Downingtown/Exton MAY 22, 2019
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PARTY WALK-THROUGH
The Downingtown High School West (DHSW) Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program has announced the walk-through of its 2019 post prom party with the theme “Welcome to the Movies!” It will be the 16th year that parents and volunteers will host a post prom party as a free and safe after-prom experience for all DHSW seniors regardless of whether they attend the senior prom. Parents, sponsors, and community members are invited to walk through from 8 to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at DHSW Campus, 445 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Contact dtownwestpostprom@gmail.com. INFORMATIVE TALK
will meet on Monday, June 3, at 7 p.m. in the Sadsbury Township Municipal Building, 2920 Lincoln Highway, Sadsburyville. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Michael Rapp will speak on the history of the United States flag. Visitors are welcome, admission will be free, and light refreshments will be served following the program. Call 717-442-9240 or search for “Sadsbury Township Historical Society” on Facebook. MOVIE NIGHT
Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave., will host Movie Night on Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. The library will screen “The Upside.” Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman star in this comedy-drama, which has a PG-13 rating. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013, ext. 132.
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St. Peter Parish To Host Community Festival By Francine Fulton
St. Peter Parish, 2835 Manor Road (Route 82), West Brandywine, will present its annual Community Festival, featuring games, food, musical entertainment and more, from Wednesday, May 22, through Friday, May 24. Festivities will start at 4 p.m. each day. Parking and admission will be free. Each night of the festival will feature special events. May 22 will be Kids’ Night. Highlights of the evening will include a video game truck from 5 to 8 p.m. Youths can play their favorite video games alone or against their friends, both inside and outside the truck. A fee will be charged per 20 minutes of play. There will also be a display of
Doylestown Quarter Midget Racing Club (DQMRC) quarter midgets and micro-sprint race cars. Youngsters will also be able to take part in a make-andtake project that will be presented by students from the Pope John Paul II Regional Catholic Elementary School STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts and Math) program. Members of the Chester County Antique Car Club will hold their Spring Dust Off, featuring a display of classic cars, from 4 p.m. until dusk on Thursday, May 23. The rain date for the car show will be May 24. Also on May 23, a sock hop will be held in the Parish Celebration Center from 6 to 8 p.m. with disc jockey Bill O’Brien. Bingo will be featured in the Parish See Community Festival pg 11
By Francine Fulton
By Francine Fulton
Although the Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Miami Marlins during a game at Citizens Bank Park on April 25, the evening still held plenty of good memories for Blaise Bonnell, a third-grader at Springton Manor Elementary School, who was chosen to throw out the first pitch. Blaise, who is a pitcher and shortstop with the East Brandywine Youth Association (EBYA), was able to throw a strike to the catcher - in this case the Phillie Phanatic - while See Phillies Game pg 4
Visitors to the St. Peter Parish Community Festival in West Brandywine, which will be held from May 22 to 24, will have an opportunity to enjoy hamburgers and hot dogs made by the Knights of Columbus (left photo) and play children’s games (right photo). The event will also include a plant sale, face painting, live music and more.
Student Offers Chester County Track Stars Program
EBYA Player Throws Out First Pitch At Phillies Game
Blaise Bonnell (left), accompanied by his father, Bill, had the honor of throwing out the first pitch during the April 25 Philadelphia Phillies game against the Miami Marlins.
In order to share her love of track with others and to promote physical fitness, Chloe Stanfield, a junior at the Downingtown STEM Academy and a captain of the Downingtown High School West (DHSW) track team, has started a track and field program for youths ages 3 to 13. Chester County Track Stars, a nonprofit summer running program, will take place at the DHSW track, 445 Manor Ave., Downingtown, on six select days between Wednesday, See Track Stars pg 2
Last summer, Chloe Stanfield, now a junior at the Downingtown STEM Academy and a captain of the Downingtown High School West track team, started the Chester County Track Stars program for youths. This year’s session will run from June 19 through July 14.
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