Published May 27. 2016 12:40PM
After years of being locked up, out of public view, the trophies that celebrate history of Coaldale High School will be on display this weekend at borough hall.
Borough officials will have the building open for members of the public to look at the trophies from the era that Coaldale had its own high school.The trophies were recently moved from the old high school building, which is now owned by the borough and used for head start and youth sports programs, councilwoman Yvonne Stoffey said."We never did this, they were at the high school, locked up. No one has seen them in forever," she said.While they look for a permanent home for the trophies, borough council decided to give the public a chance to look at a sampling of the old trophies. This Saturday, borough hall will be open to the public from 4-7 p.m. The date was chosen to coincide with the 55th reunion of Coaldale High School's 1961 reunion, as well as the Carbon County Sports Hall of Fame induction. Three Coaldale natives, Joe Terry, Joe Holubek and Allysa Vavra are being inducted into the hall this year."People are coming in from out of state. hopefully they'll come over after the reunion," Stoffey said.The trophies will also be on display Sunday after the borough holds its annual Memorial Day service. The service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Light refreshments will be served.Residents will also be able to visit the borough's veterans' memorial, which is located immediately adjacent to borough hall.