This day, Halloween, is when the ‘veil’ is lifted from our world.. where the here and there separation is the thinnest of all.. So no better time that All Hallow’s Eve to showcase some interesting horror and macabre events from coal region past..
Namely at the No. 4 Jeddo Mine near Hazleton, PA..
The raw emotion of Friday night football is ingrained in the souls of people across the coal region of Pennsylvania.. They call this Friday night lights.. there is a cold chill as the season ages.. boilo is abundant.. People are jammed in bleachers in football stadiums across various high schools. Those Friday night lights turned … Read moreWhen Friday night lights turn dark
When WITHOUT WARNING aired in 1994, it was 56 years after Orson Welles’ famous WAR OF THE WORLDS tricked radio audiences across America that aliens were landing on the planet earth..
While the WITHOUT WARNING show was not critically acclaimed–actually was critically evicerated by reviewers at the time–it seemingly wanted to do exactly the same thing that WAR OF THE WORLDS did: Trick some people into thinking the story was true..
I’m pretty proud of my little tradition.. Each year since my son was 5 years old, I was able to snap a photo of him at the Knoebels annual Hallo-Fun tradition… The greatest feat is that he has yet to find out I’m doing it.. all organic.. just the emotion of the cold night and … Read moreKnoebels during the season of the witch
Leaves browning as they crumble and drop to the ground.. autumnal breezes blowing through tree limbs.. That ever-mentioned thinning of the veil between the here and there is upon us.. It must be the season of the witch.. The top things to do in Schuylkill County PA
In Huntington Beach, California, one theater cancelled two screenings Thursday night after receiving a threat, police said. Friday showings have resumed as scheduled.
In New York City, police responded to a screening after one audience member sparked fears by spitting on others and clapping loudly every time the Joker killed someone.
Fearing he had ill intentions, police escorted the man out of the theater. A witness reported that the man had poured a bottle of tequila into his slushie before the movie began.
October 5, 1999: The new Cardinal Brennan gym is dedicated.. 20 years later: The gym is now property of North Schuylkill…
All of those tears, hugs.. and long embraces between friends in front of that gymnasium in the summer of 99 are just history… memories are the flowers… forward in the sands of time..
Recently, the North Schuylkill class of 1969 celebrated its 50th reunion.. the class gathered to commend each other on successes, lament failures.. and laugh long into the darkness of the night as the band played on..
The class of 69’s yearbook was passed around for reunion-gatherers to relive memories and emotions.. But on the front few pages of the yearbook was a hopeful image: The way the school was set to look!
It was not at all like the North Schuylkill high school that exists today..