Armstrong "In The Loop Podcast"

It is that wonderful time of year again, high school musical season! We have two back to back episodes to help promote our local musicals.  Our first episode features the Seneca Valley All School Musical and this year's production of The SpongeBob Musical! We're honored to have two members of the cast, Isaac Hixon & Morgan Roithner, as well as Producer Jessica Kavanagh.  We learn all...

After a long hiatus, we are back with a new season of Armstrong In The Loop Podcast! For our first episode of the season, we're here to talk with Mindy Schnitgen (Inspired Hearts and Hands). Mindy is the Executive Director and has been running this wonderful organization for the last 13 years. We start the episode talking about IH2 and everything she does for those in need. Mindy talks to us...

We are excited to celebrate our 5th Anniversary of Armstrong In The Loop Podcast with our very own Pennsylvania State Senator of the 47th District, Elder Vogel! This episode is also a special occasion as we were able to record in the Butler County Chamber Podcast Studio so special thanks to Jordan Grady & Christian Shields. Our conversation with Senator Vogel is all about his time in office, o...

This week we're excited to have back Megan Shane as she's recently started a new non-profit called The Connected Nest. The Connected Nest makes room for community support that helps to provide space for those on the journey to or through parenthood to talk about the challenges and the transitions. This way they can also celebrate the successes together. They are always here for new commu...

This week's episode features one of our favorite returning guests, Shanea Clancy. Recently, Shanea has launched her Clancy Consulting Services which is offering diverse consulting services for individuals and organizations. Shanea is doing everything from public speaking to marketing services thru her website:  https://www.shaneaclancy.com/ We're excited as the same day this podcast is r...

We are very honored this week to have Pennsylvania State Representative of the 12th District, Stephenie Scialabba, as our guest to talk to us about her brand-new event that she is hosting in May.  Rep. Scialabba previously hosted a Senior Expo, in 2023, that was very well attended by the public. There was an opportunity to grow the old event into something that would focus not only on Senior Citiz...

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, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to e...

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 to record in an actual studio, we were honored to...

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 High School audito...

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 that premiered in 2015. The musical is...

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 information that the club has shared on the...

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 having the largest class size in th...

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 us a preview of 2024.  This is typically o...

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 need: Stuffing Yams Sweet Potatoes Turkey Gravy (Bo...

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 learning about what this wonderful H...

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 community. They have a very robust website:  https...

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 us this week!  We kickoff the show by lea...

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. Concordia Lutheran Ministries has invited Remot...

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 collaborated to brew a brand...

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 joined by Mindy Schnitgen, Fo...

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 with the Pittsburgh Steelers Jon Kol...

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 tax preparation services to any person...

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 Hunting Nostalgia. There are great episodes comin...

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, nurturing social/emotional well-being, and thr...

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. There are 13.1, 5K and 1 mile...