Students dance and sing at the presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” Thursday, March 13 through Saturday, March 15 at Unionville High School. The musical returns to the Unionville stage this week for the first time since 2001. The Broadway classic is filled with gorgeous and exotic costumes and amazing scenery underpinned by a nimble musical score that jumps from the nostalgic,…
Since 1998, Operation Warm, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing brand new winter coats to children in need, has gifted more than 2.5 million coats. Due to the expansion of giving efforts across the U.S., Operation Warm has launched its first ever ‘Volunteer Brigade,’ a highly trained force to give more coats to kids in need. This past year, Operation Warm was able to give…
Why is it important to tell your doctor the truth? You’ve worked to get healthier, cut down on your drinking, and quit smoking the occasional cigarette you used to enjoy “once in a while.” At least, that’s what you’re telling people. We all want to present the best version of ourselves to the world, and you may hide some of your lingering bad habits from…
"‘Should,' ‘have to,' and ‘must' are among the most violent words in the English language because they are extrinsic." Think about that quotation for a minute. If I say to you, "you should…," or "you have to…," or "you must," you are likely to feel a tightening in your body, maybe even to become defensive. The response is natural as someone, other than you is…
“Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual.” --Ernest Hemingway Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois. He gained early experience as a reporter for the Kansas City Star newspaper. Yearning to serve in World War I, Hemingway became an ambulance driver for the Red Cross in Italy in 1918, where he…
We are the carriers of history, whether we want to be or not. Now that I am a grandmother, I find myself reflecting a lot on having been a mother to young children, constantly thrown back to when my children were the age of my grandchild. I am also pondering about what it was like for my grandmother and mother to be grandparents. People often…
From Concord Township: As a result of the last two snow storms, the county is offering volunteer tree work assistance to private property owners in Delaware County. If you are interested in the county assistance for tree work needed on your property as a result of the storms on March 2 and 7, please email the township immediately and by no later than Monday morning at 9 a.m. Please…
PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Mach 10 through March 16. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. • The ramp from the eastbound Route 30/Exton Bypass to northbound Route 202 in East and West Whiteland townships,…
Sean Patrick Barrett, 49, of Chadds Ford, died suddenly on Feb. 25. He will be terribly missed by his loving wife Becky (nee Ralph), his children, Ryan, Brendan and Lyndsey (all at home), his parents Maryanne and Michael Barrett, his grandmother, Anne (MaMere) Lawless and his sister Colleen Barrett. In addition to his immediate family, he will be greatly missed by his parents-in-law George and…
Chadds Ford Township will not appeal the court decision that dismissed the township’s complaint against Pettinaro Construction and Concord Township. Chadds Ford has been fighting the planned widening of Ridge Road for more than a year. Widening the road to six lanes for one-quarter of a mile is part of the commercial development at Ridge and Route 202 in Concord. But that stretch of road abuts…
John P. Cook, 98, died March 1 in West Grove whilst in the care of his daughters. He was a faithful husband and father and a loyal servant to his country. He loved his family and his country. John was born June 11, 1919 in Rochester, N.Y. He was raised by his beloved Grandmother Sharpe. He had said, “Grandmother brought me up and the military finished…