Mushroom Festival results
KENNETT SQUARE — The following are the results of various events, contests and competitions from this past weekend’s Mushroom Festival, released Tuesday.
Official Results from the 29th Annual Mushroom Festival:
National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship
First Place Overall: Molly Schuyler with 11.5 pounds of fried mushrooms in 8 minutes, a new World Record!
Second Place Overall: Dave...
Art Watch: Delaware Valley Collage Cooperative
Plus; Art Sales at Chester County Art Association and DCCA
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
The Delaware Valley Collage Cooperative is having a Popup show this Thursday at Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square from 4-8pm. One of the original DVAL artists, Linnie Greenberg, says it was “serendipity that brought a few women together in the winter of 2011” at a collage class on...
The Times Poll: tell us who you support for governor
With election day looming less than two months away, we thought we’d take the pulse of our readers and see where they stand on this year’s gubernatorial race between Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and Democrat Tom Wolf in this year’s election.
We’ll be running the poll on all five of our local news sites — and after a week, we’ll report back to you on the results, both...
Mushroom Festival – 29 Years Strong and Growing
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
Gov. Tom Corbett and his wife Susan were among a large number of dignitaries to join the local community for The Mushroom Festival this past weekend.
KENNETT – Delighted festival-goers were treated to a home-town parade, dining and dancing in the streets, tasting events, great shopping and mushroom exhibits this weekend.
Dignitaries — including...
Super Six: Festival of Fall Fashion
Picks for six products not to miss this autumn
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Fall is officially here…although, technically not according to the calendar OR Mother Nature. But, as far as I am concerned, once school begins, I am ready for the fashion transition. Here are the six things I’m obsessed with this month:
1. Shellac Indigo Frock: My addiction to dark colored gel...
WC East uses air game to down Kennett, 35-13
Vikings dominate second half, Roberts throws 3 TDs
By Drew Diehl, Correspondent, The Times
KENNETT SQUARE —With the streets of the brough packed from the town’s annual Mushroom Festival, the visiting West Chester East Vikings (2-0, 0-0 Ches Mont National) took to the air en route to a 35-13 victory over the Kennett Blue Demons (1-1, 0-0 Ches Mont American).
After the two teams traded the ball...
What To Do: Mushroom Fest, Chadds Ford Days
Plus: two brew fests, the Brandywine Festival of the Arts and more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Featuring parades, music — and yes food, much of it revolving around the beloved mushroom — are all just a part of this year’s Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square.
There is a good reason that Kennett Square is called “The Mushroom Capital of the World.” The saying —...
On Stage: Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai
Also: The Flash is ‘Lights Out’ at Mushroom Festival
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Cirque du Soleil flies into town for five-day, 10-performance run at the Wells Fargo Center from Sept. 10-14.
For years, there were just two kinds of circuses in North America.
First were the smaller circuses that were held outdoors under the Big Top, which was a large tent that was erected...
KAPRB youth field hockey inaugural season begins
Blue Demons families embrace team spirit, Olympic pride & building a new program together
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
Game on! Local field hockey players work on drills during the first night of the Kennett Area Parks and Recreation Board Field Hockey program in Kennett. More than 100 girls attended the new program.
KENNETT — The Kennett Area Parks & Recreation Board...
Chesco Sheriff to mentor new sheriffs
Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Sheriff, Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh has been selected by the National Sheriff’s Association to mentor a class of newly elected sheriffs at the National Sheriff’s Institute in Longmont Colorado.
Welsh will spend one week at the National Institute of Corrections with a class of 30 sheriffs from across...
