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Joe Maslanka was known for his kind heart and his barroom brawls

By Esther Honig,
Halle Hewitt
Published March 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM PDT

Joe Maslanka moved to Collegeville, Penn., in 1971, bought a local bar, kicked out the biker gang that hung out there and moved in upstairs. His family visited StoryCorps for a remembrance.

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