(Beaver, PA)  An unusually warm late November evening drew an estimated crowd of more than three thousand people into downtown Beaver for the annual light up night festivities.  The event was coordinated by the Beaver Area Chamber Of Commerce and in addition to various merchant shopping specials,  it featured live music, Horse drawn carriage rides, train rides, and, of course, Fireworks to conclude the festivities at 9 PM.

Beaver County Radio, WBVP and WMBA, were at Light Up Night as Frank Sparks, Pat Septak and Ed Hermick hosted a live broadcast from near the main stage on College Avenue.  The Beaver High School Chorus, Valentina Cherico, Rick Gilbert, The Maybrayz,  Donna Groom and The Voices entertained the crowd with Holiday and traditional favorite tunes throughout the evening.  Here is a recording  of Rudy Zetz, from The Voices,  singing a stirring rendition of “Oh Holy Night” live at the event:

Additional celebrities on hand for the evening included  NASCAR Radio play by play announcer, Mike Lysakowski, who hails from New Castle, was the Master of Ceremonies.

An ailing 8-year-old girl from Ellwood city has undergone a rare multi-organ transplant. Doctors say Kyree Beachem received a liver, pancreas, and small and large intestines on Wednesday. The surgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh took about 10 hours. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the patient has been waiting more than five years for new organs.

It’s been exactly one month to the day that a Harmony Township police officer was shot while on patrol. Officer Alan Loskoch was on patrol early in the morning of October 28th when he saw a man trying to break into a car. The suspect shot at the officer, hitting Loskoch in the vest over his chest. Loskoch is feeling very thankful this Thanksgiving Day Holiday.  He credits his bulletproof vest with saving his life and says the experience was positive in several ways – It has made him more aware of his surroundings while on the job and it has also influenced other officers in the department to wear their bulletproof vests as well. Officer Loskoch was briefly hospitalized and just recently returned back to work. The suspect – Earl Hollins – turned himself in to Aliquippa police earlier this month. He faces charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault.

A Pennsylvania Senate committee is asking the full chamber to consider removing Attorney General Kathleen from office. The committee said today that it voted 5-2 in favor of recommending that the full Senate start a formal process that could result in a vote to remove Kane, the first Democrat and woman elected to the post. The Special Committee on Senate Address issued the recommendation after holding three public hearings this month. It also rejected Kane’s argument that the Senate lacks the authority to remove her. Kane is running the divided office with a suspended law license. She’s also fighting criminal charges of perjury and obstruction for allegedly leaking secret investigative material to a newspaper and lying under oath about it.