Chester County Press 01-19-2022 Edition

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Lawrence moves MLK CommUNITY legislation to save Breakfast Chester Water Authority postponed until April

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently approved legislation introduced by State Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/ Lancaster) that would halt the proposed sale of Chester Water Authority (CWA).

Lawrence’s amendment, offered on House Bill 527, passed the House with a

broad 177-24 bipartisan majority.

“This proposal ensures the board of Chester Water Authority has the tools necessary to block any attempt to sell CWA,” said Lawrence. “My amendment ends any uncertainty and would ensure the continued independence of CWA.”

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State Rep. John Lawrence introduced legislation that would halt the proposed sale of Chester Water Authority (CWA). Lawrence’s amendment, offered on House Bill 527, passed the House with a broad 177-24 bipartisan majority.

Five years ago, the CWA board rejected an unsolicited $320 million takeover offer. Since then, years of ensuing litigation has focused on whether the CWA board or the City of Chester has ultimate authority to approve a sale of the water authority.

Lawrence noted his legislation attracted wide support from both sides of the aisle. “I’m grateful my colleagues in the House supported my amendment with a strong, veto-proof margin,” said Lawrence.

The vote comes on the heels of Lawrence’s recent filing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding the ongoing court case Chester Water Authority v. Aqua Pennsylvania. The case focuses on CWA’s ownership status, specifically challenging who can authorize a sale of the Authority.

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Due to the resurgence of the delta variant and the outbreak of the omicron variant of COVID-19, the Board of Directors of the MLKCommUNITY of Greater Kennett Area recently decided to postpone its annual MLCommUNITY Breakfast and Celebration – originally scheduled for Jan. 17 at Lincoln University – until a date in April.

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Due to concerns about COVID-19, the annual MLKCommUNITY Breakfast and Celebration, originally scheduled for Jan. 17 at Lincoln University, has been postponed until April.

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Biden Administration announces $1.6 billion to fix Pa. bridges The Biden Administration recently announced that $1.6 billion has been allocated to help fix the thousands of bridges in Pennsylvania that are in need of repairs— including numerous bridges in Chester County.

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to announce the launch of the largest bridge formula program in American history. Pennsylvania is set to receive $1.6 billion to fix more than 3,000 bridges across the commonwealth as a result of the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “This is a historic investment for Pennsylvania, and

for our nation,” said Gov. Wolf. “Thank you to the Biden Administration for their steadfast leadership and for their commitment to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Strong infrastructure is critical to the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians, especially strong, safe bridges. Bridges are the lifelines that connect our

communities to one another, while modern, reliable infrastructure is essential for Pennsylvania-based businesses to expand.”

The program represents the largest investment ever made in fixing bridges – dedicating $26.5 billion to states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico over the five years of the

law and $825 million for Tribal transportation facilities. The amount that will be available to states in Fiscal Year 2022 is $5.3 billion along with the $165 million for tribes. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) also published initial guidance on the program.

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Bowa, Vermeil, and a celebration of baseball

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The Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association held its banquet last Saturday night, highlighted by guest speaker Larry Bowa, an appearance by Dick Vermeil, and the induction of six players into the local baseball hall of fame

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer The Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association last week welcomed six new players to its hall of fame and also honored one local coach with a special recognition award.

About 200 guests at the annual banquet applauded the inductees at dinner in the Kennett Fire Company’s Red Clay Room on Saturday night as frigid breezes whipped the air outside.

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Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association president Bob Burton, left, hands speaker Larry Bowa wooden Dick Vermeil places his wine collection on the raffle table. bats for autographing and placing on the raffle table.

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Roger Lysle: ‘I have always been a people person’ Kennett Township public works director wraps 40-year career

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

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On June 12, 1981, 21-yearold Roger Lysle began his first day as a member of the Kennett Township road crew by directing passing vehicles near a work site on Fairville Road that was expanding the road from 16 feet to 18 feet.

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ed a new beginning for Lysle. After he graduated from high school, he took a short-lived position on the midnight shift at NVF in Kennett Square, where he made fiberglass tubes in the dark factory. He told his supervisors that this was not what he wanted to do for a living.

On the advice of a friend who also worked on the

crew, Lysle introduced himself to township roadmaster Robert Fuller to inquire about any job openings.

He called Fuller again, and again, and after the third call, Fuller asked Lysle, “Good Lord, what is it going to take for you to stop calling me?”

“Hire me,” Lysle responded.

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of the road crew, Lysle began his new position working with a nearlyprimitive road grader, a case loader tractor and driving a dump truck that had no heat, for a township that at the time had seven subdivision developments.

In all kinds of weather, through several natural emergencies and 17 supervisors, he remained on

the job for the next four decades.

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and awarding of plaques, as well as the keynote speech by Larry Bowa, the Philadelphia Phillies’ former All-Star player, coach and current senior advisor.

The Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association Hall of Fame, with a home at Burton’s Barber Shop in the borough, was established in 1974 to recognize the baseball achievements of local players who starred on the baseball diamond.

Those who were recognized in the 2022 class were Tony Brown, Jeff Crittendon, Jeff Riccardo, Joseph Sexton, Jason Troilo and Jeff Wenrich.

Former UnionvilleChadds Ford School District Superintendent Charles “Chuck” Garris was given the special award for achievement in coaching for his long tenure as a baseball coach from 1963 to 1994.

In addition to the awards and speeches, the banquet held a silent auction of baseball memorabilia and offered a short video featuring the accomplishments of the inductees.

One of those items being auctioned off was a wine collection from Dick Vermeil, the popular former Philadelphia Eagles football head coach who guided the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl victory in 1999. Vermeil was on hand to greet guests and congratulate this year’s class of hall of fame inductees. He currently owns and operates a winery in California and was invited by Kennett Old Timers Baseball president Bob Burton to be a guest and bring some wine for the raffle.

Bowa, who was prominent with the Phillies as a shortstop, hitter and later a manager, said in his speech

that his favorite baseball memory is being part of the 1980 Phillies team that won the World Series. He hit .375 during that series.

“I will never forget it,” Bowa said.

Bowa was also named to the National League All-Star team several times and is a member of the Phillies Wall of Fame, alongside greats like Richie Ashburn, Robin Roberts, Mike Schmidt and others. He is still part of the Phillies organization, currently serving as an advisor to the general manager.

Bowa consistently reminded his audience that the climb to excellence and recognition he received during his long baseball career has taken grit and hard work. He was quick to point out that throughout high school he failed to make the baseball team and emerged as a player only in junior college.

With self-depreciating humor, he relayed how, when he was being scouted for the Major Leagues, he got kicked out of the first two games.

When he finally made it to Single-A level in the minor leagues, Bowa explained, he struck out four times in the first game.

Throughout a career of recognized accomplishments in fielding, base running and hitting, he still failed at hitting home runs, partially because of his relatively small size for baseball.

Bowa’s main message to his audience was persistence, hard work, mental toughness and the support of his family.

“If you can say you gave 100 percent and lose, you turn the page and think about what happens now,” Bowa explained. “Play the game like it’s your last game. No one knows when they’re gonna play their last game.”

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He told the audience that adversity makes one a better person and that he was skeptical of pre-game gestures of affection for the opposing team.

“You have to hate them during the game,” he said of the opposition.

He added that he loves Philadelphia and its fans, and that’s why he continues to work for the Phillies organization.

“Philadelphia is about blue-collar people. If you aren’t mentally tough, they will eat you up. If you let it bother you, they let you know it,” he said.

Those who were inducted into the Old Timers Hall of Fame represent years of outstanding playing in various areas of Chester County baseball.

Sexton, a resident of Kennett Square, grew up playing baseball for a team in Landenberg before he spent two years playing on a KAU Little League squad.

He went on to be a pitcher and a shortstop for the Kennett High School team, playing under coach Nate Kendig, who had an enormous impact on baseball players in this area. After high school, Sexton played in the Hockessin Adult Hardball League. He also later managed and coached in the KAU Little League and Kaolin Little League.

Crittenden played for the Kennett Rec League and then the KAU Little League while growing up. He played Babe Ruth League baseball and then moved on to play for the Unionville High School baseball team.

Crittenden achieved a great deal of success playing college ball at Brandywine University and then Millersville University. He was a third baseman and pitcher. He was an MVP during his sophomore year at Brandywine University and won a batting title for

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“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and kindly ask for your understanding,” the group wrote on its website. “We have disabled ticket registration temporarily and will update you and reopen sales as soon as the new date is confirmed. Please know that all tickets and sponsorships will be honored for the re-scheduled MLK Celebration.”

The theme for the

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Inductees and speakers join for a portrait after the ceremony. Pictured are (front row, from left) Joe Sexton, Jeff Riccardo, Jeff Crittendon, Jeff Wenrich and Tony Brown, and (back row from left) Jason Troilo, Larry Bowa, Dick Vermeil, Chuck Garris and Kennett Old Timers Baseball president Bob Burton.

Millersville University.

Wenrich was an outfielder and a pitcher while playing high school ball at Avon Grove High School. He also played for one season on the Unionville American Legion team. He went to the NAIA College World Series in Iowa in 1994 and 1995 as a member of the team from Wilmington College (now Wilmington University). He was the NAIA Northeast Region Player of the Year in 1994, and a NAIA First Team All American selection in 1994.

The next year, he was an NAIA Honorable Mention All American selection. He was also inducted in the Wilmington University Hall of Fame in 2011.

Brown played in the KAU Little League for the Rotary in the minors before moving up to the Optimist team in the majors. He played one year in the Babe Ruth League, which turned out to be the last year it existed in Kennett—the following

year KAU started the Senior League for ages 13 to 15, where he played two more years for the Optimist team.

Troilo grew up in Avondale and he and his brother, Joe, loved baseball. Jason’s youth baseball experience started with the KAPRB and then KAU Little League. He played three years of varsity baseball as a catcher at Kennett High School under coach Tim Skiles. While at James Madison University, he played at the Division I level and competed in the Colonial Athletic Association. After a very successful senior season, which was highlighted by an ABCA All-American selection, he was offered a contract by the New York Yankees. His professional playing career included five years in the Yankees organization with experience at the Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A levels.

Riccardo of Downingtown earned the outstanding

athlete award at Bishop Shanahan in 1989. He began his adult baseball career in 1990 with the Jays Baseball Club and then spent 26 years playing in the West Chester Adult League. At various times, he was named MVP and led in hits, doubles, triples and home runs. In his career, he accumulated 581 hits.

Garris began coaching Little League in 1963 and 1964, Senior Little League in 1965, and then the Pony League in 1966 and 1967.

He went on to coach Little League and Senior Little League with his brother, Cliff, in Freeport, Pa. from 1967 until 1973. After moving to Coatseville, in 1980, he coached in the Caln Little League and Caln Senior Little League. Dr Garris coached one year for the Caln American Legion team and, after moving to Kennett Square, he managed the Kennett American Legion team for several years.

group’s originally scheduled event was to be “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” taken from Dr. King’s famous speech at the 1963 March on Washington and elsewhere when he spoke of “the fierce urgency of now” for immediate “vigorous and positive action” on civil rights. The event was also to include an address by keynote speaker Dr. Elijah Anderson, one of America’s leading sociologists and authors, and the Sterling Professor of Sociology and AfricanAmerican Studies at Yale

University. In addition, the event had scheduled a presentation by the Kennett Underground Railroad Center, performance arts, and a strategy session entitled “Creative Extremism for the Cause of Justice.”

To learn more about the rescheduled event, visit the MLKCommUNITY of Greater Kennett Area’s website at www.mlkcommunity.org.

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County initially found in favor of CWA, the appellate Commonwealth Court reversed course, ruling the City of Chester could order a CWA sale. Chester officials have repeatedly stated their desire to sell CWA to fund the near-bankrupt city.

In response to the Commonwealth Court’s ruling, Lawrence and House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) filed a Friend of the Court brief asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take up the matter. They contend a 2012 law eliminated any ability of Chester city to order a unilateral sale of CWA. “In my view, the Commonwealth Court erred in its decision,” said Lawrence. “It’s outrageous to suggest that Chester can assume control of CWA and sell it to the highest bidder.

I urge the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take up this matter as soon as possible.”

Founded in 1939, Chester Water Authority serves over 200,000 customers in Chester and Delaware counties. In addition to water treatment facilities, the authority owns and operates the Octoraro Reservoir, and water pipelines connecting the reservoir with the Susquehanna River and facilities in the City of Chester.

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Obituaries MARGARET EVELYN HARPER Margaret Evelyn “Evie” Harper passed away on Jan. 5 at her residence in Kennett Square. She was 83.

She is survived by her husband George E. Harper.

Born on April 14, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Pauline Graybeal.

Evelyn was a graduate of Kennett High School and West Chester University with a degree in education. She taught third grade at the Mary D. Lang Elementary School in Kennett Square.

In her free time, she loved gardening, knitting and was a wonderful seamstress. In recent years, she enjoyed learning about the stock market and trading stocks. Most of all, she loved her family and friends.

She loved her home in Sea Isle City, N.J. and traveling around the world with her husband.

In addition to her husband George, Evelyn is also survived by her children, Michael Harper (Jacqueline), Karen Chadwick (Thomas), Paula Dvorak (Douglas), and Marianne Rainey (Daniel Hazewski), 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Ed White and several nieces and nephews. Evelyn is preceded in death by her sister Patricia White.

Services were held on Jan. 13 at Kuzo Funeral Home. The arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home, Kennett Square. Please visit Evelyn’s online memorial by going to www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

CHARLES K. “BUD” GIVEN, JR. Charles K. “Bud” Given, Jr., a 50-year resident of Oxford, passed away on Jan. 8 at Union Hospital in Elkton, Md. He was 78.

He was the husband of Susan L.“Suzy” Bardsley Given, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Lansdowne, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles K. Sr., and Marie Eleanor Schrader Given.

Bud was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and he served during the Vietnam War on the USS Shangri-La Essex Class Aircraft Carrier.

Bud and Suzy founded AMAC Automated Equipment in 1980. The business is still thriving today with Chuck and Amy at the helm.

He was an active member and past president of the Oxford Lions Club, past member and president of the Oxford Area School Board and member of Oxford Lodge #353 F. & A.M. AMAC was also a longtime member of Manufacturers’ Agents National Association (MANA).

Bud enjoyed hunting, boating and gardening. Bud was a big family man and enjoyed cooking gourmet meals for family and friends. He was active on his hobby four-acre farm raising black angus beef cattle, chickens, along with horses and other animals.

Bud is survived by his wife; three children, Charles K. Given, III (Michelle) of Elkton, Md., Jonathan W. Given of Elkton, Md. and Amy B. Bruckart of Rising Sun, Md.; seven grandchildren, Max Given, Briana Bruckart, Megan Given, Joseph Given, Zackery Bruckart, Aubrey Given and Ryan Given; two great-grandchildren, Zoey McCane and Xavier Bruckart; and one brother, Wayne M. Given of Philadelphia.

Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, where friends and family may visit from 1 to 2 p.m.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Oxford Lions Club, PO Box 270, Oxford, Pa. 19363.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

TOMMY D. PRICE Tommy D. Price, a resident of Avondale, passed away on Jan. 8.

He went to play that great gig in the sky and be reunited with his woman again.

Born on June 8, 1955, Tommy loved playing music, banging on the drums and strumming his guitar. He loved watching sports with his son and bleeding green for the home teams. He was the world to his kids and grandkids, whom he helped to raise. He was predeceased by his father, Clalley Price, and by his beloved wife, Katherine Barrow Price. They shared 31 years of marriage.

He is survived by two children, Thomas Price and Rebecca Price, and three grandchildren, Thomas, Katie, and Dalilah, who will miss their “Poppop” so much. He is also survived by his mother, Maxine Price, of Avondale, his sister, Norma Wood of Oxford, and his brother, Jerry Price. Most of all, he leaves behind a legacy of strength and love to his children and grandchildren that will last a lifetime.

Arrangements are by the Kuzo Funeral Home in Kennett Square. Please visit Mr. Price’s online memorial by going to www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

VICTORIA PERRY ROBINSON Victoria Perry Robinson, 66, of Chadds Ford, passed away on Jan. 6 at her home. She was the wife of Michael Robinson, with whom she shared 37 years of marriage.

Born in New Haven, Conn., she was the daughter of the late James Perry and the late Ethelyn Wanna Perry.

Victoria earned her undergraduate degree in anthropology from Penn State and her master’s degree in ancient history and classical languages, also from Penn State.

For many years, she was an insurance examiner, most recently for Admiral Insurance Company.

She was a longtime member of the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Kennett Square where she served on the Vestry, Outreach and Altar Guild committees. She was also an Elder in the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribe.

Victoria enjoyed spending time with family, reading, listening to opera and classical music, going to museums, and doing community outreach work in the town she loved so much.

She will be remembered for her sense of humor, her unyielding thirst to learn everything about history and science, as well as her work within the Kennett Square community. Notably, Tori was in charge of the rummage sale at church and it was through this event that underserved members of the community were able to purchase basic necessities. More importantly, this was where she met lifelong friends she called “the Rummage Sale crew.”

In addition to her husband Michael, Victoria is survived by one daughter, Alix Gilbert and her husband Joseph of North East, Md. and one son, James Robinson and his wife Sarah of Wilmington, Del. She has one grandson on the way.

A memorial service was held at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Kennett Square.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum for ongoing research and discovery in the field of archaeology via the Annual Fund Program. https://pennfund.upenn. edu/give/ways-to-give.

Arrangements are by Matthew J. Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. (484-734-8100). To view her online tribute, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.

SHIRLEY TRAMMELL Shirley Trammell, age 95, of West Grove, passed away on Jan. 2 at her residence. She was the wife of George B. Trammell, Jr., who passed away in 2004, and with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Weirton, West Virginia on December 7, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marguerite Peterson Rowland.

Shirley moved as a young child to Ithaca, N.Y. when her mother became a tenured professor at Ithaca College. There, she grew up surrounded by the beauty of the Catskill mountains, many waterfalls, gorges and lakes of Ithaca. She truly valued the life of small-town living. As a child and as a young adult, she loved skiing, ice skating and sledding during the winters, swimming, biking and picnicking with her mother and father at the lakes during the summers, the cascading forsythia at the gorges along the waterfalls during spring and the spectacular colors of the mountains during fall. Shirley had many wonderful memories of her time growing up in Ithaca.

Shirley graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and then went on to obtain her master’s degree in sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, where she met her husband George B. Trammell.

Shirley raised three children, wrote and published a children’s book titled, Upside Over and worked as a clinical audiologist after graduating with her second

master’s degree in audiology from Temple University.

Upon retiring in the 1970s Shirley and her husband George moved from New Jersey to Sarasota, Fla., where she spent many hours playing golf, tennis and bridge.

Shirley and George also loved traveling throughout Europe, China and Hawaii. One of their most memorable trips was taken with their oldest daughter, when they navigated their own cruiser the “Cinibud” through the Gulf stream of Florida to the Bahamas and then back to Florida.

Shirley’s final years were spent in Pennsylvania where she once again was able to enjoy the changing beauty of all the four seasons. She especially loved the fall.

Shirley lived her 95 years to the fullest. The many years spent at the cottage on the Chesapeake Bay with her husband and children, all the family gatherings and the family holidays spent with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were the times and memories she cherished the most.

Shirley left a tremendous legacy and will be sorely missed by her beloved children, Georgia Lee, Denise E. and George B. (Libby) Trammell. She is survived also by her grandchildren, Jennifer, David (Diana), Bryan (Tabby), Bert (Janet), Scott (Michelle), Ross and Jenna Lee, and her great-grandchildren, Josh, Rebecca, Hannah, Will, Garrett, Noah, Thiago, Caelum, Catalina, Carter and Viviana.

Her services will be held privately.

To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.kuzoaandfoulkfh.com.

Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk Funeral Home in West Grove.

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CATHERINE E. MCCULLOUGH Catherine E. McCullough passed away peacefully on Dec. 30 while she was surrounded by her loving family at Christiana Hospital in Christiana, Del. after a short, but very acute illness. She was a 65-year-old resident of Landenberg.

She was the wife of James McCullough, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Noel McHugh and the late Brigid Kerr McHugh.

A geography honors graduate of Queens University in Belfast, Catherine was an accomplished teacher and administrator before leaving the paid workforce to become a full-time homemaker to her children, during which time she dedicated herself to their education and development.

She joined the Board of Governors of their elementary school where her quiet unassuming personality incrementally influenced policy and materials. She also continued her own interest in learning by volunteering at the City of Derry Genealogical Center.

In 1994, her life was transformed by a move to the U.S. by the whole family as a result of her husband, James, being offered a transfer to work for the parent company of his then-employer, DuPont (UK) Ltd. It was a three-tofive-year assignment that became six years, seven years, and then a permanent assignment. Catherine embraced her life in the U.S., driving for her family to become U.S. citizens, which they did in 2008. She often said she was motivated to vote for the Irish Presidential candidate, and when people looked at her, she just said, “You heard of O’Malley, O’Donnell, O’Leary, well, I’m voting for O apostrophe Bama. He’s Irish!”

Not permitted to work in her early years, Catherine refused to be confined to the house and reached out to become a docent at the Delaware Museum of Art where she rose to be the President of the Docent Board, even attending the National Docent Symposium. She also was an associate member of the Board of Trustees in that same capacity, where contrary to protocol she made her opinion known. Catherine loved art and remained active in the docent corps for 24 years. She was an acknowledged expert among the corps in Pre-Raphaelite art, especially the Morris-Rossetti Chairs. She loved educating inner-city children, inspired by her own early years in education.

In addition to the Delaware Museum of Art, Catherine also worked part-time at Hagley Mills where the DuPont story began. She often joked with her husband that she was working at E.I. DuPont’s original headquarters and James was only working at a peripheral location. She liked to tease him. Even as he rose to the number two position in DuPont information technology, she often reminded him he was only there because she was here!

Catherine made lifelong friends at both the Delaware Art Museum and at Hagley. She also retained lifelong friends that she had in her life before America, in Derry, even some dating back to her own elementary school years in Dungannon, and some among the ex-pat community in America from her early days going to the International Women’s Club. Catherine was a friend everybody could rely on.

In addition to art, Catherine loved reading and traveling.

She loved traveling to the locations of the books she read.

James tagged along as her driver. Now she has undertaken her final journey into the arms of God, where she is most welcome.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, Christopher McCullough, of Frisco, Tx., her daughter, Jennifer Weeks, and son-in-law, Jim Weeks of Newark, Del., and her daughter, Katrina Morgera, of Newark, Del., and one grandson Ben Morgera, of Newark, Del. She is survived also by her siblings, Maire Flanagan and Oliver McHugh of Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland, and Noel McHugh of London, England.

Services were held at the Kuzo Funeral Home in Kennett Square on Jan. 5 and a funeral mass took place on Jan. 6 at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church in Avondale.

Burial will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, Ill. 60601.

To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

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and his department served.

“Not only is it rare to have an employee stay with one organization for more than 40 years, it is even more rare that that employee would perform their job so selflessly and be such a positive asset,” said Richard Leff, chairman of the township’s Board of Supervisors. “That is Roger Lysle.”

“My dad always told me, ’Once you climb the ladder and reach the top rung, it’s only down from there,’” Lysle said. “I am leaving at a good point where I am still liked by everyone. It’s been a great job, but I began to get tired of taking my job home with me.”

For every public works employee in every municipality and every town in Pennsylvania, there are likely an equal number of stories that tell of late weekend nights clearing fallen trees from roads, assisting electrical companies during the repair of downed telephone wires during ice storms and helping those who have been found stranded in their cars during severe weather.

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“The Biden-Harris Administration is thrilled to launch this program to fix thousands of bridges across the country – the largest investment of its kind in U.S. history,” said Department of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg. “Modernizing America’s bridges will help improve safety, support economic growth and make

There is a quote – attributable to everyone from the Boy Scouts of America to environmentalists to parents – that says “Always leave a place better than you found it.” To those who live along Bayard, McFarlan and

Greenwood roads to those whose homes are in any of the township’s many developments, they have always represented more to Lysle than merely clients he and his department do work for.

“I have always looked at the residents of this township as if they are my aunts and uncles, and when I pass by their houses and see a low-hanging wire for instance or a broken tree limb in their front lawn, I take care of it, and that goes the same for the entire department,” he said. “It’s just about deciding to go the extra mile.”

For many of these “aunts and uncles,” the facet of Lysle’s presence on the job that many will miss most is his unwavering sense of decency and kindness, which he has delivered door-to-door and in person and rarely by e-mail.

Several years ago, Lysle approached a homeowner in the township about the need to have some of the trees on the property removed for safety reasons. The woman disagreed, and advised Lysle to speak with her husband that coming weekend.

That Saturday morning, Lyle returned to the home and talked with the husband

people’s lives better in every part of the country – in rural, suburban, city, and tribal communities.”

“This record amount of funding, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will allow states and tribal governments to fix the bridges most in need of repair,” Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollack said. “It will also modernize them to withstand the effects

of climate change and to make them safer for all users, including cyclists and pedestrians. Every state has bridges in poor condition and in need of repair, including bridges with weight restrictions, that may force lengthy detours for travelers, school buses, first responders, or trucks carrying freight,” she added.

Nationwide, the Bridge Funding Program is expected to help repair approximately

“I can remember walking down Centermill Road during a major power outage and asking neighbors if they needed help with their generators and just helping to keep people moving,” Lysle said. “I was a firefighter with the West Grove Fire Company for many years, and the biggest thing I learned from that experience was that emergencies are about the people who are in need of a response, not about the responders who arrive at the emergencies. I learned to react differently – to remain calm and focused on the job of helping someone else.”

“The staff will surely miss Roger, but I think the residents of Kennett Township will miss him more,” said supervisor Scudder Stevens.

“In his years working for Kennett Township, he has without a doubt forged many relationships.”

His ‘aunts and uncles’

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Kennett Township Public Works Director Roger Lysle retired from his position on Jan. 14, after a 40-year career with the township.

to again encourage him to have the trees taken down.

“He was right there in my face, telling me that there was no way the township was going to cut his trees down,” Lysle said. “I tried to respond to him calmly, and after a few more back-and-forths, he began laughing at me.

“I asked him what was so funny. He said, ‘They told me that there was no way that I could ever make you mad, and here I’ve done everything I can to tick you off but nothing has worked.

Cut the trees.’”

There are people in Lysle’s

life he will now have more time to spend with, beginning with his wife Anne Marie, his daughters Nicole and Megan and his 19-month-old granddaughter Brynn Elizabeth, whose photograph is posted on his cell phone. While he has retired from the township, Lysle plans on continuing to work – perhaps at a nursing home, he said.

“Anne Marie did all of the things at home that I missed, because I was here,” Lysle said. “I didn’t get to attend all of the Christmas school plays or be around to open presents on Christmas

morning because I was out snow-plowing or taking care of an emergency at the township.

“Family means a lot to me.”

Lysle said that Brynn Elizabeth is excitedly looking forward to attending pre-school, and even has her own book bag that she constantly wears.

“I am looking forward to being a part of seeing her grow up,” he said. “She’s quite a young lady.”

15,000 bridges. In addition to providing funds to states to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, protect, and construct highway bridges, the Bridge Formula Program has dedicated funding for Tribal transportation facility bridges as well as “off-system” bridges, locally owned facilities which are those not on the federal-aid highway system.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes

an incentive for states to direct the new Bridge Formula Program funds to off-system bridges owned by a county, city, town, or other local agency. While states normally must match federal funding with up to 20 percent state or local funding, the guidance issued notes that federal funds can be used for 100 percent of the cost of repairing or rehabilitating such locally owned off-system

bridges. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a oncein-a-generation investment in infrastructure, which will grow the economy, enhance U.S. competitiveness in the world, create good jobs, and make our transportation system more sustainable and equitable. Specific to the FHWA, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides more than $350 billion over five fiscal years for surface transportation programs.

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

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Martin, as the snow falls

Oxford Educational Foundation marks National Mentoring Month

This past Sunday, as the clock reached four-thirty in the afternoon, the forecasters were accurate. Snow began to fall on Chester County.

Captive to the heavy winds that accompanied its arrival, the snow swirled weightless and randomly, landing with no pre-determined destiny – winter crystals in a freefall dance.

For more than two hours, the snow blanketed the county and did so indiscriminately, upon every home, every business and every church, mosque and synagogue.

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. When weather becomes an event, there is no selectivity to its arrival. On Sunday, the snow fell on the homes of Republicans and Democrats and on the roofs where the most progressive liberals live next door to the most stalwart of conservatives. It fell on the houses of those who are twice vaccinated and boosted and on those who deny the need to receive the same.

It fell on the manicured lawns of well-heeled subdivisions where every home’s cupboards are always stocked with an abundance of food, just as it fell on the sparse and tiny dwellings of the underserved and the outliers, who live in the slivered cracks of this county’s wealth.

“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”

Snow is merely the frozen rain of clouds clashing, and its meandering journey is not predicated on selectivity. It is a large white blanket that unfolds on an entire swath of land indeterminate of the color and culture of the people who live there. Against the tenor of prejudice, bigotry and ignorance, it often lands like a tarpaulin, several gradations beneath a whisper, sparing no one.

“Love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals.

Just keep being friendly to that person. Just keep loving them, and they can’t stand it too long. Oh, they react in many ways in the beginning. They react with guilt feelings, and sometimes they’ll hate you a little more at that transition period, but just keep loving them. And by the power of your love they will break down under the load. That’s love, you see.”

The snow in Chester County had evaporated by Monday morning, made invisible by a freezing rain, but no matter. Weather, so much stronger than us, had once again enfolded us in a singular definition, a collective humanity, unified beneath its widened and inescapable canopy.

“We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.”

January is National Mentoring Month.

Since 1995, the Oxford Educational Foundation has been operating a mentoring program, placing hundreds of mentors in the Oxford schools. Mentors meet with their students with the expectation of developing an ongoing relationship that is positive and caring.

“Research shows that mentoring is linked to improved academic, social, and economic prospects for young people, and that ultimately strengthens

our community,” said Dr. Raymond A, Fischer, OEF executive director. Mentors can play a powerful role in providing young people with the tools to make responsible decisions and to stay focused and engaged in school.

The program’s impact on individual students can be noticed in the child’s increased school attendance and academic success, decreased discipline referrals, and improvements in social skills. It positively affects the lives of the

mentors, as well. Mentors have reported a sense of satisfaction in recognizing that they can make a difference. Although the program is not a cure-all for the needs and challenges of today’s youth, it can provide a meaningful, positive relationship in the life of a child who otherwise may receive very little encouragement. These children need to know there is someone to whom they can turn not only when they have a problem, but also to share a success.

As the organization focuses on engaging more community members in volunteering, there is a message to share: Mentors make a difference.

If you know of anyone who could give an hour or two a week to serve as a mentor (maybe you?), please contact OEF’s volunteer coordinator, Kim Lewin at coordinator@ oxfordeducationalfoundation.org or Dr. Ray Fischer, OEF executive director, at rfischer@oxfordeducationalfoundation.org.

Reining in government spending will be very tough

By Lee H. Hamilton With a $1 trillion infrastructure package on the books and the Biden administration’s $1.8 trillion “Build Back Better” measure preoccupying the Senate after passing the House, government spending is very much on Americans’ minds. In public meetings, I frequently hear people say that government’s share of the economy is too big, and it’s likely that voters’ feelings about federal spending in particular will figure prominently in next year’s elections.

If you look ahead, even beyond the current debate on Capitol Hill, there’s no question that there will be intense pressure to expand even further. To deal effectively with climate change, reckon with the impact of an aging population, and handle the health care needs of Americans post-pandemic—are problems that will demand a role for government. Which, in turn, will mean more spending, more bureaucracy, more opportunity for corruption, and less space for the individual enterprise that fuels economic prosperity.

The U.S. is not alone in this. “On current forecasts,” The Economist wrote recently, “government spending will be greater as a share of GDP in 2026 than it was in 2006 in every major advanced economy.”

What other countries do about it will be up to them.

What the U.S. needs to do, however, is to take a hard look at where we’re head-

ed. This will be extremely difficult. Inertia is powerful in government; once a program is established, it’s much easier just to let it continue, no matter how ineffective, and public interest in using government to solve real problems that people care about is a powerful force. Politicians quickly learn that not everyone who decries big government really means it; some people may oppose the idea in general, but when it comes to cutting a government service or program that benefits them or addresses an issue they follow, they’ll storm the barricades.

It’s worth remembering that government did not grow big by accident. It was pushed by a desire to address real problems, to respond to the demands of real people—both well-meaning and selfinterested—and to meet the soaring visions of elected leaders.

The challenge, it seems to me, will be to develop a mindset that looks realistically at what government can and cannot do well and that appreciates that government’s ability to satisfy the demands it faces is limited.

Overall, our goal should be to sustain a government that performs well, intervening where it can be effective and avoiding areas where it cannot be.

How do we do this? We have to focus on where government is being asked to intervene and ask whether it’s really necessary and whether there are market-

based or other solutions that are preferable. We have to examine the effectiveness of public programs—at the federal, state, and local levels—by checking regularly on how they’re operating, asking whether improvements can be made, examining whether the private sector could do it better, and, where a program is ineffective, either cutting or eliminating it.

To be sure, it’s baked into the American system to debate the proper role and scope of government.

We’ve been doing it since the beginning. But turning debate into action is far more difficult. When I first entered politics, I thought that making government more efficient and effective was such a blindingly obvious goal that everyone would rush to embrace it.

And, rhetorically, most people—both in and outside government—do. But

regardless of their ideological hue, they all have their exceptions, places where they want government to expand—the military or health care or basic R & D or critical infrastructure.

Add those up, and you get a government that never stops growing.

What we need, in the end, is to lower our expectations of government. So far, we haven’t shown that we’re very good at it.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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Williams announces more than $1.1 million in Community Conservation Partnership Grants Chadds Ford Township will receive a grant of $500,000 for development of the Walkable Chadds Ford Trail State Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester and Delaware) announced more than $1.1 million in grants to the district from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnerships Program.

“As I said when running for this office, preservation of space, repurposing space and enhancing our outdoor recreational areas is one of my top priorities,” said Williams. “My open space aspiration is be able to walk, run or bike the length of the 160th District. That starts

with smaller municipal projects that we will later bring together for a regional project. I am proud to have supported and advanced the funding requests for these local projects.”

Chadds Ford Township will receive a grant of $500,000 for development of the Walkable Chadds Ford Trail. The trail will include almost 1.5 miles of trail from Fairville Road to the Brandywine Battlefield Park along with intersection improvements. Consistent with our regional planning approach, this trail will be

an important connector for the planned Octoraro Rail Trial.

Bethel Township will receive a grant of $243,800 for the acquisition of approximately 20 acres along Bethel Road for passive recreation. This project will preserve the former Shaffer property, including a 17th century log cabin and an 18th century farmhouse. The buildings are historically relevant to the area and are used to tell the story of Bethel Township’s rural past.

The Brandywine

Conservancy and Museum of Art will receive a grant of $85,000 for outreach and technical assistance for the Brandywine Creek Greenway.

The project will repurpose an inactive SEPTA rail line into a paved, multi-use public trail. Consistent with the regional approach, the trail will also serve as a section of the Octoraro Rail Trail with future plans to build one continuous trail from Chadds Ford through Concord Township to Chester Heights.

The Land Conservancy

for Southern Chester County will receive a grant for $315,000 toward a conservation and trail easement on approximately 100 acres in Kennett Township for open space and trail connections. These trails are in addition to the 14-mile trail project funded earlier this year in Kennett Township and Kennett Borough. Once these projects are complete, the greater Kennett area will be significantly improved in terms of usable outdoor recreational space, further enhancing its destination status.

Funding for these grants comes from the Keystone Fund, generated from a portion of the realty transfer tax, the Environmental Stewardship Fund, fees for ATV and snowmobile licenses, and federal money.

“I am grateful that DCNR recognized the value of our projects,” said Williams.

“These grants are a big step toward a walkable 160th District and will preserve and enhance some of our precious open and recreational space for many years to come.”

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Unionville falls to Coatesville, 58-34

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer By the time the Unionville boys’ basketball team had jumped out to an early 9-2

lead early in the first quarter of their game against visiting Coatesville on Jan. 15, it appeared that Longhorns’ head coach Chris Cowles’ strategy was fully in sync:

A layup attempt by Coatesville’s Dior Muhammad Kennedy is turned away by a Unionville defender.

Unionville’s Ryan Brown looks for an opening in Coatseville’s defense.

create a patient perimeter offense and play tough defense.

After two long-range three-pointers by Jack Casten and one by Charlie Kammeier had staked Unionville to an early lead, however, it seemed all of the wheels that accelerated at the start of the game began to fall off moments later. After a steal and layup by Dior Muhammad Kennedy gave Coatesville a 12-11 lead at the end of the quarter, the Red Raiders dominated the boards and forced Unionville into several turnovers en route to a convincing 58-34 victory.

With starters James Anderson and Kevin Nowoswiat out after both sustaining injuries in Unionville’s 65-53 loss to Kennett on Jan. 11, Cowles was relegated to using some of his second team, and by the second quarter, they seemed little match for the Red Raiders, who outscored the Longhorns 12-4 in the second quarter, highlighted by two quick jumpers by Jaden Gallimore.

Coatesville’s defense, led by the backcourt of Kennedy, Jeremiah Marshall and James Taylor, began to break up Unionville’s perimeter offense with steals, giving the Longhorns very little space to get off jumpers or penetrate the key, giving the Red Raiders a 24-15 lead at halftime.

“When a pass is coming to you, you have to come to the ball, and we didn’t come to the ball,” Cowles said. “We probably gave them eight points in the first half off of that alone, and if you look at the halftime score that was pretty much the difference.”

While Unionville began to rediscover its signature perimeter offense at the start of the third period, they, they could not find consistent shooting, with two three-pointers by

Photos by Allison Rikard UHS ’22

Coatesville’s Jaylin McNeil scores two of his game-high 16 points during the Red Raiders’ 58-34 victory over Unionville on Jan. 15.

Robbie Logan accounting for the only jumpers made in the entire third quarter. Meanwhile, Kennedy drained four shots, including a layup off of a steal with 1:50 left that gave his team a commanding 38-18 lead.

Ahead 41-26 at the start of the final quarter, Coatesville used a balanced scoring attack led by Jaylin McNeil’s 8 points to seal the victory.

“In the second half, we came out and executed decently but we missed

great shots, so we could have used a few of them to fall, particularly with the situation we are in,” Cowles said, referencing the loss of Anderson and Nowoswiat. “Losing both of them, we certainly feel the effects of that as a team, but it doesn’t affect guys doing what they are supposed to do. We’re trying to improve and take that accountability on ourselves from everyone’s perspective.”

Led by McNeil’s 16 points and Kennedy’s 12 points,

the win gave Coatesville a 6-3 overall record on the season that they looked to improve with home contests against Downingtown East on Jan. 17 and Bishop Shanahan on Jan. 18.

Now 3-8 overall, Unionville traveled to Avon Grove for a non-conference game on Jan. 18, and will continue its road swing with a conference game at Oxford on Jan. 19.

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

United Way of Chester County announces debut of golf outing United Way of Chester County will host its first annual golf outing on the lush, picturesque greens of Penn Oaks Golf Club in West Chester on April 26, 2022. Outing participants will unite for the worthy cause of contributing vital support to United Way of Chester County in their fight for the education, health and financial stability of every person in Chester County, while enjoying a full afternoon of fellowship and fun. This event replaces the popular Live United in Color 5K and raises funds for United Way’s Community Impact

& Innovation Fund.

To launch this first-time event, Meridian Bank has generously stepped up to serve as the Presenting Sponsor.

Charlie Kochka, Meridian Bank’s executive vice president and chief lending officer said, “We are so excited to have this opportunity to partner with United Way of Chester County to raise much needed funds. Their reputation and impact in Chester County is unmatched and is evident in their recent Non-Profit of the Year recognition.

“Meridian Bank already

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United Way of Chester County will host its first annual golf outing on the lush, picturesque greens of Penn Oaks Golf Club in West Chester on April 26, and sponsors have already stepped forward to make the event a reality.

partners with them in numerous ways including running an employee giving campaign, providing them with pre-K EITC funds, a corporate gift and sponsorship of their Live United in Music event so it makes sense for us to jump in with both feet with this event to help them raise funds while building on current and creating future professional relationships through a golf outing.”

United Way CEO

Christopher Saello said, “We couldn’t be happier to have Meridian Bank as our Presenting Sponsor. This outing will follow in the spirit of our Live United in Music event and will have many exciting aspects that will make it a tournament like no other in Chester County. Local businesses will spend the day networking and building new relationships all while helping a great cause.”

The mission of United

Way of Chester County is to unite people and mobilize resources to build better lives and stronger communities. Christina Wagoner, the director of finance for the United Way, hopes the golf outing “will allow businesses to engage with their employees, clients, and the community at large while raising awareness about the United Way in a unique and meaningful way,” she said. “We plan to bring out some great sur-

prises and make this day unlike other golf outings.

You will want to sign up early because this event will undoubtedly sell out.”

Corporate sponsorships are available at all levels.

For more information on sponsorships, please contact Christina Wagoner at 610-429-9400 X4101 or cwagoner@uwchestercounty.org. Event and registration information can be found at www.

LiveUnitedinGolf.org.

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Obituaries ELIZABETH STURGILL Elizabeth Sturgill, 68, passed away on Dec. 27 at home in Nottingham.

She was the wife of Jerry Sturgill of Nottingham.

Born in Havre de Grace, Md., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Dorothy Usilton.

Elizabeth was a member of Porters Grove Baptist Church in Rising Sun, Md. She loved her dog, Scooter. She enjoyed going to the beach and playing volleyball, and attending car shows with her husband.

She is survived by her husband; one step-daughter, Angela Smith of Port Deposit, Md.; six grandchildren, Tina Smith, Robert Smith, Anthony Smith and Aaron Smith of Port Deposit, Md. and Brooke Sturgill and Dylon Sturgill and their mother, Debbie Sturgill of Nottingham; two great-grandsons, Barrett and Bane Nickel; and two brothers, Jerry Usilton and Wayne Usilton.

She was preceded in death by one son, Jerry Joe Sturgill.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Elizabeth’s memory may be made to Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine Street, Oxford, Pa. 19363, to help offset funeral costs.

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

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

NOAH DANIEL PRICE Noah Daniel Price, a fourmonth-old angel who lived in Oxford, passed away on Jan. 10 at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Del. Born in Newark, Del., he was the son of Jason D. Price and Jessica N. Rosenbaum, both of Oxford.

Noah loved spending time with his mommy. He loved his Beanie Babies and listening to Christmas music his nurses would play for him.

He is survived by his mother; his father; two brothers, Layken and Kayden; and one sister, Mia; maternal grandmother, Jenice Jackson of West Chester; paternal grandmother, Lois Price of Oxford; and maternal greatgrandmother, Ollie F. Hampton of Neva, Tenn.; and paternal great-grandfather, Earl Price of Rehoboth, Del. He is preceded in death by a maternal grandfather, John F. Rosenbaum; and paternal grandfather, Randall Price.

Services will be private and interment will be in Oxford Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Noah’s memory may be made to Nemours Children’s Hospital, https:// secure.qgiv.com/event/nmaglp/page/670096.

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

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

Alleluia My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

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JOAN BALDWIN WOODWARD MILLER DUTT Joan Baldwin Woodward Miller Dutt passed away peacefully in her home while surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 10. Joan was the daughter of John Vernon Woodward and Anne May Pierce Woodward. She graduated from Unionville High School in 1955.

In 1956, she married Robert “Bob” C. Miller and they had two loving daughters.

In December, 2003, she married Dale K. Dutt from Louisiana.

Joan worked as a soda jerk, school bus driver, medical receptionist, owner operator of a driving service for senior citizens, and as secretary for an auctioneer to campground co-owner Beacon Camping. Her most rewarding work, however, was volunteering as a “Pioneer Girls” leader, Jr. High Youth Group Leader and planning a 50th reunion for UHS Class of 1955.

Preceding Joan in death are her parents, a brother, Wayne, a sister, Verna, and her husband Bob and her second husband, Dale. She is survived by her daughters, Sherry (Tom) Verbeeck and Lana (Patrick) Solitario and her grandchildren Kayla (Derek) Solitario, AbiGail Solitario and Christina Valya Hocking. She is also survived by her step-grandsons, Thomas Verbeeck, Jr. (Jackie) of Las Vegas and Michael Verbeeck of Albertsville, Pa. and her great-grandchildren, Serenity Solitario, Nikolai DiGuardi and Izzie Bills.

A Life Celebration will be held at Intercourse United Methodist Church, 39 Queen Road, Intercourse, Pa., on Saturday, January 22 at 2 p.m. with a greeting time from 1 p.m. until time of service.

Interment will be private in the Longwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, Pa. 17604.

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Obituaries JOHN FIRTH BOGLE, JR. John Firth Bogle, Jr., age 91, of Landenberg, passed away on Dec. 31 while at home. He was born near West Chester, Pa. on Sept. 5, 1930 to the late John F. Bogle, Sr., and Leona R. Bogle.

He was a graduate of West Chester High School, class of 1949. John was a Korean War veteran, proudly serving his country from 1950 to 1952. He served with the 74th Field Artillery Battalion, Constabulary in Landshut, Germany. Later he served with the 35th Field Artillery Group, 7th Army, at Schwabsh Gmund, Germany, and later received his honorable discharge.

He worked for 38 years for Hercules Powder Company, in the Agricultural Chemical Laboratory and Research Center, retiring as a senior laboratory technician in 1991.

On Nov. 13, 1953 he married Ethel Cloud, daughter of Willis and Florence Cloud of Strickersville, Pa. Together they built their own home.

He enjoyed gardening, fishing, playing cards, square-dancing, playing banjo and harmonica, and, most of all, spending time with his loving wife, Ethel and children, Jane and Paul.

John was a member and played tenor banjo in the Brecks Mill String Band under the direction of Al Smith. He was also a longtime member of the Hercules Men’s Club and a previous Trustee of the Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church in Newark, Del. John is survived by his daughter, Jane Campbell and her husband, Tony of Spring Valley, Cal.; son, Paul Firth Bogle and his wife, Christine of Mt. Airy, Md.; brother, George Bogle of West Grove; four grandchildren, Andrea Campbell Perry, Tara Wilde, Holly Diaz, and Stephanie Bogle; and two great-grandchildren, Adalynn Wilde and Danny Diaz.

In addition to his parents, John is preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Bogle; two brothers, Eugene F. Bogle and William F. Bogle; sister, Leona Murie Wolfe; and daughter-in-law, Jenny W. Bogle.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2 at Kemblesville United Methodist Church, where friends and family may begin to visit at 10 a.m.

Burial will follow at Kemblesville Cemetery.

To send online condolences please visit, www. rtfoard.com.

DAVID STANLEY SCHILLER David Stanley Schiller, a resident of Glen Mills, Pa., died on Jan. 7 at the age of 96.

David was born on March 10, 1925, in Mansfield, Ohio. He graduated in 1947 from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, with a degree in mathematics and physics, and in 1950 from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He launched his professional career as an aeronautical engineer, and worked for companies such as Boeing, North American Rockwell, Sikorsky Helicopter, and Piasecki Aircraft Corporation. In 1987, David retired from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission as the Director of Program Development.

It should come as no surprise that David followed his engineering passion and was a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. He enjoyed building model airplanes and, in his prime, would lovingly build and name airplanes after his grandchildren.

An avid hunter and fisherman, David planned many family camping and canoeing trips and enjoyed outdoor adventures with his family of 10. As a scout leader, he was a proud member of the Boy Scouts for over 22 years overseeing Troop 474 in Columbus, Ohio, and Troop 31 in Chadds Ford, Pa. David was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Stanley Charles and Marie (Bergman) Schiller; his siblings Elaine Voegele (Albert), Portia Pearl (Roger); his beloved wife of 48 years Nancy (Bullock) Schiller; and his grandson David Stanley Schiller II. He is survived by his loving children, Colonel David P. Schiller, (Ret.), of Hampton, Va., Christina Holbert (William) of Blandon, Pa., Susan Taylor of Dublin, Pa., Katharine King (Robert) of Chadds Ford, Pa., Patricia Erb (Alan) of Colden, N.Y., Mary Margaret Schiller (Robert Campbell) of Sunset Beach, N.C., Stanley C. Schiller II of Phoenix, Az., and Peter N. Schiller (MaryAnn) of Broomall, Pa.; and his 18 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

A funeral mass was held on Jan. 14 at St. Cornelius Church in Chadds Ford.

Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kennett Square.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105 https://www.stjude. org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home in Kennett Square.

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MARY JANE ENNIS Jane Ennis was a free spirit who passed quietly in her sleep on Jan. 4 after a blessedly brief battle with ALS. She is survived by her two children, Elizabeth and Charlie, and their spouses, Joseph and Jenna, who couldn’t ask for a better mother-in-law.

She is also survived by her absolute favorite humans on Earth, her grandsons, Justin and Sam. Jane was born in West Chester on a farm, but at age 16 she wasn’t ready to settle down into small town life. Being the strong, passionate person she was, she left home to live her dreams in New York City as a Broadway singer.

After years on the stage and basking in the big city lights, she returned to her hometown and met her husband of 32 years, Jay Ennis. Jane, never one to sit still, excelled at customer service, running businesses that ranged from restaurants, including the Red Rose Inn, to the family business, Ennis Construction.

Jane was not a fan of the cold, and spent years first vacationing in Mexico and then living in Florida.

She was always soaking up the sunshine, reading a book, and was often taking care of those who had the privilege to know her and be loved by her. For a time, she was a first stop and safe haven for children of violence and trauma who needed a Mimi before moving on to whatever life held next. An avid knitter, Jane kept countless infants warm and necks snuggly with her hats and scarves. At Westminster, Jane coordinated weekly potluck dinners, and often had the crew over for card games and home-cooked food.

Always ready with a special Mimi treat, Jane reveled in her role as a grandmother. She ensured that the boys always had a steady supply of books, Legos, and desserts. The boys adored their Mimi. Justin was often stopping by with his friends to make the other residents smile, and you could frequently find Sam running the halls of Ware carrying goodies and treats that Jane had made to her neighbors and friends throughout the building.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Christopher.

In lieu of flowers, please plant something beautiful in Jane’s memory and remember her fondly when the sunshine warms your cheeks.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford (www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. and 610-932-9584).

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022

Chester County Press

Local News Landenberg resident wins Great Dames Remarkable Ideas Competition Sierra RyanWallick’s green startup protects the environment and supports underserved teens Landenberg resident and UP Cycle design founder Sierra RyanWallick recently won the 2021 Great Dames Remarkable Ideas Pitch Competition, a fiercely competitive contest narrowed down to five finalists who presented ideas to reimagine the future.

In addition to a $1,000 cash award, RyanWallick received a business mentor for an entire year and a portfolio of business services.

UP Cycle Design, RyanWallick’s green startup, is a zero-waste sustainable fashion brand that upcycles materials fated for landfills

into new products, a concept designed to reutilize excessive amounts of clothing donated to thrift stores. The startup supports community causes by donating 15 percent of the proceeds from each unit sold. In partnership with The Warehouse, a project serving teenagers

in Northeast Wilmington’s underserved Riverside area, RyanWallick also mentors teens about entrepreneurship, design and sustainability.

A University of Delaware entrepreneurship major, RyanWallick began her social entrepreneurial

career at 11 by launching AutumnLeaf Fundraisers, which has raised over $100,000 for nonprofit causes. UP Cycle Design also shows promise, having expanded to a team with five interns and plans to develop additional partnerships.

“Sierra is a passionate and

fearless young woman with a proven track record of creating robust solutions to address social issues,” said Great Dames CEO and president Sharon Kelly Hake.

“She’s also giving a voice to other aspiring entrepreneurs who have not had opportunities elsewhere.”

Updated With Hammer in Hand tells a richer story of the Dominy family of craftsmen A signature installation at Winterthur further explores historic craft, trade, and lifeways A reinstallation of With Hammer in Hand: A Story of American Craft at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library refreshes and updates the story of the Dominy family, skilled craftsmen who worked and traded in East Hampton, Long Island, in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

The exhibition presents a more detailed, nuanced view of the Dominys as vital members of a vibrant community that included English colonists, members of the Shinnecock and Montaukett communities,

enslaved people, and free people of color, who earned their living from offshore fishing and farming.

“The Dominys reflected and helped shape the special regional identity of their community through furniture, clocks, and other objects that may appear to our eyes as common, simple, and practical, but they are beautifully designed and executed,” said Josh Lane, the Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Curator of Furniture at Winterthur.

“We want visitors to understand the Dominy

craftsmen as members of a multigenerational family living under one roof with their wives and children and apprentices, and as a vital part of their community where everyone turned to them for all sorts of woodworking and small metalsmithing needs.”

Three generations of the family—Nathaniel Dominy IV (1737–1812), Nathaniel Dominy V (1770–1852), and Felix Dominy (1800–1868)— worked in the shops from the mid-18th century through about 1840. In the

patchwork of communities that made up eastern Long Island, they built houses, barns, and windmills; supplied furniture, clocks, and coffins; repaired hay rakes, wagon wheels, and spinning wheels; mended watches; and helped maintain civic buildings such as schoolhouses.

With Hammer in Hand displays nearly all the contents of the Dominys’ woodworking, clock making, and watch repair shops, including lathes, workbenches, and more than 1,000 hand tools. It

also contains examples of furniture and tall clocks as well as extensive shop records and family papers.

In addition, the exhibition features short video interviews with Charles F. Hummel, curator emeritus at Winterthur and the preeminent scholar of the Dominys, outlining how the collection survived and how it came to Winterthur, as well as video excerpts on how the collection continues to intrigue and inspire craftspeople and collectors. A new floor-to-ceiling mural of a saltwater marsh

situates the Dominys in the seaside community of their time.

Together, the tools, shop products, and written records tell a more complete story about the practices and roles of skilled craftsmen in preindustrial America than any other single grouping of artifacts and documents that have survived from this period.

With Hammer in Hand: A Story of American Craft is a permanent exhibition at Winterthur. It is included as part of general admission.

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General Accounting: 1 year (Required) Financial Principals: 1 year (Required) Customer Service: 2 years (Required) Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred) Administrative Assistant: 2 years (Preferred) Local Government Experience: (Preferred) Work Location: In Office Work Remotely: No Administrative Assistant/Receptionist/Codes Assistant London Grove Township is accepting applications to fill a full time office Administrative Assistant/Receptionist position. Looking for someone who can multitask, is well organized, highly motivated, positive, and dependable and enjoys the benefits of a smaller office. If you are a detail oriented person with computer and customer service skills able to support multiple departments and are skilled in Microsoft Office programs, this job is for you. Employee will take on a variety of office tasks and manage changing priorities while meeting deadlines.

Salary will be determined by experience level. Local Government experience is helpful. If you think you are a good fit for this position please email your resume to dmaciejczyk@londongrove. org or send your resume and job application to London Grove Township, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA 19390 Attention: Dawn Maciejczyk, Office Manager. Job Type: Full Time Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan Schedule: 8 hour shift Day shift Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Dress Code: Business Casual Education: High School or equivalent (required) Experience: Office Equipment: 1 year (Required) Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred) Customer Service: 2 years (Preferred) Administrative Assistant: 2 years (Preferred) Work Location: In Office Work Remotely: No

Legals ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Helen Frances Bessie McKim Boddy, also known as Bessie H. Boddy late of Oxford Borough, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Helen Frances Bessie McKim Boddy having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Esther Curry, Executor c/o Attorney:Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire, 208 E. Locust Street, P.O. Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363 Phone: 610-932-3838 1p-5-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of William E. Ray Jr., Late of Landenberg, Township of County Chester, PA, LETTERS of Administration on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, Philip Ray, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Estate of William E. Ray Jr. 2 Saddle Court Landenberg, PA 19350.

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Estate of Win Ding Van, Late of West Chester, Chester, PA, LETTERS of Administration on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned,

who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to In Van, West Chester, Chester PA, Administrator, Or Attorney: Andrew Fabian, Esquire, 255 W. Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335 1p-12-3t

ADVERTISEMENT FOR GRANT OF LETTERS

Estate of Donna M. Palita, LATE OF Cochranville, PA, LETTERS Testamentary on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Alana Siegfried, Executor, C/O Attorney: Ira D. Binder, 227 Cullen Rd, Oxford, PA 19363 1p-12-3t

ADVERTISEMENT FOR GRANT OF LETTERS

Estate of Thelma P. Teel LATE OF Oxford, PA, LETTERS Testamentary on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Randy Teel, Jr., Executor, C/O Attorney: : Ira D. Binder, 227 Cullen Rd, Oxford, PA 19363 1p-12-3t

NON PROFIT CORPORATION NOTICE

The Reserve at Woodside Creek Homeowners Association, Inc. has been incorporated under the provisions of the PA Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988. Fox Rothschild LLP, Stone Manor Corp. Ctr., 2700 Kelly Rd., (300), Warrington, PA 18976 1p-19-1t

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE

DEStorage.com Newgarden, Located at 710 Newark Rd Landenberg, PA 19350, Will be holding a Public ONLINE Auction at www.ibid4storage.com, Closing on Feb 23, 2022 at 10 AM. The following units will be sold because of nonpayment of rent pursuant to the Pennsylvania Self Service Storage Facilities Act. Auction bidding and additional information about the contents, including photographs, is available on www.ibid4storage.com. Sale and payment will take place at the storage facility. Containing: Furniture, household items, totes, clothing, and boxes.

Sam Imburgia Unit #’s 1259, D127, D307 DEStorage.com Newgarden reserves the right to withdraw any storage unit

Classifieds Help Wanted Administrative Assistant/Utility Billing London Grove Township is accepting applications to fill a full time office Administrative Assistant/Utility Billing position. Looking for someone who can multitask, is well organized, highly motivated, positive, and dependable and enjoys the benefits of a smaller office.

If you are a detail oriented person with computer and customer service skills able to support multiple departments and are skilled in Microsoft Office programs and general accounting, this job is for you. Employee will take on preparing utility bills, processing utility payments, provide accounting and administrative support to the Sewer and Water Department and manage changing priorities while meeting deadlines.

Salary will be determined by experience level. Local Government experience is helpful. If you think you are a good fit for this position please email your resume to dmaciejczyk@londongrove.org or send your resume and job application to London Grove Township, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA 19390 Attention: Dawn Maciejczyk, Office Manager. Job Type: Full Time Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan Schedule: 8 hour shift Day shift Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.

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Chester County Press

Local News $917,000 in grants to benefit park projects in Chester County State Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, (D-Chester) announced that three projects in her legislative district received $917,200 in community conservation grants. The grants are part of an investment in 317 projects across the commonwealth funded through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program.

Funding has been distributed as follows: East Brandywine Township: $59,800 to rehabilitate and develop Bondsville Mill Park, that will include adding a parking area, installing a horticultural garden, increased ADA access, landscaping and other site improvements.

East Pikeland Township: $607,400 to develop the Hidden River Park and

Preserve. This grant will help fund the construction of a pavilion, comfort station, park maintenance building, nature play area, pedestrian walkways and bridge, observation deck, parking area and stormwater management measures. Funding will also help cover costs associated with installing fencing and utilities, strengthening ADA access, landscaping, and related site improvements.

West Vincent Township: $250,000 to develop Opalanie Park. This will include building a pavilion, fishing pier, pedestrian walkway, loop trail, parking area, stormwater management measures and installing play equipment.

Funding will also help strengthen ADA access and other site improvements.

“Modern, safe, and accessible parks are an asset

to any community. They serve as areas for people of all ages and abilities to connect with one another, make memories and enjoy the beauty of our area,” Otten said. “I’m grateful to our municipalities for applying for this funding and proud to see this investment in the 155th Legislative District, as these three projects will create new recreational

opportunities and improve quality of life for residents of these townships and beyond.”

The awarded grants were allocated from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, which is generated from a portion of the realty transfer tax, the Environmental Stewardship Fund, fees for ATV/Snowmobile licenses and federal monies.

Eye screenings held at Avon Grove Charter School The Avon Grove Lions held Grove Charter School Early along with help from 7 Leos School, screened over 150 students received a sticker Avon Grove Lions Book eye screenings at the Avon Learning Center. The Lions, from the Avon Grove Charter kindergarten students. The and a free book from the Barn as part of this program.

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Pictured are Lions (seated) Linda Sampson, Dr. Eric Miller, Eileen Priebe, and Barry Marteny, Dave Priebe and George Steele.

The Leos who helped in the eye screening are Sydney Welch, Samantha Barrowcliff, Chloe Sullivan, Lauren Tyree, Lindsay Civatte, Owen Griffith, and Jacob Mander.

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Dear Members and Friends, The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce production of the 2022 Spring issue of CONNECTIONS magazine.

CONNECTIONS is our exclusive publication representing business across the region. The colorful and professionally-designed magazine brings Chamber members and communities together and links commerce, lifestyle, entertainment, and education in a reader-friendly format.

This valuable marketing tool serves as a comprehensive guide for all those working, living, and visiting our region.

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Our member/publisher, Ad Pro, Inc., is available to assist you in building your ad, AT NO COST. For more information, please call 610-869-5553.

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23,000 CIRCULATION • 3,000 available at most area businesses throughout Southern Chester County.

• 4,000 mailed to high net worth residences in Southern Chester County.

• 1,000 mailed to every Chamber member and available at all Chamber events and programs.

• E-Edition and interactive web-driven version prominently placed on scccc.com and promoted on social media platforms.

PUBLICATION DATE: Spring 2022 - March 31 For more information call 610-869-5553

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