Posts tagged: Schuylkill County
Coal Cracker’s Summer Fun Guide
Top Six Family Friendly Activities By Kassidy Ravina and Sara Dimmick There are a lot of fun things to do in or around Schuylkill County, PA. Here are our picks of the best six activities to consider this summer while with friends or family. And... Read More
Channel Your Inner Honey Badger
By Meredith Rhoades Living your life like a honey badger may sound bizarre, but to Sharon Smith, it means that she is doing exactly what she is meant to do. Sharon is a Mahanoy City native who has recently discovered a love for ultramarathons — which... Read More
Land Bank Formed to Fight Blight
By Amber Lawrence Have you ever walked past an empty lot or a building that has been struck by neighborhood blight? Did you ever wonder how someone could put the property to use again? The Schuylkill County Land Bank may be able to help with that.... Read More
Slide into Summer!
By Rhiannon Barkus School is over, and you know what that means. No more homework, and we get a break for a few months! Sure, we have some short breaks during the school year. We have Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Act 80 days, which happen for... Read More
Libraries and Local News
Coal Cracker was featured in the June issue of American Libraries Magazine, the official publication of the American Library Association, along with the Community Reporting Alliance and our sister publications Manor Ink, of Livingston Manor, NY and the Ferguson Phoenix, of Ferguson, Missouri. The article focused on how libraries are... Read More
2016 Give Us Your Best Shot Winners
The Schuylkill Conservation District and Schuylkill County Conservancy recently held the annual Give Us Your Best Shot photo contest, which included two categories: It’s Schuylkill County—Naturally! and Nature Matters to Me. This year’s contest judges were Robert “Bob” Evanchalk, Schuylkill Conservation District’s Parks and Recreation Supervisor; and Coal Cracker Publisher... Read More
The Unwelcome Ones – Chapter One
An Excerpt of Original Science Fiction By Joseph Peters “We have to go Myran. You know what’ll happen if we get caught here, and it damn well won’t fare good for us.” It stung to hear these words escape from my brother Alixer’s lips, but I knew... Read More
Mahanoy vs. Shenandoah Walking Challenge
The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and The PA Department of Health are partnering with Schuylkill County’s VISION to increase opportunities for physical activity in the Mahanoy Area and Shenandoah Valley school districts through an initiative called WalkWorks. By establishing community-based walking routes and forming walking groups,... Read More
Photography and Life Lessons
By Kassidy Ravina and Sara Dimmick Photography is like telling a story with pictures. That’s what we learned in a “Smart Photos with Smart Phones” workshop on January 30 at the Teen Canteen with journalist Garry Pierre-Pierre, the Executive Director of the Community Reporting Alliance, which... Read More
Walking Routes Promote Health
By Amber Lawrence Do you want to have a healthier lifestyle? You can do that just by taking a walk in your town. The program Walk Works is from the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It establishes walking trails on existing sidewalks... Read More