Greenville & Hockessin Life Summer/Fall 2015

Summer/Fall 2015

Greenville & Hockessin

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• Hockessin photographer shares her ‘truest self’ • Coverdale Farm expands its offerings • Local author publishes debut novel • Confessions of a Stanley Steamer passenger

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Greenville/Hockessin Life • Summer/Fall 2015

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Her Truest Self: The photography of Leah Awitan

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Hockessin author releases first novel

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Infant swim lessons save lives

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Drip Cafe’s deliciously wandering road show

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Explore the beauty of the Mt. Cuba Center

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Wildlife-inspired artwork at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

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Q&A: Michelle Taylor of the United Way of Delaware

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Fibers in the spotlight at Hagley Museum

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Greenville & Hockessin Life photo essay

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Coverdale Farm looks to past to explore the farm of the future

Awaken, ignite, own: Hockessin author shares ideas on how to defeat our fears A world of art on view at Somerville-Manning

Cover Photo by: Leah Awitan

GREENVILLE HOCKESSIN LIFE A photographer’s view of Greenville and Hockessin

Greenville/Hockessin Life • Summer/Fall 2015 Letter from the Editor: In this issue of Greenville & Hockessin Life, we take a look at this beautiful part of Delaware through the camera lens of Leah Awitan, a photographer who resides in Hockessin. Awitan views the camera as an extension of her creativity. She shares some of the images that she has taken throughout the Greenville and Hockessin area for the photo essay in this issue.

It’s not surprising that this beautiful area would attract and inspire artistic people, and in this issue we profile several. Hockessin author Sharon Huss Roat recently published her debut novel, “Between the Notes.” We talk to her about her path to publication and her plans for the future.

We also talk to Carolyn Bennett-Sullivan of Hockessin, who has written a book that has helped hundreds of people work to eliminate fear. Now, she’s reaching an even larger audience with public speaking events and a new reference guide.

We also feature a story about two artists, Jeff Bell and John

Rush, who are planning a show of wildlife-inspired artwork at the Delaware Museum of Natural History later this year.

In “Confessions of a Stanley Steamer passenger,” writer Carla Lucas tells readers what it’s like to ride in the antique cars that are propelled by steam engines instead of internal combustion engines. Lucas also explores how, early in the 20th century, notable local resident T. Clarence Marshall ran a Stanley Motor Carriage Company dealership from his Auburn Heights home in Yorklyn.

This issue features a story about how Coverdale Farm has expanded its outreach to the community with more allnatural foods. We also write about how Drip Cafe is taking its delectable menu of foods to the streets of Hockessin, Wilmington, Newark, and several other locales with “The Brunch Box.” The subject of the Q&A is Michelle Taylor, the president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Delaware.

We talk to Taylor about the challenges facing the United Way, including the unavoid-

able truth that there will always be more needs in the community than there will be funds to meet those needs.

We also explore the Infant Swimming Resource, a nationally recognized course that teaches children as young as six months old to flip over and float. According to instructors at the Hockessin Athletic Club, this course is an effective way to teach young children how to be safe in the water, and lives have been saved as a result.

We hope that you enjoy the stories in this issue of Greenville & Hockessin Life as much as the writers and photographers enjoyed preparing them. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions for future stories, and we are already looking forward to bringing you our next issue, which will arrive in early December.

Sincerely, Randy Lieberman, Publisher randyl@chestercounty.com, 610-869-5553 Steven Hoffman, Editor editor@chestercounty. com, 610-869-5553, ext. 13

The 1711 barn overlooks the sloping pastures.

Photos by John Chambless

Coverdale Farm looks to the past to explore the farm of the future

By John Chambless Staff Writer After you drive up the long, curving driveway and park in the field, there’s a sense of moving back in time as you approach Coverdale Farm Preserve.

Aside from the visitors snapping photos of the animals with their cell phones, the farm looks much the same as it did in the 1800s. Sheep meander in the hillside pasture, accompanied by chickens pecking in the short grass. The stone barn dominates the hillside, just as it has since 1711.

For centuries, Coverdale Farm was a place to work, raise animals and tend crops. Today, it’s a place that reconnects visitors with where their food comes from.

In early May, the Greenville farm opened to the public every Wednesday and Saturday for Farm Fun Days. Previously, the farm had been known only to those who signed up for an educational program or shared the farm’s bounty through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

“The idea is to give people a casual, introductory experience, meet the folks that are here, and hopefully become a member of Delaware Nature Society,”

said farm manager Michele Wales.

“Some people have never been to a farm before,” said Dan O’Brien, the farm’s CSA manager. “One of the main things we do is teach people where food comes from. So many times their minds are blown when we walk into the field and pull a carrot out of the ground, or pick a tomato off of a plant, and they get to eat it. So many of the students we see here have never experienced anything like this. And some of the adults, too.

“This is an example of small-scale, sustainable agriculture,” O’Brien continued. “This is not where most food comes from. A lot of the food we consume comes from massive farms that are incredibly efficient. This is more of a sustainable approach. We focus on being stewards of the land.”

Sheep are favorites of visitors.

One of the farm’s beds, where flowers are being grown.

On a seven-acre plot, crops are grown without pesticides or genetic modification. The area is a living classroom for young students on field trips, as well as for students from the University of Delaware, who explore ways of managing insects and soils with handson experiments. The lessons learned can be translated to farmers around the world.

“We don’t use any herbicides,” O’Brien said. “I must say that herbicides do wonders for modern agriculture on a large scale. We don’t have to use them because we’re small-scale.”

O’Brien got his MBA at the University of Delaware, and took classes in the ethics of food production, “which is eye opening to a lot of people,” he said. In a world where food production is conducted on a massive scale, pesticides have become a requirement to keep yields high. The tomato that consumers in Pennsylvania pick up in February was grown far away, requiring

The historic home at the farm, which is not open to visitors.

transportation, which creates pollution. Workers are required to work for often low wages, keeping communities in poverty.

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get raspberries or tomatoes because they’re grown in Mexico or Argentina. They’ve flown like 5,000 miles. So I tell people to buy seasonally, and buy local produce.”

At Coverdale Farm, crops are grown in ideal circumstances, and animals are living in luxury, as far as animal accommodations go. The pigs have large pens where they can roam around. Chickens have large, indooroutdoor pens, and thanks to a chicken house mounted on a flatbed trailer, they can be taken to several different pastures and left to roam, doing what chickens do -- eat insects and produce fertilizer that enriches the soil.

Chickens pecking near sheep are safer from predators, as well, O’Brien explained. And the better lifestyle and diverse food makes their eggs nutrient-rich, reflected in the dark orange color of the yolks.

“We have a rotational grazing program, where we move the animals through the field,” O’Brien explained.

“We bring the cows through the field, then the sheep through, then the chickens through. The cows eat the grass, the sheep eat everything the cows don’t eat, and then the goats eat what’s left, and the chickens go

The driveway to the farm is lined by stately oak trees.

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through and pick out all the insects, add nitrogen to the field for the grass, and then we can bring the cows back through.�

In many ways, the way Coverdale Farm is run is the way farmers traditionally cared for their land -- augmented with some more recent scientific discoveries.

For instance, solar panels provide enough electricity for the whole farm. While the emphasis at the farm is on

One of the calves being raised at the farm.

education, there is also plenty of history at the site.

The land was originally part of a William Penn land holding of thousands of acres called Leticia’s Manor, after one of Penn’s daughters. The first farmer at the site was named Armstrong, an immigrant from Scotland.

The stone bank barn has a 1711 date stone. The The historic barn is made of local stone.

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Armstrong family descendants operated the farm for decades before the Greenwalt family eventually took over in the 1930s. Some of the Greenwalts helped form the Delaware Nature Society, which today oversees Coverdale Farm, along with Ashland Nature Center, Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, and the DuPont Environmental Education Center.

“The Greenwalts had a multitude of crops, they raised beef cattle, they had pigs -- you name it. It was a diversified family farm,” Wales said. “When they realized it was time for this farm to move out of the family, they looked at several organizations to take over, and they selected the Delaware Nature Society. Over the 1990s, small parcels were given over in sections. The final gift, which was in 1998, was the rest of the farm.

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is our 15th year in operation.”

Coverdale Farm is a field trip destination for between 12,000 and 14,000 students each year, but by opening on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and offering plants and produce for sale, more people can discover what the farm has to offer.

“Because we live in a world where we don’t all have to produce our own food, we’ve taken a step back from the land, and we’ve lost the value of food,” Wales said. “It’s

Piglets snuggle in their pen.

Visitors look at chickens in one of the large enclosures.

available 24 hours a day. Sometimes when something’s right in front of you all the time, you forget that it has a value. Whole foods come from the land. Of course, there are Frankenfoods that might happen in a lab.

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whole food -- that’s an education,” Wales said. “Now we’re becoming more like a full-diet farm. We’re not doing just vegetables. We’ll be doing meat and eggs.

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Five Signs Your Child Needs Tutoring It’s easy to tell that a child needs tutoring when he or she continues to receive one poor report card after the next, but there are a number of other less obvious signs that parents shouldn’t ignore. Eileen Huntington of Huntington Learning Center says that parents can look for clues in a number of places. “Stressful study sessions and bad grades are the tangible evidence of a child’s school struggles, but there are several other indicators to watch for,” says Huntington. “The sooner you recognize school problems, the faster you can help your child overcome any issues and boost his or her confidence.”

Huntington shares these five warning signs that your child may need tutoring help—and questions to answer about your child’s behavior: Difficulty getting started: Does your child seem unexcited and unmotivated about anything to do with school—especially working on assignments? Does he or she put off homework time every night and frequently spin his or her wheels when working?

Sloppy homework and overall disorganization: Is your child disorganized in most areas of his or her life? Does your child consistently hand in unfinished or messy homework? Does it seem that your child used to care about doing quality work and does not anymore?

Personality change: Have you noticed a dramatic change in your child’s disposition in recent months? Is your child more angry or volatile than ever before?

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“School can be a bumpy road for students who are struggling, so it is important to take action if you notice your child showing any of these signs,” Huntington says. “Experience has showed us that early tutoring intervention is key to getting students back to where they need to be as quickly as possible.”

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Photo by Lea Awitan

Throughout her life, Hockessin resident Leah Awitan has found herself drawn to creativity. For her, the camera is merely a vessel through which her own creativity – once dormant and now fully realized – comes shining through.

Her truest self

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

The story of Leah Awitan is really your story, because somewhere in your home there is a painting easel you haven’t touched since you were 18. Or maybe there’s the crumbling clay of a sculpture that you gave up on. Somewhere in your home there is a notebook filled with short stories and poems you wrote and plans you made for yourself when you were in your early twenties.

In the notebook, the words were the absolute truth, written at a time when the expression of yourself was not just a passing fancy but the very thing that defined you.

“I have always loved Carousel Park because of its natural beauty, the overwhelming flash of color of the trees and the beautiful and seemingly continuous flow of the fence.”

You know what happened. You are climbing the ladder of expectations.

You are a parent. You make decisions that affect so many others – coworkers, clients, your family. You are a commuter on a fast track that you have carefully programmed for yourself. You are defined now by that which you have orchestrated, and those words you wrote in a notebook now read like a painful bloodletting.

But you know that, deep down inside, those words were the closest you ever got to the absolute truth of who you really are.

From the time she was old enough to realize it, Leah Awitan saw her truest self as a creative person, the kind of individual who not only acknowledged the six variations of the color white in clouds, but stopped to count them. She wanted to be a dancer, or maybe an artist, but unfortunately, pursuing a life in art seemed unreachable for her. Money was tight, so instead of time spent headdown in concentration over an easel or at a dance recital, she spent most of her teenage years working. After high school, she put herself through college.

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Hockessin resident Leah Awitan, and her daughters, Marlena and Ava.

Photo by Lea Awitan

“I love taking photographs of things that are alive. Birds are so fastmoving and flitting. I caught him at the moment he had a seed in its mouth You can even see his tiny tongue.”

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“There was always a necessity in my family to get a real job,” she said. “I took art classes and dance classes, but I never thought I could make my way in the world through those means. My creativity felt stifled for the longest time.”

Fast-forward several years. She moved around a lot with her husband, Brian, through his job in fashion -- rarely staying in one place long enough to establish a foothold into the local arts scene of wherever she called home.

To her, the creative world was something that was now relegated to the occasional visit to a gallery or museum.

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“I am obsessed with ladybugs. I love how bright red they are in relation to the black portion of their bodies. This photo was taken in my backyard of my former house on Sharpless Road. I loved the colors contrasted against the pale blue hydrangea bushes.”

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to touch, but never could.

Yet it was the birth of her two daughters -- Ava, now 15, and Marlena, now 12 -- that pulled Awitan back to that far-off dream.

“The thought of living my life as an expression of my creativity I thought was over. But then I experienced the wonder of having children and watching them express themselves,” she said. “I saw them in dance classes, learning to play music, performing, singing, in creating ... I thought, ‘Why am I not doing this?’ It just opened up something in me, and everything came flooding out.”

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Several times a week, Awitan and a musician friend venture down to the basement of her home in Hockessin, and create the music that had been lodged in her mind for what seemed like forever. It is all coming out now, through her piano, her voice and her writing. Although she is in the very beginning stages of pursuing music seriously, Awitan is inspired by the work of her musician friends, many of whom have made recordings and regularly perform throughout the Delaware Valley.

Her daughter Ava has already gotten notice for her musical talents, and has begun performing her songs in live

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“I was at my house, rehearsing music, and I went outside to take a break. It was such a beautiful day. I looked outside and saw those clouds and asked my bandmate if he was interested in taking a short ride. He said he would, so we drove down, parked at Garden Valley Park, and walked down to the Reservoir. I hopped the guardrail, and took some shots. There is something so breathtaking about clouds when they are blended gray and blue and bright white.�

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“That was taken of a finch in my backyard in Hockessin. I am a big fan of photographs in shadow. I love the contrast of the black here.

The sun was going down, and there was this beautiful, mottled look in the background.”

shows. Marlena is also a budding singer/songwriter, as well as a dancer.

“I’m surrounded by so many creative people in my life,” she said. “It’s hard to watch others be able to express themselves and not be able to express myself.”

Her camera, she said, is just another conduit for her creativity.

“I am a hobby photographer with a passion,” she said.

“I see so much beauty in the world, and I want to try to get that into a photograph. I fail miserably a lot, but occasionally I get a get a few great shots.”

Awitan readily admits that the photographs she takes is purely a trial-and-error process -- she has had no formal training -- but she has found herself drawn to the camera as if it is a creative extremity.

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“My camera is my voice, along with my music,” Awitan said. “A photographer friend recently told me, ‘Whether or not it’s exactly what you saw when you took the picture, that’s your art.’”

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

“I think cemeteries are fascinating. They’re all about stories, past lives and energy. I am always driving on Route 48, and on this one particular winter day, I saw the sun going down and the snow all around. I love the gate, and how just the word, ‘Cemetery’ can be seen.”

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Roat with a copy of “Between the Notes.”

Hockessin author releases debut novel

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Ivy Emerson, the main character in Sharon Huss Roat’s debut novel, “Between the Notes,” has her life turned upside down when financial problems force her family to move out of their large house in an affluent neighborhood. The family must also give up Ivy’s beloved piano.

They move to Lakeside, to a neighborhood on the wrong side of the tracks, and Ivy hides the truth about her life from her friends.

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and “A Sense of the Infinite,” wrote that “Between the Notes” is “a tender, funny, and heartfelt tale about what happens when privileged Ivy Emerson loses her house and her grand piano—and discovers that sometimes, the most beautiful music comes from the most unexpected places.”

Rebecca Dowling, the owner of the Hockessin Bookshelf, the site of the June 16 book launch party, also praised Roat’s novel.

“The book is so good,” Dowling said. “There is a real weight and beauty to it. It is a perfect read for 13-yearolds and up.”

Roat, who lives in Hockessin with her husband, Rich, and their two children, Sebastian and Anna, said that she has been thrilled by how “Between the Notes” has been received. She has worked tirelessly through several rounds of revisions on the book, which was sold to a publisher early in 2013.

The 400-page Young Adult novel grew out of the idea that the author had for a protagonist—a teenage girl named Ivy who was growing up with an affluent

Sharon Roat published her debut novel in June.

lifestyle and then suddenly had to adjust to a completely different situation.

“I started writing this story before I knew where it was going,” Roat said. “I just kept answering a series of ‘what if’ questions. What if they lose the house?

What if she tries to keep it a secret? And how would her perceptions and misperceptions change based on

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where she lives?”

In “Between the Notes,” Ivy learns that everyone is not who he or she appears to be, including herself. She makes some unlikely new friends as the story unfolds, and learns some valuable lessons from her disabled little brother, who has a very trusting heart. While Roat hopes that readers feel a connection with Ivy as she experiences moments of self-discovery, the author did not fill the book with messages. Her overriding purpose was to tell a good story.

While some people grow up aspiring to be a writer, Roat said that she always put book authors on a pedestal and thought that she would never be able to write a novel. She recalled a time when she met Mary Kennedy, a prolific author from Wilmington. “I told her that I would love to do what you do. She said, ‘why don’t you?’”

That moment has stayed with Roat, who grew up in Lancaster County and went to college at the University of Delaware. Her first career was in public relations.

“I worked in public relations for more than 20 years,” she explained. “I was doing consulting work with the Delaware Division of the Libraries. I was inspired by some of the authors that I was working with.”

“Between the Notes”

tells the story of Ivy Emerson, who has her life turned upside down when financial problems force her family to move out of their large house in an affluent neighborhood, leaving behind her beloved piano.

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When she started to work on her first manuscript in 2009, she read a lot of fiction and books about writing. She eventually completed her first manuscript and landed an agent on the strength of that work. They didn’t sell the first manuscript, but Roat completed her second manuscript—“Between the Notes”—and that one drew the interest of HarperCollins, one of the largest companies in the book-publishing industry.

“It was an exciting moment to get that call,” Roat explained. “I couldn’t ask for a better home.”

The process of writing “Between the Notes” and then finding a publisher for it has been a

tremendous learning experience for her.

“I was still learning to write novels when I started to work on this manuscript, and I think I will always be learning,” Roat explained. “The writing and publishing process involves a lot of rewriting and revisions. I am a slow writer because I edit as I go, but I do work faster—and better—on deadline.”

Dowling, a longtime supporter of the local writing community, said that Roat has been a regular customer at the Hockessin Bookshelf for years, and it has been a treat to watch the Hockessin author’s writing talents blossom.

“It has been so amazing to see Sharon’s evolution from customer to contracted author, through drafts and edits, to nationally published author,” explained Dowling. “It’s all so wonderful!”

Roat, in turn, said that it’s great to have an independent bookshop in the neighborhood.

“They are just lovely, lovely people at the Hockessin Bookshelf,” Roat explained. “I go in often. I feel fortunate to have them there. They are supportive of local authors.”

Roat said that her family has been tremendously supportive as she has dedicated time to her writing.

She also has a number of other authors who serve as critique partners.

“We share what we’re writing and critique each other’s work,” she said. “It’s very helpful.”

She also has a group of friends who will read her work and give her honest feedback.

Roat has a two-book deal with HarperCollins and is working on a new manuscript. She also has a draft of an historical Young Adult novel that is completed.

With each project that she finishes, Roat grows as a writer. The release of “Between the Notes” will bring many new experiences.

She has numerous author appearances scheduled throughout the year. Following the June 16 launch and several events early in the summer, she will be featured with authors Stephanie Oakes and Hilary T. Smith on the “Not Your Typical Summer Reads YA Author Tour” in Washington and Oregon from Aug. 5 to 9. She also has several events already lined up for the fall. Information about these events can be found on sharonwrote.blogspot.com or on her Facebook page.

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The youngsters are taught how to swim and float.

Infant swim lessons save lives

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There have been 800 documented survival stories where a child who has undergone the ISR training kept themselves safe and afloat during a potentially life-threatening incident in water.

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer adya Davis holds three-year-old Braydon Shirilla just above the surface of the water, carefully flipping him over so that he lands in the water on his back. When Davis pulls her arms away, Braydon begins to sink a little, but he quickly makes an adjustment and starts to float. Nearby, Braydon’s mother, Marcia, smiles. Two months earlier, a splash-down in the water likely would have made her son cry. Today, however, Braydon is a miniature Michael Phelps. If Davis positions herself a few feet away from the boy, he

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will swim toward her. He can perform a full swim-floatswim sequence that allows him to move across the pool.

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There have been 800 documented survival stories where a child who has undergone the ISR training kept themselves safe and afloat during a potentially life-threatening incident in water.

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from drowning.

“I feel very confident with him in the water now,” Marcia explained.

That’s important, especially with the arrival of summer, when the Shirilla family will often be around water. There are trips to the pool, vacation days at the beach, and a pond in the backyard of the family’s home in West Grove, Pa. As a parent, Marcia is well aware of the dangers that water can pose, and she feels much more confident since her son started taking lessons with Davis, the aquatics director

at the Hockessin Athletic Club.

Davis and two other instructors at the Hockessin Athletic Club, Lauren Horney and Devon Wittenbach, underwent the training to become certified ISR instructors in 2012.

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to thousands upon thousands of youngsters.

There have been 800 documented survival stories where a child who has undergone the ISR training kept themselves safe and afloat during a potentially lifethreatening incident in water.

“The mission of ISR,” explained Davis, “is that not one more child drowns.”

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accidental drownings are responsible for more deaths among children between the ages of one and four than any other cause except congenital anomalies. Among children up to the age of 14, accidental drownings are the second-leading cause of unintentional deaths behind motor vehicle accidents.

Davis said that the Hockessin Athletic Club was definitely meeting a need in the local community when instructors there brought the ISR training to the Hockessin area. While there are numerous programs that teach infants water safety, Davis said that during her research she found the ISR training to be the most cohesive and beneficial for youngsters.

“It’s great for the child who is just starting out or the child who has maybe had a bad experience in the water,” Davis explained. “The kids come away with competence as well as confidence. We’ve had

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an overwhelming response to this program.”

The Infant Swimming Resource course lasts four to six weeks, although each child will progress through the course at his or her own pace, depending on the comfort level in the water.

Generally speaking, children between the ages of 6 and 12 months are taught the basic skill of rolling onto their backs to float, rest, and breathe.

They learn how to maintain this position until help arrives.

The older children learn the full ISR Self-Rescue sequence, which involves swimming until they need air, rotating onto the back to float, then rolling back over to continue swimming. ISR students are taught to repeat this sequence until they reach safety.

The lessons are typically short because of the young age of the children—short but effective.

Many children have results similar to Braydon’s, where they become comfortable in the water very quickly, reducing the chances of an accidental drowning.

When it comes to drowning prevention, Davis

explained that she and the other instructors at the Hockessin Athletic Club emphasize to parents the need for several different layers of protection for youngsters. Pools should be fenced in. Children should always be supervised by adults. Indoor pools should be equipped with an alarm that signals when a person enters the pool. At backyard gatherings where there is a pool, at least one adult should be supervising children at all times.

As any parent will attest, once a child starts walking, they develop an uncanny ability to overcome obstacles like pool fences so, despite these layers of protection, there is a potential risk for any child.

“Children are very capable and very smart,” Davis explained. “They will scale barriers and do things that we, as adults, can’t even fathom.”

The best, final line of defense is to make sure that children have the ability to save themselves if they ever find themselves in the water alone.

“A drowning is not like what you might see on TV,” Davis explained. “There’s not necessarily a lot of kicking and screaming. It can happen very quickly, and very quietly, and that’s why you have layers of protection. ISR is that final layer of protection.”

During the course, instructors set up a very controlled environment, where the children are put through different scenarios that they might find themselves in. Falling into a pond in the summer is very different from falling into a pond in the winter, with heavy clothes on, so the instructors lead children through different situations. A child may also need regular maintenance lessons as they grow a little older because their bodies are changing rapidly at that age.

Since the Hockessin Athletic Club started offering the ISR training, more than 200 children have become fully skilled. Davis said that she personally knows of a handful of instances where a child who went through the ISR program there was able to stay afloat and safe during incidents where they found themselves alone in the water.

Horney said that the biggest benefit of the ISR training is that children gain the skills necessary to protect themselves if they are ever in the water alone.

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For parents like Marcia Shirilla, the infant swimming program at the Hockessin Athletic Club has provided an invaluable service by teaching her son how to save himself in the water. She said that she recommends the course to other parents of small children.

“I tell people all the time, and I’m always posting videos on Facebook,” Marcia explained.

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Davis said that parents tell her about the benefits of the ISR course all the time.

“What we do every day makes a difference,” said Davis. “It’s life-changing. We’d like to think that we’re making the community a little safer.”

For more information about the Infant Swimming Resource course at the Hockessin Athletic Club, visit, www.hachealthclub.com. To find an Infant Swimming Resource instructor, go to infantswim.com.

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Drip Cafe owner and operator Greg Vogeley, beside The Brunch Box, the Cafe’s new food truck.

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When it opened two years ago, Drip Cafe in Hockessin launched a new food sensation in town, with a healthy menu and a funky vibe. Now, it’s taking its act directly to the people.

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By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer For those of you who have visited Drip Cafe in the Lantana Square shopping center in Hockessin, you knew this was just a matter of time, right? You knew they were going to get on the bandwagon of where culinary life in America is headed, and you knew that as soon as it left the parking lot, right?

We’re speaking of the restaurant’s new food truck -- that black tugboat of taste that Drip Cafe calls “The Brunch Box,” the newest introduction to the Cafe’s arsenal, the one that brings the delectable menu of the cafe out of the restaurant that’s tucked unceremoniously into the corner of the shopping center and out into the streets of Hockessin, Wilmington, Newark, and several other locales, where owner Greg Vogeley and his creative staff of visionaries can be seen.

Have you seen it? Have you ordered food from it?

Currently, The Brunch Box is found at Paper Mill Park – a convenient stopoff for those on their way to work in Newark or Wilmington. There, suburban commuters can pick up a cup of coffee and The Cali; the Power Sandwich; a Kale, Bacon and Hash Burrito, or any one of the signature breakfast sandwiches that are also served at Drip Cafe.

Yet, the truck’s presence in Pike Creek doesn’t begin to tell the entire story.

A visit to its online calendar reveals a day-to-day commitment reminiscent of a rock band tour schedule.

In short, the truck is everywhere -- the H.B. DuPont Park in dowtown Wilmington; the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts Art Loop along the Wilmington Riverfront; as well as at various other business and office parks in New Castle County.

“I’ve always had an affinity for food trucks,” Vogeley said. “Before I opened the Cafe, I was going to open a coffee and espresso truck and launch it at West Chester University, and then grow it into a brick-and-mortar establishment. As I was putting together plans to do that, somebody approached me about the idea of purchasing the equipment within the space we reside in now.

“As we went through that process, I started to leave the food truck idea behind. I always knew, though, at some point in time, I would be coming back to the food truck concept, and I knew that it would grow out of this cafe.”

Vogeley said that in the two months The Brunch Box has been on the road, customer response has been very positive -- an offshoot of the enthusiasm that has been extended toward the staff since Drip Cafe opened two years ago.

“The response has been huge, and it goes back to when we first opened here,” Vogeley said. “People supported us early on, and brought their friends one week, and then their friends brought their friends the next week.

I could really see the ripples as they were building that first year of the Cafe. The customers tell us that we’re so well established in the neighborhood. Being a fixture already, people have latched on and held on tight.

“As the brand developed, we realized that if we wanted to truly take what we do on the road, we wanted to emphasize the brunch aspect of what we do. The Brunch Box is a really fun extension of what we do here at the restaurant.”

To learn more about Drip Cafe’s Brunch Box, or to place your order online, visit www.thebrunchboxde. com. Vending and traditional catering options for special events or business functions are also available.

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A chicken coop on wheels can be moved to any of the pastures on the farm.

vegetables, the best chicken, the best Thanksgiving turkeys. It’s a project that’s going to take a long time. But what we’re doing is doing farming in partnership with nature.”

Coverdale Farm is at 543 Way Road in Greenville, Del. It is open Wednesdays from noon to 2:30 p.m.

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Jim O’Brien and Michele Wales manage various aspects of running Coverdale Farm.

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for children, and visitors can arrive at 9 a.m. to help feed the animals.

Special activities include: “Tractors, Trucks and Tools” (July 18); Celebrating National Honey Bee Day (Aug. 22); Bioblitz Celebration (Sept. 12). Visit www. delawarenaturesociety. org and click on the Coverdale Farm Preserve tab for more information.

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beneficial gardening. The gardens represent a variety of natural settings that reflect local Piedmont habitats, from upland forests and meadows, to lowland ponds. Mt. Cuba Center also conducts original research on native plants in its Trial Garden and in more than 500 acres of natural lands.

Mt. Cuba Center offers a range of educational opportunities, from introductory classes to in-depth certificate courses. The site is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from April through October. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 5 to 15, free for children under 5.

Visitors can explore the gardens on their own or join a Garden Highlights Walk led by a guide. Available at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., each walk lasts about 45 minutes. They are free with admission; no reservations required.

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access to the gardens on days when the general public is not onsite. Bring a tripod or easel and enjoy the tranquility of Mt. Cuba Center as you capture its beauty on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (April through October).

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Special programs are available on the second Saturday of every month. Enjoy family-friendly activities, thematic garden walks, and take home a free native plant. All activities are included with admission.

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Peter Schmidt, arborist and co-founder of Compostwerks, transitioned his chemically based soil practices to 100 percent organic. He shows how to make actively aerated compost tea, demonstrates application techniques, and discusses the applicable soil biology behind organic soils management. See the equipment used in composting, compost tea production, and application.

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This incredibly detailed eagle has approximately 400 individual feathers.

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One of the stingrays and a turtle that Jeff Bell is working on for the upcoming show of artwork inspired by wildlife.

Two artists plan show of wildlife-inspired artwork at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer “That whale and I have done battle. We are still battling,” Jeff Bell explains, pointing to the half-finished humpback whale on his worktable that he has painstakingly shaped out of metal. “I’m over 100 hours with that whale already—and I’m a long way from finished.”

The six-foot-long whale is one of a dozen or more pieces that Bell is working on at the moment. He does everything from garden sculptures to gates to railings to custom design work in copper, stainless steel, iron, aluminum, and metal.

When Bell wins that battle with the whale—and he will win—the completed piece will be included in a wildlife show that Bell is being featured in at the Delaware Museum of Natural History this fall. Bell and fellow sculptor and longtime friend John Rush are teaming up for the show.

The Delaware Museum of Natural History is looking forward to having the two talented Kennett Square artists team up for the show, which will take place from Oct. 23 to Nov. 22.

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“We’re incredibly excited to have two of the premier artists in this area display their work at the Museum,” said Delaware Museum of Natural History Executive Director Halsey Spruance. “Artists often find inspiration for their pieces in the most unlikely places, but one constant throughout history has been the inspiration that can be found in nature. That’s what we’re showcasing here, and it fits tremendously well into the experience we’re hoping to provide for our visitors.”

For Rush and Bell, there’s a lot of work to do before the show. Each sculptor is planning to complete between 12 and 15 pieces of wildlife-inspired artwork.

Rush has already conquered his whale—the finely crafted piece sculpted out of wood dominates one room of his home. He said that he made the whale out of wood from a tree that was twisted. He sanded the wood down and used the existing shape of the wood to design a massive mammal that is very serviceable as a bench.

“The whole concept,” Rush explained, “was to make a twisted, free-form bench.”

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Jeff Bell and John Rush are collaborating on a show for the Delaware Museum of Natural History this fall that will feature artwork inspired by wildlife.

Rush has put the finishing touches on several pieces already, but he admits that he’s a little worried about falling behind schedule for the upcoming show.

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A wooden cow that Rush crafted.

“My biggest challenge is that I never sculpt a lot in the summer,” he explained. Rush named his workspace where he does the sculpting the Second Wind Studios because all his artistic endeavors take place on weekends or after work. He and his wife married in 1993 and are raising three boys, and he works full-time in the family business—a demanding job that keeps him very busy. The Rushes are also restoring their gorgeous home, which was originally built in 1817, one small section at a time.

Rush said that he is looking forward to the wildlife show with Bell, a longtime friend whom he admires.

“Part of the excitement is that the show will make me find the time to do this sculpting again,” Rush explained.

Art has always been a focal point of Bell’s life. These days, his commute for work is the short walk from his house to the workshop, a converted hunting cabin.

He first developed an interest in art as an elementary school student at Mitchell Preparatory School on the Main Line.

“I started taking art classes when I was nine,” Bell explained. “I was fortunate that my mom saw something in me.”

He filled his school schedule with as many art classes that he could take, discovering that he liked—and had a talent for—many different forms.

After high school, Bell earned a degree in body shop and paint from the Automotive Training Center in Exton.

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His talents allowed him to pursue many different opportunities. He built custom Harley-Davidsons and did custom work on Corvettes. Eventually, he opened his own shop, Collision Craft, in Avondale. He ran the shop for 25 years.

After he retired from the shop in 1999, he had more time to devote to his art. He focused on garden art, weather vanes, or crafting gates. He did custom work for several high-end homebuilders. If someone wanted something a little different, like fireplace doors, Bell would give that a try. He worked on projects all over the region, from the beaches of Delaware to Philadelphia to Maryland. He worked on projects for several different museums.

At this stage of his life and career, Bell is always juggling several different projects, whether it’s doing the railing work for a home or making the hinges for wooden boxes that a local company is manufacturing out of materials from the USS Constitution. He works with acclaimed local artist Stan Smokler on the Marshall Bridge Welding Workshop, which teaches students how

We’re incredibly excited to have two of the "premier artists in this area display their work at the Museum. Artists often find inspiration for their pieces in the most unlikely places, but one constant throughout history has been the inspiration that can be found in nature.

That’s what we’re showcasing here, and it fits tremendously well into the experience we’re hoping to provide for our visitors. ~ Delaware Museum of Natural History Executive Director Halsey Spruance

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the walking trail of Auburn Heights, on property that was once the site of the NVF plant. The artists will be utilizing materials from the NVF plant to create the sculptures.

Bell is accustomed to having a lot of irons in the fire.

“I’m always trying to do a balancing act,” he explained.

“We’re very multi-directional here.”

While Bell works with many different materials, including copper and brass because of their colors, he is best-known for his work with metal.

“I’ve been bending metal and shaping metal most of my adult life,” he explained. “There’s not a lot that I can’t do with it. At temperatures, you can move it like butter.”

Rush’s preference is to work with wood, and all his entries in the upcoming show will be sculpted out of wood.

A Chester County native, Rush attended Kennett High School, which is where his love of woodworking first began to grow. He took a woodworking class because he wanted to learn how to twist and manipulate wood.

“Through the school’s industrial arts program, I developed a specific interest in woodworking, and my craft grew from there,” Rush explained.

He graduated from Kennett High School in 1984, and shortly thereafter made a visit to the Wharton Esherick Museum in Paoli. Rush said the visit had a big impact on his future work, and really fired his enthusiasm for sculpting with wood.

“I spent the next 20 years finding my style and learning to work with—and not against—my medium,” he explained.

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This piece is an example of Jeff Bell’s work.

Bell in his workshop with the whale that has been difficult to complete.

His first show came in 2000. Like Bell, Rush is talented working in several different areas. He spent years working with glass. In 2006, he opened his home studio, Second Wind Studios, as a way to devote more time to the work whenever he got a chance.

Rush is very deliberate and thoughtful when he’s going through the process of deciding what a particular

piece of wood will be used for. He has learned how to work with the grain of the wood, and not against it.

“I will spend time looking at the pieces until I see a pattern,” Rush explained.

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sees it when he enters or leaves the studio. Eventually, inspiration will strike, and he will see how the wood can be used for this animal or that.

“Most of the time,” he explained, “I’m just inspired by the wood and nothing more.”

Rush explained that he looks at what is unique to a particular piece of wood and once he identifies that, he uses that unique characteristic to highlight the beauty within the sculpture.

He does most of his work with just two tools, a four-inch carbide grinder and a six-inch orbital sander.

“Ninety-percent of my work is made with just those two tools,” Rush explained.

Between his full-time job and restoring his home by hand, Rush stays plenty busy, so he relishes the time that he can devote to making a wooden table or creating a special gift for a family member or friend.

Back in his shop, Bell is contemplating the stubborn metal mammal that has proven itself to be a whale of a challenge.

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Bell likes to work with many different materials.

Bell explains that the head of the whale came together easily, and so did construction of the skeleton. But when he attempted to add the sides of the whale, the metal pieces went flying across the shop the first two times. Then, when he applied the skin to the beast, Bell found out that the proportions weren’t how he wanted them to be. That took some extra time to correct.

Some projects will be difficult, like the whale, but others just seem to come together naturally.

The eagle that Bell has made for the wildlife show at the Delaware Museum of Natural History is impressively intricate, with approximately 400 individual feathers. It stands 18 inches tall and is 12 inches wide, and even though it took more than 80 hours of work it came together very easily.

Unlike that whale.

“I’m very proud of the eagle, but the whale has tried my patience,” Bell said, grinning.

He’s going to be working on shells, an octopus, a stingray and more for the upcoming show. Bell likes the challenge of these pieces of art inspired by wildlife.

“I like the abstract,” he explained, “but there’s so much more of a challenge to real life.”

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For the last seven years, Michelle Taylor has served as the president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Delaware. In that role, one of her major challenges is to lead an organization that is attempting to meet the growing needs of residents with limited resources. Greenville & Hockessin Life caught up with Taylor to discuss the current year’s fundraising campaign as well as the United Way’s continuing focus on education, income and health to improve the quality of life for residents in the community.

Michelle Taylor, the president and CEO of the United Way of Delaware, with youngsters at the Grand Gala.

: How long have you been involved with United Way of Delaware? : I have been with United Way of Delaware for more than 15 years. I started my career with United Way as the director of finance and administration. Later, I was promoted to chief operating officer. After serving in that capacity, I transitioned into my current role as president and chief executive officer in December of 2007.

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: What are your duties as president and chief executive officer? : While there is a critical fundraising component to my duty as president and chief executive officer, my primary role is to ensure we are having the greatest impact in the Delaware community by serving as a good steward of the funds pledged to us that we invest into the community. In addition to that, a crucial element to my leadership is to serve as a thought leader in the state around systemic community needs related to education,

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income and health. It is key to be part of dialogue and collective strategy to ensure we drive the greatest impact we can in our community. Of course, I also serve as a spokesperson to address the important role that United Way of Delaware plays in the community. : Can you talk about the progress of this year’s campaign? : Every campaign always has its opportunities and challenges. Over the last couple of years, we have been intentional about building deeper relationships with our donors to ensure that we understand their aspirations and then connect those to the investments we make in the community. While we often say this, we believe that the energy level and momentum of this year’s campaign is at an all-time high. Aside from that, a bigger component to our work is to work collaboratively in the community to ensure we are truly moving the needle on things we all agree are essential to our state. United

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Way’s philosophy is that the focus areas are around education, income and health—as they truly serve as the foundation to a better quality of life. Most recently, we have been holding very engaging conversations with our partners throughout the community around these issues to draw on common aspirations for them and measuring our collective progress against efforts. This is always an ongoing effort and we always welcome folks to join us.

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: What is the biggest challenge in your occupation?

: The biggest challenge in my occupation is always the supply and demand. The needs are greater than what the resources are. There is a much greater need in the community than the resources that currently exist.

While that has probably been true historically, we are seeing this at an even greater pace and height today. It is tough. There are so many worthwhile efforts, programs, strategies and collaborations happening, yet making sure we are maximizing how and where we invest to obtain the greatest return on our investment is always the

greatest challenge. Therefore, we work to always identify ways to balance the equation out—to decrease the need collectively in the community, but simultaneously encourage and influence more people to give of their resources, time and voice. We are always looking to solve the short-term needs in the community, while forecasting for the long-term needs.

Courtesy photo Getting to real, long-term sus- Michelle Taylor is the and CEO of the tainable change in hard work president United Way of Delaware. and extremely complex. This does not happen overnight and it does not happen alone. We need you to help in this process. You can visit www.uwde.org to support our efforts today. : What about your job gives you the greatest satisfaction? : The people that I work with. My staff, my colleagues and community stakeholders give me the

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greatest satisfaction in my work. Working alongside people who are passionate and persistent about making a difference in the lives of others is humbling. I get to impact the lives of others with some amazing individuals that are committed to the cause. : What three dinner guests, living or not, would you invite to dine with you? : I would love to have dinner with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

I have a lot of respect and admiration for our first family. They are visionaries and risk takers and have an extreme responsibility to make change happen across our country. It would be great to have dialogue with them about the things that affect us here locally. Also, I definitely would love to pick Dan Pallota’s brain. I believe as a leader, he is challenging how the world views the leadership of nonprofits and what it truly takes to create something great and sustain it. He has stretched our thinking around some key principle schools of thought and challenges the status quo on what it takes to be greater than norm. : What food is always in your refrigerator?

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: Well, I always have shrimp in my fridge. I have a freezer full of it. My husband and I love shrimp. Let’s see … there’s also always French fries in my fridge, and you’d be able to wash either down with water or a Diet Dr. Pepper. Even when the fridge is empty, there is also some type of fruit that is in there, generally, it’s grapes. That and honey mustard sauce. : Can you offer a few final thoughts about the year ahead? : This year offers the promise of more children meeting educational benchmarks, more families and individuals becoming financially empowered and more Delawareans getting closer to a healthy and fulfilling quality of life. I want to thank each one for their commitment and dedication to getting intimately involved with United Way of Delaware. I am often reminded of the old proverb, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” We’re not in the business of giving a handout, but in the business of convening and empowering our entire community to achieve success that is both sustainable and long-lasting so they may reach their greatest human potential. I am committed to that mission.

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Fibers in the spotlight at Hagley Museum Hagley Museum and Library will host a textilefocused, immersive experience called “Fantastic Fibers” on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visitors will take part in hands-on activities and see firsthand demonstrations of fiber-related crafts from local artisans. Guests are invited to slow down and dig deeply into one or more of the activities. This event is included in general admission and free for Hagley members. More information is available at www.hagley.org or by calling 302-658-2400.

“This event will be set up like a ‘Maker Faire.’ It celebrates making something and understanding how it is made – the process from source to final product,” said education specialist and event coordinator Ruth Lonvick. “The hands-on activities are designed to be deeper experiences that visitors linger over.”

These workshops are designed for guests to spend 10 minutes or more working on a project and learning about fiber art.

Greenbank Mill will lead demonstrations about wool processing, and have some of its sheep on-site.

Visitors can try cleaning, carding, and spinning wool.

In a workshop, guests will learn needle felting and make an ornament-sized item like a bird, monster, or snowman.

Expert Weaver Chris Yovino will demonstrate a rigid heddle loom. Guests will be asked to make two pieces of art – one to keep and one to be part of a community art project.

Visitors will be able to walk through Hagley’s exhibition, “Unraveling Stories,” which features the largest hooked rug in Hagley’s collection, and meet people who continue the practice of rug hooking. Try your hooking skills on a community art project located in the exhibition. The exhibit closes on July 26.

Additional activities include making punch paper in the sewing/embroidery workshop, making nylon in the silk/nylon workshop, and finger crocheting with local artisan Sharon Silverman.

At Hagley, visitors invesHistoric Hagley Museum is the site of a ‘Fantastic Fibers’ event on July 18. tigate and experience the the banks of the Brandywine. unfolding history of American For more information, call 302-658-2400 weekbusiness, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world, at the historic DuPont powder yards on days, or visit www.hagley.org.

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|Photo Essay|

Confessions of a Stanley Steamer passenger

A view from the road. No windshield, door or roof to interfere with the sights.

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esidents of Hockessin, Yorklyn, and Greenville may have caught a glimpse of an antique car driving along the roads, puffing white steam as it rolled on by. Actually, you may have heard what sounded like the chugging of a train coming down the street well before you saw the cars.

Propelled by a steam engine instead of the internal combustion engines of modern cars, these Stanley Steamers -- some more than 100 years old, others approaching the century mark -- are part of the Marshall collection at Auburn Heights.

This is the world’s largest collection of operating Stanley vehicles. The Marshall Steam Team, a group of dedicated volunteers, maintains and drives the 14 Steamers in the collection. These cars are driven on tours, in parades, to shows and special events, or just around the neighborhood for fun.

As the wife of a Marshall Steam Team member, I’ve had the joy and privilege of spending many a day in the passenger seat of a Stanley Steamer. Each trip is a unique adventure. Here’s a few things I’ve learned along the way: 1. It takes a good hour to get a Stanley Steamer fired up to drive.

There’s no turning a key and off you go.

2. Stanley Steamers make a bunch of strange noises -- chugs, squeaks, and clunks -- as they move down the road. They are supposed to. Sit back and don’t worry about it.

3. Stanley Steamer drivers must look at the gauges and make many adjustments. They keep track of steam pressure, air pressure, water levels and more, all while driving down the road. There is no power steering.

4. Have a water hose with you on longer tours. If and when you run out

The 1916 Rauch and Lang Electric Car gives guests a chance to experience an early electric vehicle.

Gas, Electric or Steam?

At the dawn of the automotive age, when automotive technology was slowly replacing the horse and carriage, steam-powered vehicles were the tried and true, most reliable technology. The new and unreliable internal combustion engine technology was emerging onto the scene in the 1910s.

And, with electric current popular in cities across the country, electric cars were the automotive technology of choice for city dwellers. For the first

quarter of the 20th century, all three automotive technologies battled for acceptance. As time reveals, the gas powered internal combustion engine squashed the competition.

In addition to the 14 Stanley Steamers in the Auburn Heights collection, a 1916 Rauch and Lang Electric car and a 1914 Model T are operated giving a complete picture of the emerging technologies in the 1900s. During Steamin’ Days, guests can take a spin in all three technologies.

of water, you can’t make steam, and therefore you can’t go any farther.

5. Always dress warmer than you would otherwise. Without doors, windows, and a roof, there’s a very good breeze that keeps you cool, at least when you are moving. In the fall, always bring one extra layer and a blanket -- you will need them.

6. Always wear sunglasses, especially if you are riding in a model without a windshield. Bugs and fly-

ing debris sting. I’ve learned the importance of windshields on modern cars.

7. Always secure your hat under your chin. It will fly off otherwise. If you don’t wear a hat, expect to have a really bad hair day.

8. For comfort, Stanleys (and modern vehicles) with doors, windshields, windows and roofs are preferable.

9. Steam whistles are loud. Along parade routes, one must be careful

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Stanley Steamers chugging along local roads.

The Stanley 1913 Model 76 Touring Car is blown down after a drive in front of the Age of Steam Museum at Auburn Heights.

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not to blow them next to small children, as there will be tears.

10. Expect to spend at least part of a drive along the side of the road.

These cars are old. Things happen.

Most problems are resolved quickly.

Rarely does one have to return via a modern vehicle towing the Stanley.

11. Upon returning from a drive, you don’t just pull a Steamer into the garage and turn if off. Blowing-down is a long, noisy procedure to let out all the steam in the car before it can be put away.

In the early 20th century, T. Clarence Marshall ran a Stanley Motor Carriage Company dealership from his Auburn Heights home in Yorklyn. After the demise of the steam car industry, he began collecting and preserving the Stanley Steamers. He built a large garage, now the Age of Steam Museum, to house his growing collection.

Tom Marshall, Clarence’s son, caught his father’s enthusiasm for steam power and continued growing the collection.

Having this great resource in the Hockessin and Greenville community is possible because of the generosity of Tom and Ruth Marshall. In the late 1990s, Tom started working with a group of volunteers to pass on his vast knowledge of driving and maintaining steam-powered cars to a new generation. These volunteers became known as the Marshall Steam Team.

New volunteers are always welcome.

In 2003, the Friends of Auburn Heights was formed as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation to support the work of the Steam Team. In 2008, the Marshalls gifted the Auburn Heights estate to the State of Delaware and its newest state park was formed. The Marshalls’ collections were donated to the Friends of Auburn Heights.

At 100 years old in 2015, the 15-passenger Mountain Wagon was the largest vehicle made by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company.

The 1915 Mountain Wagon is celebrating its 100th year. Guests can get rides in this car on Steam’ Days.

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Close-up of a Stanley Steamer.

All but one of the Marshall collection are licensed for the road.

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It is the last known operating vehicle of its kind. The Mountain Wagon model was originally designed to carry passengers from the train station in Denver up into the Rocky Mountains to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, and found some success as a commercial vehicle. The Marshall Mountain Wagon was originally used to haul logs out of the woods in New Hampshire, before it was purchased by Clarence Marshall in 1946 for $1,700.

Friends of Auburn Heights uses the Stanley Steamer collection as the basis for interpreting the emerging industrial age at the turn of the 20th century. They share their knowledge and allow the general public an opportunity to experience riding in some of these early vehicles. The public is invited to visit the estate for Steamin’ Days, where there are rides around the house in Stanley Steamers, as well as train rides, house tours, and the Age of Steam Museum is open. Upcoming dates for Steamin’ Days are July 5, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, and Nov. 28.

On Aug. 30, the Auburn Heights Invitational Auto Display will feature unique and rarely seem vehicles. This year’s theme is Limousines and Landaulets.

The event supports the mission of Auburn Heights.

Tickets are now available, with details on the website.

To volunteer, learn more about Auburn Heights, and/ or Stanley Steamers, visit www.auburnheights.org.

Steam shrouds a Stanley as it starts out on a tour.

Tom and Ruth Marshall take the 1910 Stanley Touring Car Model 71 out for a tour.

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—|Greenville & Hockessin People|— Carolyn Bennett-Sullivan of Hockessin has written a book that has already helped hundreds of people work to eliminate fear. Now, with public speaking events and a new reference guide, she’s about to reach thousands more

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Hockessin resident Carolyn Bennett-Sullivan has written a book, ‘Get the “F” Out: Liberating Fear & Letting Love In.”

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer However way you wish to examine it, Carolyn Bennett-Sullivan has led a successful life.

Following a nearly idyllic childhood in North Wilmington as the daughter of a minister, she attended college, studied psychology, and after graduation, embarked on what would become a 25-year career in medical sales. She is the mother of a 16-year-old daughter who attends a prestigious performing arts school in Wilmington. She has friends in all kinds of social circles, and she practices yoga, meditation, biking and enjoys great food.

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“Fear,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, tenth edition, is defined as “an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger.” The definition goes on to include several synonyms of the word that all appear as follows, in capital letters: DREAD. FRIGHT. ALARM. PANIC. TERROR. TREPIDATION. Fear, or nearly any derivative of the emotion, has served as Bennett-Sullivan’s constant companion throughout her entire life. It reached its high point five years ago, when an impending divorce threatened to swallow every last grain of her self-esteem, and a series of attempts to re-enter the medical sales field did not work out as planned.

Then, in 2012, while she was attending a class about creating a vision for her life, she had an idea that would change her life.

“I was sitting in class, and all of a sudden, the title of a book came to me,” she said. “The idea kept tapping me on the shoulder, and I vowed that someday, I would get around to it. I kept talking about it with my business

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coach, and finally, he said, ‘Carolyn. Write the book.

Stop talking about it. I realized that procrastination, which is a form of fear, was preventing me from doing it. I was afraid of writing. I was afraid of how it would be perceived. Finally, I sat down, and the words just came.”

Self-published this past March, with illustrations by Ara Atkinson-Skinner, Bennett-Sullivan’s book, ‘Get the “F” Out: Liberating Fear & Letting Love In,” has in its four months already become a go-to book for readers who wish to help eliminate those same fears in their lives.

The seven-chapter, 104-page book shares not only Carolyn’s personal journey through fear but “real life” tools that be used to empower readers to release their fear and manifest a clearer sense of confidence.

Throughout the book, Bennett-Sullivan introduces the concept of what fear is all about; the many faces of fear; how to learn to detach from fear; and how to create opportunities from obstacles. She begins each chapter with positive quotes from spiritual leaders, authors and other public figures.

“As I was writing the book, I kept thinking about what it was that I wanted to focus on,” Bennett-Sullivan said.

“The book really began to take hold when I decided that I should write from the standpoint of my own journey -- about the common fears that have attempted to stop me from achieving happiness.

“It was an exorcism in part, in a way to become very open to reveal the fears I had struggled with my entire life,” she added. “It was an awakening, the realization that I’d been carrying this around me my entire life.

Through writing, I was going through my own process of releasing these fears an stepping forward, and that by sharing it, maybe I could help others to do the same.”

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Bennett-Sullivan does not shy away from using her own life as a recurring “Exhibit A” through her book.

She writes that the fears we experience throughout our lives -- whether they are merely nagging or whether they completely paralyze us -- come from our ego.

“Our rational mind is often driven by our ego which tells us it doesn’t make sense to follow your dreams, or you’re not talented, experienced or have enough resources to pursue your passions,” she writes. “I used to think that too until I realized how it kept me stuck in patterns of self-sabotage.

“Fear which is driven by our ego is insidious in its control of our minds and thinking. It seeps in where we don’t expect it and causes us to shrink away from our inherent connection, beauty and love.”

Rather than allowing fear to dominate the landscape of our lives, Bennett-Sullivan recommends that we become a master over it.

“The time has come for us to re-connect with our true selves, to embrace the power within, to know and trust the Divine spark that lives within every one of us and to live our lives based on possibility, purpose and passion,” she writes.

The response to ‘Get the “F” Out” has been really positive so far, Bennett-Sullivan said.

“People have told me that they felt that I was writing directly about them, and many have referred to it as a constant resource for them,” she said. “Although it is written from a woman’s standpoint, what has surprised me is the feedback I’ve gotten from men. They’ve told me that it has really resonated with them.”

If her book serves as the first component of BennettSullivan’s mission to spread her message, then her plans to create public speaking engagements and educational opportunities will serve as the other half. She conducts workshops entitled, “The 7 Faces of Fear,” “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” and “Free Your Fear,” and has also recently published a companion workbbok to accompany the book. She is also developing on-line materials for those who will not be able to attend her workshops. If this year serves as a springboard to reach an audience of hundreds, then in the next five years, she said she hopes to reach thousands.

Her message is all wrapped nicely within her mission statement: “Awaken you heart. Ignite your passion.

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In addition to her book, Bennett Sullivan has begun to conduct public workshops on eliminating fear in our lives.

Own your power.”

“Life is a journey, and you’re constantly ebbing and flowing, and there’s all kinds of growth,” she said. “You never get there, because you’re constantly on the journey. In the journey, do we learn how to become masters of our thoughts, or do we let the monkey chatter control us?

“I’ve really let go of a lot of my fears. I’ve had to put

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myself out there, market the book and reveal my vulnerabilities, to tell my audience, ‘This is who I am.’ I’ve been able to let go a lot of worries that stopped me before.”

To learn more about Carolyn Bennett Sullivan and order your copy of ‘Get the “F” Out,” visit www.carolynbsullivan.com. The book is also available at Amazon.com.

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

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5K run/walk on Aug. 1 to benefit The Delaware KIDS Fund

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The sixth annual Delaware KIDS Fund 5K run/walk will take place on Saturday, Aug. 1, and while it’s certainly a fun, family-friendly event, there is a very serious purpose behind it. The event has raised more than $60,000 to help children in distress throughout Delaware since it started.

“We’re going into the sixth annual 5K, which is hard to believe,” said Ryan Kennedy, the Community Outreach and Business Development coordinator for the Delaware KIDS Fund. “We started this 5K six years ago with a mission to help childhood hunger in Delaware.”

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Participants from the Delaware KIDS Fund 5K Run/Walk in 2014.

According to Kennedy, one in five children in Delaware live in financial situations where they face hunger. The issue is worse in the summer, which is why the 5K run/ walk is held in August.

Kennedy said that event organizers are doing all they can to raise awareness about the issue of childhood hunger in Delaware.

“We know that we can’t solve the problem, but we can definitely help,” Kennedy explained.

Thomas J. Hanna and the team at Harvey Hanna & Associates, a commercial real estate company, created The Delaware KIDS Fund in 2008 as an in-house charitable organization. The “KIDS” in the name stands for Kids In Distressed Situations. The fund was designed to help at-risk children in Delaware who may face violence, abuse, family financial troubles, or other distressing situations. In the last few years, the focus has primarily been on the issue of childhood hunger.

According to Kennedy, the formation of the Delaware KIDS Fund was a way to consolidate the efforts to help children in Delaware by providing support to youth initiatives and various food shelters throughout the area.

“The money that is raised goes back into the community,” he explained.

The 5K run/walk will take place in Newport, Del. on Aug. 1, with registration starting at 7:30 a.m. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. across the street from the James Street Tavern at 2 S. James Street in Newport. The entry fee is $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the event.

Kennedy said that corporate sponsors help make the 5K event possible. Not only does the event raise money for

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The event has family-friendly activities, like an appearance by Rocky Bluewinkle.

a good cause, it is a fun community event that features a pre- and post-race reception with breakfast before the race and beer and lunch after the race. There are kid-friendly activities, including appearances by Rocky Bluewinkle and YoUDee. There’s also a massage table runners and walkers, live music, raffles, prizes, vendors, and more.

According to Kennedy, the top two male and female finishers overall will receive a $200 American Express Cards, and each top finisher in each age group will win a prize ranging from gift certificates to local restaurants, or tickets to Phillies games, Eagles games, Blue Rocks games, or Blue Hens football tickets, and more.

For more information about the Delaware Kids Fund 5K run/walk, or to sign up online, visit www.races2run.com/ events/de-kids-fund-5k or www.DEKIDSfund.org. Ryan Kennedy can be contacted at RKennedy@harveyhanna. com or 302-323-9300.

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A world of art on view at Somerville-Manning in Greenville

‘Picnic Scene’ by Donald Ricks.

By John Chambless Staff Writer Even in the summer gallery off-season, you can be sure of finding something spectacular at the SomervilleManning Gallery in Greenville.

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‘Surf’ by Tim Barr.

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While it’s between major exhibitions until September, the gallery is packed with wonderful, rare works – some of which will make your heart skip a beat. The gallery is known for its ongoing relationship with the Wyeth family, and at one end of the main space are two Andrew Wyeths, one N.C. Wyeth and one Jamie Wyeth.

Andrew Wyeth’s “Stable Door” (1963) is a large watercolor of a room in a rundown barn that used to stand on his Chadds Ford property. His “Whale Bone” (1973) is a soft watercolor done in Cushing, Maine. Then there’s N.C. Wyeth’s 1913 oil illustration, “Prospectors and Thieves,” which has all the drama and swagger of his many classic illustrations. And next to it is Jamie Wyeth’s “Study for Sleepwalker” (2013), which has much of the drama and beauty of the finished painting.

That first wall is quite an introduction, but there’s plenty more.

You’ll be greeted by a wall of warm, summery still life paintings by contemporary artists Mary Page Evans, Christine Lafuente and Tina Ingraham, as well as the Continued on Page 92

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terrific “Toward Seymour Lake, Passing Clouds” (2002), an evocative landscape by Stuart Shils that’s all mist, fog and a sunny sky beyond a sprawling valley.

At the opposite end, stylistically speaking, there’s Scott Prior’s “Bonfire on the River” (2011), an oil that’s so exactingly detailed that you feel you can almost step into it. The firelight glow is magical.

“Picnic Scene,” by Donald Ricks, captures the sensation of sun-warmed peach skin, and Jamie Wyeth’s “The Pickup” (2008) has a haunting, mysterious air. Tim Barr’s “Surf” (2014) captures every bit of rushing, foamflecked water and a majestic sweep of clouds.

In the rear gallery are jaw-dropping things like a Pablo Picasso 1961 portrait done on a terra cotta tile, along with a rare watercolor floral still life by Georgia O’Keeffe (“No. 36 – Special”). You’ll also find a Charles Burchfield landscape (“March Day, Gowanda”) and not one, but two Hans Hofmann abstracts – “Studio Unfinished” (1936) and “Alchimy” (1946).

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‘Ode to Cezanne’ by Mary Page Evans (2015).

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ing of a seagull, done on an oar. “Night Swimmer: A Paddle” (2004) makes full use of both meanings of “paddle.”

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‘Jack O’Lantern,’ a bronze by J. Clayton Bright.

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The rolling racks in the gallery hold dozens more one-of-a-kind works.

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Bright (“Jack O’Lantern,” “Intruder”) and the masterful bronze dog sculpture, “Bella,” by Rikki Morley Saunders.

There’s an unbelievable collection of works in the rolling racks elsewhere in the gallery, where you’ll come face to face with more original works by the Wyeths,

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Olivia Musgrave’s bronze, ‘Turning for Home,’ with a paddle painted by Jamie Wyeth in the background.

Scott Prior’s Prior’s ‘Bonfire on the River’ (2011).

Smaller bronze sculptures are available, as well as Francis Di Fronzo’s monumental painting, ‘No Future, No Past, No Map or Path’ (2011-14).

along with contemporary work by Jon Redmond and many others. There are more than two dozen small bronzes on display, two whimsical still lifes by Robert Jackson that will charm you immediately, and on and on.

The experience is like visiting a well-curated museum collection, only everything is for sale. But you don’t even need to look at the price tags to admire, and learn, and come away revitalized. Just visiting the historic mill building that sits practically in the Brandywine is a treat, even before you enter the gallery for a trip through the boundless world of art.

The gallery’s fall schedule includes: “Jon Redmond” (Sept. 18 to Oct. 10); “Scott Prior” (Oct. 16 to Nov. 14); Continued on Page 98

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Georgia O’Keeffe’s ‘No. 36 – Special.’

Air Show’ by Kennett Square artist Robert Jackson.

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and “Greg Mort and Jon Mort” (Nov. 20 to Dec. 19). Visit www.somervillemanning.com for more information.

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

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‘Tete d’enfant’ by Pablo Picasso, a painting on a tile.

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Hockessin Book Shelf to host best-selling authors on July 15

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer On July 15, as part of its “Evening with the Authors” series, the Hockessin Book Shelf will be playing host to New York Times best selling authors Charles and Caroline Todd, the motherand-son writing team who have published 27 books under the pen name, Charles Todd.

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Best-selling authors Charles and Caroline Todd, a mother-and-son writing team, will be appearing at the Hockessin Book Shelf on July 15.

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The Todds, writing under the pen name Charles Todd have published 27 novels.

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including the legends of King Arthur, William Wallace, and other heroes, as a child, and was influenced by books on Nelson and by Winston Churchill. The trips he made to England with his mother many trips to England gave them both the opportunity to spend time in villages and the countryside, which served to inspire the writing they began more than a decade ago.

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They are also the authors of a series about Bess Crawford, a nurse serving in France during World War I. Their most recent novel, entitled “A Pattern of Lies,” scheduled to publish this August, deals with an explosion and fire at the Ashton Gunpowder Mill in Kent that has killed over a hundred men. It’s called an appalling tragedy—until suspicion and rumor raise the specter of murder. While visiting the Ashton family, Bess Crawford finds herself caught up in a venomous show of hostility that doesn’t stop with Philip Ashton’s arrest. Indeed, someone is out for blood, and the household is all but under siege.

The only known witness to the tragedy is now at the Front in France, and Bess is asked to find him. When she does, he refuses to tell her anything that will help the Ashtons. Realizing that he believes the tissue of lies that has nearly destroyed a family, Bess must convince him to tell her what really happened that terrible Sunday morning. But now someone else is also searching for this man.

To end the vicious persecution of the Ashtons, Bess must risk her own life to protect her reluctant witness from a clever killer intent on preventing either of them from ever reaching England.

The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Book Shelf, which is located at 7179 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707. Tickets are $10 each. Food and drinks will be served, and guests who attend the event will receive a 25 percent discount on pre-orders for “A Pattern of Lies.” For additional information and to RSVP, call 302-235-7665.

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

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