Butch Dale

By: John “Butch” Dale I turned 75 years old today. Yes, three quarters of a century. Very difficult to fathom. Wasn’t it just a few months ago that I was…

By: John “Butch” Dale I was sad to hear recently that one of my childhood idols, Charlie Bowerman, had passed away last month at his home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He…

John “Butch” Dale By the time spring of 1977 had rolled around, I had taught Social Studies, PE, and Health to students at Darlington Middle School and North Montgomery High…

By: John “Butch” Dale I grew up in an old two-story farmhouse southeast of Darlington. As was the custom in those days, Dad farmed the ground for the landlord, and…

By: John “Butch” Dale In a recent column, I mentioned that my wife and I had purchased a new Toyota SUV a couple of years ago…the price $42,500. We normally…

By:  John “Butch” Dale When I taught 5th grade Social Studies, each student was required to know and memorize several things. For instance, they had to know the Pledge of…

By: John “Butch” Dale Did you ever do something really stupid when you were young? Come on now, admit it. Here’s one from my youth…When I was about ten years…

By: John “Butch” Dale (written in honor of the poem “Casey at the Bat”) The outlook wasn’t looking great for the Democrats that day; The score stood 3 to 2…

By: John “Butch” Dale When a school has plenty of spirit, it will also have great cheerleaders. Crawfordsville and all of the smaller schools here in Montgomery County had cheerleaders…

By: John “Butch” Dale Some of the best memories of my childhood were those many trips to town on Saturday nights. Just about all of the stores in downtown Darlington…