Category: American Countryside
Election Day 2010
Today we may not think much about the way we vote, unless a close contest causes us to have to recount ballots and determine a…
What’s behind the “Spook” Light?
People like to have answers, and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting. There seems to be no explaining it, no matter how hard…
The “Spook” Light
I don’t care for stories about evil and gruesomeness at Halloween, yet a spooky tale may be in order. For such a story, you can…
Oceanfront Property in Arizona
George Strait once sang that he had some oceanfront property in Arizona and if you’d buy that he’d throw the Golden Gate in free. This…
A Ferry Crossing in the Desert
Before bridges crossed rivers, communities often relied upon ferries to carry people and supplies. In some cases, those ferry operators were able to build thriving…
An Oasis in the Desert
Yuma, Arizona is in the Sonora dessert. The annual average rainfall is about three inches per year. So it is a bit ironic that it…
Pawnee Bill
It may have seemed this famous western showman had married the wrong woman. After all, his bride was a city girl who didn’t grow up…
The Last National Convention
“Being older than the rest of you I’m asked to advise you from time to time as the need arises…..” It’s the beginning of the…
Dr. Larry Case’s Most Memorable Day
Dr. Larry Case became National FFA Advisor in 1984, but perhaps his most memorable day as an advisor at any level came n January of…
“Here By the Owl…”
The National FFA Convention is in Indianapolis this week, and this will be the last such event for Dr. Larry Case as National FFA Advisor….