In This Issue of BeaverLife


20 Affordable Summer Activities for the Family
Summer, with its long hours of daylight and warm weather, is the perfect season for families to build some great memories together. Yet all too often, kids find themselves in a rut looking for things to do. Whatever size your family is or how old the kids are, you can...

How to Enjoy Walking as a Healthy Habit
Walking is one of the simplest ways to get healthy exercise. It comes with other benefits as well like anxiety reduction and a heightened connection with nature. People often overlook walking as an activity, but it offers many health and well-being benefits that are...

Why Composting is Good for the Environment
We’re often made to think of the bigger, more impactful things we can do for the environment, like buying an electric car, driving less, and installing solar panels. But there are small ways to help, too. You’ve probably heard about composting, but have you ever...

Caprese Skewers Recipe: A Cool App for Warm Weather
Mozzarella Caprese salads are becoming a staple in the U.S. The fresh-tasting tomato and cheese combination, whose name literally means “in the style of Capri”, is not just for Italians. In warmer weather, when tomatoes are at their peak, is the best time to...

Navigating the North Country Trail
Submitted by CAROL FRYDAY, Beaver Resident “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” - John Muir Like most who head for the hills, John Muir...
Around Town

Octogenarian Sally Foster Inspires Grandkids, Others with a Sense of Community
With a fascinating pedigree in the Beaver Area, going back many generations, octogenarian Sarah “Sally” (McCleery) Foster has shaped her own brand of local history and is passing a sense of community on to her offspring. Sally is widely known for helping to found the...

The Beautiful Town of Downtown Beaver (Pt II)
Written by Olivia Peabody & Kayden Blinn, Dutch Ridge Elementary School Students Our names are Olivia Peabody and Kayden Blinn. We are from Dutch Ridge Elementary School, and we are 11 and 12 years old. We interviewed multiple store owners in downtown Beaver to...

Buying in Downtown Beaver’s National Historic District
Submitted by ELAINE M. SAVOLDI, Secretary, Beaver Historical & Architectural Review Board; Realtor, Associate Broker Town Center Associations, LLC “People don’t flock to see modern buildings—they flock to see historic buildings and streets. Historic buildings...

The Beautiful Town of Downtown Beaver (Pt I)
Written by Olivia Peabody & Kayden Blinn, Dutch Ridge Elementary School Students Through the years, our town has hosted many special businesses that have become integral parts of our childhoods, providing happy and fun memories. Those businesses have evolved over...

Citizen Spotlight: Jim Todd
In a cruel twist of fate, after decades of business and community service leadership in Beaver, Jim Todd’s well-ordered world was crippled in flame and smoke when his historic Todd Funeral Home burned in 2005. While the interior, second floor, and roof were badly...
Community Info

Health & Safety Reminders From the Beaver Borough
Dumpsters and Other Storage Devices Require a Permit The use of dumpsters or other storage devices in the Borough of Beaver requires a permit. The permit must be issued prior to the placement of the device on public or private property. Please contact the borough...

From the Police Department: Safety Tips
In order to help protect yourself and your belongings from theft, the Beaver Police Department encourages you to read and adopt the following tips. When leaving your residence for any period of time do not announce on social media that you will not be home. Wait to...

Beaver VFD Fire Apparatus and Volunteering
Since man’s first encounter with fire, we have been engaged in a continuing battle on how to suppress and contain its awesome power. The effective means have changed greatly over time. The development of firefighting apparatus reflects the advancement in...

Holiday Safety Tips from the Police Department
The following Holiday Safety Tips from the Beaver Police Department are recommendations to aid in the safety and security of our residents during this holiday season. The holiday season is always a special time of year. Holidays can be extremely busy, and people can...

Historical and Architectural Review Board Preserves and Protects Historical Sites
In 1994 the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation (BAHF) undertook a professional evaluation of Beaver’s potential as a National Historic District nomination candidate. The effort concluded that it did meet the United States Department of Interior National Historic District...
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