Posts tagged: Schuylkill County
Coalcracker Bushcraft
By Meredith Rhoades When you think of Schuylkill County, do awesome hiking trails or spectacular views come to mind? For Dan Wowak (above), a Mahanoy City native, the local woods sparked his passion for the outdoors and led to a career in wilderness survival skills, which... Read More
Memories of Band Director Bill Mitchell
According to Mahanoy Area Historical Society’s Images of America book, “In 1957 Mahanoy City High School hired Bill Mitchell as Band Director. A trombone student from the famous Professor Dorsey, the service veteran and graduate of Pennsylvania State University was about to revolutionize the performance of high school marching bands.”... Read More
Christmas Crafts ‘Tis the Season
Members of Mahanoy City’s A.C.T.I.O.N. Youth Group, above, recently made 130 handcrafted reindeer out of washcloths and bars of soap. The crafts were delivered to residents of the Mahanoy City Elderly Apartments, such as Pat Kechula, pictured at left. On Saturday, November 26, Mahanoy City hosted its annual tree lighting... Read More
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
Oh Cell No! Prevent Distracted Driving
The Motor Vehicle Safety Coalition recently launched a campaign called Get an App! Arrive Alive. Schuylkill County’s VISION is promoting the apps as a way to divert text messages while driving. Many of the apps send an auto reply saying that the driver will respond at a later time. The... 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
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
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