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Volume 153, No. 35

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Stevens faces tough questions during investigation update

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Speculation and accusation took center stage at the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Aug. 21, as board chairman Scudder Stevens answered questions from township residents about the ongoing investigation of possible fraud in the township.

For nearly 30 minutes, two residents in attendance at the meeting demanded additional accountability from the supervisors, specifically related to the disclosure of how much township money may have been involved, and whether the township is still financially stable.

As he has done since early May – when the public first became aware of an investigation into financial irregularities, which later led to the dismissal of former township manager Lisa Moore – Stevens used the start

of the meeting to provide those in attendance with an update about the investigation, currently being conducted by the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and an independent forensic auditor.

At the beginning of the statement, Stevens again stressed that the township is working in full cooperation with both investigations.

“As you probably also know, all township employees (including the supervisors) have been asked by the District Attorney not to discuss any information which might jeopardize the investigations, and to refrain from speculation,” he read. “We have been following those instructions and cooperating fully in the investigations.

“What that means is that we are not free to talk about any of the facts or details of this matter that everyone wants to hear about. We all understand that, and I appreciate your

understanding.”

Attempting to backtrack his comments at the Aug. 7 meeting – when he speculated that both investigations could

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Football is back!

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Kennett quarterback Sam Forte helped his team jump out to a 22-0 lead as the Blue Demons won their first game of the season last Friday night. Please see page 3B for the story.

grounds at Camp Saginaw in Oxford certainly offer plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun—there are go-karts, a basketball court, a zip-line, and a pool, to name just a few of them.

But the camp, despite the presence of hundreds of energetic people, had fallen oddly silent in the Courtesy photo middle of the afternoon. The Camp Dreamcatcher volunteers and many of the campers are pictured during Continued on Page 6A

camp week.

Supervisors name new Kennett Township manager

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer As part of several mea& sures taken to restore

normalcy in a township rocked by an investigation into possible fraud, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors officially hired Eden Ratliff as the township’s new manager Opinion.......................7A at their Aug. 21 meeting.

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Chester County District Attorney’s Office, and an independent forensic auditing firm the township has hired.

Ratliff, who was selected from a field of 33 applicants, will begin his new position on Sept. 23.

For the past three years, Ratliff has served as borough manager and chief administrative official of the Borough of Greencastle in Franklin County, Pa., where his duties have included creating and administering municipal operating budgets; developing a strategic vision for the borough; implementing a comprehensive asset management program for utility operations; and serving as chief administrative official, code

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A native of West Chester, Ratliff also previously served for two years as borough manager and chief administrative official for the Borough of Ford City near Pittsburgh. At Ford City, he managed longterm contracts, created and administered annual municipal budgets and negotiated a collective bargaining agreement.

“We wanted a township manager possessing the skills and educational background to effectively and efficiently manage Kennett Township, as well as an individual with the foresight to lead the township forward for many years,” Board Continued on Page 3A

Brewing company opening in West Grove this fall

By Megan Gent Contributing Writer West Grove will soon experience something that it hasn’t in quite some time, when a local brewery will bring the enjoyment of a cold beer back to town for the first time since the 1940s.

Scheduled to open this October at the Twelves Grill & Cafe, Blondes & Brewnettes Brewing Co. will be the first of its kind in 80 years to brew and sell beverages in the borough.

It’s the mastermind of sisters Bernadette Mellon and Beverly Snyder and their respective husbands, Knute Mellon and Shane

Snyder, who launched the concept in 2013 when all four came up with an idea to brew their own beer.

Within a week, the Penn Township couples had successfully brewed their first Belgian beer.

Soon after, they started to realize the real potential ahead of them. Knute described the enjoyment that originally came from brewing their own beverages. The two husbands were able to have fun, all while trying different kinds of beer they otherwise never would have. Through trial and error over the following year, they created more recipes, using only local Continued on Page 2A

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ingredients found in Southern Chester County.

When asked if owning a brewery was always a dream he had, Knute said that it was not originally, but that it became one.

“It started as a good, fun hobby,” he said. “We were making beer that we didn’t have to go out and buy. One thing led to another, and people really were liking it. It was almost like a pipe dream that just started narrowing down, and we were like, ‘We can really do this. Let’s do it.’”

In July 2018, the Mellons became the new owners of Twelves Grill & Cafe in West Grove, at about the same time efforts were first being made to delicately change the culture of a dry town with the help of a new vision.

Two community leaders – Borough Manager Greg McCummings and Kristin Proto, the executive director of the Garage Community & Youth Center and borough resident – joined with the Mellons and Democratic

Committee member Molly Wood to explore the possibility of changing the borough’s laws.

The first step the group undertook in dismantling West Grove’s dry town laws was to obtain over 300 signatures on a petition over a twoweek period, a campaign that was stimulated by a door-to-door campaign, a signature-gathering event at the Garage’s West Grove location, and social media promotion.

Each signee of the petition had to be a registered voter in the borough and currently resided at their voting address.

Successfully completing the petition’s signature requirements allowed the Chester County Voting Administration to put the question ‘Do you favor the granting of malt and brewed beverage retail dispenser licenses for consumption on premises where sold in the borough of West Grove?’ on the May 2018 West Grove Borough ballot.

With 224 ‘Yes’ votes and 81 ‘No’ votes, the referendum passed.

While the new brewery is currently located at the

Twelves Grill & Cafe and has applied for an official brewer’s license, the restaurant is offering beers from the brewery that range from blonde ales to brown ales, IPAs, and grain free meads made from local Swarmbustin’ Honey. One special beer that will be featured on the menu will be Red Devil Ale, named in honor of Avon Grove High School.

Once a brewery is eventually located and officially opened, Twelves will remain a BYOB and sell Blondes and Brewnettes beers.

“The goal is to have both establishments going in the borough – to have Twelves to continue as it is with the added option of craft beers, and also operate the Blondes and Brewnettes brewery as a second option,” Knute said.

As for the inspiration behind the name of the brewery, it almost seemed like fate. While trying to type ‘Blondes & Brunettes’ on the list of potential names, auto-correct graciously corrected the spelling to ‘Blondes & Brewnettes.’

The name couldn’t be

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Bernadette and Knute Mellon of the Twelves Grill & Café in West Grove are two of the forces behind the start of the Blondes & Brewnettes Brewing Company, which will begin to serve its handcrafted beers at the restaurant this October.

more perfect to describe Bernadette – whose hair is blonde -- and her sister Beverly – whose hair is brunette.

To help introduce the brewery to West Grove, a community-wide family friendly block party is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the West Grove Borough. The party will feature food trucks, children's activities, other local breweries and vineyards, and of course,

Blondes & Brewnettes Brewing Co. beer for adults to sample.

Proto is excited that the ultimate goal of unifying the community will soon be under way. After living in the borough for ten years, she feels that it’s time to have a place right in the borough, where people can gather and socialize. Proto believes that West Grove is the right town to support its own brewery concept, and is optimistic that

it will contribute to the borough’s social and economic growth.

“We need a place we can all hang out together,” she said. “We’re not a Kennett and we’re not going to be an Oxford. West Grove’s a different structure with different people.”

Blondes & Brewnettes will be located at the Twelves Grill & Café, 10 Exchange Place, West Grove, Pa. 19390. www. blondesandbrewnettes. beer.

Register now for Launch Your Career Comeback Workshop for Women at Delaware County Community College Register now for Launch Your Career Comeback, a 10-week workshop for women that will run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Sept. 24 through Nov. 26, at Delaware County Community College’s Marple Campus (901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA).

Many women leave the workforce to provide care for children or other relatives. Some work part-time jobs with flexible hours to accommodate family schedules.

At some point, they may experience the desire

to relaunch themselves into full-time, meaningful employment.

Relaunching a career can seem challenging and overwhelming after time away. However, Launch Your Career Comeback will help ease such a transition.

Participants will receive support, personal attention and a structured approach to career planning and decision-making. They will also explore their strengths and possible career options, develop a career-action plan, create a resume, develop

a LinkedIn profile and practice effective interviewing skills. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test is used extensively and is included in the price of the workshop.

The workshop is facilitated by Susan Miller, a counselor in the College’s Career and Counseling Center, and Peggy Schils, a licensed professional counselor in the Career and Counseling Center.

Miller and Schils both hold master’s degrees in counseling and have extensive experience working with women

Sitting from left, Tatyana Smolen, Jenifer Campbell, Stephanie Albero, and Debra Gallek. Standing from left, Peggy Schils (facilitator), Donna Pyfer, Deborah Amato, Anne Garcia, and Tina Ruddell.

and their career issues, ployed adults. seats will be filled on as well as with job search The workshop is lim- a first-come, first-served techniques for unem- ited to 12 people and basis. The cost of the workshop is $125 for residents of sponsoring school districts, and $155 for people from non-sponsoring districts.

For more information or to register, contact the tions through American audience to sing along.

Career and Counseling music presented by A freewill offering Center at 610-359-5324. local musicians, and will be accepted at A sponsoring school visual arts provided by the concert and will district contributes finanthe Friendship Quilters. be shared between cially to the College’s There will be a time the Oxford United budget.

Sponsoring to thank and recognize Methodist Church and school districts include: members of the Armed The Chester County Chester-Upland, Garnet Forces and a time for the Food Bank.

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Patriot Day concert continues tradition of remembrance on Sept. 8 A Patriot Day remembrance concert and community sing-along is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. at the Oxford United Methodist Church (Market and Addison streets, Oxford).

The event is organized

by The Oxford Trio, in keeping with former President George W. Bush’s 2002 Patriot Day proclamation in which he called upon the people of the United States “to observe this day with

appropriate ceremonies and activities, including remembrance services and candlelight vigils.”

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Chairman Scudder Stevens told those at the meeting. “I believe you will be pleased by his credentials, skills, and all that he will bring to Kennett Township in the years to come.”

“I am just thrilled that he is coming,” said supervisor Whitney Hoffman.

“We are very lucky to have someone with so much experience. He’s got a very good forward communication style, and we’re always working on trying to make sure that everyone knows as much as possible, and his skill will help make that possible.”

Stevens said that a thorough background check on Ratliff was conducted by a former chief of police.

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timing of both investigations is not under our control, nor is the time when they will conclude and report their findings,” Stevens read. “They will tell us when their investigations are complete, not the other way around.

We are waiting to hear their results along with all of you. I appreciate your understanding as we work to fully cooperate and support their efforts, including not to do or say anything which might jeopardize or hinder either investigation.”

Stevens assured the audience that he and his fellow supervisors Dr. Richard Leff and Whitney Hoffman are taking steps to add safeguards and security to the township’s system of networks. He also said that the township is financially sound.

“As we have reported in the past, the township is in good shape financially, and our bills are all paid or current,” he said.

Soon after Stevens finished his prepared statement, township resident Bill Kaiser asked Stevens to provide the residents with a ballpark figure of how much money could be involved in the fraud case.

“What’s the scope of this theoretical fraud?”

Kaiser asked. “Can we get a range of what we’re talking about?”

“No, you can’t get a range about what we’re talking about,” said township Solicitor David Sander. “We can’t go into a range or a theoretical or actionable range, because that goes into the heart of the investigation, and that is at the center of it.

Therefore, I don’t know that the board even has information about that, but even if it did, they would not be at liberty to say, based on the chairman’s earlier remarks regarding the detail to which the board can publicly state the scope of the investigation --”

In an address to the audience, Ratliff said the more he and his wife Gabby (who was also raised in Chester County) come back to the area to visit their families “it becomes more and more apparent what a wonderful place this is to live, work and raise a family, and that’s exactly what we intend to do here in Kennett Township.”

When Ratliff was first appointed to his position in Ford City, a veteran road master approached him.

“He said, ‘Eden, welcome to Ford City. I understand you have a lot of education, and that’s very nice, but you don’t know anything about the streets of Ford City. Maybe we can work together and teach each other something,’ and that’s exactly what happened,” he said.

Ratliff said that his current role at the Borough of Greencastle is “inherently designed to be proactive,” and that it comes with what he called “an uncompromising focus on being accessible and open, and allowing for intelligent citizen participation.

“I love going to work, because I love what I do,” he said. “I knew that I wanted to be in a position to make a difference in people’s lives, and to try to make them a little bit better. As a municipal manager, that is what I do every day, and I want to do it in a place that I feel like I can call my home – Kennett Township.

“Municipal management is personal to me, and I will work hard to bring my experiences, my education and my unwavering

“Is it more than one dollar?” Kaiser asked.

“I responded to you, sir, and that’s going to be the response of the board,” Sander said.

“I’m not talking about a theoretical range,” Kaiser said. “ I’m talking about some kind of a scope.

We should have a feeling for what the scope of this range really is. Is it millions? Is it $500,000?

Is it $100,000? If gets to the point where someone can write 20 checks for $1,000 each, you have a $20,000 problem, but if it’s $200,000 or $300,000, it becomes a greater issue.

Why can’t we get more information?”

“First of all, your question is all speculation,” Stevens responded to Kaiser. “Your question is --” “My question is not speculation,” Kaiser said.

“I am speaking,” Stevens said.

“I am clarifying my own defense, and I am allowed to do that,” Kaiser said.

“Your question was, ‘Is it over a dollar?’” Stevens said.

“What is the range?”

Kaiser responded.

“You’re speculating as to what it is, and that’s what we are not allowed to do,” Stevens said.

“A range is not speculation,” Kaiser said. “A

range is between zero and something.”

“Are you finished talking?” Stevens asked.

“I’m talking about definitions,” Kaiser said.

“I can’t speculate on your speculations,” Stevens said. “More importantly, as you know, all of our financial records are on the website. They are all on there for you to see. So you can certainly go and trace it through yourself.”

“Okay, but a range is not a speculation. It’s a range,” Kaiser continued.

“Mr. Kaiser, you’re not going to get a range tonight,” Sander said.

“Thank you for asking the question. We understand your concern about what it is. All in good time.”

Stevens then directed his attention to another part of the meeting space.

“Is the township at financial risk because of this problem?” township resident John Haedrich asked Stevens.

“The answer is ‘No,’” he said.

“And why do you say ‘No?’” Haedrich responded.

“Because we’re not at financial risk,” Stevens said.

“I understand that you have insurance coverage, and I suppose the insur-

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Eden Ratliff, currently the borough manager and chief administrative official of the Borough of Greencastle in Franklin County, was officially hired as the new Kennett Township Manager, in an Aug. 21 ceremony. He will begin his new position on Sept. 23.

desire to serve Kennett Township,” he added.

“I am looking forward to getting started. I’m anxious to learn about your priorities, areas you

want me to focus and the concerns that you have.

Together, we can generate positive outcomes for the community. Together, we can make great things

happen in Township.”

ance is enough to cover [the township] if there is severe financial risk,” Haedrich said.

“I should clarify my answer for you,” Stevens responded. “My understanding of your question is, ‘Is the township at risk of financial problem or collapse?’ I have continually every two weeks announced that we are a financially stable organization, and we are paying our bills and keeping current with our bills, so the township is not financially at risk.

“If you are asking ‘Is there a way of recouping any losses?’ the answer to that first acknowledges that there are losses and getting into what that means. That gets into speculation, because that hasn’t yet been told to us.”

Stevens further clarified his response to Haedrich by saying that the township has not yet heard from either investigating party about possible ramifications, “and what has caused this whole situation in the first place.”

“We do know that the township’s financial situation has not been compromised such that it cannot operate or that it cannot pay its bills, or function financially,” Sander said. “It is doing

that, and it continues to do that. But we do know the township hasn’t been wiped out. We know that the township still has certain financial assets that it is using on a daily basis to pay its bills and to operate.”

The meeting also saw a special announcement by Kennett Township Police Chief Lydell Nolt who, at the end of his monthly report, addressed the increase of active shooter incidents across the nation – and what the department is doing to address those concerns locally.

While he said that there are no identifiable threats in the community, Nolt assured the township’s residents that the department is doing everything necessary to prepare for – and prevent – these incidents from happening locally.

Currently, the officers have received specialized training in active shooter response, and the department jointly trains with local, state and federal law enforcement in active shooter response training. The department is also a member

of the Chester County Emergency Response Team, which allows other agencies who are members of the team to assist the township police in the event of a mass shooting incident.

For the last few years, the department has been working with the Kennett Consolidated School District, which has acquired funding to involve law enforcement agencies in Kennett Township, New Garden Township (the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department) and the Kennett Borough in providing additional officer resources in its schools.

“As the primary law enforcement agency that serves our community, we are doing a disservice if we are not prepared for these incidents,” Nolt said. “No one likes to think that these would happen in their community, but the likelihood continues to rise throughout our nation.”

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Polo for the Preserves supports conservation efforts The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) is ready for Polo at the Brandywine Polo Club to raise funds for TLC. The event is Sept. 8 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Avondale, with the polo match at 3 p.m. Tickets include entrance to the polo match and viewing from the pavilion. A cash bar with wine and beer will be available.

There will be information about TLC land acquisitions, conservation projects, and how you can help protect and steward the area’s natural resources. Proceeds benefit TLC’s efforts to protect and conserve wildlife habitat, as well as the natural beauty of the local land and watersheds in our community. A small

art auction featuring local artists will also be held under the pavilion. Prepurchase tickets at: https:// tinyurl.com/TLCPolo.

Polo is family-friendly, so children are welcome. Food will be sold by Natalie’s Fine Foods and Catering.

TLC has preserved nearly 1,500 acres in seven townships.

Five nature preserves are open to the public (four are dogfriendly), and a sixth 180acre preserve is set to open within the next year. In addition, TLC hosts yearround educational programs for participants of all ages, including summer camps, owl prowls, history hikes and more.

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There will be polo action, food and drinks at the Sept. 8 TLC event in Avondale.

Share Your Wares Day slated ‘Water is the one thing in Oxford on Sept. 7 you can’t live without’

The Oxford Area Recreation Authority Community Share Your Wares Day will be held Sept. 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oxford Area Regional Park (900 W. Locust St., Oxford), rain or shine.

This first annual event invites vendors, crafters, and anyone with yard sale items to purchase a space to show and sell their goods. This is also an opportunity to promote a small business or display new products. A wide variety

of items is expected as well as informational booths from local service organizations.

Proceeds from the event go to support projects at Oxford Area Recreation Authority’s regional park.

There will also be a grand opening ceremony at the dog park area to show off the newly installed brick vestibule, with commemorative bricks purchased by dog park supporters. Individuals and businesses have memorialized beloved pets or family members,

and provided engraved messages of support.

Additional brick orders are being taken now online, and in person at the Community Share Your Wares Day event.

When 50 new orders have been received, a new section of personalized bricks will be added.

Vendors, crafters, and yard sale spaces are still available. Reserve online at oarapark.wiksite.com/ oxfordrecreation/events.

A link is also available on facebook at Oxford Area Recreation Authority.

Oxford Borough Council joins the growing number of municipalities opposing the sale of the Chester Water Authority

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Oxford Borough Council handled a full agenda during its meeting on Aug. 19, including a discussion about the potential sale of the Chester Water Authority, the approval of payments for the new parking garage, and a discussion about the success of the 2019 Connective Festival.

Oxford Borough has sent a letter to the Chester County Commissioners expressing the borough council’s opposition to the sale of the Chester Water Authority. Borough council unanimously approved sending the letter at the Aug. 19 meeting, joining numerous municipalities in the area that have sent such a letter about this issue to the County Commissioners in recent months.

Aqua America, a large, for-profit water utility, is seeking to take over the Chester Water Authority, and it has been met with opposition—and litigation.

Peggy Ann Russell, the council vice president, noted that the borough purchases about onethird of its water from Chester Water Authority at very reasonable rates.

There is a concern that the cost for water will increase significantly if the for-profit water utility takes over Chester Water Authority.

“Water is the one thing that you can’t live without,” Russell said. “If water triples in price, you can see what that would do for some families in Oxford.”

She added that for-profit companies are concerned about stockholders and their dividends, and not about the rate-payers.

She encouraged everyone who is concerned about the issue to share their opinions, including on the Chester Water Authority website.

Borough council also authorized the advertising of an ordinance change pertaining to designated handicapped spaces on the borough’s streets.

The borough is changing its ordinance so that borough council will now have the authority to designate handicapped

parking spaces by a simple resolution, rather than having to repeatedly change the ordinance each time a handicapped space is added or taken away.

The borough receives numerous requests from residents who want designated handicapped parking spaces near their homes. While a designated handicapped parking space is not reserved for a particular person—anyone who has a handicapped parking permit can legally park in any public handicapped parking space—it can be a real convenience for residents who need it.

The newly revised ordinance will also ask residents to update their information about handicapped parking spaces with the borough on an annual basis to ensure that the parking spaces are still appropriate.

The borough has now updated its regulations pertaining to directional signs located in the borough’s Historic District.

The changes clarify a few minor regulations in the existing ordinance, including the size of directional signs in the Historic District.

Borough council unanimously supported the HARB’s recommendation regarding 41 South Third Street. A new business, the Outback Adventure Company, will be opening at the location in the coming months, and the owner wants to change the sign. The borough’s HARB had recommended that the certificate of appropriateness be issued, and council agreed to follow that recommendation.

As work on the parking garage continues, the borough is receiving requests for payment for that work each month.

Borough council approved a payment of $1,489,876 to CPS Construction Group for the construction work on the parking garage and new administration building.

Oxford Borough is taking steps to establish a medical marijuana ordinance.

Stacey Fuller, the borough’s solicitor, explained that with the state’s new

medical marijuana laws, the borough must be prepared if a marijuana grower, processor, or dispensary seeks to open within the borough’s boundaries.

Fuller noted that it’s unlikely that the borough will see a marijuana grower or processor seek to be located in Oxford because of the size of the parcels that are available, but there very well could be a dispensary that wants to locate in the borough. It’s important, Fuller said, for the borough to establish the regulations now, including where such dispensaries would be permitted.

Council authorized Fuller to draft the ordinance and to submit it for Act 247 approval.

Mayor Lorraine Durnan Bell issued a proclamation recognizing September as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In issuing the proclamation, Bell noted that, in the United States, 43 children are diagnosed each day with some form of cancer.

She encouraged borough residents to support efforts to find a cure for childhood cancer.

A local organization, the Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation, has raised more than $280,000 to fund research to find a cure for childhood cancer.

Bell presented the president of that organization, Paul Matthews, with a proclamation.

He established the organization in memory of his son, Eli, who passed away after a valiant battle against childhood cancer.

Bell also announced that she conducted her first wedding—one of the duties that mayors of Pennsylvania boroughs can handle.

Toward the conclusion of the meeting, Oxford Borough officials praised the work of Oxford Mainstreet, Inc., the Oxford Arts Alliance, and all the volunteers who helped make the second Connective Festival such a success.

To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email e d i t o r @ ch e s t e rc o u n t y. com.

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‘Lunch and Learn’ initiative starts at UHS

By JP Phillips Correspondent The first day of school brings new classes, new teachers, and new friends.

This year, the Unionville High School experience includes another first -- a simultaneous, one-hour lunch block for all 1,400 students and their teachers.

In the past, lunch was 30 minutes long and done in three shifts between roughly 10:30 and noon.

Students typically spent that time eating and checking social media on their phones, with time for little else.

Now, students have a full hour between 10:27 and 11:27 a.m. called “Lunch and Learn.” During this time, they can eat, socialize, collaborate on projects, use the gym or fitness center, study, do homework, and meet with teachers for questions and help.

Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Tim Hoffman, said that student schedules will reflect either the first half or the second half of the hour-long block for “lunch” and the other half for “learn.” Teachers will be available during half of that time block for consultation and help.

Teacher availability will be posted each day for both students and parents to see. High school principal Jimmy Conley sees the teacher consult time as beneficial for not just the students, but parents as well.

“If my son’s struggling

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New picnic tables were placed in three courtyards for al fresco dining.

in English and [as a parent] I say, ‘Buddy, did you see your English teacher?’

Right now, he might say, ‘Dad, I have practice,’ or, ‘By the time the bus drops us off, I have to go directly to homeroom.’” But since the teacher schedules are now public, Conley said that the parent can reply, “You’d better go see your English teacher. I see she’s available during Learn 2.”

No longer will parents have the sole option to drop off early or pick up late when a student-teacher consult is needed.

Every six days, teachers will have department collaboration time. Goals could include sharing best practices, integrating PSAT/SAT data to lesson goals, and coordinating curriculum pace. According to Conley, no time was built into teachers’ schedules for this in the past.

To make time for the extended lunch, homeroom

has been eliminated and a few minutes were shaved from each class period.

Attendance will be taken during first period, and announcements and any fire/safety drills will occur during the one-hour lunch.

School administration will monitor students and use walkie talkies, cell phones, and the allbuilding speaker system for communications.

Two new food purchase locations have been created so that all students do not have to buy lunch and eat in the cafeteria. The “HUB” is located in the gym lobby, and an expanded “CyberCafé” is in the library lobby.

Additionally, new picnic tables with umbrellas have been purchased for three outdoor courtyards to provide additional seating.

This program has been in the planning stages for a long time. A committee of teachers, administrators, students and parents was

A festive day for St. Patrick families In a continuing, yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary, St. Patrick Church of Kennett Square held a play day on Sunday afternoon at the Kennett Area YMCA. Several hundred of its parishioners attended.

Each month this year, the church has marked the Jubilee with a special event. This month they engaged the Y to permit them the use of the facility just hours before the Y’s annual oneweek “enhancement’ shutdown.

Families came for fellowship, refreshments and an event called “Beat the Padre.” This involved inviting the kids to compete in silly games, and as a conclusion to challenge the priest, Father Chris Rogers, for the championship.

At the end of the day, Rogers earned the trophy for his skill in bouncing ping-pong balls into plastic cups. In his humble acceptance speech, however, he praised all his competitors and blessed the entire congregation.

Coming up on the docket for the church’s Jubilee Year are a pumpkin carve at the church’s yard in October, and a gala banquet in December.

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Father Chris Rogers competes with 10-year-old Ryan Andrews of Middletown to fill up plastic cups with bouncing ping-pong balls.

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Children play in the bounce house that was brought in for the afternoon of play.

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Children compete in a relay to see which team can deliver the most balls to the basket in a minute.

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The existing Cyber-Cafe has been expanded with more menu items and seating areas.

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The HUB is a brand-new lunch option.

formed in late 2017 to investigate the concept.

It was approved by the board in June 2018 for commencement this school year.

Conley worked with Harriton High School in Lower Merion Township, which four years into a similar program, to discuss what works. According

to the May 2018 U-CF decision brief, three other schools implemented “Lunch and Learn,” with one abandoning the program after six years.

But the UHS administration is optimistic.

“It’s really a win-win for all of us, the staff and the students.” Conley said.

“This is exciting, and not

many schools are doing this, but we have the right students to do this. I trust our students and I know they will do a great job, and I’m excited because I get out of my office an hour every day and talk to kids, which is the best. We’re looking forward to it and we’re ready.”

East Nottingham supervisor says he could see Oxford Area Sewer Authority continuing as separate entity

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer During the township meeting on Aug. 13, East Nottingham Township supervisor Sam Goodley provided an update about the ongoing efforts by the Oxford Area Sewer Authority to sell its assets.

After more than a year of negotiations, the Oxford Area Sewer Authority was close to selling all its assets, including a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment system, to DELCORA, a Delaware County-based municipal authority. But that potential sale was put on hold last month when it was announced that DELCORA was entering merger talks with Aqua America, a large, for-profit water utility.

There are serious concerns about selling to DELCORA if that entity is to be purchased by a privately owned company because large water corporations are accountable to stockholders, not local residents who are paying the water and sewer rates. If DELCORA is bought up by Aqua America, it could mean that the Oxford Area Sewer Authority does not end up selling off its assets to DELCORA. “We kind of put things on hold,” Goodley said. “We don’t want the Oxford Area Sewer Authority to be sold to a private, for-profit company.”

Goodley, who serves as one of the township’s representatives on the Oxford Area Sewer Authority Board, explained that the Oxford Area Sewer Authority made repeated attempts during the negotiation

Special meeting The Oxford Area Sewer Authority rescheduled its August meeting to Thursday, Aug. 29, and the meeting will now take place in the Lower Oxford Township Building on Township Road at 7 p.m.

A representative from DELCORA is expected to be at that meeting. process to get assurances from DELCORA officials that they were not planning to sell out to a for-profit entity. DELCORA officials refused those requests.

Goodley told his colleagues on the East Nottingham Township Board -- Joe Herlihy, Art Rieck, Bill Weaver, and John Wallace -- that he would not be surprised if the Oxford Area Sewer Authority continues to function as a separate entity.

The Oxford Area Sewer Authority is led by a board comprised of representatives from the four member municipalities -East Nottingham Township, Lower Oxford Township, West Nottingham Township, and Oxford Borough.

In other business in East Nottingham Township: ~The Chester County Food Bank has apparently abandoned its plans to open a 40,000-square-foot facility on a property on Hickory Hill Road in East Nottingham Township. The organization, which distributes about three million pounds of food annually to Chester County residents in need, withdrew its conditional-use application

before a special hearing could take place last month. ~East Nottingham Township is developing policies for its social media platforms.

Township secretary Kelli Karlton has taken the lead in managing the township’s Facebook page. A policy outlining what items should be posted by township secretary and what items should be reviewed by supervisors before they are posted would help guide township officials in the future. Karlton will be working with the township solicitor on developing the policy. ~The supervisors authorized an upgrade to the security system for the township building. This has been an ongoing effort for East Nottingham. ~Township officials are planning the annual Fall Dumpster Days event where township residents can drop off items (not tires) that they are looking to get rid of. The Dumpster Days will take place on Friday, Oct. 11 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 12 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. ~ Karlton announced that the township has already arranged a visit by Santa Claus so that children in the community can have their pictures taken with him when East Nottingham Township holds its Christmas celebration on Friday, Dec. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The East Nottingham Township Board of Supervisors will meet next on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

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

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Instead of being outside enjoying those aforementioned activities, more than two dozen youngsters were gathered into the camp’s health center to receive an eye exam.

The kids were excited— bouncing-off-the-walls excited—as they waited for Dr. Michael Miller to administer the eye exams.

You wouldn’t expect children at a summer camp to get an eye exam, but Camp Dreamcatcher is no ordinary camp. For the last 24 years, the Kennett Square-based organization has been a positive force in the lives of youngsters who have been impacted by HIV or AIDS through a variety of year-round therapeutic and educational programs.

While there are a few other camps on the East Coast that serve children who have been impacted by HIV and AIDS, most do not offer the therapeutic support that is at the heart of Camp Dreamcatcher.

“That’s what makes us unique,” explained Patty Hillkirk, the founder and executive director of the camp.

It was Hillkirk who first envisioned a camp for children who were dealing with the enormous challenges that come with a life that has been impacted by HIV or AIDS. Hillkirk knew that the children could benefit from counseling and therapy. She also knew that the children needed a safe, welcoming environment where they could be around other children who understood what they were going through.

From the very beginning, Camp Dreamcatcher focused not only on HIV and AIDS, and the need for each child to maintain a healthy lifestyle that included taking all the necessary medications, but also on all the other issues that the children might face in their lives—bullying, peer pressure, loneliness, poverty, and grief.

All the programs and services at the camp are free to the children, which was one of the guiding principles when Hillkirk started Camp Dreamcatcher nearly 24 years ago. This year’s camp took place from Aug. 18 to Aug. 24, and there were approximately 120 children from ages 5 to 17 who took part in the activities.

There are certainly many elements of the camp that are fun—the kids ride the

go-karts, play basketball, and splash around in the pool. But there are also a wide variety of therapeutic programs aimed at helping the children overcome their challenges, whatever they are, and mature into happy, productive adults.

During camp, children can take part in therapy sessions with highly trained therapists and talk about their concerns and fears. Some of the children have significant health concerns themselves, or they have loved ones who are struggling with HIV or AIDS. There are also common, real-world issues like bullying, community violence, poverty, or the need for proper nutrition and health that they might be dealing with. At Camp Dreamcatcher, the kids never have to face anything alone.

Hillkirk and the large team of volunteers will provide support to the children utilizing every resource available to them. This year, the children enjoyed yoga, massages, music therapy, equine therapy, and many more programs to help them make the most of their time at camp. There were even information sessions offering the older children advice on budgeting and tips on how to apply for college. If the children could benefit from a program or service, Camp Dreamcatcher tries to make it a reality.

That’s how the children came to be lining up for eye exams on a sunny, humid afternoon one day last week.

Miller’s willingness and ability to offer a valuable service to the children illustrates how Camp Dreamcatcher’s reach continues to grow year after year.

Miller, who recently completed his residency in Boston, was still a student at West Chester University and undecided about a career path when he first volunteered at Camp Dreamcatcher.

Working with the children at camp helped him to decide to become an eye doctor. He has now volunteered at the camp four different times.

“I volunteered here and fell in love with the camp,” Miller explained while he took a break from administering eye exams to the kids.

Falling in love with the camp is a familiar story— many of the volunteers do just that because working with the children is such a rewarding experience.

Miller was motivated to help the children in any way that he could,

and he was able to work with Boston College, MIT, the New England College of Optometry, and the Essilor Vision Foundation to get enough eyeglasses for all the children at camp who need them. He also used a piece of equipment that was made available to him by Plen Optika that allowed him to do full eye exams on youngsters.

In the first 70 eye exams that Miller performed, approximately 30 children needed glasses.

Hillkirk expressed her gratitude for the generous donation of the eyeglasses, as well as Miller’s willingness to conduct all the eye exams.

“For our kids, this is lifechanging,” Hillkirk said.

She explained that many of the youngsters at camp aren’t able to receive regular eye exams, and can’t get the eyeglasses that they need to read, do their schoolwork, or to play sports. Having worked with many children through the years, she knows that not being able to see properly can affect a child’s development greatly.

“When their vision is impaired, that can impact their behavior,” she said.

Being able to provide eye exams and eyeglasses was a new addition at this year’s camp, but there’s nothing unusual about something new being added—Camp Dreamcatcher has continually evolved through the years to respond to the changing needs of the children.

For example, the maximum age for children to attend the camp has been increased over time.

Children must still be at least five years old to participate. The camp now includes separate programs for younger campers (between the ages of 5 and 11), older campers (ages 12 and 13), teen campers (ages 14 and 15), counselors in training and leaders in training (age 16), and junior counselors (age 17). There are even young adults who keep coming back to camp to help the younger kids.

Approximately 6,000 youngsters, primarily from the Mid-Atlantic region, have benefited from the programs and services of Camp Dreamcatcher through the years. Anyone who has spent time at the camp understands that it is really one big, growing family. Many of the children return year after year to spend time with their friends. Camp is something that they look forward to. For the vol-

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Dr. Michael Miller gives Jace an eye examination.

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Camp Dreamcatcher is a Courtesy photo place where the children Patty Hillkirk with can have fun.

Cameron Armstrong, a therapist based in Utah, who traveled across the country to spend the latter part of the week at Camp Dreamcatcher.

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Students have a lot of fun at the camp.

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The campers had fun while trying on the eyeglasses.

unteers, it works the same way. Miller, for example, started out as a volunteer and found the camp to be so inspiring that now, as a professional, he’s coming back to provide an invaluable service to the youngsters.

One of the highlights of this year’s camp was a carnival that was put together by more than 50 volunteers from PayPal. The carnival included plenty of games, and carnival favorites like cotton candy, popcorn, and snow cones.

Doug Bland works for PayPal and helped organize the group of volunteers at this year’s camp. He said that being able to help the children made it a very worthy volunteer opportunity.

“The impact this camp has on the lives of the young people is truly inspiring and we are fortunate to be able to donate time and resources to such a special purpose,” Bland said. “Patty and her team are doing incredible work in the world and making a meaningful difference to the lives of children that are living with significant challenges. Chester County should be proud of this local organization.”

Bland added that PayPal, which has offices in Wilmington and Conshohocken, encourages employees to volunteer, and that volunteerism aligns with the mission of creating inclusive economic opportunities for as many people and businesses as possible.

Bland explained that the approximately 400 local PayPal employees are highly engaged in the communities in the greater Philadelphia area, and they support many charitable organizations.

“Camp Dreamcatcher is one of these organizations and we receive great support from our team because of the purpose of Patty’s organization,” Bland said. “This year,

we had over 60 people spend time volunteering at the camp and doing everything from arts and crafts to carnival activities to fishing. We always receive positive feedback from our team about the experience, and the kids you get to meet are truly amazing and inspiring. We plan to continue to support the camp for years to come and challenge ourselves on how we can deliver better experiences for the campers each year.”

At Camp Dreamcatcher, it takes a village to make sure that each child is cared for and receiving the maximum benefit from the programming.

Hillkirk herself has worked with at-risk youth for more than 30 years.

After graduating from Penn State University, she was trained for three years at the Pennsylvania Gestalt Center. Her mentor was Mariah Gladis, who was the founder and director of the Pennsylvania Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training for more than three decades. Gladis was very instrumental in helping Hillkirk establish Camp Dreamcatcher in the mid-1990s. She also led workshops and trainings around the U.S. and in Europe. She passed away last year, but not before leaving an indelible mark on the world.

At his year’s camp, Hillkirk enlisted the help of Cameron Armstrong, a therapist based in Utah who traveled across country to spend the latter part of the week at Camp Dreamcatcher.

Like Hillkirk, he considers Gladis to be an important mentor. He was very impressed and inspired by what he saw at Camp Dreamcatcher.

“It’s been awesome,” Armstrong explained. “I love seeing kids being kids, and these kids don’t always get to be kids because of the challenges that they are facing.”

The programs at Camp

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Patty Hillkirk with Francine Covelli. Covelli donated freshly squeezed juice from Nourish to the camp.

Dreamcatcher are always being changed based on feedback from the volunteers and campers themselves. This year, they extended the wilderness program from one day to two days. As part of the wilderness program, the 15-year-olds in the camp spend time together as a group in the woods— about a mile and a half from the regular part of the camp. For many of the children who grow up in the city, the wilderness program offers them a chance to see the stars and to have a place of quiet contemplation.

“It’s so peaceful up there. It feels like a different world,” Hillkirk explained.

Under the supervision of several counselors, the 15-year-olds—this year there were nine of them— can reflect on their past experiences at camp and contemplate their future roles as leaders at the camp. It’s an opportunity to discuss their thoughts and feelings. At this age, children are typically going through many transitions.

Deasia and Karen were two of the campers who took part in the wilderness program this year.

They both said that they liked the program, and that they look forward to taking on leadership roles at the camp in the future.

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The slow steps back to normalcy

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There was a brief moment at the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Aug. 21 when the heavy, dark clouds that have enveloped the township in a swirling fog of controversy over the past four months temporarily lifted.

Patricia Maisano, the Chester County Treasurer and a township resident, was seated in the audience with her husband, the Hon. Dan Maisano.

She stood, and directed her comments to Chairman Scudder Stevens, and supervisors Dr. Richard Leff and Whitney Hoffman.

“I have lived here for about 30 years, and I have come to a lot of these meetings through the years,” she began. “You probably have gotten this message already, but I think it’s important as a community to thank the three of you for your efforts to make this township more transparent and your communication with citizens of this county more transparent.

“You have walked into a wall of a mess, and I think you all are just awesome, and in case no one has said that to you, you need to remember that. I remember what it was like when we would never have known what you have divulged to us...where Township Police Chief Nolt’s job would have been to take people out of this room.

“You have not done that, and for that, I thank you very much.”

To define the current investigation of fraud that was first alerted to the supervisors by bank officials in late April as “a wall of a mess” is an understated act of kindness on the part of the county’s treasurer. While we do not yet know the full disclosure of the investigation, we are right to already look at what may have happened in Kennett Township over the past several years – and one that points to the former township manager as its lone architect – as a devious, covert crime.

That said, Maisano’s comments were the right words at just the right time, and should serve as a soothing balm to Stevens, Leff, Hoffman and the entire township staff, as they continue to carry on the business of a township.

In one brief message, Maisano praised the work each of the supervisors has done since April 25, when Stevens was first informed by the township’s bank about potential possible suspicion of fraud. From that time, they have applied a thorough triage on the township, in the form of a step-by-step plan on of action.

They placed former township manager Lisa Moore on administrative leave on May 1, and dismissed from her job on May 17, after additional information surfaced from the investigation.

Later that month, they hired Alison Rudolf as interim township manager, and also hired image consultant Carl Francis to help direct communications.

Based on Rudolf’s recommendation – and as a measure of caution -- the board approved a resolution at their June 19 meeting to change all township accounts at Fulton Bank in order to have new account numbers on every bank account, and to authorize that all township checks will require at least one supervisor’s signature on all township checks, exclusively.

And, on Aug. 21, the board introduced and formally hired Eden Ratliff as the township’s new manager. Ratliff spoke eloquently about his passion for local government, and his commitment to serve the community, and while he spoke, the heavy clouds that have presided over this township did not dissipate, but for the first time in a long time, the township meeting room felt lighter.

“I can assure you that the frustration we all feel – whether you reflected it outwardly or only internally – is something we understand, because we’ve been feeling it since before you began to feel it,” Stevens said to the audience on Aug. 21. “We’re all in the same boat, trying to deal with it, and we rely completely on the District Attorney’s Office and the forensic auditor to pull these pieces together.”

In a May 29 editorial, the Chester County Press wrote, “How Stevens, Leff and Hoffman navigate the township through the ugly revelations that are likely to be revealed by the fall is anyone’s guess, but as the most prominent elected officials in this township, the burden falls on them, but it also falls on the residents and taxpayers of Kennett Township to choose between acceptance or a demand for accountability…. because when trust has been entirely evaporated, what else is there?”

While this newspaper will continue to provide unbiased, thorough and objective reporting on this continuing investigation – and while we will continue to ask the hard questions – we acknowledge that through a series of initiatives and the assistance of the entire township staff, that these three supervisors have put the governance of the township on their backs, and begun to walk the slow and necessary steps back to normalcy.

By Carl R. Beardsley, Jr. C.M. Executive director, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, the Real ID Law will be enforced across the country. This means that in order to board a domestic commercial airline flight, all citizens will need Real ID-compliant licenses, identification cards or other forms of federallyacceptable identification.

By other forms of federally- accepted identification, I am mainly referring to a United States passport.

Much like a license, travelers will need to show airline personnel and TSA screeners their U.S. passports each time they check-in for flights even for a domestic flight from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.

The bottom line is that travelers who do not have a Real ID-compliant license or a United States passport will not be able to board their flight. Conversely, any passenger who arrives at an airport with a current United States passport or with a Real-ID compliant license will have the right to board their flight.

Obviously, this is important to individuals, but it also is important to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.

We at AVP are proud

to be Northeastern Pennsylvania’s gateway to the world. For passengers who come to AVP on or after October 1, 2020 without Real ID-compliant identification, that will mean the disappointment of not being able to board their flights. This also will delay the rest of the traveling public.

Don’t delay.

I urge travelers to visit any PennDOT REAL ID center or PENNDOT’s website at www.dmv. pa.gov/REALID to learn how to obtain a Real ID-compliant license.

PennDOT can also be reached at 717-412-5300.

State legislators can be helpful with this process, too.

Pennsylvania’s airports, including AVP, are working to spread the word out about Real ID and to make compliance as convenient as possible. While a coordinated effort is underway to reach out to the traveling public and other stakeholders, more needs to be accomplished by way of information and actual registration.

The impetus for Real ID was the events of 9/11.

Afterward, the federal government began to explore ways to increase security surrounding state drivers’ licenses. In an attempt to prevent further terrorism, the U.S. House

of Representatives in 2005 passed a bill that was then signed into law called the Real ID Act. The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 38, the Real ID NonParticipation Act of 2011, which prevented PennDOT from working in full compliance with the Real ID Act. Pennsylvania was one of only a handful of states that chose not to comply with the Real ID Act – at that time.

In 2017, the Aviation Council of Pennsylvania and other organizations worked with the state legislature to repeal Act 38 and to develop enabling legislation to move forward with compliance allowing travelers the ability to fly domestically through Real ID participation. – which was finally accomplished.

Today, the responsibility for Real ID compliance falls to PennDOT. This is due to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security requiring drivers’ licenses, issued by all 50 states, to reflect Real ID participation.

The following are some air travel facts/observations regarding Real ID: • There are over 20 million airline passengers who fly from Pennsylvania airports each year.

• It is estimated by American Airlines that over 87 percent of its pas-

sengers only fly once a year for life events such as weddings, funerals, graduations, etc.

• PennDOT estimates it will issue 10.6 million drivers’ licenses/ID cards over the next 12 months and estimates 25 percent of those will be Real ID (approx. 2.7 million). This number is troubling as we believe such compliance rate is too low. Many who normally travel by air will not have the necessary identification to do so at such a rate.

• Travelers will pay a one-time fee of $30, plus a renewal fee (current renewal fee is $30.50 for a four –year non-commercial driver’s license or a photo ID). When one considers our carriers are responsible for the increase of new passenger routes in Pennsylvania, an impact of $60 for a few passengers can be detrimental to these budget-conscience flyers.

This is a critical change to air travel. Air travelers need to be ready for it or risk being turned down at the gate.

Commercial airports across Pennsylvania are ready, willing and able to help. Reach out to us with questions about Real ID or assistance with the registration process.

Let’s keep flying together!

Red Flag laws prevent gun suicides and mass shootings Pa. needs this law now

By State Senator Tom Killion R – 9th District The numbers are beyond horrific.

Every day in the United States 100 people are killed with guns and hundreds more are shot and injured.

Nearly two-thirds of all yearly gun deaths in this country are suicides, including over 1,000 children and teens.

In Pennsylvania, gun violence claims over 1,500 lives every year, with gun suicides accounting for 63 percent of firearm deaths.

Sixty-five percent of veteran suicides in our state involve a gun.

The everyday toll of gun violence in America is utterly heartbreaking, and this violence routinely shocks the collective soul of our nation.

As we look for solutions to end America’s epidemic of gun violence, one sure way to reduce firearm deaths is through the implementation of Red Flag laws, also known as Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws. To date these laws have been enacted in 17 states and the District of Columbia.

On February 14, which was the one-year anniversary of the Parkland, Florida tragedy where a gunman with a long history of dangerous behavior killed 17 students and school employees, I introduced Red Flag legislation here in Pennsylvania.

My proposal, Senate Bill 90, would allow our judges to temporarily remove firearms from people in crisis who pose an imminent threat of harming themselves or others.

This non-criminal judicial process is initiated when police officers, family members or household members petition our courts for a hearing to evaluate the threats posed by people who own guns and have shown the “red flags” of extremely dangerous or suicidal behavior.

Importantly, the legislation has been crafted to protect the due process rights of all involved.

This law would create a transparent process in which judges can only order the relinquishment of firearms if there is compelling evidence that individuals pose a serious danger. Long-term orders can only be issued after a full hearing is held, at which all parties can appear and present evidence.

The law would also establish criminal penalties for those who file false petitions with the courts.

Studies have shown that Red Flag laws reduce firearm suicide rates, as was the case in Connecticut and Indiana where gun suicides decreased by 10 percent and 7.5 percent respectively after they enacted ERPO laws.

In addition, research has repeatedly documented that mass shooters typically exhibit dangerous warning signs before they open fire

on innocent victims.

Last year the FBI published a comprehensive study outlining the disturbing characteristics displayed by shooters before they use their guns to kill people. According to an analysis by Everytown for Gun Safety, fully 51 percent of mass shooters exhibited warning signs.

The emerging body of research is unequivocal on two fronts: (1) Red Flag laws reduce firearm suicides and (2) specific behavioral characteristics are demonstrated by individuals prior to shootings.

Considering all of this,

why would we not want to give law enforcement and loved ones the ability to ask Pennsylvania judges to evaluate whether extremely unsafe or suicidal people should be temporarily disarmed?

The simple truth is Red Flag laws keep dangerous individuals from causing bloodshed in our communities, schools and even in our own homes. Having this law in Pennsylvania will save lives and help protect our families from America’s gun violence epidemic.

We need to enact a Red Flag law now.

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was held, the fifteen-yearolds decided on their own to keep information about it to themselves, and that tradition has continued.

For Hillkirk, it’s very gratifying to hear that Karen and Deasia found something beneficial in the wilderness program or to see the children receive eye exams and eyeglasses.

It’s also gratifying to see so many dedicated volunteers at the camp. Each year, trained medical professionals, therapists, and local volunteers share of their time and talents at the camp.

Shortly after Hillkirk left the health center where the eye exams were taking place, she

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There are many different activities throughout the week for the youngsters to enjoy.

ran into Holly, a longtime volunteer who showed up unexpectedly this year to help out. Holly moved to Maine, but couldn’t stay away. The pull of Camp Dreamcatcher is too strong. Another volunteer came in from China to help out at camp.

Hillkirk estimates that about 70 percent of the counselors have been helping out at camp between 10 and 23 years.

Many of the volunteers are on their 17th, 18th, or 19th year at the camp, Hillkirk said. Then there are the volunteers from PayPal who show up as a group and put on a carnival, and Cameron Armstrong traveling across country to provide therapy to the children.

And the children all lined up for an eye exam by Miller.

“It’s very heartwarmCourtesy photo Patty Hillkirk with one of ing,” Hillkirk said, the campers during the smiling. last day of this year’s camp. Hillkirk said that it’s always difficult when the week is over and the volunteers have to say goodbye to the campers.

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

Oxford Area School District welcomed 26 new teachers and staff for 2019-20 with two days of induction activities.

The new teachers met the administrative staff as well as their mentors, veteran teachers who will guide them during a two-year induction program. In addition to several training sessions, the new teachers participated in a bus tour of the school district conducted by retired teacher Roberta McManus, and Oxford Mainstreet Inc. treated the new teachers to a luncheon hosted by the Octorara Hotel.

Pictured top from left are Oxford Area High School teachers Dr. Jonathan Lynch, physics-long term substitute; Bethany Custer, business-long term substitute; Amy Igo, biology; Emily O’Connor, math; Sylvia Cintora,

guidance-long term substitute; and Kathryn Rappold-guidance.

Fourth row from left, are Oxford Area High School teachers Erin Warren, family & consumer sciences and Madeline Logic, English; and Penn’s Grove School teachers Lynn Golden, librarian; Cristy Nitz, social studies; Rebecca Cross, English/ language arts and Deb Aubin, autistic support; third row from left, Penn’s Grove teacher Brian Hood, math; Angelique Rucci, district speech & language pathologist; Penn’s Grove teacher Matt Grandinetti, health/physical Education; Hopewell Elementary School teachers Ross Patane, Grade 6; and Chelse Hostetter, health/physical education; Second row from left, Supervisor of Elementary Special Education Dr. Christopher Garchinsky;

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Hopewell teachers Victoria McMullen, emotional support; and Abigail Markel, Grade 6; Nottingham Elementary School teachers Gina Sawyer, Grade 4; Carolyn McCarron, special education; and Barbara Buchanan, Grade 4; and Hopewell Elementary School principal Dr. Nicole Addis, new teacher induction coordinator; front from

left, Superintendent David Woods; Elk Ridge School teachers Kerianne Darragh, ESL; Nicole Stahl, special education; Shelby Sayer, psychologist, Elk Ridge/Oxford Area High School; Karlee Kurtz, music; and Teresa DiSante, librarian; Assistant Superintendent Dr. Margaret BillingsJones and Rich Weber, supervisor of secondary special education.

Comitta announces annual senior expo There is still time to reserve vendor space State Rep. Carolyn Comitta, D-Chester, will hold her third annual senior expo from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14 at West Chester East High School, 450 Ellis Lane in West Chester.

This event is free and open to the public.

Attendees will learn about local services available to seniors

regarding health and wellness, transportation, affordable food and housing programs and more. SEPTA will be available to help seniors apply for a SEPTA Senior Key Card. There will also be nursing students from Delaware County Community College providing free blood pressure screenings.

“Whether you are a

senior, have elderly parents, or just want to know about the resources in our community, there is something for everyone,” Comitta said. “In previous years, residents have stated they came not looking for anything in particular yet left with useful resources and information that they shared with their friends, fam-

ily, and neighbors. I hope to see you on September 14!”

There is still time and space available for organizations to reserve a spot at the event. Vendors or organizations interested in participating in the fair can call Comitta’s office at 610-696-4990 or email repcomitta@ pahouse.net.

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Tracing the history of the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad Facts and anecdotes assembled by local author

By John Chambless Staff Writer While he was out, driving around southern Chester County, Telford “Jack” Hill would notice traces of a long-ago railroad. As a longtime history buff and rail enthusiast, he spotted a deep rock cut on Penn Green Road above Landenberg.

There were huge stone abutments on Landenberg Road that used to carry something. Putting the clues together, Hill knew there had once been a railroad running through the area.

Hill, 82, has just finished putting together a book with all the information he could find on a little-known rail line that once linked Delaware and Chester County, called the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad. Subtitled “The Railroad That Never Should Have Been Built,” the 117page paperback is available through Amazon.

The rail line was about 39 miles long when it opened in 1872, built during a time of national optimism and expansion following the chaos of the Civil War. With roads still unpaved, anything larger than a wagon load needed to be shipped by rail, and Pennsylvania was brimming with lumber and coal and oil to fuel the expansion of the nation. To move it, trains became indispensable, and

speculation was rampant. “It was a get-rich-quick scheme of the day,” Hill said of railroad construction.

The founders of the Pomeroy and Newark gambled that there was a need for goods to be moved from the port at Delaware City up to Pomeroy, near Parkesburg.

“Over the 39 miles, they had to build 65 bridges” to carry the rails, Hill said, “and they had to re-channel the White Clay Creek at one point.”

In researching the scattered news items and records about the railroad, Hill said he grew to appreciate the optimism of the builders who doggedly kept the line running for 67 years.

One notable casualty along the way was Martin Landenberger, a successful German businessman who operated two woolen mills in what would become Landenberg, which was also serviced by the Wilmington & Western Railroad. The wealthy Landenberger is estimated to have contributed half a million dollars to fund the rail line, becoming a director of the railroad, but took a huge loss when business flagged, the railroad defaulted on its loans, and he never recovered.

At some time, the rail line became known locally as The Pommie Doodle, suggesting both the affection

Photo by John Chambless

Telford ‘Jack’ Hill enjoyed putting together all the available scraps of information about a long-vanished rail line for his new book.

that local communities had for it, and the somewhat do-it-yourself nature of the operation. “People thought of it as their railroad,” Hill said. “It almost maintained its own identity the whole time.”

Since there wasn’t much other news in the tiny communities the line went through, its opening was well documented, with breathless predictions of its future success. In the June 26, 1872 issue of The Oxford Press, it was reported that, “The road is reported built of the best material and gives general satisfaction.

The interest created along the route by the inhabitants to see the freight train pass over it was very great.”

Accidents were frequent, although apparently no one died in any of them, Hill said. Typical of the incidents was this one from 1876, duly reported in the local press when the train “ran into a wagon that was crossing the railroad. The cow catcher hooked into the hind wheel of the wagon and tore it off, making quite a wreck of it, and throwing the driver and mule team over an embankment into the meadow below. Strange to say, the team was not much damaged, and the teamster

uninjured. The result is that the wagon has gone into the repair shop and the mules are taking a brief rest.”

Fires were another problem, since the locomotive shot sparks which landed in the woods and fields. There is one documented anecdote when the engine went off the tracks and the determined crew borrowed fence posts from a nearby farm to raise it up and put it back on its way.

After its first eight years, the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad (it had several names through the years) was controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

While records are not available, Hill said, “It’s safe to say that the line never made any money,” or at least very little.

But they kept trying. There was passenger and freight service from Pomeroy to Delaware City until 1879, then between Pomeroy and Newark. The rail bed in Newark has been turned into a trail that bears the railroad’s name.

By 1910 or so, the line had to be reinforced, and the bridges strengthened, to accommodate larger, more powerful engines. But by that time, roads were beginning to be paved everywhere, and

it was easier to travel and move goods by roadway.

Passenger service was never very robust, and was discontinued in 1928.

Sections of the line began to be abandoned, along with the small stations along the line, and the final abandonments occurred in the late 1960s.

But the stories remained.

“I’d go and talk to people about what they remembered, and they’d tell me there used to be 15 trains a day through Landenberg,” Hill said. “One young guy remembered loading hay onto the train in Chatham. It was a lot of little bits I put together.”

Hill started his writing and research in 2012, then realized he had enough information for a book that he formally pursued beginning in 2015. The result was made available this month through Amazon.

“For me, the story of the railroad is about the optimism of the times,” Hill said. “People saw the potential of the country.

There was an expansion mentality that led to railroads being put in.” And there was plenty of financial and political negotiation over the placement of stations, and the route the train could take. Land for the line was purchased from one property

owner at a time, sometimes requiring alterations in the route.

The book is packed with short news clippings, photos and reminiscences about events large and small along the line.

Hill laughed and said “I’m not going to retire” on any profits from the book, but for him, it’s satisfying to have all the anecdotes and information in one place.

“It’s like when I used to come home from school in the old days and have lunch at my grandmother’s table,” Hill said. “She ran a kind of a boarding house, and people would sit and talk and trade stories.”

Everyone who shared stories of the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad with him is thrilled to have made a contribution, he said. “What it does is authenticate their tales,” he said, smiling. “The idea is to capture history.

It’s important, because we’re losing a lot of our history.”

To order “The Pomeroy and Newark Railroad: The Railroad That Should Never Have Been Built,” visit www. amazon.com.

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

Say goodbye to summer with a weekend of cool jazz With school starting and September approaching, summer vacation season is coming to an end. But you can still celebrate Labor Day weekend at Chaddsford Winery’s three-day Jazz Festival.

The weekend of wine, food and music kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 31 with back-to-back sets from local jazz musicians so you can kick back, relax, and enjoy summer’s last hoorah.

On Saturday, Sam and Bruce will play from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., followed by the Pearl Street Band from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. On Sunday, Sam and Bruce from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by the Rob Zinn Jazz Band from 3 to 6 p.m. On Monday, Craig Satchell and the Dixie Trio will play from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. to round

out the holiday weekend.

Visitors can choose from a variety of seasonal, Pennsylvania-made wines and wine cocktails, or craft beers. Food trucks will be onsite, dishing out snacks and street food.

Admission to the festival is free, and all wine and food purchases are pay-as-you-go.

The festival hours are Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Monday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The festival will be held is rain or shine.

Admission for children is free if accompanied by an adult (21 or older).

Seating at the winery is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or folding chairs to guarantee comfortable seating on the grounds.

No outside alcohol are permitted.

For more information, visit www.chaddsford. com.

The jazz duo Sam and Bruce will play at the Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday.

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John H. Moulder, 84, of Oxford, passed away on Aug. 24 while surrounded by his loving family.

He was husband to his adoring wife, Lorraine Odorsio Moulder.

John was born in 1935 to the late Alfred Moulder and the late Phonsie Miller Moulder. He was a partner at Moulder and Eick before transitioning into his role as part owner of Mobac, Inc., his construction company.

He was past President of the Optimus Club and was the East Marlborough Township Supervisor for 18 years. John was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Kennett Square, the Shanty Shakers RV Club and actively supported the KAU Little League. He was also on the board of directors at Angola by the Bay. John loved spending time with his family and friends, traveling, RVing, camping, being Santa every year for Christmas, and struggling with golf. He was never without a twinkle in his eye or a smile on his face. John’s larger than life personality and jovial nature charmed everyone he met. Those who knew John will dearly miss him and the joy he brought to their lives.

John is survived by his wife, Lorraine Moulder; his son, Eric Moulder (Camela); three daughters, Cindy Owen (Mike), Donna Kelly (Steve), and Lisa McNamara (Shannon); 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. John was predeceased by his son, John H. Moulder, Jr.; his brother, Alfred Moulder; and three sisters, Priscilla McCormick, Jean Thompson and Toppy Maxwell.

A visitation will be held Aug. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kuzo Funeral Home, 250 W. State St., Kennett Square. A second visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Aug. 30 at Sacred Heart Parish (203 Church Rd., Oxford). John’s Memorial Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in John’s memory be made to Willow Tree Hospice, 616 E. Cypress St., Kennett Square, PA 19348.

Venetta Marie Price, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., formerly of Chester County, passed away on Aug. 18 at the age of 78, at home, in the presence of family.

Venetta was born in 1941 in Coatesville to Jeff and Rebecca Young. She was a member of Scott High School class of 1959. In 1958 she married Earl Price, and they celebrated 60 years of marriage this past February. Venetta was the very busy and loving mother of five boys -- Randy, Jeff, Eric, Patrick and Freddy.

Venetta lived her entire life in Chester County until she moved to Rehoboth Beach in 1989. She was predeceased by two of her sons, Randy and Freddy. She will be greatly missed by her loving husband Earl; sons Jeff (Laura), Eric (Kim), Patrick (Lori); and Randy’s wife, Lois.

At Venetta’s request, there will be no services.

Donations to assist with end-of-life expenses are appreciated and can be sent to Earl Price, 2044 Ramblewood Drive, Rehoboth, DE 19971.

Andrew Ford passed away on Aug. 21 in Dover, Del., at the age of 94.

Born in Wilmington, he was a Landenberg resident and worked as a dairy farmer most of his life until becoming a beef farmer in his later years. He enjoyed playing cards, square dancing, and was an avid fox hunter with his family’s Ford’s Hunt Farm, as well as hunting Patricia “Patsy” DuPont’s hounds for several years.

He was preceded in death by his parents John Ralph and Esther Anna Ford; his wife of 53 years, Grace Bryan Ford; his second wife, Nelda Hastings Ford; and sister, Dorothy “Dot” Mendenhall. Survivors include his sisters Emily Talley, formerly of West Grove and Evelyn Logan of North East Md., along with numerous nieces and nephews, greatnieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Aug. 28 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Kemblesville United Methodist Church, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Kemblesville Methodist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kemblesville United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 1772 New London Road, Kemblesville, PA, 19347.

Obituary submissions The Chester County Press publishes obituaries, free of charge, for those with a connection to southern Chester County.

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Church members walk and pray for schools

“Our community comes together in gratitude, pride, and prayer for teachers, staff and schools. We pray for a peace-filled year with our outstanding educators and hard-working students,” said pastor Monica, lead pastor of West Grove United Methodist Church and Prayer Walk organizer.

On Aug. 21, groups representing the diverse group of Avon Grove Ministerium churches gathered to pray through the Avon Grove schools, including the High School, Middle School, Intermediate School,

CHURCH DIRECTORY AVONDALE Avondale Presbyterian Church 420 Pennsylvania Avenue 610.268.2919 www.avondalepc.org St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother 8910 Gap Newport Pike 610.268.0296 www.stgabrielavondalepa.org

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Bethel AME Church 300 E. Linden Street 610.444.2974 www.bethelameckennsq.org Bible Evangelical Church of Kennett Square 500 E. Cypress Street 610.467.1081 www.bibleevangelicalchurch.org Episcopal Church of the Advent 401 N. Union Street 610.444.4624 www.adventks.org First Baptist Church of Kennett Square 415 W. State Street 610.444.5320 www.firstbaptistkennettsquare.com Greater Works Ministries 553 Rosedale Road 610.444.5581 www.gwministries.net Kennett Square Missionary Church 408 Bayard Road 610.444.0867 www.kennettsquarebaptist.com Kennett Square Presbyterian Church 211 S. Broad Street 610.444.5255 www.pcks.org New Garden Memorial U.A.M.E 309 E. Linden Street 610.444.3357 www.uamechurch.org Second Baptist Church of Kennett Square 132 S. Willow Street 610.444.0885 St. Patrick Catholic Church 212 Meredith Street 610.444.4364 www.stpatrickkennettsquare.org

Assumption BVM Church 300 State Road 610.869.2722 www.assumptionbvmwestgrove.org Avon Grove Church of the Nazarene 240 State Road 610.869.9500 www.avongrove.church West Grove Presbyterian Church 139 W. Evergreen Street 610.869.9458 www.westgrovepres.org West Grove United Methodist Church 300 N. Guernsey Road 610.869.9334 www.westgroveumc.org Willowdale Chapel – Jennersville 111 Vineyard Way, Jennrsville 610.444.2670 www.willowdalechapel.org Landenberg United Methodist Church 205 Penn Green Road, Landenberg 610.274.8384 www.landenbergchurch.com Christian Life Center 125 Saginaw Road, New London 610.869.2140 www.CLCFamily.church New London United Methodist Church 1010 State Road, New London 610.869.8129 www.umc.org

Penn London, the Avon Grove Charter School, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary School, and the Nazarene Academy.

Participants ranged in age from elementary students to seniors.

Students prayed for their schools and teachers.

Parents and grandparents walked with their children in prayer. Members of the community prayed for schools, teachers, staff, buildings and administration.

Those gathered remembered the late Marge Pickle’s influence on the Prayer Walk.

Her commitment to praying for our schools inspired the Avon Grove Ministerium to continue in commitment to this event.

After gathering for instructions and prayer, participants departed for the schools for which they had committed to pray.

Some pray around the building. Others walked through school in prayer.

Some teachers, staff and administrators invited those praying to pray for them, their classroom, and their upcoming year.

Other staff and teachers asked prayers for more personal joys and concerns, such as illnesses, family members, grief and travel.

Alleluia I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

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Kennett begins season with impressive win over Oxford

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The Kennett Blue Demons started the 2019 campaign the same way they finished the 2018 season—impressively.

Quarterback Sam Forte threw three touchdowns during a dazzling second quarter and the Kennett defense had some very strong moments in a 36-14 win over Oxford last Friday night.

The game was much more competitive than the final score might indicate: Oxford was about one foot short of scoring a third quarter touchdown that would have made it a onescore game. Both ChesMont League teams enter Week Two with reasons to be happy about their performances in the first game—and with things to work on as the season progresses.

Kennett jumped out to a 3-0 lead early on, and then Forte led the Blue Demons on three scoring drives over the next four possessions.

While Forte’s running and passing skills were on full display, Kennett’s offensive game plan utilized all its weapons—primarily top running back Garrett Cox and receivers Buzzy Hertz and Kalen Frazier. On the first drive of the second quarter, Frazier turned in a nice catch-and-run to move the Blue Demons deep into Oxford territory. Two plays later, Forte rolled out to his left, scrambled back to his right, and tossed a nice touch pass to Hertz for a touchdown. The quarterback’s ability to extend plays made it very difficult for the Oxford defense throughout the game.

With the Kennett defense providing great starting field position, Forte and the offense capitalized with two more scoring drives in the second quarter. Forte connected with Frazier on a scoring strike with 2:21 left to play in the first half, making it 22-0.

Oxford has developed into one of the toughest teams in the Ches-Mont League under head coach Mike Means, and the team doesn’t quit just because of a slow start to a game. The Hornets got on the scoreboard late in the second quarter when quarterback Thomas Repetz engineered a 61-yard scoring drive just before the half. Repetz completed a nice pass to Jaxxson Chew that turned into a 21-yard gain. A few plays later, Justin Neskie made a nice diving catch to move the ball deep inside Kennett territory. A oneyard gain by running back Dominic Pantalone set up a touchdown run from four yards out by Devan Rueda.

That made it 22-6 heading

into halftime.

Despite what the scoreboard said, Oxford’s defense had turned in a very solid effort up to this point. Senior defensive end Jay Morton and middle linebacker Jared Vining had both made big plays in key spots, and Neskie made a spectacular play at his cornerback position to break up a pass play early in the second quarter.

The problem for Oxford was that Kennett’s defense was turning in just as many big plays.

As the third quarter got underway, Kennett pushed its lead to 29-6 on the first offensive series of the second half. It was at this point that momentum swung to Oxford in a big way.

Repetz threw one of his best passes of the game when he connected with Chew on a long pass down the left sideline. Oxford’s running attack allowed the team to quickly march deep into Kennett territory, and Rueda scored a touchdown from eight yards out.

Oxford went for a two-point conversion, and Repetz rolled out and completed a good touch pass to Neskie in the back of the end zone.

It was now 29-14.

Oxford’s defense helped the team continue to build momentum in the third quarter, creating three turnovers, including a nice interception by cornerback Dustin Jones. This gave Oxford better field position to work with. But Kennett’s defense responded to the challenge, keeping the Hornets off the scoreboard following each of the three turnovers. On one drive, Oxford pushed the ball inside the one-yard line, but a costly penalty cost the team five precious yards and they couldn’t score.

According to Means, Oxford’s inability to score from inside the one-yard line was a big turning point in the game.

“We forced those turnovers in the second half, and we just couldn’t capitalize on them,” Means said.

As the game moved to the fourth quarter, Oxford’s defense continued to keep Kennett’s offense in check, but the Hornets couldn’t cut into the lead.

Repetz made some nice throws in the second half, but he was pressured repeatedly.

Kennett’s defense tallied five sacks in the second half, and several came at big moments to stall drives.

Kennett added a late touchdown with just over two and a half minutes to play, making it 36-14.

Both teams could take some positives from the season-opener.

For Kennett, the continuing development of Forte as a quarterback will

Photo by Steven Hoffman

The Hornets take the field for the season-opener.

be a major storyline for the 2019 season.

Kennett head coach Lance Frazier said that he thought Forte played well on both sides of the ball against Oxford—and when he was playing quarterback, he was productive as a passer and as a runner.

“He played well tonight,” Frazier said. “We’ve worked with him a lot, and he has really developed.

He’s a smart kid. He took the off-season and really worked hard to develop himself as a quarterback.

He’s doing a great job of reading defenses, and he’s doing a great job of making plays.”

Cox is a force at running back, and Frazier lauded him for working hard on his speed and strength during the off-season. Cox is working to overcome an injury, but he had a solid night against Oxford.

Another standout for Kennett during the seasonopener was Vincent Cresci, a defensive back who returned to the team after taking a year off. Cresci is a very good lacrosse player and a stellar athlete, Frazier said, and the football team benefits from having him on the squad.

Frazier complimented Oxford on how they played.

“Those guys came to play in that game tonight,” he said of the Hornets.

“What Coach Means is doing with the quarterback and that offense is great.

Their defense really flew to the ball.”

Oxford lost a lot of key contributors from the 2018 team to graduation, so a lot of younger players are stepping into new roles.

The Hornets play Interboro at home on Friday night, Aug. 30, and the 2019 schedule includes games against Downingtown West, Bayard Rustin, Unionville, and Reading.

“Our schedule is really tough and nobody is going to feel sorry for us,” Means

Photo by Steven Hoffman

The battle in the trenches is always crucial.

said. “We have some young players and we’re going to have to grow up fast as a team.”

Means said that he wants his players to focus on being more physical as they prepare for the second game.

“We need to be more physical, especially on the offensive side of the ball,” he said. “We need to get back to the basics— blocking and tackling.

We’re a physical football team.”

Frazier expressed a similar sentiment for his team. He said that the one thing that champions do every day is work, and that’s what he wants his team to do.

There are plenty of things to work on and improve as Kennett hosts Chichester (0-1) at 7 p.m. on Friday night.

Kennett made the playoffs for the first time in school history during the 2018 season, Frazier’s first as a coach.

This year, Frazier said, the team is looking for a return trip to the playoffs— with an eye toward a home game.

“That would be great for this school and this community,” he said.

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

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Thomas Repetz, a senior quarterback, is leading the Hornets this season.

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Jared Vining makes the stop for Oxford.

Photo by Steven Hoffman

Garrett Cox is a standout for Kennett.

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The 81-member Kennett High School Marching Band debuted a new performance called “Instinct” before the game against Oxford.

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Senior defensive lineman Jay Morton had a strong game for Oxford.

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Notice is hereby given that the London Grove Township Parks and Recreation Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2019 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. 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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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Zoning Hearing Board of Elk Township will meet on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Elk Township Building, 952 Chesterville Road, Lewisville, Pennsylvania, to conduct a hearing on the Application of Nichole Hudson for property located at 305 Blake Road, Oxford, Elk Township, Pennsylvania. The Applicant is proposing to place a 24” x 24” shed further forward than the front line of the principal building and is seeking a variance of the following Section of the Elk Township Zoning Ordinance of 2002, as amended: 1) Section 1201.B.2.B. Residential Accessory Uses, Buildings, or Structures: The following uses shall be permitted only when: incidental and subordinate to a residential use, located in the rear or side yard of the lot, located no further forward than the front line of the principal building, less than fifteen (15) feet in height, the accessory use is not commercial, and is only used for the residents of the dwelling: Structures such as shelter for household pets, storage sheds, bathhouses, gazebos, decks, patios, tennis courts and noncommercial greenhouses. The public may attend and participate in the hearing. If you would like to review the application, or are a person with a disability and require accommodations to attend or participate in the hearing, please contact the Township Secretary at 610-255-0634.

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Sheriff Sale

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By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-444 Writ of Execution No. 2015-05187 DEBT $479,781.13 PROPERTY SITUATE IN New Garden Township TAX PARCEL #60-06-0091 19350 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLANTIFF: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: Kathleen Morgan SALE ADDRESS: 9 West Shore Court, Landenburg, PA PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-132 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-445 Writ of Execution No. 2019-00303 DEBT $218,039.23 Pennsylvania bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin set in a line of land of P. Cresci and at a corner of land of DiNorscia et al; thence extending along land of said DiNorscia et al, thence extending along land of said DiNorscia et al, North eight degrees seventeen minutes West four hundred twenty three and nineteen hundredths feet (passing over an iron pin on the south side of State Highway South sixty three degrees fifty one minutes West four hundred ninety two and four hundredths feet to a point a corner of land of M.P. Yeatman; thence extending along land of M.P. Yeatman south twenty five degrees fourteen minutes East two hundred thirty eight and sixty four hundredths feet to an iron pin set in a line of land of N. Mittoscio; thence extending along land of said Mittoscio and land of P. Cresci North eighty eight degrees no minutes East four hundred one and fourteen hundredths feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Containing three and two hundred eighty five thousandths acres of land be the same more or less.

Being the same property as transferred by deed dated 06/26/2008, recorded 07/01/2008, from Robert Y, Cooper and Lois Scott, to Kay Lynn Cooper Lutsky aka Kay Lynn Cooper, recorded in book 7469, page 1018.

PLANTIFF: FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC VS DEFENDANT: Kay Lynn Cooper a/k/a Kay L. Cooper a/k/a Kay Lynn Cooper Lutsky SALE ADDRESS: 616 Millers Hill, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: RAS CITRON, LLC 855-225-6906 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-458 Writ of Execution No. 2018-13390 DEBT $956,057.35 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of ground SITUATE in the Township of London Grove, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Briarlea made

by Crossan-Raimato, Inc., Professional Land Surveyors, dated November 22, 2004, last revised February 16, 2005 and recorded in Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office as Plan No. 17790 as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Remington Way, a corner of Open Space on said Plan; thence extending from the beginning point along Remington Way South 00 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds East 111.00 feet to a corner of Lot 6 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot 6 South 89 degrees 30 minutes 33 seconds West 152.82 feet to a point in line of aforementioned Open Space; thence extending along Open Space North 00 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds West 111.00 feet; thence extending along same North 89 degrees 30 minutes 33 seconds East 152.82 feet to the first mentioned point of beginning.

BEING Lot 7 on said Plan.

Association, on behalf of the registered Holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007-AC2, AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2007-AC2 VS DEFENDANT: Doretta Hubbard SALE ADDRESS: 37 Remington Way, West Grove, PA 19390 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC 856-482-1400 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-465 Writ of Execution No. 2019-02136 DEBT $146,821.72 PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NEW LONDON TAX PARCEL # 71-03-0022.030 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: JAMSHED AKHTAR IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

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

PLANTIFF: QUICKEN LOANS INC. VS DEFENDANT: Jamshed Akhtar

UPI # 59-8-144.9

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP 215-627-1322

SALE ADDRESS: 1322 West State Road, New London, PA 19352

PLANTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, National

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CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

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Chester County Press

Classifieds N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP 215-627-1322

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-466 Writ of Execution No. 2016-02691 DEBT $422,625.26 PROPERTY SITUATE IN EAST NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP TAX PARCEL # 69-03-0064.800 / UPI NO. 69-3-64.80 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: DENISE CHIRIACO and FRANK CHIRIACO IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PL ANTIFF: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDES OF CWABS INC.,ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-12 VS DEFENDANT: Denise Chiriaco & Frank Chiriaco SALE ADDRESS: 739 Slate Hill Drive, Oxford, PA 19363 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-469 Writ of Execution No. 2019-02237 DEBT $290,957.49 PROPERTY SITUATE IN NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP

PLANTIFF: M&T BANK VS DEFENDANT: Thomas Crowley & Margaret McGirr SALE ADDRESS: 28 Wilkinson Drive, Landenberg,PA 19350

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-473 Writ of Execution No. 2018-13429 DEBT $238,581.03 ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PIECE OF GROUND SITUATE IN NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO A SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY OF MONTGOMERY BROTHERS MADE

BY APR ASSOCIATION, LAND SURVEYORS, DATED JANUARY 24,1977.

UPI# 71-1-52.6 PLANTIFF: J.P.Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.

VS DEFENDANT: Cynthia L. Ferrera SALE ADDRESS: 105 Lewisville Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: RICHARD M. SQUIRE & ASSOCIATES 215886-8790 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 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 21st, 2019.

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

TAX PARCEL # 60-07-0009.450 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: THOMAS CROWLEY AND MARGARET MCGIRR

SALE NO. 19-9-476 Writ of Execution No. 2018-13326 DEBT $871,154.89

TRACT 1: PREMISES “A” – ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, piece or parcel of ground, situate in West Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, being Parcel “B” on plan of properties now or formerly of Roland E. Sharpless, dated February 1,1963, and last revised August 4, 1967,

by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Registered Surveyors, bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point sent on the Southerly line of a 20 feet wide right of way to be used in common by the grantee, grantor herein, their heirs and assigns, said point marking a Northeast corner of this and Northwest corner of lands of Arthur T. Pratt, et ux; said point of beginning being North 87 degrees 19 minutes West 205.00 feet from a spike sent in the title line in the bed of a public road being Legislative Route #15036; said spike in road marking a Northeast corner of lands of Arthur T. Pratt, et ux., and said spike also being set on the Southerly line of said 20 feet wide right of way leading through Parcel “A” to lands of Edward J. Sharpless on the West; thence leaving said point of beginning and by the lands of the first mentioned Arthur T. Pratt, et ux., South 02 degrees 00 minutes West, 523.66 feet to a point sent in a line of lands now or formerly of Elwood Steel; thence by lands now or formerly of Elwood Steel North 87 degrees 19 minutes West, 104.34 feet to a point sent for a Southwest corner of this and a Southeast corner of lands of Edward J. Sharpless; thence by the lands of Edward J. Sharpless North 02 degrees 00 minutes East, 523.66 feet to a point set for a Northwest corner of this and a Southwest corner of Parcel “A” on said plan; said point also being set on the Southerly line of the aforesaid 20 feet wide right of way; thence by the line of said Parcel “A” by a line being the Southerly line of said 20 feet wide right of way, South 87 degrees 19 minutes East, 104.34 feet to the fore mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 1.254 acres of land be the same more or less.

PREMISES “B” – ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage and tract of land, situate in West Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, being Parcel “A” on plan of properties now or formerly of Roland E. Sharpless, dated February 1,1963, and revised August 4, 1967,

by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Registered Surveyors, bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point set at the intersection of title lines in the bed of a public road known as Newark Road and being Legislative Route #15036 with the title line in the bed of another public road leading in a Southwest direction to Chatham, being Township Road T-355; said point marking an original Northeast corner of lands of Roland E. Sharpless, of which this was a part; thence leaving said point of beginning and by said title line in the first mentioned public road known as Newark Road, being Legislative Route #15036, South 02 degrees 00 minutes West 116.09 feet to a spike set for a Southeast corner of this and

a Northeast corner of lands of Arthur T. Pratt, et ux., said spike also being set on the Southerly line of a 20 feet wide right of way to be used in common by the grantees, grantor herein, their heirs and assigns; said right of way leading in a Westerly direction through this described tract form said public road being Legislative Route #15036 to the lands of Edward J. Sharpless, on the West; thence leaving said public road and by a line being the Southerly line of said 20 feet wide right of way and by the lands of Arthur T. Pratt, et ux., and also by the lands of Roland E. Sharpless, North 87 degrees19 minutes West, 309.34 feet to a point set in a line of lands of Edward J. Sharpless; thence by the lands of said Edward J. Sharpless and crossing over said 20 feet wide right of way North 02 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, 504.26 feet to the point set in the aforesaid public road being Township Road T-355; thence by the title line of said public road, North 73 degrees 33 minutes 30 seconds East, 326.06 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 3.960 acres of land be the same more or less.

UNDER AND SUBJECT TO the use of said 20 feet wide right of way as granted to Edward J. Sharpless by Roland E. Sharpless in Deed Book Z-34, at page 382, dated February 28, 1963, as follows: BEGINNING at a spike set in the center of a public road, Legislative Route #15036, leading from Toughkenamon to London Grove; said spike of beginning being in the Southerly line of said 20 feet wide right of way at the Northeast corner of lands of Arthur Pratt, et ux., and being South 02 degrees 00 minutes West, 611.09 feet from a point set at the intersection of said Legislative Route #15036 with another public road leading Westerly to Chatham; thence leaving said point of beginning and by the Southerly line of said 20 feet wide right of way (being partly by the North line of said Arthur Pratt and through lands of Roland E. Sharpless) North 87 degrees 19 minutes West, 309.34 feet to a point set in the line of lands of Edward Sharpless, said point being South side and ending of said 20 feet wide right of way and said point being North 02 degrees 00 minutes East, 523.66 feet from the Southeast corner of lands of Edward J. Sharpless.

TRACT II ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in West Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described in accordance with survey made by George E. Regester, Jr., Registered Surveyor, dated March 14,1957, as follows: BEGINNING at a spike set West of the centerline of a macadam roadway of a public road leading from Toughkenamon to London Grove, at a corner of land of Elwood Steel; thence along said public road North 02 degrees 00 minutes East, 523.66 feet to a spike; thence leaving said road and along other land of Roland E. Sharpless (of which this was a part), by a line passing 50 feet

South of, and parallel to the South face of South wall of mushroom houses erected on land of said Sharpless North 87 degrees 19 minutes West, 205 feet (passing over various pins on line) to an iron pin; thence still by land of said Sharpless South 02 degrees 00 minutes West, 523.66 feet (passing over iron pin on line) to an iron pin set in a line of land of first mentioned Elwood Steel; thence, along land of Elwood Steel; South 87 degrees 19 minutes East, 205 feet (passing over an iron pin set 17.13 feet from then next described point) to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 2.464 acres of land, be the same more or less. TRACT III ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or lot of land with improvements thereon erected, situate in West Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center line of a public road leading from Chatham, said point being 448.33 feet on a course on South 73 degrees 33 minutes West of the intersecting center lines of the public road leading to Chatham and the public road leading from Toughkenamom to London Grove, thence extending South 2 degrees West, 993.17 feet to a point, a corner of lands of Steele; thence extending South 88 degrees 2 minutes East along the same 116 feet; thence extending along other lands North 2 degrees East and parallel to the first above mentioned course 1,025 feet, more or less, to a point in the center line of the aforementioned road leading to Chatham; thence extending along in the said center line of said road South 73 degrees 33 minutes West, 120 feet more or less, to the beginning.

UPI # 48-8-42, 48-8-43, 48-8-43.1 PLANTIFF: ROBERTS & LOSITO, L.P., Successor in interest to Henry M. Roberts and Michael A. Losito, t/a Roberts, Roberts and Losito, a Partnership VS DEFENDANT: Brothers Mushroom,LLC

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 21st, 2019.

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

SALE NO. 19-9-487 Writ of Execution No. 2019-03258 DEBT $107,283.51 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, piece or parcel of land with the building thereon erected, situate in London Britain Township, Chester County and State of PA, more particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the center of Good Hope Road, said point being a corner of land now or formerly of Larry Smith, Robert H. Johnson and Martha A. Carlin; thence thereby along land of Martha A. Carlin, North 27° 12’ 20” West, 297.75 feet to a point in line of Frederic A. Lang; thence the following two courses and distances separating land of Frederic A. Lang from land about to be conveyed: (1) North 46° 45’ East, 267.71 feet to a pipe; (2) thence South 43° 15’ East 286.15 feet to a point in the center of Good Hope Road; thence thereby along the center of said road, South 46° 45’ West, 350 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING. CONTAINING 2.0289 acres of land, more or less.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Robert H. Johnson and Hazel Adele Baldwin, by Deed dated 5/12/1997 and recorded 5/23/1997 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 4180, Page 958, granted and conveyed unto Robert M. Danyo.

PARCEL NO.: 73-4-11.1

SALE ADDRESS: 1639 Newark Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Property

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: GRETCHEN STERNS, ESQUIRE 570-624-7040

PLANTIFF: CITIZENS BANK, N.A. F/K/A RBS CITIZENS, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: Robert M. Danyo & Marguerite L. Stabosz

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 at

SALE ADDRESS: 101 Northbank Road, Landenberg, PA 19350 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: LAW OFFICE OF GREGORY JAVARDIAN, LLC 215-942-9690 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 8p-28-3t

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CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2019

A family farm celebrates a milestone 100th year

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer In 1919, Arthur P. Yeatman purchased property in southern Chester County that he originally used as a dairy farm. Two years later, he built two mushroom houses, and by 1930, Yeatman’s small business had nine mushroom houses, and A.P. Yeatman & Sons was born.

The company is one of many at the Kennett Mushroom Festival, coming to downtown Kennett Square from Sept. 6 to 8.

In 1949, Yeatman’s son Clarence (C.P.) bought another 77-acre farm with four more mushroom houses on it. In 1950, Clarence’s son Artie brought back the farm’s dairy operation, and in 1958, Clarence’s other sons Jim and Bob joined the family business.

In 1993, the family’s fourth generation was welcomed into the operating fold, when Jim’s son Jerry joined with Bob’s in-law Tim Hihn in taking over the management of the company.

The original concept to ‘Go Organic’ began in the late 1980s, when Jim Yeatman saw organic farming as a method of providing a healthier product that was completely free of growing enhancements and chemicals. They enlisted the help of the New Jersey chapter of the Natural Organic Farmers Association, and by 1989, the company began growing organic mushrooms on its own.

It was a humble beginning. In 1990, the company sold only one percent of the organic products

they cultivated. The remainder was sold as conventional.

Now, 100 years and five generations removed from Arthur Yeatman’s original purchase, C.P. Yeatman & Sons, Inc., has evolved into Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms, the nation’s first 100 percent certified organic commercial mushroom farm, with growing divisions in both West Grove and Oxford, a country store at its West Grove location, and a Landenberg site, where its products are packed, shipped and transported to every state east of the Mississippi River, as well as to Colorado, Texas and Wyoming.

“Organic farming is not easy,” Tim said. “There’s a higher level of risk, but it’s something that we thrive on and believe in. We started to do it because at one time, we were using chemicals, and began to think, ‘What are we doing to our customers, to our employees and to ourselves?’

“It’s always been our niche, an extension of our identity, and when people say ‘Mother Earth,’ they think, ‘Organic.’”

Tim and Jerry believe that while Mother Earth has made its mark through its identity, it continues to thrive not only on the basis of its product, but through a mutual partnership with the entire mushroom industry in Chester County -- a competitive but collaborative network of mostly families that’s strengthened one generation at a time.

“The fact that we’re all here in one place is due to the classic case of economic

clustering,” Jerry said. “For instance, Hollywood is a cluster of entertainers. Detroit had been the cluster of automobile manufacturing.

What differentiates us from those examples, however, is that at least locally, this industry is family-owned, and those who have survived are due to the next generation of family wanting to step in.

“If you have a strong family in charge of business, and the next generation is there ready to take over, the industry continues to survive.”

“When you think about the national mushroom industry now, it’s a multi-billion-dollar industry, of which 46 percent of happens in Chester County, and that stays solidified here, and it’s a community we are a part of,” Tim said. “As much as we compete with each other for customers, we couldn’t survive without them. We do support each other, and it’s been that strength of a tight-knit community is what enables all of us to grow.

“To continue to thrive in this business, we need that support from our industry because we all just can’t go out and pay for it on our own. The industry does for us what we can’t do on our own.”

Visit the American Mushroom Institute in Avondale and you will likely see generations of those families sitting around a table together, discussing trends, safety issues and how to navigate through the government regulations placed on their industry.

One of those industry leaders

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As it celebrates its 100th year of operation this year, Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms is also celebrating its fifth generation in the family business.

is Meghan Klotzbach, Tim’s daughter and the vice president of operations, marketing and sales at Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms. In addition to her regular duties, Meghan is the chairperson of the Mushroom Farmers of Pennsylvania, a subcommittee of the American Mushroom Institute, which focuses on issues affecting the mushroom industry.

“We all work together, because if one of us fails in any one of those components, it affects the entire mushroomgrowing industry in Chester County,” Meghan said. “We may go head to head when it comes to sales, but when it comes to the key issues, we’re sitting around that table, sharing our ideas and working together.”

While the company plans for a 100th birthday party in the fall, Jerry and Tim are also in the beginning stages of another transition. Meghan and her brother Matt Hihn have already begun the process of officially assuming ownership from their

father as company owners, becoming the fifth generation of the Yeatman family to manage the farm’s operations. Tim and Jerry aren’t ready to retire yet, so they will continue to help guide the company’s transition to the newest generation.

“We need to allow Meghan and Matt to step up and be the leaders, so that Jerry and I can step back and let their vision to take over,” Tim said.

“As we transition over a number of years, we don’t want to make decisions that will impede the decisions that Meghan and Matt ultimately want to make,” Jerry said.

Time was in the mushroom industry when communication and information was shared at meeting halls, houses of faith, and along country roads.

Today, meeting the needs of the modern-day consumer requires a network of data and immediate to it, and the ability to know how to channel that information through the most innovative devices.

It is rare that a day goes by when Meghan, Matt, Tim or Jerry are not online, searching for the newest innovations in organic farming, reviewing the latest government regulations, or responding to a consumer’s inquiries about the health benefits of organic mushrooms.

“Perhaps the most important initiative we will take on in the next several years is finding the best ways to take care of our customers, through the next several generations,” Meghan said. “We’re sensitive to our customers, and our customers are the ultimate consumer. We get emails every single day asking questions and thanking us for what we do.”

To Meghan, spending part of an evening communicating with consumers is just as integral to the future of her family’s business as growing, cultivating and processing organic mushrooms. To her, it’s part of the necessary “passion” of being a farmer.

“If we don’t have this passion, and this country doesn’t have this passion or have farmers who are willing to do it, then this country is not going to eat,”

she said. “To be a farmer means that this is not just your job or your career. This becomes your life.”

While 2019 marks a very special milestone for the Yeatman and Hihn families, it’s been one that has been marked by the contributions of several generations, who vowed to take the family business one rung higher than before.

“Jerry and I don’t permanently view this business as ours,” Hihn said. “We’re just stewards, and these just happen to be our hard days in the sun.

From the day we were first given the responsibility for running this company, our job has been very simple: To take what we have received from those who came before us, to then improve it, and to prepare to pass the business onto the next generation.”

Located in West Grove, the Mother Earth Country Store offers visitors fresh and local food products and gifts, including 100 percent fresh organic mushrooms, several varieties of dried organic mushrooms, and mushroom cookbooks and merchandise.

The store also offers shrubs, jams, preserves and butters from Tait Farm Foods in Centre Hall, honey from Swarmbustin’ Honey in West Grove, gourmet products from Emma’s Gourmet Popcorn in New Holland, and products from Sunrise Soap Company in York.

The Mother Earth Country Store is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 600 N. Baker Station Rd., West Grove. Call 610-869-3595.

On select Saturdays throughout the year, Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms provides walking tours of its farms. Guests will also be able to take home organic mushrooms and organic compost. One-hour tours begin at 11 a.m. and can accommodate up to 12 guests.

To learn about available dates and for reservations, email Joanna@organicmushrooms. com.

Aug. 31 Overdose Awareness Vigil Kacie’s Cause will host an overdose awareness vigil in Oxford, on the green in front of Oxford Presbyterian Church, on Aug. 31 at 7 p.m.

There will be a candle lighting in memory of someone, or for someone who is fighting addiction. There will also be information available about substance abuse, as well as speakers, Narcan training and more.

Sept. 6 First Friday Car Show Oxford Mainstreet, Inc., will be hosting its sixth annual car show as the First Friday event in September.

More than 250 antique, classic, and modern cars on display from 4 to 8 p.m. Visit www.downtownoxfordpa. org for details.

Sept. 7 ‘Rockin’ for the Park’ “Rockin for the Park 2019” will be held Sept. 7 at State and Willow streets in Kennett Square during the Mushroom Festival.

Proceeds benefit the Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Square. The band Hoots and Hellmouth will perform from 7 from 7 to 10 pm.

Food trucks and Kennett Brewing Company will have food and beverages for sale.

Tickets are available at www. ansonbnixonpark.org.

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

To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@chestercounty. com. There is no charge.

Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.

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