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October 25, 2018

Tickets On Sale for Portersville Christian School’s An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS

Tickets are now on sale for Portersville Christian School’s An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS which is to be staged Friday, November 9, and Saturday, November 10, at 7 PM. Portersville Christian School, is located 1 mile east of I-79 at exit 96, is centrally located and just twenty minutes from Cranberry Township, Butler, New Castle, Slippery Rock, Ellwood City, and Grove City. The school address is 343 East Portersville Road/Rt. 488 East, Portersville PA 16051. An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS is a showcase of student performances. In the tradition of past PCS productions, student performances will highlight the…

October 25, 2018

Borough To Collecting Unused Or Expired Medication

The Ellwood City Police Department is sponsoring the Got Drugs event for safe disposal of unused or expired medication on Saturday, October 27. They will be collecting from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m at the Ellwood City Municipal Building To find a collection site near you, visit the United States Drug Enforcement Administration website, click here. Official flyer below.

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

Ellwood City Varsity Girls Volleyball On To WPIAL Playoffs

The Lady Wolverines squad collected a birth in the WPIAL volleyball playoffs that begin this week.  Ellwood City will face a 6-6 Beth Center team in a play-in round of the WPIAL Playoffs Tuesday evening.  The match will take place at Our Lady of Sacred Heart at 6:30pm. The Wolverines (9-3 overall) team finished second in Class 2A Section 1.  The team earned four more victories in 2018, improving from their 5-7 record last year, en route to this year’s playoff birth. “These girls have been working extremely hard since we started off-season workouts in May,” said head coach Jenna…

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 22, 2018

BC3 Lawrence Crossing Location to Showcase Advantages at October 24 Open House

(New Castle, PA) Visitors to BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing’s Oct. 24 open house can learn how 75 percent of BC3 graduates are debt-free, how BC3 has the highest salary-to-cost ratio among 42 regional colleges and universities, according to U.S. Department of Education, and why BC3 has been ranked the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania in back-to-back surveys by Schools.com. BC3 will waive its $25 application fee for those who apply for admission during the open house, scheduled from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing, 2849 W. State St., New Castle. Visitors can also learn about…

October 22, 2018

REC Wrestling Registration Information

On Thursday, October 25 from 6:00 p.m until 7:30 p.m, boys and girls from first grade up to sixth grade can come and sign up for the 2018-2019 REC Wrestling season.  This is the third and final date in a series of registrations dates held for the program. Sign ups will be held in the Lincoln High School Commons Area.  The REC Wrestling program fundamentals include safety, sportsmanship, fun and achievement. “Set goals. Have a plan. Work hard. Improve every day.” There’s a $80 single registration fee, or a family fee of $120. These expenses covers entry into the league….

October 22, 2018

Library Activities For The Week Of October 22

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: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 month of age, toddlers, and preschoolers.  This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more.  Registration is requested. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public.  It is designed to help reduce the stresses of everyday life. …