We are very thankful to have the opportunity to have Annie Mersing, Director of Advancement at Seneca Valley School District & Director of Development for Seneca Valley Foundation, as our guest this week. Annie shares with us the importance of the foundation for Seneca Valley Area School District. The Seneca Valley Foundation (SVF) is a private, 50…

We have quite the episode in store for all of you as we recorded live from the brand new podcasting studio inside the Butler County Chamber of Commerce office! We had the honor of being the first ever podcast episode to record in the studio and looking forward for many other shows to get the same opportunity in the near future! Not only did we get …

We have another high school musical production to highlight on this week's show! We're excited to have Zach Marra, Delaney Ray, and the Director, Mr. VanLaningham join us to talk about this year's Butler High Theater All School Musical production of "Elf The Musical". This year's production will take place on March 15th & 16th at the Butler Area Hi…

It is officially High School Musical season! We are lucky to kick off the 2024 musical season with members of the Seneca Valley All-School Musical production and cast. We're joined by Michael Marra (Director), Amber Hugus (Co-Producer), and Jackson Hugus (Lead actor). This year's production is Something Rotten! Something Rotten! is a musical comedy…

This week's episode features the Rotary Club of Zelienople as they're going to celebrate their 100 Years of service on February 17th! We are joined by 3 Rotarians: Kathy Corcoran, Archie Simpson and Rich Gigliotti. They share with the listeners all about the celebration at The Stables of Connoquenessing on Saturday, February 17th. Here is more info…

This week's episode features a program in Butler County that has helped over 600 inspiring leaders gain new skill sets to be more successful in their careers & personal lives. We are honored to have Ian Hunter and Jamie Conrad, Co-Chairs of the 2023-24 Leadership Butler County Class, to talk all about the program. This year's class has the honor of…

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the start of year number 6 of Armstrong In The Loop Podcast! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and are ready for a full slate of new episodes to kick off 2024. This week's episode is our yearly tradition as we brought back Jordan Grady, Butler Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, to talk about 2023 & give u…

This week, we welcome back Rhiannon Schnell from Ellwood City Borough to talk about the ongoing Ellwood City Community Food Drive sponsored by Ellwood City Borough. This wonderful initiative kicked off on October 16th and runs thru November 17th. All donations benefit the Holy Redeemer Food Pantry in Ellwood City. Here are the suggested items of ne…

As September ends, it is time to start thinking about the holidays as they are fast approaching! This week's episode features the Ellwood City Hometown Holiday Toy Drive and we're honored to have Rhiannon Schnell, Board of Director member of the Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce & representative of the Ellwood City Borough. We start the episode off …

Our 150th episode of Armstrong In The Loop Podcast is finally here! We're honored to have members of the Mars Robotics Association join us this week to talk all about their organization. The students talk about how others can get involved, the difference between First Lego League and First Tech Challenge, and everything the students do in the commu…

After a long hiatus due to summer events, we are back with brand new episodes! Just in time to celebrate our anniversary of the podcast as we started this show August 7th, 2019. We needed a great guest to celebrate our achievement and we're happy to have Ian Hunter, Director of Development & Community Outreach, from Community Care Connections join …

This week's episode highlights an upcoming event in Butler County that has helped hundreds of thousands of people all across the United States. Lynn McKinnis, Concordia Visiting Nurses, joins the podcast to talk about the upcoming Remote Area Medical Pop-Up Clinic that will be held November 11th & 12th at the Butler Intermediate High School. Concor…

This week's episode is a celebration as CURIO in Zelienople, PA is celebrating its 6th Anniversary! We're honored to have Co-Owner, Jason Shorr, join us to talk about the evolution of CURIO over the last 6 years and all of the new & exciting changes that they've made to the art studio. If that isn't enough, CURIO and BURGH'ERS Brewing have collabor…

This week's episode is one we've been very excited about because we're announcing the grand return of Pizza with a Purpose! We're doing this a bit differently for this episode as Greg Rhoton, Co-host of Armstrong Street Scene, is hosting and the normal host, Seth Prentice, is being interviewed about Pizza with a Purpose. We also are thankful to be …

This week's episode is historic! For the first time ever we have 3 professional sports legends joining us to talk about the wonderful organization Christian Sports International and the upcoming "For The Kids" Celebrity Golf Classic. Our guests for this episode are: former Pittsburgh Pirate and Atlanta Brave Sid Bream, Four time Super Bowl Winner w…

We're excited about this week's episode as we welcome back Tim Kramer, VITA Program Coordinator for Center for Community Resources. Tax season is upon us and the race to file by April 18th, 2023 is quickly approaching. Tim starts off the episode by explaining what is the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The VITA program provides free income…

HEY YINZ GUYS!!! We have such a treat for all of our listeners this week as we have two very special guests to talk about YINZERCON. Don Spagnolo, owner of Re-Mixxd & creator of YINZERCON, and Nick Bartley, Host of Hunting Nostalgia, join us to talk about the first-ever YINZERCON. Nick kicks off the episode by talking about the newest season of Hun…

This week we are proud to have with us Candace Kantz, President of The Andrew Effect. The Andrew Effect is a relatively new non-profit in the area and they are already helping thousands of children in Butler County by providing high-quality toys & activities that engage children thru STEAM Education, gross & fine motor skills, problem-solving, nurt…

We're excited to talk about one of our favorite yearly events this week, the Zelienople Rotary Club's Shamrock Shuffle. Kathy Corcoran, Zelienople Rotary Club, and Joella Baker, Race Director & owner of Get Fit Families, join us to talk about this year's Shamrock Shuffle. The Shamrock Shuffle is an annual event to benefit the Zelienople Rotary Club…

This week's episode features one of the best programs in Butler County, Leadership Butler County! Shanea Clancy and Cody Slater, participants of the 2022-23 class, to discuss their upcoming fundraising events for their class projects. Leadership Butler County has been strong for 25 years and remains a unique, nine-month program that educates class …

This week delivers one of our favorite episodes we've recorded for In The Loop. We are joined by Ken Clowes, Community Leadership Initiatives Center Assistant for BC3. Ken has a tremendous amount of knowledge in the mental health and substance abuse field. We dive into a lot of topics that you'll want to hear Ken explain in much more detail! Ken is…

This week's episode features Kathy Morrissey, Director of the Pine-Richland High School Musical! Kathy is so excited to announce that the 2023 production will be "Elf The Musical." Pine-Richland High School will have performances open to the public on March 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th. Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.pinerichland.org/musica…

February is here and what a way to kick off the month as we have our first school district musical to promote! This week we're honored to have Michael Marra, Director, and Jessica Kavanagh, Co-Producer, from the Seneca Valley All-School Musical! We start the show off by learning that this year's production will be Disney's Mary Poppins on March 2nd…

We're excited to have back Tricia Pritchard, Director of Community Employment Development at Butler County Community College and host of Butler Buzz, as she's joining us to talk about her new position at BC3 & the new Personal Empowerment Training that is currently being offered to the community. We kick off the episode talking about the Butler Buz…

This week's episode is one that has become a tradition here for Armstrong In The Loop. We welcome back Jordan Grady, Executive Director of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, to discuss everything 2023 and reflect back on 2022. We kick off the episode discussing 2022 and how the year went for the Chamber. We talk about 2023 and the additions Jor…

Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We're kicking off 2023 with a fantastic episode with our friends at Public Lands. Catlyn and Lee join us to share their excitement for everything you can do outside during the winter months. Public Lands is located in Cranberry Township in the Best Buy plaza. Their mission is introducing a new destination for…

We've super excited to have back Ron Carter, Executive Director of the Strand Theater, in Zelienople PA. It has been quite a bit since we last had Ron join us but it was worth the wait as Ron brought with him quite an extensive list of upcoming events to close out 2022 and some key highlights to kick off 2023. Founded in 2001, The Strand Theater In…

This week's episode features the brand new Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Ryan McCandless. Ryan joins us to talk about who he is, what he has to offer the chamber & the community as well as all of the exciting upcoming events for the Chamber. We start the episode off by getting to know Ryan and what are some of the streng…

This week we're excited to have two wonderful Rotarians joining us to talk about the upcoming Shine For ShelterBox Dinner Gala on November 4th. Dave and Melanie Sturrock, ShelterBox Ambassadors and Rich-Mar Rotary Satellite Club Members are Co-Chairs for this year's Shine For ShelterBox Dinner Gala and are very passionate about ShelterBox. We kick …

We have a surprise for everyone as we're dropping another episode this week. We are honored to have Jason Shorr, Co-owner of CURIO Cool in Zelienople, and Patrick Schmidt, Pittsburgh Area Painter. CURIO hosts a different artist each month in their art studio at 113 North Main Street in Zelienople, PA. Included in the monthly artist series is a FREE…

This week's episode features 2 special guests to talk about the upcoming Glade Run Lake Conservancy Community Conservation Day on Saturday, October 22nd 2022. Our guests are Karlee Holmes, Glade Run Lake Conservancy Board of Directors, and Catlyn Brooke, Community Outreach and Education Lead for Public Lands. We start the episode off with Karlee ta…

This week's episode is very special as we're honored to have Daviea Davis as our guest. Daviea is a very talented Glass Mosaic Artist and her recent work is going to be unveiled in Zelienople on September 29th. We start the episode finding out when Daviea knew she wanted to become an artist and how she got into Glass Mosaic Art. Her art is showcase…

This week's episode is extra special as we have our Seneca Valley Senior, Avery Flood, to discuss the 5th Annual A Walk For Hunger Event. Every September, Armstrong works to Avenge Hunger by collecting resources to help supply community feeding programs and bring awareness to the need that exists. A Walk For Hunger will provide financial support to…

This week's episode features one of our favorite local organizations, Parents In Toto Community Resource Center. We were honored to be joined by Megan Shane, Outreach Manager and Program Manager for the Empowering Moms program. Megan spent time giving a brief overview of Parents In Toto since we haven't had them on in over two years. We then moved …

This week's episode features two very special guests from the Butler County Suicide Coalition, Amy Cirelli and Lena Southworth. These two incredible women volunteer their time and services to help reduce suicides through education, resources, and support. We start off the episode by learning more about what is the Butler County Suicide Coalition an…

This week, we're excited to be joined by Anthony Savannah, President of the Passavant Hospital Foundation. We kick off the show learning about the foundation and the importance of what they do for Passavant Hospital, doctors, nurses, patients, and the community. Passavant Hospital Foundation has many focuses including education seminars & outreach.…

We're back with a new episode for Armstrong In The Loop Podcast! This week's episode we have a special guest, U.S Representative Mike Kelly. Mike Kelly is the Representative of the 16th district of Pennsylvania. Mike Kelly has been in Congress for 11 years. Mike and Seth caught up since they last spoke in July 2020 and, go over many prime topics in…

After a long hiatus, we're back with new episodes for Armstrong In The Loop Podcast! This week's episode features one of our own Armstrong Neighborhood Channel-produced shows, Around the Town with Marilyn Forbes. Marilyn has been the host since the show's inception in October 2010. Her passion for writing and working for local newspapers made her t…

This week, we welcome back a favorite organization as the Glade Run Lake Conservancy joins us to talk about the upcoming Nature Series. Lisa Busa, Board of Director member, is our guest and the organizer of the 1st ever Nature Series. We start off the episode learning about Glade Run Lake Conservancy and their dedication to: preservation, restorati…

This week's episode features Jessica Burr, Clinical Director of the Butler County Family Reach & Rise Youth Mentoring Program. We learn all about this wonderful program and what the Butler County Family YMCA is doing to help children in our area. We find out how a child gets involved, how long a group lasts, what a child can learn, and many more am…

This week's episode features Kathie O'Hara, Marketing Manager of Armstrong Comfort Solutions, as she talks about Armstrong Comfort Solutions and the upcoming Butler County Home Show. Kathie shares with us the entire backstory of Armstrong Comfort Solutions and what they can provide to those with heating, cooling, or plumbing needs. We discuss diffe…

This week's episode is one we'll never forget! Greg Rhoton, Armstrong Neighborhood Channel Producer & Creator of Telly Award Winning shows (Street Scene, Counterpoint- A Musician's Tale), joins the show to co-host this episode. Greg was able to connect us with Youngstown's own JD Eicher. JD is a phenomenal musician and creative genius in the music …

This week's episode features an organization that may seem new or unheard of to many but has been around for several years, Family Guidance. Sami Bartek, Director of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, joins us to share the full story of Family Guidance and what they do in the community. We start off with getting to know Sami and the backsto…

This week's episode is thanks to Tricia Pritchard of the Butler Buzz. She put us in contact with Matt Meiers, founder of So Many Angels. Matt's wonderful organization provides hope, inspiration, and encouragement to children with cancer & other life-threatening medical conditions so that they can become whoever they want to be WHEN they grow up! We…

We're super excited this week as we welcome back the creators of Armstrong Street Scene, Rick Gurrera and Greg Rhoton! We had them on last year as they launched their new podcast "Armstrong Street Scene Power Hour". We kick off the show talking about 2021 as it was the return of car shows and the annual Street Scene Car & Custom Bike Show. Hear all…

This week's episode features Maizee Zaccone from Victim Outreach Intervention Center (VOICe). Maizee is the Outreach & Volunteer Advocate for VOICe and she educates us on everything the organization does. We start the episode by learning about VOICe being the sole provider of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crime services for Butler Co…

Jean Bowen and Tim Kramer from the VITA Program are our guests this week! Jean and Tim teach us all about the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and how people can take advantage of the free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. We learn about Earned Income Tax Credits, Child Tax Credit, and changes for 2022. Tim shares …

Butler Buzz Host, Tricia Pritchard, and Armstrong In The Loop Podcast Host, Seth Prentice, collaborate to bring this very important episode to "Be The Match For Jax." Jax is a 6 year old, Zelienople Native who was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called IPEX in October 2021. Join us as we search for a 'perfect' bone marrow match for Jax to…

We're honored to have back our two favorite people from the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, Jordan & Caitlin. They're joining us this week to take part in what has become a yearly tradition of recapping the previous year, an overlook of what's to come in 2022, and we discuss a strategic plan of what the future looks like for the county. Jordan s…

Welcome to our 4th Season of Armstrong In The Loop Podcast. After a few weeks off to end 2021, we have a fantastic episode to kick-off 2022. This week's episode features Adventures in Training with a Purpose and we're honored to have Caleb & Sarah Kolb as our guests. We start off in the episode to learn about what is ATP, how ATP was started, the d…