Jed Reinert is part of the digital team at LNP | LancasterOnline. He writes about Lancaster County history and nostalgia, and can be reached at jreinert@lnpnews.com.
- May 28, 2023
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About Jed Reinert
![A homecoming for Live in '98; Spanish-language shows at the Fulton in '73 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/53/553b87c6-f9a6-11ed-a015-9f19e6f7f7fb/646d1ea3d95bd.image.png?crop=856%2C482%2C0%2C160&resize=856%2C482&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
!['Sound and fury': Ike and Tina Turner put on a wild show at F&M in 1972 [From the archives]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/ed/aeda3cd2-fa69-11ed-bedb-33719d413397/646e666447056.image.png?crop=596%2C335%2C0%2C137&resize=596%2C335&order=crop%2Cresize)
Tina Turner, icon of soul, R&B and pop music, died Tuesday at 83 after a long illness.
![A kids' gardening contest in 1923; a pager outage in 1998 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/01/00103070-f0ec-11ed-9fef-8bb9e564616c/645e79e839fed.image.png?crop=693%2C390%2C127%2C0&resize=693%2C390&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
![A local connection to Skylab in 1973; booming job market for the Class of 1998 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/13/91376744-eea8-11ed-976b-93d5c6cd772e/645aadc7a15fd.image.png?crop=620%2C349%2C0%2C205&resize=620%2C349&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
![A look at Lancaster's Westminster dog show connections over the years [from the archives]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/78/77890186-edd1-11ed-a8a7-eb3d66ae53ec/645944e6be1a4.image.png?crop=920%2C518%2C0%2C135&resize=920%2C518&order=crop%2Cresize)
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is one of the most prestigious dog shows in the world and the second-oldest continuously held sporting event in the United States - only the Kentucky Derby predates it.
![Meet the Snake Hunt Queen of 1973; plus a school struck by lightning in 1998 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/e8/de88809e-e928-11ed-a217-0facc259dd74/6451740def9ca.image.png?crop=348%2C196%2C8%2C175&resize=348%2C196&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
![McCaskey high school building was dedicated 85 years ago this week [From the archives]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/1c/01c7b70c-e85a-11ed-8985-6f46b617208a/645018ff47aec.image.png?crop=702%2C395%2C0%2C260&resize=702%2C395&order=crop%2Cresize)
Editor's note: J. P. McCaskey will hold a celebration of its 85th birthday Wednesday.
Here's a minor mystery for your Monday.
![A 'Boys Parade' in 1923; a long-distance birthday party in 1948 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/91/79178fdc-e37b-11ed-b08e-fb8626fd5ff3/6447ee4e3ce81.image.png?crop=1436%2C808%2C0%2C42&resize=1436%2C808&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
![Diver 'Smokey' Roberts honored in 1973; single-sex classrooms in 1998 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/a0/7a09168e-de05-11ed-8257-3b36bda706b0/643ec4363093a.image.png?crop=1038%2C584%2C0%2C68&resize=1038%2C584&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
![Big changes at Hersheypark in 1973; Prohibition raids led by a minister in 1923 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/28/d28f1a7a-d887-11ed-b8c8-5f847e7a61f0/64358dea4d24f.image.png?crop=1429%2C804%2C113%2C0&resize=1429%2C804&order=crop%2Cresize)
Big changes at Hersheypark in 1973; Prohibition raids led by a minister in 1923 [Lancaster That Was]
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
![Fire gutted Columbia grocery in 1973; Hollywood's Clara Bow visited in 1923 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/03/10396cfc-d326-11ed-8bfe-b3461a4ec733/642c8705a5b8d.image.png?crop=962%2C541%2C0%2C154&resize=962%2C541&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
