Monthly Archives: January 2012
Ellport wastewater plant damaged by vandals
Ellwood City Police said vandals caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to the Ellport wastewater treatment plant early Sunday morning. According to authorities, someone, most likely several individuals, broke through the entrance to the sewer plant along the extension of 3rd Street near “the hole,” a park on the east side of Ellport. The vandals tossed numerous items including a wheel barrow and containers into the holding tanks within the wastewater plant. This caused … Continue reading
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RYO: Roll Your Own and save money
Over the last several years, rolling your own cigarettes has become the latest craze for smokers. It’s not necessarily because of the joy of rolling cigarettes, but mainly because of the economy’s turn for the worst. According to the latest numbers obtained by The Awl in 2011, a New York City-based news website, Pennsylvania is 18th on the list of the average price for a single pack of cigarettes at $6.80. New York is the … Continue reading
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Students learn skills for working in medical field
Jameson Hospital and The Moraine Trails Council have joined forces to create a Medical Careers Exploration Program for teenagers. The program is open to students in grades 9-12 attending school in Lawrence County, and will meet once a month during the school year. The next meeting is scheduled for February 9 at 7:00 p.m. and is currently open for enrollment. At the February session, students will interact with a human simulation training mannequin named MetiMan … Continue reading
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Aqua Club competes at Slippery Rock
The Riverside Aqua Club of Ellwood (RACE) traveled to Slippery Rock for another swim meet on Saturday, Jan 21. Northgate was also in competition at Saturday’s races. No team scores were available. The following were the RACE results at the meet: GIRLS 7-8 25 back: 5. Jenna Hayson, 26.78; 8. Marina Barlow, 34.56; 9. Alyssa Jeffcoat, 34.85 25 free: 6. Jenna Hayson, 24.40; 7. Marina Barlow, 27.84; 9. Alyssa Jeffcoat, 37.71 25 breast: 3. Jenna … Continue reading
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District lines ruled invalid by state Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court came to a conclusion on Wednesday that a map which redraws new state House and Senate districts is not valid. With a vote of 4-3, the court issued a ruling to send the plan back to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission. This means that a new plan could take years to finalize. Those who voted to send the plan back said that there was no ample reason to split some counties, and … Continue reading
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Panthers remain atop the standings with section win
After losing two of three games just a week ago, the Riverside girls basketball team got back on track quickly as they were victors of their last two section match-ups, including an impressive win Thursday night against New Brighton, 62-34. Riverside hosted the Lions on Thursday, and although the Panthers trailed early in the game, they immediately responded with a run of their own leading to a 17-9 first quarter lead. At that point, the … Continue reading
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Students participate at Math 24 competition
On Thursday, Jan. 11, approximately 20 Riverside elementary and middle school students participated in the Beaver County MATH 24 competition at Lincoln Park in Midland, Pa. MATH 24 is a logics game that requires students to use four given numbers and four basic mathematical operations to arrive at a solution of 24. Students participated in two preliminary rounds before the top 16 students were decided. The top 16 students where then seeded by their preliminary … Continue reading
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Riverside defeated by high-scoring Pittsburgh team
Vincentian Academy may be a WPIAL single A team, but they surely don’t play like one against higher opponents. In fact, Vincentian has played three AA teams in Ellwood City, Laurel, and most recently Riverside, beating them all with offensive talent. Just last night, Vincentian amped up their offensive-driven game plan again when they hosted the Riverside boys basketball team, defeating them by the score of 76-68. It seems Vincentian is somewhat accustomed to their … Continue reading
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Christian school hosting prospective students
An open house for prospective students and their families will be held at Portersville Christian School on Thursday, February 2. Families may make arrangements to attend the open house at either 1:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. The school is currently receiving early applications and registrations prior to the release of tuition information in March. In addition to Kindergarten, there are openings on most grade levels for the fall semester of 2012. Those families who have … Continue reading
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Lions Club announces student of month for January
Lincoln High School student Sarah Reese, daughter of Tammy Kuriger, was named the January Lions Club Student of the Month. Currently, Sarah is the president of the senior class, treasurer of National Honors Society, secretary of Peer Leadership, MORP Co-Chairperson of Senior High Student Council, and Co-Editor of the Ellwoodian. She is also a member of EC3, International Club, Club Hope, Newspaper Staff, Enrichment, Choral Capers, and ECTV News Crew. Sarah was selected to represent Ellwood … Continue reading
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