Posts tagged: Schuylkill County
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
Coal Cracker files Articles of Incorporation
Articles of Incorporation Articles of Incorporation were approved by the PA Department of State on February 19, 2016 for the purpose of creating a nonprofit corporation to be named Coal Cracker Kids, organized under the Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988. The purpose for which said corporation is organized is:... Read More
Comic Books from the Coal Region
By Serena Bennett Graphic Novelist Jimmy Gownley Talks Creativity Coal Cracker recently spoke with Jimmy Gownley, a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator originally from Girardville, PA. Gownley is well known for award-winning comic books such as “Amelia Rules”, which earned 13 Eisner nominations and... Read More
Do Grades Equal Intelligence?
By Serena Bennett Intelligence. The dictionary defines it as “a capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings.” However, schools define intellect with number and letter grades based on the amount of homework and classwork turned... Read More
West End Walking Tour
By Nick Kupensky On Sunday, November 22, one day before what would have been Father Emil Kubek’s 158th birthday, I led the first West End walking tour of Emil Kubek’s Mahanoy City. More than 100 people participated in the event, which included speeches and presentations by Father James Carroll, OFM... Read More
Letters to the Editor on Kubek Coverage
To the Editor: My husband John and I thoroughly enjoy reading Coal Cracker. Being of Slovak and Lithuanian descent, the Father Emil Kubek article was very interesting to us. The questions for Mr. Kupensky from Amber Lawrence gave us much knowledge about Father Kubek and about Mr. Kupensky’s life and... Read More
Meander through Mahanoy City
Mahanoy City Meander will be held on Sunday, January 31, from 1-3 pm. It is the first Schuylkill On the Move county walk. About the Meander It is free and open to all. The walk will explore the “Town on the Level” with Paul Coombe of the Mahanoy Area Historical... Read More
A Tradition of Christmas
By Taylor Walsh As a tradition, my family has been making Christmas cookies for many years. We make all different colors, shapes and flavors. Here is my absolute favorite Christmas cookie recipe! My grandma, Joann Koback, taught me how to make them. We make them together... Read More
A Walk Through History
A Yale Scholar on the Streets of Mahanoy City By Amber Lawrence I was lucky enough to interview Yale scholar Nicholas Kupensky, a teacher and author who has studied Carpatho-Rusyn language and literature. I asked him a few questions about his life and career, and a walking... Read More