Ewing Park

September 17, 2024

2024 Storytelling Festival Is Saturday

The Annual Storytelling Festival is Saturday! Ellwood City Community Enrichment along with the Ellwood City Area Public Library is hosting the event on Saturday, September 21, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Folino Stage in Ewing Park. Enjoy the captivating stories of Francene Kirk at 4 PM, followed by Mike Perry’s engaging tales at 4:45 PM. Enjoy musical storytelling with Rick Hudson at 5:30 PM, and wrap up the evening with Howard Mincone’s unique blend of juggling and storytelling at 6:15 PM. Families can also enjoy free activities like face painting, balloon art, and horse & trolley rides….

August 27, 2024

14th Annual Ellwood City Octoberfest Scheduled For October 5th

Ellwood City may not be Bavaria but it does have its version of Octoberfest. The 14th Annual Oktoberfest will be held on Saturday October 5th from 12pm to 5pm at the Wolves Shelter in Ewing Park, rain or shine. $30 presell or $35 at the door, attendees will be oompah-pah-ing for the abundance of food and beer samples. Thanks to the talented local brewers and Pete’s Uptown Beer and Beverage, located at 1022 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City for providing a bounty of beers. Small samples will be served in 3 oz. plastic cups. Homebrewers will share their specialities and over…

August 3, 2024

Free Basketball Camp Draws 42 Participants

The free co-ed basketball camp at Ewing Park for 6 to 12-year-olds was held Monday, July 29th through Friday, Aug. 2nd from 10 a.m. to Noon. Forty-two campers were taught ball handling, dribbling, passing, defense, foul shot and layup shooting form and some rules of the game. The camp concluded Friday with games of knock out, horse, a shooting competition and games of five versus five. They were also treated to a pizza party. The pizza was donated by Johnny’s Pizza owner Joe Desanzo. Coach and organizer of the camp was Bob Rak. Coaches included Al Campman, Joe Fisher, Herman…

July 1, 2024

PHOTOS: 2024 Ellwood City Arts, Crafts & Foods Festival

The annual Ellwood City festival took place this past weekend, bringing thousands to the grounds of Ewing Park for food, crafts and entertainment. The weekend included its annual 10k race and culminated with a fireworks spectacular Sunday evening. Bristol Borselli was crowned 2024 Little Miss Firecracker on Friday. In a four-part series, EllwoodCity.org looked a series of subjects, people, and entertainers who will help the festival make its mark this 4th of July holiday season. VIEW PART FOUR| VIEW PART THREE | VIEW PART TWO | VIEW PART ONE

June 14, 2024

4th Annual Dog Days Of Summer Returns Next Weekend

Woof, woof! The fourth annual Reed’s Services Dog Days of Summer event will take place next weekend in Ewing Park. The multi-day event is scheduled to take place 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23rd. The event is rain or shine, pet friendly, and will benefit police K9 unites in Lawrence and Beaver counties. The weekend will feature dock diving dogs, barn dogs, working dogs & K9 police competitions. There will also be hourly K9 demonstrations, food trucks, crafts, vendors, kids’ zone, games,…

May 21, 2024

Little Miss Firecracker Pageant Set To Take Stage

Folino Stage is about to shine again with a lot of sparkle and spunk as 17 local ladies take the stage for the 7th annual Little Miss Firecracker Pageant. The show will begin at 11:15am after the raising of the flag, on Friday June 28th kicking off the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment Festival. The event this year will be lead by new emcee Rochelle Spagnolo and former Little Miss Firecracker title holders Reagan Boariu (2023 winner) and Dia Greco (2018 winner) as pageant assistants. Rochelle Spagnolo is the proud owner of local clothing store Konsignment Konnections right…

May 8, 2024

Registration for 2024 Summer Playground Program At Ewing Park

The Borough of Ellwood City will be holding its 2024 Summer Playground Program again at Ewing Park this summer. Registration will be held at Ewing Park, Shelter #5 on Thursday June 6th and Friday, June 7th from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please bring the following information to registration: Proof of Borough residency (EC Borough electric bill or Borough Tax statement) Driver’s license or state ID and phone number of parent/guardian responsible for child Driver’s license number, and phone number of two additional people that will be allowed to pick your child up from the program. We will be allowing…

April 15, 2024

Ellwood City Earth Day Celebration This Saturday!

The annual Lawrence County Earth Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 20th at Ewing Park, Ellwood City from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This year’s Earth Day celebration will feature a Trashion Show and an Art Show. Shows are open to the public and winners will receive a cash prize. To enter, please contact the Lawrence County Conservation District on their Facebook page or at the email address listed below. Participants for the Trashion Show can sign up by April 16th by visiting the Lawrence County Conservation District Facebook page or by contacting Jillian Court at ecce1892@gmail.com to…

February 6, 2024

New Advocacy Group Formed to Preserve Ewing Park, Oppose Planned Softball Field

A new advocacy group has been formed to preserve Ewing Park. The Citizens for Ewing Park Preservation (CEPP) group was announced during Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors Committee Meeting Monday evening. Chairperson for the group, Karen Mancini, is a resident of Beatty Street, which faces the old Ewing Park School property where the district has proposed and plans to construct a girls softball field. She made a statement on behalf of the group during the meeting, “We are organized and represented by legal counsel and stand ready to oppose any attempt to convert the subject property to…

August 21, 2023

Annual Storytelling Festival Set For September 16th

Ellwood City’s 22nd Annual Storytelling Festival will be held Saturday September 16th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Folino Stage in Ewing Park. The show features four professional Storytellers: Janel Behm, Tim Hartman, Mike Perry, and Starla the Storyteller. Musicians, Sandi and Jerry Rectenwald will tell stories through their music! This year’s new attraction features a Book Fair by authors from the Society of Book Writers & Illustrators, which will also take place at park shelters. Children’s books can be purchased and signed by the authors. The festival is free and a Balloon Artist, Face Painter, and Carriage Rides…

1 2 3 4 »