Letter: take a moment to celebrate our dairy farmers
To the Editor
There is certainly no better time to enjoy a few scoops of ice cream or a refreshing glass of milk than in June during National Dairy Month. While celebrating can be delicious and fun, it is also an opportunity to take time to reflect on our farms in Chester County and what impact dairy farms have on our lives.
Our 280 dairy farms and 18,900 cows produce enough milk for our 500,000 county...
Business Profile: Hors d’oeuvres by Betsy
Note to Readers: Today, we feature the first in an occasional dialogue with local businesses, offering a chance to allow our readers a chance to get to know them better.
Betsy Coons of Hors d’oeurves by Betsy.
Preparing and catering hors d’oeurves for events and parties around the region might seem like an easy task — virtually everyone has made nachos or wrapped hot dogs in crescent...
Brandywine Polo kicks off 2013 season with Ed. Foundation benefit
Music, food, fun, polo and $2 per ticket goes to the UCF Education Foundation, May 31
NEW GARDEN — Imagine music, fine foods, including authentic southern BBQ, locally crafted wine and beer — and world class polo, too — all under the stars: Friday Night Under The Stars.
Not sold yet? Well, how about the fact that $1 from every admission was going to the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation...
Broadway on the Brandywine, Saturday
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Combine the best of Broadway with the stars of Unionville and what do you get?
Foundation Fest 2013: Broadway on the Brandywine, this Saturday night at Unionville High School will feature students from every Unionville-Chadds Ford school as well as selected alumni performing some of the most memorable songs from Broadway.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Unionville-Chadds...
Unionville’s Smith wins state 3,200 title
Indians, Blue Demons runners show well at state meet
By Hannah Christopher, Track & Field Editor, The Times
Unionville’s Olivia Young, Courtney Smith, Annie Birkenmaier, Emily Fisher, Kim Lapczinski, Jasmine Gillespie and Steve Yannacone qualified for this past weekend’s state track and field championships at Shippensburg State University.
SHIPPENSBURG — You’ll excuse Courtney...
Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala
Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates
East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker.
Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular...
Music, memories come alive during Memorial Day parade
[slideshow id=3]KENNETT SQUARE — Thousands of local residents gathered to watch one of the largest Memorial Day Parades in recent history, as it made its way from the downtown area of the Borough to the Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Township, Monday, where a moving ceremony honored the nation’s war dead.
Although the closing ceremonies were somber (see video below), the parade itself was a...
Police: Spate of storm-grate thefts solved
Two Delaware men face multiple charges for alleged months-long crime spree
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Christopher Jennings, 25, of New Castle, De., faces charges connected to a series of storm-grate thefts, police said.
Months after a series of storm-grate thefts rankled investigators, endangered the public, and cost area municipalities thousands of dollars, police said two...
Sometimes, the world really is flat
Why I like flat shoes and thoughts on bloggers, the Internet and…BBQ?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I had a really exciting opportunity this week! I was featured on a blog called La Petite Pear! Check it out here.
Sam does a fun article each Wednesday called “Fashionistas In Flats” where a different woman is photographed in her favorite flat shoe. I had to describe why I like...
Devastation in OK reminds how good we have it here
Aside from its natural beauty, Chester County is largely protected from natural disasters
By Amy Dettore, Columnist, The Times
It breaks my heart to see all the devastation from the deadly tornado in Moore, Ok. It sometimes feels like it’s just one thing after the next of negative things occurring in our world. It really helps to put things in perspective when you consider the big picture.
We...
