Chester County Press 08-04-2021 Edition

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Volume 155, No. 31

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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Philips Florist celebrates 100 years

On Saturday July 31, Philips Florist celebrated the 100th anniversary of the business with a 1920s-themed celebration and car show. The event included vendors, carnival games, a food truck and raffles. Just prior to the start of the Prehistoric cave art celebration, the Oxford Area installation on display in Chamber of Commerce Kennett Square...1B and State Representative

John Lawrence surprised owner Vicki Robinson with a special award from the Chamber in celebration of 100 years. “I was thinking of all the special events over the past 100 years that Philips has been a part of with their flowers—weddings, proms, generations of Mother’s Day flowers and thank you Continued on page 5A

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The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce presented Philips Florist with an award recognizing the 100th anniversary of the business. Vicki Robinson, the owner of Philips Florist, is pictured with Christine Grove, Sara Seitz, Renee Huggard, Samatha Madonna, Kathie Burckman and State Rep. John Lawrence.

Part 2 in a three-part series

100-year-old photographer Bob Adams and the rest of his story By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer

Oxford Area Recreation Authority receives grant ...6A

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce establishes new scholarship fund...6A

INDEX Opinion.......................7A Obituaries.............2B-3B Classifieds.............3B-7B

One of the memories that has stayed with Bob Adams for decades is sailing past the Statue of Liberty at dawn as he and a large group of U.S. soldiers traveled into World War II. At two in the morning that day, Adams and a large group of U.S. soldiers started marching on to a ship called the Aquatania, a sister ship to the Lousitania. The ship held 2,000 people for that voyage. “I remember sailing past the Statue of Liberty at dawn. I watched it until it was out of sight,” Adams recalled. “We took turns using our bunks. We went to the mess hall to eat and it was a mess. There were worms crawling in our oatmeal. The captain of the ship was alleged to have sold our food on the black

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Bob Adams in his military attire in 1942.

market. We were fed what was left over from hauling prisoners of war to Australia.” On the fourth day of the journey toward the war front, they ran into a hurricane. “That was the scariest part I can remember on that old ship,” Adams recalled. “We ran through 40-foot waves. I honestly didn’t know if we would make it. We were next to the Azores, and then

A photograph of a B 17 Bomber in flight.

we docked in Scotland. hauled us by truck to the was our base. The village The group then went to base in May of 1942.” of Kimbolton was right up the Midlands and got off Adams continued, against a farm. I remember Continued on page 3A at the railroad station. They “Kimbolton in England

Raising funds for installment of memorial in Oxford park

Mount America: A foundation rises in Nottingham for veterans and families

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Nottingham resident George Turak’s mission to bring a memorial celebrating the fallen men and women of our nation’s armed forces to Oxford is a tale that begins many years ago, when he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1969-70. In the jungle one early morning at about 5 a.m., Turak was wounded during a battle with the Vietcong. After he recovered from his injuries and returned to the United States, Turak, a Wilmington native, became the owner of the Turak Gallery of American Art in

Company to host educational seminar on Aug. 14 at Stroud Water Research Center

HempAlternative: Acres of new opportunity By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Michelle Turak

Gold Star Mother Trudy Corma accepts her Gold Star Mothers certificate from George Turak of the Mount America Foundation.

Philadelphia in 1973, which While he was positioning specializes in the pur- the gallery to become one chase and sale of 19th and of the finest galleries of Continued on page 4A 20th century American art.

On a recent summer afternoon, Hemp-Alternative Chief Executive Officer Cynthia Petrone-Hudock and her son Brad Hudock – the company’s Director of Operations and Project Management – walked a visitor through the broad sweep of their hemp fields that grow green and magnificent in Avondale. At the Meadow Springs Farm, long rows of hemp

burst through black tarpaulin in the sun, while in a nearby barn, huge sacks of harvested hemp waited to be converted into hemp (CBD) oil and distributed worldwide for its holistic benefits as it has been reported to address chronic pain, epilepsy and inflammatory conditions. Less than one mile away off of Spencer Road, Petrone-Hudock and her son disappeared into a 13-acre thicket of hemp, Continued on page 5A

Southern Chester County Circuit Trail feasibility study recommends major projects Public input helps determine bicycle and pedestrian improvements to connect communities and link to the Circuit Trail network The Chester County Planning Commission recently wrapped up an 18-month study to determine the feasibility of developing a multi-use trail connecting Chester County’s southern communities to the Circuit – Greater Philadelphia’s existing multi-use trail network.

Major project recommendations included 20 miles of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Baltimore Pike to create a unified “Baltimore Pike Bikeway,” and two multiuse trails along the U.S. Route 1 Expressway: one in the Kennett area, and one in the Oxford area. Commenting on the trail

study, Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz said, “In the 18 months since this study began, we have all come to appreciate, even more, the value of trails, not just for walking, biking and de-stressing, but for alternative methods of transportation.” The two recommended

multi-use trails would be coordinated with PennDOT’s current project to reconstruct the U.S. Route 1 Expressway. These two proposed trails—one 3.5 miles long and the other five miles long— would serve as stand-alone amenities addressing the region’s strong interest in recreational trails.

Additionally, further study to determine the optimal trail alignment between Schoolhouse Road in East Marlborough Township and the Brandywine Creek was recommended, as well as a loop trail in Jennersville, and a connection from Nottingham Village to Continued on page 2A


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