Chester County Press 05-17-17 Edition

Former Kennett Police Chief Edward Zunino dies at 67

A service will be held May 19

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Edward Zunino, the respected former police chief of Kennett Square Borough, passed away at his home while surrounded by his family on May 12. He was 67. He was the husband of Lois McGinnis-Zunino, with whom he shared 22 wonderful years of marriage.

Zunino retired from the Kennett Square Police Department last summer after a distinguished 42-year career in law enforcement. He first worked for the Kennett Square Police Department in 1974 as an auxiliary police officer. He became a part-time police officer with the department in August of 1975, and was hired as a full-time officer in January of 1976.

He rose through the ranks from patrolman to detective to lieutenant to chief of police. He served as Kennett Square’s police

chief from 2007 to 2016. At the time of his retirement, Kennett Square mayor Matthew Fetick

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Dissinger hired as Patton principal, board approves proposed final budget

By John Chambless Staff Writer

During a meeting at Pocopson Elementary School on May 15, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted to appoint a new principal at Patton Middle School, and approved the next-tolast step for next year’s budget.

Steve Dissinger, who is currently the principal at Hillendale Elementary School, will become the principal of Charles F. Patton Middle School,

effective July 1. His salary will be $148,101.24.

District superintendent John Sanville said, “We are thrilled that Steve will be the next principal for the middle school. We had an extensive process to find our next principal. We had 60-plus folks apply. Every step along the way, through all the interviews, over a month-long process, head and shoulders above the rest was Steve Dissinger.”

The board voted unanimously for Dissinger, who then addressed the board

Steve Dissinger has been approved as the new principal for Patton Middle School. and his family members in the audience. “I am

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Free races awarded to local organizations at May 20 Kennett Run

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

At its May 11 kick off luncheon at Two Stones Pub in the Shoppes at Longwood Village, Kennett Run Charities, Inc. announced that it has awarded ten free entries each for this year’s Kennett Run to four local organizations: La Communidad Hispana, the Garage Community & Youth Center, and the WIN and After-the-Bell programs, both associated with the Kennett Consolidated School District.

The 28th annual Kennett Run will take place on May 20 at Anson B. Nixon Park.

“It looks like we’ll have almost 40 participants who would not have run otherwise,” said race director J.J. Simon. “It’s a good way for us to encourage

Citizens, organizations honored for improving Oxford community

Citizen Recognition Awards handed out to eight recipients

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Carlos Hernandez, Day Roberts Iseminger, Roy Caudill, the employees of the Oxford Area Sewer Authority, Ruth Jenkins, Oxford Borough Council, and Ralph Purcell and Randy Phipps were this year’s recipients of the Citizen Recognition Awards that were handed out during the council meeting on Monday night.

Oxford mayor Geoff Henry, who established the Citizen Recognition

Awards in 2006, led the award presentations. Henry said that handing out the Citizen Recognition Awards is always one of the highlights of the year. The awards were established as a way to recognize the individuals, businesses, and organizations that have made positive contributions to the Borough of Oxford and its citizens.

“They do what they do not for recognition, but to improve the quality of life for residents of Oxford,” Henry said.

This year’s recipients all

improve the Oxford community in a variety of different ways.

Roy Caudill was nominated by Neeley Spotts for, among other things, his role in helping to form the Kindness Counts in Oxford group. Spotts called Caudill an ambassador for Oxford.

According to Spotts, Caudill “...builds meaningful relationships with the people in our community, particularly the businesses, and he goes out of his way to spread the word about what they have to offer.”

Caudill’s work with the local church where, among other things, he has encouraged children during Vacation Bible School.

“Roy has a remarkable ability to connect with each child and bring out the best in them,” Spotts said. “It may sound trite, but I truly believe that he made a difference in their lives.”

Spotts added that Caudill “...never wavered in his commitment to spreading his message of faith and kindness not only by word but in deed. With the

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health and activity. We’ve been doing this race for 28 years, and that means we’re getting into the third generation of runners in the same family. The earlier we get these kids in the race, the more likely they will come out in the future.”

The luncheon, which gathered sponsors and beneficiaries of the Kennett Run together, was moderated Christopher Daney, Kennett Run Charities president, who began the festivities with a prayer that read, in part: “We are thankful for this day that you have given us, for its blessings and for its opportunities. As we prepare for this year’s Kennett Run, we ask that you guide our leaders and volunteers to create an event that will help improve life in this very

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special community we call home. Grant that each of us may feel our responsibility to this community and all its people.

“We ask that you bless the many people who participate in and support the Kennett Run each year, and all the goodness they do for your community. We ask that you keep our runners and their families safe on race day so they may continue to thrive in our community for years to come.”

Kennett Run Charities will also partner with the Kennett Area Community Center on a food drive, to be held May 19-20 at Anson B. Nixon Park. Using a course map he

created as a guide, Simon also gave a “tour” of the course’s new race route. An effort to consolidate the logistics of timing, race-day registration, preand post-race events, and all Kennett Run events –the 5K, 10K, PoweRun, FundRun and 1-Mile Run/ Walk – will begin and end this year in Anson B. Nixon Park.

In addition, the 5K and 10K races will be re-routed through other parts of Kennett Square. Past races directed runners to follow North Union Street – and 10K runners through neighborhoods just north of Route 1 – then onto East Locust Street, past the Kennett Square Golf & Country Club and onto North Walnut Street and

into the park. In the 2017 race, the 5K and 10K course will

Road closures for the 28th annual Kennett Run

May 20, 2017

The following roads will be closed to traffic during the race: State Street: Both lanes between Walnut Street and Mill Road, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Union Street (Route 82): Both lanes between West Cypress Street and just south of West

Linden Street, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Intersection of East Locust Road and Walnut Street: From 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Intersection of Longwood Road and Walnut Street: From 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Walnut Road: Both lanes between East Baltimore

Pike/State Street and Anson B. Nixon Park entrance, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., except for bus and vendor traffic; and from park entrance to East Locust Road southbound, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

For more information, visit: www.kennettrun. net.

direct participants out of the park and onto North Walnut Street, where they will make a right onto State Street, and follow the course until making a U-turn just east of Mill Road, and re-trace their steps from State Street to North Walnut Street, where there will be two U-turns for participants in both races that will then direct them back to the park.

The annual Joe Hector PoweRun, which had taken place at the Kennett Area YMCA, will also take place in the park.

“[With the new race route], we don’t have to close as many roads, and there’s less impact on the community,” Simon said. “It makes it a more fun event that allows our spectators to remain in the park for a longer period of interaction with our vendors. It will allow for a longer interaction that may last for three to four hours, rather than just after the competitors reach the finish line.”

Simon also showed

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attendees a sample of the bobblehead-style awards that will be given to top finishers in the race.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

and they see workers not showing up. Chester County’s mushroom production is already on the downswing from the 2013-14 season, losing about 1 million pounds.

Mushroom farms have generally failed to recruit locals who can make as much as $50,000 per year or $16 an hour. It appears if the mushroom industry, as well as agricultural in general, is to survive, growers will need to make major changes in compensation.

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

founding of the Kindness Counts in Oxford initiative, he has packaged up and put a name on the way he has lived his life. Roy gives more of himself than could ever be imagined or expected. He has a unique ability to make everyone he meets feel that they count, that they are loved, and that they have the power to be better people and really make a change in their neighborhood and the world. Roy deserves all the praise we can send his way for the positive impact he has had, and continues to have, on the people of Oxford.”

Henry nominated Oxford Borough Council for the award. He noted that he has worked closely with the men and women who have served on borough council for more than 11 years.

“The men and women of the borough council have freely chosen to volunteer their time and talents to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Borough of Oxford,” Henry said. “The fruits of their labor and dedication are evident throughout the borough.”

Ralph Purcell and Randy Phipps were nominated for the award by Peggy Ann Russell. The Oaks Ministry received a $5,000 grant from the school Sisters of Notre Dame to build a deck and above-ground gardens for the Oaks home that provides a safe haven for vulnerable women in transition. The grant covered the cost of materials, but not the labor. Purcell and Phipps donated their time to do the work.

Ruth Jenkins was nominated by Phyllis Tester for her work protecting animals.

“Ruth goes out of her way day after day to find lost pets and to reunite them with their owners,” Tester said of Jenkins when making the nomination. “I have no idea how many pets she has found and returned. She personally purchased a scanner to scan animals that may have a chip. She has a big heart for all animals and understands the importance of pets and how that adds to the owners’ quality of life.”

Carlos Hernandez was nominated by Karen Packeri for his volunteer work with the Lighthouse Youth Center.

“Carlos has devoted much of his time to helping the Lighthouse Youth Center by cooking and assisting with the children. He helps get children to and from school as well. He is known throughout the neighborhood as someone who is always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. His volunteerism and sense of duty to the community is unsurpassed.”

Employees of the Oxford Area Sewer Authority were nominated by Peggy Ann Russell. According to Russell, while the sewer authority faced financial turmoil, the employees themselves continued to work through the challenges with an exemplary attitude. She lauded the employees for maintaining a professional and courteous demeanor as they worked with the management of the sewer authority, the board of directors, and local residents.

Day Roberts Iseminger, the owner of Daisy Mae

extremely humbled and appreciative,” he said. “I have spoken to a lot of people, and this has been the most difficult decision in my entire professional life. Hillendale is a wonderful place to work and be a principal. I stand on great shoulders here, particularly Tim Hoffman, the most recent principal of the middle school. It’s a daunting challenge when I think about it, and it’s an absolute honor. I am grateful and I am excited about this new challenge. Thank you very much.”

The replacement process for Dissinger at Hillendale is under way. Hoffman was promoted to Director of Curriculum for the district earlier this year.

In the audience at the meeting was State Rep. Eric Roe, who addressed the board at the beginning of the evening. “I’m so proud to represent the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District,” Roe said. “I am proud to see it consistently ranked at the top. I am determined to keep our school funding at the local level, and not let anybody touch that funding. I like local government. Our local districts are much better able to make decisions about school funding, not some government bureaucrat. I’m here tonight to learn,” he told the board, “and we need to keep an open dialogue. I work for you.”

In discussing the proposed final budget, board member Robert Sage and board president Victor Dupuis expressed their support. “I’m very pleased with the efforts of our administration this year in the process and the results of this budget,” Dupuis said. “It was an exhaustively methodical process. I think the methodology we arrived at in terms of taxation was very fair to our taxpayers.”

Board member Gregg Lindner presented his suggestion for a slightly higher tax rate. He proposed “increasing the tax rate from the 2.16 weight-

ed average to 2.34 and provide $100,000 of revenue to reduce the amount of dollars that will be required next year from the unassigned fund balance/PSER fund. This increase, along with any savings from spending in the 2017-18 calendar year, would be able to reduce the risk of a simple math problem that occurs when continuing to spend more than we receive in a given year. We need a realistic program to meet long-term needs and reach 2032 (the end of current debt repayments) without causing damage to the district and without bringing back tiered cuts.

“I do favor the budget plan of the administration,” Lindner said, “but what I’m asking is that we reconsider 2.16 and raise it to 2.34 -- not to spend additional money, but to have those dollars on hand. If I’m wrong, the worst that can happen is that those dollars are there, and next year you can have a smaller tax increase. But I don’t think I’ll be wrong.”

The final vote to approve the proposed final budget was 8 to 1, with Lindner voting against approval.

The budget calls for total appropriations of $84,932,572. The millage rate in Chester County will be 28.41 mills (a 2.6 percent increase over last year). The millage rate in Delaware County will be 23.63 mills (an increase of 0.30 percent), for a weighted average of 2.16 percent. The final adoption of the budget and levying of real estate taxes is expected to take place at the June 19 school board meeting.

A video of the May 15 meeting, and details about the district’s and board’s activities, are available at www.ucfsd.org.

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

lauded Zunino for his hard work and dedication to serving the town that he grew up in and loved.

“Chief Zunino has been an incredible public servant and an exemplary chief of police,” Fetick said. “It has been my privilege to work closely with the chief for the past six years, and I have always been impressed not only with his professionalism but his commitment to public safety. He worked tirelessly to solve crime, lead the department, and serve the community. Whatever was asked of the chief, he willingly did.”

Zunino was known to do whatever it took to ensure public safety and to keep the police department working properly, whether that meant covering a shift on Christmas morning because a patrolman couldn’t make it in to work or going out at 1:30 in the morning to make sure the town was safe after the remnants of a hurricane moved through the area.

He also earned praise during his career for mentoring younger officers to make sure they learned how to do the job the right way. Once he became a veteran of the department, he always worked with younger officers to make sure that investigations were handled properly. Zunino worked collaboratively with other law enforcement agencies to help stop crime. He also worked closely with residents to address issues or concerns in the community. One example, from several years ago, is how he worked hard to find out who was responsible for several incidents where buildings were targeted with graffiti because it affected the quality of life for borough residents. He was always motivated to protect the community.

“Throughout his career,” Fetick said, “he took the

lead in investigating homicides, burglaries, gang violence and more. He was well known and respected by residents and business owners alike. With his significant relationships in the community, he was able to build trust and solve crimes that may have otherwise gone unsolved.” He was also respected in the law enforcement community. When Kennett Square Borough celebrated Zunino’s 35th anniversary with the police department, officials from the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the local district magistrate turned out to praise the police chief for his hard work and professionalism. Zunino also received commendations from U.S. Congressman Joseph Pitts and State Rep. Chris Ross. Zunino was born in West Grove, a son of Mary Daddario Zunino of Avondale and the late Angelo J. Zunino. He attended St. Patrick’s School and graduated from Kennett High School before going on to the Delaware County Police Academy.

He loved spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren, and other family and friends. Ocean City, N.J., was a special place Ed enjoyed visiting ever since childhood. He was also an active member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in West Grove. He was an avid bowhunter.

In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by

his children, Michelle Tuel (Ricky), Jennifer ZuninoSmith (Chris), Edward A. Zunino, Jr; his grandchildren, Joseph Tuel, Jack Tuel, Noah Zunino; his brothers, Thomas (Kathy) and David (Diane); his sister, Patricia Quynn (Norman); his brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Doris Brosius; his motherin-law, Nellie McGinnis; and many special nieces and nephews. The Zunino family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Dennis Berman, the nurses and office staff of Abramson Cancer Center, their dedicated hospice nurse, Lisa D’Ascenzo and aide, Linda Washington, for their compassion and care during his time of need.

A visitation with family and friends will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, at Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home (250 W. State St., Kennett Square), and from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. May 19 at Assumption BVM Catholic Church (300 State Rd., West Grove). His mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Longwood Cemetery in Kennett Square. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ed’s name may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, visit www.griecocares. com.

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Kennett Square officials want municipal police departments to be able to use radar

Pennsylvania currently only allows the State Police to use radar

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Citing the possibility for increased safety, Kennett Square Borough Council last week adopted a resolution calling for Pennsylvania to allow municipal police departments to use radar to stop speeding motorists.

Currently, Pennsylvania regulations only allow State Police to utilize

radar, not local law enforcement agencies. Municipalities have long wanted to have their police departments use radar as a way to enforce speeding regulations. Pennsylvania is the only state in the U.S. that does not allow its municipal police to use radar.

“It’s an archaic, weird law,” Kennett Square Borough mayor Matthew Fetick said. He added that this is the first time

that state lawmakers have moved a bill calling for the elimination of the prohibition against municipal police departments using radar out of committee—so there may be momentum for a change this year.

The resolution approved by council notes that local police departments should be able to utilize the most accurate and modern equipment available to enforce

local speed limits. The resolution encourages State Representatives and State Senators to support the Coalition to Eliminate the Prohibition Against Municipal Police Using Radar.

The coalition includes the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, the Pennsylvania Municipal League, the Pennsylvania Association

of Township Supervisors, and the Pennsylvania State Mayor’s Association.

In other business at the same meeting, Kennett Square Borough Council appointed Police Chief Bill Holdsworth as the Open Records Officer for the Kennett Square Police Department. The Open Records Officer is the person designated to handle open records requests. Karen Scherer, the assistant to the borough manager, is the designated Open Records Officer for the borough, but many municipalities have a person responsible for records requests specific to the police department. Holdsworth will handle such requests for the remainder of 2017.

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

Printing and Design, was nominated by Diane Hager. Hager commended Iseminger for holding many volunteer positions in the community.

“She has started or been a member in several capacities in booster clubs for various sports in the school district,” Hager said.

“She is our current Oxford Area High School Hornets Football Booster President and is doing a wonderful job. Her dedication to the school, her friends, and the kids is remarkable. She also works tirelessly to help support the Oxford Area High School track team by organizing fundraisers and assisting the coaches with communications to the ath-

letes and parents. Day is the kind of person that, if you have a team, you want her on it.”

Hager also noted that Iseminger opened her business on Third Street in Oxford, and makes a point to support other businesses by recommending that people visit other businesses in town.

According to Hager, Iseminger is “dependable and willing to help out with benefits for charity organizations and community events. Oxford is better and the lives of many people in our area are better because of her.”

The first Citizen Recognition Awards were handed out in 2007, and with the eight recipients this year, there have now been a total of 86 individuals, busi-

nesses, and organizations that have been recognized for improving the quality of life for borough residents.

Noting that this was the last year that Henry would be handing out the Citizen Recognition Awards his third term as mayor ends this year and he is not seeking reelection Caudill joked that the awards need to be rebranded with a short, catchy name, like the Tonys and the Emmys are. He suggested “The Geoffies,” in honor of Henry. Caudill then offered the serious suggestion that perhaps the awards could be renamed The Geoff Henry Citizen Recognition Awards moving forward.

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

New police facility design gets first look

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Gerald Simpson, Police Chief of the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department, unveiled an artist’s rendering of the department’s future headquarters on GapNewport Pike, at the New Garden Township’s Board of Supervisors meeting on May 15.

The design, currently being developed by the Wilmington-based architectural design firm Tevebaugh Associates, will be an 11,716-square-foot, single-story, L-shaped facility. Construction is expected to begin in 2018, on the site where the now-closed New Garden Township Police Department’s barracks and temporary offices are located.

The facility will include a 400-square-foot lobby and a 540-squarefoot community multipurpose room; a secure administration area, which will include offices and a conference room; a detective bureau area and interview and testing rooms; storage and locker rooms; and holding cells and two sally ports for transportation of the incarcerated and storage of vehicles retained as evidence.

Before construction begins, the former site of the New Garden Township Police, now closed due to mold infestation, will be demolished, and the temporary police facility –

connected trailers – will be moved off the site. While the new facility is being built, the regional unit will use temporary space.

Engineering and construction for the facility will go out for bidding on June 26; a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for late August or early September; and it is estimated that construction should be completed by October 2018.

In other township business, the follow-up conditional-use hearing regarding the planned construction of a 125-foottall high wireless cellular communications tower on 1511 Yeatmans Station Road in Landenberg will be continued on June 19 at the New Garden Township Building, beginning at 7 p.m. This announcement was made by township solicitor Vince Pompo prior to the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 15, the date the continuance of the hearing had originally been scheduled for.

At the first conditionaluse hearing on April 17, several residents of the Nivin Lane-Watson Mill

community in Landenberg voiced their displeasure over the concept introduced by Eco-Sites, LLC, a Durham, North Carolina-based supplier of wireless and infrastructure solutions. During the more than one-hour public hearing, several residents said that the planned placement of the tower – adjacent to the Watson Mill-Nivin Lane community and built on the site of the former Little Stenning Farm – would, if built, obstruct their views of the adjacent White Clay Creek Preserve and negatively affect the property values of their homes.

Built of galvanized steel, the proposed tower, if approved, will be of a monopine design -- a monopole disguised as a pine tree. Due to more stringent zoning laws and the need for more towers in densely populated areas, wireless carriers have been forced to come up with alternatives to traditional lattice towers or monopoles.

In addition to its base height, the tower will also include a five-foot high

lightning rod at its top, and will be approximately the same height as many trees that border these properties.

The majority of the homes in the Nivin LaneWatson Mill community were first constructed in 1999, and in the early 2000s. The online search engine Spokeo.com indicated that these homes have a property value average of $731,000 and a household income average of $222,000.

Public Works Director Ken Reed provided the supervisors with a rundown of several paving and tar and chip projects in the township, planned for several roads this year. Reed said that the township’s annual spring clean-up, held April 21-23, yielded slightly fewer drop-offs from last year’s clean-up event. Despite less traffic, the Public Works department took 16 dumpsters to the landfill, from brush to household items that totaled 75 tons, higher than last year’s 41 tons.

The board approved the application of Kennett Area Community Service to host its 62nd annual Christmas Distribution event at the township’s maintenance garage on Gap-Newport Pike, from Dec. 13-16. KACS board member Bob George told the supervisors that last year’s event donated 600 boxes of food, 2,000 coats and 2,000 toys to more than 500 families.

Rodios run in memory of Jerome

Beginning on May 24, the township will be sponsoring “Wine & Wheels Wednesdays,” with additional dates scheduled for June 28, July 26, Aug. 23 and Sept. 27, in New Garden Township Park.

The event is free and open to the public, and will feature live music by Moon Dawgs, beverages from Harvest Ridge Winery and Rebel Seed Cider, food from Hood’s BBQ Food Truck, ice cream from Punk’s Pineapple, and activities for children.

In addition, the township will also be offering Tuesday Family Fun Nights at the park on June 13, July 11, and Aug. 8; and Friday Family Movie Nights on June 23, July 28 and Aug. 25. The township is inviting the public to attend an open house on May 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. At the township building, to hear progress on the development of its comprehensive plan, which spells out a ten-year blueprint for the township’s future. The session will ask for resident’s input on roadways; the revitalization of Toughkenamon; preferred characteristics of future development; and suggested spending priorities. Refreshments will be served.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Edward Zunino,

Sept. 9, 1949 –May 12, 2017

On the night of Aug. 2, 2016, in the East Linden neighborhood of Kennett Square, a love affair that had manifested itself years ago between the people of a community and one man finally and blessedly, went public.

Dozens of police officers, elected officials and community activists gathered to celebrate the sixth annual National Night Out event, and one by one, representatives from these factions praised the work of this effort that helped turn this once crime-ridden section of the borough into one of the shining lights of Kennett Square. LaToya Myers of the Kennett Square Borough Council said that events like the National Night Out serve not only to strengthen the relationship between police and community, but to educate children.

“Trust starts young, and if you know that you can depend on an officer at a young age, it’s going to continue on through adulthood,” Myers said. “The families know that these officers are here to assist them and serve them. They see that these officers ride down the street, they will stop and speak to the kids. Fostering that is exactly what we want.”

Everyone, it seemed, had their chance at the speaker’s podium on the evening of Aug. 2, 2016, but the man who received the largest praise – the individual who initiated National Night Out in Kennett Square and did the most of anyone to shape and craft that vision of unity – said the very least. Retiring Police Chief Edward Zunino stood about as far away from the glad-handing of the ceremony as he could, but his name kept coming up in conversation. Speaker after speaker kept thanking him for he dedication he brought to his position and to the people he served.

“Back then, Eddie was a very special person in my family’s life,” said East Linden resident Theresa Bass. “He was the kind of officer who believed that all children mean something. Instead of arresting young people and putting them in jail, he would sit down and talk to them, and figure out a way to help through the situations they were in. We love Eddie. He’s part of my family.”

In his 42 years of service to the residents of Kennett Square Borough, Edward Zunino did not measure the success of the borough’s police unit by statistics, trends and comparisons. He measured it by the impact that his officers had on people. In the wake of the Ferguson, Missouri riots of 2014, Zunino, along with former Kennett Square Borough mayor Leon Spencer, gave an interview with the Chester County Press. He disapproved of the way that law enforcement was being portrayed in the media, images that showed officers hidden behind pitch-black aviator glasses and carrying an air of detachment and false bravado. Zunino said that he encouraged the members of his department to roll down the windows of their vehicles and, if the time is right, join in childrens’ activities they see from their squad car. The task, he said, is to destroy misconceptions, person by person.

Up and down East Linden Street last Aug. 2, evidence of Zunino’s greatest gift to the people he served was clearly evident. Children wore the police hats of the officers. They playfully called the officers by the affectionate nicknames they had given them to every patrolman, lieutenant and captain. Captain Maurice Tomlinson of the Pennsylvania State Police perfectly summarized the true meaning of the miracle that the event celebrated.

“I believe that Whitney Houston said it best when she sang, ‘I believe that the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way,’” he said. “Because that’s what’s been happening here.”

Just for a moment, it seemed – in view of the child-like innocence between officers and neighborhood kids – the cruel toll of Edward Zunino’s illness seemed to leave him. He walked to the podium and, after the applause quieted, he said a few words.

“Since I started here in 1975, there’s been a lot of changes in this community, and all for the better,” Zunino said. “I’m really proud to be a part of that. I have made a lot of friends in the town, and especially in this neighborhood.”

Zunino then disappeared, back into the anonymous thicket of the crowd.

- Randall S. Lieberman

Radar enforcement has documented problems

Letter to the Editor:

Calling for municipal police radar is a pure cash cow. Speed limits are already underposted, and some bills allow tickets at 6 mph over the limit. Radar makes many errors, and if multiple vehicles are present, it cannot tell which one generated the reading, if any.

Radar fails the Daubert Test used in legal proceedings. This slippery slope will lead to moving radar, which can make

even more errors, as well as LIDAR, which also has problems. Search for Radargate Revisited and be amazed at what happened in Pennsylvania. It appeared to be common knowledge that radar errors were occurring.

The so-called experts pushing this also demanded red-light cameras. In Philadelphia, crashes increased after they went in. Then the same people called for speed cameras, stop-arm cameras, etc. All of these devices rely upon poor

traffic engineering and predatory enforcement. This all leads to more crashes, tickets to safe drivers, erroneous tickets, etc. If regular radar makes errors, just imagine what can occur with speed cameras!

The Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee unanimously supported a bill drafted by chairman Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) that would require insurance companies to reimburse emergency medical services agencies for services

provided when a patient is not transported to the hospital.

“Commonwealth citizens are receiving critical care and medication, but ambulance companies are rarely paid unless the patient is transported to the hospital,” Barrar said. “Companies around the state are shutting their doors. We really have to

Maximum safety on roads occurs when we have speed limits posted to the 85th percentile freeflowing traffic speed, yellow traffic lights set to actual approach speeds with realistic perception and reaction times, and stop signs only where needed. When you do the opposite, you will cause crashes, ticket safe drivers, and maybe the wrong drivers. Why is best-practice engineering never discussed?

Please contact your state representative, state senator, and the governor to oppose the above in Pennsylvania and demand best-practice engineering. Tickets should also be only points, no fines or surcharges.

Committee supports Barrar’s bill to pay ambulance companies for services rendered

be concerned about paying them for their services in order to keep them open.”

The committee also supported a bill that would provide an opportunity for young adults ages 16-18 who have dropped out of school to earn their GED.

The National Guard Youth Challenge Program would only be open to those who volunteer; it would not be

mandated by a judge. In addition to offering assistance in obtaining a high school diploma, the program would improve life skills through supervised work experience and leadership development. As both bills passed in committee, they will now face a vote in the House.

Chester County Commissioners sign resolution endorsing completion of region’s ‘Circuit’ trails

The Chester County Commissioners this week signed a resolution endorsing the completion of the Circuit Trails network, a connected system of multipurpose trails located in the greater Philadelphia area that, when complete, will comprise more than 750 miles of trails in the region.

Chester County is the first of the nine counties in the region to formally endorse the initiative, spearheaded by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. This action helps to support the Coalition’s short term goal of 500 miles of trails by 2025.

Specifically, Chester County’s Resolution #1417, approved during the May 4th Commissioners’ Public Meeting, “Endorses completion of the Circuit Trails comprising over 750 miles of current and planned trails in Chester County and the region, and supporting the designation of the existing Schuylkill River Trail, Chester Valley Trail, Struble Trail, Brandywine Trail, Uwchlan Trail and other trails to be added to the network within Chester County as “Circuit” trails.”

Commenting on the Resolution, Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Michelle Kichline noted: “The development of trails is something that my fellow Commissioners and I feel very strongly about, not just to promote physical activity, but to also encourage connectivity and alternative transportation. By now most people recognize that trails are a wonderful source of recreation, but

Chester County Commissioners sign the resolution endorsing

of the Greater Philadelphia Region Circuit Trail network. Pictured

right are Commissioners Terence Farrell, Michelle Kichline and Kathi Cozzone. Pictured back, left to right are: Brian Styche, Transportation Services Director for the Chester County Planning Commission; Amanda Lozinak, Manager of Public Engagement for the Transportation Management Association of Chester County and Bike Chester County; David Shuey, of Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia; Michael Broennle of Friends of the Chester Valley Trail; Sarah Clark Stuart, Executive Director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia; and Brian O’Leary, Executive Director, Chester County Planning Commission.

we know that they also add value to the properties adjacent to the trails, and play an important role in Chester County’s economic development strategy.”

Sarah Clark Stuart, Executive Director of the Bicycle Coalition of Chester County, offered thanks to the Commissioners and the Chester County Planning Commission at the May 4 meeting. “We applaud you for taking the lead and passing this resolution. It is partners that make it possible for us to build out the Circuit Trail system that connects people to their communities and

to their work, and having a completed circuit trail network in our region distinguishes us as one of the most completed urban and suburban trail networks in the country.”

May is National Bike Month, and Chester County’s network of trails allows for events such as the Annual Bike to Work Challenge, organized by the Transportation Management Association of Chester County on the Chester Valley Trail, and the Bike to Work with the Commissioners event on the Schuylkill River Trail organized by Greater Valley

Forge Transportation Management Association, both on Friday, May 19th. The Chester County Planning Commission will also be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, May 31st to present a feasibility study and master plan to extend the Chester Valley Trail west to Downingtown, and link with the Struble Trail and the East Branch Brandywine Trail. That meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the West Whiteland Township Building. For more information go to http://www. chescoplanning.org/transportation/cvte.cfm.

Great Valley 5, Unionville 1

Both varsity squads wore pink, the color of breast cancer awareness, during a game that brought attention to Unite for HER

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

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on a sunny but blustery afternoon that was not conducive to good offense.

Great Valley put two runners on with one out in the top of the first off Unionville starting pitcher Brady Horne. But the next hitter, Pete Giombetti, hit a hard bouncer that was scooped up by third baseman Joe Love. He stepped on third for the force out and fired to first to complete the double play.

Unionville also put two runners on in the bottom of the first off Great Valley starting pitcher Brendan O’Donnell as Theron Schilling doubled and Joe Zubillaga walked with two outs. O’Donnell pitched out of it, though, retiring Love on a hard hit fly ball to center field.

Horne set Great Valley down in order in the top of the second, striking out two on called third strikes.

O’Donnell allowed one

base runner, but had a relatively easy inning of work in the bottom of the second. The last out of the inning came on a hard-hit ball that O’Donnell fielded himself—another nice defensive play. Both pitchers cruised through the third inning without allowing a hit, but then Great Valley’s offense broke through in the top of the fourth. O’Donnell and Giombetti both singled to start the inning. Horne retired the next two hitters, but Cade Reat delivered a two-out single to give

Great Valley a 2-0 lead.

O’Donnell continued to keep Unionville’s hitters off-balance in the bottom of the inning. He would go on to complete five scoreless innings of work.

Great Valley increased its lead to 5-0 in the top of the sixth. Giombetti singled in one run, while Matt Alleva drove in another. Alleva was also at the plate when an error by Unionville allowed a runner to score from third.

in 2013 after a courageous battle against cancer, at a time when Tucker Reese was playing for Unionville and the KAU American Legion team that won a state championship that year. The players on both Unionville and Great Valley wore pink, the color of breast cancer awareness.

The game also brought attention to Unite for HER, a West Chester, Pa.-based organization that was founded in 2009 to fund and deliver free therapies and wellness initiatives that support the physical and emotional needs of people with breast cancer during treatment and beyond.

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

Unionville plated a run off Great Valley reliever Connor Malloy in the bottom half of the sixth. Horne singled with two outs, and then Mike Papiernik doubled to score him. That was the end of the rally, however, as Malloy got the next hitter and retired all three batters in the bottom of the seventh for the victory.

This was the annual game that is played in memory of Cathy Reese, the mother of Tucker Reese, a member of the Unionville baseball program family. Cathy Reese passed away

Explore a world of art this weekend

By John Chambless Staff Writer

It’s one thing to buy an artwork in a gallery or shop somewhere. It’s a richer, deeper experience to get to know the artist and see their work space, to ask questions and feel like you’re connected with the person who made the art. And for the artist, cultivating personal connections is a great way to gain a fan and frequent buyer.

The Chester County Studio Tour is a yearly chance to visit studios and mingle with artists you admire, and artists you may not have met yet. The event will be held virtually everywhere in Chester County on May 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and May 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There are 179 artists exhibiting this year, at 72 different studios.

To take part, you start with the website (www. countystudiotour.com), and either click on the list of artists to see more of their work, or the list of participating studios to see how you can plan your meandering. Either way, one studio will lead to another, and before

you know it, you’ll have spent the day discovering beautiful places and distinctive artworks.

The artists on the tour have been carefully curated – there are no weekend amateur painters here –but they span a wonderful range of mediums and

styles – clay, sculpture, wood carvings, jewelry, paintings, photographs, mixed-media works, stained glass and just about every combination you can imagine are represented.

There’s no charge to snoop, and you can visit as many or as few studios as you want. Artists are grouped together at the studios so that you can experience as much art as possible with each stop.

The artists include painters, sculptors, jewelry makers and furniture makers, all creating works in an admirable range of styles –from traditional landscapes to cutting-edge abstracts, from pop art to folk art. All of it – or at least most of it – will be for sale, and the prices will range from inexpensive to higher-end. You can download a map at the website, or use it to navigate your way around. There will also be signs posted along the roads to point you in the direction you need to go. The best thing about the tour each year is that you can admire works by established artists and discover emerging artists you can collect for a lifetime. The list this year includes John Baker, J. Clayton Bright, Beth Clark, Mitch Lyons, David Oleski and Jeff Schaller, along with plein air painter Sarah Baptist, metal sculptor Bob Bauers, furniture craftsman Larry Crossan, sculptor and painter Lele Galer, painter Teresa Haag, jewelry maker Amy Iversen, painters

Carol Lesher and Lauren Litwa, painter and potter Karen O’Lone-Hahn, painter Dan Reed and artist Peter Willard. In short, if you’ve heard of the artist, they will be represented in this tour.

Even if you can’t invest a few hundred dollars – or a few thousand dollars –in an original piece, there will be plenty of smaller works, prints, jewelry and ceramics that won’t require a large payment, and you’ll have an original

artwork to love forever. Many of the artists on the tour have created a 6-by-6-inch piece of original art priced at $75. The “County Collectors Club,” established by the organizers of the Studio Tour, is a way of getting original art to everyone. On your mark, get set, browse!

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

Saluting the artistic legacy of the Brandywine Conservancy

By John Chambless Staff Writer

In honor of the late artist and conservationist George “Frolic” Weymouth and the 50th anniversary of the Brandyine Conservancy, the Somerville Manning Gallery in Greenville, Del., is spotlighting works by artists closely associated with the Brandywine Valley. The gallery, which has a long history of featuring works by the Wyeth family of artists, has devoted the back gallery to “Protected Land,” which is on view through May 28. The show features land that has been

Peter Sculthorpe’s ‘Morning on the Brandywine.’

preserved thanks to the Conservancy’s efforts, as well as artists who lived and worked in the region.

Weymouth’s winter watercolor, “Robin’s House,” holds the central place in the show, and it’s a splendid landscape with

a sparing use of paint and an expansive scale that is very much like the work of Andrew Wyeth. Next to it is Andrew Wyeth’s “The Tide Mill” (1968), a shadowy interior of logs, chain and glistening saw blade that is steeped in quiet menace. There’s also N.C. Wyeth’s huge “Summer,” a 1909 oil of a Native American with a fishing net on the edge of a stream, an Jamie Wyeth’s helter-skelter composition of geese trampling dandelions and flapping in all directions, titled “Angered Dandelions.” Near it is a subtle, browntoned watercolor of a cut

May 17

Book reading and signing at Oxford Library

A reading and signing by local author Greg Cox will take place at the Oxford Library on Wednesday, May 17 at 6:30

p.m. Cox will be talking about his book, “The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase,” an original novel based on the hit television show, The Librarians. Cox is a New York Times bestselling author. Copies of his books will be available for sale at the event.

May 17

Social media for seniors

The Oxford Area Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford) invites the community to attend a “Social Media & You” program on May 17 at 7 p.m. Colleen A. Owens, information technology advisor and instructor, will introduce participants to social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Twitter. The program is free but space is limited. Call 610-932-5244 or email oxsrctr@zoominternet.net for reservations.

May 27

Avon Grove Memorial Day

parade

The 19th Annual Avon Grove Memorial Day parade will be held on May 27, starting at 9 a.m. at the Avon Grove High school parking lot. All participants to be at the Avon Grove High School by no later than 8 a.m. The parade route will follow State Road to Prospect Avenue to East Evergreen Street and will conclude with a memorial service at the Avon Grove Memorial Park. The parade will be led by veterans groups and military vehicles. Spectators can also see fire trucks from surrounding fire companies along with Boy

Scout groups, Girl Scout groups, muscle cars and a monster truck. Guest speakers will include Doug Forsythe, Commandant Chester County Marine Corps League, with Sen. Andrew Dinniman, State Rep. John Lawrence, West Grove’s Mayor Steve Black and and the Avon Grove High School Marching Band. After the memorial service, all are invited to the West Grove Presbyterian Church, where food and music will be provided as well as a car show. Music provided this year by Los Festingos. For more information, call John Ruffini at 610-869-3002.

May 27

Equestrian program

On May 22 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Windurra (2037 Newport Gap Pike, Route 41, Cochranville), there will be a Boyd Martin Schooling Demo and Open House presented by Oxford Feed & Lumber. Gain insight into Boyd Martin’s training and nutritional routines for producing top equine athletes. The event includes demonstrations by Boyd in both stadium jumping and dressage (with Silva Martin commentary). Martin will be joined by Ryan Wood and Courtney Cooper in a panel discussion focused on feeding performance horses. A barbeque dinner and socializing concludes the evening.

The cost is $10. Pre-register at Oxford Feed & Lumber (112 Railroad Ave., Oxford) or Brandywine Ace, Pet & Farm (1150 Pocopson Rd., West Chester), or by phone at 610-932-8521.

June 3

House and History Tour

The Southern Lancaster County Historical Society will hold its eighth annual

House and History Tour on

June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring 12 locations in Colerain Township, as well as Upper Oxford Township, West Fallowfield and Highland townships. Highlights include the Union Presbyterian Church, Cooper’s Run Farm, Homeville Friends Meeting, Maple Hall Overlook, Broadwater Farm, Stone Spring Suri Farm, Mercer’s Mill Covered Bridge and more. Advance tickets are $17 and are available at Erma’s Flowers (12 E. State St., Quarryville, 717-7862512), Stoltzfus Farm Service (1043 Gap Newport Pike, Cochranville, 610-593-2407), and the Southern Lancaster County Historical Society’s Archives Building (www. southernlancasterhistory.org).

Tickets will be sold on the day of the tour for $20 at the Union Presbyterian Church (5637 Street Rd., Kirkwood, Pa.) beginning at 9:30 a.m. June 3

Jen Chapin in concert

The Friends Folk Club will host a return performance by singer Jen Chapin on June 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Oxford Meetinghouse (260 S. Third St., Oxford). She will be joined by Stephan Crump (bass) and Jamie Fox (guitar). Tickets are $15, and will be available at the door (children 12 and younger are free). Refreshments will be sold. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call 610-869-8076 or email friendsfolkclub@aol.com.

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.

A parade to honor military service men and women, past and present, will be held in Kennett Square on Memorial Day, May 29. The parade will kick off at 10 a.m. at Kennett High School (100 E. South St., Kennett Square.

The parade route will follow South Union Street, Cypress Street, North Broad Street, State Street and North Union Street. It will conclude with a memorial service at Union Hill Cemetery (424 N. Union St.). The parade is one of the largest Memorial Day parades in Chester County, attracting approximately 15,000 spectators. “There’s such a variety – there is something for everybody,” said Bill Taylor, chairman of the Kennett Square Memorial Day parade committee. “It’s a large parade with approximately 1,500 participants.”

Taylor, in his 13th year as chairman, said the history of the parade dates back to World War II. “The American Legion started the parade after World War II, but it had gotten smaller and faded as the older veterans [passed away],” he said. “In 2005, when Kennett had their sesquicentennial, we had a town celebration and they asked me to revive the parade. Since then, it has been continually growing. This year’s two-hour parade promises to be a great patriotic event.”

The parade will be led by a Marine color guard unit. Among the military units expected to march in the parade are the Delaware Military Academy Band and Cadets, Coatesville High

School Junior ROTCs, William E. Taylor U.S. Naval Cadets, Civil War and Revolutionary War re-enactor units, fife and drum corps and more. Many local veterans will be riding in antique convertibles and antique military vehicles, or marching in color guards and other military units.

Civilian units, such as the Joseph A. Ferko Mummers String Band, the Chester County Emerald Society Bagpipe Band, local high school marching bands, drumlines, barbershop quartets, bluegrass band and gospel singers, are all expected to be in the parade. Parade spectators can also expect to see bicycles, fire trucks, Scouts, Little League players, service clubs and more.

The ceremony at Union Hill Cemetery will be conducted by Kennett Square American Legion and VFW Post. A luncheon will be hosted at the American Legion Hall on Broad Street for veterans and their families who participate in the parade.

The grand marshals for this year’s parade will be Korean veterans, Thomas W. Nale, III and Mario G. Lorenzut. Due to the cancellation of the 2016 parade, World War II veterans Ralph D. Doss and Raymond Natale, Sr., will be honored as well.

Doss, who enlisted in the Navy on March 20, 1943, served on the USS Sigourney and USS Duluth in the Pacific. Doss earned the Pacific Theater Ribbon, the American Theater Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged on Feb. 10, 1946. Doss worked as a self-employed house painter in the Kennett Square area. Natale, who entered the Army in June 1944, is the last of five brothers who served in World War II. Natale served in England, France and Belgium and was part of the invasion of Germany with his field artillery battalion. He was discharged in 1946. Natale was a Pennsylvania state trooper until his retirement. For more information about the parade, contact Bill Taylor at 610-444-3810 or at taylordeskbt@aol. com. More information is also available at www. facebook.com/KennettSquare MemorialDayParade or visit http://historickennettsquare. com.

ROMA L. LEWIS

Roma L. Lewis, 92, of Cochranville, passed away quietly at her home on May 10.

Roma was born in 1924 in Lancaster. She was the wife of the late Javine F. Lewis, whom she was married to for 63 years. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Levada Wimer McCardell. Roma was a graduate of the Little Britain High School. During World War II, she worked as an inspector at a munitions plant in Elkton, Md. She was also a volunteer of the Penn Auxiliary at Jennersville Regional Hospital for many years. She was a longtime member of Manor Presbyterian Church in Cochranville, where she served as a deaconess and a Sunday school teacher.

Roma is survived by her son, Thomas F. Lewis and his wife Linda of Cochranville; four grandchildren, Timothy Lewis and his wife Shannon of Quarryville, Luann Gain and her husband Matthew of Oxford, Erin Lewis of Sterling, Va., and Joseph Lewis and his wife Lisa of Landenberg; and five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Nancy Holmes of West Chester; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by three brothers and six sisters.

A funeral was held May 16. Interment was in Faggs Manor Cemetery in Cochranville. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her memory to AI DuPont Children’s Hospital at www.nemours.org. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

SANDI NEWILL CREASY

Sandi Newill Creasy, 44, of Nottingham, passed away on May 10 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy.

Born in Oxford, she was the daughter of Thomas K. and Lorraine Dixon Newill. She was a member of the Solanco Jaycees. Sandi enjoyed crafting, and traveling to the beach and mountains. She loved her kittens and taking care of animals.

She is survived by her parents; one sister, Beth Newill of Lancaster; and companion, Glenn Blizzard of Peach Bottom.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. May 20, 2017 at the Red Mens Pavilion (114 Brick Rd., Oxford). Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

May 24

Joseph’s People meeting

The next monthly Joseph’s People for the unemployed and underemployed will be on May 24 at 6:45 p.m. in the Parish Life Center (lower level) of ABVM’s Church (300 State Rd., West Grove). The guest speaker will be Lynne Williams. Her topic will be “Beating the Applicant Tracking System,” exploring how to optimize your resume. Bring your current resume, a highlighter and a pencil. Joseph’s People provides prayerful support, introducing community job resources, discussing job opportunities, and encouraging member interaction. Visit www. josephspeople.org.

May 27

Buffet breakfast

The Oxford United Methodist Church (18 Addison St., Oxford) holds its monthly buffet breakfast on May 27 from 7 to 10

MILDRED L. PAXSON

Mildred L. Paxson, 80, of Cochranville, passed away on May 8 at home. She was the wife of the late Robert Paxson. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late James and Olie Hodson. Mildred was a member of Faggs Manor Church and attended Bible study. She loved her cats and enjoyed camping with her grandchildren. She is survived by her two daughters, Candice Csala (Tom) and Brenda Bewley (fiancé Tom); two sons, Eddie Hughes (Carol) and Charles Hughes (Christina); 10 grandchildren, Jess Bewley, Becky Bewley, Jen Copeland, Bob Bewley, Samantha Pfiefer, Stephen Bewley, Justin Hughes, Stevie Hughes, Steph Bewley and Alyssa Paxson; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters.

A funeral was held May 15. Interment was in Faggs Manor Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Chester County SPCA, 1212 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester, PA 19380. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.

WILLIAM C. HUTCHINS

William “Bill” C. Hutchins, 92, of Hockessin, Del., died on May 8 at Brackenville Center in Hockessin, Del.

He was the husband of Ruth Gabel Hutchins, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Albert E. and the late Louise (Pinchoff) Hutchins. He served during World War II in the Signal Corps of the Army and was stationed in England and France. He was a civil engineer, working for several companies, retiring from PSE&G at the Hope Creek Nuclear Facility in Salem, N.J. During retirement, Bill and Ruth enjoyed traveling and especially enjoyed cruising to Alaska. He enjoyed photography, cooking and gardening. Most importantly, Bill adored his family.

In addition to his wife Ruth, Bill will be missed by his three sons, William Jr. and his wife Mary of Hockessin, Del., David and his wife Barbara of Middlesex N.J., and Andrew of Toms River, N.J. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Sarah Meldrum (Samuel), Mary Keino (Andrew Kiptoo), Elizabeth Hutchins Dorsey (Timothy), Kimberly Hutchins and David Jr.; and two great-grandchildren, Charles and Eloise Meldrum.

DR. KENNETH R. MARTIN

Dr. Kenneth R. Martin, D.D.S., 84, of Oxford, passed away on May 6 at home.

He was the husband of Barbara Stickley-Martin. Born in Darby, Pa., he was the son of the late Raymond and Laura Reyburn Martin. He served as a Captain in the United States Army. Kenneth attended Ebenezer Methodist Church (now Hope United Methodist Church) in Havertown. He owned and operated his own dental practice in Havertown, which is currently owned by his sons.

He is survived by his wife; his three children, Dr. Jacqueline Kathy Martin, D.V.M. of Clemmons, N.C., Dr. Jeffrey Martin, D.D.S. (Allison) of Oxford, and Dr. Kenneth Randolph Martin, D.D.S. of Oxford; four grandsons, Alex Matney, Winston Matney, Mason Matney, Jeffrey Chase Martin; and one brother, Lenox Martin (Merry) of Oxford. A funeral was held May 12. Interment was in Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association, Donation Processing Center, PO Box 7000, Alberta Lea, MN 56007-8001. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

JAMES K. DANIELSON

James Keith Danielson, Jr., 47, of Nottingham, passed away on May 5 at home.

He was the husband of Victoria Murray. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late James K., Sr., and Doris Mae Danielson. He loved his dogs and kids. He enjoyed playing the guitar and had been in many bands over the years. James was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 2666 and a member of the I.B.E.W.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Wendi Murray of Elkton, Md., Nicole Murray of Elkton, Md., and Dana Murray of Nottingham; one brother, Adam Danielson (Cindy) of Hunlock Creek; and 16 grandchildren.

A service was held May 13. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, PA 19363, to offset the cost of the memorial service. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.

a.m. The menu includes pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, fruit, sausage and bacon, roasted potatoes, dried beef gravy and more. Tickets at the door are $7 for adults and $3 for ages 3 to 10. Call 610-9329698 for more information. Social time for singles Singles & Others Loving Opportunities to Socialize (SOLOS) will meet at West Grove Presbyterian Church (139 W. Evergreen St., West Grove) on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall adjacent to the church. SOLOS has a mission of fostering Christian friendships and enjoyable activities for single people or married people whose spouses are not available for many social activities. The group is not intended to function as a matchmaking group. For reservations, email wgpres139@yahoo. com, or call 610-869-9458.

A funeral was held May 15. Interment was held privately in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in New Jersey. Contributions in his memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market St. Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106. To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, visit www. griecocares.com.

MARY MORRISSEY

Mary Morrissey, 91, of West Grove, passed away in Micco, Fla., on May 8.

She was the wife of George R. Morrissiey, who passed away in 1988, and with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Cumberland Maynes. Mary was a caregiver, last working for Home Instead in  West Chester. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kennett Square. Mary enjoyed crocheting, traveling, playing bingo, slots, and being with her family and friends.

She is survived by one son, George L. Morrissiey and his wife Jane of West Grove; one daughter, Mary Moran of Jennersville; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

A funeral was held May 15. Burial was in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kennett Square. In memory of Mary and her late granddaughter, Kathleen Moran, a contribution may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Association, 2004 Sproul Road, Suite 208, Broomall, PA 19008. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares. com.

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Chadds Ford Gallery closes with a celebration of the land

By John Chambless Staff Writer

The Chadds Ford Gallery has been at the heart of the local art community since 1969, but it will be closing at the end of July and moving to online sales only. So the owners are bowing out with a show spotlighting the region that’s nurtured the gallery since the beginning.

Watercolors by Don Shoffner and Timothy Wadsworth are on exhibit from May 19 to June 4. There will be an opening reception with the artists on May 19 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The show centers on the homes and barns that still dot the roads of Chester County, lovingly depicted just as they are. Both artists do step out a little here and there. Wadsworth’s “No Fences” is a fine winter scene with cattle distantly regarding the viewer in a vast sweep of tan, white and a whisper of evergreens. He also contributes a small watercolor of a fox with a rooster clutched in its jaws in “Villain.”

Shoffner has a splendid little silhouette of a raven on bare tree branches (“Once Upon a Midnight Dreary”), and his “Creek Road Composition” is an unusual view of old tanks that has an interesting perspective and nicely rendered surfaces.

Among the local landmarks, you’ll find Shoffner’s “Strode’s Mill,” showing the building in

happier times, before its devastating fire. His “Bullfrog’s Paradise” shows a green, algae-covered pond that blends almost imperceptibly with the lawn around it.

Wadsworth shines in his view of old trees and a meandering stream in “East Brandywine Bayou,” and Shoffner’s “Needed: Lots of TLC” shows a boat on a trailer in a subdued autumn landscape. The simplest work in the show, Wadsworth’s “Red Tail,” finds the details in a single

feather and celebrates them, just as much as the show revels in the quirks and angles of the architecture of centuries past.

The Chadds Ford Gallery (Route 1, Chadds Ford) is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Call 610388-2412 or visit www. awyethgallery.com.

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

Tattoos in Toughkenamon

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

The airy, sunlit studio was, in many ways, the perfect base of operations for Jen Anderson to begin her tattoo design business. And yet, it was never meant to be a permanent location.

After graduating from Penn State University in 2009 with a degree in fine arts – and after a one-year stopover with a well-known tattoo artist in Pottstown – Anderson began Jen Anderson Tattoos, LLC in Landenberg. There, she earned a reputation as a business owner who pursued tattooing as an art rather than just as a technician mass-applying ink to skin.

Gradually, however, Anderson wanted to expand her business. She shared her dilemma with Kelsey Carhart, the owner of Shear Satisfaction in Toughkenamon and a former classmate of Anderson’s at Avon Grove High School, who recommended a new space adjacent to the hair salon.

Say goodbye, Landenberg and hello, Toughkenamon.

On March 1, Jen Anderson Tattoos, LLC set up shop in an intimate studio just off of Newark Road, minutes from Kennett Square.

“I was beginning to tattoo a lot more people that I did not know well enough,” she said from her new studio. “I wanted to find my own space and call it my own.”

Except for the basic tools of tattooing, there is very little resemblance between

Anderson’s new studio and a traditional tattoo parlor. The waiting area features soft lighting, comfortable furniture, mirrors and artwork. Her work station is a tribute to cleanliness and health standards.

Most importantly, her work is done one client at a time, once a day. Personal sessions are by appointment only, which are often the end result of several consultations she has with a client to carefully review what he or she is looking for.

“I look at my work as a personal relationship between my client and me,” she said. “The door is always locked so that I may be able to put all my focus on my client. I limit myself to only one session a day, because I want it to be the best reflection of my work.

“I always tell people if they’re going to get a tattoo at a shop where they’re working all day, make sure your appointment is the first one of the day. By the end of the day, a tattoo artist can see the digression of his or her work.”

When she was in Landenberg, most of her clientele came through word of mouth, or as referrals; in the short time she’s been in Toughkenamon, “more people have begun to see my work, and therefore seek me out,” she said.

Anderson’s new studio represents not just a new office, but the next rung of her professional career – part of a five-year plan, she calls it, with a mission to expand her studio while continuing to brand her name and image as that of a

professional who offers her clients individual attention and the professionalism of a fine artist.

“I don’t want this studio to feel like a hospital, and I also don’t ant it to resemble a traditional tattoo shop. I want this to be a relaxing, safe space. I want it to become a place of calm and cool,” she said.

Jen Anderson Tattoos is at 1120 Newark Road, Suite 103, in Toughkenamon. To learn more, visit www. JenAndersonTattoos.com.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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Celebrating the Chester County artists of today, there’s Timothy Barr’s “Full Moon” (2017), a stunning, vibrant oil of the spectacular gnarled sycamore and the Gilpin House in Chadds Ford. It has a clarity and luminous glow that is pure magic. There’s a lovely floral work by Mary Page Evans, “Montserrat Orange,” as well as three nearly photo-realist oils by Peter Sculthorpe. Even Sculthorpe’s tiny study “Morning on the Brandywine” has a startling clarity, as if you’re standing right there in the meadow. Jon Redmond’s oil landscape has a splendid bank of clouds and a series of rolling hillsides, and it packs a lot of space into its small size.

There’s a bronze sculpture of a deer by Chester County artist Rikki Morley Saunders, as well as J. Clayton Bright’s “Jack O’Lantern,” a bronze of a rabbit holding a working lantern, and both are charming.

“Protected Land” is on view at the Somerville Manning Gallery (101 Stone Block Row, Greenville, Del.) through May 28. Visit www. somervillemanning.com for more information.

To contact Staff Writer John

Avon Grove tops Unionville, 9-2, behind Gerenser’s pitching

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

For the past several decades, the New York Mets and New York Yankees have reserved one early April afternoon in their 162-game schedule to travel upstate, where they flip-flop visits every year to play an exhibition game against West Point, at Doubleday Field on the campus of the United States Military Academy.

By the spring of 2019, Avon Grove Junior Ryan Gerenser will begin his freshman season as a pitcher at West Point –where he has already committed to – so it is fairly likely that sometime during the course of his college baseball career, he will face the likes of Aaron Judge and Yeonis Cespedes. On Monday afternoon, however, Gerenser faced Unionville on a sunny,

windswept day and was magnificent, scattering just three hits in a six-inning effort that led to a 9-2 Red Devil win.

“I really wanted that last inning, but the coaches told me that I had reached my 85-pitch limit,” Gerenser said after the game. “I really wanted to finish it off. My goal was just to get ahead and allow my fielders to do the job that they can do, and get them back in the dugout so that they could keep hitting.”

While Gerenser was holding Unionville hitless during the first three innings, his teammates staked him to a 4-0 lead.

In the top of the first, Avon Grove touched Unionville starter Brady Horne for a run in the first that came when Andrew Brady led off with a single to left, stole second, and scored on a double by Shane Kelleher. In the top of the third,

Avon Grove loaded the bases for Bryce Porter, who grounded to first baseman Joe Zubillaga, who threw to catcher Zack Kennedy for the force at home. In an attempt to double up Porter at first, Kennedy threw wide of the bag, which scored Matt Greenjack, who had singled earlier. The Red Devils’ third run came on a double by Bryce Carey, who plated Ryan Arrell, who had walked.

Unionville scored their only runs of the game in their half of the fourth inning, when Zubillaga walked and came around on a double by Horne, who then scored on a double by Mike Papiernik.

Gerenser faced his only real challenge in the sixth inning, when Unionville loaded the bases on a Zubillaga single, and walks to Joe Love and Jason Moore. With the bases loaded and two outs, however, Gerenser got pinch-hitter Peter Murphy to fly out to end the scoring threat.

In the Avon Grove half of the seventh, the Red Devils pushed across four more runs off of Indian reliever Noah Kirkland to add insurance for Gerenser, who surrendered pitching duties to Alex Ei in the last inning. Singles by Porter and Carey were followed by a double by Brady, a walk to Pat Campbell, and singles by Keller and Jacobs.

Kelleher and Jacobs each finished with three hits apiece, while Brady, Carey

and Greenjack knocked two hits each. Zubillaga had two late-game singles for Unionville Gerenser’s performance was a lot more complicated than a game of catch with his batterymate Jacobs. He yielded some long fly balls which were snagged on great catches by Brady, Arrell and Carey.

“They played a huge part in the win,” he said. “Without them, not a lot of things would be able to get done, and without them catching those balls, the game might have created a different story.”

Both teams currently cling to an outside chance at post-season play. Avon Grove moved to 9-9 in the National Division of the Chest-Mont, while Unionville fell to 10-10 in the Ches-Mont American Division.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Lincoln University graduates 400

Despite rain-threatening clouds and cool breezes, Lincoln Univesity’s 158th Commencement graduated more than 400 on May 12, in ceremonies held at the lawn near the Thurgood Marshall Living Learning Center before an audience of close to 6,000.

Interim President Richard Green welcomed those gathered and those watching live online and introduced Kimberly Lloyd, chairwoman of the Board of Trustees. She began her greetings by leading the jubilant graduates in the traditional “LU” cheer.

Olutoyin Olowookere, president of Student Government Association, introduced the Commencement speaker and one of two honorary degree recipients, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., who is the president and chief executive officer of TIAA, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical, and cultural fields and a Fortune 100 financial

services organization. Ferguson told the students that change is not something to be afraid of. “It’s simply the natural order of things, and it has been that way since the beginning of time.”

To introduce his three pieces of advice for learning to navigate change successfully, Ferguson used the President John F. Kennedy quote, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

His first advice was to be a continuous learner.

Ferguson spoke of his experience at the U.S. Federal Reserve System where he was hired as a lawyer and worked his way up to the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors. As the only governor in Washington, D.C. on 9/11, he led the Fed’s initial response to the terrorist attacks, taking actions that kept the U.S. financial system functioning while reassuring the global

financial community that the U.S. economy would not be paralyzed.

Ferguson told graduates to view their career “as more of a climbing wall than a ladder.”

“Don’t be afraid to change course if that’s what your heart is telling you to do,” he said. “Take advantage of opportunities that come your way, and be willing to take reasonable risks. A more flexible approach can be extremely rewarding on both a personal and professional level.”

Ferguson also told graduates to prepare “for success by building their financial knowledge,” reminding them that financial well-being is not about the size of your salary.

Instead, he said it is about knowing how to save, invest, and use credit wisely. He told graduates he was “optimistic about the future” because of graduates like them and new college graduates

across the nation. He reflected that during the course of his lifetime that he has experienced just how transformational education can be.

“I was three years old when the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. Board of Education ruling declared segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional,” he said. “Progress was slow. I attended a segregated elementary school, but by middle school I was able to enroll in an integrated magnet school in my hometown of Washington, D.C. As a nation, we have made progress in expanding educational opportunity, but it’s clear that there remains a great divide between those on the path to success – like all of you – and those being left behind.”

In addition to Ferguson, an honorary doctorate was awarded to Kenneth E. Scott, the president and chief executive officer of Beech Companies.

Victor Pere, a native of Igbedi, Nigeria, gave the valedictory address. Pere, who earned a 4.0 grade point average in computer science, told graduates to create their own future “instead of waiting for it to unfold. Leave a legacy behind just like the ones you met, but even greater than that,

discover yourself,” he said.

“There are people who have sacrificed beyond measure to make sure we are better than they are now. There are those whose dream is that you be something. That is enough motivation to continue on your dreams and to continue with the fire and passion for it.”

New president named at Lincoln University

Lincoln University’s Board of Trustees announced at a special meeting held May 11 the selection of Dr. Brenda Allen, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at WinstonSalem State University, as president of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania.

Allen, who is an alumna

of Lincoln University, will serve as its 14th president. She will assume the duties from Dr. Richard Green, who has served as Lincoln’s interim president since July 2015. “The board is confident in its selection of Dr. Allen to lead the institution at this most pivotal time in its history,” stated Kimberly

Lloyd, board chairwoman. “Dr. Allen’s demonstrated leadership experiences coupled with her breadth and depth of achievements were the fundamental attributes we desired in Lincoln’s next president. We’re pleased to have unanimously approved her appointment.”

Allen departs

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WSSU with a legacy of achievement. Her accomplishments include leading the revision of the curriculum, overseeing the establishment of WSSU’s first two doctoral programs, expanding undergraduate research funding, restructuring academic support to strengthen advising, creating an Office of Faculty Affairs, strengthening standards for tenure and promotion, and helping raise more than $10 million for capital projects, scholarships, and other student support. Under her leadership, the University’s retention and graduation rates rose, the number of students engaged in research and study abroad increased, and faculty became re-energized.

“Dr. Allen’s commitment to ensuring that our students receive the education they

deserve has resulted in a lasting legacy here at WSSU,” said chancellor Elwood L. Robinson. “Her vision for a university that offers a high-quality, highimpact liberal education has transformed our institution. I am not in the least surprised that she was selected to lead Lincoln University.”

Allen assumed her position as provost at Winston-Salem State University in 2009 after serving six years as associate provost and director of institutional diversity at Brown University. Prior to joining Brown University, Allen held a number of academic and administrative positions at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. Promoted through the ranks at Smith to full professor, Allen served as the chair

of the African American Studies Department, the assistant to the president and director of institutional diversity, and special assistant to the provost. Prior to her tenure at Smith College, Allen spent three years at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., where she held several positions, including postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Psychology, and lecturer in the departments of psychology and African American studies.

Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Lincoln University, a master’s degree in experimental psychology and a doctorate in developmental psychology, both from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Entries accepted for Amateur Mushroom Cook-off

Do you have a great mushroom recipe that features chicken? Maybe a main dish? An appetizer? Or how about a soup?

The 2017 Mushroom Festival Amateur Cookoff’s theme is “Mushrooms and Chicken.” The challenge for this year is to develop a recipe featuring the mushrooms that are commercially grown in Kennett Square (button, crimini, portabella, oyster, maitake, and/or shiitake) and chicken.

From all the entries submitted, six finalists will be selected to prepare their recipes in the Mushroom Festival’s Special Events Tent on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Rules, regulations and the application can be downloaded for the Mushroom Festival’s Amateur Mushroom Cook-Off at www. mushroomfestival.org (click on the Amateur Mushroom Cook-Off link on the home page).

There is a new prize structure for this year’s

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Kennett

High School named one of nation’s best high schools

U.S. News & World Report has named Kennett High School as one of America’s Best High Schools.

To produce the 2017 Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News & World Report teamed up with North Carolina–based RTI International, a global nonprofit social-science research firm. The com-

prehensive rankings methodology is based on the key principles that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show it is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance

Oxford Area High School freshman among nation’s top archers

Oxford Area High School freshman McKenna Ebright, daughter of Natascha and Brad Ebright, recently participated in the U.S. National Indoor Archery Championship in Lancaster. McKenna placed 134th in the nation in the compound bow competition, an outstanding showing among approximately 3,000 tournament participants competing in various locations across the country.

McKenna trains at New Castle 100 Archers in Newark, Delaware, where she graduated from its instructional program. She recently medaled in competition after scoring a personal best of 400 points, and has been honored for achieving the most “pins,” representing 100 points, in her shooting group.

McKenna was inspired to

McKenna Ebright recently participated in the U.S. National Indoor Archery Championship.

take up archery after seeing the movie “Brave” at Avon Grove High School, and also wanted to accompany her father on hunting trips.

“I began taking lessons at 100 Archers and improved enough to be recruited for the Junior Olympics,” she said, adding that she hopes to qualify for the next Junior Olympics in 2020.

indicators.

“This award is meaningful because it reflects the growth in academic achievement realized by our students. I congratulate our parents for their influence on our students’ efforts to work to their potential, our teachers and principals at all grade levels who teach and give of their time to our students

each day with the expectation that they all succeed, and the students themselves for their desire to do their best,” said Kennett Consolidated School District superintendent Dr. Barry Tomasetti. “This type of high school recognition is a credit to all of our teachers, from kindergarten through twelfth grade, as each teacher has

Hopewell Elementary School honors Students of the Month

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Hopewell Elementary School teachers nominate Students of the Month based on their academic achievements and participation in class and school activities. Pictured with principal Dr. Nicole Addis and assistant principal Jason Soule, are fifth grade Students of the Month: front row from left, Taylor Fisher, Jane Wunderlich, Sydney Dunlap, Annie Fischer and Charlie Burns; second row from left, Riley Kinsey, Erick Rodriguez, Joshua Terry, Amelia Donahue, Kelly Haftl and Zachary Richardson. Sixth grade March Students of the Month are, third row from left, Jeremy Parsons, Lucas Weakland, Olivia Stokes, Abby Powell and Madison Morrison; top row from left, Makayla Brooks, Jose Nava-Gonzales, David Cornett, Briana Pollock, Emily Zavala-Hernandez and John Sapp. Ella Koechert is not pictured.

Kendal-Crosslands Communities hosting first Senior Health Fest

Kendal-Crosslands Communities is hosting the first Senior Health Fest on May 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be held at their Crosslands campus at 1660 E. Street Rd. in Kennett Square.

“We are happy to host a wonderful program that will benefit the larger community,” said Phil DeBaun, chief executive officer. “This program

demonstrates our commitment to our neighbors and friends in Chester County for the trust they place in us in regard to senior health information and we are more than happy to provide it.”

The event will feature lectures on several seniorrelated topics and local community organizations will be on hand, providing important information.

There will be other healthrelated benefits, such as guided bird and public garden walks and short hikes on the 500-acre campus. There will be yoga and tai chi demonstrations, chair massages, a safe med drop staffed by the local police department, a free shredder truck, an ambulance view, face painting for children, and more.

“This event is rain or

shine, but let’s hope for a nice, warm, sunny day,” said Michele Berardi, director of community outreach. “A fest wouldn’t be complete without refreshments, music, tents, and balloons.”

For more information, visit www.kcc. kendal.org/events, or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ KendalCrosslands.

a hand in molding our students for a successful future.”

“It is motivating and satisfying to see the hard work of our students and the dedication of our teachers recognized by U.S. News & World Report ,” says Kennett High School principal Dr. Jeremy Hritz.

“The success of Kennett High School is the direct

result of their daily efforts. I am very fortunate as principal to work with such amazing students and teachers.”

For more information on the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking processes and details on Kennett High School’s rankings, please visit hwww. usnews.com/education/ best-high-schools.

Megan Gent has been named the Lions Club Student of the Month for April.

She is the daughter of Ken and Michelle Gent of West Grove. Her list of school activities, includes cheerleading and Student Council, where she is responsible for organizing homecoming, Holiday Holla, emceeing Mr. Avon Grove and helping students around the school. Megan is active throughout the community by singing and playing the guitar. Megan has achieved Distinguished Honors all throughout high school. She will be attending Penn State University, and has yet to determine a major. The teachers who have influenced her most are Mrs. Coffman, Miss Miller and Mr. Searfoss.

Kay named a master councilor