Holiday Happenings Back to the 50s Revival at Cascade Park
Cascade Park hosts four day Back to the 50s event with expanded attractions including more cars and concerts. Highlights feature Poker Run and Rapid Tappets cruises, Frankie and the Sensations and Elmonics concerts, car shows, body building championships, and a Saturday moonlight cruise. Parking shuttles support Shenango Volunteer Fire Department fund, Innerbelt closures for cruisers, and police crackdowns on noisy burning rubber.
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Bob McCracken
Back To the 50’S Inc
Cascade Park
Troggio’s
Rapid Tappets
Magic Moments
Pecos
Frankie and the Sensations
Elmonics
Eat ’N Park
Shine
Johnny Angel
Hales
Bruce & Merrilees
Cass Street
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School
Deshon Field
Deshon
Cascade
Shenango Volunteer Fire Department
Columbus
New Castle
Beef glut drives cheaper cookout beef this summer
An Agriculture Department report shows a large beef oversupply pushing June cattle prices to $63.60 per hundredweight, the lowest since 1988, with production at its highest since 1986. Retail prices at times drop, while producers face heavy losses despite supermarket specials to unload beef.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
David Mehlhoff
National Cattlemen’s Association
Denver
Larry Duewer
Mehlhoff
Washington, D.C
Dick Ford
Cook Ranch Inc
Amarillo
Texas
Ford
Fourth of July events in New Castle celebrate with fireworks
Fourth of July weekend in New Castle features the Fireworks Festival in downtown at 6 p.m. with music, sidewalk chalk drawing and face painting followed by Zambelli Internationale fireworks at 10:30 p.m. A free display is planned at Pearson Park in Neshannock Township at 10 p.m. The American Cancer Society Ducky Derby starts at 8 p.m. and an ice cream special runs at the Lawrence County Historical Society.
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Lawrence County Historical Society
American Cancer Society
Zambelli Internationale
Pearson Park
Neshannock Township
River City Brass Band
New Wilmington
Brittain Lake
New Castle
Allison-Fenton Art Exhibition at Hoyt Institute
In New Castle Jerry Allison paintings are shown at the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts. The Ellwood City Area Arts Crafts and Food Festival runs July 1 2 4 with 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily featuring 200 booths, food and entertainment plus a 10K race and $2 parking. A Ducky Derby is July 4 in New Castle at 8 p.m. with a $5 adoption fee. Pearson Park fireworks display in New Castle is free.
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Allison-Fenton
New Castle
Jerry Allison
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts
Ellwood City
Ellwood
Community event lineup with speakers and services
Scott and Sherry Campbell headline Thursday Nite Quest at 7 p.m. Savannah United Methodist sponsors a Blood drive 1 to 5 p.m. at New Wilmington Presbyterian Church call 652 7796 for appointment. Hospice of St. Francis hosts blood pressure screen 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Peoples Bank Plaza South. Sunday Blue Grass in Pearson Park gazebo 3 30 to 5 30 p.m. part of Sunday Music Series. Monday Fan Fare 3 to 5 p.m. in Pearson Park gazebo as part of park music series. DJ Gary West 6 to 10 p.m. Music events follow. Tuesday Blue Cross rep answers health insurance questions tomorrow at Jameson Health Place Lawrence Village Plaza. appointments required. call 654 0130. New Castle Community summer camp theme International Patriotic call 658 4766. Grandparents Together Through Crisis support group 7 30 p.m. Bethesda Home 449 E Washington St. Gamblers Anonymous 7 p.m. Human Services Center 130 W North St call Roger Smith 658 3578. Senior exercise 9 to 10 a.m. at McGill Presbyterian Center 1701 Albert St no charge. gym available for walking.
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Hospice of
St. Francis
Peoples Bank
Plaza South
Binary Blue Grass
Pearson Park
Ington St
Gamblers Anonymous
Human Services Center
W. North St
Roger Smith
McGill Presbyterian Center
Albert St
Union Area High School Class of 1949 Reunion Planned
Reservations due tomorrow for the 45th anniversary reunion of Union Area High School class of 1949. Send reservations to Beverly C. Affagato Box 160 RD 2 Scotland Lane 16101. The reunion is scheduled for August 6 at Troggio's.
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Union Area High School
Beverly C. Affagato
Scotland Lane
Troggio’s
Recycle Center Open Saturday in Franklin Township
The Franklin Township Recycling Center will accept dropoffs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Pa. 65 south of Ellwood City. It will be closed Monday for Independence Day, except haulers may use it 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., then resume normal hours Tuesday. The Monday recycling pickup for residents has been moved to Tuesday next week.
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Franklin Township
Pa. 65
Ellwood City
Bear Roaming Jeannette Triggers Police Search
A black bear wandering Jeannette streets since last week may be searching for food or a mate during mating season. Police have canvassed the area after residents reported sightings, as authorities monitor reports from the Pennsylvania Daily number Big 4.
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Jeannette
Corrections Policy Contact Information
If you have a correction or clarification and cannot reach the reporter editor or department please call Tim Kolodziej managing editor at 654 6651. Please make all calls between 9 30 a m and 3 p m.
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Tim Kolodziej
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