Butch Dale

Now, now, now…before you jump to conclusions…No, it wasn’t me, and your dedicated publisher and writer, Tim Timmons, did not have another one….it was my little brother, Gary. And when…

When I was growing up, we had several types of animals on the farm…pigs, beef cows, milk cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits..and of course the stray barn cats and our…

We lost a great friend this week. No, it’s not someone you know. It was our son’s dog…His name was Eiko, and our son and his wife and daughter, who…

Here’s a question for you Montgomery County basketball historians…What Darlington player had the highest single season scoring average in the school’s history? Perhaps you might guess Rich Douglas (1970), who…

I see quite a few kids these days who complain they are bored and have nothing to do. Well, if you are a “baby-boomer” like me, I doubt that you…

When I started at Purdue in 1966, I majored in Agricultural Economics. That next summer, I coached the Darlington Little League baseball team, which consisted of 11 and 12-year olds.…

Many of you didn’t know this, but many years ago, right after I graduated from Purdue, I taught one semester at A.S.S.M…the American School for Student Misfits. It was a…

Before school consolidation here in Montgomery County, a stranger driving down Main Street in one of the little towns on a Friday night would have sworn that he was passing…

People are complaining now about inflation, the cost of things, and the quality of life today. But what about the past? Marian Hiatt Johnson graduated in 1943, and before she…

Like many of you fellows who attended the little high schools in our county before consolidation, I participated in every sport. There were only three…baseball, basketball, and track. Our school…