At Plantation Field, horses, vistas wow crowds

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A rider competes during the Plantation Field International Horse Trials and Country Fair, a three-day event that concludes on Sunday, Sept. 20.

 A Missouri businessman has some advice for area residents: Appreciate your surroundings. Brody Robertson of St. Louis was referring to the Plantation Field International Horse Trials and Country Fair, which began on Friday, Sept. 18, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 20. He described it as one of the premier equestrian eventing venues in the country. Surveying the course under picture-perfect skies, Robertson, who traveled 968…

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Area Farm Bureau grounded in stewardship

Participants at the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau’s Fall Banquet handled a packed agenda while enjoying camaraderie and dinner at the Goshen Fire Hall earlier this month. In addition to discussing new policies affecting the rural community at the Sept 10 gathering, the organization voted in two new board members, reelected three others, and honored one for longtime service, according to a Farm Bureau press…

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Barrar named Legislator of the Year

State Rep. Steve Barrar, R-160, Chester/Delaware, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, was presented with the 2015 Legislator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania National Emergency Number Association, a press release said.  The award, which he has received for a second time, recognizes an outstanding Pennsylvania legislator for his or her work and support of emergency communications issues. “It is…

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