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Franklin Township will revise zoning, clearing the way for mushroom facility Gourmet’s Delight has sought expansion since 2003

By John Chambless Staff Writer The 13-year legal battle over whether the Gourmet’s Delight mushroom company could expand its operation on the border of London Grove and Franklin townships took a decisive turn this week, when the State Attorney General’s office ordered the township to revise its zoning laws, clearing the way for the company to build.

Township Board of Supervisors chairman John Auerbach said on

March 11 that, “In general terms, Gourmet’s Delight will be able to construct their proposed mushroom production facility.

They were able to obtain a favorable ruling from the Pennsylvania Attorney General, based on our compliance to the ACRE law. The law was specifically drafted with the purpose of preventing local governments from unreasonably restricting farming operations.”

Gourmet’s Delight sits Photo by John Chambless on the township line on The entrance of the Gourmet’s Delight mushroom facility on Garden Station Road, Continued on Page 3A

Life lessons from India Morgan Palmer’s great-grandfather established strong ties to the Boys and Girls Christian Home in Amraviti, India.

Palmer shares some life lessons that he learned from a recent trip to India

with homes across the street.

‘That’s the game I’m in — to impact people’s lives positively’

Haradon to be honored as Outstanding Citizen of the Year

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

By most people’s clocks, it was just too early in the morning for fellowship and breakfast, but a Morgan Palmer’s roots quick look around a recent with the Boys and Girls gathering of busy people Christian Home in Amraviti, at the Longwood Gardens India run deep.

Café gave every reason His great-grandfather, to believe that 6:30 in the Dr. George A. Palmer, was Continued on Page 2A morning is generally the only time that the members of the Longwood Rotary Club have available.

For more than an hour, business leaders, community organizers, health professionals and educators shared stories and made connections, in a link of commonality central to the club’s motto: “Service Above Self.” Here, there is little care for what someone Photo by Steven Hoffman Morgan Palmer says that visits to the Boys and Girls does for a living and how Christian Home in Amraviti, India, are life-changing much money they make experiences. and what car they drive; it’s

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

a strong proponent of the Boys and Girls Christian Home and its mission to help children in need in India. Dr. Palmer was well known for his radio ministry, “Morning Cheer,” which featured his uplifting,

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Dave Haradon will be the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award, which will be presented to him at the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner on March 18 at Longwood Gardens.

what they do for the community that matters at the Rotary. It’s the real measuring stick of success.

For the past several decades, Rotary member Dave Haradon will be the first to admit that he is not, Continued on Page 2A

Kennett School Board hires a new supervisor of special education The district also retains an architect to oversee the construction of a baseball field at the middle school

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The school board of the Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD) hired a new supervisor of special education and retained an architect to design a baseball field

for the middle school at its meeting on Monday, March 14.

The school board unanimously approved the hiring of Trista Todd as the new supervisor of special education. Dr. Michael Barber, the district’s assistant superintendent who over-

sees personnel, introduced Todd and talked about her background in education.

Todd is a graduate of Penn Manor High School. She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Millersville University. She earned her certification in educa-

tional administration from Temple University and in special education from West Chester University.

Todd taught first grade in the School District of Lancaster before serving as a learning facilitator and instructional coach in the Continued on Page 3A

A good choice

By Uncle Irvin I am reluctant to jinx what Uncle Irvin believes is an excellent candidate to begin the renaissance of the Kennett Square Public Library -- new president Tom Swett.

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by nature, a man comfortable in the spotlight. Ask him what his idea of success is, and he will say that it is to meet someone in the community who has a need, and then connect him or her with the right person who has the knowledge, experience and capacity to provide assistance. He has taught classes in ontological leadership and run non-profit service organizations – all while helping thousands of Chester County residents to lead better lives – but ask him to articulate the fullness of what he has done and he finds it very difficult to find the words.

On March 18, at the 49th annual Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Dinner at Longwood Gardens, before hundreds of the most prominent and respected leaders in Chester County, he will somehow have to find the right words.

Haradon has been named the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award, given annually by the chamber to someone whose contributions to the community, and displays of vision, leadership and citizenship, have positively impacted the entire region.

When he recently arrived at the Family Promise Day Center in West Grove, Haradon thought he was invited there to meet with an IT service person to discuss connections at the center.

He was wrong. He was ushered into another room by Family Promise executive director Susan Minarchi, and he saw Cheryl Kuhn

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God-centered messages to listeners up and down the East Coast in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a pioneer when it came to using radio to reach listeners to spread the word of God in the U.S. Palmer was a founder of Sandy Cove Ministries in Cecil County, Maryland, which isn’t far from where many of his family members still live.

Morgan, 20, who works as a rehabilitation technician at ATI Physical Therapy in Oxford, recently returned from a trip to the Boys and Girls Christian Home. It was the second time that he has visited, the first coming the year after he graduated from high school. He explained that Amraviti is located near the middle of India. It is a poor area, but it is rich with lessons for

of the chamber, community leader Dr. Chad Laurence, and Melanie Wheeler from the Food Cupboard – all waiting to tell him that he had just been named Outstanding Citizen of the Year.

“The names of those who have won this award are really incredible people, who have made a tremendous contributions to the community,” said Haradon, who will be joined at the event by his wife, Peggy, and their children, John and Marcia. “They have done extraordinary things, so it’s an honor to be included among them.”

The foundation of Haradon’s calling began in high school, when he joined a service key club in Circleville, Ohio. He began working with other students on several community projects, quickly learned that he liked the work, and after he graduated from college and he and Peggy settled in Seaford, Del., Haradon became involved in a local Jaycees Club there.

“I remember that my first project with the Jaycees was coordinating an Easter egg hunt,” he said. “After the event, a lot of people came up to me and told me that I had done a great job. As I went through life, I kept doing service events, whether it was as a professional or as a volunteer. I kept reaching out.”

What quietly began in Ohio has blossomed into part of Haradon’s definition. He has served for many years on the boards of the Jennersville and Kennett Square YMCA, as well as on the Historic Kennett Board for two

years. A longtime member of the Longwood Rotary, he served as its president in 2008-2009, as well as its district conference co-chair, board member and treasurer.

He was an instructor for the Rotary Leadership Institute, where he teaches classes in ontological leadership.

“Ontology is a way of studying how you’re being as a person,” he said. “So many times, we define people by what they do.

Ontological leadership talks about what we’re being as people, and I really embrace that -- to teach how people are as people, and how they can use that to make a difference in people’s lives.”

“Even though Dave has a strong commitment to several community organizations, he is willing to step out into the broader community and find the right connections and bridges between his organization’s mission and the community needs,” said Joan Holliday, a founding member of the Bridging the Community group in Kennett Square, who will present Haradon with the award. “He is totally invested in what he is doing, but always listening and asking how we can make our individual lives and organizations ‘extraordinary.’”

Holliday said that when Haradon first started to attend Bridging the Community meetings a decade ago, his impact was quickly felt. He not only helped provide volunteers and sources of funding to those who asked for it, he doubled his efforts by taking what he had learned at Bridging the Community back to the Longwood

visitors who are unaccustomed to seeing the kind of poverty that exists in this region of the world.

“We saw what it was like to have absolutely nothing,” Morgan explained. “It’s a look at real poverty. Some people don’t have anything but a few goats. You see children who can fit all their possessions in a shoe box, but they are still so full of joy. You can’t come back from a mission trip and be the same person. The visit to India changed my perspective on what matters in life.”

The Boys and Girls Christian Home was originally established in 1899, at a time when there weren’t many other places helping children in need in that part of India. Homes that care for girls are particularly uncommon, and the Boys and Girls Christian Home added that service more

recently in its history. The children who arrive there are usually hungry and helpless—some don’t have fathers, others don’t have mothers. Many are orphans.

They are all looking for hope.

At any given time, there may be between 150 and 200 children at the Boys and Girls Christian Home.

Morgan explained that the day typically starts for the youngsters at around 5 a.m. They do chores, attend morning devotions, eat breakfast, and then get ready to go to school. They have classes until lunch.

They eat lunch and then they go back to school until the early evening. The children attend devotions, do more chores, and then turn in for bed. It’s a very structured environment that helps the children immensely. They learn English at the

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Haradon has been a co-facilitator of the Bridging the Community organization for the past two years, along with the organization’s founder, Joan Holliday.

Rotary and the Church of the Advent. His impact was so immediate that he began co-facilitating the Bridging meetings two years ago. “[In Bridging the Community], I saw an organization that brought people together and also generated a lot of ideas for community service projects,” Haradon said. “You go to those meetings and you get all kinds of ideas for how you can do projects, what needs people have, and connecting people to people. I enjoy bringing people together.”

“Dave believed there was a solution to most problems, and that organizations like the Rotary and Church of the Advent were great sources for these solutions,” Holliday said. “This has resulted in many wonderful community outreach efforts, such as park clean-ups, the remodeling of the Kennett Food Cupboard, funds for new ventures, and most

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recently, Family Promise of Southern Chester County.”

Family Promise, for which Haradon served as the founding board member, helps children and their families experiencing homelessness achieve lasting self-sufficiency and stability by providing shelter, meals, and support services through a network of congregations and volunteers until they find sustainable housing.

While he is very quick to credit any of his colleagues, Haradon is equally deferential when asked if it takes a special person to become a community leader.

“Just show up,” he said.

“One of the things that’s always impressed me about the Kennett Square area is the number of non-profits here. Every non-profit I’ve ever known is always crying for people to help out and volunteer. Whether it’s Rotary or Kiwanis, just show up, and you will make a dif-

ference in someone’s life.”

The payoff that Haradon gets is one rarely shared, but one whose joy is privately immeasurable.

“Take Kennett Square, for example,” Haradon said.

“When you drive around this town, you can say to yourself, ‘I helped develop the Senior Center. I helped do some work in the park.

I helped to build a playground in the park.’ The impact that all of this has on people’s lives is really amazing. That’s the game I’m in -- to impact people’s lives positively. It’s a good game.”

The presenting sponsor for the March 18 event is the law form of Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco, while the welcoming reception will be hosted by Fulton Bank-Brandywine Division.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.

friendship with prominent and wealthy people and foundations that can kickstart the millions in seed money needed before a community campaign can be launched.

I’m only giving him one idea now: Explore subdividing the large parcel the library bought on Route 1 in Kennett Township. The new library does not need all that ground, and a million here and a million there adds up to real money.

Good luck, Tom.

lover for more than 50 years, endorses this appointment. Swett has a very formidable job to restore the morale and trust dissipated by past boards, who have been idle do-nothings. Hemust surrounds himself with known achievers who must raise considerable money to move the library forward.

Tom’s job is much like Tom Musser’s was when he organized and ran the fundraising for the Kennett Area YMCA, (Uncle Irvin’s column is his opinion now a hallmark facility. only, and is not a news story.)

Tom’s resume plays well into his home, which is important if you’re going to be doing any kind of business in the area. Youngsters attend classes there until the seventh grade, and then they move on to a nearby high school.

“It gives them an opportunity,” Morgan explained.

“It’s changed thousands of lives.”

One such person is Phillip Dongre, who grew up in the Boys and Girls Christian Home. He went on to go to college and earn his doctorate. He worked for the Boys and Girls Christian Home, and then set up an orphanage in India. Today, Dongre lives in North East, Maryland.

Morgan said that more than 20 of his family members have made trips to the Boys and Girls Christian Home to help continue the good work that was so important to his greatgrandfather. Morgan had the opportunity to make a visit with his father, David, a resident of Colora, Maryland. Morgan’s older brother, Cody, and younger brother, Zac have also made trips there. Cody once spent three months straight at the Boys and Girls Christian Home. Morgan’s uncle, Paul, has organized numerous trips to India, taking

many different people over.

Each person who visits the Boys and Girls Christian Home gains an understanding of its importance, and spreads the word to others.

“It’s really been a big part of our heritage,” Morgan explained. “It’s almost like you develop a second family over there.”

According to Morgan, his great-grandfather’s interest in helping the poor came from his own experiences as a child. George Palmer’s own father had passed away when he was a child, and he grew up in a family that struggled to attain life’s necessities.

“God didn’t turn his back on him, so he wasn’t going to turn his back on these children,” Morgan explained.

During his trips to India, Morgan has had the opportunity to meet with some of the children who are currently staying at the Boys and Girls Christian Home.

He meets with the current leaders of the home, and he was also introduced to some of the alumni who had grown up to become nurses, teachers, or businesspeople.

It made him think about the world of possibilities that are now open to the children who are there today.

“What are these kids

going to accomplish 30 years from now?” Morgan asked rhetorically.

Morgan hopes to be able to visit the Boys and Girls Christian Home as often as he can. He has a busy schedule at home. In addition to working at ATI Physical Therapy for more than a year, he also attends classes at Cecil College, where he is studying physical therapy.

“I love working with the patients—I really love my job,” he explained.

Some of his patients recall listening to Dr. Palmer’s “Morning Cheer” radio show. He loves to hear about his great-grandfather.

He is glad that his family has such a strong connection to the Boys and Girls Christian Home.

“I feel like it’s my duty to carry this on,” he said.

“What my great-grandfather did is an inspiration to me. It’s something that I am proud of. I see India as being a big part of my life.”

For more information about the Boys and Girls Christian Home, including information about how you can help sponsor a child, visit www.bgchm.org.

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

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Garden Station Road. In 2003, the company asked Franklin Township officials if they could build a mushroom house on the Benmark Farm property, which is in Franklin Township, contiguous with their existing operation in London Grove. The Zoning Officer at the time agreed, saying that mushroom growing was allowed, according to township zoning rules.

Then the disagreements began.

In March 2005, Gourmet’s Delight asked neighbors if they would agree to overturn the deed restriction on the Benmark Farm property that forbid mushroom houses. No neighbors agreed to eliminate the restriction. At the time, the company said they would use the property as a “buffer,” with public walking trails and no buildings.

In September of that year, Richard Pia, the owner of Gourmet’s Delight, bought the Benmark Farm. In December of 2008, the company asked the township if they could build a composting-only operation, with no mushroom growing. In February 2009, the township ruled that composting is not allowed in the district. By state law, Gourmet’s Delight had 30 days from the zoning officer’s decision to appeal to the zoning board. The company did not appeal.

In May 2014, Gourmet’s Delight appealed the 2009 decision. In July 2014, the township restated their position, saying that composting is not allowed at the site. In August 2014, Gourmet’s Delight submited a plan for a major composting operation in Franklin Township.

Through their attorney, Joe Riper, they also filed an ACRE challenge with the state Attorney General, saying they were seeking a mushroom growing and composting facility on the site.

Gourmet’s Delight appealed to the Franklin Zoning Hearing Board in October of 2014, outlining their updated plan. In their appeal, they claimed that none of the township composting or mushroom growing restrictions were legal.

At an April 2015 public meeting with the Zoning Hearing Board, Gabe Valentino, the general manager of Gourmet’s Delight, told residents that the company is proposing a facility that will include three phases of mushroom production -- composting, growing and harvesting.

Valentino said the composting would be done under a roof with minimal odor. He said that “growing rooms” would be part of the expansion, as opposed to traditional mushroom houses.

But that didn’t appease neighbors, who rallied to block what they say will be a noisy, smelly operation.

Paul Overton, a former Franklin Township supervisor, lives near the proposed plant expansion and has been closely following the case.

“I was a supervisor when Gourmet proposed their latest expansion into Franklin Township, the proposal currently under consideration,” Overton wrote to the Chester County Press. “I

remain interested because I am a neighbor who lives directly downstream of the Gourmet mushroom outfall (Indian Run Stream) and I am tired of my children telling me the stream in our yard smells yucky, or has yucky goo floating in it.

“I am 100 percent in support of the mushroom industry and have no sympathy for people who build McMansions next to a mushroom company and then complain about the smell,” Overton continued.

“However, I do not agree that mushroom companies have some special right to pollute -- more specifically, pollute the White Clay Creek. I do not support a mushroom company moving into a long-established residential neighborhood and building a monstrosity that will lower everyone’s quality of life and property value -- especially the convoluted, underhanded way the expansion is being proposed.”

In a March 2014 letter to the township, Gourmet’s Delight laid out their plans for the proposed composing facility. In his letter to township manager Joan McVaugh that accompanied the company’s outline of the project, Gabe Valentino wrote, “Odors from the proposed composting process on Gourmet’s Benmark property in Franklin Township will be significantly reduced in the indoor aerated composting process. ... It is our view that we have demonstrated our commitment to a low-impact, state-of-theart composting facility that will be a major upgrade to the traditional composting processes that are associated with mushroom growing in Chester County.”

Auerbach said last week that the current township zoning ordinance specifically excludes mushroom activities, listing “Uses Permitted by Right” as including “Agriculture and buildings related to agriculture (exclusive of mushroom and substrate activities).”

After the ACRE challenge, “we must remove this parenthetical phrase,” Auerbach said. “We really have no wiggle room.

If we fail to comply, the Pennsylvania Attorney General will sue us in the Court of Common Pleas.”

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that, “By definition by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, mushroom production is a farming operation.

It cannot be specifically differentiated from other farming operations. … The township cannot impose rules that are more restrictive than state law or rules.”

Patrick Talwin, a neighbor of the proposed expansion, led a group of homeowners opposing the plan. In an editorial sent to local media in 2015, Talwin wrote, “Gourmet’s Delight is a $20 million to $50 million, vertically-integrated operation including composting facilities, mushroom houses, packing and repacking, storage and distribution facilities. This is a huge industrial operation hiding behind the ACRE law, which was meant to protect true farming operations.”

Talwin outlined the company’s proposed expansion as, “an industrial-size composting plant -- a twostory building covering five acres, accompanied by a lagoon and filtration pond of equal size, right within a residential neighborhood that has been in existence since the late 1960s.

“We have played the good neighbor card for years, not complaining (until recently) about the odors, truck traffic and noise from diesel generators,” Talwin wrote. “Our reward was an attempt by Gourmet a few years ago to dupe residents into signing off on their deed restriction. Many neighbors did visit Gourmet’s facilities and spoke with the general manager about their plans, only to find that their plans keep changing, becoming larger and more ambitious as time goes on.”

Auerbach said the revised ordinance is posted on the township’s website, and the Board of Supervisors must vote to approve the ordinance for advertising at their March 16 meeting. The ordinance will be enacted into law at the April 20 Board of Supervisors meeting. All documents related to the Gourmet’s Delight issue are posted at the township website, www.franklintownship.us.

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Warwick School District.

She will begin the new assignment with KCSD on Aug. 1.

KCSD is enlisting Architerra, PC to oversee the architectural services for the construction of a baseball field on the southern end of the Kennett Middle School property to support the baseball program for seventh- and eighth-graders.

The district negotiated an agreement with Architerra, PC to handle the architectural services for $68,500.

Architerra previously worked with the district on the design and construction of the high school stadium, baseball fields, and Legacy Fields.

Board member Dominic Perigo explained that the middle school baseball team had been playing on a field in nearby Hockessin, Del., but that field will soon not be available to the team any longer.

Robert Perzel, the district’s director of facilities and construction, said that work on the designs of the project will begin immediately. The baseball field should be completed in time for use for the 2018 season.

Superintendent Dr. Barry Tomasetti and the school board thanked the Johnson family for creating the Johnson Family Philanthropic Fund. The $10,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Kennett High School graduating senior whose intent is to continue his or her education.

The application process and requirements will be established by the Johnson Family Scholarship Agreement, and the recipient each year will be selected by a Johnson Family Scholarship Committee. Tomasetti said that this is one of the largest scholarships available in the district for students.

Several members of the Johnson family were in attendance at the meeting.

Tomasetti said that the district offered the family its overwhelming gratitude for the scholarship opportunity for Kennett students.

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summer school programs to provide greater educational opportunities for students.

KCSD will be offering a five-week remedial literacy and mathematics program for elementary school students. The program is funded by Title I and local funds. Students will attend classes for three hours a day each Monday through Thursday from July 11 to Aug. 11.

Students must meet the eligibility requirements to participate. Transportation will be provided.

Tomasetti said that this program is beneficial to students because it helps them curtail the regression that can occur during the summer months.

For middle school students, there will be a remedial literacy and mathematics program for students entering sixth grade. These students must also meet the eligibility requirements. The program runs three hours a day each Monday through Thursday, from July 11 to Aug. 11.

This summer academy will be held at the Kennett High School.

Rising sixth graders will have the chance to explore automation and design using a project-based format during the STEM Camp. The program will run from July 11-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the Kennett Middle School.

The cost for the STEM Camp is $150.

Tomasetti explained that the STEM Camp was introduced last summer, and it was very successful. The Kennett Education Foundation helped fund the purchase of some of the equipment to get the program started, so there will be fewer costs this time around.

There will be a remedial program for middle school students who fail one or two academic subjects during the school year. The students can take a mathematics or verbal/ study skills course during the summer, and they are required to pass one of them in order to be assigned to the next grade for the

2016-17 school year. This Monday through Thursday program runs four hours a day from June 11 to Aug. 11, and will be held at the high school. The cost for each course is $300.

For high school students, there is a summer class that allows them to make up credits in four major content areas—English, science, social studies, and mathematics—that are required for graduation, as well as a health course. The program will run 20 days between July 5 and Aug. 8, with each class meeting for three hours a day. The cost of each course will be $300 for students who reside in the district and $450 for students who are not residents in the district.

An original credit summer school course will be offered for English, science, mathematics, social studies and health. The courses will be available online at a cost of $600 for students who reside in the district and $900 for those who don’t reside in the district. Students who take an original credit course will attend class for six hours a day.

For students who took Keystone Assessment exams who did not earn proficient or advanced scores, there will be a Keystone remediation course for algebra, biology, and literature. The program will run for ten days, with each session lasting three to six hours a day beginning on July 11. Students will be expected to re-take the Keystone Assessment during the last week of July.

There is no cost for this program.

Parents are responsible for providing transportation to all the summer school programs. District officials emphasized that financial assistance will be provided to those students who can demonstrate the need.

The Kennett School Board will meet again on Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center.

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

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By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Brian Leary, the executive director of the Chester County Planning Commission, discussed the efforts to plan for the future of agriculture in the county at the annual Spring Banquet of the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau on March 10.

A crowd of more than 130 people, including state legislators and county officials, attended the event at the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Brandywine campus.

Dignitaries at the Spring Banquet included State Senators Andy Dinniman and Lloyd Smuckler, State Representatives John Lawrence and Tim Hennessey, and a host of others.

Leary talked about some of the current trends in agriculture, starting with the fact that there is a continued consumer interest in where food comes from.

“People want to know about their food,” Leary explained, noting that millennials, in particular, want to feel a connection to their food. “Chester County has a competitive advantage because so many farmers are close to the consumers.”

Farmers may be benefiting from technological advances, and the world’s population is increasing so there is a growing demand

for food, but farmers face many challenges, too.

There are more regulations than ever being placed on farmers, which is a threat to the agriculture industry.

Climate change is presenting challenges, too, with more flooding and higher temperatures impacting how farmers do their work.

Leary, who previously worked in planning with Montgomery County, said that Chester County has always been respected for its open space and farmland preservation efforts.

Chester County has a goal of preserving 30 percent of its farmland by 2019, and the county’s overall agricultural production ranks second in the entire state.

Officials are currently working on an update to the county’s comprehensive plan, and Leary said that they will want to reach out to stakeholders to get their input about how to plan for the future of agriculture. He went on to explain that agriculture plays a significant part in the quality of life that residents enjoy. With so much residential growth expected in the county, it’s important to plan for the growth carefully so that the open space and farmland is protected.

The Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau matches its large membership with a significant amount of activity.

Dan Miller, the president of the Chester Delaware

Brian Leary, the executive director of the Chester County Planning Commission, said that the county has been very proactive about preserving open space and farmland.

County Farm Bureau, said that the organization was working with the local Grange to schedule a legislative meeting with locally elected officials so that they can learn about issues that might affect them in the future, and offer insights to lawmakers who will be making decisions on legislation.

Miller also talked about the work that the Pa. Lyme Disease Awareness Committee is doing, and how important it is to get the word out about Lyme Disease.

“It’s an extremely important issue to those of us who are working on the land,” he said.

Howard Robinson, who represents District 3 on the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Board, offered his membership report for the

Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau.

“This has been a great membership year—the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau has almost 8,000 members. We are the number-one county for memberships in Pennsylvania,” Robinson said.

Robinson went on to explain that the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau met its membership goal on Feb. 17, the only Farm Bureau in the region to reach its goal.

Because the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau reached its membership goal, Robinson explained, it will receive a check for $890 from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

The money will be used for scholarships and supporting the 4-H and Future

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Dan Miller, the president of the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau, talked about the organization’s efforts to promote farming.

Farmers of America programs in schools. There are other benefits for reaching the goal as well.

Ethan Howard, the Regional Organization Director, lauded the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau’s work signing up new members and planning activities.

“As a board, they are the most organized, they are hard-working, and they are membership-driven,” Howard said. “It’s absolutely, positively amazing.”

Howard explained that the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau does so well with its efforts to attract

new members that he, as the Regional Organization Director, does not have to get involved with the membership campaigns, as he does with the other Farm Bureau chapters.

“That’s a pretty standard practice with the other counties,” he said.

More information about the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau, including how to become a member, can be found on the organization’s Facebook page.

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

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GILBERT L. JOHNSTON

CHARLES R. PORTER

Gilbert L. Johnston, 87, of Kennett Square, passed away peacefully on March 7 at Kendal at Longwood.

Gil was born in Harrisburg, son of the late Mary and Walter Johnston. He was a graduate of Cornell University, Princeton Theological Seminary and Harvard University.

Following a ministry at Loudonville (N.Y.) Presbyterian Church, he was a professor of East Asian religion at Pennsylvania State University and Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he retired in 1995. Gil was active in the Quaker faith and was a member of Centre Friends Meeting in Centreville, Del. His interest and study of Zen Buddhism and Quakerism guided his personal philosophies of peace and social justice.

Gil is survived by his loving wife, Sheila Johnston; his children, Claire Mackin (Scott), Adam Johnston (Cindy), and Ben Johnston (Mary); five grandchildren; a sister, Margaret Thomas; and by a wealth of friends, who were deeply touched by his gentle nature and generosity.

A memorial service was held March 13. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Sheila and Gilbert Johnston Scholarship for Study Abroad at Eckerd College, Office of Advancement, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711. Donations may also be made to Centre Friends Monthly Meeting, P.O. Box 154, Rockland, DE 19732. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.

Charles Robert Porter, 67, of Twin Pines in Chatham, formerly of Glenmoore, passed away on March 11 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late John L. III and Anne Elizabeth Birchard Porter. Charles was employed with Kraft as a school bus driver for Coatesville School District.

He is survived by one son, Charles Robert Porter, Jr., of West Chester; four brothers, John L. Porter IV of Landenberg, Michael L. Porter Sr. of West Grove, James W. Porter of Oxford, and Patrick Porter of Albuquerque, N.M.; and two sisters, Kimberly Porter of Elk Mills, Md., and Karen Mannheim of Landenberg.

Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Assoc., PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

ANITA V. CAMPBELL Anita V. Campbell, 94, of Nottingham, passed away on March 8 at her home.

She was the wife of the late Frank R. Campbell. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Smondrowski Bilinski. Anita was a member of Union United Methodist Church in Fremont.

She is survived by one daughter, Patricia A. Clark (Donald R.) of Nottingham; two grandsons, James Campbell and Jamie Campbell; three great-grandchildren, Caroline, Megan and Tim; and daughter-in-law, Jean Cotter (Bill) and their children, of Newtown Square. She was preceded in death by two sons, Frank R. Campbell, Jr., and James Campbell; and grandson, Patrick Cotter.

Funeral services were held March 12. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.

ELEANOR M. CONDY MCLAUGHLIN Eleanor M. Condy McLaughlin, 85, of Kennett Square, died on March 11 at her home in Kennett Square, surrounded by her family.

She was the wife of Joseph McLaughlin, with whom she shared 33 years of marriage. Born in Darby, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Joseph and the late Agnes (Immediato) Condy. Eleanor was a devout Catholic all her life, and in recent years was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kennett Square. For most of her career, she was an office manager for the corporate offices of K-Mart. Prior to her work at K-Mart, she worked in the insurance industry. She and her husband enjoyed over 20 years of retirement in Port Charlotte, Fla., where she played bingo regularly and served on the board of directors for her local homeowners association.

Survivors include, in addition to her husband, one daughter, Agnes O’Toole of Kennett Square; a stepson, Joseph Mclaughlin Jr. and his wife Linda of Boothwyn; a sister, Agnes Leonore Condy, SSJ of Springfield; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by four brothers, John, Sam, Joe and Pat; four sisters, Mary, Annie, Minnie and Lee; one son, Martin Hill, in 1985; and a stepson, Kenneth McLaughlin, in 2015.

A visitation with family and friends will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. March 18 at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (250 W. State St., Kennett Square). A mass of Christian burial will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church (212 Meredith St., Kennett Square). Interment will be held at a later date. Contributions in her memory may be made to Willow Tree Hospice, 616 East Cypress Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www.griecocares.com.

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MARY ELLEN CHANDLER CLEMENS Mary Ellen Chandler Clemens, 91, of Kennett Square, found peace on March 5.

She was predeceased by her husband, H. Donald Clemens, Jr., with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was a daughter of the late George D. Chandler, Sr., and the late Alta (Hagerty) Chandler. She graduated from Drexel University in 1941, and was employed as a secretary until her post-World War II marriage to Don Clemens. She helped Don in all his business endeavors, all while raising five children and maintaining an active volunteer schedule.

Mary was a longtime member of the Episcopal Church of the Advent, where she served on many committees, including Altar Guild. She enjoyed gardening, bird-watching, sewing, knitting, golf and watching all sports, including her beloved Philadelphia Phillies take the 2008 World Series Pennant.

Mary also enjoyed bridge, and loved to attend monthly lunches with her “West Chester Gang.” Prior to her illness, she was an employee of A Garden of Yarn in Old Ridge Village Shopping Center in Chadds Ford. Many knitters sought her out for her expertise and knowledge, and were charmed by her smile and patience. Mary was passionate about helping those less fortunate, and was a tireless volunteer for various organizations. These included volunteering with Tick Tock Early Learning Center, as well as serving on their board, and Kennett Middle School’s “After the Bell” program. Mary was a breast cancer survivor since 2001.

Survivors include two daughters, Shelley Clemens (Mark Chadwick) of Oreland, Pa., and Lyle Boyle (Thomas) of Manasquan, N.J.; three sons, Edward C. Clemens (Diane) of Kennett Square, Henry D. Clemens III of Kennett Square, and Robert C. Clemens of Kennett Square; one sister, Leah Chandler Yocum of Honey Brook; her sister-in-law, Betty Chandler of West Grove; eight grandchildren, Daniel and Casey Boyle, Alexander Chadwick, and Conry, Lara, Lisle, Aubrey and Chandler Clemens.

The Clemens family would like to sincerely thank the entire staff at the Neighborhood Health Hospice of West Chester for their wonderful, loving treatment of Mary.

A memorial celebration of Mary’s life will be held Saturday, May 7, at the home she shared with her son, Ed, and his family in Kennett Township among her beloved flower gardens. Details to follow. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Memorial Garden of Episcopal Church of the Advent, 201 Crestline Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348; Tick Tock Early Learning Center, 1694 Baltimore Pike, Avondale, PA 19311; or Kennett After-School Association, After-The-Bell, P. O. Box 1068, Kennett Square, PA, 19348.

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

ALBERT E. FRANK III Albert E. Frank III, 48, of Cochranville, passed away on March 6 in the Temple University Hospital.

He was the son of Albert E. Frank, Jr., and Elizabeth “Jane” Miller Frank of Cochranville. He was a tow truck driver and mechanic for Triangle Towing in Lester, Pa., for 17 years, leaving due to health reasons. After that, he was driving for the Amish community, which he really enjoyed. He loved the outdoors, working on cars and driving the Amish.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Debora J. Young and her husband Steve of London Grove, and Linda Frank-Funk and her husband Rick of Valley Lee, Md.; one niece, Samantha Wood and her husband Chris; and three nephews, Daniel Hilferty, John T. Hilferty and Steven Miller.

A funeral was held March 12. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made in his memory to: Chester County Intermediate Unit, c/o Technical College High School, Pennock’s Bridge Campus, 280 Pennock’s Bridge Road, West Grove, PA 19390.

Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.

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Opinion

Editorial

Letter to the Editor

‘This is what we have come to’

Privatizing the liquor stores is a losing strategy for Pa.

A Chester County Press reporter arose earlier than usual one day last week, in order to attend a 6:30 a.m. breakfast meeting of the Longwood Rotary Club. It had been a difficult week on the radio, in the newspapers and on television, and as he drove to Longwood Gardens, the same chamber chorus of negativity and vitriol he had heard all week blurted from the car radio as he drove. The news was all over: The unlikely candidate, whose run for the office of the President of the United States had once been considered a innocuous flotsam of self-importance, had now assumed a fully formed identity, one carbon-copied from the absolute worst pages of our nation’s history and delivered in rhetoric so incendiary, so blatantly divisive and foul, that it practically begs to be heard again in order to hammer home the truth that it has actually been spoken in the first place.

The reporter continued to drive through the empty streets of the Kennett Borough, as the radio spoke about the unlikely candidate’s public speaking events, brazenly spilling into mayhem, seemingly without even the least amount of regard for civility. The radio spoke about the unlikely candidate’s willingness to pay for the legal fees of a supporter who cold-cocked a protester who attempted to disrupt the event. The radio spoke about the mushroom cloud burst of a long-silent American voice suddenly being given license to scream, but upon closer listen, the loudest voices heard in the arenas and auditoriums of the unlikely candidate’s campaign are not protesting merely the ineptness of the federal government, or the call for change. The radio merely put the microphone before the unlikely candidate’s supporters, and suddenly, without direct reference to either terms or the ugliness of their definitions and practices, the fiber of what this campaign has become crawled out from behind the surface.

The reporter parked his car in the Longwood Gardens parking lot.

“So, is this what we’ve come to?” he thought.

As the reporter took a quick glance around the Longwood Rotary Club meeting, he spotted business leaders, health professionals, appointed officials and longtime volunteers, all of whom conduct their role as Rotarians according to the motto “Service Above Self.” Between coffee and bagels, member after member stood up and spoke enthusiastically about an upcoming community event, or a benefit next month that needed volunteers. It is an organization, the reporter discovered, whose initiative is formed through handshakes, e-mails and phone calls, and whose practice is defined by selflessness.

This past Saturday morning, the reporter again arose early in order to attend the fifth annual fundraising brunch for YoungMoms, a local organization dedicated to providing teenage mothers in southern Chester County with resources and opportunities that enable them to succeed in ways they previously thought were unthinkable.

The event, held at the Garage Community & Youth Center in Kennett Square, brought together members of the community who have selflessly dedicated their time and resources to an organization that has, in its five years of existence, built proverbial stepladders for more than 125 young women in our area.

Toward the end of the fundraiser, two young mothers were invited to speak before the more than 150 guests who attended the event. At first, the size of the audience intimidated the two women, who fumbled for words to describe the positive impact that YoungMoms has had on their lives. They spoke slowly about feeling hopeless, abandoned and ashamed, nearly unable to function in a world that they believed was a judgmental one. Then they each looked up and spotted their mentors in the audience, pointed them out, and told them that they loved them for what they had done for them.

The reporter stood slightly to the left of the stage, as applause enveloped the room. This is what we have come to, he thought. This is the louder voice, long simmering, and finally unleashed.

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Letter to the Editor: As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I’ve recently attended public hearings on Gov. Tom Wolf’s 201617 state budget plan, learning about the fiscal health of commonwealth agencies. I was particularly pleased to hear that the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board sold a record-setting $2.34 billion in wine and spirits in fiscal year 2014-15.

However, to ensure the agency keeps growing sales, the PLCB has agreed

with House Democrats that we must make the state system more convenient for customers. This goal could be achieved by expanding store hours and Sunday sales, establishing flexible pricing, and allowing lottery ticket sales in stores. Upon full implementation, these and other efforts would generate at least an additional $125 million annually.

I know there’s a small group that wants to do away with the state store system entirely. But they should know that such a move would do last-

ing damage. Privatization would cost $3 billion over 20 years – far outweighing the one-time revenue of $1 billion to be gained.

Thousands of family-sustaining jobs would be lost.

And Gov. Wolf vetoed the latest privatization proposal to reach his desk, so why would legislators waste more time debating a similarly ill-fated bill?

Privatization is a losing game for Pennsylvania, but don’t just take my word for it. A few years after Washington state privatized its system, the outgoing chief of its LCB

commented privatization was “the dumbest thing we ever did.” Pennsylvania is smarter than to follow down this troubled path.

The old saying is, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Our system isn’t broken; it just needs some tweaks to make it even better.

State Rep. Maria Donatucci (The writer, a Democrat, represents the 185th Legislative District, which includes parts of Delaware and Philadelphia counties).

Guest Column

Taking steps to avoid opioid overdose deaths

By Karen Murphy Drug overdose deaths are claiming the lives of more Pennsylvanians today than even motor vehicle accidents.

In 2014, 2,500 individuals — seven people a day — succumbed to fatal overdoses from prescription opioids and heroin in the commonwealth, a staggering 20 percent increase over the previous year.

Sadly, we expect that number to grow when 2015 statistics are released this summer.

Drug addiction is the public health crisis of our time. In fact, it is the worst

By Congressman Joe Pitts One out of every four Pennsylvania households is affected by addiction. More than 2,400 Pennsylvanians died from overdoses last year, making it the leading cause of accidental death in our Commonwealth.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms. More than 4 million Americans abuse prescription drugs or painkillers; another 435,000 use heroin.

These facts are shocking, but they reflect the reality right here in our neighborhoods, in Reading, in Lancaster City, and across Pennsylvania. It is happening to Democrats and Republicans, to people of every race and religion.

It happens to our friends, family members, and neighbors. We all know them. And we share their pain.

No one suffers alone.

We don’t have the option to think of this as merely a private or personal issue. Every addict comes from a family, and has people who love them and suffer with them. It can be almost unbearable to watch someone you love

public health crisis I have seen in more than 30 years as a health professional.

We know the greatest risk factor leading to heroin addiction is a prior addiction to prescription opioid pain medications.

Gov. Wolf has called on the Department of Health and other state agencies to collaborate and develop a plan to address this devastating health problem.

To date, we have taken many steps to save lives from overdoses: We have distributed naloxone, a lifesaving drug that reverses overdose, to emergency medical and law enforcement personnel. Soon all public

schools will have access to naloxone at no cost.

Thanks to a standing order signed by Physician General Rachel Levine, all Pennsylvanians can access naloxone at their pharmacies.

We have developed opioid-prescribing guidelines for medical professionals.

We are moving toward implementing a comprehensive prescription-drug monitoring program.

Pennsylvania’s original monitoring program is among the oldest such databases in the country. It was established in 1972 under the Attorney General’s Office to prevent fraud and criminal

diversion of controlled substances. The enhanced data base will provide physicians with information on patients’ prescription histories in order to identify and treat potential abusers.

We recently selected a vendor to create and maintain the database, and expect it to be fully functional later this year.

It is our hope that this additional tool will support our ongoing efforts to save lives and prevent the devastation caused by this disease.

Karen Murphy is Pennsylvania’s secretary of health.

One in Four endure the physical and mental effects of drug abuse. Every addiction hurts not only an addict, but an entire community.

All of us pay the price of addiction, too, because it keeps people from fulfilling their potential and contributing more fully to our society. Drug abuse contributes to unemployment, homelessness, and sex trafficking. It puts pressure on government programs and budgets.

Ninety percent of addicts who need treatment don’t get it. Our health care system is failing not only them, but it is failing all of us. Addiction is treatable.

We need to treat it, and we need to educate our young people properly in order to prevent the spread of addiction.

At a time when political acrimony is reaching a record level, leaders in both parties are coming together to find solutions.

At the state level, Gov. Wolf has ordered every state police vehicle to carry naloxone, an antioverdose drug that has already saved hundreds of lives.

Congress likewise is working on a bipartisan basis, with the support of the Obama Administration, to make the system work better.

This week, the Senate passed comprehensive legislation to address the addiction crisis. The bill

was the result of bipartisan effort, and passed with bipartisan support from both of Pennsylvania’s Senators.

In November, Congress passed and the President signed into law a bipartisan bill, the Protecting Our Infants Act, to review federal programs to help the newborns of heroin and opiate addicts. Tragically, thousands of babies are exposed to and addicted to drugs like codeine, morphine, or heroin before they are even born.

Doctors are able to take these babies through the withdrawal process, however. Our new law will require the federal government to develop a strategy to address any gaps in current research or programs.

In 2015, the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held five hearings on the drug abuse crisis. In October, as Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, I chaired a two-part hearing at which we heard from experts like the Obama Administration’s drug czar Michael Botticelli and Dr. Kenneth Katz of the Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Their testimony was as chilling as it was informative. Director Botticelli testified that over the past decade, the number of people treated for overdoses

each year, and the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome have both tripled. Dr. Katz told us about a number of adolescents in Allentown whom he has seen hospitalized and even killed after trying a new synthetic strand of cannabis.

At the hearing, we discussed seven bipartisan proposals that would improve federal public health policies and help addicts get treatment.

Each of these seven bills deals with a different aspect of the epidemic, because we need a comprehensive plan: not just adequate funding, but targeted funding; not just emergency response, but education and prevention.

These bills would make a number of changes to existing law. They would expand the number of physicians who can prescribe the drug buprenorphine to addicts, develop best practices and a national awareness campaign, ban certain synthetic drugs, help pregnant women who are addicted, and create a patient tracking pilot program.

We aren’t finished.

Congress will continue to take action on behalf of the families and communities across Pennsylvania and across the country being shattered by this public health crisis. We will work until the system works.

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Oxford wrestler heading to Freshman Nationals

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Brandon Sheffield, a freshman wrestler at Oxford Area High School, will be heading to Virginia Beach, Virginia to compete in the Freshman Nationals from April 1-3.

Sheffield enjoyed a sensational rookie season at Oxford, compiling a 36-6 record with 23 pins. He won districts in the 120-pound weight class and came within one victory of earning a trip to states. Sheffield said that he is looking forward to the challenge of competing against other elite freshman wrestlers.

“I have heard that it’s a great tournament,” he explained.

It should be no surprise, given his early success in the sport, that Sheffield is dedicated to wrestling. He trains year-round, and plans to compete in tournaments throughout the year.

“Wrestling is a very disciplined sport,” he explained.

Brandon’s father, Brandon Sheffield, is a retired professional boxer who holds a black belt in both

kickboxing and Tang Soo Do. He has been running Team Defiant in Oxford, training people in boxing and martial arts. So Brandon grew up understanding the commitment that it takes to train for a sport like wrestling.

Brandon started wrestling at the age of eight. He is blessed with tremendous athletic ability, and he said that many wrestling skills come naturally to him. He liked wrestling right from the start.

“It was really just a natural thing,” he explained. “I tried boxing and I didn’t like that as much as wrestling.”

He also tried football for one year, but he decided to concentrate his efforts on wrestling. His mother, Danielle, said that Brandon has always preferred wrestling over team sports, and he has worked hard to get better at the sport.

Brandon works with coaches from Oxford Area High School and Team Defiant. He credited those coaches—Scott Gold, Ben Young, Rob Beighley, Lau Palade, and Jarrett Hostetter among them—with helping him improve as a grappler.

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Brandon Sheffield, a freshman at Oxford Area High School, will be heading to Virginia Beach, Virginia to compete in the Freshman Nationals from April 1-3.

Brandon said that with the quality of coaching that he receives, he wasn’t surprised that his freshman year was so successful.

“I knew that there were some kids who were going to be better, stronger, or have more experience,” he said.

“But I expected it to go pretty well.”

No one would have predicted that a freshman would score 36 wins in the fiercely competitive 120pound weight class. Brandon gained valuable lessons on

the mat as the season went on. He lost one hard-fought match to Gunnar Fuss of Harry S. Truman School in the closing seconds of the match.

He dropped two different matches to Brett Kaliner of West Chester Rustin, once during the regular season and once in sectionals. They were two close matches—one was decided by a score of 9-7, and the other was settled by a score of 4-1. When they faced off for the third time in districts, though, Brandon

emerged victorious with an 8-2 win. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Wrestler Award at districts, which ranks as one of his personal highlights for his freshman season.

He also proved himself to be a selfless teammate during the Oxford wrestling season.

He could have wrestled at 126 pounds throughout the year, but competed at 120 pounds instead because it was what was best for the whole team.

His parents are proud that their son has a good approach to the sport and is gracious in victory and understands how to handle losses.

“When he loses, he loses with grace,” Danielle explained.

Brandon has already had some incredible wrestling experiences that many successful high school wrestlers don’t have in four seasons. For example, in 2015, he traveled to Romania to compete against wrestlers from Romanian and Bulgarian teams. He faced off against much more experienced wrestlers, which helped him understand what it would take to compete at

the next level.

After the Freshman Nationals, Brandon intends to keep a very busy wrestling schedule throughout the rest of 2016. He will be competing in the Ironman Duals on April 9, and the Disney Duals will take place later in the summer. He also has events lined up in Gettysburg and North Carolina. During some of these events, he may have as many as ten matches. It adds up to a lot of experience on the mat that will show during his sophomore, junior, and senior years for Oxford.

His goal is to move up several weight classes by his sophomore year—he could wrestle at 145 pounds next year, although 138 pounds could be the more likely scenario.

Sheffield said that his ultimate goal before he graduates from Oxford is to place in states. He would also like to join the exclusive group of grapplers who have earned 100 career wins at Oxford, continuing the school’s proud wrestling tradition.

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

Oxford schools budget to be detailed in April

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Under normal circumstances, the Oxford Area School District would have already unveiled a detailed preliminary budget for the next school year. But with the state budget impasse now in its ninth month, the circumstances are anything but typical.

At the March 8 Oxford School Board meeting, the district’s business administrator, Brian Cooney,

talked briefly about the preparations on the 2016-2017 budget. Cooney lamented the fact that the district was still dealing with the effects of the budget impasse. Officials from the state’s 500 school districts are attempting to project the state subsidies for the 20162017 school year when they don’t even know the level of funding for the current school year.

Cooney told the school board that he recently attended a region-wide and county-wide

meeting with other business administrators.

Cooney said that the business office has been working on the expenditure side of the 20162017 budget. On March 18, he said, the district will receive the projected insurance costs, which is a big piece of the puzzle.

Cooney said that he would be providing the school board with a detailed look at the 2016-2017 budget at the next work session on April 12.

The district is still working

to make it through the current school year without the use of all the state subsidies that it should be receiving from the state. After not receiving any state subsidies for six months because of the budget impasse, Oxford, and other school districts, did receive some state funding at the end of 2015.

Oxford School Board president Richard Orpneck asked Cooney if Oxford was going to make it through the rest of the school year without additional funding.

“We’d be better off if we had the full amount,” Cooney replied. He explained that if no more state funding is made available to the district before the end of the school year, the district will need to do what it did before the state subsidies arrived in December—it will prioritize what bills get paid, and when.

Oxford has been able to avoid having to borrow money to continue its operations during the budget impasse.

School districts across the

state borrowed an estimated $1 billion before some funding from the state was released.

In advance of the April 12 work session, the district will hold a Finance Committee meeting to discuss the budget on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in the administration building.

The school board will adopt a final budget in June.

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

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Kennett Township gets ‘green’ recognition

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YVONNE JEANNE WINTERS Yvonne Jeanne “Jeannie” Winters, 70, passed away peacefully at Jennersville Regional Hospital on March 12.

Jeannie was born in 1945 in Wilmington, Del. She was predeceased by her parents, Eleanor Davis and Richard Davis. Growing up, Jeannie had two sisters, Annette and Patty. Jeannie went to Mount Pleasant High School and then moved to Pennsylvania, where she was employed at KennetTex Yarn Factory. There she met Rainey F. Winters, her husband of 34 years, who passed on Jan. 30, 2016.

After her employment with KennetTex, she moved on to work at Thatchers as a pharmacy technician. After many years, she found an emotionally rewarding job working at Duvall’s Bus Services as a van driver, and was adored by many children and their parents.

She is survived by her daughter Natalie (with husband John Furia); son Rainey Jr. (with Winnie Feng); grandson John Furia Jr.; and sisters Annette (with Ron Perry), and Debbie Davis. Jeannie was predeceased by her sister, Patty Anderson.

Upon entering the last stage in her life, Jeannie, along with Rainey, received much help and support from Brandywine Hospice staff Julia McLaughlin, BJ Boughter, Tracy Hide, Bob Damey, and Lauren Montemuro.

Funeral services will be held at 7:15 p.m. March 18 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. (86 Pine St., Oxford), where friends and family may visit from 6 to 7 p.m. A Celtic music session will be held from 7 to 7:15 p.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to The American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

JUANITA M. KIRK

Juanita M. Kirk, 81, of Kennett Square, passed away on March 9 at the Christiana Hospital.

Born in Lansing, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Ray A. and Ola Wilcox Miller. Juanita was a freezer technician at the MGA Mushroom Co-Op in Kennett Square for 30 years, retiring in 1997. She was an avid NASCAR fan, and enjoyed country music, fishing, going to the beach, and being with her family and friends.

She is survived by one daughter, Sibil Kirk of Wilmington, Del.; two brothers, Elmer Lee Miller and Ray Miller, Jr., both of Kennett Square; one sister, Virginia Dare Kelly of Kennett Square; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was predeceased by one brother, Kermit Miller; and four sisters, Delaray Miller, Carleen Witt, Neida Roop and Rebecca Pauline Richardson.

Her service and burial will be held privately. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.

Kennett Township won the prestigious 2015 Natural Lands Trust Growing Greener Communities Award on March 10 in recognition of the township’s Kennett Greenway Initiative, a 12-mile pedestrian and bike trail system that is under development.

The award, which honors a deserving Chester County township that has engaged “in a dynamic initiative designed to save land, steward natural resources, and/or connect people to nature,” was given at the Chester County Association

of Township Officials conference.

The initiative leverages more than two decades of trail advocacy by local municipalities, homeowner associations, land conservancies, park authorities, user groups and private landowners.

It addresses township and county comprehensive plan objectives for improving regional connectivity, public health and safety and economic justice, while reducing traffic congestion and pollution.

In addition, the initiative is being developed from a set of township trail standards based on state-endorsed

best practices, and funding :Kennett Land and Trails,’’ a multimedia information program to publicize the Greenway.

During the 2015 planning process, the Greenway concept was enhanced so it can serve as the backbone for an alternate transportation system that provides safe, convenient bicycle and pedestrian routes between residential areas, commercial centers, parks, preserves, historic sites, schools, public transport hubs and other facilities throughout the township and Kennett Square Borough.

It also will have the capacity to expand

incrementally to additional locations and resources.

In 2015, the project received a financial kickstart that led to contributions of funding, expertise, easements, materials and volunteers. The township also applied for more than $3 million in state grants that will help pay for the first phase of construction – estimated to cost more than $4 million – that will build approximately six miles of connected trails and sidewalks during the next three years.

RESISTING ARREST AFTER TRAFFIC STOP On Feb. 19 at 11:33 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale pulled over a car being driven by Jorge CerritosVillafuerte, 51, of Oxford, at routes 1 and 796 in Penn Township because the car’s taillight was dangling from the car. He became combative and was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and three summary traffic offenses.

BURGLARY A shed behind AF Thomas Auto, at 110 Old Kennett Road in Kennett Square, was forced open by burglars sometime between Jan. 26 and 28, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022.

DUI On March 4, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale responded to a single-vehicle crash at 163 Rosehill Avenue

in West Grove. The driver, Jildasio Vasquez of West Grove, had hit two parked cars and the home. He showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUI. Police later found that Vasquez had an arrest warrant from New Garden Police dating back to 2011. He had been arrested in 12011 under a fake name and had failed to appear for his preliminary hearing. He was arraigned on the warrant and DUI charges and taken to Chester County Prison on $10,000 bail.

On Feb. 21 at 1:12 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale took Zeth Allen Houston, 26, of Oxford, into custody for DUI after a traffic stop on Route 1 at Route 796. He was processed and released.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire on Feb. 14 at 2:45 p.m. at 416 Catamount Road in Upper Oxford Township, and found that the 61-year-old driver was intoxicated. The investigation is continuing.

On March 5 at 1:29 a.m.,

New Garden Township Police saw a car weaving slowly in its lane in the 8800 block of Gap Newport Pike. After a traffic stop, the driver, Israel Salinas-Beltran, 37, of Oxford, failed field sobriety tests, was arrested for DUI and released pending a court appearance.

On March 5 at 11:33 p.m., New Garden Township Police saw a car being driven erratically and crossing into the oncoming lane in the 8900 block of Gap Newport Pike. After a traffic stop, the driver, Michael Oleck, 34, of Wilmington, Del., failed field sobriety tests, was arrested for DUI and released pending a court appearance.

On Feb. 28 at 2:25 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Avondale pulled over a car driven by Juan Antonio Mendoza of Baltimore, Md., for a traffic violation on Route 1 in East Nottingham Township. He was later arrested for driving under the influence, and possession of drugs and paraphernalia.

On Feb. 25 at 2:34 p.m., Gregory P. Swoyer, 63, of Downingtown, failed to yield

the right of way to another vehicle and his car was struck at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Constitution Drive in Pennsbury Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. He was subsequently arrested for DUI. On Feb. 24 at 6:32 p.m., David Santos-Sebastian, 25, of Quarryville, crashed his vehicle into the fence in the median of Route 1 in Penn Township, north of Route 796.

He was subsequently arrested for DUI by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Clemente Trigueros, 48, of Kennett Square, for DUI after a traffic stop on March 9 at 12:29 p.m. on Baltimore Pike in New Garden Township.

On March 10 at midnight, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale pulled over a car driven by Shalil Mashay Reynolds of Wilmington, Del., for a traffic violation on Route 1 in East Marlborough Township.

Reynolds was arrested for DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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A weekend of art in Chadds Ford Annual show brings together the region’s best

By John Chambless Staff Writer The longtime link of the Wyeth family and the Chadds Ford Art

A White Rabbit bronze sculpture by Lorann Jacobs.

Show was shown in the showcase at the Chadds Ford Elementary School last weekend, where prints – some of them signed – were up for raffle. But the spotlight of the show is on new, contemporary works in the gym, which is transformed each year into an art gallery that manages to not look too much like

a gym.

The 67th annual show brought together regional painters, photographers, sculptors and artisans for a weekend must-see event.

Spotlighted on the stage were originals and prints by featured artist Helena van Emmerik-Finn, whose pastel animal portraits, still lifes and landscapes

‘Old Country Road’ by Frank DePietro.

‘Morning Daze’ by Helena van Emmerik-Finn.

glowed with vibrant colors.

Familiar artists such as Richard Bollinger showed alongside the distinctive semi-abstract landscapes

by Carol Lesher, Frank DePietro’s razor-sharp paintings of fields, homes and endless skies, and J. Wayne Bystrom’s large expanses of field, streams and woodlands that were made up of thousands of tiny details.

West Chester artist John Suplee showed six

fine acrylic paintings that wryly commented on West Chester sprawl (“New Neighbors,” “The Rabbit Proof Fence”), and celebrated generations of artists and history in his huge “Giants Revisited.”

Jacalyn Beam’s warm depictions of weathered buildings and dappled sunlight were a welcome addition, and Mary Ann Weselyk showed vibrant, stylized paintings of cats and flowers hat had a fun

‘Giants Revisited’ by John Suplee.

1950s vintage vibe.

Among the surprises were the fascinating threedimensional collages

by Greg Jaskat, which had splendid, time-worn surfaces and intriguing juxtapositions of objects.

You could also admire three awe-inspiring bronze sculptures by Lorann Jacobs, including a White Rabbit that seemed ready to speak.

Packing together a who’s-who of regional artists into one place makes the annual show a popular destination for buyers and browsers, and the show raises money for educational programs at the school. It’s a winwin for the artists, buyers and for students, and it’s a showplace for art and inspiration.

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

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The fine art of a good haircut Gents Barber Shop caters to a diverse clientele in West Grove

By John Chambless Staff Writer On a sunny, warm afternoon last week, the music was pumping and the conversations were lively between the barbers and customers at Gents Barber Shop in West Grove.

Sitting at the back of the sleek, black-and-chrome space, owner Philip Cornetta said, “I wanted this place to be old school meets the new, modern look. There aren’t any other barber shops in West Grove like this. This is the kind of place that’s been needed here.”

The tidy, bright space with a masculine décor opened in mid-December in a small, struggling shopping center on the eastern edge of the borough. Walk into Gents, though, and you think you could be in some ultra-hip Manhattan salon.

Cornetta has registered the Gents name in Pennsylvania, and has visions of someday franchising the operation.

But first things first.

He started out to be a chef. “I went to school at the Culinary Institute outside New York City in about 2011,” he said.

“Before that, I had come to Avon Grove High School to study in their culinary program, which they didn’t have where I grew up in Pittsburgh. And I was part of the culinary program at TCHS. I was there for their pilot program.”

Having lived in West Grove for the past seven years, Cornetta has been busy. “I was running the Cafe at Longwood Gardens,” he said. “I was

Photo by John Chambless

Philip Cornetta (seated) opened Gents in December. Behind him are stylists Ty, Anthony, Dennis and Jesus.

writing all the menus, pretty much everything. I had a lot of fun there. It was really busy. I actually started Gents while I was still there. But you can’t work 80-90 hours a week when you’re trying to open a business.”

The hours demanded of chefs – every day, odd hours, no days off – were well known to Cornetta, and when he saw a chance to step back a bit, he took it.

He knew about the vacant space that had formerly been a tax office. It was the perfect size for what he

had in mind – a barber shop where he could manage, but not be trapped by the endless hours of work.

“I went back to school for business,” he said. “This started out as an investment for me, and I kind of came to love it. Honestly, I wanted to start a restaurant, but coming from a business background, I thought, ‘What’s something I can do a lot cheaper and it’s not going to be as high-maintenance as a restaurant?’ This freed my time up to do what I want to do. I want to be known for

excellence, for cleanliness.

We want people to walk in and say, ‘Wow. This is a nice shop.’”

But Cornetta has also learned how to cut hair since December, and now he can take clients alongside the four men he has working at Gents. There’s a vacant sixth station that will be filled eventually, he said.

He credits his manager, Ty, with making the launch of Gents as easy as it’s been.

“We are so diverse. We cater to everybody,” he said. “I have every kind of barber here. Anyone who

walks in that door should be able to get an amazing haircut. We do the oldschool stuff, too, like hot towels and facials, but in a new, modern environment.

“A lot of men don’t want to go to a salon,” he said.

“Here we offer TVs, we serve doughnuts, bottled water. In the summertime I’ll make lemonade, things like that. It’s $10 for kids, seniors and the military at all times. And on weekdays we’ll do $10 walk-ins.

“When we opened in December, it was during a stretch of really

warm days, so we had a barbecue,” Cornetta said.

“That’s something I want to do more. We’ll have another one this spring. I want to do a community fair here, where people can come and promote their businesses. I’m starting to link up with businesses to see what they want to do. But I love living in West Grove. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

Seven years ago, this place was really quiet, but it’s starting to come up now.”

At 23, Cornetta has achieved more than most people in their 50s, and he has a keen sense of where he wants to go with Gents.

“It’s been very fun putting this together,” he said. “I designed the décor. One of my favorite things is to build and design. That’s where my cooking comes from. I enjoy starting with nothing and coming up with this great final product. That’s what I did here – I started with a bare space and made this great barber shop. I use Facebook to get the word out. It’s amazing the power of Facebook when it comes to getting noticed.

We have a lot of word of mouth going around.

“I like to cater to people,” he said. “They come in, feel comfortable, get a good cut and walk out happy. That’s what it’s all about.”

Gents Barber Shop is at 302 E. Baltimore Pike in West Grove. Call 610345-5631 or find Gents on Facebook.

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

Seminars on retirement living to target Baby Boomers

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer For the generation raised on the dream of possibilities, freedom and peace, an ironic twist on these promises is happening in homes all over America.

Their homes are becoming architectural war zones. Staircases, once easy to ascend, now seem to have the slope of the Parthenon steps. Back yards once manageable appear to have grown to the size of national parks, and Junior’s room resembles an unused shrine to a son who hasn’t lived there since 1995.

In short, Baby Boomers -- those born between 1946 and 1964 -- are a generation caught in a crisis, unsure of not only where they should live, but how.

Kennett Square architect Dennis Melton has some possible solutions to the dilemma.

He will offer four free seminars, titled “Intergenerational Design for Comfortable Living,” beginning in late March to address how emptynesters and those with aging parents can better accommodate their needs.

The schedule is: March 29 – “How to Accommodate Staying in

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Kennett Square architect Dennis Melton will give four presentations, beginning on March 29, that discuss several living options for Baby Boomers.

Your Home, With Simple Changes” April 26 – “New Home for a Lifetime” May 24 – “Small Town Independent Living” June 28 – “Resources: Help Around the House, Transportation, Meal and Care Giving.”

“The question that comes up the most is, ‘How long do I think I can remain in my home as I get older?’”

Melton said. “A lot of people assume that they have to move out at some

point to go to a retirement home. Generally, I’m advocating that most people don’t need to do that so soon.”

Melton believes that a lot of Baby Boomers haven’t taken the time to explore other options -- such as downsizing to a smaller home, or retrofitting their existing one.

“We learn from our behaviors from our parents, and for the parents of Baby Boomers, they saw a retirement home as their

only option,” Melton said.

“I’m trying to break those patterns, particularly in terms of finding the right fit for what people want and need for the rest of their lives.”

One of the subjects that Melton will discuss is encouraging Baby Boomers to abandon the sprawling acreage of suburbia for the connectivity of a small town.

“That’s when you begin the atrophy of your mind, and I see that happening

with a number of people,” Melton said. “It’s one of the reasons I’m excited about bringing these people to small towns, which provide a smaller living space, but be a social environment that lends support without it being institutional support.

Selling off a suburban home in favor of a smaller home close to coffee shops, night life, shopping and activities may serve as the new launch pad of living for some active seniors, Melton said. It’s part the

intergenerational concept that links active seniors with young, urban professionals who are moving to -- and reinvigorating -- small towns.

For people who want to explore ways to redesign their current home, however, Melton will devote one presentation to how people can repurpose their existing home -- or work with an architect on the development of a smaller home -- to accommodate their changing lifestyle.

“Anybody can focus on renovating or building a new home that will be comfortable for a longer period of time,” Melton said. “If you look at the full cost of going to a retirement home, it’s often unaffordable, so when you compare that with the cost of renovating your home to make it comfortable for several years, it’s often less expensive, or at least on a par.”

Each hour-long seminar will begin at 7 p.m. at Melton Architects (206 N. Union St., Kennett Square).

To register, call 610444-8538, or email Liz@ meltonarchitects.com.

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

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March 19 ‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ The Hadley Fund will present “The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favourites,” staged by The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Unionville High School (750 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square).

Mermaid Theatre is known for stage adaptations of children’s beloved literary classics with puppetry, scenic effects, evocative original music and gentle storytelling. All Hadley Fund events are free. For more information, call 610444-1855 or visit www.

HadleyFund.org.

March 19 Lions Club introductory meeting The Avon Grove Lions Club will be hosting an informal gathering at 9 a.m. on March 19 at the Willowdale Chapel (111 Vineyard Way, Jennersville). The meeting will spotlight what the Lions Club does in the community. There will be free coffee and doughnuts served. For information, call Fran Thomson at 610-316-1650.

March 20 Lincoln Concert Choir St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church (116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford) will host the acclaimed Lincoln University Concert Choir on March 30 at 3 p.m. The 50-member ensemble will also take part in the Palm Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. An offering will be taken at the afternoon concert. For more information, call 610932-8134 or visit www. stchrisoxford.org.

March 23 Wreath workshop The Oxford Area Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford) is hosting a wreathmaking class on March 23 at 7 p.m. This “make-it and take-it” class is open to the public and costs $18 per person, cash only. Brad Buchanan, floral designer and owner of Buchanan’s Buds and Blossoms, will

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Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Families are invited to enjoy breakfast with the Easter Bunny on March 20 at the Union Fire Company No. 1 banquet hall (315 Market St., Oxford).

The Easter Bunny will be posing for pictures with

Tickets are on sale now for an April 9 concert by singer/songwriter Jen Chapin at the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse (see listing).

teach participants how to create a wreath. RSVP

by March 16 by calling 610-932-5244 or emailing oxsrctr@zoominternet.net.

March 24 ‘Rejoice!’ concert The Mary Dod Brown Memorial Chapel (1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University) will host “Rejoice!”, a concert featuring the Lincoln University Concert Choir with pianist Helem Meacham, as well as the Claflin University Concert Choir, on March 24 at 7 p.m. Admisson is free.

April 3 Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point On April 3, the Brandywine Hills Pointto-Point begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance’s Myrick Conservation Center (Route 842 between Unionville and West Chester). Gates open at 11 a.m. There will be a variety of cross-country horse races from young children astride ponies to top-ranked jockeys riding powerful horses around a course of steeplechase fences.

There will be organized children’s activities, a Lenape lore tent, face painting and more. Dogs, on leashes, are welcome.

General admission is $20 per carload. Visit www. brandywineredclay.org for more information.

April 9 Jen Chapin concert in Oxford The Friends Folk Club will present a concert by singer-songwriter Jen

Chapin on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse. Chapin is the daughter of Harry Chapin, and is noted for her music and her activism for charitable causes.

Opening will be The Sin City Band, and WVUDFM’s Scott Birney.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for adults (children 12 and younger free).

Refreshments are available. Proceeds will benefit the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse.

For more information, call 610-869-8076.

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: Stand-Up Comedy with The Legendary Wid, John Kensil, Sarah Bell, Tim Raymus and Noah Houlihan (March 17, 8 p.m., $12 and $14); The Vernal Equinox Ritual with the E.B. Hawkins Large Band and the Billy Penn Burger Band (March 18, 8 p.m., $20); Dukes of Destiny (March 19, 8 p.m., $18 and $22).

To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com.

There is no charge. Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.

children. Bring your own camera. The breakfast, which runs from 7 to 11 a.m., includes pancakes, bacon, sausage, chipped beef gravy, biscuits, scrambled eggs, potatoes, fruit, and drinks.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children between the ages of 5 and 12. Children under 4 free.

No reservations are needed.

All proceeds benefit the Union Fire Company No. 1 of Oxford.

The Roaring Twenties come to Longwood Gardens Thanks to the success of the Logwood Rotary Club’s annual Gala, more than $800,000 has been invested in the greater Kennett Square community in the last 17 years.

“The money, combined with about 8,000 volunteer hours per year, has been used to improve the lives of almost every family in the area”, said president Bob Listerman. “That is why we work hard to make the gala fun for everyone attending -- its success is really important to us and the community.”

Longwood Rotary expects more than 300 people will enjoy Roaring Twenties fun from 6:30 to 11 p.m. on April 9 at Longwood Gardens. The evening starts with the jazz band Gin Canaries greeting revelers coming into the

Longwood Conservatory.

Dinner includes a variety of specialty foods.

Entertainment includes dancing to both the jazz band and a DJ; and a silent auction featuring vacations, electronics, original art, jewelry, sporting event tickets and memorabilia.

Tickets are $300 per couple.

Longwood Rotary supports more than 20 local organizations financially with the proceeds of the gala, including the Kennett Area Senior Center, The Garage Community and Youth Center, Kennett Mushroom Festival, Kennett Food Cupboard, Tick Tock Early Learning Center, Camp Dreamcatcher, KennettUnionville Relay for Life, the Walk in Knowledge student mentoring program at Kennett High School,

scholarships for students of the Kennett and Unionville High Schools, Unionville Fair, Anson B. Nixon Park, Kennett After the Bell Program and many more.

The last major community project was providing about half the funding for the new children’s playground at the Anson B Nixon Park, with members joining dozens of others from many community groups to help install the new playground equipment last year. This year, a major project is helping Kennett Area Community Service expand into the building next door, so they have the space needed to serve their growing population.

Visit www. longwoodrotary.com/Gala. cfm for more information, or to register.

Through March 24 Three artists at Station Gallery The Station Gallery (3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del.) presents a group show featuring loosely constructed landscapes in oil by Louise Clearfield, gestural plein air figure paintings

by Sherrill Cooper, and pastel drawings by Laura Hickman depicting the environment of her hometown of Bethany Beach through March 24.

Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 302-

654-8638 or visit www. stationgallery.net.

Through April 2 Valerie Craig Church Street Gallery (12 S. Church St., West Chester) hosts a solo show of recent paintings

by Valerie Craig through April 2. Visit www. churchstreetgallerywc.com.

Through April 9 Christine Lafuente solo show Somerville Manning Gallery (101 Stone Block Row, Greenville, Del.) presents a solo exhibition of recent landscape and still life paintings by Christine Lafuente through

April 9. Visit www. somervillemanning.com.

March 19 to April 9 Robert C. Jackson solo show Somerville Manning Gallery (101 Stone Block Row, Greenville, Del.) presents a solo show of new paintings by Kennett Square artist Robert C. Jackson from March 19 to April 9.

A reception with the artist will be held on March 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The opening reception will also feature the unveiling of the 2016 Wilmington Flower Market poster, created

by Jackson. Visit www. somervillemanning.com.

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Capacity audience attends YoungMoms fifth anniversary event

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer The Garage Community & Youth Center in Kennett Square was the site of achievement and celebration this past Saturday morning, as more than 150 friends, supporters and advocates of YoungMoms came to celebrate the fifth year of the organization at its annual fundraising brunch.

Entitled “Imagine the Possibilities,” the event featured a silent auction of items donated by 35 local businesses; a full brunch prepared and donated by the Hilton Garden Inn in Kennett Square; a video that profiled a few of the more than 125 young mothers whose lives have been nurtured through their association with YoungMoms; and interviews with two young mothers, each of whom shared their personal stories with the audience.

“YoungMoms first grew out of the need that developed at the Garage Community & Youth Center, and it’s always done phenomenal work in helping young mothers meet their goals and empower them to believe in themselves,” said Linda Mercner, YoungMoms director. “We have shortterm and long-term goals, academic and employment, parenting and relationship goals, and in annual surveys

we’ve had, 100 percent of the girls who responded said they learned how to set goals. A big part of that is building up confidence and self-esteem and breaking that sense of isolation that you can sometimes feel as a young mother.”

In addition to helping 125 young mothers, Mercner said the organization continues to streamline its procedures.

YoungDads – an offshoot of the YoungMoms concept established last year – is already starting to take root in the community.

The event served not only a fundraiser, but as a celebration of the organization’s five years of existence, with not only financial support but the formation of a sizable volunteer corps from individuals, places of worship, businesses and foundations.

The organization works oneon-one with young mothers through mentoring, providing child care and meals to the mother and her family, providing car rides to meetings and appointments – as well as giving encouragement.

“One mother told me that she used to be afraid of everything, and now she believes that everything is possible,” Mercner said. “I think the fact that we’re small allows us to invest in each individual and really cater the program to each

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Molly Henry of YoungMoms welcomes more than 150 guests who attended the organization’s annual fundraising brunch on March 12 at The Garage Community & Youth Center in Kennett Square.

woman.”

To learn more about the YoungMoms program, visit www. youngmomscommunity. org. YoungMoms is a 501c-

3 nonprofit organization, and all contributions are tax deductible.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Photo by Richard L. Gaw Photo by Richard L. Gaw

The event included a silent auction, featuring items that were donated by 35 local businesses.

Kristin Proto, executive director of The Garage Community & Youth Center, with her mother-in-law Barabara Proto, and her sister-in-law Carmella Proto.

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Volunteers sought for clean-up on March 19 Volunteers are needed for the annual Red Clay Valley Clean Up to be held on March 19 from 8 a.m. to noon. The Clean Up is co-sponsored by the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance (BRC) and the Delaware Nature Society (DNS) to sweep more than 83 miles of stream and road ways along the east and west branches of the Red Clay Creek, including Kennett Square Borough, going south through Yorklyn and Hockessin, Del., and ending at Kirkwood Highway.

Volunteers are crucial to the success of the project.

In 2015, 764 volunteers participated to collect more than 10 tons of trash.

“Volunteers work hard but most also consider it great fun and an opportunity for family and neighbors to get together,” said Jim Jordan, chair of the Red Clay Clean Up project.

After check-in and refreshments, including Starbucks coffee, volunteers disperse to assigned areas along the cleanup route.

Necessary materials (gloves, bags, reflective safety vests, etc.) are provided. Large groups are encouraged to contact BRC (610793-1090) or DNS (302239-2334) for their route assignments prior to March 16.

Founded in 1964, the Delaware Nature Society works to improve the environment through conservation, advocacy, and education. For more information, visit www.

DelNature.org.

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Volunteers at the 2015 event with the debris they cleared during the Clean Up.

London Grove Grange donates Enjoy a ride with the Easter dictionaries to local students Bunny aboard a vintage steam train at Strasburg Rail Road

Members of London Grove Grange distributed dictionaries to the third graders of New Garden and Bancroft elementary schools for the current school year.

Webster’s Worldwide Spanish-English Dictionary will be useful to third

grade students as they learn Spanish by defining both English and Spanish words.

The dictionaries will also help them learn reference skills and introduce them to new words.

This is one of the community service

projects of the Grange. The Grange, founded in 1867, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, fraternal organization that advocates for rural America and for agriculture, and has a history of grassroots activism, family values, and community service.

Summer nature programs offered in Kennett Square The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) is offering weekday nature programs for children ages 5 to 12 over the summer break.

Kids will explore the waters, meadows and woodlands of the 300-acre private Bucktoe Creek Preserve near Kennett Square. Activities will be centered around hiking

excursions, creek play and stone skipping, fort building, searching for creatures, and lots of free play. There will also be one off-site outdoor field trip.

The programs, titled “Free Time Adventures,” will be held from July 12 through Aug. 18 on every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $10 per day

for TLC members and $20 per day for non-members. Space is limited. Visit www.tlcforscc. org/education to learn more and to register.

TLC is a non-profit charitable organization based in Chester County whose mission is to ensure the preservation and stewardship of open space, natural resources, historic sites, and working agricultural lands.

Create an Easter memory at Strasburg Rail Road. Hop aboard an authentic vintage steam train with the Easter Bunny for a 45-minute ride through the Lancaster County countryside. The Easter Bunny Train pulls into Strasburg Rail Road on Good Friday, March 25. Boys and girls will meet the Easter Bunny on the train and receive an Easter surprise. Photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny will be available aboard the train.

For families looking for a unique celebration, Strasburg Rail Road offers a traditional Lancaster County Easter dinner

served aboard a fully restored Victorian dining car. The Easter Dinner Train is available on Easter Sunday only, and dinner will feature freshly carved turkey or ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, farmfresh vegetables, and a choice of shoofly pie or rich chocolate cake. Families enjoy the meal during the train ride.

The Easter Bunny Train departs on t he hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 25; on the hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 27; and on the hour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 27.

Coach Car tickets are $18 (ages 12 and older), $11 (ages 2 – 11), and $3 (under age 2).

The Easter Dinner Train departs on the hour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 27.

Dinner Train tickets, which include the meal, are $44 (ages 12 and older) $25 (ages 2 – 11), $13 (under age 2). Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets online ahead of time.

All tickets can be purchased at www.

StrasburgRailRoad.com or by calling 866-7259666. Tickets can also be purchased at the station.

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Classifieds PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of London Grove Township will hold a public hearing in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, Suite 100, West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390, to consider passage of an ordinance amendment to the Codified Ordinances of London Grove Township.

The Board of Supervisors will consider the enactment and passage of the ordinance as part of its regular meeting immediately following the hearing on April 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The title of the proposed ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF LONDON GROVE TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BY REDESIGNATING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND FROM THE R-MH RESIDENTIAL-MOBIL HOME DISTRICT TO THE COMMERCIAL, GENERAL DISTRICT (CG).

The proposed ordinance: amends the official zoning map of London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania by redesigning the zoning district classification of a certain parcel of land from the R-MH Residential-Mobile Home District to the Commercial, General District (CG). A full opportunity to be heard will be given to any citizen and all parties in interest who attend the meeting. Complete copies of the proposed ordinance are available for public inspection at the offices of the Chester County Press, 144 S. Jennersville Road, West Grove, Pennsylvania, and the Chester County Law Library, 201 West Market Street, Suite 2400, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Complete copies of the proposed ordinance are also available for public inspection and may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than

• Heated/Air Conditioned Units • Individual/Business Units

the cost thereof at the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, Suite 100, West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of London Grove Township will hold a public hearing in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, Suite 100, West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390, to consider passage of an ordinance amendment to the Codified Ordinances of London Grove Township.

The Board of Supervisors will consider the enactment and passage of the ordinance as part of its regular meeting immediately following the hearing on April 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The title of the proposed ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LONDON GROVE, CHESTER COUNTY, PA, CHAPTER 27, ZONING, SECTION 27-202, DEFINITION OF TERMS, BY AMENDING AND RESTATING THE DEFINITION OF RETAIL SERVICES, BY DELETING THE DEFININTION OF MINI STORAGE/WAREHOUSE AND BY ADDING A DEFINITION FOR MINI STORAGE FACILITY AND SECTION 27-1002(1)

BY ADDING RETAIL SERVICES AS A PERMITTED USE. The proposed ordinance: amends Section 27-202 definition of terms, by amending and restating the definition of retail services, by deleting the definition of mini storage/warehouse and by adding a definition for mini storage facility and section 27-1002(1) by adding retail services as a permitted use. A full opportunity to be heard will be given to any

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citizen and all parties in interest who attend the meeting. Complete copies of the proposed ordinance are available for public inspection at the offices of the Chester County Press, 144 S. Jennersville Road, West Grove, Pennsylvania, and the Chester County Law Library, 201 West Market Street, Suite 2400, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Complete copies of the proposed ordinance are also available for public inspection and may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof at the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, Suite 100, West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Steven C. Brown Township Manager 3p-9-2t

KENNETT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT BID NOTICE

The Kennett Consolidated School District will be accepting bids for the lease or purchase of fiber facilities to its educational and support buildings.

The RFP is available online at https:// data.usac.org/publicreports/Form470Rfp/index. Enter School District for applicant type, PA as applicant state and "all service types" for Service type, and enter 126206 as the Billed Entity Number. Proposals are due Noon on March 31, 2016 at the Kennett Consolidated School District's District Office located at 300 East South Street, Kennett Square PA 19348 and must be in the format and manner prescribed in the RFP. An optional site walk through will occur on March 16, 2016 beginning at 9 am. Follow the RFP instructions to RSVP for the walkthrough.

If you are a person with a disability and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to observe or

to participate in the proceeding, please telephone the District Superintendent at (610) 444-6602 to discuss how the Kennett Consolidated School District may best accommodate your needs.

Joyce Brooks Kennett Consolidated School District Phone: 610-444-6604 Interoffice Extension 20020 3p-9-3t

KENNETT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT BID NOTICE

Renovations to the All Purpose Room at New Garden Elementary School The Kennett Consolidated School District is soliciting bids for renovations to the All Purpose Room at New Garden Elementary School. Improvements include but are not limited to new windows, safety padding, stage lights, HVAC systems, etc. Bid documents can be obtained by contacting Bernardon Architects at 610-444-2900 on or after March 10, 2016. There is a non-refundable $50.00 fee for bid documents. Checks are to be made payable to Kennett Consolidated School District. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting on March 21, 2016 at 4:15 PM at New Garden Elementary School, 265 New Garden Road, Toughkenamon, Pa 19374. There will be no parking available until 4:00 PM and no one will be admitted before 4:00 PM. There will be separate bids for general construction, HVAC and electrical. Bids are due by 3:30 PM on April 4, 2016 at the District Office of the Kennett Consolidated School District located at 300 E. South St., Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mark T. Tracy, Board Secretary 2p-2-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters of Administration in the Estate of William S. Latoff, late of E. Bradford

Twp. PA, Deceased, have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims or demands against the said Estate to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment immediately, without delay to Mary D. Latoff, Executrix, c/o Stacey Willits, McConnell, Esq., or their attorney: Stacey Willits, McConnell, Esq., Lamb McErlane, PC, 24 E. Market St., P.O. Box 565, West Chester, PA 19381, Executrix.

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Thomas R. Cappie, late of Kennett Square, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the Estate of the said Decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the Decedent to make payment without delay to: Janet C. Cappie, Executrix, c/o J. Patrick Holahan II, Esquire, PO Box 818, Kennett Square, PA 19348 3p-2-3t

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of: Norman Specialty located at 99 Starr Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460, has submitted an application for a fictitious name under 54 Pac’s. pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Fictitious Names Act. Steven Kruidenier 114 N. Brand Blvd.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 22, 2016, Certificate of Organization- Domestic Limited Liability company was filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State for Rosenthal Management Consulting,

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ESTATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration on the Estate of Margurite A. Mahoney Deceased, late of Downingtown B orough, Chester County, PA have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims or demands against the said Estate to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment immediately, without delay to Eleanor Nixon, Executor, C/O Pappano & Breslin, 3305 Edgemont Avenue, Brookhaven, PA 19015 or her attorney Dana M. Breslin, Esq. Pappano & Breslin, 3305 Edgemont Avenue, Brookhaven, PA 19015 3p-16-3t

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Limestone Properties, LLC, 1020 Broad Run Road, Landenberg, PA 19350 will be blasting on their Surface Mine Permit located on Old Baltimore Pike, Avondale Borough, Chester County. The blasting will take place Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. All interior permit area roads leading to the proposed blast area will be monitored or closed at the time of blasting. An air horn will give short bursts three (3) times before detonation and one (1) long blast after detonation. Possible conditions that might prevent blasting at times announced in the blasting schedule are as follows: rain, lightning, wind or other atmospheric conditions, possible breakdown of blasting company equipment or illness of personnel and operator of public safety.

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Local News Kennett student signs to play Division 1 soccer Kennett High School senior Braden Miller has signed his National Letter of Intent to play Division I soccer at American University in Washington, D.C. Braden (sitting, middle) was surrounded by his parents, Justin and Cindy Miller, as well as (standing, from left) Assistant Principal Jeff Thomas and Athletic Director Sean Harvey. Braden has been playing soccer for 15 years.

In his freshman year, Braden earned a coveted spot on

the FC DELCO USSDA Academy 97/98 soccer team, which is part of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA). As a player in the USSDA, he had to commit full-time to FC DELCO and forgo his opportunity to play for the Blue Devils at Kennett High School. Playing at the Academy level placed Braden in the player pool for the U.S. Men’s National soccer team. Braden has been inducted into the Kennett High School National Honor

Society and was voted Most Athletic among his peers.

Braden volunteers for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and coaches

Kennett Area Parks and Recreation basketball teams.

He will study business administration and leadership at American University.

LEGALS Continued from Page 5B TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF PENN TOWNSHIP WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REQUEST BY GIANT FOOD STORES, APPLICANT, 849 WEST BALTIMORE PK. WEST GROVE, PA [SHOPPES AT JENNERS VILLAGE ] FOR THE TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE NO. R-415, WHICH WOULD PERMIT THE SALE OF BEER FROM A RESTAURANT ON ITS PREMISES, BEER “TO GO” AND WINE FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE RESTAURANT PREMISES DATE OF HEARING: A P R I L 6 , 2016 TIME: 5:00 P.M. LOCATION: PENN TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BLDG. 260 LEWIS ROAD, WEST GROVE, PA, 19390 Giant Food Stores, LLC owns and operates a grocery store at 849 West Baltimore Pike, commonly known as the “Shoppes at Jenners Village”, and has submitted an application to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) to transfer a restaurant liquor license (R-415) located in Tredyfrin Township, Chester County, PA to its location in Penn Township. The current holder of that license is Landmark 5, LLC, located at 625 West Lancaster Ave. Wayne, PA 19087. The Applicant states that the restaurant will be located in a distinct area removed from the grocery store; initially would sell beer and other malt and brewed beverages, meals for consumption on and off the premises.

They also propose to possibly sell wine

for consumption on the premises at future date. The restaurant would have a seating capacity of approximately 32.

All members of the public may attend and/or participate in this hearing, voice an opinion and/or present evidence or other testimony regarding this application. All communications relative to this hearing are to be addressed to Penn Township Municipal Office at the above address. Contact Penn Township at 610-869-9620 if special services or facilities for the handicapped are required R Samuel McMichael, Esquire Solicitor for Penn Township 3p-16-2t

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2016 COLORADO CREW CAB Z71 4X4 SHORTBED

2016 SILVERADO 1500 DOUBLE CAB CUSTOM PACKAGE 4X4 21 in stock with similar savings | Stock #60706

14 in stock with similar savings |

4.3L V6 ENGINE, 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC, TUBULAR ASSIST STEPS, 20” WHEELS, TRAILERING EQUIPMENT, ONSTAR WITH 4GLTE WIFI Current GM Lessees

SIGN & DRIVE LEASE FOR ONLY

319/MO

$

THIS WEEK’S RED HOT SPECIAL MSRP: $37,455 SALE PRICE: $35,989 SUPER TAG: $1000(3)

BUY FOR

35,067

$

FOR 36 MONTHS $0 DOWN PAYMENT

BUY FOR

4.3L V6 ENGINE, 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC, CHROME ASSIST STEPS, REMOTE START, REAR VISION CAMERA , ONSTAR WITH 4GLTE WIFI Current GM Lessees

SIGN & DRIVE LEASE FOR ONLY

34,989 429/MO

$

Stock #60501

$

FOR 36 MONTHS $0 DOWN PAYMENT

MSRP: $45,560 SALE PRICE: $42,361 CONSUMER CASH: $1000(1) ALL STAR BNS: $1000(6) MARCH BONUS:- $1750(5) SUPER TAG: $1000(3) BUY FOR

37,611

$

NEW 2016 CRUZE LIMITED LT 8 in stock with similar savings | Stock Stt ck #60175 Sto

NEW 2016 MALIBU 1LT 9 in stock with similar savings g | Stock #IT9245

NEW 2016 IMPALA LS 9 in stock with similar savings | Stock #60404

1.4L 4CYL ENGINE, 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC, POWER DRIVER SEAT, REMOTE START, ONSTAR W/4G LTE WI-FI, 36 HWY MPG

1.5L TURBO DOHC 4-CYL, 6-SPEED AUTO, ONSTAR WITH 4G LTE AND BUILT-IN WI-FI, 37 HWY MPG

2.5L 4CYL, 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC, POWER WINDOWS AND DOORLOCKS, ONSTAR WITH 4GLTE WIFI

Current Non-GM Lessees

SIGN & DRIVE LEASE FOR ONLY

149

$

PER MO FOR 24 MO

Current Non-GM Lessees

MSRP: $23,295 SALE PRICE: $22,079 CONSUMER CASH: $1000(1) SUPER TAG: $1000(3) BUY FOR

20,079

$

$0 DOWN PAYMENT! $0 FIRST PAYMENT

Current Non-GM Lessees

SIGN & DRIVE

MSRP: $25,895 SALE PRICE: $24,586 SELECT MKT: $1000(2) SUPER TAG: $1000(3)

LEASE FOR ONLY

199

$

PER MO FOR 24 MO

$0 DOWN PAYMENT!

BUY FOR

22,586

$

SIGN & DRIVE LEASE FOR ONLY

249

$

PER MO FOR 36 MO

$0 DOWN PAYMENT!

MSRP: $27,970 SALE PRICE: $26,869 CONSUMER CASH: $1000(1) SELECT MKT: $1000(2) SUPER TAG: $1000(3) BUY FOR

23,869

$

NEW 2016 EQUINOX LT FWD 34 in stock with similar savings | Stock S ck #60748 St Sto

NEW 2016 TRAVERSE LS FWD 20 in stock with similar savings | Stock #60684

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2.4L 4CYL, 6- SPEED AUTOMATIC, POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS, ONSTAR WITH 4G LTE WIFI, 32 HWY MPG

3.6L V6 ENG, 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC, 8 PASSENGER SEATING ONSTAR W/ TURN BY TURN NAV. 24HWY MPG

5 3L V8, V8 6 SPD AUTOMATIC, AUTOMATIC 8 PASS SEATING P/WINDOWS & 5.3L LOCKS, 4G-LTE WI-FI

Current Non-GM Lessees

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199

$

PER MO FOR 24 MO

MSRP: $27,680 SALE PRICE: $26,271 CONSUMER CASH: $750(1) SELECT MKT: $750(2) SUPER TAG: $1000(3)

$0 DOWN PAYMENT!

BUY FOR

23,771

$

$0 FIRST PAYMENT

Current Non-GM Lessees

SIGN & DRIVE LEASE FOR ONLY

239

$

PER MO FOR 36 MO

$0 DOWN PAYMENT!

80

MSRP: $32,100 SALE PRICE: $30,989 CONSUMER CASH: $1250(1) SELECT MKT: $750(2) SUPER TAG: $1000(3) BUY FOR

27,989

$

Current GM Lessees

SIGN & DRIVE

MSRP: $48,195 SALE PRICE: $45,509 SUPER TAG: $1000(3) BONUS TAG: $1000(5)

LEASE FOR ONLY

489

$

PER MO FOR 36 MO

$0 DOWN PAYMENT!

BUY FOR

42,509

$

• 2-YEAR/24K MILE STANDARD CPO MAINTENANCE PLAN • 12 MONTH/12K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY • 5 YEAR/100K MILE POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY • 172 POINT INSPECTION AND RECONDITIONING PROCESS • 0% APR ON SELECT CERTIFIED INVENTORY • WE BUY CLEAN USED CARS WHETHER YOU TRADE OR NOT

IN STOCK

PRICED TO GO! 2013 CHEVY CRUZE LS SEDAN

2012 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ 4X4

2015 DODGE DART SXT

WAS $14,000 NOW $12,900 2014 CHEVY CRUZE LTZ

WAS $43,000 NOW $38,900 2012 CHEVY MALIBU LT

WAS $15,000 NOW $13,600

Auto, 11K miles, All power, #5664

Black, Nav, Roof, DVD, 34K miles, #5641A

Leather & Loaded, 35K miles, #5635

All power equipment, Clean!, 34K miles, #5653

All power equipment, only 36K miles, #60030A

WAS $16,000 NOW $14,300

WAS 14,000 NOW $12,995

2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE AWD LT

2012 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT 4X4 LT All power, 53K miles #50462A

All power, back up camera, 23K miles, #5638

WAS $27,500 NOW $25,900 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX AWD LT

WAS $29,000 NOW $25,750

2014 CHEVY SPARK HATCHBACK LT

All power, 51K miles, #60625TA

All power, 28K miles, #60673A

WAS $20,500 NOW $17,700 2015 CHEVY IMPALA LT

WAS $12,995 NOW $10,350 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX AWD LT

All power equip, 34K miles, #5648

Loaded! All power, Only 29K miles, #5636

WAS $22,000 NOW $20,300

WAS 22,500 NOW $18,900 2015 CHEVY SONIC LTZ

sedan, All power, 60K miles #5652A

WAS $10,900 NOW $8,995 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SE Auto, All power, 38K miles, #5655

WAS $16,300 NOW $14,600 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE Auto, All power equip, 41K miles, #5656

WAS $14,995 NOW $13,700 2006 JEEP WRANGLER

V6, 5-speed, blue, clean! #60604ta

WAS $13,000 NOW $11,995 WAS $16,000 NOW $14,995

2015 EQUINOX LTZ AWD

WAS $15,000 NOW $13,700 2014 BUICK VERANO

WAS $29,000 NOW $27,989

WAS 18,900 NOW $17,200

WAS $24,000 NOW $22,800

WAS $32,500 NOW $29,995

Leather, Sunroof, Only 5,000 miles! # 60348A

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Loaded with options, 20K miles, #5659

2000 OVER KELLEY BLUE BOOK

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Leather & Loaded, 60663TA, 79K miles, #60663TA

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*Based on Fair Kelley Blue Book Value and vehicle condition and mileage of 10K mi/yr. $0.30 deduction for excess mileage. Equipment and Condition of vehicle will affect vehicle value. Must see vehicle for final appraisal. Some vehicles excluded. See dealer for details. (1) Consumer Cash – Not compatible with lease or APR offers. (2) Select Market Bonus Cash. Residency restrictions apply. (3) Super Tag Bonus - Select in stock vehicles only. (5) Dealer Bonus- good towards purchase or lease. (6)All Star Bonus – On select in stock vehicles w/PDU ALL STAR PKG. Lease offers. 10K Mi /yr Lease offer to Very Well Qualified Applicants through GM Financial. Non-GM Owners includes $1500 Lease Conquest Incen-tive. Tags & Taxes are extra. Residency Restrictions apply. All offers Expire 3/31/2016.

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2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED

2009 ACURA LT AWD 2013 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 LT 33K miles, #50720A Hatchback, Leather & loaded, Only 13K miles, #5647 Tech Package, Auto, LOADED! #60574A

$

14 in stock with similar savings |

Stock #60712T

3.6L V6, 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC, TRAILERING EQUIPMENT, BOSE AUDIO, 8 INCH COLOR NAVIGATION SCREEN, ONSTAR WITH 4GLTE WIFI

MSRP: $39,520 SALE PRICE: $37,567 CONSUMER CASH: $1000(1) BONUS CASH: $500(5) SUPER TAG: $1000(3)

2016 SILVERADO 1500 CREW CAB ALL STAR PACKAGE 4X4

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