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BROUGHT TO YOU
BY:
Beaver County
Community
Development Program
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3RD QUARTER DOWNTOWN RECOGNITION AWARD
Monaca Borough Employees
The Monaca Business District Authority has chosen the Monaca Borough Employees for the 3rd quarter Downtown Recognition Award. Specifically, we would like to recognize Mario Leone, Manager, Dawn Werthman, Secretary, Administrative Staff, Public Works Staff and Part-time Summer Staff. These individuals were chosen for assisting the Business District Authority, Monaca Volunteer Outreach and Happy Weeders notably with in-kind services, supplies and labor assisting with the downtown landscaping, Green Gateways Project, the Farmer's Market and more.
Their efforts inspire us all to maintain the beautification of our downtown. This kind of work ethic puts us one step closer toward our goal of making Monaca a more attractive place to live and shop.
The borough employees have also been an integral part of many important community life activities in town. Through their efforts, Monaca has enjoyed revitalization in the areas of business development and community life.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW BUSINESSES
Ball Furniture Outlet, Randy Ball owner, at 308 Ninth St. - new and used furniture sales;
Sheena's Consignment Boutique, Theresa Sims, owner, 1030 Pennsylvania Avenue - retail clothing, jewelry, shoes.
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OF NOTE
Congratulations to Daman's Fitness Center, 390 Sixth Street, on the success of their Second Annual Strongman Competition held July 16.
Condolences to the family of Henry "Hank" Bechtel who passed away July 3. Hank, 60, was the owner of Bechtel Insurance since taking over the business in 1986. Hank was a generous supporter of community organizations and events and was a past member of the Business District Authority Board. He was also active in the Monaca Merchants Association in the 1990's. He was generous with his time and resources to support downtown Monaca and the community as a whole. He will be missed.
Streetscape Update of Green Gateways Project: New benches and planters have been placed on Ninth Street at Mamula's Market and Rossi's Pizza. The concrete pad was poured for the parklet at Atlantic Ave. and Ninth Street with the pergola construction underway. There are new planters at the "island" of Pennsylvania Ave. and Ninth Street; and community gardens planted in front of the municipal building and at the Monaca Riverfront Park. Thanks to all contributors and donors and to Patty Majors and Ginny Korak for overseeing this project. Keep an eye out for more to come!
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THANK YOU
Thank you to Patty Majors and Ginny Korak for spearheading the effort to clean up the Baker-Baldwin Cemetery located off Industrial Drive outside of the Beaver Valley Industrial Park. The tiny cemetery has graves dating from 1810, including revolutionary and civil war soldiers, and was overlooked for many years. Thanks to the labor of Patty and Ginny along with assistance from Mario Leone, Rock Concrete, Chris McKenzie and Lowes the cemetery grounds are restored.
Thank you to the Happy Weeders and the Monaca Volunteer Community Outreach who keep our downtown looking beautiful. These volunteers work tirelessly to plant, weed, sweep, and water the plantings along Pennsylvania Avenue, Ninth Street, Washington Town Plaza, the Veteran's Memorial Park and much more. We owe a great deal of gratitude to them and appreciate their efforts!
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DOWNTOWN MONACA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Annual Youth Fishing Derby
September (date to be announced)
Monaca Riverfront Park (Pump House park)
Sponsored by the Monaca Recreation Board
Happy Weeders
Thursdays at 8 AM
Meet at the Borough Building
New volunteers interested in beautifying Monaca welcome!
Farmer's Market
Wednesdays, 3 - 7 PM
Washington Town Plaza
Fresh produce, eggs, cheeses, meats, plants, baked goods and Papa Duke gyros
14th Annual Fallfest
October 15, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Pennsylvania Avenue, 9th to 14th Streets
5K Race at 9:30 AM, Registration at 8:30 AM
-Washington Town Plaza
Halloween Parade 11:30 AM
Foods, crafts, live entertainment, games, children's games, pumpkin patch
Car cruise following parade. For additional information, contact monacafallfest@ymail.com
Monaca Community Hall of Fame Inductions Banquet
The 2011 Inductees are the late Beatrice Bickerstaff, George Bischak, the late Howard Shanks, and John T. Wolfe.
October 23, 6:30 PM
Monaca Turners
Call 724-775-3187 for reservations
Annual Youth Turkey Bowl
November 25, 3 - 5:00 pm
Center Lanes, Center Township
Sponsored by the Monaca Recreation Board
Monaca's Hometown Christmas Celebration
November 26, 2-4 pm, parade and tree lighting at 5 pm
Monaca VFD Station House #1 and Washington Town Plaza
Visit with Santa, decorate cookies, make a craft, music and treats in the Station House Parade lines up at 15th St. and proceeds to the Plaza for music and lighting of the Christmas Tree.
Check out the Ohio River Trail Council website for the many clubs and activities along with updates on the progress of the trail and the latest scheduled bike rides: www.ohiorivertrail.org.
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| PLEDGE YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES!
Join the movement of hundreds of others who have already pledged their support for our local and downtown businesses. Take just 20 seconds to take the Downtown Monaca pledge today!  Taking the pledge lets your loyal local businesses know you are happy to have them in your community, and that you want them to stay! Additionally, it sends the message to potential new businesses that your community is supportive of local businesses. Remember, when you "put your money where your house is" you are helping to create a more vibrant downtown, decreasing time spent in the car and on fuel costs, and also helping to increase the home values in your community: a win-win-win! Thanks for joining the Downtown First movement to support our local and downtown businesses!
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FREE POSTERS TO HELP MARKET YOUR VACANT/AVAILABLE PROPERTIES!
Help to market the vacant and/or available properties in your downtown with TCA's FREE DowntownProperties.net poster!
Placing the colorful DowntownProperties.net poster in your window will let everyone passing by know that it is available, whether your property is vacant or still being occupied.
Most importantly, the poster can direct those interested in your property to DowntownProperties.net, where they can access important information about the property, such as contact information, address square footage, a photograph, community demographics, and more!
If you are interested in a free poster for your property, please contact Town Center Associates at 724-728-9400 or tca@towncenter.info.
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DOWNTOWN MONACA E-NEWSLETTER
You are reading the Monaca FOCUS: your quarterly downtown e-newsletter. By using e-newsletters instead of print newsletters, we can send the information about our downtown revitalization efforts to a greater number of people and save paper--a win for the community and the environment!
To receive your copy of the e-newsletter via email, simply send an email to tca@towncenter.info and indicate your email address, as well as the name of the town or towns for which you'd like to receive the e-newsletters. You can also call Town Center Associates to sign up at 724-728-9400.
Please also take a moment to forward this email along to your friends, colleagues, family and neighbors, and encourage them to sign up today! This will help to inform (and involve) more citizens about the revitalization efforts taking place in our downtown.
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This e-newsletter is brought to you by the Beaver County Community Development Program (CDP).
Town Center Associates (TCA) created this e-newsletter for CDP for your downtown, as one of the many services TCA has been contracted to provide to the downtowns in the Beaver County Main Street Network. For more information, please visit: www.beavercountymainstreets.com.
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