Rochester Outlast Western Beaver 48 – 35 In Boys Basketball

JD Aculay was the hot hand for the Rochester Rams lighting it up for 19 points and named player of the game for the Rams. Rochester got out in front and held off a late 3rd quarter charge by the Beavers closing it two a 2 point game late in the 3rd quarter, but that was as close as it got with Rochester responding with some 3 pointers and closed out the game. The players of the game were JD Aculay for the Rochester Rams and Levi Gray for Western Beaver Beavers, the players of the game will be invited to a future coaches corner.

 

Iconic “Blue Streak” at Conneaut Lake Park Destroyed in Fire

The featured image above shows the big hill of the Blue Streak after the fire was out. Photo courtesy of Lyndsey Price Bartoo.

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh, published January 4, 2022 at 7 P.M.

(Conneaut Lake, PA) A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at Conneaut Lake Park. It was reported that crews were dismantling the historic “Blue Streak” roller coaster and having a controlled burning of wood when the ride caught fire. The fire has been extinguished, and crews will continue to demolish what’s left. The Blue Streak was the 17th oldest Wooden Coaster in the United States, opening in 1938. It was listed on the ACE (American Coaster Enthusiests) list of historically designated  landmarks in 2010. This is the third fire at Conneaut in recent history, with the Dreamland Ballroom burning in 2008 and the Beach Club and Dockside Pavillion in 2013.  Conneaut Lake Park changed ownership last year. Photos can be seen below.

Photos courtesy of Lyndsey Price Bartoo

Wednesday’s AMBC: Who’s Gonna Fight?

Patterson firetruck

Phil Graeser  Fire Chief for the Patterson Township Fire Department will talk with Matt Drzik about the recent shortages of volunteer firefighters, why the shortages came to be, and what can be done to remedy the situation. The interview will take place following the 8:30 news on Wednesday.

Gov. Tom Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers

Wolf heads into last budget season with flush state coffers
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is sitting on a fat budget reserve, a healthy and growing surplus in the current budget year, and billions in unspent federal coronavirus relief funds. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is about to lay out his eighth and final state budget proposal. For him, Pennsylvania’s healthy account balances make this a “magical year” in “budget surplus territory” that won’t require higher taxes or the pain of spending cuts. The governor’s annual budget address is scheduled for Feb. 8. It will be followed by weeks of hearings by the appropriations committees in the House and Senate. The deadline to get a deal is July 1.

Shapiro Backs Pittsburgh-Area Lawmaker To Be Running Mate

Shapiro backs Pittsburgh-area lawmaker to be running mate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic Party’s presumed nominee for governor this year, is endorsing a Pittsburgh-area state lawmaker to be his running mate and lieutenant governor. Shapiro on Tuesday endorsed 32-year-old Austin Davis, who is in his third term in the state House of Representatives and has connections to Allegheny County’s party leaders. If elected, Davis would be the state’s first black lieutenant governor. Also seeking the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor is five-term state Rep. Brian Sims of Philadelphia. Sims made history in 2012 when he became Pennsylvania’s first openly gay candidate to be elected to the Legislature. The primary election is May 17.

Court Asked to Require Accredited Lab In GOP ‘Investigation’

Court asked to require accredited lab in GOP ‘investigation’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems wants to restrict any inspection of its voting machines as part of what Republican lawmakers call a “forensic investigation” of Pennsylvania’s 2020 election to a laboratory that has specific credentials. The Denver-based voting-system manufacturer filed paperwork in court Monday evening as Republican lawmakers are planning to inspect Dominion’s machines and software in southern Pennsylvania’s sparsely populated Fulton County using an unaccredited contractor that has no election experience. Dominion’s voting equipment has been at the center of conspiracy theories about the presidential election and it has filed defamation lawsuits against right-wing broadcasters and Trump allies.

Brobson Takes Oath as Pa’s Newest Supreme Court Justice

Brobson takes oath as state’s newest Supreme Court justice
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A lower-court judge elected in November is the newest justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Republican Kevin Brobson was sworn in on Monday in the high court’s Harrisburg courtroom. Brobson won a squeaker of an election against Democrat Maria McLaughlin, prevailing by nearly 25,000 votes out of almost 2.8 million cast. He replaces fellow Republican Thomas Saylor, who reached the mandatory judicial retirement age of 75 last year. The court currently has five Democrats and two Republicans. Brobson is a Montoursville native who now lives in Dauphin County.

Wednesday Teleforum with Lisa Diaz

Wednesday’s Teleforum program with Eddy Crow starts with Lisa Diaz; Lisa is the entrepreneurship coordinator for Job Training for Beaver county. If you’re considering starting a small business in 2022, you won’t want to miss it! Teleforum is every weekday from 9 till noon on 99.3fm presented by St. Barnabas, 1230WBVP, 1460WMBA, and streaming live on Beavercountyradio.com.

Trading In Resolutions For Habits With Chris Cosky Of B-Well Nation

(Published by Matt Drzik)

“New year, new me.”

That phrase, being uttered by several thousand Americans per year, is usually paired with the desire to lose weight and become a “new” person. But as Chris Cosky stated on A.M. Beaver County, “with such a big change comes many, many little changes that aren’t thought out…and if you don’t have that blueprint, you quit.”

Cosky, the owner & operator of B-Well Nation in Patterson Township, joined Matt Drzik to debunk the supercharged nature of “new year, new me” and instead focus on starting small and building up a regular, consistent, and positively reinforced exercise training and daily routines. She also talked about the crucial element of finding motivation and balancing the workload in order to maintain a regular routine.

“You have to have that backup plan,” Coski said. “No matter how passionate you feel today or you felt last week into the new year…you’re going to have that moment where you look at that treadmill or weight set and say ‘I don’t feel like that today.’ So what’s the plan when you don’t feel it? That’s what we need to focus on.”

B-Well Nation is located on the corner of Darlington Road and 6th Street in Patterson Township, and they are on Facebook along with other social media platforms.

To watch the full interview with Chris and Matt, click on the Facebook feed below!

Center Twp. Board of Supervisors Holds Reorganization Meeting

(File Photo)
Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 7:49 AM
(Center Twp, Beaver County, Pa.)  The Center Twp. Board of Supervisors met Monday afternoon, January 3, 2022,  and reappointed Bill DiCioccio as the board’s chairman, Mike “Doc: Sisk was voted as vice chairman is Mike “Doc: Sisk.
Meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 4:30 p.m. and third Monday of every month at 7 p.m.