Few articles of historical interest draw as much comment as did a photo online of a badly damaged vertical hand water pump. Surprisingly, many of the comments expressed recognition of the once common pumps, and quite a few responders had actually used them a time or two. My memory of the very ...
The clickety-clack of tap shoes on a hardwood floor stayed with me for a long time. I could still see the two little kids, locked arms, clicking away to a phonograph record to the delight of the assembled parents. West Leisenring, or as I knew it growing up, Bute, was the home of many of ...
The good folks of Dawson look sadly at the handwritten sign on the cracked glass of the Dairy Store door, announcing that the last retail store of the historic town has closed for good. Standing on Railroad Street at the main crossing, the little grocery had a life span nearly as long as the ...
No, this is not a take off of the literary classic penned by George Orwell in 1945. It is, however, sort of a documentary of change as my town, once enchanted by frantic industrialization and growth, began to face the realities of loss. Loss of jobs in coal, coke and rail, loss of business ...
Firefighters from multiple companies responded to a fire in Everson Tuesday that destroyed a house and killed four dogs. According to Fayette County 911, the call came in at 3:22 p.m. for a fire at 114 Maple St. Dale Grubbs, second assistant chief of the Everson Volunteer Fire Company, said ...
I鈥檝e been blessed in so many ways, it would be impossible to list them. But one of the primary blessings would be living years past retirement and having the time to remember the good times and the not so good ones, throughout what my buddy Nick labels as 鈥渁 life well lived.鈥� My dad ...
