Events

3 Rivers Comicon: Featuring Custom Beer & Comics

3 Rivers Comicon, hosted by New Dimension Comics, continues it’s tradition of a custom beer to be featured at the comic convention. With a long, bright future ahead, Shubew in Zelienople has partnered with them to produce this specialty beer for years to come. “I have been fortunate to have a front row seat to witness, and taste, the great work Shubrew has done.”, says Todd McDevitt who is owner of New Dimension Comics and promoter of 3 Rivers Comicon. “I’m excited to partner with Shubrew to bring comic-centric custom beers to life for many comicons to come.” “When Todd…


Applicants Sought For Ellwood City Wolves Club Scholarship

The Ellwood City Wolves Club will once again offer scholarships to graduating high school seniors residing in the Ellwood City Area School District and Riverside Beaver County School District who plan to attend a four-year college, community college, trade or technical school following graduation. Applications for the Wolves Club Scholarship are available from the Guidance Offices at Lincoln High School and Riverside High School. Students attending private, parochial, charter or other schools who reside in the Ellwood or Riverside School District may also obtain a copy of the scholarship application by contacting Herman Petti at 724-758-9866 or Mike DeOtto at…


PHOTOS: 3rd Annual Winter Wine & Brew Fest

The Ellwood City Revitalization held its 3rd Annual Winter Wine and Brew Fest on Saturday afternoon at the Ellwood City Sons of Italy Club.  The event featured beer and wine tasting, entertainment, DJ, raffles, catered food, and a Chinese Auction. Over 25 baskets donated by local businesses along with two gun raffles, sponsored by Duke’s Sport Shop, and two 50/50 raffles! Participation benefits the Ellwood City Revitalization projects. According to the Chamber social media page, “We definitely can’t leave out the many talented breweries in attendance that offered beer and wine samples. None of this would have been possible without our sponsors…


Library Activities For The Week Of January 28

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: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 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, JANUARY 31 6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work on individual projects. New members are welcome. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2 10 a.m. – “Silly Science and Lego Day,” featuring fun and silly science experiments, robotics,…


Library Activities For The Week Of January 14

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: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 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, JANUARY 17 3:00 p.m. – “Food for Thought Book Group,” a book discussion group for students in 9th grade-12th grade. The group meets once a month year-round for book discussion and pizza. The group will be discussing the…


3rd Annual Winter Wine & Brew Fest Announced

Ellwood City Revitalization presents the 3rd Annual Winter Wine and Brew Fest on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The event, scheduled from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, will take place at the Ellwood City Sons of Italy. Admission includes beer and wine tasting, entertainment, DJ, raffles, catered food, and a Chinese Auction.  Tickets are $25.00/person in advance and $30.00/person at the door. Tickets are available at Kimpel’s Jewelers, the Ellwood City Area Chamber, and any ECR committee member: Brad Ovial, Lisa Fox, Kelsey Monteleone, Brian Bush, David DeCaria, George Celli, Michelle Lamenza, Jillian Court, Loralei Gallaher-Hink, Brenton Gilmore, Sam Teolis, and Ray Santillo…


Lincoln High School Alumni Benefit Concert

On Saturday, May 11, the Lincoln High School Concert Choir will be celebrating their 75th Anniversary. In honor of this milestone, the choir will be putting on an Alumni Benefit Concert. Any and all proceeds will benefit the Cindy Pertile Scholarship Fund. This fun will provide two types of scholarships annually. One scholarship goes towards the annual Concert Choir trip and the other goes towards a graduating member of the LHS music department to help further their education after high school. Any Lincoln High School Concert Choir Alumni are encouraged to come out and participate. The songs selected to be…


Ellwood City Historical Society To Host Guest Speaker

The Ellwood City Area Historical Society will open their first meeting of the year on Monday, January 14 at 7:00 pm. Newly elected officers and board members, Andy Kindle, Dana Baker and Alexis Bodenschantz will be installed. The guest speaker for the evening will be Jonica Walters of Neshannock Township. Jonica Weigel Walters was 4 years old as she walked across the Ewing Park Bridge to kindergarten. She literally followed in her sister’s footsteps, picking up the imprints in the snow and stacking them high on her arms. Through the years her family lived in Pittsburgh Circle, Hardyville, and Wurtemburg….


Library Actives For The Week Of January 7, 2019

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: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 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. 3:00 p.m. – “Creative Writing Workshop,” for students in seventh grade and up. The group meets twice each month to share their work and discuss writing tips and techniques.   THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 3:00 p.m. – “Just for Girls…


Monday Night Cornhole League Set To Begin in January

The Western Pennsylvania Cornhole Association will begin a Monday night Cornhole League. For the next 10 weeks, players of all skill levels are invited to the Chewton Polish Club where at 7:00 p.m. players will participate in a blind draw for their partners and proceed to participate in the tournament. Due to the tournament being held in a club, participants must be 21 and older. The pairs will then compete in a double elimination tournament with standard rules and be guaranteed a minimum of two matches each week of the season.  At the end of the tournament, each team partner will be…