Butch Dale

Do you baby boomers remember your high school Junior-Senior Prom? It was a rite of passage and a milestone event in a high school student’s life. The proms at Darlington…

On the first day of school in the fall of 1959, my sixth grade teacher announced to the class that there would be ten new students joining us, as their…

Well folks, I made my New Year’s resolutions early…you know…the usual things like exercising more, eating healthy, saving more, watching less TV, etc. You get the idea. But then I…

Just about all of the successful coaches in Montgomery County pre-consolidation days played basketball when they were youngsters. That’s how they learned the basics of the game and what it…

Each town in Montgomery County has a unique history. While many events are forgotten after time, some are etched in stone and become part of the town’s lore. Here are…

Another excellent player for the Coal Creek Bearcats in the late 1960s was Rick Haas, a four-year starter for the black and red at the guard position. As a freshman…

During most of the years that I served as a police officer here in Montgomery County, I worked the night shift. Even after I was elected Sheriff, I preferred working…

As many of you readers are aware, the Wingate basketball team won the Indiana state championships in 1913 and 1914. In the 1970s, I had the pleasure of interviewing Leland…

In the early 1990s, I worked two jobs…library director at Darlington from 11am to 6pm…and then Deputy Sheriff for Montgomery County from 7pm to 4am. Yes, it was a very…

On the south end of our little red barn, just above the corncrib door railing, hung a prized possession…our basketball goal. In summer, winter, spring, and fall the old rusted…