One Home’s History: 494 Bank Street

One Home’s History: 494 Bank Street

Written by VALENTINE J. BRKICH Years ago, I had the pleasure of gathering with several Beaverites at the home of Shirley Pow on Bank Street to chat about their personal histories of living here in our lovely little town. Two of these were Juergen and Ingrid Steinmetz,...
Looking Back at Beaver’s Bicentennial Streetscape Project

Looking Back at Beaver’s Bicentennial Streetscape Project

Submitted by 2002 Bicentennial Streetscape Committee members Chuck Copeland and Mark Peluso, in grateful memory of the energetic commitment given to this initiative by Bob Smith, Dick Shaw, Dave Williams, and Jim Foster. PROJECT OVERVIEW For nearly two decades, Beaver...
The Beaver County Special Unit

The Beaver County Special Unit

The Beaver County Special Unit was formed by a group of veterans from Monaca Legion and Baden Legion in 1975. We are a Non-Profit NOT affiliated with the Beaver County government. In the beginning, there were two units of approximately twenty-five personnel. Today, we...
The Beautiful Town of Downtown Beaver (Pt II)

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...