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Orwigsburg Historical Society schedules tour of 3 vintage truck museums

ORWIGSBURG — The Orwigsburg Historical Society & Museum will host a private tour of vintage truck museums from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 16, presented by historian/collector Keith Ernst,

Ace of clubs

Crime lords, illegal whiskey, federal stings and mysterious fires par for the course in this tale of two historic Vegas nightclubs  Someone should put up a historic plaque next to the volcano at the Mirage hotel-casino. Not to commemorate the volcano but, rather, to mark a different kind of historic eruption: That spot is the site of the Red Rooster, the first nightclub on what would eventually become the Las Vegas Strip. The first gambling hotspot on the future Strip was a far cry from the glittering monoliths that define today’s upscale tourist playground. But the Red Rooster was no mere juke joint. It featured everything from all-girl bands to dance marathons to promotional stunts like a blindfolded race-car driver zooming in front of the club. Opened by Alice “Ma” Morris on November 26, 1930, the Red Rooster foreshadowed the famous, neon-drenched resort corridor the street would one day become. The timing of the Red Rooster’s opening was auspicious, poised on the cusp of

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