Nonprofit’s donation hits high note at CASH

David’s Drive 831 provides piano to school’s Meistersingers in alum’s memory  Kelsey Brinton (from left), a CASH senior and Meistersingers’ co-president; Samantha Turner, David Turner Jr.’s sister and a former Meistersinger; David Turner Sr.; Joy Turner; and Jocelyn Brown, a CASH senior and 2012-2013 Meistersingers’ honor soloist. A 20-year-old Coatesville Area...

Scholarship benefit exudes Coatesville power

All-star cast delivers can-do message to appreciative crowd By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Diana Robinson Lewis checks in with her mother, Doris Spann (right), and her aunt, Elsie Spann (left), before the start of the program. She rubbed elbows in a meat locker with Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky,” received mentoring from Regis Philbin in Hollywood, hobnobbed with Oprah on prime-time,...

7th annual Rebecca Lukens honoree announced

Coatesville activist lauded for mirroring maverick female industrialist Community leader Regina Horton Lewis will be honored on March 21 for exhibiting the positive qualities of Rebecca Lukens. A Coatesville community leader has been chosen as the recipient of the Seventh Annual Rebecca Lukens Award. Established by the Graystone Society’s National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum to honor individuals...

Passion for education, Coatesville fuels fund-raiser

Two city legends will host Harry Lewis Jr. Scholarship Event By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Diana Robinson Lewis, a 1961 Coatesville graduate who excelled nationally in broadcasting, will return to Coatesville for the Harry Lewis Jr. Scholarship Event. Two Coatesville legends will combine forces to share their passion for the power of education during a scholarship fund-raiser on...

CASH Hall of Fame honors class of 2012

Athletic heroes from Coatesville’s past feted at dinner attended by 300 By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times The newest honorees of the Coatesville Area High School Hall of Fame were honored Saturday night at the Coatesville Country Club. Top row, left to right: Clint Seace, Peter “Sonny” Gracia, Larry Lewis. Bottom row: Aja Anderson, Mike Emanuel, Gavin “Scotty”...

Retired soccer pro returns to his revered city roots

36-year-old J.T. Dorsey thrilled to be running a youth program in Coatesville By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Former soccer standout J.T. Dorsey encourages fancy footwork as kids return the balls after a workout. Surrounded by dozens of pint-sized whirling dervishes with soccer balls, the organizer of the controlled chaos smiled broadly. ”She wouldn’t even touch the ball when...