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Fall Sports Physicals at Lincoln High
Ellwood City School District will be offering physicals for athletes participating in fall sports on June 8 and 22. Physicals are by appointment wit Dr. Lawrence Rahall in the Lincoln High School health office. Required forms are at the athletic director’s office or health office. Completed forms and payment of $10 should be brought to the health office before an appointment can be made. Information: 724-752-1591 Ext. 3035.
Franklin Township to Discontinue White Waste Management Bags
Effective May 31 white waste management bags will be discontinued for Franklin Township. Residents may use the remaining bags that they have purchased. Going forward Waste Management will now offer a sticker service. The stickers are $3 apiece. Each bag placed on the curb for pickup or placed in the dumpsters at the township building will need to have a sticker attached. The stickers can be purchased by either calling 1-800-866-4460 or by mailing a check to : Waste Management Attn: Sticker Service, 625 Cherrington Parkway, Moon Township, PA 15108.
Opinion: More on Accreditation and Petty Politics
In last week’s column, I mentioned one of my primary sources of knowledge is works by accredited academics, so I’ll elaborate slightly. Generally, when people use a word in the correct context, they mean the accepted definition of that word. That’s how language works. For example, “The Battle Cry of Freedom,” is a single-volume history of the American Civil War written by James McPherson, the Professor Emritus of American History at Princeton University. I can read the book with confidence that it will have an accurate account of the American Civil War. On another level, “The Civil War: A Narrative”…
Gibbons Invites Public to Upcoming Town Hall Meeting at Beaver Falls City Building
BEAVER FALLS, May 23 – State Rep. Jaret Gibbons, D-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence, will host a third town hall meeting to update residents on local community events and important state government-related issues. The town hall will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the Beaver Falls City Building, 715 15th St., Beaver Falls. “I look forward to meeting with constituents and the general public at this town hall event to discuss important issues that affect us on both the local and statewide level,” Gibbons said. “Town halls are a great way for constituents to stay informed and be involved in how their…
Ellwood, Riverside Athletes Qualify for PIAA Track and Field Championships
Two Ellwood and nine Riverside athletes qualified for the PIAA track and field championships at Shippensburg University. Ellwood’s Taylor Petrak finished fourth in the 300 meter hurdles at the WPIAL track and field championships yesterday at Baldwin. The top five finishers advance to the PIAA. Billy Lott placed seventh in the 1600 meter run but his time of 4:26.57 automatically qualified him. Goldie Bookamer placed eighth in the pole vault, earning a medal. For Riverside, the following athletes advanced: Lance Fisher, Shot Put Brandon Tedrow, Pole Vault Jeremey Speicher, 300m Hurdles Calvin Wetzel, 300 m hurdles Skylar Rubsic, Calvin Wetzel,…
Lady Wolverines Defeat Neshannock for Third Time in First Round of Playoffs
Defeating a team three times is no easy feat, and the Ellwood City softball team had to do just that in the first round of playoffs. “It is always tough to play a team three times in one season, especially a team like Neshannock with the success they have had in the past,” head coach Gary Rozanski said. The Lady Lancers best chance at having a win over Ellwood was early season when they fell short in an 11-8 game. After that, the Lady Wolverines edged Neshannock 13-3. On Wednesday, in a playoff game at Seneca Valley, the undefeated Lady…
Riverside Mercy Rules Steel Valley in Second Round of Playoffs
In yet another mercy rule victory, the Riverside baseball team shut down Steel Valley 10-0 in the second round of the playoffs yesterday. On Tuesday, Riverside had done the same thing, with the same score, to New Brighton. Riverside earned 10 runs in the first four innings. After neither team scored in the fifth, the game ended via the mercy rule. Hitting and runs were distributed across the Panthers’ roster, with Dylan Speicher, Ricky Wass and Braden Bentel each getting two hits. Pitcher Adam Jeannette fanned seven batter and had no hits against, effectively pinning Steel Valley to home plate….
Gibbons: Treasury Small Business Event Set in Pittsburgh in June
Pittsburgh, May 19 – State Rep. Jaret Gibbons, D-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence, said the Pennsylvania Treasurer’s Office Small Business Initiative is coming to the University of Pittsburgh. The event will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 2, at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave. Gibbons said small business is the engine of Pennsylvania’s economy with approximately 1 million small businesses employing 2.4 million workers across the Commonwealth. “Small businesses are the backbone of our communities in Pennsylvania,” Gibbons said. “Often businesses face a number of challenges,…
Eight Ellwood and 20 Riverside Athletes Compete in Track and Field WPIAL Finals Today
Eight Ellwood athletes and 20 Riverside athletes qualified for the track and field WPIAL finals today at Baldwin High School. The top eight finalists medal and the top five advance to the PIAA championships. Ellwood’s qualifiers are: DJ Barrett, Alex Fotia, Nick Ioanilli, Nate Russo, alternate-Norm Ballard: 4×100 relay Nick Ioanilli: long jump River Kelly: shot put Billy Lott: 1600 and 3200 run Goldie Bookamer: pole vault Taylor Petrak: 300 hurdles Riverside’s qualifiers are: Elsa Antal: 100 hurdles, long jump Kara Seebacher: pole vault Sydney Wolf: 800 run Sydney Wolf, Amanda Tedrow, Elizabeth Scherer, Micaela Stover: 3200 relay Sydney Wolf,…