The Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 19th District Senate seat has challenged his opponent, state Sen. Andy Dinniman, D-19, to a series of debates hosted by local news outlets and the League of Women Voters. In a press release, Jack London extended the invitation, along with a list of more than 25 potential dates, to Dinniman, who has held the seat since 2006. Reached for comment,…
Mary “ Betty” Bennett, 88, of West Grove, died Sunday, June 19, at Season’s Hospice at Christiana Hospital. She was the wife of Clifford “Kip” Bennett, who died on June 18, and with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer S. and Mary Walker Montgomery. Betty was a billing clerk for Kennett Dental in…
Clifford “Kip” A. Bennett, 87, of West Grove, died Saturday, June 18, at Season’s Hospice at the Christiana Hospital. He was the husband of Mary “Betty” Bennett who died on June 19, and with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Horace D, Sr. and Elsie Brandenberger Bennett. Kip was a bus driver for the…
The sky’s the limit when the ever-expanding Chester County Balloon Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this coming weekend. Organizers say the eagerly-anticipated event has experienced incredible growth the past few years, offering a host of family-friendly activities. It will return to New Garden Township’s Flying Field in Toughkenamon, starting on Friday, June 24. In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers of Annonay, France, made the first successful…
After three years in Painters Crossing shopping center, Farmers’ Road is making a detour. The restaurant that opened in 2013 and offered what owner Courtney Rozsas called “better for you, farm-fresh fast food,” is closing on Saturday, June 25. It’s the second Chadds Ford restaurant to close in less than two weeks. Rozsas said in an email sent through Sevag Public Relations of Lancaster, “We…
A global search for dominance of a legendary, 55-ton instrument came down to an agonizing hour for five contestants and a couple hundred spectators at Longwood Gardens on Saturday, June 18. At stake was a literal, 10,010-pipe dream: the $40,000 Pierre S. du Pont Prize in the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, a first-place award that includes a contract with Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists as…
Carolyn S. Guerrina, 73, of Cochranville, deid Friday, June 17, at the Christiana Hospital. She was the wife of Louis E. Guerrina who deid in 2011, and with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Anna Curfman Shively. Carolyn graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1960 and Shippensburg University in 1964. After college…
Louise LeBron Patton, 84, of West Grove, died Tuesday, June 14, at her residence. She was the wife of Thomas G. Patton Jr., who died in 2013, and with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Otto and Helen MacMillan LeBron. She was born in New Orleans, La., and grew up in Baltimore, Md. Louise Patton was a…