as a whole is making only modest economic progress, suggests that there might be some initiatives and practices here that might be helpful to communities across Pennsylvania.

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Letter to the Editor: During his campaign, Senator Toomey repeatedly promised us that he would be an independent voice for Pennsylvania. So far, there is no evidence of that. He has fallen in line with all the other Republicans, no matter how horrible the idea is. We cannot afford to build

a wall, and the fact is, it will not help stop illegal immigration. Most are hidden in vehicles or come through a tunnel. Toomey has said nothing. We cannot afford to make cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and put our seniors and the disabled, our most vulnerable citizens, at risk. Toomey has said nothing.

President Trump repeatedly tells lies. Even today he stated that crime and murders in Philadelphia are rising at a terrible rate. The fact is, the murder rate has consistently declined for ten years. Senator Toomey will not even speak up and defend his own state. Despite increasing evidence of Russian interference with our election,

President Trump instead decides to investigate Americans, of which there is almost no evidence. Again...our “independent voice” remains silent. It’s time to demand better of Senator Toomey, and it’s time for him to step up and speak up. Lisa Lightner Avondale

Changes to health care system are needed Letter to the Editor: Regarding health care coverage, it’s time for a whole lot of people to stop being delusional. We all have our own thoughts, biases, personal experiences, and opinions, but guess what? It doesn’t matter. One thing is for certain and what does matter is that all able-bodied Americans who have blinders on or their heads in the sand need a wake-

up call. That wake-up call is to start taking responsibility for your health. We have become a nation of slobs, and we expect to be taken care of when we do nothing to take care of ourselves. The health care system cannot sustain the burden much longer no matter what, whether it’s private insurance, Obama Care, Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, singlepayer, socialized, it does not matter. Cuts, lots of cuts are

going to be made. Get over it. We got ourselves into this mess and are a major causative factor of it. There is also a lot of “fluff” added over the last several decades that can easily be eliminated. And, yes, eliminating something that you once received tends to pissoff most people. Again, get over it. Chances are, these eliminations are not going to cause you to suffer a sudden or sooner demise.

In any event, the one thing that must occur in order to help make a positive impact on the future of health care delivery is for us users and abusers to start taking better care of ourselves and stop blaming everybody but ourselves for the debacle it has become. Guess what? I really don’t foresee that happening. Janine MaichleMergenthaler Lincoln University, PA

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We need investment in high-quality pre-K educational programs By State Rep. Carolyn Comitta Our children are one of our most precious resources, and should be afforded all of the educational, emotional, social, physical and intellectual growth offered via pre-K and head start programs. As a former educator in the Octorara Area School District, I believe that children in our commonwealth should have the best start in life and the same learning

opportunities, regardless of their ZIP code. The advantages of early childhood education include the opportunities to engage socially, increase vocabulary and learn classroom skills, with the key to success starting with early learning and engagement. In other words, children learn and develop skill sets that they carry into adulthood. And, who can argue that young minds aren’t impressionable? In the coming weeks, Gov.

Wolf will be unveiling his 2017-18 budget proposal, in which there is an overwhelming opportunity to provide 10,000 eligible middle-class children access to quality pre-K educational programs. This is a call to action that can’t be ignored, as investments in highquality pre-K have been proven to have the highest return on investment of any social program, leading to savings in K-12 resulting from reductions in the need

for special education and grade repetition, as well as incarceration and criminal conduct. I am in support of providing adequate funding to all of the pre-K programs currently available and respectfully call on Gov. Wolf to consider ways to address the growing middle-class pre-K and head start concerns across the commonwealth, as our most precious resources are counting on us to be their voice and advocate.

County holds first-ever K-9 patrol and narcotics training course A graduation held special significance last month for the Chester County Sheriff’s Office. For starters, the ceremony heralded the graduates of the county’s first-ever K-9 patrol and narcotics training course. Previously, K-9 teams traveled to Ohio to receive certification. Additionally, the ceremony included three SEPTA K-9 teams, marking the start of a welcome partnership that’s likely to continue. “This is a very special day for everyone here,” said Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh during the ceremony, which was held at the Chester County Justice Center. Welsh noted that the teams had worked diligently since September to complete the rigorous course. The graduates included Chester County Deputy Sheriff Mike Sarro and his partner, Dexter; Chester County Deputy Sheriff Mike Carlson and his partner, Luke; SEPTA Officer Jason Walters and his partner, Jase; SEPTA Officer Richard Donaldson and his partner, Quest; and SEPTA Officer Derrick Gordon and his partner, Lars. Welsh said the initiative was made possible through the efforts of Chester County Deputy Sheriff Paul Bryant, a Level III trainer for the U.S.

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Chester County Deputy Sheriff Paul Bryant, Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh, Chester County Lt. Harry McKinney, and Chester County Deputy Sheriff Brian Bolt assemble for the graduation ceremony of Class 001 Patrol and Narcotics that includes SEPTA Officer Jason Walters and his partner, Jase; SEPTA Officer Richard Donaldson and his partner, Quest; and SEPTA Officer Derrick Gordon and his partner, Lars.

Police Canine Association; Chester County Lt. Harry McKinney, a master trainer for the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers; and Chester County Deputy Sheriff Brian Bolt, a training assistant. Bryant, who joined the Chester County Sheriff’s Office after spending nearly three decades with the Philadelphia Police Department as a K-9 instructor, said the impetus for the program started after he began receiving calls from other agencies that wanted to know if Bryant was still available for training programs – inquiries that he forwarded to McKinney. Recognizing the economic sense of using in-house resources for the new K-9 teams, McKinney said a county training program would also help to strengthen the skills of the existing teams, and Welsh readily

agreed. “Working with the other agencies is also very exciting,” Welsh said. “It not only provides our teams with additional training, but it also reinforces our relationships with those surrounding agencies.” Bryant explained that the program gets altered “to meet the needs of the participants.” For example, part of the SEPTA training took place in transit. “We went into Philly for several days and spent time riding trains,” Bryant said. “The teams benefit from training in the environment where they will be working.” The county K-9 teams did some of their work at area parks, such as Wolf Hollow, he said. Bryant credited Welsh with not only promoting an atmosphere that encourages K-9 teams in her office, but also with providing the

law-enforcement community with a valuable training option. “The more opportunities that these officers have to receive certification, the better it is for them and for the public they serve,” Bryant said. Welsh said that the office’s 10 dogs respond to several calls each week. The most frequent involve searches of vehicles or buildings by teams trained to detect narcotics or explosives. Equally in demand is Melody, the office’s comfort dog, who often calms children who have to testify at trial or eases stress for all in custody disputes. McKinney said the next class, which will include teams from Ridley Township, would be held in March. “There are a lot of benefits to doing this,” Welsh said of the training course. “It really is a win-win.”

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Schrof, Shanahan lead Indians’ scoring

Unionville loses nail-biter to Bishop Shanahan, 46-42 By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Watching the scrappy and talented Unionville girls’ basketball team take a sevenpoint lead into last Friday’s game against visiting Bishop Shanahan – only to see it slip away during an eventual 46-42 defeat – calls to mind a quote from perhaps the greatest basketball coach who ever lived. “Control of your organization begins with control of yourself,” said John Wooden. “Be disciplined.” Whether or not Coach Fred Ellzy’s squad squandered the lead they had for most of the game had anything to do with a sudden loss of discipline matters very little, but the absolute truth of their heartbreaking loss on Jan. 27 clicked itself off slowly as the fourth quarter began – a quarter where the Eagles outscored the Indians, 25-14, mostly on the backs of Courtney Warley and Sammie McCarter, who poured in 11 and 8 points, respectively. As the closing seconds of the loss put Warley on the line to connect on both free throws to seal her team’s win, the narrative of what gave Bishop Shanahan the win began to play itself back, in slow rewind. If the primary goal of Unionville was to keep Warley from scoring, then the goal was achieved spectacularly – at least for the game’s first three quarters. Behind a tough defense led by Sophia Detweiler and

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Sam Ciccarella engineers the Indians’ offense in the second half.

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Unionville’s Maddie Shanahan gets off a shot from the top of the key in the third quarter.

Sam Ciccarelli, Bishop Shanahan guards rarely broke the defensive wall to get the ball into their center, and when they did, Warley was surrounded by the front court of Maddie Shanahan and Grace Schrof, who held Warley to a scoreless first half. After a low-scoring first quarter that began the second quarter in a 5-5 tie, both teams tried to peck away at tough opposing defenses. A three-pointer by McCarter gave Bishop Shanahan an 8-7 lead early in the second quarter, which was quickly answered by a basket by Unionville’s Olivia Budow in the paint with 6:20 left in the half. With 5:40 remaining in the first half, Unionville broke a tough full-court press by finding Schrof for a layup, which led to a foul and a three-point play that gave

the Indians a 12-9 lead. A minute later, another Schrof basket extended the Indians’ lead to 14-9, which was followed by two free throws by Unionville’s Meghan Megill. In the third quarter, Shanahan and Schrof took over the direction of the game, scoring all of Unionville’s 12 points, highlighted by a pair of threepointers, and Shanahan’s driving layup that gave the Indians a 26-19 lead with 3:25 left. At one point in the fourth quarter – with seven minutes to go in the game, to be precise – Unionville had built up a 33-23 lead, on a layup by Shanahan and, on its next possession, a threepointer by Schrof. At the 4:45 mark, two free throws by Sarah Covert had even extended the Indians’ lead to 37-26, but it was at about this time that Warley

began to emerge from a three-quarter shell and ignite her team’s comeback. She had help; baskets by Jen Sendi and McCarter cut Unionville’s lead to 37-30 with four minutes remaining, and after a Ciccarelli free throw, McCarter’s threepointer from the top of the key gave Bishop Shanahan to further cut into a slim, five-point Unionville lead. A full-court press by Bishop Shanahan led to a steal and a three-pointer by Sendi that cut Unionville’s lead to 38-36. A Warley free throw – one of five she made in the quarter – trimmed the lead to 38-37, and with 2:39 left in the game, Warley’s shot in the paint gave the Eagles the lead, 39-38. Fouled on a shot attempt with 1:38 left, Schrof made two free throws to give her team a one-point lead, but with 1:18 remaining, Warley

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Bishop Shanahan’s Courtney Warley scored 15 points during her team’s 46-42 comeback victory over Unionville on Jan. 27.

was fouled on a layup, and made two free throws that gave the lead back to Bishop Shanahan. After Unionville turned the ball over on its next possession, Kathryn Greenhut was fouled with 36 seconds left in the game, and made one of two free throws to extend Bishop Shanahan’s lead to 42-40. A couple of free throws by McCarter made the score 44-40, and with 6.8 second left, Ciccarelli’s layup put Unionville down by two, but the game ended on Warley’s last two free throws with

four seconds remaining. Now sporting a 10-7 overall record, Bishop Shanahan was led by Warley with 15 points, and McCarter with 13 points. The Eagles travel to West Chester East for a Feb. 7 game. Led by Schrof’s 19 points and Shanahan’s 11 points, the loss gave Unionville a 10-7 overall record. The Indians traveled to Bayard Rustin for a Jan. 31 game, and will stay on the road for a Feb. 3 game at Great Valley. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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Upland hosts 43rd annual Boys’ Invitational Hockey Tournament Upland Country Day School recently hosted its 43rd annual Upland Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament at the John M. Cleveland Rink on the school’s campus in Kennett Square. Beginning in 1974, the Upland tournament is the longest running junior school ice hockey tournament in North America, and is believed to be the longest running junior school tournament in any sport. Upland families hosted more than 75 players from highly competitive Connecticut schools during the weekend. Teams competing this year were Upland County Day School (Kennett Square, PA); Greenwich Country Day School (Greenwich, CT); New Canaan Country School (New Canaan, CT); The Rectory School

(Pomfret, CT); and The Rumsey Hall School (Washington Depot, CT). Rumsey Hall took first place in the tournament, with Greenwich Country Day and Upland Country Day earning second and third respectively. The f irst Upland Country Day School Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament was held on Dec. 21 and 22, 1974, and was founded by Dr. John M. Cleveland, the founder of Upland ice hockey, varsity ice hockey coach from 1964-1981, and Upland’s headmaster from 1964 to 1985. In the first tournament, Upland hosted Greenwich Country Day School, a fellow junior school, and three club hockey teams. Since then, twenty different teams have competed in the tournament.

On Jan. 28 and 29, Upland hosted the 19th Annual Girls’ Invitational Tournament hosting teams from Connecticut and Lansdale Catholic School locally. “Upland is proud to maintain this longstanding tradition of bringing together competitive teams with similar approaches to developing student athletes,” said Andrew Morris, Upland athletic director and International Program director. “For the participants, this annual event provides for a fun, competitive and memorable experience.” Tournament alumni frequently dot the rosters of the extremely competitive school programs in North America, as well as NCAA prog rams. Tournament alumni have gone on to play

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Rumsey Hall, Rectory School, Greenwich Country Day, Upland and New Canaan at Upland Rink.

at Phillips Academy (Andover), Phillips Exeter Academy, The Lawrenceville School, The Hill School, The Taft School, ChoateRosemary Hall, Hotchkiss School, and St. George’s School among others. T o u r n a m e n t participants have gone on to play NCAA ice

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Upland’s Walker Jones defends against a Rumsey player.

Upland’s Drew Iannucci moves the puck down the ice.

hockey at programs such as Harvard University, Yale University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, Amherst College, St.Lawrence University, the University of Maine, Connecticut College, Bowdoin College, Hobart College, Tufts University, and Colby College. The most notable tournament alumnus is former Olympian and New York Ranger Mike Richter. Richter competed as a member of the Wissahickon Skating Club team in 1980 and 1981, and was named to the All-Tournament team in 1981. Richter later went on to star at the Northwood School and the University of Wisconsin before

embarking on a stellar career with the New York Rangers, winning the Stanley Cup in 1994 and the World Cup of Hockey with Team USA in 1996. Another notable tournament alumnus is Niklas Lucenius, a 2005 graduate of Upland Country Day School, who was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round of the 2007 National Hockey League draft. Upland boasts the only on-campus ice rink in Chester County, and in the Mid-Atlantic region. Only The Hill School, The Lawrenceville School and Princeton Day School have supported a scholastic ice hockey programs as long as Upland has.

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Penn Vet gets $5 million gift for New Bolton Center A gift of $5 million by the estate of Seth and Lucy Holcombe will establish the Dr. Harry Werner Professorship in Equine Medicine at New Bolton Center, the large animal hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet). The endowed chair is named for the Holcombe’s veterinarian and lifelong friend, Dr. Harry Werner, a 1974 Penn Vet graduate. Werner cared for the Holcombe’s Morgan horses since the early days of his career, working as a veterinarian in Granby, Conn.

The professorship will include teaching, research, and clinical outreach, with an emphasis on equine welfare and wellness, important to both the Holcombes and Werners. Penn Vet is conducting an international search for candidates, with a goal of awarding the professorship this year. “We are delighted that Dr. Werner’s clients have honored him with this wonderful gift to improve the lives of horses through a new program at New Bolton Center,” said Joan C. Hendricks, the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. “Harry is a

very distinguished alumnus, and we are extremely proud of his achievements globally to support equine welfare. This will provide a permanent tribute to him.” Although Werner and his wife, Susan, were close friends with the Holcombes, the gift came as a surprise. A family lawyer delivered the news after Lucy Holcombe’s death at age 91 in January 2016. Seth Holcombe died at age 91 in 2009. “We had no idea,” said Werner, about the donation in his honor. “Susan and I feel responsible for making sure this gift does what the Holcombes wanted it to do. We want this to enhance

Longwood Foundation funds $100,000 multi-year breast cancer study The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition recently announced the receipt of a $100,000 capacity building grant from the Longwood Foundation to pursue a multi-year quality of life study, expansion of a database, and a pilot project for a future study related to programing to underserved populations. The study will investigate the relationship between social support, education programs and other findings in enhancing adaptation to cancer, specifically in reducing cancer related worry, and will be the agency’s first scientific study in the field of research. The purpose of the study is to learn how the range of programming and activities offered by DBCC

is having an impact on women and men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The study utilizes a valid, reliable, widely used measure called “FACIT” which was adopted in 1997. The FACT-B (breast cancer) tool is a 37-item “compilation of general questions divided into four primary QOL domains: Physical well-being, social/family well-being, emotional well-being, and functional well-being.” DBCC has been granted a license by FACIT to use the tool in both English and Spanish, and as a hard copy and online survey. The study has been approved by HumRRO Institutional Review Board (IRB), based in Virginia. The questionnaire and

data will be administered and evaluated by Barbara Goldberg & Associates, LLC (BGA) over a three year time period. Barbara Goldberg & Associates, LLC (BGA) is a 35-year-old, Delaware based consulting firm specializing in research and evaluation. The findings of this study will position the Coalition to further its research on breast cancer programing in underserved populations. Additionally, research findings will be disseminated to larger audiences including conferences, op ed pieces and publications. If you have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer and are interested in finding out more, contact Cathy Holloway at 302-4684814 or email cholloway@ debreastcancer.org.

the health and welfare of horses.” The professorship will be the centerpiece of what they intend to become a broader program for equine wellness and welfare, attracting international speakers and reaching out to populations of working horses in need. “This gift will allow Penn Vet to truly take a lead in providing direction on equine well-being and welfare to both our profession and the horse industry,” said Dr. Gary Althouse, Chairman of the Department of Clinical Studies at New Bolton Center. “The ability to dedicate significant efforts

to these critical initiatives is truly transformational.” Althouse said the new equine professorship builds upon a New Bolton Center initiative for large animal welfare, including participation in specialty training for board certification by the new American College of Animal Welfare. Werner has dedicated his life and career to the care and welfare of animals through his practice, Werner Equine, in North Granby and his continued service to veterinary professional organizations at state, national, and international levels.

He was the 2009 President of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and is now part of the AAEP’s Welfare and Public Policy Advisory Council. He’s also on the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Animal Welfare Committee and World Equine Veterinary Association’s Board of Directors. Dr. Werner speaks internationally and has authored many articles on equine welfare, equine lameness, pre-purchase exams, farrier-veterinarian relationships, and veterinary ethics. For more information, visit www.vet.upenn.edu.

Kennett gets $1.2 million trail grant Kennett Township was recently awarded a $1,200,000 grant through the Multimodal Transportation Fund for the improvements and development of trail segments as part of the Kennett Greenway Trail. The grant will be used to improve and develop multiuse trails for pedestrians and bicyclists so that they may commute safely and separately from vehicle traffic.

Sen. Tom Killion said, “Currently, the trails are narrow and very close to roads built for motor vehicles. These improvements will be very important to the safety concerns of residents and visitors to this area.” To address these concerns, Kennett Township plans to install paths and sidewalks on South Street, McFarlan Road and East Baltimore Pike. Improvements will also be made to Pennock Park,

Parrish, Whittle, and Chandler Mill Road trails and Chandler Mill Bridge. “I’m pleased that these townships will be able to move forward with these improvements. I’m hopeful many residents and their families will enjoy for many years to come,” Killion said. The Multimodal Transportation Fund is administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA).

Donze is frontrunner for District Judge seat East Marlborough attorney and resident Jane Donze garnered the most votes for the vacant seat as Magisterial District Judge in district 15-3-04 in Kennett Square in the straw poll of Republican committee persons taken after the candidate interviews last month.

Donze said, “I am honored to have received the most votes in the straw poll. I look forward to continuing our campaign and ultimately to the opportunity to serve our community in a fair, impartial and professional manner.” The Republican

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convention will be held next month, where Donze hopes to obtain the formal endorsement of the party. Since announcing her candidacy, Donze has received the endorsements of former U.S. Congressman Joe Pitts and former State Representative Chris Ross.

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A new home for Family Promise means more help for those in crisis By John Chambless Staff Writer For families on the brink of homelessness, a helping hand can mean survival. Since November of 2015, Family Promise of Southern Chester County has helped 20 families recover from crisis and stabilize their lives. But faced with the everincreasing need for its services, Family Promise has found a new home that will expand the organization’s reach into the community. The nonprof it f irst moved into rooms donated by Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in West Grove. But the need for services, and the room to handle everything, sparked a search for a larger location. A three-story home at 1156 West Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square, the former office of William P. McGovern, Inc., a family-owned waste disposal company, had been vacant and was up for rent. “I would drive by it and see it,” said Susan Minarchi, the executive director of Family Promise of Southern Chester County. “So we called Mr. McGovern and he was very generous in working on the rent for us. We can’t thank him enough for it. We are so excited about this move. It’s going to be a good, long-term solution for us.” Sitting in the vacant first-floor family room

on Jan. 26, Minarchi said the building was in excellent condition and offered everything Family Promise needed – office space, storage space, and a warm, welcoming environment where families can job hunt online, take a shower or cook a family meal during the day. Each evening, the 15-passenger van used by Family Promise takes families to various churches in the area which offer beds and meals. Family Promise is a national organization with more than 200 affiliates, allowing each regional branch to tailor its support to every family’s circumstances. There’s no one cause for families facing homelessness, and there is no one way to fix the situation, Minarchi said. “Every family is different. So what one family needs, another might not,” she said. “They usually need household goods, they need food, they need clothing, and that need continues after they leave us. We keep in touch with the families for a year after they move, just to make sure they don’t start on a slippery slope. We’re also providing them things they might need, like diapers, which are very expensive. “We’re not a faithbased organization, we do not preach to the families,” Minarchi said, “but we work with church congregations to provide the facilities for our families to sleep

Susan Minarchi, executive director of Family Promise of Southern Chester County, outside the large home the organization has moved into in Kennett Square.

overnight, as well as the volunteers.” The things that can tip a family into homelessness can include the loss of a job, a car that breaks

A network of congregations Host congregations for Family Promise of Southern Chester County take turns four times each year hosting guests in their buildings for evenings and overnights, one week at a time. Family Promise provides the cots and bedding, and most congregations set up their educational rooms as temporary bedrooms for each of the guest families. Host congregations take up to four separate families -up to 14 people -- at a time. Support congregations work with host congregations by providing volunteer support. Duties are divided between or among host congregations and support congregations. Typically, each will provide an evening meal prepared by volunteers from the congregation for four evenings during the week, volunteers to provide fellowship with guests during dinner and evening hours for four evenings during the week, two volunteers to stay

overnight with guests for four nights during the week, and assistance with gathering continental breakfast and packed lunch supplies for the families. Host congregations are responsible for transporting the cots, setting up the temporary bedrooms, and cleaning and rearranging after the Family Promise guests have moved to the next congregation. Host Congregations: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Christian Life Center Cornerstone Presbyterian Church Episcopal Church of the Advent Kennett Friends Meetinghouse Oxford United Methodist Church Presbyterian Church of Kennett Square Sacred Heart Parish Unionville Presbyterian Church

Vineyard at the Barn Church West Grove United Methodist Church Westminster Presbyterian Church Willowdale Chapel Support Congregations: Apostolic Church of Oxford Avon Grove Church of the Nazarene Avondale Presbyterian Church Bethany Presbyterian Church Christ Church at the Grove Church of the Open Door Doe Run Presbyterian Church Oxford Church of the Nazarene Oxford Presbyterian Church St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church St. Cornelius Catholic Church St. Michael Lutheran Church St. Patrick Church Toughkenamon Presbyterian Church West Grove Friends

down, or a family breakup that leaves one parent with the children. The many advantages of the new site in Kennett Square include giving families an address for getting mail, computers for job searches, a place to meet with bilingual caseworker Rosa Quintana, a safe place for children to play, and a refuge from what would otherwise be a day of loitering and walking from one place to another. There is a washer and dryer so that families can have clean clothes without dragging bags of laundry to laundromats and spending precious money. The SCOOT bus goes right by the front door of the new building, so families can get to jobs or markets. “We can take four take families at a time, or up to 14 people,” Minarchi said. Upstairs, there are rooms for off ices, meeting rooms and storage for supplies – clothing and household goods – and downstairs there are bins that can be locked, which can hold the belongings of each family. There’s a secure nursery room with cribs for infants. When a

family does find a place to live, Minarchi said, “we have an agreement with the ReStore in Kennett Square, so we send all our furniture donations there, and they in turn let our families go there when they’re ready to move and pick out furniture. Then we have a volunteer team that helps them move into their new home.” Family Promise of Southern Chester County averages 50 days to pull a family back from crisis and move them into housing of their own, Mincarchi said, compared with about 60 days as a national average. She is quick to credit the army of some 600 volunteers who give money, time, household supplies, meals and furniture-moving services to families who can never repay them. “They are the heart of the organization,” she said, smiling. Minarchi said she first heard about Family Promise from the pastor of her church, Unionville Presbyterian, in Aug. 2015. “I worked for Johnson and Johnson as a project manager, before I learned about Family Promise. I sat there,

thinking about a child living in a car, not having a place to call their own. I thought, ‘I need to do this,’” she said, her eyes brimming with tears. “Sorry. I get choked up. I always do.” Faced with an everincreasing number of families who need help, she said, “we’re trying to work ourselves out of a job, but unfortunately there’s no lack of need.” Family Promise receives no federal or regular state funding, and relies on donations to pay for its very small staff. “It really is a dream come true to come here,” she said of the rambling stone home. “It will help get our name out because it’s such a visible location, and it’s close to businesses that could offer jobs for our families. It really has everything we could have asked for.” Fo r more information, visit www. f amilypromisescc.org, or email sminarchi@ familypromisescc.org. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.

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Feb. 3 Souperbowl 2017 The Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary and Westtown-Goshen Rotary Clubs will hold Souperbowl 2017 on Feb. 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at West Chester University Alumni Hall (202 Carter Drive, West Chester). Tickets are $50 per person. There will be soup, beer and bread to sample, and voting will be held for the best in each category. A silent auction will be held. There will be a live band, desserts, soda and wine. Proceeds will go toward fighting hunger in the local community. For tickets and more information, call 484-301-0432. Feb. 4 Animal dental health program On Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oxford Feed & Lumber hosts Dr. Tonya Neville from Keystone Animal Hospital for a Pet Dental Health seminar. There will be free dental care bags with toothbrush and a 20 percent discount on dental cleaning at Keystone Animal Hospital (through March 31). Feb. 4 Drug program State Trooper Reginald Easterling will speak on the topic of “Effects and Consequences of Drug Use” at the meeting of ACE (Advocating, Collaborating, Educating) Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance of Oxford on Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m. at the Oxford Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford). Refreshments are served at 9 a.m. For more information, call Peggy Ann Russell at 610-932-0337.

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Feb. 5 Basket bingo fundraiser The WakefieldAmbulance Association Super Bowl Bingo will be held Feb. 5 at the Quarryville Hoffman Building in Quarryville. There will be baskets from Longaberger Baskets and Pampered Chef. Doors open at noon and games start at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 717529-2856 or 717-548-2541. Feb. 8 Chocolate dipping The Oxford Area Senior Center invites the community to attend a culinary presentation, “The Art of Chocolate Dipping,” on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Area Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford). Sue Cole, owner of The Candy Case, will teach how to create simple, decorative chocolate dipped treats. Participants will take home their edible works of art to enjoy or share. The fee is $5 per participant, cash only. Call for reservations (610-932-5244) or email oxsrctr@zoominternet.net. Feb. 8 Medicare seminar Area residents with questions about Medicare can get answers at a free upcoming seminar offered by Avon Grove Library in partnership with a Thornton consulting organization. Tina Garrity of Tri-State Senior Consultants will give a “Medicare 101” presentation on Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. and later at 6:30 p.m. No registration is needed for this free program. Feb. 11 Polar Plunge The 9th Annual Polar

Plunge to be held Feb. 11 at the Brandywine Picnic Park (690 S. Creek Rd., West Chester). The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance hosts the event to raise awareness about their conservation work in the Brandywine and Red Clay Watersheds. Participants collect at least $35 in donations. Prizes are awarded. Registration begins at 10 a.m., and the plunge is at 11:30 a.m. Spectators are welcome. Information and and registration is available at www.brandywineredclay. org. Feb. 12 Chocolate Lovers Festival The Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival will be held Feb. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Kennett High School (100 E. South St., Kennett Square). Connoisseur tickets allow early admission from noon to 1 p.m. Hundreds of chocolate treats, including cakes, brownies, candies, cookies and cupcakes, will be available for tasting at this festival benefiting United Way of Southern Chester County. General admission of $10 per person includes six tastings ($30 for a family of four). General admission parking is $5. Connoisseur tickets allow are $25 per person or $45 for two people (includes beverages and parking). Ribbons and prizes will be awarded to top entries. Entries must have a chocolate component and be shelf-stable, but need not be original. The entry deadline is Feb. 9. Visit www.KennettChocolate.org. Feb. 12 Record Collectors show The Keystone Record Collectors Music Expo will be held at the Continental

Inn (2285 Lincoln Highway, next to Dutch Wonderland) on Feb. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dozens of dealers will be buying and selling records, CDs and music memorabilia from all eras. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call 610-932-7852 or visit  www.recordcollectors. org. Feb. 23 ‘Empty Bowls’ benefit Kennett Area Community Service (KACS) will hold its 6th Annual Empty Bowls Event on Feb. 23 at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square. Empty Bowls is an international effort to end hunger. Participants will learn how KACS is eliminating hunger and food insecurity in our community, enjoy a simple meal of soup and salad and leave with a handmade bowl as a reminder of families in need. There will be a silent auction with more than 100 items, and a live auction featuring a week’s vacation in St. Maarten will highlight the dinner event. Tickets are $25. Lunch is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dinner is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Visit www.kacsonline. net or call 610-925-3556 for more information and tickets. Feb. 25 Kennett Winterfest Tickets are on sale for the Fifth Annual Kennett Winterfest on Feb. 25 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in downtown Kennett Square. The tented event features brews by dozens of regional breweries, as well as food trucks, and live music by Shady Groove. Tickets are $60 (designated driver tickets $15). Visit

You can brave the chilly Brandywine and raise money for local conservation at the annual Polar Plunge scheduled on Feb. 11 (see listing).

www.kennettwinterfest. com for tickets and more information. Feb. 25 and 26 ‘Broadway Moments’ revue The Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford) hosts a concert by performers from the Avon Grove Community Theater in “Broadway Moments” on Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Visit www. actheater.org for tickets and information. Kennett Flash schedule The Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square) hosts regional and national artists. Tickets are available in advance at www.kennettflash.org, or at the door. Snacks and beverages are sold, or guests can BYOB. The schedule includes: Lee Bains III and The Glory Fires (Feb. 2, 8 p.m., $12 to $14); Apache Trails with Couple Days (Feb. 3, 8 p.m., $12 to $15); Dukes of Destiny (Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $18 to $22); Dave Matthews tribute band Crowded Streets (Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $18 to $22); Sin City Band with guests (Feb. 11, 8 p.m., $15 to $18); Yes tribute band All Good People (Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $17

to $20). Reactors Comedy Club schedule Reactors Comedy Club (in the Wyndham Gardens Hotel, 1110 Baltimore Pike, Glen Mills) hosts live comedy on weekends. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 8 p.m., and shows start at 9 p.m. Call 267374-0732 or visit www. reactorscomedyclub.com. The schedule includes: Chris Coccia, Dennis Rooney and John Ager (Feb. 3 and 4); Mike Burton and Helene Angley (Feb. 10 and 11); TBA and Paul Spratt (Feb. 17 and 18); Dan Wilson and Ed McGonigal (Feb. 24 and 25); John Knight and Buddy Harris (March 3 and 4); Joe Bubelwicz and Doogie Horner (March 10 and 11); Chris Rich and Cory Jarvis (March 17 and 18); Jay Black and Tyler Rothrock (March 24 and 25); Moody McCarthy and Glen Tickle (March 31 and April 1). To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@chestercounty. com. There is no charge. Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.

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MILDRED K. THOMPSON Mildred K. Thompson, 97, of West Grove, passed away on Jan. 22 at Jennersville Regional Hospital in West Grove. She was the wife of the late Sterling Thompson. Born in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel Zelda Wands Kemp. Mildred was employed as a bookkeeper. She was a member of the Christian Life Center in New London. For several decades, Mildred was active in the Kennett Senior Center. She had a sewing room at the senior center and assisted with activities. She loved to sew, knit and travel. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Hostrup of Denver, Colo; one son, Harry Thompson of Media; three grandchildren, Craig Hostrup of Englewood, Colo., Emma Faye Thompson and Olivia Thompson, both of Florida; and a special niece, Sharon Lea Edelman of Clayton, N.J. A funeral was held Jan. 25. Interment was in Edgewood Memorial Park in Glen Mills. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.

CHARLES M. HALLMAN

Charles M. Hallman, 75, of Oxford, formerly of Avondale, passed away on Jan. 25 at Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, surrounded by family. He was the husband of Betty J. “McLennan” Hallman, with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Kennett Square, he was the son of Elvera “DiFilippo” Hallman of Oxford and the late Charles H. Hallman. Charlie was a veteran of the U.S. Navy Seabees, and served in Vietnam and the Gulf War. He was a self-employed plumber and retired as a security officer from Allied Barton in King of Prussia. Charlie enjoyed his military service, hunting, fishing, metal detecting and gardening. He is survived by his wife; mother; three sons, David (Anita) Hallman of Oxford, Glenn (Cathy) Hallman of West Grove, and Michael (Stacey) Hallman of New London; and seven grandchildren. Services were private, with burial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Hospice at VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Rd., Coatesville, PA 19320. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.

ROSEMARIE BRIZEK

RoseMarie Brizek, 85, of Lincoln University, passed away on Jan. 22 at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in 1931 in Catasauqua, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Alice (Forner) Zernhelt. She and her family moved to West Hazelton in 1945, where she resided until 1949. She became a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, in Reading, Pa., in 1952, and she worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital for over 30 years. She also spent several years as a visiting nurse in Reading. She married the late John C. Brizek of Kenhorst in 1960. They were married for 20 years until his death in 1981. She lived in Kenhorst until 2006, when she moved to live with her eldest daughter and family in New London. RoseMarie appreciated the importance of family and friends, and she enjoyed simple pleasures, such as lively conversations with her youngest

Feb. 15 Grief support group GriefShare, an educational support group for adults who have lost a loved one due to death, begins Feb. 15 at Grove United Methodist Church (490 W. Boot Rd., north of West Chester). Open to the community, the program takes place on Wednesday evenings and runs through June 7. Free child care is provided for those who request it in advance. There is a $25 materials fee, but scholarships are available. Registration is requested. Call 610-696-2663 or email pastor George at pastor.lin.george@gmail. com. Social time for singles Singles & Others Loving Opportunities to Socialize (SOLOS) will meet at West Grove Presbyterian Church (139 W. Evergreen St., West Grove) on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall adjacent to the church. SOLOS has a mission of fostering Christian friendships and enjoyable activities for single people or married people whose spouses are not available for many social activities. The group is not intended to

daughter, bird watching and pruning her rose bushes. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren. RoseMarie is survived by two daughters, Caroline Lyons (husband Jeffrey), and RoseAnne Horan (husband David); and five grandchildren, Margaret, James, Patrick, Jordan, and Jason. She was predeceased by one sister, MaryAnn; and three brothers, Theodore Jr., Donald, and Francis. A funeral was held Jan. 27. Interment was in Reading. Contributions in her memory may be made to Family Promise of Southern Chester County 105 West Evergreen St., PO Box 326, West Grove, PA 19390. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.

LOIS HOOPES SCOTT Lois Hoopes Scott, 74, of Kennett Square, died on Jan. 20 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of Theodore H. Scott, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hoopes and the late Blanche (Rayner) Cooper, and stepdaughter of the late Franklin M. Cooper. Lois was a 1960 graduate of Kennett High School. She was an office manager for Gawthrop Oil Company in Kennett Square, retiring in 1995. She was a member and Worthy Matron of the Easter Star of Kennett Square and Cochranville Chapters. She enjoyed trips to Europe, especially Italy. Most importantly, she loved being a wife, mother, and grandmother. Survivors include, in addition to her husband Ted, one son, Jeffrey W. Scott of Oxford; one daughter, Lori S. Neaves (James) of Port Orange Fla.; a stepsister, Kay L. Cooper of Kennett Square; and four grandchildren, James R. Neaves III, Brittany Taylor Scott, Nicole Marie Scott and Michael Jeffrey Scott. She was predeceased by a stepbrother, Robert Y. Cooper of Florida. You funeral was held Jan. 28. Interment was in New Garden Friends Cemetery. Contributions in her memory may be made to Kennett Area Community Service, or KACS, PO Box 1025 Kennett Square PA 19348. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www.griecocares.com.

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and fisherman. He enjoyed boating and camping on the Chesapeake. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Robin “Robbie” L. Laloup and his wife Janet of West Chester; three daughters, Rose Ellis and her husband Jeff of Coatesville, Kathy Turek and her husband Jim of Coatesville, and Cheryl Laloup of West Chester; one sister, Patsy Guernsey of Paoli; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by his sister, Alice. A funeral was held Jan. 30. Burial was in the Longwood Cemetery in Kennett Square. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.

ERIC M. TODD Eric Milton Todd, 61, of Nottingham, passed away on Jan. 27 at home. He was the husband of Nancy Goss Todd, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Donald and Dorothy Shiflet Todd. Eric was a self-employed mushroom grower and salesman. He served as West Nottingham Township Supervisor since 2006, and the Board of Directors of the Oxford Area Sewer Authority. He was active in scouting and Little League, and enjoyed hunting, trap shooting, good food, traveling and boating. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Nathaniel Todd (Bub) of Oxford, and Mark Cullen Todd of Parkesburg; and one brother, Alan Todd of Mahanoy City, Pa. He was predeceased by a brother, Mark Todd. The family would like to thank Lancaster General Hospital and Penn Medicine for their excellent care and use of trial drugs for the opportunity to extend Eric’s life. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Feb. 4 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. (86 Pine St., Oxford), where family and friends may visit from 9 to 11 a.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to American Cancer Society, PO Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123; or Boy Scout Troop 13 c/o the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

Robert L. Laloup, 83, of West Chester, passed away on Jan. 25 at St. Martha Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare. He was the husband of Janet Vittengl Laloup, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Morton, Pa., he was the son of the late Andrew Laloup and the late Lillian Holton Piersol. He was a self-employed truck driver. He was a member of the Teamsters Union, a 20-years member of the Indian King Hunt Club, and a 50-years member of the Indian Hannah Hunt Club. He was a former manager of the Westside Little League and the LAFA league, both in West Chester. He was an avid hunter

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Oxford Rotary Club honors Seniors of the Month Oxford Area High School students Rachel and Ryan Hannum, daughter and son of Rhonda and Ron Hannum, were honored as Oxford Rotary Club Seniors of the Month. Rachel is a member of National Honor Society, volunteering at the chapter’s spring and fall blood drives for the American Red Cross; the National English Honor Society, working on the staff of its literary magazine; and the National Spanish Honor Society. She serves on Student Council and is a two-year member of Interact, a community service club sponsored by the Oxford Rotary Club, serving as treasurer. With Interact, Rachel helped coordinate a recent pottery painting evening to support the Rotary Club’s inclusive playground project at Oxford Memorial Park. This past fall she attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards conference sponsored by Rotary International District 7450. As a member of the high school’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America, Rachel attended the FBLA State Leadership Conference in her freshman year. She recently competed in the Social Media Campaign event at the Pennsylvania FBLA Region 9 conference hosted by Oxford Area High School in December. Rachel was a senior captain of the varsity field hockey team which this past season qualified for the PIAA

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Oxford Area High School students Rachel and Ryan Hannum were honored as Oxford Rotary Club Seniors of the Month for December. Pictured from left are Rotary Club President Tracie Eller, Principal James Canaday and Rhonda, Ryan, Rachel and Ron Hannum.

playoffs for the second year in a row and winning its first round game. She has twice been named to the All ChesMont League second team. In track, Rachel is a member of the 4x100 relay team which qualified for the district championship meet and participated in the Penn Relays last spring. After graduation, Rachel will attend either Penn State University of the University of Pittsburgh to study math or science. Ryan is the president of Interact as well as a member of the LEOs community service club sponsored by the Oxford Lions Club. He is a member of National Honor Society, National English Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society and serves on Student Council As a member of FBLA, Ryan qualified to attend the Pennsylvania State Leadership Conference to be held in Hershey this spring as part

of a team that earned first place in the Network Design competition at the FBLA Region 9 conference. The team also includes seniors Brendan Chew and Cole Hartert. Ryan played on the varsity soccer team for four years, serving as captain from his sophomore to senior seasons. He led the team in scoring as a junior and senior and was named Most Valuable Player. He was selected to both the All Ches-Mont League and All-Area teams for three straight years. Ryan was a member of the varsity football team in his junior and senior years and kicked two game-winning field goals. This past season he kicked an extra point that gave Oxford a 23-22 victory over Kennett. After graduation Ryan will attend Franklin & Marshall College, where he will study computer science and business and continue his soccer career.

Zaragoza named Youth of the Month

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Brian Zaragoza was recently honored as the Youth of the Month at the Lighthouse Youth Center in Oxford. Zaragoza is a fourth-grader at Nottingham Elementary School. His favorite things to do at the Lighthouse include dodge ball, crafts, and the Bible study session on Wednesday. To be considered for the Youth of the Month Award, students must have a positive attitude, help without being asked, respect everyone, follow the rules and help solve problems.

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Stetson Fenster has been named the Avon Grove Lions student of the month for December. He is the son of Mark and Karen Fenster. Stetson is very interested in soccer; he was a starter on the team his freshman year and has been the team’s captain for the past two years. He also plays varsity basketball. Stetson is in the top five percent of his class, is taking five AP honors courses and is a member of the National Honor Society. He is also very active in his church, as middle school youth group leader and on church mission trips. He is planning to attend the University of Pittsburgh to study finance. Stetson is named for a relative, the man who invented the Stetson hat.

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Emergency exercise held in Oxford Grants issued to local non-profits and community organizations

Eighty-f ive people attended a Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) exercise at Penn’s Grove School in Oxford on Jan. 24. The exercise was to practice emergency dispensing of medication in case of a widespread virus or other chemical or biological agent exposure that could threaten the lives of many people in our area. The exercise included training and instruction, a POD setup drill, and a practical exercise to conduct medical screening and medication dispensing. Volunteers participated in the exercise, played the role of the “head of household” from the community, and received simulated medications. The event was coordinated by Oxford Regional Emergency Management (OxREM) in conjunction with the Oxford Area School District, the Chester County Health Department, and the

Local volunteers took part in an exercise simulating a widespread medical emergency on Jan. 24.

Chester County Department of Emergency Services. Helping were volunteers including Boy Scouts from Troop 44, members of the Leos Club, high-school athletes and the Chester County Medical Reserve Corps. In the case of an actual health emergency, the public would be informed about what to do and where to go by ounty and local officials through radio, TV and social media. In most scenarios, the public would be asked to go to one of several assembly points in the area and from there they

would be transported to the POD via bus. The plan is to be able to dispense a pill or injection/vaccine to the entire affected population within 48 hours. For more information about the Penn’s Grove POD, or to volunteer for a leadership or staff position, contact Steve Roberts at SRRoberts@aol.com. For information about the Chester County MCM/POD program or other PODs in Chester County, contact Sarah Koeller of the Chester County Health Department at skoeller@chesco.org or 610-344-6683.

Rzucidlo is Gold Award recipient On Jan. 22, the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council presented Landenberg resident Laura Rzucidlo with the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. According to the Girl Scouts of America, “this prestigious award challenges girls to change the world, or at least their small corner of it.” These Scouts have identified an issue, researched it, formed a team, created a plan and carried out their plan to

create lasting change for the better. Rzucidlo’s project was titled “People do Care.” She created a YouTube account by the same name that is educating the community on the serious effects of bullying. “Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teens,” Rzucidlo said, “and often bullying was determined to be a cause. I believe by educating teens in a new and unique way we can decrease the number of suicides among teens and work to eliminate bullying.”

The YouTube channel includes videos on many topics, including eating disorders, stress, mental health and LGBT concerns. “This was an important focus for me, because among the LGBT community, 86 percent report being bullied simply because of their orientation,” Rzucidlo said. Local and national hotline information for youths was also included. Rzucidlo is the daughter of Robert and Susan Rzucidlo, and is a freshman at Bloomsburg University.

The Brandywine Health Foundation has announced 23 grants totaling $416,000, bringing the foundation’s total giving since it began awarding grants and scholarships in 2002 to $16,204,093 in the foundation’s 15th year. “Our community is very fortunate to have so many strong and effective non-profits here in Coatesville,” said Dana M. Heiman, interim CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation. “I applaud the efforts of our grant-making committee, led by Margaret Rivello, executive director of the Free Clinic Association of Pennsylvania and former director of the Chester County Health Department. This committee’s thoughtful and detailed review of

each proposal led to the foundation’s Board of Directors unanimous approval of 23 critically important grants.” The following are some of the non-profit agencies and community organizations receiving grants from the Brandywine Health Foundation: Brandywine YMCA ($14,160) Chester County Food Bank ($20,000) The Chester County Hospital Capital Campaign ($2,500) Chester County Health Department’s NurseFamily Partnership ($10,000) Chester County Public Safety Training Facility ($40,000)

Child Guidance Resource Centers ($70,000) Community Volunteers in Medicine ($8,500) The Crime Victim’s Center of Chester County ($7,500) Domestic Violence Center of Chester County ($20,000) Family Service of Chester County ($19,000) Home of the Sparrow ($6,000) Maternal and Child Health Consortium’s Healthy Start Program ($45,000) PA Coalition for Oral Health ($2,500) Pennsylvania Health Access Network ($5,000) Volunteer English Program in Chester County ($5,000)

Platform to Employment seeks long-term unemployed The Chester County Commissioners and the Chester County Workforce Development Board have announced additional openings for the next session of Platform to Employment (P2E), the nationally recognized program that puts long-term unemployed people back to work. P2E is accepting applications from Chester County residents who are unemployed and have exhausted 20 weeks or more of unemployment. Those who meet the criteria are encouraged to apply now as positions are limited. Applications will be accepted up to Feb. 8, and the program is free. P2E is a five-week preparatory program,

created by Connecticutbased “The Work Place,” to address the need for the long-term unemployed to return to work and the employer need to recruit skilled workers. Chester County’s commitment to this program was the first in Pennsylvania and two P2E programs that began in 2015 and 2016 have resulted in a 79 percent job placement rate. The program provides a support system of career development tools, career coaching and successful job search strategies combined with personal and family support services, and financial counseling. Chester County’s P2E program is funded by a grant from the U.S.

Department of Labor. In addition to its partnership with The Work Place, the Chester County Workforce Development Board is partnering with United Way of Chester County, Open Hearth, Inc., Family Service of Chester County, Joseph’s People and the Chester County Economic Development Council to offer a comprehensive Platform to Employment program. Vi s i t w w w. platformtoemployment.com (click on the “apply here” button on the home page, then the Chester County, Pennsylvania button). Space within the program is limited to 25 people and all applicants will be subject to a selection process.

Alma Newlin scholarship applications due Feb. 28 The Health and Welfare Foundation of Southern Chester County, which administers the Alma Newlin Education Fund, is reminding students of the pending deadline for submitting applications for the one-time undergraduate health care scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist graduating high-school seniors who are preparing for careers in the human health care field; adult students seeking higher education in human health

care; or previously awarded students in undergraduate studies, seeking postgraduate education in human health care. The Alma Newlin Educational Fund was established in 1990 through a bequest from Mrs. Alma Newlin, a longtime resident of Kennett Square. Areas of intended fields of study awarded in the past include nursing, radiation technology, occupational, physical and speech therapies, pre-med, predentistry and other related

human health sciences. The scholarship considers students who live in the Avon Grove, Oxford, Kennett, Octorara, and Unionville-Chadds Ford school districts, and carry a 3.0 unweighted GPA. Applications are available either through the guidance or finance office at local schools or online at www. HWFSCC.org under the Funding link. The deadline for returning applications is Feb. 28 (all required documents postmarked on or before February 28).

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Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Lorraine Vines, Deceased, late of Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, PA. have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims or demands against the said Estate to make known the same, all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment immediately, without delay to Scott Vines, Executor, 208 Lower Hopewell Rd., Oxford, PA 19363 2p-1-3t

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Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Anna Burke , Deceased, late of West Pikeland Township, Chester County, PA. have been granted to the undersigned.

All persons having claims or demands against the said Estate to make known the same, all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment immediately, without delay to Scott Burke, Executor, 1814 Conestoga Rd, Chester Springs, PA 19425 Or to Attorney: Katherine G. Weiss, P.O. Box 6157 Philadelphia, PA 19115 2p-1-3t

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Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Helen G. King, Deceased, late of Penn Twp., Chester County, PA. have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims or demands against the said Estate to make known the same, all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment immediately, without delay to Samuel L. King, Co- Executor, John Kevin King, Co- Executor C/O Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian 208 East Locust Street P.O. Box 381 Oxford, PA 19363 2p-1-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West

Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-70 Writ of Execution No. 2016-03344 DEBT $78,908.10 PROPERTY situate in Township of Franklin TAX Parcel #72-04L-0001 IMPROVEMENTS: dwelling.

residential

PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association, Successor in Interest to National City Real Estate Services, LLC, Successor by Merger to National City Mortgage, Inc., formerly known as National City Mortgage Co. VS DEFENDANT: CRAIG L. JACOBS

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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SALE NO. 17-2-71 Writ of Execution No. 2013-07483 DEBT $739,151.66

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seconds west 250.75 feet along the northerly side of Hill Lane to lands now or formerly of Harry R. Solway; thence along said lands now or formerly of Harry R. Solway north 33 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds west 749.26 feet to lands now or formerly of Dwight O. Woollens, thence along said lands north 64 degrees 24 minutes 30 seconds east 252.88 feet to a corner of Lot 2; thence along Lot 2 south 33 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds east 729.09 feet to the point and place of beginning. LOTS 1 and 2 are subject to the restrictions there shall be no further re-subdivision on private right of way known as Hill Lane. TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of a certain private driveway, passageway and water course at all times hereafter, forever, in common with the owners, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof, as is more particularly set out in a certain deed from Frederic A. Lang and wife to David R. Wright and wife, dated June 14, 1966 and recorded in Chester County in Deed Book A, Volume 37, Page 567. BEING UPI Number 72-002-00190200 PARCEL No.: 72-002-0019-0200 BEING known as:. 118 Pheasant Hill Lane, Landenberg, PA 19350 BEING the same property conveyed to Joseph Flinn and Linda Flinn, husband and wife who acquired title by virtue of a Deed from Unlimited Holding, LLC, a Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company, dated August 18, 2005, recorded September 7, 2005, at Deed Book 6610, Page 791, Chester County, Pennsylvania Records. PLAINTIFF: US Bank National Association, as Trustee for GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR7 VS DEFENDANT: JOSEPH FLINN and LINDA FLINN SALE ADDRESS: 118 Pheasant Hill Lane, Landenberg, PA 19350 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI, LLC, 614-2205611 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-75 Writ of Execution No. 2016-02185 DEBT $236,546.31 PROPERTY situate in the Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 37-4-6.7 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, NA VS DEFENDANT: PHILIP C. CONGLETON SALE ADDRESS: 223 Octorara Road, Parkesburg, PA 19365-9166 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-76 Writ of Execution No. 2016-06175 DEBT $391,967.87

feet to a point; thence along Lot No. 7 south 02 degrees 01 minutes west 193.17 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line of Crestview Road aforesaid; thence along said right of way line north 87 degrees 59 minutes west 234.87 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

PROPERTY situate in Township of Upper Oxford

CONTAINING 1.041 acres of land, be the same more or less.

TAX Parcel #: 57-8-12

TAX I.D.: 73-2-25.10

IMPROVEMENTS. dwelling.

residential

PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank, N.A., Successor Trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007-HE2, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2007-HE2 VS DEFENDANT: VINCENT J. TALIERCIO, JR. SALE ADDRESS: 100 Webb Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

BEING the same premises which Marie P. Broadwater, widow by Deed dated 11/1/2007 and recorded 11/26/2007 in Chester County in Book 7312 Page 597 conveyed unto Ralph R. Broadwater and Catherine Broadwater, his wife, as tenants by the entireties, in fee. IMPROVEMENTS: dwelling

single

family

PLAINTIFF: Springlead Financial Services of Pennsylvania, Inc., fka American General Consumer Discount Company VS DEFENDANT: RALPH R. BROADWATER, aka RALPH R. BROADWATER, JR. and CATHERINE BROADWATER, aka CATHERINE J. BROADWATER SALE ADDRESS: 5 Crestview Road, Landenburg, PA 19350 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: CRAIG H. FOX, ESQ., 610-275-7990 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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BLR# 62-4-745 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: DAVID J. CRANSTON SALE ADDRESS: 203 Blue Spruce Drive, Kennett Square, PA 193484108 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-80 Writ of Execution No. 2013-04554 DEBT $113,533.86 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of ground situate in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to Plan of Property for John W. and Elizabeth S. Ware, prepared by C.A. Barron, Registered Surveyor, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING on the northerly right of way line of Crestview Road the southerly corner of Lot No. 9, which point is measured along the said right of way line the three following courses and distances from its intersection with the title line in the bed of Auburn Road; (1) south 98 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds east 213.26 foot to a point; (2) south 88 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds east 212 foot to a point; and (3) south 97 degrees 59 minutes east 28.13 feet; thence from said point of beginning along Lot No. 9 north 02 degrees 01 minutes east 193.17 feet to a point; thence along Lot No. 3 south 87 degrees 59 minutes east 234.87

SALE NO. 17-2-81 Writ of Execution No. 2011-10013 DEBT $251,757.24 PROPERTY situate in the Atglen Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 7-6-1.21 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: LSF9 Master Participation Trust VS DEFENDANT: JAMES J. GRAMLICH SALE ADDRESS: 602 Cattail Road, Atglen, PA 19310-9739 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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residential

PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank National Association, Successor by Merger to National City Mortgage, a Division of National City Bank VS DEFENDANT: CHIOMA A. ALEXANDER and PAUL NJOKU

SALE ADDRESS: 19 Radence Lane, West Grove, PA 19390 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-98 Writ of Execution No. 2015-05127 DEBT $379,998.26 PROPERTY situate in the Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 37-4-211 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Csmc MortgageBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4 VS DEFENDANT: ROSALINE WOOLFOLK and OLIVER W. WOOLFOLK SALE ADDRESS: 40 Wick Drive, Parkesburg, PA 19365-9108 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-99 Writ of Execution No. 2016-06054 DEBT $539,713.24 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of East Nottingham, County Chester and State of Pennsylvania, described according to a Plan of “Heather Fields”, made by N. M. Lake Associates, Inc., dated 11/1/1995, last revised 6/7/1996, recorded at West Chester in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds on 6/14/1996, in Plan File # 13429, as follows: TAX I.D. #: 69-04-0051 PLAINTIFF: Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America VS DEFENDANT: JESSICA STEERE and GARY STEERE SALE ADDRESS: 100 Bryans Way, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., 215790-1010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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DEFENDANT: MICHALE JOHNSON a/k/a MICHALE ANN JOHNSON

SALE NO. 17-2-101 Writ of Execution No. 2015-10531 DEBT $441,268.55

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PROPERTY situate in the Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 3-2-89 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP VS DEFENDANT: ISIDORO GONZALEZ and VICTORIA MCELWAINE SALE ADDRESS: 631 Linden Circle, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-107 Writ of Execution No. 2012-12928 DEBT $319,680.25 PROPERTY situate in the London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 59-8-674 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: MICHELLE BOYD SALE ADDRESS: 853 Easkey Lane, Avondale, PA 19311-9331 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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residential

PLAINTIFF: Nationstar Mortgage LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage Company VS

SALE ADDRESS: 514 D Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-113 Writ of Execution No. 2016-05992 DEBT $173,142.32 ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage or tract or lot of land with the improvements thereon erected situate and being in the Borough of Parkesburg, County of Chester and TAX I.D. #: 08-05-0023 PLAINTIFF: Ditech Financial LLC VS DEFENDANT: SAMANTHA S. SMITH f/k/a SAMANTHA S. NELSON and THOMAS M. SMITH SALE ADDRESS: 705 West 1st Avenue, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania 19365 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., 215790-1010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-117 Writ of Execution No. 2014-10071 DEBT $292,155.12 PROPERTY situate in the Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 37-4A-16 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Lsf8 Master Participation Trust, by Caliber Home Loans, Inc., solely in its capacity as servicer VS DEFENDANT: RAYMOND AMORIELLO SALE ADDRESS: 42 Friendship Way, Parkesburg, PA 19365-9171 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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Continued from Page 7B that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-121 Writ of Execution No. 2012-06585 DEBT $772, 040.45 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, described according to a final subdivision plan of “Chandler Mill” by George E. Regester, Jr., & Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, dated February 20, 1988 and last revised May 31, 1987 and recorded as Plan N. 7196 as follows, to wit; TAX I.D. #:62-6-61.12 PLAINTIFF: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for the Certificate holders of SARM 20075 Trust Fund VS DEFENDANT: EILEEN PENNOCK and THOMAS M. LOVELL SALE ADDRESS: 101 Hart Drive, Avondale, Pennsylvania 19311 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., 215790-1010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-122 Writ of Execution No. 2015-08682 DEBT $254,551.21 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Borough of Atglen, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Hunt Manor, made by Crossan-Raimato Inc., dated 5/3/2006, last revised 2/2/2000 and recorded in Chester County as Plan File # 17852, bounded and described as follows to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of Willow Lane, a corner of Lot #2 as shown on said Plan; thence extending along Willow Lane north 24 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds west 148.45 feet to a point of curve; thence extending along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 25 feet the arc distance of 38.15 feet to a point along the southerly side of Steelville (Mill) Road; thence along same north 63 degrees 14 minutes 44 seconds east 60.38 feet to a point of curve; thence extending along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 575 feet the arc distance of 47.50 feet to a point in line of lands now or late of Larry S. Lowman; thence extending along same south 24 degrees 06 minutes 54 seconds east 176.30 feet to a point a corner of Lot 2; thence extending along same south 65 degrees 49 minutes 12 seconds west 131.79 feet to the point and place of beginning.

must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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BEING Lot #1 as shown on said Plan. TAX ID: 0705 00020200 BEING the same premises which Umble Builder, LLC, by Deed dated 4/14/09 and recorded 4/22/09 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book 7646, Page 316, and Instrument #10919477, granted and conveyed unto Craig B. Wilson and Karen D. Wilson, as tenants by the entirety, in fee. PLAINTIFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: CRAIG B. WILSON and KAREN WILSON SALE ADDRESS: 625 Willow Lane, Atglen, PA 19310 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SARAH K. McCAFFERY, 610-278-6800 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment

BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Moccasin Drive, a corner of Lot #1 as shown on said Plan; thence from said point of beginning, along the said side of Moccasin Drive the following three courses and distances: (1) on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 503.46 feet the arc distance of 85.24 feet to a point of reverse curve (2) on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 25.00 feet the arc distance of 21.02 feet to a point of reverse curve (3) on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet the arc distance of 20.50 feet to a corner of Lot #3; thence along Lot #3 the following two courses and distances (1) north 07 degrees 34 minutes 24 seconds east 256.33 feet (2) north 77 degrees 14 minutes 14 seconds east 68.94 feet to a point in line of lands of Eugene D. and Joan Mary Gagliardi; thence along said lands of Eugene D. and Joan Mary Gagliardi south 12 degrees 45 minutes 46 seconds east 348.85 feet to a corner of Lot #1; thence a long Lot #1 south 72 degrees 58 minutes 54 seconds west 177.20 feet to the

first mentioned point and place of beginning.

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling

BEING Lot #2 as shown on said Plan. BEING UPI #44-3-3.1B. BEING the same premises which EIM Associates by Deed dated July 11, 2003 and recorded December 18, 2003 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 6014 Page 1128, granted and conveyed unto James Ronan and Beth Ronan. PLAINTIFF: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, doing business as Christiana Trust, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for BCAT 2015-13BTT VS DEFENDANT: BETH RONAN a/k/a BETH A. RONAN and JAMES RONAN and JAMES M. RONAN

PLAINTIFF: Santander Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: JOSEPH J. KALINOSKI and PATRICIA A. KALINOSKI SALE ADDRESS: 311 Sweetwater Path, Cochranville, PA 19335-1007 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000

SALE ADDRESS: 7 Mocassin Drive, Atglen, PA 19310

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: STERN & EISENBERG, P.C., 215-572-8111

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By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the hereindescribed real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, March 20, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 17-2-128 Writ of Execution No. 2014-10693 DEBT $331,470.66 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in the Township of East Nottingham, County of Chester & Comm. of Penna. bounded & described according to a final subdivision plan of Hunter Knoll Estates, prepared by Crossan-Raimato, Inc., dated 4/14/98, last revised 1/18/99 & recorded in Chester Co. as Plan #14894 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the northeasterly side of Bobcat Way, a corner of Lot #5 as shown on said Plan; thence from said point of beginning, along the said side of Bobcat Way the following 4 courses & distances: (1) on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet the arc distance of 57.77 feet to a point of reverse curve (2) on the arc of a circle

curving to the right having a radius of 25.00 feet the arc distance of 31.23 feet to a point of compound curve (3) on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 1975.00 feet the arc distance of 101.18 feet to a point of tangent (4) north 55 degrees 12 minutes 43 seconds west 9.08 feet to a corner of Lot #7; thence along Lot #7 north 34 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds east 290.00 feet to a point in line of Lot #12; thence along Lot #12 and also Lot #13 south 55 degrees 12 minutes 43 seconds east 140.00 feet to a corner of Lot #5; thence along Lot #5 south 26 degrees 29 minutes 12 seconds west 235.48 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. BEING Lot #6 as shown on said Plan. BEING Part of Parcel No. 69-3-77 BEING part of the same premises which Ethel J. Coates by her attorneyin-fact Eric S. Coates (fee owner) and Advanced Building Concepts, Inc. (equitable owner), by Indenture bearing date 4/23/1999 and recorded 4/29/1999 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester in Record Book 4553 Page 1365 etc., granted and conveyed unto Hunter Knoll Builders, Inc., in fee. BEING the same premises which Hunter Knoll Builders, Inc., by Deed dated July 14, 2000 and recorded August 3, 2000 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 4795, Page 329, granted and conveyed unto Anthony M. Rizzo and Valerie A. Rizzo. BEING known as: 121 Bobcat Way, Oxford, PA 19363 PARCEL No.: 69-3-77.9 IMPROVEMENTS: property.

residential

PLAINTIFF: Aurora Financial Group, Inc. VS DEFENDANT: ANTHONY M. RIZZO and VALERIE A. RIZZO SALE ADDRESS: 121 Bobcat Way, Oxford, PA 19363 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS, KIRN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 215-9422090 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 1p-25-3t

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Cub Scouts race to glory during Pinewood Derby Cub Scout Pack 22 in Unionville shared some racing action on Jan. 21 during the annual Pinewood Derby Race. The young scouts worked with their parents on

designing, assembling and decorating their Pinewood Derby cars from a kit provided by the pack. The designs have included cars resembling cell phones,

hot dogs, slices of bacon, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to name a few. Other scouts chose to model their designs after their favorite movie vehicles, real-life race cars or themed after their favorite sports team. Cub Scout Pack 22 has served Unionville and its surrounding communities since 1924. The event featured a new aluminum track, starting system and electronic timer for the first time. The new track replaced “Old Hickory,” a wooden, handcrafted track. All

of the scouts raced the other members of their den many times, and the champion of each den (with the highest average placing), represented the den in the overall pack championship race. D av i d Eppler (second grade) won the overall championship, representing the Wolf den as its fastest performer. Awards for best-looking car as voted by the pack were handed out as well, with a four-way tie. For more information on joining the scouts, email pack22@cccbsa. org.

Photos by Dan White

Longwood Gardens joins with libraries and community organizations for Community Read Longwood Gardens and a host of community par tners launched its fourth annual Community Read, which is designed to encourage the region to join together in reading the same book to spur discussion around an idea or topic. This year’s title, “The Way Things Work Now,” by David Macaulay, explains complex processes in a humorous and accessible style, accompanied by engaging illustrations. To inspire young makers, the Community Read also includes “Rosie Revere, Engineer.” In the book, author Andrea Beaty tells the story of

Rosie, a little girl with dreams of becoming an engineer. Area libraries and community organizations are joining in the Community Read by hosting programs and events through April. Community Read partners include The Franklin Institute, Delaware Art Museum, Delaware Museum of Natural History, The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, Montgomery County Libraries, New Castle County libraries, Chester County libraries, Cumberland County libraries, Delaware County libraries, and

many more. “We are thrilled to launch our fourth annual Community Read,” said Longwood Gardens president and CEO, Paul B. Redman. “We are excited that so many partners in our community have embraced this program designed to encourage reading around a specific topic. This year, as we look forward to the return of our Main Fountain Garden, we selected titles that remind us of our founder’s passion for engineering, technology, and design, which are integral to the Main Fountain Garden.” “The Way Things Work

Now” and “Rosie Revere, Engineer” are for sale at the Longwood Gardens GardenShop and at major book retailers. It is available as an eBook, Kindle, Nook, and iBook and is also available to borrow at many public libraries. The Franklin Institute has partnered with Longwood Gardens to host “The Way Things Work” inspired events. On April 21, famed Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derrick Pitts will take guests on a journey through the evolution of space exploration during “The Way Astronomy Works.” Pitts will focus on the science

behind seeing the stars. Following his lecture, staff from The Franklin Institute and local amateur astronomers will provide telescopes and instruction to view the night sky above Longwood Gardens’ Meadow Garden. As part of the night’s activities, author David Macaulay will be on hand to sign “The Way Things Work Now.” Advanced registration and a $49 fee are required. To register, visit longwoodgardens. org/enroll. On April 22, Longwood will host “A Community Conversation with David Macaulay,” where he will speak about his career as

an author and illustrator, and the inspiration behind his role of “Master Explainer.” Longwood historian Colvin Randall will discuss Pierre du Pont’s passion for good engineering. This event is free with admission and will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. To register for this event, visit longwoodgardens.org/ enroll. Readers can join the conversation on social media throughout the Community Read by following Longwood Gardens on Twitter and using the hashtag #CommunityRead. Visit www.longwoodgardens. org for more information.

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