Hand Corn Husking Champions share tips
I am standing in the presence of greatness. I am right smack dab in the middle of the National Corn Husking champions’ Richard…
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The John Deere 60 crawler created by Tim Sweeney- Picture by Keith Ladage
We came, we went, we saw and we marveled at many things at the 2013 Half Century of Progress, but Tim Sweeney’s creation…
The Pearson Museum, medical history
After interviewing a doctor for a Senior News &Times story, I took a minute to stop in the fascinating Pearson Museum which is…
The art of threshing broom corn
I love fall festivals and I loved the chance to see Quinn Brown’s corn threshing machine at the Half Century of Progress show.…
National Radon Conference hits Springfield
All the year’s I worked in the Illinois State Radon Program, we never had a conference in Springfield, Illinois, but this year, here…