Wiiners announced in annual 4-H Dairy Show

Jacob Pinciotti with Hillacres Hondo Rosebud. The Chester County 4-H Dairy Show was held at the Romano 4-H Center of Chester County on Route 322, Honey Brook, as part of the 4-H Fair Week on Friday, August 12, 2022. Forty-one dairy animals were exhibited by 26 4-H youth participants.  This year the show was divided by dairy breeds and Judge Raechel Sattazahn did an outstanding job placing the...

What To Do: The Old Fiddlers’ Picnic, a Chester County tradition

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  One of Chester County’s most popular annual events is edging closer to the century mark. The Chester County Old Fiddlers’ Picnic (Hibernia County Park, off Route 340, Wagontown, 610-383-2812, http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks), which is scheduled for August 13, is celebrating its 93rd anniversary this year. Known originally as the “Chester and...

On Stage: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opening at the Forrest Theater

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Dear Evan Hansen A nice way to combat a heat wave is to spend an evening inside an air-conditioned venue watching a live theatrical performance. Fortunately, there are several good choices — ranging from a new smash Broadway hit (“Dear Evan Hansen”) to a timeless theater classic (“Sweet Charity’). “Dear Evan Hansen,” which is billed...

Kennett Collaborative seeks new leader

Bo Wright Kennett Collaborative announced today that it is launching a search for its next Executive Director, following the resignation of current Executive Director Bo Wright, who will move on from the organization this fall. “Kennett Collaborative has never been stronger,” says Kennett Collaborative Board chair Mary Kay Gaver. “Bo has led the organization since January of 2020 and brought...

The problem with Doug

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa Way back in the “good old days” of 2018, Scott Wagner, then the GOP nominee for Pennsylvania governor, threatened “I’m gonna stomp all over your (Gov. Tom Wolf’s) face with golf spikes.” We’ll assume for the sake of this column, that this claim was strictly metaphorical.  Wagner, of course did nothing of the sort at the ballot box,...

What To Do: Goshen Fair tops list of busy local events this weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times August has arrived and that means it’s time for country fairs, festivals, outdoor concerts, big top circus shows and nature-related events. Some of the events – such as the Goshen Fair and Das Awkscht Fescht – have been around for a long time. One of the best summertime fairs is the annual Goshen Country Fair (Goshen Fairgrounds, Park Avenue,...

Chester County to take part in International Overdose Awareness Day with ‘Night of Light’

The HOPE luminary display, part of Chester County’s recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day in 2021. Each luminary honored loved ones lost to accidental drug overdose or a loved one working toward recovery. As part of Chester County’s commitment to tackle the opioid epidemic, the County’s Department of Drug & Alcohol Services announces participation in International Overdose...

On Stage: Bill Toms and Hard Rain make music, no matter what

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Bill Toms and Hard Rain If you’re a fan of jazz or blues, you should check out the schedule every week for the shows at Jamey’s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985,www.jameyshouseofmusic.com). If you’re a fan of both jazz and blues, then you should know you’ll find a show to match your taste every Thursday,...

Officials: Sunoco failed to meet Marsh Creek cleanup deadline

Drilling mud from the Mariner East II pipeline contaminated Marsh Creek Park in August, 2020. Times File image. Nearly two years since Sunoco Pipeline L.P. spilled drilling mud into Marsh Creek Lake and its tributaries, and more than one month past the company’s agreed-upon remediation and restoration deadline, state Sen. Katie Muth, D-44, Berks, Montgomery, and state Rep.Danielle Friel Otten,...

6th annual Chester County Color 5K moving to Exton Park

Chester County Color 5K 2022 Banner 2. Participants of the 2021 Chester County Color 5K running through a color station. Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline and District Attorney Deb Ryan announce details of the sixth annual Chester County Color 5K run and walk, raising funds to combat the opioid and heroin epidemic in the county. This year’s Color...