Berwyn, PA

On Saturday, October 17th from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm the Berwyn fire company will have a special celebration to commemorate its' 115th anniversary. It will include a parade through downtown Berwyn past the original fire station site on Berwyn Avenue. An official "housing" ceremony will begin at noon. In addition, vehicle rescue and home fire safety demonstrations will take place. Fire truck rides will also be available. The fire house will be open to the public for tours from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Refreshments will be available during that time. Go to www.berwynfirecompany.org for additional information.

The Conestoga High School football team will be hosting a cancer walk to raise awareness and funds for cancer research on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009. The event is in honor of Mark Herzlich, a 2006 Conestoga graduate and Boston College All American Linebacker. It will be held from 8:00 am -- 10:00 am rain (school gym) or shine (school track) at Conestoga High School, 200 Irish Road, Berwyn PA. The cost is $5.00 cash the day of the walk. Credit card donations will be accepted through 10/2 at www.upliftingathletes.org. Proceeds of the walk will benefit The Sarcoma Foundation & Uplifting Athletes. For more information, contact the Conestoga Athletic Department at (610) 240-1024.

Ever wondered who are those people on the wall in Berwyn?

Painted in 2005 over the summer on the wall of a building opposite Clay's Bakery on Waterloo Avenue the mural depicts a Fourth of July parade and was commisioned by Earnest Eadeh and painted on the side of a building Earnest owns in Berwyn, PA. There are a host of people who many may not know. But thanks to C. Herbert Fry a local historian the information is available.

It is a colorful eye catching patriotic piece of work with flags flying. The 20 faces from right to left are Gene Williams, Easttown Township Manager, Carol Williams, Secretary for Surender Kohli, Carolyn Carter, Easttown Volunteer, John Thomas owner of the barbershop on whose wall the mural is is painted, Denise bones, owner of Clay's Bakery, Keith Martin, a Wayne electirician, Chantal Eadeh Goldberg daughter of Earnest Eadeh and carrying her young baby, Lydia Corinne in her left arm and leading her 2 year old daughter, at the time, Jocelyn Sarah with her right hand; Clay Carter, husband of Carolyn Carter, Bill Connor Sr., owner of the the former Connor's Pharmacy; Bill Fritz, president of Fritz Lumber in Berwyn; Leslie Eadeh, wife of Earnest Eadeh; Earnest Eadeh; Surender Kohli, of Kohli & Associates and Easttown Township Engineer; Heather Eadeh; daughter of Earnest Eadeh; Jack McCormick, a Berwyn Roofer who prepared the roof of the mural building; recently retired Tom Armstrong then Easttown Police Chief. The 3 horses, Chancellor, Derby and Rocky are from Fox Meadow Farms. Jim Stowell, Sr owner of Jim's Berwyn Sunoco in Easttown and Jim's Berwyn Aito Repair in Strafford is driving the horses and standing at the back of the turn-of-the-century steam pumper fire engine is Dave black, facilities manager for Earnest Eadeh.

Three buildings are also depicted, Berwyn Train Station, the former Connor's Pharmacy, and the Berwyn Primary School. The mural was created by Karl Yoder and ainted by a graduate of Pratt Institute in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

This Friday as part of the First Friday events in Berwyn, PA supported by the Berwyn Devon Business and Professional Association I am holding a seminar together with Kathy Scipione from our Long and Foster Devon office and Linda Sticklin of Home Staging and Organizing.

This is a free community seminar to be held at Easttown Library from 5 to 6 PM and will touch on Staging your home for sale both decoratively and financially and cover issues such as the questions you should ask before hiring a Realtor to sell your home, local market trends, does advertising work and why it is important to price your home correctly from the beginning.

We look forward to meeting you there and hope you can attend. Easttown Library is located on First Avenue in Berwyn, PA. So why not attend the seminar and then go out for dinner in the village at one of our many restaurants and attend some of the other events taking place for First Friday in Berwyn.