The Culm Banks of Shamokin

Hostile territory + beer + culm banks + girls. What could possible go wrong?

Junior High Part One

Junior high got off to a VERY bad start.

Junior High Part Two

Cafeteria food, raw peanuts, and sex. A killer mix.

Junior High Part Three

One great teacher, one tolerable teacher, and two very bad apples.

Mrs. Stephens

Mrs. Stephens, director of our high school class plays, was total establishment. Or so we thought.

Rollers

When you’re underage, it takes nerve and daring to go drinking.

Golfing with Kitty

The magic came from long ago and far away.

Stacy Brager and The Bon Ton

Haute couture hits a size too large.

Splash Hop

With the friends I had, who needed enemies?

Cruising Market Street 1963-64

Making do with a ’53 Ambassador Airflyte Six.

School Star

The co-editors almost blow their premier issue.

The Sunbury Mercuries

At the Sunbury Mercuries games, the crowd was the entertainment.

Cigarettes

In the 50s, just about everybody smoked, including the kids.

AM Radio

From vacuum tubes to transistors, rock ‘n roll was king.

Miss Wolfe

Head Librarian Helen Wolfe single-handedly kept the quest for knowledge alive in our small town.

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