Up all night

Because of construction at the high school, this year's Unionville High School after-prom party is going to be held at the ACAC gym, 1130 McDermott Drive, West Chester, from 11 p.m. May 19 to 5 a.m. May 20. The parents who are organizing the event are looking for volunteers to fill a variety of shifts and assignments throughout the night, as well as people to help with the pre- and post-party decorating and clean-up chores. Blackjack dealer from 2:30 to 5 a.m., anyone?
For more info visit the Facebook page "UHS After Prom 2012."
(Thanks to Sheila Himes for passing this news along to me.)

Gardening workshop

Nancy Sakaduski of Kennett Township asked me to give her April 28 Master Gardener event a little bit of publicity: "Even people who don’t have large yards can grow an amazing amount of fresh produce by using the right techniques. ... Master Gardeners will teach attendees how to select the best types of vegetables to grow, care for the soil, set up and maintain a successful vegetable garden, and get maximize yields of great-tasting vegetables." Also on the schedule: "workshops on container gardening, attracting birds, lawn care, gardening in the shade, and more." The cost is $25. Date is April 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: East Goshen Township Building, 1580 Paoli Pike, West Chester. For more info: e-mail Nancy at nds13@psu.edu. 

Next in line

It was great to see my chiropractor, Jenna Fitchett Ennis, back at work. She took a few months off after having her first child, Sam, in January. Both mother and baby -- I met him! -- seem to be flourishing. Dr. Jenna and her chiropractor father, Mike Fitchett, have offices at Willowdale and Jennersville.

A classic lunch

Last Thursday somebody posted online that it was National Grilled Cheese Day -- which immediately settled my lunch choice. I took a break from work and headed to Lynn Sinclair's Sunrise Cafe in downtown Kennett Square, where Lynn made me a grilled Gouda sandwich on her own tomato-and-jalapeno bread. Delicious!
While I was there Lynn mentioned that the Kennett Square Borough Historical Commission is already busy looking for houses to put on its Candlelight Holiday Home Tour, which this year will be on Sunday, Dec. 9.

In color

I hope you saw the amazing rainbow over Unionville on Wednesday a little after 7 p.m. It was one of those odd evenings where it was cloudy and menacing when you looked in one direction -- but in another direction the sun was so bright reflecting off the yellow side of a barn that you almost had to squint. The rainbow lasted only a few minutes, but from my vantage point (driving east on Upland Road toward Unionville) it certainly looked like the eastern terminus was right near the high school and middle school. Goodness knows the school district could find a use for a few pots of gold.

In black and white

I see that Walmoore Holsteins has put up some lovely new signs at their dairy farm along Route 41. The farm, owned by the Moores, was established in 1909 and is one of Chester County's "Century Farms," which means it has been in the same family for more than 100 years.

Near miss

Another traffic menace! Last week I wrote about a woman who blew through the stop sign at London Grove (Street and Newark Roads). And today I was pulling out of the Jennersville Y when a woman heading east on Baltimore Pike ran the red light. I mean, the light had been green on my side for probably five seconds. It wasn't even close. If the guy in front of me hadn't braked he would have been T-boned.
I followed the elderly woman (there was a handicapped placard on her mirror) as she pulled into the Jennersville shopping center and went up to her as she got out of her car, telling her that she had just nearly caused an accident.
She looked at me blankly. "I ran a red light?"
Perhaps some people should consider handing over their car keys?