Monthly Archives: April 2017

Blogging Along the Brandywine: Mozart, Mendelssohn and Mimi

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Mimi Stillman plays with the Kennett Symphony at Longwood Gardens Photo Credit: Natale Caccamo

The concert of the Kennett Symphony Orchestra at Longwood Gardens on Sunday evening, April 2 was more than a concert. It was a festival for the ears, eyes, nose and soul as well, the perfect experience to bring one out of the doldrums of winter. The evening’s experience started as the audience was invited to walk to the conservatory in the warm colors of a…

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Adopt-a-Pet April 6

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Come meet all the wonderful animals available now for adoption at the Brandywine Valley SPCA. All featured pets are “Name Your Price” adoption fee until Monday, April 10. Not ready to adopt? Then sponsor a pet and provide a safe place for our companions to rest until they find their forever homes. Help us give them a second chance at a fresh start. AJ I like to think of myself as…

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Around Town April 5

• Natural Lands Trust is planning two tree plantings this weekend in Chester County. The first is Friday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Stroud Preserve. (Use private entrance: 449 Lucky Hill Rd., West Chester.) The goal is to plant 300 trees and 50 shrubs at the preserve. On Saturday, April 8, also from 9 to noon, NLT hopes to plant 500 trees and…

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Flood watch in effect through Friday

The National Weather Service is calling for a Flood Watch in Chester County from Thursday morning through Friday afternoon. Heavy rain is expected to begin late tonight through Thursday afternoon. There is potential for flooding on area creeks and streams and in poor drainage and urban areas during and shortly after the heavy rainfall. Some main stem rivers may flood thereafter, from Thursday night possibly through the…

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Royal Farms, Pettinaro discussed in Concord

Concord Township Council announced last night that the rescheduled conditional use hearing for Royal Farms would be held 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 at the township building. The hearing had originally been scheduled for March but was postponed at the applicant’s request. Royal Farms is looking to build a convenience store in the split on Route 202 at its intersection with Smithbridge Road. It…

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Ward Nicholas Kissell Jr. of Pennsbury Township

Ward Nicholas Kissell Jr., 88, of Pennsbury Township, died Friday, March 31, at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was the husband of Dorothy Cobb Kissell, his beloved wife, with whom he shared 38 years of marriage. Born in Evans Mill, N.Y., he was the son of the late Ward Nicholas and the late Irene Helen (Van Dusen) Kissel. He was also preceded in…

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Blogging Along the Brandywine: A very personal experience with Mendelssohn

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Sunlight highlights the Kennett Symphony Orchestra playing in the round at the Mendenhall Inn. Photo Credit Jennifer French

Orchestral music wasn’t meant to be played in giant concert halls.We weren’t meant to see it from a distance of 200 feet from the last balcony, peering at tiny musicians through opera glasses and hearing amplified music through giant speakers. Just as one views a sculpting or a fine oil painting in a museum, music is personal, it is intimate. It is meant to be…

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Lynne M. Reilly of West Chester

Lynne M. Reilly (nee Durso), 64, of West Chester, formerly of Glenview, Ill., died Sunday, April 2. Born in Evanston, Ill., she was the daughter of the late August James Sr. and Evelyn (nee Kimball) Durso. Lynne was well loved and respected. She worked at Chester County Hospital from 1988 to 2017, beginning as a staff nurse and eventually earning her master's degree and becoming…

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Raise the Steaks: Easter eats

April Showers bring May flowers, but April also brings the long tradition of enjoying Lamb. For centuries, lamb has been an Easter staple, a symbolic food for many. Yet lamb is often overshadowed by its cousin, the ham. There are some who simply enjoy the taste or ease of preparing a ham, whether it be glazed, cured, or even spiced and roasted, while there are…

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Police Log April 5: Armed robbery; huffing in Walmart; student investigated

• State police from the Avondale barracks said they are looking for a suspect who robbed the Walgreens on Route 1 in East Marlborough Township at gunpoint on March 26. The report said the suspect entered the store about 9:30 p.m., produced a black, semi-automatic sidearm, chambered a round and demanded that a female employee tell him the location of the safe. He then entered…

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Jacqueline R. Wibbens of West Grove

Jacqueline R. Wibbens, 88, of West Grove, died Monday, April 3, at her residence. She was the wife of Robert Leroy Wibbens, who died in 2004, and with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. She has shared the last six years with her dedicated partner, Jules Gomez Sr. of West Chester. Born in Lyon, France, she was the daughter of the late Pierre And…

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