Del McCroury, famous songwriter, Bluegrass recording artist and namesake of the local DelFest, was the guest of WCBC's Dave Norman Show on Tuesday morning. Listen to the complete interview here:
The weekend of the 18th of June, the annual Anthrocon Convention was held in Pittsburgh at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Started in 1997, the convention has grown into the largest Furry convention in the world. The organization has raised more than $96,000 for animal-related charities since it's beginning. While in Pittsburgh to attend a concert, WCBC's Paul Miller met a couple of the characters.
Stan Strickland of DelFest Comments on Gornall Interview
Monday, 28 June 2010
DelFest Business Manager and Founder, Stan Strickland, appeared for the second time in
the last week on the Dave Norman Show. This time to comment on the interview Dave conducted on Friday, June 25th, with Robert Gornall.
Robert Gornall of Western Maryland Distributing Dave's Guest
Monday, 28 June 2010
Robert Gornall, CEO of Western Maryland Distributing, was a guest of the Dave Norman Show on Friday, June 25th. Gornall's company has been involved in the midst of the DelFest/Liquor Board situation as it as developed since Memorial Day.
Gornall maintains Gerald Delaney, Director of the Allegany County Liquor Board, has done nothing wrong, and stated DelFest organizers broke Maryland law.
DelFest Business Manager & Founder Dave Norman Guest
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Since Memorial Day weekend, WCBC has been following a news story in reference to claims by the Allegany County Liquor Board that DelFest violated it's liquor license for the event held on Memorial Day weekend. Stan Strickland, Business Manager and one of the founders of DelFest, was a guest of the Dave Norman show on Wednesday, June 23rd. Strickland clarified the situation from the perspective of the DelFest organization and clearly stated the continuance of the festival in Allegany County is in question.
WCBC's High School Student Salute Scholarships Awarded
Friday, 11 June 2010
(Front) Benjamin Brown, Amber Beckman, Cady
Kirkwood;
(Back) Jim “Snake” Robertson, Chamber of Commerce Education Committee;
Mary Clites, WCBC; and Wray Blair, FSU.
Susquehanna Bank and AES Warrior Run are the sponsors for
the annual WCBC/Chamber of Commerce Student Salute Scholarship awards to
Frostburg State University. Kathy Getty, managing director of Susquehanna
talked about why the bank chose to get involved with the program…
Three Allegany County Public School students were recently selected as this
year’s recipients of the annual WCBC High School Student Salute program
scholarships. Cady Kirkwood of Mountain Ridge High School will receive a $5,000
one-year scholarship, to be used for tuition, at Frostburg State University for
the 2010-2011 academic year, and Benjamin Brown of Fort Hill High School and
Amber Beckman of Allegany High School are the recipients of $500 scholarships to
FSU for the upcoming year.
The Allegany County Student Salute program is a
collaborative effort to recognize high school seniors who excel in the
classroom. Through the program, those students identified as exceptional
academic achievers, based on grade point average, school and community
leaders,
and who intend to enroll in Frostburg State University, earn the
opportunity to
qualify for scholarships.
Cady Kirkwood is enrolled in a number of AP and
Honors
courses at Mountain Ridge. She is also a member of the debate team,
co-captain of
the mock trial team, member of the jazz band, senior class
vice-president for
student council, co-president of the French Club, and a member of the
National
Honor Society. Cady also enjoys karate and giving piano lessons as well
as
volunteering her time within her community at various fundraisers and
events.
She plans to attend FSU and hopes to pursue a career as a physician or
an
attorney.
Benjamin Brown and Amber Beckman are also enrolled
in
numerous AP and Honors courses at their respective high schools,
participate in
a variety of extracurricular activities, and hold various leadership
positions.
Benjamin is a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 9 as a junior
assistant
scout master as well as a member of Fort Hill’s varsity soccer team and
the National
Honor Society. He plans to major in biology and environmental planning
and
analysis at FSU. Amber is the vice-president of the National Honor
Society, the
captain of the varsity volleyball team and is a member of the French
Club. She
plans to major in psychology and minor in business at FSU.
The Allegany County Board of Education distributes
and
collects applications for the scholarships, which are converted into
“on-air”
salutes which run weekly on WCBC radio station. The Allegany County
Chamber of
Commerce Education Committee reviews all applications and selects the
FSU
scholarship recipients. All three students were recognized at the June
business
meeting of the Allegany County Board of Education.
The program was begun through the efforts of WCBC’s
owner,
David Aydelotte, in 1991, as the station celebrated its 15th
anniversary and was finding ways to “give back” to the community.
On Wednesday, May 19th, Allegany College of Maryland President, Dr. Bruce Exstrom, was a guest on the Dave Norman Show. Dr. Exstrom's resignation from Allegany College was announced last Wednesday. His appearance on Norman's Show was the first time he has spoken publicly to the media since his resignation.
Effective June 7, 2010, Stuart Czapski will be the Executive Director/President of the Allegany County Chamber of Commerce. Following yesterday's announcement by the Chamber of his appointment, Czapski was a guest of WCBC's Dave Norman on Thursday, May 20th.
