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September 19, 2018

Real Estate Transfers for August 2018

Courtesy of the Register & Recorder section of the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle, the following are real estate transfers from the Ellwood City and surrounding areas for August 2018: Ellwood City 726 Park Ave; Darwin T. Whaley to Make Properties LLC for $54,000. 505 Hazel Ave; Alice Nunes and Regis Young to Jefferey F. Murray for $90,000.00 121 Apple Way; MVP Premier Properties & Development LLC to Jason K. Miloser for $84,500.00 120 Fountain Ave; Clayton W. McGath to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for $1,480.01 804 Aetna Dr; Scott R. Ferraro and Shannon E. Ferraro to Nicole…

September 18, 2018

Municipal Women’s Club Host Las Vegas Impersonator Tim Beasley

The Ellwood City Municipal Women’s Club hosts the Las Vegas Impersonator Tim Beasley on Saturday, October 20 at 7:00pm with doors opening at 6:00pm. Event will take place at the SOI Hall on Lawrence Avenue.  Tim Beasley has 32 years of experience as a performer traveling the country doing shows in a variety of venues; including Las Vegas. Beasley will be performing a two hour show impersonating Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett. A show that is sure to evoke fond memories and might even encourage some dancing. There will be a ticket cost of a $25 donation per person….

September 17, 2018

PHOTOS: Storytelling Festival

Ellwood City Community Enrichment and the Ellwood City Area Public Library hosted Ellwood City’s 17th Storytelling Festival on Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Ewing Park. The festival is a beloved community event that had featured free activities for children and professional storytellers. Katy’s Homestyle Bakery, Custom Cakes by Jodie, and an ice cream truck had been set up for attendees to purchase sweets. There was also free balloon art, face painting, and horse-drawn trolley rides. Thank you to all of the sponsors: Katy’s Homestyle Bakery, Ellwood City Forge/Ellwood Group, WesBanco, Lawrence County Commissioners, Blanks Concrete, Health South Sewickley, Hoyt Foundation,…

September 17, 2018

PHOTO: Ellwood City Announces 2018 Homecoming Court

Congratulations to the Lincoln High School 2018 Homecoming Queen Court! The court that was announced last week includes Kaitlyn Francis, Bella Rangel, Mia DeCaria, Ariana Garroway, Natalia Greco, Katherina Boesendorfer, Madeline Spadafore, Isabella Roth, and Maura Agostinelli. Boesendorfer is an exchange student from Germany and is an honorary member of the court. Tickets for Ellwoods Friday Night Homecoming football game will be on sale Thursday & Friday in the main office at Lincoln High School. Cost of tickets: Student – $1.00 Adults – $5.00 No student tickets will be sold at the game. The Lincoln High School Wolverines will face…

September 17, 2018

Ellwood City Library Activities for The Week of September 17

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, SEPTEMBER 17 1:30 p.m.  “Afternoon Book Group for Adults”   The group will discuss the book, “ News of the World” by Paulette Jiles. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public.  It is designed to help reduce the stresses of everyday life.  All adults are welcome. The Fall Schedule for “Building Buddies” is: Wednesday, October 3, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Wednesday,…

September 15, 2018

Riverside Bounces Back In Victory; Wolverines Fall Short On Road

After being handed a lopsided shutout defeat last week, the Riverside Panthers were looking to rebound on their home field Friday night and prevailed in a convincing 24-0 shutout victory over Western Beaver. The Panther defense bounced back in pitching the shutout, allowing less than 150 yards of total offense. The Riverside offense was able to score early and relied on the ground game to dictate the mistake-free victory. LeMarcus Cleckley scored two first half touchdowns to lead the offense with sophomore Hunter Nulph capping the scoring with a 36-yard run in the fourth quarter. Wyatt Ray knocked in a…

September 14, 2018

Riverside Fall Sport Senior Q&A Part 2

With school starting back up and the fall sport season in full swing, the people at EllwoodCity.org decided to sit down and talk to some of the senior athletes at Riverside High School to talk about their fall sport and their future plans. Seniors shared their favorite part of the sport, along with the prep they went through prior to the start of the season. This is the second part of a two part series showing the senior athletes behind Riverside High Schools fall sport season, if you haven’t read the first part, CLICK HERE to read it now.  …

September 13, 2018

Riverside Fall Sport Senior Q&A Part 1

With school starting back up and the fall sport season in full swing, the people at EllwoodCity.org decided to sit down and talk to some of the senior athletes at Riverside High School to talk about their fall sport and their future plans. Seniors shared their favorite part of the sport, along with the prep they went through prior to the start of the season. This is the first part of a two part series showing the senior athletes behind the Riverside High Schools fall sport season.   Jackson Coyne: Cross Country How many years have you been running cross…

September 13, 2018

Local Student Graduates From Mortuary Institute

Ms. Carmella Marie Teolis recently graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. She is the daughter of Samuel A. and Michele Teolis, granddaughter of Samuel Teolis and Don and Toni Rutter. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 2014, after which she attended the Butler County Community College for one year. After BC3, Carmella graduated from the Pittsburgh Technical College with high honors earning a degree in Applied Sciences and Office Administration along with becoming a certified Professional Medical Coder. On January 9, 2015, Carmella received her Certified Crematory Operator Certification. In September of 2017, Carmella…

September 11, 2018

PHOTOS: Annual Chef, Wine & Ale Event Held at Shakespeare’s

The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Chef, Wine & Ale event Monday evening at Shakespeare’s Restaurant in Ellwood City.  The upscale chamber event, which is open to the public, featured fine wines, craft ales, and delectable foods from a variety of local eateries. There was a silent auction and Chinese Auction. The Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary partnership of businesses, organizations and individuals that promotes a healthy local economy and a high quality of life for the Ellwood City Area Community. The Chamber is a resource center for business, voice for economic development and…