LCH announces partner with Penn State for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Left to right: Monica Mata-Lopez, LCH Program Coordinator; Elizabeth Myers,Penn State Extension Program; Evelyn Fonseca-Beltran, LCH Marketing andCommunications Coordinator; Kate Wickersham, LCH Director ofDevelopment.
LCH Health and Community Services in Kennett Square proudly announces a groundbreaking partnership with Penn State’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) to bolster...
Wiiners announced in annual 4-H Dairy Show
Jacob Pinciotti with Hillacres Hondo Rosebud.
The Chester County 4-H Dairy Show was held at the Romano 4-H Center of Chester County on Route 322, Honey Brook, as part of the 4-H Fair Week on Friday, August 12, 2022.
Forty-one dairy animals were exhibited by 26 4-H youth participants. This year the show was divided by dairy breeds and Judge Raechel Sattazahn did an outstanding job placing the animals...
Houlahan highlights threat to local economy posed by Spotted Lanterfly
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan speaks at a media event Monday to highlight the threat to the local economy from the Spotted Lanterfly, as Braeloch Brewing owner Ken Steeves looks on.
KENNETT SQUARE — If you are a beer or wine lover — or a fan of Chester County’s great agricultural products — you have a new Public Enemy, No. 1: the Spotted Lanternfly.
This...
Camp Dreamcatcher founder to be honored
Kennett Square resident to receive alumni award from Penn State
Patty Hillkirk is being honored by Penn State University.
Camp Dreamcatcher founder/director Patty Hillkirk has been selected by the Alumni Society of the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University to receive the 2013 Alumni Recognition Award.
Hillkirk, a resident of Kennett Square, will receive the award...
Austin leads Penn St. strong finish in NCAAs
The Penn State men's swim team took 17th place in the NCAA Championships last week. Pictured from left, Sean Grier, Shane Austin, Nate Savoy, and Mitch Sherer
STATE COLLEGE — Shane Austin of East Marlborough (Unionville High School class of 2010) helped lead Penn State to a 17th place finish at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way, Washington last week (March...
Letter: Penn State — A failure in judgment
To The Editor:
One dishonorable individual performed (allegedly) despicable and horrific acts, for which he eventually (but not soon enough) will spend the rest of his days behind bars and ultimately have to answer to a higher authority.
Six presumably and otherwise honorable and moral men failed to perform honorably and morally at a brief instance in their lives when they had a chance to stop the...
Master gardener workshop, May 15
WEST CHESTER — Penn State Cooperative Extension in Chester County will hold a workshop “Thinking of Starting a Vegetable Garden?” for residents interested in growing their own food. The workshop will be held Sunday, May 15, from 1-3pm at the Oakbourne Mansion, 1014 South Concord Road, Westtown, PA. Master Gardeners will provide easy step-by-step instructions for setting up a successful...
Penn St. offer small farm management course
Penn State Cooperative Extension in Chester County will be offering a course on managing your own small farm business. Exploring the Small Farm Dream is a four-session course developed by the New England Small Farm Institute.
The course is not designed to teach participants how to work the land or care for animals, but rather covers the planning steps and considerations that are critical to business...
Cramp tabbed as student marshall at Penn St. graduation
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Thomas Cramp — a graduate of Unionville High School — will serve as the student marshal for the College of Information Sciences and Technology’s fall 2010 commencement ceremony to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, in the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s University Park campus.
“It is truly a remarkable feeling knowing that all of my hard work has paid off...
