Chester County Press 6-10-2015 Edition

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Covering Avon Grove, Chadds Ford, Kennett Square, Oxford, & Unionville Areas Volume 149, No. 23

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Penn Medicine Southern Chester County opens in Jennersville......................5A

Soccer tournament brings Latino community together. ........................................4A

The Kennett School Board adopted a final budget for the 2015-2016 school year at its June 8 meeting, approving a $78,897,319 spending plan by a 6-2 vote.

The real estate tax millage rate is increasing from 27.9406 mills to 28.6017 mills to support the spending plan, a 2.37 percent increase that equates to a $125 hike in the average homeowner’s property-tax bill.

The final tax increase was slightly less than expected, as

projected expenditures for the next school year dipped by more than $100,000 in the few months since the preliminary budget was adopted by the board.

Overall, the spending is increasing by about $3 million over the current year’s budget.

The largest single increase in the 2015-2016 budget is the state-mandated contribution to the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS). The retirement costs for the district are expected to be $7,565,364 for 2015-2016, an increase of $1,351,861 from last year. That’s a 21.76 per-

Budget talks continue for U-CF School Board

By John Chambless Staff Writer

With the approval of the final budget scheduled for next week, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board and administration faced a room packed with residents at their June 8 meeting.

Many of those in the audience were teachers who were showing solidarity as a new teachers’ contract is under negotiation. Others were parents who addressed the board about their admiration for the district’s teachers and expressed their support for raising taxes to keep good teachers in Unionville-Chadds Ford schools.

The board voted last week to approve a proposed budget that

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contains a 2.01 percent weighted average tax increase (1.82 percent in Chester County and 2.84 percent in Delaware County).

The board was split, 5-4, on the 2.01 percent figure, with the alternative being a 2.5 percent increase that would draw less money out of the district’s reserves.

Parents at the meeting pointed out that the difference between a 2 percent increase and a 2.5 percent increase amounted to about $60 per year for the average Chester County homeowner, and urged the board to approve the 2.5 percent figure.

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cent increase.

“The 2015-2016 budget is easily defined by a single word—mandates,” said school board member Michael Finnegan, who chairs the district’s Finance Committee.

“While the board has been diligent to minimize increases in employee salaries, benefits, equipment purchases, operations, and debt, we have been forced to cope with the massive increases in the Pennsylvania School Employees Retirement System, charter school tuition, and special education services.”

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The annual Wine & Jazz Festival, held June 6 at Longwood Gardens, featured more than a dozen winemakers, a full lineup of talented musicians, and a picture-perfect afternoon.

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PREIT re-enters talks with township New Garden officials discuss development plans for township’s future

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Surrounded by and referring to several multi-colored maps of New Garden Township, supervisors and officials turned Monday night’s board of supervisors meeting into a sketch pad of conversation about several development projects that, if implemented, are certain to dramatically change the economic landscape of the township.

To begin the meeting, a planned project that has become one of the most controversial issues in recent local memory re-emerged from the shadows of dormancy: The White Clay Point Town Center, being developed by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust [PREIT]. In addition to the

construction of a 5,000-squarefoot Wawa convenience store on the north side of Route 41, the 181,648 square-foot town center calls for the building of a multi-tenant retail center, and an 83-lot age-restricted residential community, which is planned for the north side of Route 41. Additionally, the project calls for road improvements to Sunny Dell Road, Sharp Road, Sheehan Road and the widening of Route 41, as well as some improvements on Route 7.

Township Manager Tony Scheivert told the supervisors that he and Spence Andress, the township’s director of planning and projects, had conversations with Chris Mrozinski of PREIT in January, who expressed interest in talking with the board

about PREIT’s future plans for the site, as well as potentially lifting the age restriction on the planned residential component of the project.

Mrozinski also discussed the possibility of selling some of the property on the south side of Route 41 – where the planned commercial town center is located – to the township for use as open space. Once he receives formal plans or concepts from PREIT, Scheivert will introduce them to the supervisors.

Scheivert and Andress have been in discussions with a representative from Traffic, Planning and Design – on behalf of PREIT – and McMahon and Associates, about the troublesome Sharp-Sheehan Road intersection, and phasing in Continued on Page 6A

Celebrating trails, history and community Young artists get a spotlight at Arts Alliance....................9B

INDEX Opinion..........................7A Obituaries.......................8A Police Blotter................9A Calendar of Events.......2B Classifieds......................7B

Tri-State Marker Trail dedication highlights a major new asset

By Carla Lucas Correspondent “This was a project of the entire community,” said Gary Shroeder, president of the Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve, as he opened the dedication ceremony for the TriState Marker Trail on June 6.

People came to the celebration because they loved to hike, because they were interested in history, or because they played a part in creating the new trail.

Many came to celebrate it all.

The dedication of the new 1.7mile northern segment of the Tri-State Marker Trail means that the public can now access the historic marker. The trail was made possible through a small land acquisition in December of 2011 that transferred a section of private property to the

State of Pennsylvania’s White Clay Creek Preserve. Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve, in partnership with the Wilmington Trail Club, spearheaded the trail building. It was through the cooperation of approximately 15 agencies in three states and at the federal level that the project was designed and approved.

Wendel Cassel guided the project, which included the building of nine bridges along the trail. It took more than 1,600 volunteer hours to complete the northern segment, and the cost was about $14,000. The southern segment of this looping trail is expected to be completed this year.

“Good trails make good neighbors,” said Delaware State Rep. Paul Braumbach as he read the Delaware House Resolution proclaiming June 6, 2015 as

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community.

June 6 was National Trails Day. The Wilmington Trail Club organized hikes leaving from

The headline of this column is not a law firm. It’s the names of Kennett Township Supervisors involved in hiring Albert McCarthy as chief of the township’s police force.

Elling and Falcoff were supervisors when the township first hired McCarthy on the rebound from being chief of Kennett Square Borough police force. Scudder Stevens is the present chairman of the supervisors, who signed a contract

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The dedication ceremony was opened with the entry of the state flags.

Mason Dixon Day in the state.

He added that there was a lot of hard work leading up to the day, and working together made the trail a new asset for the entire

Unionville High School graduates the Class of 2015

By John Chambless Staff Writer

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With big smiles and bigger dreams, 338 seniors from Unionville High School proudly got their diplomas during a ceremony on Tuesday morning at the Bob Carpenter Center at the University of Delaware.

The full arena of parents, relatives and students marked the milestone in their own ways, but for retiring Unionville principal

Paula Massanari, the event held special significance. “I went back and looked at the graduation speeches I’ve given since June of 2009, which was when I gave my first graduation speech for UHS students,” she said.

She quoted sayings that she found posted by teachers in their classrooms, such as “Warning: Challenges ahead,” “What happens tomorrow, depends upon today,” and “For success, attitude is as important as ability.”

To these, Massanari added her own advice: “Find a mentor, and be a mentor,” she said. “That’s something I wish somebody had told me when I graduated many years ago. Ask for a mentor who has successfully negotiated the path you’re just beginning.

Then, you can return the favor and provide support for someone else.”

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Photo by John Chambless

Unionville High School seniors graduate at the Bob Carpenter Center on Tuesday morning.

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graduates and promised he’d be posting it to Twitter. “I have a perspective up here that not many people have,” Sanville said, smiling, before snapping the photo. He urged the seniors to maintain civility in their dealings on social media. “Those who use courtesy will be remembered for all the right reasons,” he said.

Student honor speakers included Tucker Reese, who noted the hard work done by students over their four years. “We got up early, we stayed up late, we even rode the bus with middle-schoolers,” he said, smiling. “But it was all worth it, because we’ve spent the last four years defining ourselves. Standing here, on the cusp of what comes next, how can we be anything but hopeful?”

Ian Larson and Julia Madrak took the stage to perform an original song, “Current Thoughts and Feeling,” that was performed with confidence and skill, and got an ovation as the beaming students acknowledged the applause and took their seats on the arena floor.

Hannah Bass managed to craft a speech in verse that took a humorous look back

at the progress made by students from elementary school to their graduation day.

The guest speaker was UHS teacher Mark Lacianca, who was chosen by students as this year’s “Educator of the Year.” He teaches physics and chemistry at the high school.

“Thirty years ago, I was in your seat at my own graduation in upstate Pennsylvania,” he said. “Each of you is in the

process of crossing the bridge to join the adult world. The future is very bright. In the end, your success comes from doing what must be done,” he said.

After the diplomas were given to the graduates to whoops and cheers from the crowd, Massanari took the podium one more time after the students turned their mortar board tassles to the right.

“You have been given the gift of an excellent education,” she said, beaming. “It’s a gift upon which you will rely for a lifetime. Treasure that gift, along with your memories of this day. Class of 2015, congratulations and well done!”

To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, e-mail jchambless@chestercounty.com.

Band director Scott Litzenberg leads the Unionville Concert Band in playing ‘Pomp and Circumstance.’

Photos by John Chambless

Students turn their mortar board tassels to signify that they have graduated.

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Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed state budget calls for education increases for public schools, but Finnegan explained that there has been no movement on that proposal since it was unveiled in March, and Kennett was not able to factor in any of those proposed funding increases in its own spending plan. Finnegan pointed out that expenditures that are fully under local control have remained essentially flat for the last five years, but the mandates from the state and federal government continue to push expenditures up.

Despite the budgetary constraints, Finnegan explained that district officials found a way to fund an expansion of the high school’s STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) Program. The district is also looking to restore the athletic director and assistant principal to full-time positions at the high school, instead of having the two duties handled by just one person. The budget also includes funding for an eighth grade social studies teaching position and increased security and surveil-

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Unionville Elementary has been cut to a half-time position in next year’s budget. They urged the board to restore it to a fulltime position due to what they said is essential intervention for students of that age.

When it came time to discuss next week’s budget adoption, each board member had a statement to outline their position.

Gregg Lindner read from a prepared statement that advocated a 2.5 percent tax increase. “I don’t focus on the short term,” he said.

“If the 2 percent rate is adopted, we will face a shortfall in meeting the PSERS requirement of $600,000 next year. After four years, the fund balance would be gone. In 2017-18, we will run out of exceptions. Do we want an additional referendum?” Lindner asked. “I don’t think so. The 2.5 percent increase would cost the average homeowner $60 more.

I ask this board to vote for the moderate middle ground of 2.5 percent.”

The audience applauded Lindner’s remarks.

Board member Jeff Hellrung said that he saw three themes emerging in the debate. “One, we all came here for the schools,” he said, echoing the comments of parents who moved to the district solely for the reputation of the schools. “Second, we all have the best interests of our students at heart. But I have heard from people who say, ‘I don’t have kids in the school anymore, I’m on a fixed income, I don’t want to pay,’” Hellrung said. “I say, ‘You were educated by the generation before you. You now have a duty to educate the next generation as part of the common good.’

“And third, for the long-term stability of the district, we have to be fiscally responsible. All of the options we have fund the full range of educational programs. The only difference is how much revenue is going into the reserve fund for contingencies. Mr. Lindner makes a strong case for the 2.5 percent rate. I can live with 2 or 2.5.”

Board member Keith Knauss, who has advocated the 2 percent rate, said he is confident that the district will end with a surplus, as it consistently has. “OK, so instead of a $1.2 million surplus, we’ll have an $800,000 surplus,” he said. “It’s fine to vote for the

lance initiatives in schools.

School board member Rudy Alfonso said that he couldn’t support allocating more resources right now to fund the athletic director position on a full-time basis. School board president Heather Schaen explained that the board previously had a lengthy discussion about the position, and a majority of the board felt that attempting to have a part-time athletic director position simply wasn’t working.

Alfonso was one of the two board members, along with Aline Frank, who opposed adopting the final budget when the vote was taken.

In other business at the June 8 meeting, the board approved the appointment of Jeremy Hritz as principal of Kennett High School. Hritz graduated from Bethlehem Center High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Penn State University, a Master of Arts degree in Liberal Arts at Lock Haven University, and a Doctorate in Education in Innovation and Leadership at Wilmington University. Hritz has been an assistant principal at the Kennett Middle School.

Hritz begins his new duties on July 1, the same day that

former principal Dr. Michael A. Barber begins his new duties as the district’s assistant superintendent. The school board approved a five-year contract with Barber that runs from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 at its meeting in April.

Superintendent Dr. Barry Tomasetti said that Hritz is very impressive with his ability to form positive relationships with students, parents, and teachers.

The district also approved the appointment of Jessica Klimetz as the new supervisor of reading, language arts, and social studies. She has eight years of experience as a teacher and previously served as an assistant principal and director of student services at Mariana Bracetti Academy in Philadelphia.

District officials lauded the efforts of Nancy Tischer, the director of human resources, who agreed to delay her impending retirement for two months, from July 1 to Aug. 31. Schaen said that Tischer has played an important part in assembling such a good staff in the district.

The board approved a number of retirements and resignations, including the retirement

to extend McCarthy’s tenure one more year.

These elected officials are directly responsible for hiring McCarthy, who just resigned after hitting two vehicles with the borough’s police car, causing one lawsuit, which the borough settled. There’s a good chance a second one is coming.

It is not known whether supervisors Falcoff and Elling ever required McCarthy to pass a physical, and Stevens rehired him, even after McCarthy and his physician admitted he suffered from a blackout.

Stevens was elected supervisor as a reformer because of questionable decisions made by Falcoff and Elling over the years. It looks like Stevens reformed nothing and continued down the slippery slope of his predecessors. McCarthy’s contract extension after the first crash and lawsuit was an illustration of Stevens’ lack of common sense.

That same trait led Stevens to convince his fellow supervisors to pass an ordinance to prevent a resident from target practice on his own large homestead -- a clear violation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, the right to bear arms. Stevens, himself an attorney, was humiliated when District Justice Dan Masiano ruled

of Anne Carroll as a mathematics teacher in the high school for 29 years, and the retirement of Carla Horn, the principal of the Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center, who has been with the district for 11 years.

The board approved a new course of study at the high school, Literacy in Literature, which is designed to introduce students to Keystone eligible content in preparation for the upcoming Literature Keystone Assessment. Students will be taught content that is aligned

with the state curriculum standards. Students will be using existing textbooks and resources for this course.

In his Finance Committee report, Finnegan talked about the tax-assessment appeal filed

by Walmart.

“While the property’s current market value is $20 million, the owner has furnished an appraisal report which implies a value of $13 million, which would reduce their property taxes by $107,000,” Finnegan said. “The district hired Coyle, Lynch, & Company to provide

a summary valuation on the property, and they determine it to be worth at least $18.6 million, which would only be a tax reduction of $28,000.

Based on this information, the committee recommends that we proceed with a full appraisal report and appeal Walmart’s appraisal report.”

The school board will meet again on Monday, July 13 at 7 p.m. in the district office.

2 percent increase.”

Board member Kathleen Do said she was surprised that five board members voted for the lower rate, “moving to a budget that has the potential to dip into our budget reserves in coming years,” she said. “I believe we have a responsibility to the kids in 2016, 2017, 2018 and beyond.

If we pass the 2 percent rate, there are no assurances for the future. We had cuts in 2010-11 after the board passed a barebones budget. I ask my fellow board members to remember the past and keep it from happening in the future by approving the 2.5 percent tax increase.”

Board member Robert Sage said, “We should only take from the taxpayers what we need for our top-notch program, and no more. We should use our power to tax with restraint. Over the past 26 years, 77 percent of the time, we have ended the year with a surplus. So why take more from our taxpayers when we don’t need to? The 2 percent rate seems like the best approach.”

At the end of the budget discussion, board member Carolyn Daniels suggested, “What about

a middle ground? Is that possible at the 11th hour?” After discussion, the board settled on a middle ground of 2.25 percent.

District superintendent John Sanville said the administration is not endorsing any rate over any other, and that the levying of taxes is a board decision. He did say that all three rate proposals – 2 percent, 2.25 percent and 2.5 percent – will be drawn up and

presented to the board next week for a vote.

During the meeting, board president Victor Dupuis read from a statement that addressed the ongoing teachers’ contract negotiations. Saying that his comments were his opinion only, he said, “This board is committed to a fair contract settlement.

The process is working on a fair basis and we are working our

way to a settlement. But I’m concerned about the coupling of the tax increase to the contract process. Regardless of the tax increase, we will vote on a fair contract. There is not a direct connection, in my opinion. The current offers on the table have a

lot of room to move, but there’s no impasse, and no stalemate.”

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Local News Soccer tournament brings Latino community together Voter registration is part of weekend event

By John Chambless Staff Writer Two days of intense soccer competition under picture-perfect blue skies last weekend ended with two new champion teams, plenty of smiles, and perhaps new access to the political process for the Latino community in Kennett Square.

On Sunday afternoon, just before the championship match, Chester County attorney Jane Donze stood on the sidelines and explained how the tournament grew out of about 10 months of work. While nine teams competed last weekend, a big emphasis of the tournament was handing out voter registration packets to families who attended.

“I believe strongly that the Latino community needs to become part of the political process. In order to do that, they need to register to vote,” Donze said. “I have found that there were several very successful families that weren’t registered.

They perhaps felt that nobody was really going to pay attention to them. But they are a big part of our community.”

The idea for the tournament was proposed in September of last year. “It was a joint decision between me and Kurt Norcini, who has a law firm in West Chester,” Donze said. “We were able to secure some sponsors, the biggest of which is the Rebublican Party. Of course, we don’t care how people register, but they were willing to help us out with the registration process.”

Norcini was at the game, and said, “We’ve been blessed with a lot of things this weekend – nine great teams, a great group effort, and lots of camaraderie.”

Prize money was $1,000 for the winning team and $500 for the second-place team. Funds were raised through donations,

as well as from registration fees paid by the competing teams. There was a raffle for an autographed soccer ball from the Philadelphia Union, and the proceeds were given to La Communidad Hispana. Plenty of family members turned out to watch the action. Children played on a jungle gym at the Anson B. Nixon Park soccer fields and laughed as they chased each other around the fields. There were picnic foods served under the pavilion.

The event had been planned for earlier in the spring, but Donze said scheduling the teams was a struggle that resulted in the tournament being postponed until June 6 and 7. “What made a difference is that we located several key people who run soccer tournaments with these teams,” she said. The work schedules of many of the players had to be worked out so they could participate.

Roberto Lopez is a referee for a local soccer league, and was on hand last weekend to officiate. “I know many of the teams in this community, so I asked them to play,” he said. “We are hoping that next year we can have teams of younger players on one field and adults on another field.”

Justin Wyatt worked with the organizers to schedule the fields for the tournament, and he said the weekend had gone flawlessly. “Everyone did awesome job of working together,” he said. “It’s a beautiful thing to watch when it all comes together like this.”

Val DiGiorgio, the chairman of the Chester County Republican Committee, was at the voter registration booth and said, “We’ve been trying to find ways to reach out to communities like this. It’s been two years that we’ve been talking about doing something like this. We finally got it put together, and Kurt and Jane have

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Players and family members celebrate after their team advanced to the final game on Sunday afternoon.

Roberto Lopez and Donze at the game.

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gotten it done. People come to this country in search of a better way of life,” he added, “and that’s very much in line with our goals as a party.”

DiGiorgio’s wife, Carolina, was at the tournament on Sunday and said she was happy to help bring the event to the area. “I came to this country in the mid-’80s from Honduras when I was 5, with my brother

Voter registration was a big part of the weekend soccer tournament at Anson B. Nixon Park.

and sister,. We were raised to love this country and to pursue educational opportunities and to give back,” she said.

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“I hope something comes of this event,” she said, smiling.

“My family has been blessed

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West Grove United Methodist Church (300 N. Guernsey Rd., West Grove) is holding a new Wednesday night “Summer Fun for Everyone” series through Aug. 26. The community is invited to attend from 6 to 8 p.m. for hot dogs, games, fellowship and a brief word from the lead pastor, Rev. Monica B. Guepet, each week. All beverages will be supplied. Participants are invited to bring snacks, desserts or a side dish. The series is free. A box of games will be available, the youth plan to have their new 9-In-The-Air game up, a gated playground is open forsmall children, and the parking lot and grounds will provide space for kids to play. For more information, call 610-869-9334, or visit www.westgroveumc.org.

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To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com.

Saint Christopher’s Episcopal Church (116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford) will hold a chicken barbeque on June 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A full barbeque meal is $10 ($7 for half-chicken only). Yard sale spots are $10. Call Bob at 610932-9559 to reserve a space.

For more information, call the church at 610-932-8134.

June 22 to 26 Vacation Bible school Beulah Baptist Church (Route

896, just north of the intersection of routes 10 and 896), will presnt “SonSpark Labs Vacation Bible School” for ages 4 through eighth grade from June 22 to 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The camp offers games, skits, snacks, Bible stories, crafts and prizes. For more information, call 610-932-9595, or visit www. beulahbaptist.us.

June 24 Joseph’s People meeting The Joseph’s People West Grove meeting for the unemployed/underemployed will be on June 24 at 6:45 p.m. in the Parish Life Center (lower level) of ABVM’s Church (300 State Rd.). The meeting will explore all of the resources and support material available from Joseph’s People. This will be the last meeting for the summer, and meetings will resume on Sept. 23. Visit www.josephspeople.org.

June 27 Buffet breakfast The Oxford United Methodist Church (18 Addison St., Oxford) hosts its monthly buffet breakfast on June 27 from 7 to 10 a.m.

There will be buttermilk pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, fruit, sausage and bacon, roasted potatoes, dried beef gravy, breads and more. Tickets at the door are $6 for adults and $3 for ages 3 to 10. Proceeds benefit the church’s general fund. For more information,call 610-932-9698.

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New 72,000-square-foot Penn Medicine facility opens in southern Chester County

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Penn Medicine Southern Chester County, a sparkling new 72,000-square-foot medical office building designed to provide a patient-focused “one-stop shop” for health care, debuted on June 2, as hundreds of people turned out for the official opening and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“We are pleased to open this facility so that we can better serve the community,” explained Mike Duncan, the president and CEO of Chester County Hospital.

Duncan noted that Penn Medicine and Chester County Hospital have been collaborating for years to provide greater access to topquality physicians and health care providers, and this is the latest example of that collaboration. The new facility, located near the intersection of Route 796 and Route 1 in Penn Township, offers comprehensive outpatient services to area residents, including everything from primary care to physical therapy to radiology and laboratory services. Chester County Hospital will be the primary tenant, and the new location serves as a natural extension of the other health care services already provided in the area.

“It’s obviously an extraordinary facility to see the range of care that will be available here,” said Ralph Muller, president and CEO of Penn Medicine. He explained that Penn Medicine has opened other facilities like this during the last decade to take Penn Medicine care to where the patients are.

Lauren Speakman, a member of the Marketing Department for Chester County Hospital, talked about how Anchor Health

Properties, a full-service health care development company, carefully and thoughtfully designed a building that is patient-focused throughout. A spacious lobby area with plenty of seating and natural light is just inside the main entrance. There’s also a small cafe that serves refreshments and light meals.

The radiology department, which includes MRI, CT, 3D mammography, X-ray-ultrasound, and bone density testing, features equipment with the latest technological advances. Speakman explained that this is important because the clarity of the images helps a physician make an accurate and timely diagnosis. The state-of-the-art equipment is matched by the skill level of the physicians on site.

“It does matter where you get an MRI because of the equipment and who is reading it,” Speakman explained. “These are all Penn Medicine radiologists.”

The building was designed to include consultation rooms that ensure privacy and comfort, and there are community rooms for wellness programs, physician outreach events, and health fairs.

The outside of the building, Speakman said, is designed to fit in with the look, feel, and style of southern Chester County. There’s even a walking trail on the 45-acre property.

Speakman explained that Chester County Hospital already has a strong presence in southern Chester County, with the Medical Office Building at New Garden (located at 830 W. Cypress St. in Kennett Square), the Kennett Medical Campus (on McFarlan Road in Kennett Square), and the Jenners Village Professional

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Penn Medicine Southern Chester County took place on June 2. Pictured are Tony Poluch, President of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce; Michael Duncan, President of Chester County Hospital; Paula Crowley, President of Anchor Health; Ralph Muller, President of The University of Pennsylvania Health System; and Cheryl Kuhn, Director of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce.

Building (located at 105 Vineyard Way in Penn Township).

“Chester County Hospital has been a part of southern Chester County for years,” Speakman explained. “We had a following in the area and we saw a need to expand here.”

In fact, Duncan noted, Chester County Hospital got its start when, in 1892, a group of women from the Kennett Square area formed an auxiliary to support the effort to get a hospital in the county.

Penn Township, which has long been a hub for health care facilities, was a natural location for Penn Medicine Southern Chester County.

“It’s a very nice facility,” said Penn Township supervisor Victor Mantegna, one of several township officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

As of June 1, Penn Radiology, Penn Medicine Laboratory, the Center for Physical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Penn Family Medicine Southern Chester County, and Chester County Eye Care Associates are open.

Penn OB/GYN Southern Chester

County will be open for obstetrics and gynecology patients starting around July 1. Other offices opening during the summer include Premiere Orthopaedics, West Chester Cardiology, Chester County Otolaryngology & Allergy Associates, and West Chester Gastrointestinal Group. The Chop Care Network West Grove and the Outpatient Surgery Center are expected to open sometime in the fall of 2015.

Paula Crowley, the president and CEO of Wilmington, Del.-based Anchor Health Properties, commented about how remarkably close the finished facility resembles the original vision that Penn Medicine and Chester County Hospital officials had for it five years ago.

Crowley noted that Penn Medicine Southern Chester County became extremely important to Katie Jacoby, the senior vice president of Anchor Health Properties, because she lives in the area.

“As a local resident to Jennersville, it’s been particularly rewarding to develop this project in my own backyard,” said Jacoby

Ralph Muller, President, The University of Pennsylvania Health System, addresses guests at the Penn Medicine Southern Chester County opening celebration.

in a statement. “We designed Penn Medicine Southern Chester County with the patient experience first and foremost. From its visible and convenient location to the amenities and services within, every element is designed to make the experience seamless and pleasant.”

Duncan said that the new facility will serve a growing southern Chester County community.

“Many of the patients who utilize ancillary and inpatient

services of Chester County Hospital are residents of southern Chester County,” he explained.

“With this population growing, Penn Medicine Southern Chester County allows individuals and families to be seen locally in one convenient location. We anticipate that this will make a very positive difference in the lives of those living in this part of our region.”

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

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road improvements along Route 41, in sequence with the planned PREIT project.

Although the re-entering of PREIT into the conversation about long-term development in New Garden remains for the moment on the back burner, developing the right transportation infrastructure to support traffic flow at or near White Clay Point became front-burner discussion. In comparing PREIT’s plans for the re-configuration of Route 41 from Newark Road to the Route 7 exit with PennDOT’s plans to develop the Route 41 corridor, the supervisors expressed concern that the plans don’t match the projected traffic increase.

“It seems to me that one of the major problems of any development, commercial or residential, is the highway system,” said supervisor Pat Little, in referring to the two-lane thoroughfare of Route 41, which may not be able to withstand traffic that would be projected for PREIT’s White Clay Point. “Until we can do something, we need more than a band-aid to fix this, and I consider this a band-aid to a problem. If it’s still two lanes from Delaware to Route 7, that’s not going to solve any problems.”

Andress talked about two options for road improvements: local funding and the permitting that flows from that and the funding that comes from federal and state agencies, and the permitting that follows. It’s a timing issue, he said, that differentiates the two.

“One is extremely long, and the other is rather short,” Andress said. “If you involve federal or

state money, the level of detail and design is significantly more than if it’s done with local funding. When you’re contemplating projects and priorities, keep in mind that each of those paths have different timelines associated with them. You can’t just flip the switch and expect it to happen overnight.”

PREIT was last heard from in the township in early 2014, when it lost its request to overturn a one-year-old order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, that ruled against PREIT’s request to be allowed to convert the proposed White Clay Point to a condominium form of ownership, without going through the appropriate procedures. With the decision, the balance of scales tipped again in favor of the Friends of New Garden, a grassroots organization made up of 16 township residents.

“PREIT has kept their escrow current and they have kept all of their other approvals current,” Andress said. “By having done that, they have remained in good stead, and they can start construction, essentially, at any time. The plan is not in jeopardy.”

The supervisors expressed that as PREIT re-emerges into the conversation, they will encourage PREIT to attend public meetings with township residents.

“Given the controversy, the litigation and the magnitude of the property, we will have those meetings,” said board chairman Steve Allaband.

The supervisors also introduced engineering drawings for a proposed business park on 44 acres of property that is

owned by Modern Mushrooms, Inc. The location is planned for the east side of Newark Road, south of Baltimore Pike. The plan calls for the construction of eight separate buildings that range in size from 70,000 square feet to 172,800 square feet, for a total capacity of more than one million square feet of potential workspace.

Andress encouraged the supervisors to consider the long-term in gauging the overall impact of a project of this magnitude will have on the township. He said that the business park is projected to provide jobs for 1,938 employees, and that the projected annual net revenue to the township would be $134,000, while the annual net revenue to the local school district would be $1.45 million.

“That underscores the notion that’s intuitive, and that is, commercial development doesn’t put kids in school,” he said. “The more money you can generate from taxes to support the school system, the better everyone in the district is going to be, because of that.”

If it is ever to see the light of day and the breaking of ground, the business park project at Modern Mushrooms, Inc. will have a very close neighbor in its development plans; in fact, it would be right across the street. New Garden Flying Field Manager Jon Martin unveiled preliminary plans for the New Garden Flying Field and Technology Park, which, if implemented, would open up leasable and salable portions of the field’s property -- owned by the township -- that can be used for several commercial purposes.

Martin said that an airport

development committee that was formed last year made recommendations as to what they could see as options, which include residential airport communities, to be located on the southeast side of the air field; and recreational facilities, such as turf fields for soccer, an indoor target shooting range, and an ice rink.

Martin said that although there are logistical challenges in finding the right areas for such concepts to be developed, “the land there is extremely valuable.

It’s just a matter of the economy and finding the right fit,” he said.

The potential for future development at the flying field melds perfectly with the improvements that are currently being made to its infrastructure, which include the widening of the air field’s runway and the construction of new hangars, Martin said.

“I think if you rewind nine years and you look at the master plan for the airport, there were hangars scattered all over the property,” Martin said. “I think at that point what we did was sit down after many discussions, and really wrap our hands around the airport in terms of determining what realistic growth [at the site] would bear for the township.

“The growth potential for New Garden Airport needs this [concept plan for growth], the way that we have it laid out today.”

The board agreed to authorize Scheivert to begin acquiring cost estimates for a future site analysis to be done for the flying field.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Local Relay for Life raises more than $60,000

Participants walk at Unionville High School during the Relay for Life event.

The Kennett-Unionville Relay for Life concluded on the morning of June 6, with more than 400 people having participated and raising more than $60,000.

This was an increase of over 60 percent in participants and 70 percent in funds raised from last year.

All the funds raised support the American Cancer Society’s research and patient support programs.

“The spread of ages among the top three fundraising teams demonstrates this was a total community event,” said Jen Dresser, one of the event organizers. “The first two teams in fundraising, Team Hope and Team Life, were organized by students, and the third team was Kendal-Crosslands Communities.

Clearly, that covers a wide age range and mix of our local community residents.”

The 14-hour Relay event included support from local organizations such as the Kennett Area Y, which provided instructors to lead Zumba, hula hoop and other classes on the infield of the Unionville High School track. The Kennett and Unionville School District administrators closed out the Relay with a free community breakfast for everyone, whether they walked the track or not.

Other activities included the survivor’s lap, which recognizes those in the community who are in treatment or have beaten cancer; and the luminaria lap, which recognizes those who have lost their fight with cancer. Hundreds of people stayed to camp overnight when they took a break from walking the track.

One addition this year was a father-and-daughter team, who ran 50 miles each within the 14 hours of the event. They are preparing for an upcoming marathon, and used the Relay to test their preparedness while raising funds for the American Cancer Society.

Donations can still be made to the Kennett-Unionville Relay for Life through August by going to www.relayforlife.org/ PAkennettunionville.

One participating organization, the Longwood Rotary Club, has not closed out its fundraising efforts yet. They still have several weeks of “flocking” households with their flocks of pink flamingos. “Every ‘flocking’ has been paid for by a friend of that family, so we can’t stop until we have finished all those ordered,” said Dawn Talley.

“This was a far more successful and fun way to raise funds than we imagined.”

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A very worthy endeavor in Oxford Kudos to Oxford Borough Council and the town leaders who are involved in the effort to add playground equipment that is specifically designed for children with special needs in the Oxford Memorial Park.

Parks are wonderful assets to a community, and the more people who enjoy them, the better. That's especially true now, at a time when childhood obesity is on the rise and Americans are spending more time than ever indoors.

No child with a disability should have to sit on the sidelines and watch as a brother, a sister, or a friend spends the afternoon at play. Unfortunately, most parks with playground equipment currently can't offer anything for children with special needs.

Oxford Borough Council member Paul Matthews initially raised this as an issue at a borough council meeting last year, and he has spearheaded the effort to bring the new equipment to the park. When borough manager Betsy Brantner told the Oxford Rotary Club about the initiative, the Rotary Club decided to provide its assistance.

It is expected to cost between $40,000 and $50,000 to install the playground equipment for children with special needs right next to the regular playground equipment. We wish the Oxford officials good luck on this very worthy endeavor.

Time to break the chains Most dog owners would never think of tethering their beloved family pets outside for long periods of time, but thousands of dogs are still regularly chained up. State lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 373, which would establish statewide restrictions on chaining dogs up and provide law enforcement officials with a useful tool to protect dogs from neglect and abuse.

The proposed legislation would: • Ensure that a dog is not chained up during times of inclement weather, including times of extreme cold and heat; • Establish minimum standards for the length and type of tether; • Ban the use of certain collars that pose a threat to the safety of dogs; • Ensure that dogs are only chained up long enough for the owner to complete tasks, and that the dogs are not left unattended and tethered for long periods of time.

Advocates for this legislation say that dogs that are chained up or kept in kennels for 24 hours a day are often deprived of most basic care, including being denied adequate amounts of food, water, and veterinary care. They are three times more likely to attack people and other animals.

More than 20 states and more than 200 jurisdictions already have legislation in place that regulates the chaining of dogs, and it's time for Pennsylvania to join the ranks. We encourage doglovers out there to contact their representatives in the State House and State Senate and tell them to support this legislation.

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Intimidation tactics at the polls need to be stopped Letter to the Editor: Tuesday, May 19 was primary election day in Pennsylvania.

Many of us went to the polls feeling confident that we would not be set upon by a swarm of campaign workers blocking our way. Unfortunately, sometime during the morning of May 19, about eight Matthew Seavey supporters (none voters in London Britain Township) emerged from a large white van (that looked like a paddy wagon) and immediately stationed themselves at either side of the entrance to the building housing the polls. When the local Judge of Elections became aware of the situation, he asked them to step back—which they did for a few minutes, but still swarmed

around voters as they headed for the door. Two of them positioned themselves inside the door.

This had happened during the 2014 general election for a different candidate. Since five phone calls to Voter Services by the Judge of Elections, a voter, and a committeewoman proved futile, a call was made to the District Attorney’s office. Apparently the District Attorney’s office was caught by surprise. They probably did not know that Jim Forsythe, the Director of Voter Services, told the writer of this letter on March 9, 2015, in the presence of many witnesses, that Voter Services does not handle voter intimidation complaints— that those complaints were to be made to the District Attorney.

So that is exactly what the Republican committeewoman and I, the Democratic committeewoman, did. We were transferred three times before someone took ownership of the call. Even the pleasant young man who answered seemed surprised by the complaint.

A short time after the call, a representative from the District Attorney’s office (a resident of London Britain) arrived on the scene. After assessing the situation and conferring with Jim Forsythe, not only were the Seavey supporters removed from the greeting area, but so were the two committee people who brought the complaint!

During the melee that ensued, three of the swarm were iden-

tified as a current Democratic township supervisor from New London, a former Republican township supervisor from New Garden and Judge Seavey himself. The others are unknown to the writer.

Having achieved their goal of disrupting the election, the swarm moved on to other precincts.

But their intimidation tactics were not successful in London Britain. Seavey lost on both the Republican and Democratic ballots. Unfortunately, the other precincts in Magisterial District 15-4-04 did not stand up to the onslaught.

Judy Porta Elected Democratic Committeewoman London Britain Township

State Education, minimum wage increase keys to reducing income inequality

By State Rep. Robert Freeman D-Northampton We have all heard the political rhetoric that has been used against unions, painting them as standing in the way of economic growth and as a drag on the freewheeling economics of recent years. However, history portrays a different picture.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof writes it was during the 1940s and 1950s when union membership was at its highest that America experienced its greatest period of economic growth and prosperity.

It was a prosperity that was shared by the vast majority of Americans and created a healthy, robust middle class whose rising wages purchased the goods and services of American companies to ensure the continued success of those companies as well.

Kristof’s column from Feb. 19, “The Cost of a Decline in Unions,” points out how the decline of union membership has mirrored the rise in inequality.

He said most studies suggest that anywhere from one-fifth to as much as one-third of the increase in income inequality among workers today is the result of the decline of unions in the private sector.

The greatest economic problem we face today is the ever-growing inequality in incomes. We live at a time where the wealthiest one percent amass great fortunes and continue to get wealthier, while the middle class continues to shrink as it falls behind in income growth, and more and more families slip into a state of poverty where the door to economic opportunity is barred and the hope of a better life seems beyond reach.

This is contrary to the cherished ideal of the modern American dream and is a glaring affront to our dearly held American values of equality of opportunity and a broad-based middle class. For as Franklin Roosevelt observed at the height of the Great Depression, “the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those that have too little.”

The economist Alan Krueger delivered a speech in 2012 that outlined the consequences of growing income inequality for both our economy and the vitality of our democratic process.

According to Krueger, as more income shifts to the wealthy, consumption and economic growth slows, income mobility

falls, middle- and lower-income families borrow more money to maintain their level of consumption, and the wealthy gain more political power and influence which further slows economic growth and opportunity as policies are implemented to benefit the wealthiest.

To quote from Krueger’s speech, “the rise in income inequality in the United States over the last three decades has reached the point that inequality in incomes is causing an unhealthy division in opportunities, and is a threat to our economic growth. Restoring a greater degree of fairness to the U.S. job market would be good for business, good for the economy, and good for the country.”

There are things that we can and must do to reverse this dangerous trend. We need to invest more in education at all levels, from basic education to vocational and higher education. That is one of the best ways to foster economic opportunity. We need to create a fairer tax structure that reduces the burden on the middle class and working poor and calls upon the wealthy to pay a fairer share.

We also need to provide capital to small business enterprises which are great job creators,

and we need to make capital more readily available in fields like manufacturing that offer the best opportunities for job growth with a living wage. And, of course, we need to increase the minimum wage to ensure that those at the bottom of the economic ladder can make a better livelihood for themselves and their families that will better position them to work their way out of poverty. Many of these ideas are already part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal for Pennsylvania.

If we strive for the enactment of policies to reduce income inequality and open the doors of opportunity, we can ensure a more promising future for all of our citizens. Let us also be mindful of the fact that those objectives have a greater chance of success if launched from the strong and healthy foundation of a shared sense of community.

As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observed, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

Rep. Freeman represents the 136th Legislative District, covering portions of Northampton County, including Easton.

A vote of confidence in same-day voter registration

By State Rep. Ryan A. Bizzarro D-Erie Here’s a simple question: Did you vote in the primary on May 19?

If you did, I commend you for exercising your basic right to elect our leaders and make your voice heard. But if you didn’t vote, I’d encourage you to ask yourself why you didn’t. Were you too busy? Did you forget?

Are you unregistered, and find the voter registration process in Pennsylvania a bit inconvenient and antiquated?

If you believe the commonwealth’s voting system is archaic and burdensome, you’re not alone. In an age of instant communication and staggering technological advances, we expect the public and private services we use to be equally expeditious. Unfortunately, the state’s voter registration process hasn’t adapted itself to be more convenient for on-the-go Pennsylvanians; it still requires voters to mail in a paper form 30 days before an election if they wish to vote.

To help make this system more user-friendly, my colleague state Rep. Kevin Schreiber, D-York, and I have introduced

H.B. 13, which would establish same-day voter registration in Pennsylvania. Under this type of registration, any qualified residents would be able to head to the polls or an election official’s office on Election Day, register to vote that day, and then cast their ballots. The process would be quick and easy, allowing voters to promptly return to the many other responsibilities they have in their busy lives.

Currently, 12 other states, in addition to the District of Columbia, allow for same-day voter registration. Several other states are set to enact such laws in the coming years. The idea isn’t a new one; Maine, the earliest adopter of same-day voter registration, enacted this practice in 1973!

In the past, critics of sameday voter registration have cited concerns about potential voter fraud. However, voter fraud as a result of this practice is nonexistent in the states with same-day voter registration. And, as we learned throughout the debate over the now-defunct voter ID law, few cases of proven voter fraud have occurred in Pennsylvania.

But just to be safe, H.B. 13 has extra safeguards in place to protect against voter fraud.

Pennsylvanians would need to bring an acceptable form of ID to register, and their ballots wouldn’t even be counted until the Department of State approves their applications. I believe the scrutiny over these applications would further emphasize the “one person, one vote” principle, instead of eroding it.

I also believe same-day voter registration would encourage more people who are not involved in the democratic process to exercise their right to vote. It’s no secret that voter turnout – especially during primary elections – has been abysmal, both in Pennsylvania and across the country. I represent parts of Erie County, where just about 21 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in the recent elections. Unfortunately, most other counties around the state didn’t fare any better. Even in last year’s general election, with the Governor’s Mansion on the line, only about 41.8 percent of eligible Pennsylvanians took to the polls – marking the lowest turnout in any election since 1998. Meanwhile, seven of the 10 states with the highest voter turnout in last year’s midterm elections allow same-day voter registration.

Though we may not fully understand all the reasons that drive a person to abstain from voting, I have to believe that requiring someone to fill out a form, buy a stamp and mail in the envelope — all before they can even cast a ballot – isn’t the most enticing way to encourage someone to become involved in a democracy.

If we can enact commonsense policies like same-day voter registration to give more people a say in their government – such as disenfranchised voters, including minority, low-income and young Pennsylvanians – why wouldn’t we? Democracy works best (and, really, only) when the voices of constituents of all races, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds are heard.

In Pennsylvania, you can have a package delivered and transfer money in the same day.

I hope to add voter registration to the list of these activities in time for the next election.

Rep. Ryan Bizzarro is state representative for the 3rd Legislative District, which includes part of Erie County consisting of McKean, Millcreek and Washington townships, and Edinboro and McKean boroughs.

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Obituaries JOHN H. WARE IV John H. Ware IV, 73, of Oxford, died on May 28 in his home, surrounded by his family and friends.

He is survived by three daughters, Karen Ware of Potomac, Md., Nancy Ware Sapp of Lititz, Pa., and Debra Kline of Pequea, Pa.; ten grandchildren; his brother Paul Ware; and sisters Marilyn Ware and Carol Ware. He was predeceased by his son, John Charles.

Born in 1941 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Marian Snyder Ware of Lansdowne and the late John H. Ware III of Oxford. John attended Oxford Area High School, University of Pennsylvania, and Lincoln University. He worked for Penn Fuel Gas Company of Oxford, served on the board of American Water Works, and was active in local organizations including the West Nottingham Township supervisors, Oxford Borough Council, and the Oxford Senior Center. John was an active member of the Oxford Foundation, and later founded the Oxford Area Foundation. He was a Boy Scout in his youth and was later a troop leader in Nottingham. He was a lifelong member of the Oxford Presbyterian Church.

John was committed to philanthropy and devoted much of his time to making Oxford a strong and wonderful community for all who live there. He had a strong interest in politics and education, along with an unforgettable sense of humor.

A visitation with the family will be held at Oxford Presbyterian Church on July 2 from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a memorial service.

Memorial donations can be made in lieu of flowers to the Oxford Civic Association, P.O. Box 34, Oxford, PA 19363-0034; or the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016. Online condolences can be made at jwarecondolences@ gmail.com.

JOSEPH R. STAY Joseph Robert Stay, 60, of Nottingham, passed away suddenly on June 1 at his home.

He was the loving husband of Karen Elser Stay for 34 years, and better known to family and friends as “Smiling Joe Stay.” Joe was born in Plattsburg, N.Y. He was the son of the late Clarence and Anne Balducci Stay. He was formerly employed

by Collingdale Mill Work and Davis Lumber. He was a member of Christ Church at the Grove, New London. He had a strong faith in God. Joe was a devoted father and Granpa. He loved his family and shared in each of his children’s special interests, including music and the joy of nature. He was a huge sports enthusiast and was a great supporter of his sons’ passion for hockey. He spent countless hours watching them play.

He is survived by his wife; four children, Jessica Stay and Joseph Stay, both at home, Nicholas Stay of Colorado, and Adam Stay, also at home. He loved his only granddaughter, Sunna Ruhl, who he had the great pleasure of spending many hours with. He was the oldest of seven. He is survived by his four brothers, Mark (Liz) Stay of Florida, Randy Stay (Jo) of Florida, Scott Stay of Texas and Bruce Stay of New Jersey; and two sisters, Sue Ellen Castellanos (Jose) of Texas, and Anne Marie Hurley (Bob) of Florida.

Funeral services were held June 6. Online condolences may sent at www.elcollinsfuneral home.com. The family is requesting that in lieu of flowers, donations for Joe’s youngest son and granddaughter’s living expenses and future college funds be sent to Collins Funeral Home (86 Pine St., Oxford, PA 19363).

She was the wife of Frank A. Rybinski, with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, Del., she was a daughter of the late James I. and the late Marie (Cann) Hamilton. Pat began her career at the Bank of Delaware. She loved being a wife, mother and friend. She especially loved being a grandmother in recent years.

Survivors include, in addition to her husband, one son, Craig Rybinski and his wife Margaret of Avondale; one daughter, Stephanie Crecco and her husband Keith of Kennett Square; one sister, Susan Mahala; three grandchildren, Bradley, Aidan and Megan; and several nieces and nephews.

Services and interment were held privately. Contributions in her memory may be made to ALS Association, 321 Norristown Rd. Suite 260, Ambler, PA 19002. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www.griecocares.com.

MARY LEWIS LOGAN ROSS Mary Lewis Logan Ross ended her courageous journey with Alzheimer’s disease in the early morning hours of June 3, surrounded by loved ones in her daughter’s home.

She left this life with the same grace and dignity with which she lived her 84 years.

She will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by family members and all those who had the pleasure of knowing her. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert N. Ross. Born in Havre de Grace, Md., she was the daughter of the late Wilmer and Margaret Anne Gatschall Logan. She was a member of the Oxford Presbyterian Church. She was employed for 28 years with Acme Markets in Rising Sun, Md., as a cashier, and retired in 1993. Mary enjoyed traveling, collecting antiques, and decorating her home.

But she especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and celebrating their many milestones. Even with her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, she always welcomed her family and friends with a warm smile.

She is survived by two daughters, Betsy Bradford (David) of Cochranville, and Suzanne Peterson (Ronald) of Phoenixville; and six grandchildren, Lauren and Whitney Bradford, and Daniel (Emily), Ross, Emily Peterson Merow (Robert) and Logan Peterson; two sisters, Helen Astle (Norman) of Port Deposit, Md., and Margaret Anne Logan of Perryville, Md. She is also survived by her devoted companion, Cuddles.

The family would like to especially thank the staff of Brandywine River Valley Hospice for their support and encouragement in helping maintain their mother’s sense of family, comfort, and love. Funeral services were held June 8. Interment was in Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Oxford Presbyterian Church, Ross Memorial Fund, 6 Pine St., Oxford, PA 19363. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

MARTEL WILCHER MONTGOMERY Martel Wilcher Montgomery, 84, of Kennett Square, passed away on June 3 at the Chester County Hospital.

She was the wife of David Montgomery, the love of her life, who passed away in 2011, and with whom she shared 59 ½ years of marriage. Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Julius and Lulu Mae Huff Wilcher, and grew up in the Princeton Park neighborhood. She attended Roosevelt College, and was a homemaker and an educational administrator. She was a past member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and the League of Women Voters. She was a remarkable woman, who had many dear friends at Crosslands. An avid reader who enjoyed traveling, entertaining and taking care of others, she forged lasting bonds with people in many countries, including England, Belgium, France, Italy and Brazil. Most importantly, she was a devoted to her family, and a mentor to many people.

She is survived by two sons, Claude D. Montgomery and his wife Diane of Stamford, Conn., and Edward B. Montgomery and his wife Kari of Fulton, Md.; two brothers, Ogden Wilcher of Chicago, Ill., and Harold Wilcher of Chicago, Ill.; five grandchildren, Douglas, Nicholas, Lindsay, Elizabeth and Edward Julius; and many loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Reginald Wilcher and Donald Wilcher; three sisters, Patricia Brown, Carol Richmond and Sandra Tillman; and one grandson, Samuel Montgomery.

A memorial was held June 8. Burial was in Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Conn. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the Doctors Without Borders, 333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004; or to the Southern Poverty Law Center, P.O. Box 2087, Montgomery, AL 36102. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.

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Local News Four Kennett Square property owners presented with Historic Preservation Awards

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The owners of four properties in Kennett Square Borough received Historic Preservation Awards at the June 1 council meeting for their efforts to restore, renovate, and preserve their buildings in the borough’s historic district.

Susan Myers, a member of the borough’s historical commission, presented awards to Phil and Mary Duncan, Andy Munter and Theresa Callahan, Heather Vinton Robitzer, and Matt Grieco of the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home.

The Duncans own a home at

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS Kennett Square Police cited Jeremias Morales-Lopez, 27, of Kennett Square, for public drunkenness on May 10 at 2:09 a.m. after a report of someone laying on the ground in the 100 block of North Broad Street.

Kennett Square Police cited Guillermo Guitierez, 32, of Kennett Square, for public drunkenness on May 10 at 11:51 p.m. after police saw him staggering in the 100 block of East Maple Alley. He was released at his residence.

Kennett Square Police cited Victor Cisneros-Garcia, 35, of Kennett Square, for public drunkenness on May 4 after police saw him stumbling along

251 North Union Street and were named the recipients of the top 2015 Historical Preservation Award for what Myers called their careful and diligent efforts to renovate the home while maintaining its historic character.

Munter and Callahan own a property at 106 North Lincoln Street. Myers lauded the efforts to do a total update to a 1930sera house.

Myers said that Robitzer, who owns a shop, No. 109, at 109 West State Street, did an update on the building that enhances the character of the storefront in the business district.

The Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home at 250 West State Street

was the recipient of an award because of the renovation work on the exterior of the Gothic revival building.

“It looks absolutely beautiful.

It is a treasure,” Myers said of the building.

She concluded her remarks by noting that when a property owner makes the extra effort to make renovations and restorations that are consistent with the historic character of the borough, it impacts not only that property, but the historic integrity and beauty of an entire neighborhood.

In other business at the June 1 meeting: Mary Hutchins, the executive

director of Historic Kennett Square, said that six consultants are expected to submit proposals for an economic development study that the organization wants to undertake. Hutchins said that they want to select a firm in time for the work on the study to begin by Sept. 1.

Borough council authorized an expenditure of up to $5,000 for an EMS Consultant Services study that Kennett Square Borough and several of its neighboring municipalities want to undertake to ensure that taxpayers’ money is being spent wisely.

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

the railroad tracks between Center Street and Grant Way. He was released at his residence.

BURGLARY ARRESTS On May 26, New Garden Township Police investigated a report of a burglary at a home in the 200 block of Thompson Road. Numerous electronic devices had been stolen. Police identiifed two suspects and later arrested Omar Ortiz-Escobar, 19, of Kennett Square, and a 17-year-old boy from Avondale.

Otriz-Escobar was remanded to Chester County Prison on $25,000 bail, charged with burglary, criminal trespass and receiving stolen property.

The juvenile was charged with the same offenses through the Juvenile Probation Department.

the driver, David Duszak, 41, of Landenberg, possessed marijuana. There was a strong odor of marijuana in the car, according to police. Duszak admitted to drug possession and was arrested.

On May 22, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale stopped a car on Route 41, south of Baltimore Pike, and found that Scott Douglas Riale and John Frederick Boddy, both of Landenberg, had heroin and heroin paraphernalia.

On May 23, Pennsylvania State Police Avondale stopped a car at Montana Drive and Oxford Road in East Nottingham Township after a hit-and-run crash, and found that the driver, Wesley Michael Burritt, of Oxford, had heroin and heroin paraphernalia.

Amanda Corinne Beiler, of West Grove, was charged with drug possession after a traffic

OPEN CONTAINER Kennett Square Police cited Nicholas Ruiz, 23, and Alejandro Vega-Sosa, 39, both of Kennett Square, for consuming alcoholic beverages in public after they were found with open containers of alcohol on the railroad tracks between South Walnut and South Broad streets on April 30 at 3:38 p.m.

UNDERAGE DRINKING Kennett Square Police cited two 17-year-old boys from Kennett Square for underage drinking after they were found intoxicated in the 300 block of Walnut Court Way on April 29 at 6:33 p.m. They were released to their parents.

DRUG CHARGES On May 16 at 1:35 a.m., New Garden Township Police stopped a car for a traffic violation on Newark Road and found that

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The Kennett Square Historical Commission presented the Historic Preservation Awards on June 1. Phillip and Mary Duncan were the recipients of the top 2015 Historic Preservation Award, and Andy Munter and Theresa Callahan were honored as well. Awards were also presented to Heather Vinton Robitzer, and Matt Grieco of the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home.

stop by Pennsylvania State Police Avondale on May 21 at routes 1 and 796 in Penn Township. She was found with drugs and drug paraphernalia.

On May 25 at 10:59 p.m., New Garden Township Police stopped a car in the 1000 block of Broad Run Road for a violation. An odor of marijuana was detected inside the vehicle.

The driver, Jesse Norman, 21, of Wilmingtlon, Del., admitted to smoking the marijuana with his passenger, Lee Todd, 22, of New Castle, Del. Police arrested both men for possession of marijuana and related offenses, and released them pending a court appearance.

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale were called to assist with an intoxicated woman at 211 Brick Road in East Nottingham Township on June 7 at midnight.

While assisting EMS personnel, police saw drug paraphernalia in plain view and charged Wels Arthur Stidoms, of Oxford, with possession of paraphernalia.

SOLICITING VIOLATIONS Kennett Square Police cited Power Home Remodeling Group, of Chester, Pa., after a company employee was found soliciting without a borough permit on May 13 at 5:16 p.m. in the 400 block of Ridge Avenue.

On May 17, Kennett Square Police cited SFE Energy of Wilmington, Del., after the company’s employees were found soliciting without a borough permit on May 17 in the 500 block of East South Street. Among them was Isaiah Billington, 25, of Wilmington, Del., who had previously been warned not to solicit without a permit.

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Oxford Area High School’s 135th commencement

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Jason D’ Antonio, the Class President of Oxford Area High School’s Class of 2015, stepped to the podium, took a deep, savored the moment, and then summed up the feelings of the 309 members of the school’s graduating class perfectly: “We did it!” D’Antonio said proudly as his classmates cheered.

Oxford’s 135th annual commencement on Friday, June 5 was filled with moments of elation and moments of reflection during a 95-minute ceremony that was both heartfelt and upbeat.

D’ Antonio talked about how most of his classmates had started out 13 years earlier at Jordan Bank School, when the school days were filled with “Elmer’s Glue, construction paper, and Johnny Appleseed.”

Those times in kindergarten were much simpler, D’ Antonio noted, than a school year filled with SAT tests, proms, and graduation projects. He credited his parents with helping him become the man that he is today, and also thanked his classmates for accompanying him on the journey to graduation.

“One of my greatest pleasures has been growing up to be who I am with you by my side,” D’ Antonio told his peers.

Alexander Coleman, the class valedictorian, also talked about the importance of classmates to the journey that the students

“One of my greatest pleasures has been growing up to be who I am with you by my side,” Class President Jason D’Antonio told his peers.

have been on. He asked each member of the graduating class to imagine what it would be like if they were the only student in the school. Coleman said that he wouldn’t last long going it alone.

“We made it through together as one class,” he said.

Thomas Sumner, the class salutatorian, spoke about how quickly the time passed to arrive at graduation day.

“The day has arrived,” Sumner said. “I can’t wrap my head around the fact that we will soon be Oxford Area High School alumni.”

Sumner explained that the graduates will be prepared to handle whatever life throws at them because they have learned from “caring, dedicated teachers” at Oxford. These educators received a long round of applause from the graduates and their families and friends.

Sumner also talked about the possibilities that await the new graduates in the Class of 2015.

“Tonight may be an ending, but it’s also a beginning,” he said. “We’ll all be the same people we’ve always been after we receive our diplomas. It’s what we do after we receive our diplomas that will truly define us.”

Several speakers talked about their school pride. Abigail Harvey, the Student Council President, offered a brief history of Oxford Area High School and noted that, since this is Oxford’s 135th annual commencement, it is one of the oldest public high schools in the area. The first graduating class had six members—five women and one man—and they studied under the school’s only teacher, who also served as principal. This year’s graduating class, by contrast,

Photos by Steven Hoffman

Maddie Sapp, Mireya Lopez, Jesus Villagomez, Braise Alexander, Thomas Sumner, and Tina Rogers in front of the high school before the graduation ceremony.

had more than 300 members and were educated by a staff of more than 70 people, Harvey explained.

“Graduation signifies a time of transition in your lives,” said high school principal Christopher Dormer. “It is an end and a beginning.”

Dormer eschewed some of the overused elements of graduation speeches, choosing instead to share what he humorously called

“Dormer’s words of wisdom.”

“Don’t forget to live in the present,” he told the audience.

“Make each day count.” Then, repeating one of his favorite expressions, Dormer said: “Make it a good day or not…”

“The choice is yours!” the graduating class chimed in, as if on cue.

D’ Antonio spoke about how the graduating seniors now have an opportunity to change the

world around them. He quoted President Abraham Lincoln when he said, “Whatever you are, be a good one.” D’ Antonio encouraged his classmates, whether they are heading off to college, getting a job, or joining the military, to do their best and work to make a difference.

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Justin Thompson and George Wells, Jr.

Class valedictorian Alexander Coleman accepts his diploma.

It was an emotional evening for new graduates like Dante Prigg.

Elizabeth Reyna and Victor Arroyo

Shelby Fuller, April Sacks, and Megan Eller before the graduation ceremony begins.

Sarah Hershey is all smiles as she receives her diploma.

The long-awaited moment...Oxford students turn the tassel to signify that they are now graduates.

Josh Mosley with family and friends on graduation night. He is surrounded by Thomas Cruz, Patricia Mosley, Christine Mosley, and Anthony Mosley.

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Calendar of Events June 13

June 14

Family Fun Day

Tropical concert

The Delaware Museum of Natural History (4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, Del.) holds a Family Fun Day on June 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a fossil dig, puppet shows, face painting, live animals from the Brandywine Zoo and Faithful Friends, thai food from KOI on the Go, and ice cream from Woodside Farm Creamery, displays and activities by area organizations, information about edible bugs and more. Admission is $9 for adults; $8 for seniors; $7 for children. free for members and children under 2. Visit www. delmnh.org or call 302-658-9111

On June 14 from 6 to 8 p.m., Penn Township Park (260 Lewis Rd., West Grove) will be the site of a free tropical concert by the Big Wahu Caribbean Band. There will be free Kona Shave Ice for the first 300 visitors, and moon bounces for children. Bring your own seating. For more information, call 610-869-9620.

June 13 Ice cream party for dogs Pets & Friends, in the Shoppes at Jenners Village in West Grove, will hold their annual Ice Cream Social on June 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to “doggie” ice cream/yogurt that is much better for dogs than real ice cream, dogs can try the agility course. Each dog can retrieve a duck from the “swimming pool of savings” to earn prizes or discounts. Several rescue organizations will be at the store with adoptable dogs and cats. Call 610-345-1145 for more information.

June 13 Disco Night at senior center The Kennett Area Senior Center (427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square) holds a Disco Night on June 13 with food, trivia contests and dancing to DJ Del Bittle beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person.

Call 610-444-4819 or visit www. kennettseniorcenter.org.

Art and astronomy classes The Oxford Area Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford) is offering two new programs for beginners -- a painting class on June 15 and an astronomy class on June 17. Both classes are open to the community. Artist Amy Hathaway is sharing her tips for using acrylic paint to create art on canvas. All participants learn how to create their very own acrylic painting of Gerber Daisies. The class begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Center and costs $25 per adult, which may be paid to the artist the night of the event. Art supplies and inspirational music are included.

A free astronomy program for the beginner enthusiast is being held outdoors at the Senior Center on June 17 at 7 p.m. The class will go on rain or shine. Presenter Ted Trevorrow, a member of the Delaware Astronomical Society of Mount Cuba Observatory in Greenville Del., will discuss and identify planets, stars and a few surprises. For program reservations, call 610-932-5244 or email oxsrctr@zoominternet.net.

June 16 GoldenAgers banquet GoldenAge

Club

“ET: The Extra Terrestrial” (June 19); “Big Hero 6” (July 17); “Planes: Fire and Rescue” (Aug. 21). Concessions will be available at the pavilion throughout the evening. This event is free and open to the public. In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled. Visit www.oxfordpa. org for information.

June 17

Cruise In

Cancer program at hospital

June 15 and 17

The

Cochranville will have their annual summer banquet at the Christiana Fire Hall in Christiana, Pa., on June 16 at noon. There will be a program

by Diane Albertson on the topic of “Mother Goose.” Everyone is welcome. Meal tickets can be obtained by anyone in the area by contacting the president, Sandy, at 484-678-1289.

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Jennersville Regional Hospital (1015 W. Baltimore Pike, West Grove) will present “Look Good, Feel Better,” an American Cancer Society program that teaches beauty techniques to women who are undergoing cancer treatment, on June 17 at 3 p.m. in the hospital’s Conference Room B. This free, one-session program helps attendees combat the appearance-related side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. The class is taught by a licensed cosmetologist who has been trained to assist those coping with cancer treatment.

To make a reservation, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345. For information or directions to Jennersville Regional Hospital, call 610-8691067 or email ellen_musser@ chs.net.

June 19 to Aug. 21 ‘Movies in the Park’ “Movies in the Park” will return to the Oxford Memorial Park on June 19. This familyoriented event is hosted by the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by businesses in the community.

The movie previews start at 8:30 p.m. Bring your own seating.

This year’s screenings will be:

June 26 The tenth annual Cruise In at Foster’s Auto Service (152 North East Road in North East, Md.) will take place on June 26 from 4 to 8 p.m. Call 410-287-5821 for more information. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to benefit the Union Hospital Cancer Program. There will be food, door prizes and more.

July 11 Friends of Goddard Park meeting The Friends of Goddard Park will be meeting the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m. at the park kiosk from April through November. Everyone from the community is invited to attend.

July 11 Chester County ABATE food run The Chester County chapter of ABATE will hold a food run to benefit the Oxford Neighborhood Services Center on July 11. Food will be collected during June at several grocery stores and through personal donations. On July 11, participants in the food run will meet in Jennersville and make the short commute to Oxford, where the food will be dropped off at the Neighborhood Services Center.

The Art Spot June 13 and 14 ‘Art in the Vineyard’ Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery (700 Folly Hill Rd., Kennett Square) is the site of “Art in the Vineyard” on June 13 from noon to 9 p.m., and June 14 from noon to 5 p.m., with original art, jewelry, glass, wood crafts and more. Participating aritsts are Andrea Barrier, Anita Bower, Nan Caccamo, Ki Crittenden, Midge Diener, Lore Evans, Joy Gardiner, Scott Gold II, Randall Graham, Cheryl Gross, Sarah Jayne, Patsy keller, Kevin Lehman, Carol Mangano, Stacey Peterson and Richard Remenick.

Through June 19 Student Art Show The Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford) presents the Student Art Show, featuring works in a wide variety of media by students from area schools, through June 19. For more information, visit www.oxfordart.org.

Through June 30 Jack Giangiulio solo show

‘Pedal,’ by David Dziemian, at Mala Galleria (see listing).

Wilmington communities by providing access to bicycling.

For more information, visit www.malagalleria.com.

Through July 3 ‘Magic Light’ The Church Street Gallery (12 S. Church St., West Chester) presents “Magic Light,” a show of works by Serge Krupnov, through July 3. For more information, visit www.churchstreetgallerywc.com.

Through July 31 Fantasy art in Kennett Square

‘Pedal’

Metamorphosis Wellness Center (331 E. State St., Kennett Square) is featuring watercolors

by Jessie Barber through July 31. Barber is a self-taught fantasy artist who creates paintings inspired by the natural world, animals and fairy tales. Also on view are acrylics by Dottie Randazzo. Call 610-444-8020 or visit www.metamorphosiswellnesscenter.net.

Mala Galleria (206 E. State St., Kennett Square) presents paintings by David Dziemian through June 30. The solo show, “Pedal,” focuses on bicycles.

Part of the proceeds from the show will be benefit the Urban Bike Project, which supports

To submit items to the Art Spot, 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.

Longwood Art Gallery (200 E. State St., Kennett Square) is hosting “A Different View,” featuring original watercolors by local artist Jack Giangiulio during June. For more information, call 610-444-0146 or visit www. longwoodartgallery.com.

Through June 30

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the graduates will always carry Oxford with them.

“This place and these people

will always hold a place in our hearts,” D’ Antonio said.

“Oxford is our home.”

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

Oxford’s Class of 2015 entered the gymnasium to “Pomp and Circumstance No. 1.”

Aaron Foglio receives his diploma.

Kerigan Butt is congratulated by high school principal Christopher Dormer.

Oxford Area High School Class of 2015 Jose Aguilar Aguilar Alondra Aguilar Braise Alexander Sabrina Alexander Alanna Amonitti Madison Anthony Yamil Arce Torres Brooklyn Archey-Cole Victor Arroyo, Jr. Enrique Ayala Liliana Ayllon Tapia Beatriz Baeza Thomas Baires Quinton Barker Kristen Basquill Conner Baughman Brandon Beard Alvaro Bedolla Lara Guadalupe Bedolla Spencer Bell Taylor Bennett William Blakey Corinne Blessington Taylor Blizzard Joseph Boggs Ross Bolesta Alexis Bond Alyssa Booth Briann Borgen Gina Bowers Lindsay Boyd Thomas Boyle Courtney Brown Charles Bruce Angel Buitron Kasey Busko Kerigan Butt James Byrnes Sandra Cabrera Nora Cahill Joshua Campbell Allison Carr Scott Carter Dominick Caserta Haley Charlton Scott Cizmarik Sarah Clark Michael Clarke John Clendenin Alexander Coleman Harley Coleman Jennifer Coleman Ryan Cook Renson Cordoba Brian Cordova Ismael Cordova

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Local Interest Rene Marie steals the show, but not the wine, at Longwood festival

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer At precisely 7 p.m. this past Saturday evening, on a day that had already been given over to the twin delights of great wine and cool jazz, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Rene Marie and her band took the stage at the Open Air Theatre at the annual Longwood Gardens Wine & Jazz Festival.

For the next hour, she and her pianist, drummer and bass player ripped through a set that was equal parts soul, gospel and inspirational, leaving the audience of 1,500 simply spellbound. In support of a new CD, “I Wanna Be Evil,” which was nominated for a 2015 Best Jazz Vocal Grammy, Marie, channeling her idol Eartha Kitt, spun a kaleidoscope of colors, imagery and emotions, choosing songs that made more than a few exhausted concert-goers dance.

“Any time you have a chance to dance, you shouldn’t let it pass you by,” Marie cajoled. As the set drew to a close, Marie chose the gorgeous “Blessings,” an anthem of hope and promise, in tribute to her

Tamber Rahmeier and Veronica Frabizzio of Wilmington enjoyed tasting samples from several Pennsylvania wineries.

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

John Pizzarelli played two sets on the Orchard Stage at this year’s Wine & Jazz Festival at Longwood Gardens.

late brother, drawing the audience to their feet as the last notes were played.

Although Marie’s performance may have drawn the highest praise, it was just part of a festival that lasted more than six hours. After an early-afternoon sprinkle threatened to send concert-goers home, the weather suddenly turned bright

and breezy, with temperatures that barely broke 80 degrees.

Eight individual acts, ranging from local musicians to those with worldwide acclaim, played at five different venues, including the Flower Garden Walk, the Peirce-du Pont House, the East Plaza, the Open Air Theatre, and the Orchard Stage.

The festival featured one performance by saxophonist Korey Riker, who has performed with The Roots, John Legend, Queen Latifah and Elvis Costello; and the John Pizzarelli Quartet. Pizzarelli, the

son of the legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, was joined by his brother and two other members of his quartet for two sets that provided a tour of the great American songbook, with songs made popular by Nat “King” Cole and Frank Sinatra.

Like hot dogs and baseball, there are few partnerships in the American lexicon more understandably joined at the hip than jazz and wine, and this year’s festival made sure that the more than 5,000 in attendance received a little lubrication with their jazz menu. Throughout the day, 15 Pennsylvania-based

Carmen Miller and Brenda Santiago came to the festival from New York City.

vineyards doled out samples, glasses and bottles at three different stations. Among the Chester County vineyards on hand were the Chaddsford Winery, Paradocx

Winery, Black Walnut Winery and Ten Gallon Hat Winery.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty. com.

HAWKINS & SONS, Inc. Saxophonist Korey Riker performed a superb set on the Orchard Stage.

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Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland that converged at the Tri-State Marker for the dedication ceremony. The Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve organized a Discovery Hike from the trailhead at the Arc Corner parking lot along the Tri-State Marker Trail. As hikers walked along the trail, they came upon stations where they could learn about the Mason Dixon survey, try their hand at using the tools that Mason and Dixon used, learned about local plants and wildlife, learned about the White Clay

Watershed, got information on Lyme disease, and learned about how the bridges along the trail were built.

On June 6, 250 years ago, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon’s survey set the northeast corner of Maryland. From here, they began the westward survey that determined the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania.

“Each stretching of their chain, each stone laid into the ground, each tracking of the stars, each meticulously drawn detail on their map, helped bring certainty into focus, helped draw the line between two colonies,” said Quintin Schroeder, as he talked

Citizens of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware stand with their state flags at the Tri-State Marker for the dedication ceremony.

Hikers of all ages participated in the National Trails Day hike and Mason-Dixon ceremony.

about the significance of the Mason-Dixon survey. “What started as a boundary setting borders between two colonies to end disputes and bloodshed became a boundary that helped define a nation. It became a boundary line for freedom in the 1800s for fugitive slaves, and a line synonymous with the division of fundamental differences in thought and policy between two halves of a nation.”

“I don’t think Mason or Dixon dreamed we would be gathered here today, celebrating their work, and this little piece of ground,” said Pennsylvania Rep. John Lawrence, who presented the Friends group with a House Resolution proclaiming June

6, 2015 as White Clay Creek Preserve Day. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Dunn hiked the Tri-State Marker Trail.

“This is a place of incredible history,” she said at the dedication.

“It is critical for the public to take ownership and see, experience and learn. [The trail can] open new eyes to this experience and expand the importance of the site.”

The trail was officially dedicated as those in attendance followed the flags of the three states over the bridge, and headed down the trail and back to their homes.

Virginia Baldwin, now of Jennersville, saw the TriState Marker for the first time since selling a portion of her Delaware property, which included the marker, to the State of Pennsylvania in December 2011.

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After hiking the trail, David and Barbara Delaney did what every other person did -- check out the Tri-State Marker.

Among the participants were many of the professionals from Pennsylvania’s state parks departments. They stand with the Pennsylvania secretary of the DCNR, Cindy Dunn (far right).

State Rep. Paul Braumbach read the Delaware House resolution proclaiming June 6, 2015 Mason Dixon Day in Delaware.

This concrete marker, with two sides marked “P” and two sides marked “M,” was set in 1849 over the post that Mason and Dixon set on June 6, 1765. It replaced the missing original Crown Stone that Mason and Dixon set on June 18, 1765.

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Classifieds LEGALS ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF : David E. Grant a/k/a David Evans Grant, late of the Borough of Oxford, Chester County, PA, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the above Estate having been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: M. Duncan Grant, Executor, C/o Mark S. Blaskey, Esq., 3000 Two Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799 Or his attorney: Mark S. Blaskey, Esq., 3000 Two Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799 5p-27-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF : Mary Ann Veitz, late of Tredyffrin Township, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Mary Ann Vietz having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Sharon Vietz,-Executrix C/O Stacey Willits McConnell, Esq., Lamb Mc Erlane PC, 24 E. Market St. , P.O. Box 565, West Chester, PA 19381.

Attorney: Lamb McErlane PC, 24 E. Market St. , P.O. Box 565, West Chester, PA 19381.

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INVITATION TO BID

Invitation to bidders Elk Township Chester County, Pennsylvania 2015/2016 Roadwork and Snow Removal Operations Sealed proposals will be received by Elk Township at the office of Elk Township 952 Chesterville Road.

P.O. Box 153, Lewisville, PA 19351, for 2015/2016 Roadwork and Snow Removal Operations. Bids will be accepted until 3:00PM, Monday, July 6, 2015.

Bids will be opened at 3:30 PM, Monday, July 6, 2015.

Action will be taken by the municipality on the awarding of each bid item at the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors Meeting.

Bidders are asked to bid on the following: 1-Roadwork Equipment Rental per Specifications (Bidders Qualification Form is required 2- Aggregate Materials 500 tons(more or less) per Specifications 3- Blacktop Mixes 770 Tons (more or less) per Specifications 4- Snow Removal Operations Equipment Rental per Specifications (Bidders Qualification Form is required) All of the above equipment and materials specified shall meet Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Specification standards.

Bidders are not required to bid on all of the above items. The contract period for Roadwork Equipment Rental , Aggregate Materials, and Blacktop Mixes begins on July 7, 2015 and ends June 30, 2016. The contract period for Snow Removal Operations Equipment Rental begins on October 15, 2015 and ends April 30, 2016.

The successful bidder shall within 14 days of the award of the contract, submit the following:Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Equipment Rental Contract, Performance Bond in the amount of 50% of the Materials Contract, Certificate of Insurgence naming Elk Township as additional insured with minimum limits of $500,000/$1,000,000 aggregate; proof of Workers Compensation insurance or Works Compensation insurance Coverage Information for Independent Contractors; Hold Harmless & Indemnification Agreement; and IRS Form W-9.

All bidders are to follow the Bidder Information Guidelines. Bidding packets are available at the Elk Township Office during regular business hours, and may be requested by phone 610-2555195, fax 610-255-0492, or e-mail elktownship@comecast.net. Terry Kukoda, Secretary/ Treasurer 6p-3-2t

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CARO LINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION In re: A Minor Child, 15 SP

429 TO: George Raymond Harris, Respondent TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Adoption was filed by Patrick Emerson on the 21st day of January, 2015, with the Clerk of District Court for Guilford County, Greensboro, North Carolina, in the above-entitled special proceeding.

The Petition relates to a female child born February 7, 2009, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to Sarah Delashmutt. She has identified you as the father of the child. TAKE NOTICE that you are required to make defense to such pleading no later than forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of this notice which is June 3, 2015 , exclusive of such date. Upon failure to do so, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for relief sought in the Petition. Any parental rights that you may have will be terminated upon the entry of the decree of adoption. This the 27 day of May, 2015. Meredith S. Nicholson, Attorney for Petitioner NC Bar # 27297 NicholsonPham, PLLC 113 Broadway Street, Durham, North Carolina 27701 6p-3-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF: Rose J. Palumbo late of the Borough of Downingtown, Chester County, PA, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the above Estate having been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: George J. Palumbo, Executor C/O Pappano & Breslin 3305 Edgemont Avenue Brookhaven, Pa 19015 or his attorney: Dana Breslin Pappano & Breslin 3305 Edgemont Avenue Brookhaven, Pa 19015 6p-3-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF : Alice D. Strohmaier, late of Oxford Borough, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to David C. Strohmaier, Executor C/OHarry Farmer Jr. 208 E. Locust Street P.O. Box 118 Oxford, PA 19363 Attorney: Harry Farmer Jr. 208 E. Locust Street P.O. Box 118 Oxford, PA 19363 6p-10-3t

Notice of Incorporation

BetterChem Consulting, Inc. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.

Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C. 1 South Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 6p-10-1t

Notice of Incorporation

Brinton Lake Hotel Inc. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.

Kurtz and Revness, P.C. 3 Glenhardie Corp. Ctr. 1265 Drummers Lane, (209) Wayne, PA 19087 6p-10-1t

Notice of Incorporation

PUBLIC CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.

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Notice of Incorporation

YourEarthAngel.com Inc. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.

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Notice

Notice is hereby given that the London Grove Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public meeting on Thursday June 11, 2015 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA. The public is invited.

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Notice

Notice is hereby given that the London Grove Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public meeting on Thursday June 25, 2015 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA for the following purpose: 505 Finn Way- Io hear the

appeal of Kirk Spohn for a variance to construct a deck.

The applicant proposes to construct a 540 s.f. Deck with a 30' rear yard setback. The approved Planned Residential Development (PRD) plan and final subdivision plan for Innscrone, which governs this lot, require a 40' rear set back. The property is located in the Rural Residential (RR) District.

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Notice

Notice is hereby given that the London Grove Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public meeting on Thursday June 25, 2015 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA for the following purpose: 916 Walter Road (tax Parcel No. 59-4-42)- To hear the appeal of Mu Hoon Chong for a variance to allow a shed in a front yard and from the front yard setback. The applicant proposes to place a 10'x 16' shed in the front yard of the property and locate it within 15' of the property line. Section 1804.B of the Zoning Ordinance prohibits the placement of sheds in the front yard and Section 403.1.F of the Zoning Ordinance requires a 50' front yard setback. The property is located in the Agricultural Residential (AR) District.

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Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Penn Township, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 9:00 am to consider adoption and possibly adopt immediately thereafter during the meeting at 9:15am on Thursday, June 25, 2015, an amendment to Article II Definitions, Section 200 Definitions of the Penn Township Zoning Ordinance.

The Purposed amendment is as follows: Section 200. Definitionsreplace the existing definition of “Surgery” with the following: Surgery: A medical treatment in which a licensed medical professional cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts.

All purposes of the Zoning Ordinance or parts of any other Township Ordinance inconsistent herewith are hereby supersede to the extent of any inconsistency therewith.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any courts of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a seperate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not render this Ordinance invalid.

This Ordinance shall be effective five (5) days after enactment by Board of Supervisors of Penn Township . All communications relative to this hearing are to be addressed to Penn Township Municipal Office at the above address. Contact Penn Township at 610-8699620 if special services or facilities for the handicapped are required.

R Samuel McMichael, Esquire Solicitor For Penn Township 6p-10-2t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-6-464 Writ of Execution No. 2014-06492 DEBT $665,188.69 ALL THAT PROPERTY messuage and tract of land, with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereon erected, situate in the Township of London Grove Chester County,

Pennsylvania, as more accurately bounded and described in accordance with survey made by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, R S dated 10-211964 as follows, to wit; BEGINNING at a spike set in the center line of public road known as Indian Run Road, said spike marking a corner of this and other lands of Benjamin Reynolds, et ux, of which this was a part, said spike of beginning being from a point set in said center line of said public road and in line of lands of Edward A. Webb, said point in said road being north 7 degrees 46 minutes west, 78.53 feet from a stone markiug an angle point in said line of lands of Edward A. Webb and Benjamin Reynolds said courses and distances being along said center line of said road (1) south 65 degrees 18 minutes 30 seconds west, 356.85 feet to said beginning point; thence leaving said point of beginning and by the center line of said Indian Run Road the following five courses and distances to (2) south 65 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds west, 44.97 feet to an iron pin (3) south 67 degrees 2 minutes west, 313.23 feet to an iron pin (4) south 69 degrees 51 minutes west, 161.80 feet to an iron pin (5) south 72 degrees 49 minutes west, 106.83 feet to an iron pin and (6) south 73 degrees 53 minutes west, 25.60 feet to an iron pin marking a corner of the lands of Benjamin Reynolds, et ux, of which this was a part,thence leavings and public road and by lands of the said Benjamin Reynolds of which this was a part the following four courses and distances to wit: (1) north 17 degrees 10 minutes west, 423.29 feet to an iron pin (2) north 66 degrees 58 minutes east, 237.47 feet to an iron pin (3) north 72 degrees 27 minutes east, 115.60 feet to an iron pin, and (4) south 53 degrees 40 minutes east, 501.31 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING UPI Number 59-8190.1 BLR No.: 59-8-190.1 BEING known as: 365 Indian Run Road, Avondale, PA 19311.

BEING the same premises which Jeffrey T. Whittaker and Donna M. Higgins, husband and wife,, by Deed dated May 28, 1999 and recorded June 14, 1999 in and for Chester County, Pennsylvania, in Deed Book Volume 4581, Page 335, granted and conveyed unto William M. Pollock and Jennifer T. Pollock, husband and wife.

PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, in trust for registered holders of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-WMC2 VS DEFENDANT: WILLIAM M. POLLOCK SALE ADDRESS: 365 Indian Run Road, Avondale, PA 19311 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC, 908233-8500 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester

County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-6-465 Writ of Execution No. 2012-09990 DEBT $263,668.93 ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, piece or parcel of land, situate in the Subdivision of Hillingham, Baltimore Pike (U.S. Route 1) and WilmingtonKennett Turnpike, Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania and shown as Unit D-2 on a plan of a recent survey by VanDemark and Lynch, Inc., Engineers, Planners, and Surveyors, Wilmington, DE, dated August 15, 1986; BEGINNING at a point on the line of lands designated as Common Open Space, said point being a corner for Unit D-1 and being distant the three following described courses and distances from the center line of Wilmington-Kennett Turnpike and a corner for lands now or formerly of Joseph A. Taylor; (1) along the northwesterly line of said lands now or formerly of Joseph A. Taylor and partially along the northwesterly line of Hillingham, Section Two, north 59 degrees 18 seconds east, 641.98 feet to a point, and (2) through said lands designated as Common Open Space, north 30 degrees 08 minutes 42 seconds west, 200.02 feet to a point a corner for Unit D-1; and (3) along the southeasterly line of said Unit D-1, and passing through the party wall for said north 76 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds east, 30.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence from the said point of beginning along the northeasterly line of said Unit D-1, and passing through the party wall for said Unit D-1 and the herein described Unit D-2 north 13 degrees 24 minutes 20 seconds west, 120.00 feet to a point on the line of said lands designated as Common Open Space; thence thereby, north 76 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds east, 24.00 feet to a point on the line of lands of Unit D-3; thence partially along the southwesterly line of said lands of Unit D-3 and passing through the party wall joining the dwelling on said Unit D-3 with the dwelling on the herein described Unit D-2, south

13 degrees 24 minutes 20 seconds east, 120.00 feet to a point a corner for said lands designated as Common Open Space; thence thereby, south 76 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds west, 24.00 feet to the point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING within said metes and bounds, 2.880 square feet of land being the same more or less.

BEING Parcel Number: 62-2-220 TITLE to said premises vested in Nancy Dugan by Deed from Janice W. Hoag, a/k/a Janice W. Good dated 11/03/2006 and recorded 11/30/2006 in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Book 7020, Page 1684.

PLAINTIFF: Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association VS DEFENDANT: NANCY DUGAN SALE ADDRESS: 2002 Hillingham Circle, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ROBERT W. WILLIAMS, ESQ., 856-482-1400 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter

SALE NO. 15-6-477 Writ of Execution No. 2015-00505 DEBT $128,879.82 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land known as Lot #44 of South View Development, situate in the Borough of Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, being bounded and described according to a survey of George E. Regester, Jr., Surveyor, dated July 5, 1952, as follows: BEGINNING at a stone set in the east street line of Park Avenue (formerly Race Street) as the same is now laid out 47 feet wide, at its intersection with the south street line of Chestnut Street as the same is now laid out 50 feet wide; thence along the east street line of said Park Avenue, south 2 degrees, 06 minutes west 65 feet to a stone; thence along Lot #43 south 88 degrees, 45 minutes east 125 feet to a stake a corner of Lot #43; thence along Lot #43 north 3 degrees, 06 minutes east 65 feet to a stake in the south street line of aforesaid Chestnut Street; thence along the south street line of Chestnut Street north 88 degrees, 45 minutes west 125 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 8,133.75 square feet of land, be the same more or less.

BEING Chester County Tax Parcel #3-5-203 BEING the same premises which Nalcoln N. Lonoeneoker and Antothette G. Lonoenecker, his wife by Deed dated 12/19/1994 and recorded 12/27/1994 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book 3845, Page 1212, granted and conveyed unto Alvin A. Brown and Brwa A. Brown, his wife PLAINTIFF: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2005-NC1 VS DEFENDANT: SAMUEL C. BROOMELL, JR. and SHERRY B. BROOMELL SALE ADDRESS: 801 Park Avenue, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO,

LLC, 610-778-6800 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-6-481 Writ of Execution No. 2012-04878 DEBT $226,703.76 PROPERTY situate in the London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania UPI# 59-8-160.5 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its Individual Capacity but Solely as Delaware Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its Individual Capacity but Solely as Co-Trustee for Government Loan Securitization Trust 2011Fv2 VS DEFENDANT: ANDREW D. SUMNER SALE ADDRESS: 131 East State Road, West Grove, PA 19390-8905

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 the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-6-488 Writ of Execution No. 2015-01696 DEBT $723,554.08 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of Franklin, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of Property of Mary B. McMaster made by H2 Engineering Associates, dated July 5, 1978 last revised August 4, 1978, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an old p.k. nail set in the title line of Pennsylvania Route 896 leading in the northwesterly direction to New London and the southeasterly direction to Newark, said old p.k. nail marking the southwesterly of this about to be described tract and a corner of land of Albert Mote; thence Continued on Page 8A

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leaving said old p.k. nail of beginning and by said title line, north 14 degrees 37 minutes 10 seconds west, 194.43 feet to a spike marking the northwesterly corner of this and a corner of other lands of Mary McMaster, grantor herein, of which this was a part; thence leaving said title line and by said other lands the following two courses and distances to wit: (1) north 75 degrees 22 minutes 56 seconds east, 233.42 feet to an iron pin; (2) south 10 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds east, 189.46 feet to an iron pin marking the southeasterly corner of this and a corner of land of Albert Mote aforesaid; thence by said land south 73 degrees 59 minutes 40 seconds west, 221.29 feet to an old p.k. nail being the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

TAX ID / Parcel No. UPI Number: 72-5-56.2 BEING the same premises which Al-Hamad, LLC by Deed dated June 1, 2007, and recorded June 11, 2007, in the Chester County Recorder’s Office in Record Book 7182, Page 783, conveyed unto Aslam, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, in fee.

PLAINTIFF: Cecil Bank VS DEFENDANT: ASLAM, LLC SALE ADDRESS: 1762 New London Road, Landenberg, Pennsylvania 19350 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAAN S. CHIMA, ESQ., 410-385-5109 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-6-491 Writ of Execution No. 2014-05876 DEBT $288,405.86 PROPERTY situate in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 61-6P-25 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: KEVIN DEAN NOVAK a/k/a KEVIN D. NOVAK SALE ADDRESS: 513 Beechwood Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348-1803 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 the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-6-501 Writ of Execution No. 2014-03483 DEBT $290,192.04 PROPERTY situate in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 44-1-33.2E IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-Emx6 VS DEFENDANT: ROBERT P. STANTON SALE ADDRESS: 1456 Glen Run Road, Atglen, PA 19310-9662 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 the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff

of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,June 18, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.

Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday July 20, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-6-502 Writ of Execution No. 2014-10619 DEBT $216,410.58 ALL THAT CERTAIN, message, lot or piece of land situate on, in the Township of Lower Oxford, County of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described, as follows, to wit: PREMISES “A” ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Village of Lincoln University, Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the public road leading from Lincoln University Station, on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad, to Lincoln University, and running thence by lands late of Anna B. Smith, now of Grace A. Thorne and J. Hayes Turner, south 89 1/2 degrees east 299 1/2 feet to an iron pin; thence by

land of the Abbot Alderny Dairy, north 13 degrees west 131 feet 9 inches to an iron pin; thence by land formerly of Sarah H. Bustill, now of J. Hayes Turner, north 89 1/2 degrees west 154 feet to a post; thence by land of George Conn and Mrs. Reed, south Y, degrees west 100 feet to a post; thence by land of Mrs. Reed, north 80 1/2 degrees west 150 feet to a stake in the public road aforesaid; thence along said road, south 1/2 degree west 30 feet to the place of beginning.

CONTAINING 24,675 square feet of land, be the same more or less.

PREMISES “B” ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage of land, situate in Lincoln University in Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Penna., bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a stone in the public road running from Lincoln University Station to Lincoln University and thence along said road by land of the late Henry D. Hodgson, north 1/2 degree east 50 feet to a stone; thence leaving said road and running at right angles with the first mentioned line by land of Geo. D. Conn, 150 feet to a stone; thence by land of Sarah Bustill south 1/2 degree west, 50 feet to a stone; thence by land late of the same by a line at right angles to the said 1” and 1”’ mentioned line and parallel with the 2”” mentioned line, 150 feet to the place of beginning.

CONTAINING 7,500 square feet of land, more or less.

BEING UPI Numbers: 56-9D-17 & 56-9D-16 BLR Nos.: 56-9D-17 & 56-9D-16 BEING known as: 306 Ashmun Avenue, Lincoln University, PA 19352.

BEING the same premises which Elaine Walls, Executrix of the Estate of Lillian T. Walls, deceased and Elaine Walls, executrix of the Estate of Alphonso D. Walls, deceased,, by Deed

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PLAINTIFF: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC VS DEFENDANT: ISRAEL T. VELEZ SALE ADDRESS: 306 Ashmun Avenue, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC, 908233-8500 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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SALE NO. 15-6-515 Writ of Execution No. 2011-08696 DEBT $165,096.21 PROPERTY situate in the Borough of West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 5-7-10 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER MINTSCHENKO and APRIL MINTSCHENKO a/k/a APRIL B. MINTSCHENKO

SALE ADDRESS: 509 Prospect Avenue, West Grove, PA 19390-1327 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 the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm.

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Local News Young students get spotlight at Oxford Arts Alliance

By John Chambless Staff Writer For young, creative kids, nothing boosts confidence like having their artwork shown in a gallery.

The Oxford Arts Alliances obliges every year with a student art show that might just launch the careers of future artists.

The exhibit, divided by school, spans works from kindergarten through 12th grade. Some of the pieces are variations on what must have been art class assignments, but it’s interesting to see how children have stamped their own styles on their works. For parents, of course, their child’s painting is the best in the show, but speaking as an outside observer, there are serveral pieces that have considerable charm.

Bethany Christian School first-grader Julia Hughes has a completely adorable painting/collage of a contented cat, curled up on an oval rug, that gets everything just right. Ella Cost, a fifth-grader at Bethany Christian School, shows a green cat watercolor that has great character as well.

The cut-paper collages of African families by students from the Nottingham Academy are cleverly done and memorable.

Anthony Karpinski, a fourth-grader at Nottingham Academy, gets a nice sense of scale in his outerspace vision of colorful comets and moons.

Oxford Area High School is represented by some very fine watercolor portraits – one of Virginia Woolf by Maddie Sapp, and one of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Grace Miller. Both of them are seniors, but Morgan Curl’s portrait

of a young woman is exceptionally well done, especially considering that Curl is a 10th grader. She shows extreme promise as a professional artist someday.

Hopewell Elementary sixthgrader Lexi Hollick gets a great alien-looking sky and mysterious mood into her “Ancient Ruins” drawing. And there’s a wonderful energy to the Sacred Heart School’s three-dimensional interpretations of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers.” There are also several plein air landscapes by young students that show nice use of materials and lovely compositions – particularly the windswept trees in the drawing by fourth-grader Liam Davis.

Jordan Bank Elementary students have some fun variations on Monet’s Garden, and some lively “April Showers” paintings as well.

Elk Ridge Elementary’s two polar bear paintings are great – and their various cityscapes are packed with vibrant colors and details.

Penn’s Grove Middle School standouts include Hannah Bartlett’s drawing, “Balloon Animal,” and Anna Byerly’s somber drawing, “Broken.”

Don’t miss the works displayed in the gallery’s front window, particularly the black-and-white lion drawing by home-schooled student Jen Roth, who is all of 17 and shows rich promise.

The student art show continues through June 19 at the Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford).

Visit www.oxfordart.org for more informaiton.

To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com.

Variations on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers,’ by students at Sacred Heart School.

A version of Monet’s Garden by Wyatt Stockton.

A collage by Angela Martinez.

An outer-space drawing by Anthony Karpinski.

A pencil portrait by Morgan Curl.

‘Balloon Animal’ by Hannah Bartlett.

A cat painting by Julia Hughes.

A painting by home-schooled student Jen Roth.

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