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May 30, 2017

WPIAL Class 3A Baseball Championship Game Preview

The game: WPIAL Class 3A championship The teams: Riverside vs. Mount Pleasant Where and when: Wild Things Park, Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. Probable starting pitchers: Christian Cicchinelli for Riverside; Jason Beranek for Mt. Pleasant Riverside Panthers Record: 17-1 Seed: 1 Section finish: Section 2 champion WPIAL championships: 4 (1996, 2006, 2011, 2016) Last championship appearance: 2016 Coach: Dan Oliastro How they got here: (First round) Bye; (Quarterfinals) Burrell, 4-0; (Semifinals) Brownsville, 5-4. What you should know: Riverside, with more PIAA titles than any other team, has only trailed three times this season and enters the game on a 16-game winning streak….

May 30, 2017

Ellwood City Farmers’ Market Set to Open for the Season

The Ellwood City Farmers Market located at the The Beaver Avenue Parking Lot (500 Block) will be opening again for the season starting this Saturday, June 3. A wide variety of things will be sold at the market mostly including homemade and organic items and food. The market will run every Saturday during the summer through October 7th from 8:00a.m. until noon. Live music from 9:00 – 11:00a.m. Free parking downtown.

May 30, 2017

Mayor Warns of IRS Phone Scam

Mayor Court has received several phone calls from residents about the “IRS” asking for money for back taxes. Once again several residents (especially elderly residents) are being targeted by phone calls stating that they owe the IRS money for back taxes or fees due to them. The caller tells the resident they must return their call or the IRS (SCAMMER) will begin the procedure to prosecute them for money owed. Mayor Court reminds residents that this is a scam that has been popping up throughout many communities targeting the most vulnerable, specifically the elderly, for quite some time and they…

May 30, 2017

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for the Week of May 29, 2017

Wednesday, May 31, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. “Coloring for Adults” is a new concept in helping to reduce the stresses of everyday life. Everyone is welcome, so call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. This program will move to Monday mornings at 10:00 a.m. starting on June 12 through August 9 because of Summer Reading Program activities. Thursday, June 1, at 6:00 p.m. — Adult Knitting Group. Members, who provide their own materials, meet weekly to work on individual projects. Call the library for more…

May 30, 2017

Ellwood City Relay for Life Events

Paint The Town Purple Survivor Luncheon Sunday, June 4, 2017 2:00 – 5:00 P.M. Join us as we celebrate our survivors at the Wurtemburg-Perry Fire Hill on Portersville Road with a luncheon.  This is free to all survivors and a guest prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary Wurtemburg-Perry Fire Hall.  Entertainment will be performed by magician T J Hill, plus door prizes and a basket auction.  Vic Rangel and Anna Main are the guest speakers, come hear their amazing stories.  Relay For Life survivor shirts will be received at this time.  For more information contact Donna Kish at 724-758-9856 or e-mail…

May 26, 2017

PHOTOS: Two Local Seniors Receive Scholarship

Timothy A. Houk, a senior from Ellwood City, received a $500.00 scholarship courtesy of the Corona D’Italia Lodge #807 committee. Son of Tom and Lee Ann Houk, he is employed at the Log Cabin and also involved with the family business, he followed the academic course of study through high school and participated in boys basketball and the History Club and now plans to attend Slippery Rock University to study exercise science. Ian Patterson, a senior at Lincoln Park Performing Arts School also received at $500.00 scholarship from the organization. Son of Charles and Cheri Patterson, he is getting ready…

May 26, 2017

CCBC Appints Kolton Codner First Executive Director of Advancement and Sponsored Programs

Monaca, PA – At its recent “50 Shining Stars” Golden Gala and Dinner, Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) President Chris Reber announced the appointment of Kolton R. Codner to the newly created position of Executive Director of Advancement and Sponsored Programs. In this role, Mr. Codner will oversee the first major gifts campaign in College history; lead CCBC’s long-term philanthropic growth; facilitate alumni, corporate and foundation relations; and work closely and collaboratively with the CCBC Foundation Board, campus constituents, and leaders and citizens throughout the region. Also announced at the Gala, Expanding Pathways – Achieving Success: The Campaign for…

May 25, 2017

Paint the Town Purple Event

Cancer is a disease that affects millions of people around the world yearly – that’s why the American Cancer Society holds their signature and most successful fundraiser, Relay for Life, to raise funds for cancer research in the hopes of ultimately improving cancer survival rates, decrease the incidents of cancer, and improve the quality of life for those affected by the disease. Almost four million people in over 5,000 communities across the United States take part in Relay events, many of which are cancer survivors themselves. Breast cancer survivor and member of the Ellwood City Relay for Life committee, Jackie…

May 25, 2017

Class of ’54 May Meeting

Pudue LaCava hosted the Lincoln High School class of 1954 “Nite at the Movies” full committee at her Mt. Vernon Drive home at 2p.m. on Thursday, May 11. Lunch provided by committee members was served by Ilene Gardner and LaCava. James Spielvogel was honored for his May birthday with a cake provided by Gardner. Co-Chairman, Paul Abraham, began the business session by commending all the work done by all the committee members. James Gillespie reported on the monthly fund raising and distributed tickets for May. LaCava reported on reservations received to date, noting a 75% return of attendees at the…

May 25, 2017

Panthers Overcome Early Deficit, Advance To A Consecutive WPIAL Championship Game

For the first time since 2015, the Riverside Panthers allowed a run in the WPIAL playoffs and had to claw its way back to clinch a spot in the 3A Championship game against a Brownsville Falcons squad that gave them all they can handle in a 5-4 victory. Brownsville showed no signs of fear against a Riverside pitching staff that boasted a 0.86 ERA throughout the season, bringing eight batters to the plate in the top of the first, to take an early 4-0 lead. The Falcons loaded the bases on a single, walk and hit by pitch by the…