Come On, Get Aboard! Your TICKET has arrived! Ellwood City Area Historical Society and the Beaver Lawrence County Railroad Historical Society Present Running Model Trains! ADMISSION IS FREE! ALL ABOARD Friday Dec. 2nd- 5-8pm Saturday Dec.3rd- 3-8pm Sunday Dec. 4th- 1-5pm EXPRESS RUN Friday Dec. 9th- 5-8pm Saturday Dec.10th- 3-8pm Sunday Dec.11th- 1-5pm LAST RUN Friday Dec.16th- 5-8pm Saturday Dec.17th- 3-8pm Sunday Dec.18th- 1-5pm
Ellwood City Hospital Behavioral Health Unit will be hosting a QPR training course for Lawrence County residents interested in combating the 10th leading cause of death in the nation, suicide. QPR stands for question, persuade, and refer; these are the three basic principals taught by professionals on how to potentially save a life. Over the past year a half Ellwood City Hospital Behavioral Health Unit’s suicide prevention classes have taught over 500 people, and they show no signs of slowing down their efforts. “Suicide is a taboo subject -there is plenty of support for physical health disorders, but for those…
The New Castle Playhouse presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (official flyer below): SHOW SYNOPSIS In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! This delightful comedy is adapted from the best-selling Young Adult book, and has become a holiday staple for across the United States!
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…
Small Business Saturday was a big hit for many small businesses this year in Ellwood! Small Business Saturday was introduced less than a decade ago as a shopping holiday to encourage locals to support small businesses in their area and according to results from the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, this year, an estimated 112 million consumers reported shopping at small businesses on Small Business Saturday, marking a 13 percent increase from 2015. For many Ellwoodians, their local shopping spree on Saturday undoubtedly contributed to the Small Business Saturday stats and our valued local businesses bottom line. As the…
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…
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…
Debbie Murdock, the mother of Richard Hogue -a 28 year old who was fatally shot a few years ago; wanted to formally thank all attendees to her annually hosted blood drive. “We had a great turnout and 57 lives were saved. Mayor Court and Joshua Lamancusa came to support Richard and also made a donation, and Dominoes Pizza donated pizza for the blood drive… We (Richard’s family) are very grateful for the support -keeping Richard’s memory alive by giving the gift of life,” Murdock appreciated. After her sons unexpected passing, Murdock decided to host yearly blood drives to help her…
Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Monday, November 21, at 1:30 p.m. – Afternoon Book Discussion Group for Adults. The group will discuss the book, “A Casual Vacancy,” by J.K. Rowling. New member are always welcome, so call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Tuesday, November 22, 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 features stories, songs, finger plays and more. This marks the last Laptimes for the fall…