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Volume 153, No. 53

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Township’s After a busy year, sustainable Avon Grove looks forward to an even busier 2020 development efforts making strides

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

An early rendering as designs are being developed for the new Avon Grove High School.

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

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The Avon Grove School District just concluded a busy year that included approximately 1,001 decisions about the high school project and a highly contested school board election that swung control of the board to a group

of school board members who have supported building a state-of-the-art high school and investing in a broad range of initiatives, including full-day kindergarten, to boost academic initiatives for students.

What comes next after an active 2019?

Another busy year, according to Bill Wood,

the school board member who was recently selected as board president. During an interview in midDecember, Wood talked about the large number of tasks that await the school district in 2020.

The Avon Grove School Board will still have another 1,001 decisions to Continued on Page 2A

Kennett Township continues to be a regional leader when it comes to sustainable growth, and its recent efforts support it.

In his report given at the township’s Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 18, township Sustainable Development Office (SDO) Director Michael Guttman reviewed the latest projects the office has been involved in, which include greenways and trails plans, linking the township to a transportation network, developing indoor agricultural initiatives, creating clean energy solutions and restoring local parks.

Guttman said that

major parts of the Kennett Greenway are in the process of being developed, and include the trail around Pennock Park, the northern part of the Parrish Trail, a southern part of the Chandler Mill Road Trail, the historic Chandler Mill Bridge, Road Trail, the West South Street Trail and the Penns Manor Trail.

In conjunction with these developments, the SDO received several grants in the last few years from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), the Pennsylvanian Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation Continued on Page 3A

Kennett Old Regional police to begin Timers Baseball using body-worn cameras Association plans 40th banquet Eight local baseball stars are being inducted into the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association Hall of Fame

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Corey Anderson, Curtis “Thumper” Glasco, Bob Gottschall, Todd Haines, Steve Hands, Scotty Hoffman, Steve Lam, and Mark Unruh have been selected as the new class of inductees of the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association Unionville soccer player is Hall of Fame. A banquet to named All-American...4A honor the inductees will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square.

This is the 40th banquet for the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association. The organization was established

in 1974 to preserve the baseball legacy in Kennett Square and the greater Southern Chester County by a group that included Howard Lynn, Bat Burton, Donald McKay, Donnie Davenport, Lou Manfredi, John Moynihan, Gordon Farquhar and Joe Husband. The organization has continued under the direction of president Bob Burton and volunteer organizer Prissy Roberts.

The Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association banquet has become a celebration of the achievements of local baseball players and a beloved tradition for fans of the sport Continued on Page 3A

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Lieutenant Joseph Greenwalt of the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department displays a body-worn camera, one of 12 that will be worn by the department’s officers beginning in January.

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Beginning in January, the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department (SCCRPD) will outfit its officers with body-worn

cameras.

The department has purchased 12 cameras, which will be worn on an officer’s left chest and affixed through the use of a magnetic clip. The officer will be responsible for mak-

ing sure that the camera is pointed in the right direction in order to capture all interactions with the general public.

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By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

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Local News Fire company offers up 17th annual turkey dinner

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer What started as a fire company get-together to experiment with frying turkey in oil has turned into a well-attended, preChristmas dinner for first responders. They come from all over the region to see old friends and share the feast on the Friday before the holiday.

West Grove Fire Company secretary Bill Wohl said it was 17 years ago when some of his colleagues at the firehouse started talking about frying turkey in oil. He said inasmuch as he knew how to do it, he offered to put together a small dinner as a kick-off for the holiday week.

Over the years, that event turned into an annual tradition, attracting about 250 first responders, from fire fighters and ambulance staff to municipal supervisors, or, as Wohl explained, anyone who wanted to come.

On Friday, Dec. 20, the cooking teams, the hosting teams and the slicing team were all at the fire house, frying up turkeys in sturdy bins in the driveway and delivering the finished prod-

uct to guests assembled in the fire house bay.

Overseeing the process of cooking and the boiling oil was firefighter Mike Predmore, whose late father also directed the cooking in the earlier years.

Wohl said the younger Predmore was “just a kid watching his father” when it all began. Now, Wohl said, “the Kid” has surpassed his dad, turning out perfectly cooked turkeys – they are juicy and hot and are never overcooked.

Inside, firefighter Mike Lindsay took charge of the carving, while Wohl also pitched in with his motordriven knife.

Lindsay said he applies plenty of seasoning to the turkeys before they are dropped into the oil. Then, after the turkeys are removed, he throws French fries into the boiling oil to absorb all that fine turkey rub flavor.

The work starts at 7:30 Friday morning as the staff arrives, grabs some breakfast, cranks up the fires, sets up the tables and moves out the fire trucks.

The serving tables are set next to the kitchen passthrough window, and many more are scattered all over

the bay floor for hosting the guests and sharing the meals.

In addition to turkey cooked in oil, the menu has expanded through the years to include pulled pork, four kinds of sausage, coleslaw, potato salad, rolls, salads, and the French fries.

Sometimes, staff pitches in with desserts like cakes and pies.

On Friday, the mood was convivial, with friends and acquaintances catching up with each other and sharing stories. Quite a few guests came from distances as far away as Dover, Del., and

Schuylkill County, Wohl said.

Through the years, the West Grove Fire Company dinner hosts have endured cold rain, snow, fire calls and bitter low temperatures.

Sometimes they have to set up a tent over the boiling oil.

Still, they continue with the tradition. This year, the conditions were good. The roads were fine, and Christmas was still five days away.

“I like that this year’s calendar has Christmas next week. It’s enough time that we don’t interfere with family time,” Wohl explained.

Mike Lindsay seasons the turkeys before they are cooked.

Photos by Chris Barber

From left, Mike Predmore, Andrew Vattilano and Joe Pearson oversee the cooking of the turkeys in oil.

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the students can learn a language at a younger age — this has proven to be the most effective way to learn a language, rather than attempting to learn a second language while in middle school or high school.

Making sure that every student has an opportunity to reach his or her potential is a goal of the school district. In the 2018 - 2019 school year, 127 Avon Grove High School seniors took part in college and career readiness programming through dual enrollment and similar programs. Avon Grove officials are continually looking at ways to offer more opportunities to students.

For high school students, the district wants an experience that prepares them for what awaits in college.

“We continue to explore blended learning models—allowing students to work in small groups or individually,” Wood explained.

The number of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams and the number of exams administered has been steadily increasing for more than a decade. This also helps prepare students for college.

Wood said that the district is looking at the possibility of offering AP courses in language and culture that are directed at English as a Second Language students who could benefit from the opportunity to take these courses.

One of the ongoing efforts that the district has been working on is ensuring the safety of school buildings.

“The safety and security of students is always a priority,” Wood said. He explained that a big part of the effort to ensure the safety and security of students goes to improving the social and emotional support for students so that no student wants to do anything harmful to themselves or to others. The school district has implemented a multi-tiered system of supports that focuses on both academic and behavioral concerns.

Additional guidance counselors have also been hired. Wood said that it’s important for students to feel like they have an adult that they can trust and turn to.

“We want to create a sense of belonging for all the students and the staff,” he said.

Wood noted that Avon Grove has already made strides in this endeavor.

“As you walk around the school buildings, I think there is a sense of connectedness,” he said.

Wood said that the school district will take a slow, careful process to roll out any changes so that the students and their parents are aware of them.

A committee-of-thewhole meeting regarding the planning and construction of the new high school will take place on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The Avon Grove School Board will hold its next regular meeting at 6:30 p.m on Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Avon Grove Intermediate School audion.

make with regard to the construction of a new high school in 2020, but soon the project will largely be in the hands of professionals—the architects and engineers and construction managers who will help make the new school a reality.

That will allow the school board to have longer discussions about what matters most—the education of students.

Wood said that the high school project is still on schedule for a groundbreaking at some point in 2020. It will be a major responsibility for district officials to oversee the effort to keep the project on time and under budget. But as the high school project progresses, district officials will also be able to shift their focus a bit to the initiatives aimed at increasing academic opportunities for students and boosting student achievement.

Since Dr. Christopher Marchese was hired as superintendent in August of 2013, the school district has undertaken a wide variety of initiatives that he has referred to as a “reinvestment in Avon Grove.” These initiatives have included investing heavily in technology and curriculum to boost academic opportunities for students, funding improvements to school buildings to make them safer for students, and implementing a full-day kindergarten program to help the district’s youngest students get off to a good start.

Avon Grove has also been able to boost salaries for staff so that the district no longer suffers from extremely high turnover rates—at one time, not that long ago, the district would hire a lot of new teachers, train them, and then see them leave for other school districts for higher pay.

Add it all up and Avon Grove has made great strides in becoming a school district where administrators and teachers can be very proud of the work that is being done on behalf of students.

“The teachers and staff see the innovative things that are being done. It seems like Avon Grove is becoming a sought-after destination,” Wood said.

Wood, who has served on the school board since September of 2016, is pleased about the idea of having more discussions about things that are taking place in the classroom— and how the school board can make decisions about initiatives that will be beneficial for Avon Grove students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade.

For example, the school district developed a literacy plan that has been a model for other school districts, and Avon Grove is now focusing on reviewing its mathematics curriculum. Avon Grove implemented a districtwide curriculum review cycle and a vast majority of the K-12 courses have been reviewed and modified accordingly to meet the needs of students.

Wood said that the To contact Staff Writer school district is looking Steven Hoffman, email at Spanish immersion for editor@chestercounty. students at Penn London Elementary School so that com.

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and Natural Resources (DCNR) and PennDOT. Guttman said that the SDO’s application for grant funding to develop the New Garden Corridor Trail, filed this past May was not accepted, and while no new applications are currently pending for the Greenway, the projects most likely to be considered for grant applications beyond 2020 are the Whittle Trail, the Chandler Mill Trail and the East Penn Underpass.

In other sustainable development news in the township, the Chester County Planning Commission (CCPC) has initiated a feasibility study – funded by the DVRPC – to find a new connecting route from the Kennett Greenway to the Philadelphia Circuit, an 800-mile multi-use trail system that links from Philadelphia to towns and municipalities throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and beyond.

Guttman, who is serving as the township’s representative on the project, said that developing the connection would provide a safe transportation route to other active trail networks (non-motor transport) and make the township eligible for additional funding for other Kennett Greenway projects.

This study dovetails into action taken by the township in 2018, when it completed an active transportation plan – funded by the DCED

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who consider this mid-winter gathering as the gateway to a new baseball season. The Philadelphia Phillies have long been supportive of the banquet, and many members of the Phillies organization have served as speakers for the event. This year, Dickie Noles, a pitcher on the 1980 World Series team, is the guest speaker.

Noles grew up in North Carolina and was drafted out of high school by the Phillies in the fourth round of the 1975 draft. He made his Major League debut with the team on July 5, 1979. During the magical 1980 season, Noles made 45 relief appearances for the Phillies. In the postseason, he appeared in four games and pitched 11.1 innings total, helping the Phillies win the first World Series championship in the team’s history.

Phillies fans remember him best for his work during the 1980 postseason. In game four of the World Series against Kansas City, Noles came out of the bullpen to pitch in the first inning when the Phillies fell behind early, 4-0. Noles pitched the next 4.2 innings, surrendering just one run. One of the highlights of the game was a Noles’ fastball under George Brett’s chin that prompted the umpires to issue a warning to both teams. Brett only had one RBI the rest of the series, and the brushback incident was viewed as a turning point in a series that the Phillies went on to win in six games.

Noles would go on to pitch in the big leagues for 12 seasons, compiling 36 wins and 11 saves in his 277 career games.

In 1987, Noles became one of only four players in history to be “traded” for himself. He was dealt from the Chicago Cubs to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. After 33 days with the Tigers, the teams were still unable to agree on what player Chicago would receive, so Noles was traded back to the Cubs, completing a deal in which Noles was traded for…Noles.

– that envisioned making the Kennett Greenway a hub of a larger active transportation network that included connections to the Philadelphia Circuit, as well as the Brandywine Greenway and Northern Delaware Greenway.

For the past several years, the township has been making progress on the idea of establishing Kennett Township as the world headquarters for the study of indoor agriculture that would be able to draw key stakeholders from the industry from around the world. Called the Indoor Ag Center of Excellence (COE), the initiative has been making regular contact with indoor agriculture leaders through its appearance at major industry conferences. It has also hosted several site visits, including a visit earlier this year from representatives from the Japan Plant Factory Association.

The SDO has also coordinated a feasibility study that was presented to the township

by Penn State Professor Dr. Eric Stein. In his findings, Stein said that developing a center of excellence in southeastern Pennsylvania would be a perfect fit, given its proximity to the mushroom industry, its infrastructure and its proximity to major markets on the East Coast.

While the creation of a bricks-and-mortar center is a way off, the SDO has already established a virtual, internetbased center that has gathered interest from partners and He is still active in baseball, working for the Phillies organization.

Another highlight of the banquet is the induction of the new members of the hall of fame. This year’s class is a very diverse and accomplished group of baseball players.

Gottschall played Little League baseball for the Chadds Ford and Concordville Little League from 1954 to 1955 and the Brandywine Youth Club from 1956 thru 1958. At the age of 16, he started coaching the Tigers in the Brandywine Youth Club (originally the Chadds Ford and Concordville Little League).

Gottschall went on to join the U.S. Army and spent three years serving the country. In 1966, he went back to coaching the Tigers and, eventually, the Co-Del American Legion team. He went on to play and coach for the Kelly’s Sports team in the West Chester Adult League.

Gottschall umpired in the league from 1978 thru 2011 and was eventually one of three umpires to be named to that organization’s Hall Of Fame, having umpired 440 games, representing the highest total in the history of that league.

In 1986, he was named by the Philadelphia Phillies Carpenter Cup Committee as the coach of the Chester County entry in the first Carpenter Cup Tournament held at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. He would coach the Chester County team in the Carpenter Cup for 25 years, compiling a record of 35 wins and 22 losses. His teams won the Carpenter Cup three times.

He also coached the Fugett Middle School eighth grade team for twelve years, from1991 to 2002, with the team compiling an 83 percent winning percentage. One of his proudest moments came when those players went on to win a PIAA state championship in the late 1990s.

Glasco was born in Kennett Square and played Little League for four years before going on to play in the Babe Ruth League and for the high school team. He primarily

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The office has also been making progress in establishCourtesy art ing Kennett Township as the world headquarters for Kennett Township Sustainable Development Office the study of indoor agriculture, and has made contacts is partnering with the Chester County Planning with indoor agricultural leaders from around the world.

Commission to find a new connecting route from the potential sponsors. making strides in the area Kennett Greenway to the Philadelphia Circuit, an 800mile multi-use trail system that links from Philadelphia The SDO has also nego- of clean energy transportato towns and municipalities throughout southeastern tiated marketing agreements tion, and is a member of the Pennsylvania.

with the Indoor Ag Con and Indoor Ag Tech conferences, launched an Energy Procurement Program, administered by its partner TPI, that provides vendor-neutral electricity procurement services designed to provide significant discounts to energy-efficient indoor agriculture facilities, including mushroom farms.

In addition, the COE created its own website (www. indooragcenter.org.) six weeks ago, that has already gathered 90 members.

“We’re trying to help not only the local indoor agricultural community – primarily mushroom growers – but also bring in investment and technology from the green indoor agriculture industry,” Guttman said.

Kennett Township is also

Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC), who helps steer transportation policies and technologies in the county. In November, Guttman attended TMACC’s conference on Clean Energy Transportation, which included speakers from PECO, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Eastern Pa. Alliance for Clean Transportation (EPACT). One initiative shared at the conference are the efforts of EPACT to incentivize the use of electronic freight, especially electric trucks, which will reduce carbon emissions and could mean major changes for the local mushroom industry.

The SDO’s recent land steward initiatives in the township included the seeding

played shortstop.

Anderson, a resident of Oxford, grew up playing Little League ball in Avon Grove. He went on to play for the Avon Grove Senior League and for Avon Grove High School. He played many different positions, and his favorite was shortstop.

A few of the highlights during his time playing baseball include an invitation to try out with the Pittsburgh Pirates Minor Leagues, playing against players like Mike Piazza and Delino DeShields, playing in the Carpenter’s Cup, and being named MVP of the North vs. South American Legion All-Star Game. He was also a member of the Mason Dixon Modified Softball League Class “A” State Championship team.

As an adult, he played in the Kennett Square Men’s Over 30 Baseball League, the Sam Tavoni Slow Pitch Softball League, and the Mason Dixon Modified Softball League.

Unruh was a catcher, shortstop, outfielder, and pitcher on the KA.U. Farm League team starting when he was nine years old. He later played on the Kennett Babe Ruth League team and participated in the Ted Williams Baseball Camp in Lakeville, Mass. for four straight summers. In high school, he played under coach Tim Skiles. He was a pitcher, first baseman, and outfielder.

He played on the districtwinning 1979 Kennett Blue Demons team.

He later played in the Adult Baseball League out of Coatesville. He also coached the Kennett High School junior varsity team for two seasons.

Unruh said that his most memorable experiences as a baseball player came when he attended the Ted Williams Baseball Camp in the 1970s. He was coached there by some of the most accomplished college and high school coaches in the country.

Hoffman, a resident of Landenberg, was an all-star selection as a player in Little League and the Babe Ruth League. He once competed in the Home Run Derby, par-

ticipating in the division for nine- and ten-year-olds. He won the local and regional Home Run Derby competition, and placed second when the Home Run Derby competition was held at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

He played three years on the varsity squad at Kennett High School. During his junior year, he batted .432 and was a First Team AllSouthern Chester County League selection. As a senior, he batted .494 and compiled a 9-0 record on the mound.

He was once again a First Team All-Southern Chester County League selection. He was also named the MVP of the Southern Chester County League. He would go on to play softball locally and nationally for 30 years.

Hands, a resident of Kennett Square, played Kennett Little League, Babe Ruth League, and American Legion baseball. He played third base and was a pitcher during his time playing for Kennett High School.

Haines, a resident of Birdsboro, Pa., played KAU Little League for five years, Babe Ruth League ball for three years, and American Legion ball for four years while growing up in the Kennett area. He played baseball for Kennett High School for four years, and also competed in soccer and basketball.

He later played on the West Chester Adult Baseball League for six years. He also coached junior varsity baseball and soccer at Stetson Middle School.

Lam, a resident of Oxford, is a sales manager at Country Chrysler Dodge Jeep and Ram. He started playing baseball in the KAU Little League. When he reached high school, he was a catcher on the high school baseball team and he also played varsity soccer.

The Special Recognition Award is being presented to Prissy Roberts for her 22 years of involvement with the administration of the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association banquet. She started working with Bob Burton to plan the banquet in 1999, not long after walking into Burton’s Barber Shop

of 7.25 acres of native meadow grasses at Barkingfield Park, in order to restore the vibrancy of the meadow and increase its diversity and ecological value. The township’s Community-Based Land Stewardship Initiative is also working with the Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) to create interpretive and entrance signage at the park, and at TLC preserves in the township.

Township manager Eden Ratliff said that construction on the historic Chandler Mill Bridge in the township is expected to begin in January and wrap up in early June.

Closed in 2011 due to severe structural damage, the bridge will be re-opened as a structure intended for pedestrians,

pedal bicycles and emergency vehicles weighing up to and including 20 tons.

The bridge will be restricted to motor vehicles, as well as the construction of appropriate signage, break-away or removable bollards and other devices to prevent vehicular traffic from using the bridge, but still allow emergency vehicles to pass.

On Nov. 5, 2014, by a vote of 2-1, the township supervisors passed a motion to authorize the township to take actions necessary to obtain the bridge from the county, which was authorized on Dec. 8 by the Chester County Board of Commissioners.

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

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Bob Burton, the president of the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association, is pictured here with Ben Davis, the Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster and former Major Leaguer who played high school baseball in Chester County. Davis was the guest speaker at the 2018 induction ceremony. This year’s Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association banquet takes place on Saturday, Jan. 18. Tickets are now available.

on State Street and being enthralled with all the baseball history on display.

Each year, she works closely with all inductees to gather their personal information for the booklets and videos.

She is involved with various aspects of the banquet, including booking the venue, selecting the menu for the event, gathering raffle donations, marketing the event, and developing a seating plan.

As a 52-year resident of Kennett Square, she has dedicated her life to enhancing the Kennett Square community. Her activities include being a long-time member of the Kennett Area Park Authority Board, the Union Hill Cemetery Board, and a Co-Chair of the Kennett Square Sesquicentennial Committee celebrating

Kennett Square’s 150th anniversary. She is a member of the Four Season’s Garden Club and a long-time volunteer at Longwood Gardens.

Prissy was also co-founder of the Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board Girls’ Softball League in the 1970s.

She has greatly enjoyed working with Bob Burton, Steve Potter, Keith Craig, Doug Stirling, Bob Laffey, Bob Curran, and Lynne Ingram these past 22 years to make each of the banquets a success.

The banquet begins at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Burton’s Barber Shop at 105 W. State St. in Kennett Square, or by calling 610-444-9964.

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

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Local News Unionville soccer standout named All-American, a first in school history Persistence, passion, and hard work. These are the things that Michael Hewes says made him the soccer player he is today – an AllAmerican soccer player to be more specific.

On Dec. 4, the United Soccer Coaches announced the association’s High School Boys and Girls All-America Teams for the 2019 fall season. Hewes is one of only 131 High School All-Americans (72 boys, 59 girls) selected for this honor. News of Hewes’s All-American designation came shortly after the completion of his final season with Unionville—a season in which he broke a 34-year-old school record and led the team to a sixthplace finish in district playoffs.

“It means a lot,” said Hewes. “I have been putting in the work my whole life. To be recognized on the national stage has been

one of the greatest recognitions I have ever received.”

This is the first time in school history Unionville boys soccer has had a player selected to the AllAmerica Team. In order to be a candidate for the All-America Team, studentathletes must be voted in and present significant athletic achievements.

Last year as a junior, Hewes was selected for the All-Regional Team. That same year, Unionville made it to the state semifinals.

Additionally, over the years Hewes has built quite the athletic resume—2018 and 2019 Pennsylvania AllState Selection, 2018 and 2019 All-Southeastern PA Selection, 1st Team ChesMont American All-League, 2nd Team Ches-Mont American All-League in 2017, 2018 Daily Local News 1st Team Selection, 2017 Daily Local News Honorable Mention, 2019

Michael Hewes ended his high school career with 59 goals and 26 assists.

Daily Local News Player of the Year.

Hewes spent his Unionville career under the leadership of Coach Rich Garber, head coach for Unionville boys soccer.

Garber has led the boys soccer program at Unionville for 20 years and has been a coach for the District for 35 years.

“This is a great honor for the program,” said Garber.

“Michael is a testament to the program. His hard work is what got him there.”

Hewes also reflected that his hard work on the field and off-season training is what prepared him for a successful season.

“I think just training as much as I can really helped,” he said. “My friends and I trained all summer, even before pre-season we were at the turf every day and that has contributed to Michael Hewes is the first Unionville boys soccer my success as well as the team’s success this year and player to be selected to the All-America Team.

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Unionville soccer standout Michael Hewes was named as an All-America selection for the 2019 fall season. He is one of only 131 soccer players to earn that honor.

in past years.”

Hewes ended his high school career with 59 goals and 26 assists. He is number one in goals scored, tied for number in assists and number one in points scored. His final season also ended up being the season he broke a 34-year-old school record.

“It felt great when it happened,” he said. “It was early on in the season so I

knew I still had more work to do, but it was great to be recognized in that aspect.”

He’ll leave behind a team that will certainly remember him for his outstanding athleticism on the field but maybe more importantly for his tremendous leadership.

“Michael is a great leader,” said Garber. “When he talks, people listen. He is always able to step up and lead by example.”

Pat Crater, the supervisor of athletics for the school district, noted, “Michael is not only an excellent soccer player, but he is a great ambassador for our school in the way that he represents our values on and off the field. He has a special blend of intelligence and grit, but also kindness and humility. Michael’s character, talent, and team contributions will be remembered at Unionville forever.”

And while this past season was the end of Hewes’s high school career and donning the blue and gold uniform, the young All-American’s future looks bright as he will be in blue and red navigating the turf at Rhodes Field for the University of Pennsylvania next fall.

“I’m excited to go to UPenn and play soccer,” he said. “I’ll be getting a good education and hopefully, I will continue to have a good college career in soccer there.”

When asked what advice he would give to the Michael Hewes has spent his Unionville career under young soccer players in the leadership of Rich Garber, the head coach for our District, Hewes said, Unionville boys soccer. Garber has led the boys soc“Persistence is a really cer program at Unionville for 20 years. important thing. I think a lot of times in soccer and in any sport that you play, there’s going to be adversity that you face at some point throughout your career. If you really have the passion to play the game you just have to keep pushing through it and try your hardest.”

Hewes along with the other players on this year’s United Soccer Coaches High School All-America Teams will be recognized for their accomplishments at the All-America Ceremony and Reception on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Baltimore Convention Center. It will be a celebration of Hewes’s hard work as well as those who helped him along the way.

“I would like to thank my mom, dad, and sister who supported me, not just through my high school career, but my entire career as a soccer player,” Hewes said. “Also my coaches and teammates, and my friends for sticking with me through everything and training through the offseason with me.”

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of the department’s bodyworn camera policy will be sent to the officers, courts and the Chester County District Attorney’s Office for review, and all officers will soon undergo training and testing.

SCCRPD Lieutenant Joseph Greenwalt, who will oversee the implementation of the cameras for the department, said that this program will enhance the department’s service to the community by accurately documenting actions, statements and interactions with the public, and better hold everyone accountable for their actions.

In addition, he said, footage captured during interactions that result in an arrest will now be available for viewing during trials and

court proceedings, which gives prosecutors and judges an accurate account of events as they occurred.

Proponents of body-worn cameras also believe that they will increase police accountability by changing behavior and providing conclusive evidence, and protect a police department or officer in the event that a frivolous lawsuit is filed.

Body-worn cameras will also allow an officer to later review the footage of an interaction in order to critique his or her “performance,” such as how he or she approached a vehicle, or the manner in which he or she conducted the conversation.

“Transactions with the public during routine stops happen so quickly, and being able to review the footage allows the officer

Chester County schedules swearing-in ceremony for elected officials on Jan. 4, 2020 A swearing-in ceremony for elected officials, judges and magisterial district judges in Chester County is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 at 11 a.m. in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building, on the campus of West Chester University.

Taking the oath of office will be Chester County’s recently elected Commissioners, district attorney, sheriff, prothonotary, register of wills, recorder of deeds, judges of the Court of Common Pleas, and Magisterial District Judges.

to understand when in the rare circumstances someone does launch an attack, how they could prevent an act of this kind in the future,” said Greenwalt. “By being able to review this footage, it allows the officer to ask, ‘What could I have done to prevent this from happening, and how can I be better prepared in the future?’”

By 2016, 47 percent of the 15,328 general-purpose state and local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. had acquired body-worn cameras. From 2014 to 2017, various municipal police departments in Pennsylvania began body-worn camera pilot programs, which led to the the passage of Act 22 that established procedures and guidelines for the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement agencies in the

Commonwealth.

The SCCRPD will soon join Pennsylvania police departments in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Allentown, Kennett Township and Kennett Square Borough, Penn Hills Township, Greencastle Borough, the City of Scranton and the York School District, who have already incorporated cameras into their practice.

“This places everyone in the seat of the police officer, and it protects everyone involved,” Greenwalt said.

“While there is no doubt that our department’s level of professionalism will remain the same, the only difference is that now these acts of professionalism will be recorded.”

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The announcement that Bentley and Young are two of the headliners for the third annual Citadel Country Spirit USA will start building excitement for a music festival that has been heralded as a great American festival experience. In 2020, Citadel Country Spirit USA will feature 20 country music acts performing nearly 30 hours of live music on two stages—14 nationally recognized artists on the GMC Sierra Stage and popular upand-comers on the Citadel Rising Star Stage. WXTU is the festival’s media partner. The remainder of the lineup will be announced at a later date.

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the 13 tracks on his latest album, “The Mountain,” which earned him the highest debut sales of his career and became his seventh chart-topping album. “The Mountain” helped Bentley garner multiple award nominations, including Album of the Year.

Young, also a multiplatinum entertainer, just celebrated a record year on the road playing to more than 400,000 fans in 2019.

Since his debut album was released in 2007, Young’s accomplishments include 2 billion on-demand streams, 12 million singles sold, 11 career No. 1 singles, seven studio albums in 12 years and numerous award

To contact Staff Writer Photo by Richard L. Gaw Richard L. Gaw, email Cameras will be worn on an officer’s left chest and rgaw@chestercounty.com. affixed through the use of a magnetic clip. attendees are treated to a celebration with like-minded country music fans, an array of activities and fanfare, a wide selection of food vendors, restaurants, and lounges for socializing and having fun.

Hosted by the Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau, approximately 20,000 fans from across the country attended the festival in August of 2019.

Citadel, one of the largest credit unions serving the Greater Philadelphia area, is the festival’s title sponsor for the third consecutive year.

Tier 2 three-day passes are now on sale. Tier 2 prices will start from $239, plus fees. Single-day tickets for the event will be available

after all entertainers in the lineup are announced.

Purchase reserved, pit and general admission three-day passes and preferred parking online at www.countryspiritusa.com.

To charge by phone, call 1-800-514-3849.

Once again in 2020, a portion of all ticket sales will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Festival sponsors include Citadel, Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau, the Tri-State GMC Dealers, Stoltzfus RV’s and Marine and Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show.

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

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Opinion Editorial

Eight pillars for future designs On Dec. 16, more than 150 residents and key stakeholders gathered at the New Garden Township Building during the initial introduction of White Clay Point, the proposed 200-acre development that will include both residential and commercial components on the north and south sides of Route 41.

While this newspaper believes that the presentation was conducted with courtesy toward skeptics, naysayers and the cautiously optimistic, it had all of the earmarks common to a first draft.

Sketchy narratives. Gaps in details. A general fuzziness of character development. A lack of a proper ending.

To those whose task it is to move the proposed project forward, we offer the following suggestions, in the hopes that they serve as a guidepost, as pencils continue to be sharpened and designs are further formulated.

Change the name immediately, and do not make any future comparisons to PREIT. To many of the residents New Garden Township, “White Clay Point” is

the equivalent of a vulgar term, and a reminder of a time in recent history when corporate greed attempted to bulldoze its way past township residents and officials, with a demonstration of blatant indignance that still lingers fresh in their memory.

The fact that the imprint of this proposed development will be far less than the plans created for the same property by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) means nothing. An imprint covering an old is still an imprint, and it will not distance this project from the original White Clay Point.

Rather, it will continue to link to it.

Do your homework.

The flimsy data that was provided on Dec. 16 that attempted to hitch the reason for this mixed-use development to Need and Projected Demographics will not continue to pass muster in the court of public opinion. When it comes to potentially changing the residential and commercial face of New Garden Township forever, hunches and corporate rolls of the dice will not cut it here. In future presentations, only exacting statistics and pro-

jections will be permitted.

What does M Capital Partners, Inc. know about Landenberg?

Toughkenamon? West Grove? New Garden Township? Life east of the Rockies? M Capital Partners, Inc., the company who has been hired by JP Morgan Chase to develop White Clay Point, is a Los Angeles-based real estate company that defines itself on its website as “a real estate company with a proven track record.” Really?

Where? A review of your website (www.mcapitalrep. com) reveals a concrete jungle of formations developed – or being developed – in California and Utah, most of which are strip and industrial retail.

Go local. Trust us when we say that if you create this project in Los Angeles or in some bunker far removed from New Garden Township – without the steady influx of ideas and suggestions from the residents and stakeholders – you will never be forgiven for your decision to do so.

The steerage of this project will best be done by the hiring of a local township planner, preferably an agency who has already done substantial projects

in Chester County, who will chair a committee that includes elected and appointed New Garden Township officials, local business owners, representatives from the Kennett Consolidated School District and private citizens.

Go green. While a sufficient chunk of the proposed development will be consumed by residential and commercial space, the original draft does project a portion to open space, some of it extending to the northern edge of the St. Anthony in the Hills property, that the township has purchased for open space and a trail system in the future.

We highly recommend that the development partner with area conservation experts, who can study the broad overview of the development’s design and broker a compromise that respects both profit and preservation.

Introduce yourself to your future neighbors, Mr. Moshtaghi. Prior to forming M Capital, Navid Moshtaghi was an executive director for JP Morgan’s Principal Real Estate Investment Group, where he served as head of the West Coast Division from 2007 to 2012 and oversaw

the investment, management, and disposition of a $1 billion + commercial real estate portfolio.

At the Dec. 16 presentation, Moshtaghi sat silent, holding his credentials close to his chest, while Bill Romanelli, a familiar face in local development projects, spoke to the general public. This is an area where transparency is believed to be the most vital asset to assembly, so when this revised presentation reaches the agenda of the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors, Moshtaghi’s name had best be on it. If revelation is the ultimate truth, then Moshtaghi must share his.

Establish local identity.

The original sketch design for White Clay Point that was first shared with local residents on Dec. 5 and later presented on Dec. 16 suffered from an “Anytown, U.S.A.” blandness that was palpable. There is nothing in the original design that says “Chester County” or “New Garden.” There is more of what ought to be there than there is there.

To those whose names who are being assigned to design this 186-acre development, we suggest that you get on a plane to Philadelphia, rent

a car and drive through the country lanes of Chester County. Spend a week getting to know the people, the landscape, the history and the culture of small town after small town. It will reinvigorate and reaffirm your purpose, which is to design in accordance with the simple concepts of “Home” and “Place” and “Identity.”

Design in order to preserve. In an editorial published in its Nov. 27 edition, the Chester County Press introduced the residents whose lives will be affected should this project be completed. “They advocate for smart growth that properly plans for expansion,” the editorial read, “and they are steadfast in their belief that any plans for growth should be accompanied by plans to protect the environment around that growth.”

Here is hoping that during the course of this project – at every draft and in every brainstorming mission – that this very simple message is never far from those who will bring this project from imagination to reality.

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Chrissy Houlahan: A plug for partisan impeachment Letter to the Editor: In 2018, Chrissy Houlahan, who is now a US. Rep., ran her campaign as a “moderate” candidate and was aiming to address the issue of “anger and partisanship” in the U.S. House of Representatives. Now we have seen her true colors in relation to the impeachment probe into President Donald J. Trump. Once elected to Congress, Houlahan quick-

ly became a plug for Nancy Pelosi and is leading the impeachment probe on President Trump. Pulling a political “bait and switch” isn’t something that appeals to voters. It’s wrong to campaign as a moderate and then run your mouth like an angry partisan Democrat who can’t accept election results.

In a recent interview with Chris Cuomo, Houlahan preached that since she

is an engineer, she made her impeachment decision based on “scientific evidence and data.” Her vote on Dec. 18 was nothing more than her doing the bidding of Democratic party leaders. She certainly does not speak for me as a registered voter and taxpayer. It is comical to mention that when attempting to contact her, the staff at her office had no knowledge of her primetime interview

with Cuomo on CNN. In 2020, a clearly divided nation will be voting to either retain President Trump or elect one of the dozen Democratic hopefuls.

In addition, voters across the country will be electing Senators and an entire US House of Representatives.

This entire impeachment probe has been nothing more than the left’s attempt to undermine an election they rigged and still lost.

The Democrats also realize that there is no candidate that has a chance to defeat Trump.

In relation to Houlahan, it is time to vote her out of office. She campaigned as a moderate and went to Washington D.C. as a Democrat. It seems that collecting a salary of $174,000 has the ability to change people. There is one clear choice for Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional seat

and that person is John Emmons. He announced his candidacy for this seat and has based his campaign on Republican principles.

Given his professional experience and experience with respect to the Chester County Republican Party, he is the clear choice to represent Chester County in Washington D.C. Mark E. Stewart Jr Chester County resident

Protect taxpayers to fix ‘brain drain’ in Pennsylvania

By Steve Bloom It’s a lovely family reunion. Dad and Mom—now Grandpa and Grandma—sit facing their kids, and their kids’ kids, reminiscing about old times and laughing about the trials of parenting. Then, in mid-sentence, Grandpa stutters and freezes—his face replaced by an hourglass on a black screen.

Video chat is down again.

It’s an experience shared by tens of thousands of Pennsylvania families— including myself—whose adult children now live out of state. Technology and frequent flyer miles can bridge our communication gap somewhat, but two of my three children now reside outside of Pennsylvania, and that can be tough.

A big reason many

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Pennsylvania families are experiencing these kinds of long distance gaps? The next generation is looking for opportunity and finding it elsewhere.

In 2016, Pennsylvania lost around 260,000 residents in a single year of interstate migration—the eighth-highest level in the country. It’s a “brain drain” especially acute among college-educated millennials.

In the last six years on record, our state lost nearly 32,000 college-educated individuals between the ages of 18 and 34.

They’re moving from hightax states to low-tax states, and Pennsylvania is on the wrong side of the equation.

The good news? We can turn this around by controlling the growth of state government spending that’s driving up taxes and stifling innovation and entrepreneurship.

In fact, a 2019 statewide poll of Pennsylvania likely voters showed universal support for commonsense limits on state spending growth: Republicans, Democrats, and Independents each reported at least 67 percent support for the measure.

Another recent poll showed Pennsylvanians think taxes are the most important issue facing the

state—more important than immigration, education, crime, and healthcare.

They’re right to be concerned.

Since 1970, state spending has increased 48 out of 49 years—more than tripling in that time, while our population has grown by just 10 percent. And we face a $1 billion deficit every year for the next five years, according to a recent report by Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office.

Someone has to pay that bill, and Pennsylvania already has one of the highest tax burdens in the country, averaging nearly $4,600 in state and local taxes per person.

It’s no wonder educated young people are leaving: the Keystone State is 45th in both job growth and income growth since 2001.

And we’re the 5th-worst state to start a business, according to Wallethub.

Why would a Penn State or Carnegie Mellon graduate want to start their career in a place with such steep economic hills?

More protections against overspending are exactly what Pennsylvania needs.

That’s why fiscal conservatives in the state House and Senate are proposing a constitutional amendment, called the Taxpayer

Protection Act (TPA), to do just that. House Bill 1316, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Westmoreland County), and Senate Bill 116, sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington County), would limit spending increases to the rate of inflation plus population growth. This ensures spending doesn’t grow faster than families’ ability to pay.

House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster County), who supports the measure, says, “Reasonable spending limits will allow state government to grow at a sustainable rate and help prevent deficits that lead to tax increases or borrowing.”

He’s right—states that limit spending growth maintain a relatively low tax burden, which is critical to economic growth.

Those are the states beating Pennsylvania and draining our best and brightest.

Enacting the TPA will stem the need for state govern-

ment to hike taxes and provide an opportunity for economy-boosting tax cuts.

Crucially, the TPA does not require cuts in spending, just caps. In rare cases of emergency—a natural disaster or severe economic downturn, for example—the caps can be exceeded, but only through a supermajority of the General Assembly.

Pennsylvania can once again become a destination state for job creators and job seekers. Then, college graduates won’t have to go looking elsewhere to launch their careers, and so many families won’t have to FaceTime or Skype to catch up. But it all starts with ensuring state government spends within taxpayers’ means.

Steve Bloom, a former state representative, is vice president of the Commonwealth Foundati on(CommonwealthFound ation.org), Pennsylvania’s free-market think tank.

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Group of Oxford residents give the gift of warmth

By Monica Fragale Contributing Writer For Zoe Walsh, Bruce Mowday Jr., Betty Kramer, and others, taking care of their community assumes special meaning this time of year.

That care comes in the form of hats, scarves, and often gloves that they leave around Oxford Borough for those who need that warmth.

In the coming weeks, Ziploc bags containing those items will be tied to telephone poles, benches, fences, and anywhere else those in need will discover them. Each bag will also contain a tag, written in both English and Spanish, that tells people to take the items if they want to, as well as a label explaining who they are for—man, woman, boy, or girl.

“The whole idea of this is someone who needs help can do it without judgment,” Walsh said of the community-based project. “We make them (the bags) very visible and very accessible so people can come and look and choose.”

The bags are put out in the evenings and are mostly gone by the morning.

The word is quietly spread when the bags are due to appear.

“We need to help others these days,” Kramer said.

“There’s a lot of negative in the world right now.

None of us do this to get praise or patted on our backs. We do this out of the kindness of our hearts.”

In 2017, Walsh, Mowday, and volunteers put out about 150 bags, containing hats and scarves, along Third Street in the borough. Kramer recalled seeing people come out as soon as they tied the bags to a fence or a bench or a tree.

“They were so excited just to be warm,” Kramer said.

Walsh said all the bags put out that first year were gone by 2 a.m. She recalled seeing a woman walking her dog that night, in weather that was around 17 degrees. As the volunteers put out the bags,

In the coming weeks, Ziploc bags containing hats, scarves, and gloves will be tied to telephone poles, benches, fences, and other places around Oxford Borough so that those in need will discover them.

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Walsh noticed the woman wasn’t wearing a hat.

When they saw the woman again, she had stopped to open one of the bags and put on a hat and scarf.

“That’s taking care of our community,” Walsh said. “We are a town of 5,000 people, and we have to look out for each other.

This is one of the ways we do.”

Vanessa Ross, a new volunteer with the group this year, described the effort as “people with good hearts trying to do the right thing.”

Walsh will take Ross around this year as they put out the bags of hope.

Walsh described Ross as “just as passionate” about the effort as those who have been involved the past three years.

“There’s just a huge need for this in Oxford,” Ross said. “It’s the time of year to give, and the time of year to love.”

The hats and scarves are donated from people throughout the area.

“People prepare for this every year,” Walsh said.

“We’ve already had people donate tons of hats.”

Kramer, who has been involved since the beginning, is one of those knitters. Usually she will

knit a hat or a scarf or two in the summer and continue throughout the year.

“There were some nights at maybe 1 or 2 o’clock in the morning where I’d just be sitting and crocheting,” she said. “It just made me happy.”

There is even a place at Flickerwood Wine Cellars and Twisted Treats in Oxford where community members can drop off items to be distributed during the “hat project.”

Flickerwood is at 520 Market St., Suite A. If you don’t knit or crochet but still want to help, there are plenty of opportunities.

“We have people who cut twine for us and drop it off,” Walsh said, referring to the twine used to secure the Ziploc bags in their various locations.

“We have people who leave us boxes of Ziploc bags. People can help in any way.”

For as much as Walsh, Mowday, and the others serve as guardian angels for those in need, they have their own guardian angels as well, people who watch out for them when they distribute the bags. People like Brian Hoover, the Oxford Borough manager who

Collecting or making the items can keep the group of Oxford residents who work on the project busy throughout the year. Even if you don’t knit or crochet, but still want to help, there are plenty of opportunities.

Bruce Mowday Jr. is one of the volunteers involved with the effort to spread warmth to neighbors in need. He is pictured distributing the gifts during a previous year.

got permission from the borough council this year for the group to continue their work, and the Oxford Police Department, whose officers make sure the volunteers are safe when the weather is not, according

to Walsh.

“We’ve had so much support from our community and our residents and people in the surrounding areas,” Walsh said. “We have so much support from people who keep an eye on

us as we’re running around in 20-degree weather.

“We love and appreciate everything we get.

Because everyone knows it’s going to people who absolutely need it and appreciate it.”

Unionville and Kennett high school students join together in support of families in need Students and alumni from both Unionville and Kennett high schools will be joining forces on Saturday, Jan. 4 to present a Unionville-Kennett Holiday Showcase in support of people in need in the Kennett Square area.

The showcase will be presented free of charge in the Unionville High School Auditorium, beginning at 7 p.m. and will feature approximately 20 performances by alumni and current students from both high schools.

The event is being held to raise funds for the Kennett Food Cupboard, which sustained significant damage during a fire in October. Funds will also be used to help families

who have been adversely impacted by ICE raids in the area. While the event is free and open to the entire community, guests will be encouraged to offer donations to Kennett Area Community Services (KACS), which oversees the Food Cupboard and the Emergency Family Services Division.

The gala is the brainchild of 2017 Unionville graduate David DeMarco, a current senior at the College of William and Mary.

“When I first heard about the ICE raids and later about the fire, it made me think of the special call to service that exists in Kennett Square,” DeMarco said. “Whether

we attended Unionville or Kennett high schools, we share in the recognition that Kennett Square is our home. I believe we all feel a common bond with this community. Our goal is to create a happy, memorable and inclusive evening of vocal and instrumental performances and theatrical skits to let the people of Kennett Square who depend on these services know that we all have your backs.”

The theme of the evening will be “Home.”

Current students and returning alumni will be interpreting this theme through a wide variety of solo and group performances. Performances will include acts from both

Unionville and Kennett High School’s pool of talent, including a never-before-seen theatrical skit, an epic interpretive dance, and a special musical reprisal and duet.

The entire event is being run by current college students who graduated from Unionville High School.

DeMarco will serve as the event director and host, Megan Belgam will be

the stage manager, sound design will be handled by Ben Basilio, and lighting design will be by Chris Gehrke.

People who would like to support this event but are unable to attend are encouraged to make donations to Kennett Area Community Services on a special GoFundMe page set up for the event: https:// www.gofundme.com/f/

bringing-holidays-backhome. People are also encouraged to make donations on the on the KACS website or by mail to Kennett Area Community Service, 136 West Cedar Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348.

For further information, please contact David DeMarco at 610-8096032 or dmdemarco@ email.wm.edu.

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Obituaries GARY LLOYD

Gary Lloyd, 62, of West Grove, passed away on Dec. 13 at Temple University Hospital.

He was born in 1957 to Richard G. Lloyd, Sr. and Patsy Mattson Lloyd.

Gary’s passion was karate. He was dedicated to his study of martial arts and earned his black belt.

Gary was the type of person who loved to help people.

He never asked for anything in return and was always looking out for others. His caring and kind ways will truly be missed by all that knew him.

Gary was preceded in death by his father, Richard G. Lloyd, Sr. as well as his brother, Rusty Lloyd.

Gary is survived by his mother, Patsy Mattson Lloyd; three brothers, Rich Lloyd, Jr. (Merrille), Robby Lloyd (Sandy), and Kenny Lloyd (Sally); two sisters, Joyce Sexton and Kathy Maule (Larry); as well as many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held on Dec. 20 at Chatham United Methodist Church in West Grove. Interment took place on Dec. 23 at Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square.

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EILEEN M. SMITH

Eileen M. Smith, 82, of Avondale passed away on Dec. 18 while surrounded by family in West Grove.

Born in Lansing, NC, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Matilda Miller.

She was the wife of the late Ernest F. Jones, Sr. until his death in 1992, and the wife of the late Harold A. Smith until his death in 2004.

She enjoyed cooking, baking and doing crossword puzzles, day trips to Longwood Gardens and was a loving, devoted “Mimi” to six grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was generous and kind to all who knew her, and had a true heart for service.

Eileen was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Gastonia, NC, and the Degree of Pocahontas Council #212.

She is survived by one brother, Brinis Miller of West Grove; her daughter, Evonne M “Bonnie” Shaffer of West Grove; two sons, Ernest F. “Butch” Jones, Jr. (Glenna) of West Grove and Eugene F. “Gene” Jones (Nancy) of Gastonia, NC; six grandchildren, Niki Pierce, Sarah Shaffer, Ernest F. “EJ” Jones, III, Emily Golder, Laura J. Blakely, Lisa J. Cook; six great-grandchildren, Alexis Pierce, Zachary Pierce, Madison Prange, Travis Cole Jones, Logan Golder and Wyatt Golder.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2020 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., in Oxford. Rev. Michael Jones will be officiating the service.

Online condolences at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers donations made be made to Penn Medicine Hospice Friends Fund.

CHURCH DIRECTORY AVONDALE Avondale Presbyterian Church 420 Pennsylvania Avenue 610.268.2919 www.avondalepc.org St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother 8910 Gap Newport Pike 610.268.0296 www.stgabrielavondalepa.org

Unionville Presbyterian Church 815 Wollaston Road 610.347.2327 www.unionvillepresbyterianchurch.org

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WINIFRED ADAMSON

Winifred Adamson, 91, of Oxford, passed away on Dec. 23 at Twin Pines Nursing Home, West Grove.

She was the wife of the late William Adamson.

Born in Belville, IL she was the daughter of the late Noble Pemberton and Margaret Malone Larsen.

She is survived by one daughter, Mona Coldiron (Larry); and two sons, Jeffery Adamson (Cindy) and Richard Adamson; six grandchildren, Jared Albert, Khristina Cozzone (Greg), Donovan Adamson (Donna Marie) and Columbus Adamson (Becky); and twelve great-grandchildren.

Services are private.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford.

Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

Assumption BVM Church 300 State Road 610.869.2722 www.assumptionbvmwestgrove.org Avon Grove Church of the Nazarene 240 State Road 610.869.9500 www.avongrove.church West Grove Presbyterian Church 139 W. Evergreen Street 610.869.9458 www.westgrovepres.org West Grove United Methodist Church 300 N. Guernsey Road 610.869.9334 www.westgroveumc.org Willowdale Chapel – Jennersville 111 Vineyard Way, Jennrsville 610.444.2670 www.willowdalechapel.org Landenberg United Methodist Church 205 Penn Green Road, Landenberg 610.274.8384 www.landenbergchurch.com Christian Life Center 125 Saginaw Road, New London 610.869.2140 www.CLCFamily.church New London United Methodist Church 1010 State Road, New London 610.869.8129 www.umc.org

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Lewis Charles Greist, Sr., 92, of West Grove, passed away on Dec. 21 at home.

He was the husband of Marilyn Vernik Greist, with whom he shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Hinsdale, IL, Lewis was the son of the late E. Harold, Sr. and Florence Rold Greist.

Lewis was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He spent his professional career in radio broadcasting and was a proud member of The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. He served as director of marketing research at the RKO Radio Network and the Radio Advertising Bureau in New York. In Philadelphia, Lew was in sales and marketing research at KYW Radio and served as sales manager at WIBG, WWSH and account executive at WCAU, WFIL and WKDN Radio.

Lewis was a longtime member of Trinity Baptist Church Fairfield, CT and sang in the choir.

He enjoyed gardening.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Colleen Potter (Frank) of Coatesville and Susan Worrell of Mt. Holly, NJ; two sons, Kevin Greist (Barbara) of Garnet Valley, Richard Zerkowski (Beth) of Jacksonville, FL; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Gordon Greist of New York.

He was preceded in death by one son, Lewis Charles Greist, Jr.; two brothers, E. Harold Greist, Jr. and Donald Greist; and one sister, Patricia Brady.

A memorial service with full military honors was held at 11 a.m. on Dec. 28 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home in Oxford.

Interment was private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County at www.dvcccpa.org.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford.

Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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Bethel AME Church 300 E. Linden Street 610.444.2974 www.bethelameckennsq.org Bible Evangelical Church of Kennett Square 500 E. Cypress Street 610.467.1081 www.bibleevangelicalchurch.org Episcopal Church of the Advent 401 N. Union Street 610.444.4624 www.adventks.org First Baptist Church of Kennett Square 415 W. State Street 610.444.5320 www.firstbaptistkennettsquare.com Greater Works Ministries 553 Rosedale Road 610.444.5581 www.gwministries.net Kennett Square Missionary Church 408 Bayard Road 610.444.0867 www.kennettsquarebaptist.com Kennett Square Presbyterian Church 211 S. Broad Street 610.444.5255 www.pcks.org New Garden Memorial U.A.M.E 309 E. Linden Street 610.444.3357 www.uamechurch.org Second Baptist Church of Kennett Square 132 S. Willow Street 610.444.0885 St. Patrick Catholic Church 212 Meredith Street 610.444.4364 www.stpatrickkennettsquare.org

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WILLIAM T. BLITTERSDORF

Personalized bricks now available in Oxford

William “Blit” Blittersdorf passed away at his West Grove residence surrounded by his loving family on Dec. 23.

He was the beloved husband of the late Alice (Zell) Blittersdorf, who passed away in 2006. He served with the Air Force as a flight engineer for the B-29s during the Korean conflict.

In 1962, he opened an auto repair garage and gas station in Kennett Square. In 1975, he opened Blittersdorf Towing and became a founding member of the Pennsylvania Towing Association and member of the TRAA and Delaware Towing Association.

His hobbies included spending time with family, snowmobiling, and boating. He also enjoyed Key West and the Potato City Motor Inn in Potter County, Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice; his parents, William T. Blittersdorf, Sr. and Lulu (Husbands) Blittersdorf; and sisters Dorothy B. Zimmerman and Mary B. Watson.

He is survived by a son, W. Thomas ( Erica) Blittersdorf of Toughkenamon, Pa.; daughters Dyann (Timothy) Paxson of Kirkwood, Pa. and Laurie (Bill) Horack of Reinholds, Pa; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation was held on Dec. 29 at Kuzo Funeral Home in Kennett Square. The funeral service was held on Dec. 30th at Kuzo Funeral Home and was followed by interment at Union Hill Cemetery.

Courtesy photo In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to Oxford Area Recreation Authority board president Chip Benke and Solar take a look at the personalized bricks Penn Medicine Hospice, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, in the dog park. A second round of brick sales is now open so that more people can add messages and memoPhiladelphia, PA 19104. ries to the vestibule.

Obituary submissions The Chester County Press publishes obituaries, free of charge, for those with a connection to southern Chester County. Obituaries appear on the Wednesday after they are received, space permitting. They also are posted on www.chestercounty. com. Photos should be sent as .jpg attachments to the obituary text. To submit an obituary to the Chester County Press, email the information to: editor@chestercounty.com.

Memorialize your favorite pet, remember a special person or show your support for the community with a permanent message. You can do it with a personalized brick to be installed in the vestibule of the Dog Park at the Oxford Area Regional Park at 900 W. Locust St., Oxford.

The first round of personalized bricks were sold and installed in the Dog Park earlier this year. By popular request, the Oxford Area Recreation Authority is now offering a second

round of brick sales.

“There were a lot of people who missed the first round of brick sales. When they saw how great they look, they wanted bricks too,” Authority secretary and Elk Township board member Marcella PeyreFerry said.

Personalized bricks are spread throughout the paving bricks in the vestibule.

When a second round of brick sales is complete, a new group will be ordered and installed. The timing of the installation will

depend on the rate of sales, and weather conditions for installation.

The bricks make a great gift idea. Proceeds benefit the Oxford Area Recreation Authority and help with maintenance costs for the dog park and other park facilities.

Each standard-sized brick, purchased for just $50, can be engraved with your message on up to four lines of print, each line containing up to 21 characters or spaces. Larger, double-size bricks costing

$200 are perfect for businesses and organizations and may include up to six lines of message and/or a logo.

Bricks may be purchased online by following the link from the Oxford Area Recreation Authority page on Facebook or go directly to www.bricksrus.com/ donorsite/oaradogpark.

Order forms are also available at the Oxford Public Library. OARA reserves the right to refuse any message it considers inappropriate.

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ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Helen Marie Ruggieri Late of Kennett Square, Chester County PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to, Joseph Ruggieri, 1 Bridleshire Circle, Newark, DE 19711 Executor, or Attorney: Denise D. Nordheimer, Esq., 2001 Baynard Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802 12p-24-3t

FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION

An application for registration of the fictitious name People-Dynamics, 790 E. Market St, Ste 230, West Chester, PA 19382 has been filed in the Department of State at Harrisburg, PA, File Date 09/06/2019 pursuant to the Fictitious Names Act, Act 1982-295. The name and address of the person who is a party to the registration is Diane Campanile, 979 Francis Circle, West Chester, PA 19382.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-10 Writ of Execution No. 2019-06502 DEBT $237,737.04 ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situate in West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a final subdivision plan thereof prepared by Kenneth G. Crossan, Professional Land Surveyor, dated 05/26/1986, revised 07/28/1986 and recorded as Plan no.

6929 on the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County, as follows: BEGINNING at a point near the center line of Red Pump Road, known as

T-304, a corner of land now or late of Norman Wolgin and Sylvan M. Cohen; thence along said Red Pump Road, South 28 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds East 186.58 feet to a point; a corner of Lot No. 2 on said plan; thence along the same South 53 degrees 25 minutes 41 seconds West 514.10 feet to a point in line of other lands of Rose Chase Eshleman; thence along the same North 42 degrees 54 minutes 15 seconds West 131.09 feet to a point in line of land of aforesaid Wolgin and Cohen; thence along the same North 32 degrees 44 minutes 22 seconds East 130.00 feet, North 43 degrees 53 minutes 36 seconds East 99.37 feet and North 54 degrees 45 minutes 39 seconds East 333.94 feet to the point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot No. 1 as shown on said Plan.

CONTAINING 2.215 acres of land more or less.

UNDER AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING DEED RESTRICTIONS 1. Any dwelling place on the premises shall be of a design that would provide not less than 1,500 square feet of living area exclusive of basements, garages, root cellars and the like.

2. No mobile home or mobile home type dwelling whether brought in on wheels or on a trailer in separate parts, shall be placed on the premises for dwelling purposes.

Tax Parcel # 68-5-3.3 PLANTIFF: DITECH FINANCIAL LLC VS DEFENDANT: E. WILHELMINA CLAY A/K/A ETHEL WILHELMINA CLAY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WALLACE H. CLAY A/K/A WALLACE HENRY CLAY SALE ADDRESS: 164 Red Pump Road, Nottingham, a/k/a Nottingham Township, PA 19362 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: RAS CITRON, LLC 855-225-6906 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned

writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-19 Writ of Execution No. 2019-01101 DEBT $34,186.26 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land, situate in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Commonwealth of PA, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Fox Lee Manor, Section 1, made by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors dated 4/1/1977 last revised 6/22/1977 and recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 1214 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point of curve on the Southwesterly side of Fox Hunt Drive (50 feet wide) a corner of Lot No. 10 on said Plan; thence extending from said beginning point along the side of said road, on the arc of a circle curving to the left, having a radius of 180 feet, the arc distance of 37.03 feet to a point of reverse curve at the corner of lands designated as Future Right-of-Way; thence extending along said lands on the arc of a circle curving to the right, having a radius of 125 feet, the arc distance of 171.60 feet to a point of tangent; thence extending along same, South 3 degrees 34 minutes 56 seconds East, 46.06 feet to a point in line of lands now or late of J.B. Swayne; thence extending along said lands South 86 degrees 25 minutes 4 seconds West, 422.20 feet to a corner of Lot No. 10, aforesaid; thence extending along said lot, North 54 degrees 20 minutes 21 seconds East, 338.12 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot No. 11 on said Plan.

BEING UPI No. 61-5-16.74.

CONTAINING 1.049 acres of land, more or less.

BEING the same premises which GREGG B. GERSHON AND SUSAN A.GERSHON, HUSBAND AND WIFE,

by Indenture bearing date AUGUST 4, 2000 and recorded AUGUST 22, 2000 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of CHESTER in RECORD BOOK 4805 page 1632 etc., granted and conveyed unto GREGG E. NEWSCHWANDER and JANE K. NEWSCHWANDER, HUSBAND AND WIFE, in fee.

PLANTIFF: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR GMACM HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2004-HE5 VS DEFENDANT: Linda Surdo & Peter Surdo SALE ADDRESS: 708 Fox Hunt Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: RAS CITRON, LLC 855-225-6906 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

UPI # 62-5-288 PLANTIFF: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT VS DEFENDANT: James C. Schwartz & Susan E. Schwartz SALE ADDRESS: 202 Balmoral Circle, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: HLADIK, ONORATO & FEDERMAN, LLP 215855-9521 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH , the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-35 Writ of Execution No. 2017-07528 DEBT $133,097.04

SALE NO. 20-1-20 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12265 DEBT $326,008.05

ALL THAT CERTAIN, MESSAGE, LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE ON, IN THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD, COUNTY OF CHESTER, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of land situated in the Kennett Township, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being more fully described in Deed dated November 23, 2009 and recorded in the Office of the Chester County Recorder of Deeds on December 4, 2009, in Deed Book Volume 7823 at Page 121 and Instrument # 10980205.

All that certain lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected situate on the North side of Market Street in the Borough of Oxford County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania known as and numbered as 635 Market Street, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a stone on the south side of Market Street; formerly New London Road, a corner of land now or late of Martha Ann Russell deceased and running thence by said land North 2 degrees West 210 feet to a stake line of land of Thomas L. Davis; thence by land now or late of said Thomas L. Davis, South 66 degrees East 37 feet to a stake; thence by land now or late of Charles M. Steele, deceased, South 2 degrees East 210 feet to a corner in the South said of Market Street aforesaid and thence along said Street, North 88 degrees West 37 feet to the place of beginning.

Containing 7,710 square feet of land, be the same more or less.

BEING UPI NUMBER 6-5-155 BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ALEJANDRO FRANCO AND SARA J. FRANCO WHO ACQUIRED TITLE BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM DANIEL R. KOHLER AND KAREN M. KOHLER , DATED AUGUST 17, 2004, RECORDED AUGUST 27, 2004, AT BOOK 6265, PAGE 1123, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA RECORDS. PLANTIFF: LSF11 Master Participation Trust VS DEFENDANT: Alejandro Franco & Sara J. Franco, AKA Sara J. Strommer SALE ADDRESS: 635 Market Street, Oxford, PA 19363 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 614-220-5611 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH , the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribu-

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Local News The YMCA of Greater Muller, Wilkins earn Brandywine starts the new year Student of the Month honors with the All-In Challenge to support getting healthy in 2020 The YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) is getting the New Year off to a healthy start with their All-In Member Challenge.

From Jan. 6 to March 1, YGBW members are eligible to earn points by working out and referring friends to the YMCA. Those who earn points are entered into weekly drawings for $25 gift cards during the challenge. At the end of the challenge, the person with the most points will receive a $250 VISA gift card. If there is a tie, the person who visited their YMCA branch the most over the

eight-week challenge will win. If there is still a tie, a drawing will be held to determine the winner.

“We know the New Year is a time when many people resolve to meet their health and fitness goals,” said Denise Day, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Brandywine. “As an organization that promotes healthy living for all, we designed this eight-week motivational program to help people start the year off on the right foot, and develop the habits that will help them maintain their health all year long.”

As extra motivation, anyone who is not a member of the YGBW, but wants to participate in the challenge, can commit to their health with a 12-month membership–and the YGBW will waive their $99 join fee.

To have the best chance of winning the All-In Challenge, all are encouraged to visit their local YMCA branch for details and to sign up.

Check out https://www.

Courtesy photo y m c a g b w. o rg / b l o g / a l l - Carter Wilkins and Jackson Muller have earned Student of the Month honors from member-challenge-2020 for the Avon Grove Lions Club. Pictured are Lions president Dwayne Degler, Dana Wilkins, Carter Wilkins, Dave Wilkins, Jackson Muller, and Heidi Muller. details on the challenge.

Jackson Muller has been top-10 ranking in his class, competitively, and is also named the Lions Club and achieving distinguished a member of International Student of the Month for honors throughout high Harvester Chapter 8. He November. He is the son school. Jackson plans to enjoys helping his comof Jason and Heidi Muller attend a four-year university munity and his community of West Grove. Jackson’s and will study engineering service has included coastal cleanups, feed-the-hungry school activities include sec- and computer science. retary of the Senior Class, The Avon Grove Charter dinners, and contributing to National Honor Society, School Lions Club Student food drives and coat drives.

Cancer Society, varsity of the Month is senior With 4-H, Carter helps with conservation management lacrosse, varsity soccer and Carter Wilkins.

Student Forum representaCarter achieved Eagle with the deer population. tive. He has volunteered at Scout rank six months His Eagle Scout project was various community events ago. In addition to this to construct an agriculture through National Honor achievement, he is also a garden for students to learn Society, and he has also been 4-H mentor/instructor with about farming, which he active with Watch D.O.G.S., 4-H hunting and shooting completed at Avon Grove and tutoring students. sports, he achieved a black Charter School for students.

Courtesy photo Jackson’s honors include belt in Kenpo Karate, he Carter is planning to attend The YMCA of the Greater Brandywine Valley is helping people get healthy in the captain of soccer team, cap- belongs to a trap shooting college for agriculture new year. tain of the lacrosse team, a club where he shoots trap mechanics.

Legals tion on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-28 Writ of Execution No. 2018-10858 DEBT $291,015.25 Property situate in the EAST NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 69-5-102 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLANTIFF: Santander Bank, N.A. f/k/a Sovereign Bank N.A. VS DEFENDANT: Francis Hildwine & Jeanette Hildwine SALE ADDRESS: 301 Anvil Road, Nottingham, PA 19362-9612 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH , the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-36 Writ of Execution No. 2019-04736 DEBT $118,846.88 Property situate in the EAST NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR# 69-6-73.4 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLANTIFF: Branch Banking and Trust Company s/b/m to Susquehanna Bank VS DEFENDANT: Hilma Campbell, in Her Capacity as Heir of Mark A. Campbell a/k/a Mark Campbell, Deceased Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations

Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Mark A. Campbell a/k/a Mark Campbell, Deceased SALE ADDRESS: 320 Mount Pleasant Road, Oxford, PA 19363-2806 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-37 Writ of Execution No. 2019-05671 DEBT $227,072.92 Property situate in NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR# 710100190000 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLANTIFF: New Residential Mortgage LLC VS DEFENDANT: William Showalter, Jr SALE ADDRESS: 2125 Newark Road, West Grove, PA 19390-9553 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in

the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-38 Writ of Execution No. 2019-01906 DEBT $848,433.24 Property situate in the PENNSBURY TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR# 64-1-17.1A IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLANTIFF: Bank of America, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: Martin Eichelberger & Annemieke Eichelberger SALE ADDRESS: 2 Misty Meadow Drive, West Chester, PA 19382-7096 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563- 7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH , the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-39 Writ of Execution No. 2015-01455 DEBT $149,507.56 PROPERTY SITUATE IN KENNETT TOWNSHIP TAX PARCEL # 62-02J-0003 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: DOROTHY N. CONNOLLY and FREDERICK

P. MRAZ IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLANTIFF: M&T Bank VS DEFENDANT: Dorothy N. Connolly & Frederick P. Mraz SALE ADDRESS: 9 Woodchuck Way Lot 9, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH , the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-40 Writ of Execution No. 2015-06920 DEBT $135,576.05 PROPERTY SITUATE IN KENNETT TOWNSHIP TAX PARCEL # 62-02J-0003 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: DOROTHY N. MRAZ A/K/A DOROTHY C. MRAZ A/K/A DOROTHY N. CONNOLLY and FREDERICK P. MRAZ IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLANTIFF: M&T Bank VS DEFENDANT: Dorothy N. Mraz a/k/a Dorothy C. Mraz a/k/a Dorothy N. Connelly & Frederick P. Mraz SALE ADDRESS: 9 Woodchuck Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM.

CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH , the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-42 Writ of Execution No. 2017-11908 DEBT $154,741.17 PROPERTY SITUATE IN TOWNSHIP OF POCOPSON TAX PARCEL #ID # 63-04-0014.050 UPI # 63-4-14.5 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: ROBERT F. OAKES

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff CAROLYN B. WELSH, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, February 17th, 2020.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-1-48 Writ of Execution No. 2019-06468 DEBT $622,423.05 Property situate in the KENNETT TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 62-4-144.1A IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

PLANTIFF: LOANCARE, LLC VS DEFENDANT: Robert F. Oakes

PLANTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2005Ac3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-Ac3 VS DEFENDANT: Michael L. Moser & Susan T. Moser

SALE ADDRESS: 1630 Lenni Drive, West Chester, PA 19382

SALE ADDRESS: 996 Baneswood Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348-2549

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322

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

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-25-3t

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Local Interest Jennersville Hospital - Tower Health focuses on expansion of services Jennersville Hospital - Tower Health recently added three providers to the growing team of expert clinicians. The providers include James Knox, MD, family medicine; Amber Evans, CNM, DNP, RNC-OB, obstetrics and gynecology; and Abigail Twerdok, CNM, obstetrics and gynecology.

“To be able to add highcaliber providers such as Dr. Knox, Amber, and Abigail is a testament to the quality of care Jennersville Hospital is committed to providing our patients,” said Claire Mooney DNP, MBA, RN, CCRN, NEABC, president and CEO of Jennersville Hospital.

“Each are highly skilled and accomplished practitioners in their respective fields and we are privileged to have them join our growing team.”

Knox will be accepting patients of all ages, from newborns to older adults.

He completed his residency at Bryn Mawr Hospital and earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He is board certified in family medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine.

Evans, CNM, DNP, RNCOB is a highly accomplished and knowledgeable certified nurse midwife with experience providing a high standard of midwifery and

gynecologic care. She is a graduate of Frontier School of Midwifery.

Evans joins Twerdok, CNM, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Together, they are members of the “Midwives - Tower Health Medical Group” that is already widely known locally for their dedication to women’s health, including gynecological services, breast health, and prenatal preparation to women of all ages. Evans and Twerdok will offer expanded hours to accommodate working women.

To find a physician or schedule an appointment, visit jennersville.towerhealth.org.

Enjoy the Willowdale Steeplechase and Longwood Gardens on the same weekend Visitors to Chester County can enjoy Longwood Gardens, one of the great gardens of the world, together with one of the region’s finest horse racing events, the Willowdale Steeplechase, on Mother’s Day weekend.

Known for its historic battlefields and rolling hills, the home of Andrew Wyeth, the legacy of the du Pont family, and worldfamous horse country, the Brandywine Valley is a

wonderland of history, tradition and beautiful landscapes.

Visitors who purchase the special Mother’s Day weekend package will first experience top-level horses racing over jumps, elegant tailgating, shopping and family activities at the Willowdale Steeplechase on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturday evening, visitors can take in a 9:15 p.m. illuminated fountain performance at Longwood Gardens, and then retreat

either to the historic Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Del. or the Hilton Garden Inn in Kennett Square, one mile from Longwood Gardens.

On Sunday, May 10 visitors can celebrate Mother’s Day by strolling through the exquisite world-class gardens of Longwood.

For more information or to reserve your package, visit the Longwood Gardens website at longwoodgardens.org.

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Jennersville Hospital - Tower Health recently added three providers to the growing team of expert clinicians: James Knox, MD, family medicine; Amber Evans, CNM, DNP, RNC-OB, obstetrics and gynecology; and Abigail Twerdok, CNM, obstetrics and gynecology.

Dinniman: $30,000 for remote education funding helps students in need The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) will receive almost $30,000 in Keystone Telepresence grants, state Sen. Andy Dinniman announced today. The funds will be used for services and equipment to assist students who are homebound due to serious medical conditions.

“As technology progresses, new solutions to age-old problems become increasingly available,” Dinniman, who serves as the Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, said.

“Giving students the education access and care they deserve while facing serious medical conditions will

not only help the students – it will help the greater school community as a whole.”

The grants will provide funds to purchase audio and video equipment for long-distance education. The Chester County Intermediate Unit can then borrow the equipment and place it within the homes of students recovering from an accident, recovering from a procedure, or experiencing a serious and/or chronic illness. Through the new equipment, students will be able to participate with their classes in real-time from home.

Intermediate units may

also use the funds to train personnel on how to use the equipment.

In total, $300,000 in Keystone Telepresence grants are being awarded to 14 Intermediate Units across the state. Recently, Dinniman celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the CCIU’s Career, Technical and Customized Education Division, which focuses on a range of courses from Automotive Collision Technology to Robotics.

The CCIU currently provides services to 12 school districts in Chester County, comprising nearly 86,000 public and non-public students, and 6,000 educators.

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December 31, 2019 in downtown Kennett Square

Countdown to the new year with the

Midnight Mushroom Drop Laser Light Show begins at 6 PM http://www.laserlightshow.org ENTERTAINMENT LINE UP BEGINNING AT 7:30 PM 7:30 Bob Croce Rose Project KMC Dancers Harmonia Circus 8:45 “Raising” the Lighted Mushroom will take place

Brought back by popular demand * The Funsters on stage from 9 pm ’til 12:30 am. * DETAILS at midnightinthesquare.com

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Local News Chester County announces 2-1-1 call center system for assistance to address homelessness Chester County’s ongoing efforts to end chronic homelessness received another boost with the introduction of a coordinated 2-1-1 call service for any Chester County residents in need of information on, and help with emergency, temporary or permanent housing.

Chester County’s new coordinated 2-1-1 Homeless Coordinated Entry Call Center provides a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week information service as well as intake services from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The 2-1-1 service can be accessed in both English and Spanish, and serves those who are hearing impaired via a 7-1-1 relay service that calls 2-1-1.

The Chester County Decade to Doorways initiative, administered through the County’s Department of Community Development, announced

the new service, which went live on Thursday, December 12, 2019.

The Call Center service will be administered by Pennsylvania’s 2-1-1 system via a contract with the United Way of Chester County.

Pat Bokovitz, Director of the Chester County Department of Community Development, said, “Chester County is actively reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness, or who are at risk of losing their current home.

“Earlier this year, we recorded a 24 percent decrease in homelessness compared with the same time in 2016, and we attribute much of this to developing a community that is coordinated in its efforts, where our neighbors are able to use shelters, rapid rehousing and permanent housing programs to help resolve their housing crises. The 2-1-1 number is easy to

remember by all residents, and is an important firststep for anyone facing homelessness or the threat of becoming homeless.”

Rob Henry, Chester County’s Decade to Doorways administrator added, “We are pleased to partner with the United Way of Chester County on this 2-1-1 service and we will continue to partner with all of our coordinated homeless service providers to increase our permanent supportive housing resources. All of these efforts – along with our recently launched “Be the Key” initiative that tasks the public to meaningfully take part in efforts to prevent homelessness – are bringing us even closer to Chester County’s goal of ending homelessness.”

For more information on Decade to Doorways and the efforts to end homelessness in Chester County, visit www.

DecadeToDoorways.org.

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Chester County Commissioners Terence Farrell, Michelle Kichline and Kathi Cozzone, with Chester County Department of Community Development Director Pat Bokovitz, display the 24 percent decrease in homelessness in Chester County from 2016 to 2019. The introduction of the new 2-1-1 call service will help to boost the County’s efforts to end chronic homelessness.

Chester County Economic Development Council reveals county’s top economic milestones As the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) enters its 60th anniversary year, it has released its top economic development milestones for fiscal year 2018-2019 and also announced details of a new initiative to engage the county’s business and community leaders under the age of 40.

CCEDC showcased the end-of-year milestones at its ninth annual stakeholders’ breakfast at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern on Nov. 20.

Over 150 local business leaders attended. The work of CCEDC is supported by 270 investors spanning every major industry, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, including Cerner Health Services, Comcast, PECO Energy, Pfizer, QVC, Vanguard and West Pharmaceuticals.

Highlights of CCEDC’s milestones for fiscal year 2018-2019 include the following:

~ Financing for 28 projects totaling $58,078,272; ~ Obtaining $9,292,869 in new grant funding for 28 workforce and redevelopment projects; ~ Engaging 6,631 individuals in various workforce and STEM initiatives; ~ Raising more than $1.4 million in support of high priority industry sector activities; ~ Serving more than 100 startup and growth companies focused on technology, biotech, medical devices, digital health, clean tech and more; ~ Enabling 15 emerging tech companies to receive a total of $1,218,576 in funding through the Keystone Innovation Zone tax credits; CCEDC also introduced details of a new initiative, CCEDC ConNEXT, which will launch in 2020. CCEDC ConNEXT will engage 40 of the county’s most dynamic business and communi-

ty leaders under the age of 40. Millennials who participate in CCEDC ConNEXT programs will form a cohort of young leaders and will be asked to provide valuable perspective that will help guide CCEDC strategies and programs moving forward.

“For 60 years, CCEDC has promoted smart growth in the region,” said Gary W. Smith, CCEDC president and CEO. “We look forward to providing the county’s next generation of leaders with opportunities to flourish as professionals while fostering their connections with other leaders. Their perspective on economic- and workforce developmentrelated issues is essential to the region’s continued success.”

Michael L. Grigalonis, CCEDC’s chief operating officer and executive vice president, said “We value the input of our young leaders and are committed

to incorporating them into not only our organization, but other impactful organizations throughout Chester County.”

Other 2018-2019 highlights include the following: Reinvigorating Cheyney University: In its role as an advocate for smart growth opportunities, CCEDC partnered with Mosaic Development Partners of Philadelphia to work with Cheyney University to identify facilities that would be suitable for companies to locate on Cheyney’s campus, creating economic value and incorporating students into their programming. This public/private partnership will also provide students with career exploration and internship opportunities that will revitalize the campus and enhance the educational experience of the student population.

R e d e v e l o p i n g Pennhurst: CCEDC

and co-applicant Penn Hurst Holdings DE LLC received a $10 million Business in Our Sites (BOS) grant/loan from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania providing the funds for environmental remediation of site asbestos and demolition of twelve buildings, making them shovel ready to transform the 120acre site of the former Pennhurst State Mental Hospital into a mix of commercial and industrial sites.

Choosing Chester County – Sofresco: Portuguese juice maker Sonatural chose Malvern as the location for their U.S. operations - Sofresco. They selected Chester County after working with the Pennsylvania Office of International Business and CCEDC who connected them with Georgia-based Universal Pasteurization Co., LLC at their 7 Lee Blvd., Malvern location where Sofresco will man-

ufacture its juice using locally sourced produce.

CCEDC continued in its role as a regional leader in providing financing solutions for growing companies and key economic development projects. Fueled by effective marketing, a knowledgeable staff and historically low rates, CCEDC, and its SBA-lending affiliate Seedcopa, combined to finance nearly 25 projects totaling over $58 million.

Over the past year, CCEDC also promoted early career exploration activities to 4,681 students with area employers through its GETT, Techies Day, What’s So Cool About Manufacturing video contest, career fairs and other programs.

Nearly 300 job seekers in transition were helped through the HireOne/ ReferOne initiative, and 819 employers participated in industry partnership activities.

Mr. Wizard Car Wash goes solar with Paradise Energy The average car wash pays between 50 cents and $1.00 in electricity costs for each car that drives through the suds, says one study by ElectricChoice. com.

With a figure like that, it’s no surprise that automated carwashes depend heavily on electricity. It’s also no surprise that their electricity bills make up a large portion of their operational costs.

However, energy rates are consistently on the rise, meaning so too is the cost of running a car wash.

But what if there was a way to stabilize these rates, or even to reduce them all together?

Gary Regester is the owner of Mr. Wizard Car Wash, a chain of four car wash locations located in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2018, Regester began to imple-

ment a solution to his business’s high energy bills—solar energy.

Last fall, Regester flipped the switch on his first solar energy system, a 52.8 kW array mounted to the roof of his Aston, Pa. car wash. Paradise Energy Solutions, a solar installer based in Lancaster County, installed the 132 solar panels that produce 59,952 kWh of free energy in just the first year alone.

In less than six years, the solar system will have generated enough electricity to pay for itself.

“It was a wise investment based on the payback over a 20-year period, plus the tax benefits,” explained Regester.

In addition to the decades of energy savings, Mr. Wizard Car Wash was also able to save a large portion of money on installation costs through

the Solar Investment Tax Credit from the federal government and through tax savings through accelerated depreciation.

Regester also has a 39.66 kW solar system at his Kennett Square location that was installed in 2019, and two more systems in the works for the Chadds Ford and Worcester locations.

“The savings on electric and tax advantages make it a no-brainer.,” he said. “Besides the obvious savings, I see an increase in the value of my properties. Recent appraisals show the property value increasing by more than the cost of the solar installation.”

And for Mr. Wizard Car Wash, there was another major incentive for installing the system.

“Our car washes have been certified green

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Mr. Wizard Car Wash has turned to solar energy as a way to reduce energy costs and the impact on the environment.

for several years. The addition of solar is the finishing touch on our being environmentally friendly,” said Regester.

“It shows our customers

that we are doing our part for the environment.”

His two installed systems will have generated enough electricity in just one year to offset 2,027

trees or 86.3 tons of CO2.

These savings will continue for the 30+ years the system is expected to generate emissions-free electricity.

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