Butch Dale
Butch Names Our County’s Greatest Basketball Superstar
In 1975, I wrote a book entitled, “The Golden Era of Montgomery County Basketball–1947-1971.” I interviewed several former players and coaches, and compiled hundreds of statistics. In addition, the…
Read MoreA ‘Desperation Long Shot’ Butch Will Never Forget
My wife and I attended the North Montgomery vs. Western Boone boys basketball game recently . . . held at the Thorntown gym. It brought back memories of the…
Read MoreButch Wants to Be Reincarnated!
I tend to be a very inquisitive person. If a question or circumstance comes up in which I don’t know the answer, then I am determined to get to…
Read MoreButch Can Remember Names….Sometimes!!!
Does this ever happen to you? Someone greets you and starts a conversation, and evidently they know you, but you just can’t place who they are….so you carry on…
Read MoreButch Says Bring Back McGuffey!
How would you judge the reading skills of grade school children today compared to the past? And what about character and morals? Well, I can attest that many of…
Read MoreButch Visits Golden Arches in 1966
A few years ago, I wrote a column about how the cost of living, even adjusted for inflation, was much cheaper in 1966 when my wife and I got…
Read MoreButch Remembers the “Full Service” Station
Let’s go back in time once again…You hop in the car to head out to the drive-in theater for family night…but the gas gauge shows you’re low, so you…
Read MoreButch Has a Penny for Your Thoughts
Last week I pulled into a fast food restaurant drive-through, and while paying at the window, the cashier dropped my change…a dollar bill and some odd cents. No one was…
Read MoreButch Wants to Cancel ‘Cancel Culture!’
OK, you old-timers, do you remember when you could express your opinions, state your beliefs, tell a joke or discuss politics without someone getting on your case? Great, wasn’t…
Read MoreButch Relates Story of Nice Boy Turned Bad
As a deputy and later on as Sheriff, I was not too concerned with enforcing minor traffic violations, although that is one aspect of the job. I thought that solving…
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