Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Horn Made Mommy Happy

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” When the fourth graders in band struck up that tune during the Veterans Day program, we couldn’t help but smile. Then, we applauded loudest when players tongued the tune’s final notes.

Childhood Job Creates Friendships

“Free Delivery Twice Daily.” That declaration came to mind as we were loading and unloading boxes of a sports publication distributed by our radio station.

Renowned Rodeo Blood Runs Strong Through Generations

As Clay Center Cowboy Aspires To Be Champion Bull Rider Cowboys are like horses are like cattle. How can that be many will question? One’s a person, and the others are animals. Oh, they are closely intertwined, but yet each is entirely different, many contend.

Persistence Pays Off

“Marvelous Mae is out here in the corral.” That note on the table when we got home was good news, because we’d been stewing ever since the night before after we couldn’t catch the old bay mare for Labor Day weekend carriage-ride engagements.

Red matches well with purple for Chase County Ranch Family

“Red cows and purple shirts; that’s the Mushrush family of Chase County.” Busy all of the time, this week is their busiest of the year. “It’s harvest time,” emphasized Joe Mushrush, admitting that might sound “out of season to many.”