Chester County Press 07-06-2022 Edition

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New library to hold ‘topping off’ ceremony on July 14

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer The new Kennett Library & Resource Center, currently under construction on State Street and slated for a May 2023 opening, continues to reach milestones not only in its capital campaign efforts but in its development.

In mid-July, the Library will soon celebrate another achievement.

On July 14, the public is invited to the library’s “Topping Off Ceremony,” a long-standing event at construction sites that will mark the placement of the

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29,000-square-foot facility’s last steel beam, as well as give thanks to the many members of the construction team who have been at work since the project started last December.

In keeping with the tradition, the beam placed atop the library will be adorned with an evergreen tree on one end and an American flag on the other.

“Predominantly, topping off ceremonies are reserved for projects that hold significant meaning to the organization and most importantly to the community,” said Jeff Yetter, president of the Library Board of Trustees.

“Completing the steel for this building gets us one step closer to opening the new Kennett Library & Resource Center that will transform this community.”

As part of the ceremony, representatives from the Pennsylvania Library Association will present Library officials with Gold Certification for

exceeding state library standards. “This is the highest level of achievement for Pennsylvania libraries,” said Library Director Chris Manna. “I’m really excited by the work we do and to be recognized as one of the top performers in the state is a true honor.”

To date, the Library’s “Imagine” capital campaign has raised $15.5 million of the $21.7 million price tag for the new facility, with a goal to open the new Library debt free. Once completed, the Kennett Library & Resource Center will serve the Borough of Kennett Square, East Marlborough; Kennett; Newlin; New Garden; Pennsbury, Pocopson and West Marlborough Townships.

The event will be held at State and Willow streets and will open at 7:00 a.m. for anyone who wants to sign the beam. The formal ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by the raising of the beam

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A ‘Topping Off Ceremony’ will be held at the site of the new Kennett Library & Resource Center on July 14, beginning at 7:00 a.m.

In This Issue

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK The Oxford Arts Alliance now offers improv acting classes

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at about 9 a.m. Light breakfast refreshments will be offered.

The Oxford Arts Alliance is now offering improvisation workshops.

The workshops will be led by Elly King, who has been acting since the age of 8. She started off on the stage of her elementary school cafeteria as morning entertainment for kids waiting for the bell to ring.

From age 10 to 25, Elly spent lots of time on the stage performing in musicals as well as improv comedy shows in Dallas and Los Angeles. She has also trained in both Dallas and Los Angeles. There are several brands, including Doritos and Hollywood Casino, that have cast Elly in their commercials. She can now be seen on QVC where she has been a brand ambassador for 16 years.

Elly has also helped direct local school musicals and kids camps in Lancaster County.

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Mrs. Robinson’s Sweets and Treats offers candy and more on State Street

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer Shoppers and strollers along State Street in Kennett Square can now sweeten up their visit at Mrs. Robinson's Sweets and Treats.

On Memorial Day, the shop, an offspring of Marlene Robinson’s tea shop, opened its doors at

131 East State Street.

The candy shop, which customers can enter from the street or through an adjoining door inside at the tea shop, is a romantic destination that conjures up memories of childhood and its opportunities to buy a little confection or two with pocket change.

With vintage Frank

Sinatra music playing in the background and colorful shelves filled with old time candies sharing their colors, the shop invites its customers to scoop out handfuls in bulk or pick out their choice of chocolates or peppermint sticks.

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Racing to protect history in the White Clay Creek Preserve London Britain Township Historical Commission members are doing their best to save historic treasures in the White Clay Creek Preserve, but they are in a race against time when it comes to deteriorating structures like the John Evans House

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The John Evans House is more than 300 years old, making it one of the oldest homes in Chester County.

And it is in serious jeopardy.

Still.

The John Evans House is situated in the White Clay Creek Preserve, a 1,255-acre state park along the valley of White Clay Creek in London Britain Township. The house was left uninhabited after the last residents moved out due to the failure of the septic system. Then, in September of 2017, a fire ripped through the house and almost destroyed it.

The interior was gutted

and there was significant damage to the exterior. The fire was allegedly set on purpose, although never proven, which is sad if true.

The John Evans House was almost lost that night, and if it had burned down completely, the house’s historical significance would have gone entirely unrecognized. Since then, the structure, a brick-and-mortar shell of its former self, sits forlornly on Sharpless Road along the White Clay Creek Preserve trail route.

A group of people led by the London Britain Township Historical Commission (LBTHC) are taking action to help protect and preserve the John Evans House and the other historic

The John Evans House, circa 2000, in a photograph by Andrew Withers.

treasures in the White Clay Creek Preserve.

The LBTHC was relaunched after being inactive for many years as part of an effort to preserve the John Evans House. The process to preserve and protect the house has been complex and painfully slow—especially to those who are aware of just how precari-

The John Evans House, as it stands today after a severe fire.

ous the current state of the historic treasure is. But there are many other restoration imperatives in the White Clay Creek Preserve.

In addition to the John Evans House, there are several other historic structures in the Preserve that are in need. The interior ceiling of the Welsh Baptist Meeting House is currently being

replaced, and is also in need of shutter repairs and window replacements. The Sexton House windows have been replaced, and the chimney and roof are also in need.

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a soft serve dairy-free frozen dessert created by Dole Food Company. Its original pineapple flavor is best known, and additional fruit flavors are sold.

Mrs. Robinson’s Tea Shop stood for more than a decade on North Union Street, and then moved to the former Torelli’s Custom Shop two years ago, seeking more room for its growing inventory. It has always offered accessories and gifts for the teatime experience, and is far from being just a specialty shop for tea.

Customers for years have patronized the tea shop because they know they can find unusual flavors and get their questions answered about the selections.

With it all, Robinson has always had in her mind that she would someday like to have a candy shop as well, according to the new Sweets and Treats proprietor Doug Rae. He recently retired from a business career.

Robinson said she always had in her mind that the gracious feeling of sitting together and having a cup

Proprietor Doug Rae does his best to accommodate the requests of the customers.

of tea conjures up the same feelings of sharing some candy.

When the old little fiveand-ten store next to the tea shop became available, she and Rae jumped at the opportunity to contract for it.

“We got the place without really knowing what we would do,” Rae said.

As they set about to work to do renovations on the building, they decided to join the two shops by cutting an interior door between them. They had to put in a little extra effort for that project because there were different landlords for the two buildings, and they had to get an easement for the project.

That went well, however, and now customers can travel casually between the tea shop and the candy shop from the inside.

And they do.

The interior is inviting.

There are four loose candy bins in the center of the room: chocolate, sour, nonsour and odds-and-ends.

The customer can reach in and scoop out handfuls.

Around the sides of the room are diverse shelving and old-fashioned cabinets that display the goods.

There’s even a line of little chocolate creatures in wrappings that look like formal attire —perhaps appropriate for the tables at a wedding reception.

The front window that looks out on State Street displays an artistic arrangement inviting the shoppers and their children in.

The goods are old-fashioned. Rae said they don’t sell the bulk candies avail-

All photos by Chris Barber

Four bins sit in the middle of the floor for scooping out pieces of candy.

Doug Rae and Marlene Robinson stand beside the door they cut to give access to the two shops.

The new shop looks out on East State Street.

The shop’s interior is completely stocked with oldfashioned candy and goodies.

able at modern food and big box stores. Rather, their items are unique and usually harken back to flavors from the past.

Often customers can be heard talking and asking about candies they bought

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when they were young and had some change given to them by their parents. Rae accommodates them.

When shoppers request a product they can’t find in the shop, he said he tries to track it down. Currently, he said, he has seen a demand for sugar-free candy.

Rae and Robinson have been gratified by the public response to the new store.

“When parents come, they bring their children,” he said.

One customer came for the first time and was heard to say, “There’s so many.

How can I decide?”

Another employee from a nearby store said, “I just

The front window beckons children and their parents to come in and survey the goods.

Many flavors of stick candy are available.

had this desire to run over and get that pineapple soft serve.”

When asked what the future is for this popular candy shop, Rae said, “We haven’t stopped expanding.”

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involve their engineers.

Other future projects will include the Meeting House Cemetery wall and gate repairs, as well as restoration of the grave markers.

Overseeing the Lunn’s Tavern restoration is also under way.

The Historical Commission, local stakeholders, and some elected officials are dedicated to the larger effort to ensure that important pieces of local history are maintained for future generations, and that the White Clay Creek Preserve’s resources are, in fact, preserved.

But it’s a race against time.

The Evans family builds a house The John Evans House and its surroundings in the White Clay Creek Preserve are steeped in local history. In 1683, Lenape Chief Kekelappen sold the land the presentday White Clay Creek Preserve is on to William Penn. Historians believe that Chief Kekelappen may have lived in Opasiskunk, a large Native American town situated in the White Clay Creek Preserve.

In the early 1700s, John Evans, a Welsh Baptist, sought a new life in the New World that would soon be called America. Like so many others at the time, Evans wanted to escape religious persecution.

While many people assume that Quakers might have been the first to settle in the area of the White Clay Creek Preserve, it was actually the Welsh Baptists. Evans, with his brother by his side, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and traveled to the Colony of Pennsylvania. He purchased approximately 400 acres of land that was owned by William Penn, who had originally purchased the land from Lenni Lenape Indians in 1683.

The Evans brothers returned to Wales so that they could prepare to bring their families and supplies to America. In 1715, they returned to Pennsylvania and the 400 acres they had purchased along the White Clay Creek. Evans constructed a two-story home in the style of Georgian architecture, and slowly, both his home and the surrounding area grew up around him. A center section dining room and

fireplace made of granite fieldstone, three additional bedrooms upstairs, and a story-and-a-half kitchen that had its own fireplace were all added later in the 18th century.

The Evans family’s contributions to the history of the Landenberg area are significant. John Evans was instrumental in the construction of the nearby London Tract Meeting House (circa 1729) and he also owned and operated a mill in the area. Evans’ grandson, also named John, served on the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court during the Revolutionary War. When the younger Evans died, he left the property to his brother Evan, who served as a county militia commander during the 1777 Battle of the Brandywine.

The John Evans House survives…and survives again Over the course of the next two centuries, the Evans House served as the home to a succession of owners, and survived not only harsh winters and hard rains, but also more recent efforts made by the DuPont Company to dam the White Clay and flood the entire valley, including historical structures like the John Evans House, in order to service water from a massive reservoir to a textile plant the chemical giant wanted to build nearby.

Opposition to the proposed dam was led by a cavalry of environmentalists and historians, and in 1982, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter and his Senate colleague from Delaware, Joe Biden, sponsored legislation that led to the formation of the White Clay Creek Preserve.

This legislation protected 1,255 acres in Pennsylvania and another 3,300 acres in Delaware.

The Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area in Maryland, the Big Elk Creek Section (the Strawbridge property) of the White Clay Creek Preserve, and municipal preserves, parks and open spaces together form one of the largest contiguous protected open space land areas in the entire Mid-Atlantic region.

Being located in a State Preserve did not mean that the John Evans House and other historic resources would be guaranteed the protection that they need— and deserve.

The next significant threat to the John Evans

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19 and run until Sept. 6. The classes take place on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m.

The improv program will give students the foundation they need to begin their improv journey. In this class, students will focus on basics such as “yes and...”.

Students will also play games that will help develop improvisational skills. This class is for anyone 18 and older. No matter your occupation or background, improv will benefit you. Elly has even had nurses and lawyers join her improv groups. Oxford Arts Alliance members will pay $100 and non-members will pay $120 for the workshop.

An Improv for Kids program is a six-week program that will begin on July 19 and run until Aug. 23. Classes take place from 3 to 5 p.m. each Wednesday. This workshop is for ages 11-13 and it will help build confidence and strengthen communication skills. Students will play games, work on stage presence, and perfect the art of listening. They will discover their creative gifts that are sometimes hidden within them. This program is a great supplement to what our local schools offer. Oxford Arts

House came in 2009, when Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) first announced that it had placed the John Evans House on its demolition list.

Out of concern, some of the PA Friends of the White Clay Creek formed a Historical subcommittee in 2019. Several of its members conducted a tour of the house with DCNR representatives, appealing to the DCNR to support the group’s initiative to save it. At the time DCNR was not receptive to the appeals, ostensibly on the basis of other financial priorities of the Commonwealth.

Letters received from DCNR stated that there were thousands of buildings across the tens of thousands of acres that they have in parks, and that there were not sufficient resource nor time to maintain them.

Signifying a call for action, the subcommittee grew and officially became the London Britain Township Historical Commission in 2020.

Ever since then, the LBTHC has been meeting monthly exploring ways to raise awareness and advocate for appropriate restoration of these historic structures in the White Clay Creek Preserve.

Before his retirement from the Pennsylvania State Senate, Andy Dinniman worked to bring together representatives from various conservation groups,

including DCNR and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). As a result of one meeting, the groups agreed to work together to stabilize and preserve the structure’s shell as part of the rich history of the White Clay Creek Preserve and the surrounding region. Around that time, Dinniman explained the significance of the John Evans House.

“The John Evans House tells the story of our nation – from its founding by colonists to the fight for the freedom and independence in the Revolutionary War

Alliance members will pay $60 and non-members will pay $72 for the workshop.

Both workshops will take place in the main gallery, on the first floor of the Oxford Arts Alliance located at 38 S Third St. in Oxford. Register online through our website at https://www.oxfordart.org/improv-workshops.

Golf clinic for Southern Chester County young business leaders On July 14, July 21, and July 28, the Wyncote Golf Club’s PGA Golf Professional Tim Brown will be hosting a golf clinic for Southern Chester County young business leaders.

This is an opportunity for young professionals, between the ages of 21 and 40, to learn the skills they need to enjoy a game of golf and network on the course.

The three-week golf clinic is designed for beginners and those looking to improve their game.

Each clinic will take place starting at 6 p.m.

Golf clubs can be made available if you do not have your own.

The Southern Chester County Young Business Leaders is a program of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce and more information, including how to register for the upcoming golf clinic, can be found at www.scccc.com.

to the establishment of the Mason-Dixon Line and the abolitionist movement in the antebellum period,” Dinniman said at the time.

“It is vital that this structure be preserved for posterity as a testament to our rich history and that of Chester County’s White Clay Creek Preserve.”

LBTHC, they have been joined in support by several environmental and historical agencies, including the PA Friends of the White Clay Creek Preserve, New Garden Township Historical Commission, Franklin Township Historical Commission, the White Clay Watershed Association, the White Preserving historic Clay Creek Wild and treasures for future Scenic River Program, generations London Britain Township, Chester County Planning While the grassroots Commission, and The Land efforts to save the John Conservancy for Southern Evans House have primar- Chester County. ily been engineered by the Continued on Page 4A

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Former Senator Dinniman wrote a letter to The Hon. Cindy Adams Dunn at DCNR, expressing his concern about the agency’s demolition plans, and requested a site visit and meeting with DCNR officials and members of the LBTHC and elected officials.

“Since it has become known that the Department has plans to demolish this structure, a significant number of my constituents have contacted me with strong opposition to the proposed removal of this historic resource,” Dinniman’s letter read. “Simply put, many in my district are concerned that the demolition of this historic property will forever remove the potential opportunity for future generations to witness a direct link to our nation’s founding.”

In 2018, DCNR reconsidered the demolition of one of the oldest houses in the county. The house is a key structure in the efforts being made to preserve the entire Welsh Baptist Historic District that surrounds the John Evans House, and gaining this Historic District eligibility status helped save it from ruin.

Starting in February of 2020, the London Britain Township Historical Commission established a working relationship with DCNR on how to stabilize the structure. This required the Historical Commission to acquire $17,000, which included a $10,000 grant from PA Department of Community and Economic Development. Frens & Frens

Restoration Architects, a subsidiary of Patterhn Ives, LLC, were hired to lay out a detailed plan for emergency stabilization of the house. The LBTHC, who has been responsible for the steps in the emergency stabilization process, were anxiously awaiting DCNR sign off approval, which has just recently been granted.

While the Evans House survived the proposed onslaught of a corporate giant, as well as the thwarted attempt for DCNR to approve its destruction, it could not survive the slow decay of neglect, nor the fire in 2017, and now emergency stabilization is required.

It is a race against time to save this historic treasure— and others.

This place matters The most recent efforts to save the John Evans House and other resources in the Preserve are imperative. What has been accomplished is a great example of community collaboration but with too few resources. Although this remains a challenge, the London Britain Township Historical Commission continues to work hard to collaborate with DCNR, and find additional funding sources needed to preserve the Welsh Baptist Historic District.

In 2020, Karen Marshall, former Chester County Heritage Preservation Coordinator and Susan Moon, Chair of the London Britain Township Historical Commission, produced the Historic Resource Survey Form (HRSF) and submitted it to the Pennsylvania

Historical and Museum Commission in the first step in the process to secure a spot for the Welsh Baptist Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 2021, the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for this designation. Once an acceptable National Register nomination form has been submitted, the property will be scheduled for review by the Historic Preservation Board, a committee of professionals and citizens-at-large from across the Commonwealth.

The nomination will then be sent to the National Park Service for their consideration for listing on the National Register. Although a lengthy process, the DOE alone has already given this area more historic preservation protection than it had before.

As a result of this DOE, in October of 2021, Preserve Manager Lexi Rose forwarded an email stating that DCNR will not initiate demolition of the John Evans House structure. In addition, after months the facility design and construction, LBTHC received approval from DCNR that they could begin to initiate the process of hiring a contractor to provide estimates for the emergency stabilization and restoration project. Now the Historical Commission must prepare an RFQ for the implementation of the emergency stabilization plan, solicit bids from at least three contractors, raise funds to support this work, select a contractor and engage with

DCNR to review the construction plan.

Last year also saw a multi-municipal Vision Partnership Program (VPP) grant application to the Chester County Planning Commission to develop a heritage interpretation connectivity plan. The development of the plan is a partnership between the four participating townships: London Britain, New Garden, Franklin, and Elk. The purposes of the plan include gaining a clear understanding of the story of the Mason-Dixon Line and the PennsylvaniaDelaware Arc, and their importance in local and national history; identifying existing sites that are critical pieces of that story, including heritage interpretative areas and possible lands and resources for preservation; and determining the effective trail links to connect preserves, parks, existing trails, and open spaces with historic transportation corridors, trails, pedestrian areas, trail heads, open space, agricultural lands, interpretive heritage centers, interpretive sites, and other amenities.

This VPP grant funding will be utilized to have the Brandywine Conservancy serve as a planning consultant to author and guide the planning process. The plan will be undertaken through a public process with the Steering Committee guidance and via partnership participation. It will provide an opportunity for municipalities and other stakeholders to work cooperatively to identify key natural, historic, open space, parks, preserve and agricultural resources as well as

trails, pedestrian areas, and amenities, and consider how these could be accessed, linked, and interpreted for the public.

The plan will include recommendations for up to four Heritage Interpretation Centers. Its formal name is the Mason Dixon Line/Arc Corner Heritage Interpretation and Connectivity Plan. It has taken a great deal of work by local residents and elected officials to reach this point.

Another effort that may help save the historic structures in the Preserve is the National Park Service. The LBTHC has become a stakeholder in a grant-supported effort with the National Park Service to develop a foundation for a Master Plan for the White Clay Creek Preserve. This WCCP Master Plan will include consideration for all of the historic resources in the Preserve. The Commission members will be actively involved in this undertaking in order to make certain that the Historic District stays in the forefront of this developing plan.

A race against time to save the historic treasures

effort to save the treasures up to this point include Andy Dinnaman, retired State Senator; Carolyn Comitta, current State Senator; Christina Sappy, State Representative; Josh Maxwell, Chester County Commissioner; Aileen Parrish, London Britain Township supervisor; Karen Marshall, retired Chester County Heritage Preservation Coordinator; Scotty Crowder, President of the PA Friends of White Clay Creek; Susan Moon, Chair of the London Britain Historic Commission; Eric Baker, Vice Chair of the London Britain Township Historic Commission; Paul Lagasse, Franklin Township Historical Commission; David Hawk, New Garden Township Historic Commission; Monica Quann, John Starzman, Jaya Gokale, Martin Wells, Bob Clark, and Tom Zawislak, all members of the Historical Commission.

A volunteer service organization, PA Friends of the White Clay Creek Preserve sponsors educational programs, organizes clean-ups, coordinates volunteer park maintenance events and seeks funding that help pay for improvements in the Welsh Baptist Historical District. To learn more, visit www.FriendsofPaWCCP. org. In addition, to obtain further information on these preservation efforts, interested persons may visit and join the London Britain Township Historical Commission Facebook Group.

The London Britain Historical Commission and other local stakeholders remain concerned about the magnitude and scope of these needs and feel a strong sense of urgency.

It is a race against time to save these historic treasures in the Preserve, and those treasures may reach a point where they can’t be restored.

To contact Staff Writer Some of the people Steven Hoffman, email ediinvolved in this enormous tor@chestercounty.com.

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Opinion Editorial

Doug Mastriano’s big distraction On June 24, the thick, tarnished and unused shackles of American slavery were dusted off from 1865 and ruthlessly placed on the wrists of the 169 million females in the United States – young girls included -- and with all of the delicacy of a butcher on caffeine jag, their consciences were deliberately removed – a two-for-one bargain in the dismantling of our nation’s progress.

With swift strokes of five pens, U.S. Supreme Court judges Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Clarence Thomas issued a decree that overturned the 50-year-old freedoms of Roe v. Wade and effectively told these women that their reproductive decisions no longer belong to them – that their basic human right to make the largest decision of their lives unencumbered by political interference no longer qualifies as constitutional.

This decision was the construct of an archaic and invented agenda of a farright majority of judges for whom the future of America resembles a Handmaids Tale of subservience, repression and hatred of all ideas deemed progressive.

“With sorrow — for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection — we dissent,” Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor wrote in their dissenting opinion. “Enforcement of all these draconian restrictions will also be left largely to the States’ devices. A State can of course impose criminal penalties on abortion providers, including lengthy prison sentences.”

With the gavel of the U.S. Supreme Court now reverberating, the opinion of Breyer, Kagan and Sotomayor accurately summarizes where the issue of abortion rights now resides. Right now, 13 states in

the country are on the brink of enacting immediate abortion bans and in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, at least 13 more could quickly add to the domino-like tumbledown.

For the 165,000 females in Chester County and the 6.5 million females throughout the commonwealth who may someday require the need for abortion services, Pennsylvania is not one of those states, for now.

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf released a statement that emphatically stressed that abortion services are available and unharmed in Pennsylvania. These freedoms, however, are tenuous; in a state where its Republican-controlled legislature has passed restrictive reproductive measures in recent years, separating a woman’s right to choose and shut-down anti-abortion laws in Pennsylvania may be determined solely on who will occupy Wolf’s seat in 2023.

Throughout his time in Harrisburg as the state’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Josh Shapiro has challenged several anti-abortion laws in other states and is pledging as a gubernatorial candidate that if elected, he will support and protect abortion rights.

His challenger, the Republican Doug Mastriano, has spent his career in the state’s legislature ferociously defending his prolife views, saying in May that he opposes the right to terminate a pregnancy even if it meant the death of the mother.

He even went as far as to say in an interview that Democrats “and their friends in traditional media” are intentionally using the Roe v. Wade decision as a distraction to the other issues in the state. “…Most people in this country are concerned about inflation, gas prices, food not on the shelves, baby formula, and just on and on,” Mastriano said.

“So this is all a distraction.”

Apparently, reproductive choices for Pennsylvania

women were not a distraction for Mastriano in 2019, when he sponsored a bill he called “The Heartbeat Bill” that would ban an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected – about six to eight weeks into a pregnancy. A woman’s right to choose has not been a distraction for Mastriano when he has reiterated his support for eliminating state funding for Planned Parenthood.

Prior to now, reproductive choices for women have not been a distraction for Mastriano, who has opposed exceptions for rape, incest, or the mother’s life being in danger during pregnancy, or in his support for criminal penalties for medical professionals who perform abortions.

While it is perfectly acceptable for Shapiro and Mastriano to remain committed to their respective opinions, the upcoming election for the Governor of Pennsylvania will have very little do with either of them, nor will it have much, if any, impact on inflation and baby

formula and the price of a gallon of gas.

This we do know: that the election of the future Governor of Pennsylvania will have a life-changing effect on a Pennsylvania woman’s right to pursue her own, private decisions regarding her body. Enacting anti-abortion laws will affect marginalized women already facing economic instability.

It will affect those women who not have the resources to travel to other states for services, and possibly restrict their ability to achieve a higher education or pay for child care.

Out of the fire pit of an incendiary ideology, the U.S. Supreme Court has chosen to discard these women into the hands of the states, but to treat these harsh realities as a mere distraction – as Mastriano suggests – is not only a careless and devastating indictment of all women in Pennsylvania, but all women, everywhere.

Letter to the Editor

An important anniversary for Lincoln University Letter To The Editor: As a retired emeritus professor at Lincoln University, I call attention to an important anniversary for the institution.

Fifty years ago, on July 7, 1972, Lincoln University, the oldest HBCU in the nation, became state related. I recall the discussions within the Lincoln community that preceded this historic deci-

sion. Prompted by university President Marvin Wachman who hired me in 1961, the various Lincoln constituencies were encouraged to debate the wisdom of this change in status. While Lincoln had been a state aided institution for some time, becoming state related would group the school with the three behemoths, Penn State, Pitt, and Temple.

Wachman left Lincoln on

January 1, 1970 to become first the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Temple, and later the President of that university. The new Lincoln President, Herman Branson, assumed the office in October, 1970, and knew little about the politics of higher education in Pennsylvania. Tasked with the responsibility of mastering the competition for state dollars among state aided,

state related and state-owned institutions, Branson guided the process to a successful conclusion.

In his effort to understand what is called a “system” of higher education in Pennsylvania, Branson was assisted by alumni, trustees, donors, students, faculty, community leaders and most importantly by K Leroy Irvis, then the state Speaker of the

House of Representatives.

The first African-American to hold that position, his support was absolutely essential. Unlike the state-owned schools, West Chester and Cheney for example, Lincoln remained a private institution since the majority, but not all, of each Trustees were still privately appointed. The same is true for the other state related enterprises. Over the years,

there have been arguments about the hard-to-understand relationship between the private state related schools and the Harrisburg funders. Those heated debates are the subject for another discussion. For the moment let us mark the Lincoln anniversary, and let the Lions roar!

Richard Winchester Oxford

Financial Focus

Avoid these estate planning mistakes When many people hear the words “estate planning,” they assume it’s just for the wealthy.

But that’s not the case because everyone can benefit from an estate plan. And when you’re creating one, you’ll want to avoid some common mistakes.

Before we look at those mistakes, let’s go over what estate planning is designed to accomplish. Essentially, an estate plan allows you to pass on your assets in the way you desire. But it can also specify other actions, such as naming someone to care for your minor children if you were no longer around. In creating an estate

plan, several key documents are involved, including a will, a trust, a financial power of attorney and a medical power of attorney or a health care directive.

Now, let’s consider a few estate-planning mistakes: • Not communicating your plans: You’ll need to inform your family about whom you’ve chosen as executor – the individual who will administer your estate – and whom you’ve named as the trustee – the person who will manage your trust’s assets.

(You can also choose a trust company to handle this duty.)

And to help avoid unpleasant surprises when your estate is being settled, consider letting your children or other close relatives know who will be receiving what.

• Not reviewing your plans periodically: Once you create your estate plans, don’t forget about them. Over time, your personal situation may change – you may experience a remarriage or bring in new children.

Your interests may change, too – perhaps you’ll become deeply involved in supporting a favorite charitable organization. Given these and other potential changes, you’ll want

to review your estate plans once in a while to see if they need to be modified.

• Not updating beneficiary designations: Every so often, you may want to review the beneficiary designations on your life insurance policies, investment accounts and retirement assets. As mentioned, changes in your life, such as remarriage and the addition of new children, may affect your beneficiaries. Beneficiary designations are powerful and can even supersede your will, so you’ll want to update them as needed. Also, if you have a 529 education savings plan,

Chester County recognized among nation’s healthiest communities Chester County has been recognized as one of the 500 healthiest counties in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with CVS Health.

Chester County ranks number 92 overall, based on 10 categories that drive community health, and is a top county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There are more than 3,000 counties and county equivalents across America.

This accolade follows news in April of Chester County’s number-one health ranking in Pennsylvania as determined by the University of Wisconsin and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Ranking report.

Commenting on the U.S. News & World Report national health ranking, Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz said, “This additional health recognition demonstrates that Chester County is a community ahead of the curve.

“The commitment of our Health Department leadership and staff, our healthcare providers, hospitals, clinics, social service-related nonprofit organizations, and our environmental stewardship and recreational resources all add up. They are partnerships that reap so many benefits for our residents, and I thank them all for their contributions,” said Moskowitz.

Chester County also ranked in the Top 100 High Performing Urban Communities nationwide, scoring in the top 10 percent in the “Economy” category.

Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell noted, “We understand how important it is to review all the conditions that impact the well-being of our residents – from treatment and prevention of, and education on physical and mental health issues, to the impact of jobs, housing, schooling, transportation, and exercise.

“This ranking indicates

that we’re doing many things right, and much of this is down to our community partners. We will continue to work with those partners to address the areas where we know we can improve,” added Commissioner Maxwell.

Healthiest Communities is an interactive platform developed by U.S. News & World Report, in collaboration with CVS Health. Accompanied by news, analysis and in-depth reporting, the platform features rankings drawn from an examination of nearly 3,000 counties and county equivalents on 89 health and health-related metrics in 10 categories. Population health and equity are the most highly weighted factors in the methodology, followed closely by education and economy. Data were gathered and analyzed by the University of Missouri Extension Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES).

Separate from the rankings, the site offers COVID-19

tracking tools that report case numbers, death rates, unemployment rates, vaccine data and more. These tools complement the rankings data to reveal multiple correlations between the coronavirus pandemic and community health.

“Chester County’s inclusion in this nationwide study is no coincidence,” said Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline.

“For years, we have focused on, and invested in the health and safety of our residents, taking into account physical, emotional, mental and environmental health needs. We were one of the first counties in the Commonwealth to fund our own health department, which, especially over the past two years, has proved to be very valuable.”

The 2022 U.S. News & World Report Healthiest Communities Report is available at https:// w w w. u s n e w s . c o m / n e w s / healthiest-communities/ rankings.

you’ll want to name a successor owner – someone who can take over your 529 if you were to pass away.

• Not re-registering assets placed in a trust: A living trust offers you many potential benefits, such as the ability to bypass the time-consuming and highly public process of probate when it’s time to settle your estate. However, just establishing the trust, by itself, may be insufficient – you likely also need to re-register assets, such as your investments, so they are officially owned by the trust, not by you.

This is essential for the trust to work as you intended.

Here’s one other mistake – not getting the help you need.

Estate planning can be complex, so you’ll want to work with an attorney, and possibly with your financial advisor and tax professional, too.

By avoiding key mistakes and working with a qualified team of professionals, you can create and maintain an estate

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plan that will help you leave the legacy you desire.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Edward Jones, Member SIPC. Joe Oliver is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments, serving business owners and individual investors.

Joe Oliver, Financial Advisor 16 South 3rd Street Oxford, Pa. 19363 610-998-9046 www.edwardjones.com/joeoliver

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Chester County Commissioners approve $3.2 million in Open Space Preservation and Park Improvement Grant awards Investments reflect commitment to preserving more open space beyond the 30 percent of the county’s land already in place The Chester County Commissioners have approved the awarding of $3.2 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants for 13 municipalities and agencies throughout Chester County.

The grants are made available through Chester County’s Preservation Partnership Program, which offers funding to municipalities and non-profit land preservation organizations.

These county funds will in turn attract an additional $7 million of non-County funds, meaning more than $10 million in total investment.

“We are pleased to join with our municipalities and land trusts in these investments,” said Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz.

“One reason we continue to attract so many people to live, work, and visit here is the commitment we make to protecting our land and providing superior recreational opportunities for families to enjoy. We feel fortunate to have the ability to devote dollars in this way.”

A total of 20 grants are included this year, ranging from $11,000 to the Open Lands Conservancy of Chester County to help facilitate creation of a publicly accessible nature trail in Charlestown, to $640,000 for a conservation easement on the 126-acre Camp Innabah property in East Vincent Township, protecting important environmental resources and providing a future segment of the French Creek Trail.

“The pandemic has made

all of us more aware and appreciative of the importance of having outdoor spaces both for recreation and preserving our natural resources,” said County Commissioner Josh Maxwell. “Our preserves and our trails are vital in the care of our physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

The projects we approved today will ensure both current and future generations can enjoy the many benefits provided by Chester County’s outdoor spaces.”

County Commissioner Michelle Kichline said, "It can almost feel overwhelming to comprehend that almost a third of Chester County’s land is permanently preserved. We have not achieved that position by accident. It has taken a long-term, intentional effort.

The same can be said about the quality and variety of our recreational parkland. The grants awarded today will only add to our enjoyment of these precious assets.”

The grants were awarded to the following sites and projects: • East Coventry Township will receive $203,609 for the first phase of planned improvements to Towpath Park on Route 724, including the construction of a new 85-space stone-surface parking lot serving the park and the Schuylkill River Trail.

This project includes ADA improvements, installation of native landscape plantings, and lighting.

• East Goshen Township will receive $60,063 for improvements at its Township Park on Paoli Pike,

including the installation of six permanent pickleball courts and one permanent tennis court also lined for two pickleball courts.

• Elk Township will receive $327,172 for the acquisition of the 162-acre Martin Six Associates property (directly across from the Springlawn Trail Trailhead), to be transferred to the Commonwealth of PA to become an addition to the Big Elk Creek section of the White Clay Creek Preserve. As part of the State Park, the property will be open to the public for lowimpact recreation, protecting the property’s extensive natural resources.

• The Kennett Area Park Authority will receive $16,317 for the Ash Grove Reforestation project which will include replanting of 125 native trees to replaces trees that have fallen victim to the emerald ash boring beetle.

• London Grove Township will receive $12,629 to construct several trail connections to the Inniscrone Golf Club trail system.

• West Grove Borough will receive $100,000 to purchase a 3.4-acre property for an addition to the Borough’s 8.9-acre Harmony Park.

• West Vincent Township will receive $250,000 for improvements to the 72-acre Opalanie Park (formerly Bryn Coed Township Park), including ADA improvements and trail connections to Natural Lands’ Bryn Coed Preserve.

• West Whiteland Township will receive $250,000 for the second phase of planned improvements to its Exton Park Swedesford Recreation

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The 162-acre Martin Six Associates property in Elk Township is one of the recipients of a 2022 preservation grant through the Chester County Preservation Partnership Program.

Area, including a trail connection to the County’s Chester Valley Trail.

• The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art will receive $46,500 to construct a canoe and kayak launch facility on the Brandywine Creek on property it owns in Birmingham Township. A parking area will also be included in the project.

• The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance will receive $189,480 for a 29.6-acre conservation easement on the Johnson property in London Britain Township, including a public access trail corridor eventually connecting to the White Clay Creek Preserve; and $27,000 for the construction of a gravel parking lot at the recently opened Little Elk Creek Preserve in Elk Township.

• The French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust will receive $119,020 for a 37.4-acre conservation ease-

ment on the Nesspor farm in East Coventry Township; and $640,000 for a conservation easement on the 126-acre Camp Innabah property in East Vincent Township, protecting important environmental resources and providing a future segment of the French Creek Trail.

• Natural Lands will receive $289,400 for a 41.6-acre conservation easement, including a public trail corridor, on the Aguilar property in East Nantmeal Township; $491,500 for a 97.2-acre conservation easement, including a public trail corridor, on the Keen property (adjacent to the Aguilar property) in East Nantmeal Township; $17,500 for a conservation easement on the 10-acre Brown-Shire property in Warwick Township; and $17,553 for the creation of 22.5 acres of pollinator meadows at the publicly accessible ChesLen Preserve

in Newlin Township.

• The Open Lands Conservancy of Chester County will receive $10,999 for expenses relating to the fee simple donation of a 10.8-acre wooded property in Charlestown and East Whiteland Townships that will become a publicly accessible nature preserve.

• Willistown Conservation Trust will receive $125,000 to acquire 7 acres in Willistown Township to add to the publicly accessible 95-acre Kirkwood Preserve; and $48,575 for restoration of the heavily used main trail through the publicly accessible 86-acre Rushton Woods Preserve in Willistown Township.

Chester County has funded the preservation of over 62,000 acres of farmland, open space, nature preserves, and parks in partnership with farmers, municipalities, nonprofits, and landowners in all 73 municipalities.

In Sophie's memory: Natural Lands preserves 15 acres in Franklin Township Natural Lands has announced the permanent preservation of a 15-acre property in Franklin Township. In addition to preserving scenic views, forests, and meadows, the conservation easement ensures protection for more than 600 feet of a tributary to East Branch White Clay Creek.

Water from this unnamed tributary eventually makes its way into the State of Delaware and serves as a major source of drinking water for New Castle County, including the City of Wilmington. The White Clay Creek joins the Christina River in Wilmington, approximately one mile from its confluence with the Delaware River. The entire watershed of the White Clay Creek is designated as a “Wild and Scenic River,” a federal classification for waterways with outstanding natural and cultural values.

The conservation plan was put in place by Andrew Read Homsey and Darragh Burgess, Sophie Homsey’s adult children, and David Niles, her widower. Sophie, who had a lifelong passion for the natural world, passed away in 2019. Darragh,

Andrew, and David wanted to preserve the property in Sophie's memory.

Andrew Homsey said, “She was a keen observer who documented the rhythms of her environment through journals, art, poetry, and her extensive collections.

She spent countless hours exploring this plot of land, observing the flora and fauna, helping enhance its habitats, and nurturing its non-human inhabitants and visitors.

“The changing of the seasons, the arrivals and departures of migrants, and the discovery of plant species were all equally marvelous to her.”

A conservation easement is a legally binding agreement that permanently limits a property’s use for all present and future owners of the land. In addition to preventing subdivision and development, the Homsey conservation easement also places limits on the activities that could generate soil laden run-off and sedimentation, especially on the property’s steep slopes, woodlands, and stream edges.

“As our region experiences more climate-related natural disasters like damaging storms and extreme flooding,

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Natural Lands has announced the permanent preservation of a 15-acre property in Franklin Township. the importance of preserved open space like the Homsey property becomes all the more clear,” said Natural Lands President Oliver Bass.

“In fact, Chester County’s landmark study Return on Environment: The Economic Value of Protected Open Space demonstrates that our region saves nearly $400 million on stormwater costs thanks to the flood control and water pollution services that natural areas provide free of charge. I applaud the Homsey family for choosing this meaningful way to pay tribute to Sophie Homsey.”

The acquisition of the conservation easement on

the Homsey property was funded by Chester County’s Conservancy Grant Program, in conjunction with a donation of value from the landowners.

Franklin Township, the Virginia Cretella Mars Foundation, and the National Park Service through the White Clay Wild and Scenic Rivers Program also provided funding toward the costs of the project. Franklin Township and Chester County provided stewardship funds to Natural Lands for the perpetual monitoring, administration, and enforcement of the conservation easement.

Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline said in a statement, “Preservation of this 15-acre property is a tremendous legacy, honoring the memory of Sophie Homsey and protecting valuable watersheds. This is a perfect example of the environmental and economic value of conserving open space that Chester County residents have supported for more than 30 years, and it also demonstrates how our focus on land preservation positively impacts areas and people beyond our county border.”

“Franklin Township is excited to see such a beautiful property retained as undeveloped land. It is a real asset in retaining the rural character of Landenberg,” said Paul Overton, Franklin Township’s Parks, Rec and Open Space Board member. “The Homsey property is contiguous with existing Homeowner Association lands, creating a large greenway corridor for wildlife and for people to enjoy once the Township creates a trail.

We really appreciate the Homsey family and applaud Natural Lands for making

connections.”

“Preserving this property was one of my mother’s stated aims and her fondest hope,” said Andrew Homsey. “While the character of Landenberg changed around her considerably throughout her time there, her interest in keeping her small portion of it as natural as possible was always very important to her. Her family is very pleased that her vision can be realized and ensured in perpetuity to the benefit of the entire community.”

Natural Lands is dedicated to preserving and nurturing nature’s wonders while creating opportunities for joy and discovery in the outdoors for everyone. As the Greater Philadelphia region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization, Natural Lands—which is member supported—has preserved more than 125,000 acres, including 42 nature preserves and one public garden totaling more than 23,000 acres. Nearly five million people live within five miles of land under the organization’s protection. Land for life, nature for all.

To learn more , visit www. natlands.org.

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Obituaries CLYDE L. CAMERON Clyde L. Cameron, a resident of Oxford, went to be with his Lord on June 26, 2022. He passed away at Union Hospital in Elkton, Md. He was 97.

He shared 70 years of marriage with his beloved wife, Helen Goodman Cameron, who passed away in June of 2017.

Born in Glenroy, Pa., he was the son of the late William H. and Alice Stilwell Cameron.

Clyde was a mushroom grower in the area, farming from 1943 to 1990. He was a founding member of the American Mushroom Institute. Clyde and his father founded Cameron’s Hardware Store in 1954, operating it until 2000 when he retired.

While always grateful for his fruitful and rewarding work, he also had higher callings in his life, including his faith, his family and his community.

Clyde loved Jesus. He was a faithful lifetime member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Oxford, serving in various roles, most notably holding the office of

Ruling Elder for many years.

Clyde actively contributed to his community, serving on the school boards of Oxford Area School District and Bethany Christian School, and as a board member of the Peoples Bank of Oxford for many years.

A devoted father, husband, grandfather and great-grandfather, he loved his family well. He is survived by his son, Ken Cameron (Martha) of Nottingham; daughter, Sandy Oliver (Ron) of Oxford; five grandchildren, Andrew Oliver (Kimberly), Kristy Cameron Hunt (Rees), Heather Oliver Sauder (Matthew), Rachel Cameron Walsh (Tom) and Joseph Oliver (Holly); and eleven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on June 30 at Bethany Presbyterian Church.

Interment will be in Oxford Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Westminster Seminary, 2960 Church Rd., Glenside, Pa. 19038.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.

Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

Alleluia And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.

Psalm 39:7

HAZEL J. SHOEMAKER At the age of 104, Hazel J. Shoemaker went to be with her Heavenly Father on June 28, 2022. She lived at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community and formerly lived in Oxford.

She was an amazing lady who touched many peoples’ lives through her teaching of children, her love and concern for others, her many friendships, and her love for her God, family, and friends.

She was the widow of Mahlon B. Shoemaker, who died on July 17, 1994.

Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of Leavin H. and Louise Whiteside Jackson.

She was a graduate of Colerain and Quarryville high schools. She graduated from Millersville State Teachers College with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. She taught for three years in Colerain Township and 27 years in the Oxford Area School District’s elementary schools. She retired in 1979.

She was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church and the Union Presbyterian Women’s Association, a member of the Chester County Retired Teacher and Pennsylvania Retired Teacher Associations, the Oxford Research Club, the XYZ Club, the Senior Circle of Jennersville, the Auxiliary of Ware Presbyterian Village, and the Oxford Area Senior Center, where she was involved in the painting class and the country line-dance class.

She shared her husband’s love of roses and was an avid rose grower. She enjoyed painting landscapes, playing her Hammond organ, reading, and doing word searches.

She is survived by a son, Allan Richard Shoemaker of Oneida, N.Y.; a daughter, Judith Louise (and her husband Gerald H. Phillips) of Quarryville; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; six step- greatgrandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

She is also survived by her sister, Betty Miller of New Oxford and sister-in-law, Louise Jackson of Kirkwood.

Preceding her in death were six brothers, Harry, Donald, Robert, George, Leavin H., V, and Richard Jackson; and three sisters, Erma, Ruthann and Mildred.

Funeral services were held on July 5 at Union Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood, Pa., and the Rev. Elaine Swinehart and the Rev. Jeremy Peterson officiated.

Interment was at Union Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made to the Oxford Area Senior Center, 12 E. Locust St., Oxford, Pa. 19363 or the Union Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.

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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FRANKLIN L. TINNIN Franklin “Frank” L. Tinnin, Sr., 93, of Ellicott City, Md., entered into rest peacefully on June 21, 2022 at GilChrist Center in Columbia, Md. Frank was born in New Garden Township on April 22, 1929 and was one of nine children of the late John and Martha (Weaver) Tinnin.

Frank was the husband of the late Katherine E. (White) Tinnin, who he lovingly called Kate.

Frank received his education in the Avon Grove School District and worked as a truck driver for 40 years until the time of his retirement. Had he not become a truck driver, he expressed that he had an interest in a career in law enforcement.

He enjoyed playing cards, checkers and a good game of pool. He was a huge sports fan and would watch just about any sport on television and while on the road, listened to sports radio. Frank also enjoyed visiting the track to watch horse racing. He was very competitive and had even taken an interest in playing dominos for a bit until he “got tired” of beating his competition.

Frank lived a very simple life and later in life grew fond of TV talk and game shows like “The Price is Right,” “Family Feud,” “Wheel of Fortune,” Wendy Williams, Tamron Hall and Judge Judy. “America’s

Got Talent” and “American Idol” were also a part of his regular watch list. He had a love for country music and always wanted his radio on to enjoy his music at bedtime and when he was enjoying a meal. He loved having visitors, especially visits from his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. More often than not, when they visited, they could always count on a piece of gum or a snack from “Pop Pop.” In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by four brothers: Ernest, Hilford, Elwood, and his twin William; four sisters: Ava, Alice, Evie and Gladys.

He was also preceded in death by two sons, Kent and Frankie and a grandson, Duane.

Left to cherish his memories are his children, Marlene, Dana, Bryant, Dawn, Lynda “Denise”, Valerie, Aretha (Kerry), Allyce, Robert, Raymond, Michael, Erin and RoseMarie. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and three great great- grandchildren. He will also be remembered as the patriarch of the family by a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

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Daniel A. Sylvina passed away on June 21, 2022 at 75 years of age. Dan was born on May 22, 1947 in Chester County. He lived in West Grove and Oxford for many years. He was a writer for the Chester County Press and announcer for the Avon Grove Little League for many years. He will be missed by all. He was preceded in death by his father Frederick Sylvia, and mother Ethyleen. He is survived by one brother, Ronald Sylvina, of West Grove.

A memorial will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on July 9 at the Luther House #4, 126 Jenners Pond Road in West Grove.

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Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to Theodore Moran, Executor for the Estate of Carolyn L. Moran, a/k/a Carolyn Louise Moran, whose last address was Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Any person having a claim to this Estate is asked to make same c/o R. Samuel McMichael, Esquire, P.O. Box 296, Oxford, PA 19363.

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Estate Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Register of Wills of Chester County has granted letters testamentary for William John Saganich, late of Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Christine A. Miller, 240 South Fifth St., Oxford, Pennsylvania 19363.

All persons having claims or demands against said estate are requested to present the same without delay and all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the executor or her attorney named below.

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ESTATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to Sharon Wardell for the Estate of Thomas Joseph Wardell, whose last address was West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Any person having a claim to this Estate is asked to make same c/o R. Samuel McMichael, Esquire, P.O. Box 296, Oxford, PA 19363.

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF JERRY WAYNE GELSINGER, DECEASED. Late of London Grove Township, Chester County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION C.T.A. 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 ANITA M. D’AMICO, ADMINISTRATRIX C.T.A., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, PA 19363, Or to her Attorney: ANITA M. D’AMICO, D’AMICO LAW, P.C., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, PA 19363 6p-29-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of Frank S. Pechin, Jr., deceased, late of Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to said Estate

are requested to make prompt payment and those having claim to present the same, without delay to: Frank S. Pechin, III C/O Attorney: Charice D. Chait, Peckman Chait LLP, 29 Mainland Road, Harleysville, PA 19438 6p-29-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Audra C. Shuler, also known as Audra Sue Shuler, late of Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above-named Audra C. Shuler 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: Laura Paige Moses, Executrix, c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, EsquireLamb McErlane, PC 208 E. Locust Street, P.O. Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363 6p-29-3t

INCORPORATION NOTICE

Invergis Technologies Inc. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. Sonika Gupta, 108 Azalea Dr, Downingtown PA 19335 7p-6-1t

NOTICE

POCOPSON TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Pocopson Township will hold a Public Hearing at the Pocopson Township Municipal Building, 664 South Wawaset Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382, on Monday, August 1, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at which time the Board will hear the following matter: Appeal of Don DeNenno from the May 18, 2022 decision of the Zoning Officer, denying Applicant’s request for a permit to construct two (2) accessory dwelling units in a barn on property located at 27 Wawaset Farm Lane, West Chester, PA (UPI #63-4-1.1) without seeking conditional use approval under ordinance section 250.93.B(1) and in excess of the one (1) accessory dwelling unit allowed under ordinance section 250.93.B(3). If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the public meeting scheduled above and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings; or if you wish to participate remotely, please contact Susan Simone at 610-793-2151 to discuss how Pocopson Township may best accommodate your needs. Edward M. Foley, Solicitor Brutscher, Foley, Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP, 213 East State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348 7p-6-2t

INCORPORATION NOTICE

MacMain Leinhauser PC has been incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 29 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation law of 1988 as a Professional Corporation. MacMain,

Connell & Leinhauser, 433 West Market Street, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19382 7p-6-1t

SALE NO. 22-7-225 Writ of Execution No. 2019-11680 DEBT $218,367.73

NOTICE

PENNSBURY TOWNSHIP P R OP E R T Y S I T U AT E IN TOWNSHIP OF SADSBURY ZONING HEARING BOARD NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of TA X PA R C E L # 37- 0 4 Pennsbury Township will hold 0040.08B a Public Hearing at the Pennsbury Township Building, 702 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, residential dwelling Pennsylvania, on Monday, July 25, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at which PLAINTIFF: THE BANK OF time the Board will hear the NEW YORK MELLON FKA following matter: Application of THE BANK OF NEW YORK, Richard and Heather Ratman- AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERsky, seeking variances from TIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE the 15% maximum lot coverage CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED under zoning ordinance section CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006162-503.C.1, and from the 25’ 24 minimum side yard, requirement VS under section 162-503.E.1, DEFENDANT: GERALDINE so as to permit the construc- A. HALL tion of a residential swimming pool, spa, surrounding paver SALE ADDRESS: 307 Fox Trail, patio and pool equipment with Parkesburg, PA 19365-0000 lot coverage of 22.12% and located just 15’ 4” from the side PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML lot line on property located at 5 LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627Colonial Drive, West Chester, 1322 PA (UPI #64-1-105) in the Township’s R-3 residential zoning N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid district.

If you are a person with a dis- at the time of the on-line sale. ability and wish to attend the Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must public meeting scheduled a above and require an auxiliary be paid within twenty-one (21) aide, service or other accom- days from the date of sale via modation to participate in the Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADproceedings, please contact DOX, SHERIFF 6p-29-3t Kathy Howley at 610-388-7323 to discuss how Pennsbury Sheriff Sale Township may best accomof Real Estate modate your needs. Edward M. By virtue of the within menFoley, Solicitor Brutscher, Foley, tioned writs directed to Sheriff Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP, Fredda L. Maddox, the herein213 East State Street, Kennett described real estate will be Square, PA 19348 sold at public on-line auction via 7p-6-2t Bid4Assets, by accessing URL ESTATE NOTICE www.bid4assets.com/chesterNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN copasheriffsales, on Thursday, that Letters Testamentary on July 21st , 2022 at 11AM. Notice the Estate of Rick E. May, is given to all parties in interest deceased, late of Cochranville, and claimants that the Sheriff Chester County, PA, have been will file with the Prothonotary granted to the undersigned and in the Sheriff’s Office, both Executor. All persons, therefore located in the Chester County indebted to said Estate are Justice Center, 201 W Market requested to make immediate Street, West Chester, Pennsylpayment and those having just vania, Schedules of Distribution claims, will please present the on Monday, August 22nd, 2022. same, duly authenticated, for Distribution will be made in acsettlement, without delay. Jesse cordance with the Schedules R. May Executor, 52 School unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten Lane, Robesonia, PA 19551 7p-6-3t (10) days thereafter.

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 21st , 2022 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 on Monday, August 22nd, 2022.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 22-7-230 Writ of Execution No. 2019-09862 DEBT $136,717.07 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of East Nottingham, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plot Plan of property owned by Elmer Reese to be conveyed to Martin W. Sumner and Edith H. Sumner, made

by George E. Regester, Jr., and Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, Kennett Square, PA, dated 4/16/1973 and recorded ad Chester County Plan # 49 page 18, as follows, to wit:

Road T-355 known as Barren Road at the Southwesterly corner of this about to be described lot at the Northeasterly corner of lands now or late of Walter Reinhardt, said point being measured South 14 degrees 29 minutes 14 seconds East 863.85 feet along said title line from a point on intersection with the title line in the bed of Public Road L.R. 15162 known as Media Road, as shown on said Plan; thence crossing the ultimate right of way line of said Barren Road, extending along said Reinhardt’s land North 81 degrees 39 minutes 43 seconds West 463.60 feet to a point; thence extending still along the same South 54 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds West, 322.17 feet to a point at the Southwesterly corner of this lot and the Southeasterly corner of land about to be conveyed unto Martin Bardley, et ux, as shown on said Plan; thence extending along the same North 09 degrees 29 minutes 54 seconds West 333.61 feet to a point at the Southwesterly corner of Lot #16, as shown on said Plan; thence extending along the same North 81 degrees 02 minutes 19 seconds East 350.00 feet to a point in line of Lot #13, as shown on said Plan; thence extending along the same and Lot # 14 the two following courses and distances: (1) South 09 degrees 29 minutes 54 seconds East 156.15 feet to a point; and (2) South 81 degrees 39 minutes 43 seconds East, recrossing said ultimate right of way line of said Barren Road, 395.24 feet to a point on the title line in the bed of the same; thence extending South 14 degrees 29 minutes 14 seconds East 54.25 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 6p-29-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 21st , 2022 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 on Monday, August 22nd, 2022.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE No. 22-7-231 Writ of Execution No. 2018-01211 DEBT $323,402.30 Improvements thereon consisting of a Residential Dwelling, sold to satisfy judgment. New London Township UPI # 71-03-0035.370

PLAINTIFF: The Bank of New York Mellon, fka, The Bank of New York, as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust 2006-AR1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series, 2006-AR1 BEING Lot #15 as shown on VS DEFENDANT: Michael Depoulsaid Plan. ter a/k/a Michael E. Depoulter BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Franklin L. Moyer and SALE ADDRESS: 404 Bobs Monica E. Moyer, by Deed dat- Lane, Lincoln University, PA ed May 10, 1999 and recorded 19352 May 11, 1999 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for P L A I N T I F F AT T O R N E Y: the County of Chester, Pennsyl- STERN & EISENBERG, PC vania in Book 4561, Page 0886, 215-572-8111 as Instrument Number 38881, granted and conveyed unto N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the Daniel Thomas Campbell and purchase money must be paid Mitzi Baron- Campbell, in fee. at the time of the on-line sale.

Payment must be made via AND THE SAID Mitzi Baron- Bid4Assets. The balance must Campbell departed this life on be paid within twenty-one (21) or about May 3, 2011 thereby days from the date of sale via vesting title unto Daniel Thomas Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADCampbell by operation of law. DOX, SHERIFF 6p-29-3t

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within menPLAINTIFF: Selene Finance LP tioned writs directed to Sheriff VS Fredda L. Maddox, the hereinDEFENDANT: Daniel Thomas described real estate will be Campbell sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL SALE ADDRESS: 565 Barren www.bid4assets.com/chesterRoad, Oxford, PA 19363 copasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 21st , 2022 at 11AM. Notice PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: LOGS is given to all parties in interest LEGAL GROUP LLP 610-278and claimants that the Sheriff 6800 will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the located in the Chester County purchase money must be paid Justice Center, 201 W Market at the time of the on-line sale.

BEGINNING at a point on the Payment must be made via Street, West Chester, Pennsyltitle line in the bed of Public Bid4Assets. The balance must vania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 22nd, 2022.

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CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

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Chester County Press

Local News Ware Presbyterian Village Auxiliary Christmas In July set to return on July 16 Christmas in July at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford is coming back after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19.

The event will celebrate its 4th year when it takes place on Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds from the event benefit the work of the Ware Auxiliary.

The primary focus of this group is to enrich the lives of those in Independent Living, Assisted Living, Personal

Care and the Health Center.

The event features a large craft area with crafters from the tri-state area, a specialty food court including local honey, cheese, jams and jellies and handmade truffles, cut flower bouquets, and a snack bar. A special silent auction features three unique items made by residents or former residents—a turned wooden bowl, a pieced quilt in the snow ball pattern and a hand carved song bird.

A special feature this year will be a performance by the Chesapeake Brass Quintet during the lunch hour on the dining patio. Lunch will be available as well as lemonade and iced tea from the lemonade stand.

The Ware Train Club will be hosting an open house in the train room located in the basement of the Ware Mansion. Wend your way through the Oxford area countryside and enjoy

the scenery painted by a resident. A replica of the Ware Mansion sits in the countryside.

A shuttle bus will transport visitors between the venues and bring residents from their homes to the activities. Parking and admission is free. Masks may be required.

For more information about the event, please email: cij-ware@zoominternet.net.

Dr. Amy Jenkins returning to UHS as new principal The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District has announced the appointment of Dr. Amy Jenkins as the new Unionville High School principal.

The school board approved Jenkins’ appointment at its June 13 work session.

Jenkins left Unionville just one year ago to be the principal at Bala Cynwyd Middle School in the Lower Merion School District.

Prior to this position, Jenkins was an assistant principal at Unionville High School for seven years.

“Dr. Jenkins gained valuable building leadership experience over the last year that enhanced her skills and gave her the confidence to apply for the high school principal position - and we are certainly glad she did,” said Superintendent Dr. John Sanville. “Dr. Jenkins

is a strong educational leader who connects with students and staff and who will continue to build on the excellent academic and social emotional programs and the inclusive and positive culture at UHS. We are thrilled that she wanted to return home.”

With 25 years of experience in education, Jenkins is an experienced leader who is passionate about providing high-quality academic and social-emotional learning opportunities. She is a dedicated administrator who focuses on making school an inclusive and positive place for all students.

As a teacher, instructional coach, dean of students, assistant principal and building principal, Jenkins has demonstrated success in classroom management, student engagement, instruc-

tional technology, special education, staff collaboration and building leadership.

Jenkins was part of an intensive and and thorough interview process. School district leaders met with Unionville parents, teachers, students and staff as part of focus groups to identify the desired qualities of a new school leader. Each candidate interviewed with faculty, administrators, students, board directors and community members. The comprehensive process helped identify who would be the best fit as the next Unionville principal. In the end, Jenkins was the clear choice.

Her official start date will be on or before Aug. 15.

Jenkins lives in Glen Mills, Pa. with her husband and two children. Jenkins is following in the footsteps of her father, Stan Piecara.

Barsz appointed treasurer of East Marlborough Township Peter R. Barsz, CPA, CGMA, has been appointed treasurer of East Marlborough Township.

He is a partner with Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz (BGA&F), a full-service accounting firm based in Delaware County.

Barsz provides accounting, financial, and consulting services for 18 municipalities in Delaware and Chester counties, a record number for BGA&F. He leads the municipal services group, which includes approximately 10 employees and over 100 years of combined experience.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to partner with East Marlborough Township,” said Barsz.

“Our team consists of skilled professionals, many of whom are former municipal employees.

They understand state and federal guidelines and the importance of creating accountability. We’re thrilled to bring our industry experience and expertise to East Marlborough.”

Since 2020 BGA&F has grown over 40 percent, with the municipal services group tripling in size. Barsz attributes this growth to the effects of sound fiscal policies and procedures he and his team have developed and implemented. By creating an accountable financial structure, BGA&F has seen their municipal clients grow their budget surpluses

SALE NO. 232 Writ of Execution No. 2015-07056 DEBT $332,403.08 Property situate in the NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania, being BLR # 60-2-93.8 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a

you to the UCFSD School Tim Hoffman for this treboard, Dr. Sanville and mendous opportunity. Go [Assistant Superintendent] Longhorns!”

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residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005AR2 VS D E F E N D A N T: R I C H A R D WANNEMACHER, JR A/K/A RICHARD WANNEMACHER & NANI WANNEMACHER A/K/A NANI SHIN-WANNEMACHER

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Dr. Amy Jenkins is the new principal of Unionville High School.

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Piecara’s entire career was spent in Marple Newtown School District. He spent 10 years as the principal of Marple Newtown High School before retiring as the secondary director of curriculum and instruction.

“I am so excited and humbled to be the next Principal of Unionville High School, one of the best high schools in the country,” Jenkins said. “I am committed to continuing with the excellence in not only academics but the social and emotional learning of our students.

I am thrilled to be back ‘home’ and ready to hit the ground running. Thank

SALE ADDRESS: 800 Sunrise Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348

Lower Oxford Township Township Bldg., Township Rd.

Penn Township Dansko Headquarters, Federal Rd.

P L A I N T I F F AT T O R N E Y: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 844856-6646 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale.

Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 6p-29-3t

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CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022

Chester County Press

Local News Competition and special performances energize Chester County Special Olympics The Chester County Special Olympics took place on May 13 at Coatesville Area Senior High School in Coatesville. Primarily hosted by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), the event brought together students, families, volunteers and sponsors

from across the county for a day of exciting competition.

Over 1,200 studentathletes from both public and non-public schools in Chester County registered for the games, which were last hosted in 2019. The day kicked off with an opening ceremony that included performances from parents, cheerleaders and local performers who successfully hyped up the crowd for the events. Students had a wonderful time competing with their peers and enjoyed a day focused on fun and games.

Debbie Phillips, CCIU health and education teacher and the lead organizer for the event, was thrilled with Courtesy photos the turnout. Phillips said, Kimmie Adams, a student from Villa Maria Academy, “We always want to give the performs during the open- students the opportunity to experience something like ing ceremony.

Chester County Technical College High School (TCHS) criminal justice and police science students working security for the event. Pictured from left to right are Dylan Brown, Maddie Crandall, and Zoe Steczak.

this. We just want everyone to leave feeling successful.

That’s our goal.”

To ensure that the event ran smoothly, Technical College High School’s (TCHS) students were on hand to assist with technology and security. Students

from the criminal justice and police sciences program provided security for the event, including parking assistance and crowd monitoring. Additionally, CCIU information technology staff live-streamed the event for those who were

Pictured from left to right are Dr. Susan Mateka, principal of CCIU’s Child and Career Development Center (CCDC), Jennifer Williams, vice principal of CCDC, and Nancy Young, vice principal of CCDC.

unable to attend.

The efforts of the many organizations involved did not go unnoticed. This year’s event was supported by over 200 volunteers

and dozens of sponsors who helped put the event together. Phillips said, “We have amazing sponsors and volunteers in our county.

They are so generous.”

Patel and Gold selected as Rotary Students of the Month in Oxford Oxford Area High School students Gabrielle (Gabby) Gold and Neha Patel were recently honored as the Rotary Students of the Month.

Gold participated in track and field and was a member of the National Honor Society, the National Science Honor Society, the National English Honor Society, and the National Spanish Honor Society. She

was also a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, marching band, stage crew, and the Yearbook Club. She was also in the Envirothon in her freshman year.

Gold plans to attend The Ohio State University and major in molecular genetics. She will also be entering the Art Scholars Program.

Her hobbies include painting, listening to music, and playing the piccolo and

flute. She is also learning to play the piano and ukulele.

Patel was a member of the Book Club, Helping Hands, the National Honor Society, the National Science Honor Society and the National English Society. She also enjoys reading and playing soccer.

She thanked her parents and her three siblings for supporting her through high school.

Patel will be attending the University of Scranton and majoring in a fiveyear Occupational Therapy Program.

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Oxford Area High School students Gabrielle Gold and Neha Patel were recently honored as the Rotary Students of the Month. They are pictured with (left to right) Scott Gold, III (father) and Tara Gold (mother) and Shilpa Patel (mother) and Niki Patel (sister).