FREE CLOTHES March 17, 2018

FREE CLOTHES…New Items Each Month

All Sizes for KIDS, TEENS,  ADULTS

Church of the Living Christ  699 Riverside Drive, West Bridgewater, PA

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2018 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

SUMMER & WINTER ITEMS & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

We love meeting new people!

Wednesday Mar 14–Uncomfortable Conversations Speaker Series

An uncomfortable conversation:  HUMAN TRAFFICKING: It’s Closer than you Think.

Wednesday March 14th  6:30-8:30 pm in the Meeting Room at the Carnegie Library of Beaver Falls.

On March 14,2018 the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls (CFLBF) will begin hosting the “Uncomfortable Conversations Speaker Series”.  These are not easy topics.  The series will create forums to help initiate conversations about topics that can affect our children, our families, our friends and our communities.  Each of the programs will be designed to provide the opportunity to become aware of community issues, begin a discussion, share what you know so others can learn, and when possible, they will be empowered to take appropriate action.

6:30- 7:15 pm Concurrent Sessions

Tweens and Teens Session:  Discussion led by Brenda Lutz from Shared Hope

Adult Session:  Discussion led by Sister Jeanette Bussen, Co-Chair, Beaver County Human Trafficking Coalition.

7:15 – 7:30 pm      Short Break

7:30 – 8:30 pm    Panel Discussion and Questions

All age groups will be together in a wrap-up session that will provide a panel discussion including additional community experts Det Bonnie Sedlacek, Det. Anthony Berosh, Ann Lewis representing A Child’s Place, and Andrea Cotton-Anderson from Standing in the Gap.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

 

 

 

 

Special SPRING story-time at Beaver Library 3/21/18

HAPPY SPRING!  Hop in for a special ALL AGES story time to celebrate the season.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018 10:30 a.m.

  • Spring Sotries
  • Crafts
  •  Egg Hunt

Program is FREE, but please REGISTER  in library or online to ensure enough supplies.

BEAVER AREA MEMORIAL LIBRARY

724-775-1132

www.beaverlibraries.org

 

41st Annual Maple Syrup Festival April 7 & 8

41ST ANNUAL

Maple Syrup Festival.

Come and enjoy all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast served with maple syrup made from the maple trees at Bradys Run Park!  April 7 and 8, 2018, 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM

Festival features entertainment on two stages, Civil War re-enactors, handmade crafts, pony-rides, stoneground flour and much more!  Free admission and parking.

Charge for breakfast. $9 adults; $5 children 12 and under

70th Anniversary Moments – Mark Razz

This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948.  To mark the historical event, each week, another “70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds.

 

In 1986, big things were happening at WBVP, and for sister F.M. radio station, WWKS, or KISS 106.7 F.M.  The stations had recently been purchased by Hopewell residents, at the time, Ted and Marilee Ruscitti.  Ted Ruscitti was focused on getting the most out of the 47,000 watt F.M. radio station that he had just acquired, and that meant some radical changes.  The first decision was to do away with the generic, automated soft rock and liven the delivery up a bit.  Then next choice ended up being a no brainer as well, hiring a morning show announcer that would attract lots of listeners.  The search for the new show host didn’t have to go far.  Mark Razz was just a few miles up the road, working at WKST in New castle, and he was a perfect fit.  He was, and still is, a bright, quick witted host with a keen sense of the community and sports world.

Mark Razz in the production studio in 1989 at WBVP and WWKS.

Mark Razz, aka Mark Radziewicz,  grew up in Bellville, New Jersey, not far from the bright lights of New York City. It was his college years at nearby Slippery Rock University that brought him out to Western Pennsylvania, and kept him in Beaver County after graduation until 1991.  Razz became a very popular personality on WWKS, KISS 106.7 FM by offering a daily line up of creative skits and dialogue with trusty sidekicks from across the hallway  of the Beaver Falls studios, at the A.M. counterpart of the operation, WBVP.  Often times Steve Granato and Tom O’Neill would join Razz on the show and help out with popular bits like “The Morning Calendar”, “The Dreaded Morning Oldie”,  “Sleezy Tabloid News”, and the “Lou Pappan Happy Birthday Greeting.”

Mark Razz broadcasting live in downtown Pittsburgh on KISS 106.7 F.M. at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1988.

Razz was also a prominent fixture on the other side of the dial, as he did sports play by play on 1230 WBVP.  One of his more famous broadcasts was the first ever football state championship game featuring a  Beaver County team in 1988, when he joined Bob Barrickman in the booth at Hershey Stadium for the Aliquippa-Berwick  class AAA state title game that year.  While it would end in a Quips loss, the game produced a few neat highlights, including the following snippet of Mark Razz calling a Jake Kelchner touchdown pass when Kelchner, who would later on star at West Virginia, played for Berwick High.

After leaving WBVP and WWKS, Razz headed to WAAF in Boston, and then to K-Rock in New York City where he worked with Howard Stern, and even did a stint on satellite radio before settling in as his current roll of Music Director at WXTU in Philadelphia.

“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by  Albert’s Heating, Cooling and Plumbing, The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, Beaver Valley Sheet metal, Castlebrook Development, Freedom United Federal Credit Union, Hank’s Frozen Custard and Mexican Food,  Laughlin Insurance Agency and Rochester Manor and Villa.

 

70th Anniversary Moments – John Nuzzo

This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948.  To mark the historical event, each week, another “70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds.

 

The “Morning Man” has always been one of the most prominent segments of the broadcast day, and typically, A radio station will search far and wide to find a person with just the right mix of talent, humor, and ability to relate to the listeners to fill this role.  A couple weeks ago in the “70th Anniversary Moments” series,  we looked at the first “Morning Man” for WBVP,  Arnold Felsher.  Today we will reflect on the man the guided Beaver County mornings for over twenty years in more recent days, John Nuzzo.

John Nuzzo. Circa 2010.

John Nuzzo was the youngest of twelve children growing up in nearby New Castle.  Being the youngest of so many siblings, John, no doubt, learned at a very young age to speak up in order to be heard or noticed among all the family members in the house.  That household probably also helped develop John’s keen sense of humor and quick wit and eventually led to Nuzzo doing some stand up comedy work.

Before starting at WBVP in 1992, John had worked at WKST in New Castle, as well as radio stations in New Hampshire.  Upon being hired as the  WBVP morning show host and Program Director, John immediately put his talents to work and introduced innovative new ideas to the line up including “Ask The Commissioners”, which is still airs on WBVP and WMBA on the first Thursday of each month.   John also coined the name, “A.M. Beaver County”, as the official moniker of the morning time slot that is also still in use.  Listeners to “A.M. Beaver County”  in John’s era were treated to his daily “Brain Tweezer”, a popular trivia question guessing game that would have people trying to call in and correctly answer John’s query , at times, for the entire remainder of his program.

John Nuzzo and Beaver County Commissioner Jimmy Albert at The Beaver County Airshow in 1997.

John Nuzzo was also very instrumental at forging relationships in the community on behalf of WBVP, and later on WBVP and WMBA.  During his tenure, the radio stations began to appear at  various county wide events like The Beaver County Maple Syrup Festival and The Beaver County Airshow.  He also began a popular monthly interview series with experts from Penn State Cooperative Extension that is still on the air.  Nuzzo also convinced station management in 1999 that this  newfangled thing called “the internet” was worth looking into and helped arrange for and set up the station’s first email account and website

John Nuzzo helped open other doors and create new opportunities for WBVP and WMBA.  In 2008, he recruited fellow New Castle broadcaster, Gary West, to host “A.M. Beaver County”, so John could then hold court in a new three hour local talk show, “The John Nuzzo Show”, that aired from 9 A.M. until Noon, which is where John stayed up until his retirement in 2014.

“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by  Albert’s Heating, Cooling and Plumbing, The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, Freedom United Federal Credit Union, Laughlin Insurance Agency and Rochester Manor and Villa.

 

 

LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY 03/03/18

The Beaver Area Memorial Library will hold its annual Lunch at the Library on Saturday, March 3rd from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Homemade soups, breads and desserts will be served.

The cost of a bowl of soup with bread is $3.00 and dessert is $3.00.

Take-outs will be available after 1:00 p.m.

The event will be held in the meeting room of the library, 100 College Ave. in Beaver.  The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Beaver Library and all proceeds will benefit the library.

For more information, call the library at 724-775-1132

3rd Annual Wings, Suds & Songs 02/24/18

3rd Annual Wings, Suds & Songs benefits the Beaver County Humane Society.  It will be held at Center Stage on Old Brodhead Rd. In Center Twp on

02/24/18 from 6:30 to 10:00 P.M.

Beat the winter blues with an evening of fun with karaoke, dancing, good food, beverages, a fabulous cookie table, photo booth and great auction items.

$35.00 in advance    $40.00 at the door.  Ages 21+

Folk Dancing with a TWIST–every Monday at 7 P.M.

Gold Rush Outlaws Western Square and Modern Pattern Dance Group

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

  • Great Exercise
  • No Formal Lessons
  • Casual Attire
  •  Modern Music
  • No Partner Required
  • Open to EVERYONE

Admission: $5.00  (Non Profit group-all proceeds to the community)

Every Monday at 7:00 P.M. at

The Independence Twp. Community Center,  116 School Road,  Aliquippa, PA 15001

Where Traditions of the Past Meet the Future!

For more info: Lisa Minton:  412-215-0617 www.outlaws.goldrushrecords.org