Hundreds celebrate city’s community, good health

Coatesville sergeant receives recognition as 2013 ‘Unsung Hero’ By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer (from left), Chester County Community Dental Executive Director Regina Horton Lewis, Coatesville Sgt. Rodger Ollis Jr., Brandywine Health Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan and Coatesville Youth Initiative Director Chaya Scott celebrate Ollis’...

Stars align to spotlight preserve’s latest addition

Lenfest Center opens with praise, gratitude for its benefactors By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Marquerite (from left) and Gerry Lenfest take a few moments to sit on Saturday evening with Penny Watkins, a Natural Lands Trust board member. NEWLIN — Stars of all sizes and persuasions – celestial to earthbound – shone Saturday night at the dedication gala for the Lenfest Center,...

Drawn to steel industry, he creates powerful legacy

National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum delighted to display late artist’s work By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times The work of the late, German-born artist, Klaus Guido Grutzka, which offers insight into a bygone era, will be displayed at the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville. When the family of the late iconic, German-born artist, Klaus Guido Grutzka,...

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...