Published Monday, September 29, 2008
PART TWO OF A THREE-PART SERIES
Spirit riders: The girls get to work
Photos and story by JULIA ROBINSON of the Tribune's staff
After picking up their horses, the real work lay ahead — gentling and training the animals, a frustrating but ultimately rewarding task.
TRIBUNE COLUMN
Hardins a couple of aces on the old golf course
By BILL CLARK
When old athletes reach retirement age, they all say, "I’m looking forward to catching up on my golf game."
GRANNY'S NOTES
Preparing corn harvest was not a grind to children
By SUE GERARD
Grinding corn was fun when I was a kid because all I did was sit on Jake, our big, wide horse, and tell him to "whoa" or "giddup." Other times, he walked around in a circle while hitched to the grinder’s "tongue"; the grinder’s burrs crushed ear corn for the dairy cows.
THE THIRD AGE
Low birth rate might grow into big problem
By ANN GOWANS
The populations of the world are growing older very quickly. As we continue our discussion of where the United States stands on this continuum and how it might fare, compared to the rest of the world, we need to realize that by 2050, at least 20 percent of the citizens in Britain, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia and the United States will be older than 65.
NOTES FROM BOOMERANG CREEK
Geography teaches need for a bigger worldview
By CATHY SALTER
Recently, a Maytag repairman arrived to replace a part in our dishwasher. Maytag appliances have a reputation for rarely needing repairs, but in this case, the faulty part was part of a national recall. It was a Thursday, my pie-baking day, so the kitchen was filled with pecan, chess and vegetable pies wrapped and ready for that afternoon’s farmers market in Ashland.
MILITARY NOTES
