WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2018
TODAY – SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH NEAR 80.
TONIGHT – SOME CLOUDS. LOW – 65.
SATURDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. HIGH – 86.
SUNDAY – PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE. HIGH AROUND 90.
ST. BARNABAS LAND TRUST MAKES ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITION IN BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP…
THIS IS THE SECOND ACQUISITION IN BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP THIS YEAR. LAUTERI TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS THAT THEY’RE HOPING TO MIRROR THE SUCCESS THAT ST. BARNABAS HAS CREATED IN GIBSONIA AND VALENCIA OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS…BUT HE SAYS THEY WILL NOT USE A COOKIE-CUTTER APPROACH:
TERMS OF THE SALE WERE NOT PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED, BUT LAUTERI SAYS THAT CURRENT TENANTS OF TUSCA PLAZA WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC…AND THAT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE FOR A TENANT OF THE FORMER SHOP-N-SAVE:
LAUTERI SAYS THAT RESIDENTS OF BEAVER COUNTY WILL SOON BENEFIT BY THIS LATEST ACQUISITION….
TUSCA PLAZA – WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1956 – SITS ALONG 10 ACRES IN THE 49-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TUSCARAWAS ROAD.
THE BEAVER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT’S WEST NILE PROGRAM WILL SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES IN BEAVER, BRIDGEWATER AND MONACA TODAY. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY TRUCKS CARRYING TREATMENTS OF DELTAGARD WILL CANVAS RECREATIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THOSE THREE COMMUNITIES TO KILL MOSQUITOES THAT COULD BE CARRYING THE WEST NILE VIRUS. WEST NILE HAS BEEN FOUND IN BEAVER, ALLEGHENY AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES THIS YEAR…AND ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ALL RESIDENTS IN AREAS WHERE THE VIRUS HAS BEEN FOUND ARE AT RISK OF CONTRACTING AN INFECTION THAT CAN RESULT IN AN INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN.
THREE RESIGNATIONS AND ONE HIRING ARE APPROVED BY ALIQUIPPA CITY COUNCIL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Several people became nauseous after brakes failed on the Pirate Ship ride at Kennywood Park, and crews were unable to stop it for 10 minutes. The ride swings like a pendulum from left to right and up and down. Passengers were stuck swinging Wednesday before workers could engage a secondary braking system. EMT’s were on hand to help any riders who became sick once the ride stopped.
BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDIE EGLEY IS RESPONDING TO A 130-PAGE REPORT RELEASED YESTERDAY AT THE COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION…CONCERNING A COUNTY FINANCIAL PICTURE THAT FORECASTS A 5.4-MILLION-DOLLAR DEFICIT FOR 2019:
EGLEY SAYS…WE NEED A PLAN OF ACTION:
EGLEY SAYS…CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE:
COMMISSIONER EGLEY MADE THOSE REMARKS DURING THE ‘ASK THE COMMISSIONERS’ SEGMENT ON TELEFORUM THIS MORNING. THAT REPORT SHE’S REFERRING TO FROM PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS HIRING A CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR IN ADDITION TO A FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2018
TODAY – SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH NEAR 80.
TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOW – 67.
FRIDAY – VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH NEAR 80.
SATURDAY – RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…WITH SOME
SUNSHINE LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH – 86.
SUNDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 90.
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.
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The city of New Castle has produced its share of talented broadcasters through the years. Popular WBVP and WMBA hosts in more recent years, John Nuzzo and Gary West were born and raised there. In addition, Mark Razz, who was a WBVP and WWKS show host and program director from the 1980’a and 1990’s, along with broadcasting pioneer Chuck Wilson, who spoke the first words on WBVP in 1948, started their careers at New Castle radio station WKST. Among other stars to rise out of Red Hurricane country and travel through Beaver County at WBVP was native son Steve Granato. The following is a biography about Steve Granato appearing in the recently published book “Behind The Microphone, The History Of Radio In Beaver County, PA”: “New Castle native, Steve Granato, first appeared in the hallways of WBVP and WWKS in 1982 as a part time announcer. He would return to his New Castle hometown station, WKST and WFEM in Ellwood City in 1984, where he had originally started as a high school boy before coming to Beaver County. In 1986, Granato came back to WBVP and WWKS to serve as Program Director and on air host for WBVP. After leaving WBVP and WWKS, Granato worked as a Program Director and on air talent in Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Cleveland and in Columbus, OH as a Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeart Media. Steve is currently the Operations Manager of four radio stations in Naples-Ft. Myers, FL for Renda Broadcasting.”
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One enduring story in particular about Granato, and his time at WBVP, involved the aforementioned Mark Razz, local pro wresting legend, Bruno Sammartino and a Nationality Days Broadcast. The following is Also taken from Behind The Microphone, the History Of Radio In Beaver County PA, describing a live broadcast from Ambridge Nationality Days from around 1988: “Bruno Sammartino, was invited to appear at the WBVP and WWKS live broadcast set up at Nationality Days. Surely having such a beloved and popular sports figure on the air and live in person at Nationality Days would be a coupe. Sammartino arrived as planned and proceeded to do an interview live on KISS 106.7 F.M., WWKS, with host Mark Razz. After that interview ended, Sammartino went over to join Steve Granato at the other end of the booth, who was broadcasting live on 1230 WBVP. Whether it was the fact that Steve Granato’s shorter height, or that Sammartino was getting bored, or maybe that the quieter Granato was just an easier target, who knows, but shortly after the dialogue on WBVP began, Sammartino jumps up and put Granato into a headlock and then proceeded to give Granato a series of “noogies”, rubbing his knuckles across the top of Granto’s head, just like a grade school bully in the coat room would do to the class nerd.” At the time, WBVP was paired with a sister F.M. radio station known as WWKS, or Kiss106.7 F.M. WMBA was still owned by a separate company back then and hadn’t become part of the family yet.
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These days, Steve, and his wife, Mary Kay Granato, live in Bonita Springs, Florida.
“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by Abbey Carpet and Floor, Albert’s Heating, Cooling and Plumbing, Aliquippa Giant Eagle, The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, Beaver Valley Auto Mall, Beaver Valley Sheet Metal, Castlebrook Development, The Community College Of Beaver County, Farmers Building and Savings Bank, Freedom United Federal Credit Union, Hank’s Frozen Custard and Mexican food, The Health Huts, Kitchen City, Laughlin Insurance Agency, Rochester Manor and Villa and Young’s Jewelry and Coins.
Gordon Mann of Public Financial Management of Philadelphia presented a 130 page early intervention report to commissioners addressing the county’s financial picture.
After all was said and done, the report highlighted two themes…increase revenues and reduce costs. The PFM report forecasts a 5.4 million dollar deficit for the 2019 county budget. Mann says the county must improve its financial reporting and recommends hiring a chief administrator in addition to a financial administrator.
Mann says compared to comparable counties, Beaver County is last in real estate taxes collected at about 90 percent. Mann says collecting the remaining 10 percent is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Commissioners will formally adopt the PFM report at the regular August 23rd meeting being scheduled for a special meeting time of 6 pm. Next week’s Wednesday work session and Thursday’s regular meeting have been cancelled.
THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THEIR REGULAR WORK SESSION TODAY HEARD A SUBSTANTIAL REPORT CONCERNING THE COUNTY’S FINANCIAL CONDITION. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI WAS AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIS MORNING WHEN THE NEWS CAME DOWN. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
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