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November 26, 2019

‘Kolędy Night’ Scheduled

A first-ever ‘Kolędy Night’ is planned for Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Polish Falcons Club in New Castle. The evening will feature area musicians playing traditional Polish and American Christmas carol sing-a-longs. Lyrics in both Polish and English will be provided for those attending. Kolędy Night will take place at Polish Falcons 105 W. Miller Street New Castle, PA. The event is from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and admission is only $5.00 (with children 16 and under FREE). Specials surprise guests will also make an appearance. This event is sponsored by the Polish Americans of Lawrence County. For…

November 26, 2019

Mini-Casino Financing Problems Revealed To The State By Mount Airy Months Ago

According to an article published on PennBets.com website, the cancellation of Mount Airy Resort Casino’s plans for a mini-casino in Beaver County came as abrupt, unexpected news to the public, but the project had been doomed months ago by trouble obtaining needed financing. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, without objection from Mount Airy, voted last Wednesday to deny a Category 4 license to the Monroe County casino for the satellite operation it had wanted some 300 miles across the state. There was little discussion of the decision at the board meeting, just a brief, rather bureaucratic reference by the board’s staff to…

November 25, 2019

Lincoln High School Students to Help Santa With Letters

ELLWOOD CITY, PA – Yes, there is a Santa Claus and we can help you prove it! Lincoln High Schools’ Spanish Club will again be helping Santa Claus with his heavy letter writing workload. Letters will be individually crafted by our onsite helper elves and delivered to your home before Christmas. Letters that are ordered before December 4, 2019 will come complete with the North Pole postmark. The deadline for all orders is December 16, 2019. The form can be found on the Ellwood City School District website: www.ellwood.k12.pa.us or at https://tinyurl.com/r4jb2da The cost of a single letter is $5….

November 25, 2019

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of November 25

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 The Ellwood City Area Public Library will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving. Normal hours will resume Friday, November 29. MEMORIALS: The following are memorial contributions received by the library during the month of November. Memorials…

November 22, 2019

Local Woman’s Agency Offers Insurance, Financial Planning Services

Lori Biddle-Berendt has a deep belief in old school customer service. You know that type of place where when you walk in, you feel at home. When you call, you get to talk to a person instead of a machine. Where you almost feel comfortable enough to take off your shoes and kick up your feet. That’s just how Biddle-Berendt runs her Farmers Insurance Agency. For Biddle-Berendt, building trust and a relationship with her clients is what has brought her success in the financial industry. She spends time sitting down with her clients and working with them to secure their…

November 21, 2019

Paws 4 The Holidays: Help Lawrence County Humane Society

“Paws 4 the Holidays” is a special event to raise money for LCHS, which will include pet Christmas Photos, fun, food, free prizes and raffle baskets full of holiday joy! All proceeds will benefit the animals at Lawrence County Humane Society. Join us for this event, hosted at Ellwood Animal Hospital, 728 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA, (visit Facebook event page www.facebook.com/events/725293304613001/)  on December 6th,  2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This event will take place during Ellwood City’s Light Up Night at the animal hospital location. All attendees who bring a donation item from LCHS’s Wish List will…

November 21, 2019

Bernstine Announces Committee Passage of Bill to Prevent Violent Offenders from Early Release

HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today commended the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), for passing House Bill 1855 or Markie’s Law, which focuses on the parole process for violent offenders. This is in the wake of the recent murder of an 8-year-old child in Lawrence County. Today, Bernstine and the family of Mark Edward Mason (Markie) also met with Gov. Tom Wolf, House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) about his legislation that would postpone consideration of a violent inmate’s parole until an addition 24 months following the inmate’s minimum…

November 20, 2019

Council Approves Free Holiday Parking

Ellwood City Borough Council voted Monday night to allow residents and visitors to park free in the downtown area for the holidays. Free parking will be authorized at all metered spaces on Lawrence Avenue, Bell Avenue, Crescent Avenue, 5th Street, 6th Street, 7th Street, and the Beaver Avenue parking lot from November 29-December 31, 2019. A maximum of two hours of parking will be permitted. Anyone exceeding the two hour time limit will be subject to a $5 fine if paid within 72 hours. Violators failing to make payment within 72 hours will be subject to prosecution through the District…

November 20, 2019

Kimpel’s Jewelers to Close in 2020

The gems in the jewelry cases at Kimpel’s Jewelers aren’t the only sparkle the store has to offer. The true gems are Kimpel’s owners Lisa and Gary Fox, who have announced the closing of their beloved store in 2020. Although the Fox family is at peace with their decision to close, one that Lisa said has been a while coming, the hardest part, according to Lisa is saying “goodbye” to the customers whom they have built a relationship with over the years. “The people are just so kind,” Lisa said. Lisa said she has been working at Kimpel’s since she…

November 20, 2019

PHOTOS: 2019 Halloween Contest Winners

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the annual EllwoodCity.org Halloween Costume Contest! This year EllwoodCity.org held two contests, its original Facebook.com contest as well as a new costume contest of entries from a Fearscape indoor trick or treat event in October. The grand prize winner of the EllwoodCity.org contest was Jasmine Blaze, 4, and our second place winner was Myla Blinn (not pictured). Blaze, dressed a Pennywise Clown, collected an unimaginable 1.3k likes (36 shares) over the duration of the online contest. EllwoodCity.org also offered a separate photo contest in partnership with FearScapes Indoor Haunted House. Brentlee Boots, dressed at…