4th-grade students vested in K-9 program

Fourth-graders from Shamona Creek Elementary School were so taken by a recent K-9 demonstration that decided to lend a hand. Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh and some of her K-9 deputies visited the school recently to receive a special gift from the students. More than $625 was raised by the children to purchase a Kevlar vest for the Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. “Sheriff Welsh…

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Graduates reminded to ‘listen’

Virtually every high school graduation contains advice given to the soon-to-be grads. The June 8 graduation for Unionville High was no exception. This time the advice was “listen.” Principal Jimmy Conley gave the charge to the class of 2016, invoking the imagery of movie superheroes saying, “Class of 2016, as you maneuver through the obstacles and triumphs that life throws your way, you are fully…

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Donna L. Brown of Landenberg

Donna L. Brown, 74, of Landenberg, died Monday, May 30, at the Christiana Hospital. She was the spouse of Virginia Noblit, with whom she shared two years of marriage, after 37 years together. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Dorothy Smith Brown. Donna was an elementary music teacher for the Cecil County Board of Education, retiring in 2000, after…

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Adopt-a-Pet June 9

Come meet all the wonderful animals available now for adoption at the Brandywine Valley SPCA. All featured pets are “Name Your Price” adoption fee until Monday, June 13. Not ready to adopt? Then sponsor a pet and provide a safe place for our companions to rest until they find their forever homes. Help us give them a second chance at a fresh start.  FLEX At BVSPCA straight Flexin', What up dog?…

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Around Town June 9

• The topic of the Brandywine River Museum of Art Gallery Talk on Wednesday, June 15, will be The Plein Air Approach. Visitors will be able to explore varied artistic practices in landscape painting by artists whose work is featured in the Richard M. Scaife bequest, such as Albert Bierstadt, John Kensett, John La Farge, William Merritt Chase, and Julian Alden Weir, in a gallery…

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