Anyone grow up in or now live in a really small town?
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A bit younger than you. Graduated in 2004. Can’t say I’ve ever been to Zerns but have hacked it up quite a bit at Twin Ponds.
Coal Center, Van Voorhis, West Alexander, Joffre, Langeloth, Muse, Brave, Dry Tavern....Lets here it for Vestaburg , Fredericktown, LaBelle and Republic as well.
We used to make 2-3 trips a year out there from Indiana for Renningers and Shups Grove , probably been 20 or so since Ive been there
I drove through Coal Center Sunday on my way to play the Old Nemacolin CC on Route 40.
Zern's is not what Zern's used to be 10-15 years ago. Long time vendors are leaving in droves. Its really a shame......live near there now and we don't even go anymore.
As for Twin Ponds, its not hard to put up some big numbers there if you aren't careful on the greens. Those babies are FAST! Like the course though.
One of my best friends and classmates was Don Huntsman and Fred Glasgow was a neighbor I grew up with, went to church with, played little league with, etc. as he was the closest thing to a child my age bracket in miles.
My oldest brother has the house with the moose on it, just lost his wife in Jan. and the moose head no longer is there, came down with the chimney last year in a renovation. The farm has been in my family since 1840's when the limestone house in the dip was built. Lots of history in the family.
When I was in school the football field was a weed patch, never improved and the track was shale which tore up your knees. We never had a home football game or track meet during my tenure. All away meets and football at the Roaring Spring Field.
I can't dredge up memory of Koontz's right now, I'd have to review yearbooks to refresh my memory. I just did a bit of research and your mother, aunts and uncle were all around at my time there although most were younger, apparently you mother was a year younger, you pup.
How is Nemacolin looking? Played there back in the '70's and lived just a few miles from there on "old 40" near Paci's restaurant.
Didn't grow up in a town but the closest town from where I lived was Spruce Creek, population of about 260, 3 miles away.
Betting Phil's Rug doesn't live too far away, I'd take a guess that it's within the same school district.
Betting Phil's Rug doesn't live too far away, I'd take a guess that it's within the same school district.
The course is in great shape. They modified their irrigation system a few years back moving the sprinklers out of the center of the fairways and placing them on each side of the fairway. This provided irrigation to the rough and it doesn’t get burned out if there is a dry summer. Although the membership was divided over the move, it has proven to be a wise decision.
It is a classic old course designed by Emil Loeffler who designed a lot of CC’s in the region and was head pro (and greens keeper) at Oakmont. Some credit him with co-designing Oakmont but he didn’t receive credit because of his blue collar pedigree. Here is a link to his bio: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Loeffler
You actually used the wrong adjective to describe them. I lived in Emporium (pop 3500) for 20 years so I am very familiar with those towns. There is nothing about them that "big" pertains to them. The reason they had their own schools was that they were that "remote."
Yea me too, although I actually grew up in farm country a mile from Trade City(pop 50 or so). I've retired and moved back to Punxy. One of the places I lived while working was Emporium(pop 3500 or less).
I believe I taught some of your relatives then! Zane and Sydney.
I saw a house in that vacinity with the moose on the front porch now. Maybe that’s not the same house.
I live in Bradford County, in Warren Center. Population is roughly 500. Where were you hunting?
My father in law has a place in New Albany (south Wyalusing) I’ve hunted the game lands near warren center... right on the N.Y. border I believe
I'm familiar with New Albany. Those game lands you mention are literally right up the road from my place.
LIved in Riverside Pa circa 1970, then Lancaster Pa, Middletown Pa, Wilmington, De, Voorhees, NJ, Hoover AL, and then again in Voorhees, NJ.
