Jerald Dana Lee, 74, of Mendenhall, died Aug. 16 due to complications of leukemia. He was traveling on vacation with his lifetime partner and wife of 51 years, Virginia. Jerry was born on April 6, 1939, son of the late James and Mildred Lee. He grew up on a farm in Abilene, Texas. He graduated from McMurry College in 1961. In 1989, McMurry College gave…
In the words of the Kennett Kings’ newest philosopher, Jake Freeman: “Panama may have had a great day, but we have great lives.” That was his sentiment after the Eastern Regional Champion KAU Kings lost 2-1 to Chitre, Panama in the Little League International Senior Division World Series Championship. For a team that, in the words of Coach Mike Pechin, “was walking a thin emotional…
KAU Little League President John Tucker should promise his son Chris a lifetime supply of Big Macs, McNuggets, Quarter Pounders, whatever Chris wants, McDonald’s or something else. The 92.9 “The Ticket” broadcast team from Bangor named a more-than deserving Tucker a “McDonald’s Player of the Game” after his bases-clearing triple in the top of the seventh inning paced the Eastern Regional Champion KAU Little League…
Peggy G. Stewart, 91, of Glen Mills, formerly of Chadds Ford, died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Maris Grove. She was the wife of the late Richard E. Stewart, who died in 2008, and with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Canton, Ill, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Edna Crockett Geiger. Peggy was a retired social worker…
Dolores Bove Dixon, 81, of Kennett Square, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Cocciolone Bove. Dolores was a hostess at the Kennett Country Club for 20 years. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Kennett Square. She enjoyed gardening and being with her family and…
UPDATE 2: Kings make semifinals The KAU Little League Kings, the Eastern Regional Champions of the Little League International Senior Division, will play Western Regional Champion Pearl City, Hawaii, in the Little League Senior Division World Series semifinals 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16 at Mansfield Stadium, in Bangor, Maine. The KAU 16-year-olds finished pool play in the tournament with a 3-1 record. Friday’s game may be…
Activists eager to keep the Beaver Valley area open and free from what they consider excessive development are critical of remarks made by a Concord Township supervisor running for re-election. During a music festival/fund-raiser at Newlin Grist Mill Park, volunteer Ken Hemphill and Save the Valley attorney Jack Michael challenged comments from Supervisor Dominic Cappelli made during the Aug. 6 supervisors’ meeting. Cappelli said that…
It was pretty much a matter of housekeeping and planning for the new school year for the Unionville- Chadds Ford School Board directors during their Aug. 12 workshop — that and the swearing in and welcoming of their new member Leticia Flores DeWilde. Flores DeWilde replaced Frank Murphy on the board last month. She was one of six candidates who volunteered to serve through November…
Basketball fans now have an attractive local alternative to seeing professional players in action with the advent of a new NBA development league team housed at the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center. The 87rs basketball team recently announced its inaugural season at an event held at McKenzies Brew House on Route 202 in Concord Township. Owned by the 76rs franchise, the 87rs are the…
Lucy is a friendly and bouncy young adult American bulldog mix that has been at CCSPCA since May. Lucy had a rough life prior to coming to the shelter as she was housed exclusively outdoors and was born with a painful eye condition called Entropion. Her eyelashes had grown inside her eyelids. Lucy has had two corrective surgeries during her stay at the shelter, and,…
A crimson-eyed rose mallow in the parking lot of the Brandywine River Museum. It’s a member of the hibiscus family and lasts for only a day.