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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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Local businesses seek solutions amid COVID-19 shutdown

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Since he first resurrected a once forlorn slice of State Street business in Kennett Square six years ago, Chris Thompson of Philter has owned and operated one of the most successful businesses in the borough, and on any given day and at any time, the establishment hums with several conversations and meetings, held over grain salads and mocha lattes.

In order to help serve his near-constant ebb and flow customer base, Thompson has 20 employees, 12 of whom are actively employed, but when he decided to close his business to regular customers on March 15, he was forced to lay off every one of them for the duration on orders from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, which has directed all non-essential businesses to close through

April 30, in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19.

For Thompson, the messages he sent to his staff – which included information about how they could apply to receive temporary unemployment benefits – was among the most difficult decisions he has ever had to make as a business owner.

“Everyone who works here thought that it was the right thing to do, even before it was mandated, but I thought it was also the responsible thing to do for the public,” Thompson said.

“I felt that continuing to do take out was not becoming an option because we were not sure that everyone was taking these precautions seriously.”

Using Philter as an office and distribution center, he is now taking his business on the road, making hometo-home deliveries of all Philter retail items, such

as coffee beans, packages of tea and craft chocolates, with more items added every day – all of which can be ordered directly from the company’s website.

At first, Thompson relegated his travel radius to five miles, but he’s since expanded his travel area to within a 25-minute drive from Kennett Square.

“I was very down about having to close, but on the other end, I needed some kind of revenue coming in, so my wife recommended that at least I could sell some of our products to our customers,” he said.

“It’s keeping me very busy, introducing me to a lot of parts of the county I had never been to before, and

giving me a sense of hope that we’re going to get through this.”

If necessity is indeed the mother of invention, then many small businesses throughout southern Chester County are, like Thompson, developing creative initiatives during the shut down that have Continued on Page 2A

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

While his popular Kennett Square coffee shop is temporarily closed to the public, Philter owner Chris Thompson has been making home deliveries of Philter products.

Nella Naturals increases production of hand sanitizer to help address shortages How local residents are coping...1B

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Millions of Americans have had a difficult time finding bottles of hand sanitizer at the grocery store or pharmacy in recent weeks.

Nella Naturals, which has a retail shop on Locust Street in Oxford, is now mobilizing to produce hand sanitizer in larger quantities to help address the massive shortages in Pennsylvania and across the country.

“We were already making hand sanitizer, but it was a Kennett small part of the business,”

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explained Rudy Allen, who owns and operates the business with his wife, Nicki.

“Now, we’re stepping up to the plate to meet the need.”

Nella Naturals manufactures candles, lotions, and skincare products that are organic and natural, and free of any harmful chemicals, including petroleum and GMOs. They are still manufacturing those products, but they are also focusing more time and energy on producing hand sanitizer, perhaps the most soughtafter product ever since the coronavirus pandemic swept

the country.

Allen said that they have been able to help some local fire companies, police departments, and hospitals that had an urgent need for hand sanitizers. They have hand sanitizer in stock and have been able to ship it to customers all over the country. Nella Naturals received a large order from a grocery store chain, and subsequently they received several other large requests for hand sanitizers.

Allen said that they are hoping to soon secure warehouse space in the Oxford

Delaware governor issues stern orders to out-of-state visitors

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

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Delaware Gov. John Carney recently signed into law his seventh modification to his State of Emergency declaration, which orders all out-of-state travelers into Delaware to immediately self-quarantine for 14 days to fight the spread of COVID-19.

The order went into effect on March 30.

The 14-day period is measured from the time of entry into Delaware or for the duration of the individual’s presence in Delaware, whichever is shorter. Individuals under self-quarantine can leave their homes to seek medical care.

Self-quarantine requires that an individual stay in a quarantine location (home,

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Delaware Gov. John Carney recently signed into law his seventh modification to his State of Emergency declaration, which orders all out-of-state travelers into Delaware to immediately self-quarantine for 14 days to fight the spread of COVID-19.

hotel room or rented lodging); does not go to work, school or public areas; does not use public transportation; separates from other individuals in a residence as much as possible; and avoids sharing personal items.

This self-quarantine requirement does not apply to public health, public safety, or health care workers, or any other individual assisting an essential business or providing an emergency service related Continued on Page 3A

area so that they can boost production. They are also bringing in some automated machines that could be used in the warehouse to manufacture the products in larger

quantities. If they are able to expand production sufficiently, Allen said, they will be hiring additional workers to manufacture the hand Continued on Page 3A

Local man publishes first book

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Kendall Keeler described the process of self-publishing his new book, “Your Last 24: Preparing for the Inevitable” as a two-year adventure.

It took a lot of work and time, but Keeler is glad that he went on the adventure and completed the writing project.

“I had something I wanted to say to the next generation,” Keeler said during an interview from his home in Quarryville last week.

He explained that the seeds for the book were planted more than two decades ago when he was still in his 20s.

At that time, one of Keeler’s good friends had a spouse pass away at a very young age. It made Keeler ponder what if he was living the last 24 hours of his own life.

He discovered that he hadn’t given the important subject enough thought.

Keeler’s book challenges people to consider their own mortality, and to prepare themselves to accept the inevitability of death, to learn about death’s purpose, and to deliberately allow the reality of death to become motivation for making bet-

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Kendall Keeler has published his new book, “Your Last 24: Preparing for the Inevitable.”

ter decisions about how they lead their lives.

“Everyone is going to face death,” Keeler said, explaining that his target audience is anyone who hasn’t given sufficient thought to their own mortality and how live their lives.

Keeler is a development director for Black Rock Retreat. He was a youth pastor for several years, and he wrote sermons, Bible studies, curriculum for summer Bible school, and more. He also wrote and recorded dramatic devotionals for a radio station in Lancaster. He and his family lived in Oxford for a number of years and he worked at Herr Foods Continued on Page 4B

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enabled them to not only keep the lights on at their respective businesses, but further their brand and connect with their customers.

On the day Jack Mavraj had to close the doors to La Verona, the restaurant he owns with his brother Sam on State Street in Kennett Square, he had tears in his eyes. He realized that he had been in the restaurant nearly his entire life and it was not only his livelihood but his passion. Worse yet, he knew that the reason he needed to close those doors was for reasons that had nothing to do with him.

Like many other restaurants in southern Chester County, however, the Mavrajs took advantage of the silver lining of Gov. Wolf’s March 19 order, which have allowed restaurants to remain open for take-out only. For the past two weeks, with only the help of a waiter, the Mavraj’s have set up a take-out table at the front of the restaurant, where phone-in orders are prepared at the restaurant and made available for easy and socially-distant pick-up – complete with sanitized packaging.

It was the restaurant’s “regulars,” Mavraj said, who encouraged him and Sam to tough it out during the shutdown.

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“They told us that they were missing our food, so we decided that even though it wouldn’t make us any real profit, it was important for us to be loyal to those people who have been loyal to us,” he said. “We’ve also extended our offer of food to our employees, because of what they’ve meant to us. I tell them, ‘If we have food, you’re going to have food, too.’”

For Lexa Chernin and Elizabeth Gehrt of Yoga Secrets, receiving word that they would need to close their studio as per the order of the state could not have happened at a more inconvenient time: they were in the middle of conducting a 200-hour training sessions with aspiring yoga teachers.

It left Chernin and Gehrt scrambling to find ways they could continue to offer classes to their members -- as well as the many dropin visitors -- who regularly visit the South Mill Road studio. Their solution has come in the form of a virtual classroom – one that allows practitioners to sign up for online classes, set up their mat at home, and connect to their teacher and fellow students by Zoom.

“When we began to accept that we would probably have to shut the studio down at some point, we realized that the studio itself wasn’t entirely necessary to be able to still offer yoga,” Chernin said. “We could still offer classes online, so that people could still use their practice to remain sane during this period – and do it from our homes to their homes.”

So far, Chernin said, the online class sizes have been about the same as those that normally come to the studio.

“People have been grateful that we have the ability to offer them online classes so that they can connect to their practice, but also remain connected to each other,” she said. “Everyone right now is so full of fear and anxiety and stress, and that negatively affects all

of our body’s systems, and to find a way to reduce that stress so that we can relax and handle what’s happening now – whether it’s through yoga or meditation or going outside for a walk every day.”

In the days and weeks since the COVD-19 outbreak, many local businesses have found support through their association with community groups.

Like many business chamber associations of its kind, the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce is a constant and well-run machine of activities, all of them geared to promote the area’s many small businesses: networking, professional development and sponsorship opportunities.

However, like many small towns across the country, one of the primary economic drivers of the borough and greater Oxford has come to a screeching halt, and while its small business owners scramble to remain solvent, the chamber is working with the Oxford Mayor’s Office, the Oxford Borough Council and Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. in a unified effort to lend a hand.

In the last few weeks, Chamber executive director Christine Grove has been in communication with state legislators, other chambers and the businesses in the Oxford area, and shared the social media posts of several businesses. In an effort to help local merchants, the chamber has spearheaded efforts to encourage residents to purchase gift certificates or shop on-line from many stores that have been ordered to shut down completely or significantly scale back.

“We came up with the idea because like all of us, we wanted to help but didn’t immediately know how, so we thought, ‘How can we as a chamber help spread the word to the community that these businesses have been very supportive of the community’s activities, and now it’s our turn to return the favor?’” Grove said. “If

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La Verona in Kennett Square is one of several local restaurants who have remained open on a take-out-only scale in recent weeks. Pictured from left to right are Afrin Karaj and co-owners Jack and Sam Mavraj.

all of us, at least once a week, could order take-out for lunch or dinner or purchase gift certificates, that will make a huge difference for these businesses.

“We want all of our merchants to know that we’re all in this together, and that they are not alone, and that there are many people who care.”

For the past two years, Nick and Melinda Winkler have owned and operated Work2gether, a shared office space business in Downingtown. On Feb. 7, they opened their second location in Kennett Square.

As news broke that Gov. Wolf was forcing many businesses in Pennsylvania to close or reduce service, they developed Kennett Strong, an opportunity for residents to purchase gift certificates to any of the 11 participating local businesses.

Those making a $100 contribution will get to choose four gift cards from participating businesses, each with a value of $30, and automatically receive a free $30 voucher to a Work2gether co-working space – a total value of $150.

“We believe so much in the Kennett Square community that many of us have literally staked our livelihoods in it,” Nick said. “We have banded together as a business community and come up with a way for the community to support small businesses during this trying time. We are not ask-

ing for donations, because we believe in providing the Kennett community the awesome services and products they have come to love and expect.

“Our thought is, ‘Even if our doors cannot open, we can still serve you, and you can still support us.’”

On April 3, the Historic Kennett Square Economic Development Council hosted a 90-minute online roundtable that invited more than 75 local leaders and business owners to obtain information on how they can best navigate the COVID-19 shutdown.

Moderated by local business leader Bob Norris, the forum featured guest speakers Marian Moskowitz, chairperson of the Chester County Commissioners; Mary Frances McGarrity, senior vice president of the Chester County Economic Development Council; Lorenzo Merino, senior community lending officer with True Access Capital; Mary Kay Gaver, attorney with MacElree Harvey; and Nate Echeverria, director of economic development for Historic Kennett Square.

In addition to a Q & A session, the speakers wove their presentations around the many methods small businesses can use to obtain support and information about the many loan programs now available, including the Pennsylvania Working Capital Assistance Program; the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program; the Small

Business Association Loan Relief Program; and the many services available through Small Business Development Centers.

Despite the fact that he has been forced to morph Philter into a temporary delivery service, Thompson remains steadfast that doing so for the near future enables him to carry the company name and its products forward.

“It’s a stressful time, but I’m trying to be as positive as I can,” he said. “This is my livelihood -- what I do and what I’ve worked towards for many years. It hurts me to have to let my staff go and not be there to help them, but at the same time, I also feel a sense of hope. I think the community is becoming stronger.

They’re remembering what it means to be a community.

“It’s scary, but I have always been able to pull through tough situations, so I feel that I need to channel that energy that I’ve always depended upon, and keep pushing.”

Grove is encouraging the many communities and municipalities in southern Chester County “to think small.”

“Small businesses are the engine of our country,” she said. “They are our friends and neighbors. We care about them as businesses, but more importantly, we care about them as people.”

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

Do you want to help these local businesses?

To place your orders for delivery from Philter, visit www.philtercoffee. com, and click “Shop.”

To sign up for online classes at Yoga Secrets, visit www.yogasecretspa. com.

To learn more about Kennett Strong and purchase your gift certificates, visit www.kennettstrong.com.

For more information about purchasing gift certificates to businesses in the Oxford area, visit the

Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce at www. oxfordpa.org.

To order lunch and dinner take-out from La Verona, call 610444-2244 or visit www. laveronapa.com.

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to COVID-19.

While the order does not apply to travelers who are merely passing through the state and those who need to travel to Delaware to care for family members, it strictly encourages those who live out-of-state and commutes to Delaware for essential work to work from home.

In accordance with the order, law enforcement has been given the right to conduct traffic stops – limited in scope to public health and quarantine questions – on vehicles registered in other states.

Gov. Carney’s official order specifically states that: 1. Any individual who enters Delaware from another state, and who is

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not merely passing through, must immediately selfquarantine for fourteen (14) days from the time of entry into Delaware or for the duration of the individual’s presence in Delaware, whichever period is shorter. This self-quarantine requirement shall not apply to public health, public safety, or healthcare workers, or any other individual providing an assistance to an essential business or providing an emergency service related to COVID19. This self-quarantine requirement shall not apply to individuals commuting into Delaware to work for an essential business or to perform minimum business operations as permitted by the state’s state of emergency declaration.

2. Any person who has come to Delaware within the last fourteen (14) days

must immediately self-quarantine for the remainder of the fourteen (14) day period since arrival in Delaware.

The self-quarantine shall not apply to affected individuals who are returning to their state of residence.

3. Self-quarantine requires that an individual stay in a quarantine location (home, hotel room or rented lodging); does not go to work, school or public areas; does not use public transportation; separates from other individuals in a residence as much as possible; and avoids sharing personal items. These self-quarantine requirements shall also incorporate any subsequent guidance issued by the CDC and/or the Division of Public Health (DPH) after the signing of the order.

4. Individuals self-quarantining under the order are permitted to leave the

quarantine location for a medical emergency or to seek medical care.

5. Individuals self-quarantining under the order shall be responsible for all costs associated with their self-quarantine, including transportation, lodging, food, medical care and any other expenses to sustain the person during the period of self-quarantine.

6. This self-quarantine shall not apply to those traveling to care for a family member, friend, or pet in Delaware, or to the transport of family members, friends, pets, or livestock as allowed by this and previous orders.

7. Individuals traveling to Delaware to work for an essential business but who could otherwise work from home are strongly encouraged to work from home.

8. Any failure to comply

with the provisions contained in a Declaration of a State of Emergency or any modification to a Declaration of the State of Emergency constitutes a criminal offense.

As included in a commonly-asked questions section on Delaware.gov, those residents in Chester County who prefer to do their shopping in Delaware are being asked to do their shopping in their home state.

Carney’s decision comes at a time when the coronavirus outbreak in Delaware has risen dramatically in recent weeks. On April 5, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced that the state saw 80 additional positive cases of COVID-19, which brings the statewide number of cases to 673.

In total, 14 Delawareans have passed away due

to complications from COVID-19. There have been a total of eight deaths related to long-term care facilities, including seven in New Castle County and one in Sussex County.

“Now’s not the time to visit Delaware,” Gov. Carney said. “We’re facing a serious situation here that is getting worse.

Delawareans need to stay at home, and anyone from another state visiting Delaware should immediately self-quarantine for two weeks. Everyone needs to take this threat seriously. Our goal is to limit a surge in COVID-19 cases that would overwhelm our hospital system. We’ll get through this – but everyone needs to pitch in.”

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

Allen pointed out that Nella Naturals products are made with ingredients that are good for your body, your home, and the environment.

“We strive to make highend, quality products,” he said.

The Allens’ products have grown in popularity during the last eight years, which is when a passionate pursuit that started out as more as a hobby evolved into a business. Initially, the Allens sold the handmade products online. They opened a retail shop in Oxford back in 2014.

More information about Nella Naturals is available at Nella-Naturals .com.

sanitizer.

One big challenge for Nella Naturals now is getting enough plastic bottles to keep up with what they need for the hand sanitizer. The intense demand for some products is wreaking havoc on supply chains. But they have posted a note on the website that the hand sanitizer may just arrive in a bottle with a different appearance than the one that is featured online.

Nicki Allen explained that the Nella Naturals hand sanitizer meets all the CDC requirements. Proper hygiene, especially hand washing, has been an imporTo contact Staff Writer Nella Naturals is increasing production of its hand tant part of the response to Steven Hoffman, email edi- sanitizer. Nicki Allen is pictured with Suzanne Huf at the COVID-19 epidemic. tor @ chestercounty .com. Nella Naturals.

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Nella Naturals hand sanitizer features ingredients that are good for the body, home, and environment.

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Opinion

Editorial

Letter to the Editor

Leadership in a time of crisis

The League of Women Voters plays a vital role in educating Pa. voters

It is always important for a government to provide clear, timely and accurate information to its citizens.

During a crisis like the global coronavirus pandemic, where the situation is changing not just day to day, but hour by hour, the importance of that information increases exponentially.

State Rep. John Lawrence, who represents the 13th Legislative District here in southern Chester County, has done an excellent job of keeping his constituents informed about the latest updates on a wide variety of issues related to the crisis.

In fact, over the last few weeks, Lawrence has performed his duties like a home run hitter in the midst of a torrid hitting streak, a star running back who keeps picking up one first down after another, or an NBA shooter who has the jump shot working just as the game moves to its most critical point.

If that’s too many sports comparisons for you, we apologize. We just really, really miss sports right now.

What we don’t miss are any updates about the state’s response to the unfolding coronavirus pandemic because Rep. Lawrence and his staff have been providing regular updates about the changing situation.

In addition to handling the duties of legislating in a time of crisis—and state lawmakers have passed dozens of bills in response to COVID-19— Lawrence has also kept his constituents informed in a timely fashion about the orders from Gov. Tom Wolf, such as the stay-at-home orders and when he formally closed K-12 Pennsylvania schools until further notice.

Lawrence shared a summary of the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and how it impacts local residents and businesses.

When the United States Department of Agriculture approved a waiver to allow schools to provide free meals to all children during the statewide COVID19 mitigation efforts, Lawrence’s office helped spread the word about it.

When the federal government took action to delay the REAL ID regulations that were to take effect in October of this year, Lawrence made sure to share the information quickly.

That was also the case when state lawmakers took action with regard to how municipal officials could meet the requirements for public meetings during the COVID-19 outbreak. Lawrence’s release included detailed information about the legislation.

Lawrence’s office has issued releases about the extension of deadlines for trusts/estates, partnerships, S corporations, and corporations, as well as information about how small businesses can seek assistance to help weather the storm until Pennsylvania is open for business again.

In a recent email that was distributed to members of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce, the chamber praised Lawrence and U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan for being “steadfast leaders and supporters of our efforts” in assisting area businesses.

This leadership in a time of crisis has been important for local residents and businesses to navigate their way through all of this.

Letter to the Editor: The year 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote nationwide. The League of Women Voters was formed that same year.

I first learned about the League of Women Voters of Chester County in 2017, at their annual luncheon. I realized I was not alone in my desire to help Chester County, already a wonder-

ful place to live, be the best it can be.

With all of the changes in our voting laws this year, the League of Women Voters plays a vital role in educating voters in Pennsylvania.

The League can be partnering with various organizations and service providers throughout Chester County, in keeping with its goal to promote political responsibility and active participation, and to enhance voter awareness.

In addition to voter education, the League of Women Voters can help effect change in the community.

Please explore the League of Women Voters in many levels, from local to national. Consider becoming a member and connecting to other members. They may have similar concerns about your neighborhood, your state and country.

The League is non-partisan. They have a long history, however, of being

politically active. The League of Women Voters of the United States played a part in the creation of Social Security, our Food and Drug Administration, and the United Nations.

In these unsure times, the League of Women Voters can help our democracy like never before. Visit League of Women Voters of Chester County at LWVCCPA.org.

Brett Dolente Kennett Square

Guest column

So many to thank…

Don’t forget local government

By David M. Sanko, Executive Director, Pa. State Association of Township Supervisors Pennsylvania Local Government Week is April 6 to 10, and we can think of no better time to recognize our townships, which are on the front lines of making sure life goes on as smoothly and safely as possible in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 emergency continues throughout the nation and the commonwealth, township officials are the “boots on the ground” in helping their residents stay safe during this crisis.

Townships have a public safety responsibility to govern their communities, ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their residents, and continue providing essential services, such as police, fire, emergency medical services, passable roads, water, sewer, and trash collection. Local governments remain functional and “on the job” to ensure that critical services continue to be provided to residents. Our member townships have stepped up to the plate during this challenging time to maintain the

level of services their residents have come to expect.

Townships are the level of government closest to the people, and for this reason, are best positioned to adapt solutions customized for each community during the pandemic. While the federal and state governments have their roles to play, the local level is the foundation of support for these two higher levels.

Township officials know their community best. Their neighbors trust them to have their best interests at heart because they are part of the same community.

All of this works because of township supervisors’ commitment to serving their community and their common-sense approach to solving problems.

To help our members with their COVID-19 response and operations, PSATS has been sharing information every day with them, including guidance from the commonwealth to assist in the enforcement of the orders that Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine have issued requiring all non-life-sustaining businesses to close and for all residents to “stay in” to prevent the spread of this virus.

The governor’s declaration defines that municipalities retain the authority to make decisions as to which of their operations are essential or non-essential. As directed, municipal decisions need to “appropriately balance public safety while ensuring the continued delivery of critical infrastructure services and functions.”

To help its member townships with the many decisions they are facing in terms of public service, PSATS has been holding weekly web-based “town halls” on the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to 1,000 township officials from across the state have participated to seek guidance and answers to a whole host of COVID-19-related township issues.

Townships have been looking to PSATS, their member service association, to keep them informed during the pandemic and offer advice on how to conduct public meetings, keep their employees and residents safe, protect their first responders, plan for an outbreak in their community, and find reliable information on COVID-19. They want to do things right, and they care about how to best

serve their constituents.

Townships in the commonwealth have provided critical services to their residents for four centuries and will continue to do so in the face of this pandemic without fail. Residents can count on their local governments as a source of information, calm, and continuity. As local leaders, township supervisors can reassure their residents that basic public services will continue.

As we celebrate Local Government Week, keep this in mind: Township government isn’t just another layer of government; it’s the critical layer, the foundation. It’s the one that represents you and your family, lives within its budget, and provides the services you have paid your taxes for, even in the face of a pandemic. So as we thank our health care workers, first responders, truck drivers, and grocery store clerks, don’t forget to share your thanks with your local township officials, who keep roads open and water flowing and help maintain quality of life and general community safety.

They will appreciate a kind word, especially in times like these.

State House acts to help Pennsylvania through COVID-19 crisis Education, employment, election and funding bills to help Pennsylvanians pass in historic House session At a time when every Pennsylvanian is facing unprecedented challenges, the House of Representatives acted to ensure important aspects of our lives will continue to

operate, those on the front lines of the crisis are protected and empowered, and schools will educate all of our children.

First, in an effort to protect voters, poll workers, candi-

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dates and communities, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a plan to move the 2020 Pennsylvania primary election to Tuesday, June 2.

“Every Pennsylvanian is making sacrifices to try and slow the spread of COVID19, and an Election Day has many moving parts that take weeks to prepare,” House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said.

“Ensuring the safety of poll workers, election officials, voters and candidates is our most important responsibility, so moving the date back is the most prudent action at this time.”

The election code changes in Senate Bill 422 allows county officials to begin processing mail-in ballots at 7 a.m. on Election Day. The bill also provides flexibility for county election officials as a result of the challenges related to the virus, including consolidating polling places and allowing for new polling locations.

In response to parents and students who have growing concerns about prolonged

disruptions in schools, the House passed Senate Bill 751 which would require every school district to immediately develop and submit distance learning plans to the state Department of Education.

“I expect our public education system will meet the challenges we are all facing in this crisis and answer the call of their communities in the same way every other unit of government is doing at this time,” Cutler said. “School districts have an obligation to do all they can to teach students, even during these difficult circumstances.”

All distance learning plans would have to be posted on the district websites for the public. The bill also addresses contractually obligated responsibilities with educators.

While most Pennsylvanians are staying home right now, health care workers are facing the direct impact of COVID19. As part of House Bill 1232 the House passed an emergency funding provi-

sion to provide $50 million to purchase medical and personal protection equipment, supplies for hospitals, nursing facilities, and emergency medical services to meet patient and staff needs to respond to COVID-19.

“We’re all doing our part to socially distance and follow guidelines to help slow the spread of the virus, but thousands of men and women in health care are on the front lines, helping treat patients and save lives. We must do everything we can to make sure the heroes in hospitals, ambulances and health care facilities have everything they need to protect themselves as they do all they can to help in this crisis.” Cutler added.

The General Assembly also advanced significant unemployment compensation legislation as part of House Bill 68. The bill would enact emergency provisions, waiving certain waiting requirements for claimants and more lenient repayment terms for reimbursement of employers among other technical

changes to match federal changes to unemployment law.

“Thousands of Pennsylvanians are filing for unemployment as employers adjust to these difficult – and hopefully very temporary – economic conditions. Our actions in the legislature will help Pennsylvanians keep their families financially solvent and protected as we all work to weather this storm.” Cutler said.

“At this end of this extraordinary session of the House, every Pennsylvanian should take pride in the work of their elected officials and what the General Assembly accomplished this week. This is likely to be just the first of many long session days in the weeks and months to come to address the needs of the Commonwealth now, and into the future,” Cutler continued. “I want to thank the members on both sides of the aisle for recognizing this pandemic does not choose political sides, and we are all in this fight together.”

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Obituaries RAYMOND T. MILLER

RALPH A. DUTTON, JR.

RICHARD AND ANNA MANFREDI

Raymond “Tom” Thomas Miller, age 72, of Rising Sun, Md., passed away on March 27. He was born on July 14, 1947 in Havre De Grace, Md. to the late Ransom E. Miller and Frances V. (Burkins) Miller.

A Vietnam veteran, Tom proudly served his county in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the American Legion Post 194 in Rising Sun, Md. and served with the Honor Guard for many years. Tom coached for the Rising Sun Little League while his sons played baseball. He was a huge sports and NASCAR fan. Tom took great joy in helping everyone he knew. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Tom is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Anna Miller; their sons; Steven Miller and his wife, Candace and Kevin Miller and his wife, Maria; granddaughter, Allison; five siblings: Virginia Tharp and her husband, Bob; Allen Miller and his wife, Judy; Linda Bak and her husband, Stan; Russell Miller and his wife, Christine and Hazel Jeansonne and her husband, Russell; and beloved dog, Winston.

Services will be held at a later date. To send online condolences and check for updated service information, please visit www.rtfoard.com.

Ralph A. Dutton, 69, passed away at home in Oxford on March 26.

He was born on October 5, 1950, in Oxford and was the son of the late Ralph and Edith Dutton Sr. Ralph attended school in the Oxford Area School District and graduated from Oxford Area High School in 1968 before joining the United States Navy. He spent six years serving his country before receiving an honorable discharge for his service.

Ralph was currently employed by the Chester County Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Coatesville. He worked assisting with product assembly for the military resale program. Ralph enjoyed helping others and he loved spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by his two children, Zayne A. Dutton (Jasmine), of West Chester, Pa. and Tara L. Easterling (Brian) of Paoli, Pa; One sister, June Ellen Dutton of Oxford; One brother, Paul Dutton of West Chester, Pa; a niece, Linda Dutton of Oxford; and six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Due to the current crisis the country is experiencing, a home-going service will be held at a later date in Oxford.

Detailed information will be shared with family and friends in the future to celebrate the life of Ralph A. Dutton Jr. CAROL NEWSOM Funeral arrangements are being handled by Edward L. Carol Irene Newsom, 74, of Chadds Collins Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine Street, Oxford.

Ford, passed away on March 29 at GENE F. PATRICK her home.

Born on October 18, 1945 in Darby, Gene F. Patrick passed away at his Pa., she was the daughter of the late home in Oxford on April 1. He was 78.

Robert and Irene (Wright) Moyer.

He was the husband of Joyce Hays She was a graduate of Upper Darby Patrick, with whom he shared 59 years High School in the class of 1963. She of marriage. was a homemaker, raising her chilBorn in Lancaster, he was the son of dren but then entered the workforce as an administrator the late Raymond C. and Edna E. Pierce working for State Farm for 20 years. She was a longtime Patrick. member of the First Baptist Church in Kennett Square.

Gene graduated from Oxford Area She served the church in many ways and enjoyed weekly High School as part of the class of 1958.

Bible studies. Most of all, she loved her family and particHe attended Wesley Church in Kirkwood. ularly enjoyed being around her grandchildren. She loved He was employed with Herr Foods, Nottingham as a sales being a grammy to Robbie and Rachel, and she couldn’t supervisor. wait for them to visit so she could spend time with them.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, David M. Patrick She is survived by her three children, Denise Newsom, (Lauren) of Coatesville and Timothy Gene Patrick of Oxford; Danielle Alexander (and her husband Rob), and Jonathan one daughter, Dawn Christine Patrick of Oxford; five grandNewsom and her two grandchildren, Robbie and Rachel children, Timothy Gene Patrick, Jr., Jessica Patrick, Mathew Alexander.

Patrick, Hannah Gordon and Meredith Gordon; two greatThere will be a memorial service at the First Baptist grandchildren, Dylan Patrick and Owen Patrick; three brothers, Church in Kennett Square,. It will be scheduled at a later Raymond Patrick of Oxford, Terry Patrick of NC and Ronald date. Please visit the online memorial by going to www. Patrick of Christiana, Pa.; and two sisters, Brenda Holston kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

(Lawrence) of MA, Sandra Slauch (John) of Kirkwood.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Gwyn C. Patrick, Sr. MARY B. LEWIS Services will be private.

Mary B. Miller Lewis, 78, of Quarryville, passed away In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to on April 2 at her sister’s home in Kennett Square.

Gene’s grandchildren’s education fund.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, William and Mary Fouth Miller.

Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford.

Mary was employed with Hewlett Packard, American Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralManufacturing Technologies and Synthes from 1988 until home.com. retiring in 2011.

She was active in the cub scouts and girl scouts.

Mary enjoyed vacationing in Sea Isle City, N.J., trips to Williamsburg, VA and family camping trips.

She is survived by one son, Joseph Lewis of Elkton, Md.; four grandchildren, Molly, Katie, Asia and Anthony; one brother, James Miller of West Grove; and one sister, Judith Pratt of Kennett Square.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Ann Marchesani; and two brothers, William Miller and Kenneth Miller.

Services will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital P.O. Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0424.

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

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

Richard Manfredi passed away as a result of congestive heart failure on Oct. 16, 2019. His wife Anna followed him in death on March 22, 2020 as a result of the same affliction.

Both were 91 years old at the time they passed away.

Richard Lewis Manfredi and Anna Gloria Vallorani were wed on June 3, 1950 and shared 69 years of marriage.

Richard was born in Annville, Pa. to Rocco Manfredi, an immigrant from Montorio al Vomano, Abruzzo, Italy, and Inez Maria Casantini of West Virginia on September 21, 1928. Anna was born in Philadelphia to Romano Vallorani, who immigrated to the U.S. from Ascoli Piceno, Italy, and Filomena Staino, who left Pedace Cosenza, Italy as a child, on October 19, 1928. They met in Toughkenamon as teenagers after both their families had relocated to the small town and gotten involved in the business of growing mushrooms. Richard was a mushroom grower most of his life and Anna was homemaker. Together they raised six children on a horse farm in Toughkenamon and were involved for many years in the breeding and racing of Thoroughbreds. Richard had a trainer’s license for many years and loved watching his horses race.

Both were entirely devoted to their children and their animals. While their children eventually moved out, they never went far as all six of their children have homes in southern Chester County. They are survived by their six children, Vicky Lesniczak (Gene), Michele Carr (Ben), Erica Blittersdorf (Tommy), Rocco Manfredi, Nicole Roberts (Stuart) and Deanna Manfredi (Tarquin Moore), as well as two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Anna is also survived by her brother, Joseph Vallorani and predeceased by her sister Marie Caputo.

Richard is survived by his sister, Sandra Manfredi and brother Rocco Manfredi, Jr. Burial will be private.

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Navigating the quarantine

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer In our second installment of “Navigating the quarantine,” the Chester County Press has asked a few of our neighbors to provide some detail about the creative ways they have adjusted to the Stay at Home decree from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.

For Kennett Township Supervisor Whitney Hoffman, her social calendar remains quite full, although most of it is from her home.

“My kids are teaching the adults how to play group games on PS4, we’ve also been playing card games in the evening, and there is even a threat that my son James will teach us all how to play Dungeons and Dragons this weekend,” she said. “We’re getting organized, and I’ve gotten out my quilt making fabric stash to make some face masks, teasing that I am no longer a hoarder but a prepper. That’s probably too serious and real for the paper, but it’s something I could think of to do from home to try to help, even if the masks just end up being used by folks going to the store.

“My husband John rides his bike in laps through the neighborhood, we walk the dog a few times a day, and we are also talking to our friends. I already do zoom chats for work, but we’re thinking of doing a Netflix Party with some friends; there’s a chrome extension you can use so you can watch movies together, with a chat function, and even pause to talk.”

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Despite not being able to teach his students in person, Bryan Tuk of grooveKSQ has been conducting lessons with his students via FaceTime, Skype and Google hangouts, at reduced rates during the shutdown.

“While we certainly have a crisis unlike anything that we have ever seen, I don’t believe in obstacles, I believe in opportunity,” he said. “We have a challenge.

How do we respond? Do we sit alone in our homes, stagnant, waiting for the next month or two to pass?

Or do we continue to grow, to improve and excel? I choose growth. The first two lessons I taught today were for one student in Detroit, Mich., and the second lesson was taught to a student in Wilmington.

“Although the delivery method will temporarily change, they will have my full attention, and we are going to power through this and be stronger on the other side of this crisis.”

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

David Ferron

For Fashion designer David Ferron, the owner of Unionville Saddle, his normally – and enormously – busy life has slowed down for the moment, while he reconnects with friends and family.

“With this unexpected break from everything we previously called “normal,” I am taking the time to remind myself that we do not have to use this time to be productive,” he said. “Instead of filling my time with productivity, I have been focusing on strengthening the bond I have with friends and family through recipes, new forms of video communication, and creative expression.

“It is important to remember that mental health is a top priority and not judge anyone for how we each express that. One day we might feel like it’s the right time to dust of the bike and go for a long ride, paint a couple of hours, and start planning an online course.

The next, we may feel like lying in bed all day and binge-watch Netflix.

“We must remind ourselves that both are perfectly acceptable right now. Something I have always tried to remind clients in my shop and friends all over the world is to be kind to yourself. If we can be kind to ourselves first, we can then spread kindness to others.”

For Josie Marsh of Bike Kennett, she and her busy family have been cultivating the gardens at their fiveacre property. Calling her garden and yard her “key to my sanity,” Josie has already planted turnips, radishes, peas and a variety of greens and is preparing to plant more when the weather begins to warm. In between, she’s been making her own sourdough bread, cooking her own beans and whipping up her own batches of granola.

“In the mornings, we try to all get out for a walk, run or short bike

online art classes that she really enjoys. It suits her well to go at her own pace and not have anyone looking at her work.

“My 12-year-old daughter is pretty self motivated and works on her school

ride, then I try to keep my six-year old daughter on somewhat of a schedule: an hour of academic time and then an hour of creative time before lunch and chores,” she said.

“We’ve discovered some

For Lynn Sinclair, much of her time is being spent preparing the new Kennett Heritage Center on North Union Street in Kennett Square. Established as a nonprofit organization on Jan. 9, the center is scheduled to open in late summer or early fall, and will provide visitors with a history of the Kennett area during the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s. As of now, however, there is still a lot to do before the doors open, Sinclair said.

“I am stripping paint off a pair of Victorian Doors that will be inside the Center, and working on what

work for most of the day. Our afternoons are more free-form and then they both get some fun screen time later in the afternoon, sometimes with friends through Face Time.”

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each room will contain,” she said. “This past week, I worked on the first room which will be titled “A New Land” and cover the era of the 1700s. I built a model of the room to see how all the images and text would fit and how a visitor would ‘flow’ through the room. I also worked on developing a fundraising strategy for the organization.”

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

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ESTATE OF Barbara W. Schneeman, LATE OF East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 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, Executor: Georgeanna Singley, 150 Turners Pond Dr., Lincoln University, PA, 19352 Attorney: Ira D. Binder, 227 Cullen Rd, Oxford, PA 19363 3p-25-3t

DIVORCE BY PUBLICATION

In the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania Civil Action –Law Mark V. Szabo vs Jennifer DIVORCE Michele Slater , In Divorce, No.19004666 Order, And Now to wit, this 13th day of August, 2019, it is hereby ordered and decreed that Petitioner’s request to serve the Complaint In Divorce by publication is Granted by the Court: Dominic F. Pileggi ,Judge.

NOTICE TO DEFEND AND CLAIM RIGHTS: You have been sued in court.

If you wish to defend against the claim set forth in the following pages, you must or by an attorney and filling in writing with the Court, your defenses or objections of the claims set take action with 20 days after this complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case my proceed without you and a judgement may be entered against you by the Court without further

notice for any money claimed or any other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property rights important to you.

IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR ALIMONY, DIVISION OF PROPERTY, LAWYER’S FEES OR EXPENSES BEFORE A DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT IS GRANTED YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY OF THEM. YOU SHOULD TAKE HIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. OF THE DIVORCE CODE LAWYER’S REFERENCE SRVICE, FRONT AND LEMON STREETS, MEDIA, PA 19063 610-566-6625 COMPLAINT IN DIVORCE UNDER SECTION 3301 (D) OF THE DIVORCE CODE The Plaintiff is Mark Szabo who currently resides at 2422 Madison Street, Chester, Pennsylvania 19013.

The Defendant is Jennifer Michele Slater who currently resides at 344 Hodgson Street, Apartment 2, Oxford, PA 19363 Plaintiff and Defendant have been bona fide residents of the Commonwealth for at least 6 months immediately preceding the filing of the Complaint.

The parties were married on March 28, 1998 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

There have been no prior actions of divorce or of annulment between the parties.

The marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken.

The Plaintiff has been advised of the availability of counseling and of the right to request that the Court require

the parties to participate in Counseling.

Plaintiff requests the Honorable Court to enter a Decree in Divorce, divorcing Plaintiff and Defendant absolutely.

COUNT 1 NO-FAULT DIVORCEUNDER SECTION 3301 (D) OF THE DIVORCE CODE Plaintiff incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 8 of the Complaint in Divorce as though fully set forth herein.

At such time as the parties have lived separate and apart for a period of time required by the Divorce Code of 1990 and any amendments thereto, Plaintiff shal take such steps as are necessary to obtain a Section 3301(D) divorce pursuant to the Divorce Code of 1990.

Respectfully submitted by Barbara Flum Stein, Esquire, Attorney for the Plaintiff. Barbara Flum Stein & Associate, Attorney Identification No. 42684, 14 West Third Street, Media, Pennsylvania 19063 610-565-6100.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of New Garden Township will hold a public hearing to consider passage of the following ordinance at 7:30 PM on April 20, 2020, at the Township Municipal Building located at 299 Starr Road, Landenberg PA, 19350. Following the public hearing, the Board will consider the enactment of the proposed ordinance during its regular meeting of April 20, 2020. The preamble and summary follow: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEW GARDEN, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP HISTORIC RESOURCES MAP AND OFFICIAL LIST, AS AUTHORIZED IN CHAPTER 200 OF THE TOWNSHIP CODE, BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, BY ADDING CERTAIN PROPERTIES AS HISTORIC RESOURCES. EFFECTIVE FIVE (5) DAYS FROM ENACTMENT. A summary of the proposed ordinance follows: Section 1. Amends the Historic Resources Map and Official List, as authorized by § 200-168, Map Created; Classification of Historic Resources; Revisions, to add the following properties as historic resources: 6750 Limestone Road New Garden Township UPI: 60-6-44.1 Description: House Classification: III 1610 Yeatmans Station Road New Garden Township UPI: none Description: House Classification: I 8936 Gap Newport Pike New Garden Township UPI: 60-3-243.6 Description: Lyceum House Classification: I 1 Altemus Drive New Garden Township UPI: 60-7-4 Description: House Classification: I 1511 Yeatmans Station Road New Garden Township UPI: 60-7-15.1 Description: House Classification: III Section 2.. Effective five (5) days from the date of enactment. A full text copy of the ordinance is available for public examination without charge or may be obtained for a charge not greater than

the cost thereof at the Municipal Building. For further information, please contact Spence Andress, Interim Township Manager. Vincent M. Pompo, Township Solicitor 4p-1-2t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Barbara A. Althouse, late of West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Barbara A. Althouse 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: Larry W. Althouse, Co-Executor John D. Althouse, Co-Executor c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian 208 E. Locust Street Address, P.O. Box 381 Oxford, PA 19363 Phone: 610-932-3838 3-25p-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Dorothy L Bennett, Late of West Nottingham Township, 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 Robin Brooks, 489 Maxatawny Drive, Pocono Lake, PA 18347, Executrix.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-153 Writ of Execution No. 2019-06420 DEBT $408,216.60 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, piece or parcel of land with the improvements thereon erected, situate in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center of a public road leading from Landenberg to Mercers Mill, said point being located

South 40 degrees 55 minutes West one hundred ninety (190) feet from a point in line of land now or late of David Whitting and said point being a corner of land now or late of George J. Fisher, thence along land of said George J. Fisher, South 20 degrees 15 minutes East seven hundred forty and eighty one hundredths (740.81) feet to a pipe line of land now or late of Robert Preston and passing over a pipe on the southerly side of said road; thence along land of same, South 83 degrees 45 minutes West two hundred seventy seven and forty eight hundredths (277.48) feet to a pipe; thence by a new line dividing land about to be conveyed from land now or late of Sherwood G. Holt and Carolyn R. Holt, North 36 degrees 14 minutes West four hundred seventy two and fourteen hundredths (472.14) feet to a point in the center of aforesaid road and passing over a pipe on the southerly side of said road; thence along the center of said road, North 40 degrees 55 minutes East four hundred fifty five and seventy five hundredths (455.75) feet to the place of beginning.

CONTAINING four and seventy two hundredths (4.72) acres of land more or less.

ALSO ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of ground located in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a survey made by Manley N. White, R.S., dated August 1, 1949 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the center of a public road leading from Landenberg to Mercer’s Mill, said point being the Northwest corner of land of the Chiltons; thence along the center line of said public road, the following three courses and distances: (1) South 40 degrees 55 minutes West seventy nine and twenty five hundredths (79.25) feet; (2) South 32 degrees 30 minutes West two hundred seventy five (275) feet to a point; (3) South 23 degrees 9 minutes West one hundred sixty one and four tenths (161.4) feet to a point being a corner of land now or late of Robert Preston thence by Preston’s land passing over an iron pin on the East side of said road, North 63 degrees 45 minutes East five hundred forty five and thirty five hundredths (545.35) feet to a corner of land of the Chiltons; thence along land of the Chiltons, North 36 degrees 14 minutes West four hundred seventy two and fourteen hundredths (472.14) feet to the point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 2.7244 acres, more or less.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Robert M. Shellenbarger and Betty Wise Shellenbarger, his wife, by Deed dated August 18, 1967 and recorded August 21, 1967 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book S 37, Page 718, granted and conveyed unto James W.

Frankowsky and Grace J. Frankowsky, his wife, as Tenants by the Entireties.

And the said James W. Frankowsky departed this life on March 25, 2013.

And the said Grace J. Frankowsky departed this life on October 13, 2018.

PARCEL NO.: 73-3-14 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Property PLAINTIFF: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. VS DEFENDANT: Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Association Claiming Right , Title or Interest from or Under Grace J. Frankowsky, Deceased SALE ADDRESS: 238 Mercer Mill Road, Landenberg, PA 19350 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS KIRN, LLC 215-942-2090 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-158 Writ of Execution No. 2015-01844 DEBT $301,803.88 PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF POCOPSON TAX PARCEL # 63-04-0025 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: WILLIAM J. TURNER III IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020

CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

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Chester County Press

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PLAINTIFF: LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST VS DEFENDANT: William J. Turner III SALE ADDRESS: 1549 Rodney Drive, West Chester, PA 19382 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-159 Writ of Execution No. 2019-04198 DEBT $98,070.30 PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF EAST NOTTINGHAM TAX ID/UPI PARCEL NO. 69-020090.030/69-2-90.3 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: JOSEPH A. KELLY and TONYA K. KELLY 19363 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: MIDFIRST BANK VS DEFENDANT: Joseph A. Kelly & Tonya K. Kelly SALE ADDRESS: 142 Wedgewood Road, Oxford,PA PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP,P.C. 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-161 Writ of Execution No. 2018-02030 DEBT $349,674.17 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or tract of land SITUATE in the Township of East Marlborough, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of “Willowdale Crossing” prepared

by Momenee and Associates, dated August 2, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in Chester County as Plan #13521, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the northeasterly side of Meadowbank Road (50 feet wide) a corner of Open Space on said Plan; THENCE extending along the northeasterly side of Meadowbank Road North 03 degrees 47 minutes 45 seconds West, 62.13 feet to a point of curve; THENCE still along the same on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 375.00 feet the arc distance of 37.74 feet to a point; THENCE extending along Lot 106 and through an Easement on said Plan North 78 degrees 33 minutes 54 seconds East, 148.45 feet to a point; THENCE extending along Lot 104 on said Plan South 66 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East, 20.00 feet to a point; THENCE extending along Open Space aforementioned South 03 degrees 48 minutes 18 seconds East 106.86 feet to a point; THENCE still along the same South 86 degrees 11 minutes 41 seconds West, 160.00 feet to the point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot #1 on said Plan.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Bryan Shinn and Lisa Shinn, husband and wife, by Deed dated August 4, 2003 and recorded November 12, 2003 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 5974, Page 1046, granted and conveyed unto CHRISTOPHER LAPSZYNSKI and KRYSTYNA LAPSZYNSKI, husband and wife.

BEING Chester County UPI # 61-5K-1 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Property PLAINTIFF: US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWATER INVESTMENT TRUST 2018-1 VS DEFENDANT: Christopher Lapszynski a/k/a Christopher A. Lapszynski & Krystyna Lapszynski SALE ADDRESS: 704 Meadowbank Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS KIRN, LLC 215-942-2090 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-167 Writ of Execution No. 2019-10345 DEBT $250,281.41 Property situated in the LONDON BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 73-2-25.16 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-Bnc3 VS DEFENDANT: Jacqueline McGonigle SALE ADDRESS: 12 Crestview Road, Landenberg, PA 19350-9134 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-169 Writ of Execution No. 2019-10792 DEBT $515,388.80 IMPORTANT Chester County Sheriff Sale is ONLY for Tax Parcel No. 60-7-19.19 in New Garden Township, Chester County, PA a portion of the dual-state residential property with a mailing address of 10 Ironwood Drive, Newark, DE 19711.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR parcel of land situate in part in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County and State of Delaware, and in part in New Garden Township, previously erroneously stated as London Britain Township, Chester County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, known as Lot No. 55, Section 3, as shown on a Plan of LAMATAN II, made by George R. Regester, Jr., & Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, dated January 5, 1968 and of record the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County, Delaware, in Microfilm No. 1334, and more particularly bounded

and described in accordance with a recent survey prepared by Ramesh C. Batta Associates, P.A., dated June 27, 1988, as follows,to-wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Ironwood Drive, at fifty feet wide, in the division line between Lots Nos. 55 and 56, Section 3, as shown on said Plan, said point of Beginning, being distant the following three courses and distances measured along the said Northerly side of Ironwood Drive from the Westerly end of a twenty five feet radius junction curve joining the said Northerly side of Ironwood Drive and Westerly side of Quartz Mill Road, at fifty feet wide: (1) South eighty degrees, thirty-two minutes, ten seconds West, two hundred thirty-two and six onehundredths feet to a point; (2) along a curve having a radius of four hundred fifty feet, an arc distance of one hundred nine and ninety-six one hundredths feet to a point; (3) South sixty-six degrees, thirty-two minutes, ten seconds West, three hundred seventy-one and ninety-two one-hundredths feet to the point of Beginning; thence from said point of Beginning and along the said division line between Lots Nos. 55 and 56, North twenty-five degrees, twentyeight minutes, thirty-two seconds West, two hundred twenty-seven and forty one-hundredths feet to a point; thence along the division line between Lots Nos. 55, 63 and 64 and crossing the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line South sixty-seven degrees, nineteen minutes, ten seconds West, three hundred thirty and eighty-nine onehundredths feet to a point; thence along the division line between Lots Nos. 54 and 55, Section 3, and recrossing the said Delaware-Pennsylvania State line South seventyseven degrees, eighteen minutes, ten seconds East, three hundred fifty and forty-five one-hundredths feet to a point on the said Northerly side of Ironwood Drive; thence thereby the following two courses and distances: (1) along a curve having a radius of fifty feet, an arc distance of forty-two and five onehundredths feet to a point of compound curve; and (2) along a curve having a radius of twenty-five feet, and arc distance of twenty-one and three onehundredths feet to the point and place of Beginning. SUBJECT, as to the portion located in Delaware to the terms, covenants, easements, reservations, and restrictions as set forth in a Declaration by Hwitlers, Inc., a corporation of the State of Delaware, dated June 16, 1969 and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County, Delaware, in Deed Record R, Volume 82, Page 127.

SUBJECT, as to the portion located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to the following restrictions, set forth in Deed Book P38 at 765; rights granted to utility companies in miscellaneous Deed Books 188 at Page 961 and 196 at Page 961.

BEING the same lands and premises which GINO J. TORRES and PHYLLIS A. TORRES, his wife, granted and conveyed unto THOMAS J. REITZ and SHIRLEEN G. REITZ, his wife, by deed dated February 2, 1984, and recorded in the Office for the Recording of Deeds in and for New Castle County, State of Delaware in Deed Book P, Volume 125, Page 339; and did also convey to the parties of the first part herein, in fee, by deed dated March 28, 1983 of Chester County and State of Pennsylvania in Deed Book F, Volume 61, Page 433.

Tax Parcel NO.: 60-7-19.10 (Chester County, PA) BLR# 60-07-0019.100 TITLE TO SAID PREMISES IS VESTED IN Charles A. Ferris and Brenda B. Ferris, h/w, by Deed from Thomas J. Reitz and Shirleen G. Reitz, h/w, dated 06/30/1988, recorded 07/27/1988 in Book 1228, Page 316.

Tax Parcel NO.: 08 022.40 004 (New Castle County, DE) TITLE TO SAID PREMISES VESTED IN Federal National Mortgage Association, by Sheriff’s Deed from the Sheriff of New Castle County dated January 27, 2017, and recorded on February 7, 2017 as Document ID# 201702070006973 in the Recorder of Deeds of New Castle County in the State of Delaware.

AGAIN, Chester County Sheriff Sale is ONLY for Tax Parcel No. 60-7-19.19 in New Garden Township, PA, a portion of the dual-state residential property with a mailing address of 10 Ironwood Drive, Newark, DE 19711.

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) VS DEFENDANT: Charles Ferris & Brenda Ferris SALE ADDRESS: Tax Parcel 60-7-19.19 New Garden Township,’PA PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff

will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-170 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12666 DEBT $142,373.82 ALL THAT CERTAIN, MESSAGE, LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE ON, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST NOTTINGHAM, COUNTY OF CHESTER, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: All those certain tracts of improved ground with the buildings erected thereon situate easterly of Sylmar Road in West Nottingham Township, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, according to a survey by Concord Land Planners & Surveyors, Inc., Oxford, PA., and being remaining lands of Robert G. Patrick combined with Parcel B as shown on Plan Number 0457 dated April 26, 2005, last revised October 31, 2005, and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Sylmar Road marking the southwesterly corner of this and a northwesterly corner of Parcel C as shown on said plan, of which this was a part; thence leaving said point of beginning and by said centerline the following two courses and distances: (1) North 05 degrees, 37 minutes, 34 seconds West, 44.09 feet to a P.K. nail found; thence (2) North 05 degrees, 30 minutes, 40 seconds West, 17.31 feet to a point marking the northwesterly corner of this and a southwesterly corner of remaining lands of Gary D. and Freida Moore; thence by said remaining lands of Moore the following two courses and distances: (3) North 84 degrees, 22 minutes, 29 seconds East, 100.45 feet to an iron pin found marking a corner of this anda southeasterly corner of said remaining lands of Moore; thence (4) North 05 degrees, 39 minutes, 43 seconds West, 59.00 feet to a point marking a corner of this and a southeasterly corner of Parcel A as shown on said plan; thence by said Parcel A (5) North 84 degrees, 36 minutes, 57 seconds East, 29.18 feet to a point marking the northeasterly corner of this, a southeasterly corner of said Parcel A, and in line of lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa; thence by said lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa (6) South 05 degrees, 52 minutes, 15 seconds East, 129.19 feet to an iron pin found marking the southeasterly corner of this, a southwesterly corner of said lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa, a northwesterly corner of lands of Terry A. and Susan L. Lepold, and a northeasterly corner of lands of Larry M. and Garry M. Brady; thence partly by said lands of Brady and partly by the aforementioned Parcel C (7) South 86 degrees, 58 minutes, 25 seconds West, 130.30 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing: 10,094 Square Feet BEING UPI NUMBER 68-06-0135 BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ROBERT G. PATRICK AND BETH ANN PATRICK, HUSBAND AND WIFE WHO ACQUIRED TITLE, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM ROBERT G. PATRICK, A MARRIED INDIVIDUAL, DATED MAY 10, 2007, RECORDED MAY 29, 2007, AT DOCUMENT ID 10757741, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7171, PAGE 522, OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: Robert G. Patrick & Beth Ann Patrick SALE ADDRESS: 22 Sylmar Road, Nottingham, PA 19362 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 614-220-5611 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-173 Writ of Execution No. 2010-00913 DEBT $555,772.81 Property situate in the KENNETT TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 62-4-745 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

PLAINTIFF: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB d/b/a Christiana Trust, Not Individually But as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust VS DEFENDANT: David J. Cranston SALE ADDRESS: 203 Blue Spruce Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348-4108 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-178 Writ of Execution No. 2018-07883 DEBT $238,307.44 ALL THAT CERTAIN, MESSAGE, LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE ON, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NOTTINGHAM, COUNTY OF CHESTER, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of unimproved ground situate on the southwest side of Elk Road T-336 southeast of its intersection with Little Elk Creek Road T-315 in East Nottingham Township, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania according to a survey by Concord Land Planners and Surveyors, Inc., Oxford, PA being Lot #1 on Plan Number 9031 dated May 9, 1990, last revised May 29, 1991 and descried as follow: BEGINNING at a p.k. nail set in the centerline of Elk Ridge Road T-336 marking the northerly corner of this and a corner of remaining lands of G. William Freese and James R. Freese of which this was a part; thence along said centerline of Elk Ridge Road (1) South 39 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 200.00 feet to a p.k. nail set marking the easterly corner of this and a corner of said remaining lands of G. William Freese and; thence leaving said centerline of Elk Ridge Road and by said remaining lands of G. William Freese and James R. Freese the following 3 courses and distances: (2) south 52 degrees 39 minutes 45 seconds West crossing over an iron pin set 25.01 feet from said centerline of Elk Ridge Road, a total distance of 242.90 feet to an iron pin set marking the southerly corner of this; thence (3) North 39 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 200.00 feet to an iron pin set marking the westerly corner of this; thence (4) North 52 degrees 39 minutes 45 seconds East crossing over an iron pin set 25.01 feet from aforementioned centerline of Elk Ridge Road, a total distance of 242.90 feet to the point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 1.115 acres more less.

BEINGUPI NUMBER 69-7-53.1 BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO RODNEY A. BLEVINS AND WENDY BLEVINS, WHO ACQUIRED TITLE BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM JAMES RANDALL FREESE AND KIMBERLY A. FREESE, DATED JULY 31, 2003, RECORDED AUGUST 28, 2003, AT BOOK 5861, PAGE 21, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA RECORDS. PLAINTIFF: LSF11 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST VS DEFENDANT: Rodney A. Blevins, Sr. & Wendy H. Blevins, AKA Wendy H. Leister SALE ADDRESS: 694 Elk Ridge Road, Oxford, PA 19363 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 614-220-5611 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

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

Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-179 Writ of Execution No. 2014-00895 DEBT $230,963.46 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground Situate in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Plan of Wiltshire at Oxford, drawn by Lake Roeder Hillard & Beers, dated December 9, 1996 and last revised June 26, 1998, said Plan recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 14559, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly side of Quill Court (50 feet wide), said point being a corner of Lot No. 82 on said Plan; Thence extending from said point of Beginning along the Easterly side of Quill Court the 2 following courses and distances: (1) Northwardly along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 175,000 feet the arc distance of 19.67 feet to a point of tangent; and (2) North 06 degrees 35 minutes 55 seconds East, 71.54 feet to a point of curve; Thence leaving Quill Court along the arc of a circle curving to the right have a radius of 25.00 feet the arc distance of 24.06 feet to a point of reverse curve on the Southeasterly side of the cul de sac (of irregular width) at the terminus of Quill Court; Thence extending Northeastwardly along same along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 62.50 feet the arc distance of 44.32 feet to a point, a corner of lands marked “Open Space”; Thence extending along said lands the 2 following courses and distances: South 68 degrees 53 minutes 03 seconds East, 89.63 feet to a point, a corner; and (2) South 06 degrees 35 minutes 03 seconds East, 89.63 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 82 on said Plan; Thence extending along same, North 76 degrees 57 minutes 40 seconds West, 124.16 feet to the first mentioned point and place of Beginning.

CONTAINING 16,901 square feet of land.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Melissa S. Ott by deed dated November 19, 2004 and recorded December 7, 2004 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County, Pennsylvania in Record Book 6352, Page 1177, granted and conveyed unto Robert Kearney and Jennifer Kearney, their heirs and assigns, as tenants by the entireties.

SEIZED IN EXECUTION as the property of Robert Kearney and Jennifer Kearney on Judgement No. 14-00895 BEING UPI # 69-3-64.19 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Two-story detached dwelling PLAINTIFF: Fulton Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: Robert J. Kearney & Jennifer L. Kearney SALE ADDRESS: 611 Quill Court, Oxford, East Nottingham Township, PA 19363 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER 717-299-5201 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-180 Writ of Execution No. 2015-07056 DEBT $332,403.08 Property situate in the NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 60-2-93.8 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Successor in Interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Mortagage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-Ar2 VS DEFENDA NT: Richard Wannemacher, Jr a/k/a Richard Wanemacher & Nani Wannemacher a/k/a Nani Shin-Wannemacher SALE ADDRESS: 800 Sunrise Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348-4226 Continued on Page 4B

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during that time. All of his educational, work, and life experiences helped him as he made decisions about what information to include in the book.

His first writing experiences came in high school when he and his brother joined a few friends and started a band. Keeler started writing rhymes and music and the band completed an eclectic album of rap, pop, spoken word, and R & B. Writing a book offered a much different experience. Keeler would write for a half an hour or an hour before work each day.

“I had to learn how to get into a writing routine,” he explained. “I had to learn how to get words down on the page instead of being too selfcritical. I needed to bleed on the page a little bit.”

The book is organized into 24 chapters, just as a day has 24 hours. Three sections of the book are fictional and the remaining section is non-fiction

that focuses on how people can prepare for what is inevitable. There is a blank page at the end of each chapter so that people can journal and ponder their answers to a guided question. The entire book is approximately 120 pages.

“I’m a nonfiction reader and I like shorter books,” he said, adding that he thoroughly revised and edited the book.

“As I was working on publishing the book, I was also going back and working on the writing. I could edit the book perpetually.

I’m blessed that I had so much helpful feedback from friends and family.”

Keeler said that his wife Barbra, in particular, was helpful in providing tips while he was editing the book. She tutors dyslexic children on how to read, and she was helpful with things like grammar and word choice. Keeler also relied on several friends who were willing to read the manuscript and provide critical feedback.

Keeler said that he is very pleased with the final product, and he’s already hard at

SERVPRO of Kennett Square/Oxford provides free cleaning to protect first responders

work on the second book in what he believes will be a three-book Legacy Journal Series. The second book focuses on the important things to do while you’re alive so that people will remember you the way that you want to be remembered.

More information about Keeler’s work, including some blog posts, can be found at kendallkeeler.com. The book is available exclusively on Amazon.

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

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SERVPRO of Kennett Square/Oxford is cleaning ten fire station ambulance divisions for free as a way to protect local first responders during the COVID-19 outbreak. The work has already begun, and SERVPRO completed cleaning for the Avondale and Longwood companies. The fire companies that will be cleaned also include Kennett, West Grove, Union (Oxford), Westwood, Washington Hose Company, Modena, Keystone Valley, and the Minquas Fire Company in Downingtown. SERVPRO is an industry leader in residential and commercial restoration and cleaning services, offering 24-hour emergency services to help mitigate damages from fire or water.

Classifieds Continued from Page 3B PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

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

Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-188 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12076 DEBT $211,042.57 ALL THAT CERTAIN lots or pieces of ground SITUATE in Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania bounded and described according to a 5 lot subdivision for Fred Ham, made by Concord Land Planners & Surveyors, Inc. P.O. Box 378 Oxford, Pennsylvania 19363 (610) 932-5119, dated 10/23/2001 and last revised 05/09/2002 as follows to wit: BEGINNING at a concrete monument set on the Southerly side of a cul-desac at the end of Dutton Farms Lane a corner of Lot 2 on said plan, thence extending along same, South 00 degrees 20 minutes 37 seconds East 240.36 feet to an iron pin set in line of Lot 1, thence extending along same, North 67 degrees 28 minutes 33 seconds West 201.97 feet to an iron set in line of lands now or formerly of Walter G & E Louise Harris, thence extending along same, North 15 degrees 20 minutes 00

seconds West 235.00 feet to an iron pin set a corner of Lot 4, thence extending along same, South 87 degrees 51 minutes 34 seconds East 187.23 feet to an iron pin set on the Westerly side of said cul-de-sac at the end of Dutton Farms Lane, thence extending along same, on the arc of circle curving to the left having a radius of 60.00 feet the arc distance of 89.59 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot No. 3 on said plan.

BEING the same premises in which William T. O’Neill, by deed dated 09/24/2003 and recorded 10/30/2003 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Deed Book 5958, Page 921, and Instrument No.10328448, granted and conveyed unto Warren Lapham and Constance L. Lapham, Husband and wife. Parcel ID No. 58-4-93.2B PLAINTIFF: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC VS DEFENDANT: Constance L. Lapham & Warren Lapham SALE ADDRESS: 25 Dutton Farms Lane, West Grove, PA 19390 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO &

DeNARDO, LLC 610-278-6800 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-195 Writ of Execution No. 2018-02262 DEBT $112,006.20 PROPERTY SITUATE IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP TAX PARCEL # 72-05-0034.010 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: RUDY D. ARNOLD A/K/A RUDY ARNOLD IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: M&T Bank VS DEFENDANT: Rudy D. Arnold A/K/A Rudy Arnold SALE ADDRESS: 1833 New London Road, Landenberg, PA 19350 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

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

Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-209 Writ of Execution No. 2018-13390 DEBT $956,057.35 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of ground SITUATE in the Township of London Grove, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Briarlea made by Crossan-Raimato, Inc., Professional Land Surveyors, dated November 22, 2004, last revised February 16, 2005 and recorded in Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office as Plan No. 17790 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Remington Way, a corner of Open Space on said Plan; thence extending from the beginning point along Remington Way South 00 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds East 111.00 feet to a corner of Lot 6 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot 6 South 89 degrees 30 minutes 33 seconds West 152.82 feet to a point in line of aforementioned Open Space; thence extending along Open Space North 00 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds West 111.00 feet; thence extending along same North 89 degrees 30 minutes 33 seconds East 152.82 feet to the first mentioned point of beginning.

BEING Lot 7 on said Plan. Title to said Premises vested in Doretta Hubbard by Deed from NVR dated December 29, 2006 and recorded January 9, 2007 in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Book 7053, Page 2304 as Instrument Number 10719197.

Tax Parcel # 59-8-144.9 PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, on behalf of the

Annual Audit and Financial Report of

PENN TOWNSHIP

of Chester County, Pennsylvania for the year ended December 31, 2019 A complete copy of the audit report for the year ended December 31, 2019 is on file with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and available for inspection at the Township office.

FUND BALANCE, All Funds, January 1, 2019

$ 13,372,306

REVENUES AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES: Taxes Licenses & Permits Fines & Forfeits Interest, Rent & Royalties Intergovernmental Revenues Charges for Services Miscellaneous Revenues Total Revenue & Other Financing Sources

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,273,575 376,111 3,201 245,527 271,222 132,986 166,962 2,469,584

EXPENDITURES OR EXPENSES AND OTHER FINANCING USES: General Government $ 852,279 Public Safety $ 661,522 Health & Welfare -Highway, Road & Street $ 2,072,718 -Other Public Works $ 43,722 Culture - Recreation $ 214,287 Community Development $ Miscellaneous Expenditures $ 36,131 Total Expenditures or Expenses and $ 3,880,659 Other Financing Uses EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES OVER EXPENDITURES OR EXPENSE & OTHER FINANCING USES

$ (1,411,075)

FUND BALANCE, All Funds, December 31, 2019

$ 11,961,231

The Assessed Taxable Valuation of the Township at December 31, 2019

$ 368,619,564

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020

CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

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Chester County Press

Chester County Hospital receiving community support – and donated supplies

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer In response to the worldwide request by hospitals and medical centers to obtain critically needed personal protective equipment (PPE) during the current coronavirus outbreak, one local hospital has become the beneficiary of support.

Chester County Hospital – a member of Penn Medicine – has received overwhelming responses from the community to two new initiatives: the Chester County Hospital Emergency Response Fund and its Supply Donation Center.

Both the fund and the center sprang out of the hospitals’ effort to respond to the increasing number of phone calls and inquiries it received from the community, which had seen or heard reports that hospitals were in short supply of PPE items as the COVID-19 pandemic reached critical levels, particularly in the

commonwealth, and each is tailored specifically to the means by which the donor wants to contribute to the hospital.

Nearly from the time word of the virus reverberated around the world, offers from the local community poured in. Some offered hand sanitizer, wet-wipes and unused bleach, and one business sent the hospital an offer to donate N-95 masks.

The outreach convinced hospital administrators and staff that a donation center was needed.

“I think this is wonderful given the financial hardship most people are experiencing right now because of the economic conditions brought on by the pandemic,” said Kevin R. O’Brien, the hospital’s senior vice president for development.

“We recognize that many of our supporters are facing economic uncertainty at this time and are uncomfortable donating money, but have supplies at home that they

are not in great need of at this time, and being able to donate those items allows them to support the hospital in a meaningful way.”

The support doesn’t end with supplies. Community members have joined with area restaurants in donating meals to hospital staff, as well as donating money to cover the cost of coffee, tea and hot cocoa.

At the same time the hospital’s Supply Donation Center is gaining attention, the Chester County Hospital

Emergency Response Fund has already collected $53,000 from 106 donors, as of last week.

“On the first day of announcing the Emergency Response Fund, we received approximately $12,500 from 33 individuals, and one donor made a gift of $5,000,” O’Brien said. “By the end of the first week, we had 69 gifts totaling $48,000, which included a gift of $25,000 from Dansko, Inc., as well as a donation from Dansko,

Inc. of 400 pairs of shoes for our health care workers.

“Other people didn’t have supplies to donate and were more comfortable donating cash, so for those individuals, we created the Emergency Response Fund to collect money to provide the hospital with cash resources to help address needs the hospital faces in these unprecedented circumstances. The response from the community to help the hospital has been phenomenal in this crisis, but

it is just another chapter in a long history of our community supporting The Chester County Hospital since its founding in 1892.”

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

Lend your community support.

Chester County Hospital’s Supply Donation Center is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily, until further notice, and is located the hospital’s parking garage on 701 E. Marshall Street, in West Chester. The center is accepting the following items: Masks, face protection, paper ear loop or

tie in original carton; gloves, non-latex, all sizes in original carton; wipes, bleach, alcohol or hydrogen peroxide; bottles of bleach - not splashless; hand sanitizers; disposable bouffant head covers with elastic band; disposable shoe covers; eye protection, including face shields; safety goggles; disposable water resistant

cover gowns in their original carton; and powered air-purifying respirators. At this time, Chester County Hospital is not accepting home-sewn reusable masks or 3-D printed ventilator parts.

Guests are asked to remain in their vehicle, and follow the instructions of the donation center team.

To make a contribution to the Chester County Hospital Emergency Response Fund, visit www.

ChesterCountyHospital. org/giving/ways-to-give/ make-a-gift-now.

For questions, please call the Chester County Hospital Foundation Office at 610-431-5608.

cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Property situate in the FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania

Classifieds registered Holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007AC2, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-AC2 VS DEFENDANT: Doretta Hubbard SALE ADDRESS: 37 Remington Way, West Grove, PA 19390 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC 856-482-1400 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-210 Writ of Execution No. 2019-09545 DEBT $245,344.65 All that certain lot or piece of ground situate in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of Darlington HuntPhase II, drawn

by Lake Roeder Hillard & Beers, dated 12/15/97 and revised 1/27/98, said Plan recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 14291, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point of curve, an iron pin on the Northwesterly side of Quail Drive (50 feet wide), said point being a corner of Lot No. 31 on said Plan; thence extending from said point of beginning Southwestwardly, Southwardly and Southeastwardly along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 325.00 feet the arc distance of 130.29 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Lot No. 33 on said Plan; thence extending along same, South 79 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds West, 218.55 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Lot No. 34 on said Plan; thence extending along same, North 72 degrees 49 minutes 09 seconds West, 142.37 feet to an iron pin in line of lands now or late of Mark T. Jung and Ann W. Jung; thence extending partly along said lands, and partly along lands now or late of Randolph Gripps and Patricia A. Gripps, and partly along lands now or late of William C. Dalton and Noreen Dalton, North 17 degrees 10 minutes 51 seconds West, 225.00 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Lot No. 31 on said Plan; thence extending along same, South 72 degrees 49 minutes 09 seconds East, 300.97 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 1.45 Acres of land, more or less.

BEING Lot No. 32 as shown on the abovementioned Plan.

Title to said Premises vested in Paul J. King and Khristine King by Deed from William L. Hostetter et al dated February 1, 1999 and recorded February 22, 1999 in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Book 4512, Page 0349 as Instrument Number 13820.

Tax Parcel # 69-3-150 PLAINTIFF: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2015-6, U.S. Bank National Association as Indenture Trustee VS DEFENDANT: Paul J. King & Khristine King

SALE ADDRESS: 110 Quail Drive, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC 856-482-140 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the

Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-217 Writ of Execution No. 2019-05846 DEBT $124,715.95 Property situate in the LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 46-3-16 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, Not in Its Individual Capacity But Solely in Its Capacity as Indenture Trustee of Cim Trust 2018-R4 VS DEFENDANT: John Preston Dehaven a/k/a John P. Dehaven & Lynn Karmilowicz a/k/a Lynn M. Dehaven SALE ADDRESS: 201 Paxson Road, Cochranville, PA 19330-9478 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020.

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

SALE NO. 20-4-223 Writ of Execution No. 2017-05629 DEBT $458,944.90

BLR # 72-2-2.2 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series Arsi 2006-M3 VS DEFENDANT: Arthur W. Paviglianiti & Karen L. Paviglianiti SALE ADDRESS: 613 South Guernsey Road, West Grove, PA 19390-9600 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020

Chester County Press

Local News The YMCA of Greater Brandywine launches 2020 annual campaign to support community needs The YMCA of Greater Brandywine, a non-profit organization, launched its annual campaign on March 6 to support its financial assistance initiatives across eight YMCA locations in Chester County.

The YMCA of Greater Brandywine includes the following YMCA branches: Brandywine YMCA, Jennersville YMCA, Kennett Area YMCA, Lionville Community YMCA, Octorara YMCA Program Center, Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center, Upper Main Line YMCA and West Chester Area YMCA. With a goal of raising $1.25 million annually, the Y’s Annual Campaign raises funds to help bridge the gap between the financial assistance distributed each year and donations coming in. Through a combination of income-based membership rates and subsidized programming, the Y ensures that our neighbors in Chester County are able to avail themselves of all that we have to offer. This includes assistance for indi-

viduals or families seeking Y memberships, quality childcare, sports programming, health and wellness offerings, summer camps and other Y services.

“When you join the Y you are part of a community that takes care of each other, beyond just joining a gym,” said Jim Horn, Chair of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s Board of Directors. “Those receiving financial assistance are people we see every day-our neighbors, coworkers and the kids that your children or grandchildren go to school with.”

In 2019 alone, more than $3.4 million in financial assistance was granted to 11,254 local Chester County residents across all of its eight YMCA branches.

“This is all thanks to our donors who help us tackle community issues like affordable childcare, chronic disease prevention, safe places for teens, and an active environment for seniors,” said Horn.

“We consistently award more assistance than we raise because we do not

turn anyone away.”

The Y celebrated its 175th birthday last year and has been devoted to strengthening individuals, families, and communities across the world. The long-term success of the Y grows from the generosity of people like you in our local communities, including right here in Chester County.

While Chester County is considered the wealthiest county in the commonwealth, one in four families struggle to afford the basics of living and raising children. There are individuals, parents and families you see every day that you may not realize are receiving financial assistance.

In addition, funds raised through the Y’s annual campaign, support specific subsidized programs such as: • Power Scholars, a fiveweek summer learning program that works to close the achievement gap and serves more than 150 kids each year at no cost to them or their families.

• Believe & Achieve, a

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The YMCA of Greater Brandywine launched its annual campaign to support its financial assistance initiatives across eight YMCA locations in Chester County.

fully subsidized program providing after-school enrichment and summer camp for children who are from low-income households.

• Splash! Safety Around Water, which teaches more than 1,700 children in Chester County how to be safe in and around water at no cost to them or their families.

• Seventh Grade Initiative,

which provides all Chester County seventh-graders with a one-year YMCA membership at no cost to them or their families.

Contributions to the YMCA’s annual campaign are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed under federal law and 100 percent of all donations go to the branch of the donor’s choice.

Donations can be made online at https://ymcagbw.

org/donatenow and designated to a specific YMCA branch. You can also make a donation in person at the branch of your choice.

If you are interested in making a corporate donation or would like additional information on giving to the Y, contact Patti Campbell, vice president of mission advancement at 610-643-9622, ext. 2153 or pcampbell@ymcagbw.org.