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Volume 152, No. 15

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Land purchases, police and EMS funding targeted at April 4 meeting

Pitching in a Township criticized for what winter wonderland residents say is overspending

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer For nearly the entire length of its four-hour-long meeting on April 4, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors absorbed a

constant barrage of resident disapproval over what several in the audience called frivolous overspending practices, seen particularly in the increase in funding for its police and emergency services departments

and in the purchase of open space.

The tone of the criticism was often harsh and its narrative was investigative, as residents pressed board members Dr. Richard Continued on Page 3A

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Several residents used the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors meeting on April 4 as a forum to air their grievances over a recent township tax increase.

Avon Grove pitcher Bryce Carey hurled through snowflakes to help lead the Red Devils to a 5-0 win over West Chester East on April 9. For a complete game summary, see Page 9A.

New high school Township signs ordinance favored by Avon in support of efforts to Grove School Board reduce gun violence

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

On April 26, the Avon Grove School Board will likely vote to authorize the construction of a new high school on the district-owned Sunnyside Road site.

The school board moved closer to that decision during a three-hour meeting on April 3, the latest in a series of facilities planning sessions undertaken by the district’s committee-of-the-whole.

At the next facilities planning meeting, which will take place on April 12, the school board will discuss the parameters of spending for the project.

At the April 3 meet-

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ing, constructing a new high school emerged as the favored option of the school board after an extensive discussion about whether the district should build a new middle school or a new high school to address the district’s future facilities needs.

While constructing a new high school would cost more than building a middle school, if the district opted to build a new middle school it would be necessary to also do an extensive renovation of the high school and middle school buildings to transform them into a functional high school on the State Road campus.

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By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer By a 3-0 vote, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution at their April 4 meeting that lends the township’s voice in urging state and federal lawmakers to enact laws to reduce gun violence in the United States.

Resolution No. 2018-11 spells out eight initiatives: To prevent known and suspected terrorists, those convicted of hate crimes and those with a history of domestic abuse from buying guns; to encourage lawmakers to fund research into the study of the causes of gun violence,

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Kennett Township attorney Anton Andrew, a candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in the 160th District, introduced a resolution on April 4, one that the township later adopted, that urges state and federal lawmakers to seek measures to reduce gun violence.

and to support gun safety technology; to require trigger locks on guns in homes with children; to ban access to assault-style weapons;

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By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The Kennett School Board approved a proposed final operating budget of $86,337,497 for the 20182019 school year at its meeting on April 9.

The proposed final budget will be available for public review until a final general operating budget is adopted by the school board next month.

School board member Michael Finnegan, who serves on the district’s

Finance Committee, said that the proposed final budget is very similar to the preliminary budget that was unveiled to the public in February.

“We have not changed anything since the preliminary (budget),” Finnegan

said, explaining that the district is still working to reduce expenditures in advance of the adoption of the final budget.

A tax increase of 2.27 percent will be necessary to balance the budget. That amounts to an increase of

$123 to the average tax bill.

The average assessed value of a home in the district is $330,000.

Overall, proposed expenditures for 2018-2019 are increasing by about $2 million over the current year.

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Drivers passing through Penn Township may be seeing more road work beginning the week of April 9, as work is done on the Eastern Shore Pipeline.

Eastern Shore lines already exist in the area.

Work on the new natural

gas transmission line is happening primarily within existing rights-of-way along the roadsides, keeping the impact on residential neighborhoods to a minimum.

One section of line travels along the edge of the township’s new active recreation park grounds.

The township has $263,000 in an escrow

account for the project.

“That ensures that inspections are done and any driveway crossings and road improvements are done properly,” Karen Versuk, the director of operations, said following the April 3 Penn Township meeting.

“They’re being very specific about construction materials so we don’t see a

sinkhole situation,” supervisor Curtis Mason said.

Prior to the meeting, the supervisors toured the Red Rose Inn to see the progress being made on renovations to the building. Work on the building is beginning to take place inside with wiring, heating and cooling systems, and plaster work to be done.

“It’s going to take us four months to get the first two floors usable,” Mason said.

When complete, the Red Rose Inn will be a repository for township historical materials and will be open for special events.

The Red Rose Inn is not the only historically significant site in the township.

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that it would cost to build a new middle school and do the necessary renovations and upgrades to the current high school and middle school buildings was estimated to be about $115 million―and that is only if the plans are scaled back significantly from the option that was favored by the Facilities Input Group last year. The construction of a new high school, by contrast, would require a lot less renovation work to transform the current high school into a middle school for grades six to eight. The price tag for constructing a new high school and doing the necessary renovation work on the existing high school to transform it into a middle school will be more than $100 million, but less than what it would cost to pursue an option that included a new middle school.

The plan to construct a new high school on the Sunnyside Road site comes with some drawbacks.

School board member Herman Engel said that one of his major concerns is that having the new high school on the Sunnyside Road site means that the sports stadium on State Road will be miles away―a new sports stadium would have to be built adjacent to the new high school or students will have to be transported across the district to utilize the sports stadium on the State Road campus.

Superintendent Dr. Christopher Marchese said that while it’s not ideal to have the stadium across the district from the high school, Avon Grove could make it work. During the ensuing discussion, several board members talked about the possibility of continuing to use the stadium for a few years to see how it goes, and then building a new stadium on

the Sunnyside Road campus if it becomes necessary.

There was considerable discussion during the meeting about finding ways to limit the costs of the project. For example, if the new high school were constructed so that there would be 150 square feet of space per student, the costs of that new high school, plus the costs of deferred maintenance on the existing high school, would come in at about $102 million. At 150 square feet of space per student, the new high school would rank below average among high schools in the region.

Marchese expressed concerns about reducing the square feet per student in the new school, which is the main way that the costs for the new building could be cut.

“You get that from reducing classroom space, by reducing collaborative space,” Marchese said.

“You’ll be compromising the focus of education and what we’re trying to accomplish by trimming that down.”

Marchese encouraged the board to keep the size of the high school to between 160 square feet and 170 square feet per student― which would be slightly less than the average for high schools in the region.

If the school board votes to build a new high school, it will be picking a different option than the one favored by a Facilities Input Group that spent 16 months analyzing a variety of options on how to address the district’s facilities needs. The Facilities Input Group recommended constructing a new middle school and undertaking an extensive renovation of the high school.

Some of the school board members said that they would support building a new high school because it was less costly than

the option that included building a middle school.

Other school board members were swayed by the opportunity to build a new high school that replaces the building that is in most need of upgrades, and to build a high school from the ground up that fits the district’s needs for 21st Century learning.

“We all understand that the high school is the building that needs the most maintenance,” school board member Charles Beatty said.

John Auerbach read from a prepared statement outlining why, with the choice narrowed down to a new middle school or a new high school, he was in favor of the latter.

“It addresses our most critical issues in the current high school first with a solution that is certain to deliver the best educational outcome for our students where it will have the most impact,” Auerbach said. He added that building a new high school on the Sunnyside Road site “requires limited investment and no expansion at the severely limited State Road campus beyond addressing neglected maintenance to achieve a (grades) 6 to 8 middle school configuration in a building that will be a huge step up for middle school students.”

Auerbach also noted that the district could move forward with improvements to the existing high school for the current students this summer.

While the costs of the project are a concern to the Avon Grove School Board members, there are reasons for optimism that the local impact can be lessened.

District officials are hopeful that Avon Grove will receive some reimbursement for the costs of the project through the state’s PlanCON process. The dis-

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trict has already filed the necessary documents to reserve Avon Grove’s place in line for reimbursement, and Marchese said that he believes the project will qualify for reimbursement.

School board member Bill Wood said that he recently met with representatives from State Sen. Andrew Dinniman’s office and he, too, believes that the district will be reimbursed once the state revamps PlanCON. Any reimbursement that the district receives could decrease the local burden on taxpayers.

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mentally ill from owning a gun; to ensure background checks on all sales, including those purchased online or at gun shows; and to preserve the provisions of the Pennsylvania Instant Check System, which provides instant access to background records.

The resolution was introduced to the township by Anton Andrew, a Kennett Township attorney who recently announced his intention to seek election to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in the 160th District, a seat currently occupied

by Republican incumbent Stephen Barrar, who has held the office for the past 21 years.

The resolution signed by Kennett Township generously overlaps one of the key platforms of Andrews’ campaign, which is to seek methods of what he calls “common sense” gun regulations, as spelled out on his website.

After nearly two and a half hours of discussion, school board president Tracy Lisi asked each board member to say whether they supported the option of building a middle school or the option of building a high school. Although it wasn’t a formal vote, the nine school board members all said that they would support the construction of a high school.

There is hope that once the new school is built and the current high school is converted into a middle school, a new, revenuegenerating purpose for

the current middle school can be found―perhaps as a location for course offerings from the Chester County Intermediate Unit or the Technical College High School.

The school board will continue the discussion about facilities planning on Thursday, April 12 at the Avon Grove High School, in preparation for the final vote on a plan that is expected to take place on Thursday, April 26.

“We are all concerned about the continued increase in gun violence in our nation,” Andrews’ website reads. “What many may not realize is that many gun regulations are determined in Harrisburg. Gun violence is a complex issue and there is no one solution. However, I believe we must come together to pass common sense regulations in areas where there is clear agreement as to a sensible path forward.”

Among his initiatives to reduce gun violence, Andrew is calling for pre-purchase background checks before every gun purchase. “ C u r r e n t l y, in Pennsylvania, a resident of any age can purchase a rifle, including a semi-automatic rifle, through a private purchase with no background check,” Andrew wrote.

“I am in favor of closing this loophole. Surveys show over 80 percent of Americans, including gun

owners, agree. It is critical that our current representative support a key position held by so many of our citizens.”

Another component of Andrew’s campaign is to demand a ban on civilian purchase or possession of rapid-firing, semi-automatic assault weapons, similar to those that have been used at some of the nation’s most violent mass shootings, including the most recent one in Parkland, Florida.

“After the expiration of the federal ban on assault weapons in 2004 and the failure to renew it

by Congress, it now falls upon the states to pass sensible laws to prohibit these deadly weapons,” Andrew wrote. “I will take the leadership to find common sense solutions and pass legislation to provide sensible regulations.”

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

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

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Leff, Whitney Hoffman and Chairman Scudder Stevens – as well as Township Manager Lisa Moore and Police Chief Lydell Nolt – to provide justification for the township’s expenditures.

It’s a spending spree, several residents told the board, and in their opinion, it has been made even more glaring in the recent discovery that township property taxes have absorbed a 1.9 mils increase – about a 475 percent jump from last year, in order to pay for a new emergency services fund.

Approved by the board by a vote of 3-0 at its Dec. 6, 2017 meeting, the fund is a new addition to the township’s 2018 budget categories. The tax is dedicated entirely to the new fund, and appears as a line item on residents’ tax bills.

Outgrowth of commitment The creation of the emergency services fund is an outgrowth of the township’s continued financial commitment to the Kennett Township Police Department, and its inclusion in the newly-formed Emergency Services Commission, that consolidates Kennett, Pro-Mar-Lin and Longwood fire companies, in an inclusive effort to better serve the six area municipalities they serve.

While the projected payment into the commission – and the fire companies – will be $469,958 next year, the bulk of the new fund’s expenditures will be seen in the $1.1 million the township has budgeted for its police department, which will include nearly $600,000 in salaries for its full-time officers and its police chief, as well as other operating costs.

During his report, Nolt was asked to list comparative line item crime statistics for the township, such as burglaries, in order to help justify the hiring of additional police officers for the department, which now employs seven full-time officers and two part-time officers. The number of crime incidents in the township have risen every year for the past three recorded years – 2015, 2016 and 2017, he said.

“In the relationship between the rise of crime incidents and the increased officers, there is a correlation to that,” Nolt said.

“We’re seeing that the increase in officers will increase incidents, because officers are more proactive in solving crimes that were not reported before the additional hirings. That’s something that needs to be taken into consideration when you look at an increase in officers, and an increase in incidents.”

Township resident Phyllis Recca reeled off the police department’s annual budget, which has grown from $297,000 in 2013 to its current budget of $1 million.

“They have been paying for the police out of our reserves, so that we have no reserves left,” she said.

“They’ve been depleted.

That money should have been spent on emergency things, and now we have our giant tax increase.”

As the meeting continued, the board took every opportunity to provide information that supported

the creation of the emergency services fund.

During his report, Bruce Mitchell, president of the Kennett Fire Company No. 1, was asked by Stevens what would likely happen in the event that it took the company an hour to get to a fire.

“There would be hole in the ground,” said Mitchell, who told Stevens that it normally takes the company about six minutes to get to a fire incident.

And what if it took EMS an hour to get to the fire?”

Stevens asked Mitchell.

“Death,” said Mitchell, who told Stevens that it normally takes local EMS vehicles less than two minutes to respond to an emergency incident.

Referring to the additional costs that are likely to be tacked on to the rehabilitation of the historic Chandler Mill Bridge – which the township now owns and plans to renovate – Township resident Chris Burkett said, “We can’t keep doing the things that this board has been doing over the last several years, and now, it’s coming time to pay the piper. I don’t want to compromise public safety in any respect, but we don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.”

Land purchases, township debt Several audience members objected to the township’s open space acquisitions in recent years, in light of the supervisors’ decision at the meeting to enter the township into obtaining $7 million credit line, related to an agreement of sale to purchase a 103-acre property in the township for $3.2 million.

The township will make two interest payments this year on the property, and will make interest and principal payments beginning in 2019. The purchase of the property will come entirely out of the township’s open space fund, which the township has taken $3 million out to purchase Barkingfield Park, the Lord Howe property and other properties in recent years.

The location of the 103acre property was not disclosed, because the negotiation process has not yet been completed.

Township resident Bob Waters suggested that future agreements of sale include a contingency that discloses the location of the property to residents and discussed at a public meeting.

Stevens replied that Waters’ suggestion is not relevant.

“It is relevant to this township, because you’re not disclosing this location,” Waters responded.

“I want to know where it is. What are you spending three-and-a-half million dollars on? You may think it’s a good open space purchase, but I may not.”

“I have a serious problem with this, in light of the tax increase,” Recca said.

“We’re going to put the township in debt. It’s going to cost us for this property $344,742 in interest money that is running flush down the toilet. The first year’s interest is $100,000, which is ten percent of our police budget. Unless this property has a gold mine or an oil well on it, why is it critical that we go into debt to purchase this?”

“What is the compelling reason to take on millions of dollars of debt and hundreds of thousands of dollars of future interest payments to purchase additional open space?” asked township resident Gene Pisasale.

In his response, Stevens made reference to a township referendum that was passed on May 17, 2005, when 76 percent of residents voted in favor of devoting one-quarter of one percent of earned income tax toward the purchase of open space and farmland preservation. Ultimately, the township’s goals are to preserve 30 percent of all land in the township.

“This township has a long-standing commitment to taking on open space,” Stevens said. “We have a commitment to having open space in this township, and when important pieces of property become available, we need to be able to take care of it when it happens.

“We have the money coming in, because the township residents have all said, ‘We’re committed to this,’ and they have directed us to collect the money to do that,” Stevens added.

“The money that we get will more than adequately carry what the charges are to buy this land and take care of it. We’ve been charged to do it.”

Township resident Michael Guttman supported the township’s decision to pursue an open space strategy, which he said will lower the cost of township government, as well as help sustain its rural character.

“If we borrow money as we’re doing now to buy this open space, we’re proceeding along the lines of maintaining the nature of the township, and lowering the taxes necessary to maintain it,” he said.

While the board continues to follow the lead of

its voters who have called for land preservation, it is also hampered by the costs involved in managing the anticipated increase in population. The board was criticized during the meeting for its commitment to help pay for the installation of an oval-shaped roundabout at the Five Points intersection, beginning in 2021, in order to address the existing and projected traffic flow, which is expected to increase there once the residential communities along Route 82 are completed.

The preliminary cost estimate for the roundabout would be $2.6 million, which would include a $1.3 million construction cost.

‘Optimum protection of residents’ During the meeting’s public comment segment, Moore addressed the township’s commitment to supporting the efforts of the township’s police department – and other emergency agencies. In addition to approving the new emergency services fund, the township also supports both the operating and capital costs of the Kennett and Longwood fire companies, and has contributed approximately $7 million to both departments in the last ten years.

The board, Moore said, was challenged with the difficult decision of whether or not to maintain a full-time police department – which would require a tax increase – or abolish the department and choose to have the township protected by the State Police in Avondale.

“The board decided that the best decision for the optimum protection of residents was to maintain a full-time police department,” and in order to do so, “a tax had to be enacted,” she said.

While understanding the tax increase is a significant one, Moore said that she and the board felt the increase “was necessary in order to fund the desired level of emergency services that we provide to our community.”

Nolt told the audience that the demands on the police department are increasing significantly. He pointed out that in 2015, the department responded to 3,450 requests for police service; in 2016, that number jumped to 4,854; and in 2017, the department responded to 5,519 requests for service.

Nolt then listed the ser-

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Items impacting the budget the most include salary increases, charter school tuition costs, and state-mandated PSERS costs. The state determines the rate that public school districts must contribute to the retirement fund, and the rate has been increasing each year for the last decade. Kennett Consolidated School District’s PSERS costs are increasing by nearly $600,000, or 2.6 percent.

The school district’s costs related to charter schools are increasing by about $200,000 next year.

If the final budget is approved as is, Kennett’s millage rate would increase to 30.5542 mills.

In other business at the meeting, the school board approved a proposed speTo contact Staff Writer cial education plan that will be effective from Steven Hoffman, email ediJuly 1, 2018 through June tor@chestercounty.com. vices that the department provides, which include full, 24-hour service; a community policing program; patrol services and criminal investigations officers; SWAT, traffic safety, forensic and liaison officers; and connection to state and federal law enforcement agencies.

While some residents at the meeting praised the township for its spending practices in recent years, the board continued to field dissenting opinions from others in the audience. Perhaps the most vocal of those in opposition was former township board chairman Michael Elling, who began his verbal assault an hour into the meeting.

“I want to talk about the tax increase,” Elling told the supervisors. “I want to know why a tax hike of 470 percent was passed by you people. I want to know why this massive increase in spending occurred. Why did you buy the Fussell House? Why did you buy the Chandler Mill Bridge?

Why did you take it over?

You didn’t have to. Is there anybody here who can give me a good reason why you took that bridge over?”

During the meeting’s public comment segment, Elling again blasted the supervisors for what he called their “crassness” in voting for the tax increase, with “virtually no input from the citizens,” he said.

Elling also criticized the postcard the township sent

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“I don’t see how you could do this,” Elling continued. “This is political suicide, among other things. I don’t think you’re connected to the people you’re representing.”

Recca said that in a conversation she had had earlier with Stevens, Stevens told her that the tax increase was a modest one.

“That is a quote, and if 475 percent and $780 is a very modest tax increase, then we need to be really concerned about next year and the year after,” she said.

“We now have a 2.3 mil rate that they can increase ten percent, five percent, on going. They have the right to add three millage without any vote from the residents.

“We need to be very concerned. They are raising taxes. They’re borrowing money. They’ve spent all of our reserves, and this is not the direction I want our township to go. I am not happy about it. And anything I can do about it, I will do it.”

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Southern Chester County Chamber announces relocation and grand opening of Sheridan Lawyers On Thursday, March 22, Sheridan Lawyers, newly located in Kennett Square, Pa., at 116 South Broad Street, held its ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration. Hillary and Holly Sheridan were joined by local businesses, clients, vendors and friends.

For the official ribbon cutting ceremony, the Sheridans were joined by, among others, Matthew Fetick, Borough of Kennett Square mayor; Doug Doerfler, the chamber’s chairman of the board (Genesis), and Cheryl B. Kuhn, president of the Southern

Chester County Chamber of Commerce.

Guests enjoyed food and beverages provided by local merchants, Paradocx Vineyard and Kennett Brewery.

In addition to criminal and civil defense litigation, Sheridan Lawyers offers strategic business consultation, family law advocacy and experienced estate planning, and approach every client with a focus on integrity, advocacy, and understanding.

“We have been warmly welcomed to the community and look forward to building roots in Kennett Square as our

business grows,” Sheridan said.

Raised in Kentucky, Hillary moved to Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to earning his law degree, Hillary attended Georgetown College, where he received a bachelor of arts degree. Hillary enjoys staying involved with his community through ongoing acts of charitable giving as well as serving as president for Kennett’s local chapter of Business Network International (BNI). Holly graduated from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida. She

graduated from West Chester University with honors, earning a bachelor of science degree.

Holly enjoys staying involved with her community through spending time advocating for the end of the elephant ivory trade, rescuing dogs and cats, and mentoring young professional women.

“We are proud to welcome Holly and Hillary Sheridan to the Southern Chester County business community of Kennett Square, and we look forward to working together to support their success,” said Cheryl B. Kuhn, Southern Chester County Chamber president.

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Speeding and safety addressed by Franklin Township board

By John Chambless Staff Writer The problem of speeding motorists was brought before the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors at their monthly meeting on March 28.

A resident spoke to the board about speeding and unsafe conditions on Gypsy Hill Road. She said a fence at an apartment complex on the road has been hit by vehicles three times in the last year.

She asked the board to place two raised speed tables on Gypsy Hill Road to divert and slow down the cut-through traffic. Township Manager Joan McVaugh responded that she is working with the school district to change the location of the bus stop, which is currently at the intersection of Gypsy Hill Road and Route 896. She said the district seems agreeable to asking

the bus companies allow their buses to travel down Gypsy Hill Road and drop children off at their driveways, rather than making them walk along the road.

The township has also considered purchasing an electronic sign that will display messages to slow down, rather than report a driver’s speed. The supervisors discussed whether speed tables would be beneficial, but the majority feel that the problems associated with the tables would outweigh any benefit.

Another resident, who lives on Appleton Road, said speeding is also a problem there. She has contacted the township, the Pennsylvania State Police and PennDOT. The State Police said they could not enforce the speed limit between the exit of Route 896 and a stop sign at Appleton Road. However,

they did say they could increase monitoring of the four-way stop at Appleton and Walker roads, since drivers frequently do not come to a complete stop at that location.

A State Police Sergeant has said that most of the offending drivers are local residents who live off of Walker Road. A resident told the board that she will buy signs to place on her lawn to warn drivers to slow down. Chairman John Auerbach read a letter he wrote to local media in 2013 about speeding throughout the region, not just in Franklin Township.

Tim Sawyer, a partner at the firm Barbacane Thornton, reviewed the 2017 Township Audit with the board. He complimented the township on a smooth audit process and said there are no issues. The whole audit can be viewed on the township website under the “Township Financials”

tab.

Several residents from Den Road requested that extra lining be added to the tennis courts at Crossan Park to allow people to play pickle ball there. Currently the players have to travel to the Newark Senior Center to play.

The supervisors unanimously accepted the proposal to turn the vacant skate park into a pickle ball court and to install the proper equipment at a cost not to exceed $1,600.

The board approved a 2018-2019 hunting license to the Franklin Sportsman’s Association.

Supervisor Nancy Morris requested that the group maintain the Geoghegan Trail since the resident who currently maintains it as a service cannot commit to ongoing management. Jim German, a member of the Sportsman’s Association, agreed.

Auerbach also thanked the

group for their work.

Nancy Morris, who is leading this year’s Great American Cleanup of Franklin Township on April 21, said residents can clean up their own neighborhoods or be assigned a road. Cleanup starts at 8 a.m. and continues through noon. Participants should meet at the Township Office. Safety vests, gloves and trash bags will be provided. Call 610-255-5212 to register.

The supervisors tabled a proposal from Stantec to evaluate Peter Christopher Drive, Benjamin Run and Peacedale Road. The proposal is to help the township determine who is responsible for the failure of these roads after they were improved in 2015. Township Manager McVaugh said she will contact PennDOT to review the proposal. This proposal was tabled until the next Board of Supervisors meeting.

Oxford Area Senior Center holds soup & sandwich day fundraiser on April 20 The Oxford Area Senior Center, 12 East Locust Street, will hold its spring soup and sandwich day fundraiser on Friday, April 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Homemade chicken corn and vegetable beef

soups, homemade sandwiches, homemade desserts and drinks.

All items priced at $3 or less. No reservations needed.

Take-outs are available. For information, please call the Center at 610-932-5244.

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Oxford man arrested for attempted homicide

By John Chambless Staff Writer An Oxford man has been arrested for attempted homicide after he caused a disturbance at a store in East Marlborough Township last week and was found to be responsible for an arson that occurred last year.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale

reported that Michael Thomas Shelley, 25, of Oxford, was arrested on April 4 after they found him wearing a mask, hoodie and sunglasses and walking in the T.J. Maxx store in East Marlborough Township.

Police stopped Shelley in the parking lot because he was trying to hide his identity. He was taken to the Avondale police

station, and subsequent investigation connected him to a f ire that occurred on Jan. 19, 2017 on Pachall Mill Road in Penn Township.

Police said the fire destroyed two vehicles that were parked in the driveway, and also heavily damaged the home. At the time of the fire, two men and a child were inside the home, but no injuries

were reported. The fire was ruled an arson.

After being interviewed by police, Shelley was charged with three counts of attempted murder, arson, possession of instruments of crime, and criminal mischief.

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

Kennett High School’s Demon Robotics headed to World Championships for second year in a row

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Kennett High School’s Demon Robotics team is headed to the FIRST Robotics Competition’s world championships for the second year in a row.

At the April 9 Kennett School Board meeting, the robotics team made a brief presentation to the school board. The team placed 16th out of 125 teams in the Mid-Atlantic region to accumulate enough team points to qualify for the world championships, which will take place in Detroit, Michigan from April 25 through April 28.

The Demon Robotics team’s successful season also included receiving

the Judge’s Award at the Westtown competition.

In that competition, the team competed through the semif inal round.

The team ranked ninth and joined the third place alliance at the Springside Chestnut Hill competition, competing through the semifinals there as well. The team also competed through the quarterf inals at the MAR District Championships at Lehigh.

This is the seventh competition year for the Demon Robotics team.

There are 36 students on the team.

“We really are proud of what you do,” school board president Joseph Meola told the team members. He complimented the team

on its consistently good work.

The school board granted permission for the robotics team to miss three days of school to take part in the world championships later this month.

The Demon Robotics team is looking for some support to help with the costs for registration, travel, and for supplies at the world championships. Anyone who is willing to help the team represent Kennett by competing against the top teams in the world can send checks payable to “KCSD Activities/ Robotics” to Kennett High School, Attn: Dan Folmar, 100 East South Street, Kennett Square, PA, 19348. Checks can

also be dropped off at the main office of the high school.

The robotics team members took part in many community events to promote school spirit and to raise awareness about the team. The team members also worked to raise the funding necessary to cover the expenses for the regular competition season.

More information about the team is available at www. demonrobotics4342. org.

Infor mation about the team can also be found on their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages.

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

Photo by Matt Morgan

Charlie Morgan and his whopper of a catch.

Trout fishing in Landenberg On Easter Sunday, April 1, 6-year-old Charlie Morgan, the son of Matt and Liz Morgan of Landenberg, reeled in a 24-inch

golden rainbow trout in the White Clay Creek.

He caught the f ish in the vicinity of Good Hope and Broad Run roads in Landenberg.

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At the meeting, it was reported that approval has been granted for a historical marker for Sunset Park.

The country music concert venue off Route 796 in Jennersville is no longer in existence, but it is still well remembered among residents and music fans.

During it’s time, Sunset Park was host to a long list of famous name performers.

Dedication ceremonies to unveil the historical marker are being planned for August, along with the kick off for next year’s township bicentennial celebration.

On April 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the township will hold its third annual shred-it event. There will be free document shredding, electronic recycling and medication take-back.

Oxford Library plans book sale The Friends of the Oxford Library Company will be holding a used book sale on the following days: Wednesday, April 25 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 26 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday, April 27 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 28 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

(Bargain day, all prices will be reduced).

The proceeds from this booksale will support the summer music camp for children.

The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) acquires two properties The two properties, in Elk and London Britain townships, total nearly 200 acres The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) recently announced the acquisition of a 180-acre property located in Elk Township.

The property, which is located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, will constitute TLC’s sixth nature preserve. The property was formerly owned by the Patricia du Pont Trust, and the proceeds will go directly to support the work of the Trust’s equine and hound rescue operations.

The property contains historic ruins of the old Rogers Road settlement, woodlands, meadows, and is traversed by the little Elk Creek and its tributaries. TLC plans to open the property to the public by the spring of 2020. In the interim, TLC plans to offer sneak peeks of the property through unique outreach programming. This project was made possible by grant funding from state, county, and township sources.

TLC also recently acquired a 20-acre property located in London Britain Township, now known as Fern Hill. The property is in close proximity to the White Clay Creek Preserve along the middle branch

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Fern Hill has access to the middle branch of the White Clay Creek.

of the White Clay Creek.

Once a critical connector trail easement is secured on adjacent privately owned lands, TLC plans to open the property to the public.

The property was formerly part of Good Hope Farm and includes the remnants of a mill race and dam.

This is the first acquisition in a series of properties that TLC is hoping to secure in London Britain Township to create a contiguous con-

servation corridor aligned with the White Clay Creek Preserve which will not only extend trail access from the Preserve but provide greater opportunities for access for fishing and sport along the middle branch of the White Clay Creek. TLC leveraged funds from the State, County, and Township to acquire this vital connection to the White Clay Creek Preserve.

TLC’s forte is acquiring threatened properties and creating trail connectors while preserving the integrity of the inherent natural, scenic, historic, and agricultural resources throughout southern Chester County.

For more information about TLC’s unique outreach programming on our nature preserve visit tlcforscc.org or call 610347-0347, ext. 104.

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Editorial

Opinion Letter to the Editor

In a word: The Mushroom Festival, defined

Defined, the word Selflessness is “having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame, position or money,” but to see it in action, as a verb, is to completely grasp its truest nature.

Over the course of the last 18 years, Chester County residents have had to look no farther than the annual Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square for clear evidence that the word is alive and well, and it’s the word – in all of its kind and humble movement – that has come to define our community.

Since 2000, the monies raised by the festival have been distributed in the form of grants among more than 100 organizations throughout Chester County.

Profits from the 2016 festival gave $81,200 out; the next year, the 2017 festival awarded organizations with a total of $81,620; and at ceremonies held at Genesis’s Michael R. Walker Building on April 5, the festival’s board of directors made distributions to 52 benefactors, that totaled $114,068.

In total, the Mushroom Festival has gifted more than $1 million to the Chester County communities and organizations it supports since 2000, and we believe that’s a cause for celebration, and thanks.

To the sporadic, regular or first-time visitor, the annual Mushroom Festival resembles a giant block party – a collective surge of frivolity measured in the beats of events, music, contests and distinct personalities, who flood downtown Kennett Square for as far as the human eye can see. It has become, for a variety of reasons that have been burnished into Chester County lore, one of the area’s largest annual events and without question, one of its most popular.

And yet, visitors never see the humble workings of the Mushroom Festival beyond the stages and culinary tents and the contests. It is made possible quietly, by the generous financial support of the local mushroom industry, and many businesses and organizations, and hundreds of volunteers who put the their community ahead of themselves.

In 1986, a small group of mushroom enthusiasts decided to have a festival to celebrate Kennett Square’s number one cash crop, and the hope of raising funds to give as scholarships to local high school students. This Sept. 8 and 9, the festival will celebrate its 33rd year, and although the festival has changed since that first year, its mission has always been the same: To promote Kennett Square as the mushroom capitol of the world; to educate consumers about the mushroom; and serve as a major player in the promotion of Chester County.

Yet, there is a larger mission here, and it’s one that has been seen in the work of organizations who have taken the gifts they have received from this festival and made the lives of all us more enriched, more connected, and more full of hope and promise.

Beyond the pageantry of one of Chester County’s most prized traditions, that’s a gift that comes to all of us, every year, selflessly.

Kennett Township supervisors run amok

Letter to the Editor:

I am appalled. I attended the Kennett Township supervisors meeting on Wednesday, April 4 and witnessed what I can only describe as the most arrogant display of self-important politicking the township has ever seen.

Farce 1: Having passed a new Emergency Services Tax that doubles the real estate tax of its constituents, the supervisors chose the following: -Waste the gasoline of our local fire department by having them drive the company’s fire equipment into the township building parking lot for no reason except to provide props to justify the new tax; -Add a line item in the agenda that was not there two weeks ago celebrat-

ing the heroism of one of our new police officers for administering Naloxone to an overdose victim over a year ago while doing his job.

Admirable, but why now celebrate something that happened a year ago except for dramatic effect to give stage appeal to the agenda.

-Coerce our honorable police chief to present a report that seemed to suggest a decrease in crime in the township over the last few years that is in fact negligible to the point of being statistically insignificant.

Farce 2: Clambering on board the newest gun restriction bandwagon, the supervisors elected to use an official public meeting to give blatantly political texture to the public forum by allowing a political candidate of their own persuasion to introduce himself

as a political candidate and then submit a resolution for adoption that the supervisors presumably had never seen before yet heartily endorsed, views of the township residents notwithstanding.

Recently, Pocopson Township supervisors wisely demurred on adopting such a resolution without further public debate, opting to give residents a voice in the matter.

What arrogance.

Farce 3: Citing support by the township residents for the preservation of open space, the supervisors elected to put the township in debt by borrowing money we don’t have in order to buy a plot of undeveloped land. With this they encumber the open space budget for the next five years to paying off that debt. They have left us with the only

recourse to preserve additional land in the future by incurring further debt. The residents approved a modest open space tax years ago; they did not endorse debt.

What happened to the multimillion dollar surplus of funds that the township had and that they campaigned against so vociferously only a few short years ago, before they gained a majority?

Through the careful use of newly appointed committees, nonexistent mandates and manipulation of facts, the current Kennett Township supervisors are utilizing fake news to justify a breathtaking excursion into local government spending without limit or reason.

It’s time for a change.

Ted Moxon Kennett Township resident

Kennett Township Board of Supervisors should have more concern for the tax burden imposed on residents Letter to the Editor: Thomas Jefferson said a democracy could function well only if its citizens were educated, well-informed on the topics of the day and made their voices heard.

The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors meeting on April 4 was a good example of this. Local residents voiced their concerns regarding the recent dramatic 1.9 mil increase in property taxes which raised the average taxpayer’s bill by roughly $700 a year. The increase supports a sharp ramp-up in the police force and overall emergency management services (EMS).

The Kennett Township police force has doubled in size from four to eight full-time officers (along with two part-time) in just the last three years. I fully appreciate and support the work done by our police, but also have concerns about government spending and whether resources are being utilized wisely and efficiently.

Township manager Lisa Moore was helpful in providing comparable statistics

for other nearby townships, including New Garden.

When asked why New Garden Township’s overall property tax millage rate and that devoted to their EMS was lower than Kennett’s, even though New Garden’s police coverage per capita is sharply higher than ours, supervisor Stevens said “If you want to know about New Garden Township, go ask them.” This cavalier attitude shown by Stevens is both inappropriate and offensive.

Numerous people asked questions about the supervisors’ plan to add $3.25 million in debt (and hundreds of thousands of dollars in future interest payments) to purchase open space.

Planned open space purchases of $3.25 million—and an open line of credit for up to $7 million—may raise our tax bills even higher in the coming years. When asked if the board had made a projection as to how much purchases up to $7 million might add to citizens’ tax bills going forward, Stevens said the board had not taken the time to make such a calculation. When asked to

identify a compelling reason for the planned $3.25 million purchase of open space, Stevens said “Because the land may not be available in the future.” That is not a compelling reason—it is a speculation which in this author’s view does not warrant taking on such debt.

When asked whether township residents could have more time to consider the proposal to take on up to $7 million in debt, for a vote of confidence—up or down—Stevens responded, “If you want a vote, get on the Board of Supervisors.”

Stevens’ responses on these issues reflect a total lack of concern for topics important to many of the citizens of Kennett Township.

As a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with an MBA Finance and 24 years of experience as a portfolio manager and financial analyst in the banking and investment industries, I understand budgeting and debt issues. Alexander Hamilton made clear that any country that wanted to succeed must use debt wisely—or it will cease to exist. The current Board of

Supervisors has used much of the surplus left to them by the previous board. This is ironic, as it was Stevens who complained loudly about the surplus when he was first running for the board, insinuating that having a surplus meant that the previous board was overtaxing residents. Current supervisor Whitney Hoffman’s campaign flyer in 2015 stated, “Keeping a lid on taxes.” The actions of this board taking on new debt and raising taxes are proof that they have little concern for the burden imposed on residents—a complete contradiction to the stance taken by at least two of them just a few years ago.

Jefferson was right.

Citizens need to be well informed and engage with those in government to voice their concerns. When public officials take actions counter to the best interests of citizens, they need to be held accountable. What can we do? Make your voices heard… and get out and vote in November.

Gene Pisasale Kennett Township

Barrar and Commission delve into problems facing emergency services Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) held a meeting of a bipartisan, bicameral commission at the Chester County Department of Emergency Services training facility in

Coatesville to continue the conversation about how to address problems facing emergency services in the Commonwealth.

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“Our volunteer and career emergency service organizations are in dire need of financial support for enhanced training and equipment upgrades, as well as shortages in personnel. It is imperative that we outline these deficiencies, as well as work together for sound public policy solutions and the betterment of public safety,” Barrar said.

During the meeting, commission members broke into six subcommittees: emergency medical services; government support; innovation; recruiting and retention; regulations and

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Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) led other members of a commission charged with reviewing and reporting on issues impacting the Commonwealth’s first responders in a discussion focused on staffing and financial challenges.

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codes; and training and operations. Each subcommittee provided preliminary reports on the discussions that took place in the last few months. Additional meetings will be held before the final review is issued, with the next meeting planned for May. “As co-chair of the commission, I would like to thank Bobby Kagel, director of Chester County

Department of Emergency Services, for graciously allowing the commission to gather, and providing tours of the facility following the meeting,” Barrar added.

The Chester County Department of Emergency Services hosted the commission at its new training facility, which offers burn buildings, indoor ranges and other key features.

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toured the center that is used to train 911 call takers and dispatchers, which was partially funded by legislation I drafted that created a 911 fund to preserve Commonwealth counties’ ability to provide critical emergency services,” Barrar said. “The center serves as a back-up center for Delaware County; it is not only a real jewel for the county, but for all of the southeast.”

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INDECENT ASSAULTS Pennsylvania State Police Avondale have arrested Christ King, 40, of East Nottingham Township, on charges that he touched three girls inappropriately between 2010 and Nov. 11, 2017. He is charged with aggravated indecent assault. The victims are listed in the police report as being 18, 17 and 13.

In another case, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale are investigating a child abuse incident involving inappropriate touching that occurred on March 16 at a home on Pennock Bridge Road in Franklin Township. A 16-year-old Landenberg boy is involved, but the report did not state if he was the victim or the suspect.

CHILD ABUSE Pennsylvania State Police Avondale reported an incident of child abuse that occurred at a home on Lewisville Road in New London Township.

An unnamed suspect has been charged with raping an unnamed victim. No other details were provided.

ASSAULT CHARGES Stuart G. Mendenhall, 52, of Cochranville, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale on

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March 23 for charges of strangulation and simple assault after a domestic disturbance at a home on Limestone Road in West Fallowf ield Township. The victim was a 49-year-old woman.

DRUG ARREST AT HIGH SCHOOL An 18-year-old boy was charged with marijuana possession at Avon Grove High School on March 20 just after 8 a.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. He was discovered to be under the influence of marijuana and further investigation found that he also possessed marijuana.

THEFT AND FORGERY CHARGES Pennsylvania State Police Avondale have received a complaint that an ex-employee of Prettyman Excavating in Lower Oxford Township spent about $13,000 of the company’s money on personal purchases and bill payments without authorization.

The investigation is continuing.

JEEP STOLEN A gray 2003 Jeep Liberty was reported stolen from in front of 501 Daleville Rd., West Fallowf ield Township, on March 18, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

The investigation is continuing.

GUN SALES STOPPED Staff at the Target Shooting Solutions store at 1056 Gap Newport Pike, London Grove Township, prevented several gun purchases recently, according to reports from Pennsylvaia State Police Avondale. On Dec. 22, 2017, a 46-yearold Philadelphia man and a 45-year-old Philadelphia woman arrived at the store, and the woman tried to buy firearms that staff suspected were intended for the man, who had previously been denied purchase of the same firearms at the store.

On March 6, 2018, a 47-year-old Philadelphia man tried to buy a firearm at the store but was denied after a background check. On June 17, 2017, a 25-year-old Thorndale woman tried to buy a f irearm at the store but the sale was declined due to a previous mental health commitment. Charges will not be f iled in that case, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

ASSAULT ON OFFICER On March 19, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale arrested Chris Dwayne Foster, 54, of Oxford, for making terroristic threats and punching an officer. Police said Foster told his wife that if she came to their home he would shoot her,

as well as any officer with her. Police found Foster with a small amount of marijuana and a glass pipe. While he was being held by police, Foster punched a trooper on the neck.

He also urinated on the floor of the police station holding room.

He was charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats.

GENERATOR STOLEN A Wacker Neuson generator on a small black trailer was stolen from ASA Mushrooms in West Nottingham Township on April 1, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Anyone with information should contact Trooper Ryan Ard at 610-268-2022.

DISTRACTION ROBBERY A store in Upper Oxford Township was robbed on March 26 by two women, one of whom distracted an employee while her partner stole cash.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale reported that the younger of the two women stole $411 from the cash register and about $125 from an employee’s wallet before both women left in a gray sedan.

DISTURBANCE LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES On the night of Feb. 24, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale responded to a call that teenagers were drinking,

consuming drugs and f ighting at Baltimore Pike and Circle Drive in East Nottingham Township. Police found a vehicle with darktinted windows that was driven away despite orders to stop. Troopers stopped the vehicle on Baltimore Pike, smelled marijuana and alcohol in the car, and saw an open bottle of alcohol on the passenger-side floor. The driver and a passenger were ordered out of the car, and a search of the car found an open bottle of alcohol, and a small plastic box containing cocaine.

The passenger also had a bag of cocaine. The passenger, a 17-yearold boy, was taken into custody. He was taken to the Avondale station for processing, and was released to his parents.

INDECENT EXPOSURE On March 18, a 29-year-old Oxford man was detained and committed for a psychiatric evaluation after he stripped naked and walked down West Branch Road in Lower Oxford Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale.

STOLEN ITEMS RECOVERED Pennsylvania State Police have made two people who have surrendered items they stole from vehicles in the summers of 2016 and 2017. Recovered are a black folding knife, a

Braun Series 7 wireless shaver, a Kicker KX 150.2 stereo amp, and a brown Bass purse. If any of these items were stolen from you, contact police at 610-268-2022.

POCOPSON RESIDENT SCAMMED Pennsylvania State Police Avondale reported that, between 2015 and 2018, a 77-year-old man from Pocopson sent about $32,000 to someone in Europe who told the victim he had won a lottery, but had to wire money to collect the prize.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022.

ASSAULT ARREST On March 18, Kennett Square Police arrested Maria Baeza-Alvarez, 19, for aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and underage drinking after an incident in the 500 block of East Cypress Street. She was charged and released for transport to a hospital.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS On March 19, just after 6 p.m., Kennett Square Police cited James Cook, 52, of Kennett Square, for public drunkenness after they got a report that a man was stumbling in the street in the 200 block of East State Street. He was taken to a hospital due to his level of intoxication.

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Carey, Davis lead Avon Grove to 5-0 win

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Avon Grove relied on the proven formula of clutch hitting, good pitching, and solid defense to earn a 5-0 victory over West Chester East on Monday afternoon.

Avon Grove shortstop Riley Davis belted a sinking line drive that eluded the glove of rightfielder Tim Laird to plate 3 runs in the bottom of the third inning, giving his team a 3-0 lead.

Davis eventually scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-0.

Bryce Carey drove in a run with a double in the fith inning, which gave Avon Grove a 5-0 lead.

Carey was Avon Grove’s starting pitcher and he turned in 4.2 innings of good work on the mound, holding West Chester East to just two hits and no runs.

When West Chester East put two runners on in the top of the fifth on a single by Joey Wileczek and a walk by Adam Smith, Carey worked hard to set down the next two batters.

Avon Grove coach Dave Whitcraft called on reliever Drew Iaia to get the final

out of the inning. Iaia got Owen Egolf to ground out to short to end the threat.

Alex Ei pitched the final two innings for Avon Grove, closing out the shutout with more good work on the mound. West Chester East put its first two runners on in the top of the sixth on singles by Evan Werley and Manning Smith, but Ei struck out Joe McKernan on a nice off-speed pitch and got John Wileczek to ground out. Ei coaxed another ground out off the bat of Joey Wileczek to end the scoring threat.

West Chester East put two runners on in the top of the seventh, but Ei got Werley to ground out to third baseman Bryce Porter to close out the victory.

Throughout the game, Carey, Iaia, and Ei were supported by good defensive play by Avon Grove.

Avon Grove improved to 4-1 on the young season.

West Chester East’s record is now 2-2.

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Pat Campbell scores a run for Avon Grove.

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

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Photo by Steven Hoffman

Bryce Carey held West Chester East scoreless through 4.2 innings of work.

Riley Davis made several nice plays defensively to end innings with runners on base. Davis also delivered the biggest hit of the game, a 3-run double in the bottom of the third.

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Kirkland tosses complete-game shutout in 1-0 Unionville win

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer To Unionville pitcher Noah Kirkland, peering in to his catcher Henry Goodier at the start of Monday’s game against Octorara at Unionville must have felt like he was throwing through a snow globe.

The weather, usually a major player in early-season baseball, was of little concern to Kirkland, however, as the senior pitcher battled through harsh conditions and a few tough innings to record a 1-0, complete-game shutout, behind smart fielding and a lone run that was manufactured by the Indians’ Kyle Lyons.

“It was pretty cold today, but I just hit my spots and everything just seemed to work itself out,” said Kirkland, who is headed to Mount St. Mary’s next year. “I really try to spot my fastball first, and try to get some ground balls with it, and the breaking ball comes second. But it was really my fastball that got me through today.”

As persistent flakes dotted the f ield throughout the game, it was determined early on that the pitching of Kirkland and Braves’ starter Aaron Feld

Alex Pelegrin was one of only two batters to collect a hit against Octorara pitcher Aaron Feld.

Photos by Traci Schilling

Unionville pitcher Noah Kirkland battled both the elements and Octorara batters during a complete-game, 1-0 victory on April 9.

would yield a pitchers’ duel and not a slugfest, as both pitchers tossed shutout ball through the first few innings.

Kirkland gave up a one-out single to Matt Rudisill, who advanced to third base on a double

by Jude Unitis that went over the head of center fielder Joe Zubillaga.

Kirkland then struck out Jack Jobe and got leadoff batter Andy Imbierwicz to ground out to end the threat.

Meanwhile, Feld cruised early in the game, striking out the side in the first inning and surrendering just one hit through the f irst three innings.

He surrendered the game’s only run in the

fourth inning, when Unionville’s leadoff batter Kyle Lyons worked a walk, stole second, scampered to third on a wild pitch

by Feld, and scored on an infield groundout by Zubillaga.

Octorara started another scoring threat in the top of the sixth, when Johnny Cummings led off with a bunt single.

Rudisill then bunted back to Kirkland, who tossed to backup first baseman Peter Murphy for the out, but in a bang-bang play that preserved Unionville’s win, Murphy saw Cummings turn second in an attempt to get to third, and fired a

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cross-the-f ield bullet to third baseman Nick Samulewicz, who slapped the tag on Cummings to complete the double-play and end the scoring threat.

“My defense is always great and my teammates are always picking me up,” said Kirkland, who struck out two batters in the top of the seventh inning. “I always trust that Peter is going to come off the bench and perform just as well as the starters, and I am happy that he and the rest of my teammates could play well behind me today.”

In absorbing the defeat, Feld surrendered just two singles– to Alex Pelegrin and

Unionville’s Kyle Lyons stole second en route to scoring the game’s only run in the fourth inning.

Samulewicz – while striking out 11.

With the win, coach Mike Magee’s Indians improved to 4-2 on the season, placing them in the middle of a crowded field of teams in the Ches-Mont who sport a winning record. On April 11, they play their cross-town rival Kennett at Kennett

High School, then come back home on April 13 against Great Valley.

The loss gave Octorara a 1-4 record on the season, with the chance to improve their mark when they play host to Kennett on April 13.

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

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Springtime, just when you need it most

By John Chambless Staff Writer If you’re fed up with waiting for spring to really arrive – and at this point, who isn’t? – Mala Galleria in Kennett Square has the solution. “Petals and Leaves,” which opened last weekend, is all about the colors of spring and summer, and nature joyfully putting on a show.

Frank DePietro fills one gallery with large, bold oils of lotus plants captured against sky-blue or plain white backgrounds.

The exception is “Lotus Number Five,” which masterfully depicts the lotus stems rising out of the surface of still water, giving the painting a splendid depth and texture. The glow of sunlight through massive leaves is particularly well done in “Lotus Number Three,” but any of these paintings are equally skillful depictions of the rich range of greens and tans of these interesting

plants.

In the front gallery, Monique Sarkessian’s oil and mixed-media paintings get a welldeserved spotlight. The vibrant orange blooms in “Orange Ranunculus Trio” immediately grab your attention, but Sarkessian lavishes just as much attention on the translucence of the glass of water in “Red Tulip, Orange Ranunculus and Guava.” Her 14 small paintings of one or two blooms in closeup are sketchy, just-right summations of each type of flower.

Kennett Square artist Susan Myers shows some lively, colorful pastels of flowers, and one field view (“Poppies in France”) that all express the delicate nature of petals and leaves.

Doris Davis-Glackin goes large with her watercolor paintings of blooms and stems, shown large and in closeup, and she excels in the fine details of “Moonlight

Several small paintings by Monique Sarkessian at Mala Galleria.

Madness,” with the flowers showcased against a black background.

Sarah Yeoman’s watercolors are splendid, soft-focus works that have a refreshing, spontaneous look. The spatters and swipes of paint in “Lilacs” and “Lisianthus” are particularly expressive.

Katy Winters is represented by a selection of charming etchings that have a timeless look.

Whether depicting plants and insects or storybooklike scenes (“Buttercup,” “A Star to Guide You”), her skill with the demanding medium is evident.

Susan Kent and Royce Yoder show natureinspired pottery vases that look great next to the buds

and leaves elsewhere in the show. Madeleine Kelly has two lovely little pieces you don’t want to overlook, as well.

Stepping into the gallery is a wonderful preview of nature’s springtime bounty that will eventually get here. Take some time to explore and you’ll swear it feels a little warmer outside.

Mala Galleria (300 E. State St., Kennett Square) hosts “Petals and Leaves” through April 30. Call 484-883-5429 or email malagalleriaksq@gmail. com for more information.

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

‘Red Tulip, Orange Ranunculus and Guava’ by Monique Sarkessian.

A watercolor of daisies by Jack Giangiulio.

‘Lotus Number Three’ by Frank DiPietro

‘Orange Ranunculus Trio’ by Monique Sarkessian.

‘Lisianthus’ by Sarah Yeoman.

‘Nuthatch’ by Katy Winters.

‘Now Make a Wish’ by Katy Winters.

‘Lotus Number Five’ by Frank DiPietro.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018

JAMES J. DOUGHERTY

BARBARA ANN ALLEN

James J. Dougherty (Jim), 55, of Oxford, passed away on March 31 from a heart attack.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Bernard Joseph, Sr., and Anne Feeney Dougherty. Jim was selfemployed as an automobile technician.

He struggled with diabetes for many years. He enjoyed Cape May, N.J., NASCAR and spending time with family. His kindness and generosity will be missed by many.

He is survived by his two sisters, Anne Marie Puoci (Frank) and Meg McComsey (Larry); and two nieces, Caitlin McComsey and Lisa Puoci. He was preceded in death by one brother, Bernard Joseph Dougherty, Jr. A memorial was held April 7. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312; or the American Heart Association, PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

Barbara Ann Allen, 68, of Nottingham, died on March 22 in West Chester, after 10 months of fighting metastatic breast cancer.

She was the wife of the late Thomas D. Allen, with whom she had shared 22 years of marriage. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Albert DeMarco and Anna Ciarletta. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Ronald DeMarco.

She was employed by Herr’s Foods, Inc., in Nottingham.

She was a member of Janes United Methodist Church of Rising Sun, Md. Barb could sit for hours over a glass of wine to talk about your troubles or shoot the breeze; after all, “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere” as she used to say. She was loved for her sense of humor, her smile, her contagious laugh, her sayings and her energy that always got the party started and kept it going well into the night. She enjoyed listening to music, collecting cobalt blue glass, being creative by sketching, painting and crocheting and also taking bus trips back home to New York City.

Barbara is survived by her son Darrell and his wife Kimberly and their four children of Bryn Athyn, Pa.; and her daughter, Toni Zappitelli and her husband Mike and their son of West Chester.

A funeral was held March 31. Interment was in Oxford Cemetery. Please donate to any cancer research of your choosing.

MIRIAM E. WEIGHT Miriam E. Weight, 74, of Nottingham, formerly of Newark, Del., went home to be with the Lord on March 31.

She was the wife the late Jack D. Weight, Sr., with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Elkton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Austin C. and Margaret Heath Chidester. Miriam was a member of Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by a son, Jack D. Weight, Jr., and wife Becky of Bear, Del.; one daughter, Dawn Mobley and husband Steve of Oxford; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Marilyn McMillan of Middletown, Del. A funeral was held April 9. Donations in her memory may be made to the Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church (303 W. Christine Rd., Nottingham, PA 19362). Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome. com.

JERONIMO ONORIO BERNAL FLORES Jeronimo Onorio Bernal Fores, 56, of West Grove, passed away on April 4 at Jennersville Hospital.

He was the husband of Gloria Martina Lopez Rodrigues.

Born in Almoloya De A., Mexico, he was the son of the late Adolfo Bernal Sotello and the late Atanacia Flores Castaneda. He was a laborer for A.J. Raimondo in Kennett Square. Jeronimo was a member of St. Rocco Catholic Church. He enjoyed gardening, and being with his family and friends.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Daniel Bernal Lopez of Wilmington, Del., Oscar Bernal Lopez and Octavio Bernal Lopes, both of West Grove; four daughters, Rosio Bernal Lopez of Kennett Square, and Abigail Bernal Lopez, Sarai Bernal Lopes, Adaly Bernal Lopes, all of West Grove; four brothers, Diego Bernal Flores, Ramon Bernal Flores, Augustin Bernal Flores and German Bernal Flores, all of Mexico; two sisters, Petra Bernal Flores and Gloria Bernal Flores, both of Mexico; and four grandchildren.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 11 at St. Rocco Catholic Church (313 Sunny Dell Rd., Avondale).

His funeral will follow at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Mexico.

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

HELGA MARIA ANTONIE HANELT Helga Maria Antonie Hanelt, 85, of Oxford, passed away on March 31 at home.

She was the wife the late Henry E. Hanelt. Born in Offenbach, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Helene Antonie Wienecki Chwalisz. Helga came to the United States in 1960 with her husband and oldest daughter. They lived in Grand Rapids, Mich., for 19 years. From there they transferred to Salt Lake City, Utah, for five years, and then onto Tempe, Ariz. In 2006, they moved to Oxford. She was a seamstress by trade. While raising her children, she worked out of their home. Helga was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Oxford, where she was a part of the Young at Heart Group and the choir. Helga enjoyed her Wednesdays and bingo at the Senior Citizens Center.

She is survived by three daughters, Claudia M. Karat (Charlie) of Oxford, Diana Wills (Thomas) of Mesa, Ariz., and Martina Meisenheimer (Mark) of Princeville, Ill; beloved brother, Hans Chwalisz (Heli) of Rodermark, Germany; and four grandchildren.

A memorial mass of Christian burial will be held 10:30 a.m. April 16 at Sacred Heart Church (203 Church Rd., Oxford, PA 19363). Donations in her memory may be made to Sacred Heart Church. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

LINDA MAE GRAY Linda Mae Gray, 64, of Oxford, passed away on March 12 at Union Hospital, Elkton, Md. She was the wife of Marshall D. Arrowood, Jr. Born in Johnstown, Pa., she was the daughter of Harry and Margaret Scholly Gray of Rising Sun, Md. Linda was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Army Reserves for 20 years. She was employed by Twin Pines Nursing Home as an administrative assistant, retiring in 2017. Linda enjoyed playing bingo, Delaware Park, and especially spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband; parents; one son, William J. Arrowood of Oxford; one grandson; and three brothers, Terrance Gray of Willow Street, Richard Gray of Quarryville, and Brian Gray of Newark, Del. She was preceded in death by a brother, Dennis Gray.

A memorial service was held April 7. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Folds of Honor, 8551 North 125th East Ave., Suite 100, Owasso, OK 74055. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

April 12 Organization program On April 12 at 7 p.m., Carol Bernard, former manager of the University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, will present “Organize Your Life,” a program on “right-sizing” a home. Hosted by Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church as part of its Vision

April 29 Handbell benefit concert Avondale Presbyterian Church in Avondale will host the Wilmington Handbell Ensemble on April 29 at 3 p.m. A donation will benefit hurricane relief efforts.

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Kennett Township officer honored for giving life-saving procedure

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Corporal Jeffrey Call of the Kennett Township Police Department was the recipient of a life-saving award at the April 4 Board of Supervisors meeting, for his recent actions that saved the life of a 29-year-old woman On April 3 at 4:27 a.m., Call responded to a 911 report in the vicinity of New Granite Way, found the woman to be unresponsive and not breathing, and determined that she was suffering from an opiaterelated overdose.

Call immediately administered Naloxone to the woman, which reversed the deadly effects of the overdose. Soon, the woman had been revived and began regular breathing. This lifesaving action took place five minutes after the 911 message was received by the department.

“We are very proud of you and of the department for the work that you are doing,” Board of Supervisors chairman Scudder Stevens told Call. “It is crucial to the lives and the well-being of the residents of this township, and we thank you for that.”

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Patented in 1961 and approved for opioid overdose by the Food and Drug Administration in 1971, Naloxone has been used frequently in recent years in response to the rise in heroin and opioid use, and police departments across the

‘Down by the Water,’ by Catherine Peluso, is part of the Artists Circle Annual Show in Devon this weekend (see listing).

country have implemented Narcan programs. Officers are often the first on the scene during an overdose incident.

Reports show that law enforcement Narcan programs have already saved thousands of lives across the country, and in 2017, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 60,000 Naloxone kits would be made available to law enforcement agencies in all 67 counties over a two-year period. Each kit contains two four-milligram doses of Narcan.

In other Kennett Township Police Department business, Kevin Urbany was sworn in as a part-time officer, and Adam Cramer and Miguel Juarez were removed from probationary status in order to become full-time officers in the department.

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

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

Corporal Jeffrey Call (left), was recognized at the township’s April 4 Board of Supervisors meeting for his recent actions that saved a person’s life. Also pictured is Police Chief Lydell Nolt.

Through April 30 ‘Petals and Leaves’ Mala Galleria (300 E. State St., Kennett Square) hosts a group show, “Petals and Leaves,” through April 30, featuring works by Frank DePietro, Monique Sarkessian, Doris Davis Glackin, Jack Giangiulio, Madeleine Kelly, Katy Winters, Susan B. Myers and Sarah Yeoman, along with pottery by Susan Kent and Royce Yoder. Call 484-883-5429 or email

malagalleriaksq@gmail.com for more information.

Through April 21 Francis Di Fronzo solo show Somerville Manning Gallery (101 Stone Block Row, Greenville, Del.) will host a solo exhibition of paintings by Francis Di Fronzo through April 21. A reception with the artist will be held April 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m, including an Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m. Di Fronzo has received national

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Through April 28 Group show at Station Gallery The Station Gallery (3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del.) hosts new paintings and drawings by Rosemary Castiglioni, Jim Gears and Richard Chandler Hoff from April 6 to 28. There will be an artists reception on April 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. Call 302654-8638 or visit www. stationgallery.net.

Through May 5 Teresa Haag in West Chester Church Street Gallery in West Chester hosts a solo show of multimedia paintings

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April 13 to 15 Artists Circle Annual Show St. Luke Lutheran Church (203 N. Valley Forge Rd., Devon) will host The Artists Circle Annual Art Show on April 13 from 5 to 9 p.m., April 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and April 15 from noon to 4 p.m.

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52 local non-profits receive grants at April 5 ceremony

Mushroom Festival reaches $1 million distribution milestone

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Last Thursday in Kennett Square, work and dedication combined with a spirit of community, and the result was the celebration of a milestone.

On April 5, in a ceremony held at Genesis’ Michael R. Walker Building, 52 local organizations received a record $114,068 in grant funding from the Mushroom Festival’s Board of Directors.

The event was the 18th annual grant distribution presentation, and pushed the festival’s total contributions since 2000 past the $1 million mark.

“We are very excited to have reached the $1 million milestone,” says Kathi Lafferty, Mushroom Festival coordinator. “When I started volunteering for the festival and we started the grant program, $1 million was never thought about. In 2000, the first year we gave grants, we were only able to split $500 between three organizations.”

Lafferty said that the steadily rising influence of the festival has coincided with the number of grants that are offered.

“The grants help local programs year-round and throughout the community’s various constituents from infants through the elderly populations,” she said.

“Our grants help a wide variety of programs for the entire community, like the Memorial Day parade and the free summer concert series at Anson B. Nixon Park. We are also able to help deserving youth attend camps and help organizations purchase supplies for special needs programs and camps.”

Organizations receiving Mushroom Festival grants included: ALS Association: Funds will be dedicated to the RoRo Ferranto Fund and used to provide assistance and equipment to Chester County area patients with ALS. Avondale Fire Co. No. 1: Funds will be used to purchase a thermal imaging camera for use at fire scenes.

The Barn at Spring Brook Farm: Funds will be used for supplies for Camp Geronimo, a summer day camp for children with disabilities Bournelyf Special Camp: Funds will be used to cover transportation costs associated with their summer camp for people with special needs.

Camp Dreamcatcher: Funds will be used to send three HIV/AIDS impacted children to their therapeutic and educational camp.

Canine Partners for Life: Funds will be used to purchase supplies for the 30 graduating service dogs, such as collars, gentle leaders and leashes and replacement leashes for 15 dogs in training.

Chadds Ford Historical Society: Funds will be used to purchase shelving, boxes and additional archival

Photo by Carla Lucas

Representatives from several area organizations attended the Mushroom Festival grant distribution ceremony, held April 5 at Genesis’ Michael R. Walker Building in Kennett Square.

materials for the care and storage of their historic artifacts collection.

Chenoa Manor Animal Sanctuary: Funds will be used toward the conversion of an existing building into a tropical environment for their tortoise and parrot residents.

C o m m u n i t y Volunteers in Medicine: Funds will be used to purchase supplies for their dental outreach programs.

The Crime Victims Center: Funds will be used to print and purchase materials for their Southern Chester County prevention programs.

Delaware Zoological Society: Funds will be used to purchase materials to make enrichment items for the Brandywine Zoo’s animals to keep them mentally and physically stimulated.

Friends Home in Kennett: Funds will be used to enhance their Exercise program for residents.

Friends of Penn Township: Funds will be used to restore, enlarge and frame photographs depicting the history of Penn Township.

Good Neighbors: Funds will help pay for a home repair project for a low-income Kennett Square resident, whose house needs extensive repairs to keep from falling down.

Historic Kennett Square: Funds will be used to produce the Kennett Square Memorial Day Parade.

Ingleside Homes: Funds will be used to purchase a laptop computer for the organization’s offsite case management team that works to keep low income senior citizens in their homes in Delaware.

JAM Christian Daycare: Funds will be used to purchase six rubber mushroom climbers for their outdoor playground project.

Kennett After-School Association: Funds will be used for transportation costs associated with taking participants home at the end of each session of After the Bell.

Kennett Area Community Services: Funds will be used to purchase needed items

for the Food Cupboard.

Kennett Area Park Authority: Funds will be used to produce the Free Summer Concert Series at Anson B. Nixon Park.

Kennett Area Parks and Recreation Board: Funds will be used for expenses associated with the annual Kids Cross Country Race and for a new shed to store equipment at Herb Pennock Park.

Kennett Area Senior Center: Funds will be used to purchase audiovisual accessories and equipment to facilitate programming that advances the quality of life for older adults living in SCC. Kennett Education Foundation: Funds will be used to provide innovative educational grants to teachers throughout the school district.

Kennett Fire Co. No. 1: Funds will be used to purchase a Station CAD alerting system for the Fire Station, which will help increase response time to emergencies.

Kennett Flash: Funds will be used for needed equipment and to support We Kids Rock and Open Mic programs.

Kennett Library: Funds will be used to purchase books and educational materials for students and tutors for the English as a Second Language program.

Kennett Symphony: Funds would be used to

support the “Beethoven and Bellinis” afternoon concert.

Kennett High SchoolWalk in Knowledge Program: Funds will be used to support the Walk in Knowledge after school program.

La Comunida Hispana: Funds will be used to purchase supplies such as fluoride treatments, dental sealants, and disposable gloves for their Dental Clinic.

Lighthouse Youth Center: Funds will be used to purchase computer and school supplies for the Homework Assistance and Tutoring after school program. Funds will also be used to provide incentives and rewards.

Longwood Fire Company: Funds will be used to purchase a Styker portable chair extrication device.

Luther House: Funds will be used to create a garden area for residents and to purchase a table saw for the maintenance department.

Maternal and Child Health Consortium: Funds will be used for supplies and bus transportation for their Kindergarten Transition programs.

Meals on Wheels: Funds will be used to help cover the delivery of hot meals to the elderly in the Avon Grove region.

Operation Homefront PA/DE/NJ Field Office:

Funds will be used to provide urgent support through their Critical Financial Assistance Program that helps military families with housing, utilities, and food assistance.

O x f o rd A re a Neighborhood Services: Funds will be used to purchase food for the Food Assistance program.

Oxford Arts Alliance: Funds will be used to support their summer camp programs.

Paws for People: Funds will be used to purchase special t-shirts and books to be used as motivational incentives for the Goldie’s Gang Summer Reading at Kennett Library.

Quest Therapeutic Services: Funds will be used to purchase an allabilities outdoor playset.

Reins of Life, for routine veterinary, dental, and farrier services for the horses used in their therapeutic riding program.

Smart D r ive Foundation: Funds will be used to upgrade the technology needed to deliver the five Smart Drive Courses presented to teens at local high schools.

Southern Chester County EMS: Funds will be used towards the replacement of an eightyear-old service vehicle stationed at Jennersville Hospital.

Spanish Health

Ministry: Funds will be used to support the medical outreach program.

The Garage of Kennett Square and West Grove: Funds will be used to support their Community After School Program at both locations.

Tick Tock Early Learning Center: Funds will be used for field trips and special guest appearances over the 10 weeks of their summer camp program.

Tri-State Bird Rescue: Funds will be used to properly equip teams that respond to oil spills. It includes improvements to species specific housing, and upgrades to medical equipment and supplies.

Volunteer English Program: Funds will be used to purchase instructional books and resources for the students learning English in their tutoring program.

WCU Foundation: Funds will be used to purchase food and local produce for the 13th CampAbilitiesPA program for 33 children with visual impairment and 60 volunteers.

West Grove Fire Company: Funds would be used to purchase two AED’s to replace older units in Chief ’s vehicles Wings for Success: Funds will be used to support their Kennett Square site.

YMCA Camp Tockwogh: Funds will be used to send deserving Kennett Middle School students to their summer camp.

Young Moms: Funds will be used for supplies for their Mentoring Program, including volunteer orientation and training, parenting education materials and participant resource binders.

In addition, Family Promise of Southern Chester County received a donation in the name of last year’s Honorary Chair, Carol Lowe. A special donation will also be made to a national foundation researching the health benefits of mushrooms.

C a rl a Lucas contributed to this report.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rga w @ ch e s t e rc o u n t y. com.

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April 12 to 15 ‘Dreamgirls’ Lincoln University’s spring musical production “Dreamgirls” will be staged at 7 p.m. April 12 to 14, with a 2 p.m. Matinee on April 15. “Dreamgirls” is performed by a 48-member ensemble of students and community members, with a live band. Tickets are free, and reservations are required. To reserve tickets, call 484-365-7555. Lincoln University is at 1570 Baltimore Pike in Lincoln University.

April 14 The Rogues The Friends Folk Club will present the Celtic band, The Rogues, on April 14 at 8 p.m. The concert will be at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church (116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford).

The band, formed in 1994, has produced 10 albums and two DVDs. Attendees are asked to bring nonperishable food items, which will be donated to the local area food cupboards.

Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door (children 12 and younger are free). Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be sold. For more information, call 610-8698076 or visi therogues.com.

April 14 History program R. Scott Steele, an author and historian, will be presenting the history of West Grove to the public on April 14 at 6 p.m. at West Grove Presbyterian Church (139 W. Evergreen St., West Grove). He is the author of West Grove; A Pictorial History Centennial Edition, Champions In Every Sense of the Word, and

This History of WGFC A Century of Protection.

The books all celebrate the history of West Grove and the Avon Grove area. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation.

April 14 to 21 Bike Kennett events On April 14, Bike Kennett, a volunteer group that encourages riding bicycles, is hosting a beginner road ride for riders of all ages and fitness levels. During this fivemile ride down Chandler Mill Road and back, riders will learn the basic skills needed so that they can be safe while riding a bicycle on the road. The ride takes place on the second Saturday of every month and begins at Pennock Park in Kennett Square.

Helmets are required. On April 15, Bike Kennett will be participating in the Spring Clean-Up hosted

by Kennett Township and the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance. Meet at Pennock Park at 8 a.m. On April 21, Bike Kennett volunteers will be putting on a Bike Rodeo at the YMCA Healthy Kids Day event held on Broad Street in Kennett Square. All kids are encouraged to bring their bikes and helmets to participate in this bicycle safety clinic. This is a free event. Email bikekennett@ gmail.com for more information.

April 20 Charlie Zahm concert The Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Church (1188 Valley Rd., Quarryville) will host a concert by Celtic vocalist Charlie Zahm on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. He will be joined by

harpist Kendrah Tozzo, a member of the Brandywine Harp Orchestra, and bagpiper Thompson McConnell, a member of the Ulster Scottish Pipe Band. Refreshments will be served at intermission.

Tickets at the door are $15 for adults and $8 for ages 12 and younger. Call 610-593-6989 for more information.

April 21 Brandywine cleanup The Young Friends of the Brandywine are seeking volunteers for the 25th Annual Brandywine River Cleanup on April 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Since the event’s inception, the Young Friends have removed more than 30 tons of trash from the banks of the Brandywine River, between Lenape and the Delaware state line. Volunteers are advised to wear hats, long pants, heavy shoes or boots, and sunscreen.

Gloves and trash bags will be provided. The Young Friends will also provide lunch for all volunteers following the cleanup.

This event is appropriate for adults and children over the age of 5. To volunteer, contact Kaitlin LeRoy at kleroy@brandywine.org or 610-388-8341.

April 21 Chicken Barbeque On April 21, the Chatham United Methodist Church (3215 Gap Newport Pike, West Grove) will host a chicken barbeque from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Half a chicken will be $6.

April 26 Lighthouse Youth Center’s spring banquet On April 26, the Lightouhouse Youth Center

will have the annual spring celebration banquet at Bethany Christian School.

The banquet starts at 6:30 p.m., and includes a steak dinner and a program with youth testimonies, updates on the year’s activities, and plans for the future. To make the free reservations, contact the Lighthouse at 610-467-6000 or email tonya@oxfordlighthouse. org.

April 28 Chicken barbeque Russellville Grange No. 91 (on route 896, one block north of Route 10) will hold its annual Spring BBQ on April 28 from 3 p.m. until sold out. The cost is $11 for an eat-in or take-out meal. The cost is $6 for half a chicken or a children’s meal. Potato salad or pepper cabbage will be $3 a pint, or $6 a quart. Call 610-255-5418 for more information.

April 28 Hagley Maker Fest Hagley Museum’s Maker Fest will be held April 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Held in and around the Hagley Soda House, the event will include demonstrations, beer tastings, and handson activities. This year’s event will feature more than 40 glassblowers, metalworkers, artists, crafters, authors, tech enthusiasts and brewers.

Several local breweries will provide samples for visitors, including Bellefonte Brewing Company, Brick Works Brewing & Eats, Crooked Hammock Brewery, Dew Point Brewing Co., Liquid Alchemy Beverages, and Twin Lakes Brewing Company. There will be

live music throughout the day. Food trucks will offer food and drinks for sale, and Dogfish Head craft beer will be available for purchase. Admission is $10 for adults and children 14 and older; $5 for children 5 to 14 and Hagley members.

For more information, call 302-658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

May 12 Shredding event Patton Middle School in Kennett Square will be the site of a free shredding event sponsored by the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association on May 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. The public is welcome to bring papers and documents for professional shredding.

Kennett Flash schedule The Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square) hosts regional and national artists. Tickets are available in advance at www.kennettflash.org, or at the door. Snacks

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and beverages are sold, or guests can BYOB. The schedule includes: Better Than Bacon improv comedy (April 12, 8 p.m., $16 and $20); Kim Richey (April 13, 8 p.m., $27 and $32); Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling (April 14, 7 and 9:30 p.m., $30 and $35); Mountain Heart (April 15, 7 p.m., $22 and $26); Rick Vito of Fleetwood Mac (April 20, 7 p.m., $30); Christine Lenee (April 21, 8 p.m., $18 and $22); Concert for Billy Penn Burger (April 24, 8 p.m., sold out, April 25, 8 p.m., $30); Dr. Harmonica and Rockett 88 (April 27, 8 p.m., 416 and $20); Rust – Neil Young tribute (April 28, 8 p.m., $20 and $23).

To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com. There is no charge. Not every submission can be included.

Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.

Run For Our Sons slated April 21 The 2018 Unionville Run For Our Sons 5K will be held on April 21.

The annual event is in honor of Elliott and Henry Johnson, the sons of a Unionville High School teacher. The boys have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and the run raises funds to find a cure.

Registration starts at 8 a.m. at Charles F. patton Middle School in Kennett Square, and the race begins at 9 a.m.

The course runs through two residential neighborhoods and ends back at the school.

A T-shirt will be given to runners who have paid preregistration by April 15, and will be available while supplies last on race day. Door prizes and raffle prizes, as well as refreshments, will be available at the school. Awards will be given for overall male and female winners. Family Fun Day events at the school include games, Gobo the Clown and face painting.?Registration before April 15 is $25 per person ($20 per student). Registration after April 15 is $30 per person ($25 per student).

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN) Please take notice that the Impact Fee Advisory Committee of Insert Municipal Name shall hold a public hearing in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended (53 P.A. 10101 est seq.). The purpose of the hearing shall be to gather public comment concerning the proposed Capital Improvements Plan for the implementation of impact fees for transportation improvements. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, the 18th of April, 2018 at approximately 5:00 p.m. at the Penn Township Building, Finnen Community Room, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, PA 19390. Please take further notice that copies of the proposed Capital Improvements Plan shall be available for public inspection at least ten working days prior to the public hearing and may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge no greater than the cost thereof from the Penn Township Secretary, Caitlin A. Ianni, at the municipal building. If you are a person that requires accommodations to participate, please contact the Penn Township office at 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, PA 19390, 610-869-8690.

The public is invited to attend and to offer comments. Respectfully submitted, IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF PENN TOWNSHIP Curtis A. Mason, Committee Chairperson 4p-4-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Elk Township Board of Supervisors will hold their Annual Township

Clean-up Day on Saturday, April 21, 2018. The Board will meet at 9:00 A.M. at the Township Building located at 952 Chesterville Road, Lewisville, PA 19351. Supplies such as trash bags and gloves will be provided. Elk Township residents that are of the age ten and older are invited to participate.

For further information, please call 610-255-0634.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 2016-11348-CT CIVIL ACTION – LAW MUTUAL BENEFIT GROUP as SUBROGEE OF TIMOTHY P. JONES, Plaintiff v. DARRYL STEPHENS, Defendant NOTICE OF COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION NOTICE TO: DARRYL STEPHENS YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT MUTUAL BENEFIT GROUP, has filed a WRIT OF SUMMONS in Civil Action against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County at case number 2016-11348-CT. If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. Lawyer Referral and Information Service Chester County Bar Association 15 West Gay Street West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 429-1500 4p-11-1t

ESTATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to Catherine M. Abernethy, Executrix for the Estate of Raymond G. Natale, Sr. whose last address was West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Any person having a claim to this Estate is asked to make same c/o R. Samuel McMichael, Esquire, P.O. Box 296, Oxford, PA 19363.

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A summary of the proposed ordinance is as follows: This Ordinance creates a TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE and MAP identifying the areas within the Township it affects and controls to ensure the costs of needed capital improvements for new growth and development. The following headings and/or descriptions provide an outline of the terms, mandates and process: Section 1. Title – Penn Township Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance; Section 2. Purpose; Section 3. General Findings and Conditions; Section 4.

Definitions; Section 5. Enactment and Imposition of Transportation Impact Fees; Section 6. Uses; Section 7. Incorporation and Adoption of Supporting Documentation; Section 8. Special Traffic Studies; Section 9.

Uniform Applicability of Transportation Impact Fee; Section 10. Imposition and Payment of Transportation Impact Fee as Condition to Issuance of Building Permit; Section 11. Exemptions; Section 12. Method of Calculation of Transportation Impact Fee; Section 13. Establishment of Transportation Service Area; Section 14. Calculation of Per-Peak-Hour-Trip Fee for the Transportation Service Area; Section 15.

Nonbinding Transportation Impact Fee Estimate; Section 16. Administration of Transportation Impact Fees; Section 17. Time, Method and Procurement for Payment; Section 18. Credit; Section 19. Refunds; Section 20. Transportation Impact Fee as Additional and Supplemental Requirement; Section 21. Retroactive Application; Section 22. Appeals; Section 23. Severability; Section 24. Repealer; Section 25. Effective Date. The proposed Ordinance and Map are available for inspection at no charge, and copies may be obtained

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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

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The Name of the cor[poration is E and P Holdinss, Inc., Attorney: Timothy J. Duckworth, Esq., Mosebach, Funt, Dayton and Duckworth, P.C., 2045 Westgate Drive, Suite 404, Bethlehem, PA 18017.

NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME

Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name has been filed with the Department of the State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for the purposes of obtaining the following Fictitious Name, pursuant to the provisions of 54 PaC.S & 322: The fictitious Name is Feeling Cozy Designs having a principal place of business at 502 Westridge Run, Phoenixville, PA 19460. The name and address of the entity owning or interested in said business: Bryn Keytanjian, address same as above.

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By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201

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Chester County, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 6, proposes to improve the Chester County Bridge #21 that carries Watermark Road over Muddy Run in Upper Oxford Township. The public is invited to an Open House to discuss the proposed bridge replacement project. A plans display and presentation will be provided to describe the proposed project including: project purpose and needs, environmental studies conducted, engineering plans, and the project’s next steps and anticipated schedule.

Representatives of the project team will be available to answer questions and receive comments: DATE: Monday, April 30, 2018, PLACE: Oxford Area High School, Cafeteria, 705 Waterway Road, Oxford, PA, TIME: Open House from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Presentation will begin at 6:30 PM, The facility where this meeting is being held is accessible to persons with disabilities. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO COMMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROJECT, PLEASE CONTACT: Sandy Martin, P.E., Chester County Bridge Engineer, McCormick Taylor, 600 Eagleview Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Exton, PA 19341, Phone: 610-640-3500 Email: SGMartin@mccormicktaylor.com 4p-11-1t

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Legals W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-176 Writ of Execution No. 2017-03976 DEBT $254,110.41 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of East Nottingham, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Heritage Valley made by Crossan-Raimato, Professional Land Surveyors, New London, Pennsylvania, dated November 15, 1988 and last revised April 5, 1989 and files in Chester County as Plan # 9273-85 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of East Ruddy Duck Circle and a corner of Lot No. 16 as shown on said Plan; thence extending along East Ruddy Duck Circle, south 83 degrees 57 seconds east, 60.08 feet to a point of curve; thence continuing along same on a line curving to the right having a radius of 175 feet, the distance of 266.62 feet to a point; thence south 04 degrees 16 minutes 32 seconds west 40.79 feet to a point a corner of Lot No. 18; thence leaving East Ruddy Duck Circle on a line of Lot No. 18, south 85 degrees 43 minutes 28 seconds east, 237.308 feet to a point in line of Lot No. 15; thence extending partially along a line of Lot No. 15 and Lot No. 16, north 06 degrees 59 minutes 03 seconds east, 218.68 feet to a point on the southerly side of East Ruddy Duck Circle, being the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot No. 17 on said Plan.

BEING Chester County UPI 69-3-29.17 BLR# 69-3-29-17 TITLE to said premises vested in Derick M. Adams, Jr. by Deed from Ramon Silva and Emily Brackin, now known as Emily Silva, husband and wife, dated 7/13/2010 and recorded 8/13/2010 in Book 7972 Page 883 PLAINTIFF: Midwest Loan Services, Inc. VS DEFENDANT: DERICK M. ADAMS, JR. SALE ADDRESS: 138 East Ruddy Duck Circle, Oxford, PA 19363 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MARTHA E. VON ROSENSTIEL, P.C., 610328-2887 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-183 Writ of Execution No. 2016-03344 DEBT $78,908.10 PROPERTY situate in Township of Franklin TAX Parcel #72-04L-0001 IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling.

PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association, Successor in Interest to National City Real Estate Services, LLC, Successor by Merger to National City Mortgage, Inc., formerly known as National City Mortgage Co. VS DEFENDANT: CRAIG L. JACOBS SALE ADDRESS: 206 Fox Run Lane, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution

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

SALE NO. 18-4-189 Writ of Execution No. 2017-10031 DEBT $20,268.00 PROPERTY situate in the Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 72-5-61.29 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: NANCY G. ODREN and MARK H. ODREN SALE ADDRESS: 104 Thompson Circle, Landenberg, PA 19350-1519 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-192 Writ of Execution No. 2016-10674 DEBT $419,644.52 ALL THAT CERTAIN parcel of real property situate in Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, according to a survey made by George E. Regester, Jr., & Sons, Inc., Registered Surveyors, dated February 28, 1973 last revised April 16, 1975 as taken from our Plan C-341 and being Lot # 23 on said plan.

BEGINNING at a point on the southerly line of Rocky Glen Road, 50 feet wide said point marking the northwesterly corner of this about to be described tract and also marking a corner of other land of Raymond L. Cashel, of which this was a part, said point of beginning being the following 2 courses and distances to wit: from a point set at the northeasterly corner of Lot # 4, owned

by Frazavet Jones, and said courses and distances being on the southerly line of said Rocky Glen Road, 50 feet wide; (1) by a curve line curving to the left having a radius of 200 feet an arc length of 127.93 feet to a point; (2) north 78 degrees 22 minutes 02 seconds east 77.19 feet to said beginning point; thence leaving said point of beginning and by said southerly line of said Rocky Road the following 2 courses and distances to wit: (1) north 78 degrees 22 minutes 02 seconds east 112.88 feet to a point; (2) by a line curving to the left having a radius of 357.36 feet an arc length of 39.01 feet to a point set for a northeasterly corner of this and a northwesterly corner of Lot # 22, on said Plan; thence leaving said line in said road and by said Lot # 22, south 21 degrees 20 minutes 08 seconds east 540.33 feet to a point set for a corner of this and a corner of Lot #22 and said point being set in line of other lands of Raymond L. Cashel, of which this was a part; thence by said other lands of Chasel, the following 2 remaining courses and distances to wit: (1) north 77 degrees 20 minutes 08 seconds west 180.93 feet to a point; (2) north 21 degrees 20 minutes 08 seconds west 462.65 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 1,724 acres of land be the same more or less.

BEING UPI # 70-4-15.29 PL AINTIFF: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, D/B/A Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Hilldale Trust VS DEFENDANT: ELICIA C. GESNER a/k/a ELICIA C. BOLLENBACH and JEFFREY E. BOLLENBACH SALE ADDRESS: 113 Rocky Glen Road, Oxford, PA 19363 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: JILL M. FEIN, ESQ., 215-579-7700 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in inter-

est 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 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-194 Writ of Execution No. 2016-10994 DEBT $357,762.06 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of Londonderry, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of New Daleville made by Lake, Roeder, Hillard and Associates, Land Surveyors, dated January 26, 2004, last revised December 16, 2004 and recorded in Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office as Plan No. 17287 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the northeasterly side of Nighthawk Lane, a corner of Parcel 1A on said Plan; thence extending along Nighthawk Lane north 72 degrees 52 minutes 54 seconds west 2.89 feet to a point of curve on the northeasterly side of Robinson Street; thence extending along same on the arc of a circle curving to the left, having radius of 122.00 feet, the arc distance of 95.79 feet to a point of reverse curve; thence extending along same on the arc of a circle curving to the right, having a radius of 20.00 feet, the arc distance of 30.01 feet to a point of tangent on the southeasterly side of Wrigley Boulevard; thence extending along same north 17 degrees 07 minutes 06 seconds east 38.35 feet to a corner of Lot 29 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot 29 south 72 degrees 52 minutes 54 seconds east 105.00 feet to a point in line of aforementioned Parcel 1A; thence extending along same south 17 degrees 07 minutes 06 seconds west 100.00 feet to the first mentioned point of beginning.

PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-RF2 VS DEFENDANT: DENNIS L. LAUB, SR. and JUDY L. LAUB SALE ADDRESS: 5 King Road, Cochranville, PA 19330 PLAINTIFF 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-198 Writ of Execution No. 2017-01543 DEBT $56,691.49 PROPERTY situate in the Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

BEING Lot 30, on said Plan

BLR# 72-5-34.1

BEING Parcel Number 46-2-223

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling

BLR# 46-2-223 TITLE to said premises vested in Trevor Timm and Donna Marie Timm, husband and wife by Deed from NVR, Inc., dated 8/30/2007 and recorded 9/25/2007 in Book 7272 Page 1595 PLAINTIFF: Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) VS DEFENDANT: TREVOR TIMM and DONNA MARIE TIMM SALE ADDRESS: 456 Wrigley Boulevard, Cochranville, PA 19330 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MARTHA E. VON ROSENSTIEL, ESQ., 610328-2887 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-195 Writ of Execution No. 2017-10340 DEBT $196,766.14 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of West Fallowfield, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, described as follows: BEGINNING at a stone in the Public Road, a corner of the Old Pleasant Grove Schoolhouse lot, land now or late of Thomas Baker; thence by the same north 38 degrees 45 minutes west, 10.62 perches to a corner of lands now or late of Rachel and Eliza McMinn; thence extending along same north 56 degrees east, 20.15 feet to a point in line of lands now or late of George Jebb, of which this was a part, being a corner of McMinn’s Lot; thence by land now or late of George Jebb, south 39 degrees 45 minutes east, 19.94 perches to a stone in the middle of the aforesaid public road; thence along the middle of said road, by land of George Jebb south 78 degrees 45 minutes west, 22.96 perches to the point and place of beginning.

TAX Parcel # 44-07-0008 BEING known as: 5 King Road, Cochranville, Pa 19330 BEING the same premises in which Hazel McLimans Finn, by her attorneyin-fact Hazel M. Rhodes, by Deed dated 04/28/1993, recorded 05/05/1993 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Deed Book 3548, Page 1940 and at Instrument No. 031380, granted and conveyed unto Dennis L. Laub Sr., and Judy L. Laub, husband and wife.

PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., s/b/m to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. VS DEFENDANT: RUDY D. ARNOLD SALE ADDRESS: 1833 New London Road, Landenberg, PA 19350 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-200 Writ of Execution No. 2017-05196 DEBT $157,303.63 PROPERT Y situate in the Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-234 Writ of Execution No. 2017-05629 DEBT $412,635.31 PROPERTY situate in the Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania 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 and KAREN L. PAVIGLIANITI SALE ADDRESS: 613 South Guernsey Road, West Grove, PA 19390-9600 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-236 Writ of Execution No. 2016-05319 DEBT $325,176.94 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 Hunt-Phase 1, drawn by Lake, Roeder, Hillard and Beers, dated 4/15/97, said plan recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 13892, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the title line in the bed of Oxford Road (SR 3018) (proposed width 50 feet), said point being a corner of Lot No. 5 on said Plan; thence extending from said point of beginning along the title line in the bed of Oxford Road the two following courses and distances: (1) northeastwardly along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius 6,000.00 feet the arc distance of 6.61 feet to a point of tangent, and (2) north 79 degrees 28 minutes 36 seconds east 157.28 feet to a point, a corner of lands now or late of Lloyd E. and Susan M. Sheltron; thence extending partly along said lands and partly along lands now or late of William Leach, south 07 degrees 52 minutes 42 seconds east and crossing the southerly side of Oxford Road, and crossing a drainage field, 330.02 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 1 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot No. 1, south 79 degrees 28 minutes 37 seconds west 148.66 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 5 on said Plan; thence extending along same, north 10 degrees 31 minutes 23 seconds west, and recrossing the southerly side of Oxford Road, 329.67 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot No. 6 as shown on the above-mentioned Plan.

BLR# 56-9-10 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo USA Holdings, Inc. Successor by Merger to Wells Fargo Financial Pennsylvania, Inc VS DEFENDANT: JON F. ANDERSON and GLORIA J. ANDERSON SALE ADDRESS: 282 Reedville Road, Oxford, PA 19363-2504 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on

THE improvements thereon being known as 518 Oxford Road, East Nottingham, Pennsylvania – 19352.

BEING the same premises which Donna Cannizzaro, by Deed dated July 3, 2006 and recorded July 12, 2006 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 6895, Page 1466, granted and conveyed unto Donna Cannizzaro and Peter P. Jones BEING known as: 518 Oxford Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PARCEL No.: 69-3-59.6 IMPROVEMENT: residential property.

PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. s/b/m to World Savings Bank, FSB VS DEFENDANT: DONNA CANNIZZARO and PETER P. JONES and THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SALE ADDRESS: 518 Oxford Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS, KIRN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 215942-2090 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale

of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-244 Writ of Execution No. 2016-02457 DEBT $237,945.61 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract of land, parcel, piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point marking with the intersection of the title line in the bed of Media Road L.R. 13(62), with the extended northeasterly side of Sherwood Drive 50 feet wide as shown on said Plan; thence extending from said beginning point, along the northeasterly side of Sherwood Drive, north 50 degrees 12 minutes 0 seconds west, 175 feet to a point; thence extending north 39 degrees 47 minutes 56 seconds east, 315.78 feet to a point; thence extending south 57 degrees 18 minutes 23 seconds east, 100.11 feet to a P.K. nail in the title line in the bed of Media Road; thence extending along the same, south 40 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds west, 336.08 feet to the first mentioned point and the place of beginning CONTAINING 1.327 acres of land, be the same more or less.

BEING Lot No. 1 as shown on said Plan.

BEING Parcel #69-9-11 BEING the same premises which Manufactures and Traders Trust Company, Trustee for Securitization Series 19991, Agreement dated 3-4-99, by Deed dated 10/8/03 and recorded 12/29/03 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book 6022, Page 749, and Instrument #10357189, granted and conveyed unto James R. Dollinger, individual, in fee.

PL AINTIFF: U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-BC4 VS DEFENDANT: JAMES R. DOLINGER SALE ADDRESS: 101 West Sherwood Drive aka 101 Sherwood Drive, Oxford, PA 19363 PLAINTIFF 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 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-273 Writ of Execution No. 2017-10127 DEBT $188,480.44 PROPERTY situate in the Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 3-4-160 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Santander Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: CHARLES E. THOMPSON, III SALE ADDRESS: 424 South Union Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348-3335 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will Continued on Page 8B

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CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018

Chester County Press

Oxford Area High School honors Students of the Month Oxford Area High School recently held a breakfast to recognize the school’s Students of the Month for March. Each month teachers in selected departments nominate underclassmen for this honor, with the final selections made by the school administration.

Students of the Month are chosen based on criteria including demonstrating an effort and desire to learn; involvement in school and classroom activities; respect for all school policies and personnel; concern for the school community and friendliness and support for other students. The following Students of the Month for March were named after being nominated by members of the art, music, business education, nursing, instructional support and guidance departments.

Jose Garcia, freshman: Jose was nominated by school nurses Nichole Cardarople and Tish Foster.

“I met Jose last year as an eighth grade student getting ready to enter high school,” said Mrs. Foster. “He was using a wheelchair and only used his walker occasional-

ly, and was concerned about the size of the building.

“Jose made it known that he wanted a full high school experience which included walking. Over the summer he worked very hard to develop the strength and endurance to be out of his wheelchair during the day.

“Jose has reached out to a second grade student who is in a similar situation. That student had given up striving for independence and was continuing to be dependent on his wheelchair.

“The student and his parents were both inspired by what Jose has accomplished.

We nominate Jose because of his desire to embrace being a high school student and his compassion to assist a younger student. He is a great role model.”

Victoria Koechert, freshman: Nominating teacher Jackie Mavrelos said, “Victoria not only maintains a high level of academics, she also demonstrates strong leadership skills. She joined the STEM team this year and as a freshman made a large impact that contributed to the team’s success.

“Tori was present at nearly every meeting and was always willing to jump in and get to work. When she finished a task, she would seek out what was next.

Never did she shy away from work and she always followed through.

“Most of the team’s members were upperclassmen, and this can be intimidating for a freshman. Tori showed great poise and consistent effort the entire season, and she is also an outstanding student in class.”

Briana Sumner, freshman: Nominating guidance counselor Mary Humphreys said, “Briana has been an advocate for other students and she has spoken up for people who may have not done so themselves.”

Ekaterina Hampton, sophomore: Nominating teacher Jason McLead said, “Ekaterina is a very hardworking student. She shows excellent problem-solving abilities as well as being a self-starter.

“I taught Ekaterina for two classes and she always worked to the best of her abilities. Her habits show organization and determi-

nation which will help her greatly in her later endeavors in life.”

Sydney Parrish, sophomore: Nominating teacher Valerie Hill said, “Sydney is a phenomenal artist who really takes pride in her work and constantly reflects on her projects. She also works consistently outside of class. Sydney is a model student.”

Chase Raysik, sophomore: Nominating teacher Erin Kauppila said, “Chase plays the baritone saxophone in the Concert Band and the trumpet in the Jazz Band. As a band member, he is always prepared and goes above and beyond to do an exemplary job as a performer.

“It is obvious that Chase practices outside of class and puts a lot of time into becoming a better musician.

His enthusiasm for the subject and his love of music are apparent. Chase is a huge asset to the band program.”

Jessica Stuart, sophomore: Nominating teacher Jennifer Muehlmatt said, “Jessica gives 100 percent effort in art class. She is kind, has a positive attitude and will do anything to help a student,

Courtesy photo

Oxford Area High School recently named its Students of the Month for March. Seated from left are sophomores Ekaterina Hampton and Jessica Stuart and freshmen Tori Koechert and Briana Sumner. Standing from left are junior Anthony Woody, sophomores Chase Raysik and Sydney Parrish and freshman Jose Garcia. Junior Neilda Ornelas-Rosales is not pictured.

teacher or cause. For our spring musical, she stayed after school every day until 4:30 or 5 p.m. doing whatever is asked of her to create scenery.”

Neilda Ornelas-Rosales, junior: Nominating guidance counselor Keith Truver said, “Neilda has been an active member of the school community , is actively involved in the Diversity Club and has shown great growth since her freshman year.”

Anthony Woody, junior:

Nominating teacher David Martin said, “Anthony was new to Oxford last year, moving here from North Carolina. Although the transition was challenging, he maintained a positive attitude and was always polite and respectful. During the second quarter of this year Anthony showed significant improvement in getting organized and started displaying his outgoing personality and creativity by taking leadership on several group projects.”

Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

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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 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-281 Writ of Execution No. 2017-07624 DEBT $274,162.77 PROPERTY situate in the Kennett Township, Chester County, Penn-

of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

BLR# 62-4-784 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: ARCHER A. OWENS and MARTHA D. OWENS SALE ADDRESS: 705 Arbor Lane, Kennett Square, PA 19348-2592 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10)

days thereafter.

SALE NO. 18-4-229 Writ of Execution No. 2017-09050 DEBT $103,571.98

TAX Parcel No.: 71-02-0014.02C PLAINTIFF: KeyBank, N.A. successor by merger to First Niagara Bank VS DEFENDANT: TERI L. RIGBY SALE ADDRESS: 778 State Road, West Grove, PA 19390 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: UDREN LAW OFFICES, P.C., 856-669-5400 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

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SALE NO. 18-4-262 Writ of Execution No. 2013-08243 DEBT $168,677.30

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land situate in Township of New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on

PROPERTY situate in the Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania

SALE NO. 18-4-290 Writ of Execution No. 2017-10303 DEBT $29,727.41

BLR# 3-4-137 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Newlands Asset Holding Trust VS DEFENDANT: YVONNE B. MURREY

PROPERTY situate in East Nottingham Township TAX Parcel #Tax ID/UPI Parcel No. 69-07-0001/69-7-1

SALE ADDRESS: 413 Meredith Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348-3227

IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling.

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

PLAINTIFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: ANTOINETTE M. COLP and EVERETT R. COLP

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced

SALE ADDRESS: 251 Wickersham Road f/k/a 1003 Reisler Road, Oxford, PA 19363 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 3p-28-3t

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More than 500 participate in science research competition Chester County’s future doctors, engineers, mathematicians and scientists took the stage on March 19 for the 2018 Chester County Science Research Competition Awards Ceremony. They were there to celebrate the work of the 561 young scientists who competed in the Chester County Science Research Competition, bringing together students from 56 Chester County schools in grades 4 through 12.

In addition to exploring their interest in the sciences, students competed in the hopes of winning a number of awards and recognitions. In grades 6-12, one of these recognitions includes the chance to advance to the Delaware Valley Science Fair, where students have the opportunity to win over $1 million in combined college scholarships.

Though the Chester County Science Research Competition project categories are predetermined, the specific topics of the projects are limited only by the interest and imagination of the students.

The competition, which is sponsored by CCRES and coordinated by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), was held at the Parksburg Point, a new venue this year that was donated by the organization.

Students in grades 6 through 12 competed in the Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Fair on March 13, and students in grades 4 and 5 competed in the Jonas Salk Fair on March 14. The participants competed in 15 categories, including: Behavioral and Social Science, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Consumer Science, Earth & Space Science, Engineering,

Environmental Science, Mathematics, Medicine & Health, Microbiology, Physics, Zoology and Team Projects.

Topic ideas can be sparked by anything from the desire to find a solution to a household problem to career aspirations in the field of science.

Ninth-grade Avon Grove Charter student Carter Gassler has been participating in the science fair since third grade.

He has spent the past few years focusing his research on the development of a singlewheeled, self-balancing, motorized vehicle. Inspired by the Segway, Gassler believes his invention will be useful for short commutes through urban areas. Gassler appreciates the opportunity to gain experience in areas outside of his classroom studies.

“I get a lot of experience getting to work with things I wouldn’t normally get to work with, including computer code, welding, soldering and other specialized skills,” he said.

“The fair is a great opportunity to learn a ton, meet a lot of great people and win big scholarships.”

This was West Fallowfield Christian School’s Seriya Perez’s first year at the fair. She tested the “Mozart Effect,” the theory that listening to Mozart (or other classical music) could create a short-term improvement in mental tasks.

Using her classmates to test the theory, Seriya found that participants actually performed better without any music playing. Perez found value in applying science to her life.

“This was a good opportunity to put the scientific method into effect in my daily life and a great way to get to know my peers. It helped me to step out

of my comfort zone.”

Tenth-grade Great Valley High School student Kevin Guo is well on his way to finding a more effective cancer treatment.

This is his fourth year in the fair and his second working with the cell-penetrating peptides and antibody-gold nanoparticles (GNP) which have been found to better target cancer cells.

The process included imaging cancer cells, applying the cancer-treating antibody-GNPs with and without the peptide and measuring the amount of GNPs that ended up in the cancer cells. Guo found that the cells that were treated with the GNPs bonded to the peptide had a higher quantity of GNPs in the cell than those treated without the peptide, indicating that the peptide increased the efficiency of treatment delivery to the cancer cells. Guo did most of his work at Villanova University and had imaging help from area companies CytoViva and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Guo would like to continue his research to show people that there are new, novel approaches to targeting cancer, and he hopes to one day become a doctor.

The Chester County Science Research Competition is a feeder fair for the Delaware

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Awards and prizes were awarded at the Chester County Science Research Competition Award Ceremony on Monday, March 19. Best of Show winners display their awards.

Valley Fair, which will be held at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks on April 3-5.

The competition will include approximately 1,000 students from Delaware, New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Students competing at the Delaware Valley Fair will have the opportunity to win their share of nearly $1 million in college scholarships as well as move on to the International Science and Engineering Fair being held in Pittsburgh, PA this year.

For a complete list of 2018 award-winners, visit www.cciu. org/CCSRCawards.

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Avon Grove Charter student Carter Gassler engineered his one-wheeled, self-balancing, motorized vehicle.

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Tenth-grade Great Valley High School student Kevin Guo displays his novel approach to cancer treatment.

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Seriya Perez shares her “Does Music Help?!?” project.

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