Healthy Woman Anniversary Event to Feature Motivational Speaker Dale Smith Thomas

Healthy Woman program hopes to inspire women to achieve their goals Brandywine Hospital’s Healthy Woman™ program will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a special dinner event featuring world renowned motivational speaker Dale Smith Thomas on Thursday, June 13 at the Downingtown Country Club.  The event will begin with a reception at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. During the dinner,...

Chester County Hospital Polo Cup, Sunday

This year’s Polo Cup offers fun events for all ages Tickets are on sale now for the annual Polo Cup The Chester County Hospital’s Seventh Annual Polo cup will be held this Sunday, June 9 at the Brandywine Polo Club at 960 Polo Road, Toughkenamon, PA 19274. The events will begin at 1:30 p.m. and the match will begin at 3 p.m. On behalf of the Turks Head Branch of the Women’s Auxiliary,...

Hazardous Waste Collection to be held on June 21

Residents are invited to bring dangerous household products  For the fifth time since the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program began in 1998, all seventy-three Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Collection Event for Chester County residents on a Friday. The Friday, June 21 event will be held at the Coatesville 9th and 10th Grade Center parking...

Wealth of art events this week in West Chester

 Art Association will Paint the Town, leading up to Gallery Walk Artists from the Chester County Art Association are participating in the Second Annual Paint the Town Event, which will run through Friday, culminating in a show and sale. The Chester County Art Association is holding its Second Annual Paint the Town Event this week in downtown West Chester. Painters will be set up throughout the borough...

Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala

Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker. Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular Unionville...

Library to kids: Hit books this summer

“Dig into Reading” program offering incentives to active participants Young readers and teens are invited to join the 2013 Summer Reading Club at the Chester County Library this summer. Beginning June 10, readers from preschool through high school can register to receive their “Dig into Reading” summer reading club materials.  Summer readers will be able to become “Champion Readers” simply...

Garden Party: festive prelude to Strawberry Festival

Brandywine Health Foundation raises bar for civic engagement By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Sam Brown (center), the recipient of the 2013 Harry Lewis Jr. Scholarship, celebrates his honor with Chaya Scott (left) and Lula Defersha from the Brandywine Health Foundation. The 2013 recipient of the Harry Lewis Jr. Scholarship beamed a smile so radiant Wednesday evening it could have...

Watercolor artist’s work on display this month

Free, public reception for Lynda Pitcherella to be held May 18  Lynda Pitcherella (left) poses with Dr. Matt Lapp and her work, which is on display at Salus Chiropractic Studio in Thorndale. During May, Lynda Pitcherella, a local watercolor artist, will be displaying a collection of giclee prints of her watercolors at Salus Chiropractic Studio in Thorndale, where the public is invited to attend a...

Library offering kayak, canoe safety course

Participants will receive certification to operate paddle crafts The Chester County Library is offering a paddle-boat safety course in conjunction with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Want to ensure you know what you’re doing the next time you decide to paddle down the Brandywine? The Chester County Library and District Center is offering an educational opportunity to help accomplish that. Partnering...

An exercise in support of four-legged friends

Chester County SPCA invites participants to  family-friendly ‘Walk For Paws’ The 26th Annual Walk for Paws helps support the programs at the Chester County SPCA, an independent, nonprofit agency. For participants in the 26th Annual Walk for Paws, a simple walk in the park will help save animals’ lives, organizers from the Chester County SPCA said. This year’s event will combine the traditional...