Posts tagged: Mahanoy City
Holiday Cheer! Sharing Joy!
By Emma Shaller On Wednesday, November 30, the Mahanoy Area Midget Cheerleaders and coach Keri Cavenas gathered at the Teen Canteen in Mahanoy City to create homemade Christmas cards. This squad project was organized by Bobby Moucheron of the M & M Redzone to spread holiday... Read More
The Unwelcome Ones – Chapter Three
An Excerpt of Original Science Fiction By Joseph Peters The guard stared down at me. If he were able to tear through my soul just by looking at me, he would’ve. “What the hell are you doing outside of the walls this early in the morn? Do... Read More
Grassroots Growth at Coal Cracker
Coal Cracker youth-led news is experiencing some exciting growth. The newspaper is now a project of Coal Cracker Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to empower young people of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region through youth-led projects that explore sense of place and promote professional development. The nonprofit’s volunteer... Read More
Leslie Richardson: Coal Cracker Project Coordinator
By Meredith Rhoades The Coal Cracker Kids Board of Directors recently hired Leslie Richardson, of Mahanoy City, as the new Project Coordinator to lead development of Coal Cracker youth-led news. Here, we introduce our readers to Richardson with a quick question and answer session to help... Read More
Abbott’s Sphinx Caterpillar An Unexpected Visitor
By Alivia Economy One night my family and I found something odd, but kind of interesting. My brother was cleaning out my cat’s litter box, and found a strange looking object. He told me, “It was brown with one eyeball on each side of its head... Read More
The Story of You
Coal Cracker reporters met over the summer at the Teen Canteen in Mahanoy City for a skill-development exercise called The Story of You, which was geared toward interviewing and profile writing. Share this article...
Healthy Mahanoy City Update
Healthy Mahanoy, a committee in town, is hard at work to improve the health of residents. The committee recently recruited and trained walking group leaders. Presently there are three walking groups: one group that is open to any resident of the school district meets Monday morning at 7 am and/or... Read More
The Unwelcome Ones – Chapter Two
An Excerpt of Original Science Fiction By Joseph Peters Guards were always positioned at the walls in case someone were to arrive or if there was danger amok, so we had to be incredibly careful not to get spotted. It wasn’t that hard to figure out that... Read More
Mahanoy City Chamber of Commerce Seeks Donations
The Mahanoy City Chamber of Commerce has been an important and vital presence in the borough for more than 50 years. Projects over the years have included purchasing and displaying flags for patriotic holidays; and purchasing, maintaining and hanging our beautiful community Christmas decorations. Due to declining membership and donations,... Read More
Celebrating Saint Teresa
Photos and captions courtesy Debbie Walker, Director, A.C.T.I.O.N. Youth Group In Mahanoy City, locals and visitors celebrated the canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on September 4th. The event was special to many Coal Region people because Mother Teresa visited Mahanoy City... Read More