A team of 1o Brandywine Valley SPCA employees is deploying to Houston today and tomorrow to provide operational leadership in two locations as part of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in the Houston area. Best Friends Animal Society (Kanab, UT) asked Adam Lamb, BVSPCA CEO, to help setup a temporary shelter at the NRG Arena in Houston to handle more than 1,000 animals based on the growing need…
H. Valeria “Buckie” Pratt, 99, of Kennett Square, died peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 2, at The Friends Home. She was the wife of Gilbert MacFarland Pratt Sr. who predeceased her on Feb. 10. The two shared 68 years of loving marriage. Born at Scarlet Thicket Farm in Willowdale, she was the daughter of the late William and the late Gertrude Augusta (Reyner) McCombs. Valeria was…
• A retail store in Painters Crossing in Chadds Ford Township was ripped off on Aug. 27. A police report said an unknown suspect used a counterfeit $100 bill sometime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. The case remains under investigation. • State police from the Media barracks said a 32-year-old woman from Concord Township was the victim of identity theft. A report said someone…