Commissioners present $250K to Melton Center
Staff, board members and students taking part in programs at the Melton Arts and Education Center in West Chester, accepting a check for $250,000 from the Chester County Commissioners. The funds will be used for many improvements to the facility.
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners recently presented a check for $250,000 to staff, board members and after-school program participants...
7 Kennett HS students honored at Emmys
Kennett High School students at the NATAS awards ceremony at Drexel University last week.
PHILADELPHIA — The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented awards to seven Kennett High School students at least week’s award ceremony at Drexel University.
Since 2002, the NATAS awards have recognized outstanding cultural, educational, technological,...
Rainy days and Sundays….
Coping with a cool, wet May in terms of fashion
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
This weather is KILLING me. I do not know how people in Seattle can stand it. If I see a raincloud in the forecast for one more day, I may lose my mind.
Finding the motivation to get out of pajamas is difficult when it’s grey, damp, and dreary. Fortunately, my solution is to turn my frown upside down with the...
Three charged with operating gambling machines
Three alleged gambling machines found by authorities at a Kennett Square store, led in part to the arrest of three, related to gambling charges there and at another location in Oxford.
Three area residents have been charged with operating illegal gaming machines — some of which may have been rigged to keep players from winning — in Kennett Square and Oxford and some $37,000 in illegal gambling...
What To Do: Winterthur’s Point To Point
Also: Ideas for a fun day with Mom
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Without a doubt, there will be a bustle of activity this weekend at Winterthur” (Route 52, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-4600, www.winterthur.org) with the climax being the Winterthur Point-to-Point Races — an event that has become one of premier attractions in the Brandywine Valley each year.
This year’s 38th annual...
Prayer gathering, May 14, 15, 16
LANCASTER — There will be a Harvest National prayer gathering, May 14, 15 & 16th at the Doubletree Hotel (2400 Willow Street) sponsored by the David Johnson Ministries.
The event organizers are inviting all local church leaders to attend this conference on revival.
For more information,
call 857-488-3912
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On Stage: Sticky Fingers brings the swagger
Emerging acts in Delaware Valley spotlight this week
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Sticky Fingers
There used to be just two main meanings for “sticky fingers.” There was the literal translation and there was the slang meaning. Someone with sticky fingers was prone to stealing on a regular basis — especially shoplifting.
In 1971, another meaning for the phrase entered the vernacular....
Obituaries: Patrick W. Barnes
Patrick W. Barnes, age 69, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016, at Jennersville Regional Hospital.
Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of Pauline Eaby Barnes of West Grove, PA, and the late Wilson Barnes.
Pat was an over the road truck driver his entire life and enjoyed being on the road. He drove truck for Phillips Mushroom and Modern Mushroom, retiring in 2012
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Don’t retire, Refire: Implement a plan
Retirement doesn’t mean the end of schedules, just new priorities
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
So…we’ve all realized that rather than letting our days of retirement fall away unfulfilled, we wish to have our days of ReFirement ignited. How do we make this happen?
As Stephen Covey once said, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” ...
Sheriff’s golf classic to benefit K-9 team, May 9
Melody, a comfort dog for the county courts, is the newest member of the Chester County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit.
The Chester County Sheriff’s Office is holding its 23rd annual Sheriff’s Community Golf Classic on Monday, May 9 at the Downingtown Country Club golf course.
The proceeds of the golf classic support the community work of the Sheriff’s K-9 unit.
“We are pleased to work with...
