Archive for November, 2010

Jean Terrell Bryce of Kennett Square

Jean Terrell Bryce, 90, of Kennett Square, died at Crosslands on Nov. 29. Jean was preceded in death by John, her husband of 45 years. She was born in Beaverdam, Va. to Charles Pierce and Mabel Terrell. She attended Longwood College in Farmville, Va. Moving to Kennett Square in 1950, Jean was active as a Cub Scout den mother and Girl Scout leader. She supported the ...

 
 

Emma Bagnato of Kennett Square

Emma Bagnato, 89, of Kennett Square, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 27 at Linden Hall in Kennett Square. She was the wife of Joseph Bagnato, who died in 2001. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Gaspare and Flavia Mattioni Calvarese. Mrs. Bagnato was a lifetime member of St. Patrick Church in Kennett Square. She is survived by one son, Mark Bagnato ...

 

Dorothy M. Spencer

Dorothy Manley Spencer, age 97, died Nov. 28 at Ware Presbyterian Village. Her husband of 65 years, Edison, predeceased her in January 1997. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Stephen D. and Edna S. Manley, Dorothy lived most of her life in the Unionville/Kennett Square area and was a 1931 graduate of Unionville High School. Dorothy is survived by her ...

 

Lyme Disease is only part of the story

 

Adopt-a-Pet Nov. 25

Sabrina is an adult spayed female domestic short hair cat who is currently available for adoption at the Chester County SPCA. Sabrina came to the shelter with her sister, Sugar, as well as almost 60 other cats that were living in poor conditions. Don’t be fooled, though, Sabrina’s struggles have only made her appreciate the finer things even more! Sabrina is a very ...

 

Scenes from Around the Town for Nov. 25

 

Hunters get their first marching orders

Hunters wanting to take part in the planned deer management hunt in Chadds Ford Township received their first briefing from Deer Management Officer Tim Smail. One of the things they were told goes against everything they’ve been taught in the past: Harvest the does first. The hunt—promoted by a Lyme disease task force of the Chadds Ford Civic Association—is designed ...

 

Deer hunt planned for Chadds Ford Township

Chadds Ford Township landowners learned their options and responsibilities for a managed deer hunt being planned to reduce the frequency of Lyme disease. A Civic Association task force, chaired by resident Peter Jesson—and with Supervisor Garry Paul as supervisors’ liaison—held a public meeting for landowners featuring Tim Smail, the township deer control officer who ...

 

Bits & Pieces for Nov. 25

• Candlelight Christmas, Chadds Ford Historical Society’s annual holiday house tour takes place Saturday, Dec. 4 from 1 to 6 p.m. Advance tickets for the 25th annual tour are $16, $20 for adults the day of the event. • On the first two weekends in December, Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5 and 11 and 12, from noon until 6 p.m., the Chaddsford Winery will host a ...

 

Crozer gets $1.92 million grant for family medicine residency expansion

Crozer-Chester Medical Center was recently awarded a five-year, $1.92 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration that will help Crozer’s Family Medicine Residency Program to expand from seven residents a year to nine residents a year. The grant Crozer received is part of $320 million in grants ...

 

Delaware Art Museum receives national funding awards

The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to announce that it is the recent recipient of five grants from national foundations and organizations totaling approximately $250,000. The five separate awards were given to fund unique functions of the Museum - including research, fundraising, marketing, the archival collection, and the Museum's upcoming Centennial exhibition, ...