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We are hosting a Paint Party as a fundraiser for the next Women’s Retreat. You many have never been to a party like this! Come join us at Fellowship Hall in North Sewickley Presbyterian Church on Chapel Drive. The party will be fun and a beautiful painting will be completed by everyone there. No need to be embarrassed aseveryone’s eye is different and each painting is unique, whether you can paint or not. Our guest artist will walk us through the picture, so don’t stay away because you can’t draw or paint. It’s made easy! Everything will be supplied for…

Michael’s Furniture Plus opened its doors in 1966 and has provided a full service home furnishing retail establishment since, focusing on mattresses, furniture and appliances. They want to offer the best service and selection making it worth shopping for furniture in Ellwood City. Michael’s Furniture Plus joined the Chamber and had a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 17 to celebrate the 50 years in Ellwood City! Stop in and check out their newly remodeled and refurbished store at 103 Eighth St. in Ellwood City!

Pizza Joe’s will be sponsoring a fundraiser for Soren Flook on Monday, March 14. Customers who present the flyer below will have 15% of their order donated to the Super Soren Fund. Also, there will be a birthday party bowling fundraiser on Sunday, March 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sims Lane. Please see the flyer below for more information.     About Soren Soren is a Beaver County boy who has brain damage from a drowning accident. The Super Soren Fund was established to raise money for his therapies that are not paid by insurance, and for equipment…

Monaca, Pa. – Nursing experts at PracticalNursing.org ranked the Community College of Beaver County Practical Nursing (PN) program the #1 Program in Pennsylvania in 2015. The organization reviewed the results of the National Council Licensure Exam for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) over the past 5 years to determine how well a school is preparing students for a career as a practical nurse. For nine out of the last ten years, CCBC has boasted an NCLEX-PN pass-rate of 100 percent. “First-time NCLEX pass rates are a significant measure of student achievement and educational quality in any pre-licensure nursing program. They have been…

Bridge Safety Inspection operations on the Leslie Sabo (Sims Street) Bridge in the Borough of Ellwood City will begin on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. The work will be completed between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Traffic will be maintained through the work area but expect minor delays. It’s anticipated that the work will be completed by the end of the workday on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016.