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April 11, 2024

PART TWO: Lincoln High School’s Schoolhouse Rock Live! Cast Q&A

Lincoln High School will present the musical, Schoolhouse Rock Live! on April 12-14 in the high school auditorium, at 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of this article). The production features a cast and crew of high school students and is directed by Rick Hudson. We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is part two in a three-part series about Schoolhouse Rock Live!  Featured tomorrow will be part three, a review of the show and gallery…

April 10, 2024

PART ONE: Lincoln High School’s Schoolhouse Rock Live! Cast Q&A

Lincoln High School will present the musical, Schoolhouse Rock Live! on April 12-14 in the high school auditorium, at 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of this article). The production features a cast and crew of high school students and is directed by Rick Hudson. We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is part one in a three-part series about Schoolhouse Rock Live!  Featured tomorrow will be PART TWO, and part three will be a review…

March 26, 2024

Beyond Compression Offers Occupational, Lymphedema Therapy and Treatment

Chelsea Brown never imagined that she would ever open her own business, but when the opportunity presented itself, her drive to help people in this area as well as a great need for her services prompted her to move ahead as an entrepreneur. Brown, a Lincoln High School graduate who grew up in Ellport, is an occupational therapist and a certified lymphedema therapist and owner of Beyond Compression LLC. Although Beyond Compression has been in business since 2022, she just recently began operations at her new location at 638 Portersville Road in Ellwood City. She previously provided services at Air…

March 21, 2024

Riverside Hall of Fame to Induct Three Sports Icons as First Class; Banquet Will Celebrate, Honor Inductees

There are simply people in your life that make a difference, they guide you, they care about you, and you just never forget them. For many those people are coaches. The Riverside Hall of Fame will pay honor to its first class, all coaches, at its First Annual Hall of Fame banquet at Shakespeare’s Restaurant on May 4th from 6 to 10 p.m. Attendees will celebrate the esteemed inagural class of: Dan Oliastro, Karl Florie, and Royann Winfield. “This banquet is not just an event; it’s an opportunity to come together as a community, to express our gratitude, and to honor these individuals…

March 20, 2024

PART THREE: Riverside High School’s The Addams Family Musical is a Ghoulish Good Time

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, The Addams Family starting tomorrow on March 21-24 in the high school auditorium, 300 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City. (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of this article). Today’s review is part three in a three-part series about The Addams Family Musical. Previous stories featured cast Q&As. Get ready to laugh if you plan to attend The Addams Family Musical presented by Riverside High School Theater … and trust me, you should definitely make sure you are in the audience! A cast and…

March 19, 2024

PART TWO: Riverside High School’s The Addams Family Musical Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, The Addams Family on March 21-24 in the high school auditorium, 300 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City. (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). A cast and crew of over 100 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers. This is the 61st Anniversary of Theater at Riverside. We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is part two in a three-part series about The Addams…

March 18, 2024

PART ONE: Riverside High School’s The Addams Family Musical Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, The Addams Family on March 21-24 in the high school auditorium, 300 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City. (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). A cast and crew of over 100 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers. This is the 61st Anniversary of Theater at Riverside. We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is PART ONE in a three-part series about The Addams…

March 12, 2024

ECASD Moving Forward with Testing at Proposed Site of Girls Softball Field

Ellwood City Area School District Superintendent Dr. Wesley Shipley announced during Monday’s board of director’s committee meeting that although the district is moving forward with tests and studies on the proposed area for the new girls softball field at the old Ewing Park School site, they are still far away from the building permits and zoning process. Shipley said workers have been at the site to do topographical studies and to take core samples and water perk tests. He urged residents in the area, specifically speaking directly to the Citizens for Ewing Park Preservation (CEPP) group to not approach workers…

March 8, 2024

Fombell Farm Riding Facility Focuses on Fundamentals of Polo

What is one of the world’s oldest known team sports? Nope, not football. Good guess, but baseball is not it. Everyone loves hockey, but that’s not the one. It’s Polo, a ball game that is played on horseback. Polo is a traditional field sport played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ball through the opposing team’s goal. Each team has four mounted riders, and the game usually lasts one to two hours, divided into periods called chukkas or chukkers. If you thought polo was only for the elite, you’d be mistaken. And, actually, there’s a facility right in our backyard. Ople…

February 22, 2024

Lincoln Graduate Accepted to Prestigious Drum and Bugle Corps

Zion Bunney is making his Drumming Dreams come true, but he needs a little help from his friends … the Ellwood City Community. The 2022 Lincoln High School graduate was accepted to the world class drum and bugle corps “Jersey Surf,” a group that competes in a circuit called Drum Corps International (DCI). Now, the quad line section leader at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Zion cannot wait to pick up his sticks and hit the road with his fellow drummers. “This has been a dream of mine ever since I was 9 years old,” Bunney said. “I am proud to…