Governor Tom Wolf is pushing state lawmakers to pass several bills recommended by a grand jury that investigated child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Current PA law doesn’t allow a victim to sue once they turn 30-years-old. A Berks County state representative is suggesting opening a two-year window in which older victims could sue abusers as well as institutions. State Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) unveiled a proposal to provide an alternative to civil lawsuits when addressing child sex abuse cases. Schemel’s proposal would create a “Truth and Restoration Commission” that would receive testimony from victims and the institutions who may have harbored those responsible for the abuse. Victims would be financially compensated by the commission from a pool of funds supported by those institutions…

WE HAVE AN UPDATE NOW ON LAST WEEK’S GAS LINE EXPLOSION IN CENTER TOWNSHIP: ENERGY TRANSFER – OWNER OF THE PIPELINE – AND FIRST ENERGY REPRESENTATIVES…ATTENDED LAST NIGHT’S TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS MEETING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report….

Two men are facing charges after they stole antique equipment from the Little Beaver Historical Society and sold it for scrap. 32-year old James Rogers, of Darlington, and 20 year-old Eric Bailes of South Beaver Township, were both charged by state police with theft and receiving stolen property. The incident took place back in February. The two men have preliminary hearings next month.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, SEPT. 18TH, 2018

TODAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. HIGH – 83.

TONIGHT – CLEAR SKIES FOR THE EVENING WILL GIVE WAY
TO LOW CLOUDS AND FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOW – 63.

WEDNESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH – 82.

And now it’s time to take a trip down memory lane with another edition of Beaver County Memories, presented by St. Barnabas Beaver Meadows.  The subject in this segment involves the concept of awarding a trophy to memorialize, or commemorate the winner of a contest. Remember, winning memories are standard when you choose st. Barnabas beaver meadows.

Awarding a  trophy at the end of an  contest or season is nothing new. The are trophies that are passed out all the time for all kinds of reasons in all levels of competition, including sports, acting, dancing, academic achievements, even car shows, fishing derbys, animal judging at the fair and beauty contests, and many other things can include trophies being awarded to the victors at the conclusion.  The bigger the trophy, the more prestigious. Along that line, one of the world’s biggest, if not the biggest trophy, used to be awarded every year in Beaver County. Prior to a 2009 merger that combined Monaca and Center school districts, One of the most anticipated high school football games every year was the rivalry game played between Rochester and Monaca. Typically, the game was played on the last weekend of the regular season.  Along with bragging rights that would last all through the year until the next season’s game, came perhaps the largest trophy ever awarded to the winning team after a game. That being a steel structure nearly 800 feet long, otherwise known as a bridge spanning the Ohio River that connects Rhode Island Avenue in Rochester with 9th Street in Monaca.

In 1988, Rochester manager Ed Piroli and Monaca Borough Manager Thomas Stoner made a bet with each other on behalf of their towns that the winner of the annual Rochester – Monaca football game would get to be named first in the bridge title.  Following a Monaca win, the span would be known as the Monaca-Rochester Bridge. After a Rochester victory, signs would be installed identifying the it as the Rochester-Monaca Bridge. In addition to being the first town named in the bridge title, the winning community  also got the privilege of having signs created in their school colors. After a Rochester win, navy blue letters on a white background sign greeted motorists on the first truss as they started across the bridge. With an outcome favoring Monaca, red lettering on a white background was used.

After the merger of Monaca and Center districts, following the 2009 season, the teams no longer played each other, and the annual “bridge game” as it came to be known was no more, as Rocheter and the newly formed Central Valley School district compete in different classifications.  Since then, a sign on the Rochester side of the bridge refers to it as the the “Rochester-Monaca Bridge” and on the western entrance in Monaca, the sign on that side reads “Monaca-Rochester Bridge”.

Tune in everyday for another Beaver County Memory presented by St. Barnabas Beaver Meadows. A complete transcript of this Beaver County Memory and archived editions of previous segments can be viewed at Beaver County Radio dot com.