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June 9, 2022

John George DeGruttola, Jr., 93

John George DeGruttola, Jr., 93, of Davis Road died Thursday, June 9, 2022 at his residence in Ellwood City. He was born on March 27, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA a son of the late John G. and Josephine (Nessenthaler) DeGruttola, Sr. He married Lucy Marie (Memo) DeGruttola on September 6, 1952, she survives in Ellwood City. Mr. DeGruttola was a Structural Iron Worker for Local #207 in Youngstown, OH, retiring after 43 years. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in Fort Bragg as a paratrooper. Mr. DeGruttola was an avid sport fan and coached little leagues. He enjoyed…

June 8, 2022

Municipal Woman’s Club Presents Scholarships and 2022 Woman of The Year Award

The Municipal Woman’s Club of Ellwood City held their annual May banquet at the Calvin Church on May 23, 2022 at 6 pm. Toastmistress, Nancy Fenton welcomed members and guests, the Invocation was given by Kathy Gorzkowski, and the delicious banquet dinner was prepared and catered by member, Cheryl Valvano, with the help of her husband Tony, niece Lora Lohr, and Phyllis Conway. Geri Mantz and Dee Maietta, head of Social, decorated guest tables with floral centerpieces and each guest received a floral magnet. Cheryl Valvano presented the Lincoln High School recipient, Tyunna Jordan, her scholarship award. Nancy Walton presented…

June 7, 2022

Riverside Holds Off Mount Union, Advances In PIAA Playoffs

The Riverside Panthers got out to a five-run lead in the fourth inning and held on for a 5-3 victory over District 6 champion Mount Union on Monday in the opening round of the PIAA Class-2A Playoffs. Riverside got things moving in the first inning, when Bo Fornataro singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run. The visiting Panthers struck for two more runs in the third and fourth innings to stretch their lead to 5-0 before Mount Union could respond. Mount Union scored single runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth to close the gap but could…

June 7, 2022

Ellwood City Tennis Set To Host A 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 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2022 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…

June 6, 2022

EC Wolves Club Awards $15,935 In Scholarships To Lincoln and Riverside Seniors, CCBC & BC3 Students

On May 25, 2022 the Wolves Club held their annual scholarship dinner at the Connequennessing Country Club. Wolves Club Den II members, gathered to celebrate the awarding of $15,935 in scholarships to a total of 6 Lincoln and Riverside high school seniors and 2 current college students to help fund their higher education. Wolves Club president, Mike DeOtto commented; “Higher education puts students on the path to many different careers. That commitment to higher learning will make them more competitive in the job market. We are honored to aid them so they can follow their dreams to achieve a successful…

June 4, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of June 6th

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE: The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN! The Library is open. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time being. We will continue doing curbside pick-up. Please call us with the book(s),…

June 2, 2022

Riverside Class of 2022 Set to Graduate Friday

Riverside High School Class of 2022 is set to graduate 110 seniors. Graduation will be Friday, June 3rd at 6:00 p.m. at the Riverside High School football field.  Rain date is scheduled to be Saturday at noon if necessary. The Top 6, in alphabetical order are: Madeline Dimeo Miranda Dimeo Tyler Fluharty Theodore McHale Megan Zelch Noah Zelch Rounding out the Top 10% are: Marina Barlow Megan Castelli Emily Fox Jenna Hayson Landyn McClean Kiersten Whipple [VIEW A FULL LIST OF 2022 GRADUATES] The district will also hold its Awards Assembly and Grade 8 Graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 2…

June 2, 2022

Viccari Recognized Among Volunteers Working To Bring Two Veterans Memorials To The Region

NOTE: The following article was first published by Karen Kadilak and appeared on Post-Gazette.com on May 30, 2022, 6:00 a.m. After Leslie Sabo Jr. posthumously received the Medal of Honor, Dom Viccari worked hard to bring back The Moving Wall to Ellwood City to honor him. The half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will make a four-day stop in August in the primarily Lawrence County borough. Vietnam War veteran and Steelers great Rocky Bleier will be the featured speaker in the opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at Ewing Park’s Folino Shelter. The ceremony will…

June 1, 2022

Lincoln High School Top Nine And Graduating Class of 2022

The Lincoln High School graduating Class of 2022 will receive their diplomas Thursday June 2nd, during a ceremony scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. Memorial Auditorium. Lincoln High School is graduating 102 students with nine students receiving high honors. Students will follow 2021-22 classes for the last time on Wednesday and underclassmen will receive their 2022-23 schedule during first period. Students will follow their 2022-23 schedule on June 2 which is an 11:15 dismissal and officially last day for students! VIEW FULL LIST OF GRADUATING SENIORS The top nine students listed in alphabetical order with…

May 31, 2022

Riverside Defeats Burgettstown In WPIAL Consolation Game, Looks Forward To PIAA Playoffs

The Riverside Panthers rallied back from a 4-0 deficit Tuesday and collected a 6-4 victory over Burgettstown in the WPIAL Class-3A consolation game at the Ross Memorial Field at the W&J Sports Complex in Washington. Riverside (16-6 overall) will next move onto the PIAA 2A Playoffs to face District 6 champion Mount Union on Monday. On Tuesday, Riverside nabbed the lead late in the game for its 6-4 victory over Burgettstown. The game was tied at four in the fifth inning when Ashton Schlosser singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring the game winning run. In the…