Chester County Press 04-03-2024 Edition

Oxford Chamber President outlines ongoing support for fire victims

The Oxford Chamber of Commerce and other organizations are still working to help the individuals, families, and businesses impacted by the devastating fire last September

By Betsy Brewer Brantner

cies continue to report to Oxford Borough Council about how donations continue to come in, and at a recent council meeting Dennis McCartney, the Oxford Chamber of Commerce board president, told council about the organization’s

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The impact of the devastating fire in downtown Oxford is still being felt. Its aftermath has illuminated how close-knit and caring the community is, and support hasn’t faded for the fire victims, individuals, families and businesses.

Kennett Run 2024: Bringing the people to the people’s race

Extended Party in the Park will serve as prelude to Cinco de Mayo celebration the people’s race – only bigger.

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

On the first Saturday of every May in the Borough of Kennett Square, a semiformal invitation extends itself to every neighbor, friend, business and organization in southern Chester County to join in the celebration of what is becoming among the largest block parties in southern Chester County.

It has been this way since the Kennett Run first kicked off in 1989, and as the finishing touches are applied to this year’s race on May 4, there is already reason to believe that this year’s event will unfurl that same welcome carpet to what has become

In what has become a new tradition, more than 900 runners and walkers will kick off this year’s Kennett Run at 9 a.m. in Anson B. Nixon Park before hundreds of supporters, and then navigate their way through the borough along State Street before heading their way back to the park. After all competitors cross the finish line – from 10K runners to youngsters completing a Kids Pond run – this year’s Party in the Park will be extended to include award ceremonies, musical performances, children’s activities, vendor booths and:

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Filmmaker Jeff Gorcyca

Kennett Square native’s production company making strides in horror genre

By Caroline Roosevelt

Contributing Writer

The Philadelphia area boasts a rich history in filmmaking. We’re home to the Rocky series, the stomping ground for director/auteur M. Night Shyamalan, the birthplace of director Sidney Lumet, the inspiration behind the long-running sit-

com “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and the setting for the silver screen classic, A Philadelphia Story. It’s no surprise then, that there continues to be a dearth of inspired film makers generated from the region.

Jeff Gorcyca, a Kennett Square native and a participant/creator of Girl Soup

Collective, now adds his name to the list. His short film, Don’t Bother the Neighbors recently won “Best Grindhouse Film” at Grindhouse Nights Horror Film Festival in New Jersey, and it’s also about to be screened at additional theatres in Pennsylvania. Gorcyca already has quite a few short films under his belt and is in post-production for his first feature length film, a quiet-horror film based on Appalachian Witchcraft entitled Outen the Light. As a fellow film enthusiast -- especially of the underappreciated horror genre -- I was excited to recently talk with Gorcyca about his upcoming proj-

ects, and how he got started in filmmaking.

Caroline Roosevelt: Who makes up Girl Soup?

Jeff Gorcya: We are a group of six collaborators. Some of us met through graduate school at the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University,

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Cheshire Races enjoys 77th running

By Marcella Peyre-Ferry Staff Writer

The date for Easter changes from year to year, but the Chester County horse racing days can be depended upon to remain the same each spring.

The 77th running of the Cheshire Races took place Sunday, March 31 at the Plantation Field property near Unionville. There were three pony races and a lead line race for young

by four

and a side-saddle race on the flat and three flat races.

The day of racing was dedicated to the late Jonathan Sheppard, who is a member of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and the winningest trainer in steeplechasing. He has the most steeplechase wins per year—26 times—during his career, from 1972 to his retirement in 2020.

With the Easter holiday, some of the spectators opted for Easter tailgating complete with spring flow-

ers and tasty Easter treats. Mini Young of Unionville and Jill Hunt of Kennett Square worked together on a tailgate that featured Easter-themed décor and sweets.

“This is what we do, we do it at polo in the summer and at Plantation Field (eventing) in the fall. This is what we do – we entertain and try to make it nice for people and have fun,” Young said. “Fox hunting roots are very deep in my family. My

was a

riders followed

races over timber fences

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Photo by Marcella Peyre-Ferry

The Joseph Walker III Memorial Cheshire Bowl Open Timber Race highlighted the day of races. On the far right is ultimate winner Court Ruler with jockey Freddie Proctor

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• Performances by pep bands from Avon Grove, Kennett, Oxford and Unionville high schools, who will not only play in the park but along the race route through the borough;

• A local high school mascot sprint race featuring the Red Devil from Avon Grove, the Blue Demon from Kennett, the Hornet from Oxford and the Longhorn from Unionville;

• Musical performances provided by Pollock Music Lessons in Kennett Square, featuring New Jersey musician Matt DeFilippo; and

• Employee areas sponsored by CQ Medical and Chatham Financial.

The annual Party in the Park serves as a deferential wave of a hand that says to area residents, “This is your race, and we invite you to take part in it.”

“We’re confident that these new additions will help draw even more people to the park,” said Bob Merkle, Kennett Charities president. “When the Kennett Run began, we started it along North Union Street, but largely the course avoided downtown Kennett Square. We made the decision a few years ago to run through downtown,

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“The fire on September 13 started a chain of donations,” McCartney said. “Chris Grove, our executive director, was on the job at 5:45 a.m. the next day. The Chamber was in a unique position to provide support. From the beginning, they worked with directing fire victims to the Oxford Presbyterian Church.

“The Chamber set up a donation link on their website immediately providing a central location for donations. In the days that followed they, along with other agencies in the Borough, reached out to find housing for those that had lost everything.”

McCartney added, “Chris Grove coordinated efforts pouring in from outside of the borough, witnessing a young boy bringing his piggy bank to the Chamber office and working with the Solanco Football team that donated items.”

McCartney noted how so many people in the borough, including Oxford Mayor Phil Harris, spearheaded the effort to centralize the donations by working with Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center, under the direction of the county.

“The Chamber worked with every business in the BID,” McCartney said, referring to the business Improvement District. “They were a conduit for donations and even absorbed the cost of credit card fees. The total collected by the Chamber online was $113,271.75.”

as a way of involving so many of our partners and businesses our competitors run past.

“Our intention has always been – and will always be -- to then lead the race’s supporters who line the streets to follow the runners back to the park and join the party. Perhaps more than any other year, the 2024 post-race celebration will have something for all generations to enjoy.”

The race organizers’ decision to lengthen this year’s Party in the Park also brings two Kennett Square traditions together. After the Party in the Park concludes at 1 p.m., those in attendance will be able to join Casa Guanajuato at its annual Cinco de Mayo celebration along State Street, an annual event that celebrates and honors the vibrant Hispanic culture in

Donations of clothing, household items, and other items were quickly moved on to Neighborhood Services Center.

McCartney said, “Our goal was always to protect each individual and family.”

Though a hole, both literally and figuratively, still remains within Oxford Borough, the fire illuminated how close-knit and caring the community is. Support hasn’t faded for the victims, individuals, families and businesses.

Oxford Borough Council members applauded the Chamber for all they did to help the fire victims.

In other business at the meeting, longtime resident Chauncey Boyd spoke before council on a subject that has continued to trouble him over the years.

“I am a resident of Oxford and I live on the corner of Wedgewood and Locust streets,” he said. “First, I’d like to express my appreciation of the Oxford Police Department and the Public Works Department through the years as I continue to deal with the destruction of my property by trucks that continue to drive on my property as they turn from Locust on to Wedgewood.”

Boyd, who runs a trucking company, has tried to find a number of solutions to keep trucks off of his property, which included locating huge rocks to keep out vehicles. His home, which was built in 1926, features a long stone walkway made from stones that match his house. The home has also been damaged.

Chester County with a day of music, traditional dances, Hispanic food and community unity.

“We’re advertising this collaboration as a Day in Kennett,” Merkle said. “This will be an opportunity for everyone to bring their friends and family and have a good time. ‘Small Town, Big Race, Strong Community’ has been our slogan for many years, and we have been slowly working toward increasing the community’s attendance with each passing race.

“We’re always reinventing the Kennett Run, changing the pattern in order to add different components, but our focus has always been on our community and the area where we all live.”

This year’s Kennett Run will begin at 9 a.m. and its Party in the Park will conclude at 1 p.m., which will

Boyd’s biggest concern of late is the fact that vehicles destroying his property are also running over gas and water mains.

“Many of the trucks are going to the nursery behind me. I have a trucking company and I know there is no reason for them not to make the turn safely, while keeping out of my yard. It is a disaster waiting to happen,” he added. “Vehicles are coming into my yard six feet from the curb line.”

The PennDOT road has also been the site of numerous accidents, including one that killed almost an entire family years ago. Currently, vehicles greatly exceed the speed limits posted in the area. A proposed development, which is located in both East Nottingham Township and Oxford Borough, will greatly increase the number of vehicles along that stretch, adding to safety concerns.

In another issue discussed at the meeting, Oxford

be followed by the Cinco de Mayo celebration, which will take place from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. along State Street. To learn more about the

Police Chief Sam Iacono said that the Oxford Police Department is edging closer to receiving accreditation. They will be meeting in Harrisburg on April 28 to hopefully get final approval.

Iacono also reported that Sgt. Coverly and Officer Greer attended an allday meeting with Lincoln University to discuss the possibility of a partnership. Discussions will continue.

Mayor Phil Harris continues to work on his concerns regarding vaping shops. He will be holding a public meeting on vaping in the near future.

Oxford Borough Manager Pauline Garcia-Allen reported that the borough received a $500,000 grant through the Pennsylvania H20 program to support system-wide meter upgrades. Through this project, the borough will transition to an AMI or cellular water meter system. The new technology will be more accurate, and the opera-

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tion will function more efficiently and improve the customer experience. A request for proposals for the new meters will go out this spring.

Garcia-Allen also informed the public and council that the new Oxford Borough website is up and running. The website: oxfordboro.org will now be available in Spanish.

The following motions were approved by Oxford Borough Council:

• Denny Electric Supply Generator contract for Well #8 in the amount of $17,605.75.

• Baer Electric LLC contracts in the amounts of $2,975 for water plant generator test and wiring changes and $4,900 for hook up of the new generator for Well #8.

• Authorization to advertise ordinances accepting dedication of improvements in Phases 1, 2 and 4 of Sycamore Crossing, subject to receipt of final docu-

kennettrun.com.

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

ments from developer.

• Approval of the proposed 9/11 Memorial in Oxford Memorial Park. Will Fasick from Boy Scout Troop 13 is still collecting funds for this project. Those wishing to donate can send checks to 25 N 3rd Street, Oxford, PA, 19363. Checks need to be made payable to Troop 13. Donations can also be made by using the Venmo @WillFasick.

• A HARB Certificate of Appropriateness for 709711 Market Street, Oxford.

• A HARB Certificate of Appropriateness for 439 Market Street, Oxford. Oxford Borough Council President Kathryn Cloyd thanked the Green Thumb Garden Club for their recent help with the plants outside the borough’s parking garage.

Council member Peggy Ann Russell thanked the police and ambulance crew for incredible service and patience for the residents in the community.

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District plans active threat exercise

On Tuesday, April 10, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Unionville High School (UHS) campus, Charles F. Patton Middle School campus and Unionville-Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) office will be closed as the school district participates in an active threat exercise.

This planned exercise is an effort to ensure the district’s emergency preparedness.

“The safety of our students and staff is our district’s first priority,” said UCFSD Superintendent Dr. John Sanville. “We are lucky to live in a community that cares about one another– and we are committed to acting quickly and confidently in the event of any emergency.”

According to Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant Daniel Steele, there is no

substitute for hands-on training. “These exercises test the mental and physical preparedness of police officers and partner first responders,” he said.

In addition to UCFSD administrators and UHS staff, participants will include the Chester County Department of Emergency Services, Pennsylvania State Police, Longwood Fire Company, Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company and more.

Longwood Fire Company community relations director Gabrielle Ratliff added that “Preparedness is the bedrock of any emergency response. A strong partnership is an essential part of that preparedness, and we are lucky to have that with UCFSD. Coordination puts everyone in a position of strength during an emergency.”

UHS Principal Amy Jenkins said that she is deeply grateful for the school’s staff and its public safety partners. “The relationships we have help us create a positive culture and climate every day, not just in our greatest times of need,” she said. A pre-scheduled day of staff professional development, no school activities are in session for students.

At this time, UCFSD wishes to assure the community that there is no need for alarm should they see first responder vehicles on its campuses. Feedback from the exercise will be used to deliver follow-on professional development to all key stakeholders, including UCFSD staff.

This year’s race is expected to draw hundreds of non-competitors who will not only provide vocal and visual support, but enjoy participation at the Kennett Run’s Party in the Park.

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

The 2024 Kennett Run’s annual post-race celebration will be extended on May 4 and include several new events.

One of the most popular features of the race course takes competitors through the streets of Kennett Square Borough.

2024 Kennett Run and to register for the 5K Run/ Walk, 10K Run, 5K or 10K PoweRun, 1-mile Run/Walk

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and some of us kind of just met through the industry or through friends of friends. We’ve been working together now for six years, and we collectively decided we wanted to tackle subjects that we’re interested in and, as I think you saw in our projects, it leans more supernatural, and a little bit weird.

Describe how you take on projects. It all seems very collaborative.

The way we work is that if one of us wants to try something in film, they just need to say, “I’d like to direct something” or “I’d like to write for our next project.”

It has really served us well because while we all have our strengths, and we’re all ready to learn everything about film.

For instance, one of my partners is Michael Lamarra, whose day job is to shoot news interviews and small commercials. He has brought his knowledge into our group because he knows all the steps of preproduction. We all take what we’re doing in our day jobs as actors into this collective.

You grew up in Kennett Square, but Girl Soup is based in New York City.

I did. I graduated from Kennett High School and my family is still there. We all live in New York City except for one collaborator named Ray, who lives in Norway. He starred in Don’t Bother the Neighbors and he has a very large role in

Outen the Light.

So you’ve got an international tie-in here. Tell me about Outen the Light.

It is our first feature. We have been really inspired by some of these recent folk horror movies that have come out -- Midsomar and Hereditary come to mind -- quiet horror movies that aren’t so “jump scare” but more tongue-in-cheek, with dolls coming to life or something like that.

Because Michael grew up in Harleysville and had heard of Appalachia witchcraft in the Christian community, he wanted to write a film that dealt with it.

I love the films you all have made, because each one of them embodies a different genre of a pretty well-established horror trope but breathes a new personality into it.

I am so happy that you kind of noticed that because I don’t think it was intentional on our first project, Let’s Leave the Planet. The

conversation has always been, “What do we want to pay homage to?” So, with Let’s Leave The Planet, we wanted the film to look like a Nineties Stoner B-movie. We went into Don’t Bother the Neighbors with an “I Love the Eighties” theme, from the standpoint of the music and the pink lighting, and even the tentacle monster. We definitely wore our love of the Eighties on our sleeve in that one.

What do you have upcoming on the docket?

What themes does Girl Soup want to tackle?

We are already planning our next feature which we’re hoping will shoot in Norway and it will be

in the tone of Swiss Army Man, so it will be kind of like two friends in the woods.

How are you guys funded? Have you been successful in the grant world so far, or are your films more like passion projects?

We are completely selffunded, which means I’m looking at an envelope of my tips for the last year and a half that I literally just put into an envelope and towards Girl Soup. It’s a slow process to get enough funding to do one of our projects, but we’re extremely fortunate to own a lot of our own equipment. For Don’t Bother the

Neighbors, we only had to pay the crew, and then we also found a black box theater to film in that some friends of ours owned. It’s the classic story of calling in favors to make these projects happen.

I didn’t know what to expect when I got this project, because I hadn’t heard of Girl Soup, but it turns out that I am impressed with the quality of your work. When I saw the clip for Outen the Light, I was thinking, “Where’s the rest of it? Can I see more?”

That’s a really good sign!

Learn more about Jeff Gorcyca’s work and Girl Soup Collective at https:// www.girlsoup.co/, or follow them on Instagram: @girlsoupco. They will be showing at Creature Feature Weekend (https:// creaturefeatureweekend. com/) in Gettysburg on April 19, and at the Jim Thorpe Independent Film Fest (https://www.jimthorpeindiefilmfest.com/) on April 21. In the fall, Don’t Bother the Neighbors! will be featured at the Media Fright Fest.

Girl Soup Collective has also developed Let’s Leave the Planet.

Courtesy photos Kennett Square native Jeff Gorcyca is a member of Girl Soup Collective, an independent collaboration of six multi-disciplinary storytellers creating their own content for film.

Girl Soup Collective’s Don’t Bother the Neighbors recently won “Best Grindhouse Film” at Grindhouse Nights Horror Film Festival in New Jersey.

The Chester County Press first became aware of Mitchell Raymond Otho Bacot in the autumn of 2021, when it published a story about his family in its November 21 edition titled, “Mitchell and Jenamarie Bacot: A Thanksgiving Story.”

The article placed its emphasis on the components of Mitchell’s life that meant the most to him -- his wife, his six children and his unwavering faith – as well as that which served as his horrible burden to bear in his life -the Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a rare genetic condition that he was diagnosed with when he was a teenager living in Landenberg that confined him to a 350-pound motorized wheelchair.

The article served as

Their beautiful father

a mere imprint to what Mitchell’s friends and family already knew about him – that he was led by an indomitable spirit that saw power in prayer but also drew inspiration from the infinite art of mathematics, a subject he taught with the same zeal as the faith that fed his soul. Wheelchair be damned; after he graduated from Gallaudet University, Mitchell earned a master’s degree in secondary education for the deaf from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and became a mathematics teacher at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT. Despite a steady schedule of intensive physical and occupational therapy, Mitchell lived with severely limited mobility and dexterity, but within that fragile body lived the

courage of one thousand soldiers.

“Mitchell walks through his storms very calmly,” Jenamarie said during the time of the article.

“Through the grace and power of God, Mitchell has a very strong faith, and his relationship with Christ is what keeps going, and it’s God’s grace that sustains him. Through all of this, he has not been mad once, and I don’t knot know how someone walks through the valley he walks through and doesn’t become bitter or

angry.”

Instead, he and Jenamarie approached each day in the way an innocent young girl discovers that a butterfly has just landed in her palm.

“We are only given this moment, and that’s all we get, and I can spend my time being sad and wondering about the future, or I can spend this time saying ‘Wow, Lord, thank you for allowing us to get pumpkins today,’” Jenamarie told the Press.

“’Thank you that we get to see the autumn colors.

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Thank you that Mitchell is able to see, and that his mind is sharp and clear.’”

Mitchell Bacot -- a son and grandson, a brother, nephew, husband, father, and a child of God -died on March 14, just six days short of his 43rd birthday. He leaves behind Jenamarie, and children Abishai, Micah, Hezekiah, Shiloh, Joah and Ezra, as well as his mother, Karen, his sisters, several nieces and nephews, his grandparents, and countless friends.

He also leaves behind a legacy that is currently being written that will be contained in “Beloved Mitchell’s Legacy Book.” The family is asking those who knew and loved Mitchell to send their memories and photos to bacotlegacy@gmail.com.

“May these stories allow them to know and remember their beautiful father,”

his obituary read. In the yearly spin cycle business of publishing the news, those who write it are introduced to the stories of hundreds of those who collectively make the news, and therefore they should be forgiven for not remembering every story that meets a deadline. Such is the accepted circumstance of the industry, and we apologize for it. Rare and wonderful and lasting are the times when the stories that we write puncture the toughened veneer of an industry where the precision of facts are sacrosanct.

The life of Mitchell Bacot is one story that got through and remained, so consider this an entry in the book that will preserve the legacy of the man, for his children to read.

Plugging abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania: A game of Whack- A- Mole

By State Rep. Greg Vitali

Despite the Shapiro administration’s increased efforts to plug orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells, conventional drillers continue to abandon their wells at a rate faster than the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection can plug them. Unless the DEP’s Oil and Gas program is given adequate staffing to properly police conventional drillers and the ability to increase bonding amounts to ensure drillers fulfill their well plugging obligations, taxpayer money – both federal and state – will continue to be wasted on DEP’s well plugging efforts.

The DEP estimates that there are more than 200,000 orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania. According to a December 2022

DEP report: “Unplugged or improperly plugged wells can cause a myriad of problems, including gas migration into occupied structures, water supply impacts, surface water impacts, hazardous air pollutant emissions, methane emissions, and soil and groundwater contamination. Improperly plugged wells have been tied to fatal explosions…”

The Shapiro administration recently announced it has plugged 137 wells in 2023. And while this certainly is a step in the right direction, DEP data indicates that between Jan. 1, 2017, and October 2023, at least 1,080 oil and gas wells were abandoned and possibly as many as 741 more. Conventional drillers are abandoning their wells at a much faster rate than the DEP is plugging them.

DEP’s December 2022

report indicated that it “…has identified significant non-compliance with laws and regulations in the conventional oil and gas industry, particularly regarding improper abandonment of oil and gas wells.”

The report went on to state that “It cannot be emphasized strongly enough, however, that increased oversight of the conventional oil and gas industry and enforcement will require additional resources for the Department, especially in the DEP Office of Chief Counsel and the Bureau of District Oil and Gas Operations.”

Conventional oil and gas wells have been around since the 1800s and usually involve vertical drilling as distinguished from the newer unconventional wells which require horizontal drilling.

DEP’s Oil and Gas program has the responsibility to inspect about 102,060 oil and gas wells. In 2015, DEP’s Oil and Gas program had 226 filled positions. The program is currently down to 171 positions due to declining revenue. DEP simply does not have the staff to compel drillers to plug their wells. Moreover, the workload of the Oil and Gas program is increasing every year. At the same time, revenue to pay for the program is decreasing as drillers apply for fewer new permits.

The cost of hiring additional staff is not the issue. Pennsylvania is projected to have a $14 billion surplus at the end of this fiscal year.

In addition to lack of staffing, inadequate bonding requirements for conventional wells have contributed to their aban-

donment. For conventional wells drilled after April 15, 1985, Pennsylvania law requires drillers to post a bond which could be forfeited to cover the cost of plugging should the well be abandoned. Act 96 of 2022 removed the authority of the DEP to increase bonding amounts above $2,500 per well for 10 years. DEP estimates it costs on average $33,000 to plug a conventional well. This $2,500 bonding amount is woefully inadequate to ensure drillers meet their plugging obligations. I have introduced legislation (H.B. 962) to restore the DEP’s authority to increase bonding amounts.

Pennsylvania is set to receive up to $400 million over the next 10 years through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for well plug-

ging. Unless Pennsylvania can stop conventional drillers from abandoning their wells, DEP efforts to plug wells will become a game of “Whack -A -Mole” with newly abandoned wells popping up faster than old ones are being plugged. Taxpayer dollars will be wasted.

The Pennsylvania House, when it introduces its budget bill in the upcoming months, should provide funding to restore the DEP’s Oil and Gas program to its full complement of 226 positions. The House should also pass H.B. 962 to restore DEP’s authority to increase bonding amounts.

State Representative Greg Vitali (D- Delaware) is Majority Chairman of the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resource and Energy Committee.

Winterthur, Just Down the Road from Longwood

By Marie-Louise Meyers

A language of flowers permeates throughout with a Noah’s Ark of trees like cherished colorful filigree trying hard not to discourage the native born without the groomed lawns and formality of Longwood with carefully coiffed flowers on the brick walk which talk back in Latin tongues.

Here clouds of daffodils settle down like cover spilling their overflowing cups, where flotillas of earnest wildflowers, primrose and crocuses with trillium underlie each anointed space bringing spring’s message to embrace.

Self-sustaining farms when the Depression repressed the growing of money to be transplanted by the real thing.

Where even the outdoors comes into the mansion; where each room personifies Nature right outside and draws into it like an inner sanctum of desire; where each season brings on all the reasons for being when Walden’s Pond’s outline comes so easily to mind and viewpoint.

Where the casting is based on the essence of blooms lasting and Japanese dogwood, winter hazel, Lenton rose, Korean spice bush decorate. Where March Bank begins, followed by April’s fruition while May has instant devotion with no hold’s barred with lack of ammunition. The Enchanted Woods with inhibitions relenting for Henry Francis Du Pont understood as a child, to be free from the solitude of the school room to the romance and dance of flowers he understood; to roam about over hillocks, every child’s delight and every grown-ups desire to re-ignite the fires of youth; to set aside books and rules for a second look at Nature’s prevalence and mood as if to understand in every nook and cranny to exhibit colors exotic but true to life like Siberian blue.

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huntsman my step-mother was a Master for over 30 years.” Hunt said, “My daughter was in Cheshire Pony Club, horses have been part of our life forever.”

Hunt particularly enjoys the social side of the races and seeing friends.

The trophy table at the Cheshire Races.

“It’s a tight-knit horse community,” she said. Point to point races like Cheshire grew out of fox

The side-saddle race was a big part of the 77th running of the Cheshire races.

hunting, and have a deep connection to the history of Chester County. Some of the spectators came from a great distance to experience the races, like Matt Sweeney, who made the two-and-a-half-hour drive from Long Island.

“I’m really enjoying it. This is the way racings been run for thousands of years,” he said. “It’s really breathtaking. It’s up close

and personal. It’s amazing the access you have here.”

The featured race of the day was the Joseph Walker, III Memorial Cheshire Bowl open timber race for a purse of $20,000. Court Ruler, owned by Leipers

Fork Steeplechase was the winner for trainer Leslie Young and rider Freddie Procter.

Proceeds from the day of racing benefit the nonprofit Cheeshire Horse and Hounds Foundation, The

Cheshire Races are a part of the Delaware Valley Point to Point Series, which continues on April 7 with the Brandywine Hills Point to Point Races at the Myrick Conservation Center.

Herr’s offers onsite health care to its employees

Herr’s Inc., a local familyowned business renowned for its commitment to quality, innovation, and employee satisfaction, has entered into a partnership with Everside Health. This significant development underscores Herr’s dedication to supporting its employees’ and their families’ health and well-being.

Located on the Herr’s campus in Nottingham, Everside Health offers an enhanced clinical area featuring two exam rooms, a lab, a provider office, and a dedicated waiting room with a separate entrance for added convenience.

“It’s all about the people

and that is our point of difference at Herr’s,” said Ed Herr, CEO of Herr’s. “We believe that investing in the health and well-being of our employees is essential to our success as a company, and Everside Health represents a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to prioritize employee satisfaction and wellness. We are proud to partner with Everside who hire experts like Aibigal Kamertz, who know how to build trust and confidence in the important world of healthcare.” Everside Health offers a range of benefits designed to meet the diverse needs of Herr’s employees and their

dependents, including:

• Access to onsite healthcare services for wellness and sick visits, with walk-in appointments available;

• Coverage of medication costs as part of the office visit, eliminating additional out-of-pocket expenses for employees;

• Affordable visit fees, ranging from $0 to a maximum of $35, depending on the employee’s chosen medical plan;

• Availability of services to all dependents on Herr’s Medical Benefits Plan, ensuring comprehensive care for the entire family;

• Priority access to appointments for Herr’s

employees and their family members, without the hassle of external competition.

“We’re excited to partner with Herr’s to provide convenient, high-quality health care services to their employees and families,” said Aibigal Kamertz, family nurse practitioner at Everside Health. “Our team is dedicated to building trust and confidence in the important world of healthcare, and we look forward to serving the Herr’s community.”

The introduction of Everside Health is part of Herr’s broader initiative to foster a caring culture and provide employees with the

support they need to thrive personally and professionally. Through this partnership with Everside Health to provide onsite healthcare services, Herr’s reaffirms its position as an employer of

choice, dedicated to creating a positive and nurturing work environment for all. For more information about Herr’s and employment opportunities visit herrs.com.

Photos by Marcella Peyre-Ferry

The Cheshire hounds at the event on March 31.

Courtesy photo

The introduction of Everside Health is part of Herr’s broader initiative to foster a caring culture and provide employees with the support they need to thrive personally and professionally.

By Gene Pisasale

Contributing Writer

“Barclay Rubincam’s work fuses history and art… an appreciation and reverence for the past that transforms his work into a series of scenes in which s ignificant events are played out…”

-Roland

H. Woodward, President of the Chester County Historical Society in Barclay Rubincam: A Retrospective

Artists look at the world differently than most other people. They see things which we often do not notice—and depict these things in varying ways, with subtle brushstrokes capturing light and shadows, texture and perspective. Often a painting will bring our attention to something unique and quite interesting—preserving it on canvas for generations to come. The Brandywine Valley has a rich tradition of gifted artists who have portrayed our landscapes, famous persons and worldchanging events over many decades.

Barclay Rubincam was born on July 2, 1920 in N ewlin Township in Chester County and attended Unionville High School. He later became a student at the Wilmington Academy of Fine Art, where his teachers included N.C. Wyeth and Frank Schoonover, two of the most famous artists to emerge from the Brandywine School under the tutelage of Howard Pyle. Rubincam’s local roots inspired his landscapes. His “Taking the Milk Down” shows a familiar, yet very historic structure—the Barns-Brinton House (circa

the Spotlight LIVING HISTORY

by Gene Pisasale

Barclay Rubincam’s work merged art and history for all to enjoy

1714)—in the snow. Many viewers will not notice that the scene portrays Baltimore Pike (Route 1) before it was re-routed to run along the other side of the house. In “Jenny Lind’s visit to Yellow Springs 1852,” Rubincam depicts a bucolic country scene with horses leading a carriage in front of an old stone house, which is flanked by a new home being built adjacent to it.

In Barclay Rubincam: A Retrospective, Beverly B. Sheppard states that he worked at the Warner Theater in West Chester, once sketching the surrounding street scene from its roof. A result: his painting “Looking North on High Street.” Local resident Bonnie Musser and her parents knew the Rubincams. Bonnie’s father told her that, early on, Rubincam’s family was not too thrilled with Barclay becoming an artist—and at one point were literally throwing his artwork into a fire. Her father “rescued” one painting from the flames, a canvas portraying three ships, possibly Columbus’s Nina , Pinta and Santa Maria. Today the painting, unknown to the general public, hangs in the offices of the Tri-M Group in Kennett Square.

Rubincam’s love for the Battle of Brandywine, a theme he used at least 20 times, is shown in “The Trap Was Sprung,” “Revolutionary Soldier,” and the magnificent “Hessians Marching Past the Barns-Brinton House at the Battle of Brandywine,” the latter painting now featured at the Visitor Center of the Chadds Ford Historical Society. If you look very

closely, you can see two Canadian geese flying by the Hessian soldiers as they head toward an uncertain fate on that late summer day in September 1777.

Rubincam’s “Sentry at Birmingham” depicts a haunting shadow of a soldier on the doors of the Birmingham Meeting House, a scene bathed by eerie moonlight. The fascinating feature of the painting is that there is no soldier, just a shadow. His beautifully detailed lithograph of the Battle depicts several sites from the surrounding countryside along with mentions of Casimir Pulaski, considered the “Father of the American Cavalry.” It also features General George Washington and British General William Howe, who faced off against each other directly on the field of battle.

Lydia Willits Bartholomew, chairperson of the National Bank of Malvern, knew Rubincam and owns several of his

paintings. She said, “He was living history… and he grabs… simplicity in his paintings, even though there’s a lot going on. He was the real thing...”

Rubincam was a highly gifted artist, whose talent may have been better appreciated had he not worked in the shadows of some others who garnered most of the attention in the region. He died young— at age 57—in 1978. We’ll never know what other great works he could have

produced had he lived longer. Numerous local collections, including the Brandywine River Museum of Art, the National Bank of Malvern and the Chester County History Center own his works, creations of a man who passed from the scene many years ago, but whose influence can still be felt today.

Gene Pisasale is an historian, author and lecturer based in Kennett Square. His 11 books focus most-

ly on the history of the Chester County/mid-Atlantic region. Gene’s latest book is Heritage of the Brandywine Valley, a beautifully illustrated hardcover book with over 250 images showcasing the fascinating people, places and events of this region over more than 300 years. His books are available on his website at www.GenePisasale. com and also on www. Amazon.com. Gene can be reached via e-mail at Gene@GenePisasale.com.

Barclay Rubincam in his studio, courtesy Lydia Willits Bartholomew.

“The Trap was Sprung” by Barclay Rubincam, courtesy Lydia Willits Bartholomew.

Barclay Rubincam painting of three ships, image courtesy Bonnie Musser.

“Jenny Lind’s visit to Yellow Springs 1852” by Barclay Rubincam, courtesy Chester County History Center.

“Taking the Milk Down” by Barclay Rubincam, courtesy Chester County History Center.

“Hessians Marching Past the Barns-Brinton House at the Battle of Brandywine” by Barclay Rubincam, courtesy Chadds Ford Historical Society. “Sentry at Birmingham” by Barclay Rubincam, courtesy Brandywine River Museum of Art.

ELIZABETH D. BRANDENBERGER

Elizabeth D. Brandenberger, 81, of Nottingham, passed away on March 25, 2024 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del.

She was the wife of the late Alfred B. Brandenberger, Jr.

Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Fannie Grey Allen.

Elizabeth retired from the Maryland Transportation Authority after 30 years of service.

She enjoyed bird-watching, doing word searches, and sending cards. She loved animals, especially dogs. Elizabeth loved spending time with her grandchildren and friends.

She is survived by two sons, Daniel Brandenberger and his wife, Sandie of Carlisle and Steven Brandenberger and his wife, Kelli of Drumore, four grandchildren, Craig, Scott, Alta and Benjamin, one great-granddaughter, Harper, one brother, James R. Allen of Nottingham, and one sister, Cynthia Brigandi of Dover, Del.

A graveside service was held on April 2 at the Oxford Cemetery.

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

LISA CHRISTINE BROWN

Lisa Christine Brown, a resident of Nottingham and formerly of Rising Sun, Md., passed into the gates of heaven on March 20, 2024. She was 57. She was the daughter of Linda A. McVey Brown of Nottingham and the late Charles D. Brown.

She is survived by her mother and a brother, Charles (Art) Brown. Her father passed in 1980.

A graveside service was held on March 28 at the Oxford Cemetery.

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

CHARLES L. GALLAGHER

Charles “Charlie” L. Gallagher, 75, of Oxford, passed away March 26, 2024 with his devoted family by his side.

Born in West Grove Hospital to W. Milton Gallagher, Sr. and Helen Margaret Baker, he is survived by his wife, Darlene Roland Gallagher, brother Walter M. Gallagher Jr. of Kirkwood, Pa., sons Benjamin Sean (Amanda) and Joshua Charles (Amy), and grandchildren Liam, Moira, Cillian, Jamie and Brigid.

A lifelong resident of the Oxford area, Charlie was a familiar sight in town as a walking mailman and as a dog walker to his best friend, Bogey. He loved a hard roll sub from Tony’s, cheeseburger and gravy fries from the Varsity Grille or cherry milk from Heron’s. He could be found any summer day at Bicknell’s pool, any dance at the school gym, or the latest movie at the Oak theater.

Charlie graduated from Oxford Area High School in 1966 and then, in 1967, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He served in Vietnam as a radio operator with the 101st Airborne Division. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a 50-year club member of the Union Fire Company.

Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.

Job 36:5

Charlie had many hobbies and he was an avid record collector. He photographed over 200 weddings. He loved Philly sports, golf, and vacations in Myrtle Beach. After retirement, he could be found on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, an art museum in Europe or a casino in Las Vegas. Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Dublin, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Istanbul, and Havana were some of the places Charlie visited. He wanted to see it all but just ran out of time.

Nothing was more important to Charlie than family. He loved his wife, his boys, and his grandchildren.

Services are private.

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

KENNETH E. SPIESS JR.

Kenneth Earl Spiess, Jr., of Lincoln University, Pa., passed away on March 20, 2024, at Riddle Hospital in Media, Pa. He was 71.

Born in Lancaster, Pa., he was the son of the late Kenneth E. Spiess Sr. and the late Rose Marie (Schaller) Spiess.

Kenn was a 32nd Degree Mason of the Masonic Lodge of Lafayette #14 of Wilmington, Del. He was a member of Nur Shrine. Kenn was a past director of Royal Order of Jesters #164.

Kenn worked his whole career for Acme Markets in a variety of capacities. He worked in the bakery department and as a store manager, produce manager, and frozen food manager.

Kenn was kind and loving, and he was always known to be the life of the party. He will be remembered for his love of spending time with his family and friends, cooking, music, going to concerts, skiing, vodka, softball, and watching his favorite Philadelphia sports teams, the Phillies, Flyers, and Eagles. He will be missed for his sense of humor and delicious spareribs.

Kenn is survived by four sons, Greg Spiess (Sasha) of Kennett Square, Andrew Spiess (Kelly) of Claymont, Del., Brad Spiess of Wilmington, Del. and John Porto (Danielle) of Oxford, and one daughter, Mary Silva (Bryan) of New Freedom, Pa. Also surviving are a brother, Brian Spiess (Susanne) of Claymont, Del., 13 grandchildren, Aalyna, Haylie, Drew, Vincent, Jayla, Nicholas, Sienna, Caleb, Gemma, Mason, Aiden, Benjamin, and Karmina, and two nieces Heather Spiess and Isabella Spiess.

Kenn was predeceased by his wife, Geraldine (Murtha) Spiess, with whom he shared 27 years of marriage, and a grandson, John Porto Jr.

You are invited to visit with Kenn’s family and friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, April 5 at First Baptist Church of Kennett Square, 415 West State Street, Kennett Square. His service will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be held privately.

Contributions in his memory may be made online to Shriner’s Hospital for Children or checks can be mailed to Shriners Children’s, Attn: Shriners Children’s, PO Box 947765, Atlanta, Ga. 30394.

Arrangements are by Matthew J. Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square.

To view Kenn’s online tribute, and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.

MITCHELL RAYMOND OTHO BACOT

Beloved Mitchell Raymond Otho Bacot passed away onward to his Home and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Pi Day, March 14, 2024. This is fitting, since he was a math instructor, and pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

Mitchell was 42, and just six days shy of his 43rd birthday, on the day that he passed. He was “joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Romans 12:12). He was a son and grandson, a brother, nephew, husband, father, and friend to many. His identity was as a child of God first, and it remains so, for eternity.

He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa. on March 20, 1981 to Karen Diane and Randy Ray Bacot.

Mitchell grew up in Landenberg and attended the Avon Grove schools.

His legacy lives on through his family, which includes his wife, Jenamarie, and children, Abishai, (age 15), Micah (13), Hezekiah (12), Shiloh (9), Joah (7) and Ezra (4). He is also survived by his mother, Karen; his sisters, Amber (Scott) Fitzgerald, Carly (Nathan) Bear; his nieces, Jordan, Scarlett, Saige, Hannah, Whitney and Brooklyn; his nephews, Austin, Finian, Liam and Jacob; his grandparents, Rosemarie “Nana” Onley, Nancy “Mammaw” Bacot, and Julian Bacot; many uncles and aunts and cousins; and the family dog, Snowy.

He is preceded by his father, Randy and grandfather,

Wendell Onley.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 at Anchor Christian Church at 375 Beaver Road in Rochester, N.Y. A reception will follow. For those who cannot attend, the service will be livestreamed. Please visit anchorchristian.org for further information. Because of the small size of the sanctuary, it is humbly and respectfully asked that priority be given to family members and wheelchair users. Once the sanctuary is full, you may be escorted to rooms close by in the church building that will have the event livestreamed on a TV.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF.org), and earmark your donation to “NF2 research/clinical trial” in Mitchell’s memory.

The family asks that, as a gift to those who knew and loved him, between now and the service, you would consider taking some time to write about your story with Mitchell and include a picture (or a few!) and bring it to the service. There will be a designated box for the stories and photos or you can email your story to bacotlegacy@gmail.com. Your story, and the stories of many others, will be put together to become Beloved Mitchell’s legacy book. If you have already sent your story, it is kindly requested that you send it again using the gmail address above. Mitchell’s children are young, and your stories will allow them to know and remember their beautiful father.

MARGUERITE S. BARE

Marguerite (Margo) S. Bare, of New London, Pa., passed away at home on March 26, 2024. She was 83. She was the wife of the late John F. Bare, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Jefferson, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Walter G. and Nettie Burkett Sheets.

Margo was a member of Christ Church at the Grove, Landenberg.

She enjoyed her doll collections and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by one daughter, Kimra G. Snyder of Peach Bottom; Stephen J. Bare of Lincoln University; four grandchildren, Karrah, Kayla, Kristi and Sarah; three great-grandchild, Ryan, Carson and Asher; three

sisters, Willeen Fortner of Jefferson, N.C., Beverly Waddell of Jefferson, N.C. and Leanna Harlan of Nottingham; and two brothers, Douglas Sheets and Frank Sheets both of Jefferson, N.C.

She was preceded in death by one grandson, Stephen John Bare; one sister, Raychella Bennett; and three brothers, Willard, Richard and Donald Sheets.

A life celebration took place on April 1 at Christ Church at the Grove, Landenberg.

Interment will be in New London Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Stephen J. Bare Scholarship Fund, c/o Fulton Bank, 861 W. Baltimore Pike, West Grove, Pa. 19390 or in person at any Fulton Bank branch.

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

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF ROBERT BRIAN

JORDAN, DECEASED. Late of London Grove Township, Chester County, PA

LETTERS of ANCILLARY 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 ALLAN

WHEATCRAFT, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Stephen D. Potts, Strafford Office Bldg. #2, 200 Eagle Rd., Ste. 106, Wayne, PA 19087-3115, Or to his Attorney: STEPHEN D. POTTS, HERR, POTTS & POTTS, LLC, Strafford Office Bldg. #2, 200 Eagle Rd., Ste. 106, Wayne, PA 19087-3115 3p-20-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF DORIS S. GROSECLOSE, DECEASED. Late of East Nottingham Township, Chester County, 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 BETH A. GROSECLOSE, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Stacey Willits McConnell, Esq., 24 E. Market St., P.O. Box 565, West Chester, PA 19381-0565, Or to her Attorney: STACEY WILLITS McCONNELL, LAMB McERLANE, PC, 24 E. Market St., P.O. Box 565, West Chester, PA 19381-0565 3p-20-3t

NOTICE OF ESTATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION

NOTICE is hereby given of the administration of the Estate of BRESCI J. CELLINI, a/k/a B. JOSEPH CELLINI and of THE BRESCI J. AND DOROTHY R.

REAL ESTATE PROTECTOR

TRUST, dated January 16, 2009; THE BRESCI J. & DOROTHY R. CELLINI INCOME

ONLY REAL ESTATE PROTEC-

TOR TRUST, dated January 16, 2009; and THE BRESCI J. & DOROTHY R. CELLINI LIVING TRUST, dated January 16, 2009. Bresci J. Cellini, settlor of the trust, late of the Township of Logan Grove, County of Chester, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, departed this life on October 16, 2023.

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of BRESCI J. CELLINI, 15-23-2835, have been granted to Francis J. Cellini and Gregory J. Cellini, who request all persons having claims or demands against the Estate and/or Trust of the Decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the Decedent to make payments without delay

to the Personal Representative/Trustee, c/o Julieanne E. Steinbacher, Esquire, Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, 413 Washington Blvd, Williamsport, PA 17701. 3p-20-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Louva Ann Gibbs late of West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Louva Ann Gibbs 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: David B. Gibbs, Executor c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire 208 E. Locust Street , P.O. Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363

Phone: 610-932-3838 3p-20-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Lois A. Dunn, late of Downingtown Borough, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above-named Lois A. Dunn 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: Richard L. Dunn, Executor C/O Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire, 208 E. Locust Street P.O. Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363 Phone: 610932-3838 3p-27-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the estate of decedent, Ruth S Thompson of Newlin Township, Chester Co, PA, the Register of Wills has granted letters, to the person named below. All persons having claims or demands against the Estate of said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent are requested to make payment without delay to: Executor, Leona S Provinski, PO Box 552, Unionville, PA 1937 3p-27-3t

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that an online auction to sell surplus items will be received by London Grove Township starting Monday, April 1, 2024 - 8:00 a.m. until closing on April 26, 2024 at www.municibid.com.

Shane P. Kinsey Director of Public Works 4p-3-1t

ESTATE NOTICE

Randall Stone Lieberman, late of West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania died December 26, 2023.

The Executrix of the Estate is

Amy Jo McDowell Lieberman, of West Grove. All persons having claims or demands against the Estate of said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent are requested to make payment without delay to Amy Jo McDowell Lieberman C/O George S. Donze, Esquire, Donze & Donze, 696 Unionville Road, Suite 6, Kennett Square, PA 19348 4p-3-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of PHILIP BROWN

WEBB, Late of NOTTINGHAM, EAST NOTTINGHAM, 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 REBA ANN WEBB, 1014 LEES BRIDGE ROAD, P O BOX 420, NOTTINGHAM, PA 19362-0420 4p-3-3t

NOTICE PENN TOWNSHIP ZONING

HEARING BOARD

NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Penn Township will hold a Public Hearing at the Penn Township Municipal Building, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, Pennsylvania, on April 25, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at which time the Board will hear the following matter: Application of Samuel Strickland seeking a dimensional variance from the 15-foot maximum height for accessory buildings under Zoning Ordinance Section 1501.A.2.d so as to allow construction of a pole barn as an accessory building taller than 15 feet on property located at 2 Ledum Run Road, West Grove, PA (UPI #58-5-6.11) in the Township’s R-2 Residential Zoning District.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the public meeting scheduled above and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township Secretary at (610) 869-9620 to discuss how Penn Township may best accommodate your needs. Edward M. Foley, Solicitor, Brutscher, Foley, Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP, 213 E. State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348 4p-3-2t

NOTICE OF DIVORCE

Notice is hereby given regarding the divorce of Craig Allen Shenk and Amy Louise Shenk / AKA Amy Louise Griffiths.located at 240 Mt Pleasant rd. Pottstown Pa. Divorce date finalized May 18 2023, With no objections. Being bound and sworn under the commonwealth and United States Constitution.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Kevin D. Dykes, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public online auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, April 18th , 2024 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, May 20 th, 2024. 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. 24-4-99

Writ of Execution No. 2022-06874 DEBT $708,826.48

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF KENNETT, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

BEING PARCEL NUMBER: 6205-0029.020

PLAINTIFF: PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS DEFENDANT: DEBORAH MOORE A/K/A DEBORAH A. MOORE; MICHAEL MOORE A/K/A MICHAEL D. MOORE

SALE ADDRESS: 825 Burrows Run Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 855-225-6906

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. KEVIN D. DYKES, SHERIFF 3p-27-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Kevin D. Dykes, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public online auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, April 18th , 2024 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, May 20 th, 2024. 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. 24-4-108

Writ of Execution No. 2023-04334

DEBT $147,530.57

PROPERTY SITUATE IN HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP

TAX PARCEL #45-01-0005

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling

PLAINTIFF: FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A.

VS DEFENDANT: GIEDRIUS VIRKETIS

SALE ADDRESS: 14 Boroline Road, Parkesburg, PA 19365

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML

LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-6271322

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. KEVIN D. DYKES, SHERIFF 3p-27-3t

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Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice US Storage Centers - Exton located at 371 Gordon Dr., Exton PA 19341 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. This sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 4/17/2023 at 10:00AM. Kimberly Y Griffith unit #C127; Brandon Ginter unit #F025. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

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