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6 hours ago, redmill said:

which was Rocky ? ....was he a gas station owner one tyme ?

Yes - he was the oldest child of that generation and owned and operated the gas station on South Brady St beside Save A Lot (Highway Oil).

2 hours ago, jaman said:

Thanks for the correction.   But it does put a big shadow on the family

Just to clarify, Judge Paul Cherry's dad John Cherry was Senior Judge in Clfd Cty and Paul's older brother, whose name is John F Cherry, is Judge in Dauphin Cty.

On 5/30/2023 at 11:11 AM, disgruntled said:

How did he miss the "Tickle Belly" in Reynoldsville?!?!?   He needs to go back 

Or he did not do what we always told our Dad to do right before the Bridge:  "Go Fast Now!  Go Fast Now!"

On 9/26/2019 at 9:53 AM, hipower said:

You  might also find some photos of when that track was cut down to 1/4 mile and used for auto racing.  I believe the time frame for that was late '50's to mid '60's.  That use was stopped, according to stories of the day, by complaints about dust and noise by the Maple Avenue Hospital.

During that time frame there were still some people who trained and boarded their horses in the stables there.  I believe the stables were under the grandstands, but old memories can't always be trusted.  It may have been a separate building too.

I remember when I was in 6th grade my classmate/friend raced a quarter midget racer there.

I can only tell you about a ghost story going around in the 1960's.  In Sabula where the boy scout camp is there were supposed to be ghosts - in particular I remember hearing about a ghost horse that did not gallop but moved smoothly across the property .  As an initiation the boy scouts had to camp there at night  and they were scared to death.  I was never a boy scout (probably too scared to become one after hearing the ghost stories LOL) but maybe some former boy scouts from the 60's can chime in on this story.

On 8/25/2017 at 0:25 PM, landfillguy said:

This is my fear of a union. I wouldn't want that as an operator, and I definitely don't want that as a manager. Typically when a union gets a foot in the door down here, that's where it starts. A disgruntled employee.

That's why I run my landfill the way I do. My men respect me, and I respect them. I was an operator once, too, and I treat them the way I would want to be treated. I take ownership of my operation, and my men take ownership of their jobs. We don't want an outside group to be the mediator.

I would imagine the operators there are the same way. If they are like a typical landfill, they have all been working there for years. I see much less turnover in the waste industry than I did in construction. Most operators I know at my landfill and others have been there 10+ years. Chances are the operators were there before the current owners were. That's why I don't understand the silence...

Job security?

1 hour ago, Petee said:

Is there a link to that newscast?

http://wjactv.com/news/local/videos-show-moments-before-after-landslide-at-greentree-landfill

The last that I heard, the Merritt Bundy family is still having annual family reunions at the Bundy farm.  Merritt & his wife also ran the gas station for years.

Where is the Gunsmoke in all of that history?

Right on the Clfd Cty/Jef Cty line - part of it was actually in each county. 

I know that PA Wildlife Habitat used to make the bluebird boxes - maybe someone in the organization could suggest something helpful

It will depend upon the type of winter that we have - but I would say a prayer for it. 

WOW - sorry to say - but it does look like it went from "weeping" to "dying".  When you break a piece of the branch, is it dry and brittle?  Did you see any worms (like May saw worm) or caterpillars (like tent worm) or beetles (like Japanese beetle) on it this spring or summer?  Still, dying that quickly, it almost looks like someone sprayed it with a brush killer. Hopefully you can get a new one at an end of season sale at a local nursery and replace it. 

 

 

Sounds like Bigfoot is a relative of ours whether people like it or not!  

Oh great, the next thing is that Sasquatch will be covered under Obamacare and Medicare and Sasquatch marriages will be legally recognized.   ??)

 

Stagecoach, right?

T K's Lounge - thank you Chile N Corn for coming up with the name.

There was a bar in the basement of the Pershing Hotel that Tom Kalgren owned - on the Long Av side - in the 70s I believe.  The name is escaping me.    

My cousin Merritt Carlson was named after his grandfather Merritt Bundy - and trys to make the annual Bundy reunion whenever he is in town from LA.