Profiles
Edie’s Grier City History Lesson
Know Your Neighbors By Serena Bennett Edith “Edie” Messerschmidt, a local knowledgeable Grier City resident, has lived in Grier City since 1973 when she married her late husband, William Messerschmidt, whom she met at the White Birch Golf Course, in Barnesville. Coal Cracker talked to Edie about... Read More
Running Across the Continents
Marathoner Michael Messerschmidt By Meredith Rhoades Michael Messerschmidt isn’t your typical eighth grade civics teacher; he’s an avid runner who has finished a total of 44 marathons. He has run a marathon on every continent and plans to run one in every US state (up... Read More
Citizen of the Year: Peg Grigalonis
By Serena Bennett The Mahanoy City Elks Lodge No. 695 recently named Margaret “Peg” (Guinan) Grigalonis, of Barnesville, as Citizen of the Year. “I was honored by one of the most esteemed organizations in Mahanoy City, the Elks, where my father and grandfather, Abe Hawkes, and... Read More
James Harden Off the Court
By Meredith Rhoades Selfie by James Harden At only 26, shooting guard James Harden of the Houston Rockets is already an elite basketball player. He grew up in Los Angeles and attended Arizona State University. He has been named NBA All-Star three times, All-NBA First Team two... Read More
Remembering Ray Cavenas
Family, Community Service and Bear Pride Photo captions by Joei Shaller Photos courtesy Keri Cavenas Coal Cracker Advisor Raymond Anthony Cavenas, of Mahanoy City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 7 at Hershey Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Born on June 5, 1966, Ray was the son... Read More
Code Enforcement Officer Bill Killian
Know Your Neighbors By Kassidy Ravina There was a time when Mahanoy City was a nice looking, friendly little town. If you took a ride around Mahanoy City today, however, you’d see why having a code enforcement officer is very important to our community. Although many people... Read More
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