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New Castle, Pennsylvania. Celebrates." Let There Be Joy"

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:09:02 -0600

New Castle Pennsylvania celebrates " Let There Be Joy"

On December 26 the Seraphim Chorus, a community choir invited the residents and friends to a free concert at Mary Mother of Hope Parish ( St Marys Church} in downtown New Castle.

The free concert featured selections by Handel, Faure, Rutter, Menotti and others celebrated the Christmas Season.

The chorus is under the direction of Mary Mother of Hope's own director of music, Mr Kris Harper.

Kathryn D.Miller, Westminster College organist will accompany the group. In addition to the performance of the Seraphim Chorus, Carmen Massaro-organist, Justine Kolodziej-Tenor & Kris Harper-Baritone and Anthony Nsthsl-Bass also performed at scheduled times.

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The busyness, the hustle and hectic preparation for the celebration of Christmas ended with the beautiful presentation of " Let There Be Joy" at Mary Mother of Hope Parish in New Castle, Pennsylvania.

On December 26 th the community gathered to celebrate a quieter time of the season.

Many gathered to relax, meditate, and enjoy the musical artistry from the choir loft and to absorb the brilliance and beauty of the scene at Bethlehem displayed before them.

Numerous exquisitely decorated trees surrounded the intricately detailed, seventy-inch scale, Fontanini Nativity. Massive bouquets of red and white poinsettias graced the sanctuary to recreate the scene of splendor and majesty of that Holy Night.

Although no photo can recapture the peace and tranquility of that afternoon, here is a slide show of the event.

Thanks to Rev. Victor J. Molka, Pastor and to all of the people who worked so deligently to create a visual display of the blessed stillness of Christmas.

Enjoy!

"Let the Countenance of Jesus Christ shine from you this season." May Jesus Christ be the gift that we share with everyone God brings into our lives. May there be no door close behind us that we haven't been 'the Christ' to that person's need.....

www.marymotherofhope.com

And so Winter begins..in Western Pa....

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:31:32 -0600

Here it is our first " Winter Wonderland Snowfall " that special snowy day when magic happens. Layers of glistening flakes accumulate by inches on everything in sight. It is like living inside one of those winter snow globes. it is truly a " Currier and Ives " moment. Nothing dramatic...simply a pretty picture.

I just captured these photos of the horse pasture and woods across my driveway,such a tranquil scene. Hope you enjoy..the photos of our beginning winter season in Western Pa.

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous"

Aristotle.

Spring Creek, State College Pennsylvania

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:31:54 -0600

Pennsylvania is a nature seasonal paradise. I often visit my family in Penn State where they have the most beautiful parks.

Here are a few pictures of one of my favorite parks " Spring Creek " I thought the timing was so right and was happy with these photos..infact they are among my favorites. Ventured a little 3 hours away from my home town. Love Pennsylvania !

I ventured into the middle of the shallow creek to take this photo ..the water was cold..but the photo was worth it.

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous"

Aristotle.

New Castle,Pennsylvania 1613 Hanna Street a Bargain at $ 38,900 Slashed to $29,900

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:52:12 -0600

Update Nov 21,2008: I can't believe this...the seller has reduced this home to $ 29,900 What a give-away..Seller is out of town and wants it sold.............

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Someone once said " A good deal is not ofter the best deal " but with .this listing......it is the BEST DEAL!

This home offers a lot for $ 38,900 located in New Castle, Lawrence County, New Castle School District

A lot of the mortgage money is FHA and certain requirements need to be met before a house can qualify for a FHA mortgage.

This is a perfect house for that type of mortgage ( if needed) It has been well maintained.

The taxes are $ 920 per year

Living room 14x16

Dining room 15x11

Kitchen is a small galley kitchen 7x8 but there is a kitchen/breaksfast room combination that measures an additional 12x12.

The 3 upstairs bedrooms measure: 14x16, 15x11, 11x11.

lot size 38x120 corner lot

Double car large block garage

Newer 10 year old furnace

The large inviting front porch wraps around the side and front of the home. A smaller enclosed porch is part of the exterior back

The water and sewer are public

Information Deemed Reliable, But Not Guaranteed

For more information visit www.northwood.com/junelewis

call June at 724-730-4571 cell phone or office at 724-658-6645 ext 16

Wampum Pa, 712 Park Drive 15 minutes to the Pa turnpike Newly priced at $ 56,000

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:16:23 -0600

UPDATE: Nov 19.2008 This home is sale pending to a young Military couple with a little one and new baby on the way. A nice big house to raise a family. Congratulations to our young family and welcome home from the Military.......

The village of Wampum is a borough of Lawrence County approximately 20 minutes south of New Castle off Rt 18 and 15 minutes to the Beaver Valley Exchange on the Pennnsylvania turnpike

Wampum, an Indian name meaning " string of shell beads" has a poulation of only 629 ( July 2007 census)

In this comfortable little village stands a statuesqe family brick home on a beautiful 90x 209 lot.

We have just re-priced this home to $ 56,000. MLS# 734246

The front enclosed masonary front porch opens to a large 10x12 foyer and stairway to the second floor.

Living room 13x13 the three upstairs bedrooms are : 13x13, 13x13, and 10x12

Dining room 14x13

Kitchen 11x10

There are solid pocket doors connecting the living and dining room.

The heat is Hot Water

Public water and Sewertaxes are a LOW $ 718

Full basement

First and second floor baths.

Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed

To viewadditional pictures on this property visit

http://www.northwood.com/junelewis

"Apple Castle Festival" in New Castle, Lawrence County Pa " A Fall Fun Day"

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:06:56 -0500

Another glorious Autumn weekend in Lawrence County. The second week in October has always been the
" Apple Castle Festival and Craft Fair" The well know landmark has been fifth generation farm since 1861..
It is five minute drive from New Castle located in the heart of the Amish countryside.The Apple Castle features
home grown fruits and vegetable. Their country store delights visitors with their specialty foods like jellies, jams
Amish items, apple butter, cider, candies, cheeses, dried fruits and snacks, local eggs, honey and no sugar items.

An amazing blast of Autumn colors amidst the aroma of fresh apple cider and the " Apple Castle's famous donuts, freshy baked on the spot enticed visitors as they enjoyed the many attractions at the festival including, two horse drawn hay wagons offering free rides through the grounds, live music and entertainment, crafters, food, of course apples..apples...and more apples and even pumpkins and corn stocks and fall decorations of every type.

The farm grows approximately 20 acres of apples, with over 50 varieties of apples throughout the season. The farm also produces around 3 acres of peaches and nectarines along with blueberries, rasberries and blackberries. They also produce 15 acres of sweet corn that is harvested daily. Apple Castle ships apples all over the u.S.A. additional information call

Lyle Johnston at 724-652-3221

enjoy the slide show of the rest of the event and if you missed it this year, make sure it is on your calendar as a must do event. It certainly is a Lawrence County......gotta go there.....

What can I say other the " Apple Castle" must farm hearts on those trees along with their sought after apples because New Castle LOVES the Apple Castle.

Notice to Home Buyers..Now's the time.....

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:15:36 -0500

Is buying that home just wishful thinking? Is the media closing the door to your dream? You know what they say......You can't believe everything you hear! What you hear may not fit your location or your situation. What do you do first? Know your credit score. What are the benefits of a good credit scorewhen looking to buy a home?

Lower interest rate
Speed up loan approvals

Boost buying power

The most in depth and accurate way to determine your credit score when thinking about buying a home is to talk with your lender's loan officer and ask them to run a merge report. It is free and will pull your credit score from all agencies.

Transunion
Equifax

Experian

The determining factors to how your credit report rates, is based on

paying your debts on time
the available credit you have available to you

the amount of debt you have.

Make sure you limit your credit cards and limit the use.The higher percentage use of the credit available the lower your credit score will be.Check you credit card interest make sure you are aware of where the interest rate is.

Steve Janoski, loan officer with Countrywide Mortgage keeps the Realtors advised on what is happening in the mortgage arena. It enables us to share his expertise with our clients. Steve e-mailed an update e-mail and I wanted to share part of that with you. It confirms from a loan expert that, now is a perfect time to buy a home. Let your lender and you determine that,.... not the media or what you hear from others. Here is a part of of mortgage advice.

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The $700 billion bailout is a must, believe me. I also think once we're past this election , the economy will take on new light. The consumers are believing what is happening in this country is happening right here in western PA. Sorry to say that if they keep thinking that way, it will hit us harder. Please tell your buyers that it is a great time to buy, regardless of what's happening in the economy. If mortgage rates are hovering around 6%, what's stopping them from buying?

Yes, Congress took away the down payment assistance program but I rarely used it. FHA still works great with maximum seller assist. How about a Rural Housing loan? Granted, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD have tightened up their guidelines for mortgages and that has affected every lender. Still the media talks about how much harder it is to get a loan. Guess what folks, if your credit is bad, it's still hard to get a loan. Those with good credit can still get mortgages regardless of the media saying they can't.

Steven Janoski
SR Mortgage Associate
724-742-9700 Ext 222
724-612-0561 Cell

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I hope this e-mail from Steve has confirmed that securing a mortgage in our location is available.

If you are ready to finalize that dream of buying a home, let me help you with a list of homes that will fit your needs. We have plenty to choose from and at the best prices, they have ever been in real estate

Give my cell a call if I can be of help 724-730-4571Northwood Realty Services

June Lewis

724-658-6645- ext 16 office

724-730-4571

310 Wallace Ave. New Castle, Pa 16101 " A touch of Grandma's house" $ 78,500

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:13:43 -0500

There is just something special about a home that has that nostalgia feel of Grandma's House. Maybe it is because this was the homestead of a family consisting of a loved mom and dad , one brother and 4 sisters This has been their family homestead for 60 years. A large 18x11 kitchen and 16x16 dining room easily accommodated the need for space for those large holiday celebrations. This home also offers an off the kitchen 9x12 room used as a sitting room, but if desired could be a computer room, breakfast room or with a few minor adjustments a first floor laundry. First floor and second floor bathrooms are a convenience. The kitchen has it's own stairs to the second floor

The intergrity of this home has been maintain in udates that have been made to this immaculate home. New hardwood floors were installed in both the dining room and the 14x22 living room.

There are 3 upstairs bedroom 14x12, 14x11 and 13x16 Storage abounds in this home. The attic is just

beautiful, finished into two rooms with hardwood floors. The second room is adjacent to the larger room in the attic.

The above picture is only a partial view of the attic. There are 2 rooms additional rooms on the second floor that could be the 4th and 5 th bedroom or used as added storage.

The lot size is 50x160
MLS# 747536
Vinyl construction
public water and sewer
Heat type Gas
Taxes $ 1080

Close to shopping, bus lines and schools.

Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed

This home is a perfect home for FHA or Conventional Financing. Mortgages are available and homes are listed at a all time low. This home is offered at $ 78,500 That is a lot of house for the price. Call for an appointment to see this Feature Home

Northwood Realty Services

2000A Wilmington Road

New Castle, Pa 16105

Office 724 6586645 ext 16

Cell 724 730 4571

home 724-667-8859

http://www.northwood.comjunelewis

http.www.homesearchnewcastle.com

jlewis@northwood.com

North Beaver Township Mohawk School Renovation and market update New Castle Pennsylvania

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:03:43 -0500

West Penn Multi-listings in the Mohawk School District- September 29,2008

According to the 2000 census,

the North Beaver Township area has a population of 4,022. ( 1 % urban- 99 % rural )

North Beaver Township covers 43.1 miles

The Mohawk Schools, Elementary and Secondary are the only schools in the Township.

The enrollment is approximately 1839 for the district with 946 High School Students and 893 Elementary Students

The Mohawk High School is now under major renovation of expansion to create additional rooms.

The Elementary School Building is located next to the High School at the end of a long pine tree drive.

For additional information on this shool district visit their web site at

ttp://www.mohawk.k12.pa.us/elementary/default.asp

I wanted to capture some pictures of the renovations of the High School and was fortunate to snap not only pictures of the schools and property but also of football and soccer teams at practice. Check the Mohawk School photos below.

Watch for another school district post soon.

.......Union School District on the horizon........

Looking for a home in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County Check out the listings for sale below.

The following listings were taken from the West Penn Multi-list for the Mohawk Shool District only :

1 home ( horse farm ) at $ 1,250,000 offered with 82 acres and barns

1 home + additional guest home on 3 acres at $ 999,900

4 homes between .....$300,000 to $500,000

5 homes between .....$204,000 to $260,000

14 homes between ...$150,000 to $199,000

6 homes between ....$100,000 to 149,000

17 homes ....above... $59,900

land and building sites also available.....52 listed in the MLS under farm, acreage and land.

The land prices vary from 18 acres for $144,800

35 acres for $ 99,000

4 acres for $ 99,000

3.7 acres for $ 75,000

5 acres for $ 64,900

The building lots vary depending on location of the development and vary from $35,000 to $ 59,000 . Most of these lots are a little over an acre.

There are 3 properties under $ 35,000

Reduced 5 acres at $ 27,000

Reduced 6.7 acres at $34,900

8 acres at $25,000

and. .62 acre at $12,000

* All statistics from the Western Penn Multi List as of September 29

New Castle Pennsylvania Lawrence county Pumpkins galore at the local Farm Markets

June J. Lewis,Realtor New CastlePa Lawrence Co. (Northwood Realty Services) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:50:58 -0500

Well .....we are into the first few days of Autumn. Fall in Pennsylvania is nothing less than spectacular. The color palette is amazing. I wanted to go back to the farm markets to take photos of the different fall displays. These farmers takes such precision in creating exciting pumpkin displays. I hope you are able to take these beautiful Fall days and drive out to the various markets in the country . It's a beautiful day for a drive. There are new Fall items corn stalks, gourds, fall decorating items and and still plenty of fresh picked vegetables. First set of photos---Sperdute Farm Market on Kildoo Road in North Beaver Township, outside New Castle, Pennsylvania.

The next Photos are of the Walker Farm Market and Hand crafted Gift Shop. located on Rt 108 Mt Jackson Road, just outskirts of New Castle, Pennsylvania also in Lawrence County. Check out their flyer below for the Fall Festival at the Walker Farm. The First Annual Fallfest will be on Oct 4, 2008 from 11:00 am to 6:00pm Featuring face painting and a Pumpkin Decorating Contest call 1-330-727-9342 for additional information and to reserve your pumpkin

The last set of photos is from the Leckwart Farm Market. Look what I found among the punmpkins, a real cutie , just a little pumpkin himself. Thirteen month old " Little Michael Joseph Leckwart." He is the son of Michael and Karen Leckwart and grandson of Joe and Jean Leckwart. The Leckwart Farm Market, like the other two featured farms are family owned and the families work together. Now " Little Michael " he is just too little yet to work the farm......but he sure loves those pumpkins..The Leckwart Farm Market is on Sunnyside Road just outside of New Castle, Pa in Lawrence County.