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December 8, 2022

Riverside & Ellwood Students Lead Mock Trial Boot Camp

On Wednesday, December 7th, Wilmington Area School District hosted a Mock Trial Boot Camp led by students from Riverside Beaver County and Lincoln High School. Over 30 high school students from the three schools participated in the training. Following a brief introduction that outlined the difference between civil and criminal cases as well as proper court protocol, participants rotated among five stations to learn elements of Mock Trial. The elements included Opening Statement, Direct Examination, Cross Examination, Closing Argument, Objections and Improper Questioning. The stations were taught by Riverside students Liz Frazer, Emma Metravich, and Patrick O’Leary, as well as…

December 8, 2022

Ellwood City Winter Sports Tickets To Be Sold Online

Ellwood City Area School District will be slowly making the change to digital ticketing for all sports. The first round of ticketing for the Ellwood City Wolverines to be sold on-line will be for the 2022-23 Winter Sport Season. Tickets will be sold on-line at www.gofan.co or the Go Fan app. There will be no tickets sold at the school at this time. There will be a limited amount of Adult tickets, $5.00, and Adult season passes, $20.00, available to be purchased at the gate for each home game this season. Senior Citizen tickets will still be sold at the…

December 8, 2022

Local Girls Hosting ‘Hugs for Pap’ Holiday Blanket Drive for Club Hope

Two Ellwood City girls know two things for sure this holiday season … they miss their “pap” and want to help those with cancer. Maura (9), and Ella (5) Fauzey are teaming up with Club Hope Foundation for a “Hugs for Pap” Blanket drive in honor of their Grandfather, Tony Celli, who died in April of pancreatic cancer. Claire Fauzey, the girls’ mother, said they came up with idea. She said they have been struggling with the grief of the loss of their beloved “pap” and this is a way for them to honor him and help other warriors struggling…

December 7, 2022

Riv-Ell Program Forges Ahead

(Ellwood City, PA) Reflected points of light slide across white hard hats as heads turn left and right. Their questions answered, their curiosity satisfied, the high school seniors glance down to follow one another’s footsteps to be taken between the yellow stripes on the deck of a hometown manufacturer, a facility many students visited for the first time through the 2022-2023 Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program. After a two-year pause with regard to COVID-19, the program that blends classroom learning with real-world experience has attracted its largest number of students seeking free, transferrable credits to Butler County Community College or to the…

December 6, 2022

RHS Student Council To Present Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Program

Riverside High School Student Council will present its annual Senior Citizens Christmas Program & Dinner next week. The afternoon will be full of Christmas favorites with featured entertainment by the High School Chamber Ensemble, Choir, and Band and the Middle School Chorus. The event is scheduled to take place Friday, December 16th from 12:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the Riverside High School Auditorium and Cafeteria. Please Contact the high school office to make reservations by December 8th. Call 724-758-7512 ext. 3000. Parking is between the middle school and high school. Guests may enter through the front doors of the…

December 4, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of December 5th

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. NOTE The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN Hours are Monday and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. –…

December 2, 2022

Jubilee Ministries Offering N.O.W. Project Free Food Distribution Event

Jubilee Ministries International (JMI) Nourishing Others Well-Being (N.O.W.) Project along with The Christian Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania (CCCWP) is sponsoring a Drive-Thru Food Giveaway for up to 1,500 families. The free food distribution event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 10th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the The Towne Mall (Cascade Galleria Plaza), 200 South Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101. Each Family Will Receive: Fresh Milk from Marburger Farm Dairy Apples & Other items from Apple Castle Variety of In-Season Garden Fresh Produce Nutritious Shelf-Stable Groceries The boxes will be loaded directly into…

December 1, 2022

Ellwood City Area School District Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Class

The Ellwood City Area School District Hall of Fame Committee is unveiling a new Hall of Fame to celebrate the professional achievements and athletic accomplishments of Lincoln Jr/Sr High School alumni. The Hall of Fame Committee was established this year with the mission to honor and recognize those individuals and teams associated with Lincoln High School who have experienced significant accomplishments in their chosen sport and/or field. These individuals have brought distinction, honor and excellence to Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School and Ellwood City Area School District by their accomplishments on and off the field. Committee President, Tom Natale said, “There…

December 1, 2022

Local Residents Hosting Vendor and Craft Show to Benefit Club Hope

After feeling an amazing amount of love and support during her Lymphoma diagnosis in March, Betty Phillippi wanted to give back. So she along with her granddaughter Jessica Schiavoni are hosting a craft and vendor show to help Club Hope. “Club Hope was so good to me this past year,” Phillippi said. “They were just really great and supportive.” The Christmas Hope Vendor & Craft Show will be held on December 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wayne Township Firehall, 5153 Ellwood Road, Ellwood City. There will be pepperoni rolls, cookies, water, and coffee for sale. In…

November 29, 2022

‘Let There Be Lights’ Weekend Of Events Start Friday

Kick off your Holiday’s with a series of events hosted by the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce. First, on Friday, downtown will light up with the lighting of the holiday tree in the Ellwood City Community plaza at 7:30 p.m. as part of Ellwood City’s Light Up Night. Live entertainment will take place from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the plaza and on Lawrence Avenue and fireworks will be set off behind the plaza after the tree lighting! Vendors of all kinds will be set up from 4th street through 6th street, along with horse drawn carriage rides…