We think we know the history of Granny, only to be proven wrong but someone else who knows more. But … really we think Rod Shutt made her. A requiem for Granny here. May she rest in peace.
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DRIVE IN 2021 EPISODE 6: The lustful location: Warm milk at the XXX Pine Grove drive-in
Today.. Pine Grove Drive-In theater was located at 327 Suedberg Road on the site of today’s Providence Place Retirement Center.
The same location that was the scene of criminal probes, jury decisions, and showings of X-rated films so many years before…..
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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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The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight
As this post is written, there are only 5 days left until Christmas. That is four shopping days. four/five food prep days.. Six stressful days of work, COVID-19 fears, and also wrapping. Santa can’t do it all, after all..
So we travel back in time and see headlines of the past… headlines of tumult and hope.
And you can decide.. Are you the kind of person who signs, who sees miracles. Or do you believe that people just get lucky…
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The Groundhog’s predictable prediction
We had one snow storm a few weeks ago that dropped a whopping 3 inches… A storm of so little importance in the scheme of things, but this winter was the most memorable!
The surprise snow squalls in late December were much more dangerous and intense than any ‘storm’ we had since..
This weekend is no different. There were hopeful rumors that a Groundhog Day snow even would blanket Punxsutawney and blend well with the celebrations that the town endures yearly ..
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A taste for the past
The top ten past coal region restaurants that are still missed today
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