Around Town

Footsteps of the Fallen Update

Nov 16, 2021

Submitted by SMSgt. Jessica Davis, Footsteps of the Fallen: Fight for Freedom – Beruit and Beyond Chair It has been a while since we have provided any updates on the memorial. We recently held our first fundraiser on September 11. It was a golf outing held at...

Your Beaver Post Office

Nov 16, 2021

Submitted by DANIELLE J. LANG, Post Office Worker You know them to see them… the white trucks and the blue uniforms. Sometimes, you know their names. Sometimes, you know their backstories, their hobbies or their families. Sometimes, they’re just part of the...

Cargo Climbing Net Is Serious Fun

Nov 16, 2021

Written by DR. CARRIE ROWE, Superintendent A wise historian once said, “the supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play,” and that is exactly what we have done for students at Dutch Ridge Elementary (DRE) this year. After months spent alternating...

Beaver Area ‘STAP’ Teaches High Schoolers Hard and Soft Tech Management Skills

Nov 16, 2021

An innovative Beaver Area School District initiative, in place at the Middle School-High School since 2011, and called “STAP,” is training students in real-world applications of both the soft and hard skills of technology management. Short for “Student Technology...

Beaver Supermarket Marks 75th Year By Adapting to Serve Vulnerable Customers

Nov 16, 2021

Beaver Supermarket, the oldest and last independent supermarket in Beaver County, has marked its 75th anniversary this year by providing an unusual array of services for its most vulnerable customers. During the Covid-19 epidemic, the store began delivering groceries...

BASD Students Earns Spot in National Music Ensemble

Nov 16, 2021

Beaver Area High School student and Brighton Township resident, Shannon Witkouski, an accomplished multi-instrument musician with the PA Music Educators Association (PMEA) All State Jazz Ensemble, has been selected as one of six percussionists to perform with elite...