July 5, 2015 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Jane Winings Denk of Devon

Jane Winings Denk of Devon, fondly known as “Aunt Jane” by neighbors and friends throughout the country, died at age 91, on July 2. Born Oct. 19, 1923 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late L. Paul Winings and Marguerite Hoak Winings and was the wife of the late William E. Denk.

A 1941 graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Maryland, she attended American University until her education was interrupted by WWII, when her family relocated to the Philadelphia Area. She continued her studies at Temple University, and was a Life Member of Kappa Delta Sorority.

During World War II, she served as production manager of the Advertising Department at Gimbels in Philadelphia.

She was an active member of the Baptist Church in the Great Valley and served as circle leader and Women’s Society officer as well as the annual Fall Bazaar chairperson for many years.

Her articles for the King of Prussia Historical Society Gazette were instrumental in saving the old King of Prussia Inn from the wrecking ball in 1956.

Along with her husband Bill, she served 15 years as secretary-treasurer of the Antique Radio Club of America as well as Treasurer of the Friends of the Tredyffrin Library.

She was active in the early days of the U.S. government’s Head Start programs; Freedom Valley Girl Scouts serving as troop leader and cookie chairperson; Devon-Strafford Needlework Guild; the Community Garden Club of Wayne; the Berwyn Garden Club, and was a volunteer and auxiliary board officer at the Cathcart Health Center (now Devon Senior Living).

In addition, Jane was a secret poet and wrote poetry annually for the Berwyn Garden Club Yearbook as well as for friends and other organizations.

She is survived by her daughters Sally Denk Hoey (Tom) of West Chester and Patricia Ann Smith (Brian) of Arizona, Colorado and West Virginia.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was pre deceased by her brother L. Paul Winings Jr.

The family would like to thank the nurses and aides of Main Line Hospice for their love, care and compassion. A memorial service is being planned for the early fall.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA 19333.

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Skin care business relocates to Chadds Ford

Business

Lynn Esdale has moved her skin care business, Lynn Victoria Cosmetic & Medical Skin Care from Ponds Edge in Pennsbury Township. She’s now located above Transcend Yoga in the Barn Shoppes in Chadds Ford.

Esdale, a registered nurse for almost 30 years, said she moved because she always wanted to be in Chadds Ford.

She deals with the cosmetic and medical esthetics of skin care and her services range from Botox injections to dermal filers, from medical microdermabrasion to facials and ayurvedic lymphatic drainage. She said her skin care procedures range in price from $85 to several hundred dollars, depending on what’s needed and how much is needed. Hours are by appointment.

In addition to being a registered nurse since 1986, Esdale is also an esthetician since 1999.

Lynn Easdale says her passion for skin care stems from her own bout with teenage acne. — Lynn Esdale says her passion for skin care stems from her own bout with teenage acne.

As a nurse, she worked for Christiana Care and then at A.I. duPont Institute caring for children with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, she said. After her own back injury, she switched to psychiatric nursing working with kids who were drug and alcohol dependent and psychologically impaired.

Esdale said she later went back to Christiana Care as a visiting wound care nurse and did that for 18 years. While working in wound care, she worked with patients who had gun shot wounds, surgical wounds that wouldn’t heal and with diabetics who were dealing with diabetic ulcers and amputations and with women who’s mastectomy wounds weren’t healing.

It was during that time when she realized her passion dealt with skin care, primarily because she had her own battle with teenage acne when she was younger.

“As a young adult I had acne, and I guess I was severely and emotionally affected by it. I was always trying to find ways of healing my skin,” she said.

“My interest in esthetics came about in 1997 while I was at a dermatology appointment. I noticed a brochure about microdermabrasion. When I asked what that was, she told me she had an esthetician and told me what she did,” Esdale said.

Soon after that, she enrolled in esthetician school and graduated with honors, she said.

Esdale began working with dermatologists and plastic surgeons, eventually opening her own business on Ponds Edge Drive in Pennsbury in 2011.

The location above the yoga studio is the former site of the brandyWines wine shop that recently moved next to Antica Restaurant.

To contact Esdale, phone 302-388-5459 or send an e-mail to llvesdale@aol.com or visit Web site is lynnvictoriaskincare.com.

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Salvation Army seeks summer camp help

Local News

The Salvation Army of Chester annually organizes two summer camps to provide special memories for local children, one an overnight camp for 51 kids in the Poconos and the other a day camp in Chester, according to a press release.

The total cost for youth to attend these camps exceeds $20,000. Due to the limited resources of the families in Chester, the majority of these costs have been subsidized by the Salvation Army; however, this year the public can assist.

A Christmas in July event is scheduled for July 20 through July 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Acme supermarket in the Concordville Town Centre in Glen Mills that will provide an opportunity for the local community to get behind the message of helping youth attend a Salvation Army summer camp, the release said.

During this five-day event, volunteers wearing red and green Hawaiian leis along with summer attire will ring the Salvation Army bell alongside the traditional red kettle to encourage donations from shoppers. All of the proceeds received at this event will go toward the funding of these two summer camps.

Local Rotary Clubs, business associations, and generous individuals have already pledged 65 percent of the funds required. To date, the clubs and associations that have provided support include the Business and Professional Association of Western Delaware County, Chadds Ford Business Association, Rotary Club of Chester, Rotary Club of Chichester, Rotary Club of Concordville/Chadds Ford, Rotary Club of Glen Riddle, and Rotary Club of Swarthmore, the release said.

Several of these groups, along with members of the board of advisors for the Salvation Army, are also planning to volunteer as bell ringers in two-hour shifts to support their respective community outreach missions. To volunteer as a bell ringer, email Aubrey Proud at aubrey.proud@crozer.org regarding your availability.

The husband and wife leadership team of Major Ervin McKoy Jr. and Major Anna McKoy are faced with daily challenges as they steward the Chester Corps effort to provide critical services for the homeless, veterans, elderly, and the youth of our community.

“It is a passion of ours to provide summer camp opportunities for kids that create smiles and lasting memories,” Ervin McKoy said. “To know that this year we are blessed to receive such wonderful support from the local Rotarians and business groups, as well as generous donors, makes us so appreciative, and we look forward to a wonderful Christmas in July event at the Acme in Concordville.”

To learn more about the programs and opportunities available through the Salvation Army of Chester, call 610-874-4266.

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Farm Bureau honors scholarship winners

School & Education

As the sun shined brightly last weekend, the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau’s Annual Picnic, held at Nottingham County Park, honored some rising stars.

Alyssa Kaupas (standing, left to right), Megan Brown, Rachel Stoltzfus, Dan Miller (CDCFB president), Macy Baumgarten and Kirtus Houting, show off their honors. They are joined by Erin Klingensmith (front, from left) and Andrew Barikian. Scholarship winners Heather Sciubba and Claudia Brady are not pictured. — Alyssa Kaupas (standing, left to right), Megan Brown, Rachel Stoltzfus, Dan Miller (Farm Bureau president), Macy Baumgarten and Kirtus Houting, show off their honors. They are joined by Erin Klingensmith (front, from left) and Andrew Barikian. Scholarship winners Heather Sciubba and Claudia Brady are not pictured.

Each year the local Farm Bureau Board selects students who are committed to studying agriculture at college. This year animal science proved to be the most popular area of study for seven of the nine $1,000 scholarships awarded, a bureau press release said.

According to national employment data, jobs for agricultural graduates are plentiful, and the pay is comparable to other science disciplines, the release said.

Commissioner Terence Farrell and longtime Congressman Arthur Hershey and his wife Joyce joined more than 140 Farm Bureau members and their families, who enjoyed a feast that included barbecued brisket, new potatoes, baked beans and desserts as well as musical entertainment from Leon Spencer’s Syde 2 Group. They played many old favorites, encouraging a few couples to dance.

For the first time, two scholarships were awarded to university students continuing their agricultural studies. Erin Klingensmith graduated from Virginia Tech and will be completing her studies at Cornell University to be a large animal veterinarian. Alyssa Kaupas will be using her scholarship for continuing studies in poultry and avian science at Penn State.

The high school honorees were Macy Baumgarten from Owen Roberts High School. She is focusing on equine studies at Houghton College in New York and hopes to be a horse trainer, ideally one who grooms a Kentucky Derby winner one day.

Rachel Stoltzfus has been homeschooled and will be continuing her education at Penn State Brandywine; she has not yet determined which veterinary college she’d like to attend. She has always been involved with animals and participated in the local Octorara Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter for many years, serving last year as its president.

Megan Brown from Octorara High School is going to Wilson College at Chambersburg so she can become a veterinary technician. She used to like the idea of looking after tigers, but admits that smaller animals might be easier to nurture.

The other high school winners are Andrew Barikian, who will attend Rhode Island University; Claudia Brady, Delaware Valley University; Heather Sciubba, Penn State University; and Kirtus Houting, South Dakota State University.

Affiliated with the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Chester-Delaware County Farm Bureau is a voluntary organization that works to advance the interests of agriculture and rural communities by working with policy makers at state and federal levels. At the local county level it carries out such programs as Farmers Care Day to provide food to the hungry and uses the Food Wheel at local events to educate youth on food and farming. It offers numerous benefits and services to over its 7,800 members.

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