![]() ![]() ![]() The third year had a production crew from a television station in New York do a preview on the event but it never played on television. The next year, it was even bigger, nearly 300. The first year brought out about 200 from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Brookfield and other places. There were other past residents interested in helping and John Borkowski, Manuel (Butch) Garcia, Ann Marie Krulcik Grayzar, Mary Ann Sutherland Boyd, Ed and Nancy Pastre Wells, Keith and Pam Cichon Berry and Joe and Sandy Zifzal Homol joined forces. Bill and Mary Frances Stratton Rensi, Tom Sutherland and Nedra Hartzell got their heads together to see what could be done. Chuck Walker even made it to the major league.Īlmost 20 years ago, a group got together to see if they could bring together Piney Fork folks and just discuss the old days and tell what has happeed to those who moved away. And there were all kinds of baseball teams. And nearly everyone played a musical instrument or played baseball. ![]() In the area were two grocery stores, the one owned by Hanna Coal called the Company Store, or the New Cooperative Store after a time, and Zambone’s Grocery, six bars, a movie theater, four gas stations, a skating rink and Miner’s Hall, where weddings were celebrated with polka music. Something that brings back those who have fond memories of the community where were two coal mines separated the area into Newell and Power House is a reunion that was held each year in July. Some remained and have either aged or died. Many moved away after graduating from Smithfield High School, where they traveled to get their seventh- through 12th-grades of learning. These were workers who had come to America through Ellis Island and migrated to the once booming-community. The last postmaster was Marian Pastre, who distributed mail for the remaining members of the community who worked in the Hanna Coal mining industry during many years. ![]()
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