On the Mark from Newsradio 1070 WKOK

The top wrestlers and coaches in The Valley…on life on the top—how they got to be state champs, what it takes to run a standout wrestling program, and a little about their training/coaching regime.

·         Gaige Garcia, PIAA Wrestling Champion, Southern Columbia School District

·         Kent Lane, Coach, Southern Columbia School District,

·         Nate Schon, PIAA Wrestling Champion, Selinsgrove Area School District

·         Seth Martin, Coach, Selinsgrove Area School District,

·         Steve Williams, WKOK wrestling announcer, avid wrestling fan…

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host a vibrant discussion about the follow up to the Mueller report, the dozen or so investigations still underway, and Joe asks, “Why aren’t Pres. Obama and Sec. State Hilary Clinton being investigated???”  We also talk about the lack of objective media today, and Pres. Trumps questionable actions.

Guests will include: Diane Donato, Board member of Merrill Linn Conservancy, chair of its education committee, and head of publicity.

Caroline Owens, of Owens Farms, Sunbury, talking about organic, sustainable, farming, and the joy of lambing.

Jeff Trop, Linn board member and Bucknell geology professor, on the world class geological formations around here and how you can easily see them.

Adrienne Gemberling, Linn board member and Susquehanna Technical Coordinator for the Chesapeake Conservancy, on the tour of SU’s Center for Environmental Education and Research.

We’ll be discussing the Merrill W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy on their Caring for Communities Earth Month “Growing Sustainably in the 21st Century” events. We’ll talk about the mission of the Linn Conservancy, Shikellamy Bluffs tour, The Human Element, Glacier Pools and much, much more.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan argue about the controversial Christian prayer, and the untranslated Quran reading in the state house this week. We talk about the role of Muslims in American government and the welcoming nature of most people in the US. We also discuss the Jussie Smollett case.

Dave Ritchie, organizer of the Northumberland County All-Star Basketball Game this Thursday. He’ll talk about the competition, fundraising and the fun of the annual event at the Phil Lockcuff Gymnasium.

Penn Garvin, John Peeler, Pete Terrell and Mike Glazer, on the ‘Saturday Group,’ which meets in Lewisburg bi-weekly, with avid Democrats and Republican’s enjoying a civil discussion.  We’ll discuss the lively give-and-take they enjoy on the big national and local issues of the day.  Topics like the Electoral College, Mueller Report and local town and gown issues are brought up, talked about and solutions explored.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan start out the program with a guest: Fred Keller, 12th District, Republican, US Congressional candidate, on his campaign, the big issues in the campaign, his first Tweets(!) and several other topics.  Then during open phones, we talked about the non-objective media today, the Mueller report, and other topics. Good show…lots of calls!

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan argue about the Mueller report outcome, the four page summary and the not yet disclosed 65-page report itself. We had a vibrant program with many callers, texters and emails.

Dr. Anne Marie Morse, Pediatric Neurology, Sleep Specialist, and Christine Blessing on Geisinger’s participation in a major ‘STAGES’ sleep study, updates on sleep health and sleep disorders. She’ll have a simple formula for how you can get a good night’s sleep.

Mark Lawrence and guest co-host John Shipman host Dr. Lenaire Ahlum, Susquehanna Valley Community Education Project, and (her sister) Lt. Col. Malia Pearson, US Army Reserves/US Army Corp of Engineers, on the mission and progress of creating a Sunbury based community college. Then we resumed arguing about the Electoral College.