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December 1, 2016

Light Up Night Event Schedule

Light Up Night will be Friday, Dec. 2 from 6p.m. to 8p.m. in Ellwood’s community plaza. The lighting of the tree is scheduled for 6:30p.m. The finale to the evening will be a free public showing of the movie Elf, hosted at Lincoln High’s Auditorium starting at 8:15p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 4 there will be a Christmas Parade on Lawrence Ave. at 3:30p.m. and at 5:30p.m. the first night of Christmas in the Ewing Park will commence- free visits with Santa and carriage rides will be provided courtesy of the event hosts.

December 1, 2016

Meet the Team Winter Sports: Lincoln High’s Wrestling and Women’s Basketball

We interviewed the seniors of Lincoln High School’s wrestling team and women’s basketball about their upcoming season:     Wrestling: Tyler Alberts Parents: Craig and Heather Alberts Years wrestling: 12 Q. What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? A. Placing in states. Q. What have you and the team been doing to prepare for the season? A. Conditioning and practicing. Q. Any tough opponents you know of? A. South Side. Q. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned from playing basketball? A. Never give up. Q. What will you miss about basketball after graduation? A. The…

November 30, 2016

Meet the Team Winter Sports: Lincoln High’s Men’s Basketball

As the winter sport teams ready for their upcoming matches, we took the time to interview the seniors of Lincoln High School’s men’s basketball team before the start of the season: Tyler Good Parents: Michelle Biondi and Shawn Anglim Years playing basketball: 10 Q. What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? A. Beating Riverside twice in one season. Q. What have you and the team been doing to prepare for the season? A. A lot of conditioning. Q. How do you hope to improve this year? A. Make the playoffs. Q. Any tough opponents you know of?…

November 30, 2016

Suicide Prevention Class

Ellwood City Hospital Behavioral Health Unit will be hosting a QPR training course for Lawrence County residents interested in combating the 10th leading cause of death in the nation, suicide. QPR stands for question, persuade, and refer; these are the three basic principals taught by professionals on how to potentially save a life. Over the past year a half Ellwood City Hospital Behavioral Health Unit’s suicide prevention classes have taught over 500 people, and they show no signs of slowing down their efforts. “Suicide is a taboo subject -there is plenty of support for physical health disorders, but for those…

November 29, 2016

POLICE: Criminal Complaints

Thousands of Dollars Worth of Precious Jewelry Pawned Brooke Renee Colao, 35, of Ellwood, is facing charges of receiving stolen property and theft by unlawful taking after an ongoing investigation. Between Oct. 2015 and March 2016 the defendant supposedly stole various jewelry from a resident while she was working with her boyfriend who was doing contracted carpentry at the victims residence. The victim stated that every time the defendant was working with her boyfriend various jewelry would be missing. The victim checked local and online pawn shops commonly used in the area, ultimately locating several pieces of the stolen jewelry….

November 29, 2016

Relay for Life Events

Ellwood City Hospital Basket Raffle Monday, December 5 – Friday, December 9, 2016 Monday, Wednesday & Thursday  8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Tuesday 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Friday 7:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Bake Sale Wednesday 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Drawing Friday at 1:00 P.M. Come to the Hospital Cafeteria Dining Room down in the basement to do your early Christmas shopping by browsing the beautiful basket from groups who donated time to create them.  If you haven’t attended the other basket raffles you have missed out on some fantastic baskets of all shapes, size, and contents.   Wednesday…

November 28, 2016

Two Hours of Free Parking

As Ellwood prepares for the holiday season, remember that free holiday parking is in effect for all Ellwood City parking meters on Lawrence Ave., Bell Ave., Crescent Ave., 5th St., 6th St., 7th St., and Beaver Ave. for a maximum of two hours until December 31. Anyone parked beyond the holiday limit will be subject to a $5.00 parking fine.

November 23, 2016

Police: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas… Decorations

Around this time of year we’re pretty used to the idea of an unsuspecting man coming to our residence to give us free things -we are not however, so prepared for the idea of an unsuspecting individual coming to our houses to steal our things. According to the police report, on Nov. 22 a resident on Pershing St. called to report a theft at their residence. It is assumed that the perpetrators came to the residence between the hours of 12a.m. and 9:25a.m. to steal the Christmas decorations that were set up in the victims front lawn. Any remaining decorations…

November 23, 2016

Ellwood Prepares for Annual Light Up Night

A large evergreen can be spotted in Ellwood’s downtown community plaza patiently awaiting decoration in preparation for Ellwood City’s very own annual Light Up Night. The Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce hosts the Let There Be Lights weekend annually, typically consisting of an array of Christmas themed activities. This year Light Up Night will be Dec. 2 from 6p.m. to 8p.m. in the community plaza. The lighting of the tree is scheduled for 6:30p.m.  The finale to the evening will be a free public showing of the movie Elf, hosted at Lincoln High’s Auditorium starting at 8:15p.m. On Saturday Dec….

November 17, 2016

Winners of the 2016 Costume Contest Receive Prize

Our contest photo gallery reached over 17,000 views on Facebook alone! Thank you for everyone who participated in the contest. The winners, Braxton Hogue, 1, son of Doug and Hannah Hogue and Anthony Barberio, 8, son of Matt and Chrissy Barberio, were each awarded $50.00 cash for their winning costumes. Pictured with each winner is Eric Venezie, EllwooodCity.org Staff Member.