The Lawrence County Area Lions Club are planning a bus trip to the Meadows Casino on July 2, 2019. The bus will leave from Ewing Park across from the swimming pool at 8:30am. Reservations must be in by June 20th by calling Vicki at 724-758-0858. Messages will be returned. The $30.00 cost of the trip includes $25.00 in free play. Checks should be made payable to LCA Lions.
The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include TUESDAY, JUNE 4 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 months of age, toddlers and preschoolers. This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more. Registration is requested. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome….
Ellport Borough will be hosting two events for residents within the first two weeks of June. To kick off the summer season, there will be an Ellport Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 1st from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Later in the month, there will be an Ellport Borough Clean-up Day, scheduled for Saturday, June 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Items can only be dropped off at that time. Those interested must be a borough resident and purchase a ticket at the Borough office. The cost is $10 per car/truck/van load. When purchasing your ticket, please pick-up…
Beginning on June 5, Beaver County residents will be able to drop off their glass items at Brady’s Run Park Recycling Center every Wednesday. The collection will be from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The Through Beaver County’s Lens: Glass to Glass program will be collecting eyeglasses, sunglasses, and reading glasses that will be used for reuse. Products collected will be then shared with local doctors or will be sent aboard through Mission Vision for use in developing countries. The collection will also accept glass bottles and jars or any colors. Caps, lids, and labels are acceptable. Please empty and…
The annual Ellwood City Memorial Day parade was held on Monday, May 27. The parade began on the Veterans Bridge on Fifth Street at 10:00 a.m and proceeded to Crescent Avenue, over to Eighth Street, down to Lawrence Avenue, back to Fifth and then onto Spring Avenue into Legion Park, where the 45-minute memorial event was held. The parade traveled to several veterans, local leaders spoke, the borough’s civic choral performed, and there was a flag-raising ceremony. Once the ceremony concluded, community members were invited to a community picnic at the playground at Pittsburgh Circle. Veterans were welcomed to walk…
The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include MONDAY, MAY 27 The Ellwood City Area Public Library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday May 28. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome. THURSDAY, MAY 30 6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work…
Ellwood City Library has a stellar variety of Summer Programs for 2019! Book Bunch starts in June for kids having completed third grade. Each child receives a free book each month that he or she attends, is treated to pizza for lunch, and fun activities based on the book. Parents need to sign up third graders to attend Book Bunch now. The first books have arrived at the library for pick up. Fourth and Fifth graders can attend Bookworms and receive all the same benefits. It’s a great way to improve reading skills this summer! The Puppet Theater Workshop begins…
This summer, the Chippewa Branch of the Beaver County Library System will be bringing a universe of stories during summer story times. Parents, bring your preschool age children to the Franklin Township Community Park on Walnut Street for stories, songs, and crafts. Storytimes will be held on Thursday in June, July, and August. The Thursdays in June fall on the 6th, 13th, and 20th, in July on the 11th and 18th, and it will conclude in August on the 1st, the 8th, and the 15th. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. Registration is required. To register your children please…
Ellwood City’s 7th Summer Concert Series in the Community Plaza will begin June 15th with the Harmony-Zelienople Community Band kicking off the series. The concert series schedule is as follows: • Saturday, June 15 – Harmony-Zelienople Community Band • Saturday, June 22 – Michael Christopher • Wednesday, July 3 – Tim Zimmerman & the King’s Brass • Saturday, July 20 – Harmony-Zelienople Jazz Band • Saturday, July 27 – Jeff Wiley & the Coyotes • Saturday, August 3 – 2nd Avenue Project • Saturday, August 10 – Wrangler Band The concerts are FREE and performances, which begin at 7:00 pm,…
In honor of National Emergency Medical Services Recognition Week and all the local workers, the Ellwood City Medical Center will be hosting the Dunkin’ Donuts catering truck Friday morning from 8 to 11 a.m. “We at Ellwood City Medical Center are recognizing the dedication and commitment of our local Emergency Responders and staff to helping those in their most desperate time of need by providing a small token of our appreciation,” said Victoria Gatto, marketing manager at the medical center. EMS Teams, Local Police Officers, Local Firefighters, and the Emergency Department team will get a Free Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and…