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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Kennett Library sells Ways Lane property to Chatham Financial

Nature preserve and interpretive nature center open

The sale of the property is the next step toward constructing a new library building in downtown Kennett Square

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The Kennett Library has agreed to sell a 5.2-acre property on Ways Lane to Chatham Financial. The library’s Board of Trustees released a press release confirming the sale last week.

The sale allows the library to turn the page on a chapter in its recent history.

The Ways Lane property

was originally purchased in 2001 to be the site of a brand new library, but those plans did not move forward. The sale of the property now marks another important step toward the goal of constructing a new library building on a site at the intersection of State and Willow streets in downtown Kennett Square—just a short distance from the current Continued on Page 3A

Giraffes return to Franklin after the community helps out A local composer pays tribute to the Wyeth family’s art...1B

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The Land Conservancy of Southern Chester County recently opened the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve and Chandler Mill Interpretive Nature Center near its headquarters in Kennett Township.

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Project by project, acre by acre, The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) is both preserving and honoring the land.

The recent opening of the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve and Chandler Mill Interpretive Nature Center are the latest additions to that initiative, and are part of TLC’s mission to enhance land conservation,

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historic preservation, environmental education and stewardship.

Located at the confluence of the Red Clay and Bucktoe creeks, the nature preserve contains Class I woodlands and meadows, specimen trees, rare species of flora and fauna, and historic sites. It is part of an Audubon Important Bird Area, as well as an over 35-year-long Cornell Lab of Ornithology study.

The preserve is a haven for birds and threatened flora and fauna. In addition, the

preserve will tie in to the Kennett Greenway, a 12-mile loop trail connecting Kennett Borough to community assets in Kennett Township.

TLC has installed picnic tables, bike racks, kiosks, interpretive signage and a pollinator garden.

Spring additions to the preserve will include the planting of tree islands in the parking area, additional interpretive signage, and the installation of a small pervious Continued on Page 6A

Kennett Old Timers Baseball Banquet set for Jan. 20

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

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These two sculptures were recently returned to the Dunn family in Franklin Township.

By John Chambless Staff Writer Thanks to some luck, some hard work and some community involvement, two metal giraffes are once again standing in the yard of Fred and Patricia Dunn in Franklin Township.

The statues, nicknamed Giraldine and Raffello by the Dunns, had stood at 613 Gypsy Hill Road Continued on Page 3A

As 2018 arrives, optimism abounds for the Philadelphia Phillies. The team has a new manager, Gabe Kapler, a new potential all-star in Carlos Santana, and an exciting nucleus of young players led by Rhys Hoskins, J.P. Crawford, Nick Williams, and Aaron Nola. So when Phillies color analyst Ben Davis serves as the guest speaker at the 2018 Kennett Old Timers Baseball Banquet, there will be plenty of talk about the upcoming baseball season.

The banquet will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square.

The highlight of the evening will be the induction of eight more local baseball players into the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees are Jim Freeman, Steve Jewett, Darin Johnson, Bill Mac Pherson, Bob Nask, Chris Rosfelder, Joe Williamson, and Jeff Zona.

Additionally, Tom Ogurcak will be presented with the Special Recognition Award.

Baseball has a long and rich history in Chester County, and the Kennett

Old Timers Baseball Association has been shining a spotlight on the best players in the area since the organization was founded more than four decades ago.

Steve Potter, a devoted baseball fan and a former vice president of the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association noted that Nask, Johnson and Williamson are all former players in the Kennett Men’s Senior Baseball League that he was involved with. He said that he’s proud of the fact that this is the sixth year in a row that players from the Kennett Men’s Continued on Page 6A

A Q&A with outgoing London Grove board member Mike Pickel

Unionville Basketball results...8A

Holiday Tournament

INDEX Opinion.......................7A Calendar of Events.....2B Obituaries...................4B Police Blotter..............4B Classifieds................6B

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A supervisor reflects back, looks forward

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

board, key issues that need to be addressed, and the possibility of re-entering From the moment he politics. took the oath of office to become a London Grove Q.: Why leave now?

Township supervisor in Pickel: It just seems like 2012 to the end of his six- the right time. I feel like year term last week, Mike I had a very good term, Pickel helped the town- and a lot of positive things ship tighten its financial happened during that time. belt, while assisting in its I am not a fan of career plans for its future. To the politicians, whether it be surprise of many in the supervisors, state repretownship, he chose not sentatives or congressmen, to run for another term and when I became a on the board. Pickel met supervisor, I wanted to do with the Chester County one six-year term, because Press to discuss how far that way I knew that I the township has come would never have to hold Courtesy photo during his time on the Continued on Page 2A Pickel attended a township holiday party with members of the administrative staff.

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back what I wanted to say. I knew it would be one term, and therefore I never had to worry about offending one or another segment of the township, because I never worried about re-election.

I did say that if I had ever helped get the township into a mess, that I felt that I would be responsible for, then I would not have chosen to leave. But the township is in a very good place now. The board made a lot of changes to the administration, the staff is really working well together, and with the existing board and new supervisor Lee Irwin, I feel fine finishing my term when I chose to.

What were some of the issues that you faced when you first came on the board in 2012, and how have they been addressed in your term on the board?

When I started, all of our public works equipment was outdated, an equipment replacement plan wasn’t being followed, and the township had a dilapidated public works building. We made a commitment to improving our public works department, and when you look at London Grove Township now, we’re one of the most efficiently run townships, from a public works and an administrative standpoint.

and its leadership need to face in the next few years?

The thing that I will warn residents about is that, over my six-year term, we have elevated the services provided to residents, but haven’t increased or changed our revenues.

We’ve had the same tax rate for a decade or more.

We have scaled back our expenses as much as we can on our employees.

We’ve tried to control expenses, and now we’re beefing up our codes department, bringing in a fire marshal and codes official, the departments of which should be revenue neutral in a few years.

But I don’t see how we can keep increasing services while not also increasing revenue. While the economy is good right now, we should talk about implementing a tax increase now, as opposed to a few years from now. I’ve seen the ups and downs of the economy, and it will go back down in the next few years, so we should be talking about tax increases now, rather than if we’re in the middle of another recession.

You’re essentially firing a warning shot to residents, even though you’ll no longer be on the board to expect the potential tax increases that you mention?

Every time we’ve talked about budgeting our taxes, I have added in that blurb at the end that As you depart the we should be warning the board, what are the key residents and having the issues that the township discussion that it’s going

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Departing London Grove Township Supervisor Mike Pickel began his six-year term after being sworn in by Judge Matthew Seavey in January 2012.

to come. The other thing that had us high on the hog was the EIT for a twoyear period. Our monthly revenues were high, but after the EIT expired in 2017, we were projecting a $200,000 shortfall in revenues against our budget, because we weren’t getting those taxes.

This is not to mention that the Avon Grove Library is asking for more funding.

The biggest expenses we have are fire and EMS with Avondale and West Grove.

If you go back through our budgets, every year, these requests increase by ten percent. Each year, they’re going to continue to rise, but we’re not increasing our revenue, so at some point in time, the board will have a decision to make: What do we cut, or what do we pull money from?

For anyone familiar with the township’s governance who is asked about Mike Pickel, they’re likely to say that your biggest accomplishment on the board was your involvement in the development of Goddard Park.

The discussion began with the existing Park and Recreation Board when I came to the board. I told them that I was happy to help them. I can take zero credit for the park because it was already in play. There were already Park and Rec members who had been there, planting the idea, for the past 15 years. It would meet with Eric Schott, Marsha Scott and Paddy Nielson

for three hours on the third Wednesday of every month, looking at playground designs, driving to different dog parks, and asking, ‘What should the park have?’ They all just allowed me to to be part of the discussion.

The only thing about the park I will take credit for is that I pitched the idea of calling it Goddard Park.

the township currently in negotiation to renew its contract with the Heathland Hospitality Group to continue managing the Inniscrone Golf Course in collaboration with the township, have you maintained your stance?

The Inniscrone Golf Course is an internal struggle for me. Townships should not own golf courses. It’s not what we should do with public money. The case has been made that buying the course does provide the township with the EDUs it needs for its sewer system, but in the end, there is no right or wrong answer. I use the analogy of, ‘We bought a house that’s cheap and we’ve fixed it up, but we’re underwater on our mortgage, and if we sell it, we’re going to lose money.’ So it becomes a question of, ‘If we do sell it, how much money are we going to lose?’ The statement, ‘We’re making the best with what we have,’ doesn’t go over very well with residents, but I don’t know what else we can do. Owning a course is not like fixing deteriorating roads, and we don’t have the money to fix them, so we enact a two-year earned income tax, fix the roads, and sunset the tax. Owning and operating a golf course is not as simple as that, and it’s ongoing.

One of the key talking points in London Grove Township is the issue of whether or not residents are receiving adequate police service through the State Police in nearby Avondale.

Some say “Yes,” while others, such as yourself, have publicly fielded the idea of folding the township into the coverage area of the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department, which provides service to New Garden Township and the Borough of West Grove.

Home ownership has changed in the township over the past decade.

Those who have moved here from other areas are generally used to having a local police force, and as the population rises in the township, the demand for local police will increase.

That conversation will keep coming up, and eventually, the idea of using the regional police will be received better by the resiIs there anything dents who have been here in the future for you, for a very long time. politically?

A lot of people seem very You’ve always believed that townships should not surprised that I’m done. own golf courses. With Township Manager Ken

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Battin told me to join a few boards, and I told him, ‘I’ve been involved with township politics for 11 years, and been an elected official for the past six years.’ In years one, two and three, if a resident concern came up, I was right there to talk about it. Now when the same issue happens, I’m not as enthusiastic, and that’s not the guy you want as your elected official. It will be good for me to step away for a year or two.

This year, I unregistered as a Democrat and registered as a Libertarian, because I can no longer relate to our traditional two-party system. Unless something changes, I can’t run for anything higher, because I will never be able to be a Democratic or Republican candidate.

I will simply be ‘your candidate.’

I don’t know many people who are voting for Libertarians these days.

Which makes it easy for me not to have to worry about running again.

As you prepare to leave the board, who do you thank?

I thank the residents and township staff, from when I started to who we have now in our administration and on the board. Those people patiently and quietly watched a 26-year-old mature into a 37-year-old.

I probably could have been a little bit more mature, but I do not have many regrets.

I spoke my mind when I disagreed with issues or with people.

Now that I’m a little bit older, I tend to listen more and talk less. In the end, the two words that have come up as I look back are ‘thankful’ and ‘proud.’

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

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Local News Holiday Hope Chest aids hundreds of area families The holidays of 650 families were made a little brighter thanks to the students and staff of the Chester County Technical College High School (TCHS) and the Child and Career Development Center (CCDC).

Students and staff from these Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) operated schools collected more than $40,000 in cash and goods as part of the annual Holiday Hope Chest, an event that provides a free day of shopping for Chester County residents in need.

Holiday Hope Chest events were held in four locations, including TCHS Brandywine Campus in Downingtown, Pennock’s Bridge Campus in West Grove Pickering campus in Phoenixville, and the Child and Career Development Center in Coatesville.

Hundreds of volunteers

devoted their time on Saturdays in November and December to set up the event, assist shoppers, and wrap presents for the families. The majority of the volunteers were students.

“Holiday Hope Chest is a great opportunity for TCHS to give back to the communities it serves. Everyone involved is excited and thrilled to serve the community in this way,” said Brian Hughes, principal of the TCHS Pennock’s Bridge campus. “TCHS instills in our students a strong sense of community.

To see them live that out by helping families who have fallen on hard times have a wonderful holiday season, that’s just incredible.”

Families in need are referred to the Holiday Hope Chest by community organizations and are then given a voucher to shop at the Holiday Hope Chest

store, which consists of new and gently used items such as toys, books, accessories, electronics and clothing.

Patty Knecht, former director of the CCIU’s Practical Nursing Program, and her husband Duane, who founded the program, have seen tremendous growth over the years.

“The CCIU has really been instrumental in making the event a success,” Knecht said. “It is truly community helping community with one of our focuses being community coming together.”

Families participating expressed their appreciation.

“This was such a blessing,” said one parent who attended the Holiday Hope Chest at the Child and Career Development Center in Coatesville. “I got the one toy my son wanted and that I couldn’t afford.

Members of the community were able to choose from the hottest items this holiday season, from bikes to board games, at TCHS Pennock’s Bridge

Thank you.”

According to Christyn Dodla, a social worker at the CCDC, “Every family was super kind, and excited about the event and were amazed with the variety of objects available.”

The Holiday Hope Chest

event was held at TCHS Pennock’s Bridge on Dec. 1, supporting more than 215 families with more than 120 volunteers. The CCDC’s Holiday Hope Chest event assisted over 74 families on Dec. 8. TCHS Pickering held their event on Dec.

9 and served more than 40 families and had over 80 volunteers. The Holiday Hope Chest event was held at TCHS Brandywine campus on Dec. 16 and supported about 180 families with more than 100 volunteers.

17th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast set for Jan. 15 The MLK CommUNITY Board of the Greater Kennett Area is holding its 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast on Monday, January 15, 2018, from 8 to 10 a.m. (doors open at 7:30 a.m.) at the Red Clay Room located at 423 Dalmatian Street in Kennett Square.

The breakfast will feature keynote speaker Bishop Dwayne D. Royster, music by the 90-member MLK CommUNITY Choir, and kicks off a day of volunteer service with various nonprofit organizations throughout the region.

“In challenging and trying times it is up to us to stand together for the sake of our communities and the future of our young people,” Carol Black, President of the MLK CommUNITY

Board of Directors, said.

“That is precisely what our breakfast and the entire day is all about. Inspired by the life and legacy of Dr. King, we are bringing together business, faith, community leaders, and friends who share his vision to change the world for the betterment of all people.”

Royster, the Political Director of the PICO (People Improving Communities Through Organization) National Network and the former Executive Director of the POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild), will speak on this year’s theme, “Social Justice Through the Power of Compassion,” and offer his thoughts on the work and wisdom of Dr. King.

Immediately following the breakfast, Royster will also host a dialogue and discussion with attendees beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Kennett Inn. “Bishop Royster is a powerful speaker who has gained national recognition for his extensive organizing, advocacy, and political and faith leadership,” Black said. “We are thrilled and honored to have him join us.”

Tickets are available for $20 online at www. mlkcommunity.org (scroll down and click on the green button) or by calling the Borough of Kennett Square at 610-444-6020 (ext. 108) during regular business hours. However, space is limited and those interested in attending are encouraged to reserve their

seats now.

Proceeds from the breakfast support college scholarships for students graduating high school from Kennett, Unionville, and Avon Grove, as well as current students attending Lincoln University.

In addition, ticket sales help fund summer camp opportunities for local children in need and support MLK Advocates Forums and ongoing efforts and initiatives of the MLK CommUNITY Board to promote equality, justice, peace, and the eradication of poverty in the Greater Kennett Area.

In addition, during and after the breakfast: All residents are invited to participate in a day of volunteer service. For a list of volunteer opportuni-

Ways Lane property...

than the appraised value of $750,000 for the land—it was a way to help jumpstart the upcoming capital campaign that the Kennett Library will undertake.

Selling the Ways Lane property caps an extremely productive year for the library’s Board of Trustees.

After exploring the possibility of collaborating with Kennett Square Borough on a building that would house the library and the borough’s administration, library officials instead decided to purchase the Weinstein Lot from the bor-

ough. An agreement for the sale of that property was reached in the summer. In November, voters in New Garden Township approved a referendum that establishes an annual dedicated tax that will boost revenues for the library’s operations.

The Board of Trustees has also been at work finalizing the design concepts for the new library, which will include a covered parking garage, an auditorium, classrooms and rooms for tutoring for the Adult Literacy Program, a maker space, and group study

rooms. Library officials will continue to work with architects on finalizing the designs. A feasibility study is expected to begin in January, and then work on the next major effort— a capital campaign—will begin in earnest.

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library. The library’s Board of Trustees reached an agreement to purchase the Weinstein Lot from the Borough of Kennett Square earlier this year.

The press release stated that the sale of the Ways Lane property produced $900,000 in proceeds, and those funds will go toward building the new library.

The press release thanked Chatham Financial for its generosity in paying more

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before they were stolen in January 2015. The Dunns had given up hope of finding them again, but the two sculptures – damaged and vandalized – were recovered after some sleuthing.

The condition they were in, however, required some TLC. In an email message to the township last month, the Dunns wrote, “Thank you to all that had even a small part in helping to locate them after they were stolen and, we believed, totally destroyed.

Armand Francart, of Eastern Machine Company, right here in Landenberg, believed differently. Out of the goodness of their hearts, his organization has restored them to even better than their original state.

Armand and his son even delivered and put them on display for us. Everyone in the company had a hand, in some way, in their resurrection. Thank you Armand, Lisa, Dave, Nancy, Teddy, Abe, Stephen Justin, Eli and Derek.

“Anyone who would like to see them, please drive by to see them or feel free to stop and take a picture,” the note concluded.

John Auerbach, Franklin Township Board of Supervisors chairman, had a hand in returning the giraffes to their former state. He connected the Dunns with Eastern Machine Company and Francart to do the restoration work.

Auerbach said he was glad to help. “I could not be more pleased to see this unique display return to be

enjoyed by all the residents of Franklin Township,” he wrote in an email sent before Christmas. “My brother Tom and I saw the giraffes as we traveled to the township this morning.

What a great Christmas present to all who have opportunity to enjoy it.

“Armand Francart is a unique individual who is generous and has great creative talents,” Auerbach added. “He is a skilled metal worker, machinist, engineer, businessman and inventor. He holds many, many patents for ideas he developed into finished, saleable products. Thank you Armand and family for this generous contribution.”

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

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Attendees are also encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to benefit the Kennett Area Community Service Food Cupboard and the AvonGrove Bridge Food Pantry.

Martin Luther King Jr. books will be on display and for sale.

Attendees and residents are encouraged to participate in a Change for Change Challenge. Six local municipalities are competing in the challenge: Avondale Borough, Kennett Square Borough, Kennett Township, New Garden Township, East Marlborough Township, and West Grove Borough.

Cash and coins can be brought to the MLK breakfast or to the Franklin Mint Credit Union on Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square, on Saturday, January 13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The public can also participate online via MLK Change for Change at GoFundMe.

Black said, “In the words of Dr. King, ‘The time is always right to do what is right.’ We encourage you to come out on January 15 and join us for what promises to be an inspirational and uplifting day as we celebrate one of our most influential Civil Rights leaders, and recognize the capacity for each individual to enact change in their community.”

The MLK CommUNITY Breakfast was founded by the late Mabel Latta Thompson in 1999. Since then, it has grown into a day of dialogue, worship, and service to the community, as well as a year-round, grassroots organization dedicated to fulfilling Dr. King’s dream of peace and harmony among people.

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Local News Study finds Lincoln University Avon Grove Lions pick generates $115 million impact ‘Student of the Month’ on local economy Lincoln University is a valuable economic engine, generating substantial economic returns to the community, according to a new independent study.

Among the key findings, the study found that Lincoln University generates $115 million in total economic impact for the local and regional economies, including direct spending by the University on faculty, employees, academic programs and operations, based on 2014 data.

“I view this report as news we internally at the University already knew – that Lincoln is a valuable partner in our local community; but now, armed with this data, I plan to take this to local and regional government officials, business leaders and community partners to discuss ways that we can make a greater impact over the coming months and years,” said Brenda A. Allen, who became the president of Lincoln University on July 1.

The study, “HBCUs Make America Strong: The Positive Economic Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” said that every dollar spent by Lincoln and its students produces positive economic benefits, generating $1.64 in initial and subsequent spending for its local and regional economies.

The job creation numbers cited in the report show why the university is an economic driver in Southern Chester County: Of the 956 jobs the University generates total, 408 are on campus, while 548 are off-campus. This means that for each job created on campus, another 1.3 public- and private-sector jobs are created off campus because of university-related spending.

“The drive and passion of our faculty, staff, and students doesn’t cease at our campus gates,” Allen said.

“Our work creates ripple effects that spread into the communities around us, but

The Avon Grove Lions Club “Student of the Month” for November was Clayton Greer. He is the son of Clay and Dawn Greer of Landenberg. Clayton assists with the school’s Robotics Club. His list of community activities includes the Boy Scouts/Venture Crew, assisting with Eagle Scout

projects, book sale fundraising for the American Association of University Women, and the American Cancer Society’s Camp Can-do. Clayton’s list of honors includes receiving the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Hero of the Year Award, receiving a Dean Scholarship at

Elizabethtown College, and he has achieved honors and high honors throughout high school. He hopes to attend a four-year college to study computer engineering. He has been most influenced by Mrs. Flad, Mrs. Happold-Brown, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stahler and Mr. Witt.

this report gives us conclusive evidence that we can now use to help create even more jobs.”

The study also showed the success the university has had in enhancing the economic prosperity of its graduates.

Of the 439 graduates in 2014, they can expect total earnings of $1.2 billion over their lifetimes, which is 47 percent more than they could expect to earn without college credentials. That’s an additional $857,000 in income on an individual basis for each graduate who works fulltime over the course of his or her working life.

The landmark study was commissioned by the United Negro College Fund with research by the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth. The report was based on the country’s 101 accredited HBCUs and shows that the economic benefits of HBCUs extend beyond the students they From left: Assistant principal Garry Benasutti, Lions Club president Eric Hansen, educate.

Dawn Greer, Clayton Greer, and Clay Greer.

Aqua America CEO honored by Philadelphia Business Journal Aqua America Inc. has announced that president and CEO Christopher H. Franklin has been named one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs in 2017.

“Chris is modernizing what has been generally known as a very traditional industry,” said Aqua board chairman Nick DeBenedictis, who nominated Franklin for the award. “He is an actionoriented CEO who has

cultivated a great amount of employee goodwill throughout his 25-year career at Aqua. He’s developed strong relationships with existing and new leadership in the company and helped make tremendous progress on the goals the board adopted in late 2015 when he became CEO.” As CEO, Franklin has set his sights on being a leader in solving the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure

problem across Aqua’s eightstate footprint. In Chris’ two and a half years at the helm, Aqua has welcomed 20,000 new customers and invested about $1 billion in critical infrastructure improvements.

Franklin is also taking a closer look at internal practices and communication initiatives. The company embarked on a core values exploration and is using the findings to enhance company culture. It also unveiled a new

employee safety campaign, and began using innovative internal communications tactics to open the lines of communication and access between all levels of leadership and employees. His work on diversity and inclusion was recognized by the Forum of Executive Women and 2020 Women on Boards.

“It’s an honor to be recognized among this incredible group of CEOs,” Franklin said. “I must give credit to

the entire team of professional men and women who help me protect and provide Earth’s most essential resource in the communities we’re fortunate to serve.”

The Most Admired CEO award recognizes Philadelphia’s most dynamic business leaders with a strong record of innovation in their field, outstanding financial performance, a commitment to quality, a strong vision, a commitment to diversity

in the workplace and contributions to the Greater Philadelphia region. The honorees for 2017 were selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal editorial board.

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Local News Performing Arts Center looks back on year one Uptown!

Knauer Performing Arts Center’s leaders are remembering the theater’s first year with gratitude.

The grand opening “Celebration of the Century” on New Year’s Eve 2016 was when founders’ dreams became a reality; it was also the centennial of the theater’s permanent home, the National Guard Armory Building. With much to celebrate just one year later, Uptown! held a First Anniversary Gala for New Year’s Eve 2017, called “Diamonds and Denim.”

West Chester’s Mayorelect, Dianne Herrin, reflected on the theater’s first year, “The Uptown!

Knauer Performing Arts Center has quickly become a cornerstone of our community. Not only has it brought quality theater, dance, and adult cultural opportunities to our entire region, but it is also serving our local community.

I’m particularly impressed with the educational partnerships with groups like the St. Agnes School, the West Chester Area School District, the local YMCA and others – partnerships that build skills and confidence in our youth through creative self-expression…

Uptown! has put West Chester on the map as a burgeoning cultural center, and this enriches us all.”

Family of the theater’s namesake, “Aunt Lena” Knauer, shared Herrin’s enthusiasm. Beth Knauer recalled one occasion when she and a few fellow

board members watched as children from a summer workshop entered the auditorium for their first rehearsal onstage.

“As they stepped onto the main stage for the very first time, they looked out into the theater and said, ‘Oh, wow!’ It was an amazing, awe-inspiring moment. How incredible it was to witness that lifechanging moment in the lives of those children.”

Aunt Lena’s grandson, Chris Knauer, said he was “honored to unveil the portrait of his grandmother and plaque in memory of his father in the lobby of the Uptown!

Knauer Performing Arts Center. Their love of the arts and their community will serve as a legacy for generations.”

West Chester Studio for the Performing Arts, Uptown!s Theater Education Department, has grown by leaps and bounds.

WCStudio’s director, Therese WaldenMurphy and staff taught acting, singing, improvisation and playwriting to children and adults all year, hosted several performances and filled the building with lively summer camps. Donations fund scholarships so that classes and camps can be as diverse and inclusive as the community itself.

Fans of musical theater recall The Resident Theatre Company’s spring blockbuster production of “Spamalot.” Jazz enthusiasts rave about Sara Phalen’s Jazz Cocktail

Hours, with sold-out crowds at every show.

Comedy fans are equally enthusiastic about Better Than Bacon’s Improv shows, with lively and unpredictable audience participation. Followers of the Uptown! Speaker Series remember courageous and insightful speakers such as the Tankel family, who shared their personal battle with opioid addiction in “HeroIN.” Windish Music’s range of productions included the popular Dueling Pianos show, Louis Prima JR and New Street Heat, the band returning to perform at this year’s Gala. Opera Tutti and Yajaira Paredes Production’s Latin and Flamenco series rounded out the variety of resident company offerings and also brought memorable shows to Uptown! stages. Other notable performances included The Summer Club, Liberty Wind Symphony, Joel Katz’ Classic Doo Wop and TedX West Chester.

State Rep. Carolyn Comitta recently presented Uptown! with a citation for receiving a 2017 Public Impact Award from Preservation Pennsylvania. They also received a Best of the Main Line Critic’s Choice Award for Arts & Entertainment from Main Line Today. In October, the West Chester Downtown Foundation presented Uptown! Bravo Theater, LLC with its Bricks & Mortar Award for adaptive reuse and historic preservation of the

Mayor-elect Dianne Herrin: ‘The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has quickly become a cornerstone of our community.’

National Guard Armory Building. Past president Tom McEvoy remembers last New Year’s Eve grand opening gala when, “This was basically still a construction site.”

Theater seats had yet to be installed, but 500 guests celebrated on all three floors and danced on the concrete subfloor of the main stage.

In this first year, director Angela Scully said, nearly

4,000 patrons purchased more 15,000 tickets for 140 shows, and more than 50 volunteers assist the small staff to keep things running smoothly. Additionally, students filled 406 seats in performing arts classes and camps in 2017. Students and the majority of patrons come from West Chester and neighboring Chester and Delaware County communities. In addition to classes, shows and

events, Uptown! was host to private functions for a number of community groups as well, such as Chester County Hospital, Moody’s Analytics, the Chester County Community Foundation and even one wedding.

Uptown!

Knauer Performing Arts Center is at 226 N. High St., West Chester. Visit www. uptownwestchester.org, or call 610-356-ARTS.

Spirit of Giving Luncheon takes place in Oxford on Jan. 15 The 28th annual “Spirit of Giving” luncheon, a benefit for the Neighborhood Services Center, will be held on Monday, Jan. 15, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. All the funds raised by this luncheon go directly to the Neighborhood Services Center to assist those who are less fortunate in the community with muchneeded funds during the long, cold winter months.

The Neighborhood Services Center provides assistance to purchase heating oil, gas, electric and other utilities,

food and shelter.

The luncheon will be held in the Penn’s Grove Middle School Cafeteria, 301 South Fifth Street in Oxford from noon to 1:30 p.m. A donation of $35 per person is requested, and checks should be made payable directly to Neighborhood Services Center.

On the day of the luncheon, many Oxford Area School District students will be volunteering throughout the area performing community service—as Americans are encouraged to do on this

day. Some will be assisting with the organization, preparation and cleanup of the Spirit of Giving Luncheon.

Please join in celebrating this holiday and raising some much-needed funds for Neighborhood Services Center by calling the center at 610-932-8557. You may send your check to NSC, 35 North 3rd Street, Oxford PA 19363, or email Jim McLeod (jdmcleod51@hotmail.com) or Mary Fasick (fasick@ zoominternet.net) for more information.

Sen. Dinniman honors Dairy Woman of the Year State Senator Andy Dinniman recently recognized Marilyn Hershey on being named Dairy Woman of the Year at the 51st Annual World Dairy Exposition.

“I couldn’t think of a better person than Marilyn for this honor. From her diligent work ethic to her love of the land to her enterprising vision, she truly embodies the values, spirit, and heritage of dairy farming and the agricultural industry,” said Dinniman, who serves on the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

Dinniman presented Hershey with a special Senate Citation in recognition of the honor.

Hershey and her hus-

band, Duane, have been operating Ar-Joy Farms, an 800-cow, 550-acre farm in Cochranville for more than 30 years. The Hersheys farm and ship their milk to the Land O’Lakes Cooperative.

In addition, Hershey, who grew up on a farm in Atglen, is a leading advocate for agriculture and the dairy farming industry. She writes a monthly column for Hoard’s Dairyman, serves on the National Dairy and Research Promotion Board, and is Vice Chair of Dairy Management, Inc. Duane is also active in the dairy industry and serves on the board of Land O’Lakes.

In addition to promoting dairy products and dairy agriculture, Marilyn and

Duane continue to incorporate innovative and sustainable technology into their farming operations.

The most recent addition is a specialized methane digester – the first of its kind in use in the region – that converts waste into electrical power.

“On a personal note, members of the Hershey family have been true friends of farming and supporters of local and statewide agriculture over the years.

Beginning with Duane’s father, my former legislative colleague and mentor, state Rep. Art Hershey, they have given invaluable time, energy, and leadership to keep farming strong in Pennsylvania,” Dinniman added.

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Local News Family Promise gets funding to keep families and pets together Family Promise of Southern Chester County, an affiliate of Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit helping families experiencing homelessness, has announced the launch of “Pets with a Promise,” which provides direct funding for Family Promise affiliates nationwideto allow families to keep their pets while working toward independence in the program.

The program launched with the help of a $150,000 grant from PetSmart Charities, which will be disbursed in $2,500 increments to partici-

pating Family Promise affiliates. The funds will allow Family Promise of Southern Chester County to offer direct services to families with pets, including boarding, vaccinations, veterinary care, pet supplies, and transportation related to boarding or fostering.

This program continues a five-year effort to address the choice that families often face when losing their homes – to seek shelter or to keep their pet. Family Promise president Claas Ehlers said, “Just because children and their families lose their homes, they should not have to lose their

pets. PetSmart Charities recognizes that its resources can prevent that additional trauma for families and keep the whole family – including its four-legged members – together.”

“We are grateful to Pets with a Promise for this unique and thoughtful gift,” said Family Promise executive director Susan Minarchi. “This gift will allow us to keep our families and their pets together, which will make for a smoother transition for our families.”

Family Promise began working with PetSmart in 2012 with the “PetSmart

Promise” program. On-site kennel facilities were built at Family Promise Day Centers nationwide to house guests’ pets.

PetSmart also donated and installed aquariums to help teach the values and responsibilities of pet ownership, provided boarding space at PetsHotels, and created a fostering manual and network to house pets when on-site facilities were not available.

That program has been shifted to PetSmart Charities in 2017, but the mission remains the same— keeping families and their pets together.

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had owned the home for 50 years. It was previously run as a bed and breakfast.

In addition to converting the home to office space, TLC worked with architect Wayne Simpson and Lindsey Construction to retrofit the house’s two-car garage into the Interpretive Nature Center, which will serve as a working classroom for educational programming, as well as introduce visitors to a collection of taxidermied screech owls, foxes, hawks and mallards, along with a neighbor’s bird nest collection and various local artifacts.

Together, the nature preserve and interpretive center form the largest contiguously conserved area in Kennett Township, with more than 500 areas of open

space containing some of the most biodiverse habitat in the region.

“The addition of the interpretive nature center and preserve is a great example of the courage and vision exemplified by everyone who came together in this public/private partnership to protect the irreplaceable for the entire community to enjoy long after we are all gone,” said TLC executive director Gwen Lacy. “Not only will our environmental education programming provide people of all ages with meaningful experiences in nature, the preserve will serve as an example of ways all of us can minimize our impact on the watershed and create meaningful and positive change.”

Perhaps the largest cornerstone of support for

TLC’s efforts has come from Kennett Township, which in 2015 became the official owners of the historic Chandler Mill Bridge to save it from demolition and replacement with a two-lane highway bridge.

The township converted the structure to a pedestrian trail entrance to the interpretive nature center and the preserve, while also allowing for emergency vehicle access.

“The community spoke out and said, ‘We have enough traffic. We need natural pockets of peace and quiet to remember why we all moved to this beautiful area of Chester County in the first place,’” Lacy said. “Collectively, TLC is humbled and ever mindful that eternal vigilance is the price of conservation.”

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parking area on Bucktoe Road.

In developing the preserve, TLC utilized sustainable building practices such as a permeable parking area, complete with a rain garden and bioswale, which prevents flooding, runoff and erosion. TLC has begun conducting riparian plantings at the site, and will continue this practice of habitat restoration as the project progresses.

There are currently two stream sensors being monitored by Stroud Water Research on the preserve.

At the entrance to the preserve is TLC’s Walnut Hill headquarters, which was purchased by TLC from the Mills family, who

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Senior Baseball League have been included in the induction class.

Doors open for the event at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for the banquet at Burton’s Barber Shop in Kennett Square or by mailing a

check to Prissy Roberts at 233 North Union Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Each ticket costs $36. If mailing a check to Prissy Roberts, make it payable to Kennett Oldtimers Baseball Banquet and include a list of the attendees you are paying for so that seating charts can be made.

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Ben Davis, a color analyst for the Philadelphia Phillies who played in the Major Leagues for seven seasons, will be the guest speaker at the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Banquet on Jan. 20.

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Two events that focus on strengthening the community

Where is the outcry?

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

The CommUNITY Choir pictured performing during the 2017 breakfast.

There are two events early in the new year—one in Kennett Square and one in Oxford—that focus on strengthening the community. So if one of your goals for 2018 is to become more involved in the community, either of these events would be a great place to start.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast will take place at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square on Monday, Jan. 15. This is the 17th installment of the annual event. The keynote speaker is Bishop Dwayne D. Royster, the political director of the People Improving Communities Through Organization National Network and the former executive director of the POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower, and Rebuild) organization. A 90-member MLK CommUNITY Choir will also perform during the breakfast, which sets the stage for a day of volunteer service with many of the nonprofit organizations that work year-round to serve the residents in the area.

This day of service perfectly captures the spirit of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Proceeds from the breakfast support college scholarships for students graduating from Kennett, Unionville, and Avon Grove, as well as students currently attending Lincoln University.

Proceeds also help fund summer camp opportunities for local children in need, as well as furthering a variety of initiatives supported by the MLK CommUNITY Board to promote equality, justice, and peace in the community.

In Oxford, the 28th annual Spirit of Giving Luncheon takes place at noon on the same day, Jan. 15, at the Penn’s Grove Middle School Cafeteria. All proceeds from the Spirit of Giving Luncheon support the Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center, which has been helping to provide nutritious food, financial assistance for housing, heating, utility services, and health care assistance to families and individuals in need for nearly 50 years.

The local community is strengthened by events like the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast and the Spirit of Giving Luncheon, and by the nonprofit organizations and other activities that are helped by them.

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By Matthew J. Brouillette Pennsylvania journalists are no strangers to exposing political corruption. From the midnight pay raise to porngate, sadly our state has given members of the media ample opportunity to serve as watchdogs of the public trust—a responsibility they’ve often filled with excellence.

In 2012, for example, one major paper’s editorial board zeroed in on the “scandals” in which “public officials illegally squandered state funds to pay for expenses in their election campaigns.”

The piece noted these officials had “violat[ed] the public trust” and taxpayers should not be charged with their legal fees.

More recently, across the state, another leading media outlet blasted the idea of restoring a public pension to a former lawmaker imprisoned for the “crime” of “using state employees to do political work.” The takeaway: Taxpayers should neither fund the use of public resources for political ends nor reward lawmakers who abuse public resources for their own political gain.

And in the commonwealth’s capitol, one of the state’s most widely-read editorial writers left no room for ambiguity a few years ago in expressing outrage at yet another lawmaker who used taxpayer-funded staff for political purposes. That

literary scolding emphasized not once but four times the illegality of using taxpayer resources for politics. So intent was the writer on making his point that the fourth entry appeared exactly as follows: “In case you didn’t get that, I’ll do it one more time, slowly: It. Is. Illegal. For. You. To. Use. Taxpayer. Resources. For. Political. Purposes.”

In countless instances, members of the press have rightly called out corruption, refusing to tolerate breaches of the public trust, regardless of the perpetrator.

That’s why the recent lack of journalistic outrage, with a few noteworthy exceptions, over the longstanding systematic abuse of public resources for political gain is mystifying to say the least.

In Pennsylvania, taxpayer resources—not only at the state level but also at local school district levels—are regularly used to collect campaign contributions and funnel them to a select group of organizations that, not coincidentally, are among the largest bankrollers of political campaigns in the state.

And it’s no secret. The public has known it for years.

Twice the state Senate has voted to end this this ethical violation, but given the chance recently to do the same, the House— many members of which

have received thousands upon thousands of dollars from these campaign bankrollers—chose instead to continue endorsing a practice that’s sent several of their colleagues to prison.

The fact that a majority of House members would choose to protect their donors or kowtow to pressure from special interests rather than protect the public trust is disturbing but not entirely puzzling given Harrisburg’s reputation for corruption and self-preservation.

What is puzzling, however, is the decision by many in the press—longtime leaders in calling out such corruption—to avoid doing so in this case.

Why the change?

Perhaps because when it comes to the use of public resources to collect political campaign contributions for one group of organizations and one group only—government unions—union leaders have successfully sidestepped scrutiny of their own guilt and instead misleadingly spun the issue to center not on their unethical use of public resources for purely political purposes but on public workers themselves.

These leaders claim that what is illegal for anyone else is a “right” for union members, providing them the convenience of engaging in political elections via their government jobs.

Worse, these union lead-

ers falsely frame an end to this abuse of taxpayer resources as an attack on the public employees who serve our communities, protect our streets, and teach our children.

Of course, ending the use of public resources for unions’ political fundraising would in no way prevent public employees from engaging in politics or limit their ability to do so. They would just have to do so like everyone else: without taxpayer participation. Yet, government union leaders have misrepresented these facts in their frantic quest to ensure they can continue using public resources for political purposes.

Pennsylvania’s journalists have long seen through attempts by public officials to mask their corruption and self-preservation. Union leaders’ longstanding use of taxpayer resources for their own political gain should merit equal detection and denunciation by the fourth estate.

In other words: It. Should.

Be. Illegal. For. Anyone. To. Use. Taxpayer. Resources.

For. Political. Purposes.

Matthew Brouillette is president and CEO of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs and host of ‘Brews & Views’ podcast. For more information, visit www.thecommonwealthpartners. com.

A tribute to homeless people who passed away in 2017 On the first day of winter, Dec. 21, Chester County officials, Decade to Doorways personnel and agencies that support those experiencing homelessness in Chester County held a memorial for those homeless and formerly homeless individuals who passed away in Chester County during 2017.

The community came together in front of the historic Chester County Courthouse to honor and remember 16 individuals who passed away in what may have been the first and only time they were memorialized.

Lauren Campbell, Decade to Doorways administrator, began the service by stating that she “in no way wanted to define these individuals by their homelessness. It was something they experienced, not who they were.”

The program included a candlelight vigil, reading of the names of the individuals who passed away and two musical selections by Catherine Friedman, executive director of Friends Association and local musical artist Alexandra March.

Attendees were given the opportunity to share some memories about those who passed. One of them said, “I got to know several of these individuals in the past year when they stayed at our emergency shelter.

They weren’t just ‘homeless people.’ They were really incredible individuals and they will be missed.”

Homeless Person’s Memorial Day is an annual event commemorated in more than 150 cities and counties across the United States on the first day of winter, and is meant to be a call to

Commissioner Terence Farrell (left) joins Alexandra March and Catherine Freidman, executive director of Friends Association, in remembering the 16 homeless or formerly homeless individuals who lost their lives in Chester County in 2017.

action to end homelessness.

The goal is to commemorate the men, women and children who died on the streets or in emergency shelters each year. Since 1990, the National Coalition for the Homeless has sponsored National Homeless Persons Memorial Day on the first day of winter.

Decade to Doorways is a

10-year initiative that coordinates the efforts of those in Chester County working to combat homelessness, including government entities, service providers, educators, healthcare professionals, faith communities, funders and businesses. To learn more about Decade to Doorways, visit www.decadetodoorways.org.

Boscola calls for allowing property tax write-offs on state income tax returns State Sen. Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton/Lehigh) said she is introducing legislation that would allow homeowners to write off their paid property taxes on their state income tax returns.

Pointing to the soon-to-beenacted federal tax reform legislation that eliminates the unlimited federal deduction for paid property taxes and state/local income and sales taxes, Boscola said the plight of local taxpayers continues to worsen.

“Pennsylvania voters spoke pretty clearly this election cycle that property taxes

for homeowners is a serious issue when they supported the ballot initiative allowing for a 100 percent exemption for property taxes,” Boscola noted. “It’s bad enough that Pennsylvania’s property tax burden is worsening. I don’t understand why the federal government would take this step and further stress homeowners and those who itemize,” Boscola said.

“My bill would lessen the impact of this new federal tax law, protect homeowners’ pocketbooks, bolster property values and provide people with the ability to write-off

some of this overwhelming tax burden.”

In her co-sponsor memo to Senate colleagues, Boscola lamented that the new federal tax law would cap local and state tax deductions at $10,000. She stated that “many property owners could face a new federal tax burden as a consequence of capping this deduction.”

Boscola noted that New Jersey is already considering such a write-off on state tax forms. She said she was particularly concerned for families who anticipate a significant tax refund – in part

due to large deductions for state and local taxes.

Boscola said she is working with officials from the state Department of Revenue to get fiscal impact projections on her proposal. She said her goal is to “end up with a bill that will provide the potential relief to homeowners and families, while minimalizing the impact on the state coffers as much as possible.”

Boscola has also co-sponsored legislation that would eliminate property taxes.

As an interim step, she also called for freezing property tax rates for seniors.

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Sports Unionville Holiday Basketball Tournament

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The Unionville Holiday Basketball Tournament took place on Dec. 27 and 28, and Chichester emerged as the tournament champion on the boys’ side, while Academy Park won the tournament final on the girls’ side.

In the opening game of the tournament on Wednesday, Academy Park’s Mahya Woodton reached an impressive milestone, scoring the 1,000th point in her scholastic career.

Woodton’s milestone basket came on a three-point play

with 59 seconds left to play in the third quarter of what would turn out to be a 71-38 victory over Avon Grove.

Woodton poured in 33 points for the game to lead all scorers. Her teammate, Shantalay Hightower, scored 24 points, including four 3-pointers.

For Avon Grove, Amanda Smida scored 12 points to lead the way. Seven different players scored for Avon Grove.

In the other girls’ game on Wednesday, Haverford topped Unionville, 48-38, to advance to the tournament title game.

On the boys’ side,

Unionville defeated Chester Charter School for the Arts, 66-35, to advance to the title game, while Chichester topped Council Rock North, 61-55. Chichester then defeated Unionville, 64-61, to win the tournament. Council Rock North defeated Chester Charter to win the consolation game.

In the girls’ title game, Academy Park defeated Haverford, 55-51.

Unionville topped Avon Grove, 47-31 to win the consolation game.

To contact Staff Writer Photo by Steven Hoffman Steven Hoffman, email edi- Mahya Woodton reached the 1,000-point plateau in the opening game of the tor@chestercounty.com.

Unionville Holiday Basketball Tournament on Dec. 27.

Hopewell Elementary School names November Students of the Month Courtesy photo

Hopewell Elementary School teachers nominate Students of the Month based on their academic achievements and participation in class and school activities. Pictured with principal Dr. Nicole Addis and assistant principal Jason Soule are fifth grade November Students of the Month: (front row from left) Finn Hanna, Olivia Rodriguez, Eric Kellermann, Kadence McKeown and Natalie Roark; second row from left, Grace Patti, Aidan Ham, Alaina Martin, Erik Samsonov, Nathan Maxwell and Alondra Torres Reyes. Sixth grade November Students of the Month are, (third row from left) Ashley Flynn, Shanya Wise, Colin Smith, Daisy Avalos-Torres, Denisse Aviles Lopez and Neri Acuna-Martinez; (top row from left) Jessie Shelderfer, Adriana Figueirido, Kaylee Johnson, Kayla Nava, Aleaha Cruz and Julieanna McBride.

Penn’s Grove School names Students of the Month Penn’s Grove School teachers nominate Students of the Month for each grade level team based on their academic achievements and participation in class and school activities.

Pictured with principal Tami Motes are Penn’s Grove School seventh grade Students of the Month: front from left, Kylee Arnold, Emma Russell, Jordan DiNapoli, Lily MacNeil, Luke Schoessler and Abigail Powell; second row from left, Jennifer Villagomez Perez, Carlee Baruka, Ava Soucek, Matthew Boyle, Michael Stefanosky and Zoe Eldreth.

Pictured with principal Tami Motes are Penn’s Grove School eighth grade Students of the Month: front from left, Megan Berg, Magaly Garcia Sanchez, Kiera Sitley, Kristi Viers, Maria Zurita Regelado and Daniela Ornelas Rosales; second row from left, Leah Foutrakis, Emily Vanella, Lilianna Rentas, Owen Rector and Timothy Haftl.

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Walking in the footsteps of the Wyeths ‘I Dream About This World’ puts family’s artwork into music

By John Chambless Staff Writer The same way that Andrew Wyeth used a thin line of watercolor on stark, white paper to evoke a tree branch, Catherine Marie Charlton places perfectly spaced notes in a composition to draw us into Wyeth’s world.

Charlton’s “I Dream About This World: The Wyeth Album,” which was released by the acclaimed pianist in July, is an airy, richly nuanced musical exploration of the creative process. Deftly blending classical music with subtle notes of jazz and delicate improvisation, the 11 tracks on the album are wrapped in a book that delves into the Wyeth family, Charlton’s eloquent musings, and her dazzling photographs, which were taken during her many walks through the Brandywine Valley, where Andrew Wyeth drew his own inspiration.

Sitting at her kitchen table for an interview last month, Charlton recalled how she first encountered

works by Andrew and N.C. Wyeth after moving to the Brandywine Valley from Virginia after college.

She came here for a job at a credit card company in Wilmington, but during concerts she gave at the Wilmington Institute Library, she got to see N.C. Wyeth’s paintings for “Treasure Island” displayed on the library’s walls.

Visiting the Brandywine River Museum, she saw the breadth and depth of the family’s art, particularly that of Andrew Wyeth.

“You can’t help but see them around,” she said, “both originals and prints, everywhere. I did not know a lot about Andrew Wyeth, but I had started seeing his paintings at the Brandywine R i v e r Museum of Art. One of the things that started this project is that I coincidentally had a series of daytime concerts at the museum at the same time I was looking for a topic for my next album.”

She toured the N.C. Wyeth home and studio in Chadds Ford, “and that’s when I made the connec-

Photo by Joe del Tufo

Catherine Marie Charlton, at the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s N.C. Wyeth property.

tion that I should try to find out more about the Wyeths, because it would be a good topic for me.”

After seeing “Memory and Magic,” a major exhibition focusing on the Wyeths at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Charlton was hooked. “That was probably my first in-depth introduction to Andrew Wyeth,” she said. “I really connected with the paintings. I remember being

Photo by Catherine Marie Charlton

really impacted by that exhibit. When I started this project, I thought it was going to be in response to specific paintings. I had no idea what journey I was setting out on. I thought it was going to be a one-year project, and it ended up being four years. It ended up being more about the creative process – and not just Andrew Wyeth, but the whole philosophy of the family. The more I delved in, the more I found parallels between the way I approach my music and the way he approached his paintings.”

Andrew Wyeth passed away in 2009, so Charlton never met the artist. His sister, Ann Wyeth McCoy, who passed away in 2005, was a composer whose works gained acclaim during her lifetime. Charlton performs one of McCoy’s original compositions on the new album.

“My biggest sources were all the interviews by Richard Meryman,” she said of the Wyeth biographer. “I heard him at the Bradywine when he came to speak about the last book he wrote on Andrew. That was my first introduction to the words of Andrew Wyeth. What struck me was how Andrew Wyeth was able to express the creative process so succinctly, eloquently and beautifully,” Charlton said.

After talking to Meryman, Ann’s daughters Anna B. McCoy and Robin McCoy, and the staff at the Brandywine River Museum, Charlton was building a mountain of information, but realized that her research was long on facts and short on heart.

So she decided to begin a series of “Wyeth Walks” around the woods and fields that both N.C. and Andrew Wyeth had explored thousands of times. “I would find these quotes from both of them, and they both had ways of describing creativity so succinctly,” she said.

“I was looking to experience the Brandywine Valley and the woods the way they had. There’s a sort of spiritual essence to the land. That became, for me, the way of looking at the world. I take these walks without expectations of what I’m going to find.”

Charlton documents each walk by taking photos – eventually more than 9,000 of them – and posting just one image from each walk to summarize the experience. Walking through the landscape again and again brought her into the same creative space that inspired the Wyeths for decades.

She traveled to Maine, where the Wyeth family spent the other half of their lives, and walked the rugged coastline. Deeply

immersed in nature, she sought to distill the experiences into music that is as soft and sparing as one of Wyeth’s landscapes.

Her piano playing is augmented by contributions from cellist David Darling, guitarist Carl Weingarten and others, as well as nature sounds originally recorded by Charlton and then enhanced by producer and chief engineer Phil Nicolo, who Charlton called “my equal partner in this project.” For his part, Nicolo “said this is one of the proudest projects of his career,” Charlton said. The Wyeth CD is the first fulllength release on Nicolo’s own Phil’s Records label.

The immersive musical landscape comfortably spans new age and classical genres, and the compositions echo themes and works by the Wyeths, whether listeners notice them or not. The extensive liner notes, essays and illustrations in the book that holds the CD is the kind of deluxe package that usually accompanies best-selling rock bands.

“I had so many intricate stories about the inspiration behind every piece,” Charlton said. “I wanted to get the stories down, and at some point I decided that I wanted a visual to go with each song.”

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Wyeth Walk 443: Nov. 26, 2017. Temperature 54 degrees.

Photos by Catherine Marie Charlton

During her hundreds of ‘Wyeth Walks,’ Charlton took photos and selected one image to represent each experience.

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Calendar of Events Through Jan. 7 ‘A Brandywine Christmas’ The Brandywine River Museum of Art (Route 1, Chadds Ford) hosts “A Brandywine Christmas” through Jan. 7. There will be a large operating model train display, holiday trees decorated for the season with “Critter” handmade ornaments, and a wide selection of holiday events and programs the whole family can enjoy. The museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors ages 65 and older, $6 for students and children

ages 6 and older; free for children 5 and younger, and Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members.

For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit www. brandywinemuseum.org.

Through Jan. 7 ‘A Longwood Christmas’ Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square) presents “Christmas at Longwood” through Jan. 7.

The French-inspired holiday display in the four-acre Conservatory has topiary and more than 50 trees with sparkling crystal ornaments. Inside Longwood’s Conservatory are 16,000

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Bookplace (2373 Baltimore Pike, Oxford) hosts a holiday Ceramics and Glass Show through Jan. 28. Functional and decorative work by Amy Burk, Maggie Creshkoff, Carolyn Hess (shown above), Rick Hohenwarter, Amy Holland, Keith Lehman and Gill Mallinckrodt will be featured. Gallery hours are Friday from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Call 717-7154775 or visit www.bookplaceoxford.com.

seasonal plants. In the Exhibition Hall, an array of floating cranberries and apples are set in patterns.

The Music Room has a mirrored dining table set for Christmas Eve dinner. There are free and ticketed holiday-inspired performances as well as daily holiday sing-alongs performed on Longwood’s pipe organ.

More than 500,000 outdoor lights will be hung in 124 trees, and there will be three fire pits. Admission to the Christmas display is by Timed Admission Ticket, with tickets purchased in advance for a specific date and time. Tickets are $23 for ages 18 and older ($20 for ages 62 and older and college students, $12 for ages 5 to 18, free for ages 4 and younger).

Tickets can be purchased at www.longwoodgardens. org, or call 610-388-1000 Through Jan. 7 Yuletide at Winterthur Winterthur Museum (5105 Kennett Pike) hosts the annual Yuletide at Winterthur exhibition through Jan. 7. Henry Francis du Pont’s former home explores Christmas traditions from the 1800s to the early 20th century, including displays of the earliest types of lights decorating house exteriors, a full-room scene of Clement Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” and the du Pont family’s holiday celebrations. There’s an 18-room dollhouse mansion created by designer and philanthropist Nancy McDaniel over a period of 30 years. Visitors can also enjoy jazz and wine events, lectures, and musical and

The West Chester Area Community Chorus will hold a Spring Concert on Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. at the West Chester East High School Auditorium (see listing).

theatrical performances.

Winterthur is open daily (including Mondays) during Yuletide, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The last Yuletide Tour is at 3:30 p.m. Galleries and stores are open until 5:30 p.m. Open New Year’s Day. Yuletide Tour reservations are recommended. Tickets are $22 for adults, $5 for ages 2 to 11, free for infants under 2. Senior tickets (62 and older) are $20. Students 12 and older are $20. For more information about all events and exhibitions, visit www.winterthur.org.

Jan. 6 ACE meeting The Jan. 6 meeting of ACE Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance of Oxford will feature a discussion titled “Making Yourself a Hard Target: How to make sure you are situationally aware in and out of your home.”

Brandon W. VanWagner, of Intelligence Analytics LLC, will be the presenter. Refreshments will be served at 9 a.m., followed by the one-hour presentation at the Oxford Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford). For more information, call 610-932-0337.

hold a Spring Concert on Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. at the West Chester East High School Auditorium (450 Ellis Ln., West Chester). The program features showtunes, pop favorites, spiritual and inspirational numbers and more. Tickets are $5 at the door. Visit westchesterchorus.org for more information.

Feb. 24 Kennett Winterfest Broad Street in Kennett Square will be the site of the annual Kennett Winterfest on Feb. 24 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. The event features unlimited beer tastings from 60 breweries, music

by Shady Groove, food trucks and a warm-up tent.

No one under 21 admitted. The event will be held rain, show or shine. Tickets are $60 ($15 for designated drivers). For tickets and more information, visit www.kennettwinterfest. com.

Kennett Flash schedule The Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square) hosts regional and national artists. Tickets are available in advance at www.kennettflash.org, or at Jan. 28 the door. Snacks and bevCommunity chorus erages are sold, or guests concert can BYOB. The schedule The West Chester Area includes: Fabio Mittino and Community Chorus will Bert Lams of the California

Guitar Trio (Jan. 4, 8 p.m., $24 and $28); Krush – Rush tribute band (Jan. 5, 8 p.m., $20 and $23); Dukes of Destiny (Jan. 6, 8 p.m., $18 and $22); Apache Trails with Black Horse Motel (Jan. 12, 8 p.m., $12 and $15); Bel Heir with Stone Shakers (Jan. 13, 8 p.m., $15 and $18); 1970s and 1980s tribute band (Jan. 20, 8 p.m., $18 and $22); open mic with host Felicia Berrier (Jan. 21, 7 p.m., $4); Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors (Jan. 27, 8 p.m., $20 and $25); “Born to be Blue” Films and Words at the Flash (Jan. 28, 7 p.m., $10 and $15); Jane Lee Hooker (Jan. 31, 8 p.m., $18 and $22); Buffalo Chip and the Heard (Feb. 2, 8 p.m., $17 and $20); the Sin City Band (Feb. 3, 8 p.m., $15 and $18); Better Than Bacon improv comedy (Feb. 8, 8 p.m., $12 and $14); Seventh Sojourn – Moody Blues tribute band (Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $20 and $24); Dead Flowers – Rolling Stones tribute band (Feb. 16, 8 p.m., $18 and $22).

To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@chestercounty. com. There is no charge.

Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.

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Obituaries MARGARET ELLEN BEACH

Margaret Ellen Beach, 63, of Elkton, Md., passed away on Dec. 20 at her home.

Born in Wheeling, W.Va., she was the daughter of Elizabeth Shriver of Salyersville, Ky. She was a teacher for 40 years at Chestertown Christian Academy and Elkton Christian School.

Margaret was a member of Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church. She loved cooking, baking, and spending time with family, especially her grandchildren.

She is survived by her mother; two sons, Adam D. Beach (Katherine) of Rising Sun, Md., and Andrew Scott Beach (Ashley) of Landenberg; one daughter, Amber Dawn Flanagan (Michael) of Marlton, N.J.; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Felber of Salyersville, Ky., and Danny Wade of Salyersville, Ky.; and one sister, Donna Richards of Bridgeport, Ohio.

A funeral was held Dec. 23 at Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church in Nottingham. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, 401 N. Broadway, suite 1343, Baltimore, MD 21287. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

ASSAULT CHARGE Sean W. Cooper, 20, of Landenberg, was charged

by Southern Chester County Regional Police with simple assault and harassment after an incident on Dec. 9 in the 100 block of Hamilton Road in New Garden Township.

At about 6:46 p.m., police were called to the residence

for a report of a physical domestic disturbance.

Cooper had struck a family member in the arm and back, and police saw evidence of a recent physical injury that corroborated the report. Cooper was taken into custody at the scene, but was transported to a hospital for evaluation.

JEFFREY A. TAYLOR

Jeffrey A. Taylor, 52, of West Grove, passed away on Dec. 21 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford.

Born in Phoenixville, he was the son of Charles R. Taylor of West Chester and the late Katherine Hunt Taylor.

He was a member of the New London Baptist Church and past member of Parkerford Baptist Church. He enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, word puzzles, camping and watching the Philadelphia Flyers. Jeffrey had a kind and gentle spirit and was loved by all the staff and people he came in contact with.

He is survived by his father; one brother, Mark R. Taylor of West Grove; aunt Nancy Hunt and uncle Ed Hunt, Jr., of Hobgood, N.C.; and two cousins, Virginia Dare Morris and Ed Hunt IV. Services will be private. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

Sharon I. Roth, 61, of Lincoln University, passed away on Dec. 10 at her residence.

Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Irene C. Kort Roth of Topton, Pa., and the late William D. Roth. Sharon was a nuclear radiologist, and had worked for various employers.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by one sisPHONE SCAM A Kennett Square resident fell victim to a phone scam on Dec. 16, according to Kennett Square Police. The victim told police they got a Facebook message that they were a Publisher’s Clearing House winner. The victim was told to friend a person named Robin Williams on Facebook and provide their date of birth, address, place of employment and their Facebook password.

The resident was told to pay a handling fee. They sent $4,500 worth of iTunes gift cards through Facebook Messenger. The money promised did not arrive. The investigation is continuing.

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Robert C. Ninni, 71, of Landenberg, passed away on Dec. 24.

Born in Drexel Hill, he was the son of the late George and Mary Pitetti Ninni. Bob taught business education courses at Avon Grove High School for 30 years. He coached tennis for numerous years and was a photographic advisor for the yearbook. He enjoyed the fellowship and camaraderie of his colleagues which continued into retirement, and was fortunate to have good friends and neighbors.

A funeral was held Jan. 2. Interment was in Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery in Springfield. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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HARASSMENT Wilbert Noel, 52, of New Castle, Del., was cited for harassment by Southern Chester County Regional Police in connection with an incident on Nov. 20. Police were called to the 6600 block of Limestone Road in New Garden Township

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PACKAGES OPENED On Dec. 17, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale investigated a report from a homeowner on China Circle in Penn Township that someone had taken two packages from the home’s front step and cut them open. Nothing in the packages was taken, according to police.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Kennett Square Police arrested Daniel VazquezBedolla, 33, of Kennett Square, for two counts of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, harassment and other charges in connection with an incident on Dec. 22 in the 500 block of Center Street. He was sent to Chester County Prison after failing to post $20,000 cash bail.

ter, Sandra M. Hurst of Carolina Shores, N.C. Sharon’s service and burial will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the Brandywine Conservancy, PO Box 141, Chadds Ford, PA 19317. To visit her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www.griecocares.com.

Mt. Cuba Center merges with Red Clay Reservation Mt. Cuba Center and Red Clay Reservation will merge organizations on Jan. 1, 2018. The two organizations are closely aligned in their commitment to the conservation of open space and healthy ecosystems, and will continue this work as a unified Mt. Cuba Center.

Red Clay Reservation was established in 1962

by Henry B. du Pont and Lammot du Pont Copeland to preserve open space at a time when urban and suburban sprawl was already evident. Due to their visionary actions, Red Clay Reservation has remained a protector of the environment through its own preservation and restoration projects and by a longterm programming partnership with the Delaware Nature Society.

Mt. Cuba Center is a botanical garden and conservation organization incorporated in 1989 by Lammot du Pont Copeland and his wife, Pamela. Lifelong gardeners, the Copelands envisioned that the elegant gardens they cultivated on their estate since the 1930s would someday inspire a community of conservation.

As Mrs. Copeland put it, “I want this to be a place where people will learn to appreciate our native plants and to see how these plants can enrich their lives so that they, in turn, will become

conservators of our natural habitats.”

Red Clay Reservation stewards 608 acres of natural lands in northern Delaware.

Mt. Cuba Center comprises 583 acres adjacent to the Red Clay Reservation property.

Together, the merged Mt. Cuba Center will manage 1,191 acres, with the goal of conserving diverse plant and wildlife habitats and biodiversity. Ecosystem-based management includes water quality monitoring, reforestation, prescribed burns, and the creation, restoration and management of habitat for plants and wildlife.

“This merger brings together two organizations with a longstanding relationship and history of conservation in Delaware,” said Ann Rose, Mt. Cuba Center’s president. “With combined land holdings, Mt. Cuba Center and Red Clay Reservation have joined forces to develop more impactful and unified conservation of natural habitats in an increasingly settled region.”

Mt. Cuba Center undertook a comprehensive master planning process in 2016. The process, which also considered Red Clay Reservation lands, affirmed the advantages of formally connecting the two properties. The master plan, which will be finalized in early 2018, envisions the future development of trails to facilitate visitor access to the natural lands of both properties.

The plan also anticipates enhancing Mt. Cuba Center’s gardens, facilities, and infrastructure to accommodate growing audiences.

“Combining these two exquisite landscapes will allow us to connect people to natural beauty in exciting new ways, and it’s that connection to nature that is the key to inspiring people to conserve their environment,” said Jeff Downing, Mt. Cuba Center’s executive director.

Guests to Mt. Cuba Center can explore historic formal gardens, naturalistic woodland gardens, serene ponds, and a native meadow garden. Access to the expanded natural lands will begin in spring 2018 through education programs and hay wagon tours. Mt. Cuba Center is open from April through November, with educational programming and special events throughout the year.

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“who said what was so refreshing about this project is that it’s about my own art.

It was inspired by Andrew Wyeth, but the result is my own voice. That was what they really appreciated. It’s important for them to see that his legacy is expanding and influencing the next generation in an impactful way, and not just an imitative way.”

The Andrew Wyeth Estate also granted permission for some of the artist’s paintings to be used in the CD booklet, and at Charlton’s lectures and concerts. “I know that permission is not given lightly,” she said. “During his lifetime, he said that he never wanted his art attached to someone else’s art. That’s why I don’t have a Wyeth painting on the cover of the CD, for example. He wanted other people to have their own art, and not to be riding on his coattails. I was always respectful, and I wanted to make sure I was respecting the legacy.

“I really feel like I’ve created lasting art here,” Charlton said. “It’s changed my entire life, not just my creative process. It’s really reinforced the way I parent as well.”

Charlton’s two children were toddlers when the Wyeth project started, and now they are in elementary school. She is inspired by the way that N.C. Wyeth raised his remarkable family, getting them out into nature, playing classical music for them in the evenings, putting on plays at home, and encouraging them to read and paint and write on a daily basis.

During the process of producing the Wyeth project, Charlton worked on three other CDs, including her “Maiden’s Voyage” solo release in 2015. The past few years have been chaotic personally and momentous in her professional life, but Charlton is looking ahead to showcasing “I Dream About This World” in a

Working with journalist Catherine Quillman, who had interviewed Andrew Wyeth several times, Charlton honed insightful stories about each track, pairing them with a few paintings by Andrew and N.C., and her own photographs. “Last May, we started talking about this package,” she said. “We decided that we needed it to be a gift item for museum gift shops. It needed to be a book, not just a CD, because CDs are a dying breed, and more and more people don’t even have CD players.”

The album is featured at the Brandywine River Museum, as well as the Seattle Art Museum, and through Amazon.

The four-year process, Charlton said, “has changed my creative process,” particularly her photography skills. “I always had a camera with me on hikes, but I never delved into the photography in this way. This is brand new, directly as a result of this project. On my new website that’s coming up, I’m going to actually call myself a photographer,” she said, smiling. “As it evolved, I became a visual artist, because I did a lot of back-end digital manipulation of the photographs.

That became something that I really enjoy doing.”

Since the CD was released in July, critical and public acclaim has been pouring in.

Charlton cited Amy Morey, the director of the Wyeth Photo by Catherine Marie Charlton Study Center in Maine, Wyeth Walk 444: Dec. 18, 2017.

new surround-sound version produced by Nicolo that may be released on a DVD, incorporating her own photos and concert footage. She also wants to perform the piece in concert with full visual accompaniment, possibly in the spring or summer. “The surround sound is amazing, and it’s an incredibly immersive experience,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to showcasing it.”

For more information, visit www.catherinemariecharlton.com.

To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty. Charlton says of the CD project, ‘I really feel like I’ve com. created lasting art here.’

Photo by Catherine Marie Charlton

The coastline of Maine, as captured by Charlton as part of her Wyeth project.

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In The Court of Common Pleas Chester County Civil Action – Law No. 2017-04723-RC Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure West Coast Capital Group, Plaintiff vs. Cynthia Chiaparas a/k/a Cynthia Shewell, Michael Shewell and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Creditors, Lienors, Trustees of Michael Shewell, Defendant(s) To: Michael Shewell and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Creditors, Lienors, Trustees of Michael Shewell, Mortgagor, Defendants, whose last known address is 13 E High Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460.

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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 18th, 2018 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 19th, 2018.

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. 18-1-9 Writ of Execution No. 2017-07226 DEBT $221,004.34 ALL THAT CERTAIN messauge and lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in Toughkenamon, in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the middle of a public road or street and in the middle of the track of the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad; thence along the middle of said street by land formerly of Louisa A. Porter, south 26 degrees east 122 feet; thence south 64 degrees west 16.5 and south 26 degrees east 165 feet, thence by land of Isaac Larkin, south 64 degrees west 144 feet to land late of William Sharpless; thence by said Sharpless land, north 6 degrees west 148 feet to the middle of the aforesaid railroad track, thence along the middle of the said track, north 64 degrees east 107 feet to the place of beginning.

BEING UPI No. 60-3-53 RECORD title: The title to said premises appears to be vested in Lee Smith Investments, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, by Deed from D.H. Lane Properties, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, dated 8/10/2007 and recorded 8/30/2007 in Chester County in Record Book 7253

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ASSESSMENT: $96,210.00 PLAINTIFF: Hayden Asset X, LLC VS DEFENDANT: LEE SMITH INVESTMENTS, LLC SALE ADDRESS: 123 Reese Street, Toughkenamon, PA 19374 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: CHRISTOPHER J. PIPPETT, ESQ., 610-4587500 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-27-3t

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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 18th, 2018 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 19th, 2018.

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. 18-1-23 Writ of Execution No. 2016-01816

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In the grip of winter, some tips to remember With local temperatures not expected to rise above freezing until the first weekend in January, here are some tips for coping with the cold.

“The relentless cold can be dangerous for a number of reasons,” said Dave Skutnik, director of communications for the American Red Cross Eastern Pennsylvania Region. “Make sure you and your family are aware of the risks cold weather

poses and understand how to safely stay warm.”

• Wear layers of lightweight clothing to stay warm. Gloves and a hat will help prevent losing body heat.

• Know the signs of hypothermia – confusion, dizziness, exhaustion and severe shivering. If someone has these symptoms, they should get immediate medical attention.

• Watch for symptoms of

frostbite including numbness, flushed gray, white, blue or yellow skin discoloration, numbness or waxy feeling skin.

• Bring the pets indoors.

If that’s not possible, make sure they have enough shelter to keep them warm and that they can get to unfrozen water.

• Avoid frozen pipes – run water, even at a trickle, to help prevent them from freezing. Keep the thermo-

stat at the same temperature day and night to help avoid freezing pipes. Open cabinet doors to allow warmer air from the room to get to pipes near sinks, etc.

• Do not use a stove or oven to heat the home.

• If you use a space heater, place it on a level, hard and nonflammable surface (such as ceramic tile floor), not on rugs, or carpets or near bedding or drapes. Plug power cords directly into outlets

and never into an extension cord.

• If using a fireplace, use a glass or metal fire screen large enough to catch sparks and rolling logs.

• Turn off space heaters and make sure fireplace embers are out before leaving the room or going to bed.

• If the power goes out, always run a generator outside, never inside the home, including in the basement or

garage. Generators produce deadly carbon monoxide and must be placed in well ventilated areas.

Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and described according to a Plan of Property of Elmer Toth, etux, to be conveyed unto Richard Bodtke, said Plan made by George E. Regester, Jr. & Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, dated November 20, 1970, as follows, to wit:

4554, Page 1362, Chester County, Pennsylvania Records.

BEGINNING at a spike on the title line of L.R. 15138, said point of beginning being measured the two following courses and distances from a corner of land of Albert Wilkinson (1) north 84 degrees 15 minutes east 526.90 feet to an old spike, and (2) north 88 degrees 15 minutes east 127.79 feet to the point of beginning; thence extending from said point of beginning and along lands of which this was a part, the three following courses and distances, (1) north 01 degree 45 minutes west 791.95 feet to an iron pin, (2) south 87 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds east, 584.15 feet to an iron pin, and (3) south 00 degrees 43 minutes west 342.78 feet to a spike on the title line of L.R. 15138; thence extending along the title line of L.R. 15138 the two following courses and distances, (1) south 89 degrees 30 minutes west 143.19 feet to a spike, and 2 south 88 degrees 15 minutes west 406.81 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, NA VS DEFENDANT: GERALD M. PISANO

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LEGALS DEBT $75,319.03 PROPERTY situate in Township of Pennsbury TA X ID/UPI Parcel No. 64-04J0072.0000/64-4J-72 IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling.

PLAINTIFF: Keybank National Association S/B/M First Niagara Bank, N.A. S/B/M to First Financial Bank VS DEFENDANT: BARRY J. HEATON a/k/a BARRY JOSEPH HEATON and NEILL W. HEATON a/k/a NEILL WILLIAM HEATON

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 19th, 2018.

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. 18-1-24 Writ of Execution No. 2017-00275 DEBT $397,568.33 PROPERTY situate in the Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 7002 00212700

SALE ADDRESS: 21 Constitution Drive, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 PLAINTIFF 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-27-3t

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 18th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: JOHN C. SACCOMANDI, JR. and DONNA M. SACCOMANDI a/k/a DONNA M. BROWNSACCOMANDI SALE ADDRESS: 206 Victoria Lane, Oxford, PA 19363-2638 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-27-3t

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 18th, 2018 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 19th, 2018.

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. 18-1-26 Writ of Execution No. 2015-10531 DEBT $470,914.05 PROPERTY situate in the Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 3-2-89 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Nationstar Mortgage LLC VS DEFENDANT: ISIDORO GONZALEZ and VICTORIA MCELWAINE SALE ADDRESS: 631 Linden Circle, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-27-3t

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 18th, 2018 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 19th, 2018.

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. 18-1-35 Writ of Execution No. 2016-05906 DEBT $89,819.38 ALL THAT CERTAIN, message, lot or piece of land situate on, in the Township of Highland, County of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described, as follows, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situated in the Township of Highland, County of

MARTHA B. Pisano died June 29, 2013, pursuant the assumed tenancy by the entirety in the above Deed, all rights and interests have passed to Gerald M. Pisano

SALE ADDRESS: 151 Doe Run Station Road, Highland Township, PA 19320 PLAINTIFF 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 12p-27-3t

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BEING UPI Number 45-07-0035.0000 PARCEL No.: 45-07-0035.0000 BEING known as:. 151 Doe Run Station Road, Highland Township, PA 19320 BEING the same property conveyed to Gerald M. Pisano and Martha B. Pisano, husband and wife who acquired title, as tenants by the entirety, by virtue of a deed from Margaret B. Bodtke, single woman, dated April 30, 1999, recorded April 30, 1999, at Instrument Number 35438, and recorded in Book

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The comprehensive circulation of the Health and Medical Guide will be launched on January 31, 2018 when 15,000 copies will be the featured insert in the Chester County Press, the oldest and largest weekly newspaper in the county. In addition, the first wave of 8,000 copies will be displayed at over 125 different newsstands, public areas, and select locations all over Southern Chester County and New Castle County, Delaware. The circulation coverage will blanket Chadds Ford, Longwood, Pocopson, Unionville, Kennett Square, Avondale, West Grove, Landenberg, Kemblesville, Lincoln University, Jennersville, Oxford, and Nottingham and also Newark, Greenville, Hockessin, and Wilmington, Delaware. Thereafter, an additional 5,000 copies will be refreshed seasonally in the spring, summer and fall.

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