Rock Wall

I decided Wednesday I had to know if my fishing buddy, Dan Hare, was still alive. He was 86 the last time I talked to him. For two years we have not received his hand drawn watercolor Christmas card. So I called his number and got the same recorded message from his wife I got

I thought about telling you about some strange things I have seen from the water. Once Kimball and I launched in the Tchefuncte (Cha-Funk-tah) River that runs into the northeast corner of Lake Pontchartrain and fished toward the lake. I caught a huge crappie on the crankbait and for some unknown reason decided to remove

Kimball went to Clint Stacy’s funeral. I couldn’t because my walker won’t let me climb stairs to the gym. She estimated the crowd at 400 to 500. She said both preachers did a good job, expecially his father-in-law, Ron Pitts. She brought me a funeral folder. That was the best obituary I have seen in

I was watching the noon news Friday on Ch. 3 when Steve Grant said a man from El Dorado Springs had been killed. I thought I caught the name but I went back to be sure. It was Clinton Stacy, 30. What an unpleasant surprise. I called Kimball on my cell phone in Stockton. Davis

I have you have read that R-2 Superintendent Heath Oats submitted his resignation effective at the end of the school year to go to Cassville which will be closer to family and friends. The school board appointed Brad Steward, current Middle School Principal, to be the new superintendent next year. The Board has appointed Jay

I have a lot of failures turkey hunting. I know my turkey stories make it sound like I always outwit the bird. Quite the opposite. And it makes me a better turkey hunter. On the last day of some season I hadn’t killed a gobbler in the second week. Up in the day I went

Today is the opening day of Missouri shotgun turkey season. I learned that from the morning TV news. In past years I would have scouted, at least by listening, and would have had a pretty good idea where several gobblers roosted and which way they normally went when they flew down. But just when you

I asked Davis if he had anything for the Rock Wall. He had been reading the first one I wrote that’s in a framed plate of the first page one on the wall. He said I told readers we needed help covering the news so please call, text or email us if they learned something

I didn’t want to work on Sunday so here I set at the keyboard at 2:65 a.m. Monday. I was waiting for something significant to talk to you about. I got it Sunday morning. For about the last 12 years I have watched “The Old Fashion Gospel Hour,” a 30 minute program put on Channel

This is a first: a combination Rock Wall and fishing report. Reason: cold weather. I had trouble as always getting my cell phone to work out here in the country so Kimball took over, talked to the fishing reporters and relayed the messages. Bobby Dains said the spoonbills are waiting for warmer water and a