Butch Dale
Butch and His Brother Take a Trip to Town
Many of you regular readers know that when my brother Gary and I were young, we often tagged along with our father when he went to town. He usually took…
Read MoreButch Says to Prepare for Round Two
The primaries are over. Be thankful. But as the November election approaches, prepare for round two. Let us pray, “Dear Lord, give us the strength to bear that which is…
Read MoreButch . . . the Lawn Mowing Expert!!!
How is an 11-year-old farm boy going to earn money? That was the question I was faced with in 1959. Sure, I helped Mom and Dad on the farm doing…
Read MoreButch Remembers the Rookie Cop . . .
Here’s another incident I’ll never forget . . . As I came on duty one summer evening, the dispatcher advised me to check the location and status of an Indiana…
Read MoreThe Best Gifts at Christmas
By : Butch Dale Do you remember the best gifts you received for Christmas when you were a youngster? Perhaps it was that new Schwinn bicycle…maybe a Red Ryder…
Read MoreA Few Thoughts From Butch On His Birthday…
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…
Read MoreButch Remembers His Childhood Hero
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…
Read MoreButch Can Teach Anything!!!
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…
Read MoreButch Had To Face The Goblins
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…
Read MoreOh, Those Cars…If Butch Had Only Known!!!
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…
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