The movie Silent Hill is based on a real town called Centralia, with the difference being that both fires are the same. Where is Centralia located? A small town in Central Pennsylvania was abandoned in the 1980s due to coal fires that began burning in 1962 and remained out of control as of late 2010. […]
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Long before schools added girl sport teams athletic mascot nicknames, there were many unusual mascot nicknames throughout the country. The school that I coached at had to add a girls sport nickname. Our boys were long called the Minutemen. We couldn’t possibly call the girls Minutemen or the Lady Minutemen. One student suggested the Betsey […]
The Black Diamond, a new dark ride at Knoebels Amusement Park, opened in October 2011. After an enthusiastic search for a tortuous location before being surrounded by a massive building, my husband and I took our first ride on the Hallo-Fun weekend. at the end of October With such a late opening, it is likely […]
Silent Hill was a great horror movie that scared millions of people. It was made into a game first, which millions more people played. Then with the success of the game in 1999, Silent Hill became the movie millions of people have witnessed. What if Silent Hill was a real place, would you go visit […]
Fall is harvest time in southern Illinois and the crop is crafts. If your idea of fun is attending fall craft fairs and shows, there is one near you in southern Illinois. Fall craft fairs are great places to purchase gifts for the upcoming holiday seasons or to energize your own creative juice by examining […]