Breaking News |
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC Public Hearing Held January 17th
The Board of Supervisors conducted a public hearing on January 17th to take testimony and public comment on the conditional use application filed by Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC for their proposed gas well site at 985 Neville Road. Visit the Township web site at www.brightontwp.org for more details.
Countywide Earned Income Tax Collection Begins in 2012
PA ACT 32 requires all employees in Pennsylvania to file a Local Earned Income Tax Residency Certification Form. See the Township web site at www.brightontwp.org for more details.
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 Online Credit Card Payments Now Available!
The Municipal & Sewage Authorities have added online payment capability to their utility billing operations. Customers may now access their current account information through the Utility Billing link on the home page of the Brighton Township web site: brightontwp.org |
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Meetings |
FEBRUARY 13
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m., Municipal Building
FEBRUARY 22
Park & Recreation Board Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m., Municipal Building
march 12
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m., Municipal Building
march 13
Historical Society General Membership Meeting
7:00 p.m., Shultz Lodge at Two Mile Run Park
MARCH 28
Park & Recreation Board Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m., Municipal Building
april 9
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m., Municipal Building
APRIL 25
Park & Recreation Board Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m., Municipal Building
Sports |
For high school sports schedules, visit highschoolsports.net and follow their links to the schedules of the sports you would like to follow.
For Brighton Township Beaver soccer visit their site at eteamz.com/BTBSA. |
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What To See & Do
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Fish fry dates
February 3, 17 & 24; March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 and April 6 & 20 at the Brighton Township Firemen's Social Halll on Dutch Ridge Road.
February 19The Vanport VFD holds its annual Chili Cookoff at the firehall at 435 Jefferson Ave. Restaurants, caterers & individuals compete to see who makes the best chili. Held from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $5, children under 5 are free.
February 26An all-you-care-to-eat spaghetti dinner sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 766 at the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall on Dutch Ridge Road from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dinners are $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and $5 for children 10 and under. This troop is sponsored by the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department.
MARCH 31, APRIL 1The annual Beaver County Maple Syrup Festival held at the Lodge in Bradys Run Park. Breakfast of sausage and all you care to eat pancakes and 100% pure maple syrup. Breakfast is $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and under.
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MARCH 31, APRIL 1The Heinz History Center's Civil spring opening exhibit at the Beaver Heritage Museum at One River Road Extension in Beaver. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 - 4 p.m. on Sunday.
APRIL 7The annual Brighton Township Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 2 to 10 at Two Mile Run Park on Gypsy Glen Road. Starting time is 11 a.m. Lots of prizes.
APRIL 30Annual Arbor Day Festival at the Gazebo in Irvine Park in downtown Beaver. Speakers, prizes and refreshments. Event begins at 10 a.m. Free admission and all are welcome
FUTURE EVENTSThe Brighton Township Park and Recreation Board is busy planning the following events: May or June - Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game, August - Lake Arthur trip, late September - trip to Kentuck Knob near Fallingwater and December 8 - holiday bus trip.
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TAX HELP FOR THE ELDERLY & LOW INCOME PEOPLE - AARP TaxAide - a FREE service will be available at the Beaver Area Memorial Library on Mondays & Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. February 3 thru April 13, except February 20 (Presidents Day) and April 6 (Good Friday). This is an appointment only site. Call 724-252-6485 8:30 a.m. to noon Mondays thru Friday only to make your appointment. Other Tax Aide sites are available for tax help throughout the County. All sites are e-file this year.
February 5 & april 20 Seniors for Safe Driving from
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call 800-559-4880 or register
online at SFSD-PA.com. Tuition is due
prior to class date.
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MARCH 3 Lunch at the Beaver Area Memorial Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Homemade soups, breads & desserts will be available for sale. Takeouts are available after 1 p.m.
MARCH 31 The 50th Anniversary Party at 2 p.m. celebrating 50 years at the present location. This is the kick off for the year's celebration.
Now on sale: The Beaver Library's 50th Anniversary Cookbook. This commemorates 50 years in the present building. On sale for $11 and available at the library and many other Beaver businesses.
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FEBRUARY 2, 3 Ensemble Immersion is a mixture of music, theater and literature by the students at LPPAC. Expect the unexpected. Tickets are $5.
FEBRUARY 14 Concert by the Charter School Orchestra. Tickets are $5.
February 29 River City Brass perform Fabulous Fifties at LPPAC at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $19 and $21, with discounts available for senior citizens.
FEBRUARY 24 - 26, mARCH 2 - 4 LPPAC presents It Runs in the Family. Tickets are $12 and $15.
march 6 Student recital for the Department of Music at LPPAC. Solo and chamber music. Tickets are $5.
MARCH 9 - 12 LPPAC presents POP! (And the Art of Dance) a retro-cool tribute to the Golden Age of rock & roll, R&B, soul & pop in music and dance. Tickets are $12, $15 and $20.
MARCH 24LPPAC presents Children's Theater The Phantom Tollbooth - a tale of a boy who must save princesses Rhyme & Reason. Performances at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Tickets are $8.
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MARCH 26 LPPAC presents Steel Drum Festival, featuring six of the best regional steel bands in a showcase concert. Call 724-775-1132 for info.
MARCH 30, 31 LPPAC presents a one-act festival, 3 one-act plays by the students at LPPAC. Tickets are $5.
april 4 River City Brass perform Best Loved Marches at LPPAC at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $21 and $19, with discounts available for senior citizens.
april 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21The Bobcat Players present Over the River and Through the Woods, a tale of a memorable and traditional Italian-American family. Performances held at the Ed Shaughency Theater in the Beaver High School at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.
APRIL 22 LPPAC presents a Jazz Festival featuring top artists from Pittsburgh and Boston, while show-casing local talent at 2 p.m. |
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Noteworthy
Visit our web site: www.brightontwp.org
Any comments or suggestions for this newsletter would be appreciated. We wish to make this as friendly and useful as possible for our readers. Send comments to jmorgan@fyi.net.
Our aim here is to provide information on events of interest in Brighton Township, the Beaver Area School District & the other communities included in the school district – Beaver, Vanport & Bridgewater. Info for other events in Beaver County may be obtained by checking at visitbeavercounty.com. That site also may have more info on some events included here.
Please tell your friends in Brighton Township who have internet access about this newsletter, and that they can sign up by going to brightontwp.org, paging down to the shaded E-Newsletter Tools Box on the left and clicking on "E-Newsletter Sign-Up", entering their email address and clicking on the go button.
We are as complete as we can be at "press time". However, some items are added in future issues for the months included here. So check each issue for the current events. Items for Inclusion Any organization wanting items included in this newsletter should send them to Joe Morgan at jmorgan@fyi.net. Or mail to 109 Wishart Drive, Beaver. The editors reserve the right to accept or reject any such items. PLEASE MAKE SURE SUCH ITEMS REACH US AT LEAST 5 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.
Appeals for funds We may, also at our discretion, include here appeals for charitable contributions. Such causes must have a local connection, and must NOT be for a well-publicized national organization.
The Fireman's Social Hall on Dutch Ridge Road is available for rent. For info call
724-495-7240. |
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Special
Calendar Days
FEBRUARY 2
Ground Hog Day
FEBRUARY 14
St. Valentines Day
FEBRUARY 20
Presidents Day
FEBRUARY 22
Ash Wednesday
MARCH 11
Daylight Savings Times Begins
MARCH 17
St. Patrick's Day
march 20
First Day of Spring
APRIL 6
Good Friday
APRIL 8
Easter
april 7 - 14
Pesach
april 13
Orthodox Good Friday
april 15
Orthodox Easter
april 17
Income Tax Day |
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