Hi, I'm Sugar. I'm a 2-year-old spayed female terrier mix. I get very excited to see people and I give nice doggy kisses. I like to dine alone and a home with no cats will work best for me. Because I'm still a young gal, I would benefit from additional training as well as exercise and socialization. A home with experienced dog owners and with…
An old farmhouse, empty for years. What would they say if the walls could talk?
• Two people were injured in a traffic accident in which one motorist was driving the wrong way on Route 1. Police said Sotiraq Gjergo, 50, of Drexel Hill, was driving north in the southbound lane of Route 1 near Thornton Road when he struck an oncoming vehicle. Gjergo and the other driver were injured. The second driver was taken to Riddle Memorial Hospital for…
The Board of Directors of the Chadds Ford Historical Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Nadia Barakat as executive director. Nadia has been serving as the Society’s Media and Office Manager for the past two years and brings an outstanding set of academic, business and development skills to our organization. In addition to her degree in Management, she has attained professional certification in…
A new health discount program for Chester County residents was presented during the April “On the Road” meeting of the Chester County Commissioners in Parkesburg. Jeanne Casner, Director of the Chester County Health Department, provided the Commissioners with details of the program that allows citizens to save money on medical discounts and savings to manage their family’s health and wellness. The program is provided by…
Do you make lists? I do. Grocery lists, packing lists, party-planning lists, to-do lists…my list of lists goes on and on! Sometimes, even with the best of lists, it can feel like time is galloping out of our control and we are merely trying to stay on the horse that is our crazy schedule – never mind the style points! When it comes to lists,…
Wilmer B. Powell, 79, of Chadds Ford, died Saturday, April 5, at St. Francis Hospital. Wilmer was born in Dilworthtown, on May 9, 1934, son of the late William and Emma Powell. Wilmer retired in 1998 after 45 years as a vice president from Wilmington Trust Company. He served on the NFSOC Executive Board of the American Bankers Association 1987-1991 and served on the ABA…
In The Girl Who Played with Fire, the second story of the Larsson trilogy, Lisbeth Salander, the protagonist, is shot by her father and buried by her half-brother. But at dawn, her hand rises from the grave. Stunning! Here it is: the rise of the wounded feminine despite patriarchy’s destructive violence. Quiet Wisdom in Loud Times considers her attempted murder by a brutal father and…
Barry F. Markey, 71, of Kennett Square, died April 13, at the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, after a six-year battle with CNS lymphoma. He was the husband of Karen Klinedinst Markey, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. He is survived by a daughter, Jessica Markey Wilson, and her husband, Joseph, of Coatesville. Born in York, Barry was the son of Wilfred F.…
Edith Katherine (Griffith) Swoboda, 92, died in the morning of March 31, in the Preston Residence at Jenner's Pond in West Grove. Born Feb. 28, 1922 in Portland, Ore., she was the daughter of the late Edith Marian (Short) Griffith and David Griffith (born Joseph Zib). Edith is survived by her husband of 44 years, Thomas James Swoboda of West Grove; daughter Rebecca Sue (Knight) Coalson and her husband William…
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is now ranked number one in Pennsylvania by the recently released Pittsburgh Business Times rankings of Pennsylvania school districts. Last year the district was rated third best. According to U-CF Superintendent John Sanville, “Alexandre Dumas said it best: ‘Nothing succeeds like success.’ UCFSD did not earn the top spot overnight because academic achievement is a process not a goal unto…