Business Briefs Nov. 25

• The annual Holiday Lunch and Champagne Toast of the Chadds Ford Business Association is noon, Thursday, Dec. 8, at Antica, 623 Baltimore Pike in Chadds Ford Township. Lunch will include soup, salad, and an artisan sandwich. The cost is $30 per person. Email cfbaboard@gmail.com to RSVP, or go here to buy a ticket in advance. • The Business Professional Association of Western Delaware County…

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Around Town Nov. 24

• Kennett Square’s annual Light Parade is this Friday, Nov. 25 beginning at 6:15. Following a new route this year to help alleviate traffic congestion, the parade will start at the intersection of Cypress and South Broad Streets, heading north to State Street and then west along State Street down to Center Street. The parade will climax with the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus…

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The Legendary Art of Pysanky

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Pysanky Eggs

“Far off in the mountains . . . there is a terrible demon. If the envoys tell him that the people are poor and argue among themselves, the demon rejoices and laughs so hard that the mountains shake, loosening his chains. If the envoys tell him that the people live well and in harmony, the demon becomes very angry, scowls, and the chains squeeze his…

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Police Log Nov. 23: Robberies, trooper kicked in groin

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Police are investigating the theft of a reported $450 from the Dunkin Donuts on Baltimore Pike in East Marlboro Township on Nov. 21. Someone broke a window at the store and took the $450 worth of wrapped coins. • A father dropped a dime on his 47-year-old son for violating a protection from abuse order. Police said they were…

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Board earmarks $4M for facilities

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District directors voted to spend almost $4 million on facilities improvements during their Nov. 21 meeting. Leading the expense list was a bid of $1.8 million awarded to Garland/DBS for roof replacement at Unionville High School. Directors also awarded a $236,700 bid to Garland for roof replacement work at Hillendale Elementary School. Also for the high school, board members awarded a bid…

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Flight school for kids this Friday

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Santa comes to the American Helicopter Museum on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m.

The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center offers holiday cheer throughout the season beginning with Flight School Friday on Friday, Nov. 25, and ending with an O-gauge train display through New Year’s. Two exciting workshops for children ages 6 through 12 occur on Friday, Nov. 25. The first, “Why Things Fly,” from 9 a.m. until noon, is a hands-on workshop that explores the four forces…

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Williams to prosecute Kasner

State Rep. Craig Williams, R-160, has been appointed by the state Speaker of the House of Representatives Bryan Cutler to serve as a manager for the impeachment trial of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. “It is an honor to be chosen by the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to present the evidence and prosecute the articles of impeachment against the Philadelphia district attorney,”…

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Winterthur, Kennedy and gingerbread

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A 6-foot-long gingerbread house now on display at Winterthur represents the relationship former First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy had with H.F. du Pont who worked on a restoration project for the White House interiors while John Kennedy was in office.

Winterthur’s Yuletide Tour this year includes a 6-foot-long edible gingerbread house made to coincide with Winterthur’s Jackie Kennedy exhibit — Jacqueline Kennedy and H.F. du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House. The house, commissioned by Winterthur is a replica of the du Pont family house and follows the Kenney tradition of having gingerbread at the White House during the Kennedy administration, according to Jason…

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Elizabeth C. Brown of Concord Township

Mrs. Elizabeth C. (Davis) Brown, 85, died Thursday, Nov. 17, surrounded by her family. Betty was raised in Philadelphia, Good Shephard Parish, and graduated from West Catholic High School. She spent 37 years in Southwest Philadelphia, St. Barnabas Parish raising her family with her husband Albert before moving to Collegeville to continue 20 years of life enjoying her grandchildren. She had most recently resided at…

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Lark Worth – Updated

Lark Worth's passing on Monday, Nov. 14, has been publicly announced by Founds-Feryo Cremation and Burial Services, LLC in West Chester. A memorial service for Lark Worth will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Kendal Auditorium at the Kendal Retirement Community, Kennett Square, PA.  Kendal Meeting, Lark's home meeting, will be facilitating the memorial service.  All are welcome. The…

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