![]() ![]() Lawrence County Earth Day is sponsored by INMETCO, WesBanco, the Hoyt Foundation and CarolineKnox Memorial Fund. Participants will receive a free packet of wildflower seeds while supplies last. Tours will start at the arched entrance to the Nature Trail across from Shelter No. The trail offers spectacular views of the Connoquenessing Creek, and a chance to see the area's resident Bald Eagles. to 1:30 p.m., Boy Scout Troop 806 will give guided tours of Ewing Park's Nature Trail, assisting participants to identify and learn about the amazing flora and fauna that lives along the trail. The Rotary Club will also have a hands-on project for children to make a bird feeder craft to take home for the birds in their backyards.įrom 10 a.m. The children's activities include a super-sized bounce house, obstacle course, and Earth Day crafts. at the Wolve’s Shelter, Ewing Park, Ellwood City, PA office manager Carol MacDonald called the Roll. Several vendors will have items for sale such as rag rags, Tupperware, wood crafts, beeswax lotion, soaps, candles, plants, jams, herbs, goats milk lotion and skincare products. Seventeen composting bins, an $80 value for each, will be raffled off to participants who attend the seminar.įood will be provided by INMETCO. Starting at 11 a.m., the Rotary Club of Ellwood City is sponsoring a special composting seminar with a 45-minute program on composting, a hands-on display where attendees can learn about composting, and there are experts to answer questions. The educational exhibits will include information on recycling, littering, environmental programs, trees, community gardens, water quality, microbial benefits, bees and native plants. There are lots of photo opportunities, including the "Bag Monster" who will be roaming the park talking about how much trash we generate. ![]() Fan favorites Jerry, Sandi and Cory Rectenwald will also be performing.Īlways a crowd favorite, the Wild World of Animals with exotic animals that captures everybody's interest will be performing at 12:30 p.m. The entertainment ranges from Rick Bruening, a folk song artist, bringing a mix of well-known standards, folk histories, and original experiences in song expressed with the aid of an acoustic six-string guitar, to Todd Wehr and Jerry Rectenwald, members of the band Common Ground that performs in the greater Pittsburgh area, who will be playing classic rock songs and originals. Chairwoman Jillian Court said it is a day to learn how to protect our environment while enjoying entertainment, food, and educational exhibits. It is a day filled with fun and inspiration for everyone in the family. The event, a part of Ellwood City Community Enrichment, highlights how all ages can be a part of taking care of our Earth. “It is our hope that the community will utilize the new bridge for momentous occasions and photos, as well as a gathering point to paint rocks and chat with friends,” commented Schnell.ELLWOOD CITY − The annual Lawrence County Earth Day event will take place from 10 a.m. There aren’t any new projects in the works for the park, but Shelter #9 has received a new roof and the mulch in the park has been refreshed. “The crews did an amazing job of turning an idea into a beautiful reality! We had several people donate plants to plant around the bridge (also),” said Schnell.Īccording to local community members, a couple already used the bridge as their place to tie the knot and plenty of people have already gathered to paint rocks and use the bridge as a nice, socially distant, gathering place. Local libraries have it as a reference book. It is out of print and available only through Amazon and other retailers averaging 100. It is by far the best local history book I have found. The project was entirely planned and executed by the Ellwood City Department of Public Works, This book was put out by the original Ellwood City Historical Society. The small amount of funding it took to create the bride was taken from the Parks budget for the year. ![]() Since it’s placement, the little hands of Ellwood City have already gotten to work painting the rocks surrounding it.Īccording to Public Works Secretary Rhiannon Schnell, the area that the bridge was placed on was a “typically wet, marshy area and that the bridge was a simple solution to remedy it and add in a useful structure for the community to use.” He hopes it’ll be used for family portraits or even for recently engaged couples to take pictures at. Gatto wanted to create a peaceful place for families to use as a memory maker. ![]() The idea was born in the spring by the Director of Public Works, Randy Gatto. In July, a new little attraction was added into Ewing Park – a cute little wooden bridge surrounded by hand painted rocks and some flowers. ![]()
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