(Beaver Falls Pa.) The Best of Beaver County is easy to discover; it’s right on your radio!  Tune in this and every Thursday from 11 to 11:30 am  for “the Best of Beaver County”,  on WBVP and WMBA presented by St. Barnabas. The show is hosted by Jim Roddey and is dedicated to shining light on the great things going on right here in your neighborhood, and the people that are making it happen.  This week , Thursday March 28, 2019, Jim’s guest’s were Rob Pratte a local broadcasting legend who began his career at WBVP and WMBA in the 1970’s before landing at his current position as a regular talk show host on KDKA radio, where he continues to thrive and Bryan Dehart who as Township Manager in Brighton Township.

In the first segment of the show Jim talked with his longtime friend and local broadcasting legend and hometown product Rob Pratte. Pratte told Roddey about his humble upbringing and being from New Brighton and his career in the radio industry that started right here at Beaver County Radio. Pratte praised current Station Manager and Owner Mark Peterson for his hard work in making the stations successful and one of the corner stones of Beaver County. Pratte  also told Roddey about his love for Beaver County and the great things that are going on in the county specifically what St. Barnabas is doing in Brighton Twp and that he feels that Brighton Twp is one of the hidden gems of the county and Roddey explained St. Barnabas feels that way also that is why they are investing so much in the community and the surrounding area. In wrapping up Pratte told Roddey that he loves Beaver County and plans on living the rest of his life in Beaver County saying “I plan on living here till they put me in the ground”.

In segment two Mr. Roddey interviewed Bryan Dehart who is the Manager of Brighton Twp. . Dehart talked about him being raised in the area and graduating from Laurel High School. After graduation he attended Slippery Rock University where he first beacame interested in government  when he took a public administration class. Dehart then moved to Florida after graduation with his then fiance and love of his life, Jill. The two eventually married and are now the proud parents of two adult daughters that they are very proud of. In 1985 Dehart secured employment in Brevard County Florida while he was in grad school. Dehart told Roddey he had never heard of Brighton Twp. when the job opening was posted. He talked with his Dad who told him it was a great community. Bryan had always wanted to move back to Western Pa. and this was the perfect opportunity.

Finally the guys talked about St. Barnabas and their growth in Brighton Twp and specifically growth in general in Brighton Twp. and the exciting things that are going on in Beaver County.

You can watch the entire interview as it streamed live on WBVP/WMBA’s Facebook Page by pressing the play button below……..

The radio broadcast will be replayed each week from 11:30 am to Noon on Sundays on Beaver County Radio. Tune in next week at 11:00 a.m. as Jim will be welcoming in two more of  the “Best in Beaver County”  guests presented by St. Barnabas.

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Barbara Hill CEO and Founder of Lowenhill Home Services and her husband Greg Hill stopped by to visit on Teleforum with Frank Sparks Thursday march 21, 2019.

Barbara and Greg talked about their mission and how Lowenhill helps their clients with their daily needs whether it be grocery shopping, housekeeping, take medicine, assisting get a bath or just some one to sit and play a game with the client they are there to help the client stay in their home and not have to go just be a number in a nursing home.

The Hill’s took Frank through the process of Lowenhill staff as they enter a client’s home to assist them in their needs. Lowenhill also offers spiritual wellness if the client would like that.

You can watch the interview as it streamed Live on Facebook by pressing the paly button below….

If you would like more info on Lowenhill Home Services or would like to more information on employment opportunities go to  https://lowenhill.com/

(Beaver Falls, PA.) “The Best of Beaver County” with host Jim Roddey was on Beaver County  Radio Thursday, March 21, 2019. The show is presented by the St. Barnabas Health System and St. Barnabas Beaver Meadows.

Jim’s guest’s this week were renown Surgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon who is a  board-certified clinical professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience and Shelli Sommariva, St. Barnabas Charities Executive Director.

In the first segment Jim and Dr. Maroon talked about Dr. Maroon’s experience in the neuroscience and his time as one the Pittsburgh Steelers Doctors. Dr. Maroon also talked about the ever advancing technology and of Neuroscience and how it can help some of the resident’s of St. Barnabas as they age.

In segment two Roddey and Shelli Sommariva, St. Barnabas Charities Executive Director talked about the tough task Shelli has of asking people for donations to St. Barnabas. They also talked about the different fund raisers St. Barnabas has throughout the year. One of the main programs that was highlighted was the “Presents for Patients”.

You can watch the entire show as it happened on Facebook Live and on WBVP and WMBA by pressing the play button below……

The radio broadcast will be replayed each week from 11:30 am to Noon on Sundays on Beaver County Radio. Tune in next week at 11:00 a.m. as Jim will be welcoming in two more of  the “Best in Beaver County”  guests presented by St. Barnabas.

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The newest cornerstone store in the Beaver Valley Mall became the focus of the March 21 edition of the Huntington Business Spotlight, held the third Thursday of every month on Beaver County Radio. Rural King is that store, and General Manager Art Barnett joined Valerie Pedigo and Todd Galusha of Huntington Bank and Teleforum host Frank Sparks for an hour of conversation about his store.

The conversation talked about the vast variety of goods and products that Rural King has to offer, its transition into having a location at the Beaver Valley Mall, and how Barnett himself operates his business on a daily basis. Galusha and Pedigo also had the latest updates on the Huntington branches in Beaver County, and Todd even shared a little bit of his own backstory during the hour!

To listen back to the March 21 edition of the Huntington Business Spotlight presented by Huntington Bank, click on the player below.

Dales Reckless from M.R.S. Physical Therapy stopped by Teleforum with Frank Sparks for his monthly visit Wednesday March 20, 2019.

This Month Dale talked about shoulder pain and gave the listeners a simple test they could do to tell if they might need physical therapy or even surgery. Pat Septak, News Director, demonstrated the test as Dale explained how to do it.

Frank and Dale also talked about some of the causes of shoulder pain and how our body changes as we age.  Dale informed the listeners of the many great services that M.R.S. Physical Therapy provides to its patients and also talked about their Parkinson’s Program and how it is the only certified program in the county.

The entire interview was also streamed on Facebook Live. If you watch the video below you can see Pat demonstrate this easy test to see if you might have a problem with your shoulders….

Tune in next month on April 17, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. for Dales next interview. In the meantime if you would like more information on M.R.S. click on their logo below to be directed to their site…

Tom Young from 1st Consultants Inc. made his monthly visit to Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Tuesday March 19, 2019. This month Tom had a very special guest Kim Butler, CEO of Prosperity Economic Movement, as his guest.

Kim and Tom discussed the “Seven Principle Prosperity’s of Economics” that are listed below:

1. Think- Prosperity Mindset
2. Seeing- Create a vision of what you want
3. Measure- Moving forward and having to learn how to measure your success
4. Flow- All about cash flow
5. Control- Control your money
6. Move- Money has to stay in motion
7. Multiply- Prosperity works when you learn how to multiply.

You can watch the entire interview as it streamed live on Facebook by clicking the play button below….

Tom’s next appearance is scheduled for April 16, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

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(Beaver Falls, PA.) The Marchedition of “Rappin with the Reps” on Teleforum with Frank Sparks talked about term limits . Joining Frank in studio were  Aaron Bernstine (R) 10th District and his Chief of Staff Nick Kerin. The show ran from 9 – 10 a.m. on Thursday March 14, 2019 and was also streamed live on Facebook.

The guys started out by talking about a bill that Rep. Bernstine is championing  having to do with term limits. Joining the guys on the phone was Rep. Andrew Lewis (R) 105th District who is one of the writer of the term limits legislation.   He talked about how there is a new wave of legislators who support this bill and also why he felt the need for this.  After a break for news the guys continued the talk and took questions from the listeners and also answered questions that were asked on the Facebook Live Feed.

You can watch the show as it was streaming on Facebook by pushing the play button below…….

Next months show will be on April 11, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. .

Rappin with the Reps is brought to you every month by the Medicine Stop and The Laughlin Insurance Agency.