Downingtown/Exton JULY 24, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 24
TOWN HALL
Brandywine Health Foundation
District Welcomes New Principals pg 4
The POINT Continues Expansion Project pg 2
Historic Mile Marker Returned To Its Rightful Place
Members of the Phoenix Book Club will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. at Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville. The group will discuss “Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder” by Caroline Fraser. A copy of the book may be reserved at the library or online at www.ccls.org. The event is free and open to the public. Call 610-933-3013, ext. 132, or email mpinto@ccls.org.
will meet on Monday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Sadsbury Township Municipal Building, 2920 Lincoln Highway, Sadsburyville. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Ellen Endslow, director of collections and curator at the Chester County Historical Society, will present “Many Nations - Chester County.” The presentation will celebrate 300 years of diversity through the lens of migration. This is a change to the previously announced schedule. Sarah Alderman will now present her documentary “Bypassed: The Coatesville Project” at the September meeting. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 717-4429240 or search for “Sadsbury Township Historical Society” on Facebook. COMMUNITY DINNER
St. Peter United Church of Christ, 1920 Ridge Road (Route 23), Knauertown, will hold a community dinner on Friday, July 26, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy food and fellowship. A freewill offering will be received. Call 610-469-9690 or visit http://www.stpeterucc.org.
Old Caln Historical Society members and Caln Township workers placed mile marker 32 back into place along Lincoln Highway on July 11. Participants included (from left) Illaria Steele, Tom Fluck, Kirk Smith, Brenda Porter, Dawn Coughlan and Bob Steele.
Joseph’s People Offers Free Unemployment Guide By Francine Fulton
Joseph’s People, a nonprofit organization that provides support, guidance and job counseling services to the unemployed, is now offering a free guide for all who have lost their job. Titled “The Journey,” the document is available at www.josephspeople.org. The availability of “The Journey” was announced by Cheryl Spaulding, president emeritus, who founded Joseph’s People in 1995. “‘The Journey’ is our 92-page guide to finding a new job and restoring your life after job loss,” Spaulding said. “The book has been the backbone of Joseph’s People for more than 15 years and helped literally thousands of people. Until just a few months ago, the only way to obtain it was to become a member of Joseph’s People by joining one of our groups.”
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More than 200 years ago, mile markers were placed along the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, now known as Lincoln Highway. The markers were used to indicate the distances between Philadelphia and Lancaster. As part of an effort to return the historic mile makers to their original places, members of the Old Caln Historical Society (OCHS), along with Caln Township Public Works Department workers, recently put mile marker 32 back in its rightful place. The marker, which reads “32 M TO P,” meaning “32 miles to Philadelphia,” is now believed to be in its original location across from the Shops at Wedgewood on Lincoln Highway. The group gathered on July 11 to place the marker, which was turned over to Caln Township by a local resident. It
See Mile Marker pg 3
Open House Will Celebrate Completion Of Fellowship Hall
She said that once it was decided to make the booklet free to everyone, it was updated and reworked. “(Unemployed people) are from all over the United States,” noted Spaulding. “The principles that it covers are germane to anyone who loses their job, no matter where they are.” Different sections of the document were written by people from the community, such as mental health professionals. “We have a lot of experts from the community who volunteered their time to write sections. It took almost a year to get it updated,” Spaulding noted. Spaulding said that the newly unemployed or those who had never lost a job before can particularly benefit from the book. “It covers mental health issues, financial issues and how to network. People don’t think about all that, but it’s part of the process,” she said. See Joseph’s People pg 7
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is estimated that the stone marker is at least 225 years old. Brenda Porter, who has done extensive research on the markers, said she and fellow OCHS member Lois Demchak were talking about the mile markers, many of which are missing. “Lois heard that someone had turned (mile marker 32) in to the township building and it was waiting for someone to put it back,” Porter said. Porter had to receive permission to have the marker set back in place from the township, as well PennDOT, which owns the property where the marker was set. A total of 62 markers were placed on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike by the Pennsylvania Highway Commission from 1794 to 1796 when it operated as a toll road. It was reportedly one of the first turnpikes in the country. Log turnstiles served as gates
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served outside, weather permitting. Drew Haye, assistant pastor, explained that the former fellowship hall was composed of three modular buildings located next to the church. “The whole thing had to be demolished. It was a total loss with smoke damage,”
By Francine Fulton
The new fellowship hall at Victory Baptist Church, built to replace the former facility that was destroyed by fire in the fall of 2016, is now complete, and the community is invited to celebrate the grand opening during an open house on Sunday, July 28. A dedication service will be held at 10:45 a.m., and tours of the new facility will be offered from noon to 2 p.m. There will be bounce houses and other activities for children and a free token gift for everyone who stops by. In addition, a free picnic lunch will be
See Fellowship Hall pg 6
The community is invited to attend the grand opening of Victory Baptist Church’s new fellowship hall on July 28. The building was constructed after a fire destroyed the previous fellowship hall in the fall of 2016.
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will present a “Let’s Talk Coatesville” town hall on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Chester County OIC building, 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville. Discussion topics will include working together differently and making it easier to get help from service providers, addressing the root causes of health disparities and challenges, using indoor and outdoor spaces to improve health, and working to advocate for community change. Light refreshments will be served. To register or for more information, contact Peggy White at 610-380-9080 or info@brandywinefoundation.org.