Poole Forge

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Beartown Sportsman’s Association will assist with the derby. “They will be stocking the (Conestoga) creek the night prior (to the derby),” said Dawn Eckdahl, HPF executive director, noting that the association will host its own derby on Saturday, May 6, and the community is invited to attend.

At the conclusion of the derby, fishing will be open to everyone. A Pennsylvania Fishing License is required.

“I think (the trout derby) is our best event of the year because at the end of it all you have so many happy kids,” said Eckdahl. “All the kids are smiling.”

The photography show in the HPF mansion will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23, from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Additionally, a selection of prints and cards will be available for sale.

Eckdahl said that many new photographers will display their work this year, including a local high school student. “We will have a little bit of everything. There will be (photos of) landscapes and wildlife and nature,” Eckdahl noted.

The goal of the show is to provide a venue for area photographers to display their work. “Most of them are not seasoned professionals. For some of them, it is the first time displaying their work,” Eckdahl said. “The whole point is to give local photographers who don’t normally participate in shows or contests an avenue to get their work out.”

HPF is located at 1940 Main St., Narvon (Churchtown), 7 miles east of New Holland and 5 miles west of Morgantown. For more information about either HPF event, visit www.historicpooleforge.org or www.facebook.com/pooleforge or call 484-797-5302.

Patti Brennan, chief executive officer of Key Financial Inc., will be inducted into the Chester County Hall of Fame by the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) on Wednesday, May 17, at the Phoenixville Foundry, 2 N. Main St., Phoenixville. During the event, which attracts more than 400 business leaders, Brennan will be honored for her more than 30 years of service to thousands of local businesses and individuals.

Brennan grew up in Newtown Square and has lived in Chester County for almost 35 years since graduating from Georgetown University with a degree in nursing. After working in oncology and as an ICU nurse, she decided to pursue her passion for financial planning. While still taking nursing shifts on weekends, she started spending her weekdays in her new career in Center City.

Brennan started Key Financial in 1990 with a part-time employee who worked from a converted laundry room off the Brennan kitchen. At the time, Brennan was also raising four children.

Today, Key Financial has grown to 30 employees and occupies 12,000 square feet of space in West Chester. The financial planning and