Eat dinner with Olympic hero Boyd Martin, Oct. 23
Boyd Martin in competition at the London 2012 Olympics on his horse Otis Barbotiere. Photo courtesy Henry Bucklow/Lazy Photography
Special dinner sponsored by Brandywine Ace/Oxford Feed & Lumber
POCOPSON — How often do you have a chance to share dinner with an Olympic hero?
But local residents will get that chance at a special dinner Oct. 23 at the critically acclaimed Stone Barn (100 Stone Barn...
Downingtown festival cultivates diverse tastes
36th annual event features plants, antiques, music, food, history, and more
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Downingtown horticulturalist David L. Culp will add his expertise to the plant sale at the 36th Annual Downingtown Friends Fall Festival.
When an urban high school principal thanked a longtime Longwood Gardens educator for a class that fostered empowerment to “change the...
Unionville Fair pageant, Sept. 27
Unionville Fair Queen and Princess to be picked
The contestants for the 2012 Unionville Fair Queen and Princess Pageant: (Queen contestants noted by a “Q”) Back row – Ilsa Mroz (Q), Jaclyn Jones (Q), Alexandria Coleman(Q), Carly Rechenberg, Marcia Manzone (Q), Hana Graybill. Front Row – Ginny Jackson (Q), Monica Sylvanus, Samantha Tracy, Helen Nichois, Shannon White.
EAST MARLBOROUGH...
Program to raise awareness about child sex abuse
Speaker will share insight into dealing with problem
Shocking statistics – one in three girls and one in six boys will suffer some form of child sexual abuse before the age of 18 – provided the impetus for a one-night awareness event for adults in the Unionville-Chadds Ford school district.
Steve LePore, founder and executive director of 1in6, Inc., will share his personal story and focus on...
Dumping ground for caustic, toxic materials
Regional collection event scheduled for computers, hazardous waste
It’s time to recycle that outdated computer safely. Seventy-two municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Collection Event for county residents on Saturday, Oct. 13.
The collection will occur at the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., county officials...
Get those entries ready for the Unionville Fair
Just a handful of the winning entries for the 2011 Unionville Fair. Do you have what it takes to win in 2012?
88th Annual fair is on tap for Oct. 5-7
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Have you been told you make a “mean” chocolate cake or a “wicked” apple pie?
Is your fall decorating the envy of the neighborhood?
Does your family enjoy good food, great music and awesome entertainment?
And do your children...
Plantation Event brings Olympic flavor to Unionville
Multi- discipline event asks much of horse & rider, but offers fun and excitement for the whole family
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Phillip Dutton, a member of the 2012 U.S Olympic equestrian team and former gold medalist, demonstrates show jumping during a recent preview event for the Plantation Field Equestrian Events, which start this Friday in Unionville.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — More than...
Pocopson Founders Day is Sunday
Annual event is back, and bigger than ever, 12-4, on Sept. 16th
Fun, food and games are just part of the fun — as seen above from a previous Founders Day — at the annual Pocopson Founders Day, Sunday, Sept. 16 at Pocopson Park from noon to 4 p.m.
POCOPSON – Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of music, food, entertainment and children’s games at the township’s annual Founders Day celebration,...
Fun-filled fungi fest to mushroom this weekend
27th Annual Mushroom Festival will feature three days of diverse events, activities
Holy crimini! Mushrooms will appear en masse this weekend in Kennett Square.
KENNETT SQUARE — Like the product that spawned it, the Mushroom Festival continues to grow and thrive, and the 27th version is likely to further that trend this weekend.
A community parade kicks off the festivities on Friday at 6 p.m. at...
National event: Rx for safe drug disposal
Local man seeking assistance to make regional collections successful
Statistics indicate that teens are increasingly raiding family medicine cabinets to get high, and a Parkesburg man wants help to raise awareness of the problem and work toward eliminating it.
Casey Jones, who heads Transformation Initiative for Building Healthy Communities Through Healthy Families, wants the public to be aware that...
