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Chester CountyPRESS
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Covering Avon Grove, Chadds Ford, Kennett Square, Oxford, & Unionville Areas
Volume 150, No. 13
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Rivera ends campaign in 158th District
Leonard Rivera has decided to end his campaign to win the Republican nomination for the 158th District State House seat currently held by Chris Ross. Rivera, a local attorney, announced the decision on Monday.
“After discussing this with my family, close friends and supporters, I’ve decided not to seek election as State Representative in the 158th District,” Rivera said in a statement. “I believe my candidacy will be a distraction and take away from
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the important issues facing the residents of my district. Because of that, I will return to private life. I appreciate all of the hard work and dedication my volunteers and supporters have provided to my campaign.” Continued on Page 3A
Residents sound off about mushroom plant expansion near Franklin Township By John Chambless Staff Writer There was a little good news and a bit more bad news for Franklin Township residents who came to the Board of Supervisors meeting on March 16. Most of
them came to voice their displeasure over what will eventually be a major expansion of the Gourmet’s Delight mushroom facility that borders the township. The 13-year battle over whether Gourmet’s Delight mushroom company can
expand took a decisive turn this month when the State Attorney General’s Office ordered the township to revise its zoning laws, clearing the way for the company to build. The company was able Continued on Page 3A
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
As senior Maggie Balint begins her last season on the mound for the Avon Grove softball team, the Chester County Press will profile the star pitcher -- as well as start its coverage of spring sports -- in its April 6 edition.
Finding a C.U.R.E.: Medical supply distribution center now in West Grove By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer When George Hatzfeld, a long-time volunteer hospital assessor for Project C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) first thought
about establishing a MidAtlantic medical supply distribution center for the world-wide agency, he thought Philadelphia would be a great place for it. There were already five distribution centers up
and running, “but none of them were east of the Susquehanna River,” said Hatzfeld, who had spent his career working in the hospital system in Philadelphia. Project C.U.R.E. began fundraising to establish an eastern
distribution center in 2012, and soon after, Dave Haradon of the Longwood Rotary Club approached Hatzfeld, telling him that there may be some available space at Dansko in West Grove that he may want to take a look at.
Camp Dreamcatcher plans 20th anniversary event Internationally acclaimed musician Ida Kavafian will perform at the April 3 celebration By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Twenty years ago, Patty Hillkirk founded Camp Dreamcatcher to provide free therapeutic and educational programs to youngsters impacted by HIV or AIDS. She was hoping to make a small difference in their lives. One of Hillkirk’s favorite quotes is by cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, who once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Camp Dreamcatcher was founded in that spirit. The non-profit organization will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an evening of food, drinks, and music on Sunday, April 3, at the
Red Clay Room in Kennett Square. One of the highlights of the evening will be a performance by Ida Kafavian, an internationally acclaimed violinist. She will be joined by music students from The Curtis Institute. Kafavian and the students are donating their time to for the benefit of Camp Dreamcatcher. “I am looking forward to celebrating 20 years of making a positive difference in the lives of HIV- or AIDS-impacted youth,” said Hillkirk. Camp Dreamcatcher provides ongoing support to children and families facing not only the devastating impact of HIV or AIDS, Courtesy photo but also the stigma and Ida Kavafian, an internationally acclaimed violinist, will secrecy associated with the Continued on Page 2A
be performing at Camp Dreamcatcher’s 20th anniversary celebration in Kennett Square on April 3.
And there it was -- a 60,000 square-foot warehouse of available space near the shoe company’s headquarters on Federal Road -- that could serve as the distribution hub for millions of medical supContinued on Page 4A
How not to run a golf course By Uncle Irvin How do you not run a golf course? The best way is to not have a golf course, and that goes in spades if you are a municipality like London Grove, one of the worst-run townships in southern Chester County. London Grove owns Inniscrone, a public golf course in which they have invested more than $1.5 million in tax receipts and bank loans, and they have leased it Continued on Page 3A © 2007 The Chester County Press