The Green Party Presidential Caucus in Delaware County is 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 23, in Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Ave., Swarthmore, Pa. 19081.
The campaigns scheduled to participate are those of:
Villanova makes Delaware County proud. Congrats to the Wildcats. Now only eight places have more NCAA Division I basketball champions than Delaware county.
Spring Craft Event Cometh — The Haverford Guild of Craftsmen’s Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Show will be April 30 and May 1 at Saint Anastasia School, 3309 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square 19073.
Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Event spokeswoman Judy McGrane of Springfield notes that the show features works for sale by a large and varied group of Delaware County artists, including painters, potters, photographers, jewelers, wood, clay, leather and glass workers.
The Haverford Guild was chartered in August 2009 as the 16th chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
The parent guild is headquartered in Lancaster and was founded in 1942. It is among the oldest professional craft guilds in the country.
Pennsylvania Delegate Pledge 7th District — Pennsylvania will be sending 71 delegates to Republican Presidential Convention this July. Seventeen will be bound to the state’s top vote-getter. The remaining 54 — three per congressional district — have no restriction as for to whom they may vote. Theoretically, they can vote for anybody or anything.
Springfield GOP Chairman Mike Puppio notes that in the 7th Congressional District the three party-endorsed delegate candidates have pledged to vote for the district’s leading vote-getter on the first ballot.
These candidates are Puppio, Bob Willert and Joan Miller.
Granite Run Mall Demolition Starts — A hole has been knocked into the Granite Run Mall where Ruby Tuesdays had been.
The mall in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa., is being demolished for a mixed used residential, retail, and entertainment project called Promenade at Granite Run, which is expected to open in 2017.
Delco Culture Vultures has arrived with the purpose of reporting on the arts and such in Delaware County and its environs. The new website is staffed by Edna Snidebottom — yes we know that it is you Bettylou, Chris and Margie.
Delco News Network Layoffs — Most of the editorial staff at Delco News Network was laid off yesterday, Jan. 8. The bloodletting consisted of managing editor David Bjorkgren, Springfield Press editor Amy Winnemore, sports editor Joe Arcidiacono, and Arts and Life editor Margie Royal.
The Delco News Network is the website for Garnet Valley Press, founded by my parents and myself, County Press, Springfield Press, News of Delaware County and Town Talk, all weekly newspapers that once enjoyed lively competition but have long since been part of a single holding.
I’ve long known Dave and Margie. They are great people and great journalists.
Saint Nicholas (played by Alex Shegda) made at guest appearance at the inaugural Slavic Christmas Luncheon at Holy Myrrh-Bearers Easter Rite Catholic Church.
Holy Myrrh-Bearer’s Inaugural Slavic Christmas luncheon, today, Dec. 6, was a massive hit for a sellout crowd.
On the menu were kielbasa and sauerkraut, pierogies, ham, old-school halushki, and delicious halupki courtesy of Chef Bob Long.
There was oodles of homemade dessert, a myriad of door-prizes, a skit by the young ladies of the parish and a visit by Saint Nicholas himself played by Alex Shegda.
The event was a bargain at $15.
The Mass preceding the meal was celebrated by Bishop John Bura. The pastor is Father John Ciurpita.
The church schedule will be changed started next weekend with the addition of a Saturday Mass in English at 5 p.m. with the moving of the Sunday service in Ukrainian and English to 10 a.m.
Holy Myrrh-Bearers, an Eastern Rite church, opened in April at the church, 900 Fairview Road,Swarthmore (Ridley Township). It is at site of the former Leiper Presbyterian Church which was founded in 1819 and closed in 2012. Presidents Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison and James Buchanan worshiped at Leiper Presbyterian at the invitation of Leiper family members.
The historic Leiper churchyard remains at the church.
Barbara AnnZippi’s ARTEMIS Productions has created a great feature concerning the Delaware County Veterans Memorial. It’s worth watching so we put it below.
