Coal Region Campfire

T102 Sports Now has hired your guy to handle the weekly Mike Brennan Show with the head coach of the Tide himself. The first week didn't go to plan, but high tide will make a return. New episodes every Friday!

T102 Sports Now has hired your guy to handle the weekly Mike Brennan Show with the head coach of the Tide himself. Lots to catch up with the new head coach. New episodes every Friday!

I only heard about Frank Gangemi a couple weeks ago. A Pottsville football legend in the 80s, he went on to play at Johns Hopkins and was All Conference on Offense & Defense, which is just unheard of. Amazingly, still not in the PAHS Hall of Fame, but I'm going to try to change that soon. One of my favorite interviews I've done.

We've been gone for a while, but we're back with a bang. General George Joulwan represents the Coal Region just about as much as you can. A 4 Star General and the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO AND, most importantly, an "East Sider" through and through.

Episode 5 of season 3 We head up north North of the Mountain to the land of McAdoo. Definite finalist for Mac and Cheese Hall of Fame.

Groody Catering gets the Coal Region experience. Their hot sauce takes a back seat to no one.

Once again if you're a judge running for office in Schuylkill county, then you need to stop at the campfire. Jim Conville got the memo and he's here today

Watch the full episode later today on Facebook.

Coal Region Campfire has become the 60 Minutes of Schuylkill County. It's a must stop for Lenten Fish Dinners, and of course for judge candidates. Today we welcome Christina Hale and Chris Hobbs to the campfire. Chris Hobbs. Pubs guy. Won't hold it against him.

You're getting the audio early, but you need to see the visuals when we release this morning at 9 AM on Facebook! We discuss Lenten Fish Dinner of South Cass and also the dating possibilities of the St. Patrick End of Summer Festival (RIP)

Mr. Darren from the Girl Who Code program at the Pottsville Free Public Library pulls a seat at the campfire and talks the STEM program. It's FREE too!

Porcupine Pat is the absolute best. He's a true original who oozes passion. Today I had the pleasure of spending some time with him at the Charles Baber cemetery and he talked me through some of the trees there. Lots of history!

David from Boscov's recently passed away. He was one of my first interviews and I wanted to wait to do a bigger episode on Boscov's, but it just never worked out. You can't listen to this without having a smile on your face. Guy loved his job and did it with such passion. You can't teach that.

Muhammad Ali, as everyone knows and should know had his HQ here in Deer Lake. There's so many different stories and my hope with this series is to capture as many as possible.

Leroy Boyer from the Pottsville Republican and Jason Genovese join me today and we hash out the best athletes and coaches of all time from Schuylkill County and the Coal Region.

Jim Haluska from the Schuylkill Historical society takes the time to explain the historical events of the Spanish Flu here in the county.

Connor Hinchliffe started out as a catcher, then made the jump to pitcher, where today he's in the Phillies organization. Not. Too. Shabby. I swallowed my pride and met him at Railway and we had a catch. Tommy John surgery is scheduled for next week. Well worth it.

Presented by CACL and Darren J March Financial Services. Week 3. Hopefully, you're buckled in! Trinity Lutheran!

Presented by CACL and Darren J March Financial Services. Week 2. Prepare yourself.

Presented by CACL and Darren J. March Financial services. Jim Roth is on the Mount Rushmore of Coal Region football coaches. He's on the Mount Rushmore of PA Coaches. He's a legend, and he's built one of the most dominant and successful football programs in the entire country.

Presented by CACL and Darren J March Financial Services. The unofficial mayor of St. Clair Dave Plachko joins the campfire today as we celebrate National Chili Day at Tommy's M&S.

Presented by CACL & Darren J March financial services. Lenten Fish Dinner Review Tour kicks off Season 2 with St. Clair Fish & Games Lobster Bisque and Altamont Fire Company's fish fry. A very bold statement is made in this review. Very Bold.

Presented by CACL Coal Region Campfire Wing Review Tour travels to Middleport's Coal Street Pub. Interesting facts about Middleport too.

Presented by CACL Today we spoke with Madeline Wittig, last year's Junior Idol winner. If you're interested in competing, email junioridolsc@gmail.com or follow "Schuylkill Theater Association" on Facebook.

Presented by CACL The people spoke and I listened, so we headed down to Bum's Rush on Route 61 to give their wings their day in court.

PRESENTED BY CACL Frank Messina took the bull by the horns and started a Schuylkill County Model Railroad club. He and his club have made incredible progress already, and when it's done, it's going to be awesome.

Lenten Fish Dinner Season is upon us ladies and gentlemen. Buckle up, because I'm going to run through a brick wall for you in my quest to find the perfect haddock, cole slaw, and mac & cheese for you.

Presented by CACL Today we sit down with Keith Semerod and Shawn Frankenstein of SAM here in Pottsville. We take a little turn, but we dive into the process of counting the homeless in the county. Quite interesting.

Presented by CACL If you're a fan of Pottsville sports, then you're a fan of 50/50 Frank. He bleeds crimson and white, and is the heart beat of the Tide faithful. Frank is battling cancer right now, but his spirit is not deterred. I had the absolute pleasure of talking with him. ROLLLL TIDE!

Presented by CACL Coney Express has been a mainstay at the Fairlane Village Mall. After 43 years they closed on Saturday. We paid our final respects on their last day.

Why is the Henry Clay statue in Pottsville? This the hard hitting question we're asking today with Jim Haluska from the Schuylkill Historical Society today.

Presented by CACL and Darren J March Financial Services. Coach John Toomey is easily one of the most respected coaches around. He was incredibily tough, and demanded a lot, but he was also tremendously fair. Today he stopped by the campfire and we talked about his career.

PRESENTED BY CACL ... We packed up the van and headed up north 61 to Shendo, and paid a visit to Lucky's Deli. It was my first time, and I ate like a true king.

The beauty of being an avid listener of the podcast is that you get to listen to the reviews here before anyone else. That's VIP treatment. Even though Haven lost to Nativity when I was a waterboy, I still reviewed them.

School Lunch Tour rolls on with Schuylkill Technology South. 100% student run. Please keep them in mind for any of your catering needs, and pay them a visit for your next lunch. You won't be disappointed.

Election Pork & Kraut blind taste test. Participants 1. Yorkville Hose Company (Pottsville) 2. Good Will & EMS (Minersville) 3. Schuylkill Hose #2 (Schuylkill Haven)

Presented by CACL and Darren March Financial Planning Kenneth Kline is my neighbor. Had zero idea he was such a coaching legend, until a couple people told me about him. Won a state championship Jim Thorpe, lost another on a half court buzzer beater, and had a great career coaching at Pottsville.

Presented by CACL... School Lunch Review Tourney starts today with pan rolls, mac and cheese at Pottsville DHH Lengel Middle School See the video later today at our Facebook page "Coal Region Campfire"

Presented by CACL and the one and only Darren March .... I went to the Mamma Millie bakery today to see what it's all about. Millie is def a character, but you'll be hard pressed to find somebody more passionate about her work. Also make sure you get your holiday orders soon with her. You don't want to show up empty handed to the holiday dinner.

Presented by CACL and Darren. J March Financial Services Jim Haluska from the Schuylkill County Historical Society sits down with us and discusses all things John O'Hara. Bet you didn't know he was a cub reporter covering the Pottsville Maroons or that he's often mentioned in the same breath as Hemingway?

Presented by CACL & Darren J. March Financial Services President Judge William Baldwin pulls a seat up to the campfire this week. We talk his football career, the challenges and most important thing about being a judge, and growing up in the county.

PRESENTED BY CACL & Darren J. March Financial Planning. Today we speak with Schuylkill County Historical Society director Diana and she gives us all the info you and I need for the haunted walking tours. For more info go to http://schuylkillhistory.org/events/

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/

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.