On the Mark from Newsradio 1070 WKOK

Elizabeth Stark, Lifestyle Initiative Manager, Registered Dietitian, Weis Markets, and Kathryn Long, Healthy Living Coordinator, Registered Dietitian, Weis Markets, on how families can prevent a downward spiral by eating together (September is Family Meals). We’ll hear tips about being a better meal planner, and why your kids should be cooking too.  Also, the Weis HealthyBites podcast is debuting on Tuesday, September 10th. We’ll talk about what you can expect if you listen in.  AND: A study done by the CDC about the long-lived advice to strive for 10,000 steps a day.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan argue about the President’s golf outing in the face of hurricane Dorian, Chicago shootings, gun control, ammunition restrictions, limiting magazine capacity, fix NICS, ‘no fly no buy,’ universal background checks, and Red Flag laws.

Rob Jones and Tonya Dietrick, Central Pennsylvania Vintage Iron Club, a non-profit that has a show on the West End Fairground in September. We’ll talk about why preserving the past helps preserve the future of agriculture, the antique farm tractors and comparable equipment, the rich history of agriculture and machinery in our area and the importance of agriculture preservation and traditional farming.

The complete WKOK and WKOK.com broadcast of the Shikellamy at Central Columbia football game August 30, 2019. Kevin Herr and the Chief Dave Ritchie host the second game of the season.

Mark Lawrence and Ben Reichley did not agree on much–but they did agree that DUI checkpoints are a practice which has outlived it’s usefulness. We discussed institutional closures in retaliation for Pres. Trump’s votes, and The Miller Center acquisition.

Movie Mike McGranaghan, professional movie critic, author and ‘women in cinema’ advocate, with his review of ’Ready or Not’ and he’ll have words about new movies. In entertainment news, he’ll discuss a new Martin Scorsese film, and Leslie Jones leaving SNL.

Mick Brady, Silverline Screen Printing, and Ray Gerringer, Montour County Sheriff, organizers of the upcoming ‘Rock’n on the River’ this Saturday. It will be raising money for care and training of the new Montour County K-9, ‘Rooster.’ We’ll talk about how the event was conceived, how it fell together and Hybrid Ice performing.  A big community response is underway for the concert and guests will talk about the collaboration.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan discuss President Donald J. Trump’s latest divisive Tweets, and his 50% rating on keeping campaign promises. Then we discussed universal background checks, the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement in the works, and other aspects of the opioid crisis.

Kay Holdren, Director, Hospice of Evangelical, on the 30th anniversary of the hospice program, common misconceptions, the collaborative work with palliative care and  a wide range new efforts regarding end of life care.