Chester County Press 03-08-17 Edition

‘This

will be the economic engine for southern Chester County’

Officials are optimistic that the proposed parking garage and transportation center will be a catalyst for future economic development opportunities in Oxford. The borough is closing in on securing sufficient funding to move forward with the project

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Can Oxford Borough afford to move forward with a plan to construct a parking garage near its business district?

Can it afford not to?

These weighty questions will be on the minds of Oxford’s elected officials and leaders until a decision is made, one way or another, on whether the borough will move forward with the project. The decision will come in the not-too-distant future, and it’s one that could impact the borough and its 5,000 residents for years to come.

Decades ago, Oxford was the economic hub of southern Chester County. Longtime residents can still remember a time when the town’s business district was bustling with activity, its streets alive with pedestrians on their way to dinner or the movies, and its stores filled with shoppers. Borough manager Brian Hoover believes that the parking garage can be a catalyst for future economic development opportunities that will once again make Oxford a hub of business activity.

Oxford Borough officials are considering constructing a parking garage and transportation center in the business district to address the long-term parking needs of the borough.

“It’s obvious that we need that facility,” Hoover said in an interview last week. “All the parking studies point to the fact that if you want anything to occur, you need to address the parking issue in the downtown. We have an opportunity to drive activity in the downtown district. That brings jobs to town. This will be the economic engine for southern Chester County.”

Elected officials are well aware that the borough

already has a high millage rate, and from the very beginning, this project depended on the borough’s ability to obtain funding through public and private sources. Hoover emphasized that they understand that the borough’s residents shouldn’t shoulder the burden of paying for the costs of constructing and maintaining the parking garage.

Oxford enlisted Steve Krug of Krug Architects

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Kennett Square Borough takes a stand against discrimination

Council unanimously approves an ordinance that prohibits discrimination and establishes a Human Relations Commission to address concerns and mediate complaints

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Kennett Square prides itself on its diversity and celebrates its culture of inclusion and equality. On Monday night, Kennett Square Borough Council put its commitment to diversity and fairness in writing.

An enthusiastic, standingroom-only crowd turned out for the meeting as borough council considered the adoption of an ordinance that prohibits discrimination. The ordinance that was under consideration also establishes the creation of a Human Relations Commission that provides people who live and work in the borough with a local resource to address discrimination complaints.

Council members introduced the ordinance for discussion two months ago after being prompted by some community activists who raised concerns about all people being treated fairly in the borough.

The ordinance under con-

sideration states that, “It is necessary that appropriate legislation be enacted to ensure that all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, natural origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids, are afforded equal opportunities for employment, housing, ownership or lease of commercial property, and the use of public accommodations.”

In short, the ordinance aims to provide protection from discrimination to all people who live or work in the borough. The ordinance declares that it is the borough’s public policy to safeguard all individuals’ access to all public accommodations, and that discrimination in housing, employment, or public accommodations is strictly prohibited.

While federal and state

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Indivisible KSQ: ‘Our diversity is our strength’

Overflow crowd shares ideas, action plans at grassroots group’s meeting

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 18, about 40 community members gathered in a lower level meeting room at the Kennett Library to hear the objectives of Indivisible KSQ, a newly-formed collective of concerned citizens who want to open more doors and help more people.

On the morning of March 4, the lower level meeting room at the library again served as the site of group’s meeting.

Yet, in a space that comfortably holds no more than 25, an audience of more than 100 attended, filling every available seat, packing every narrow aisle, and arching their heads four-deep at the door at the front of the room, in order to see and hear what was happening inside.

Over the course of the 90-minute meeting, the group communicated ideas and put plans to action, with specific emphasis on strengthening communication between the Hispanic and non-Hispanic

communities, throwing their support to the Hispanic population in the face of kicked-up immigration and customs enforcement measures, and addressing the issue of gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.

“Our goal is to revitalize American democracy, empower progressive leaders, and elevate the political consciousness of our community,” said moderator and KSQ Invisible member Laura Florence. “We are working together to model the values

of inclusion, respect and fairness, and we realize that we are all connected, and that our diversity is our strength.”

“We are here as an action and a resource and a networking group, whatever we decide to do, it’s with that intention.”

The first topic of discussion helped determine ways that the group can provide solutions for -- and integrate with -- the local Hispanic community, where a wave of fear has set in as a result of aggressive efforts by Immigrations

Half Moon Restaurant & Saloon to close March 11

Saying ‘Goodbye’ to an iconic landmark

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Ever since they first hung the well-known sign that announced the arrival of a new eatery on State Street in Kennett Square in 1997, Half Moon Restaurant & Saloon owner Scott Hammond and his partner Kristin Hess, who have offered a diverse menu that includes elk and bison, have always managed to run their popular restaurant against the grain. Now, after 20 years, they will be selling to it. Hammond and Hess recently announced that they are retiring, and that they have sold the Kennett Square institution to managing partners Lee Mikles and Jim O’Donoghue, who have owned Grain Craft Bar+Kitchen in Newark since July 2015, as well as the former Aqua Sol in Bear, which they recently

purchased. The Half Moon will close after business on March 11 and will reopen in a few weeks under a new name: Grain KSQ.

“Twenty years in the restaurant business is like 25 years in any other business,” Hammond said, moments before the restaurant opened on March 3. “It doesn’t stop. You’re here on Christmas Eve. You’re here on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. You’re always here, and we have to staff it every day from eight in the morning to two in the morning the next day. That’s a lot to have to worry about, and it just doesn’t stop.”

When Hess announced that she was stepping away from the day-to-day operation of the eatery three years ago, she said that Hammond was reluctant to leave the Half Moon at the time, but she persisted.

“It was seven days a week,

every day, for 20 years, and Scott and I figured that we wanted to go out while were still going strong,” Hess said. “At first we put caps on it. We said to each other, ‘Hey, how about another five years? How about another year?’ I kept telling Scott that it was time,” she said. “It was about two years ago when I finally got Scott to say that it was time.”

When the original plans were conceived for the Half Moon when Hammond and Hess purchased it in September of 1996, the concept was to create a one-of-kind restaurant that would make a mark in the local foodie scene, one that would take customers on an imaginary trip to turn-of-the-century Boston,

and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to canvas the Hispanic neighborhoods throughout the Kennett Square area. Paola Rosas, a board member with La Communidad Hispana, said that “the fear in this is real.” At one point in the meeting, Rosas served as an English interpreter for an Hispanic mother of four who received a visit from ICE representatives the day before. She said that the authorities briefly detained her husband, and took her

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By Uncle Irvin

Parking garage...

Continued from Page 1A and Pauline Garcia-Allen, of Econ Partners to serve as consultants to lead the effort to obtain grant funding. Krug Architects has successfully helped other Pennsylvania municipalities, including West Chester Borough, build parking garages as a way to encourage economic development in the commercial district.

So far, Oxford has secured two significant grants totaling more than $1 million for the project. One came through the Chester County Community Revitalization Program. Another came from Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development Multimodal Transportation Fund. Applications for another $2.5 million in grant funding have already been submitted. Hoover said that they are still looking at other potential funding sources to pay for a project that is expected to cost around $6 million.

Over the last year, the project has evolved—it now includes a transportation center that in the future would facilitate public transit connecting Oxford to various points in the region. Plans also now call for a new borough hall to be attached to the parking facility.

The success at raising funding for the parking garage project has boosted the hopes of the project’s supporters that Oxford will

finally have a long-term solution to the parking issues that have hindered the borough’s efforts at attracting new businesses—especially a larger one that could serve as an anchor to the business district.

“The proposed transit facility is vital to the continued economic vitality of Downtown Oxford and the surrounding areas,” said Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. executive director Donna Hosler. “The Business Improvement District (BID) has seen the establishment of 20 new businesses over the past two years. Those businesses bring employees and customers who require convenient parking or transportation.”

Hosler added that the Octoraro Hotel and Tavern is expected to reopen later this year, and the need for parking in the business district will only increase.

“The downtown core can and should grow,” Hosler said. “There are many beautiful, but underutilized buildings and properties that could host a large employer of 100 or more. Without adequate parking or transportation, employers and developers are uncomfortable relocating here.”

Groups like the Chester County Economic Development Council, the Transportation Management Association of Chester County, and the Oxford Chamber of Commerce have all come out in sup-

port of the project, as have numerous business owners in town. State Rep. John Lawrence and State Sen. Andy Dinniman have been staunch supporters of the project. Lawrence, in particular, has worked with borough officials on various aspects of the project.

Hoover observed that thousands of cars are going through town each day, but not enough of the motorists are stopping at Oxford’s stores and restaurants. One big reason: Convenient parking isn’t available, especially during evenings and weekends. There are a large number of apartments above the stores in the business district, and the residents need parking—they often park in the spaces along Third Street, preventing others from pulling in to park close to the businesses.

Hoover said that the goal in the future might be to have fewer apartments in the commercial district.

“What do we want Oxford to be?” Hoover asked. “I think, in the future, we want fewer residential apartments and more office space above the retail stores. Apartments won’t drive the activity to the downtown district.”

Critics of the parking garage project—and there are more than a few—worry that there isn’t enough demand for parking to fill the proposed 377-space parking garage once it is constructed. Oxford will be counting on revenues gener-

A parking committee is evaluating parking throughout the borough to maximize the use of the parking spaces that are available. full, and the people who park there will be utilizing the garage.

ated from the parking garage to pay for a portion of its construction and the yearto-year maintenance on the garage.

Hoover said that he’s convinced, after numerous parking studies have arrived at the same conclusion, that there is sufficient need for parking to justify the expense of constructing a parking garage. He noted that there are 82 parking spaces in the parking lot where the parking garage is expected to be built. Those spaces are almost always

Borough manager Brian Hoover said that there is an obvious need for a parking garage and transportation center in downtown Oxford. The project could help boost economic development in the business district.

The reopening of the Octoraro Hotel and Tavern will increase the demand for parking around the center of town.

Hoover explained that a Parking Committee has been formed to evaluate the parking situation throughout the borough. A plan will be developed to make the best use of the available parking.

One change that Hoover believes is on the horizon is an increase in the charge for

parking in metered spaces. Parking will likely no longer be available for 25 cents an hour in the borough. Hoover noted that that’s an extraordinarily low charge, and doesn’t even cover the costs of paying for the maintenance and the enforcement of that parking space.

“If you’re parking for 25 cents, you’re really parking for free,” Hoover said. “Twenty-five cents is not enough to pay for the costs associated with that parking space. That means that the taxpayers have consistently

paid for that parking. There’s no such thing as free parking.”

Hoover said that charging $1 to park for an hour is a more realistic figure. Using conservative estimates, one parking space could generate $12 a day and more than $3,600 per year. That will help the borough absorb the costs of maintaining the parking spaces and enforcing the parking regulations.

According to Hoover, the two smaller parking lots near Broad Street could be utilized in a different capacity, perhaps as permitted parking spaces for people who live in apartments above the businesses as part of the overall plan to maximize parking in the borough.

Attaching the new borough hall to the parking structure adds a new dimension to the parking garage project, and presents an opportunity for the borough to save on design and construction costs. The original plans called for retail space to be included in the ground floor of the parking structure. Those plans have evolved and now, the borough is considering utilizing part of the structure for a new, 2,700-square-foot borough hall. An anonymous donor gave the borough a gift of $1 million more than a decade ago, with the stipulation that the money be used toward the purchase of a new borough hall. Oxford officials have explored possible options for a new borough hall since the gift was made, but they haven’t moved beyond the early exploration stage. There can be no debate that the borough has long-since outgrown its existing administration building on Market Street. A crowd of 20 people at a council meeting is more than the current meeting room can accommodate, and a crowd half that size must squeeze in uncomfortably to the available seating.

“You want to be able to seat 30 people comfortably,” Hoover said.

He noted that if the borough built a borough hall anywhere else, it would cost more than $1 million to buy a property and to build or renovate a building. The borough purchased much of the property on which the parking garage would be built from National Penn Bank (now BB & T Bank) for a nominal fee and the guarantee of 25 parking spaces in the garage.

Having a transportation center in the borough could also increase the demand for parking. Hoover sees people parking in the garage and utilizing public transportation to get to work in various directions throughout the region.

One obvious possibility for increased access to public transportation is the SCCOOT bus service that connects Oxford to West Chester each Monday through Friday. There’s a potential for that service to be expanded. Hoover pointed out that, for most of the year, there are approximate-

fell behind on its payments on a $27 million loan that was used to fund an expansion of the public sewer system. That resulted in higher rates and the potential that the four member municipalities to pick up the tab on the debt-service payments.

Oxford Borough Council, as it is currently comprised, has been uncommonly frugal when it comes to spending taxpayer money.

ly 1,000 students at Lincoln University who don’t have easy access to public transportation. There could be a bus loop added between the school campus and Oxford that would allow the students to work and shop in the downtown.

In the future, the transportation center could be a vital link to the rest of Chester County, Delaware, and Maryland.

The goal is to bring as many people to town as possible to support the business district.

“OMI (Oxford Mainstreet, Inc.) has done a phenomenal job of bringing businesses to town,” Hoover explained.

Hoover emphasized that if the business district thrives, the residents in the borough will benefit. Property values will go up for homeowners. There will be more jobs available locally, which will only have a positive impact on the economy.

“We’re trying to decrease the burden on residents, and the only way that you can do that is to increase the activity in the commercial district,” Hoover explained.

At this point, Hoover said, they are looking to identify about $2 million more in available funding to have the financing all lined up for the parking garage. The borough could issue parking revenue bonds to help pay for the project, but that’s where the burden of financing a portion of the project could fall to borough residents.

“We don’t want to do that,” Hoover said. “We want to get it to as low as we can.”

Oxford borough residents and officials alike are understandably leery about projections of revenue streams, particularly considering that the Oxford Area Sewer Authority last year

Uncle Irvin...

The council’s thinking may best be illustrated by a statement that council member Peggy Ann Russell made at the Feb. 20 council meeting when she said that she is “moving forward inch by inch” on considering approval of moving forward with the parking garage project.

At that meeting, Oxford Borough Council approved a resolution that reaffirmed its support and partnership in the parking garage project. Council president Ron Hershey emphasized that the resolution does not obligate the borough to move forward with the plan to construct a parking garage, nor does it commit the borough to spend any additional money for the project at this time. Instead, by approving the resolution, borough council is simply reaffirming that it wants to continue the process of seeking funding for the project.

“Basically, what it says is that borough council believes in the parking structure project,” Hoover said. “The point of the resolution is that we’re moving forward.”

If the borough is able to secure some additional funding, borough council could soon be in a position to vote to authorize spending on the project. It is expected to take about 18 months to construct the parking garage once all the preliminary work for this kind of project is completed.

“We’ve already secured grants so that the clock is ticking,” Hoover said. “We are extremely close. If we don’t have that funding secured in six months, I’d say we’ve probably stumbled somewhere along the way. I think this project becomes real in six months.”

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

Rudolph Steinberger, Kennett Square community activist and historian, dies at 92

Rudolph Steinberger, 36-year veteran of Hercules Incorporated (1950-1986) and longtime Kennett Square community activist, died on March 2 at the venerable age of 92. As he frequently pointed out himself, Rudolph – known to all but strangers as Rudi – was “lucky” his whole life. He was born to Jewish parents in Bad Kissingen, Germany, on May 1, 1924. He and his whole family escaped Hitler with relatively little trauma. His father, Ludwig, the cantor of the Bad Kissingen synagogue, put his two older sons, Herbert and Jack, on the first Kindertransport out of Germany in 1934 and followed them to Chicago with wife, Berta, and son, Rudi, in 1937.

During World War II, Rudi served with the 117th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion (1943-1944). His Seabee unit was stationed in Hawaii and ready to be shipped out to the Mariana Islands when, due to a bureaucratic snafu, he was shipped back to the mainland as an Enemy Alien. He had just been naturalized as a US citizen in Hawaii, but apparently the news had not yet reached the Naval Brass! Rudi went to Naval Hospital School in San Diego and scored so high that he was one of the first to be allowed to select his assignment. He chose the Brooklyn Naval Hospital in New York City, where he spent the rest of the war giving injections to patients and attending free Broadway shows with his cousin, Hilde.

University of Chicago, earning a B.S. in chemistry (1947) and an M.S. (1948) and Ph.D. (1950) in physical organic chemistry. In 1950, he was hired by Hercules Incorporated, where he worked until his retirement in 1986. Rudi held a succession of managerial positions in research and development.

Rudi’s work mostly concerned chemical-based rocket propellants (19501969) and polymer fibers for applications such as Herculon carpeting (19701986). After his retirement in 1986, he served as a consultant for one year with Aqualon, a Herculesassociated company.

and served as a Precinct Elections Judge. Rudi passed from this life on March 2 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, due to acute renal failure and metabolic encephalopathy. He was “lucky” up to the end – maintaining a normal, healthy, active life until his unexpected and cataclysmic, but relatively painless, demise during its final ten days. Rudi’s body was cremated at Founds Funeral Home of West Chester. His ashes will be interred next to his wife Geneva’s in the Gaus family cemetery plot in Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Ill. Sometime this summer, there will be a memorial service at Rudi’s home in Kennett Square (date and time TBA). For more information, contact Rudi’s daughter, Elizabeth, at 919-360-0593.

Rudi is survived by his older brother Jack (95 years old and a Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1988); his children Michael (wife Kathy), Andrew (Michelle), and Elizabeth; his granddaughters Rachel (husband Tim Ritenour) and Rebecca (husband Chris Braun); and five great-grandchildren (Rachel’s children Katelynn and Tyler; and Rebecca’s children Claire, Susan, and Toby).

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as District Justices and perform well. Judge Massey has done everything to earn support for another term, and Uncle Irvin endorsed

The Kennett Square District Justice Dan Maisano is not running for re-election. Maisano is an attorney and he has performed well for a number of terms. Among those running for Maisano’s seat is Jane Donze, an attorney in private practice in Willowdale. Donze has been endorsed by the GOP committee people in her district. Donze has an unblemished reputation, and with her legal background, should be an asset to the office. Uncle Irvin endorses Jane Donze for District Justice for the Kennett Square office.

(Uncle Irvin’s column is his opinion only, and is not a news story.)

In 1949, Rudi married Geneva Gaus, also a chemistry major at the University of Chicago, and thereafter a multi-talented artist and craftswoman, active in the local art scene. They had three children (Michael in 1951, Andrew in 1953, and Elizabeth in 1964) and enjoyed 55 happy years of married life together until Geneva’s death in 2004. Rudi attended the

During his retirement years, Rudi really shone. He and Geneva traveled all over the world. At home in Kennett Square, Rudi was extremely active in Kennett Square civic projects. Most prominently, in the early 1990s, Rudi was Chairman of the Kennett Area Parks Authority and was instrumental in the development of Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Square. He was very active in the Kennett Area Democrats, writing the monthly “On the Other Hand” column from 1992 to 2009. Rudi served on the boards of the Kennett Square Planning Commission and Historical Commission. In addition, he was active in the Kennett YMCA; tutored ESL at Bayard Taylor Library;

Rudi wrapped blazing intelligence and curiosity in a low-key, modest, and open spirit. He had a stunning level of intellectual and moral integrity. He was a wonderfully caring man, with intense community spirit and a fantastic, everpresent sense of humor. Rudi’s passing will leave a very deep, long-lasting, Rudi-shaped hole in the hearts of many.

As Rudi would say, “That’s as good as it gets!”

By Elizabeth Steinberger

FATAL ACCIDENT

On the evening of Feb. 22, Douglas Weaver of Oxford died in a one-car crash on Barren Road. Pennsylvania State Police Avondale said that Weaver’s truck left the roadway, struck a wire fence and a ditch, causing it to overturn. Weaver was thrown from the driver’s side window. Police said he did not appear to have been wearing a seat belt.

MONEY STOLEN

FROM SCOUTS

Henry William Jarusik, 59, of West Grove, was arrested for theft on March 1. From Dec. 16, 2015 to Oct. 4, 2016, Jarusik was the treasurer for Boy Scout Troop 30 in West Grove and Cub Scout Pack 42 in Landenberg. During that time, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale, he removed money from the bank accounts of both organizations, totaling $3,579 from Pack 42, and $2,685 from Troop 30.

DOGS ATTACK

On Feb. 17, two pit bulls owned by a Nottingham woman were on the deck of the home in the 100 block of Pennwood Drive when they escaped the yard and attacked a 49-year-old man and his dog. The dogs were returned to the home and the investigation is ongoing, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

ATTEMPTED HOME INVASION

On Feb. 22 at 7:52 p.m., a woman arrived at a home at 609 W. Baltimore Pike in Penn Township and asked the homeowner to use the restroom. When the victim refused, the woman tried to push the front door open. The homeowner closed the

door and the suspect got into a light brown sedan with other occupants and drove away. The car traveled west toward Jennersville. The suspect was described by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale as white, in her late 20s, with light brown hair.

FIGHT AND ROBBERY

On Dec. 17, just after midnight, a 37-year-old Claymont, Del., man and a 42-year-old Claymont, Del., woman were fighting at the Wawa store in East Marlborough Township. The man shoved the victim to the ground while holding her hair. When the victim’s sister arrived, the man took the sister’s vehicle, which contained her purse, phone and money, and drove away, according to a report from Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

PACKAGE THEFTS

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale are asking residents in New London Township, Franklin Township and Penn Township who have had packages stolen from their homes from November 2016 to January 2017 to contact Trooper Stefano Gallina. An investigation involving criminal conspiracy is ongoing.

BURGLARIES

A home at 298 Kelton Road in Penn Township was burglarized on Jan. 28, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Two chainsaws and cash were taken from the home.

On Feb. 26, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale

responded to a report of a burglary at Oxford Produce Supply, at 200 Union School Road. Money and power tools were taken during the burglary, and the investigation is continuing.

On Feb. 8, Kennett Township Police were dispatched to a burglary in the 800 block of Creek Road. An unlocked basement sliding door was open, and jewelry and cash had been stolen.

On Feb. 16, Kennett Township Police responded to the 100 block of Round Hill Road for a burglary. Someone had entered the home from the rear garage window, and jewelry had been stolen.

On Feb. 16, Kennett

Township Police were dispatched to burglary in the 1100 block of Kaolin Road. The bedroom patio door was open and a window was brokend. After investigation, it appeared that the house had been rummaged through, but nothing was taken.

RAPE REPORTED

A 30-year-old woman reported to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale that a 25-year-old man had sexually assaulted and raped her on Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. in a home in the 600 block of North Guernsey Road in London Grove Township. The investigation is ongoing.

DUI

On Jan. 22, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale responded to a hit and run crash at 362 Chestnut Road in London Grove Township. The striking vehicle was found at a nearby home, and Jonathan Curtis Brown, 20, of London Grove Township, was arrested for DUI.

Oxford Borough Police

On Jan. 8, Oxford Borough Police arrested Benjamin Palmer, 27, of Lincoln University, on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Palmer was found passed out behind the wheel of his vehicle at an intersection. Palmer is being charged with 15 counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of small amount of marijuana, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, and other

related offenses.

On Jan. 10, Danielle D. Gatlos was charged with DUI, careless driving and driving at an unsafe speed by the Oxford Police Department. Christopher A. Miller was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest by the Oxford Police Department on Jan. 13.

On Jan. 14, Patrick J. Gariffo was charged with retail theft by Oxford Police.

Brandon Garcia was

arrested by Oxford Police and charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness on Jan. 15. Edward J. Appel was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct on Jan. 24.

On Jan. 25, Samantha Price was charged with disorderly conduct. Bonnie E. Trill was charged with criminal trespassing on Jan. 28.

On Jan. 30, Rees H. Davies was charged by Oxford Police with DUI.

Canine Partners launches campaign to expand facility

Canine Partners for Life (CPL), a nonprofit organization that trains service dogs for individuals with a wide range of disabilities, has launched an $8.5 million capital campaign, The Partnership for Independence Campaign. This campaign will create facilities which are safe, accessible, appropriately sized, and respectful of the needs of the population of people they serve. The construction project will be done in two phases and CPL is proud to announce they have raised more than $5.4 million and expect to break ground on phase one, the Marian S. Ware Program Services Center, in March.

The Marian S. Ware Program Services Center, given with love from her daughter, Marilyn Ware of “The Woods” Charitable Foundation, will become

the hub of CPL’s program activities; housing all staff (except kennel staff), a larger harness shop, interview rooms for both applicant and volunteer interviews, multiple accessible restrooms, entrances, and exits. The entire building will have improved efficiency and will be designed for their clients who utilize wheelchairs and scooters.

Darlene Sullivan, Executive Director and Founder of CPL, explained, “This campaign is about respect and appreciation for the needs of the people who we serve. As Canine Partners for Life continues to grow and improve, it is imperative that our applicants, students, graduates, volunteers, and staff have a facility where they can learn and work in a space that is respectful of their individual needs and unique situations.”

As graduates return to the organization for successor dogs (their second, third, or fourth service dog from CPL), they are always moved to the top of the waiting list, causing new applicants to be faced with waits of up to five years to receive a dog. “Our facility cannot support further growth to meet the needs of our clients until we address critical facility improvements and expansion,” remarked Sullivan.

As construction begins on the Marian S. Ware Program Services Center, which should take about a year, CPL will continue their intense fundraising effort to

secure the remaining $3.1 million to begin phase two of the campaign, building a completely new Training Center. Construction on the Mollie and Minor Barringer Training Center featuring the Copeland Training Room is expected to begin as soon as the Marian S. Ware Program Services Center is complete.

Jerry W. Childers is the Architect and Project Manager for both phases of the campaign. Andrews Excavating, LLC is contracted for the site work and C. Raymond Davis & Sons, Inc. is the general contractor for the Marian S. Ware Program Services Center.

C. Victoria Kitchell, Campaign Chair, expressed her excitement. “Thanks to the support of our major donors who have made this campaign project possible, CPL’s future is secure and we can continue providing independence to individuals with disabilities. We hope everyone will join in our excitement, follow our progress, and spread the word to help us secure the remaining $3.1 million.” CPL expressed the deepest appreciation to The Partnership for Independence’s lead donors: Mollie and Minor Barringer, Mr. and Mrs. Gerret van S. Copeland, Marilyn Ware of “The Woods” Charitable Foundation, The Estate of Lisa Moseley, The Longwood Foundation, Crystal Trust, Mr. and Mrs. David Twing, C. Victoria Kitchell, Phil and Daphne Reese, and the Marian S. Ware Fund.

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row of booths; the upstairs patio that provides a clear vista of the Kennett Square skyline; and its signature

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Several in the group said that the need to find access to legal resources for the Hispanic community is crucial. Some suggested that a Crowdsource account be set up in order to raise funds to pay for legal fees for undocumented citizens in the Kennett Square area.

In response to the idea that suggested that there be more participation moving forward from the Hispanic population, Rosas said that she would engage the community to create a better visibility in cooperation with Indivisible KSQ.

“It’s overwhelming to see how many people do really care,” she said. “When you are listening constantly to the fears of the Hispanic community, it can be very daunting, but to see people here who want to help is very nice.”

Amy Smith, who arrived in the Kennett Square area ten years ago with her family, said that she and her husband “hand-picked” the area as a place to raise their family,

patterned tin ceiling. It ended with its menu, which has provided an eclectic array of locally sourced ingredients like its Chester County Cheese Board, which offers cheeses from Unionville, Elverson and Honey Brook; Prince Edward Island mussels in sherry sage broth and crusty bread; and its signature wild game entrees like wild boar tacos, bacon buffalo loaf and North Dakota Bison NY strip. Eventually, the secret that began on State Street

based on what they saw was a commitment to diversity.

Smith, along with Rosas, began Unidos (“United”), a local group that serves as a tool to further open up communication lines between the Hispanic and non-Hispanic communities.

“I cannot believe how many people in this community value that diversity, and that message needs to get across to our minority groups, whether it is the LGBT community, the Jewish community or the Hispanic community,” she said. “The energy of the people in this room and their passion behind uniting our community is just as real as the fear that grips our community.

“It hurts for people to hear about the fear, and a lot of them don’t want to hear that the fear is real,” she added.

“By sharing these stories, it takes bravery and courage, and the people who are willing to listen to the painful truth. It’s easier not to share these stories, but you have to feel pain in order to get to progress.”

Another talking point in the meeting -- and potential action -- was to link Indivisible KSQ with The New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia, a grassroots organization led by affected

was no longer one; publications like The New York Times gave the Half Moon two write-ups, and it has also been featured on national TV shows that celebrate food and travel.

Neither Hammond or Hess have any immediate plans for the early stage of their retirement, and ironically, they will be entertaining outof-town guests on March 11, the day that the restaurant will celebrate its last day of business. Like the Deer Park Tavern in Newark and Kid

immigrants who organize direct action campaigns and tactics, in response to ICE intervention.

Michael Guttman of Kennett Township said that the economic impact of deportation efforts in the entire community will be tremendous.

“If we start to show how this will destroy the economic fabric of this community, that’s a different argument to a different audience, and it hits right at their pocketbooks and right at the politicians who are not stepping up to them,” he said.

“This has to be a major platform in a movement like this, in order to get the right attention.”

The meeting then shifted its concerns to the issue of gerrymandering in the Commonwealth, a practice that manipulates election district boundaries to guarantee one party’s win.

Kennett Square Borough council member Wayne Braffman, representing FairDistrictsPA, invited the group to attend the council’s March 6 meeting, when the borough considered a resolution aimed at preventing the gerrymandering of legislative and congressional districts for political benefit in Pennsylvania.

“In each municipality in

Shelleen’s Charcoal House and Saloon in Wilmington, the Half Moon Restaurant & Saloon has become an iconic institution of Kennett Square, one that will be celebrated this coming Saturday with a flood of memories and important moments.

“It’s the people that have come in who have made this place special,” Hammond said. “We’ve heard from a lot of our customers, who have told us that they have to get here before it changes. That’s the big thing, to have

Chester County, we want to approach the municipal governing body...and request that each of those governing bodies adopt a resolution supporting fair, independent, non-partisan redistricting reform,” he said. “We want to make it a big, public highprofile action, which is also educational and informative for the people who don’t know about it.”

Several audience members told Braffman that they would be interested in volunteering to approach their municipality’s leaders to push for anti-gerrymandering legislation.

Several volunteers who attended the meeting agreed to help create a social media presence for the group, including a blog, and Twitter and Instagram accounts. The imperative of its social media goals, several members said, should be to use it as a tool to advocate for its causes, and a wellspring for articulating the group’s talking points, as well as ideas from visitors.

Portions of the meeting were documented by a few members of the audience on their cell phone cameras, for a group called Brave New Films, who is currently creating a documentary about allies who are helping immigrant communities in the U.S.

people come in and say, ‘I remember when I met my wife here,’ or ‘Our first date was here,’ or ‘This is where we came after I got that promotion.’ The Half Moon has meant a lot of things to a lot of people.”

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Indivisible KSQ is the local response to a nation-wide movement that’s been gaining steam in the last few months. More than 4,500 local groups have signed up to resist the Trump agenda in nearly every congressional district in the country, by aggressive letter-writing campaigns, flooding congressional phone lines, and traveling en masse to district offices and events.

The more-than-capacity attendance, many said, requires that the group find a larger venue for their upcoming meetings, as well as provide English-Spanish translation for all attendees.

After the meeting, Florence re-emphasized the group’s definition.

“We are not a single-issue group,” she said. “We’re a unified group of concerned people without just one voice, and without just one topic. It’s a group of citi-

zens who simply care about their community. They want to help the people who are needing help in that community. They do not want to discriminate. They want to empower people, and rectify the problems they see in the community, as a collective.

“We are non-partisan, non-religious, and welcome everybody regardless of party, race, ethnicity and economics, and we’re trying our best to try to include all of those people. We ask, ‘Where are the barriers, and how do we break those barriers?’”

To learn more about Indivisible KSQ, write to indivisibleKSQ@gmail.com.

To learn more about gerrymandering in Pennsylvania, visit www.FairDistrictsPA. com.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com .

regulations already prohibit such discrimination, several council members supported the concept of establishing a local ordinance.

The size of the crowd illustrated how important borough residents felt the ordinance was. There were more than 125 people in the audience in the Red Clay Room, and there was no doubt that they overwhelmingly favored the ordinance’s passage.

Mayor Matt Fetick noted that the crowd was much larger than one that could be expected for a meeting when the borough would be considering raising taxes.

“The community involvement has been significant on this ordinance,” Fetick said.

Borough residents lined up at the microphone to share their thoughts with borough council.

“We live in difficult times,” said borough resident Carlos Navarro. “There is fear in the Hispanic community. We need to know that we have friends in this community.”

Kimberly Flamini, a resident of the borough for the last six years, said that she moved to the town in part because of the diversity of the community. She said that it was good to see an ordinance that reflects the spirit of equality and diversity that residents want to see in the borough.

“That’s what is magical about this town,” she said.

Another resident, pointing out that the ordinance provides protection for everyone, wondered who could be against it.

A letter from Kennett

Square Borough resident Gail Bowden was read for the audience. Bowden wrote about how the discriminatory rhetoric of President Donald Trump could create an atmosphere where intolerance and discrimination could go grow—setting the country back decades with regard to relations. The ordinance would signal that Kennett Square residents are moving forward, not going backward.

Not everyone who spoke during public comment agreed with the adoption of the ordinance. Borough resident Prissy Roberts said that she felt that the ordinance could potentially create unnecessary legal costs for the borough, and could also add unnecessary work for borough officials that might better be handled by trained professionals in Philadelphia or Harrisburg when complaints are filed with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

John Thomas, a lifelong borough resident, said, “Discrimination, I am not for.” He added that he is worried that people representing the borough won’t have the necessary expertise to handle the scenarios that could potentially develop.

“It concerns me that a bunch of volunteers will make decisions about my life.”

Once everyone had the opportunity to share their opinions during public comment, it was the council members’ turn to discuss the ordinance.

Council member Wayne Braffman made the motion to adopt the ordinance and Ethan Cramer seconded the motion so that council could

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deliberate. Both Braffman and Cramer have championed the ordinance since it was first publicly discussed.

Braffman said that he got emotional when the large and diverse audience rose to pledge allegiance to the flag at the start of the meeting.

“I knew we were about to pass an ordinance that was worthy of that flag,” Braffman said. “I am proud of the residents of Kennett Square for coming out and showing your basic human goodness.”

Council member LaToya Myers said that she was in full support of the ordinance.

“I’m raising my daughter in this community. The ordinance is very much needed,” she said.

“I am very much in support of this ordinance,” added Cramer. “This ordinance came out of the Latino community. This council asked the Latino community to be more engaged...so that there are no barriers.”

Cramer added however that, “This is not a Latino community ordinance. It protects all different people.”

He illustrated the point by commenting that LGBT youth can be particularly vulnerable to discrimination and intolerance. He said that the ordinance provides them with protection.

“[The ordinance] says to those people, we want you here, and we want you to be safe,” Cramer said.

While stating his support for the ordinance, council member Doug Doerfler pointed out that it’s all the people who live and work in Kennett Square who will determine how effective an ordinance against discrimi-

nation is once it is enacted.

“This has the potential to positively impact relations in the borough,” Doerfler said. “All of us need to work to build relations. This policy won’t do that. We do that.”

Fetick was invited by council president Dan Maffei to share his thoughts on the ordinance, even though the mayor would not get to vote.

“As a member of one of the protected classes in the ordinance, I struggled with the ordinance,” Fetick said. “Any time that we call out a particular class of people, I feel like that alone can serve to divide us. I would rather the ordinance just say that we are a community that cares about each other. But I think it’s important that we put into writing, and we take a stand, to help people...who feel disenfranchised.”

Fetick noted that, as mayor, he has ten days to sign or veto an ordinance after it is adopted by council. When the mayor vetoes an ordinance, the council can then override the veto with a super-majority vote. Fetick said that he was contacted by 14 people who wanted him to sign this ordinance if it was adopted, and six people who urged him to veto it.

“If borough council passes this ordinance, I will sign it into law tonight,” Fetick pledged. The large crowd cheered in delight.

Kennett Square Borough Council then voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance, prompting most of the people in the audience to stand up and cheer.

The anti-discrimination ordinance includes a pro-

vision to establish the Kennett Square Human Relations Commission that will consist of no fewer than three and no more than five members who will be appointed by borough council. Members of this Human Relations Commission will be charged with the duty of providing public education and to promote diversity and inclusion in the borough, and to act as a liaison to community groups and civic organizations, and to serve as a community resource regarding diversity, antidiscrimination, and equality.

Members of the commission will attend training and education seminars or sessions as deemed necessary to acquaint themselves with the functioning of the Human Relations Commission under the ordinance.

Having a Kennett Square Human Relations Commission will give people who live or work in Kennett Square a local resource to help address concerns that arise. Complaints filed with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission often require the person to travel to Philadelphia or Harrisburg.

In order to serve on Kennett Square’s Human Relations Commission, a person must reside in the borough, and no more than one member of borough council may serve on the commission at any time. No member of the Human Relations Commission can hold office in any political party.

People who believe that they have suffered discrimination can file a complaint with the Human Relations Commission or the office of the borough manager,

and within thirty days of the receipt of the complaint, the Human Relations Commission will send a copy of the complaint to the person or persons who are the subject of the complaint. The person making the complaint will also be notified by the Kennett Square Human Relations Commission of their right to file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and, if the complaint relates to employment, with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to the ordinance, the respondent—the subject of the complaint— will file a written verified answer to the complaint within 60 days of the receipt of the complaint. Once the answer has been received, the commission can invite the two parties to voluntarily participate in the mediation of their dispute. The parties must respond to the invitation to mediate within 30 days of being invited to mediate their dispute. Mediation is really at the heart of what the Kennett Square Human Relations Commission will be doing. The commission will hear from the aggrieved party, hear from the respondent, and the commission will then sit down and try to work out a solution.

By adopting the resolution against discrimination, Kennett Square joins more than a dozen other municipalities in the region that have similar ordinances on the books.

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

Gerrymandering promotes political divide

Compromise used to be at the heart of governing. It wasn’t that long ago that U.S. lawmakers like Bob Dole and Tip O’ Neill were able to work with leaders from both parties to move legislation forward for the betterment of the country. Compromise tended to move the legislation toward the middle ground that would be acceptable to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

These days, compromise is almost non-existent. There has been unprecedented gridlock in Harrisburg and Washington D.C. as a result. Gerrymandering has played a part in the gridlock and the growing political divide.

This week, Kennett Square Borough Council discussed a resolution supporting efforts to bring reform to the redistricting process in Pennsylvania—to have a transparent, impartial, and depoliticized process to draw the boundaries for the state legislative and congressional districts.

The current system is anything but fair, transparent, impartial, and depoliticized.

According to Governing magazine, Pennsylvania is the tenth-worst state in the country when it comes to gerrymandering. Some of the worst examples of gerrymandering in the state can be found right here in southeastern Pennsylvania, where the sprawling 6th Congressional District contains parts of Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lebanon counties. Republican Ryan Costello currently represents the 6th Congressional District.

The 16th Congressional District, which is comprised largely of conservative Lancaster County, also includes a large portion of southern Chester County on its way, inexplicably, to the City of Reading. The large urban area has nothing in common with the more rural areas of Lancaster County.

Both parties have used and abused gerrymandering for political gain, abandoning any sense of fairness or reason.

The resolution that Kennett Square Borough Council is considering states that the gerrymandering of legislative and congressional districts “has worked at times to the detriment of our representative democracy by impeding action on critical issues of importance to the people...”

Indeed it has. Gerrymandering has been used as a weapon against the admittedly flawed twoparty system that has dominated the U.S. political landscape, reducing the two-party system to a one-party-always-in-control situation.

If a lawmaker at the state or federal level is elected from a “safe district,” that has been gerrymandered to protect them in future elections, they have less incentive to govern from the middle—where most of us want our representatives at the state and federal level to move toward. Gerrymandering is bad for democracy and it only encourages the political divide by allowing lawmakers to set up camp on the extreme right or the extreme left.

Legislation has been introduced to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to reform the decennial legislative and congressional redistricting process by replacing the current system with one that would be fair, transparent, impartial, and nonpartisan. Residents who think this is a good idea should contact their representatives in Harrisburg and let them know.

Chester County Press

Extreme vetting of immigrants

To the Editor:

President Trump, in order to protect American citizens from potential terrorists, is pursuing a policy of extreme vetting of immigrants from seven countries with majority Muslim populations – seven counties that were labeled as harboring terrorism by the Obama administration.

Demonstrators opposing Trump’s policy have taken to the streets of major American cities, while bold newspaper headlines call Trump and his supporters anti-Muslim haters. Mainstream TV commentators denounce the ban as a religious test. From the floor of the Senate, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer from the floor of the senate angrily declared that the act was, “Un-American. This is not who we are,” he said. Mr. Trump has been in office for only one month, and some politicians and members of the news media are asking, “Is it time to consider impeachment?” Really? Where are the daily news media reports denouncing

the slaughter of Christians, solely because of their religion, who are living in Muslim majority countries? Where is the outcry from American politicians, as Christians in the Middle East and elsewhere face annihilation from Islamic extremists? Where are the protestors of this genocide marching in the streets of New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere throughout the nation? Where are the shouts to help Christian refugees? The sounds of the wind and silence are deafening!

On May 13, 1939, the German luxury liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Germany for Cuba. Aboard were 937 Jewish refugees hoping to escape the tightening noose of Hitler’s Nazi Germany. The ship dropped anchor in Havana harbor on May 27 after being denied entry to the usual docking areas. The Jewish refugees were turned away by the Cuban government and on June 2, the St. Louis headed for the coast of Florida. Sailing within sight of Miami, the U.S. State Department and

President Roosevelt himself refused to interfere in “Cuban affairs.” The Jewish refugees would not be allowed sanctuary in the United States. A U.S Coast Guard vessel shadowed the liner to keep it away from our shores and it was reported that they even fired a warning shot just off the bow of the St. Louis. The liner then attempted to dock in Canada but again was turned away. Eventually the ship returned to Europe docking at Antwerp, Belgium on June 17, 1939. Some of the Jewish refugees were accepted by France, some Belgium, and some the Netherlands. The following year, Nazi invasions had over-run the European continent and it has been estimated that at least 254 of the Jewish refugees from the St. Louis perished in Nazi death camps. Years later, the story would vividly be told in the 1976 movie, “Voyage of the Damned,” starring James Mason and Faye Dunaway.

By the end of 1942, flames, smoke, and ash from their victims continually rose from the tall chimney stacks at

Auschwitz, Belzec, Dachau, Sobibor, and Treblinka. As 1943 began, 1.5 million of Europe’s Jews had already been exterminated in the death camp crematories. But, as reports of the “Final Solution” leaked out to the rest of the world, they were denied as unconfirmed and exaggerated by the Roosevelt administration and buried away in the massive bureaucratic files of the State Department. Now it is the Christians turn to face genocide and their own “Final Solution” as Islamist extremists hunt them down. Christian churches are destroyed and Christian followers are cut down by gun fire and buried in mass graves. Christians are placed in cages and drowned or set on fire and burned alive. Even women and children are beheaded. Their sin? A belief in their faith. All the while, most of the mainstream media, politicians, and public at large turn a deaf ear and a blind eye. Once again, history is repeating itself!

Allan Andrade New Garden Township

Column was, in itself, an invasion of privacy of

Kennett Square Borough residents

Letter to the Editor:

Over the years, I have come to expect controversial and mean-spirited topics in the “Uncle Irvin” column. Generally, I ignore his articles and move on. Regarding the article, “Kennett Borough Invades Privacy,” I felt it

necessary to comment on his unprofessional, possibly illegal act.

To receive a “tip” from someone and report it in the newspaper is one thing, but to tell the readers how to invade someone’s privacy is irresponsible! For Uncle Irvin to sensationalize the borough’s error

and promote it “is a blatant invasion-of-privacy” in itself. An upstanding, well-meaning citizen would have called the borough to report the problem that was brought to his attention.

At the Feb. 14 East Nottingham Township Board of Supervisors meeting, one of the township’s volunteers for the Oxford Area Recreation Authority (OARA) gave the board an update about their last meeting. He said that the ball fields are already being reserved for the upcoming spring 2017 season. During his report, the OARA representative mentioned that they were looking into locating grant money in order to continue with the development plan for the park areas, which was started a few years

ago. Supervisor Gary Coates asked about why they were looking for grant money. He went on to say that his father always paid for his children’s recreational activities, as did he, indicating that the need for grant money for park improvements should be unnecessary. The representative explained that the parents do pay a fee to the athletic organizations, and these organizations, in turn, pay a fee to the OARA to use its fields, and that the fee is more for those organizations not residing in

I consider the Chester County Press to be one of the better local papers. I’m disappointed that this article was approved for publication. The world would be a better place if people, including Uncle Irvin, would step up to help instead of hurting their neighbors.

Janis Reynolds Kennett Township

East Nottingham Township supervisor Gary Coates claims that participation in the Oxford Area Recreation Authority is Socialism

the Oxford area. However, Mr. Coates did not seem to grasp this concept, and began to berate the representative about why he didn’t think it was right for taxpayer money to be spent on the OARA parks.

At one point, one of the original volunteer representatives from East Nottingham to the OARA, spoke. He said that each municipality’s yearly participation fee is only $1 per township resident. Supervisor Coates ended his diatribe by stating “this is socialism.” The representative then suggested that Supervisor Coates be given his dollar back. It seems that Gary Coates doesn’t care about the children of the Oxford area, and whether or not they have parks and ball fields on which to play. Is Gary Coates the type of individual we want making decisions for the future and well being of our township and its citizens?

East Nottingham Township Citizens for Open and Honest Government (ENTCOHG@GMAIL. COM).

Concerned citizens need to let lawmakers know that they support strong public schools

Letter to the Editor:

Public education is under attack. Last month H.R. 610, the Choices in Education Act of 2017, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution was sent to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. H.R. 610 proposes to distribute federal funds for elementary and secondary education

in the form of vouchers. The vouchers may be used in either private or home schools. Pennsylvania Congressman Lloyd Smucker sits on the committee. When contacted, Mr. Smucker shared that since the proposed changes are fairly substantial and would make significant changes to our current public school system, he was not convinced this legislation is the proper approach.

A committee staff member stated that the resolution will not move out of committee. Public education was spared from this attack. However, concerned citizens need to stay vigilant. Let your representative know that they must work to support and strengthen our public schools.

Contact Congressman Smucker for the PA 16TH Congressional District

202-225-2411

Washington Office

717-393-0667

Lancaster Office

Contact Congressman Meehan for the PA 7TH Congressional District 202 225-2011 Washington Office 610 690-7323

Springfield Office

Kim Kulesza, Oxford Debbie Vendrick, Oxford

Christiana Care Health System

receives $1 million gift to propel head and neck cancer care and research

The Bacchieri Family Fund has given Christiana Care Health System $1 million for multidisciplinary care and innovative research to stem the growing incidences of head and neck cancer in Delaware and the United States.

The gift, from Gregg Bacchieri and his wife Stacey, of Kennett Square, to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute’s Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Center will support clinical care delivery and clinical trials for cancers of the head and neck at Christiana Care.

Three years ago, Gregg Bacchieri was diagnosed with throat cancer at the Graham Cancer Center. He has received life-saving

treatment under the care of Adam Raben, M.D., chair of Radiation Oncology, surgeon Neil G. Hockstein, M.D., of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery, and medical oncologist Charles J. Schneider, M.D., FACP.

“Dr. Raben and the team are outstanding. I’ve received excellent care and attention from the moment I was diagnosed,” said Bacchieri, a retired senior executive with MBNA banking corporation.

“Stacey and I wanted to show our family’s gratitude to the health system and hope this gift will springboard future philanthropic investments in important research.”

Nationwide, according the National Cancer Institute, cancers of the

head and neck account for approximately three percent of all cancers. They are nearly twice as common among men as among women. Also, an alarming rise in rates of cancer of the mouth and throat is driving urgency for research into new clinical protocols and treatments.

“Research is a cornerstone in the value and partnership that Christiana Care provides to the people we serve,” said Nicholas J. Petrelli, M.D., FACS, Bank of America endowed medical director of the Graham Cancer Center. “Gregg and Stacey’s generous support will help us to pursue promising curative therapies by moving innovative approaches from the lab to the clinic.”

Kyle Holman has been named the Lions Club Student of the Month for February

He is the son of Thad and Tracy Holman of Lincoln University. Kyle’s list of school activities includes National Honor Society, AGHS Swim Team, President of the German Club and Treasurer of the Math Club. Kyle’s community activities include Coach and swimmer for the YMCA Western Wahoo’s Swim Team and volunteer at The Bridge food pantry. Kyle’s list of honors includes National Merit Commended student, AP Scholar with Distinction and he achieved Distinguished Honors throughout high school. He has been accepted into the Air Force Academy and

Texas A&M University. He plans to major in aerospace or nuclear engineering. He has been most influenced by Mr. Habbart, Mr. Murray, Dr. Zook and Frau Parris.

Annually, the nationally recognized Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Center at Christiana Care sees more than 90 percent of new head and neck cancer cases in Delaware. The Multidisciplinary Center model brings together clinicians and researchers from different specialties to create targeted treatment plans for each patient. As part of Graham Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program, which brings cancer clinical trials and care delivery research to patients in their own communities, the Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Center offers access to state-of-the-art clinical studies for early and advanced stage cancer.

Top students honored at Hopewell Elementary School

UHS student athletes sign with colleges

Peaceful views of nature at Bookplace in Oxford

By John Chambless Staff Writer

There’s admirable diversity in the paintings by Lisa BurgerLentz at Bookplace in Oxford, ranging from tranquil shoreline views to shadowy woodlands, to farms and industrial buildings -- all rendered with a mature skill and sensitivity.

The more unusual subject matter – the juxtaposition of nature and some rather unattractive buildings – works particularly well in “Blue Silos, Heaven Hill Farm,

NY,” in which the glorious mountain view is blocked by the silos of the title and a homely garage. “Bridge on the Christina River” is an evocative view of marshland, a trestle bridge and a long, yellow warehouse on the outskirts of Wilmington, Del.

There’s a fine summer light in “Valley Milkhouse, PA,” with its central greenhouse seemingly glowing from within, and the spidery telephone lines depicted with thin scratches in the paint.

“Marshalton Home, PA” benefits from its pleasingly

jumbled composition of a white-walled house, strong tree trunk in the center, and a shadowed barn wall on the left, with tiny details in the yard suggested with the barest little dabs of paint.

“Steaming Mound, Kuerner Farm, PA” turns its singularly unattractive compost heap into a vibrant artwork through energetic manipulation of the surface – squiggles and scratches that give the work a vitality that’s immediately apparent.

The atmosphere is just right in “Foggy Field, Ilseboro, ME,” with its telephone pole in the center of a clearing, just slightly askew, and a haze softening the trees in the distance.

“Keene Mill Road, NY” captures the reflection of tall pines and sky with a very skillful use of shades of green.

In “Rising North Star, Cadillac Mtn., Maine,” acres of space is suggested in the tiny composition, with the lights of the town in the distance subtly rendered with dots of color, a splendid sweep of russet colors in the sky, and a tiny dot representing the star in the

upper right corner. It’s a tranquil scene that fits in comfortably with the rest of these paintings, reflecting the show’s title, “Peace in the Valley, and in the Mountains and by the Sea.” Plein-air paintings by

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Perry is a natural for the role of Paul McCartney on stage.

If he couldn’t play the bass left-handed, or if he couldn’t sing lyric tenor,

there would be no way for Perry to take audiences on a musical journey celebrating the work of one of the most iconic figures in rock history. But Perry can play bass left-handed, and his voice is suited well for singing McCartney gems like “Let it Be,” and “Maybe I’m Amazed” and “Penny Lane.” So for nearly two decades, Perry has been showcasing McCartney’s stillexpanding musical catalog throughout the United States, and internationally with Royal Caribbean. Perry will be bringing his show, “McCartney Yesterday & Today” to Kennett Square on March 11, with a performance at Kennett Square VFW Post 5467.

During a telephone interview a few days after two sold-out shows in Texas, Perry explained

that he started out as a solo acoustic singer with many Beatles songs in his repertoire. Before long, he discovered “through the eyes of others” that, with his left-handed bass playing and his voice, he could deliver a strong performance of McCartney’s songs.

“The music always resonated with me, as it did with millions of others,” Perry explained. “I spent a lot of time listening to the music. To me, that music has always been special.”

Perry also bears a resemblance to McCartney in his twenties – so much so that people would comment on it, even before he took to the stage in full costume. Once Perry committed himself to portraying McCartney, he quickly discovered how important the music of the Beatles is to people.

He has made numerous television and radio appearances, and has worked with original cast members of the Broadway “Beatlemania” show. He’s performed at venues like Strathmore Hall, the Hammerstein Ballroom, the Pier Six Pavilion, Inner Harbor Amphitheater, and The Lyric Theater. He’s shared the stage with such notable performers as Alan White, who was John Lennon’s drummer on “Imagine”; Pete Best, the original drummer in the Beatles; Steve Fossen, a founding member of Heart; and Billy J. Kramer, a singer who recorded several Lennon and McCartney compositions and was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed the Beatles.

Perry’s show, “McCartney Yesterday & Today,” is the culmination

Lisa BurgerLentz will be on display at Bookplace (2373 Baltimore Pike, Oxford) through April 2. The bookstore and art gallery is open Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Call 717-715-4775 or visit www. bookplaceoxford.com.

To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty. com.

of all his experiences. He performs a broad range of McCartney’s work –everything from the classic pop hits that launched Beatlemania to deep cuts on the band’s later albums, to McCartney’s work with Wings and as a solo artist. Perry said that the songs hold up so well, more than 50 years later, because of the quality of the songwriting and the singing.

“The Beatles could sing the ABCs and it would sound amazing,” he said. “Paul’s voice is really one of the best ever.”

March 10 and 11

‘Lion King, Jr.’

Charles F. Patton Middle School (760 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square) presents “Lion King, Jr.” on march 10 and 11 at 7 p.m., and March 12 at 3 p.m. in the newly renovated auditorium. The cast consists of Patton Middle School students, and the show is directed by Cathy Quigley of Carousel Performing Arts Center in Kennett Square. Tickets at the door are $10 for students and seniors, and $15 for adults.

March 11

Celtic folk music

The Celtic American folk band Rizzetta’s Tones will perform on March 11 at 7 p.m. at the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church in Parkesburg, with a program of Celtic music, Celtic dancing, pipers and refreshments. All proceeds will benefit the Parkesburg Library. Suggested donation is $10 for adults and $5 for ages 6 to 17. For reservations, call the Parkesburg Library at 610-857-5165.

March 12

Family concert

The Kennett Symphony of Chester County will present “Music From The Inside Out” at its annual Family Concert on March 12 at 2 p.m. at Henderson High School Auditorium in West Chester. Families will discover the building blocks of music and how they work together to produce unforgettable moments. Following the performance, the symphony will offer its popular Instrument Zoo, during which children can meet and greet the musicians of the Kennett Symphony and try out the instruments. All tickets are $5 per person,

and seating is reserved. Visit www.kennettsymphony.org or call 610-444-6363.

March 12

Record show

The Keystone Record Collectors Music Expo will be held march 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Continental Inn (2285 Lincoln Highway east (Route 30), next to Dutch Wonderland. Dealers will be selling records, CDs and music memorabilia. Admission is free. Call 610932-7852 or visit www. recordcollectors.org.

March 15

Photography classes for seniors

The Oxford Area Senior Center will hold a series of five photography classes beginning on March 15 from 4 to 5 p.m. There is no charge. A County-Wide Art/ Photography show is coming to the Government Services Building in West Chester in May, and participants will work on creating images for this show. The classes will be led by longtime area journalist Chris Barber. To register for these classes, contact Jim McLeod at the senior center by phone (610-9325244) or email at jdmcleod@ oxfordseniors.org.

March 16 to 18

‘Mary Poppins’ Unionville High School (750 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square) will present the Disney musical “Mary Poppins” on March 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 through www. showtix4u.com. Tickets at the door are $14 for adults, and $12 for students and seniors.

March 16 to 18

‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Kennett High School will stage the musical comedy “The Drowsy Chaperone”

on March 16, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m., with a matinee on March 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at www.kcsd. org, or at the door.

April 2

Brandywine Hills

Point-to-Point

The Myrick Conservation Center (Route 842, between Unionville and West Chester) will be the site of the Brandywine Hills Pointto-Point on April 2. Gates open at 11 a.m., and the first race is at 12:30 p.m. There will be pony races for young riders, and then a full day of steeplechase competition, along with children’s activities, raffles, facepainting and more. Dogs on leashes are welcome. General admission is $20 per carload. Visit www. brandywineredclay.org for more information.

April 22

Chicken barbecue

Russellville Grange 91, on Route 896, one block north of Route 10, will host a chicken barbecue on April 22 from 3 p.m. until sold out. Patrons may dine in or take out. The meal includes half a chicken, potato salad, pickled cabbage, applesauce, beverage, roll, and dessert. The meal is $10 ($6 for children), and half a chicken only is $6. Call 610-255-5418 for more information.

Kennett Flash schedule

Kennett High School presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

Kennett High School will present its annual musical March 16 to 18. This year’s production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” includes a cast of nearly 60 Kennett High School singers, actors, and dancers.

Katie Soukup is the music director, and Cindy Albertini is the stage director/choreographer.

Julie Bolten serves as the play’s costume designer and coordinator, and Michael Anastas will manage the lighting, sound, and stage crews. Steve Dooley is supervising the set build.

“The Drowsy Chaperone” is a parody of American musical comedies of the 1920s. The Tony Award-winning show first appeared on Broadway in 2006, garnering 13 Tony Award nominations and winning five that year.

The story revolves around a middle-aged musical theater fan, The Man in Chair, played by Danny Drennan. The man listens to a recording of his favorite musical, the fictional hit “The Drowsy Chaperone,” to chase away the blues. As he listens to

the recording, the show’s characters come to life in his gloomy apartment. The fictional play-withina-play’s cast includes oil tycoon Robert Martin (Ben Skross) and Broadway star Janet Van De Graaff (Sami Castleton), who are planning to marry, along with their hilarious wedding guests: aging hostess Mrs. Tottendale (Madison Brown); her loyal employee known only as Underling (Evan Shinn); Robert’s best man, George (Peter Magasiny); Broadway producer Feldzieg (Connor Lang) of Feldzieg’s Follies; ditzy flapper Kitty (Rachel Hyzny); two gangsters (Kevin Fiss and Lydia Pebly); Latin lover Aldolpho (Colin Petersen); Janet’s alcoholic chaperone (Mirella Petrillo); and Trix (Hannah Mourad), an aviatrix.

Completing the cast are Lilian Alba, Megan Appleby, Kassie Ayllon, Amanda Bell, Grace Bolten, Anna Brunke, Katie Burton, Francesca Caccamo, Giovanna Caccamo, Avery Chapman, Kaitlyn Devonshire, Olivia

Donia, Abbie Duckworth, Zhuanel duToit, Lily Ehren, Michael Frankosky, Tim Freligh, Emily Funkhouser, Forest Gheen-Regouski, Emma Giancola, Holly Gouge, Allie Hodges, Anais Jevtitch, Julia Kelso, Rebecca Larimer, Kelsey Lucenius, Emily Mallon, Ella Masciulli, Cassidy Matz, Caleb Pebly, Laurel Petersen, Tejis Ranganath, Jimmy Rosser, Noah Schiller, Maggie Schubert, Julia Sharp, Ananya Shivakumar, Arielle Smith, Samantha Sullivan, Emily Thompson, Harry Warren, and Anna Wilson. Featured dancers include Callie Fitzgibbon, Tamblyn Mitchell, Olivia Pagliaro (Dance Captain), and Liz Rauscher.

Audiences will be treated to such numbers as “Show Off,” “As We Stumble Along,” “Fancy Dress,” and “I Do, I Do in the Sky.” Show times are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. There is also a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets may be reserved in advance (www.kcsd.org) or purchased at the door.

The Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square) hosts regional and national artists. Tickets are available in advance at www.kennettflash.org, or at the door. Snacks and beverages are sold, or guests can BYOB. The schedule includes: Better Than Bacon improv comedy troupe (March 9, 8 p.m., $12 and $14); Let It Rain: Eric Clapton tribute (March 10, 8 p.m., $18 to $22); The Nik Everett Band with Cliff Hillis (March 11, 8 p.m., $10 and $20); The Dan Dechellis Trio (March 16, 8 p.m., $20); Beyond the Pale featuring Irish step dancing (March 17, 7 and 9:30 p.m., $18 to $22); Trespass: The music of Genesis (March 18, 8 p.m., $23 to $26); Open Mic with host Marc Staudenmaier (March 19, 7 p.m., $4); John Eddie and His Dirty Ol’ Band (March 24, 7 and 9:30 p.m., $25 and $28); Jeffrey Gaines with Ben Arnold (March 25, 8 p.m., $22 and $25); Mike Keneally and Beer for Dolphins (March 31, 8 p.m., $25). To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@chestercounty. com. There is no charge. Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.

JANET L. KIRKLEY

Janet (Graybeal) Kirkley, 73, entered eternity on Feb. 26. She was a resident of Cecil County, Md., for over 40 years. Janet is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline (Gregory) Bulanow of North Charleston, S.C., and Denise (Gary) Simpers of North East, Md.; two brothers, Bert (Suzanne) Graybeal of Coatesville, and Phil (Elaine) Graybeal of Greer, S.C. Also surviving are many cousins, nieces and nephews, as well as her grandchildren, Lucinda Jan, Nadia Marie, Claudia Jean, Carson Ridgley and Charlotte Gwen. Janet was predeceased by her oldest brother, Jim Graybeal.

Janet was born at home on the family farm in southern Chester County to H. Wayne and Catherine Graybeal. Both parents are deceased. Along with her brothers, Janet enjoyed the discipline of living on a farm. Hard work and the thrill of accomplishment were attitudes that were evident throughout her life. As a mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, cousin and aunt, she enjoyed being with family, as well as friends and neighbors. Her church family at Grace Bible Chapel in Rising Sun, Md., was always part of her life over the past 40 years. She, during those years, delighted in teaching the 4- and 5-year-old Sunday school class, teaching Adventure Club to third graders, VBS, being a Deaconess, and enjoyed the fellowship of being part of the congregation.

During her years of employment with the Cecil County Public Schools, Janet was lead secretary at the Cecil Manor Elementary School for 23 years, retiring in 2009. Following retirement, Janet dedicated much of her time caregiving for her parents.

A funeral was held March 6. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Grace Bible Chapel Building Fund, 1949 Joseph Biggs Memorial Hwy., Rising Sun, MD 21911. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.

JOHN R. ST. JOHN, JR.

John R. St. John, Jr., of New London, passed away on Feb. 27 at home, just shy of his 90th birthday.

He was the husband of the late Joan Elizabeth Lester St. John, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Bristol, Tenn., he was the son of the late John R. Sr., and Ola Hendrickson St. John.

John was a member and Deacon for many years at the New London Presbyterian Church. He was a dairy farmer all his life. John was a pioneer in the local truck farming industry. He grew strawberries, cantaloupes, tomatoes, turnips, sweet corn, watermelon, apples, peaches and pumpkins. He was a member of the Avon Grove Lions Club, New London Civic Association, and the Forest Lawn Hunting Camp in Mifflinburg. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. John was a basketball enthusiast and accomplished equestrian. He enjoyed fox hunting, bluegrass and country music, and his cat, Blue. He loved telling his stories.

He is survived by two sons, James St. John and wife Kathy, and John David St. John and wife Kathy, all of New London; three daughters, Carol St. John of New London, Jill St. John Bair and husband Timothy of Williamsport, and Kelly St. John Cairns and husband Donald of Parkesburg; 13 grandchildren, Nadine St. John Turner, JR (John Reuben) St. John, III, Craig St. John, Ryan St. John, Krystal St. John, Kasey Kreider, Sarah Kudlack, Melissa Alleman, Troy St. John, Travis St. John, Nicole Bair, Lauren Cairns and Jacob Cairns; and 17 greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his four sisters, Beatrice Parrot, Jeanette Stone, Lillian Lester and Mary Nell Keily; and a brother, Marvin St. John.

Funeral services were held March 4. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Avon Grove Lions Club, 600 N. Baker Station Rd., West Grove, PA 19390. Visit www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

March 11

Pancake and omelet

breakfast

Shiloh Presbyterian Church

(42 S. Fifth St., Oxford) presents a pancake and omelet breakfast for the community on March 11 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tickets at the door are $7 for adults, $5 for ages 4 to 11, and free for ages 3 and younger. Call 610-932-9256 for more information.

March 17 and 18

Children’s clothing and equipment sale West Grove United Methodist Church will hold its annual Children’s Clothing and Equipment Consignment Sale on March 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and March 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be a large selection of spring and summer children’s clothes, shoes, coats, toys, books, baby items and equipment. On Saturday, many items will be half price. This sale benefits the early childhood and scholarship programs at the Children’s Morning Out and Preschool Program of the church. For more information, call the church office at 610-869-9334.

May 6

‘Attic Treasures’

The “Attic Treasurers” sale takes place on May 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grove United Methodist Church. There will be used books, jewelry, snacks to go, and household items. Light refreshments are available. Call 610-348-0421 or visit www.grovechurch.org.

JEAN ANN TRUITT

Jean Ann Truitt, 80, of Rising Sun, Md., passed away on Feb. 27 at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in Newark, Del. Born in Havre de Grace, Md., in 1936, she was the daughter of the late Ernest E. and Dorothy C. (Cantler) Morris. She was a homemaker and had previously worked for C&J Clark Shoes in Kennett Square, in the accounting office. She was a member of New London Baptist Church in Kelton, and St. John’s United Methodist Church in Fair Hill, Md.; and enjoyed flower gardening, crafts, bird watching and church activities. Survivors include one son, Benjamin F. Truitt, Jr.; one daughter, Teresa Truitt; and four grandchildren, Katherine Ray Truitt Mackie, Michael Alan Truitt, Heather Elizabeth Brown, and Cheyenne Raine Brown. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Linton A. Truitt.

A funeral was held March 4. Interment was in North East Methodist Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, or the Alzheimer’s Association, both in care of the funeral home (127 South Main Street, North East, MD 21901). To offer condolences, visit www. crouchfuneralhome.com.

EMMANUEL AGUILAR MONDRAGON

Emmanuel Aguilar Mondragon, 29, of Wilmington, Del., passed away on Feb. 23. He was the son of Hermnelildo Aguilar Aguilar and Esther Mondragon Sanchez of Mexico. Emmanuel was a Janitor at the Hampton Inn in Chadds Ford. He enjoyed working, and spending time with his family and friends.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by one son, David Aguilar and one daughter, Donna Aguilar, both of Wilmington, Del.; four brothers; four sisters; and many cousins.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. March 8 at Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home (250 W. State St., Kennett Square). His funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Mexico. Online condolences may by made by visiting www.griecocares. com.

VERNER H. CONDON, JR.

Verner H. Condon, Jr., 90, West Grove, (previously of New Vernon, N.J.) died on Feb. 24 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.

He was the husband of Alice Godfrey Waters Condon, with whom he shared 13 years of marriage; and the late Ann Garman Condon, who died in 2002, and with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Bloomington, Ill., he was the son of the late Verner and the late Lucille (Dennis) Condon. He served our country in the Navy. Verner enjoyed a successful and varied career. Early on, he was the Marketing Manager for Ford Tractor Company. He later became CFO for (GPU) General Public Utility Company, retiring in1988.

He loved anything outdoors, including fly fishing, hunting, and bird hunting. He also enjoyed skeet shooting. He was a longtime member of Bright Creek Park Association in Canadensis, Pa. In addition to his wife, Alice, he is survived by one daughter, Dr. Marty Condon and her husband Nor Meyer of Mount Vernon

Iowa; four stepsons, William Waters (Peggy), Charles Waters (Donna), Russell Waters (Barbara) and James Waters (Esther); two stepdaughters, Lyn Marruso and Alison Murphy (Steve); ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a niece, Dr. Pamela Russell; and nephew, Willis Brown. In addition to his first wife, Ann, he was predeceased by a daughter, Nancy; and son-in-law, Alfie.

A service was held March 3. Contributions in Verner’s memory may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at 30 South 17th Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia PA 19103, or online at https://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/Donation. To view Verner’s online tribute and to share a memory with his family, visit www.griecocares.com.

KATHLEEN M. PAISLEY

Kathleen M. Paisley, 67, of West Grove, passed away on March 1 at the Christiana Hospital. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Ellen Mullen Chambers. She was a stock person for over 10 years at Big Lots in Kennett Square. Kathleen enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, shopping, yard sales, going to Disney World, the holidays, and spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of Assumption BVM Catholic Church in West Grove.

Kathleen is survived by one son, Frank Chambers and his wife Lori of Wilmington, Del.; three daughters, Marcy Leonzio and her husband Tim of Middletown, Del., Tricia Testerman and her husband Doug of West Grove, and Tracey Russo and her husband Brent of Parkesburg; one sister, Patricia Gravenor and her husband Selby of Kenton, Del.; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be held March 8 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at Assumption BVM Church (300 State Rd., West Grove). Her funeral mass will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Ashland (Hockessin), Del. The family would like to thank the staff at Christiana Hospital for the excellent care given to Kathleen. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the American Heart Association, 1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.

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Food Drive set for March 20 to 31

The MLK CommUNITY of the Greater Kennett Area kicks off their Food Drive starting March 20, and running until March 31.

The food drive was formerly organized on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day of Sharing, but this year it will be conducted later.

“We are excited to continue the vision to create a beloved community in the area that provides opportunities for the eradication of poverty, and the Food Drive is one initiative our board has been coordinating,” said Carol Black, board president. “It is wonderful to honor Dr. King’s legacy throughout

Perry said that he’s always adding or changing elements of the show.

“You’ll always see a slightly different show and a slightly different presentation,” he said, adding that the performances will always include a lot of Beatles music because it’s those songs that people have such strong connections to.

Perry has had many memorable experiences on the stage, including one time in Los Angeles when he was informed in the middle of the show that Angie McCartney and Ruth McCartney were in the audience. Angie is Paul’s stepmother, and Ruth is his stepsister. He got to talk to Angie for about 20 minutes

the year, not just on one day, but also during the time to commemorate the March from Selma.”

The Food Drive benefits the Kennett Area Community Service (KACS’s Food Cupboard) as well as The Bridge Food and Clothing Ministry in West Grove.

“Today, more than ever, it is incredibly important for our community to support a food drive,” said Melanie Weiler, KACS executive director. “Our supply is low, we anticipate cuts in funding, and we need to prepare. We can’t thank our community enough.”

Food items that are in

that night, and she told him that she was enjoying the performance.

“She’s always been very gracious to me,” Perry said. “She doesn’t give out endorsements of shows, but she’s always been supportive.”

Perry has also performed for John and Martina McBride, as well as celebrated Philadelphia journalist Larry Kane, who toured with the Beatles in the 1960s.

Perry lives in Virginia now, but he spent about six years living in Drexel Hill, so he’s familiar with Kennett Square and is looking forward to bringing his show back to Pennsylvania. Even after all these years and hundreds of performances, Perry still loves to get on stage and entertain Beatles

the most demand include canned vegetables and lowsugar fruit, tomato sauce, fresh produce, rice, pasta, oatmeal, dried beans, tuna, and peanut butter.

“We encourage food drives to be conducted by churches, neighborhoods, businesses, service clubs, schools, scouts or sports teams during this week,” said Ginny Levy, chair of the MLK Food Drive Committee. “Have fun, make it competitive, get creative, anything you can do to spark the interest and get collecting.”

Once items are collected, they can be dropped off directly to the KACS Food

fans. The reason is simple: It’s the music. It’s always been about the music that McCartney has created, and that his fans will always want to hear.

“I’m just as big a fan of the music as anyone in the audience,” Perry said. “I just get to wear the suit.”

More information about Perry’s show is available at www. mccartneyyesterdayandtoday. com.

The Kennett Square VFW Post 5467 is at 704 W. Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square. Tickets are $15, and are available at www.mytshow.eventbrite. com. The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m.

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

Cupboard Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Special volunteers will be at KACS on March 31 from 3 to 6 p.m., and April 1 from 8 a.m. to noon. Visit www. kacsonline.net.

Additional information, such as materials for your drives – including flyers, posters, tips on conducting a food drive in your community, as well as information about the organization and volunteer opportunities -- may be found on the MLK CommUNITY of Greater Kennett Square’s website (www.mlkcommunity.org) or email them at info@ mlkcommunity.org.

Through April 2

Plein-air landscapes at Bookplace

Plein-air paintings by Lisa BurgerLentz will be on display at Bookplace (2373 Baltimore Pike, Oxford) through April 2. The bookstore and art gallery is open Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Call 717-7154775 or visit www. bookplaceoxford.com.

Through March 31

‘Waterlines’ by Terry Anderson

The Station Gallery (3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del.) presents “Waterlines,”

featuring paintings by Terry Anderson from the Brandywine Watershed to the Canadian Near North, through March 31. Call 302-654-8638 or visit www.stationgallery.net.

March 17 to April 14

‘Reconstructed Materials’

The Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford) presents “Reconstructed Materials,” a show of metal sculpture, from March 17 to April 14. There will be an opening reception on March 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. There are 12 artists exhibiting, including Lele Galer and Stan Smokler. Visit www.oxfordart.org for more information.

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features works by more than 70 professional artists from the Brandywine Valley and beyond. The 68th annual show will be held on March 24 and 25 at Chadds Ford Elementary School. On March 24 from 7 to 10 p.m., there will be a free opening night reception and sale (adults only), with live music and hors d’ouevres. On March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the artists will be displaying their work. There will be live music and a raffle drawing at 3 p.m. For more information, visit cfes.ucfsd. org/artshow.

‘Mary

Poppins’ coming to UHS

Unionville High School will present the classic musical “Mary Poppins” on March 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The Broadway musical version of this Disney classic will be brought to life with classic songs such as “Feed the Birds,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Step In Time” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” as well as stagecraft that includes Mary Poppins flying and Bert climbing the walls.

In the show, the jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces the audience to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family.

Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a

combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grownups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

Online ticket sales are available at www.showtix4u. com for $12. Tickets at the door are $14 adults ($12 students and seniors). Performances will be at Unionville High School (750 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square).

Some members of the third-grade class of Wendy Clendening (back row, right) at Bancroft Elementary School show off their new Spanish-English dictionaries, distributed by London Grove Grange members Ken Pratt (back row left), and Mary Sproat (back row center).

London Grove Grange donates dictionaries

London Grove Grange is continuing its community service project of donating Spanish-English dictionaries to third-grade students of two local elementary schools.

The third graders in Bancroft and New Garden elementary schools received their dictionaries earlier in this school year from Ken Pratt, Master of the Grange, and Mary Sproat, Grange Secretary. The students study Spanish in third grade, and were told that they could use the reference

books both in school and at home. Dictionary use is also part of the third-grade curriculum.

The donations were made as part of the National Grange “Words for Thirds Project” that encourages granges to donate dictionaries to third graders across the United States.

The Grange is a community organization with its roots in agriculture celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. For more information, visit www.pagrange.org.

Dancing for a good cause

Members of the Avon Grove Charter School Leo Club held a Glow Dance recently and collected $650 that was donated to Family Promise of Chester County.

School of Government spring classes announced

The Chester County School of Government, a free course open to all county residents, is scheduled to begin on Thursday, March 23, at the Chester County Library in Exton.

This year’s “school” includes an overview of Chester County government’s services and responsibilities, followed by three further evenings that include panel discussions on topics affecting all county residents – managing growth, jobs, and the overdose epidemic.

Chester County has hosted four prior School of Government courses for citizens, highlighting the differences between services provided by county government compared to local municipality, state and federal government services. Since the first event in 2007, more than 400 people have attended one or more of the courses.

This year’s School of Government will focus on issues identified to be very important to residents that involve county government.

Mark Rupsis, Chester County Chief Operating Officer, said, “Our School of Government classes have traditionally been designed for citizens wanting to know more about county services and the responsibilities of Chester County government. The classes were presented by our elected officials and department directors who gave an overview of the county’s budget process, as well as topics like courts and the justice system, health and human services, emergency services and planning.

“We’ll be covering some of that information in the first week of this year’s school, but have chosen to be more issues-led and interactive for the subsequent three classes. These evenings will begin with comments from panel members who have tremendous experience when it comes to the development of living and working spaces in urban areas, job creation, and addressing the increasing number of opioid and heroin addictions, overdoses and deaths that are happening in Chester County. These three evenings will be an open class forum for questions and answers.”

All four spring 2017 School of Government classes will be held in the Struble Room of the Chester County Library (450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton) from 7 to to 8:30 p.m. The weekly courses are: Chester County Government 101 – an overview of County government services and responsibilities on Thursday, March 23; Planning for growth –developing Chester County’s urban centers on Wednesday, April 19; Creating workforce opportunities – identifying employment needs, now and in the future on Thursday, April 27; Opioid and heroin crisis – tackling this epidemic in Chester County on Wednesday, May 10. Residents are encouraged to sign up to attend all four classes, but may also attend individual classes. To reserve a seat, e-mail school@chesco. org or call 610-344-6100.

LEGALS

leading to the proposed blast area will be monitored or closed at the time of blasting. An air horn will give short bursts three (3) times before detonation and one (1) long blast after detonation. Possible conditions that might prevent blasting at times announced in the blasting schedule are as follows: rain, lightning, wind or other atmospheric conditions, possible breakdown of blasting company equipment or illness of personnel and operator of public safety.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME

NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA No. 2017-02109 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 1, 2017, the petition of Yesinia Parrilla, was filed in the above named court, praying for a decree to change the name of (minor child) Janely Diaz-Parrilla to Janely Parrilla. The court has fixed the day of April 24, 2017 at 9:30am in courtroom # 8, Chester County Justice Center, 201 W. Market Street West Chester, Pennsylvania, as the time and place for the hearing of said petition, when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any, why the request of the said petitioner should not be granted.

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NOTICE OF INCORPOATION

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NOTICE The London Grove Township Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a public hearing on, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., in the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA for the following purpose:431 West Baltimore Pike- To hear the appeal of Hudson Bay LLC for a special

exception to construct an addition to the existing main building to add 230 feet by 40 feet of storage space and 31 paved, marked parking spaces. Section 27-1303(2)(B) of the London Grove Township Zoning Ordinance requires a 100-foot perimeter setback. This property is in the Industrial Zoning District (I). William Grandizio, Chairman Zoning Hearing Board 3p-8-2t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days

Kennett Square, PA 19348-4709

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 2p-22-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

IMPROVEMENTS:

SALE NO. 17-3-141 Writ of Execution No. 2015-03546 DEBT $324,493.14

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in the Township of Londonderry, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of New Daleville, prepared by Lake, Roeder, Hillard & Associates, Land Surveyors, dated 1/26/2004, last revised 12/16/2004 and recorded in Chester County as Plan #17287 as follows, to wit:

PLAINTIFF: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC VS DEFENDANT: MARY W. WINTER and SHANA M. WINTER and WILLIAM WINTER

SALE ADDRESS: 436 Wrigley Blvd., Cochranville, PA 19330

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: RICHARD M. SQUIRE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 215-886-8790

thereon: residential dwelling

PLAINTIFF: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. f/k/a Vericrest Financial, Inc. VS DEFENDANT: LISA HOYLE

SALE ADDRESS: 208 Cherry Lane,

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By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 17-3-191 Writ of Execution No. 2016-00640 DEBT $584,421.70 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of New Garden, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a subdivision plan for “Candlewyck at New Garden” (PIA Tract), made by Nave Newell, King of Prussia, PA, dated 04/26/2000, last revised 04/30/2001 and recorded 06/14/2001 as Plan No. 15798 as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point on the southeasterly side of Honey Locust Drive (50 feet wide), said point being a corner of Lot No. 77 (as shown on said Plan); thence from said point of beginning extending along said drive the two following courses and distances: (1) north 10 degrees 31 minutes 16 seconds east, 130.87 feet to a point

of curve; (2) on a line curving to the right, having a radius of 20.00 feet, an arc distance of 31.42 feet to a point on the southerly side of Candlewyck Drive (50 feet wide); thence extending along said drive, south 79 degrees 28 minutes 45 seconds east, 110.00 feet to a point, being a corner of Lot No. 109; thence leaving said drive extending along Lot No. 109, south 10 degrees 31 minutes 16 seconds west, 150.87 feet to a point in line of Lot No. 77, being a corner of Lot No. 109; thence extending along Lot No. 77, north 79 degrees 28 minutes 44 seconds west, 130.00 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

TAX ID: 6004 04800000

BEING the same premises which Sharp Road Farms Inc., by Deed dated 6/12/06 and recorded 6/29/06 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book 6884, Page 686, and Instrument #10663701, granted and conveyed unto Richard E. Staehs and Jo-Anne Staehs, husband and wife, in fee.

PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as Trustee, for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC4 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates VS DEFENDANT: RICHARD E. STAEHS and JO-ANNE STAEHS and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

SALE ADDRESS: 131 Candlewyck Drive, Avondale, PA 19311

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, 610-278-6800

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 2p-22-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 17-3-193 Writ of Execution No. 2015-10924 DEBT $191,367.66

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of improved ground with buildings erected thereon situate on the south side of Market Street, northwest of the intersection of Market Street with South Fifth Street in the Borough of Oxford, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, according to a survey by N. M. Lake & Associates, Inc., Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors, Oxford, Pennsylvania, being Lot No. 2 on Plan No. 86153, dated January 26, 1987, last revised February 4, 1987 and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point set in the northerly curb line of Market Street marking the northeast corner of this and the northwest corner of land now or late of Maggie M. Terry, et al; thence leaving said northerly curb line of Market Street and along said land now or late of Terry, the following 2 courses and distances: (1) south 27 degrees 57 minutes 41 seconds west, crossing over an iron pin 40.14 feet from point of beginning, a total distance of 234.49 feet to an iron pin set marking the southeast corner of this; thence along said now or late of Terry and partially by the northerly line of an alley; (2) north 61 degrees 01 minute 48

corner of this and the southeast corner of land of Lot No. 1 on said Plan; thence along said land of Lot No. 1; (3) north 27 degrees 57 minutes 41 seconds east, passing through the dividing wall of a residence existing thereon 235.28 feet to a point set in the northerly curb line of aforementioned Market Street, crossing over an iron pin 40.14 feet from the said northerly curb line of Market Street; thence along said northerly curb line of Market Street; (4) south 59 degrees

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 2p-22-3t

Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

the same and passing through the center of

SALE NO. 17-3-203

BEING UPI No. 6-5-191.1

THE improvements thereon being known as 426 Market Street, Oxford, PA 19363

BEING the same premises which Josie L. DeCormis, by Deed dated 7/28/2006 and recorded 9/26/2006 in the Chester County Clerk’s/ Register’s Office in Deed Book 6963, Page 2061, granted and conveyed unto James P. Yetman, in fee.

PLAINTIFF: Selene Finance, LP

VS DEFENDANT: JAMES YETMAN

SALE ADDRESS: 426 Market Street, Oxford, PA 19363

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, 610-278-6800

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 2p-22-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 17-3-197

Writ of Execution No. 2013-00284

DEBT $294,435.26

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or land situate in Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

TAX Parcel No: 58-08-0049 & 56-080052.010

PLAINTIFF: First Niagara Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: MEGAN ZARZYCKI, IN HER CAPACITY AS CO ADMINISTRATRIX AND HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS J. RUSSELL, CATHERINE B. RUSSELL, IN HER CAPACITY AS COADMINISTRATRIX AND HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS J. RUSSELL, LORRAINE RUSSELL HAGY, IN HER CAPACITY AS CO-ADMINISTRATRIX AND HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS J. RUSSELL, UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, & ALL PERSON, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER THOMAS J. RUSSELL, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, & ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER THOMAS J. RUSSELL, DECEASED C/O LORRAINE RUSSELL HAGY.

SALE ADDRESS: 251 Scroggy Road, Oxford, Pennsylvania 19363

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KELLY L. EBERLE, ESQ., 215-257-6811

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 17-3-202 Writ of Execution No. 2015-04689 DEBT $163,939.76

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in the Borough of West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a plan on the property of Angela M. Rizzotte, et at, made by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Inc., dated 7-7-1988, as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point on the title line in the bed of Walnut Avenue, said beginning point being at the point of intersection of the title line of Walnut Avenue and the extended title line of an alley, said alley forms the eastern boundary of the lands of the herein grantors, thence from said point of beginning along the title land of said alley, south 01 degree 00 minutes 00 seconds left, 131.25 feet to a spike, a corner of the lands of Howard W. Singleton; thence along the lands of Howard W. Singleton, south 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds west, 28.50 feet to a point, a corner of Parcel 2, as shown on aforesaid plan; thence along Parcel 2, north 00 degrees 34 minutes 24 seconds west, 131.25 feet to a point on the title line in the bed of Walnut Avenue; thence along the title line in the bed of Walnut Avenue, north 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds east, 27.53 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Parcel 1 as shown on said Plan.

BEING the same premises which Kevin S. Sykes, agent for Timothy L. Sykes and Kevin S. Sykes, by Deed dated 10/31/05 and recorded 12/13/05 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book 6709, Page 1950, granted and conveyed unto Kimberly A. O’Brien, in fee.

PLAINTIFF: Nationstar Mortgage LLC VS DEFENDANT: KIMBERLY A. O’BRIEN

SALE ADDRESS: 114 Walnut Avenue, West Grove, PA 19390

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, 610-278-6800

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 2p-22-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County

Writ of Execution No. 2015-06057 DEBT $534,654.97

PROPERTY situate in the West Grove Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania

CONTAINING

UPI# 5-7-35.26

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling

BEING the same premises which Mark A.

PLAINTIFF: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC VS DEFENDANT: JEROME A. WOOD, SR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JEROME A. WOOD a/k/a JEROME WOOD, JADE WOOD, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF JEROME A. WOOD a/k/a JEROME WOOD, TERRA HOPKINS, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF JEROME A. WOOD a/k/a JEROME WOOD, JANAEE WOOD, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF JEROME A. WOOD a/k/a JEROME WOOD UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER JEROME A. WOOD a/k/a JEROME WOOD a/k/a JEROME A. WOOD, JR., DECEASED

SALE ADDRESS: 518 Liberty Circle, West Grove, PA 19390-1386

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. & is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. 2p-22-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, April 17, 2017. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 17-3-182 Writ of Execution No. 2014-04213 DEBT $158,089.29

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land with the dwelling thereon erected, situated in the Borough of Parkesburg, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, known and designated as No. 518 West Second Avenue, bounded and described as follows to wit:

BEGINNING at a point in the center line of Second Avenue, formerly Highland Avenue, a corner of land of Mae V. Connell and distant two hundred fifty-six feet westwardly from the west curb line of Culvert Street extending, measuring along the center line of Second Avenue; thence along said Connell’s land south ten degrees twenty-three minutes east, one hundred ninety-five feet to a point in the center line of Spruce Alley; thence along the same north seventy-nine degrees thirty-seven minutes east, twenty-four and fifty-four one-hundredths feet to a point, a corner of land of H. Boyd Cowan and Mary M. Cowan, husband and wife; thence along