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It’s that time again and plans are underway for the “44th” Annual Wampum Area Christmas Parade. It will be held on Saturday December 3 at 1p.m. This event is sponsored by the Wampum America Legion Post 749, American Legion Auxiliary, Wampum Lions Club, Wampum Area Woman’s Club and Wampum Area Business Association. A special feature of the parade is giving treats by Santa to the children in the Wampum Area between the ages of 1-12 who have registered. In order to make this feature and parade a success, we are asking for your financial support. If you wish to make…

Lincoln High School will be performing The Little Mermaid as their musical this year. The high school was teetering between choosing The Little Mermaid or the Addams Family for the musical this year, but The Little Mermaid prevailed and the overall feeling about the final choice is excitement. The play will be premiering at Lincoln High School on November 11 starting at 7p.m. This is not a full list of the cast members, we only interviewed the main characters of the play:   Ariel Jordan Gilcherst is a 17 year old senior at Lincoln and this is her fourth year…

Lincoln High School celebrated their upcoming play, The Little Mermaid, by hosting an “Under the Sea Extravaganza” last Saturday so kids could meet Ariel and all of her friends! The members of cast were dressed in character which provided an opportunity for children to take photos with their favorite characters. The cast also signed autographs in character. Overall, the event was a success. “It was a great time, not only did the children have a blast but so did the cast” one of the event custodians said. The Under the Sea Extravaganza was designed specifically to raise money for the…

Local Trick or Treat Ellport: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Ellwood City: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Franklin Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Homewood: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Koppel: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Marion Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. North Sewickley Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Perry Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Wayne Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. West Mayfield: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.   Ellwood’s Halloween Parade: Lawrence Avenue When: Saturday, October 29 at 3:30.  The parade will start at the…

Activities at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Tuesday, October 25, at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. — Family Laptime, an interactive program designed for babies as young as 6 months old and preschoolers up to 5 years old. The program, which runs through November 22, features stories, songs, finger plays and more. Registration is requested, so call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Tuesday, October 25, 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…

Portersville Christian School presents Neil Simon’s “Fools! A Comic Fable” directed by Ryan Wise. The synopsis of the play: Sometime in the 19th century, in the small Ukrainian village of Kulyenchikov, we meet Leon Tolchinsky- a freshly minted young school teacher who has come to Kulyenchikov to teach the daughter of the local doctor. What Tolchinsky does not know is that this village has been under a curse for the past 200 years, and as a result, every person in Kulyenchikov is stupid. When he learns of the curse, Tolchinsky makes up his mind to get out of there as…