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3TMACC Needs Your Input for ItsPaoli–Chester Valley Trail Connector Study!

The Transportation Management Associationof Chester County (TMACC) received aplanning grant from the Delaware ValleyRegional Planning Commission (DVRPC)Regional Trails Program, funded by theWilliam Penn Foundation. The TMACC hasretained the consulting services of SimoneCollins Landscape Architecture, with HuntEngineering as its sub-consultant, to examinethe feasibility of creating a pedestrian/bicycletrail connector between the Chester ValleyTrail and the Paoli Train Station along CedarHollow Road, West Central Avenue, andNorth Valley Road.

In order for this study’s recommendationsto be contextually appropriate, the TMACCneeds to get as much feedback as possiblefrom residents, business owners, employees,and individuals who will use the trail toconnect to the Chester Valley Trail and theTrain Station.

Paoli–CVT Trail Connector Study Area

The 22.1-acre property located at 143 LineRoad, Willistown Township, is the latestaddition to the Willistown Township parklandand open space system. The wooded propertyabuts over 390 acres of existing protected openand recreational space with existing trails.

Those lands are comprised of:

• 27 acres of potential future active recreationowned by Willistown Township and underconservation easement with WillistownConservation Trust (WCT).

• 125+ acres of passive recreational openspace, including rare serpentine-barrenecology and almost 65 acres of contiguouswoodland known as Natural Lands Trust’sSugartown Barrens and WillisbrookPreserve.

• 59+ acres of private land underagricultural easement.

• 114+ acres of private lands underconservation easement.

• The property is across the street from:

– the 160+-acre Applebrook Golf Courseunder WCT conservation easement.

– East Goshen’s Applebrook Park,100 acres of passive recreation including3 miles of trails.

• The property is adjacent to East GoshenPark, 55 acres of active and passiverecreation that includes a .9 milewalking/jogging trail.

Whew, that’s a mouthful! And it illustratesthe extensive recreational and open spacenetwork of which this parcel was a hole inthe doughnut.

The property is also highly important

Willistown AcquiresAdditional Parklands

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Public Meeting to be Held on September 30th

The TMACC scheduled two publicmeetings to provide information onthe project and to solicit feedback.During the first meeting on June 27th,the consultant team presented theiranalysis of the existing conditionswithin the study area and preliminarytrail design concepts. The secondmeeting will be held on September30th, 2013, (7 PM to 9 PM), where theconsultant team will present the draftplan. The meeting takes place at theGreentree Office Plaza, 40 LloydAvenue, Suite 208, Malvern.

For more information about theproject, visit the project blog atpaolicvtconnector.wordpress.com orcontact Mary Alice Springs, TMACCTransportation Planning andOperations Manager.

If your K-5th grader or teenhas not yet signed up forDig Into Reading!, thenational public librarysummer readingprogram at the Malvernand Paoli Libraries, andGO WilMa!, the outdooradventure program, it’s not too late!Your kids can experience the magic ofreading and the thrill of adventurethrough this innovative programmingbased upon a program in YorkCounty, PA.

Explore the great outdoors throughscavenger hunt clues in the FieldGuide you’ll be provided. The clueswill lead you to Burrows hidden inthe wonderful parks and specialplaces in Willistown and Malvern.You can do this on your own time.

Meanwhile, you’ll be reapingall the benefits of gettingfresh air, being in nature,walking, and sharing qualitytime with family and friends.We know it feels good to get

outside!

Stamp the Field Guide at the Burrowrubbing posts and receive one raffleticket per stamp that will be drawnfor prizes at the Willistown CountryFair, August 20th at 6:30 PM.

Check out GO WilMa! atwww.willistownparks.org to find outmore, like us on Facebook, follow uson Twitter, and sign up at Malvern orPaoli Libraries to receive the FieldGuide and get started! The last dayto submit your final Burrow stampsfor prize raffle tickets is August 19th.

Willistown Parks and Recreation

Willistown’sCountry Fair @Greentree Park

Tuesday, August 20 • 5:30–7:30 PM

To wrap up summer andgear up for the newschool year, nothing’smore fun than enjoyinga beautiful afternoon inthe park at our down-home Country Fair!

Join us at Greentree Park for:• Live, local bluegrass band, Raven Hill• Sleepy Hollow Farms pony rides• Petting zoo• Stacey’s Face Painting• Center on Central’s Interactive Music Circle• GO WilMa! Prize Drawing @ 6:30 PM• Interactive community booths• Glenmoore Grill food truck• Whirled Peace Frozen Yogurt

Please leave your four legged friends at home.Rain date: Thursday August 22nd, 5:30–7:30 PM.Call 610-647-5300 x224 if weather is a question.

Sugartown Elementary School third-grade students, with theirteachers and Principal Dr. Karen Schneck, planted 250 native wetmeadow plants in the drainage swale that conveys the stormwaterrunoff from the school property to the West Branch of Crum Creek.The project is part of an effort by the Chester Ridley Crum

Watersheds Association (CRC) and Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited toreduce polluted runoff and warming of the West Branch of CrumCreek, rated an “Exceptional Value, Cold Water Trout Stream” by theState of Pennsylvania—the highest rating of Special Protectionstreams.

The effort includes educating and assisting streamside landowners inthe establishment of “riparian buffers” to shade and protectstreams. CRC’s Executive Director, Anne Murphy, explained to thestudents that the meadow plants and grasses will absorb and filtermuch more runoff than regularly mowed grass because of theirgreater height and deeper roots. This helps to reduce downstreamflooding and stream bank erosion. The native plants also naturallyextract more nitrogen and phosphorus, which are in oversupply inour local streams and create excessive and undesirable forms ofalgae in Crum Creek and Springton Reservoir, a drinking waterresource that serves about 250,000 people.

In addition to benefitting Crum Creek, drinking water, and the wildtrout population, this meadow area will also provide habitat forbirds and other critters and beneficial pollinators such as butterflies.CRC and Willistown Township thank the teachers, administration,and the students for planting this important demonstration project!Anyone wishing additional information on the project, pleasecontact CRC at 610-359-1440.

Sugartown Elementary Improves Crum Creek In Willistown Township

Sugartown school third graders, their teachers, and principalinstall an important watershed protection planting with thehelp of Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association and PATrout Unlimited.

GO WilMa!(Get Outside Willistown & Malvern!)

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End of summer FUN!

Sugartown Elementary SchoolDaisy Troop #4996

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania’s(GSEP) 2013 Green Project theme is “Make aDifference in Your Community”, and ourlocal Sugartown Elementary Daisy Troop didjust that! The girls celebrated Earth Day2013 with a planet-friendly project right inour own Sugartown Community Garden.The first phase of the troop’s GreenProject was recycling the contents of thediscontinued garden summer camp sand pit,which had become a haven for bees. Thegirls treated the sand as a reusable resourceand spread it over the gravel parking lotusing wheel barrels, shovels and rakes fromthe Community Garden. The second phaseof the project consisted of plantingseedlings to be harvested and shared withthe Chester County Food Bank. The seedlingswere grown by the Troop’s 5- and 6-year-oldgirls using the Ziploc bag germinationmethod.

In addition to earning the GSEP GreenProject 2013 patch and their Clover andRosie petals, the girls learned to make adifference in their community and how touse resources wisely, making the world abetter place. Girl Scout programmingencourages girls to develop self-confidenceand leadership skills so that they can changethe world.

General Wayne Elementary SchoolBrownie Troop #41839

As part of the 16th annual Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association Stream Clean-Up, General Wayne Brownie Troop membersjoined other Willistown volunteers to plant200 native perennial plugs in a stormwaterbioretention basin at Paoli MethodistChurch in Willistown. The basin is designedto allow stormwater from the 2-acreparking lot to infiltrate and be cleansedprior to entering the watershed.

Volunteers were led by Craig Thomas of theChester County Water Resources Authorityand included Tony Fernandes from Aqua;Willistown resident Richard McCloskey,Mary and Molly McLoughlin and TracyRamondo of Willistown Parks andRecreation, and Willistown TownshipManager, Dave Burman, with his three-year-old son, Kyle. The Brownies did this as their

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Celebrating our community through people, parks and programs

Girl Scout Volunteers Make a Difference in Willistown!

Photo by Meta Christaldi

General Wayne Brownie Troop and fellow Willistown volunteers at the Paoli MethodistChurch perennial planting included: (bottom row) Tony Fernandes, Molly McLoughlin,Mary East, Molly Dowd, Courtney Cato, Julia Romanoff, and Craig Thomas; (middlerow) Rachel Hubley, Caroline Oswald, and Harmony Johnson; (last row) TraceyRamando, Mary McLoughlin, Laurie Cato, Grace Angert, Ashley DiAntonio, Rob Dowd,Jenn Johnson, and Alice Heiman-Dowd.

Sugartown Elementary School Daisy Troop members Cameron Palmer, Jaimee Hooven,Sofia Mendez, Lindsay Potterton, and Siana Christaldi in action at Willistown Township’sSugartown Community Garden under the guidance of troop leader Meta Christaldi andparent helpers Chris Hooven, Lauren Palmer, and Mark Christaldi. Troop mascot, DanielChristaldi, also pitched in. Thanks team! For more information about the troop, contactMeta at 215-805-8717 or metapoustaldi@yahoo.com.

final project for their WOW (Wonders of Water)Journey. Thanks go to Troop Leader andWillistown resident Alice Heiman-Dowd and toRob and Robert Dowd. Congratulations andthanks Brownies! For more information aboutthe troop, contact Alice at 610-725-0475 orheimandowd@verizon.net.

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The all-volunteer Okehocking Nature Center was formedwith a simple mission: To connect people with nature.The Okehocking Preserve is a precious jewel right herein Willistown. Once you step away from your parked carand are greeted by the expansive views encompassing a

green landscape mostly unchanged from a simpler time,you understand that being outdoors is simply good for you. If

you need more to lure you outdoors, the Okehocking Nature Center isoffering the following enticements:

“Celebrate Okehocking,” hosted by the Okehocking Nature Centeron Saturday, September 14th (raindate September 15th) from 1– 5 PMat the Garrett Farmhouse on Okehocking Preserve. This free familyevent will highlight the gorgeous preserve, the Okehocking LenniLenape people, and the Okehocking Nature Center. Hay rides, critters,music, an Eastern Woodland Indian display, and L.L.Bean OutdoorDiscovery School activities are now being planned. Friend us onFacebook for updated information.

“Self–Guided Trail Walk” brochures, including a map ofOkehocking Preserve, are now available at the Preserve thanks to thegenerosity of the Marjorie L. and Arthur P. Miller, Jr. Fund, and mapdesigner Marilyn Smith. The Okehocking Nature Center andWillistown Township Parks and Recreation team plotted a 2.4 mileloop with location markers and a description of what you can expectto see. You may return the brochures to the lucite boxes at theFarmhouse and the Preserve entrance kiosks.

L.L.Bean’s Outdoor Discovery School, operating out of theirKing of Prussia office, is now an official ONC Program Partner. Lookfor upcoming announcements for flycasting on the lawn, geocaching(a treasure hunt game using GPS), birding essentials, slacklining, andherping (searching for amphibians and reptiles)—all free and fun,giving you more reasons to go outside!

Mark your calendar now for Black Friday turns Green onNovember 29th 2013, when you can enjoy a post-holiday stroll in the

Preserve plus music and hospitality at the Nature Center.

Display gardens have been installed at the Farmhouse to illustratethe beauty of native plants that attract and support birds and insects.Our rain garden shows you how to deal with storm runoff in a simple,nature-friendly way using native plants. Finally, see our raised bedgarden that supports the Chester County Food Bank effort to providefresh produce to our struggling Chester County neighbors.

Boy Scouts and UMLY Earth Service Corps continue to improveyour experience at Okehocking Preserve. Under the leadership ofONC volunteers Pam Costanzi and Kevin Murphy, Boy Scout Troop 78arrived on a wet Saturday this spring to remove the tree protectorsfrom the saplings planted in the riparian buffer. Also this spring, UMLYYouth Earth Service Corps volunteers Ben Bussmann and Jesse Floriojoyfully dug trenches for the installation of the rain garden at theFarmhouse, led by ONC volunteer Sarah Hutchin. Great job volunteers!

Visit us online at www.okehockingnaturecenter.org. For specificquestions, please email us at okehockingnaturecenter@gmail.com

Willistown Parks and Recreation

ecologically:

• It is located in the headwaters of theRidley Creek Watershed, a High Qualitydesignated stream system and acts as abuffer and important drainage area to theSerpentine Run tributary to Ridley Creek.

• It is also a buffer to the Natural LandsTrust’s Willisbrook Preserve, aPennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory(PNDI) site that contains rare habitat andecology and a Pennsylvania Wild PlantSanctuary—one of the best examples ofhabitat supporting wild plants of specialconcern throughout Pennsylvania.

• The property itself has “hit” as apotential PNDI site.

• The property is in the Upper Ridley/CrumImportant Bird Area (#72). The AudubonImportant Bird Areas (IBA) Program is aglobal effort to identify and conserveareas that are vital to birds and otherbiodiversity. IBAs include sites for breeding,wintering, and/or migrating birds.

Recreationally, the property will offer a smallparking area and trail head that will provideaccess, in partnership with Natural LandsTrust, to the four-mile trail systemthroughout the Willisbrook Preserve.

The parcel was purchased with Open SpaceFunds of $1.8 million. A Willistown Parks andRecreation-authored grant to the ChesterCounty Municipal Grant Program garnered$500,000, and a state Department ofConservation and Natural Resources grantawards announcement will occur this fall.Both of these grants provide reimbursementfunding. The Open Space Fund was estab-lished in 1999 through a public referendumwhich established a 1/8 of 1% EarnedIncome Tax to be allotted for fee-simple landacquisition and conservation easementpurchases based on the PennsylvaniaLegislature Act 153 of 1996. This acquisitionwill not result in any tax increase.

The property is not open to the public at thistime, as improvements need to be made. Weexpect to host a grand opening mid-year2014 and will keep you posted. ContactMary McLoughlin with any questions aboutthe project at 610-647-5300 x224 ormmcloughlin@willistown.pa.us.

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News from Okehocking Nature Center

Willistown Acquires Additional Parklands continued from cover…

Okehocking Bird Walk

Sunday, September 29 • 9 AM

Join leader Edie Parnum of the Valley Forge Audubon Society(www.valleyforgeaudubon.org) for a birdwalk at OkehockingPreserve. So far, 140 species have been tallied.

Be prepared for walking in wet areas. If weather is a question,contact Edie at 610-964-8331 or eparnum2@verizon.net.

Directions: Going west on Route 3, drive past the lights atProvidence Road and Delchester Road. The Preserve entrance ison the right, 1⁄2 mile past Delchester Road. If going eastboundon Route 3, because the highway is divided, you will need tomake a U-turn at Delchester Road.

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Recycling Roundup

Paint Products• Oil-based paints• Paint thinners• Shellac• Solvent-based paint

products• Stains / Varnishes• Strippers / Removers• Turpentine• Wallpaper cement

Household Products• Adhesives / solvents• Drain openers• Dry cleaning fluid• Kerosene• Mothballs / flakes• Rechargeable batteries –

lithium, ni-cad, and button• Rug cleaners• Spot removers• Toilet bowl cleaners• Wood / metal cleaners

Outdoor Products• Asphalt sealers• Caulking compounds• Joint compound• Rodent poison• Roof cements• Septic tank degreasers• Swimming pool

chemicals• Weed killers

Automotive Products• Antifreeze• Batteries – car (lead-acid),

truck, motorcycle, andmarine

• Carburetor cleaners• Fuel additives• Gas / oil mixtures• Gasoline• Grease / rust solvents• Transmission / brake fluids

Other• Acids / caustics / solvents• Flammables• Lead• Mercury-bearing items –

thermometers / thermostats• Organic peroxide• Oxidizers• Pesticides• Propane cylinders

(20 pounds or less)• Reactive metals• Reactives

Acceptable E-Waste• CPUs / Laptop Computers• Monitors• Printers• Copiers (desktop &

stand-alone)• CRT Televisions and

non-CRT Televisions• Answering Machines• Camcorders• Cell Phones• Docking Stations• Electric Typewriters• Fax / Copy Machines /

Duplicators• Microwaves• Pagers• Radios• Remote Controls / Gaming

Consoles / Controllers• Stereo / Tape / CD Players• Telephones & associated

equipment• Toner / Ink Cartridges• VCR / DVD Players• Testing Equipment

• Alkaline batteries• Ammunition• Appliances – small,

large, & Freon (includingdehumidifiers)

• Asbestos

• Explosives• Freon appliances• Oxygen / helium gas

cylinders• Infectious / medical waste• Latex paint (water-based)

• PCBs• Pressurized CFCs & HCFCs• Radioactive waste• Tires• Used motor oil

Household Hazardous Waste Materials Accepted (if properly labeled)

Items NOT Accepted at HHW Collection Sites

Chester

County’sHousehold Hazardous Waste

(and E-Waste!) Fall Recycling Event

Saturday, October 12 • 9 AM–3 PM

County Government Services Center601 Westtown Road, West Chester

Chester County will have its final Household Hazardous Waste collection of the year onSaturday, October 12th. E-waste will be accepted. This is a Chester County-sponsored event,not a Willistown Township event. Do not leave any household hazardous waste at the oldtownship building, 688 Sugartown Road. The Township does not have any capabilities fordisposing of this material.

Latex paint is not hazardous waste… It can be solidifiedand then placed in regular trash. Take the top off the paint can and

place it outside, away from pets and children. Allow it toharden. If the can is very full, absorb the paint by mixingit with sawdust, clay-based cat litter, or rags. Stir with astick until all the paint is absorbed. When the paint is

solidified, it can be placed in the trash.

Did You Know?

SophisticatedShreddingSophisticatedShreddingMany well-meaning residents own and usepaper shredders on a regular basis andmix the loose shreds with other recycledpaper in the belief that all of it isprocessed as recyclable paper by one’shauler. During a recent recyclingdiscussion with a hauler, it was learnedthat a high percentage of shredded paper,when mixed loose with newspapers,magazines, etc., in a paper bag, forexample, gets lost in the processing cycleand ends up as waste. There is a veryunderstandable reason.

All mixed recyclable materials picked upat curbside begin their new life by beingseparated by type. This is accomplishedusing conveyor belts, air currents (fans),screens, and magnets. Shredded paper,when mixed loose with other paper, isvery small and light in weight and leaksthrough screens in the separation process.In the end, virtually all of it is captured ina receptacle with bits of glass, plasticshreds, and other items that are too smallto be processed by the conveyor beltseparation system.This agglomeration isdescribed as “residue,” otherwise knownas waste, and is thrown out.

Owners of paper shredders have achievedtheir goal of having important documentsshredded believing that all of it is recycledif placed in a recycle container at curbside.But as described above, the shredsbecome waste instead of being recycled.So what is the solution?

Enter “Sophisticated Shredding!” S.S. isnothing like learning to shag dance! It’svery simple. Buy clear, lightweight, plasticbags—emphasis on the word clear. Placeyour shreds, and only shreds, in this bag.When full, top-tie it closed and deposit itin your recycling container with otherrecycle items.When the bags begin theirjourney on a conveyor belt at therecyclery, line attendants can see thepaper shreds through the clear bags andremove them.They are then treatedseparately to eliminate the plastic bag,and the shreds are recycled. Solid white,black, and supermarket plastic bags don’thave the see-through feature. Don’t usethem for shredded paper or any otherrecyclable material! Make SophisticatedShredding your new mantra!

—Jim TateChairman, Recycling Commission

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Citizen AwarenessNeeded to ReportWater PollutionCitizens are encouraged to be on thelookout for illicit (illegal) discharges toour creeks and to call 911 or the“Hotline” numbers at right to reportthem. Remember, all our storm drainslead to creeks, and only rain should begoing into these drains.

Over the past four months, residents inour watersheds have used these Hotlinenumbers to report the following illicitdischarges and practices that can foul ourcreeks and drinking water: leakingsanitary sewer manhole covers (especiallyduring dry weather), soapy or power-washing water entering storm drains,strong sewage odors, gasoline odors,swimming pool discharges into streets,broken water mains, drainage of sumppumps directly into creeks, dumping oftrash and yard waste near creeks, runninghoses into creeks or storm drains, and fishkills. Please save these numbers for futurereference. Your efforts are key toprotecting clean water!

Wood Chipping andLeaf Collection

Yes, there will be drop-off wood chipping bythe Township and leaf collection by AlliedWaste/Republic Services and AJ Blosenskithis fall. Unfortunately, as of June 17th,when this copy was prepared, the Townshiphadn’t yet set a date for the chipping andthe leaf collection vendors indicated theywon’t set their leaf pick-up dates untilSeptember or October. Our advice is to checkthe Willistown website regularly, beginningin August, because it is possible the nextnewsletter may be issued after these eventshave already taken place.

Refrigerators and Freezers

Recycling these two “elephants” via yourregular waste hauler is costly. Residents arerequired to pay ($60–$80) for the removal ofFreon by a certified Freon-removalfirm before arrangementscan be made to have theseitems picked up atcurbside. Don’t hit thepanic button, however!PECO still has its SmartAppliance Recycling Programto not only pick up theserefrigerators and freezersfrom your residence, but also

pay you $15! AS LONG AS YOU ARE A PECOCUSTOMER. A pickup must be scheduledwith PECO, and there are other details thatshould be clarified with them. Call PECO at1-888-573-2672. Willistown Townshipadministration does not make arrangementsfor residents with PECO.

Recycling Information Resource

Occasionally questions arise about how torecycle items that are not acceptable by yourhauler of curbside recyclables. What is oneto do? The first place to check is the ChesterCounty Solid Waste Authority website:www.chestercountyswa.org. This is a veryinformative and fun website with factsabout composting, waste disposal, wildlife,and photos of the area. You will also findthat Chester County’s Landchester landfillsite is open to the public for drop-offrecycling/disposal of different items. It’s a bitof a ride from Willistown to Honey Brook,but if you’re motivated to dispose of aspecific item and cannot do so via yourwaste hauler, load up the old Plymouth andtake a pleasant ride up Route 322 to theLandchester Landfill.

PA Department of EnvironmentalProtection (DEP) Water QualityComplaint HotlineDaytime – 484-250-5991Weekdays 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

PA DEP 24 Hour Water Quality Hotline484-250-5900Anytime, including evenings and weekends

Spills and other Emergencies HotlinesPA DEP484-250-5990PA Emergency MGT Agency1-800-424-7362

Clogged or Leaking Sanitary SewerLines; Sewage Smell in CreekWillistown Township610-647-5300Weekdays 7 AM to 4 PMAfter hours call 911

Fish Kills, Illegal FishingPA Fish Commission1-855-FISHKILLAlso call DEP Water Quality484-250-5991

Broken Water MainsChester Water Authority610-876-8181 – 24 hoursAqua Pennsylvania610-525-1402 – 24 hours

Sanitary Sewer BackupIn the event of a sanitary sewer backupat your property, please call the Townshipoffice first. The administration officehours are 7 AM to 4 PM, Monday throughFriday. After those hours, call 911 and aTownship highway crew will be dispatchedto check the line. Although the Townshipconscientiously maintains its sewer system,periodic backups into homes or businessesinevitably occur. In most cases, theTownship’s responsibility ends when theline is cleared and the problem causingthe blockage has been addressed.Responsibility for cleanup and damageto the premises rests with the resident.The Township will not reimburse aproperty owner for plumbing fees.Most homeowners insurance policieshave optional riders for sewer backupsthat, if purchased, will provide coverage.

Willistown Township Citizen Water Quality Hotlines

Recycling Roundup

HELPKEEPOURWATERCLEAN!

Unacceptable for Recycling

The latest recycling rumor is that cardboard milk and juice containerscan be recycled at curbside. Not true! Yes, if there was a truck just forthese containers, they could be recycled. But when mixed with otherrecyclables, they reduce the value of mixed paper significantly whensold to mills. In fact, they really don’t want mixed paper “contaminated”with these beverage containers. Please use your trash can to discardthe cardboard milk, juice, and other cardboard beverage containers.

More recycling

opportunities

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Malvern Public Library

What a great summer! There is still time tobring in your reading logs and GO WilMa!Field Guides. Friday, August 16th, is the lastday to turn in your reading logs and getyour Wishing Well Tickets for our weeklydrawings and the Grand Prize drawing.You need to present your GoWilMa! FieldGuide with your completed “Burrow”stamps by Monday, August 19th, to get theraffle tickets for the prize drawing at TheWillistown Country Fair in Greentree Parkon Tuesday, August 20th (see page 2 formore info). If you took photos whilesearching for your Burrow stamps, why notshare them on the Library website orFacebook page or twitter for GoWilMa!

Mark Saturday, September 28th on yourcalendars! We will be hosting an artauction at Hershey’s Mill Golf Club at7 PM. Admission is $10 per person inadvance; $15 at the door. Proceeds willbenefit the Library. The auction will featureart in all media and price ranges and willinclude sport and music memorabilia. Theevent is conducted by Marlin Art. Ticketsand more information are available at theLibrary. Hope to see you there!

Book club starts up again in the fall. We’llbe discussing the memoirs by AlexandraFuller: Let’s Not Go to the Dogs Tonightand Cocktail Hour under the Tree ofForgetfulness on Tuesday, September 10that 10 AM.

Registration for the fall Storytime willstart in September. Be sure sign up andgive your child a leg up in school readiness.

Paoli Library

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN

Summer Reading ClubList the books you read, recommend yourfavorites, and receive weekly prizes!

Underground Stories: Join Paoli Library aswe discuss how important setting is in thetelling of a story. You'll be writing a storyset underground and creating a book!Wednesday, August 7, 4:30–5:30 PMFor ages 8–11. Registration required—

Register online at tredyffrinlibraries.org.

GO WilMa! Outdoor Adventure Programcontinues until August 19th. GOWilMa!(Get Outside Willistown and Malvern!)combines parks and recreation, health andwellness, and reading. Sign up at thelibrary to receive your Field Guide, thenexplore the amazing parks and historicaltreasures right in your own backyard!Participants earn a raffle ticket for eachGOWilMa! “Burrow” they locate. Prizedrawing will be on August 20th at theWillistown Country Fair. See article on page2 for more info on the Country Fair.

Early Literacy Programs

• Storytimes for Babies, Toddlers, andPreschoolers

• German Language Playgroup forchildren growing up with a German-speaking parent or caregiver.

Fall session begins September 23.

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

Second Opinions series on health andwellness, with speakers from Paoli Hospital(watch for announcement of dates andtopics)

Art Book ClubWednesday, September 11, 6:30–8 PMThe Architecture of Happiness byAlain de Botton

Mystery Book ClubMonday, September 9, 10:30–11:30 AMLetters, Numbers, and Colors: Themedmystery series (by Sue Grafton, JanetEvanovich, etc.)

Subscribe to our email newsletter, AdLib,for the latest information on libraryprograms and services. See Sign-Up box onour website, tredyffrinlibraries.org.

LIBRARY NEWSIn recent years, we have seen our shareof hurricanes, tropical storms, andsevere thunderstorms. These storms canstrike quickly, often confining residentsto their homes or forcing them toevacuate. What would you do if basicservices—water, gas, electricity, ortelephones—were cut off?

The American Red Cross recommendsthree actions everyone can take to helpprepare for an emergency:

Get a Kit – Being prepared meansbeing equipped with the propersupplies you may need in the event ofan emergency or disaster. Keep yoursupplies in an easy-to-carry emergencypreparedness kit that you can use athome or take with you in case you mustevacuate.

Make a Plan – It is important to makesure that the entire family is preparedand informed in the event of a disasteror emergency. You may not always betogether when these events take placeand should have plans for making sureyou are able to contact and find oneanother.

Be Informed – Learn the types ofdisasters or emergencies that may likelyoccur in your area. These events canrange from those affecting only you andyour family, like a home fire or medicalemergency, to those affecting yourentire community, like a severe storm.

Many residents of Willistown relyupon wells for their fresh water supply.Likewise, many residents rely upon on-site sanitary sewer systems. It is veryimportant to have enough fresh wateron-hand to last several days. Storingbottled water in your home is a goodstart. Some residents with wells go so faras to fill their bathtubs with water inadvance of a storm. This water can beused for flushing toilets and bathing.

For additional information on how youcan prepare for an emergency, pleasevisit www.redcross.org.

—Joe HiresEmergency Management Coordinator

A Message from the EmergencyManagement Coordinator

Preparing for anEmergency

Community

For more information onlibrary hours, services, and programs:

MALVERN PUBLIC LIBRARY:www.ccls.org

or 610-644-7259

PAOLI LIBRARY:www.tredyffrinlibraries.org

or 610-296-7996

THE NEWSLETTER OFWILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP

40 Lloyd Avenue, Suite #204/206Malvern, PA 19355

Volume 64 • August 2013

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Mark your CalendarsAugust 20Willistown’s Country Fair@ Greentree Park5:30 – 7:30 PMGOWilMa! Prize Drawing6:30 PM

September 14Celebrate OkehockingGarrett Farmhouse,Okehocking PreserveRaindate: September 151–5 PM

September 29Okehocking Bird WalkRoute 3 Entrance9 AM

September 21Run-a-MuckWillistown Conservation Trust925 Providence RoadNewtown Square, PA 19073

September 302nd TMACC public meeting40 Lloyd Ave., Suite 208,Malvern7 PM–9 PM

October 12Household Hazardous Waste(& E-Waste!) Recycling EventCounty Govt. Services Center,601 Westtown Road,West Chester9 AM–3 PM

For Malvern & Paoli Libraryactivities, see page 7.

WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIPBOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Robert T. LangeWilliam R. Shoemaker

Norman S. MacQueen, III

TOWNSHIP MANAGERDavid R. Burman

POLICE DEPARTMENTChief John M. Narcise

688 Sugartown Road, Malvern, PA 19355

GREENTREE PLAZA OFFICE HOURS7 AM–4 PM, Monday–Friday

Please use the Lloyd Avenue entrancebetween 7 and 7:30 AM.

CONTACT INFORMATIONAdministration Office Address:

Greentree Office Plaza40 Lloyd Avenue, Suite #204/206

Malvern, PA 19355Telephone: (610) 647-5300 Fax: (610) 647-8156

www.willistown.pa.uswww.willistownparks.org

The fifth annual Run-a-Muck celebrates Willistown’s preserved openspaces! Join us for a super-fantastic afternoon and evening of running or mucking(walking) through the beautiful 5K Run-a-Muck trail and enjoying live music, a countrysupper, and beverages. Kids’ activities include a doggie parade and mechanical bull. Funprizes will be awarded for various categories, including one for best-dressed dog. Allfunds support Willistown Conservation Trust’s open space programs. For more info andto register online, visit wctrust.org or call 610.353.2562.

Get Ready to Run-a-Muck!Saturday, September 21 • 2:30–8 PM

Heartwood Farm, 912 Providence Rd., Newtown SquareRunners start at 4 PM • Muckers (walkers) start at 4:10 PM