Contestants got a heavy dose of potassium Saturday at the Dole Great American Banana Challenge in Latrobe. In its inaugural year, the banana-eating contest pitted participants against the clock — they ...
In 1904, David Strickler, a 23-year-old soda jerk, was working at his family’s drugstore in Latrobe. He began experimenting with ice cream combinations and the banana split was born. Though the ...