Archive for April, 2011

Adopt A Pet April 28

Scotty is an adult neutered male fox terrier mix that is currently available for adoption at the Chester County SPCA. He was found as a stray and brought to the Chester County SPCA to find his new forever home. We are estimating his age to be between six and nine years old. Scotty is a sweet calm boy who likes to lie in the sun or on your lap and loves to give ...

 
 

Police Log April 28

Pennsylvania State Police from Troop K, Media barracks, are looking for a white or Asian male, 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall with a thin build, in connection with a robbery at the TD Bank at Route 202 and Beaver Valley Road. The robbery happened shortly before 5 p.m. on April 25. The suspect was wearing a black jacket, tan pants, black shoes, a black hat ...

 

Bits & Pieces April 28

  • Brandywine Valley Quilters' Guild monthly meeting will be Tuesday, May 10 at the Rachel Kohl Community Library, 687 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills, PA at 7:00 pm. The speaker will be Nancy Bills from Fayetteville, PA and will be sparking about "My Quilting Journey" that includes more than 50 quilts some old and some new and some rescued. Guests are welcomed. ...

 

National Pretzel Day

The world's oldest snack was created in 610 AD according to company spokesperson.  The pretzel was introduced to America by German and Swiss German immigrants. Lisa dips raw dough in a special solution that makes them brown as they bake.  It takes only 5 minutes to bake a pretzel.  She was serving them hot from the oven last Tuesday as people came for ...

 

Chadds Ford student prepares baseball gear for shipment abroad

Michael Walter-Dillon knows how to help others and has a mound of baseball equipment in his kitchen to prove it. Walter-Dillon plays for the KAU Little League and the Unionville Recreation Association and is in the third grade at Chadds Ford Elementary School. The equipment has been collected for the Oriole Advocate program called Cardboard to Leather. ...

 

Art and Garden Celebration – Pocopson Elementary

The ninth annual Pocopson Elementary PTO celebration features unique craft fair creations by Pocopson Elementary students, families & local artisans. There will be a Silent Auction and raffle again this year featuring items donated by local merchants, artists and students’ classroom projects. The 15 page catalog can be viewed online. Auction items include gift ...

 

The Budget Mess: A crisis in legitimacy

Reality has finally caught up with the ruling elite, and its members inside and outside government are in a panic. They have freely spent the taxpayers’ money for generations building a corporatist warfare-welfare state, and when that wasn’t enough to finance their projects, they borrowed just as freely. For a long while it paid off handsomely in power and wealth, ...

 

Robert Baker Chambers Jr. of Oxford

Robert Baker Chambers Jr., 93, of Oxford, died April 19, at Christiana Hospital in Newark. Born June 7, 1917, and raised on the family dairy farm in Unionville, he was the son of the late Robert B. Chambers, Sr., and Mary Walter Chambers. He and his wife, Jane Barnard Chambers, lived and served together in the Unionville community for 50 years, being active members ...

 

Parker retiring as U-CF superintendent

Unionville Chadds Ford School District will begin the search for a new Superintendent in light of Dr. Sharon Parker’s April 25 school board meeting public announcement she is resigning. Parker said “I am not resigning to seek another position. I look forward to spending time with my sons and grandchildren and being able to have many good nights of sleep. I do not ...

 

The Doctor is In: How to choose a family-practice physician

Selecting a family-practice physician is one of the most important decisions you can make for your own health and that of your family’s. Family-practice physicians see children and adults for both “well” and “sick” visits. Well visits include appointments for annual physical examinations, routine health screenings, and preventive medical care. These types of visits ...

 

George Lee Crampton of Kennett Square

George Lee Crampton, 56, of Kennett Square, died peacefully on Friday, April 15, at his residence. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Winona Crampton of Kennett Square and the late Norris S. Crampton, Sr. He was the husband of Fay Mayo Crampton. George served his country as a member of the U.S. Army. George retired from Embreeville Hospital in the 1980’s and ...