Two people who were influences to the local music scene were remembered at the 23rd annual Zoostock in Lansford on Monday.
Jesse “Big Dog” Hiles, a founder of Zoostock 24 years ago, died on Jan. 31. H.
Jesse R. “Big Dog” Hiles died on Jan. 31 at age 68, but his legacy lives on in the Labor Day festival he founded 24 years ago to benefit the American Cancer Society telethon.
The Jesse Hiles Zoostock .
A Labor Day tradition of music, food and fundraising is returning to the Panther Valley.
The Jesse Hiles Zoostock 2023 will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 4 on the grounds of the former Sports Zoo,.
The American Cancer Society telethon this weekend reached new heights, raising $254,386 in its 24 hours of fundraising.
“This was our most financially successful year ever,” Telethon chairman Joe Krus.