Chester CountyPRESS
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Volume 157, No. 9
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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New Garden shares plans for Phase II of park’s development By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Among the entirety of the New Garden Township staff over the last several months, it can rightly be suggested that Parks & Open Space Superintendent Mike Buck may be its busiest – 137 acres of busy, to be precise. • At the township’s Board of Supervisors meeting last September, Buck introduced Phase I of the development of the 137-
acre Saint Anthony’s in the Hills Park that spelled out a vision for the project. Located at the southernmost parcel of the park near the former soccer fields, Phase I – now under construction and expected to open to the public this fall – is creating a trail system that will include several kiosks, pedestrian barriers, interpretive signage and parking spaces, at a cost of $50,000. • In early January before the board, Buck unveiled a
re-branding of the park that gave it a new name – New Garden Hills. In partnership with the township’s Continued on page 4A Image courtesy of New Garden Township
Phase II of the development for New Garden Hills, expected to be completed in December of 2024, includes plans for the installation of a playground, a picnic area, trails, a pickleball court and future sites for day camps and other activities.
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Police seek information about suspect in attempted robberies
Sculpture, imagined
The Pennsylvania State Police Troop J – Avondale is investigating a series of burglaries and attempted robberies that occurred on Saturday, Feb. 18. According to police, at shortly after 9:30 p.m., the suspect smashed through the front doors of the Bellybusters Sub Shoppes located on Baltimore Pike in East Nottingham Township with a hammer and Continued on page 3A
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“Imagined,” The Oxford Arts Alliance’s latest exhibit, will be on display from March 3 to March 31. The exhibit, curated by artist Jill Beech, will feature her work and entries from eight other abstract sculptors: John Baker, Katee Boyle, Michael Csuy, Lisa Fedon, Lele Galer, Mike Kahler, Rhoda Kahler, and Helen Mason. The sculptural materials in the exhibit are made of paper pulp, steel, wood, textiles, clay and rubber. An opening reception will be held on March 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., and will be free and open to the public. The Oxford Arts Alliance is located at 38 South Third Street in downtown Oxford. For more information, visit www.oxfordart.org.
Caleb named 'hometown hero' at Gov. Shapiro's inauguration By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer
by Lincoln University students as they prepared their letter to nominate Jackie Caleb as a “Hometown “Miss Jackie is our Hero.” hero.” Leading up to the That was the sentiment January inauguration of expressed time and again Josh Shapiro and Austin
governor. One of those contests was “Hometown Hero” and the public was encouraged to nominate someone who has contributed to the community. Caleb was nominated by
Lincoln University students and won. “I was amazed, to say the least, that students even thought of me as a ‘hometown hero,’” Caleb said. The letter was written Continued on page 2A
Annual dinner to be held March 11
Outdoorsman group event to address building a path from ‘success to significance’ By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
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Davis, the Shapiro-Davis Inaugural Committee held a series of four interactive contests that gave community members a chance to be part of the inauguration of Pennsylvania’s next governor and lieutenant
Since its formation 13 years ago, The CLC Outdoorsmen Ministry Group has lived by its principle as an open-door gathering of men and women in the local community who are dedicated to spreading the gospel of
the outdoors, whether in the form of big-game hunting, fishing or simply the indescribable feeling of being enveloped by nature. While the organization’s annual dinner on March 11 will certainly attract those with a passion for all three, Outdoorsmen Ministry Group leader Steve Shuster said the Group’s doors will
swing wide open again, to those who may not be hunters or fishermen, but are receptive to listening to a story well told, that will be contained in Shuster’s keynote address, “Success to Significance.” In his own words – and in the message that he will share at the event -- the first 25 years of Shuster’s pro-
fessional career as a brand and marketing manager at W.L. Gore “were focused on my success – a selfish pride that believes that it was all about winning.” Suddenly and without warning, the careful building blocks that gave Shuster a false sense of accomplishment began to crumble in the face of real events. His
father was diagnosed with cancer and Shuster was in jeopardy of losing his job. “After all of that perceived vision of success, I found myself in a very dark place,” he said. “I began to ask myself, ‘Why is this happening?’ Through prayer and God’s grace, I began to seek answers.” Continued on page 4A