It looked so inviting. Whenever we drove past the trampoline center on East Lehman Street, I saw all those trampolines just waiting to be jumped on. I remembered watching circus shows on TV with acrobats doing amazing things on trampolines and making it look so easy and so much fun, so I was hankering to … Continue reading Corky’s Tramp-O-Leap
Lebanon
Cocco’s Spaghetti House
I’ve mentioned previously that when I was growing up, our family often went out for dinner on Saturday evenings. There were a few places that we went frequently, but occasionally we’d try a new place. I don’t know where the suggestion came from, perhaps it was from one of my mother’s customers at her beauty … Continue reading Cocco’s Spaghetti House
Driver Test
I remember when I went to take my driving test. The test center was located outside Lebanon, PA, just off Route 422. I felt confident, as Mr. Spangler had taught Pam and me well, and I had had lots of practice driving, so I was sure that I’d have no problems passing the test. And … Continue reading Driver Test
Fast Food
The first fast food place that I recall is the Red Barn. A Red Barn restaurant opened in Lebanon, PA, shortly after I got my driver’s license. I remember being amazed, not so much at the low price of the food, but at the fact that one didn’t have to wait to be served, at … Continue reading Fast Food
Food Fair
When we lived on the farm just outside Womelsdorf, PA, there were two grocery stores where we could conveniently shop. One of them was on the main street, called High Street, and while it was definitely the larger of the two stores, it didn’t offer its own parking lot, so you had to find a … Continue reading Food Fair
Who Was That Woman…?
When I came home after my first year at Penn State in June of 1968 my parents insisted that I accompany the family to church. This would be the first time since leaving for Penn State the previous fall that I’d be going to a church ceremony, and I was in for a surprise. In … Continue reading Who Was That Woman…?
Ringing the Changes
Back in the 70s when I used to go to the Lebanon Community Library, I would sometimes hear the ringing of church bells as I approached the library door. But these were not ordinary church bells. The weren’t just pealing an announcement that the service was about to begin or end, nor were they in … Continue reading Ringing the Changes
A Bike Ride to Coleman Park
I have no memory of whose idea it was or how I got involved, but it was when we still lived on the hill on West Main Street, so it was probably during the summer of 1962 or 63. Most likely it had something to do with the Boy Scouts, as I was still active … Continue reading A Bike Ride to Coleman Park
Miss Esther Mae Zug of Lebanon, PA
When her brother John L. Zug died, it was page one news in the Lebanon Daily News, May 14, 1965 The sixth and youngest child of Ephraim Zug (1867 - 1934) and the former Barbara Longenecker (1877 - 1949), Miss Esther Mae Zug was born on December 20, 1915, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, nearly a year … Continue reading Miss Esther Mae Zug of Lebanon, PA