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    August 16, 2016

    Riverside Sports Schedule for 8/16/16 to 8/26/16

    Monday, August 15 First Day of Fall Sports (School) Tuesday, August 16 No events scheduled Wednesday, August 17 No events scheduled Thursday, August 18 10:00 AM Boys Varsity Golf Cornell High School Home Friday, August 19 No events scheduled Saturday, August 20 10:00 AM Boys Varsity Football Summit Academy Home Sunday, August 21 No events scheduled Monday, August 22 In Service Day- Teachers (School) 3:00 PM Boys Varsity Golf Quigley Catholic High School Home 3:30 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Hopewell High School Away 3:30 PM Girls Junior Varsity Tennis Postponed- Hopewell High School Away 4:00 PM Coed Varsity Cross Country…

    August 15, 2016

    Autograph Night: Pittsburgh Pirates

    Beaver County Auto will be holding an autograph night on Thursday August 18th from 5-7 p.m. benefiting The Josh and Brittney Harrison For Hope Foundation at its Nissan location in Chippewa Township. Pittsburgh Baseball stars Jordy Mercer, Tony Watson, and David Freese will be available to sign autographs and take pictures. There will also be a silent auction and raffles throughout the night for other great memorabilia. All proceeds go to charity and tickets can be purchased in advance for $25 or at the door while supplies last.  Any questions feel free to call 724-847-4800 or visit beavercountyauto.com.

    August 15, 2016

    Police: Woman Leaves Child in 90 Degree Heat

    Woman Caught Stealing Leaves Child in Stroller in Scorching Heat Rebecca Lynn Irwin, 31, of Ellwood, was caught stealing from the Ellwood City Dollar General on Friday morning. This was not her first offense stealing from here – before this specific incident she was already banned from the premises because of previous thefts. While she was being questioned by the police she kept looking toward the apartment building behind them and saying “I need to check on my baby.” But when police asked her where the baby was she said her friend was watching it. Shortly after, the police talked…

    August 15, 2016

    Relay for Life Upcoming Events

    Dine and Dance                                                                          Saturday, August 20, 2016                                        The American Cancer Society 28th Annual Lawrence County Gala, Dine and Dance will be held at the New Castle Country Club on Saturday, August 20th.  This event benefits the programs and services of the American Cancer Society in Lawrence County.  Included in the event will be the second annual dance contest along with great food and raffles.  Tickets may be purchased and donations may be made to our dance contestants by visiting our website at lawrencecountygala.org.  For more information contact Margie Smith at Margie.smith@cancer.org or 724-222-6911.   Relay For Life Event Leadership…

    August 15, 2016

    Ellport “Burglary”

    On Friday, details were given about police being called to a residential home in Ellport after a man pulled a gun on what he believed were burglars, in his house. Fortunately, the whole incident was a misunderstanding and no one got hurt. The man who thought his house was being robbed was apparently unaware that his house had been sold in a Sheriffs Auction and was now under new ownership. The new owner hired a group of teenagers to help clean up the property. Coincidentally at the same time the teens were there working, the previous owner arrived on the…

    August 15, 2016

    5th Annual Connoquenessing Creek Cleanup

    Calling All Volunteers & Supporters! The 5th Annual Connoquenessing Creek Cleanup is approaching! Please help us restore this important waterway back to its beautiful, natural state by removing the physical garbage that consumes it. So far we have removed over 200,000 pounds of garbage, including over 2,000 tires from just 30 miles of the 50 mile waterway! This year we are focusing on a 12 mile stretch, starting in Harmony and ending in Fombell. This is the first year the cleanup is in Butler and Beaver Counties! Join us in doing a good thing for the environment and community while…

    August 12, 2016

    Ellwood City School Board August Meeting Brief

    The following is a brief summary of the Ellwood City Area School Board meeting held on Aug. 11: Awards/Recognition The following teachers received EcoLab Visions of Learning Teacher Grants for the 2016-17 school year: Jill Folino- $1071 for 72 sets of headphones for classroom tablets Dana Stelitano- $500 online computer program for speech Seth Rosenberger- $2287 materials designated for learning through kinesthetics Chris Costa- $3000 designated for use of the Mark lab Facility at Perry Megan Berty- $2987 designated for PA Common Core Standards Materials Brittany Severn- $2586 for reading resource books Sheery Shearer- $2100 hands on learning for reading,…

    August 12, 2016

    Local Artist Invites All to See His Dinosaur Replicas

    George Shean, a disabled veteran living on Rhode Island Avenue in Ellwood, encourages all in the area to come by and view the replica T-Rex skeletons he has designed and displayed on his front lawn. There are currently two replicas, one is a large T-Rex which stands six feet tall, four and a half feet wide, 23 feet in length and took roughly eight months to complete, then there is a smaller T-Rex, reaching a maximum length of nine feet, that stands guard over their replica T-Rex nest. In order to create the replicas, Shean stated that he starts out…

    August 12, 2016

    Ellwood City Public Library Activities for the Week of Aug 15

    Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Monday, August 15, at 1:30 p.m. – Afternoon Book Discussion Group for Adults. The group will discuss the book, “American Ghost,” by Janis Owens. Call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Wednesday, August 17, 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. These weekly sessions are returning to Wednesday mornings now that summer is drawing to a close. Call the…