Township considering potential demolition, preservation of Spar Hill Farm structures
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
With the precision of a diamond cutter wielding a delicate drill bit, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors and the township’s Historical Commission recently considered the structure by structure future of the Spar Hill Farm, including a stabilization proposal that would remove 13 buildings, barns, silos and sheds
from the 103-acre, township-owned property.
The public meeting took place on Aug. 17 at the East Marlborough Township meeting room, due to repair work being done at the Kennett Township Building. In her presentation before the board, Commission Chairperson Karen Marshall referred to a May 9 report she received from Matthew Roberson, president of West Chester-based Restoration Carpentry,
Inc. that spelled out the details of his overview of the farm, done in consultation with members of the Commission and township residents.
Based on Roberson’s report, the following structures were deemed “not worthy of preservation” at the site and should be demolished: a carriage house, a barn, four sheds, a concrete silo, a loafing barn, a turkey slaughter house, two tenant houses, a
wood fence and a garage –at a total estimated cost of $335,584.
Roberson and Marshall also recommended that the following structures be stabilized or retained “as is”: a smoke house, the main residence, a metal silo, a silo base, a stone wall, three small sheds, a pony barn, a metal fence, a spring house, a wood bridge and concrete livestock ramps – at a total estimated cost of $142,626.
The estimated cost of
A gable shed and a pony barn, located at the historic 103-acre Spar Hill Farm in Kennett Township, have all been recommended for stabilization, based on a recent study presented to the township’s Board of Supervisors on Aug. 17.
site clean up is $18,061. In total, the estimated cost of stabilization and demolition at Spar Hill Farm is $478,210.
Penndel Bridge installed at White Clay Creek Preserve
The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF), a non-profit organization with a mission to protect Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests, partnered with the Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve to announce the installation of the Penndel Bridge in the White Clay Creek Preserve. The 3,212-acre White Clay Creek Preserve in southern Chester County is the only preserve in Pennsylvania’s state park system.
The creek from which the preserve takes its name has been designated a National Wild and Scenic River by Congress for its water-quality enhancing features, as well as its outstanding scenic, wildlife, recreational, and cultural value.
The preserve is managed for low-intensity day use
activities, such as hiking, trail running, fishing, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Scotty Crowder, chair of the Friends of White Clay Creek, emphasized that “it provides a real outdoor experience.”
The new Penndel Bridge is found on the Penndel Hiking/Biking Trail, which was once an 18th-century roadbed, and spans a feeder stream of White Clay Creek.
Previously, a culvert facilitated hikers’ movements across the feeder stream. However, a heavy storm in 2018 blew the culvert out, requiring visitors to cross the stream on foot over wet and slippery rocks. Then, after a replacement culvert was installed in 2021, Hurricane Ida tore through the region and knocked the
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Oxford Borough seeks to fill council vacancy
Oxford Borough Council formally accepted the resignation of council member Mary Higgins and is now seeking applications
from those interested in filling the position.
Any registered electors in the Borough of Oxford interested in being considered to fill the vacancy
should submit a letter of interest to the borough via email at manager@ oxfordboro.org or by mail to 1 Octoraro Alley, PO Box 380, Oxford, PA
‘As long as I am flying, I will be happy’ AGHS student becomes
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
On the morning of July 25 – his birthday -- Lars Trone of Lincoln University was 3,000 feet in the air above the New Garden Flying Field in Chester County, behind the control stick of a 700-pound glider with Piet Barber, an FAAdesignated pilot examiner. There was a pilot’s checklist tucked into a side pocket beside Lars’ right leg in the cockpit, but his training at the Brandywine Soaring Association (BSA) had well prepared him for this ride, and he had memo-
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The person selected to fill the vacancy will serve until January of 2024.
Borough council will consider all the applica-
tions and the expectation is that a vote to appoint the new member of council will take place at a public meeting on Monday, Sept. 12.
Christiana Care Health System, Inc. (ChristianaCare) and Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. (Prospect) announced this week that negotiations for the purchase of Crozer Health have concluded without an agreement.
ChristianaCare and Prospect announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for ChristianaCare to acquire Crozer Health from Prospect on Feb. 11, 2022. Since the signing of the LOI in February, the economic landscape has significantly changed, impacting the ability of the sale to move forward.
Both organizations worked very hard to reach a final agreement and have significant respect for each other, and remain committed to caring for the health of those in Delaware County.
ChristianaCare, which is headquartered in Wilmington, Del., recently completed the purchase of former Jennersville Hospital location from Tower Health. Plans to reopen the facility in Penn Township are still being worked on.
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Twenty members from the Landenberg United Methodist Church (LUMC) and the Chatham United Methodist Church (LUMC) gathered on Aug. 17 as part of a weekly Bible study series between the two parishes. Upcoming classes will be held on Aug. 24 at CUMC and on Aug. 31 at LUMC. To learn more, call the LUMC
Photo by Richard L. Gaw Sixteen-year-old Lars Trone of Lincoln University recently became the youngest private glider pilot in the U.S.
Photos by Matthew Roberson
‘A cohesive story’
“In the analysis of each building, we looked at what would be the minimum [effort required] to stabilize the structure to preserve it from further deterioration,” Roberson told the board. “For a variety of structures, there are recommended upgrades to the scope of work that would enhance each in some way.”
“We are asking that the board consider their recommendations for preservation and preservation techniques as a package,” Marshall said. “Together, they will provide enough physical evidence of the historic Spar Hill Farm to tell a cohesive story about the three major periods of agriculture that we are focusing on preserving.”
From the time the township purchased Spar Hill Farm in 2018 for $3.2 million ($1 million was received by a grant from the Mt. Cuba Center), there has been wide speculation and discussion about
what the township’s future plans are for it. Marshall said that the Commission has already received several suggestions from residents that include establishing an agricultural museum, a shelter for farm animals and an educational center for developing interpretive trails.
She said that the key objective of Spar Hill Farm is to meet the township’s objective to preserve the context of the township’s “heritage and character.”
“The many cultural resource studies will provide ample evidence of the history and evolution of the farm, its integrity as a locally significant resource, and its importance to the story of our township,” she said. “It meets our local historic resource criteria, because it exemplifies our cultural and economic heritage and it is a local landmark and a distinct place.”
In response to Supervisor Scudder Stevens’ definition of Spar Hill farm as a “hodgepodge” of structures from different periods, Marshall said the farm
should be interpreted as an historic district that encompasses an overall history that dates back to the 1800s.
“If we were looking at a single-period farm, we would have a defined period of significance and looking to preserve the specific structures that fit within that defined period,” she said. “In this case, what we’re looking at is the entire history of the farm.
“The district has its own value by its own elements. In a district, each element is less important than the whole.”
Township Director of Finance and Human Resources Amy Heinrich told the board that dependent upon its’ final decision regarding the proposal, the township will generate final
estimates for approval and then enter the bidding process for the scope of work that will be agreed to.
Township Manager Eden Ratliff said that the board will vote to take action on the recommended stabilization and demolition project, as early as September.
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.
While a recent report recommended the demolition 13 structures at Spar Hill Farm, this metal silo will likely be preserved and stabilized as part of a longterm plan for the farm.
A legislative gathering to discuss housing experiences in Chester County, including the emerging acute crisis of homelessness, is being planned for Wednesday, Aug. 24. County Commissioner Josh Maxwell is hosting
There are concerns about an ‘acute crisis of homelessness’ as local organizations see requests for assistance rise sharply the event in partnership with local groups including Kennett Area Community Services (KACS), Home of the Sparrow, Habitat for Humanity, Orion Communities, SILO, Good Samaritan Services, Act in Faith, Neighborhood Services Center, and CYWA. This year, KACS is seeing a 30-percent increase due, in part, to the continuing effects of COVID-19, an economic downturn, and soaring inflation. KACS Emergency
Assistance Services currently has 12 families sheltering in hotels and 90 open cases with many more on the waiting list.
The legislative gathering will include a video and speakers, including presentations by KACS staff members and representatives from community organizations. The presentations will focus on the impact of rising costs for Chester County residents. Food and energy prices and
rising rents are making it more difficult for many families to maintain adequate housing.
The goal of the legislative gathering is to identify short-term or longterm solutions that will prevent more neighbors from finding themselves facing homelessness.
The event will take place at the Graduate Building, Room 126, on the campus of West Chester University, beginning at 3 p.m.
Photo by Matthew Roberson
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culvert out again. With strong storms becoming more frequent, it became clear to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) that a bridge was needed. The park manager approached Scotty Crowder and the Friends of White Clay Creek about plans of installing a premanufactured bridge. DCNR suggested that if the Friends could cover the installation costs, DCNR would cover the bridge cost.
The Friends began a fundraising drive through private donations -- including a sizable donation from a local foundation -received over $10,000 from
The belts, brakes, ballast, canopy, cable, and controls of the glider were all free and correct.
the Pennsylvania Parks and Forest Foundation, and made private contributions. As with the best-laid plans, costs fluctuated, and a few additional private donors helped close the final gap in funding.
The Penndel Bridge is built with the deck of the bridge set at the 100-year flood mark over the feeder stream, providing visitors with a safe crossing.
Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve volunteers like Gary Kirk and Tom Ruszkay, who oversaw the placement, worked hand-inhand with DCNR and the bridge installation company to get it done.
For the Friends of White Clay Creek, bridge-building is becoming their forte. These volunteers have built
The glider’s yaw string – the simple and tell-tale indicator of coordination taped to the canopy of the aircraft -- was pointing directly at him. Standing near the runways
many footbridges throughout the preserve. The Friends group has also collaborated with boy scouts on bridge projects aimed at facilitating movement over drainage areas and projects providing informational kiosks to improve the trail experiences.
The Friends have four more bridge projects on the horizon. The White Clay Creek Bridge #22 that spans the river was also damaged by Hurricane Ida and needs to be repaired or replaced. It’s the main bridge in the preserve and was severely damaged by flood debris. In addition, three other older bridges in the preserve have either deteriorated due to structural age and/or flood damage to the support abutments or
tarmac, Dave Anderson, Lars’ instructor and other members from BSA stood and watched Trone’s checkride flights.
They knew their student had gone through all of the necessary training. He is a member of the Brandywine Soaring Association at the New Garden Flying Field, and is the cadet commander of the North Chesapeake Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol at Claremont Airport near Elkton. He had already pored through 1,700-pages of FAA manuals in preparation for this day, and had also logged far more than the minimum flight time and thousands more practicing take-offs and landings on his home flight simulator.
Earlier that month, Lars passed the FAA written exam and acquired an FAA
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medical certificate to operate a power plane. On July 25 he passed an oral knowledge exam that presented different flight scenarios and took checkride flights accompanied by Barber, where he demonstrated proper flight procedures and various emergency maneuvers.
On July 25, Lars Trone became the youngest private glider pilot in the United States. He is 16 years old, and is about to begin his sophomore year at Avon Grove High School. With little time to celebrate his big achievement, Lars hurried off to Smoketown Flight Center in Lancaster County, where he had been training separately in a powered aircraft. He had another goal and it was to solo a powered plane on his 16th birth-
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day. After several weather delays, Marcial Garcia, his flight instructor, gave him the all clear to complete his 30-minute solo.
‘Being in control of something so much larger than us’
“I first became interested in aviation when my fami-
ly and I took a commercial flight on vacation when I was 11 years old,” Lars said. “Within six months, my interest in aviation had grown, and one weekend, my father took me to the EAA Chapter 240 pancake breakfast which also provided a free flight through the Young Eagles program
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The Penndel Bridge was recently installed in the White Clay Creek Preserve.
Photos courtesy of Rick Trone
In addition to piloting a private glider, Lars also performed a solo flight in a powered aircraft.
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at the New Garden Flying
Although they arrived to hear that the breakfast had been postponed due to bad weather, Lars, his father Rick and other youngsters were introduced to certified glider flight instructor Dave Anderson, who showed them the BSA hangars, where several gliders were stored.
“Dave asked me if I was interested in learning about gliders, and within about a year, I took my first flight,” Lars said. “I remember that I was nervous during the week leading up to that first flight, but once I sat next to my instructor Mike O’Donnell, the feeling was incredibly amazing.
“From the very beginning, I enjoyed the feeling of being in control of something so much larger than us, and being able to do something that humans cannot do – to actually be in control up in the sky.”
“My wife and I have always encouraged Lars and his older sister Sofia – who has taken orientation flights with the Civil Air Patrol -- to follow their passions, in whatever they want to do,” Rick said. “Ironically, although flight makes me uncomfortable,
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my wife and I decided that we would not let those fears stop what Lars wanted to do.”
From nearly the time Lars took his first solo glider on his 14th birthday, Anderson has served as Lars’ instructor.
“Lars has been one of the most adept students that I have had,” he said. “There has only been one other young pilot I have taught who has passions similar to Lars, and he went on to becoming a registered glider flight instructor when he was 18.
“I see Lars as much more dedicated than most when it comes to aviation, and he spends a lot more time on the less romantic things related to flying such as reading FAA manuals and learning about things not directly related to the fun you get from just flying.
“He has the natural skills, but he does the other book knowledge and studies the many aspects of gliding. Because of that, and because of the support he receives from his parents, I see him going much further in aviation than almost anyone I have ever taught.”
‘Laser-sharp attention’
While a glider is flown in the same general fashion as a normal airplane,
the major difference is that a glider gathers its thrust through gravity. During takeoff, gliders are normally towed by – and attached to -- a propeller airplane, and at a certain altitude, the glider pilot will release the rope that is pulling the glider. Once the tow plane and glider are airborne, maintaining ideal position behind the tow plane is the primary task of the glider pilot which better assures control of speed and altitude.
A private glider pilot develops his or her flight acumen to include not only a mastery of hand-eye coordination skills and muscle memory, but a near memorization of every aspect of that which is contained in the many FAA handbooks and texts that is for many pilots required reading. In order to earn a certified private glider license, the pilot must also log a minimum of ten hours of glider flight time over at least 20 glider flights, pass the FAA written exam, perform at least two hours of solo glider flight time and pass the FAA flight exam with an FAA examiner.
1,000 hours of complete experience.”
For Lars, who was most recently a counselor at the Future Aviators Camp at the New Garden Flying Field this summer, his eventual goal is to be able to earn admission into either the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. or the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
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“I have never seen focus from anyone like I see focus from Lars,” Rick said. “He gives his passion for aviation and gliding his laser-sharp attention in order to realize and accomplish his goals. For Lars, it’s not just about being able to get in the air, but learning on the ground as well. In total, from actual flight experience, study and practicing takeoffs and landings on his flight simulator at home, he has more than
“When you’re a kid, you latch onto something that excites you, and for Lars, it has been flying,” Anderson said. “It becomes a childhood dream, and a lot of us give up on those childhood dreams as we get older, but others, like Lars, are fortunate enough to never lose sight of those dreams, and continue to make it all work.”
“Ultimately, I want to make a career out of flying,” Lars said. “I have
already seen so many young people begin to lose their passion for what they once loved to do, but flying to me is always something I will be excited to do.
“As long as I am flying, I will be happy.”
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.
The Brandywine Soaring Association is located at the New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon. To learn more, visit www.brandywinesoaring.com.
Photo courtesy of Rick Trone
Lars hopes to study aviation at either the U.S. Air Force Academy or the U.S. Naval Academy after high school.
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Lars is a member of the Brandywine Soaring Association, which is headquartered at the New Garden Flying Field.
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Celebrating the Mushroom Festival
It’s hard to believe that it’s almost time for the Mushroom Festival.
This year’s fun-filled event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many of the favorite attractions and activities are returning for the 37th annual festival, and organizers have also planned some
new things for this year’s event. We’ll soon be publishing the Mushroom Festival Guide that will include all the details about where to go and what to do as you plan your agenda. It would be hard to overstate the importance of the mushroom industry to the local economy. After all, Kennett Square is the Mushroom Capital
of the World. The first cultivated mushrooms grown in the United States were grown right in Kennett Square. Mushrooms are the number-one cash crop in Pennsylvania, and over half of the mushrooms grown in the United States come from the Kennett Square region.
Working on the Mushroom Festival Guide is always an honor for us here at the
Chester County Press
Congratulations to the organizers, sponsors, vendors, and volunteers who help to make the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival one of the best food festivals in the U.S.
The festival is much more than a fun-filled event. The impact of the festival extends throughout the year. Proceeds raised during the festival are utilized to fund
Carnival!
By Mike Heron
This is a reminiscence of the ‘salad years’ of the Oxford Firemen’s Carnival, which in its day was undoubtedly the social high point of the year for our little burg. This seemed especially true for the scores of area farm families who didn’t get into town much in the summer.
When I was a little boy, more than 70 years ago, living on N. Third Street, I remember at dusk one summer evening, lying in bed, listening to the crickets, and hearing the faint sound of drumming off in the distance. Before my mother turned off the light I asked her about that noise, and she told me, “Just wait. That’s the firemen’s drum and bugle corps, and they’re practicing for the big parade later this summer, and the start of the big carnival. You’re going to love it.” The hook had just been set. Over the course of the next several weeks, the drumming got better, and the night of the big parade finally arrived. And what a humongous parade it was. Back in those days it attracted as many as 100 companies with marchers and scores of visiting fire engines. I remember standing at the curb, in awe of those shiny red trucks. With encouragement from bystanders they would hit the siren. And to my astonishment there was the occasional white fire truck! Who knew there was such a thing? The marching contingent from each fire company was always in a celebratory mood, getting away from their small town
for an afternoon and night out with the boys. In my later pre-teen years, I came to see more of that exuberance after the parade, when the carnival officially began. Many of the visiting firemen retreated to the John Hays Room and the main bar of the venerable Oxford Hotel, where pride mixed with boastfulness, and rival fire companies would get into disagreements about whose truck was newer or bigger (Cochranville versus Atglen?). This would spill out into the street, in front of the fire hall. But it rarely went beyond pushing and shoving, and the same guys who were about to square off would be seen later, arms across each other’s shoulders, toasting one another.
Now in those early carnival days, say the 1950s, the Union Fire Company (UFC) would move their three or four trucks out of the firehouse and turn the “engine room” into a popular dance hall. They would scrub the shiny floors clean as a whistle, and sprinkle shuffle-board wax to improve the slipperiness. I think they had live bands, and the dances were popular, but some of the churchwomen were appalled at couples doing the new dance, the jitterbug. That plus the increasing presence of rowdy sailors from nearby Bainbridge NTC in Port Deposit sounded the death knell for dancing. But the Union Fire Company was ready with a less frenetic substitute, the serving of chicken corn soup at long tables. The soup became famous in southern Chester
County and the fire department made good money from its sale.
It’s important to remember that the fire company’s grounds in those days were very spacious, acres it seemed. And the carnival filled every inch with games of chance, raffle booths, amusement rides, and food concessions. I remember each as though it were yesterday. When one strolled the carnival grounds, there was an unofficial pattern of mostly one-way traffic. It was clockwise as I recall. Let’s go on a walking tour, starting to the left of the fire house doors, with U.S. Route 1 at our backs.
The first thing you would see was a “High Striker” with its distinctive bell that would ring if you swung the heavy mallet hard enough to send a hockey puck up the rail to hit the school bell. This was often manned by a guy of small-to-average build who could ring the bell every time as an example. So a big, strong farmhand who has been pitching hay all afternoon felt pretty sure he could win his girlfriend a Kewpie Doll by taking a swing. What few of us knew was that the game attendant could control the tension on the wire the puck rode on, and no matter how hard the mallet was swung it wouldn’t go all the way up. It usually took three or four progressively closer shots to ring the bell, and that paid for a lot of Kewpie Dolls!
Next door were two other skill games involving a baseball: knocking down stacked wooden “milk bottles” or knocking down at least three dolls from a shelf. The key advantage for the “house” was that the milk bottles had to be knocked completely off their table, and the dolls had lots of fringe around their edges and required a direct hit. Pesky little devils. Next up were one or two kiddie rides, but the main attraction for most of us was always the Ferris
Wheel. Our wheel was pretty tall for a small town, and at its apex you could see a great way across town (or so it seemed!). There was always a line waiting to ride, which gave the first timers a chance to opt out. I doubt there’s a kid anywhere who doesn’t remember his or her first ride. Perhaps with an older brother who would rock the seat when it would stop aloft. If you took a date to the carnival, a ride on the big wheel was a given! And what a thrill when the Ferris Wheel would occasionally go backwards at full speed! This was pretty exotic for sleepy little Oxford.
Below the Ferris Wheel and along Fourth Street there was a string of booths where you could buy a raffle ticket on a refrigerator, or a washer and dryer, or a speedboat, or a heifer, or a beautiful Shetland pony, a white miniature horse complete with matching red saddle, bridle, reins and breastplate. These prizes would all be raffled off on the last night of carnival, always a Saturday.
Walking further along the Fourth Street side of the grounds there was a large stage that dominated the scene, and on this platform every night there would be some fairly decent Country and Western music, all of which my crowd hated because we were into Rock ‘n Roll! To our dismay, it seemed that every group sang with a southern twang and used a steel guitar. The occasional exception would be a concert by a nearby high school band. That was much more preferable, particularly if they were accompanied by cheerleaders!
Near the stage and along the side of the fire house were booths that featured games of chance. These used a spinning wheel with 20 or so numbers. Along the counter was a corresponding grid with the same 20 numbers. You would place a dime on your favorite number (mine was 13) and
the Mushroom Festival’s Grant Program. Through the years, the festival has allocated approximately $1 million to nonprofit organizations that serve the Chester County community.
This year’s theme for the Mushroom Festival is “Growing Strong.”
The mushroom industry in Kennett Square started small and mushroomed into the leading industry in the
county. The Mushroom Festival itself started small and grew and grew into one of the region’s largest and most popular events.
Kennett Square’s growth into a top-notch community mirrors the growth of the Mushroom Festival.
Here’s hoping that this year’s Mushroom Festival is the best one yet.
if the wheel landed on your number you won 10 dimes in return. A different booth offered prizes for adults and kids, and I won a pop gun one night! It seemed there was a booth offering small kitchen appliances, too. I often wondered how those wheels of chance weren’t breaking the law, but the fire department was deeply respected, and all the proceeds went to their budget. Near the bottom of the Fourth Street side were concessions, and the three that are seared into my memory were the cotton candy, the bright red candied apple on a stick, and later as a teen, the delicious french fries. The fries were cooked and sold by the same woman every year, and she would wait on you with a pained smile, her hands and cheeks a rosy red from working over the hot oil all night. I thought I would catch sight of her around town during the rest of the year, but now I am pretty sure she was a carny worker. If I ever bumped into her I planned to ask her the secret for having the most delicious fries in the land—or at least in southern Chester County! Was it special salt, or a secret recipe vinegar?
Lost to the ages!
Behind this concession on lower Fourth Street the Union Fire Department would offer free firetruck rides out to Bicknell’s Pool and back. They used a pumper truck with all the hoses removed, and the kids rode in the center of the truck bed, with protective firemen across the back for safety’s sake. What a thrill! Especially if they went through your neighborhood and blew the siren!
The big attraction by far on the Market Street side of the carnival grounds was the bingo pavilion. Certainly the largest and most popular attraction for the ladies (especially farm wives), participants sat around the perimeter of a large rectangular booth with their bingo cards on the counter. In a trough in front of them were shucked kernels of corn to be used as markers. In the middle of this rectangular pavilion were the prizes: displays of every type of kitchenware imaginable: toasters, mixers, blenders, carving knife sets, table linens, etc.
The unusual aspect of this game was that you had to be the first to yell Bingo! to win—there were no shared prizes. So naturally as one filled their card with markers the tension and pressure would build. One time in a particularly close game the winning lady jumped
up and yelled Bingo! and she rocked the booth so hard all the kernels were dislodged from the cards. Pandemonium! But it was common to spot a Bingo winner walking the grounds clutching her hard-won booty. They had the biggest grins of all.
Uphill from the bingo pavilion and along the Route 1 side were situated the Grand Prizes, and always the most heavily subscribed raffle of the carnival—a brand new Chevrolet sedan, complete with radio! One year there was a sort of junior prize too—a Chevy Corvair, the radical rear engine economy car. Throughout my youth, it seemed I would go up to the carnival almost every night. We lived close, only a few blocks away, and come the end of the evening my family would be gathered on our screened porch. We could easily hear the announcements over the loudspeakers of raffle and prize winners. The carnival committee would take over the main stage and bring out a huge raffle drum with hundreds and maybe thousands of ticket stubs. Each had the name and address of the purchaser. A guest would rotate the huge barrel and reach in for the winner. Over 15 or so years before I outgrew this wonderful event our family did fairly well with prizes. My brother Jimmy won a speedboat, my Uncle Joe won the Corvair, and one year that darn Shetland pony came to us! A well lubricated uncle had taken a chance in Jimmy’s and my names so he could tease our Dad, who had zero interest in any horse that didn’t have a jockey.
In my later years I left Oxford and started a career that involved quite a bit of travel. I would come across county fairs, oyster roasts, western rodeos, harvest celebrations, and all manner of community festivals. But I never saw one that matched the Oxford Firemen’s Carnival for organization, fun and excitement. And I can’t smell cotton candy at any event without immediately going back home, to our big summer-ending event.
Postscript: Sadly, all things must come to an end, and after 77 years of great success, the Ox- ford Firemen’s Carnival was discontinued in 2001. Mike Heron resides in Atlanta, Georgia now, but lived in Oxford as a youth. His parents owned Heron’s Soda Shoppe.
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Chester County ranked as top-ten digital county
County’s emphasis on cloudbased solutions helps to earn top ranking among nation’s 3,000-plus counties
Chester County government’s continued advancement in digital technology has earned a top-ten placement among America’s 3,000-plus counties.
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) and National Association of Counties (NACo) have announced that Chester County is a recipient of a Digital Counties Survey Award in the 500,000+ category. The award cites best technology practices, including initiatives that save tax dollars, boost transparency, focus citizen engagement and cyber security.
The Digital Counties Survey, conducted by CDG and developed in partnership with NACo, identifies the best technology practices among U.S. counties, including initiatives that streamline delivery of government services, encourage collaboration, enhance cybersecurity, and apply innovative and emerging technologies
to county priorities.
The judges noted Chester County’s emphasis on automating systems through cloud-based solutions, allowing easier and faster processes for residents while also improving the efficiency of staff time.
Additional priorities by Chester County IT staff include research into Artificial Intelligence (AI) processes that automatically respond to users interested in county programs and services, and an electronic signature process to expedite transactions and ensure security for contracts and grants.
“Our nation’s top counties continue to succeed and deliver on key services, breaking down barriers to broadband connectivity and accessibility, building upon innovative and smart initiatives that enable government to better plan for and protect their citizens, constituents, and assets,” said Brian Cohen, CDG vice president. “The Center for Digital Government is excited to recognize and congratulate Chester County as one of this year’s winners, for their accomplishments and continuing efforts to use technology to make government better.”
Representatives from the Chester County offices of the Sheriff, Recorder of Deeds and Prothonotary presented a community collection of school supplies to the Maternal and Child Health Consortium (MCHC) this week, in support of the organization’s back to school supplies drive. This year MCHC will distribute loaded backpacks, tailored to the specific needs of individual students, to more than 600 children in Chester County. Pictured (top left to right) are Kim Bydlon, special projects coordinator for the Recorder of Deeds office and Milena Lanz, executive director of MCHC (middle row) Natalie
Coughlin, MCHC, Joni Bommelyn, Chester County Sheriff’s Office, Bridget Blewitt, Prothonotary’s office; Kristen Hume, Prothonotary’s office, and (bottom row) Briana Villagrana, MCHC, Emma Garner, MCHC, and Fredda Maddox, Chester County Sheriff.
Unionville Community Fair to celebrate its 98th
fiction novels to the Oxford Arts Alliance. The local non-profit organization will host a bag-of-books fundraiser in the Main Gallery (38 South Third Street in Oxford) from Sept. 2 to Oct. 28. Fill a brown paper bag with as many books as you'd like and only pay $15.
5 to 8 .p.m. and First Friday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit www. oxfordart.org or call 610-467-0301.
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Chester County’s latest recognition for digital technology, awarded by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties.
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DELORES ANN MATTSON
Delores Ann (Pierce) Mattson, 64, of Landenberg, passed away on July 28, 2022 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del.
She was the wife of the late William Mattson, who died in 2014, and with whom she shared 27 years of marriage.
Born in Johnson City, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late R.J. Pierce and the late Georgia Ann (Gent) Pierce.
She worked for many years at Alpha Spawn and Happy Harry’s/Walgreens in Avondale.
She is survived by her sons, Larry A. Eller, Jr. (Theresa) and Matthew Mattson of Landenberg; her grandchildren, Larry Eller III, Tyler Eller, and Dustin Kendrick Jr.; her great-grandchildren, Lilah and River Eller and Rylee Eller; her siblings Norman C. Pierce, Mary A. Osborne (Thomas), and Sandra D. Carpenter (Bobby); her uncle Clyde Gent and her aunts, Evelyn Miller, Bonnie Clawson, and Barbara Caldwell; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Terry L. Pierce and a daughter, Sabrina A. Barclay.
Services were held on Aug. 19.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made online at https://www.tmcfunding.com/funds/delores-ann-mattson-pierce-funeral-expense-fundraiser/6917/.
Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) Condolences may be made shared at www.griecofunerals.com.
For more information or to place an ad, contact Brenda Butt at 610-869-5553 ext. 10
LEAH JESSIE GAIN
Leah Jessie Gain, 15, of Cochranville, passed away peacefully at her home on Aug. 17, 2022.
Leah was born on Aug. 1, 2007 in West Grove. She was the beloved daughter of Matthew Allen Gain and Luann Margaret Gain.
Leah graduated from the The Arc of Chester County in 2013. She attended the Child and Career Development Center in Coatesville.
Leah loved listening to music, watching colorful lights, going swimming and traveling with her family to Knoebels. In addition to her parents, Leah is survived by her younger brother Ryan and many loving family members.
Services were held on Aug. 22 at the Edward L. Collins Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.
Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes memorial contributions be made to Leah’s school, the Child and Career Development Center, 1525 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, Pa. 19320.
Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.
Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
ANNE ELISE DUPONT
Anne Elise duPont, 91, of Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, Del., passed away peacefully on July 30, 2022. She was the widow of Alexis I duPont.
Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. in 1930, she was the daughter of Anna Nardin Smith and Everitt Burns Smith. She is survived by her sons Alexis duPont Jr. and his wife Laurance duPont of Los Angeles, Calif., Everitt duPont and his wife Alison duPont of Tallahassee, Fla., Thomas duPont of West Grove, her daughters Joanna Lewis and husband Houghton Lewis of Waxhaw, N.C., Stephanie duPont and her husband Mike Hannigan of White Fish, Mont., and 12 grandchildren. Anne was the perfect partner and complement to Alexis “Lex,” her husband of over 60 years. They went scuba diving on their honeymoon and throughout their life, traveled across the United States, Canada and Caribbean in Lex’s Cessna 185.
In the 1960s, they created an airport, the New Garden Flying Field, in Toughkenamon. Anne was the general manager and was instrumental in growing the airport from a single grass strip runway to a fully functioning regional general aviation airport with flight training, maintenance, hangars and fuel. They also created the Colonial Flying Corps Museum to restore and display antique aircraft. Anne was the business woman who managed Lex’s dreams. Anne was an avid reader and had many interests. She enjoyed attending the Philadelphia Orchestra, hosted artists, and was on the Board of Trustees of The Tatnall School. She was a gracious host, always delighted to add one more to the dinner table or have someone arrive last minute and spend the night. She was funny, kind and loved her family intensely. She also loved sharing her Block Island house with family and friends.
On Saturday, Sept. 17 there will be a private family graveside service followed by a Celebration of Life gathering at 11:30 a.m. at the Christ Church Christiana Hundred Parrish Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in honor of Anne Elise duPont be made to the Hagley Museum and Library of Wilmington, Del. For online condolences, please visit Chandlerfuneralhome.com.
CATHERINE SPROSS
Catherine Spross (nee McDevitt), a resident of Oxford who formerly lived in Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on Aug. 17, 2022 at Christiana Hospital Hospice in Newark, Del. She was surrounded by her loving family during her final days. She was 90.
Born in Philadelphia on Oct. 31, 1931, Catherine was a 1949 graduate of Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia and went on to work for Bell Telephone Co., Eaton Corporation and Angelo Brothers. She was a longtime former member of Maternity B.V.M. Church and then St. Christopher Church in Philadelphia.
Catherine is survived by three children, Richard Spross, Carol Daly (Francis), and Joseph Spross; her brother, Edward McDevitt (Sheila); her grandchildren, Sireen, Janine, Danielle, Richard, Kyle (Alexis), and Emma; and her great-grandchildren, Fiona, Gia, Mason and Logan.
Catherine is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard Spross; her daughter, Susan Joseph; grandson, Timothy; her brother, James McDevitt; and her parents, Edward and Sheila McDevitt. She will be greatly missed and forever loved.
A mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Aug. 22 at Sacred Heart Church in Oxford.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Arrangements are being handled by Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.
Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
BONNIE JONES
Bonnie “Jean” Jones, of Nottingham, passed away on Aug. 15, 2022 at the Union Hospital in Elkton, Md. She was 77.
She was the wife of James C. Jones, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, Del., she was the daughter of the late Emmanuel D. Hamby and the late Ora Phipps Hamby.
Jean was a homemaker and a dedicated mother.
She was a member of the New London Baptist Church in Kelton, Pa., where she was involved in many church activities.
Jean enjoyed sewing and she loved mending clothes for people. She also liked crocheting, helping others, and being with her family and friends. She enjoyed being a grandmother and was very good with her grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, James E. Jones (and his wife Marianne) of Bear, Del. and Donny W. Jones (and his wife Jennifer) of Fond-Du-Lac, Wisc. and one daughter, Tammy J. Hauser (and her husband Daniel) of Haines, Ark. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Renee Jones and Talia D. Hauser.
You are invited to visit with her family and friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 at the New London Baptist Church, 226 Pennocks Bridge Road in West Grove. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be private.
To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.
MALONE BENNETT
Malone Bennett, 90, of West Grove, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home on Aug. 14.
Born in Green Mountain, N.C. on June 8, 1932, he was the son of the late Luther Bennett and Hester (Peterson) Bennett.
Malone retired from Chrysler Corporation after 35 years.
He is survived by his daughter, Debra Elaine Jordan, wife of Robert of West Grove, and his son, Malone Allen (Chip) Bennett, husband of Sally of Toughkenamon, Pa.
He is also survived by five grandchildren, Brooke (Bennett) Norbert, wife of Cameron of John’s Creek, Ga., Fallon (Jordan) Manchin wife of John of West Chester, Devon Jordan, fiancée of Colby Graffunder of Oxford, Alexis Bennett of Wayne, Pa., and Aaron
Bennett of Kennett Square.
Also surviving are three great-grandchildren, Jaxon, Jordan and Jemma Manchin, and one brother, Herbert, husband of Lois, of Green Mountain, N.C.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Mildred Jane (Pennington) Bennett, with whom he shared 35 years of marriage; his second wife, Dolores (Ullery) Bennett, with whom he shared 10 years of marriage; his stepdaughter, Kathy Carpenter; his first-born grandson, Lewis Malone Jordan; his brothers, Albert and James; and four sisters, Pauline Bennett, Mary Thomas, Ruth Bennett and Patsy Barnett.
The family would like to thank Willow Tree Hospice for their kind and compassionate care.
His service and interment is private.
To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.
JAMES HARRISON ARMES
James Harrison Armes, age 77, of West Grove, passed away on Aug. 8, 2022 at Chester County Hospital.
He was the husband of Barbara E. Armes (née Conard), with whom he shared 56 years of marriage.
Born in Madisonville, Ky. he was a son of the late Benjamin Armes and the late Inda Armes (née Stacey).
James graduated from Madisonville High School in 1963.
He served our country as a sergeant in the Air Force during Vietnam and received the Airman of the Month award as well as commendations for marksmanship during his time in service.
James was a CNC machinist for ACR Machine Inc., in Coatesville for many years until his retirement in 2020.
He was a member of New London United Methodist Church for over 40 years.
James enjoyed playing pinochle, watching sports, completing jigsaw and crossword puzzles, square dancing, and mini golf. He also liked to spend time with his children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughter, take family vacations to Rehoboth Beach, Del. and visit family in Kentucky.
In addition to his wife, James is survived by two daughters, Denise Williamson of Kirkwood, Pa., and Rebecca Fitzgerald and her husband Scott of Coatesville; two sons, Matthew Armes and his wife Dorothy of West Grove and James Armes of Camp Hill, Pa.; five grandchildren, Karra Williamson, Dylan Fitzgerald, Seth Fitzgerald, Sydney Armes, and Austin Armes; and one great-granddaughter, Adrianna.
He was predeceased by his siblings, four brothers and one sister.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to New London United Methodist Church PO Box 8050, West Grove, Pa. 19390 or to Wounded Warrior project at P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516 or online at https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org. Arrangements are provided by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square.
To share a memory with his family, please visit www. griecofunerals.com.
ESTATE NOTICE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of LOIS M. WEAGLEY, deceased, late of West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make prompt payment and those having claims to present the same, without delay to: Mark W. Weagley, Executor, care of Attorney: Charice D. Chait, Peckman Chait LLP, 29 Mainland Road, Harleysville, PA 19438 8p-17-3t
ESTATE NOTICE
ESTATE OF MAXIMINO HERNANDEZ SOTELO a/k/a MAX HERNANDEZ and MAXIMINO
HERNANDEZ, DECEASED. Late of New Garden Township, Chester County, PA.
LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to LIZZETTE HERNANDEZ, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Carolina R. Heinle, Esq., 724 Yorklyn Rd., Ste. 100, Hockessin, DE 19707, Or to her Attorney: CAROLINA R. HEINLE, MacELREE HARVEY, LTD., 724 Yorklyn Rd., Ste. 100, Hockessin, DE 19707
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ESTATE NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to Karen F. Cramer and Steven E. Reynolds, CoExecutors for the Estate of Alma Mae Reynolds whose last address was Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Any person having a claim to this Estate is asked to make same c/o R. Samuel McMichael, Esquire, P.O. Box 296, Oxford, PA 19363. 8p-17-3t
PUBLIC NOTICE
PENN TOWNSHIP ZONING
HEARING BOARD
NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Penn Township will hold a Public Hearing at the Penn Township Municipal Building, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at which time the Board will hear the following matter: Application of Jason Haldeman,
equitable owner, seeking a variance from the 100 foot and 75 foot Riparian Buffer Zone 1 and Zone 2 setbacks under zoning ordinance section 1304 so as to permit the construction of a manufactured home on property located at 181 Kelton Road, West Grove, PA (UPI #58-4-126) in the Township’s RS – Residential Suburban zoning district. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the public meeting scheduled above and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township Secretary at (610) 869-9620 to discuss how Penn Township may best accommodate your needs. Edward M. Foley, Solicitor, Brutscher, Foley, Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP, 213 E. State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
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INCORPORATION
NOTICE
ESTATE GUIDE MANAGE-
MENT, INC. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. Sabir Law Group, 6454 Market Street Second Floor, Upper Darby, PA 19082
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INCORPORATION
NOTICE
ALEX QUALITY REMODEL-
ING, INC has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. 8p-24-1t
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Elk Township Board of Supervisors will hold its September Board of Supervisors Meeting on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 7:00 PM at the Elk Township Building, 952 Chesterville Road, Lewisville, PA 19351. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the meeting and require auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact Terri Kukoda at 610-255-0634 to discuss how Elk Township may best accommodate your needs 8p-24-1t
ESTATE NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to Alfred J. DiNorscia Jr. Executor for the Estate of Alfred J. DiNorsica Sr. whose last address was Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania. who request all persons having claims or demands against the
estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Alfred J. DiNorsica Jr. Jr., 302 Center St. Apt. 2, Kennett Square, PA 19348
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ESTATE NOTICE
Estate of Richard Casimir Czarnota, Late of Cochranville, West Fallowfield, Chester County, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Mark Czarnota, 678 Beeks Road, Williamson, GA 30292, Executor.
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, September 15 th, 2022 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, October 17 th, 2022. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale # 22-9-269
Writ of Execution No. 2017-10609
DEBT $262,974.98
Property situate in the TOWNSHIP OF EAST NOTTINGHAM, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania, being BLR # 69-3-77.34
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling
PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association VS DEFENDANT: Jeffrey David Livezey & Erin Elizabeth Livezey
SALE ADDRESS: 257 Joseph Road, Oxford, PA 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC, 844-
856-6646
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 8p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, September 15 th, 2022 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, October 17 th, 2022. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale # 22-9-274
Writ of Execution No. 2022-00232
DEBT $371,987.90
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, SITUATE on London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, BOUNDED and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan for Western Parcel for lands of Old Oak Development Corp., made by Brandywine Valley Engineers, Inc., dated May 14, 1991, last revised March 11, 1992 and recorded on May 5, 1992, as Plan No. 11625.
TAX PARCEL # 5908 01901000, Hicks,
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Single Family/Cabin
PLAINTIFF: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. VS DEFENDANT: Melanie M. Hicks and William E. Hicks
SALE ADDRESS: 359 Indian Run Road, Avondale, PA 19311
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 8p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be
sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, September 15 th, 2022 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, October 17 th, 2022. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale # 22-9-275
Writ of Execution No. 2017-06901 DEBT $163,500.57
ALL THAT CERTAIN , MESSAGE, LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE IN, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PENN, COUNTY OF CHESTER, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:
All that certain lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of Penn, in the County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described in accordance with a Final Plan prepared for Emiline B. Gray, by N.M. Lake, Inc. Engineers and Surveyors (Oxford, PA) dated September 17, 1985 and revised January 6, 1986 and recorded as Chester County Plan No. 617 as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point in the Southeasterly side of a certain 50 feet wide right of way which extends Southwestwardly from Ewing Road, at the Southwest corner of Lot #1, which point it measured the 3 following courses and distances along said right of way from its intersection with the Southwesterly side of Ewing Road; (1) South 37 degrees 00 minutes 12 seconds West 100.00 feet to a point of curve; (2) along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 125.00 feet the arc distance of 47.65 feet to appoint of tangent; (3) South 15 degrees 09 minutes 46 seconds West 191.70 feet to the beginning point; thence along Lot #1 South 74 degrees 50 minutes 14 seconds East 310.51 feet to a point in line of land of Earl M. Cole; thence along said Cole’s land South 17 degrees 32 minutes 42 seconds West 286.42 feet to a point a corner of Lot #3; thence along Lot #3 North 74 degrees 50 minutes 14 seconds West 298.61 feet to an iron pin set on the Southeasterly side of the aforementioned 50 feet wide right of way; thence along the same North 15 degrees 09 minutes 46 seconds East 286.17 feet to the point and place of beginning.
Containing 2.001 acres of land be the same more or less. Being a Lot #2 as shown on above mentioned Plan:
Together with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege in and of the said
50 feet wide right of way as a passageway, watercourse and means of ingress and regress to and from Ewing Road on common with the other owners, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground abutting and bounding upon the same in entitled to the use and enjoyments thereof, at all times hereafter forever.
Subject however to a proportionate part of the expense of maintaining and keeping said right of way in good order and repair at all times hereafter forever.
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CLARENCE W. GRAY III WHO ACQUIRED TITLE BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM CLARENCE W. GRAY III AND KATHLEEN H. GRAY, DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2003, RECORDED FEBRUARY 25, 2003, AT DEED BOOK 5583, PAGE 768, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA RECORDS.
BEING UPI NUMBER 58-1-12.2
PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF11 Master Participation Trust VS
DEFENDANT: Clarence Gray, III
SALE ADDRESS: 727 Ewing Road, Cochranville, PA 19330
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 8p-24-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, September 15 th, 2022 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, October 17 th, 2022. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale # 22-9-281 Writ of Execution No. 2022-01513 DEBT $55,607.53
PREMISES “A”
ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage land lot of land situate in Penn
TIMOTHY WAYNE HUNNELL, SR.
Timothy Wayne Hunnell, Sr., of Nottingham, passed away on Aug. 10, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was 57. He was the husband of Colleen Harbaugh Hunnell, with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, Pa., he was a son of the late Robert Hunnell and Minnie Jennings Hunnell, who lives in New Providence, Pa. Timothy was a truck driver and worked for Ironlynx and Harley-Davidson.
Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at an iron pin and running thence by land now or late of Oscar G. Hoopes, South 62.25° East, 7.70 perches to a stone in a public road leading from Kelton to New London, thence along said road, South 28 ° West, 8.14 perches to a stone in said road; thence leaving said road and by land now or late of the Milton Hoopes Estate, West 8 perches to an iron pin; thence by land now or late of Oscar G. Hoopes, North 23.75 East, 11.68 perches to the place of BEGINNING. CONTAINING 77.79 square perches of land, more or less.
PREMISES “B”
ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of ground situate in Penn
Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a preliminary subdivision plot plan of property owned by J. Lambert Smith to be conveyed to Christopher Shipp made by George E. Regester, Jr. & Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, dated 10/31/1973, last revised 2/24/1977, as follows, to wit: Tax Parcel # 58-5-7
PLAINTIFF: FIRST HORIZON BANK, A TENNESSEE BANKING CORPORATION SUCCESSOR BY CONVERSION TO FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VS DEFENDANT: Juan A. Ortega
SALE ADDRESS: 360 South Jennersville Road, West Grove, PA 19390
He loved fishing, hunting, working on cars, and tinkering around his home. More than anything, Timothy loved visiting with his mom and siblings and he loved to spoil his grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Timothy Jr. (Denise) of Ohio and William (Mikalea) of Nottingham; one daughter, Tristian Quinlan (Brian) of Nottingham; three sisters, Maggie Sprout (Ernie) of Rising Sun, Md., Clara Wiley, and Frances Swift (John) of Holtwood, Pa.; two brothers, Billy (Jennifer) of West Grove and Danver (Tammy) of Rising Sun, Md.; and 14 grandchildren, Devyn, Kelsey, Noah, Timothy Hunnell III,
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 8p-24-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, September 15 th, 2022 at 11AM. Notice is given
to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, October 17 th, 2022. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale # 22-9-281
Writ of Execution No. 2018-11788
DEBT $331,965.05
ALL THAT CERTAIN property situated in the Township of West Grove Borough in the County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being described as Follows: UPI: #5-4-204 being more fully described in a
William Jr, Dean, Toby, Sarah, Ryan, Chloe, Kaylee, Logan, Leeya, and Koltyn.
Services celebrating his life were held on Aug. 19. Interment will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to his memorial fund at https://www.tmcfunding. com/funds/timothy-wayne-hunnell-sr-/6962/. Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-7348100) of Kennett Square.
To view his online tribute, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.
Deed Dated April 21, 2010 and recorded April 26, 2010 Among the land records of the county and state set forth above, in Deed Volume 7904 and Page 748, Tax Map or Parcel Id No: 5-4-204
PLAINTIFF: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for American Home Mortgage Investment Trust 2005-1, by its servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation VS DEFENDANT: Heidi E. McLaughlin a/k/a Heidi McLaughlin and Scott T. McLaughlin a/k/a Scott McLaughlin
SALE ADDRESS: 117 Prospect Avenue a/k/a 117 South Prospect Avenue, West Grove, PA 19390
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: STERN & EISENBERG, PC 215-572-8111
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 8p-24-3t
Moving Sale: Saturday 8/27/22 and Sunday 8/28/22
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