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Jack Slade used to harvest some of the largest pumpkins. Now, he prides himself on growing the prettiest.

When you’ve been retired for 22 years like Jack Slade has, you usually find a hobby. His just happens to be growing massive pumpkins.

Over the years, I have heard the energetic and talented musician Terri Hendrix perform. Sadly, the last time I caught her concert was more than 10 years ago at a

WC grad wrote 70 novels The cover of W. Todhunter Ballard’s book “Gold in California.” Submitted photo Editor’s note — This is the latest installment in monthly sesquicentennial moments highlighting Wilmington College’s 150-year anniversary, which is being observed through September 2021. W. Todhunter Ballard (1903-1980), a member of Wilmington College’s class of 1926, achieved distinction as a story writer of 70 western and mystery novels. He was born in Cleveland and attended ...

This is the latest installment in monthly Sesquicentennial Moments highlighting Wilmington College’s 150-year anniversary, which is being observed th

True West Magazine Old West adventures await across the Cowboy State’s colorful Carbon County Quite likely the most gruesome artifact on exhibit in any museum in Wyoming (maybe the West) is the pair of shoes at the Carbon County Museum in Rawlins. They might appear to be just simple leather shoes, and they are…except that the leather is the skin of Big Nose George Parrott.  When on a history tour of Carbon County, Wyoming, a key stop is Encampment’s Grand Encampment Museum, a superior co...

By: Christie Eliezer Live Nation To Take Over WOMAD NZ? Live Nation may be the new producer of WOMAD New Zealand. On Nov. 30 the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust (TAFT) pulled out after 20 years, and after extending the partnership in 2018 with the festival’s UK-based parent company for a further ten years. TAFT chief executive Suzanne Porter cited bankruptcy concerns if a sudden COVID outbreak caused a close-down. She said, “Any cancellation from the...

i wouldnt blame anyone for staying outside as long as possible. thanks for having me tonight. a real honor to be here. my book covers the six year period when sam clemens became mark twain. in years immediately after the civil war first discovered his true calling as a writer and famous in name, it is the thrill to be here in the san francisco area where he spent many event full-year is as a newspaper reporter and a bohemian and self-described dodger of landlords. he left san francisco...