Chester County Press 06-09-2021 Edition

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Kennett School Gordon sworn in as Board set to new Kennett Township approve final Police Chief budget A 1.23 percent tax increase is likely

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer

Cecil County Life

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

Matthew Gordon, behind podium at right, was formally sworn in as the new Police Chief for the Kennett Township Police Department, in a ceremony held on June 2 before 150 guests at the Creamery in Kennett Square.

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By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Matthew Gordon was officially sworn in as the new Chief of Police for Following a 17-month Kennett Township Police period when he served Department, during a June in an interim role, 2 ceremony before more

than 150 guests at the Creamery in Kennett Square.

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The Kennett Consolidated School District board presented its final operating budget for 2021-22 at a finance meeting on Monday, June 7.

Mark Tracy, assistant superintendent for business affairs, gave the report virtually and announced a tax increase of 1.23 percent – less than was anticipated in the preliminary budget that was approved earlier in the spring.

This final budget will be voted on at the school board meeting on June 14.

The $90.2 million budget is an increase of about $2 million over last year’s

$88.2 operating budget.

The millage rate will rise from 31.49 to 31.87 mills.

A mill is a tax of $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value.

An average property owner whose home is assessed at $340,000 will pay $70 more per year if the budget is approved as is.

Tracy said he was especially pleased as he went over revenue reports that tax payments had remained at almost the same level as last year, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tracy went on to report anticipated renovations to the district’s schools.

The next upgrades will be Continued on page 2A

East Marlborough officials continue to review plans for the Chester County Balloon Festival

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Chester County Balloon Festival organizers will return to East Marlborough supervisors next month to seek approval for a temporary outdoor permit for the three-day festival on Willowdale Steeplechase

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owners.

“We’re an equestrian community,” James Sinclair of Liondale Farm said. “I just think it would be in the best interest to say fireworks are probably not a good idea anywhere.”

Speaking on behalf of his family and a neighbor, Sinclair explained that the fireworks, especially those

held so close to Sinclair’s and Brown’s properties, would aggravate the horses and cause them to injure themselves.

“Fireworks and horses have traditionally been arch enemies,” Sinclair said. “Horses aren’t used to having fireworks going off across the street. Even Continued on page 3A

New Garden to purchase 105 acres at Loch Nairn Golf Club

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for Sept. 10 to 12 on the Willowdale Steeplechase grounds and will feature balloon flights, music, food trucks, and a pop-up balloon history museum, among other things. This will be the 14th year of the Balloon Festival.

Fireworks, originally planned for Sept. 11, were a concern for nearby horse

Golfing operations to end after 2022 season

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grounds.

Some of the issues organizers need to resolve, which were topics of the supervisors’ June 7 virtual meeting, are the removal of fireworks from the schedule and the addition of a signed contract with township police and local fire and EMS services.

The festival is planned

At their June 7 online work session, the New Garden Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the township to extend funds

for its purchase of a 105acre parcel in the northwest corner of the township, on property owned by the Smedley family that forms the 18-hole golf course at the Loch Nairn Golf Club in Avondale.

Under the conditions of the agreement, golfing operations at Loch Nairn will continue through the 2022 golf season. Once concluded, the township will assume ownership and maintenance of the golf

course for the purpose of preserving it as open space.

The agreement also states that after the sale of the property is completed, Loch Nairn will continue to own and operate all of its restaurants on the property, which

includes The Greathouse, The Farmhouse and The Tavern, as well as use these facilities as sites for weddings and other special events.

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Pennsylvania Wreaths Across America State Police Mobile Unit honors veterans at corporal arrested Jeff D’Ambrosio Chevrolet for obstruction and tampering of records

By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer

Jennifer Ruhl, a Pennsylvania State Police corporal with 23 years of experience as a state trooper, is facing charges of obstructing administration of law, unsworn falsification, tampering with public records or information, and hindering apprehension or prosecution after allegedly trying to conceal a DUI arrest of a father of another Pennsylvania State Police trooper.

The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police jointly announced the arrest of Ruhl last week.

She is currently suspended without pay and will be

arraigned sometime this month. Ruhl, 50, is a resident of West Chester.

District Attorney Deb Ryan said in a statement that, “This investigation demonstrates that no matter who you are, no person is above the law, and everyone must be held accountable.

We hold law enforcement to the highest standards, and the defendant betrayed her sworn oath with these criminal acts. Law enforcement must continue to police their own, just as Pennsylvania State Police did here.”

The allegations against Ruhl stem from an incident Continued on page 4A

On Monday, June 14, the Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit will be on display at Jeff D’Ambrosio Chevrolet at 2158 Baltimore Pike in Oxford.

The Exhibit represents the TEACH pillar of the Wreaths Across America mission, sharing information about the veterans and those who serve our country, and how everyone can play a part in remembering and honoring them.

“We are proud to host this event,” said Mike Sockoloskie, the general sales manager at Jeff D’Ambrosio. “My father, Edward Sockoloskie,

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Watch for the Wreaths Across America Mobile Unit coming to Jeff D’Ambrosio Chevrolet at 2158 Baltimore Pike in Oxford.

served as a marine in World War II and I am happy to do anything I can do to honor him and his service.”

The Mobile Education Exhibit will be open to the public from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Chevrolet has been a sponsor of Wreaths Across America for many years, and when this opportunity came up they were delighted to participate.

“The goal of the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit is to bring community together and teach patriotism while remembering the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes,” said Karen Worcester, the executive director, Wreaths Across America.

“However, over the last year, in light of the Continued on page 4A

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manager Eden Ratliff and Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Leff, Gordon took his oath of office before the Hon. Jacqueline Cody, a judge with the Chester County Court of Common Pleas and before his daughter, Reese.

Cody told the audience that she was honored to perform the ceremony.

“I have known Matt since we worked together on the drug court team back in the 1990s, and this position is very well deserved,” she said. “Matt’s work ethic, his integrity and perhaps most importantly – his understanding of the human spirit – will serve this district very well.”

Gordon devoted the majority of his remarks to thanking the many departments, units and individuals who provided him with experience, encouragement and training during the course of a career that began in 1976.

He began by thanking the members of his department, particularly those who served in 2019, at a time when two officers left the unit and another left due to a long-term injury.

He also thanked administrative assistant Elizabeth Hutchins who played a valuable role during the time of transition.

He also thanked the Township Board of Supervisors and Ratliff, who at a time when the term “Defund the Police” became a national slogan, chose instead to support the hiring of four police officers

Chief Gordon was sworn in by the Hon. Jacqueline Cody, a judge on the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, and in front of his daughter, Reese.

during the past two years.

Gordon also pointed to the diversity of the 11-member department, which now includes two women and three officers who are fluent in their native Spanish language.

“Although we all feel tension and stress, our job in law enforcement is important and necessary,” Gordon said. “Here at the Kennett Township Police Department and in Chester County law enforcement as a whole, we take our jobs very seriously. We are proactive, professional and forward thinking.”

Gordon saved his final remarks in praise of the members of his family, particularly his daughter, Reese.

“You have been my best friend for as long as you have been on the face of the Earth,” Gordon said. “I love your old soul and your generous heart.”

Ratliff praised Gordon for his “respect and reverence for the law,” and said that when he first met Gordon, he had to inform him that he was now in charge of the township’s police department in the

wake of allegations against former Police Chief Lydell Nolt that led to a criminal investigation and ultimately, Nolt’s firing on Jan. 5, 2020.

“Matt told me, ‘Eden, I care a whole lot about this township,’” Ratliff said.

“He told me, ‘I care about our police officers. I am not going to let you or the Board of Supervisors down and most importantly, I will not let down the community. They deserve a professional police department who serves them with integrity and that’s exactly what I am going to do.’

“You need not read Matt’s resume to understand his skill and confidence as a leader,” Ratliff continued.

“While it will tell you that he served as an air craft firefighter and rescue specialist for the United States Marine Corps, it will not tell you about his ability to serve his community. While it will show you the accomplishments such as S.W.A.T. training and completion of the FBI National Academy, and additional trainings including drug awareness, bomb

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

Chief Gordon stands with the members of the Kennett Township Police Department.

Chef Gordon delivered his remarks to many of his current and former colleagues from law enforcement and first response agencies.

awareness, hostage rescue, in addition to police executive development, it fails to truly reveal his passion and commitment to public service.

“For these nuances, you only need to speak with him briefly and soon you will understand why we are honored to have him be the Chief of Police for Kennett Township.”

Leff listed several of Gordon’s achievements and accolades he has amassed over a 40-plus-year career in law enforcement.

“Today is a good day,” Leff said. “It’s a day when what should happen in life actually happens. It’s a day when a person of stellar character who has shown excellence in the workplace is awarded advancement.

“I’m thrilled to have Matt Gordon as Police Chief for Kennett Township. He has been serving as interim police chief and has steered a police department through several challenges with integrity and always with a focus on community.”

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ing that by prudent handling of debt service and renovation timing, there would likely be no tax increases to cover that work.

A third item he addressed was the inflow of funds the district has or will receive to handle its response to

the COVID-19 pandemic.

In total, the district has or anticipates a total of $8.9 million to cover a wide variety of technology, educational and service-related tasks that had to be met.

Already, about $4.1 million has been spent or accounted for. Another $4.8 million is due, dependent upon the district submitting plans on how that will be spent.

“It’s a tremendous influx of funds to be spent in a very short time period,” Tracy said.

Finally, he praised Food Service coordinator Carolyn Isakoff for seeking and obtaining a $25,000 grant for supplies and equipment needed to keep the flow of meals for students during the pandemic closings.

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at Greenwood Elementary followed roughly two years later by New Garden Elementary.

He provided figures show-

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by the supervisors, board chairman Pat Little read the following official statement from the township and the Smedley family: “For over the past 50 years, the Smedley family’s Loch Nairn Golf Course has been a staple in the southern Chester County community. The picturesque site has been the backdrop for weddings, holidays, date nights, family golf challenges -- you name it! And because the Smedley family cares so deeply for this community and the memories that this site holds to its residents, they have entrusted New Garden Township with their prized property to be preserved as a park and open space to be shared by all for decades to come.

“Avid golfers will continue to play on the course throughout the 2022 season after which operations will wind down.

“The restaurant will remain open in perpetuity and continue to serve the world’s best crab cakes!

“Because of the generosity of the Smedley family and the thoughtful care with which they maintained this pristine parcel of land, New Garden Township will continue on as guardian of this property in order to ensure its safety from future development. While the specifics of future park use for the property will be decided in time, this will absolutely continue to be a cornerstone of Chester County.

“It is our hope that the Smedley property will continue to be a place for new memories to be made, followed by dinner or lunch at their restaurants.”

The negotiations to acquire the property were conducted by the town-

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if we put them in the barn, they’re going to tear the stalls apart and injure themselves.”

Several of the supervisors agreed that the concerns were valid and said they didn’t feel comfortable approving the fireworks.

Regarding the contract, Balloon Festival Executive Director Debbie Harding and event representative Rick Schimpf previously met with town-

ship’s Open Space Review Board (OSRB) in consultation with Natural Lands, a Media, Pa.-based nonprofit organization that preserves open space in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

Formed in 2005, the OSRB is made up of volunteers who assist landowners in the township in planning to preserve open space on their properties by discussing preservation options and creating conservation easements that protect the property from eventual development. To date, the OSRB has helped to preserve over 300 acres of township land and helped to extend the New Garden trail system.

The cost of the transaction will be $1.425 million, plus transactions costs, and will be paid in two installments. The size of the township’s payout will be defrayed by an $863,700 grant it recently received from the Chester County Preservation Partnership Program. Approved by the county commissioners in May, the Open Space Preservation and Park grants awarded $4.217 million to 18 municipalities, park authorities and environmental agencies that will assist in the preservation of 595 acres throughout the county.

The balance of the cost will be funded through the township’s Open Space Fund.

A presentation detailing the specifics and projected future use of the property will be hosted by the OSRB at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on June 21.

In other township business, Natasha Manbeck and Steve Giampaolo of McMahon Associates pre-

sented a conceptual design plan for the Scarlet Road Trail, which if created would provide a ten-footwide pedestrian and bicycle pathway beginning at the Cypress Street and Scarlet Road intersection, proceeding south adjacent to the Giant parking lot and connecting to South Street.

The design plan calls for the installation of a railroad crossing on Scarlet Road, as well as ADAcompliant curb ramps, bicycle crossings, bike lanes, appropriate drainage and access routes to the New Garden Shopping Center.

McMahon Associates’ design also specifies the construction of a trail bridge on West South Street over the Red Clay Creek.

The cost estimate for the construction of Scarlet Road Trail is $2.63 million, and will include construction inspection, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation and project development. The cost estimate for the trail bridge is $743,000.

Manbeck reviewed funding opportunities that would help defray the cost of building the trail and constructing the trail bridge, which includes the Pennsylvania Multimodal Transportation Fund, administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

Manbeck also brought the supervisors up to date on the Toughkenamon Streetscape & Transportation Improvement Plan – specifically, the redesign of Main Street and the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Newark Road that call for the installation of crosswalks, curbs, driveway aprons, sidewalks and traffic calming improvements.

The cost estimate for

these improvements is $1.19 million, which will include $811,000 in construction costs.

Manbeck directed the supervisors to funding opportunities, which include the Transportation Alternatives SetAside Program that provides federal funds for community-based “non-traditional” surface

ship Police Chief Robert Clarke, Po-Mar-Lin Fire Chief Jason Griffith and Fire Police Captain Andy Skean, and Longwood Fire Company Assistant EMS Chief Matt Eick.

Eick said it was “kind of disheartening that the numbers changed” in what was submitted to the township.

“The draft we met about, I felt very comfortable with,” he said. “I would need more time to digest this with the additional (activities and attendance numbers) to be able to say 100 percent that I’m a go.”

He added that in the draft he had seen, attendance numbers were projected to be lower, and there was a discussion about capping the number of tickets sold “regardless of what happened with COVID.” Attendance numbers in the draft presented to the township are between 4,000-5,000 for both Sept.

10 and 12, and 7,00010,000 for Sept. 11.

There were also some activities included in what was presented to the board that were supposed to have been eliminated, according to Eick, who

said he also wasn’t sure if the organizers had finished their discussions with Po-Mar-Lin about a contract with them.

Harding said the reason for the changes were because the rules around COVID-19 had changed.

“It changed literally while we were in discussions with Matt (Eick) and Andy (Skean), and it continues to change,” she said.

Schimpf told the supervisors that all the documents will be signed before the supervisors’ July 12 meeting, when the balloon fest organizers will return.

Scarlet Road Trail Design

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

On June 7, the New Garden Board of Supervisors gave approval to the township to extend funds for its purchase of a 105-acre parcel in the northwest corner of the township, on property owned by the Smedley family that forms the 18-hole golf course at the Loch Nairn Golf Club in Avondale.

Under the specifications of the purchase agreement, golfing operations at Loch Nairn will end after the 2022 season, but the restaurants on the property will continue to be owned and operated by the current ownership.

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current health crisis, we feel this exhibit has taken on even more meaning by providing the opportunity for people to safely participate in something that is both educational and inspiring, while supporting and giving back to the communities it visits.”

The exhibit achieves this goal by bringing the local community, veterans, active-duty military and their families together through interactive exhibits, short films, and shared stories. The exhibit serves as a mobile museum, educating visitors about the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes as well as serving as an official ‘welcome home’ station for our nation’s Vietnam veterans.

This country’s veterans have served in multiple wars on foreign shores and here at home.

The Normandy landings were the landing and associated airborne operations that took place on June 6, 1944 of the Allied invasion

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that occurred on Nov. 26, 2019. On that date, two Pennsylvania State Police troopers stopped the driver of a car for erratic driving in Lower Oxford Township.

They administered tests on the scene and, based on other observations, the driver was arrested for a DUI. The driver was then taken to Jennersville Hospital to have blood drawn and was transport-

of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

Many of those veterans are no longer living, and it is more important than ever to remember all of those veterans who have preserved our freedoms.

Vietnam Veterans, who did not receive the typical, warm welcome home of many veterans, will also be honored in this exhibit.

Wreaths Across America is hopeful that those Vietnam veterans will see this exhibit as an official “welcome home” station for them.

The Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit National Tour will make 15 stops in Pennsylvania to honor local veterans, volunteers and supporters in these communities.

When the exhibit pulls into Oxford, all veterans, active-duty military, their families, and the local community members are invited and encouraged to visit, take a tour and speak with Wreaths Across America representatives and volunteers. They can

also share more about the national nonprofit, and the work its volunteers do to support our heroes and their communities year-round.

The public tours for the Mobile Education Exhibit are free and open to the public with social distancing, sanitation and COVID-19 safety procedures in place to protect the health of all visitors, in accordance with the CDCs recommendation for large gatherings stemming from concerns surrounding the COVID19 pandemic. Members of the media, dignitaries, veterans and other interested groups are urged to come, ask questions, share stories and experience this one-ofa-kind exhibit.

Wreaths Across America is the non-profit organization best known for placing wreaths on veterans’ headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. In 2020, the organization placed more than 1.7 million sponsored veterans’ wreaths at 2,557 participating locations nationwide. Throughout the calendar year, you can tune in to Wreaths Across America Internet Radio,

24/7, to learn more about the mission and those who support it across the country, as well as the hundreds of local charitable efforts nationwide that are funded through wreath sponsorships.

Individuals, families, businesses and groups can sponsor a veteran's wreath for $15 by visiting www. wreathacrossamerica.org.

Each sponsorship goes toward a live, balsam wreath that will be placed on the

headstone of an American hero as we endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest at noon on Saturday, Dec. 18, as part of National Wreaths across America Day. Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor,

Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.

For more information or to sponsor a wreath please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica. org.

The local contact in the Oxford area is Clarissa Sherrow, who can be reached at: (484) 645-4513.

ed to Pennsylvania State Police station in Avondale where he was photographed and fingerprinted.

While at the Avondale station, the driver informed one of the arresting troopers that his son was also a Pennsylvania State Police trooper. This information was reported to Ruhl, who was the patrol unit supervisor that night.

The arresting troopers were summoned to Ruhl’s office, where they were questioned about the

arrest and whether they were aware of the driver’s relationship to another Pennsylvania State Police trooper. One of the arresting troopers acknowledged that he knew the driver had a son on the force.

The evidence collected in connection with the case was then processed following police protocol. NMS Labs in Horsham, Pa., tested the driver’s blood sample and sent a report back on Dec. 11, 2019.

The report, however, went

missing despite confirmation that it was received at the Avondale Station. It was requested again on Jan. 15, 2020. The report indicated the blood alcohol level was .093 percent. The legal limit for operating a vehicle is .08 percent.

According to law enforcement officials, on Jan. 2, 2020, the defendant instructed a Police Communication Officer to change the name of the arresting/investigating officer for the case to Ruhl’s name, even though she was

not at the scene of the DUI. A month later, on Feb. 6, 2020, Ruhl allegedly instructed another Police Communication Officer to change the classification of the DUI investigation to a “towed vehicle.” Then, on Feb. 14, 2020, the defendant prepared and submitted another report that changed all the information to include that the driver of the vehicle was not impaired.

On April 13, 2020, a fax from the Avondale station to the Pennsylvania State

Police Bureau of Records and Information indicated that the original information contained in the report about the driver’s arrest for DUI was incorrect and that no charges would be filed.

The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards, Internal Affairs Division, investigated this case with the assistance of the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. That investigation resulted in charges being filed.

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Honor the veterans and meet local veterans at the Wreaths Across America Mobile Unit at Jeff D’Ambrosio Chevrolet at 2158 Baltimore Pike in Oxford.

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Opinion

Editorial

Letter to the Editor

One single ray of hope in Kennett Township

Chester County, meet The Race for Peace Committee

While the clouds of controversy seem to have lingered like a permanent and dark gray hue over Kennett Township for the past several years, the sun -- gloriously and thankfully -- broke through for the people of that municipality on the morning of June 2 in Kennett Square.

An appreciative audience of more than 150 – some tip-toeing through what would be their first steps in a maskless hint of a post-pandemic world – gathered at the architectural splendor of The Creamery on Birch Street to cheer on Matthew Gordon as he was sworn in as the new Kennett Township Chief of Police. There was little pomp and circumstance attached to the ceremony, only formality and the intermittent breakthrough of applause for a man who by virtue of the reaction of those in attendance is so deserving of his new job that it may render any argument to the contrary entirely moot.

All anyone there needed to do was look around to see who was there to grasp the respect that Gordon has earned: Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan, all three township supervisors, the entire staff of the township, every member of the township’s growing police department, members of other township police departments, and a cadre of Gordon’s past colleagues.

For just a moment, if one looked closely, the bright sun of this ceremony shone its positive light on the governance of a township that has become lodged knee deep in the big muddy of one terrible incident after another.

As Gordon delivered his remarks, however, the magnitude of the moment overshadowed the alleged $3.2 million embezzlement by its former manager.

It outshone her long-awaited trial and the fallout of its revelations, whenever those days arrive.

It made all of the grimy details that have already been revealed during this investigation disappear.

And, because it served as the elephant in the room all during the morning of June 2, Gordon’s hiring eclipsed the unceremonious firing of his predecessor on Feb. 5, 2020 in the wake of alleged improprieties and a criminal investigation.

It is gullible of anyone of us – those who attended the event or even those who write for this newspaper – to believe that the official hiring of Matthew Gordon as the new Police Chief of Kennett Township will singularly lift the governance of the township out of this quagmire of predicament. That fight is left for supervisors Richard Leff, Scudder Stevens and Whitney Hoffman; township manager Eden Ratliff and the work of his staff and solicitors.

And yet, for a township’s leaders and its residents, the ceremony last Wednesday morning that finally gave Matthew Gordon the title and the position he so richly deserves proved that the sun – and in a greater sense, hope – can still exist in a place that truly needs that light.

Legislation approved to expand state’s sexual offender registration to add human trafficking offenders The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved legislation authored by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) to require those convicted of human trafficking for sexual servitude to register as sex offenders in Pennsylvania.

“As a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and a former Chief Prosecutor for the Marine Corps Reserve who successfully prosecuted a number of sexual assault and child-victim cases, I know for a fact that sexual predators are renowned repeat offenders,” Williams said. “It is critical that those convicted of sex trafficking for sexual servitude register as sex offenders, so families across Pennsylvania know who is living in their neighborhoods, in just the same way we should know about rapists and child molesters.”

Since 2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline has received more than 3,700 human traffickingrelated calls across Pennsylvania. House Bill 1130 would require those convicted of human trafficking for sexual servitude or patronizing a victim of human trafficking for sexual servitude to register under the state’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Pennsylvania has made major efforts to combat human trafficking, especially through the enactment of an entire chapter of the Crimes Code dedicated to eradicating this scourge. But when the new human trafficking law was enacted, these specific criminal offenses were not incorporated.

“The impacts of human trafficking – especially for sexual servitude - are vile, dangerous and devastating for our communities,” Williams said. “I want Pennsylvania families to have every tool possible to fight back against this depravity.”

The legislation now awaits consideration in the Pennsylvania Senate.

Letter to the Editor: The purpose of this letter is to introduce The Race for Peace Committee to Chester County.

Formed in 2016 and based in Philadelphia, the Committee (RFPC) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich the lives of residents in all communities through programs, resources and activities for the family, and to reach an understanding between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

Further, the vision of the Committee is to educate, circumvent and eradicate racism, violence and discrimination on a global scale; to revitalize the community through the enrichment and outreach programs in every community; and to maintain a

collective voice and sharing of ideas – in order to create an atmosphere of peace that encourages good citizenship.

We do this by creating enthusiasm in the communities by seeing the issue of race through their eyes, understanding their needs and delivering more than they expect. We do this by delivering reachable goals and solutions that support peace through the community.

While we have done great work throughout the Main Line, the RFPC’s mission is to expand our vision into Chester County, and we’re proud to say that the introductions have already begun. We have opened dialogue with West Chester Mayor Jordan Norley, State Rep. Melissa Shusterman; Sen. Carolyn Comitta; Chester County

Sheriff Fredda Maddox; the Tredyffrin Township Police Department and the township’s Board of Supervisors; and the Chester County Commissioners.

While that’s a great start, we realize that there are so many more leaders, organizations, schools and community organizations to partner with in Chester County. Our goals in Chester County are to host an RFPC annual summit and quarterly meetings; sponsor an annual RFPC Bike Tour; hold ongoing and continuous dialogue with communities and the police; start mentoring programs for youth, police and seniors; develop incentive programs that will help promote peace; bring our message of peace to prisons; bring peace and harmonious relations between police and

members of communities; and promote excellence in police officer training.

Help us broaden our mission in the towns and neighborhoods you live in.

Reach out to us at www. raceforpeace.org; at our blog: raceforpeaceblog. wordpress.com; and on our Facebook page @ RFPCSocialMedia.

Alim Howell Community Activist, Spokesperson, Organizer The Race for Peace Committee

Guest column

Memories of Bicknell’s Pool

By Mike Heron Frog Hollow was a jewel of a swimming hole. We Oxfordians were extremely fortunate to have this summer playground, especially compared to neighboring towns around us. Most of us took that for granted, until we became wiser in middle age (and beyond). It was nothing less than an oasis.

My cousin Dottie Watterson and I learned to swim there about the same time when we were 6 or 7.

We started, as most youngsters did, crawling around in the baby pool, pretending to do the real thing.

That water was warm, and it probably wasn’t all water, babies being what they are.

From there we graduated to the shallow end of the big pool, much colder water, where we could just touch the bottom if we stood on our tiptoes. Here is where we practiced our strokes, knowing we could stand up when we tired. Once we could swim ladder to ladder across the shallow end we knew we were fully fledged.

Learning to dive off the high board was a rite of passage for 10-year-olds. I remember how many times I stood out there on the board, looking down at what seemed like 20 feet of water, trying to work up the courage to dive. But most of the time I gave up and jumped, to the jeers of the other guys.

One day a friend my age, Walter Stromberg, said he was determined to do his first dive, and I told him if he would I would. To my chagrin, he went off headfirst and came up smiling. I felt like the Olympic diving judges were staring at me as I mounted the board. With shaky knees I went out to the edge, said the Hell with it, and dove. What a feeling! Now I was a man, a member of the club.

Memorial Day was always a big deal in Oxford, not just because of the parade, and the dignified service in the cemetery, but also because it was opening day at Bicknell’s, and usually featured a picnic hosted

by the Lions Club, with free admission to the pool and free hot dogs! Many a year I would have to really plead with my mother that it was in fact warm enough in late May to go swimming. There were plenty of 75 degree days at that time of year, so it took some real persuasion, but in the end I usually got permission.

At one such picnic a local doctor who was a prominent Lions member got all the kids to stand around the deep end of the pool. He showed us all a dollar bill he had rubber banded to a stone, and said he planned to throw the prize high in the air, and we shouldn’t jump in to retrieve it until it hit the water. Everyone knew that rock was going to the bottom, and that’s where everyone dove.

Except me. I thought I noticed something funny, and sure enough the bill had come loose from the rock and was floating on the surface. Bingo. Like finding $100 today.

As a teen, getting out to Bicknell’s from Oxford was never a problem. You could easily hitch a ride from the corner of Market and Hodgson. As long as you had your bathing suit rolled up in your towel, everyone knew where you were going. Alternatively, many of us would ride our bikes the three or four miles out to Frog Hollow, and it was always a thrill to coast down the big hill of the Bicknell driveway to the pool. But man-oh-man, after the swim, it was a long hard push up the hill to the roads. Either way!

Bicknell’s had some distinct smells. The big juniper or conifer bushes near the bathhouses were pleasantly strong, and if the wind was blowing just wrong you also had the unmistakable odor of the chicken coops. For most of us, this was also our first whiff of chlorine, and any time I smell that, even 65 years later, I reminisce about Bicknell’s.

What was with the water in the pool? In the movies, the swimming pools

in Florida and Hollywood were a beautiful blue. But Bicknell’s was murky green. Sort of the same color as the pond behind the bathhouses. You don’t suppose it was the same, do you? But the murkiness made underwater swimming all the more challenging, especially if you were strong enough to go down to the “grates” where the water entered the pool’s filters. There was only about one foot of visibility down there, but you could often pick up a stray quarter, or your brother’s swim mask. Being able to dive down and actually touch the grates was another rite of passage at Bicknell’s.

The bathhouses were primitive, but at the time we didn’t know. The wet floors were breeding spots for Athlete’s Foot, and flipflips hadn’t been invented yet, but we didn’t care. So what if we have itchy toes – doesn’t everyone?

All my friends and I changed into our swim suits, stuffed our clothes in a cage, took our wallet, wrapped our wristwatch around it, and walked back up to the office to hand them over for safe keeping. Around mid-afternoon we’d dry off, and go back to the office, retrieve our wallet, dig out a dime, and buy a frozen Three Musketeers or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Life was good.

Before the lifeguards

cracked down on it, the guys had a stunt we pulled off when there was an unsuspecting kid swimming across ladder to ladder in the deep end. In rapid succession eight to ten of us would race up the ladder of the high board and rain cannonballs left right and center on the victim. No one was ever hurt, but we all thought it was a blast making big splashes and waves.

The only time I ever saw anyone get hurt at Bicknell’s was when some guy jumped from the high board onto one of the low boards, then into the water.

He came a little too close to the edge of the pool and got pretty banged up. Most of us thought it was crazy, but the older guys often seemed fearless.

Just a closing note, I think the girls of the Bicknell family made great lifeguards. They were pretty, friendly, and strong swimmers to boot. And Harry Bicknell was always a swell guy.

What I wouldn’t give today to take a plunge in those cool refreshing waters, maybe after mowing the yard. Alas, you can’t go home again!

Mike Heron grew up in Oxford from the mid-1940s through the 1960s, and his parents owned Heron’s Soda Shoppe at 5th and Hodgson Streets. Today, he lives in Atlanta, Ga.

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Oxford Area High School’s 141st annual commencement Diplomas awarded to 316 graduates of the Class of 2021

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The 316 resilient members of Oxford Area High School’s Class of 2021 completed one journey and embarked on a new one during the school’s 141st annual commencement on June 4.

They arrived as high school seniors who wanted to spend their final hours together as one class reflecting on their friendships and fond memories, and departed a few hours later as graduates who were eagerly looking toward a future filled with opportunities.

Class president Kelsey Bennett delivered the welcome address to the graduating seniors and their families and friends. Bennett talked about the special friendships that she had made at Oxford, and about how the other students in the class have helped make her a better person.

“All of you have changed my life immensely,” Bennett told her peers.

She also expressed gratitude for all the parents and families who helped the graduating seniors reach this moment.

The Class of 2021 didn’t have the easiest road to Graduation Day, of course—the last 15 months of the high school experience were disrupted by the global pandemic.

In his remarks to the graduating seniors, high school principal James Canaday said that he needed to express his sincerest appreciation and admiration for what the Class of 2021 was able to achieve under the most challenging of circumstances.

“This school year was unlike any other for our students, especially our seniors,” Canaday said.

“You navigated the ups and downs of this school year with maturity. You should be proud as you walk across the stage this evening.”

The high school principal said that the students’ resilience over the last 15 months proved that they had what they needed to succeed in life.

The graduation speakers reminisced about the important bonds that were formed during their years in Oxford.

Turner Hannon, the class salutatorian, said that the sentiment of commencement required the speeches to have a certain level of cheesiness.

“Typically, I would shy away from this rhetoric con queso,” Hannon joked.

He encouraged his peers to acknowledge their own self-worth, and to make sure to keep their doubts and fears at bay when they head off to college or start their careers. Hannon, who was named a Commended

Class president Kelsey Bennett passed the president’s sash to Kenna Mullins, the president for the Class of 2022.

Heaven Hood walks across the stage after accepting her diploma.

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A group of Oxford Area High School seniors outside the school just before the graduation ceremony on June 4.

Taj Lanier with her diploma.

Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program, will attend Lebanon Valley College to study actuarial science. He extended his heartfelt thanks to his parents, siblings, and friends.

He also thanked the wonderful teachers at Oxford.

Hannon and Bennett both thanked English teacher Carynne Burnett for her support. Burnett served as the class advisor for the Class of 2021.

Bennett said that Burnett “acted as a guiding light throughout the entirety of my high school experience.” Bennett added, “Under her teaching, I have become a better student and a better person as well. Her dedication to the class of

2021 has made the last four years exceptional for all of us.”

Nicholas Marker, the valedictorian for the Class of 2021, thanked the administrators and teachers for working so hard to make the school year as normal as possible for the students.

Marker noted that, because of the pandemic, the Class of 2021 never got the experience of one last Homecoming or one last Spirit Week. They didn’t get the chance to fill the student section and cheer on the senior football players. Even so, the Class of 2021 got through the pandemic together and they formed important bonds while doing so. He told his

Jose Zavala and Brennden Mendoza on their way to the graduation ceremony.

Fisher Berkowich, Jocelyn Laber, and Zoller Gray posed for pictures together as students waited for the start of commencement.

The members of the senior class entered the gymnasium with ‘Pomp and Circumstance No. 1’ playing.

classmates that the memories they made the last four years will be ones that they carry with them for the rest of their lives. He said that they should always remember the bonds that they formed with each other while at Oxford, and take strength from them during challenging times.

Marker, who will attend the University of Southern California to study architecture, told his peers, “After we leave the room today, our futures will begin.”

Once all the speeches had been made, it was finally time for the highlight of any graduation ceremony—the awarding of the diplomas.

The duty of presenting the diplomas to students was handled by superintendent David Woods, school board president Joseph Tighe, and Canaday.

Once all the diplomas were presented to the new

graduates, Bennett passed the president’s sash to Kenna Mullins, the president for the Class of 2022, signaling that a new class of students could now look forward to their own Graduation Day. Marker, the class parliamentarian, presided over the turning of the tassels, which officially marked the students’ transition from to students to graduates.

Senior class members Kirsten Brennan, Victoria Koechert, Emily McShane, and Bennett led a performance of the school’s alma mater, and then the Class of 2021 departed the gymnasium to “Pomp and Circumstance” as their friends and family waited to congratulate them on the biggest achievement of their young lives.

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

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Obituaries JOAN B. RHODEN Joan B. Rhoden, of Oxford, passed away on June 4 at Season’s Hospice in Newark, Del. She was 94.

She was the wife of Edgar Rhoden, who passed away in 2004, and with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in White Plains, N.Y., she and Ed moved many places before building a home in Landenberg, where they lived for 40 years.

Joan enjoyed knitting, sewing, golfing, weaving, gardening, music, antiques and going to auctions, and being with her family and friends.

She is survived by one son, Michael Rhoden of Capitola, Calif.; two daughters, Victoria (Tory) Cohen and her husband Jonathan of West Newton, Mass., and Laura Rhoden and her husband David Markham of Prescott, Az., and two grandchildren.

Joan was predeceased by one brother, Frederick J. Brutschy and one sister, Hope Vaughan.

Her services will be private.

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

Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk Funeral Home in West Grove.

PAULINE (GUY) PRIGG Pauline (Guy) Prigg, age 84, of Lincoln University, Pa., passed away on May 20 at Twin Pines Nursing Home in West Grove.

She was the wife of the late Carl George Prigg, who died in 2015, and with whom she shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in Chadds Ford, she was a daughter of the late Curtis Guy and the late Helen Shippen Guy. She enjoyed puzzles and detective shows.

She is survived by her daughter, Tonya L. Prigg; two sons, Ronald Prigg and Richard Prigg; one sister, Mary Guy and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services and interment will be held privately.

Contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements are by Matthew J. Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. 1-800-FUNERAL www.griecofunerals.com.

PHILIP SAMUEL DIMEGLIO Philip Samuel DiMeglio, a resident of Somers Point, N.J., passed away on May 23 at his daughter’s home in Oxford. He was 94.

He was the husband of the late Dorothy Dillmore DiMeglio.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John and Mary DiMarco DiMeglio.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. Philip enjoyed gardening, cooking, reading and the beach.

He is survived by his daughter, Linda M. Kruba (Mark) of Oxford; two grandchildren, Amber Leonard (Steve) and Jared Kruba (Michelle); two great-grandchildren, Ryleigh Kruba and Jake Leonard; and one brother, Vince DiMeglio of Philadelphia.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Concetta Mitchell and one brother, John DiMeglio.

Services are private.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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Local News Family Promise of Southern Chester County invited to five-minute pitch contest The entrepreneurship summit focuses on why philanthropy matters Family Promise of Southern Chester County, a community initiative offering a unique solution to the growing problem of family homelessness in the county, has been invited to participate in a five-minute pitch contest.

This contest will take place during the Social Entrepreneurship Summit that focuses on Why Philanthropy Matters and How to Do It Well. Each of the invited contest participants will share how they supported their constituents during the tough days of the pandemic.

The summit, organized by the Southern

Chester County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Penn State Brandywine (The Launch Box), will take place on June 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at The Hilton Garden Inn in Kennett Square.

Limited seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are available for $25 each at https:// bstratmkt.lpages.co/esummit. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the two nonprofit organizations, with 75 percent awarded to the winner. The winning nonprofit organization will also receive a selection of

services and products provided by generous donors.

Family Promise, in partnership with local organizations, congregations, and over 800 volunteers, provides families experiencing homelessness crucial basic necessities, such as meals and shelter, in addition to a myriad of social services 365 days a year at no cost to the families. The organization's goal is to keep families together during their search for sustainable housing.

Family Promise is part of a national, non-profit initiative founded in 1988.

Representing Family Promise at the event will

be Kim Zuleba, who is a member of the board of directors.

Dr. Margaret Bacheler, a Penn State Brandywine senior director of statewide continuing education & workforce development, will judge the pitches of the non-profits invited to participate.

The keynote speaker at the event will be successful Delaware business owner and strategist Soraya (Morgan) Gutman, founder and CEO of CrossTALKS in Hockessin, Del. Her keynote address will focus on how to find joy during devastating economic and emotional turmoil.

At CrossTALKS, the formula for success has been to give, give, and give even more. The featured speaker, Wadid Daoud, founder and CEO of American Supply Inc., based in Doral, Florida, will also share his formula for success. Daoud’s philanthropic impact on others is noteworthy. He has donated more than $5 million to non-profit organizations.

Guest speaker Ajit Mathew George, the founder and CEO of Second Chances Farm in Wilmington, Del., will talk about the importance of companies to incorporate giving in their business plan and budget.

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Obituaries

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RANDALL K. CROSSAN Randall K. Crossan passed away on June 3 at his residence. He was 62.

He was the son of Catherine (Pierce) Crossan-Duncan and the late Melvin Crossan.

He was a graduate of Unionville High School in the class of 1977.

He worked at the University Of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center for 45 years.

In his free time, he enjoyed NASCAR and bass fishing.

In addition to his mother, Randall is survived by his daughters, Melanie Vaughan (Kevin) of North East, Md. and Angela Pringle (Oliver) of Chicago, Ill.; his

grandson Timothy Vaughan; his sisters, Tina McLennan (Mark) of Kennett Square and Tami Bush of Kennett Square and two nieces and two nephews.

Family and friends are invited to a memorial service on Sunday, June 13 at noon on the grounds of the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center, 382 W. Street Road in Kennett Square.

Contributions may be made to the Friends of New Bolton sent to the above address. Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home in Kennett Square. Please visit Randall’s online memorial by going to www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

JAMES ALLEN BOND, SR. James Allen Bond, Sr., 76, passed peacefully on May 31 at Season’s Hospice in Newark, Del. He was the husband of the late Lynda Lee Jones Bond, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late James Harvey and Irma Johnson Bond.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. James retired in 2011 from Aramark, Philadelphia as food service manager with over 20 years of service.

He was a Senior Sessions member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Oxford.

James enjoyed cooking, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren.

He is survived by three children, James Allen Bond, Jr. (Karen) of Los Angeles, Calif., William Bond (Lisa) of Newark, Del. and Heather Pinder (Demetrius) of Newark, Del; six grandchildren; and one sister, Jacqueline Almes of Las Vegas, Nev. A Home Going Service was held on June 7 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.

Interment was private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Wounded Warriors Project at woundedwarriorproject. org or Season’s Hospice, 220 Continental Dr., Suite, 407, Newark, Del. 19713 or the charity of your choice.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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INA MAE BUCKLEW Ina Mae Bucklew, formerly of Reedsville and Hurricane, West Va., passed away on June 3 at her daughter’s residence in Avondale.

She was 87.

She was the wife of the late Robert Leslie Bucklew.

She was born June 5, 1933 in Markleysburg, Pa. to Ralph E and Pearl (Myers) Cuppett.

Ina was a graduate of Bruceton High School in the class of 1952.

She was a longtime member of the Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church in Reedsville, West Va. In her free time, she loved to paint, crochet and work in her garden. Most of all, she loved her family, especially her granddaughters.

Ina is survived by her son, Terry Bucklew of Logan, West Va., her daughter, Theresa Fernandez (and husband Rich) of Avondale, her granddaughters, Andrea and Carmen Fernandez, and her sister, Dora King Piazza of Glade Farms, West Va. She is preceded in death by her brothers, Blaine and Robert Cuppett and sisters, Marilyn K. King and Darlene Swaney.

All services are private. Her cremated remains will join her husband at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, West Va. Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk Funeral Home in West Grove.

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Kenneth B. King, a resident of Fruitland Park, Fla. and formerly of Nottingham, passed away on June 2 at Cornerstone Hospice in The Villages, Fla. He was 70.

He was the husband of the late Christine Jamieson Lash King.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Keele B. and Catherine E. Price King.

He was a member of Power Place Church in Kennett Square.

Ken owned and operated King Services, Inc., in Nottingham.

He served as West Nottingham Township supervisor from 1977 to 1979 and then again from 2000 to 2006.

He was also a Republican Committee member for Little Britain Township.

Ken was a lifetime member of the NRA and former member of Junior Chamber of Commerce “Jaycees,” in Rising Sun, Md. and the Oxford Lions Club.

He is survived by his one daughter, Rebecca Lynn Ruiz of N. Canton, Ohio; two sons, Michael Scott King of Kirkwood, Pa. and MSG Christopher Eric King, U.S. Army of Spanaway, Wash.; one step-son, Wyatt Lash; one brother, Samuel C. King of Fla.; and one sister, Frances Dolinger.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Richard King.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 12 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, where friends and family may visit from 10 to 11 a.m.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Solanco Food Bank, 355 Buck Rd., Quarryville, Pa. 17566 or Power Place Students, 576 Rosedale Rd., Suite 10 Kennett Square, Pa. 19348.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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Work of fashion designer to be featured at 2023 Winterthur exhibit Show and catalogue of Ann Lowe’s couture gowns will illuminate her life and influence on American fashion Although African American fashion designer Ann Lowe created couture gowns for prominent debutantes, heiresses, actresses, and society brides from Olivia de Havilland to Jacqueline Kennedy, she remained virtually unknown to the wider public for decades.

A major exhibition of her work will bring together 40 of her creations for the first time, including many that have never been exhibited. Ann

Lowe: Fashion’s Best-Kept Secret will open at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in September 2023.

Featuring gowns from the 1920s into the 1960s, the exhibition offers new research that has never been presented to the public. The exhibition reveals how Lowe modernized a legacy of craft and skill passed down from her enslaved family and made it visible around the world. Through her skill,

technique, and hard work, she positioned herself as a creative designer, a fashion insider, and a vital contributor to American culture.

Born in Clayton, Alabama, into a family of dressmakers, Lowe learned the skill of dressmaking from her grandmother and mother. By the time she was a teenager, she had developed not only expert technical skills but also a distinctive style—feminine and

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elegant, often with hand-made floral elements.

Lowe’s extraordinary career took her through the Jim Crow South to New York City.

Creating gowns for wealthy society women around the country made her extremely successful, yet she also experienced the hardships of the fashion business and a segregated United States in the period of great, often turbulent change for African Americans

leading up to and through the Civil Rights Movement.

In 1964, The Saturday Evening Post called her “Society’s BestKept Secret,” yet little has been published about Lowe. The exhibition catalogue will be the first publication to include images of dozens of Lowe gowns, including selected examples from private collections, and many never publicly displayed until this exhibition.

Through research and essays by

historians and Black designers, the catalogue will illuminate details of the designer’s life and career, highlighting Lowe’s extraordinary skill and design talent, which incorporated delicate and sophisticated handmade details, such as pleating, embroidery, and her signature floral embellishments.

The exhibition will be guest curated by Elizabeth Way of the Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology).

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BEING the same Premises which Lucrative REI, LLC, by Deed dated July 18, 2019 and recorded on October 3, 2019 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester in Book 10013, Page 1167, granted and conveyed unto John S. Carpenter, IV as sole Owner.

Legals ESTATE OF Eleanor Gambrell, aka Eleanor M. Gambrell late of Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Eleanor Gambrell having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire, Administrator C.T.A., c/o Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire , 208 E. Locust Street, P.O. Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363, Phone: 610-932-38 5p-26-3t

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ESTATE OF Linda S. Hampton, also known as Linda Sue Hampton, late of East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letter of Administration on the estate of the above named Linda S. Hampton having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Glenn E. Roberts, Administrator, c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, 208 E. Locust Street, P.O. Box 38, Oxford, PA 19363 Phone: 610-932-3838 5p-26-3t

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Estate of Late of RISTINE, SYLVIA J. dec’d, Late of Penn Twp. Chester County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to, Donna Palladino and Charles R. Ristine, CoExecutors, c/o their attorney: Kyle A. Burch, Esquire, 22 State Road, Media, PA 19063-1442 6p-2-3t

PUBLIC NOTICE

The London Grove Township Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a public hearing on, Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., in the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA for the following purpose: 409 Finch Court- To hear the appeal of Colin & Amy Dunn for a variance to install an 8’ x 16’ Garden Shed to be place in the back corner of their lot. Due to drastic slopes on both sides of the property and the backyard they would not be able to meet the 10’ setback. 27-1804.B. This property is in the Rural Residential (RR) District.

William Grandizio, Chairman, Zoning Hearing Board 6p-2-2t

ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of, Late of Estate of Eugene J. Bernat, Bernat, Eugene J. late of Phoenixville, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF THEODORE BATES OWEN a/k/a TED B. OWEN, DECEASED. Late of the London Grove Township, Chester County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to VICTOR JOSEPH STUBBS, EXECUTOR, c/o Stacey Willits McConnell, Esq., 24 E. Market St., P.O. Box 565, West Chester, PA 19381-0565, Or to his Attorney: STACEY WILLITS McCONNELL, LAMB McERLANE, P.C., 24 E. Market St., P.O. Box 565, West Chester, PA 19381-0565 6p-9-3t

Public Notice

Notice is given that the Board of Supervisors of New Garden Township will consider the enactment of the following proposed ordinance during its regular meeting of June 21, 2021 via the Zoom conference software platform. The preamble and summary follow: An Ordinance pursuant to the SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE, as amended, Amending the code of ordinances of New Garden township By repealing and replacing chapter 162, SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING, in order to update the township’s solid waste and recycling programs and ensure compliance with pennsylvania’s municipal waste planning, recycling and waste reduction act (act 101). EFFECTIVE jANUARY 1, 2022.

SECTION 1. Repeals the entirety of Chapter 162, Solid Waste and Recycling, and replaces it with the following: Article I. Waste Collection Section 162-1. Title. Provides the title of this Article.

Section 162-2. Definitions. Provides various definitions.

Section 162-3. Collector registration required. Requires waste collectors to register with the Township and provides for certain exceptions.

Section 162-4. Collector registration and approval requirements. Provides the procedures for registration as a waste collector.

Section 162-5. Conditions of registration approval. Provides the services required of waste collectors, the minimum requirements for collection equipment and transportation vehicles, the requirement to establish procedures for the collection of waste, the manner for providing notice of violations, and the requirement that waste collectors maintain a current, unexpired registration in each vehicle.

Section 162-6. Refusal to grant registration approval; suspension; revocation. Provides the grounds for refusal to grant a registration approval, and for the suspension or revocation of such an approval.

Section 162-7. Prohibited acts. Provides various prohibited acts by waste collectors.

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Permits the Township to promulgate rules and regulations to govern the preparation and collection of municipal waste and recyclable materials.

Section 162-26. Enforcement and penalties. Provides penalties for violation of this ordinance.

Section 162-27. Construal. This ordinance is to be liberally construed to best achieve and effectuate its goals and purposes.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective January 1, 2022.

Information on how to join the meeting will be available on Friday, June 18, 2021 on the Township website and will be posted at the Township Building, located at 299 Starr Road, Landenberg, PA 19350. The general public is welcome to join the meeting via computer, laptop, tablet, cell phone, or land line phone. A full text copy of the draft ordinance is available for public examination without charge or may be obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof at the Municipal Building. For more information, please contact Ramsey Reiner, Township Manager (610-268-2915).

William R. Christman III, Township Solicitor 6p-9-1t

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of London Grove Township, during its special meeting on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the London Grove Township Municipal building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA will consider the enactment of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 181 of 2013. The title of the ordinance is: Ordinance No. 219 An ordinance of London Grove Township, Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, electing to amend its non-uniform pension plan administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System pursuant to Article IV of the Pennsylvania Municipal retirement Law; agreeing to be bound by all provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law as amended and as applicable to member Municipalities.

It is hereby ordained by London Grove Township, Chester County.

The purposed ordinance: The proposed ordinance is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the London Grove Township Municipal building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA and the Chester County Law Library, West Chester, PA. Kenneth Battin Township Manager 6p-9-1t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution

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ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of ground situate in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania according to a survey made by George E. Regester, Jr. & Sons, Inc., Registered Surveyors, dated September 14, 1976, last revised March 2, 1978, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point set at the point of intersection of the centerline of a 25 foot wide right of way, to be used in common by the grantee, grantor herein, their heirs and assigns, with the centerline of a 10 feet wide right of way to be used in common by the Grantee, Grantor herein, their heirs and assigns, said point of beginning marking the Northwesterly corner of this about to be described tract a corner of remaining land of Grantor herein and set in a line of “Chadds Ford Knoll” Development, said point of beginning being set the three following courses and distances to wit, from a point marking the intersection of said centerline of said 25 foot wide private right of way with the title line of Route 1, known as “Baltimore Pike” marking the Northeasterly corner of said land of “Chadds Ford Knoll” and the Northwesterly corner of land of Gaetano Cozza and Glenn R. Combs: (1) South 06° 46’ 40” East 850.22’ to an old spike; (2) by a line curving to the left having a radius of 677.29’ and an arc length of 164.66’ to an old spike; and (3) South 18° 46’ 00” East 8.81’ to the point of beginning; thence leaving said point of beginning and leaving the centerline of said 25 foot wide private right away and by the centerline of said 10 foot wide private right of way and by said remaining land of the Grantor herein, the following four courses and distances, to wit: (1) North 71° 15’ 00” East 41.29’ to a point; (2) North 43° 51’ 30” East 21.06’ to a point; (3) North 42° 19’ 00” East 104.44’ to a point; and (4) North 49° 23’ 00” East 24.86’ to a point set for the Northeasterly corner of this; thence leaving said centerline and still by said land of the grantor South 27° 50’ 31” East 831.77’ to a point set for the Southeasterly corner of this and sent in line of land of William send and set in the North right of way line of Pennsylvania railroad; thence by said land and measured along said line by a line curving to the left having a radius of 2,884.85’ and an arc length of 256.04’ to a point set for the Southwesterly corner of this and send in the centerline of said 25 foot wide private right of way; thence by said centerline the following three courses and distances to wit, measured along said land of “Chadds Ford Knoll”; (1) North 22° 37’ 00” West 625.68’ to and old spike; (2) North 23° 54’ 00” West 96.04’ to and old spike; and (3) North 18° 45’ 00” West 53.03’ to a point being the place of BEGINNING. BEING the same Premises which U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for CMALT REMIC Series 2006-A7,

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Tax Parcel ID 64-4-15.1 PLAINTIFF: FTF Lending, LLC VS DEFENDANT: Lucrative REI, LLC SALE ADDRESS: 305 Fairville Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MICHAEL J. PALUMBO, ESQ. 216-503-9512 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 5p-26-3t

Classifieds Help Wanted Full Time Public Works Position London Grove Township is accepting applications to fill a full time skilled laborer/driver position in the Public Works Department. Position requires ability to perform a variety of duties involving manual labor, semi-skilled trade work, and equipment operation, as assigned by the Director of Public Works. Applicant must be able to lift 70 pounds and work at heights, in confined spaces, and adverse weather conditions. Applicants must process or be able to obtain a PA Class “A” license with Airbrakes and Tanker within 6 months of hire. All applicants must be a minimum of 18 years old, possess a valid driver’s license and have clean criminal and driving records.

Previous municipal, construction and/ or equipment operation experience a plus. Starting salary range $17 to $19 per hour, with benefits. London Grove Township is an equal opportunity employer. Submit applications to London Grove Township, Attn: Director of Public Works, 372 Rose Hill Road, Suite 100, West Grove, Pa 19390. Complete job description along with application is available at https://www.londongrove. org/employment-opportunities/ Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.

For Sale For Sale: Fairview Cemetery Double Lot 786 Oak St. Coatesville, Pa. 19320 S.E. 1/4 Sec. B21 Price: $1500. Contact : Sandra Campbell 6839 Fairway Drive East Fayetteville, Pa. 17222. Phone: 724-344-1023

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Oxford Area High School senior awards On May 20, Oxford Area High School returned to an in-person Senior Awards Night for the Class of 2021 following last year’s virtual ceremony.

Students in the Class of 2021 are receiving over $1 million in scholarships and awards.

The award recipients are the following: Arlete Sanchez Alvarez - Oxford’s Women’s Club Scholarship Kelsey Bennett - Lila P. Wilde Theatre Scholarship, George & Georgiana Jackson Scholarship, Union Fire Company #1 Auxiliary Award Fischer Berkowich - Nick Repetto Memorial Scholarship Morgan Brown - VFW Gray Nichols Post 1779 Scholarship Rowen Canaday - Oxford PTO Scholarship, Jeffrey V. Palita Memorial Award, Sara Manning Scholarship Daisy Cerrato - Lighthouse Youth Center Scholarship Karina Doshi - Oxford PTO Scholarship Ainsley Eimer - American Legion School Achievement Award Gavin Fitzgerald - Mary S. McLeod Scholarship Jose Garcia - Indu Bhavasar Memorial Scholarship, Ocklokonee Council No. 212

Attendance Award Gavrielle Goldie - Chester/ Delaware County Farm Bureau, Ada Elizabeth Nusbaum Barnes and John Maranzie Barnes Scholarship Fund Christopher Goodrich Fraternal Order of the Eagles #2666 Ladies Auxiliary Proficiency in Business Award, Charles Lewis Memorial Scholarship, FBLA Award Michael Hale - Fraternal Order of the Eagles #2666 Ladies Auxiliary Brian O’Connor Scholarship Isabel Hernandez - Oxford Area School Board Award, Griffith Family Scholarship, Isabel P. Wesel Scholarship, Younger Family Scholarship Cooper Johnson - OAHS Boys Lacrosse Scholarship Hanna Jones - Oxford’s Women’s Club Scholarship Victoria Koechert - Lila P. Wilde Theatre Scholarship, Wharton Scholarship Taj Lanier - Lighthouse Youth Center Scholarship, Shiloh Community Outreach Award Katherine Lilly - Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Oxford Golden Bears Senior Award, George & Georgiana Jackson

Scholarship, J.W. McMullin Memorial Scholarship, Griffith Family Scholarship, Sara Manning Scholarship, Oxford Field Hockey Boosters Scholarship, Doris and Ellsworth McAllister Memorial Scholarship, American Legion School Achievement Award Gabriella Lombardi Oxford PTO Scholarship, OAEA-Best All Around Senior, Oxford Area High School Inspiration Award, Hopewell Scholarship Casey Long - E. Kneale Dockstader Foundation Award, Sara Manning Scholarship Kevin Ayala Lugo - Andre J. Dupuis Memorial Scholarship Joseph Madden - VFW Gray Nichols Post 1779 Scholarship Amie Malone - Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Uttam Patel Memorial Scholarship, Kacie Erin Rumford Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Marker - Oxford Area School Board Award, OAEA-Best All Around Senior, Griffith Family Scholarship, Eli Seth Matthews Scholarship Alexa McCormick - Griffith Family Scholarship, Oxford

Band Parents Association Scholarship Abbie McGregor - Richard Beards Scholarship of the Oxford Arts Alliance - Music Nicole Morlang - Helen Corson Peace Award Joseph Morton - OAHS Class 1982 Award Selena Nava - Sara Manning Scholarship Carolena Ortiz-Nava - Union Fire Company #1 Scholarship Dulce Villagomez Perez - Oxford’s Women’s Club Scholarship Katherine Peterson Richard Beards Scholarship of the Oxford Arts Alliance - Art, Edward H. James Memorial Scholarship, Marion James & Anna Ressler Hess Memorial Scholarship Jesus Cordova Rangel Ocklokonee Council No. 212 Attendance Award Aidan Reilly - Oxford Golden Bears Senior Award Kayla Robinson - Shiloh Community Outreach Award Narly Sandoval Ocklokonee Council No. 212, I.O.R.M. Mason Schaefer - Sun East Federal Credit Union “People Helping People” Madeline Stancil Julia Latimer Memorial Scholarship

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Oxford Area High School Class of 2021 members receiving scholarships and/or awards include (front from left) Jose Garcia, Abbie McGregor, Aidan Reilly, Ainsley Eimer, Alexa McCormick, Arlete Sanchez Alvarez; (row 2) Carolena Ortiz-Nava, Casey Long, Gabriella Lombardi, Cooper Johnson, Cristina Fernandez, Daisy Cerrato, Amie Malone; (row 3) Dulce Villagomez Perez, Jesus Cordova Rangel, Christopher Goodrich, Gavin Fitzgerald, Gavrielle Goldie, Gregory Rubbo, Hanna Jones; (tow 4) Isabel Hernandez, Fischer Berkowich, Joseph Madden, Joseph Morton, Katherine Lilly, Mason Schaefer, Katherine Peterson; (tow 5) Kayla Robinson, Kevin Ayala Lugo, Taj Lanier, Madison Stewart, Michael Hale; (row 6) Morgan Brown, Kelsey Bennett, Madeline Stancil, Narly Sandoval, Nicholas Verderame, Nicole Morlang, Sarah Wyatt, Taylor Todd; (top row) Selena Nava, Seth Yoder, Nick Marker, Rowen Canaday.

Madison Stewart Lighthouse Youth Center Scholarship Taylor Todd - Oxford’s Women’s Club Scholarship, Octorara Chapter No. 463 Order of the Eastern Star Award Nicholas Verderame - Robert

N. Means Community Service Award Sara Wyatt - Ocklokonee Council No. 212, I.O.R.M. Christopher Yacka - J. Donald McLeod Rotary Memorial Scholarship Seth Yoder - Oxford Football Boosters Scholarship

The Giant Company and its customers raise $3.3 million to fight food insecurity in local school districts Through its new Feeding School Kids initiative, The Giant Company and its customers raised more than $3.3 million to combat childhood hunger in local public school districts in the communities it serves. The donation was announced at the James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia.

“Research consistently shows the connection between good nutrition and the ability to learn and school food programs are critical to ensuring that many children receive regular meals,” said Jessica Groves, manager of social impact for the Giant Company. “Thanks to the generosity of our customers, our Feeding School Kids initiative will directly impact our local school food programs, helping to build strong, healthy students, in turn strengthening their families and communities.”

From Jan 4. through Feb. 28, customers at Giant, Martin’s and Giant Heirloom Market stores were invited to round up their grocery purchase to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE points into a donation for their local public schools’ food programs. The GIANT Company matched the first $1.5 million donated by customers. Through the Feeding School Kids initiative, school districts will be able to use the funds to support meal programs such as covering outstanding student meal debt, expanding food distribution programs, creating on-campus food pantries, and supplying extra weekend meals.

“The School District of Philadelphia is extremely grateful for the generous support offered through The Giant Company’s roundup campaign. The last year has been challenging for us all, but even more so for some of our most vulnerable students and families who look to the district for access to reliable and nutritious meals,” said William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D., the superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia. “Even before COVID-19, we understood the role we play in providing a much-needed safety net for many of our students and this program will allow us to continue being a resource that our students need to not only learn their best, but to live their best as well.”

“The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia continues to add partners from our business community; The Giant Company’s commitment through this round-up campaign is a great addition to our partnerships,” said Fund CEO Donna FrisbyGreenwood. “Our schools’ communities are Giant customers and it’s great for them to know their donations made through this round-up fundraiser, contributed to the total being awarded our schools.”

The top 15 school districts receiving funds from the program include: • Allentown School District, Pa. - $57,532 • Altoona Area School District, Pa. - $34,749 • Berkeley County Schools, W. Va. - $40,609 • Bethlehem Area School District, Pa. - $50,373 • Central Bucks School District, Pa. - $50,529 • Central Dauphin School District, Pa. - $43,219 • Easton Area School

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Pictured at the Giant Company’s donation presentation to the School District of Philadelphia are (left to right) Khary Moody, principal of the James R. Ludlow School, Donna Frisby-Greenwood, president and CEO, The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D., superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, and Manuel Haro, divisional vice president of greater Philadelphia for The GIANT Company.

District, Pa. - $34,740 • Frederick County Public Schools, Va. - $50,655 • Hazleton Area School District, Pa. - $35,933 • Reading School District, Pa. - $80,864 • School District of Lancaster, Pa. - $40,300 • Souderton Area School District, Pa. - $34,904 • The School District of

Philadelphia, Pa. - $414,988 • Washington County Public Schools, Md. - $58,541 • West Chester Area School District, Pa. - $92,263 Funds donated by customers benefitted the local school district in the community in which they were given and The Giant Company’s matching funds were awarded based on need, as determined

by the number of students in the district that receive free or reduced meals.

For more information on The Giant Company’s Feeding School Kids initiative and a complete list of participating schools and amounts received, visit giantfoodstores.com/pages/ our-purpose?tab=changingchildrens-lives.

Cumberland Truck Equipment Co. (CTE), a heavy-duty truck parts distributor, has an immediate opening for a full-time local Delivery Driver at our Nottingham branch location, 470 West Christine Road, Nottingham, PA 19362. Delivery driver will be delivering truck parts to customers driving a company van or box truck and working 1st shift, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. Applicant should have knowledge of local area and a good driving record. Hiring manager is Jim DeGeorge @ 610-932-1152.

Drug-free applicant with a clean driving record may apply at: http://www.cumberlandtruck.com/more/employment.aspx REQUIREMENTS 18 years of age or older Able to lift unassisted up to 75 pounds, over 75 pounds assisted Have a valid driver’s license with good driving record Able to read, write and speak English Able to maintain good customer relationships High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

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