As Ellwood prepares for the holiday season, remember that free holiday parking is in effect for all Ellwood City parking meters on Lawrence Ave., Bell Ave., Crescent Ave., 5th St., 6th St., 7th St., and Beaver Ave. for a maximum of two hours until December 31. Anyone parked beyond the holiday limit will be subject to a $5.00 parking fine.
Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Wednesday, November 30, 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. Wednesday, November 30, at 3:00 p.m. – Creative Writing Workshop for students in 7th grade and up. The group meets twice each month to share their work and discuss writing tips and techniques. Call the library for more…
Around this time of year we’re pretty used to the idea of an unsuspecting man coming to our residence to give us free things -we are not however, so prepared for the idea of an unsuspecting individual coming to our houses to steal our things. According to the police report, on Nov. 22 a resident on Pershing St. called to report a theft at their residence. It is assumed that the perpetrators came to the residence between the hours of 12a.m. and 9:25a.m. to steal the Christmas decorations that were set up in the victims front lawn. Any remaining decorations…
A large evergreen can be spotted in Ellwood’s downtown community plaza patiently awaiting decoration in preparation for Ellwood City’s very own annual Light Up Night. The Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce hosts the Let There Be Lights weekend annually, typically consisting of an array of Christmas themed activities. This year Light Up Night will be Dec. 2 from 6p.m. to 8p.m. in the community plaza. The lighting of the tree is scheduled for 6:30p.m. The finale to the evening will be a free public showing of the movie Elf, hosted at Lincoln High’s Auditorium starting at 8:15p.m. On Saturday Dec….
Ellwood City Hospital Basket Raffle Monday, December 5 – Friday, December 9, 2016 Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Tuesday 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Friday 7:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Bake Sale Wednesday 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Drawing Friday at 1:00 P.M. Come to the Hospital Cafeteria Dining Room down in the basement to do your early Christmas shopping by browsing the beautiful basket from groups who donated time to create them. If you haven’t attended the other basket raffles you have missed out on some fantastic baskets of all shapes, size, and contents. Wednesday…
The Mayor has called for the cancellation of the following meetings: Mayor’s Advisory meeting that was schedule for Dec. 1 at 3:00 p.m. and the Crime Watch meeting that was also scheduled for Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. BOTH meetings will be rescheduled for Thursday January 5, 2017. Mayor’s Advisory @ 3:00 pm Crime Watch @ 6:30 pm
There was plenty of discussion at Ellwood’s regular meeting last night: The Post family, owners of T&M Hardware, were invited to formally receive a commendation for 25 years of service, presented by council president Connie MacDonald. Dr. Nanjunda was also recognized for his performance as a local physician for 34 years. Aaron Bernstine publicly announced that his office is secured to be in the same location as the previous State Representatives’ office. He also thanked council for their continued support and cooperation in his endeavors to find an appropriate office location. Judy Dici asked if Bernstine will be employing Gibbon’s…
In just over a month, elected State Representative Aaron Bernstine, will be offically sworn into office; however, the time gap is not stopping him from actively working towards keeping the promises he made during his campaign. One of the most notable promises he made was that he would do everything in his power to cease the Borough’s usage of the electric utility as a taxation tool. Though many people were skeptical of his claims, it appears that the elected 10th State House Representative is successfully making progress toward the ideal end goal. He took to the Facebook group Standing Up…
Over the weekend, we encountered the first snowfall of the season here in Ellwood with many more winter-wonderland days upcoming. Whether or not you’re a fan of the snow, it’s important to take extra precautions especially when driving in freezing weather, even if the roads appear fine. It does not have to be actively snowing or raining for road hazards to appear. As long as the temperature is low enough, ice and slush can form, causing extremely dangerous driving conditions. Wurtemburg-Perry Fire Department posted this update to their Twitter on Sunday warning travelers of the potential road hazards, “Please use…
Adult Season Tickets, for Ellwood City Boys Varsity Basketball, will be on sale in the High School office. The cost is $20, and the tickets are good for all regular season home games (excludes Tip-Off Classic 12/9-12/10). Adult Season Tickets for Girls Varsity Basketball will be available at the gate of each home game, and the cost is also $20. All tickets at the door will be $5 for adults, $2 for students, and $1 for senior citizens. All games except those posted otherwise will begin with JV at 6:00pm followed by Varsity at 7:30pm. Boys Varsity Schedule (Home in…