UCF Ed. Foundation recycling/membership awareness event, Oct. 19

EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation will be holding its first annual “Recycling / Membership Awareness Day” on Oct. 19 from 2 pm – 4 pm at Charles F. Patton Middle School (760 Unionville Rd.) on the basketball court blacktop behind the school.  Visitors can park in the middle school and adjacent high school parking areas. There will be a gift card raffle...

Longwood Fire Co. open house under the stars, Oct. 23

EAST MARLBOROUGH — Longwood Fire Company’s annual open house will be held for the first time under the stars. “We wanted to give our constituents a chance to visit our facility and to meet all of our wonderful personnel,” said Chief A. J. McCarthy. “In the past we’ve held the event on a weekend and we know that families have many activities in the fall. We feel it is important for the community...

Conestoga Christian BBQ, Oct. 17-18

Conestoga Christian School will hold the 41st annual benefit Chicken Barbecue and Country Auction Oct. 17 & 18. MORGANTOWN — On Friday and Saturday, October 17 and 18, Conestoga Christian School will hold the 41st annual benefit Chicken Barbecue and Country Auction. Activities begin Friday with chicken barbecue available between 11 am and 7 pm in the school gymnasium.  Drive through service...

The Great Pumpkin Carve, Oct. 23-25

Carvers hards at work during a previous Great Pumpkin Carve, sponsored by the Chadds Ford Historical Society, Oct. 23 through 25. CHADDS FORD — Anyone over the age of 40 likely remembers the television special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” which aired on October 27, 1966 and became a smash hit, with whimsical scenes of kids carving jack o’lanterns accompanied by the inspired jazz...

What To Do: Friends Fall Fest, WC Chili Cookoff

Mid-Oct. weekends are full of fun and local activities By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The will be a reenactment of a early 19th Century Quarker wedding as part of the the Friends Fall Festival at the Downingtown Friends Meeting, Oct. 11. Locally, fall festivals are usually festive events that celebrate topics such as pumpkins, bountiful harvests, apples and autumn foliage. This weekend,...

NOPE event slated for Unionville High, Oct 15

EAST MARLBOROUGH — Did you know that in 2013, there were more than 24 heroin overdose deaths in Chester County? Or that one in five teens has abused prescription drugs? NOPE (Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education) Task Force of Chester County is providing an educational presentation on the dangers of substance abuse for parents and community members on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. The event...

Women’s Night at The Market, Oct. 9

KENNETT SQUARE — The Market at Liberty Place will play host to the 1st Annual Women’s Night at The Market from 6:30 – 8:30 PM on Thursday October 9th. 10% of all proceeds during the gathering will be donated towards The Delaware Breast Cancer Center and Unite for Her, a charity that works with women dealing with breast cancer. In addition to the donations, all guests will receive gift bags, food...

Hurricane Hill opens The Haunted Acres

The Haunted Acres will be among the top local Halloween attractions in 2014. COATESVILLE — Hurricane Hill Farm announced that its Halloween attraction, The Haunted Acres, has opened as one of Pennsylvania’s newest and scariest haunts. Located in the North Woods at Hurricane Hill Farm (704 East Reeceville Road in Coatesville), the event features a haunted hay ride, corn maze and trail.  Created...

What To Do: Unionville Fair, Chester County Day

And a frightening selection of scary October fun By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times From the community arts and crafts and agriculture competitions to tractors, farm animals and, of course, the food, there’s nothing quite like the Unionville Fair, which runs this weekend. The annual Unionville Community Fair (Routes 926 and 82, Unionville, http://www.ucfairinc.org) is a fund-raising carnival...

Fall Flying Festival, Oct. 4

VALLEY — The Chester County Airport Pilots and Tenants Association along with the Chester County Area Airport Authority are pleased to announce this year’s Fall Flying Festival, a community outreach event that occurs at the Chester County Airport each fall. Now in its third year, the festival features free admission, static aircraft displays, aircraft fly-bys, music, monster truck rides and...