Butch Dale
Butch needed a cigarette and help from above
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…
Read MoreButch remembers “Barnlot Basketball”
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…
Read MoreButch’s predictions for 2022…..
Well folks, we made it through another crazy year, so what will happen in 2022? The celebrities, Hollywood elites, and national politicians still crave the spotlight, so here are my…
Read MoreBasketball’s beginnings in Montgomery County
Montgomery County is considered the “cradle of Indiana basketball.” The first game between two organized teams in our state took place in Crawfordsville on March 16, 1894 when the Crawfordsville…
Read MoreButch catches two boys cheating
In 1979, I was teaching social studies and PE at Darlington Middle School. Because there was a shortage of Industrial Arts teachers, superintendent Eual McCauley also had me teach 7th…
Read MoreCoal Creek Bearcat Outstanding Athlete
One of the top players to sport a Bearcat uniform in the 1960s was Lee Fouts, who graduated from Coal Creek in 1967. As a sophomore during the 1964-65 season,…
Read MoreButch Survived 2021 and a Few Mishaps
Well folks, I made it through another year. Sadly, some people didn’t. I lost another classmate and several friends because of health problems or Covid. And just as the pandemic…
Read MoreFeeling down in a senior slump? Me too!
When I reached my 50th birthday, I tried to deny that it represented a turning point in my life. As I reported then, AARP slipped my membership kit under my…
Read MoreButch recalls the greatest basketball shot ever made
OK, all of you basketball fans . . . what is the greatest shot that you ever witnessed? Perhaps you watched as a player heaved a last-second shot from mid-court…
Read MoreFrom Butch . . .
Like the rest of you “Baby Boomers,” my Christmas wish list has certainly evolved through the years. As a small fry, I wanted toys, such as a cowboy capgun and…
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