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February 10, 2017

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for Week of Feb. 13, 2017

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: A “Valentine Heart Contest” for children 10 years of age and younger from Monday, February 13, through Saturday, February 18. – All area children are welcome to participate in this week-long activity. Just find and count the number of hearts hidden in the Children’s Area of the Library, report that correct number to a staff member at the desk and receive a special valentine prize. For more information, call the library at 724-758-6458. Wednesday, February 15, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that…

February 9, 2017

Lost Pig Recovered in Franklin Township

Lost dogs are a common occurrence – but a lost pig is something we don’t hear of often. Franklin Township Police Department uploaded a photo to their Facebook page yesterday containing a pig in a cage, and a caption reading, “solid black pig, approx 60 lbs, friendly & hungry. Found near 400 block of Route 288 near car wash…” The post had over 85 shares by concerned community members, trying to find the pig its home. The pet pig has since been claimed by its owner and is happily back at home.

February 9, 2017

Real Estate Transactions for January 2017

Ellwood City 516 College St; Shane M. and Jessica Greco to Seth A. Kirkham for $79,900. 350 Mt. Vernon Dr; Ralph and Alaine Melfi and David and Deborah Petrucci to Mark A. Mason for $77,500. 402 Golf Ave; Connie M. Ordy to Shane T. and Alyssa S. Boyd for $119,500. 513-533 Fountain Ave Ext; Curtis R. and Dawn L. Baronio to Ellwood City Borough for $60,000. 1045 Connoquenessing Terrace; Michael J. and Rhonda Santoro to Anthony Keith Mawyer for $199,800.   North Beaver Township 2898 Enon Rd; US Bank National Associates to Capenos Properties Phase 3 LLC for $40,000. 153…

February 7, 2017

Ellwood City School Board Suggests $100k Technology Investment

Since technology is almost constantly evolving, schools have continued to incorporate these advancements into curriculum for the benefit of the students. Lincoln High School is no exception to schools seeking advancements for their students; the students of Lincoln High School, grades 9-12, may be looking forward to receiving their own personal school Chomebook. “Chromebook is a laptop of a different breed. Instead of Windows 10 or Mac OS X, Chromebooks run Google’s Chrome OS. These machines are designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and documents living in the cloud,” according to this source….

February 7, 2017

Relay For Life Event Leadership Meeting

Relay For Life Event Leadership Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2017 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. It is time again to start planning for the 2017 Ellwood City Relay For Life event.  Our members have been busy working on new ideas for more community involvement, come out and give us your ideas!  We meet at the Wellness Center next to Ewing Park Bridge at 6 pm, don’t shy away because of the meeting length or because you don’t  want to be committed to long term involvement in Relay.  Give us what time you have and be included in how this event comes…

February 6, 2017

Beaver County Humane Society: February’s Featured Pets

Looking to adopt? Check out the Beaver County Humane Society’s featured adoptable pets for February!   HAPPY JACK – A013214 Hello! My name is Happy Jack! I am an 8 year old pitbull. I was named appropriately because I am the happiest dog in the world! I love everybody and everything. I adore children, cats, and medium to large dogs! Sometimes, small dogs can freak me out if they are too high energy for me! I am one of the friendliest dogs to go through the humane society! I would much rather hangout with a friend than play with toys….

February 6, 2017

“Second Saturday” – Soup Supper

February 11th,  4 – 6:30pm   Wurtemburg United Methodist Church 1244 Portersville Road  (Rt 488 by 3rd bridge) Ellwood City, PA  16117   Soups:  Chili Beef and Beef Veggie Includes:  Italian Bread, Homemade Rolls, Dessert, Beverages & Refills   Eat-in and Take-out are both $6; under age 5 Free. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are just $1.00 Quarts of Soup are $6.00   Come, relax and enjoy fresh homemade soups and desserts.   Please mark your calendar for” every “Second Saturday” through April. Church:  724-758-9685

February 3, 2017

PHOTOS: Lady Panthers Clinch Playoff Berth With Victory

The Riverside Lady Panthers knocked off rival Ellwood City 55-31 to wrap up a season sweep of the Wolverines and also clinch a playoff birth in the WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs Thursday night. The Panthers (14-3 overall, 7-2 section) rebounded from a sluggish first quarter and used two 18-point quarters in the second half to pull away from the host Wolverines. Riverside has four players reach double figures in scoring, including a game-high 17 points from Sydney Wolf.  Sisters Lauren (13 points) and Bekeh Bettencourt (12 points) along with Shayla Bentel (10 points) rounded out the balanced scoring attack for…