Butch Dale

Did you ever have one of those days when everything goes wrong? I guess just about everyone has experienced days like that. But even if you make it through with…

  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…