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Local Youth Football Organization Raises Money For Grieving Zelienople Family

A local football organization helped a family in its community Sunday. The Seneca Valley Junior Football Association sponsored a spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the family of Timothy McGonigal of Zelienople. McGonigal died in an ATV crash in July, leaving behind his wife and two teenage sons. Organizers say all of the profits are going to the McGonigal family. In addition to the donation price of the dinner, people gave additional monetary donations. Organizers say one family even offered a scholarship to one of the sons. The dinner raised more than $1,000.

Rochester Community Carol Sing and Light Up Night Broadcast, December 3, 2017

Beaver County Radio did a live broadcast on Sunday December 3,  2017 from the 1st Annual Rochester Community Carol Sing and Light up Night from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks and Ed Hermick joined attendees from all over Western Pennsylvania who came out to celebrate the Holiday Season. The Beaver High School Color Guard presented the colors to get the event started followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. Santa Claus then arrived via a fire truck since there is no snow for his sleigh.  Santa also brought one of his elves. There was a live reading of the Night Before Christmas that was broadcast live on Beaver County Radio airways. The Beaver Valley Choral Society then sung live and a replay of the performance will be played during the Beaver County Radio’s presentation of Christmas Music around the clock on Christmas Day.  That was all followed by a Chorus Concert by the Rochester Kindergarten Students and the whole night finished with a lighting of the lights . Check out the pictures below of all the fun during the broadcast….

2017 Christmas on Merchant Broadcast December 2, 2017

Beaver County Radio did a live broadcast from Christmas on Merchant Street in Ambridge on Saturday December 2, 2017. Frank Sparks and Ed Hermick were there for all of the fun. Children told Ed Hermick what they wanted for Christmas  and wven  Beaver County Commission Chairwoman Sandie Egley stopped by to chat. The Beaver County Radio prize van was on hand giving out prizes to all the winners who spun the prize wheel. Check out pictures of the fun below …….

Quaker Valley vs. Sharon P.I.A.A. Play-off game linc to listen online

1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA’s Bob Barrickman and Tom Hays have the call from Martorelli Stadium in West View of this 2017 PIAA Class 3-A Semifinals high school football state playoff game as the WPIAL champion Quakers battle the District 10 champion Tigers. If you are unable to tune in to the on air broadcast you can listen on line by clicking on the TRIB Live Sports Network banner below at 6:30 p.m. tonight …………

 

BEAVER COUNTY FESTIVAL OF TREES RESUMES THIS WEEKEND

THE BEAVER COUNTY FESTIVAL OF TREES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND…AT THE LODGE AT BRADY’S RUN. WE SPOKE WITH THE ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL – AMY TYGER – EARLIER THIS WEEK…AND SHE TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S PAT SEPTAK THAT THE FIRST WEEKEND WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND THEY’RE HOPING THIS WEEKEND WILL BE JUST AS – IF NOT MORE – SUCCESSFUL AS THE LAST. SHE’S SAYS THERE’S A LOT GOING ON AT THE FESTIVAL OF TREES THIS YEAR…

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.BEAVERCOUNTYFESTIVALOFTREES.ORG.

4-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Bleeding to Brain, Other Injuries; Beaver Falls Father Arrested

A Beaver Falls father is in jail, accused of shaking his baby so violently the infant’s brain started to bleed. The 4-month-old baby boy is at UPMC Children’s Hospital being treated for severe injuries. Police were called to the Morado Dwellings Housing Complex in Beaver Falls on Nov. 21 for a child having seizures. But when police questioned the father, 24-year-old John Crawford admitted he had thrown and shaken the infant because he wouldn’t stop crying.