Pocopson branch chipping to run through March 28
POCOPSON — The township department of Public Works is chipping branches, an aid to residents coping with an excessive number of downed branches from this difficult winter.
This service is meant to help residents (not contractors) clean up from winter storms. There is a 15=minute time limit per address.
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Time to discard toxins, unwanted electronics safely
County’s municipalities hosting joint collection event on April 12
All 73 Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Event for residents on Saturday, April 12, at the CAT Pickering campus, 1580 Charlestown Rd., Phoenixville, 19460. The collection site will open at 9 a.m. and close promptly at 3 p.m.
Residents may bring computers and computer...
Gala to support therapeutic horse power
Nonprofit provides equestrian therapy to cancer patients
Horse Power for Life, a nonprofit specializing in therapeutic horsemanship programs for cancer patients, will partner with the Exton Vet Clinic and Stanek Veterinary House Calls for the Seventh Annual Pink Horse Shoe Gala on Saturday, April 12.
All proceeds from the fund-raiser will benefit the therapeutic horsemanship programs that have helped...
Local schools to battle in drum, guard competition, March 22
Coatesville, Downingtown West, Unionville among competing schools
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Enjoy music, excitement and artistry as 36 indoor percussion ensembles from seven states compete at the Unionville Regional WGI “Sport of the Arts” show at Unionville High School, 750 Unionville Rd., (Rt. 82) on Saturday, March 22.
The elite ensembles use an array of equipment, movement and skills to create...
19th-century female trailblazer to come alive
‘History on Tap’ to put women’s rights champion Ann Preston in spotlight
Laurie Rofini, director of Chester County Archives and Records Services, will lead a “History on Tap” program on Ann Preston, a 19th-century pioneer, on March 18.
A 19th-century pioneer of women’s rights and female medical education will come to life at a West Chester restaurant on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m.,...
A Man’s Life: Chris Sanderson on WCOJ
Weekly radio broadcasts revealed much about the man
By Linda Banks, Special to The Times
Christian Sanderson and singer Rudee Vallee, who appeared as a guest on Sanderson’s long-running WCOJ radio show.
Human beings are complex blends of specific and general qualities. They behave in random and sequential ways. Christian C. Sanderson, whose quirky collection of art and historic artifacts is on...
Region VI band festival, March 15 at UHS
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville High School be the host of the 2014 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region VI Band Festival. One hundred twenty-eight students have advanced from the district competition to form a collective concert band from 46 high schools in the 5-county area.
After a number of days of practice, the band will give a public performance, Sat. March, 15 at the high school...
Residents invited to volunteer for cleanup
Statewide effort to spruce up roadsides sponsored by PennDOT, DEP
Volunteers are being sought to help keep Chester County pristine by cleaning up roadsides.
HARRISBURG — Volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania effort that runs through May 31 are being sought by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP),...
Chester County Women’s Commission bestows awards
Recipients range from veteran social-service role models to student volunteers
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell introduces Empowered Young Woman award-winner Christine Luczka (right). She is joined by Jeannine McCullough, vice chair of the Chester County Women’s Commission.
A distinguished roster of female honorees received well-deserved...
Sanderson Museum opens for 2014 season
The Christian C. Sanderson Museum on Creek Road in Chadds Ford is now open for the 2014 season.
CHADDS FORD — That gem of both Southeast Pennsylvania history and that of the better part of the 20th Century of American History — the Christian C. Sanderson Museum — is now open for the 2014 season, on Thursdays through Sunday from 12 pm to 4 pm.
“We look forward to welcoming visitors to the Sanderson...
