UHS Sports’ Shorts Oct. 6

• The Unionville Girls Volleyball team lost to Upper Merion in three sets Saturday 12-25, 22-25, and 9-25. The Unionville team was led by strong play from Jessica Homitz (5 kills and 7 digs), Molly McCloskey (6 kills), and Olivia Hojinacki (13 digs). This brings the Unionville team to 3-4 in the league and 5-7 overall. • The JV volleyball team lost a tough match…

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Clydesdale named Cyrus lifted to safety

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Cyrus, an 18-year-old Clydesdale horse weighing about 2,200 pounds. is lifted to safety after getting stuck in a muddy ravine at Thornbury Farm in Thornbury Township.

Updated at 6:45 p.m. with new details An 18-year-old Clydesdale named Cyrus experienced a dramatic rescue on Wednesday, Oct. 5. After crews worked for four hours to extricate the horse from a mud pit, a giant crane lifted the animal to safety. Westtown-East Goshen Police Lt. William Cahill said when he arrived at the scene about 10 a.m., two vets were already working to sedate…

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New shop for the bird enthusiast in Concord

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Chris Weaver is the franchisee for the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Brinton Lake. The store is open seven days per week and offers higher end bird seed.

Wild Birds Unlimited is now open in the Shoppes at Brinton Lake. The shop, which specializes in supplying feed and feeders for bird enthusiasts, is located in the upper part of the center, between Cardinal Camera and the office of state Sen. Tom Killion. Wild Birds Unlimited is a franchise with more than 300 outlets, according to Chris Weaver, the franchise holder for the Concord…

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Car carrier runs off road

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Police are continuing their investigation into this Oct. 5 accident on Route 202 that sent two people to the hospital.

No details have been forthcoming as of yet but, sometime after 1 p.m., a car carrier ran off the road and through a guard rail on Route 202 in front of the Brandywine Mills complex in Chadds Ford Township. Northbound traffic was forced to turn of 202 at Applied Bank Boulevard. Traffic in both directions was backed up. State police on the scene said a…

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Crews working to rescue 2,200-pound horse

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A colt meanders in a pen at Thornbury Farm, oblivious to the activity behind the fenced-in area where emergency crews working to rescue a horse that got stuck in the mud.

Emergency personnel descended on Thornbury Farm in Thornbury Township this morning for the rescue of an approximately 2,200-pound horse that got stuck in the mud, an ongoing effort that has yet to succeed. Units from the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department, West Chester Fire , Longwood Fire Company, Fame Fire Company, Wagontown Fire Company, the Chester County Rescue Task Force responded to a 10:50 a.m. call…

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Sanderson Museum celebrates namesake

Officials at the Sanderson Museum are extending thanks to the volunteers who took a recent trip down memory lane to celebrate Chris Sanderson’s life. They also want to express gratitude to the volunteers who operated the museum, which could always use more volunteers. To view a slideshow of the trip, click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS-kUuxPL0Y&feature=youtu.be. And contact the museum at http://sandersonmuseum.org or 610-388-6545 if you would like…

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Chester County collections and collectors

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Meninos de Rua by Siron Franco

October 7th marks the kickoff celebration event for the Chester County Collects exhibition at The Chester County Art Association, CCAA, in West Chester. With over 90 art objects from 10 prestigious art collections throughout Chester County, this show promises to be an exciting and inspiring way to look at art, through the eyes of the collector. What inspires someone to collect a certain artist? How…

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Longwood Gardens to explore virtual reality

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Ricardo Rivera, the creator of 'Nightscape,' makes adjustments to one of his installations at Longwood Gardens, where he will appear for a panel discussion on Friday, Oct. 7. Photo courtesy of Longwood

As “Nightscape: A Light and Sound Experience,” a confluence of light, sound and imagery by Philadelphia-based Klip Collective, draws to a close on Oct. 31, Longwood Gardens’ guests will have one final opportunity to hear from its creator. On Friday, Oct. 7, Ricardo Rivera, and fellow artists from Klip Collective, Kevin Ritchie and Mark McCallum will chat about virtual reality and how it is changing…

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West Phila. Orchestra returning to Kennett

After a crowd-pleasing appearance this summer at Anson B. Nixon Park, West Philadelphia Orchestra is returning to the Kennett area. On Friday, Oct. 7, West Philadelphia Orchestra will play its first-ever show at The Kennett Flash, according to a Flash press release. West Philadelphia Orchestra began as neighborhood friends’ fiddling on porches and in parks, making noise at protests and outsider art gatherings, and dedicated…

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Police Log Oct. 5: DUI, drug possession, identity theft

• State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating the reported theft of a Rolex watch. The theft took place in August from a residence on Upland Road in East Marlborough Township. • Michael P. Brackin Jr., 26, of West Grove, was cited for his involvement in a traffic accident that injured two people on Route 1 near North Mill Road in New Garden Township on…

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