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November 13, 2019

Upcoming Chamber SBS and ‘Let There Be Lights’ Events Scheduled

The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce is beginning to prepare for downtown holiday events! Small Business Saturday in the Ellwood City community will be held Saturday, November 30th while the ‘Let There Be Lights’ weekend of events is scheduled to be held Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th. The chamber’s goal is to work together with community organizations and local businesses to help provide family-friendly events to help kick off the holiday season. The chamber Small Business Saturday Committee will be handing out giveaways and information on Saturday, November 30th at the Community Plaza beginning at 11:00 a.m….

November 12, 2019

Wampum Announces Annual Christmas Parade Date

The 47th Annual Wampum Area Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, December 7th beginning at 1:00 p.m. Come out and enjoy a lineup featuring a steel line band, Toy Story characters, Muppets Christmas, Paw Patrol, superheroes, Rudolph, bands, dance groups, scout troops, floats, fire trucks, and horses! Monetary prizes will be awarded in both religion and non-religious categories. Grand Marshall’s from the American Legion in honor of Pearl Harbor Day. This event is sponsored by the Wampum American Legion Post 749, Wampum Lion’s Club, Wampum Area Womans Club, Wampum Area Business Association and Wampum Area Christmas Parade. For more…

November 11, 2019

Ellwood City Library Activities For Week Of November 11

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 The Ellwood City Area Public Library will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, November 12. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 months of age, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more. Registration is requested. 6:30 p.m. – “Classic Book Group for…

November 8, 2019

Wampum Announces Annual “Light Up The Town” Date

The Wampum Area Business Association announced its annual “Light Up The Town” scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The event takes place on Main Street in Wampum and features the lighting of luminaries and fireworks as well as free cookies, hot chocolate, and coffee for those in attendance.  Light up night begins at 6:00 p.m. with fireworks scheduled for 6:30 p.m. In addition, the event will feature Christmas carolers, dancers, lighted baton twirling, crafts, handmade jewelry, watercolor paintings, chain saw carver, unique Christmas ornaments and gifts, young living oils, caricature artist, face painter, and a storyteller. There will be “I…

November 7, 2019

Shrek the Musical: Stellar Cast, Relatable Characters, Top-Notch Talent

This is the second part of a two-part series about Lincoln High School’s production of “Shrek the Musical.” Part one highlighted a Q&A with the cast and was featured yesterday. VIEW PART ONE OF OUR SERIES Friendship, laughter, adventure, and love. It’s “Shrek the Musical” at Lincoln High School. Not being familiar with “Shrek the Musical” before attending the dress rehearsal for this coming weekend’s show, I didn’t know what to expect. I went into it wondering how this high school cast was possibly going to make the stage production as lively and as relatable as the movie. I also…

November 7, 2019

Ellwood City Blood Drive Honors Memory of Shooting Victim

ELLWOOD CITY – It’s been six years since Richard Hogue was shot and killed, and his family continues to turn their pain into saving lives by hosting a blood drive in his memory. They host the blood drive every year near the anniversary of his death, and again this year the event will be on the actual date, November 16, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Administrative Center, 300 Crescent Ave., Ellwood City, PA 16117. Donors are asked to park in the rear parking lot of the center. Hogue was a hardworking, blue-collar man…

November 6, 2019

Shrek the Musical: Cast Q&A

This is the first part of a two-part series about Lincoln High School’s production of “Shrek the Musical.” Part two will highlight a review of the show and will be featured tomorrow. READ PART TWO OF OUR SERIES   “You got to make a move You got to shift into gear You got to buckle down and give it a whirl The scene is set right out of a book With a sunset and a beautiful girl” A fairytale of epic proportions, Lincoln High School’s production of “Shrek the Musical” gives a whole new meaning to love, friendship, and adventure….

November 5, 2019

Christ Presbyterian Celebrating Its 40th Boar’s Head Festival

Christ Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City is celebrating its 40th year of the “Boar’s Head Festival”. Presented at least as early as 1346 in Oxford, England, the Boar’s Head, and yule log ceremony is probably the oldest continuous festival of the Christmas season. The one-hour presentation celebrates the birth of Christ and features music conducted by Dan Forsberg, and accompanied by the Ellwood City Civic Chorale and organist David DeCaria. Members of the cast, chorus and orchestra are from all over the local region including Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer counties. You are invited to join in the festival celebration….

November 4, 2019

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities For Week of November 4

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 months of age, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more. Registration is requested. 5:00 p.m. – “Food for Thought II Book Group,” the group will be discussing the book “The Darkest Part of the Forest” by Holly Black. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6  10:00 a.m. –…

October 30, 2019

Ellwood City And Surrounding Areas Trick Or Treat Rescheduled

Due to weather forecasts, Ellwood City and many surrounding areas Trick Or Treat dates have been rescheduled to Saturday. According to a release from the Office of the Mayor: Based on the current weather forecast for the scheduled trick-or-treat on Thursday night, I am rescheduling the Borough of Ellwood City Trick Or Treat For Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ellport Borough, Franklin Township, North Sewickley Township, Perry Township, and Wayne Township have all also formally submitted notices as to their date/time changes. All have confirmed date change to Saturday, November 2nd from 1:00 p.m. to…