Avocado is a laidback, affectionate boy that came to CCSPCA way back in June as a lost cat. This sweet kitty has been patiently awaiting his forever home for far too long, especially being that Avocado will fit in most any family – he gets along with other animals and kids of all ages. Because Avocado is a long-term shelter resident, he qualifies for the…
An eerie sunset has clouds and sky looking more like smoke an flame.
Members of the Chadds Ford Business Association got a free tour of the Christian C. Sanderson Museum as part of the association’s November meeting. Chuck Ulmann, museum curator, was the guest speaker and he handed out guest passes after his talk. Ullman gave an overview of the museum’s history as well as that of the man for whom it’s named. Chris Sanderson, born in 1882,…
• Three people escaped injury, but a 20-year-old woman was cited for excess speed following a Nov. 8 accident on Cheyney Road in Concord Township. Police said Brittany A. Buckley, of Glen Mills, was traveling too fast for conditions when she struck another car — with two occupants — when that vehicle slowed for a disabled vehicle. • Two people were cited — one for…
Last week was filled with conferences in Philadelphia: days of presentations on trauma research and then a workshop on the clinician’s use of hypnosis for pain control. Meanwhile, a typhoon the likes of which has never been seen had devastated the Philippines. There is a connection in all this. For one, natural disasters certainly trigger emotional trauma response. And for another, hypnotic techniques can ameliorate…
In celebration of its 100th Anniversary and in collaboration with artists and experts both locally and nationally, the Hotel du Pont hosted a 2013 Centennial Speaker Series. The final lecture in the Centennial Speaker Series, The Wyeth Collection, will take place on December 11, 2013, with special guest lecturer Executive Director of the Brandywine River Museum Thomas Padon. Padon joined the Brandywine River Museum in…
KENNETT SQUARE, PA – The Kennett Symphony of Chester County continues its 2013 – 2014 Conductor Search Season with their Annual Holiday Concert, Spirit of the Season, on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Kennett High School Auditorium. Under the direction of Conductor Candidate Rei Hotoda, and featuring the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus, the evening includes the following events: A pre-concert presentation by Candidate Hotoda at…
with a Display of Art by Local School Children Art by students from Avon Grove Charter School will be on view from November 10 through January 5; First in a series of participating schools "Imagine Brandywine," a new exhibition space at the Brandywine River Museum for the display of creative art projects by area school students and inspired by the museum's collection and landscape,…
Jeffrey S. Pothier, 56, of West Grove, died Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Christiana Hospital in Newark. He was the husband of Eileen Johnston Pothier, with whom he shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Ridley Park, he was the son of Robert L. Pothier of Spring City, , and the late Dorothy DeFoe Pothier. He was a 1975 graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School.…
Robert Wright Jr., 90, of Kennett Square, died Monday, Nov. 4. Born in Haddonfield, N.J. in 1923, he was raised by his parents, Robert and Dorothy Wright, and attended Haddonfield High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Lehigh College. Growing up in southern New Jersey, he spent many summers at the Jersey shore. Bob had a love for and significant ability in…
Runners like to run. Where, when and why don’t always matter. What did matter to the organizers of the Brandywine Battlefield 5K was that a morning fog lifted and 80 runners took part in the first time event that benefits the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates and efforts to improve and expand their mission. Of those 80 runners, two — Annette Vogts and her son Andrew…