February 28, 1991: The Gulf War ended .. at least for the first time.
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30 years ago: Gilberton’s brief brush with fame in NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
Valentine’s Day 1991: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS vs NOTHING BUT TROUBLE in box offices..
A stroll back in time to when “Valkenvania” was based on Centralia and filmed scenes in Gilberton
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St. Valentine, Lupercalia, and the Pottsville Republican “nylon” ad that made it all happen.. The history of the day is not what you may know
So before you order the steak and lobster and spend ridiculously higher prices at a restaurant than a normal night, consider the source of the holiday.. Let’s take a deep dive back and ponder the beginnings.. And come to grips with the meaning for the expensive season. This will be something to talk about over a candlelit dinner!
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One of Schuylkill County’s oldest breweries: 87 years in the making!!
Pure Springs Brewery Co existed in Fountain Springs, PA. It was destroyed by fire, and tied in to illegal operations of a brewery, and connected to the Minker and Genelli alcohol crime syndicates.
Pure Springs remains an active corporations even until today.
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On the eve of a Snowstorm, some historic events of winters’ past. We’ve been there, done that, and bought the Snow Shovel
On the eve of a big December storm, a look back at many other weather events that came and went
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THE NON HOT NOVEMBER RAIN IN HISTORY
The winter of 1990-91 was predicted to be cold after a hot November. It was not.
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