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April 15, 2024

Ellwood City Earth Day Celebration This Saturday!

The annual Lawrence County Earth Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 20th at Ewing Park, Ellwood City from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This year’s Earth Day celebration will feature a Trashion Show and an Art Show. Shows are open to the public and winners will receive a cash prize. To enter, please contact the Lawrence County Conservation District on their Facebook page or at the email address listed below. Participants for the Trashion Show can sign up by April 16th by visiting the Lawrence County Conservation District Facebook page or by contacting Jillian Court at ecce1892@gmail.com to…

February 6, 2024

New Advocacy Group Formed to Preserve Ewing Park, Oppose Planned Softball Field

A new advocacy group has been formed to preserve Ewing Park. The Citizens for Ewing Park Preservation (CEPP) group was announced during Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors Committee Meeting Monday evening. Chairperson for the group, Karen Mancini, is a resident of Beatty Street, which faces the old Ewing Park School property where the district has proposed and plans to construct a girls softball field. She made a statement on behalf of the group during the meeting, “We are organized and represented by legal counsel and stand ready to oppose any attempt to convert the subject property to…

August 21, 2023

Annual Storytelling Festival Set For September 16th

Ellwood City’s 22nd Annual Storytelling Festival will be held Saturday September 16th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Folino Stage in Ewing Park. The show features four professional Storytellers: Janel Behm, Tim Hartman, Mike Perry, and Starla the Storyteller. Musicians, Sandi and Jerry Rectenwald will tell stories through their music! This year’s new attraction features a Book Fair by authors from the Society of Book Writers & Illustrators, which will also take place at park shelters. Children’s books can be purchased and signed by the authors. The festival is free and a Balloon Artist, Face Painter, and Carriage Rides…

August 15, 2023

Wolves Club Hosts Picnic To Honor Riverside Baseball Team

The Ellwood City Wolves Club Den II met on Wednesday, August 9th at their Shelter in Ewing Park and honored the Riverside High School Baseball Team. A picnic was held to honor the accomplishments of the team who went undefeated in their regular season, competed and won in both the WPIAL Championship and the PIAA State Championship. The Panthers are the first WPIAL team to win a state baseball title with a perfect record. The Club recognizes area residents and school sports teams under their Pro Bono Publico Award. President Mike DeOtto opened the meeting by introducing the guests. Dinner…

August 4, 2023

Pickleball Court a “Hit” in Ewing Park

If you have noticed something new this year in Ewing Park … it’s probably the pickleball court. Councilwoman Judith Dici saw the sport growing in popularity and when she realized that it was a sport that many ages and skill levels could enjoy, she decided to bring the idea to Ellwood City Borough Council. Dici herself plays pickleball and said that her drive to get the courts came from having a friend who has Parkinson’s Disease as well as seeing the students at Lincoln participating in pickleball tournaments in the high school gym during lunchtime. “The kids loved it. It…

July 27, 2023

Ellwood City Wolves Club Hosts Members Appreciation Dinner

The Ellwood City Wolves Club Den II met on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at their shelter in Ewing Park. Each year the Wolves Club hosts an appreciation dinner for their members, their wives and significant others who have volunteered at their three fundraisers during the year. Sixty four members attended the steak dinner prepared by their members Bob Delisio, Matt Wally and Chuck Houk. President Mike DeOtto introduced two guests to the Club: Divine Grace Parish Seminarians Erik Pintar and Chris Baker. Secretary John Biondi gave their backgrounds and reminded the members that they are assigned to Divine Grace Parish…

July 12, 2023

Ellwood City Cheerleaders Hosting Color Run On August 12th

The Ellwood City Cheerleaders will be hosting its 5k Color Run in August. The event is its annual 5k the cheerleaders host each year with the exception of 2020 because of COVID-19. The run is fun for all ages and athletic abilities. The run consists of participants going through the nature trail and circling around Ewing Park. “Some people walk the 5k and some are more serious and want to run,” says LHS Cheer Booster Tresurer, Nicole DiCerbo. Throughout the course there are four different color stations with biodegradable colored powder that runners get doused with as they run by….

June 26, 2023

PHOTOS: 3rd Annual Dog Days of Summer

The 3rd Annual Dog Days of Summer, which is sponsored by Reeds Services, and benefits police K9s took place on Saturday and Sunday in Ewing Park. Forces having K9s is a dying program because of the lack of funding available according to Chad Reed of Reed’s Services. Reed has said that as pet lovers and advocates of community safety, he is dedicated to continuing this program into the future. The event featured dock diving dogs, barn dogs, working dogs & k-9 police competitions all weekend long. There was also hourly k-9 demonstrations, food trucks, crafts, vendors, kids’ zone, games, silent…

June 5, 2023

Ellwood City Tennis To Host Mini Clinic

Ellwood City Tennis will be conducting a tennis clinic for any boy or girl interested in learning the basics of tennis. The tennis clinic will be held on June 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2023 at the Ewing Park Courts from 10:00 a.m to 11:15 a.m. Any child ages 5-12 is eligible to sign up and participate. Each participant will receive a t-shirt. The clinic will promote tennis skills from the basic to moderate level. “The participants will learn skills pertaining to tennis. Footwork, backhand, forehand, serving and lead up tennis games,” says Ellwood City head coach John DiBuono. “It’s a…

April 9, 2023

PHOTOS: Annual Ellwood City Easter Egg Hunt

The Annual Ellwood City Easter Egg Hunt returned to the grounds of Ewing Park on Saturday, this year under new guidance. The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2023 Easter Egg Hunt event after the prior committee retired and turned the event over to the new guidance. The free community event was most hippity-hoppity and featured pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, and of course – egg hunting!  The event handed out over 15,000 eggs! There was a total of five Egg Hunts for different age groups and special needs children. photos provided by McClymonds Photography