Search Results for fall fest

February 8, 2017

Shirley L. Tanner, 93

Shirley L. Tanner, 93, of Franciscan Manor, Beaver Falls, formerly of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning , February 8, 2017 at Franciscan Manor. She was born in Ellwood City on October 25 1923 to the late John Frederick Rutter and the late Margaret Straley Rutter. Shirley graduated from Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, and was a longtime active member of the First United Methodist Church in Ellwood City. Shirley cooked for the Wednesday Soup Luncheons at First Methodist for many years, and made many apple dumplings for the First Methodist Church booth at the Ellwood City…

December 23, 2016

A Non-White Christmas in Ellwood City

Santa’s reindeer might have a hard time sledding his sleigh through the snow in Ellwood for Christmas – since it appears there will likely be none. According to the weather forecast, high temperatures for the weekend are expected to be around 50 degrees, with lows around 32. The temperature on Monday may peak at a high of almost 60 degrees! Ellwoodians are not the only demographic experiencing higher-than-normal temperatures around Christmas, according to The Washington Post, the North Pole is alarmingly 36 degrees warmer than normal at this time of the year. Anyone anticipating snow for the holidays will have…

November 27, 2016

Shirley Ilene Price Shingleton, 95

“My love and peace to you on this special day. At 7:32 AM, in the quiet of the morning, the angels, archangels and my Guardian angel surrounded me and carried me to the Heavenly Kingdom. I took my final breath at the place in which I was born, 1835 Brighton Road. I have now left this Earth after 95 years to be with God, Our Heavenly Father, Jesus, Our Brother and Savior and the Blessed Mother of Jesus, Blessed Mary, my friend and confidant. As practicing Catholics we believe in the Saints, Angels, and Archangels and their many interventions, the…

September 23, 2016

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for Week of September 26, 2016

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Tuesday, September 27, 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. New members are always welcome. Call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Tuesday, September 27, at 6:00 p.m. – A fall gardening program presented by the Master Gardeners of Lawrence County will be featured. The program’s topic is “Plants in Archaeological Sites: What They Tell Us” and will focus on the recovery of…

September 20, 2016

September’s Regular Meeting Brief

The monthly regular meeting was held last night; many things were voted on and discussed. The meeting started with a call to order followed by the roll call, Major Court was absent. There were two commendations, Jim Spielvogel was awarded the Operator Ingenuity Award, and Christ Presbyterian Church was recognized for 125 years of service. The commedations were followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and then visitors were asked to present any comments or questions they may have. Dave Gulish, a previous resident of Ellwood, was the first of several visitors to voice their concerns. He asked Bob Villella, the…

August 19, 2016

2016 Riverside Panther Night

Yesterday held Riverside’s annual Panther Night, where hundreds of people gathered in celebration of recognizing this year’s fall sports teams. The night of festivities included raffles, concessions, band and cheering performances, and of course, introducing all of the team members. All of the teams have trained hard and are excited for their upcoming competitions. We encourage everyone to continue showing the local teams your support, and we would like to wish all the sports players and band members a productive and winning year! Photos by Cassandra Douglas/EllwoodCity.org.

February 11, 2016

Marketing Consulting Company Presents Proposition to Skeptical EC School Board

The Ellwood City Area School Board listened to a business proposition by Image Consultants, an Ellwood-based company, during their agenda meeting on Feb. 8. Earla Marshall offered her professional services via Image Consultants to organize a fundraising campaign for two STEAM labs in Hartman Intermediate and Lincoln Jr/Sr High School. Marshall had previously visited the board representing the Kitchen Cabinet, a volunteer community activist organization. Marshall had said that Cabinet members would volunteer their services to raise money for the STEAM labs. In January, the board passed a motion to give the administration $150,000, which was the minimum estimated cost…

January 14, 2016

Ellwood City Athletic Director Proposes Reforms for Equipment Purchasing and Field Upgrades

At Monday’s agenda setting meeting, Athletic Director Darin Morella presented several major ideas to the Ellwood City Area School Board. Foremost, Morella, who was appointed AD this past summer, wished to reorganize the method with which the athletic department purchases equipment in order to cut down on wasted equipment, save money and have equipment arrive in a more timely fashion. His proposal is in cooperation with Richard Zarone, the district’s business manager. As it is currently done, all sports order their equipment at the same time, around May. The athletic department then is responsible for ensuring the orders arrive and…

September 24, 2014

Cheeseman’s Opens for a 15th Season

No one celebrates Fall quite like the Cheesemans of Portersville. Since 1999, the family has transformed 60 acres of their farmland into hosting ground for two of Western Pennsylvania’s most anticipated events: The Pumpkin Festival and Fright Farm. This weekend, the Cheesemans will open their barn doors up to the public for a fifteenth consecutive year with the commencement of Fright Farm on Friday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. Then, on Saturday, Sept. 27, at noon, the Pumpkin Festival begins. According to Jen Cheeseman, the family took a chance and grew pumpkins, which sparked the idea of creating the events…

« 1 … 14 15 16