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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Republican to join Democrats Leff and Stevens in January

Gamble defeats Hoffman in race for Kennett Township supervisor seat By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer In a finish to one of the most contentious campaigns in recent southern Chester County memory, Republican challenger Geoffrey Gamble defeated Democrat Whitney Hoffman on Nov. 2 in the race for the third seat on the Kennett Township Board of

Supervisors, according to unofficial Chester County election results first posted on Nov. 3 at 8:58 a.m. The results said that Gamble earned 54 percent of the 2,509 total votes tallied up in the municipality’s four precincts, garnering 1,358 votes to Hoffman’s 1,148 – a margin of just 210 votes. On Nov. 4, a tally of an additional 238 votes nar-

A mother and her adult son were found dead in a home in the 300 block of Ashmun Avenue in Lower Oxford Township on Nov. 3. Police believe they were shot dead and that the person responsible for the shooting later fatally shot himself after he caused not one, but two, car accidents on roads in southern Chester County. The suspect in the double homicide has been identified by law enforcement offi-

cials as 41-year-old Timothy Harris. The Chester County District Attorney’s office released a report late last week detailing the shocking incidents that results in three deaths. According to the report, the Pennsylvania State Police was called to a residence on Ashmun Avenue early on the morning of Nov. 3 where they found two people—identified by police as Kimberly Harris and Jordan

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Foster—in cardiac arrest. A 22-year-old man and his girlfriend had arrived at the home and found the man’s mother and his twin brother dying of apparent gunshot wounds. First responders attempted to help the mother and the adult son, but it was too late. Shell casings from a .380 handgun were found at the scene. Hours earlier, during the evening of Nov. 2, the

Kennett Township Police were called to the scene of a car accident on Route 1 and Red Barn Lane in Kennett Township, where witnesses reported seeing the driver of a vehicle involved in the accident retrieve a handgun from the car and shoot himself in the head. That person was identified as Timothy Harris. Police retrieved a .380 semi-automatic handgun from the scene. Harris was transported to Chester

County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators learned that before Timothy Harris was involved in the accident in Kennett Township, he was also involved in a hit-andrun accident earlier at Route 1 and Bayard Road in East Marlborough Township. Anyone with information about these incidents are asked to call the Pennsylvania State Police in Avondale at 610-268-2022.

In Oxford, Chamber speakers discuss new Borough paths forward to recovery Manager attends first meeting and renewal Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce celebrates 92 years

speakers at the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s (SCCCC) If there was a common annual fall luncheon on theme in each of the short Nov. 4 at the Mendenhall addresses given by the key Inn, it was how the road

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rowed Gamble’s lead slightly over Hoffman – 1,454 votes to 1,289 votes – but still gave the challenger a commanding six-point lead. Gamble’s victory will make him the newest supervisor and lone Republican on the township board, where he will serve with Courtesy photo Democrat and board chair- Republican Geoffrey Gamble defeated Democrat man Richard Leff and Whitney Hoffman in a Nov. 2 election for Kennett

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to an economic recovery in the continuing presence of COVID-19 is being achieved through partnerships and initiatives

By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer

Pauline Garcia-Allen marked her sixth day on the job as the new borough manager at the Nov. 1 meeting of Oxford Borough Council. “I thank everyone for their support,” GarciaAllen said. “I have met with many of you and hope to meet with many more in the coming weeks. It has been a wonderful learning process already.” Council member Mary Higgins was also given a gift and thanked for her dedication and hard work as chair of the committee tasked with finding a new borough manager. Council President Peggy Russell thanked Photos by Richard L. Gaw Ann Panelists at the luncheon included, from left to right, Rep. John Lawrence, Rep. Higgins saying, “We all Craig Williams, Sen. John Kane, Sen. Carolyn Comitta and Rep. Christina Sappey. read 150 applications. Continued on page 2A

Our HR consultant did 60 phone interviews. The council met with four applicants and that took a lot. Mary tracked it, pulled it all together, and wrote every email. We couldn’t have gotten to the place of having Pauline without the work of Mary Higgins.” Council member Richard Winchester talked to borough council and the audience about Tower Health and the future of Jennersville Hospital, saying, “At our last meeting, I reported on the Montgomery County decision regarding Tower Health and then on Tuesday morning, I read the Inquirer and the Chester County Court disagreed with the Montgomery County Court. The issue was whether Tower Health was legitimately a nonprofit organization. The Continued on page 4A

United Way of Southern Chester County is a backbone of support for those serving on the front lines The COVID-19 pandemic has functioned like an X-ray of resilience, as unprecedented and unremitting challenges strain the capacity of southern Chester County’s human support agencies. “The leaders and staff of nonprofits like Kennett Area Community Service, LCH, Oxford Neighborhood Services, the Garage, Tick Tock Learning Center, and

many others are the hands and feet of our community, administering critical aid to our most vulnerable residents,” said Carrie Freeman, CEO of the United Way of Southern Chester County (UWSCC). “They’re our heroes in every sense of the word.” The community depends on these nonprofits to be there in times of need. But the breadth, depth,

and prolonged duration of COVID’s impact have stretched these organizations, and their staff, to the limit. “This horrible pandemic only exacerbated the needs of anyone who was vulnerable in any way before the pandemic hit, and our nonprofits immediately found themselves overwhelmed by requests to help provide food and shelter, basic supplies,

healthcare, and so much else,” Freeman explained. While Southern Chester County has enviable emergency services and resources, responding to an unexpected emergency is one thing—and sustaining crisis-level response for months on end is quite another. Where can a nonprofit turn when their resources have been depleted by

these kinds of ongoing and urgent needs among the people they serve? What many people don’t know, Freeman said, is that UWSCC is “the nonprofit’s nonprofit”—an organization whose mission is to support and nurture local nonprofits and their leaders. “Our nonprofits went into the pandemic strong Continued on page 3A

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intended to help residents and businesses heal from the damage done by the pandemic. The theme of the event – “Moving Forward: Recovery & Renewal” – featured Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Sen. John Kane, and State Reps. John Lawrence, Christina Sappey and Craig Williams. Comitta addressed a few of the many obstacles in the economic recovery of the county that still linger in the face of COVID-19, including a disruption of supply chains and worker shortages at all levels of business. “We’re only fully experiencing those impacts right now,” she said. “Such challenges impact the entire business community, from global brands to international corporations to independent businesses to family-owned businesses. While we have continued to make significant progress in combating the virus through vaccinations and supporting businesses through emergency relief funds and other incentives, it is crucial we evolve, grow and work together to meet these and future challenges head on.” Comitta discussed House Bill 425 -- which unanimously passed both the Pa. House and Senate and now awaits Gov. Wolf’s signature – that extends additional emergency provisions designed to help

the hospitality industry during the pandemic recovery period. The bill includes several assistance measures such as extending emergency outdoor dining provisions for 2021, extending off-site catering permits and holding suspended liquor licenses. “We need to look at some of the creative and innovative measures that our taverns and restaurants have been engaging in, as we move out of COVID-19 and into a strong economic recovery,” Comitta said, adding that equal relief attention must also be given to barbers, cosmetologists, pharmacists, therapists, physical therapists and funeral directors. “We are also looking at these areas to see if we can ease some of the requirements impacting these businesses now and in the future. We still have a lot of work to do, and one place to focus is giving all of our businesses the flexibility we need to overcome the setbacks of the last two years.” ‘I know what it is like to hurt’ In his address, Kane told a compelling story of his rise from drug and alcohol dependency to becoming a state senator, a journey that began after he graduated from high school, joined the plumber’s union and sought treatment for his addiction when he was 27. “On October 3 this year, I ended up celebrating my 38th year of sobriety,” he said. Kane also recalled the

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A capacity audience attended the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fall Luncheon, held at the Mendenhall Inn on Nov. 4.

many times during 198991, when he worked three months out of the year for his union that required him to take on several jobs in order to provide for his family. When the recession hit in 2008, he went from full employment to seeing 450 members of his union lose work over the next four years. In 2015, he was diagnosed with cancer, which is now in remission. “This is why I am in the Senate, because I tell people these stories,” Kane said. “I know what it is like to hurt. I know what health care means to people. If I didn’t have health care, I’d be dead. I know that unemployment [compensation] was extremely

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helping to lead towns, businesses and individuals through the COVID-19 recovery: resilience. She also said that the county’s rate of vaccination is the highest of any county in the state, and referring to data she learned at a recent economic forum, the counties that collar Philadelphia and that the state overall has seen a higher economic growth than the national average --- due specifically to the way it has handled vaccinations and subsequently, mitigated the spread of COVID-19. “We all understand what we’ve been through, and while we’re all coming out of it, it’s not been fun,” Sappey said. “It doesn’t matter what your stance in life is, this has been a tremendous challenge, but as I say all of the time, Chester County is an amazing place because we have such serving hearts here. “The post-pandemic world that awaits us will compel us to come together to move forward, and I have every faith that we will meet those on-going challenges because I have witnessed your goodness and determination. “I believe in the power of ‘us.’” As opposed to the national perception, Williams said that the relationship between his fellow elected officials on opposite sides of the aisle is quite strong. He praised his colleagues ‘The power of us’ for their willingness to work together on key Sappey acknowledged issues such as Hurricane the intangible that is Ida and COVID-19. important to me when I was younger, because if I didn’t have that [compensation] I wasn’t going to be able to make it. “I like to fight for working-class people, small businesses in the union,” Kane added. “They were hurting during the pandemic, also. I’m not a politician. I am a plumber by trade. Seventy-five percent of those in the Senate are lawyers. I am the only master plumber.” Reeling off some of the largest challenges facing him in the last year – including the impact of COVID-19 on his district, the proposed sale of the Chester Water Authority and the expected closing of the Jennersville Hospital in 2022, Lawrence said, “We face some unprecedented challenges as we are walking, hopefully, out of what I would suggest what has been the most unprecedented challenge we have ever faced. I think about the fact that there are folks who were in this room two years ago who are not here today, because the challenges of the pandemic have forced them to move on to different opportunities in life.” On the subject of Pennsylvania’s next budget cycle, Lawrence said that the state faces significant financial challenges, including how it will fund transportation and infrastructure funding, pensions for school teachers and state workers.

Williams called upon business leaders in the audience to start helping their employees “find their humanity, find their family again, establish a daycare center at their business” and “think about their individual human needs,” such as mental health, adequate healthcare and adequate roadways. “Find the human problems in your business before the humans in your business do,” he said. Speaking in a recorded video from Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of the Sixth Congressional District gave the audience an update on her recent schedule, which included meeting with a Japanese delegation at Longwood Gardens in an effort to deepen economic ties between Japan and the U.S.; a job fair that attracted 125 employers and hundreds of job seekers; and a push to President Biden to pass a disaster declaration to help those affected by Hurricane Ida, particularly those residents in the Oxford community who were victims of the hurricane that swept through the town on Sept. 1. Other speakers included SCCCC President and CEO Cheryl Kuhn, WSFS Bank Chairman Betsy Niedziejko, KendalCrosslands President and CEO Linda Marsilio and Leon Spencer, who delivered the invocation. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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and stable, in large part because the United Way is there—funding them, but also providing vital and ongoing support for their leaders,” Freeman said. “We’re a backbone of support they depend on—all year, every year.” Over the past year and a half, this question, ‘Who cares for the carer?’ has come more and more to the fore. “That’s what UWSCC has been here in our community to do for over 75 years now,” Freeman said. “Literally, we have their back.” After the past year and a half, everyone understands the challenges of crisis management—at the global, national, and local levels—in a new way. One of the clearest lessons is that structures need to be in place before a crisis hits. When there’s an urgent need, there’s no time to scramble around to build a support system or form a committee. When people need food or housing, or devices or internet access when school is suddenly virtual—or when a significant percentage of the community has no access to clear information about a deadly virus they may be passing on without even knowing they’re carrying it—systems need to be already in place to act swiftly and effectively. “Hard times build even stronger relationships,” Freeman said, “and this community banded together during the pandemic and is even stronger for this

horrific experience. Our community has a strong United Way, generous donors, and extraordinary nonprofit agencies who, working united, are getting everyone through.” The word “united” is crucial. Freeman credits the work of the Southern Chester County Opportunity Network (SCCON), an initiative of Square Roots Collective headed by Kate Daneker, with bringing all of the social sector leaders together for weekly Zoom meetings throughout the pandemic to share needs, identify resources, and work together. Part of UWSCC’s role, Freeman said, has been to connect community leaders with the resources required to meet immediate needs. “UWSCC has built strong relationships over the years with corporations and key philanthropists who gave above and beyond to UWSCC—over $120,000—to help meet those needs during this crisis.” One of the best examples of the nimbleness and strength of UWSCC is the funding Freeman pulled together for early pandemic testing of mushroom workers. On May 18, 2020, LCH reached out to Freeman with a request for funding from their COVID-19 Response Fund. LCH needed $75,000 to fund a mobile testing unit, healthcare supplies, and educational materials to initiate COVID testing at local mushroom farms where, amidst fear and confusion, the virus was spreading rapidly. Freeman

knew UWSCC could contribute $25,000 of the funds needed, and within 24 hours, she had created a funding consortium with the American Mushroom Institute and the United Way of Chester County (UWCC). Each organization contributed $25,000 to pay for this vital community health initiative. In the midst of UWSCC’s fall campaign, Freeman said, they’re more aware than ever before how critical it is to prepare for the unexpected. She also warns that recovery from the many losses suffered at the hands of the pandemic will take time. People living on the edge without safety nets fall hardest, and it will take these individuals and families much longer to recover. “This crisis,” she said, “will be with us for a long time to come. We’re grateful to everyone who’s joined us. These ‘neighbors in the know’ understand that a donation to the United Way is an excellent investment in the overall health of our community. But we need the whole community to step up so we can be there ready when needs arise.” A gift in any amount makes a difference. “It’s the broad-based community support, with gifts from $20 to $10,000 that enable us to make this kind of a difference in our community,” Freeman said. People often ask Freeman why they should support the United Way when they already support their favorite nonprofit. “We’re the number-one champion of all our agencies,

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and we encourage everyone to give directly to their favorite nonprofit,” said Freeman. “But we also encourage people to make a gift to their entire community by giving as generously as they can to their local United Way. No one else can know every nonprofit’s needs and constituents and situations intimately. That’s the invaluable role the United Way plays—to know and support all of these vital organizations well, so that our community’s support system remains strong—as needs arise in the course of a normal year as well as in times of crisis. Like a backbone, we’re the support they depend on, and we depend on our community to support us.” “Thankfully we are a trusted and tested organization in this community,” Freeman said. “With the ongoing, growing, and faithful support of our donors, we’ll continue to stand strong for our

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Carrie Freeman, CEO of the United Way of Southern Chester County (left) and KACS executive director Leah Reynolds working a COVID food collection site.

community to lean on— whatever needs arise.” To make a donation to UWSCC and support the human needs throughout this community, go to www.unitedwayscc.org

or mail your donation to United Way of Southern Chester County, 106 West State St, Kennett Square, PA 19348. The office can be reached at 610-444-4357.

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Democrat Scudder Stevens, beginning in January. From the time he entered the race, Gamble chose to avoid personal attacks on his opponent, but directed the most salient points of his campaign to where Hoffman was most vulnerable. His most vociferous attack was also his most obvious: former township manager Lisa Moore’s theft of more than $3.2 million of township money that ended in her guilty plea on Oct. 4 in a West Chester Courtroom and her sentencing to a minimum of three years in prison. In his campaign literature and online correspondence, Gamble held Hoffman, Leff and Stevens accountable for what he called their failure to institute proper accounting checks and balances that may have prevented Moore’s wrongdoings. “If something happens on your watch, you are responsible, whether fate has dealt you a bad hand or not,” Gamble said in a July article that appeared in the Chester County Press. “In this case, these supervisors are responsible and they did what a lot of boards do, which is to simply trust their underlings without any safeguards. Larceny may reside deep in someone’s soul, but if there are structures in place to prevent it, it never comes to the surface.” Gamble – who pledges to serve one six-year term on the board – continued to criticize the all-Democrat board, proclaiming that it is “unhealthy” to have a board completely in the control of one party. “When there is no minority representation, the air

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Montgomery County judge said it is a non-profit organization and the Chester County judge said it is not.” Winchester said the salary for the Tower Health chief operating officer is more like the salary of a forprofit hospital. He added that Tower Health also does not do enough Pro Bono care, and a hospital would have to do a certain amount of Pro Bono care in order to qualify for a not-for-profit status. “You have two courts of Common Pleas who disagree with each other,” Winchester explained.

Perhaps Hoffman’s largest accomplishment on the board is one she never imagined achieving when she first took oath in January 2016: helping to put Kennett Township back together again over the past 18 months. While she, her colleagues and township staff worked together to institute controls that have greatly improved the township’s system of accounting and financial record-keeping, Hoffman’s campaign for Campaign marked by another term on the board verbal sparring was repeatedly hounded by During an interview, the lingering albatross of Gamble questioned the Moore’s embezzlement. body of Hoffman’s accom‘I understand everyone’s plishments on the board. would say to disappointment’ “I Whitney that while it has been very commendable of Hoffman even addressed her to have made COVID- it in an entry she made 19 masks for members of on her personal website on the community, that’s not Nov. 1, the day before the a supervisor’s job,” he told election. the Chester County Press. “I’ve come to feel that the “The supervisor’s job is to race tomorrow is as much supervise the running of about whether facing the the township. I would ask worst -- [someone stole her, ‘What do you think money from our Township you have accomplished and we have had to work over the past six years? Not hard to see justice done and Scudder and not Richard, recover the funds -- not an but what have you done for easy task to be sure] -- and the township?’” doing the job to get it fixed In her response to is enough,” Hoffman wrote. Gamble’s Oct. 16 mailing “Sure, I wish I knew there piece, Hoffman fired back was fraud going on before on her campaign website, I even ran for office, and listing her achievements as I wish we found it sooner. a supervisor which included But I am being saddled with preserving over 300 addi- the full weight of something tional acres of open space; going on years before I got advocating the opening of there, and like many things Barkingfield Park; creating in life, it’s not entirely fair. an interactive map that fol- “I understand everyone’s lowed the regional phorid disappointment -- I am disfly problem in the county; appointed too,” she added. and spearheading a regional “I also feel I was sold a bill study to assess digital infra- of goods – ‘Everything here structure in order to locate is perfect!’ – that turned pockets of poor cell and out not to be true. I stepped broadband connection and up and dealt with it, rather make necessary improve- than resign and walk away, which would have been the ments to communication.

easy thing to do.” In his conciliatory letter to Hoffman, Gamble credited Hoffman for her many civic contributions to the township during her six-year tenure on the board. “Your energy and compassion are admirable and much needed. It is my hope that you will continue to serve, perhaps in some other office or position,” he wrote. “Again, my gratitude for all that you have done and my appreciation for all that I hope you will continue to do in the future.”

“I assume this will get appealed one way or another to the Commonwealth Court to decide which judge was correct. I do think it is significant that at least one of the two judges threw a blockade into this running train.” Oxford Mainstreet Inc. executive director Brian Dix told council that the grand opening of the Boost Mobile was set for the First Friday event in November, at a location across the street from the Presence Bank. He also informed council that OMI just did the first round of the façade grants, granting two awards. Dix also added that OMI is still inter-

is filled with the poison of secrecy,” he wrote. “It is much better to have a mix and diversity of views at the municipal level of government.” Citing “outrageous municipal tax increases” in the township during Hoffman’s six-year term, Gamble also accused Hoffman of ditching a campaign promise to keep a lid on taxes that led to a 475 percent increase in real estate taxes.

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viewing for a new Oxford Mainstreet Manager. Solicitor Stacey Fuller informed council about her meeting with the Oxford Area School District regarding the crossing guard situation. A lengthy discussion by council ensued. Fuller summed it up by saying, “What I am hearing is that council is comfortable with the responsibility of the crossing guards being taken over by the Oxford Area School District, they will do the training, the council will continue to pay the stated amount in the resolution, and the borough will revisit the terms in five years.” Fuller will

In New Garden Township, current supervisor Mike Loftus lost in his attempt for a second six-year term, as Democrats Troy Wildrick and Ted Gallivan defeated Loftus – as well as Republican Dinamarie Vanover – all by a narrow margin. Wildrick garnered 26 percent of the electorate with a total of 1,252 votes, while Gallivan received 1,182 votes (25 percent). Loftus, a Republican, finished with 1,153 votes (24 percent) while Vanover earned 23 percent of the vote, with 1,083 votes. Wildrick and Gallivan will be joining a board that saw the election of fellow Democrats Kristie Brodowski and David Unger in November 2020, leaving Steve Allaband as the only Republican supervisor. In the coming year, the board will manage the direction of several township projects and initiatives that include continuing to develop plans for Saint Anthony’s in the Hills, partnering with other agen-

cies on determining the future use of the property the township recently purchased at the Loch Nairn Golf Club, and steer the direction of White Clay Point, a proposed 200-acre project being introduced by J.P. Morgan Chase that will include both residential and commercial components on the north and south sides of Route 41. Many of the competitive races in southern Chester County were still to be conclusively decided as the mail-in ballots and write-in votes continued to tallied as of this writing. All election results were still considered unofficial. Mike Woodin, a Republican, and Ruchira Singh, a Democrat, were leading a close race among four candidates for two seats on the school board in Avon Grove’s Region 1. Incumbent Rick Dumont is leading the race for a Region 2 seat, while incumbent Bill Wood is leading in his bid to win another term in Region 3. In Kennett School Board races, a pair of Democrats, Lenda Carrillo and Ethan Cramer, were heading toward wins in Region A. Cramer was seeking a full, four-year term, while Carrillo was vying to win a two-year, unexpired term. In Region B, Jeff McVey won a seat on the board, and in Region C, with two seats up for election, Vicki Gehrt and Mark Bowden led the way. Jennifer Kehs, Kristen Dean, William Kloss, and Mike Blessington were leading the races for seats on the Oxford School Board. Elise Anderson, Jeff Hellrung, Mabel C. Yu, and Steven Simonson all won seats on the Unionville-

Chadds Ford School Board. In Avondale Borough, Democrat Susan F. Rzucidlo was leading the race to become the next mayor, and three Democrats— Michael W. Essmaker, Janet A. Watts, Stephanie Reichert—were leading races to win the three borough council seats that were being decided. West Grove Borough mayor Stephen Black won a new term, and the race for three council seats in West Grove was extremely close between the five candidates—Lauren McDevitt, David Prosser, Leandria Hall, Michael A. Ranieri, and William Temme. In Kennett Square Borough, four Democrats— Samantha J. Ferraro, Kathleen Caccamo, Bob Norris, and Timothy Kerver—won council seats. Matthew Fetick also won another term as mayor. Phil Harris won his first full-term as mayor in Oxford Borough. MaryLaura Buchner-Hulse and Amanda Birdwell were the top vote-getters so far in the race for four seats on council, with a very competitive race that included Robert Ketcham, Amanda Woolston, Ron Hershey, Bill Fitzpatrick, and Michael McMurrough all separated by a percentage or two. In Penn Township, William Radar O’Connell and Jay Ennis led the race for two seats on the township’s board of supervisors. They are both incumbents. To view the latest election results, visit the Chester County government website, which has a link to the county’s election portal.

meet with the school district again. In other business Council approved the following motions: To advertise Ordinance 945-2021 amending §1-502, Authorized Activities of Fire Company-Re: Fire Police (Revised). Authorize the solicitor to prepare an Ordinance Regarding Crossing To authorize the advertisement of an ordinance regarding Self-ServiceStorage Warehouses. To accept Civil Service Resolution #2021-002 Re: eligibility list for the position of Sergeant on the Oxford Police Department. To direct the Codes Department to consider and prepare the ordinance adopting the International Fire Code. Council also approved a motion to authorize advertising an ordinance amending Chapter 21 regarding curbs. Council member Robert Ketcham said, “We are taking the written description out and saying it as in the illustration. Previously, it just had different

directions.” Council also approved a motion to ratify an agreement allowing Oxford Mainstreet Inc. (OMI) to list the borough as the potential grantee in the organization’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Grant Program (RACP) application. Garcia-Allen explained, “In my prior role, we often represented the project and also served as the state consultant. They would assign us projects to oversee on their behalf. The Borough is basically a pass-through. There is a little bit more required, but there is more benefit to the municipality to being the grantee in this case. In regards to my personal time that is all done with. It was done on the weekend and on my own hours to save OMI costs because I know they are paying an application fee and until they get the award, it’s a risk. Once they get the award, my role in consulting with OMI is done. Should the Borough decide to be the grantee, we can spend more time discussing what the obligations of the grant would be. My role

then would be representing the Borough as the public grantee. It’s very different and it is very limited. As the grantee, the grant stays with you, not with OMI. You are not taking ownership of the project.” The motion was approved. Council also discussed the procedure for adding items to the council agenda. Garcia-Allen said, “I would like there to be a streamlined process so we have a way to see if something is ready to be added to the agenda.” Mayor Phil Harris told council that Officer Greer needs to be commended for her work during the week performing at the highest level. Police Chief Sam Iacono explained, “Officer Greer is the one who needs to be commended. She is one of our part-time officers. She was here Saturday night and had a domestic where a male was trying to strangle a female. She was involved in this incident with an arrest. After that incident, a double stabbing incident came in with juveniles. All involved knew each other and there was a history behind it. An actor stabbed two juveniles in the stomach. One juvenile was released Saturday and the other victim is still in the hospital with an infection. The actor was a juvenile, but was arrested as an adult and charged with two counts of attempted murder and will appear in adult court. We had two big incidents and both of them were solved. She is to be commended for handling all of that.”

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Congress needs to take back its National politics, Constitutional duty to declare wars

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For far too long and with the worst of intentional design, the warring of our political divide has left a permanent wound in the body of America, and we have no one left to blame for the crippled country except those who don’t look like us, who don’t think like us, who don’t believe like us and those who don’t vote like us. Yes, we said, permanent; our nation’s electoral politics is in the form of a hobbling man, grunting through the grinding pain and refusing even the slightest help out of obstinate fear that doing so would reveal vulnerability. We have become a nation without compromise, without acceptance, who refuses to believe that each of us is, on occasion, prone to defeat. Witness the events of Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C., when the 45th President of the United States and his most ardent supporters bulldozed their way to the U.S. Capitol Building in an attempt to wreck the pieces of our democracy. So as we provide summaries of our most recent elections in this issue of the Chester County Press, imagine our general surprise at the news that the Chester County Democratic and Republican parties are expressing their unified support for the continued counting of votes from last week’s election by Chester County Voter Services (CCVS). This across-the-aisle for a vote reconciliation stemmed from a discrepancy between the numbers of ballots received and the number of votes tallied after last Tuesday’s election. To immediately address the discovery, ballot counting was suspended on Nov. 5, and last weekend, CCVS performed a reconciliation of the number of ballots received in the many different categories with the number of ballots counted. Counting of ballots continued on Monday. This olive branch of cooperation arrives like a giant wallop of sweet air – a cleansing of sorts – a true bipartisan effort to find a solution. In a letter to his constituents, Republican Committee Chairman Dr. Gordon Eck said that digging deep into the voting results “should not be a partisan issue,” and called the discrepancies “major issues that threaten the very integrity of the election, and that every option is on the table. “Our goal is not to change the outcome of the election, but to guarantee that every legitimate vote cast in Chester County, regardless of party affiliation, will not be lost, stolen, diluted, or rejected through either intentional maleficence or administrative mistakes,” Eck wrote. In a letter she wrote to her constituents, Democratic Committee Chair Charlotte Valyo wrote, “We applaud the fact that all of this has been done in an open, bipartisan environment that provides the confidence to everyone that our democracy has again functioned as it should – in the open and with the goal of counting every eligible vote.” The parties have a willing partner: on their website, CCVS stated The County Voter Services Department is working alongside both the Chester County Democratic and Republican Parties to ensure every vote is processed accurately and in accordance with the law. We often take our lessons from the unlikeliest sources. How refreshing it is to know that three of those sources are in Chester County.

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Letter to the Editor: We are reminded that this week includes Veterans Day, when we remember the men and women who serve in the military. There is a bipartisan bill (S.J. 10) currently in Congress that repeals the 2002 AUMF

(Authorized use of Military Force). This bill has 42 co-sponsors, including 10 Republicans, and enough votes to pass the Senate. An AUMF gives the President the authority to go to war on his own, without national debate or Congressional authorization. This is a blank check

for endless wars. It is time to put an end to this practice and have Congress take back its Constitutional duty. Our men and women sent to fight in these wars pay a large price with extraordinary rates of suicide divorce, addiction, and homelessness. We need to let our Senators

know how much this bill is needed. It is time to concentrate on peace-building rather than these endless wars. S.J. 10 needs to get to the floor of the senate to get passed. Betsy Wenny Kennett Square

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Yorktown’s 240th anniversary event highlights today’s need for United States/France friendship French officer warns of dangerous world situation

One brief, vivid and unforgettable comment, at least one that should not be forgotten, was boldly stated. A French military officer told a gathering in Yorktown that in today’s dangerous and unstable world, we must retain our staunch and longlasting friendships. Without strong alliances, both France and the United States are in peril. His words were heard and privately repeated immediately after his presentation at the French Memorial on Oct. 19. Alerting those in attendance about today’s dangers, there are many ongoing threats in Asia, the Balkans and the Middle East, Yorktown was a fitting place to do so among the historical speeches and commemorative events.

The main focus of the two days of ceremonies at the 240th anniversary of Yorktown was the British surrender and America’s independence. The United States desperately needed France as an ally in our fight for freedom. Without the French aid, independence would not have been won at that time. France supplied much needed supplies and soldiers and the French navy neutralized the vaunted British navy, paving the way to the Yorktown victory. Members of the American Friends of Lafayette and other groups gathered in the morning of Oct. 19 at Surrender Field to remember the 50 unidentified French soldiers who died at Yorktown and were buried

there. A procession of vehicles then made its way to the French Memorial where the French officer reminded all that our freedoms are not guaranteed and are constantly at risk. The main event then took place at the 95-foot tall Yorktown Victory monument. The inscriptions on the four sides of the base of the monument are: One dedicates the monument as a memorial of victory, a second presents a succinct narrative of the siege, a third commemorates the treaty of alliance with France, and the fourth tells of the resulting treaty of peace with England. On Monday of that week, a statute of French General Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur,

comte de Rochambeau was unveiled at the Yorktown Riverwalk Landing. The statue joined three others depicting heroes of Yorktown and the American Revolution, the Marquis Lafayette, Washington and French Admiral François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse. We should all remember the lessons of our independence, if we are to retain our freedom. Chester County author Bruce E. Mowday is a member of the American Friends of Lafayette and took part in the 240th anniversary celebration in Yorktown. Barricade Publishing recently released his book Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar headlined CCDWLI Fall Gala The Chester County Democratic Women’s Leadership Initiative (CCDWLI) welcomed U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar to Chester County for their Fall Gala on Sunday, Oct. 17. This was the CCDWLI’s first event since 2019, with events in 2020 and early 2021 canceled due to COVID concerns. The organization worked to ensure the safety of all guests and attendees by requiring proof of vaccination to enter this year’s sold-out event. “We were privileged to have U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as the speaker for the return of our annual Fall Gala. She spoke about the fight for our democracy and ensuring all Americans can exercise their right to vote,” said Michele Vaughn, CCDWLI chair and co-founder. Vaughn continued, “Senator Klobuchar recently introduced the Freedom to Vote Act, which was created to set national standards so that all Americans can vote however is most convenient, no matter what

zip code they call home. This includes things like the ability to request a mail-in ballot, being able to register to vote on Election Day, and having at least two weeks of early voting. Sen. Klobuchar is again looking out for the working community and believes that no one should have to decide between earning a day’s wages and casting their vote. This bill makes voting more accessible to those with variable schedules, and those who have to work more than one job to make ends meet.” Sen. Klobuchar was chosen as a speaker by the CCDWLI because of her long history advocating for the issues that matter to women and working families. The senator’s first experience with public policy followed the birth of her daughter, Abigail, where she was the lead advocate for a law guaranteeing new moms and their babies a 48-hour hospital stay. In addition to her strong leadership on the fight to protect the right of all Americans to vote, and to make voting more accessible, Senator Klobuchar

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar headlined the Chester County Democratic Women’s Leadership Initiative Fall Gala on Sunday, Oct. 17.

remains focused on working family communities. She has a reputation for being consumer driven and has worked with both Democratic and Republican leaders to support small business communities, fight human trafficking, address the opioid epidemic, and protect consumers. The CCDWLI’s goal is to recognize women as the leaders they are at every level, and to support and encourage those who are willing to stand up and fight on the issues that matter to women and families. Vaughn concluded,

“Our hope is that Amy Klobuchar’s experience will inspire current and future leaders, particularly women leaders, here in our community to stand up and make a difference on the issues about which they feel most passionately.” The CCDWLI, founded in 2015, is a chapter of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women (PFDW). In a short time, the CCDWLI has established a proven track record of success and has quickly become the state’s largest PFDW chapter in Pennsylvania.

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Longhorns to host Academy Park in second round on Nov. 12

McCloskey, Dym lead Unionville to 23-13 opening playoff win By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Perhaps the most meaningless batch of numbers heading into last Friday night’s District 1, 5A opening round playoff game at Unionville High School was the regular season record of the visiting Springfield Cougars: Four wins and six losses. The record seemed to defy logic, given the ability of the team’s playmakers – quarterback Jake Rama, wide receiver Robby Longo and running backs Bryan Minott and Connor Roche. In fact, the team’s 70-yard, six-play opening drive that ended with a 26-yard TD run by Roche with just over one minute gone in the game seemed to cement home the truth that a) numbers can be deceiving and b) in the playoffs, anything can happen. For Pat Clark’s Longhorns – who wrapped up their regular season undefeated in the Ches-Mont and 9-1 overall and entered the game as the third seed – Roche’s touchdown served as a wake-up call that ignited the team to reel off 23 unanswered points en route to a 23-13 victory. The win moves the Longhorns into the second

Unionville running back Joe King (6) found a seam during a third quarter run.

round with a Nov. 12 game against visiting Academy Park (8-2 overall), who defeated Oxford 40-15 in opening round play on Nov. 6. Following Springfield’s opening score, Unionville quarterback Matt McCloskey engineered a 60-yard drive that was highlighted by two passes to wide receiver Luke Schriver and carries by running back Ethan Bennink. With the ball on the 15- yard line, McCloskey then rushed 13 yards to move the chains to the 2-yard line, and after a penalty on Springfield moved the ball to the 1-yard line, McCloskey followed his blockers for a touchdown with 7:10 left in the first quarter. With just 6 seconds left in the first quarter, Unionville

kicker Brian Dym kicked the first of his three field goals when he connected on a 35-yard boot that gave the Longhorns a 10-7 lead. Heading into the second quarter, Rama had been a perfect eight-for-eight in passing against a tough Unionville defense, giving full evidence that the game was on its way to becoming a back-and-forth shoot out. On the first play of the quarter, however, Rama was sacked by a blitzing Bennink, leading to a fumble recovery by linebacker Ryan Knightly and a 30-yard field goal by Dym with 10:48 remaining in the first half that gave the Longhorns a 13-7 lead. Rama was injured on the play, did not return to the game and was replaced by back-up quarterback

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Unionville quarterback Matt McCloskey led the Longhorns to a 23-13 opening round playoff win over visiting Springfield on Nov. 5.

Tom Walls, who moved his team on his first try deep into Unionville territory, but on fourth-down, his pass attempt to Longo from the 24-yard line was incomplete. In the third quarter, a fumble recovery by defensive back Tucker Opdahl gave Unionville great field position on Springfield’s 37-yard line, setting up a 25-yard field goal by Dym with 3:02 left in the quarter that extended the home team’s lead to 16-7. McCloskey engineered Unionville’s final scoring drive on the first play of the fourth quarter, when he followed blockers Knightly

and Bennink for a 19-yard touchdown run with 11:53 left in the game. Down 23-7, Springfield added its final score on a 3-yard pass from Walls to Longo with 3:09 left in the game, which was followed by a two-point conversion that was broken up by Bennink. A list ditch scoring effort by Springfield was snuffed out when Walls’ pass was intercepted by Opdahl with 33 seconds left in the game. Seeded sixth in the District 1 5A playoffs, Academy Park will enter into Unionville’s home field riding a four-game winning streak that gave them a tie

with Chichester for the top standing in the Del Val League – the third consecutive season they’ve finished at the top of the standings. Stacked with playmakers, the Knights are led by quarterback Darrell Fields (8 TD passes on 49-85 passing), running backs Ibrahim Sanogo (405 yards in rushing and 9 touchdowns) and Terrence Oliver (461 yards in rushing), and wide receiver Eric Willis, who amassed 364 yards in receiving and scored four touchdowns. The game begins at 7 p.m. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Honor veterans at the Veterans Breakfast and at Wreaths Across America By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer Clarissa Sherrow is ecstatic to be able to host the Veterans Breakfast this year. The popular annual event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Oxford Senior Center at 12 E. Locust Street in Oxford. “I’m so glad to be able to be a part of this and give back to the veterans in our community, Sherrow said. “The veterans really enjoy getting together and talking with other veterans.

We have lost a lot of veterans due to COVID-19, so these get-togethers are more important than ever.” The Oxford Veterans Breakfast brings veterans in from the local Oxford area, as well as veterans from Chester County, other places in Pennsylvania, plus Maryland and Delaware. “We normally serve up to 200 people,” Sherrow explained. “Veterans are invited to bring a guest with them. We serve scrambled eggs, toast, bacon, sausage, potatoes, gravy and coffee. They do come for all the

good food, but they also come to talk to others who know what they have been through. It’s really important for veterans to talk to other veterans. We usually have a group coming from the Coatesville VA Medical Center. This year they are planning an outreach group. They bring applications and information with them outlining healthcare benefits and services that are offered through the VA.” She added, “We usually get people anxious to volunteer their time to help us. Local Boy Scout and Girl

Unionville High School announces featured student artist Josie Tucker will be featured in the 45th annual Unionville Art Gala The Unionville High School Student Art Show Committee announced that Josie Tucker has been selected as the UHS Featured Student Artist for 2021-2022. Additionally, Jessica Hall has been awarded 1st honorable mention and Mariel DiNatale has been awarded 2nd honorable mention. Local artist and Student Art Show Committee Member Sarah SnyderDinsel said, “I am constantly amazed at the

caliber of art work created by UHS students. It is a pleasure to view their work and our decision is never an easy one.” Josie Tucker’s art will be featured in the UHS Student Art Show along with works by Hall and DiNatale, as well as other UHS art students. Usually held in conjunction with the Unionville Art Gala fundraiser in November, this year’s UHS Student Art Show will be an in-person event in May 2022 at Unionville High School, due to the fact that the 2021 Art Gala is virtual.

The 2021 Unionville Art Gala will be a virtual online auction from Friday, Nov. 12 beginning at 6 p.m. through Sunday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m., with a preview available on Thursday, Nov. 11 beginning at noon. For more information and links to the preview and live auction site, please visit the Unionville Art Gala website at unionvilleartgala.com or the Art Gala Facebook or Instagram pages @ unionvilleartgala.

Scout troops participate and the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce also helps. We have a group coming from Brandywine Valley Hospice to let the community know what services they have for veterans. Our veterans certainly deserve our appreciation. They have left their families to protect our freedoms. They have sacrificed so much. It is more important than ever to encourage our children to support veterans any way they can. “We give each veteran a lapel pin for their service. Many families, day care groups, and individuals make handmade cards for the veterans. It’s amazing to see the cards and to watch the veterans as they open them.” Anyone wanting to help or donate to the Veterans Breakfast should contact Sherrow at 484-645-4513. Sherrow also chairs the local Wreaths Across America project as well. “Last year, we placed 1300 wreaths in the Oxford area,” she explained. “Currently, we are 325 wreaths short. Wreaths are $15 apiece. The wreaths get placed on graves on Dec. 18 and stay on the graves until mid-February. Sherrow said fundraisers are planned to help funds to purchase wreaths. The Fraternal Order of Eagles will hold a pancake breakfast on Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. to noon at 410 South Street. The cost is $10 at the door. Kids under 5 are free. All proceeds go to Wreaths Across America. Another fundraiser, the second annual Wreaths

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Vietnam veteran Jim Allen visited the Wreaths Across America Mobil Unit in June. Allen was presented a pin to honor and thank him for his service in the Vietnam War. Wreaths Across America will be laying wreaths again this December to honor veterans.

Across America Cornhole Tournament, will be held at the Redmen’s Hall in Oxford. Registration Starts at noon and bags fly at 1 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. You don’t need a partner, you will be paired. There are cash prizes for winners. All ages are welcome. Baskets and other prizes are raffled off. It’s a great time to honor a veteran. Anyone wishing to donate or for more information, should contact Sherrow at: 484-645-4513. Food will be available and baskets will be raffled off. Donations can also be mailed to Clarissa Sherrow, 1161 Lees Bridge Rd., Nottingham, PA 19362. All funds raised in Oxford goes to the Oxford Cemetery, the Lincoln University Cemetery,

Mennonite Church Cemetery on Media Road, the Nottingham Cemetery, Fremont Cemetery and the Cemetery in Chrome at Mt. Olive Road. Interested persons can also go online at: Wreaths Across America, Southern Chester County for more information. Residents in the Oxford area are proud of their veterans. Streets in the Borough are adorned year-round with banners honoring their veterans. Local cemeteries are rich with the history of many veterans. Sherrow encouraged all families and individuals to donate to these causes. “Our veterans should always know how much we appreciate them, and that we will never forget what they have done for us,” she said.

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Obituaries DARLENE JEANE RHOADS Darlene Jeane Rhoads, a resident of West Grove and formerly of San Diego, Calif., passed away on Oct. 27 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. She was 73. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George Robert and Marjorie Ruth Deatrich Rhoads. Darlene resided in the West Grove area for 20 years. She was an active member of the Christian Life Center in New London. She volunteered on the hospitality committee and helped serve soup for the seniors. Darlene had fun wherever she was and loved her church, family and life. She is survived by nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Christian Life Center, 125 Saginaw Road in New London Township. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christian Life Center. Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

JAMES CHRISTOPHER PETERMAN James Christopher Peterman, 22, of Oxford, passed away on Oct. 31. Born in Darby, Pa., he was the son of Kevin Charles and Christi Johnston Peterman of Oxford. James was an honor student at Temple University and majored in tourism. He was an avid Philadelphia sports fan who loved his family and looked forward to traveling. James was a wonderful brother and son. He is survived by his parents; three brothers, Robert Peterman, Shane Peterman and Ryan Peterman, all of Oxford; paternal grandmother, Patricia Peterman of Greenville, Del.; maternal grandmother, Mary C. Johnston of Newtown Square; and many cousins, uncles and aunts. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, James Peterman and maternal grandfather, Robert Johnston. A memorial mass was celebrated on Nov. 6 at Sacred Heart Church in Oxford. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sacred Heart Church, 203 Church Road., Oxford, Pa. 19363. Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

BESSIE H. BODDY Bessie H. Boddy, an amazing angel, entered into the gates of Heaven to be with the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Oct. 28. She was 90. She was the wife of the late Leonard L. Boddy. Bessie was born in Avondale on March 7, 1931 to the late Sylvester and Louise Beatrice Thompson McKim. She was a retiree of Herr Foods, Inc. She enjoyed life to the fullest, recording her grandchildren’s school programs while never missing one, and spending much time with her grandchildren, traveling, gardening and cooking. She looked forward to the girls’ Christmas lunch, which she always prepared, and she really liked decorating her home for the holidays. She is survived by her children, Esther Curry (Stacy), Frances E. Wolf, Lonnie Boddy (Hope) and Angela L. Walls (Alfonzo). She also leaves to cherish memories her grandchildren; her great-grandchildren; a niece, Sharon Miller; a godchild, Elsie Sampson; and a host of nieces and nephews; as well as her beloved longtime neighbors, who delivered meals, fresh vegetables from the garden, and helped her with her flower garden and lawn work. 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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Obituaries PHILIP R. FLING

URSULA KRETSCHMAIER

Philip R. Fling, a resident of Honey Brook who was formerly of Kennett Township, passed away on Oct. 30 at the age of 87. He was the widower of Elizabeth (Sandy) A. Nordheim, who died Dec. 24, 1976 and Elaine R. Kellogg (Daly), who died May 18, 2016. Phil was born at home in the village of Wawaset in Pocopson Township, on Aug. 11, 1934 to Edwin D. Fling and Verda D. McAllister. He attended Unionville School all twelve years. After that, he attended Drexel Institute of Technology before entering the U.S. Air Force. After Tech School he spent nine months on Long Island before going to Japan where he flew on an RB-29. He flew top secret spy missions against Russia and China. He met Sandy on a blind date, and they married in 1960, living in Thorndale before building a house in Kennett Township where he lived for 49 years. They adopted two children before Sandy passed away from Leukemia on Christmas Eve in 1976. Phil married Elaine Daly in 1981. They subsequently retired to Tel Hai Retirement Community in 2011. Elaine passed from complications during cancer treatments in 2016, after which Phil lived independently at Tel Hai. Phil worked for IBM, as a field engineer and an installation planning representative for 38 years. During this period, he enjoyed traveling in his Airstream travel trailers, going throughout the United States and Canada. He loved working in his yard and garden, hunting and fishing with his family and friends, and doing genealogy research of the Fling family and other prominent families in the region. His survivors include his son, Steven (Beth); his daughter Valerie (Rob) Tolentino; his stepson, Russell Daly (Joan); and his stepson, Kevin Daly. He has five grandsons and five granddaughters. He is also survived by a younger brother, Richard (Carol) Fling. He was predeceased by his brothers, Samuel and Robert, and his sister, Rebecca. Philip’s memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11 at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 109 East Doe Run Road Unionville, Pa. 19375. Friends may visit with the family from 10 to 11 a.m. before the service. Interment will be in Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square. Contributions in his memory can be made to ‘The Care Assurance Fund’ at Tel Hai, P.O. Box 190, Honey Brook, Pa. 19344. Arrangements are being handled by Matthew J. Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory (484-734-8100). Condolences may be shared at www.griecofunerals.com.

Ursula Kretschmaier (nee Lubcke), a beloved mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully in Oxford on Oct. 25. Ursula was an amazing warrior who had been battling illness for many years. Born May 16, 1936 in Hamburg, Germany, Ursula’s early life was not simple, as she grew up as a young girl in World War II Germany. In her late teens, she emigrated to the United States and quickly met and married the love of her life, Rolf Kretschmaier, also an immigrant from World War II Germany. Rolf and Ursula’s fortunes turned, as they were happy, truly loved each other, and enjoyed their life together for over 50 years. Ursula especially enjoyed cooking, the beach, fishing, family get-togethers, weekend trips, vacations, and outings as a family. Ursula’s loving husband passed away in 2008, and she was also preceded in death by her sister, Karen Steputat, and both her mother, Karla and father, Otto. Ursula loved, and was close with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ursula is survived by sons, Michael (Anne), Thomas (Renee) and Richard (Kristine). She is survived by grandchildren, Rebecca (Matt), Douglas (Lori), Thomas John (Alana), Christine (Kyle), Megan (Frank), and Emily; and great grandchildren, Benjamin, Olivia, Lukas, Aubrey, Alyssa, and Kamryn. Ursula was loved and will be missed. May she find comfort and peace. A memorial service for Ursula will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Foulk Funeral Home of West Grove.

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JOSEPH EDWIN MCBRIDE, SR. Joseph Edwin McBride, Sr., of Kirkwood, passed away on Nov. 1, at Reading Hospital in West Reading. He was 83. He was the husband of Flora Shields Herr-McBride. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Joseph McBride and Mary Stanley McBride Nuse. Joseph was affiliated with Oxford Church of the Nazarene. He was employed with Beloit, Schramm, AC Miller, Dutchland, D’Ambrosio and Walmart, all in the southeastern Pennsylvania area. Joseph was a loving husband and grandfather and a hardworking man. He loved motorcycles and cars and talking about his days on the race tracks. He had been a member of the Lewistown Country Club where he enjoyed golf. He loved to dance and especially country line dance. He was a great friend to many and was always willing to lend a hand or offer advice. He could light up your day with his smile and his stories. He spent his free time fishing with his family or “chewing the cud’ with his friend, Bill Freese, down at The Post-House. Joe had been an avid bowler on a league in Downingtown for many years. His personal best score was an unbelievable 298. He had been a boxer in his younger years and had the spirit of a fighter in him, yet he was the ever-gentle giant. He is survived by his wife, Flora, her seven children, Crystal Messaros (Dave), Tanya Parry (Benjamin), April Herr, Amanda Trout (Brian), Jared Herr (Lianne), Jonathan Herr (Jaclyn), Rebekah Herr; 17 grandchildren and a great-grandson. He is also survived by his three children, April Roland (Frank) of TX; Joseph Edwin McBride, Jr. of Baltimore, MD, James McBride of Honey Brook; their mother, Bonnie Knapp; 6 grandchildren, Mary Jo, Joey, Jamie, Jerre, Ryan, Emma; five great-grandchildren, Ava Maria, Riley, Caylee, Trina, and Tambre. He is also survived by two step-children, Dena Capuito Huffman, Anthony Capuito (Jacque); their mother, Jennifer McBride; 5 grandchildren, Alexis, Katie, Megan, Hailey, and Collin. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, James Nuse; his sister, Grace Nuse; and a grandson, Zachary Allen, son of Dena. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Oxford Church of the Nazarene in Oxford. Interment will be in Oxford Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Chesapeake Bay Foundation or the SPCA. 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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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Chester County Press

Legals

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF EVELYN A. KOLB ROBERTSON a/k/a EVELYN K. ROBERTSON, DECEASED. Late of West Nottingham Township, Chester ounty, 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 STEVEN A. ROBERTSON, EXECUTOR, 5110 Pheasant Ridge Rd. Fairfax, VA 22030, Or to his Attorney: ANITA M. D’AMICO, D’AMICO LAW, P.C., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, PA 19363 10P-27-3T

ESTATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to Janice M. Andress, Executrix for the Estate of Frances A. McCummings, 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. 10p-27-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF DAVID M. ROMANKO a/k/a DAVID ROMANKO, DECEASED. Late of Oxford Borough, 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 MARY ELLEN ROMANKO BUNDY and MICHAEL F. ROMANKO, EXECUTORS, c/o Kevin P. Gilboy, Esq., Two Logan Square, 100 N. 18th St., Ste. 1825, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to their Attorney: KEVIN P. GILBOY, GILBOY & GILBOY LLP, Two Logan Square, 100 N. 18th St., Ste. 1825, Philadelphia, PA 19103 11p-10-3t

ADVERTISEMENT FOR GRANT OF LETTERS

Estate of Jane E. Conner, LATE OF Avondale, PA, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to David Conner, Executor, 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: David Conner, 4821 Homeville Rd., Cochranville, PA 19330 Attorney: Ira D. Binder, 227 Cullen Rd, Oxford, PA 19363 11p-10-3t

NOTICE

This notice serves to establish a 30-day comment and review period from the date of this publication for the Sewage Planning Module for Stoneyfield Estates. This is an age-restricted residential land development located at 138 Stoney Lane, Nottingham, PA 19362, in West Nottingham Township, Chester County, PA. The project proposes the construction of 42 age-restricted units and a wastewater treatment plant on a 32-acre tract. An existing wastewater plant will be decommissioned, and all the homes currently served by the existing treatment plant will be served by the new treatment plant. The new sewage flows equate to 16equivalent dwelling units; the new plant will serve a total of 47 EDUs. This notice is required as construction of a wastewater treatment plant that discharges to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed is proposed and the resolution of a conflict was necessary between the proposed alternative and consistency requirements contained in Chapter 71.21(a)(5)(I), (ii), (iii) including:1) Potential conflicts identified by a Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory database search which were subsequently resolved, and 2) the project involves the disturbance of soils mapped as prime farmland. The planning module can be viewed at the West Nottingham Township Municipal Office at 100 Park Road, P.O. Box 67, Nottingham, PA 19362, Telephone: 610-932-4072 during normal work hours. Written comments will be accepted by West Nottingham Township at the address above. 11p-10-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Elk Township Board of Supervisors 2022 Budget Work Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM at the Elk Township Building, 952 Chesterville Road, Lewisville, PA 19351. If you are a person

with a disability and wish to attend the meeting and require auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact Terri Kukoda at 610-255-0634 to discuss how Elk Township may best accommodate your needs. 11p-10-1t

ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Delores Joan Wilkinson, Late of West Chester, East Goshen Township, Chester County , PA, LETTERS of Administration 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 John Wilkinson, 23 Jewel Drive, Mount Joy, PA 17552, Administrator. 11p-10-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

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, November 18th, 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 on Monday, December 20th, 2021. 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. 21-11-141 Writ of Execution No. 2021-03870 DEBT $870,831.82 PREMISES 110 STARR ROAD, AVONDALE, PA 19311 All THAT CERTAIN tract of ground with mushroom houses erected thereon, situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, according to a survey made by George E. Regester, Jr. & Sons, Inc., dated May 12, 1976, as taken from their Plan C-451 and being Parcel “B” on said plan as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a spike set for the original northwesterly corner of lands of Mae Cornette, and a Northeasterly corner of lands of Ar-Ge- Nel, Inc., said spike being set in the title line of Public Road T-333 known as “Star Road” said road leading in an Easterly direction to Route 41 and a Westerly direction to Avondale; thence leaving said point of beginning and by said title line in said road, South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 149.87 feet to a P.K. nailset for a corner of this and a corner of Parcel “A” said plan owned by Mae Corset for a corner of this and an a corner of Parcel “A” said plan owned by Mae Cornette; thence leaving said title line in said road and by Parcel “A” on said plan owned by Cornette, South 03 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East 282.84 feet to an iron pin set for a corner of this and a corner of said Parcel “A” thence still by said Parcel “A” owned by Cornette, South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 150.00 to an iron pin set for a corner of this and said Parcel “A” and said point being set in line fo lands of Joseph Cornette; thence by lands of Joseph Cornett the following 3 courses and distances, to wit: (1) South 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds West 237.00 feet to an iron pin; (2) South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 172.57 feet to an iron pin; (3) North 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds East 59.00 feet to an iron pin marking a corner of this and a corner of David E. Cornette; thence by lands of said David E. Cornett, South 84 degrees 55 mintues 00 seconds East 190.32 feet to an iron pin set for a corner of this and said David Cornette and said pin being set in line of lands of Phillip G. Donohoe; thence by lands of said Phillip G. Donohoe, South 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds West 1025.00 feet to an iron pin set for a corner of this and a corner of lands of John Rosans, and set in line of lands of Philip A. Lafferty being on or near the north bank of White Clay Creek; thence by said line of said Creek and by land of said Lafferty the following 2 courses and distances, to wit: (1) North 79 degrees 34 minutes 50 seconds West 403.66 feet to an iron pin; (2) South 75 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds West 271.26 feet to a point set for a corner of this and lands of first mentioned Ar-Ge-Nel, Inc.: thence by lands of said Ar-Ge- Nel, Inc., North 04 degrees 55 minutes East 1535.00 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. Containing 17.995 acres of land be the same more or less. BEING UPI # 60.5-2.3

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 10p-27-3t

BEING the same premises which Davidson & Pizzine, a Pennsylvania Partnership, by Indenture dated September 29, 2009, and recorded December 12, 2010, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10994576, Book 7864, Page 1405, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson, LLC, in fee.

Sheriff Sale

PREMISES 112 STARR ROAD, AVON-

DALE, PA 19311 ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or parcel of ground situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described in accordance with a Plan of Property owned by Mae Cornette prepare by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, dated 5/12/1976 and recorded as Plan No. 461 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County as follows: BEGINNING at an old spike set on the title line in the bed of Starr Road (T133), said road leading in an Easterly direction to Route 41 and in a Westerly direction to Avondale said spike marking a Northeast, corner of this about to be described tract and a Northwest corner of land of Joseph Cornette as shown on said Plan; thence from said point of beginning and leaving the bed of Starr Road along lands of Joseph Cornette South 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds West, crossing over and old iron pin found, 280.00 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Parcel “B” as shown on said Plan; thence along Parcel “B” the 2 following courses and distances; (1) North 84 degrees 55 minutes West 150.00 feet to an iron pin; and (2) North 03 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds West crossing over 2 iron pins, 282.84 feet to a P.K. nail set on the title line of Starr Road; thence along the title line in the bed of Starr Road South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 197.69 feet to an old spike found, the point and place of beginning. BEING Parcel “A” as shown on said Plan. BEING UPI 60-5-2 BEING the same premises which Davidson & Pizzine, a Pennsylvania Partnership, by Indenture dated September 29, 2009, and recorded December 12, 2010, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10994577, Book 7864, Page 1408, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson, LLC, in fee. PREMISES 124 STARR ROAD, AVONDALE, PA 19311 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of ground situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded according to a survey made by Arthur Crowell, Registered Surveyor, in May 1946 and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING in the middle of a dirt road from Newark Road to New Garden Station, the Northeast corner of tract recently conveyed to Allen Taylor; thence along middle of road North 89 degrees 08 minutes East 311 feet; thence leaving road passing through maple tree South 1 degree 4 minutes West 909.5 feet to a corner of trace about to be conveyed to Isreale Santilli; thence by line of same North 88 degrees 45 mintues West 14 feet to line of Allen Taylor; thence by this line North 1 degree 15 minutes East 898 feet to the point of beginning. CONTAINING six and four-eighth hundredths (6.48) acres more or less. BEING UPI # 60-5-3.1 BEING the same premises which James E. Davidson and Ronald L. Pizzini, by Indenture dated September 29, 2009, and recorded December 12, 2010, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10994578, Book 7864, Page 1410, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson, LLC, in fee. PLAINTIFF: First Citizens Community Bank, Successor by Merger to MidCoast Community Bank VS DEFENDANT: James Davidson, LLC SALE ADDRESS: 110 Starr Road, 112 Starr Road, 124 Starr Road, Avondale, PA 19311 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER 717-299-5201 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 bal-

ance 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 10p-27-3t

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, November 18th, 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 on Monday, December 20th, 2021. 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. 21-11-142 Writ of Execution No. 2021-03869 DEBT $469,904.14 ALL OF THE FOLLOWING three tracts of land SITUATE partly in Upper Oxford Township and partly in Penn Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: TRACT NO. 1 BEGINNING at a point in the middle line of the public road leading from Jennersville to Edenton and in the Southeasterly line of a 415 feet wide strip or piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Company; extending thence along the middle line of said public road and by ground now or late of Geo.T. Allen South 50 degrees 37 minutes East, 344.70 feet to a flint stone in line of ground now or late of L.P. Miller; thence leaving said road any by ground now or late of L.P. Miller South 19 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds West, 2,511.37 feet to a limestone, in line of ground now or late of Dr. C.F. Quimby a corner common to ground herein described and ground now or late of L.P. Miller; thence by ground now or late of Dr. C.F. Quimby the 3 following courses and distance: (1) North 62 degrees 27 minutes 40 seconds West, 527.26 feet to an iron pin (2) North 58 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds West, 610.53 feet to an iron pin and (3) South 50 degrees 14 minutes West, 84.15 feet to an iron pin a corner of ground now or late of M.T. Clark; thence by ground now or late of M.T. Clark the 3 following courses and distance: (1) North 83 degrees 46 minutes West, 165 feet crossing Elk Creek to an iron pipe; (2) South 23 degrees 55 minutes West, 242.10 feet to a point and (3) South 43 degrees 32 minutes 40 seconds West , 425.70 feet to an iron pipe in line of ground now or late of C.P. Lindsey; thence by ground now or late of C.P. Lindsey the 2 following courses and distances: (1) North 04 degrees 57 minutes West; 570.50 feet to a flint stone and (2) North 20 degrees 21 minutes 20 seconds East , 1,051.17 feet to an iron pin a corner of ground of Leonard N. Holston; thence by ground now or late of Leonard N. Holston, North 20 degrees 02 minutes East, 328.91 feet to a point in the said Southeasterly line of a 415 feet wide strip of ground of Philadelphia Electric Company and thence through ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company parallel with Philadelphia Electric Company’s tower lines the 2 following courses and distances: (1) North 61 degrees 18 minutes East, 627.22 feet to a point and (2) North 41 degrees 42 minutes East, 1,476.57 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. TRACT NO. 2 BEGINNING at a point in the Northwesterly line of a 415 feet wide strip or piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company and in line of ground now or late of Leonard H. Holston, said point being 629.20 feet measured on a course North 20 degrees 02 minutes East from a point in the Northwesterly corner of Parcel No. 1 above described also tin the Southeasterly line of aforesaid 415 feet wide strip or piece of ground; extending thence by ground now or late of said Leonard H.

Holston North 20 degrees 02 minutes East. 374.70 feet crossing Elk Creek to an iron pin a corner to ground now or late of Leonard H. Holston and R. Leroy Scott; thence by ground now or late of R. Leroy Scott, North 55 degrees 03 minutes East, 558.54 feet to a point in said Northwesterly line of a one hundred fifteen feet wide strip of piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company, and thence through ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company parallel with and 207.5 feet distance measured Northwesterly from and at right angles to the established center line of Philadelphia Electric Power Company’s power lines the two (2) following courses and distances (1) South 61 degrees 42 minutes West, 624.69 feet to a point and (2) South 61 degrees 18 minute West, 155.72 feet re-crossing said Elk Creek to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. TRACT NO. 3 BEGINNING at a point in the middle line of the aforesaid public road leading from Jennersville to Edenton and in the Northwesterly line of a 415 feet wide strip of piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Company extending thence through ground of Philadelphia Electric Company parallel with and 207.5 feet distance measured Northwestwardly from and at right angles to the established center line of Philadelphia Electric Company’s tower lines South 81 degrees 42 minutes West, 469.65 feet to a point in line of ground now or late of R. Leroy Scott; thence by said ground now or late of R. Leroy Scott North 10 degrees 18 minutes East, 497.40 feet to an iron pin in the middle line of said public road leading from Jennersville to Edenton and thence along the middle line of last mentioned road South 50 degrees 37 minutes East, 420.20 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING therefrom and thereout a tract of land containing 1.794 acres more or less which Clarence W. Gray and Wilheimina E. Gray, his wife, convey to the Philadelphia Electric Company by Deed dated February 4, 1964, recorded in Chester County Deed Book P-35, page 918. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREOUT AND THEREFROM premises described in the following conveyances in Record Book 263 page 159, 287 page 230, 1684 page 105, 2180 page 396, 2510 page 406 and 5232 page 1256. BEING UPI No. 58-1-12 BEING the same premises which Brothers Mushroom Farm, a Pennsylvania General Partnership, by Indenture dated August 1, 2008, and recorded August 13, 2008, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10867861, Book 7497, Page 11961, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson & Sons, LLC, in fee. PLAINTIFF: First Citizens Community Bank, Successor by Merger to MidCoast Community Bank VS DEFENDANT: James E. Davidson & Sons, LLC SALE ADDRESS: 731 Ewing Road, Cochranville, PA 19330 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER, 717-299-5201 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 10p-27-3t

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Local News Cecil College to hold Fall 2021 Open House

Sappey to host free breakfast for veterans Nov. 12 State Rep. Christina Sappey invites veterans in the 158th district and their families to attend her annual veterans breakfast at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12 at the Unionville Presbyterian Church, located at 815 Wollaston Road in Kennett Square. In addition to a free,

hot breakfast, the recognition event will feature a keynote speaker and offer information on services and assistance available to Pennsylvania veterans. “Veterans have made tremendous sacrifices to protect us and our freedoms,” Sappey said. “This breakfast is a small token of appreciation for them

this Veterans Day. I look forward to spending time with some of the most selfless and courageous members of our community.” An RSVP is required to attend this event. Call Sappey’s office at 484-200-8264 or email RepSappey@pahouse. net to RSVP.

Go beyond the virtual campus tour and take an up-close look at Cecil College inperson during the 2021 Fall Open House. Join in at Cecil College’s most comprehensive admissions event of the season to explore academic offerings, campus life, admissions, financial aid, and much more. The Open House takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the North East Campus, located at One Seahawk Drive in North East, Md. Take the opportunity to

engage with faculty, staff, and current students for a glimpse at college life at Cecil College. This free event is an opportunity for prospective students and their parents to learn about and experience Cecil College’s offerings. Visitors will discover the exciting academic programs offered at Cecil College, such as healthcare careers, cutting-edge cybersecurity, engineering and STEM, behavioral and social sciences, the arts, and more. For more information, con-

tact admissions@cecil.edu or by calling 410-287-1006. For the health and safety of our community, Cecil College requires that face masks covering the nose and mouth be worn indoors on all campuses. Guests are required to socially distance six feet from non-household members when indoors and recommended to mask outdoors if unable to socially distance, regardless of vaccination status. For complete information regarding COVID19 campus protocols, please visit www. cecil.edu/coronavirus.

Parker appointed as new director of Chester County Archives and Record Services Chester County History Center president Conor Hepp, and County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline, recently announced the appointment of Cliff Parker as the new director of Chester County Archives and Record Services (CCARS). Parker served as archivist and deputy director of Chester County Archives and Record Services for 18 years under the direction of Laurie Rofini, who retired in September. “Cliff’s creativity and enthusiasm, and his obvious love of history have greatly benefited Chester County,” said the County

Commissioners in a joint statement. “He uses the latest technologies to educate and highlight the importance of our records and the immense history of our county. “His projects bring history to life, and we know that he will lead a team that continues to engage the public in historical research, while also ensuring that preservation and records management keep pace with professional standards.” Over the course of his career with CCARS, Parker established a record inventory system, created an unprecedented level of access to historic Chester County records, developed interactive touch screens for

the Chester County History Center’s Civil War exhibit, and created an online portal, “Slavery in Chester County.” In addition, Parker created the 1777 Chester County Property Atlas, for which the County earned an award from the National Genealogical Society earlier this year. Conor Hepp, Chester County History Center President noted, “Our community is extraordinarily lucky to have such a dedicated and talented person as Cliff Parker serving them. He brings to this position a passion for history and historical research that benefits all of us.” Parker brings twenty-six

years of experience in government records to this new position. Prior to his joining Chester County Archives and Record Services in 2002, he spent seven years as Reference Archivist, then Research Room Supervisor for Delaware Public Archives. Parker earned a bachelor of arts degree in History, with a minor in political science from Clemson University, and received training from the Modern Archives Institute, National Archives in Washington D.C. Chester County Archives and Record Services is administered by the Chester County History Center in Courtesy photo cooperation with the County Cliff Parker, the newly appointed director of the Chester County Archives and Record Services. of Chester.

Ceremony for new Online Collaborative Learning Center The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) celebrated the official opening of its Online Collaborative Learning Center in Downingtown. The Online Collaborative Learning Center was designed to provide the Communications and Learning Solutions Division with a space that fosters creativity and provides BVA teachers and students with various in-person and virtual learning opportunities. CCIU Board members, Chester County School Authority members, Chester County superintendents, administrators and staff enjoyed an outdoor ceremony where CCIU executive director Dr. George F. Fiore spoke with pride. “Throughout the past 19 months, the Brandywine Virtual Academy has been

open and has been able to support our students and school districts when they without a doubt needed us most,” said Dr. Fiore, executive director of the CCIU, “This could not be done without the hard work of many, many people. Because of our leadership team and staff, our students, families and partner districts know that they are receiving the best online learning instruction in the commonwealth, taught by Pennsylvania State Certified teachers who reside in their communities. This is why the Brandywine Virtual Academy is a premier choice for online learning and continues to grow at exponential rates.” Other speakers included State Sen. Carolyn Comitta, CCIU Board President Bonnie Wolff and the Chair of School Authority Thomas

Wolpert, who each spoke of the ways that the CCIU’s Online Collaborative Learning Center is providing educational opportunities to the students in Chester County and beyond. The opening ceremony was followed by an interactive tour of the unique space, highlighting the many learning resources for Brandywine Virtual Academy (BVA) students and teachers, including a science lab. The CCIU Online Collaborative Learning Center is home to BVA technical support, communications, marketing, special events and admissions departments of the Communications and Learning Solutions Division. The highlight of the tour was the virtual question and answer session with current BVA students in the student drop-in center. Students

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The CCIU celebrated the official opening of the CCIU Online Collaborative Learning Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Pictured (Left to right) are Mark Slider, Chip Harper, John DeMillion, Joe Lubitsky, Carolyn Comitta, Dr. George F. Fiore, Bonnie Wolff, Dr. Joseph O’Brien, Thomas Wolpert, Dr. Steve Gerhard and Mary Jeanne Curley.

interacted with guests of the event and discussed their experiences with BVA and how beneficial the offering is in each of their different circumstances. The CCIU Collaborative Learning Center’s student drop-in center was designed for students

who prefer in-person instructional support. The drop-in center also serves as a space for teachers and staff to collaborate and connect with students virtually. The CCIU Collaborative Learning Center opening ceremony and tour also

celebrated the rapid growth of BVA. At the start of the school year, BVA’s enrollment increased by 84.22 percent, with over 3,085 students enrolled at the time. This number is expected to rise as more students and districts seek virtual offerings.

by said Parcel A North 84 degrees, 36 minutes, 57 seconds East, 29.18 feet to a point marking the northeasterly corner of this, a southeasterly corner of said Parcel A, and in line of lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa; thence by said lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa South 05 degrees, 52 minutes, 15 seconds East, 129.19 feet to an iron pin found marking the southeasterly corner of this, a southwesterly corner of said lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa, a northwesterly corner of lands of Terry A. and Susan L. Lepold, and a northeasterly corner of lands of Larry M. and Garry M. Brady; thence partly by said lands of Brady and partly by the aforementioned Parcel C South 86 degrees, 58 minutes, 25 seconds West, 130.30 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing 10,094 Square Feet.

TUE OF A DEED FROM ROBERT G. PATRICK, A MARRIED INDIVIDUAL, DATED MAY 10, 2007, RECORDED MAY 29, 2007, AT DOCUMENT ID 10757741, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7171, PAGE 522, OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Legals the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, December 20th, 2021. 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. 21-11-148 Writ of Execution No. 2020-09123 DEBT $1,003,815.41 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of land situated in the London Britain Township, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being more fully described in Deed dated June 19, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Chester County Recorder of Deeds on June 26, 2007, in Deed Book Volume 7195 at Page 1922. Tax Parcel No. 73-4-29.6 PLAINTIFF: CSMC 2018-SP3 Trust VS DEFENDANT: Charles J. Slanina, Cynthia B. Slanina & the United States of America

SALE ADDRESS: 125 Ayrshire Drive, Landenberg, PA 19350 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: HLADIK, ONORATO & FEDERMAN, LLP 215855-9521 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 10p-27-3t

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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, December 20th, 2021. 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. 21-11-149 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12666 DEBT $142,373.82 ALL THAT CERTAIN, MESSAGE. LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE ON, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST NOTTINGHAM, COUNTY OF CHESTER, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: All those certain tracts of improved ground with buildings erected thereon situate easterly of Sylmar Road in West Nottingham Township, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, according to a survey by Concord Land Planners & Surveyors, Inc., Oxford, Pa., and being remaining lands of Robert

G. Patrick combined with Parcel B as shown on Plan Number 0457 dated April 26, 2005, last revised October 31, 2005, and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Sylmar Road marking the southwesterly corner of this and a northwesterly corner of Parcel C as shown on said plan, of which this was a part; thence leaving said point of beginning and by said centerline the following two courses and distances: North 05 degrees, 37 minutes, 34 seconds West, 44.09 feet to a P.K. nail found; thence North 05 degrees, 30 minutes, 40 seconds West, 17.31 feet to a point marking the northwesterly corner of this and a southwesterly corner of remaining lands of Gary D. and Freida Moore; thence by said remaining lands of Moore the following two courses and distances: North 84 degrees, 22 minutes, 29 seconds East, 100.45 feet to an iron pin found marking a corner of this and a southeasterly corner of said remaining land of Moore; thence North 05 degrees, 39 minutes, 43 seconds West, 59.00 feet to a point marking a corner of this and a southeasterly corner of Parcel A as shown on said plan; thence

BEING UPI NUMBER 68-06-0135 BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ROBERT G. PATRICK AND BETH ANN PATRICK, HUSBAND AND WIFE WHO ACQUIRED TITLE AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, BY VIR-

PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: Robert G. Patrick & Beth Ann Patrick SALE ADDRESS: 22 Sylmar Road, Nottingham, PA 19362 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 614-220-5611 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 10p-27-3t

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