Butch Dale

  From the early 1900s to the 1970s, our country was involved in four military conflicts . . . World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the…

  On a few occasions when I was a youngster, I accompanied my Dad when he visited Wesley “Wes” Tribbett, who lived in a little house on Madison street in…

  When I wrote a book about Darlington School in 1988, I interviewed hundreds of former students, including two of my cousins . . . Dale Cohee and Donnie Dale,…

   As you all know, Montgomery County has always been a hot spot for basketball. After all, the first basketball game in Indiana was played right here in 1894, and…

   I think you fellow “baby-boomers” would agree that the present generation of whipper-snappers might be a tad spoiled by the amenities and technology of today. Of course, we always…

  During my term as Sheriff in the late 1990’s, I appointed a couple of inmates as “trustys.” This has been a sheriff’s prerogative for many years, and continues today.…

   In an earlier column, I listed a few of the “home remedies” my folks used…placing turpentine on cuts, making me swallow a spoonful of Vicks Vapo-Rub for a sore…

   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…

  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…