The big question for the Cheshire Point-to-Point is always "What's the weather going to be like?" Sometimes it's sunny, warm and delightful; other years, it's muddy and sleeting and the wind is howling across Plantation Field.
No matter: The Unionville faithful are always there.
The date for the 74th running will be Sunday, March 29. Gates will open at 10 a.m. The racing starts at 11 a.m. with three pony races, followed by the inaugural Lois Neilson III amateur apprentice timber race at 1 p.m.; the Miles Valentine novice timber race at 1:30 p.m.; the Joseph Walker III Cheshire Bowl open race at 2 p.m.; the Kathee Rengert amateur apprentice flat race at 2:30 p.m.; and the Jill Fanning open flat race at 3 p.m. The final race is the Joy Valentine sidesaddle field master chase at 3:15 p.m.
Friday, January 17, 2020
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
BOOK SALE: Get your donations ready
The collection drive for this year's Unionville High School used book sale has started. Donations can be dropped off during school hours at all Unionville-Chadds Ford school buildings from Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Friday, Feb. 14. There will be a drop-off box in the back of Unionville High School for evening and weekend donations starting Saturday, Jan. 18.
The hours for this year's sale have changed: it will be at the high school from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, with the $10 "bag sale" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. There will be no Friday evening hours this year.
The hours for this year's sale have changed: it will be at the high school from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, with the $10 "bag sale" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. There will be no Friday evening hours this year.
KENNETT: Empty Bowls fundraiser
The 9th annual Empty Bowls lunch and dinner to benefit Kennett Area Community Services will be held at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square on Monday, Feb. 27. This is a hugely popular event and sells out early, so if you want to go you ought to order your tickets ($30) promptly (kacsonline.net). Lunch is from 11:30 to 1:30; dinner is from 6 to 8 p.m. There's usually a great deal of socializing as well as (when the crowd quiets down) a moving presentation about the group's valuable efforts in the community.
Afternoon 11:30am to 1:30pm
Afternoon 11:30am to 1:30pm
Empty Bowls
Thursday, February 27th 2020
Afternoon 11:30am to 1:30pm
or
Dinner 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Empty Bowls
Thursday, February 27th 2020
Afternoon 11:30am to 1:30pm
or
Dinner 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NEWARK: A Food Lion in Delaware
I've been wondering why there's a Food Lion circular included in the bunch of ads that show up in my mailbox each week; surely Food Lion is a Southern supermarket chain, isn't it?
I got my answer when we were en route to Newark on Jan. 10 for what turned out to be a wonderful multicultural mashup (a delicious dinner at Indian Sizzler, followed by an old-time music concert by the Feinberg Brothers). A Food Lion opened recently in the Fairfield Shopping Center at 401 New London Road (Route 896), just north of Newark.
I got my answer when we were en route to Newark on Jan. 10 for what turned out to be a wonderful multicultural mashup (a delicious dinner at Indian Sizzler, followed by an old-time music concert by the Feinberg Brothers). A Food Lion opened recently in the Fairfield Shopping Center at 401 New London Road (Route 896), just north of Newark.
POCOPSON: An unwanted train horn
The wail of a freight train may have inspired many a bluegrass song, but it's nothing but irritating to one "Unionville in the News" reader. He tells me that not only does the railroad car shuffling at the Pocopson intersection cause unscheduled traffic delays, but the blaring train horn "is driving my young grandson crazy" and can even be heard at Pocopson Elementary School.
"They were told that blowing of the horn is a federal law," he writes. "That might be true; however, there are exemptions that are called 'Quiet Zones.'" He asked for advice on how he could get the crossing designated a "Quiet Zone."
Pocopson Township authorities have previously told me their hands are tied as far as any railroad issues go because railroads are under federal jurisdiction. They have suggested that residents contact our Congresswoman, Chrissy Houlahan (https://houlahan.house.gov/).
"They were told that blowing of the horn is a federal law," he writes. "That might be true; however, there are exemptions that are called 'Quiet Zones.'" He asked for advice on how he could get the crossing designated a "Quiet Zone."
Pocopson Township authorities have previously told me their hands are tied as far as any railroad issues go because railroads are under federal jurisdiction. They have suggested that residents contact our Congresswoman, Chrissy Houlahan (https://houlahan.house.gov/).
UNIONVILLE: Good exercise for humans and canines
January, it seems, is National Walk Your Dog Month. And without even realizing it, Dearest Partner and I were celebrating it on Sunday with our canine friend Zoey at Unionville Community Park. Zoey, who can be a bit anxious, was a champ and seemed to thoroughly enjoy the outing and all the novel smells she encountered. The park was full of lots of other dogs and people young and old, all reveling in the sunshine and the unseasonably warm weather.
KENNETT: A grisly cold case that was solved
Kennett Square author Mark Bowden will be discussing his latest book, "The Last Stone," at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, as part of the Hadley Fund series. The talk will take place at Kennett Friends Meeting, 125 W. Sickle St., Kennett Square.
Mark's nonfiction book is about the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyon, ages 10 and 12, who disappeared on March 25, 1975, during a trip to a shopping mall in Wheaton, Maryland. Their bodies were never recovered, but Montgomery County, Maryland, detectives finally got a break in the cold case in 2013 when they were able to home in on Lloyd Lee Welch, who was serving a prison sentence in Delaware for child sexual abuse. He subsequently pleaded guilty to killing the Lyon sisters and was sentenced to serve an additional prison term in Virginia for the murders after he finishes serving his Delaware sentence in 2026.
Mark, a former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, wrote the best sellers "Black Hawk Down" and "Hue 1968."
Mark's nonfiction book is about the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyon, ages 10 and 12, who disappeared on March 25, 1975, during a trip to a shopping mall in Wheaton, Maryland. Their bodies were never recovered, but Montgomery County, Maryland, detectives finally got a break in the cold case in 2013 when they were able to home in on Lloyd Lee Welch, who was serving a prison sentence in Delaware for child sexual abuse. He subsequently pleaded guilty to killing the Lyon sisters and was sentenced to serve an additional prison term in Virginia for the murders after he finishes serving his Delaware sentence in 2026.
Mark, a former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, wrote the best sellers "Black Hawk Down" and "Hue 1968."
HOCKESSIN: Lecture by wildlife photographer
The Delaware Photographic Society is hosting a talk by international wildlife photographer Rick Sammon at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27. Sponsored by Canon USA, the lecture is free and open to the public.
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