Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Influential Friendship Prevails Eccentricity

Tom was and remains our  hero. When one passes, the life is reflected. In depreciating health extended time, Tom had been away, and departed  during  the winter. With no close relatives, rites weren’t until now.

Downpours Better Than Drought

“When it rains, it pours.” That’s certainly been the case in the past couple of weeks, and we’re thankful for it. For some reason, we think about those one-pound round blue canisters of Morton Salt we stocked on the shelves at Buchman’s Grocery a half-century ago.

Ag Camps To Help Children Understand Where Their Family’s Food Comes From

“Most children don’t know that milk comes from cows.” Even fewer have a clue bread is made from flour which comes from wheat, and saddest part is they’ve never given such things a thought or consideration. Likely even the more serious thing is that a large majority of the parents don’t either.

Dump Helps Yard Cleanup

“How in the world can all of those old tires accumulate around the barnyard?” That question was rolling in our head as we spent two hours loading worn out pickup and car tires into the back of our horse trailer Friday evening. Why the old tires are kept is beyond comprehension, but it got so […]