In 2021, the Larry Bruno Foundation will be transitioning the Museum and Hall of Achievement into a new home. An open house to tour the new building will be announced as the project progresses.
When visiting the new location, you will experience the rich history of learning and achievement led by members of our vibrant community. You will read, watch, meet and learn from our past Inductees and Honorees that we have given reverence to over the past 10 years. Our state-of-art digital classroom and storytelling center will be equipped with two large video screens and video cameras to broadcast live and interactive presentations from around the country.
Stay tuned for more information on this exciting project!
Sports fans, join myself and Host Frank Sparks tomorrow morning Friday at 8 am (1230 am, 99.3 fm) on WBVP radio as we welcome our guest , Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Geneva College, Jeff Santarsiero.
You will be impressed with what this young man has accomplished at Geneva, one of the best small college programs anywhere.
Hope you tune in, see ya then. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Larry Bruno Foundation was saddened to hear of the passing of Beaver Falls native Fred Totara. When Freddie wasn’t running one of the biggest vending companies in this area , he was a friend to us all. When Freddie walked into a room he lit it up like few others could. If Fred was there, no matter if it was the Blue Room playing pool, or at Joes Cafe for a beer and sandwich, or just bumping into him at a local ballgame, it was going to be fun.
About two years ago he donated some of the most outstanding behind the scenes photographs that we possess at the museum. He and Larry Bruno jr. were best friends and he was invited to some cool historical events that the Bruno’s were involved in. Just a few pics shown are a get together at Bruno’s home in 1969, when Joe and the Jets were in town for the parade and banquet. Joe brought his then girlfriend Suzy Storm and Freddie had me laughing telling the story that every time Joe would leave the room, he and Larry would flirt with Suzy. Also shown is snapshot of The Juice before a Jet game he attended. And a very scarce pic of The Jets practicing in Miami the day before Super Bowl 3.
Will miss you Fred, you definitely made a difference. ... See MoreSee Less
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Another well known fact on these pictures, which I found one day in his car, in a beautiful zip lock bag, Fred had been looking for these for years, and we found em on the semi annual cleaning of the Tote mobile.
Tom, thanks for assist in locating these behind the scene beauties. We will take good care of them.
Going to miss Fred…
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So happy Ritchie Allen was finally inducted into baseball’s hall of fame.
Several hall of fame players played at our Beaver Falls field. Honus Wagner, Josh Gibson. Satchel Paige, Ritchie Allen come to mind. Story has it wampun junior legion team played BF there . When BF was constantly pitching around Allen, he stepped over the plate and smacked a way outside pitch to deep right field that one hopped the fence that was , on the old field about a mile away. My Dad told me Bill Midon also one hopped the same fence back in late forties. No one ever hit one over it. ... See MoreSee Less
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It was far...very far like 500 feet.