Author: Beaver County Radio

Organizers of the 2018 Summer High School Student Choral and Instrumental Academy on Teleforum!!!

Dr. Jane Bovalino, Superintendent, Rochester Area School District, Ray Rotuna,Academy Executive Director, Artistic Director and Conductor, BVCS, and Sharon Burchill, Academy Administrative Staff Member, Academy Faculty Vocal Track, BVCS Associate Director, Director of Youth Choruses, Ensembles, and Education were guests of Frank Sparks on Teleforum Monday April 30, 2018. They are some of the organizers of the 2018 Summer High School Student Choral and Instrumental Academy that will be taking place at the Rochester Area School District .

The summer music academy runs from Monday, June 18 through Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Rochester High School campus, 540 Reno Street, Rochester, PA.   High school music students, grade 9 through recent graduates, and home schooled students, from throughout the western PA region are encouraged to apply to the academy.  Vocal and band rehearsals are scheduled from 9 am to noon each day.  Following rehearsals, all students receive a lunch in the school cafeteria.  Classes and interest sessions begin at 1 pm and run until 3 pm.  Private piano, voice or flute lessons are scheduled from 3:30 to 6 pm daily.  On Saturday, all students are encouraged to attend the college fair with their parents.  A final dress rehearsal is set for 1 to 3 pm on Saturday, followed by a dinner and concert dress preparations.  The finale concert, presented in the school auditorium, begins at 7:30 pm.

All academy information can be found on the Rochester Area School District Site RASD.ORG or the Beaver Valley Choral Society site or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bvchoralsociety/  

Commissioner Egley: Route 51 Could Re-Open Middle Of This Week

A PORTION OF ROUTE 51 IN FALLSTON STILL REMAINS CLOSED AS CREWS WORK TO STABILIZE THE HILLSIDE THAT CAUSED A LANDSLIDE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE LANDSLIDE OCCURRED ON APRIL 16TH RESULTING IN THE CLOSURE OF ROUTE 51 BETWEEN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND WILDWOOD ROAD. I ASKED BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDIE EGLEY WHEN THAT ROADWAY COULD RE-OPEN…

Still no official update from PENNDot this week on the status of Route 51.

Beaver County Online Auction Continues Into Month Of May

THE BEAVER COUNTY ONLINE AUCTION CONTINUES INTO THE MONTH OF MAY. BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDIE EGLEY TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT YOU STILL HAVE THREE WEEKS LEFT TO BID ON SOME GREAT ITEMS…

I ASKED EGLEY HOW MANY COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE ACTUALLY BID ON ITEMS SO FAR…

EGLEY SAYS THE AUCTION IS OPEN TO ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS…

EGLEY SAYS THERE ARE SOME HOT ITEMS TO BID ON…

Tom McCormack Talks About Panama McCormack Foundation On A.M. Beaver County

The Panama McCormack Foundation is a foundation that was started by Tom and Linda McCormack in order to “improve the quality of life for hard-working individuals and families in Panama”, as per their mission statement. Tom also owns and co-operates (with Linda) McCormack Apiaries in Aliquippa, which is a bee farm that produces honey that is sold at the Beaver and Ambridge Farmer’s Markets.

Tom McCormack joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County on April 30 to discuss the Panama McCormack Foundation, and its drive every year to collect prosthetic arms and legs, as well as other medical supplies for the citizens of Panama. Tom, a retired Vietnam veteran, spoke about what items are needed, and how they get sent to the country where he spends 6 months out of every calendar year. He also commented on his Apiary, where he houses bees away from pesticide-ridden areas.

More information about the Thomas L. & Linda J. McCormack Foundation can be seen at http://www.panamamccormackfoundation.com/.

To hear the FULL interview, click on the players below.

Part 1

Part 2

Beaver Falls Fire Chief: Last Night’s House Fire Ruled Arson!

Arson is being blamed for three house fires Sunday night in Beaver Falls that forced a woman to jump to safety. Fire Chief Mark Stowe spoke with Beaver County Radio Newsman Pat Septak this morning. He tells us that a woman in the home where the fire started escaped the flames by jumping from a second-floor window onto a porch roof…

He says the initial fire started around 10 p.m. on the porch of one home before flames spread to two other…in the 800 block of 26th street:

We asked Chief Stowe if there were any serious injuries…

We asked Chief Stowe if there are any clues he could share with us that led them to believe it was arson…

He says a total of three homes were heavily damaged…

The fire marshal is investigating, as well as the city’s investigator and police department to try to determine who is the blame for this blaze.