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George Forney stops by the campfire today and we talk Nativity girls basketball, growing up on Norwegian street, and a his peculiar skill of being able to kick perfect volleyball serves with his foot. Sponsors ... you know already Darren J. March & and the omipresent CACL.

We traveled north of the mountain to see what all the fuss was about with Chill Out Ice Cream. Little different format, but still a fun episode.

I put out the message asking for more guests. John Powers was requested a lot, so we made it happen. That's just what we do here at the Coal Region Campfire. Make your requests into reality. I never had him as a teacher, and really didn't know him in high school, but it was an absolute pleasure speaking with him, and, once again, you can feel the passion he has for teaching, and the way former students talk about him it's very obvious he left a lasting impression. CACL and Darren March = Sponsors. You know this already.

Porcupine Pat is a Schuylkill County legend. Do you know that he's not originally from The Skook? Do you know that even though I hate possums with everything I have, they're really good for the environment? These are just a few of the things we cover. More than anything, he has an absolute passion for what he does, and we're thankful for it. Did you know we're sponsored by CACL and Darren March? (https://www.raymondjames.com/marchlutz/about-us/bio?_=Darren.March)

We take the review tour north of the mountain this week and give the Mountain Valley wings their day in Skook Review court.

The 2016 Club is the only way to experience Tide Football. Today I reviewed the bacon wrap cheese dog from Marlin Markets.

Servants for All does a great service to our community helping out those in need. Jeanette Triano is the Executive Director and she stopped by the camp fire today. Also, if you ever have extra food from a party or whatever, drop it off there, They'll make good use of it. BANKING NEEDS -- CACL! Enough said! Retirement Questions? Call/email Darren! 570-640-8010 or Darren.march@raymondjames.com.

Presented by CACL There won't be any surprises in this review. Make sure to catch the video on Facebook later today at 2PM on the "Coal Region Campfire" page. Also order a shirt ...https://coalregioncampfire.com/merch/

Summer 2019 Concession Stand Reviews Railway. Big whoop. They may or may not have made it to the Little League World Series one time. But did they go 20 - 0 and were City League Champions?

Coach Dave Holland is basketball royalty here in the Coal Region. He's a teacher at heart, and it's apparent in his coaching ways. We're fortunate to have someone like him in the community. I mean he retired, and for retirement he took a principal job at an elementary school and still teaches basketball in his driveway. BANKING NEEDS -- CACL! Enough said! Retirement Questions? Call/email Darren! 570-640-8010 or Darren.march@raymondjames.com.

JFK POOL. One of the most innovative concession stands out there. Presented by CACL.

Lori from "A Coalcracker in the Kitchen" is back to tell us everything about Teaberry. Teaberry is very very polarizing. You either love it or hate. I love it. https://www.acoalcrackerinthekitchen.com/ Also DO NOT go into the woods looking for teaberry. Make sure you're only eating teaberry products safely prepared by professionals. I hate that I have to disclose that.

Huuuuge review ... but catch it on the Facebook Page for "Coal Region Campfire" being released at 9:15 AM this morning.

The Yuengling Mansion will be hosting the free Shakespeare in the Garden starting this week. Def check it out. For more info go to http://www.schuylkillfreeshakespeare.org

Dr Dolbin passed away last week. I interviewed him a couple weeks ago, and I was very surprised to hear of his passing. Jack Dolbin is a Coal Region icon and he embodied everything that makes us all Coal Region. May he rest in peace, and there's no doubt his legacy will carry on.

It was hot. Very hot. But we still managed to get out there and review away.

COAL REGION CAMPFIRE - EPISODE 61 - MONSTER TRUCK CHAMPION JOHN SEASOCK by Coal Region Campfire

I came. I ate. I rated. I re rated. New Philly Rally in The Valley

Stephanie Hoover has written a book about the Kelayres Massacre in 1934. Really interesting stuff. She explains it a lot better than I ever would. If you're more interested, buy her book here. http://www.stefhoover.com/Kelayres_Massacre.html or on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Kelayres-Massacre-Politics-Pennsylvanias-Anthracite/dp/1626195471/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1488033663&sr=8-1&keywords=Kelayres+Massacre&linkCode=ll1&tag=pp04c-20&linkId=101a8407b45dc081c12719841a545339

2019 Summer Reviews - St. Nick's Festival by Coal Region Campfire