In This Issue of BeaverLife
Help Us Save the Pool!
The Beaver Swim and Dive Team looks forward to seeing you again this summer at the borough pool concession stand! For the second year, we’ll be running the concession stand as a fundraiser, serving up eats & treats to hungry pool patrons all summer long. 100% of...
Summer 2019 Blockbuster Movies
Escape the heat this summer by taking refuge in a cool, dark movie theater! Summer is a notorious time for Hollywood to release its biggest blockbusters, but Summer 2019 has a line up of great cinematic experiences that are sure to be hits! ALADDIN Rated: PG...
Here’s to the Perfect Stay-cation!
Taking a summer vacation to some exotic place may sometimes be out of reach. That type of commitment may take more time, planning, or resources than available right now. If that sounds familiar to you, you may need what some are referring to as a stay-cation. There...
5 One-Hour Projects That Can Improve the Way Your Home Looks
If your home seems to lack somewhat in the looks department, you may not need to come up with thousands for a renovation project. Instead, you might be able to pull off a new look for your home with no more than a few simple one-hour projects. Redo the caulking all...
Beaver Area Heritage Foundation Harry S. Phillips Restoration and Beautification Award
The Beaver Area Heritage Foundation recognizes the importance of preserving the history of the Beaver Area. The Foundation has established the Harry S. Phillips Restoration and Beautification Award. This award has been presented for many years to individual in the...
Around Town
Tornado of 1924
The Tornado of June 1924 was such a rare occasion that photographs of the storm damage were made into postcards, pictured here. Postcards provided courtesy of the Beaver Area Heritage Museum.
What Are You Reading?
Submitted by Eleanor Stout Courtney, Beaver Resident Avid readers like to share their favorites with other book lovers. In 2017 the Book and Play Club of Beaver celebrated its 90th year. I turned 90 that same year. As a long-time member of the club, to celebrate our...
Daughters of the American Revolution
Submitted by Kerry Coombs, Chapter Regent On March 19, 1904, twelve women gathered at the home of Miss Sue Darragh in Beaver, PA to celebrate a piece of history they all shared - they were descendants of soldiers of the Revolutionary War. Together, these women...
Beaver Hearts the Arts
In anticipation of the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation’s Annual Garrison Day on June 8, we would like to take you on a journey through Beaver’s history in the Arts, through present day. Beaver’s rich history of appreciation of the arts and artisanry could be traced...
Arbor Day Celebration
The 23rd Annual Arbor Day celebration was held at the Gazebo on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Beaver has once again been designated a Tree City USA®, remaining one of the 3,400 cities and towns across the country with this distinction. The Borough was given a new banner...
Community Info
“Once A Chief, Always A Chief”
A look back at Daniel A. Moore’s career as Chief of Beaver VFD From the Volunteer Firefighter Magazine, July 1957 — Submitted by John Grosskopf “Once a fireman, always a fireman,’ is an old phrase, but in the case of Daniel A. Moore, it has been extended to “Once a...
Volunteering for the Beaver VFD
Written by John Grosskopf, Fire Chief, Beaver VFD Volunteering is the practice of people working on behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain. Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good and...
Use of Yard Waste Facility
From the Beaver Police Department: The Beaver Police Department would like to take a moment and remind residents to be mindful of what you are dumping at the Borough’s yard waste disposal facility along the Ohio River. The police department has been receiving...
From the Code Enforcement Office
Written by Rick Sprecker, Code Enforcement Officer for Beaver Borough Summer is when people spend more time on outside recreational activities, performing needed property maintenance and new construction. Please consider these tips during your warm weather summer...
Our Memorials & Monuments
The Borough is blessed to have many noteworthy memorials and monuments, such as the Fort McIntosh Memorial on River Road, the World War II Memorial in Irvine Park, the Korean War and Vietnam Veterans Memorials in Quay Square, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in...
Beaver History
A Chronology of Beaver’s Historic DistrictFebruary 27, 2019
Beaver Area Heritage Foundation Harry S. Phillips Restoration and Beautification AwardFebruary 27, 2019
Beaver’s First Baseball TeamFebruary 27, 2019
Beaver’s Forgotten RailroadFebruary 27, 2019
Join the Club.February 27, 2019
Tips & Tricks
Growing Herbs Indoors in the Winter TimeNovember 13, 2018
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