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October 11, 2018

Portersville Christian School Fine Arts Committee Announces Fall Production

Portersville, PA….The Fine Arts Committee of Portersville Christian School (PCS) announces that An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS will be staged Friday, November 9, and Saturday, November 10, at 7 PM, at the school, 343 East Portersville Road/Rt. 488 East, Portersville PA 16051. An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS is a showcase of the arts and student performance. Student performances will run the gamut of music, sketches, comedy, and scenes from Shakespeare among other forms of artistic expression. In the tradition of past PCS productions, student performances will highlight the creativity of students as we explore as a community what…

October 10, 2018

Reed’s Services: Changing Seasons Event

On Saturday October 13, Reed’s Service Inc. will be holding their first annual Changing Seasons Event from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m at their location at 1312 Woodside Avenue. The event will be family, and pet, friendly with food and drinks, activities for the kids, a cornhole tournament for the adults (you must be registered by October 10), a bonfire with a make your own s’mores stations, a Great Milking station, and a picture station. The Lawrence County Humane Society will also be at the event with adoptable pets. There will also be an Autumn themed photo set where you…

October 10, 2018

Wayne Township Turkey Shoot Results

The Ellwood-Wampum Rod and Gun Club held turkey shoots on Tuesday, September 25 and Tuesday, October 2. The winners of the September 25 shoot were Zack Pratt, Dale Alborn, Jerry Sadler, Shane Price and Aaron Kelly. Howard Allison was a double winner, and George Tincani won the door prize. The winners of the Oct. 2 shoot were Aaron Kelly, David Caccia, Howie Watson, Shane Price, George Tincani, Tom O’Brien and John Kimmel. Ed Tincani won the door prize. Turkey shoots will continue every Tuesday through November 20. Sign-ups begin at 6:00 p.m., and shooting starts at 6:30 p.m. The annual…

October 10, 2018

Ellwood City United Campaign Fund Drive Announced

The Ellwood City United Fund Board announced its 2019 annual campaign fund drive. The campaign will start October 1, 2018 and conclude January 31, 2019. The Boards Selection Committee has chosen six service agencies to seek funds for the year 2019. The Agencies selected: City Rescue Mission, L.A.R.K. Enterprises, People-in-Need, Ellwood City Public Library, Human Services-Unicenter, and Rita Hazen Education Foundation. The Boy and Girl Scouts will receive an annual donation to fund the various programs that promote scouting. The Allocation Committee will review the agencies needs and allocate funds in January 2019. The Campaign for 2019 will carry the…

October 9, 2018

2018 Local Trick or Treat Times and Ellwood City’s Halloween Parade

The Ellwood City Halloween Parade will be Oct. 27 at 3:30p.m. Ellwood City’s Trick or Treat will be Oct. 31 6-8p.m. Other Lawrence County Trick or Treat times are below: October 27 New Wilmington Borough: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Followed by Halloween Parade at 5:30 pm – If you would like to participate please line up at 5:00 pm October 31 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm Bessemer Borough New Castle Mahoning Township – Followed by a Halloween Party at the Mahoning Twp. Fire Hall North Beaver Township Shenango Township Taylor Township Union Township 5:00 – 7:30 pm Pulaski Township 5:30 –…

October 9, 2018

Monthly Mayors Advisory Committee Recap

On September 27, 2018 Mayor Court met with his Advisory Committee.  The Mayor stated the Borough’s war on drugs continues with 441 arrests to date. On October 6, 2018, Ellwood had celebrated October Fest, which has been a great success in the past. The Mayor will resume radio interviews on the radio, starting on Thursday, October 4, 2018 Cindy Mauro has donated $200 for supplies for Ellwood City’s K9 Ranger. On October 18, 2018 the Borough Association will have a dinner in New Wilmington. The Mayor discussed with the Committee a crackdown on speeding within the Borough. The next meeting…

October 8, 2018

PHOTOS: Ninth Annual Ellwood City Oktoberfest

Unseasonably warm weather welcomed the hundreds of festival-goers at the ninth annual Ellwood City Oktoberfest held in Ewing Park on Saturday afternoon. The Ellwood City Wolves Club, Rotary Club of Ellwood City, Ellwood City Lions Club and Pete’s Uptown Beer and Beverage were major players in the annual event that featured over 100 kraft beers, plenty of food, and musical and other entertainment. In addition, the festival continues to see an increase in home brewers in attendance, with this year offering over a dozen different home brewers on the festival grounds showcasing their specialty brews.

October 8, 2018

Library Activities For The Week Of October 8

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, OCTOBER 8: 6:30 p.m. – “Classics Book Group” The group will discuss the book, “The House is Paris” by Elizabeth Bowen TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9: 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 month of age, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more. Registration is requested. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10: 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,”…

October 5, 2018

Riverside Annual Haunted Hayride & Maze Scheduled

The Riverside annual Haunted Hayride, sponsored by Riverside Outdoor Athletic Renovation (ROAR) starts with a preview night on Thursday October 11th from 7:30-9:30p.m. The Haunted Hayride is one of several fundraisers conducted by ROAR throughout the year. Nearly 200 volunteers come together to create a fun event for the community, and over 1100 people enjoyed the experience. This year, Roar has had the assistance of a Riverside alumni, John Guerrini. He has been the mastermind behind many of the scenes of this year’s hayride. He created props and eerie creatures. His work can be found on his Facebook page called…

October 4, 2018

Wet Weather Not Deterring Public Works Building Construction

Recent bouts of wet weather and some setbacks have not deterred the on going construction of the new Ellwood City Public Works building according to Dan Franus, the architect behind the new building. The decades-old Public Works building on Sixth Street, behind CVS Pharmacy, had been deemed too dangerous for workers and was scheduled for demolition in 2016.  In hopes of building a new Publics Works building in its place, the Ellwood City Council took out a $9 million bond, it had been issued in November of 2016 to begin the new build. The bond was used to cover not only…