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March 26, 2018

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Annual Easter Egg Hunt

This past weekend marked the 23rd Annual Community Easter Egg hunt which took place in Ewing Park for ALL area children ages 10 and under. This year the committee added one extra hunt to the event, a special hunt for Special needs and handicapped children.  In total, over 8,000 eggs were distributed through the various hunts along with 25 golden eggs that were redeemed for special prizes. For more info check out our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/Ellwood-Area-Egg-hunt-Committee/

March 23, 2018

PHOTOS: Local School Districts Collaborate to Advance STEAM Programs

Earlier this month, on March 7th, Hartman Intermediate School’s Arts and Bots Club, part of the Ellwood City Area School District, traveled to Mohawk Elementary to showcase their robotic Dr. Seuss characters and to assist in starting an Arts and Bots Club at Mohawk School District. The Hartman Arts and Bots Club, consisting of twenty 5th and 6th grade students, is under the direction of Alan Marsh, Elementary Art teacher, Scott Setzenfand, STEAM Facilitator, and Matt Skoczylas, Elementary Technology teacher. The Hartman club met on Wednesdays after school for 4 weeks and once during the school day to create Dr….

March 1, 2018

PHOTOS: Club Hope Talent Show & 10 Year Celebration

The 10th Annual Club Hope Talent Show and 10 Year Anniversary Celebration held last on Saturday, February 24th turned out to be an overwhelming success! The seats were full in the LHS auditorium on as 27 student and teacher acts took the stage. Club Hope was so honored to also be joined by the Taylor Family who sang a song in memory of their uncle, B.E Taylor, who lost his battle with cancer last year. The big announcement of the night was that, due to the overwhelming success of the Lincoln High School Club Hope, Cara and Jon Atkinson have…

February 2, 2018

Old Photo Friday: Ground Breaking

This week’s old photo is of local officials holding a ground breaking ceremony on March 12 1981 in the area of the primary sewage treatment plant off Wampum Avenue where construction to make improvements was beginning. From the left is [previous] Ellwood City Borough Councilmen Martin Kovach, George Barberio, Roy P. Meehan Jr., Council President, and Nick Colao, all holding shovels; Chuck Music, sewage treatment plant operator; Greg Ferrese, Borough Manager; and Georhe Jeffers, general contractor for the improvement. Photo and information provided by the Ellwood City Historical Society

January 29, 2018

PHOTOS: Winter Wine and Brew Fest

For the second year and with a lot of great food, drinks and entertainment, the Ellwood City Winter Wine and Brew Fest was enjoyed by many this weekend. The proceeds will benefit the Ellwood City Revitalization in their quest to raise $90,000 to create 18-foot high triangular arches upon which lights will hang to provide a longer season for acts performing at the five-year-old, $2.2 million Ellwood City Community Plaza. Check out the gallery of photos below. Photos submitted

January 29, 2018

PHOTOS: Wolverines Stave Off Furious Comeback, Defeat Panthers In Rivalry Rematch

Broc Boariu scored 17 points to lead Ellwood City to a 63-54 victory over Riverside on Friday. Ellwood City Wolverines grabbed a second quarter lead that ballooned to as many as 21 points in the third quarter, but had to withstand a furious Riverside comeback to hold on to its victory. The victory for the Wolverine boys club completed a season sweep in the ‘RivEll’ game and also clinched a playoff spot for the second consecutive year. Boariu started hot early, connecting on three 3-pointers in the first frame on his way to a game high point total. Boariu had…

January 26, 2018

Old Photo Friday: Celebrating the 1930’s

This weeks Old Photo Friday, provided by the Ellwood City Historical Society, is a photo from 1967’s Diamond Jubilee. The news column from 1967 reads: This 1931 Studebaker, owned by B.J. McCandless, added a touch of history to Saturday’s motor caravan which traveled to the Beaver Valley to publicize Ellwood City’s Diamond Jubilee celebration scheduled for Aug. 6-12. Among the local persons who joined in the caravan wearing approprate clothing are, from the left, Mrs. Harold Tritt, Tom Downing who drove the car, Mrs. Arthur Watterson, Mrs. Ed Rouse and Harry McCloskey.  

January 19, 2018

Old Photo Friday: Jail Removed

This week’s Old Photo Friday is a photo of Ellwood residents removing the jail after a court session in 1967. The official release states: Members of the first kangaroo court, from left to right, Bob Miskolcze, Dale Vinroe, Dom Viccari and Jim Beatrice, removed the jail after last night’s court session in front of the Municipal Building. The jail is seen minus its first three occupants, Bill Livingston, Robert Abbatichhio and Robert Kimpel. The jail is expected to house many offenders in the days ahead before the jubilee celebration. Photo provided by the Ellwood City Historical Society.  

January 13, 2018

VIDEO: Family Rescued From Home Surrounded By Floodwaters

WPXI.com – Fire and rescue teams rushed to LouAnne Cornelius’s Beaver County home near Ellwood City Friday as floodwaters from the nearby Connoquenessing Creek crept closer. Earlier in the evening, WPXI reporter Mike Holden had posted a video of his commute to Ellwood City on Twitter and later stated he and his driver were parking in a local lot waiting for fire crews to respond to their next call. En route to Ellwood City. Big changeover. Rain has turned to ice. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/0Rwg7pjJNu — Mike Holden (@WPXIMikeHolden) January 12, 2018 Perhaps the rising levels of the Connoquenessing River and pending snowfall Friday…

January 12, 2018

Old Photo Friday: Circle Playground

This week’s Old Photo Friday is a photo of Circle Playground, taken in 1980. Not only is it interesting to see how much the playground has changed since then, but there is a news story attached with the photo: “A seven-story building to provide apartments for the elderly will replace the Circle Playground, shown here, if the developer, Neshannock Corp. of Arlington, Va., and the owner of the property, the Ellwood City Area School District come to terms on a purchase price. In the left background is the Robert Morabito home at 315 Fountain Ave. and at the extreme right…