(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. Jim’s guests this week were Brighton Twp. Police Captain Pete Benedict and Brighton Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. Lieutenant, Mark Vandenbord.

 

Segment one Jim talked with Captain Benedict about how his career in law enforcement started at the age of 28 and how his career advanced to him being named as the first ever Captain of the Brighton Twp. Police Department. The guys then talked about Brighton Twp. and how the community is growing more and more each year. Benedict told Roddey that the Brighton Twp. Police department is  now in charge of security at Heritage Valley Beaver. Roddey finished up the interview thanking Captain Benedict for his service to the community.

In segment two Jim spoke with  Lieutenant Mark Vandenbord about the ever growing Brighton Twp. Vol. Fire Department. Mark talked about how fire fighting is a tradition in his family going back to his father and his grand father. The guys also discussed that for the last year Brighton Twp. has been employing part-time fire fighters to assist the volunteer fireman. Mark talked about the challenges of recruiting new volunteer fireman. He said that it’s tough cause you need over 200 initial hours of training just to become a volunteer fireman and that you have to attend continuing training to be able to properly serve the community and that people just don’t want to give up that kind of time in their busy lives.

If you missed the show and would like to see it. Click the play button below to see it as it streamed on Facebook Live…..

Check out the photos below of today’s interview’s.

 

 

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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