7 Kennett HS students honored at Emmys

Kennett High School students at the NATAS awards ceremony at Drexel University last week. PHILADELPHIA — The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented awards to seven Kennett High School students at least week’s award ceremony at Drexel University. Since 2002, the NATAS awards have recognized outstanding cultural, educational, technological,...

Rainy days and Sundays….

Coping with a cool, wet May in terms of fashion By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times This weather is KILLING me. I do not know how people in Seattle can stand it. If I see a raincloud in the forecast for one more day, I may lose my mind. Finding the motivation to get out of pajamas is difficult when it’s grey, damp, and dreary. Fortunately, my solution is to turn my frown upside down with...

Three charged with operating gambling machines

Three alleged gambling machines found by authorities at a Kennett Square store, led in part to the arrest of three, related to gambling charges there and at another location in Oxford. Three area residents have been charged with operating illegal gaming machines — some of which may have been rigged to keep players from winning — in Kennett Square and Oxford and some $37,000 in illegal gambling...

What To Do: Winterthur’s Point To Point

Also: Ideas for a fun day with Mom By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Without a doubt, there will be a bustle of activity this weekend at Winterthur” (Route 52, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-4600, www.winterthur.org) with the climax being the Winterthur Point-to-Point Races — an event that has become one of premier attractions in the Brandywine Valley each year. This year’s 38th...

On Stage: Sticky Fingers brings the swagger

Emerging acts in Delaware Valley spotlight this week By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times  Sticky Fingers There used to be just two main meanings for “sticky fingers.” There was the literal translation and there was the slang meaning. Someone with sticky fingers was prone to stealing on a regular basis — especially shoplifting. In 1971, another meaning for the phrase entered the...

Don’t retire, Refire: Implement a plan

Retirement doesn’t mean the end of schedules, just new priorities By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times So…we’ve all realized that rather than letting our days of retirement fall away unfulfilled, we wish to have our days of ReFirement ignited.  How do we make this happen? As Stephen Covey once said, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your...

Sheriff’s golf classic to benefit K-9 team, May 9

Melody, a comfort dog for the county courts, is the newest member of the Chester County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. The Chester County Sheriff’s Office is holding its 23rd annual Sheriff’s Community Golf Classic on Monday, May 9 at the Downingtown Country Club golf course. The proceeds of the golf classic support the community work of the Sheriff’s K-9 unit. “We are pleased to work...

YMCA celebrates national day of prayer

Tapping its historic roots, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine will join countless organizations across the country today in celebrating the National Day of Prayer. Founded to help Americans revive with their spiritual lives, the Y will host a variety of activities to kindle or rekindle the joy and power that can be found in prayer.

Art Watch: Gallery Walk in West Chester

Entire borough turns into an art party for one thrilling night By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times This Friday is “Gallery Walk” in downtown West Chester, which is “First Friday” on a huge celebratory scale. Every “First Friday” of the month galleries and local businesses have special art openings in Kennett Square, West Chester and Phoenixville, but only twice...

All About Connecting: Make your own luck

It’s about preparation and strategy, for the most part By Nancy Plummer, Columnist, The Times We’ve all been sold on the idea that successful people are just lucky. We are always complaining that we too could have been a millionaire like our brother-in law who made it big by being “lucky enough” to get in at the right time with a great start-up firm, or we could have a husband like...