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October 24, 2018

October Highlighted As Local Chamber of Commerce Month

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry has supported October 2018 as Local Chamber of Commerce Month in Pennsylvania. We, the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce, are happy to be included in this decree. We are proud to serve the Ellwood City Area with the help of all our gracious sponsors and volunteers. We are thankful that our Chamber volunteers give their time and energy to making Ellwood City a better place to live, work, and play. We have so much to offer such as fun community events, quaint shops, delicious restaurants, state of…

October 24, 2018

Operation Safe Stop Highlights National School Bus Safety Week

On Wednesday, October 24, the 22nd annual Operation Safe Stop will be conducted in communities across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This event is apart of National School Bus Safety Week, which runs from Monday, October 22 to Friday, October 26. Operation Safe Stop is a public awareness and enforcement effort to educate the public that passing a stopped school bus, especially when children are loading or unloading, is both dangerous and illegal. Each year law enforcement agencies, school transportation providers, student transportation associations and PennDOT have combined their efforts to raise public awareness about the potential consequences and reduce the…

October 24, 2018

BC3 Captures 4th WPCC Volleyball Crown, Morella Selected All-Conference

On Saturday, October 20 local college BC3 swept CCBC eye regional title to gain their 4th WPCC volleyball crown in a row. Emily Magusiak and Mackenzie Craig (Monaca, PA) had eight kills each and Emilee Beck 17 digs as the Butler County Community College volleyball team on Saturday won its fourth consecutive Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship and 10th under Rob Snyder by sweeping the Community College of Beaver County 25-4, 25-9 and 25-18 in the best-of-5 finals. Craig added 23 assists and seven of 13 service aces for the Pioneers, who beat CCBC in the title match for the second…

October 23, 2018

Yellow Ribbon Girls Offering ‘Christmas Cards To The Troops’

The Yellow Ribbon Girls would like to ask everyone in our area to consider signing Christmas cards to be shipped around the world to the deployed troops.  Cards can be signed by families, businesses, churches, schools, clubs, groups and teams. The more names on each card the better.  It is a great way to show the troops far from home how many people back here are thinking about them. The envelopes can be decorated and a message added to them as the cards will be shipped inside the BIG Christmas care packages.  If you would like, add a mailing address…

October 18, 2018

Bernstine Invites Veterans to Register for His Nov. 9 Veterans Breakfast

ELLWOOD CITY – In an effort to recognize those in the area who have served our country in the armed forces, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) will host a Veterans Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at the North Sewickley Fire Department, located at 887 Mercer Road, Beaver Falls. U.S. veterans and active duty military personnel residing in the 10th District are invited to take part in the event. “With Veterans Day being only a couple weeks away, I am looking forward to hosting this breakfast to meet with area veterans and thank them for their service,”…

October 18, 2018

EC Medical Center: Helping Raise Money for Hayden Hamilton, Offering Flu Vaccines

The Ellwood City Medical Center is supporting Hayden Hamilton, a sophomore at linebacker at Laurel High School who sustained a serious spinal injury during a football game on August 31, 2018. Hayden went through a nine-hour surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to isolate the fractured vertebrae and assess the damage to his spinal cord.  Hayden said he’s hopeful to be home by the end of November. He said he is most excited to see his dogs, in an interview with WFMJ.com earlier this month. Everyone can help Hayden by purchasing a t-shirt for $15, available in sizes Medium, Large,…

October 16, 2018

ALL ABOARD! Group Buys Former Parking Lot For Railroad Project

ELLWOOD CITY, PA — Approximately two years ago, an idea to commemorate Ellwood City’s once thriving railroad history was initiated. A group calling itself “All Aboard Ellwood,” a sub-committee of Ellwood City Community Enrichment was born. Raymond Santillo, Executive Director of the Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce, Clark McKim representing the Beaver/Lawrence County Railroad Group, and Nick Genova an agent with Howard Hanna Realty Company, began looking at what would be needed to bring the idea to fruition. Several meetings, numerous discussions, and some roadblocks followed. Along the way, more volunteers climbed aboard. Ellwood City Community Enrichment Volunteer Director Jillian…

October 11, 2018

Portersville Christian School Fine Arts Committee Announces Fall Production

Portersville, PA….The Fine Arts Committee of Portersville Christian School (PCS) announces that An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS will be staged Friday, November 9, and Saturday, November 10, at 7 PM, at the school, 343 East Portersville Road/Rt. 488 East, Portersville PA 16051. An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS is a showcase of the arts and student performance. Student performances will run the gamut of music, sketches, comedy, and scenes from Shakespeare among other forms of artistic expression. In the tradition of past PCS productions, student performances will highlight the creativity of students as we explore as a community what…

October 10, 2018

Ellwood City United Campaign Fund Drive Announced

The Ellwood City United Fund Board announced its 2019 annual campaign fund drive. The campaign will start October 1, 2018 and conclude January 31, 2019. The Boards Selection Committee has chosen six service agencies to seek funds for the year 2019. The Agencies selected: City Rescue Mission, L.A.R.K. Enterprises, People-in-Need, Ellwood City Public Library, Human Services-Unicenter, and Rita Hazen Education Foundation. The Boy and Girl Scouts will receive an annual donation to fund the various programs that promote scouting. The Allocation Committee will review the agencies needs and allocate funds in January 2019. The Campaign for 2019 will carry the…

October 7, 2018

Wolverines Use Offensive Attack To Down The Wildcats

The Ellwood City Wolverines offense was on display Friday night as the running back duo of Rick Pitrelli and Donavin Chambers combined for five offensive touchdowns on the night while racking up almost 300 offensive yards as well in the Wolverines big defeat of the Wildcats 42-14. Scoring in the first quarter for the Wolverines has been at premium all season long, but on Friday night the Wolverines scored twice before the end of the first quarter, as a pass from QB Ryan Gibbons out into the flat was caught by Rick Pitrelli for the first touchdown on the night…