John La Mond
Volunteer Fire Company Of The Week: The West Falls Fire Company
This weeks Volunteer Fire Company Of The Week is the West Falls Volunteer Fire Company. Here is some history about their fire company:
The West Falls Fire Company was born in the year 1909 with a founding membership of 12. Their goal was to provide fire suppression to their growing town...
Last Night’s Winner In The WYRK Burnout Contest At Dunn Tire Raceway Park [VIDEO]
After three weeks of being the "top dog" in the WYRK Burnout Contest, our current champ James was dethroned last night. Our new champion is Jim with his '97 Ford Explorer. Jim won a $50 Dunn Tire Certificate, a watch and 2 tickets to the Blues and BBQ Bash coming up next week in the Cobblestone District.
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1st Annual WNY Wounded Veterans Fishing Tournament [GALLERY]
The first annual WNY Wounded Veterans Fishing Tournament took place today on Lake Erie, launching out of the small boat harbor in Buffalo at 9am today. A fleet of volunteer charter captains provided licensed fishing boats and plenty of fishing expertise...
Do You Have What it Takes to Beat James Tonight in the WYRK Burnout Contest? [VIDEO]
Get ready for another wild night of cool cars, trucks and motorcycles at Dunn Tire Raceway Park on Gunnville Road in Lancaster when Klein Steel Direct presents WYRK Country Cruise and Bike Night. Tonight is "Truck Night," so we'll be awarding prizes awarded for the three best trucks...
Blowing a Tire the Fun Way With WYRK [VIDEO]
OK, so when was the last time you blew a tire and had fun doing it? Here's a video that I shot last Wednesday at Dunn Tire Raceway Park on Gunnville Road in Lancaster where, every Wednesday night, Klein Steel Direct presents the WYRK Country Cruise and Bike Night...
John La Mond Samples A Wine Called Valpolicella
It's always nice to receive a gift. For me, the gift is even better if it's a bottle of wine.
Recently, I did a favor for a friend of mine and she returned the favor by giving me a couple of bottles of wine. It was really nice because her gift to me was totally unexpected...
Tyler La Mond Rototilling His Dad’s Landscape [VIDEO]
This is the year of renovations at my home. We are currently re-doing a few rooms in the house, getting a new roof and we even installed an attic to create more storage space.
It had been 11 years with the same front landscape, so we decided to change that as well...
John La Mond Interviews Dustin Lynch and Eli Young Band at Taste Of Country 2012 [VIDEO]
John La Mond interviewed Dustin Lynch and Eli Young Band before they took the stage at Taste Of Country 2012 on Friday, June 1.
Kinzua Bridge State Park [GALLERY]
My friend Tom Garwol recently took a road trip to the Kinzua Bridge State Park and sent me these photos. The park is about 2 1/2 hours from my house in Williamsville near the intersection of Route 219 & US 6 in Pennsylvania. A F-1 tornado came through the valley in 2003 during the day, while workers were beefing up the structure, and took out 11 of the 20 towers...
Do You Remember The Iroquois Beer “Polka Jingle”?
Buffalo brewer Iroquois closed their doors for good in the early 70's, but many of us still remember them. Iroquois beer had quite a following here in Buffalo. There are still many taverns here in the area that still have an Iroquois sign, beer tray or light on the wall...
John La Mond Says “Thank You” To All The WYRK Fans Who Came To The 2012 TOC
First of all, I want to say how proud I am to be part of the best radio station in Western New York. It's been my life for almost 29 years and I appreciate all of you who have showed up at our WYRK functions throughout the years. Whether ...
Volunteer Fire Company Of The Week: The Scranton Volunteer Fire Company
This is John La Mond and welcome to our new feature on the website: The Volunteer Fire Company Of The Week. Every Thursday, we are spotlighting a different volunteer fire company from Western New York. I think it is very important that we salute these hometown hereos...