Gretchen Ramona Walker Jones, of Jennersville, died Sunday, Dec. 27, from complications of progressive supranuclear palsy. She was 86. Gretchen was born in Plain City, Ohio to Grace Headlee Walker and Holly Walker, a banker and civic leader. The third of five children, Gretchen was an outstanding student and athlete. As a child, she could be found playing basketball ...
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Zissimos A Frangopoulos of Chadds Ford
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 29th, 2020
Zissimos A Frangopoulos, 76, of Chadds Ford, died Saturday, Dec. 19. He was born to Iannis and Thalia in Athens, Greece, during an air raid on Dec. 16, 1944. Ziss graduated from Athens College in 1963, making his way to the United States by boat at age 18 to attend Yale University where he graduated in 1967. Shortly thereafter he earned his MBA from Columbia ...
Musings: Ugh!
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 29th, 2020
At one time or another, most elementary school students were asked in September how they spent their summer vacation. As we move into January 2021, it’s time to ask something different. How was your 2020? Likely, most people would respond with a resounding “Ugh!” And that’s the polite response. Another way to address 2020 is, as J.D. Tuccille of Reason Magazine ...
Mushroom Drop goes hybrid
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 29th, 2020
If there had been any doubt before, it’s gone now. The annual Mushroom Drop in Kennett Square, scheduled for Dec. 31, is virtual this year. No happy New Year’s revelry in the street watching the giant mushroom come down. But, in-person viewing is still available, sort of hybrid. Midnight on the Square, The Mushroom Festival, and the Kennett Area Restaurant and ...
Photo of the Week: Swirling Waters
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 29th, 2020
Icicles cling to the downstream side of rocks as the current swirls past.
