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“It’s Ladies’ Day Out. And what do ladies like to do most? They like to see beautiful homes, they like to go to lunch, and they love to shop. So they can do everything in one day.”

Now in its 21st year, the AAUW Kitchen Tour returns to Beaver County on Saturday, September 24. The event runs from 9:30 AM until 3:30 PM headquartered at the “Marketplace” at Dutch Ridge Elementary School in Brighton Township. Kitchen tours will run from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM, and lunch courtesy of Butcher & Son Public House will be served from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM at Dutch Ridge Elementary.

The event will feature not just five different kitchen interiors that run the gambit from rustic aesthetic to modern technological advances, but each house on the Kitchen Tour will feature delicacies ranging from homemade biscotti to handcrafted tabouli from AAUW member Salam Raskovsky. The Marketplace will feature several different local vendors selling their creations–such as chocolates, jewelry, and clothing–and there also be raffles and prize baskets up for grabs at the Marketplace as well.

Tickets are available at The Hostess Gift Shoppe in Beaver in advance for $20, and they are available on the day of the event for $25 at The Hostess Gift Shoppe as well as Dutch Ridge Elementary School. Lunch tickets MUST be purchased separately before September 21; the amount is $12 and they can be purchased at The Hostess Gift Shoppe. Parking for the event is free at Dutch Ridge Elementary.

Mary Ann Bolland and Jean Macaluso joined Matt Drzik on the September 15 edition of A.M. Beaver County to discuss the 21st Annual AAUW Kitchen Tour. To see the interview, click on the Facebook feed below!

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“It is just a great evening. We get a lot of people from around the county.”

Grove Cemetery in New Brighton will be hosting a Wine & Cheese Tasting on Saturday, September 17 from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the Merrick Art Gallery. Vice President Bryan Fabyanic joined Matt Drzik on the September 15 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about this event, now in its fifth year.

Proceeds for the event will help the non-profit cemetery maintain operations as it has done since the late 1850s. Fabyanic said that he wants to see Grove Cemetery remain in operation under its localized board as opposed to being under the supervision of an official municipality. “Nothing against the municipalities; they just don’t have the time or manpower,” Fabyanic said. “So it’s nice when you can keep a good group of board members and volunteers together to keep the cemetery going.”

To watch the full preview with Bryan Fabyanic, click on the Facebook feed below!

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“It’s more than just football, it’s a preparation for life that continues on…and Coach Sullivan was a mentor to me.”

Geneva College has had two head football coaches since 1976. The current coach–Geno DeMarco, now in his 30th season–joined Matt Drzik on the September 14 edition of A.M. Beaver County to pay tribute to his predecessor, former head coach and Geneva athletic director Gene Sullivan. News of Sullivan’s passing was revealed on Friday.

DeMarco said that though Sullivan was a dedicated “student of the game”, he did not prioritize football for himself or his student athletes. “It was always the Lord first,” DeMarco said, “and it was our families second, it was what we were studying third, and then football fourth. He really lived out his life and those types of priorities.” Sullivan was DeMarco’s coach from 1981-83, and even after DeMarco took over as head coach in 1993, Sullivan still participated on the staff as an assistant until 2013.

“He was able to teach these kids how to become men up front,” DeMarco added, “and I saw a true football coach come out of him at that time. He was very intense with those guys.” Along having an intense desire and attention to detail for football, Coach Sullivan also made sure his players were able to care for each other. “In his first meeting, he’d tell all of us that he loved us and that we needed to tell each other that,” DeMarco recalled. “You just don’t picture that in a football team, but that’s who we are.”

Geneva has not yet announced formal plans to honor and recognize Sullivan, but DeMarco says discussions will take place. The weight room on the College Hill campus is named in Sullivan’s honor, but as Coach DeMarco said: “His mark has been left all over College Hill.”

To listen to the full interview with Coach Geno DeMarco about former Coach Gene Sullivan, click on the play button below.

Current Geneva Football head coach Geno DeMarco will speak to Matt Drzik on the Wednesday morning edition of A.M. Beaver County about the passing of his predecessor and colleague, Gene Sullivan. The interview will take place following the 8:30 news.

Frank Sparks starts the morning with local news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.

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“It’s a beautiful place with beautiful people, and when you get the right people here in a space where they feel like they can add…they want to stay, and they want to be here.”

Mayor Kenya Johns’ description of the city of Beaver Falls has perpetuated her first year in office; a year that is now entering its final–and perhaps busiest–quarter of activity. Johns joined Matt Drzik on the September 13 edition of A.M. Beaver County to discuss the city’s continued foray into improving the city, as well as upcoming events taking place in Beaver Falls.

One of the nearest events for the city is the upcoming Neighborhood North Community Fundraiser on Tuesday, September 20. “We want this to be a community effort,” Johns stated about the event. “We might not all have $500 or $1,000 to donate, but if we have five dollars, we can do that…or if we have the ability to share it on social media so someone else with five dollars might be able to share, we really want the community to show up for that.” Johns said that the funds raised will help for kids’ activities at Neighborhood North during the wintertime.

Speaking of wintertime, the city is also in its early stages of planning the annual Christmas parade along 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls. Johns hopes that this year’s parade manages to balance good traditions with good new ideas to create the best presentation. “I am incredibly honored to be able to be a part of the planning committee,” she said. “We don’t want to bring it back; we want to reinvent it. We want to take all the elements of what we’ve done in the past that’s been beautiful and amazing, and also have a future focus on that.” Those interested in participating in the 2022 Christmas Parade can contact the city for further details.

To watch the FULL interview with Mayor Kenya Johns, click on the Facebook feed below!

Beaver Falls mayor Kenya Johns returns to A.M. Beaver County on Tuesday morning, talking with Matt Drzik about the latest going on in the city following the 8:05 news.

Frank Sparks starts the show with news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.

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Twenty-one years later, the efforts to memorialize the events of September 11, 2001 remain consistent–and in some ways are growing stronger.

One event that has been showcasing such efforts returns to Beaver on Sunday, September 11, as “Let’s Roll 9/11” will be taking place in Beaver beginning at 3:00 PM. The site for the day’s festivities will be the gazebo at Irvine Park, and attendees for the free event are asked to bring lawn chairs and umbrellas if necessary. If the umbrellas become too necessary, the event will be held at nearby Park Presbyterian indoors.

Two of the event’s organizers, Charles Jones and Diane Brosius, joined Matt Drzik on the September 7 edition of A.M. Beaver County to discuss all of the activity that will be held in Beaver this Sunday–including several guest speakers and musicians. There will be a 50/50 raffle as well as donation opportunities for those who want to donate to relief efforts. For further information about how to donate or the event, you can contact Charles Jones at (724)-407-8436 or Bob Gwin at (724)-777-7772.

To watch the full interview with Charles and Diane, click on the Facebook feed below!

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“We wish we could put a police officer on every corner, but that’s impossible…because you wouldn’t be able to sustain that kind of money.”

Part of that “we” is Ambridge mayor Duke McCoy, who joined Matt Drzik on the September 7 edition of A.M. Beaver County to provide some updates on the work of the police department–including a recent drug bust–as well as more new businesses making their way down to the streets at the south end of Beaver County.

To watch the full interview with Mayor McCoy, click on the Facebook feed below!

On the Wednesday edition of A.M. Beaver County, Matt Drzik will talk with Diane Brosius and Charles Jones following the 8:30 news to discuss the upcoming “Let’s Roll 9/11” event taking place this weekend in Beaver County.

Frank Sparks kickstarts the morning with news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.

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“We want to keep the legacy alive of our fallen heroes…so that these names will never be forgotten.”

Dana Tabay spoke to Matt Drzik on the September 2 edition of A.M. Beaver County about the return of the WPA Gold Star football games, which honor the fallen veterans of combat from the area. Ten players on each team change their nameplates to those of fallen heroes, and each game will feature a corresponding meet-and-greet dinner where the players meet the families of the fallen and learn more about their histories.

The WPA Gold Star Game schedule has expanded to 8 games this year, including the first college game its ever been part of. The first of those games takes place tonight, as the South Side Rams host the Riverside Panthers at Ashcroft Stadium; the pregame ceremony begins at 6:30 with a 7:00 kickoff. The schedule features 14 high school teams from four counties with one high school game per week from Week 1 to Week 7, concluding with the Geneva/Westminster game at Reeves Field on November 12.

To watch the full interview with Dana Tabay, click on the Facebook feed below!