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October 11, 2017

Haunted Hill View Manor Offers Free Halloween Trick or Treat

Some of you may remember the spooky tales of Haunted Hill View Manor we posted about last year, and if not, you can still read it here. This year, the Manor will be hosting a kid’s Trick or Treat event, details of events are listed below: Trick or Treat: 6:30 pm – 9:00p.m. on October 20, 2017 6:30 pm parade around building 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm Trick or treat 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm $5 kid friendly short tours available. All proceeds will be donated to the Shenango Police Dog which will be in attendance. TRICK OR TREAT IS…

October 11, 2017

Senator Vogel to Host Veterans’ Specialist at New Castle District Office

Senator Vogel announced today that he will host a veterans’ specialist in his New Castle District Office to assist constituents with various issues related to their military service. A representative of the American Legion Veterans Assistance Program will be available on Wednesday, October 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Senator Vogel’s New Castle Office (1905 W State St. New Castle). No appointment is necessary. The representative can assist veterans and their families understand the benefits they have earned, enroll in the V.A. health care system, assist with the appeals process, and much more. Please bring any documentation and…

October 11, 2017

Riverside Golf Advances in WPIALs

The Riverside Golf Team advanced to the WPIAL Team Finals! The team will play in the WPIAL Team Finals on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 9a.m. at Cedarbrook Golf Course. Great job and good luck Panthers!

October 11, 2017

Free Community Concert at Lincoln High

The Ellwood City Community Enrichment is hosting a free concert at the LHS Auditorium this Saturday. The concert will be performed by the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band from Virginia. It is scheduled to start at 7p.m. To learn more about the Heritage Band, you can go to their website here.

October 11, 2017

BC3’s Bianco Has Skin in Game on Volleyball Court

Butler, PA – Solid black lines on the hardwood floor of the Butler County Community College Field House mark the periphery of the 900-square-foot boundary intended to confine six BC3 volleyball players, 2-inch lines across which Brittney Bianco’s skin shrieks in protest as she dives for the ball and climbs in stature and national rankings. Among players on 102 squads in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III, the 5-foot-6 sophomore is ranked No. 15 with 7.68 assists per set, assists being likely the only statistical category that reflects a setter’s abilities and one that falls short of adequately…

October 10, 2017

Ellwood City Halloween Parade and Local Trick or Treat Times

The Ellwood City Halloween Parade will be Oct. 28 at 3:30p.m. Ellwood City’s Trick or Treat will be Oct. 31 6-8p.m. Other Lawrence County Trick or Treat times are below:     Oct. 28 New Wilmington Borough 2 – 4 pm –  Followed by Halloween Parade Oct. 31 Bessemer Borough 5 – 7 pm, Mahoning Twp. 5 – 7 pm, – Followed by a Halloween Party at the Edinburg Fire Hall Neshannock Twp. –  5-7 pm New Castle 5 – 7 pm North Beaver Twp. 5 -7 pm, Pulaski Twp. 5-7 pm Taylor Twp. 5 – 7 pm Union Twp. 5…

October 10, 2017

BC3 to Honor Shapiro, Steffler as Distinguished Alumni

Butler, PA- Butler County Community College will recognize as distinguished alumni a Butler Township woman who as a 36-year-old mother of three in 1966 was so nervous on her first day of class that she wore two different shoes, and the Valencia man with whom she would work 30 years later to help create the BC3 Alumni Association. At its Oak Hills Dinner on Saturday, BC3 will honor Lucille Shapiro and Ray D. Steffler, who as a 37-year-old freshman and father of two would later become his family’s first college graduate and BC3’s longest-serving trustee and chairman. The BC3 Alumni…

October 10, 2017

CCBC and Logstown Associates Host 30th Annual Native American Gathering

Monaca, PA – The 30th Annual Native American Gathering, sponsored as an educational event by Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) and Logstown Associates Historical Society, will be held at the Center Township campus’s Dome on Saturday, October 14 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  This popular community event is an exciting and informative experience featuring music, dancing, exhibits, seminars, food, and craftspeople.  Other highlights of this year’s Gathering will include craft contests, dance competitions, ethnic foods, traders, Native American dancing and etiquette lessons, and displays on the history of…

October 10, 2017

Wayne Township Clean-Up Day

Wayne Township will be hosting their Clean Up Day on October 14, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The fees are $5 for a pick up truck load and $10 for a small dump truck load. Paid in advance to the Wayne Township office.

October 10, 2017

Local Tax Collector Shares FAQs

“After working as a tax collector for five years, this information most tax payers didn’t know.” Mary Ann Portugallo, is a tax collector working at 525 Lawrence Ave., in Ellwood City, shares her frequently asked questions to help assist the needs of her customers: When paying tax bill, bring entire bill. I will give you what you need and I will keep what I need. Everyone living in Ellwood City pays three taxes: Municipal (local), school and per capita. If paying school and local at one time, two checks are needed for each since they are separate accounts. School and…