•Chadds Ford Township supervisors Wednesday night voted to award the 2022 Road Program to DiRocco Bros. of West Chester. Township engineer Mike Schneider said the work this summer would include milling and overlay for a portion of Ardmoor Lane and work on Marshall Road from Route 202 to the border of Concord Township. The contract is $104,435, which is $20,000 less than the township estimate, Schneider said.
•Supervisors also approved a 577 square foot expansion of Glen Mills Veterinary Clinic at 1785 Wilmington Pike. The work also includes an additional eight parking spaces.
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
•Wine, spirits, and cheese? That’s what’s on tap for the inaugural Kennett Summerfest, arriving on June 12. Limited tickets are now available, including a few tickets to an exclusive food and wine connoisseur event that includes early admission to the festival. The event will give ticket holders the unique opportunity to taste wines from some of the best local and regional wineries, paired with cheeses from local restaurants as well as mixed drinks featuring spirits from local distilleries and mocktails for designated drivers. There will also be live music. Summerfest runs from 3-7 p.m. in the 100 block of S. Broad Street, between State and Cypress streets in Kennett Square. Go here for more information and tickets.
•Pennsbury Land Trust is sponsoring a seminar “Gems and Thugs” on Thursday, May 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the township building at 702 Baltimore Pike. Karen Travers will facilitate the event and talk about native plants (Gems) and the non-native ones (Thugs) and how to reduce the negative effects on our landscape. There will be a walk in the township park to see some of these plants in the wild. Wear sturdy walking shoes. Call the township building to register at 610-388-7323. The cost is $5 at the door, but free to Pennsbury Land Trust members.
Coming to Delaware Theater Co. June 1-19.
•It’s billed as being “One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac.” It’s a one-man comedy, “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy,” featuring actor and comedian Peter J. Fogel. It will be coming to Delaware Theatre Company from June 1-19. For tickets, visit delwaretheatre.org or call 302-594-1100.
•Interested in learning a bit about foraging? Then check out the four-day Chadds Ford Forage Festival planned for Thursday, May 19 through Sunday, May 22. Organizer Ryan Derfler said it’s a great way to get out into the woods and explore. In addition to rooting around in the woods, there will be talks about the healing power of mushrooms at the Chaddsford Winery on Saturday, May 21. For more information, including a schedule of events and costs, visit https://www.cfjunxion.com/foragefest
Dinners, trucks, and trains on the third Thursday of the month at Auburn Heights.
•Relax and enjoy a food truck dinner from 5-8 p.m. at Auburn Heights every third Thursday from May through September. The weekly event is Auburn Heights After Hours. Each program features a different food truck, exhibiting group, and other fun activities. The series launches with trains galore on Thursday, May 19. Here guests can indulge in dining car-themed fare from Katering by Chef Anthony Carnevale II, such as a typical meal you would find on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Inside the Marshall Steam Museum, guests can explore special train displays, including an exhibit on vintage railroad china. Admission to the event is $6 for those 13 and older; $3 for kids 6–12. Members and children 5 and under are free. Learn more and purchase tickets in advance at https://bit.ly/AHAfterHours
•Adults 60 and older who live with chronic health conditions may register for the Steps to Healthy Living: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. The program runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon on six Fridays, from May 20 through June 24, except for Friday, June 17. That session will be held on Wednesday, June 15. Space is limitedand registration is required. Anyone interested in registering should contact Ellen Williams, the health and wellness program manager, at williamse@co.delaware.pa.us or call 610-499-1937.
•Delaware County Community College will hold a Spring Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 12 in the upper lobby of the college’s STEM Center at the Marple Campus, 901 South Media Line Road in Media. The event is designed for prospective students who are looking to start their college education, return to school, or advance their careers. Prospective students and their parents or guests will also meet professors and enjoy a guided campus tour. Enrollment is currently open for all summer and fall sessions. To register to attend the open house, visit dccc.edu/openhouse or call 610-723-4000. Face masks are currently optional at all college facilities.
Council Co-Vice Chairman John Crossan tries his hand at bocce. Waiting her turn, to the left of Crossan is Councilmember Vinita Deshmukh. Behind them are Co-Vice President John Gillespie and Councilmember Colleen Morrone. Looking on are township Manager Amanda Serock, far left, and Director of Public Works Dan Moyer.
It’s not a done deal yet, but Concord Township Council is moving forward with an idea to install license-plate-reading cameras at three intersections. What is a done deal is that there are now two bocce ball courts on the township’s Thornton Road property next to the municipal building.
Council members unveiled the two courts prior to their May 3 meeting. Council Co-Vice President John Gillespie said the township has been working for a year to get the courts installed. And township Manager Amanda Serock said the work was done in-house by volunteers from the Parks and Recreation Committee and by the Public Works Department.
The idea for the license plate readers first came up publicly during the March meeting when Shawn Petty of Platelogiq presented his company’s use of the cameras. During that presentation, Lt. Jon Sunderlin, the barracks commander at Troop K Media, said that such a system could have helped solve a hit and run accident that happened on Route 202 several years ago.
Concord is working on a contract proposal for cameras at three intersections, one at Routes 1 and 202, another at Route 202 and Naamans Creek Road, and a third at Route 322 and Fellowship Drive.
The proposed contract is for five years at $22,000 per year, plus $9,125 per year for maintenance after that, according to Council President Dominic Pileggi.
Township Manager Amanda Serock said the figures discussed are a proposal, and that the contract, with full details, has yet to be written. She added that the contract does not automatically renew.
Privacy and potential abuse of the system have been topics within the conversation, in March, and in May. As was said in March and again during Tuesday night’s meeting, there are checks on how the system can be used.
Petty said in March that Platelogiq can’t be used to track or identify people, and only law enforcement can access the system. But one concern raised during Tuesday’s meeting was whether any cloud-based storage could be hacked and used for improper purposes.
State Trooper Jessica Tobin acknowledged that such a scenario can’t be fully prevented, at least at the current level of technology since many hackers are out in the world and they have hacked sensitive data, both governmental and private.
She added, however, that even law enforcement personnel can’t just access the system to go fishing or track former friends. And Council Co-Vice Chair John Crossan backed that up saying the police must show cause to access Platelogiq’s data.
The Platelogiq system is currently used in Upper Chichester, and Crossan said he and other councilmembers saw a demonstration of the system as Upper Chichester police use it. During the March meeting, he raised civil liberty issues but came away from the tour with Upper Chichester, saying he feels the system is secure enough.
“When it comes to public safety, a lot can be done, but, of course, we want to make sure there are checks and balances in place to ensure those systems are not abused against us. When I went to the demonstration in Upper Chi, I was confident with regard to the assurances of those checks and balances,” Crossan said.
He added that the system is audited, ensuring that access requests are tied to specific incidents.
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
Some of the biggest art events on the Brandywine Valley calendar are ready to get into full swing! This includes the highly anticipated return of the Spring Gallery Walk in Downtown West Chester the evening of May 6th. Businesses around town turn into art galleries for the evening, each with a different artist or exhibit on display. And don’t forget to save the dates for the Chester County Studio Tour, Saturday, May 14th to Sunday, May 15th. Expect a full preview next week of what to expect from the tour which features open studios, gallery, and artist spaces throughout Chester County.
Church Street Gallery – Charles Schmidt
John O’Brien, Executive Director of the West Chester BID, Business Improvement District, notes they are excited to bring the Spring Gallery Walk back this year: “We are excited to showcase the great local artists in West Chester! The Gallery Walk is a self-guided art tour that features art galleries and special one-night shows at select retail stores. This is a marquee event in West Chester and we cannot wait to see everyone!” The Spring Gallery Walk is Friday, May 6th, from 4 to 8 pm in Downtown West Chester. Free on-street metered parking is available. Information, including participating businesses and locations, is available at DowntownWestChester.com.
One of the most popular spots on the Gallery Walk is always the welcoming David Katz Gallery, and this year, Katz is premiering new artwork based on a unique collaboration with West Chester Views. Joining will be Jennifer Domal, who will be showing a selection of her traditional and modern takes on Pysanki/Pisanki Painted Eggs. The breathtaking delicate and detailed pieces set among the large-scale painting of the gallery are not to be missed! The David Katz Gallery is located at 128 East Gay Street, West Chester, PA. More information can be found at DavidKatzGallery.com.
Blue Streak Gallery – Lele Galer
At the other end of the Brandywine Valley, Chester County artist Lele Galer will be among the artists shown at the May Art Loop on May 6th in Wilmington, DE. Galer will exhibit her new show, Petal and Metal, at the Blue Streak Gallery. More than twenty other spots on the tour will feature local and new artists alongside longtime favorites and traditional exhibitions. The Wilmington Art Loop is held every First Friday in Downtown Wilmington. This month’s Loop will be held Friday, May 6th, from 5 to 9 pm. A complimentary shuttle will run between the stops from The Delaware Contemporary, 200 South Madison Street, Wilmington, DE, DEContemporary.org. More information, including all the stops and featured artists and shows on the Loop, can be found at ArtLoopWilmington.org. The Blue Streak Gallery is located at 1721 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE.
Seven artists come together to reflect on what it has meant to be an artist through the pandemic in a new show, Reflections, at The Art Trust, on display through June 10th. The show includes an exhibit-specific piece, and the Opening Reception will be held during the West Chester Spring Gallery Walk on Friday, May 6th from 4 to 8 pm. An Artist’s Talk will be held on Thursday, May 19th, at 7 pm, and the Closing Event will be held on Thursday, June 9th from 5 to 8:30 pm. The Art Trust is at 16 West Market Street, West Chester, PA. More information can be found at TheArtTrust.org.
Audiences are invited to take a closer look at The Natural Sublime, the new show by Charles Schmidt at the Church Street Gallery. The show opens with a Cocktail Reception Thursday, May 5th from 5 to 8 pm and the show runs through May 28th. You can also stop by during the Spring Gallery Walk in Downtown West Chester. The Church Street Gallery is at 12 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA. More information can be found at ChurchStreetGalleryWC.com.
Get a sneak peak of what to expect at the Chester County Arts Association in its new show View: Experience the Art of the Chester County Studio Tour. One of the highlights of the art year, the Chester County Studio Tour features over 165 artists in over 65 studios throughout Chester County, all of which open their doors to the public for one weekend, Saturday, May 14th to Sunday, May 15th. See a preview of artwork from some participating artists and galleries at the CCAA and plan your stops for the next weekend. An Opening Reception will be held Thursday, May 5th from 5 to 8 pm, and the exhibition runs through May 27th. The CCAA is located at 100 North Bradford Avenue, West Chester, PA. More information can be found at ChesterCountyArts.org.
Art Trust – Reflections
Stop and smell the roses—or see them in vivid detail at least!—at Beautiful Blossoms at Square Pear Gallery, opening with a reception on Friday, May 6th, from 6 to 8 pm. Featuring gorgeous still life landscapes and close perspectives of all types of florals from nineteen local artists, this show runs through July 3rd. The Square Pear Gallery is located at 200 East State Street, Kennett Square, PA. More information can be found at SquarePearGallery.com.
The Howard Pyle Studio will show artwork by Members of the Studio Group during the May Art Loop in Wilmington, DE on Friday, May 6th from 5 to 7:30 pm. The Howard Pyle Studio is located at 1305 North Franklin Street, Wilmington, DE. More information can be found at HowardPyleStudio.org.
The Three J’s join together for a group exhibition at the Oxford Arts Alliance. Featuring the work of John Sauers, Jonathan West, and Justin Woytowitz, all local artists, the plein air landscapes bring emotion to the natural world. An Opening Reception will be held on May 6th from 5 to 8 pm, and the exhibit is on view until May 27th. The Gallery will also be open for the Chester County Studio Tour. The Emerging Artist Gallery will show the work of Oxford Area High School Art Student Rebecca Sharadin with A Collection of Silly, Little Drawings from May 6th through June 24th. The Oxford Arts Alliance is at 38 S. Third Street, Oxford, PA. More information can be found at OxfordArt.org.
Darlington Art Center will display their Teaching Artist and Member Gallery from May 14th through June 3rd. There are events ongoing at the 4 Arts Festival from May 14th through June 11th, featuring Music, Visual Art, Dance, and Drama. This family friendly event supports young artists and the community. The Darlington Arts Center is at 977 Shavertown Road, Garnet Valley, PA. More information can be found at DarlingtonArts.org.
Familiar artists return to The Station Gallery from May 6th to the 27th for the New Paintings, Gallery Artists show. Meet artists Terry Anderson, Rosemary Castiglioni, Sue Ciccone, and Frank DePietro at the Opening Reception Friday, May 6th from 5 to 8 pm. The Station Gallery is located at 3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE. More information can be found at StationGallery.net.
Artist Stefanie Lieberman adds her vibrant landscapes to Spring Collections at Gallery 222, curated with styling vignettes throughout by Andrea Cummins-Disbro. An Artist Reception will be held Thursday, May 5th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Gallery 222 is located at 222 East King Street, Malvern, PA. More information can be found at Gallery222Malvern.com.
Victoria Rose (she/her) is an editor, writer, avid reader, self-described geek, and fan of all things creative. Her passion for words has led to her current career as a freelance editor, and she is the owner of Flickering Words, an editing service. When not wielding a red pen (or cursor), she loves reading books of all genres, playing video, board, and word games, baking ridiculous creations to show off on the internet, or enjoying the gorgeous outdoors. She is a board member of the West Chester Film Festival and part of the Thirsty Monsters, a team of streamers from around the world who fundraise for various charities supporting LGBTQIA+ and accessibility rights. She can be found online @WordsFlickering or the Brandywine Art Guide @BrandywineArtGuide.
•Xavier King, 22, of Philadelphia, was arrested on DUI charges following a traffic stop in Concord Township on May 1, a police report said. The incident happened at 2:23 a.m. at Routes 1 and 202. The report said police stopped the 2022 Kia Optima for traffic code violations. The resulting investigation led police to determine King was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
•State police are investigating a theft from a vehicle parked on Johnson Farm Lane in Concord Township on April 24. Among the items stolen were a $100 wallet, $300 in cash, as well as credit cards, and a bracelet.
•Police said two women identified as Jessica Vandegrift and Alicia Clark ripped off the Target store in Concord Township to the tune of more than $1,000 worth of merchandise. One of the items taken was a $280 breast pump. According to the report, the two suspects entered the store multiple times to take the items, then fled in a 2006 Ford Fusion.
•A 45-year-old woman from Glen Mills was arrested for shoplifting at Wegmans on April 12. Police said the accused, not named in the report, stole $539 worth of merchandise. The items were recovered and the woman was taken into custody after being confronted by store personnel.
Avondale Barracks
•Police said speed was the cause of a one-car crash in West Marlborough Township on April 19. According to the police report, Aaron A. Cooper, 22, of Coatesville, was northbound on Route 841, north of Greenlawn Road when the Ford F750 he was driving ran off the road while he was negotiating a left curve. Cooper was taken to the hospital for an unspecified injury. A passenger in the truck was also believed injured but was not transported.
•A 23-year-old from Springfield was arrested for DUI in Kennett Township on May 1. The incident happened on Lenape Road. Police said they stopped the vehicle after seeing it run a red light. A field sobriety test indicated impairment. The driver was not named in the report.
•Police said Jorge Lara-Castro, 54, and Maria Cerrato, 52, both of West Grove, were arrested for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Walmart on April 30. The police report said the pair switched price tags and failed to pay full price for items totaling $122.
Kennett Township Police Department
•Police said they arrested Michael Doe Jr, 38, of Kennett Square, and charged him with strangulation, harassment, and other related assault charges following an altercation during which he allegedly strangled and pushed a female. The incident occurred on April 24, at approximately 12:26 p.m., on Marshall Street.
•A male juvenile was charged with terroristic threats, harassment, and other related offenses after he had shown a pocketknife with an open blade to a group of female juveniles who were in an indoor swimming pool. The incident occurred on March 16, on Race Street. Officers were able to view video surveillance which showed a male juvenile displaying a closed knife at the window to the indoor pool and a few seconds later he took the knife out again, and unfolded it to display the blade portion against the window towards the group of females.
•Omar Gonzalez-Elcampo, 36, of Landenberg was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, after the vehicle he was operating was stopped for speeding. The incident occurred on April 25, at approximately 12:39 a.m., in the 100 block of West Cypress Street. Upon making contact with Gonzalez-Elcampo, officers said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication, and field sobriety tests showed impairment. He was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and a chemical test of his breath resulted in a blood alcohol level of 0.133 percent.
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
Preserving Crebilly may have a negative affect on some farmers.
Many people hailed the news that Westtown Township entered an agreement to buy a part of Crebilly Farm, but that was then. Now though, two working farmers are concerned for their livelihood after learning more about the deal.
Toll Bros. is out of the equation for developing Crebilly’s 320 acres, and the township wants to raise enough money through grants to buy 208 of those acres. Natural Lands is writing the grant applications, but those grants are for open space and prohibit agricultural use.
Robin McCardell of Exton has been farming Crebilly for years. He pays the Robinson family — the legal owners of Crebilly — to do that, leasing the land for $15,000 per year. He also maintains the perimeter of the property. But he’ll lose some of his income if the grant-funded acquisitions go through without any changes.
McCardell is not the only farmer concerned about what might happen. According to Randell Spackman of nearby Thornbury Farm in Thornbury Township, his crops could be in jeopardy. As he explained, the grants Natural Lands is writing for Westtown to buy Crebilly would make his crops fine dining for a growing deer population.
“With the extra grass there, the deer population would explode, and they’d come eat my crops here,” Spackman said. “We’ve come so far to protect open space and farmers, but we’re losing one of the main goals here.”
Chadds Ford Live asked Spackman whether the same thing could have happened had Toll Bros. developed the farm property as it originally intended. He said it could have, but the deer population would not grow as much under that scenario because there would be less grass for the deer to eat there.
Now, though, “They’d come to my farm for the good stuff, my tomatoes and corn,” Spackman said. “What we need is an agricultural easement.”
Westtown needs $20.8 million to buy the 208 acres, and the grants total $19 million. After that, taxes would be raised for the rest and to maintain the property.
Kirsten Werner, the communication director at Natural Lands, acknowledged in a telephone interview that the current grants prohibit agricultural use. She said that the state and federal governments don’t want grant money going to commercial enterprises, including farming.
“These grants all stipulate what kind of land use is permitted, including permanent protection, public access, and responsible stewardship. Some of the grantors would require a scaling down of row-crop farming over several years on the 208 acres planned to become a township park. Farming would be allowed on the conservation easement lots, which total about 104 acres. …The bottom line is that, without these grants to purchase the property, Crebilly Farm will likely be sold to a developer. In that case, there would be no farming, and also no meadows, forests, scenic views, hiking trails, or public access,” Werner said in a follow-up email.
While McCardell, who also leases land from Westtown, prefers not to comment, Chadds Ford Live has learned that he’s been in touch with state Rep. Diane Herrin, D-156. Herrin confirmed McCardle contacted her office and said in a telephone interview that she plans to get back in touch with him but doesn’t think too much can be done to change things.
But, she added, “I suppose a conversation could be had with DCNR (the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources). That’s one of the grants that restricts the use. Whether it’s possible to make an exception in this case or any case, I don’t know.”
Under the current plan, the 208 acres would be a publicly accessible park. And there would be four other parcels totaling 104 acres that would initially be conserved through Natural Lands but then could be sold to a private individual who could farm them but not be able to develop those acres.
For now, though, Herrin — who said she’s always been in favor of preserving Crebilly — said people would have to accept the current status and adapt to that fact if it can’t be changed.
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
The Wyeth Foundation for American Art has announced that it has established a collection-sharing arrangement managed by the Brandywine River Museum of Art, an approach that will ensure Andrew and Betsy Wyeth’s extensive collection of works by the artist is available to the public.
Andrew Wyeth
The foundation’s collection—assembled primarily by Betsy, who was Andrew Wyeth’s muse and who also carefully documented his career—is deeply personal and gives significant insight into Wyeth’s artistic and career trajectory. It comprises nearly 7,000 works from across Wyeth’s seven decades as a working artist, with rarely seen paintings, watercolors, sketches, and sketchbooks. The Brandywine will oversee the collection and—with a new curatorial position at the museum funded by the Wyeth Foundation to supervise the collection—conduct research, develop exhibitions and make works available for loan to other institutions. The Wyeth Foundation collection will be located jointly at Brandywine and the Farnsworth Art Museum and rotating presentations of works will be on view in both museums’ galleries throughout the year.
Based in Chadds Ford, the BRM focuses on American art and has had longstanding relationships with the Wyeth family. The museum has generated some of the most well-received exhibitions and scholarships on three generations of Wyeth family artists. In 2017, the Brandywine’s Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect exhibition presented more than 100 of the artist’s most important paintings and works on paper, along with a catalogue publishing new perspectives on his work and career.
The Farnsworth, in Rockland, Maine, is also recognized for its connections to the Wyeth family, who spent summers living and working in Maine. Its recent exhibition Andrew Wyeth: Maine Legacy highlighted the artist’s connections to the area. In both Pennsylvania and Maine, the Wyeths were engaged by the landscapes and the people living there, finding inspiration for works that at once capture the majesty of nature and the everyday lives of the artists and their subjects.
“We are so excited to formalize a partnership with the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Farnsworth Art Museum to ensure that Andrew and Betsy Wyeth’s collection is well-maintained and available for the public to enjoy,” said J. Robinson West, the president of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art’s Board of Trustees. “The Wyeth family is closely connected to both Chadds Ford and coastal Maine, with long relationships with both of these institutions. This collections management arrangement draws on the expertise of these two great museums in managing works of art, while underscoring the mission of the Foundation to support scholarship and exhibitions of Wyeth’s work, now and into the future, both at these two museums and around the world.”
The foundation also announced today that it has given an outright gift to the Brandywine River Museum of Art of close to 200 pieces of art formerly in the collection of Andrew and Betsy Wyeth. Highlights of the gift include over 40 works by N. C. Wyeth, whose letters were published by Betsy Wyeth in 1970, leading to a major reconsideration of his career. Also included are more than 30 works by Howard Pyle, as well as paintings and drawings by Daniel Garber, Carolyn Wyeth, Henriette Wyeth Hurd, Peter Hurd, John McCoy, George A. “Frolic” Weymouth and others. This gift further strengthens the Brandywine’s deep holdings of works by N. C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, Henriette and Carolyn Wyeth, and Jamie Wyeth—all of whom resided nearby. The Brandywine also owns and operates N. C. Wyeth’s House and Studio, Andrew Wyeth’s Studio, and the Kuerner Farm, ensuring that all three National Historic Landmarks are maintained and open to the public.
“We are thrilled by this generous and transformative gift that will greatly enhance Brandywine’s already extensive assemblage of landscape painting and American illustration, giving the Museum the largest collection of art by N. C. Wyeth and very significant holdings of work by Howard Pyle,” said Thomas Padon, the James H. Duff Director of the Brandywine River Museum of Art. This follows an historic gift to the Farnsworth of 26 works by three generations of Wyeth family artists from Betsy Wyeth’s collection made through the Wyeth Foundation in summer 2021.
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester.
Pickles
Pickles
Are you looking for a kitty who is beautiful on the inside as well as the outside? Then please come meet Pickles, a laid-back love bug who greatly enjoys your attention. She has gotten along well with adults, kids, and small dogs. All this sweet senior needs now is a loving forever home. Come visit Pickles today. You can name your fee for Pickles through Sunday, May 8.
Buddy
Buddy
Handsome Buddy is a hound on the hunt for a forever family. If you would like to meet Buddy, please bring your family and any other dogs in the home for a meet at the shelter prior to adoption. Your new bud, Buddy, is waiting to go home. You can name your fee for Buddy through Sunday, May 8.
For more information, go to www.bvspca.org or phone 484-302-0865.
Herbert Thomas Steel, 77, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, April 28, at the Chester County Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara Newell Steel, with whom he shared 50 years of marriage.
Herbert Thomas Steel
Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late Herbert A. Steel and the late Margaret Mary King Steel.
He was a maintenance worker at the Friends Home in Kennett Square for 25 years, retiring in 2014. Prior to that, he had his own construction business.
Herb was a lifetime member of the Kennett Square Fire Company, where he served as a fire policeman. In his earlier years, he was a member of Boy Scout Troop 24 in Kennett Square.
He enjoyed spending his summers on the Chesapeake Bay, boating traveling, camping, driving his motorhome, going to flea markets and yard sales, and he had a love of antique cars and motorcycles.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son Gregory Thomas Steel of Kennett Square; one daughter, Greta Denny and her husband Michael of Toughkenamon; two grandchildren, Rebecca Denny and Austin Denny and his dog Buddy.
You may visit with his family and friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, at the Kuzo Funeral Home, 250 West State Street, Kennett Square. His funeral service will follow at 5. Burial will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to Colon Cancer Coalition, 5666 Lincoln Drive, #270, Edina, MN 55436
To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com
