Please note that information from older episodes may no longer be accurate.
-Week of 10.6.08-
Show # 611, originally aired 5.15.99
Vicki owns one of the best stocked fishing supply shops in Texas and she specializes in plastic worms. She is known to all as the Worm Lady. Vicki Anderson, 109 W. 3rd St. Eddy, TX 76524. (254) 859-5889 or (888) 877-9676
Mayhaws are wild berry-like plants that grow wild in the swamps. John has raised an orchard of hybrid mayhaws and sells them to people to make jelly. John Harrington, 4794 Scales, Orange, TX 77630. (409) 735-7355
Dan Robbins invented a national craze: the Paint By Numbers picture! Dan Robbins, Oakbrook, IL. (630) 963-3732
Show # 1026, originally aired 4.28.07
Pick a pocket or two during a rowdy game of eight-ball with the Rack Pack. Harlan James, San Antonio, TX. (830) 257-6338
Light up your life with the oldest lamp shop in Lufkin, Texas. Bud and Sammie Endersby, Custom Lamps and Shade, 108 S. 1st Street, Lufkin, TX 75902. (936) 699-2300
You can meet a small town dairy farmer who's creaming the
competition by delivering fresh milk the old fashion way. Chris Hague,
Crowell, TX.
-Week of 9.29.08-
Show # 610, originally aired 5.8.99
Jeffrey's been an artist all his life and he has stuck with crayons the whole time. He creates amazing works of realism using nothing more than crayons. Jeffrey Robert, P.O. Box 171074, Arlington, TX 76003-1074. www.jeffreyrobert.com
Anahuac's refuge encompasses 35,000 acres of coastal marsh and prairie bordering Galveston Bay. It is home to thousands of alligators & waterfowl. Kelly McDowell, Refuge Manager. P.O. Box 278, Anahuac, TX 77514. (409) 267-3337
Paul makes toy soldiers from his tiny shop in Galena, IL. It just so happens that he looks just like Gen. U.S. Grant and Galena was Grant's hometown. Paul LeGreco, 245 N. Main, Galena, IL 61036. (815) 777-0383
Show # 1025, originally aired 4.21.07
Paige Bridges captures RV camping from yesteryear on canvas. Her paints hand front and center in the state's biggest, best, and only... RV Art Gallery? Paige Bridges, Wills Point, TX. (903) 560-1672. www.vintagetraveltrailerart.com
You will have a blast when you see this cap gun collection of over 5000 square feet vintage pistols! Charles Trois, 300 Trois Lane, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. (830) 685-3090. www.troisestate.net
You'll glide through history with two genuine American heroes
at the Silent Wings Museum. Doug Flynn, 6202 N. I-27, Lubbock, TX 79403-9710.
(806) 775-2047. www.silentwingsmuseum.com
-Week of 9.22.08-
Show #558, originally aired 5.9.98
Merle is one of Dewitt County's "Pickers & Pluckers." They pick wildflowers to replenish the state's only month-long live exhibit. Dewitt Co. Wildflower Association, P.O. Box 995, Cuero, TX 77954. 512-275-9942
25 years ago Barbara Hutchinson started the Easter Hill Country Tour at the age of 40. Today, well over 1,000 participate each year. Barbara Hutchinson, 5409 86th Street, Lubbock, TX 79424. 806-794-3201
Oma Bell is the last surviving sister of a prominent Hill Country ranching family. She's donating the property to a home for needy children. Hill Country Youth Ranch, P.O. Box 67, Ingram, TX 78025. 830-367-2131.
Show #919, originally aired 4.9.05
This week on Texas Country Reporter, find out why this legendary law enforcement officer is responsible for the phrase...One riot, one Ranger. Joaquin Jackson and Liz Jackson, Box C101 - Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, TX. 79830. 432-837-8143. MAP
Is it art or is it junk? Meet an artist with a welder who says it's a little bit of both. Gary Russell, 5380 Creekside, Melissa, TX 75454. 972-837-2365 MAP
Plus, her distinctive voice has taken this yodeling cowgirl from Fort Worth all the way around the world. Devon Dawson, 817-521-4969, www.cowtownopry.org, dawson@ev1.net
-Week of 9.15.08-
Show #609, originally aired 5.1.99
Ray has played music all his life. He looked into his Scottish heritage and started playing the bag pipes. Now he builds them in his garage. Ray Hughes, 2607 77th St. Lubbock, TX 79423. 806-745-2600
Jim's family has been making clocks since the 1830's and in America since 1842. Jim Verdin, 444 Reading Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-241-4010 or 800-543-0488
Hugh restores wagons, carriages & buggies dating back to the Civil War. He uses the wagon to promote his home town. Hugh Shelton, RFD 3/Gonzales, TX 78629. 830-672-3609
Show #1018 originally aired 3.3.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Visit a shop in the hill country where strung out Steinways come back to life. Bernard Mollberg, 377 Paw Print Lane, Blanco, TX 78606 MAP (830) 833-2210 or www.mollbergpiano.com
Find out how to throw a truly festive fiesta with the "piñata lady." Jo Juarez, Suite 113, 8407 Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX 78250 MAP (210) 688-9550
Plus, it could have been abandoned forever, but now one Texas chef is serving up good eats at the Eola School. Mark Cannon, Eola School Restaurant, Eola, TX MAP
-Week of 9.08.08-
Show # 608, originally aired 4.24.99
Leonard has amassed a collection of 12,000 license plates. He decided to find something to do with them so he started building birdhouses out of them. Leonard Dunnahoe, 2175 Collins Lane Aransas Pass, TX 78336 361-766-2249
For 49 years, the Men's Bible Class has presented the Easter Pageant, a play presented in pantomime at an outdoor amphitheater on a hillside. Chuck Gifford, Chamber of Commerce, 402 Main Street, Junction, TX 76849 915-446-3190
For 41 years only 2 men have made the Grammy Award. John learned from the first & now he is passing that knowledge & the Grammy Legacy on to his son. John Billings, 609 W. Clinton, P.O. Box 257, Ridgway, CO 81432 970-626-3860
Show # 1017, originally aired 2.24.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet a man who travelled nearly 300,000 miles to create his own brand of Texas History. Robert Wanat, PO Box 547, Castroville, TX 78009 MAP (830) 538-3174
Sink your teeth into a jaw-breaking banquet of delicious dishes made entirely from rocks. Bill and Lois Patillo, Corpus Christi, TX MAP www.rockfoodtable.com New - Watch it now!
Plus, find out how one bright builder is bringing half-priced homes to Huntsville. Dan Phillips, Huntsville, TX MAP 936-291-1882 www.phoenixcommotion.com New - Watch it now!
-Week of 9.1.08-
Show # 602, originally aired 3.13.99
Bonnie raises Japanese Koi on her hill country ranch. Koi are an ornamental carp that do well in stock tanks by eating algae & mosquito larvae. Bonnie Grier-Lyons, P.O. Box 715, Boerne, TX 78006 830-537-4439
Rick's family has made wooden shoes since the 1700's. Klompmaker in Dutch means "shoemaker" and that's what he does in Holland, Michigan. Rick Klompmaker, Wooden Shoe Factory, 447 South U.S. 31, Holland, MI 49423 616-396-6513
Walt restored the bridge that our show made famous, the Regency Bridge. We had a big celebration and even Governor George Bush showed up. Walt Lambert, 6901 West Okmulgee Lane, Muskogee, OK 74402 918-687-1339
Show # 1016, originally aired 2.27.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Travel deep below the Texas soil to visit a bachelor pad built on a launch pad. Bruce Townsley, Clyde, TX 79510 MAP (325) 529-4949 or www.atlasmissiletours.com
Meet the Mozart of Mozzerella at Corpus Christi's favorite pizza parlor. Bubba Jacobs, Panjo's Pizza, 1320 Airline Rd. Corpus Christi, TX 78412 MAP (361)-991-1539
Plus, it's a family
tradition that tricks the eye; discover the lost art of Faux Bois.
Carlos Cortes, 1101 South Saint Mary's St. San Antonio, TX 78210 MAP
(210) 472-3966 or www.studiocortes.com
-Week of 8.25.08-
Show # 601, originally aired 3.6.99
Brian runs the Art Car Museum. It is the only one in the world and it houses a strange and unique collection of art cars. Brian Taylor, 140 Heights Boulevard, Houston, TX 77007. 713-861-5526
The Keltgens raise llamas. They allow neighborhood children to come visit the llamas and borrow them for shows. They also make crafts from the wool. John & Linda Keltgen, 250 Imerial, New Braunfels, TX 78132 830-964-3182
Michael was paralyzed 13 years ago in an auto accident, yet he still trains horses. 6 years ago he began riding them again, too. Michael Richardson, P.O. Box 1535, Boyd, TX 76023. 940-627-6927
Show # 1015, originally aired 2.10.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Discover the truth behind
the finest gourmet dining experience in Lubbock, Texas. Leigh Kiselis,
Skyviews Restaurant, 1901 University Ave, Ste 600, Lubbock, TX 79410 MAP
806-744-7462 www.hs.ttu.edu/skyviews
Meet a man who's high caliber metal art will blow you away. Terry Jones,
Gun Sculptor. 721 North Main, Jewett, Texas 75846 MAP
(903) 626-5707 or
www.tmjcreativesculptures.com
Plus, experience life along the Red river with our old friend Wildwood Dean.
Treasure River by Wildwood Dean. www.redriverscholar.com
-Week of 8.18.08-
Show #600, originally aired 2.27.99
Lehman is the teacher who heads the solar car team at the Winston School. The students create these cars & race them internationally. Lehman Marks, 5707 Royal Lane, Dallas TX 75229. 214-691-6950
Refugio farms hot chili peppers then strings them up into chili ristras, a holiday tradition in El Paso. Refugio Garcia, P.O. Box 1640 San Elizario, TX 79849. 915-851-2288 or 800-690-9831
This former CPA & RN lost her sight due to vasculitis 5 yrs ago. Soon after she began painting and now has sold more than 300 of her colorful works. Lisa Fittipaldi, 4209 Malaga Dr., Georgetown, TX 78628. 512-863-4074
Show #1006, originally aired 12.9.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter, meet a man on a mission to walk across Texas. That's right, all of it! Jon "Bunky" McConal, A Walk Across Texas. Granbury, TX 76048 MAP 817-573-1573 or jonmccon@swbell.net
Find out why the
North Texas town of Clark fell right off the map. Mayor Bill Merritt,
DISH, TX 76247 MAP
(note: most maps have not updated yet.)
Plus, discover all the fundamentals of flight in the palm of your hand.
Bob Wilder, Rubberband Airplanes, Colleyville, TX 76034 MAP
(817) 498-6316 or rjwmaw5@comcast.net
-Week of 08.11.08-
Show #599, originally aired 2.20.99
Monty is the J. P. in Rising Star. He also is the owner of the local flower shop and he whistles to entertain himself and others. He's really good! Monty Jones, P.O. Box 828, Rising Star, TX 76471. 254-643-2023
Carol practices the Japanese art of yuki-oi woodblock printing. Her works are based on sketches compiled from her Hill Country nature journal. Carol Brown, 107 Glenn Oaks Drive, Boerne, TX 78006. 830-249-8121
Meet a man who makes chairs out of discarded trees from work crews. He also makes memory chairs using old things from your past. Daniel Mack, 14 Welling Ave, Warwick, NY 10990. 914-986-7293
Show #1005, originally aired 12.2.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter, discover two Texas artists who are making a metal animal
kingdom, filled with all creatures great and small.
One crafts miniature scenes of nature in bronze. Andrew Wilks, Hereford,
TX 79045 MAP
(877) 564-1981 or www.andrewwilks.com
The other forges life sized longhorns in chrome. Bettye Hamblen Turner, Miles, TX 76861 MAP (325) 468-5041 or www.BHTSculpture.com
Benini Sculpture Ranch, 377 Shiloh Rd, Johnson City, Texas 78636 MAP (830) 868-2247 or www.sculptureranch.com
Plus, meet a woman who's using her green thumb to grow her very own backyard orange grove. Helen Waller Thomas, Grand Prairie, TX MAP (972) 264-6320
-Week of 08.04.08-
Show # 598, originally aired 2.13.99
The Old Time Wooden Nickel Co. makes over 5 million nickels a year. They also have a museum to show off their collection of different nickels. Herb Horning, 345 Old Austin Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209. 1-877-4NICKEL (1-877-464-2535).
Sally is an expert & caretaker of jellyfish at the Texas State Aquarium. Jellyfish are the most fragile creatures on earth, but Sally is allergic. Sally Hoke/Monica de la Garza, Texas State Aquarium/P.O. Box 331307/Corpus Christi, TX 78463. 512/881-1216 or 800/477-GULF.
We re-visit J.B. as he retires his windmills to a "windmill farm" in Spearman. He has spent his life building them and now he is giving them away. Roger Buchanan/Burl Buchanan, Box 157/Spearman, TX 79081. 806/659-3888.
Show # 1004, originally aired 11.25.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter, it's a salute to the folks who make the Friday night lights a little brighter.
He's been on the
sideline in Decatur for more than half a century and he's never missed a
down. Coy O'Neal and Coach Kyle Story, Decatur High School, 750 East
Eagle Summit Drive, Decatur, Texas 76234 MAP
940-393-7200
We'll spend halftime
in San Antonio with a drill team like no other in the state. Amanda Camellia,
Thomas Jefferson High School Trick Roper Team. 723 Donaldson Ave, San Antonio,
TX 78201 MAP
210-736-1981
Plus, he's the only radio announcer most Brownwood High fans have ever known, with a name you'll never forget. Dallas Huston, Brownwood High School, 2100 Slayden & 10th St., Brownwood, Texas 76801 MAP (325) 646-9549
-Week of 07.28.08-
Show # 597, originally aired 2.06.99
After being diagnosed with a polio related disease, this wood-turner began making canes from mesquite gathered on area ranches. Lynn Hargrove (Deceased)
Meet the Prairie Dogs: the oldest garage band in Texas. Mike Borger, P.O. Box 52100 Amarillo, TX 79159.
Show # 1003, originally aired 11.18.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet a man who's turning muddy, grimy, dirty cars into masterful works of art. Scott Wade, San Marcos, TX 78666 MAP 512-393-8823 info@dirtycarart.com or www.dirtycarart.com
Take a trip to
Fort Davis for a brand new old-fashioned broom that's sweeping up the competition.
Ron Cox, Davis Mountain 1800 Working Broom Shop, 401 State St., Ft. Davis,
79734 MAP
432-426-3297 or broomsquires@hotmail.com
Plus, experience the majesty of Big Bend National Park through the eyes
of two talented hikers bent on creating a book. Big Bend National
Park by Laurence Parent and Joe Nick Patoski. MAP
University of Texas Press, 512-471-7233.
-Week of 07.21.08-
Show #589, originally aired 12.12.98
Tom's dad started the garage in Sierra Blanca in 1911 and Tom still manages it. Over the years business has dropped off and now there's almost none. Tom Ellison, P.O. Box 9/Sierra Blanca, TX 79851. 915/369-2421.
Les makes drill team uniforms for most of the high schools and colleges in Texas. She's been doing it for 25 years now. Les Ray, P.O. Box 322 Hillsboro, Texas 76645. 254/582-2383.
Meet a melodeon builder who makes music deep in the heart of Cajun country. Larry Williams. Iota, LA.
Show #1002, originally aired 11.11.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Meet a man who knows his way around a cattle pen and
a number two pencil. Brian Asher, 8357 County Road 3105,
Snyder, TX 79549. MAP
1.888.277.9814 or asherbrian@hotmail.com
www.brianasherart.com
Travel across the country on a railroad that's only two inches tall!
Darrell Cowles, Texas Western Model Railroad Club, Forest Hill, TX MAP
www.texaswesternmrc.org
Plus, dance all night to the toe-tapping tunes of East Texas Zydeco music.
Ed Poullard, 951 Hillebrandt, Port Arthur, TX 77701. 409-835-7114. 409-656-3591.
epoullard@nationwide.net or
www.lesamiscreole.com
Larry's French
Market, 3701 Atlantic Hwy, Groves, TX 77619 MAP
409-962-3381 www.larrysfrenchmarket.com
-Week of 07.14.08-
Show #588, originally aired 12.05.98
Dr. Bill has been a vet for 53 years. He still makes housecalls & his operating room is in the back of a feed store. Dr. Bill Griffin, 1000 Industrial Blvd. Borger, TX 79007. 806/274-5742.
In this Discovers America segment, Frank lives on Indian land where his grandfather and dad were drum makers. He makes them the way his elders did. Frank Mirabel, Taos Pueblo, NM.
Lady feeds truckers free Thanksgiving dinner out on the interstate in a rest area. Tara Hernandez, 111 Valley View Dr. Kerrville, TX 78028. 830/792-5198.
Show #1001, originally aired 11.04.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet a man who's spicing up the cowboy life with a true taste of West Texas. Jerry Baird, 2363 Uvalde, Snyder, TX MAP 817-219-0766, www.jerrybairds.com or Bill Walsh, 956-495-8348
Find out how thousands
of wriggling red worms are revitalizing Texas soils. Jay Mertz, Rabbit
Hill Farm, 288 SW CR 20, Corsicana, TX 75110 MAP
903-872-4289 or www.aogc.org/pages/rhf/index.htm
Plus, they may be little, but these teeny steeds are out to help kids in need. Veronique Matthews, Hearts and Hooves, 608 West 12th Street, Austin, TX 78701 MAP 512-376-7667 or heartsandhooves.org
-Week of 07.07.08-
Show # 587, originally aired 11.28.98
13-year-old Charley collects antique fishing lures and sells them at his own booth during first Monday Trade Days. Charley Baugh, Rt. 4, Box 222-4 Wills Point, TX 75169. cbaugh@vzinet.com
Ann collects fragments of broken glass left over from the old Sandwich Glass Factory that closed in 1888. The glass is kept in a national museum. Ann Barber, 3 Freeman St./Sandwich, Mass 02563. 508-888-1434.
Jim and the Texas Historical Commission have been searching for the lost Rene LaSalle shipwreck, the Amable, for 20 years. Now he thinks he found it. Jim Bruseth, 512-463-4565.
Show # 1000, originally aired 10.28.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Travel to West Texas and discover a creature that exists
nowhere else on Earth. Gary Garrett, 5103 Junction Hwy, Ingram, TX 78025
MAP
(830) 866-3356 or garygarrett@tpwd.state.tx.us
Visit the Oval Office...without leaving the Lone Star State. Ron Wade,
Longview, TX MAP
(903) 236-9615 or www.ronwadebuttons.com
Plus, join a sewing circle that's three generations wide...a quilted tradition
that goes all the way back to the Civil War. Laverne Brackens and Lillie
Mayes, Fairfield, TX MAP
(903) 389-3933
-Week of 6.30.08-
Show # 586, originally aired 11.21.98
Charley & his brother Guy put together crossword puzzle in the shape of Texas each week. The answers all have to do with Texas. Charley Orbison, P.O. Box 2882 Denton, TX 76202. 940-349-2730.
Hal started the Sierra Booster fifty years ago and he has always delivered it from his very own airplane. He is the oldest licensed pilot in the U.S. Hal Wright, P.O. Box 8/ Loyalton, CA 96118. 530-993-4379.
Cindy photographs and interviews common people in their 80's & 90's for a traveling exhibit called the "Gathering of the Wisdom People". Cindy Pickard, Box 226, Vanderpool, TX 78885. 830-966-6170.
Show # 993, originally aired 9.09.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...With season tickets, great seats, and plenty of popcorn,
it's baseball heaven for one fun loving nun. Sister Damian, Incarnate
Word Academy/Catholic Church, Houston, TX MAP
713-668-0423
Surf's up in Corpus Christi at the one and only Texas Surf Museum. Dan
Parker, 312 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 MAP
(361) 888-7873 or www.texassurfmuseum.com
Plus, he's Texas' very own Geppetto, a man who found a way to bring his wooden creations to life. S. Gary Roberts, 8613 Honeysuckle Trail, Austin, TX 78759 MAP 512-345-1521 or sgricr71@cs.com Review of Gary's book, Masterful Woodturning
-Week of 6.23.08-
Show #585, originally aired 11.14.98
Roxanne is known as the pig lady. She collects pigs and is also the 2 time world champion hog caller. She has never lost a contest that she entered. Roxanne Ward, Rt 1 Box 55 Littlefield, TX 79339. 806-385-4585.
Trevor is a wildlife biology grad student studying & banding a colony of Mexican Freetail bats in the old Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad tunnel. Trevor Tanner, South of Fredericksburg and 12 miles east of Comfort. 830-644-2478.
Hugh owns the tallest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He photographs the animals and has opened it up for people to visit. Hugh Morton, P.O. Box 129/Linville, N.C. 28646. 828-963-4461.
Show #992, originally aired 9.02.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Learn all about a little instrument with a big sound
as one of Texas' best harmonica players gives us a lesson on the blues.
Rob Roy Parnell, 237 Swiftwater Cove, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 MAP
512-784-3699 or www.robroyparnell.com
Re-disover the world of wildflowers, as we check in with our old friends
at Wildseed Farms. Wildseed Farms, 100 Legacy Dr. or PO Box 3000, Fredericksburg,
TX 78624 MAP 800-848-0078
or www.wildseedfarms.com
Plus, meet a man who acheives the impossible everyday...just by coming to
work at 102 years of age. Leon Jenkins, Southeast Texas Regional Airport,
Beaumont, TX.
(Leon passed away on January 27th, 2007.)
-Week of 06.16.08-
Show #584, originally aired 11.07.98
Guy and Jiu Ling Cole make violins. She grew up in China and he in America. Now they are one of the only violin making teams in the world. Guy Cole or Jiu Ling Cole, 1309 Andromeda Way, Arlington, Texas 76013-8315. 817-492-8350.
David collects and restores antique RV's & campers. The Smithsonian Institute has asked to display several of his RV's. David Woodworth, 19800 Descanso Dr./Tehachapi, CA 93561. 661-822-3352.
Bethany operates the biggest butterfly ranch in Texas &
ships them for release at weddings, funerals & special occasions. Route
1, Box 447A Mathis, TX 78268.
830-537-3465.
Show #990, originally aired 8.19.06
Can a real-life Yankee ever become a true Texan? Thomas Tafuro & Christie Kitchens enroll in a school called Cowboy Eye for the City Guy to convert a Yankee into a Texan. Christie Kitchens, Kerrville, TX. www.cowboyeye.com
Meet a really good barber who's got a really bad case of the blues. Tracy Herron, Tracy's Barber Shop, 5971 Williams Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78412. 361-992-6092. www.bahdesign.com/tracyherron
Hit the backroads in search of the most remote grocery store
in West Texas near Ruidosa. Celia Hill, State Highway 170 West, Ruidosa,
TX. 432-229-4534. lajunta170@hotmail.com
-Week of 06.09.08-
Show # 583, originally aired 10.31.98
Three generations of the Marshall family are cutting hair at the same shop. James opened the shop 36 years & and hired his daughter and granddaughter. James Marshall, 607 North Greer Blvd/Pittsburg, TX 75686. (903) 856-5535
David repairs historical markers as part of the THC's Historical Markers 2000 project. He's traveled all over the state & cleaned up 4000 signs. David Danenfelzer, Texas Historical Commision/P.O. Box 12276/Austin, TX 78711-2276. (512)463-6100
Shank is the oldest cowboy on the Deep Hollow Ranch, birthplace of the American cowboy. It's the oldest cattle ranch in America, started in 1658. Shank Dickinson, Deep Hollow Ranch/P.O. Box 835/Ranch Road/Montauk, NY 11954. (516) 668-2744
Show # 989, originally aired 08.12.06
Meet the woman responsible for putting up half of the fence line in South East Texas. Betty Ann Seifert, 189 Nelson Rd, Yorktown, TX 78164 MAP (361) 564-3842
Find out if this
North Texas preacher really has lost his marbles. Rev. Carroll G. Smith,
Lakeside Church of God. 9396 Confederate Park Road, Fort Worth, TX 76135
MAP
817-237-5500 or www.lakesidechurchofgod.com
Plus, pack an easel and some oil paints, it’s time to travel Texas with the Outdoor Painters Society. Outdoor Painters Society, www.outdoorpainterssociety.com
-Week of 06.02.08-
Show # 582, originally aired 10.24.98
David is a scrap-iron salesman. He sells what he can but with
the rest he creates beautiful junk sculptures. David Strickland, 508
Bond St.\Red Oak, TX 75154.
(972) 617-3037.
Kris has been an artist and sculptor all her life. Now she does portraits of people as marionettes, strings and all. Kris Smith, 1170 Hillsboro Mile #203/Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062. (956) 426-4957.
An outsider from Ohio moved to Lipscomb and has revived the town with an art gallery and a dance platform just like the pioneers used. Debby Opdyke, Dance Platform/107 Main Street\Lipscomb, TX 79056. (806) 862-2900.
Show # 988, originally aired 08.05.06
Fly through the trees with the greatest of ease at Cypress Valley Canopy Tours. David Beilharz, Cypress Valley Canopy Tours, 1223 Paleface RR, Spicewood TX, 78669 MAP (512) 264-8880 or www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com
Find out how one small town is keeping the Last Picture Show alive. Don Stribling, Movieland, 4 N. Austin Ave, Lamesa, TX MAP (806) 872-2750
Plus, walk and talk with a former Warden of the Texas Prison System, as we explore the history of Joe Byrd cemetery. Jim Willett, Byrd Cemetery and Texas Prison Museum, 491 Highway 75 N. Huntsville, TX 77230 MAP www.txprisonmuseum.org or 936-295-2155
-Week of 05.26.08-
Show # 581, originally aired 10.17.98
The Grahams are giving away their restaurant in Schertz by holding an essay contest. With $100 dollars and the right 250-word essay you can win it. Jim Graham & Nathalie Graham, Nathalie's Restaurant/Essay Contest/P.O. Drawer 820/Schertz, Texas 78154. (210) 945-0051
This inventor has come up with an automatic lawn mower that
mows an acre an hour all by itself. Grady Jones, 225 W. Broad/Freeport,
Texas 77541.
(409) 265-6191 or 239-2649
Larry is a third-generation artist who has carved a magnificent
life-size wooden carousel. Larry Pefferly, 1823 Heart-Leonard Rd/Cornersville,
TN 37047.
(931) 293-2674
Show # 925, originally aired 5.21.05
Meet a man who sees a thing of beauty in every wrecked car on his lot. Jerry Perry, Crashmasters. 7413 Andrews Highway, Odessa, TX 79765. 432-339-0265.
Discover an impressive petaled display of flowers that's downright wild. Sam Jones, Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens. 8545 South Staples Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78413. (361) 852-2100 www.ccbotanicalgardens.org
Plus, follow the majestic flight of a South Texas falcon up and down the western hemisphere. Alan Tennant, Wildlife Researcher. 432-386-4119.
-Week of 5.19.08-
Show # 580, originally aired 10.10.98
Meet Grace Berry, the 100 year-old reporter for the Thorndale Champion. Grace Berry, Thorndale, TX 76577.
Larita is a wildlife artist. She makes her studio/gallery in an old mattress factory her family has run for more than 60 years. Larita Billups and Cecil Cox, 242 Sycamore Abilene, TX 79602. 915-677-4451.
Visit the Bluebird Taxi Company in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Bill Deaver, 622 N. Main St./Hendersonville, N.C. 28739. 704-693-3544 or 704-693-9896.
Show # 924, originally aired 5.14.05
March with us to San Antonio, and meet a man who's keeping up the beat with his past. Fred Diaz-Alamo City Band, American Legion Hall, Post 2, 3518 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX 78201. (210)-733-0120. www.alamocityband.org
Take a peek into an oh-so-silent South Texas House of Prayer. Father Kelly- Lebh Shomea House of Prayer- La Parra Ranch, P.O. Box 9, Sarita, TX 78385. (361)-294-5369. www.lebhshomea.org
Plus, when it comes to capturing Kodak moments in the wild, this photographer is a natural. Ruth Hoyt- Puerto Rico Ranch, PO Box 3, Linn, TX 78563. (956) 481-3700. www.ruthhoyt.com
-Week of 5.12.08-
Show # 579, originally aired 10.03.98
Rob's works as a pharmacist at Wal-Mart but he also makes trophy bats on his own lathe. He always tests them out with his kids in the back yard. Rob Sellers, 609 Lux, Waco, TX 76706. 254-662-5041
Maggie tends Monticello's vegetable garden where the same varieties planted during the time of Thomas Jefferson still grow. Maggie Thompson/Whitney Espich, Monticello, P.O. Box 217, Charlottesville, VA 22902. 804-984-9822.
The MC&SA Railroad has been keeping the little logging community of Camden alive for 100 years. Robert Moore, 936-398-2511 Ext 207.
Show #923, originally aired 5.7.05
This week on Texas Country Reporter- Head southwest in search of some really big bluebonnets. Waynelle Strachan at the Old Alazan Ranch. 122281 N. Lood Rd. Clint, TX 79836. www.texasbluebonnet.com MAP
Sally Jones lives in an RV and works at the Big Bend Ranch State Park visitors center, one and a half hours down a 26-mile dirt road behind a gate. Tony Galindo, P. O. Box 2319 Presidio, TX 79845. 432-229-3416.
Plus, She's been
inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, but just wait till you see what
this natural born roper calls her greatest pride of all. Sherri Mell & the R.O.P.E.R. Team. P.O. Box 201512,
San Antonio, TX 78220. 210-633-2042, www.eisd.net,
smell@eisd.net or roperapp@thebigjungle.net
MAP
-Week of 5.5.08-
Show # 577, originally aired 09.19.98
Glenn has been collecting matchbooks for over 50 years. He has amassed a collection of over 250,000 matchbooks from all over the world. Glenn Reedholm, 511 Horseshoe Ln, Burkburnett, TX 76354. 940-569-9281.
Clyde makes primitive animal sculptures from cedar trees with his chainsaw. Clyde Jones, Box 44, Bynum, NC 27228.
Tex is the founder of almost 60 year-old Camp Longhorn, a summer camp for kids in Inks Lake. He is also a former Olympic swimmer. Tex Robertson, #1 Longhorn Rd. Burnet, TX 78611. 512-793-2811.
Show # 922 originally aired 4.30.05
This week on Texas Country Reporter- Spend some time in the workshop with the blind handymen. Phil Parr and the Blind Handyman Show. 936-634-9500, 1604 Southwood, Lufkin, TX 75904. phil@philparr.net , www.acbradio.org MAP
Find out why this
East Texas artist loves making homes for gnomes. Joseph Hopps of Arbor
Castle Birdhouses. www.arborcastlebirdhouses.com
MAP
Plus, meet four men from four walks of life who are making one incredible sound. Fraven Adams- 806-765-0050. Singing Plainsmen -806-795-9978 . Lubbock, TX. www.harmonize.com/singingplainsmen/ MAP
-Week of 4.28.08-
Show # 576, originally aired 9.12.98
Jack has been collecting Texas Movie Posters for over 50 years. He has so many now that he has to keep them in a separate house. Jack DeVere, 4737 View, San Antonio, TX 78228. 210-432-5365
Leola makes lye soap in her backyard kettle. She uses it to wash her laundry and as a home remedy. Leola Althaus, Burton TX.
In this Discovers America story, Duane Pasco is one of the best totem pole carvers in America. He lives on an island outside of Seattle. Duane Pasco, 19330 Widme Road, N.E./Poulsbo, WA 98370. 206-779-5584
Show # 921, originally aired 4.23.05
This week on Texas Country Reporter- Find out how these East Texas cowpokes have found their way back to the farm via New York City. Guy and Pip Gillette at the Camp St. Cafe. 215 S. Third Street, Crockett, TX 75835. For more info dial (936) 544 8656 or toll free, (877) 544 8656. Visit the Camp Street Cafe on the web at www.campstreetcafe.com MAP
Meet a couple of cousins who have brought art and commerce back to downtown Golden, Texas. Karen Musgraves and Cathy Pegues. Belben Nest Gallery. FM 779 & 1799, Golden, Texas. 903-768-2335. Visit www.texaspaintedladies.com or www.belbennest.com . MAP
Plus, there hasn't been a movie theater in Marfa for as long as anybody can remember but a blind man on a bicycle is bringing the silver screen back to life. Gary Olliver. P.O. Box 1174, Marfa, TX 79843. 432-729-4280. Email Gary at golliver@sbcglobal.net MAP
-Week of 4.21.08-
Show # 559, originally aired 5.16.98
A husband and wife artist team create 'marquetry' - an ancient art form. Spider Johnson, P.O. Box 1247 or 105 Fulton St., Mason, Texas 76856. 915-347-6360
This school bus driver has been driving the same route for nearly 50 years! Lester Henry/Gonzales I.S.D. 830-672-9551
94 year-old man makes wooden airplane propellers. Back in the 20's he was a barnstormer flying from town to town taking folks on their first flight. Ray Hegy, P.O. Box 124 Marfa, TX 79843. 915-729-4249
Show # 920, originally aired 4.16.05
This week on Texas Country Reporter-find out how Decatur High School is getting more horse power with girl power. Rick Elmore, Decatur High School, 1201 W. Thompson Street Decatur, Texas 76234. 940-627-2155. www.decatur.esc11.net/Campuses/dhs/ MAP
Roll a few frames with a custom fit bowling ball. Pete and Mike Joseph. 8951 Dyer El Paso, TX 79904. 915-751-4551. MAP
Plus, meet an East Texas woman who’s threading the past to the present by restoring old quilts.Genell Dement. 903-639-4147. Hughes Springs, Texas.
-Week of 4.14.08-
Show #558, originally aired 5.9.98
Merle is one of Dewitt County's "Pickers & Pluckers." They pick wildflowers to replenish the state's only month-long live exhibit. Dewitt Co. Wildflower Association, P.O. Box 995, Cuero, TX 77954. 512-275-9942
25 years ago Barbara Hutchinson started the Easter Hill Country Tour at the age of 40. Today, well over 1,000 participate each year. Barbara Hutchinson, 5409 86th Street, Lubbock, TX 79424. 806-794-3201
Oma Bell is the last surviving sister of a prominent Hill Country ranching family. She's donating the property to a home for needy children. Hill Country Youth Ranch, P.O. Box 67, Ingram, TX 78025. 830-367-2131.
Show #919, originally aired 4.9.05
This week on Texas Country Reporter, find out why this legendary law enforcement officer is responsible for the phrase...One riot, one Ranger. Joaquin Jackson and Liz Jackson, Box C101 - Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, TX. 79830. 432-837-8143. MAP
Is it art or is it junk? Meet an artist with a welder who says it's a little bit of both. Gary Russell, 5380 Creekside, Melissa, TX 75454. 972-837-2365 MAP
Plus, her distinctive voice has taken this yodeling cowgirl from Fort Worth all the way around the world. Devon Dawson, 817-521-4969, www.cowtownopry.org, dawson@ev1.net
-Week of 4.7.08-
Show #609, originally aired 5.1.99
Ray has played music all his life. He looked into his Scottish heritage and started playing the bag pipes. Now he builds them in his garage. Ray Hughes, 2607 77th St. Lubbock, TX 79423. 806-745-2600
Jim's family has been making clocks since the 1830's and in America since 1842. Jim Verdin, 444 Reading Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-241-4010 or 800-543-0488
Hugh restores wagons, carriages & buggies dating back to the Civil War. He uses the wagon to promote his home town. Hugh Shelton, RFD 3/Gonzales, TX 78629. 830-672-3609
Show #1018 originally aired 3.3.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Visit a shop in the hill country where strung out Steinways come back to life. Bernard Mollberg, 377 Paw Print Lane, Blanco, TX 78606 MAP (830) 833-2210 or www.mollbergpiano.com
Find out how to throw a truly festive fiesta with the "piñata lady." Jo Juarez, Suite 113, 8407 Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX 78250 MAP (210) 688-9550
Plus, it could have been abandoned forever, but now one Texas chef is serving up good eats at the Eola School. Mark Cannon, Eola School Restaurant, Eola, TX MAP
-Week of 3.31.08-
Show # 608, originally aired 4.24.99
Leonard has amassed a collection of 12,000 license plates. He decided to find something to do with them so he started building birdhouses out of them. Leonard Dunnahoe, 2175 Collins Lane Aransas Pass, TX 78336 361-766-2249
For 49 years, the Men's Bible Class has presented the Easter Pageant, a play presented in pantomime at an outdoor amphitheater on a hillside. Chuck Gifford, Chamber of Commerce, 402 Main Street, Junction, TX 76849 915-446-3190
For 41 years only 2 men have made the Grammy Award. John learned from the first & now he is passing that knowledge & the Grammy Legacy on to his son. John Billings, 609 W. Clinton, P.O. Box 257, Ridgway, CO 81432 970-626-3860
Show # 1017, originally aired 2.24.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet a man who travelled nearly 300,000 miles to create his own brand of Texas History. Robert Wanat, PO Box 547, Castroville, TX 78009 MAP (830) 538-3174
Sink your teeth into a jaw-breaking banquet of delicious dishes made entirely from rocks. Bill and Lois Patillo, Corpus Christi, TX MAP www.rockfoodtable.com New - Watch it now!
Plus, find out how one bright builder is bringing half-priced homes to Huntsville. Dan Phillips, Huntsville, TX MAP 936-291-1882 www.phoenixcommotion.com New - Watch it now!
-Week of 3.24.08-
Show # 602, originally aired 3.13.99
Bonnie raises Japanese Koi on her hill country ranch. Koi are an ornamental carp that do well in stock tanks by eating algae & mosquito larvae. Bonnie Grier-Lyons, P.O. Box 715, Boerne, TX 78006 830-537-4439
Rick's family has made wooden shoes since the 1700's. Klompmaker in Dutch means "shoemaker" and that's what he does in Holland, Michigan. Rick Klompmaker, Wooden Shoe Factory, 447 South U.S. 31, Holland, MI 49423 616-396-6513
Walt restored the bridge that our show made famous, the Regency Bridge. We had a big celebration and even Governor George Bush showed up. Walt Lambert, 6901 West Okmulgee Lane, Muskogee, OK 74402 918-687-1339
Show # 1016, originally aired 2.27.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Travel deep below the Texas soil to visit a bachelor pad built on a launch pad. Bruce Townsley, Clyde, TX 79510 MAP (325) 529-4949 or www.atlasmissiletours.com
Meet the Mozart of Mozzerella at Corpus Christi's favorite pizza parlor. Bubba Jacobs, Panjo's Pizza, 1320 Airline Rd. Corpus Christi, TX 78412 MAP (361)-991-1539
Plus, it's a family
tradition that tricks the eye; discover the lost art of Faux Bois.
Carlos Cortes, 1101 South Saint Mary's St. San Antonio, TX 78210 MAP
(210) 472-3966 or www.studiocortes.com
-Week of 3.17.08-
Show # 601, originally aired 3.6.99
Brian runs the Art Car Museum. It is the only one in the world and it houses a strange and unique collection of art cars. Brian Taylor, 140 Heights Boulevard, Houston, TX 77007. 713-861-5526
The Keltgens raise llamas. They allow neighborhood children to come visit the llamas and borrow them for shows. They also make crafts from the wool. John & Linda Keltgen, 250 Imerial, New Braunfels, TX 78132 830-964-3182
Michael was paralyzed 13 years ago in an auto accident, yet he still trains horses. 6 years ago he began riding them again, too. Michael Richardson, P.O. Box 1535, Boyd, TX 76023. 940-627-6927
Show # 1015, originally aired 2.10.07
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Discover the truth behind
the finest gourmet dining experience in Lubbock, Texas. Leigh Kiselis,
Skyviews Restaurant, 1901 University Ave, Ste 600, Lubbock, TX 79410 MAP
806-744-7462 www.hs.ttu.edu/skyviews
Meet a man who's high caliber metal art will blow you away. Terry Jones,
Gun Sculptor. 721 North Main, Jewett, Texas 75846 MAP
(903) 626-5707 or
www.tmjcreativesculptures.com
Plus, experience life along the Red river with our old friend Wildwood Dean.
Treasure River by Wildwood Dean. www.redriverscholar.com
-Week of 3.10.08-
Show #600, originally aired 2.27.99
Lehman is the teacher who heads the solar car team at the Winston School. The students create these cars & race them internationally. Lehman Marks, 5707 Royal Lane, Dallas TX 75229. 214-691-6950
Refugio farms hot chili peppers then strings them up into chili ristras, a holiday tradition in El Paso. Refugio Garcia, P.O. Box 1640 San Elizario, TX 79849. 915-851-2288 or 800-690-9831
This former CPA & RN lost her sight due to vasculitis 5 yrs ago. Soon after she began painting and now has sold more than 300 of her colorful works. Lisa Fittipaldi, 4209 Malaga Dr., Georgetown, TX 78628. 512-863-4074
Show #1006, originally aired 12.9.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter, meet a man on a mission to walk across Texas. That's right, all of it! Jon "Bunky" McConal, A Walk Across Texas. Granbury, TX 76048 MAP 817-573-1573 or jonmccon@swbell.net
Find out why the
North Texas town of Clark fell right off the map. Mayor Bill Merritt,
DISH, TX 76247 MAP
(note: most maps have not updated yet.)
Plus, discover all the fundamentals of flight in the palm of your hand.
Bob Wilder, Rubberband Airplanes, Colleyville, TX 76034 MAP
(817) 498-6316 or rjwmaw5@comcast.net
-Week of 3.3.08-
Show #599, originally aired 2.20.99
Monty is the J. P. in Rising Star. He also is the owner of the local flower shop and he whistles to entertain himself and others. He's really good! Monty Jones, P.O. Box 828, Rising Star, TX 76471. 254-643-2023
Carol practices the Japanese art of yuki-oi woodblock printing. Her works are based on sketches compiled from her Hill Country nature journal. Carol Brown, 107 Glenn Oaks Drive, Boerne, TX 78006. 830-249-8121
Meet a man who makes chairs out of discarded trees from work crews. He also makes memory chairs using old things from your past. Daniel Mack, 14 Welling Ave, Warwick, NY 10990. 914-986-7293
Show #1005, originally aired 12.2.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter, discover two Texas artists who are making a metal animal
kingdom, filled with all creatures great and small.
One crafts miniature scenes of nature in bronze. Andrew Wilks, Hereford,
TX 79045 MAP
(877) 564-1981 or www.andrewwilks.com
The other forges life sized longhorns in chrome. Bettye Hamblen Turner, Miles, TX 76861 MAP (325) 468-5041 or www.BHTSculpture.com
Benini Sculpture Ranch, 377 Shiloh Rd, Johnson City, Texas 78636 MAP (830) 868-2247 or www.sculptureranch.com
Plus, meet a woman who's using her green thumb to grow her very own backyard orange grove. Helen Waller Thomas, Grand Prairie, TX MAP (972) 264-6320
-Week of 2.25.08-
Show # 598, originally aired 2.13.99
The Old Time Wooden Nickel Co. makes over 5 million nickels a year. They also have a museum to show off their collection of different nickels. Herb Horning, 345 Old Austin Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209. 1-877-4NICKEL (1-877-464-2535).
Sally is an expert & caretaker of jellyfish at the Texas State Aquarium. Jellyfish are the most fragile creatures on earth, but Sally is allergic. Sally Hoke/Monica de la Garza, Texas State Aquarium/P.O. Box 331307/Corpus Christi, TX 78463. 512/881-1216 or 800/477-GULF.
We re-visit J.B. as he retires his windmills to a "windmill farm" in Spearman. He has spent his life building them and now he is giving them away. Roger Buchanan/Burl Buchanan, Box 157/Spearman, TX 79081. 806/659-3888.
Show # 1004, originally aired 11.25.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter, it's a salute to the folks who make the Friday night lights a little brighter.
He's been on the
sideline in Decatur for more than half a century and he's never missed a
down. Coy O'Neal and Coach Kyle Story, Decatur High School, 750 East
Eagle Summit Drive, Decatur, Texas 76234 MAP
940-393-7200
We'll spend halftime
in San Antonio with a drill team like no other in the state. Amanda Camellia,
Thomas Jefferson High School Trick Roper Team. 723 Donaldson Ave, San Antonio,
TX 78201 MAP
210-736-1981
Plus, he's the only radio announcer most Brownwood High fans have ever known, with a name you'll never forget. Dallas Huston, Brownwood High School, 2100 Slayden & 10th St., Brownwood, Texas 76801 MAP (325) 646-9549
-Week of 2.18.08-
Show # 597, originally aired 2.06.99
After being diagnosed with a polio related disease, this wood-turner began making canes from mesquite gathered on area ranches. Lynn Hargrove (Deceased)
Meet the Prairie Dogs: the oldest garage band in Texas. Mike Borger, P.O. Box 52100 Amarillo, TX 79159.
Show # 1003, originally aired 11.18.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet a man who's turning muddy, grimy, dirty cars into masterful works of art. Scott Wade, San Marcos, TX 78666 MAP 512-393-8823 info@dirtycarart.com or www.dirtycarart.com
Take a trip to
Fort Davis for a brand new old-fashioned broom that's sweeping up the competition.
Ron Cox, Davis Mountain 1800 Working Broom Shop, 401 State St., Ft. Davis,
79734 MAP
432-426-3297 or broomsquires@hotmail.com
Plus, experience the majesty of Big Bend National Park through the eyes
of two talented hikers bent on creating a book. Big Bend National
Park by Laurence Parent and Joe Nick Patoski. MAP
University of Texas Press, 512-471-7233.
-Week of 2.11.08-
Show #589, originally aired 12.12.98
Tom's dad started the garage in Sierra Blanca in 1911 and Tom still manages it. Over the years business has dropped off and now there's almost none. Tom Ellison, P.O. Box 9/Sierra Blanca, TX 79851. 915/369-2421.
Les makes drill team uniforms for most of the high schools and colleges in Texas. She's been doing it for 25 years now. Les Ray, P.O. Box 322 Hillsboro, Texas 76645. 254/582-2383.
Meet a melodeon builder who makes music deep in the heart of Cajun country. Larry Williams. Iota, LA.
Show #1002, originally aired 11.11.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Meet a man who knows his way around a cattle pen and
a number two pencil. Brian Asher, 8357 County Road 3105,
Snyder, TX 79549. MAP
1.888.277.9814 or asherbrian@hotmail.com
www.brianasherart.com
Travel across the country on a railroad that's only two inches tall!
Darrell Cowles, Texas Western Model Railroad Club, Forest Hill, TX MAP
www.texaswesternmrc.org
Plus, dance all night to the toe-tapping tunes of East Texas Zydeco music.
Ed Poullard, 951 Hillebrandt, Port Arthur, TX 77701. 409-835-7114. 409-656-3591.
epoullard@nationwide.net or
www.lesamiscreole.com
Larry's French
Market, 3701 Atlantic Hwy, Groves, TX 77619 MAP
409-962-3381 www.larrysfrenchmarket.com
-Week of 2.4.08-
Show #588, originally aired 12.05.98
Dr. Bill has been a vet for 53 years. He still makes housecalls & his operating room is in the back of a feed store. Dr. Bill Griffin, 1000 Industrial Blvd. Borger, TX 79007. 806/274-5742.
In this Discovers America segment, Frank lives on Indian land where his grandfather and dad were drum makers. He makes them the way his elders did. Frank Mirabel, Taos Pueblo, NM.
Lady feeds truckers free Thanksgiving dinner out on the interstate in a rest area. Tara Hernandez, 111 Valley View Dr. Kerrville, TX 78028. 830/792-5198.
Show #1001, originally aired 11.04.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet a man who's spicing up the cowboy life with a true taste of West Texas. Jerry Baird, 2363 Uvalde, Snyder, TX MAP 817-219-0766, www.jerrybairds.com or Bill Walsh, 956-495-8348
Find out how thousands
of wriggling red worms are revitalizing Texas soils. Jay Mertz, Rabbit
Hill Farm, 288 SW CR 20, Corsicana, TX 75110 MAP
903-872-4289 or www.aogc.org/pages/rhf/index.htm
Plus, they may be little, but these teeny steeds are out to help kids in need. Veronique Matthews, Hearts and Hooves, 608 West 12th Street, Austin, TX 78701 MAP 512-376-7667 or heartsandhooves.org
-Week of 1.28.08-
Show # 587, originally aired 11.28.98
13-year-old Charley collects antique fishing lures and sells them at his own booth during first Monday Trade Days. Charley Baugh, Rt. 4, Box 222-4 Wills Point, TX 75169. cbaugh@vzinet.com
Ann collects fragments of broken glass left over from the old Sandwich Glass Factory that closed in 1888. The glass is kept in a national museum. Ann Barber, 3 Freeman St./Sandwich, Mass 02563. 508-888-1434.
Jim and the Texas Historical Commission have been searching for the lost Rene LaSalle shipwreck, the Amable, for 20 years. Now he thinks he found it. Jim Bruseth, 512-463-4565.
Show # 1000, originally aired 10.28.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Travel to West Texas and discover a creature that exists
nowhere else on Earth. Gary Garrett, 5103 Junction Hwy, Ingram, TX 78025
MAP
(830) 866-3356 or garygarrett@tpwd.state.tx.us
Visit the Oval Office...without leaving the Lone Star State. Ron Wade,
Longview, TX MAP
(903) 236-9615 or www.ronwadebuttons.com
Plus, join a sewing circle that's three generations wide...a quilted tradition
that goes all the way back to the Civil War. Laverne Brackens and Lillie
Mayes, Fairfield, TX MAP
(903) 389-3933
-Week of 1.21.08-
Show # 586, originally aired 11.21.98
Charley & his brother Guy put together crossword puzzle in the shape of Texas each week. The answers all have to do with Texas. Charley Orbison, P.O. Box 2882 Denton, TX 76202. 940-349-2730.
Hal started the Sierra Booster fifty years ago and he has always delivered it from his very own airplane. He is the oldest licensed pilot in the U.S. Hal Wright, P.O. Box 8/ Loyalton, CA 96118. 530-993-4379.
Cindy photographs and interviews common people in their 80's & 90's for a traveling exhibit called the "Gathering of the Wisdom People". Cindy Pickard, Box 226, Vanderpool, TX 78885. 830-966-6170.
Show # 993, originally aired 9.09.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...With season tickets, great seats, and plenty of popcorn,
it's baseball heaven for one fun loving nun. Sister Damian, Incarnate
Word Academy/Catholic Church, Houston, TX MAP
713-668-0423
Surf's up in Corpus Christi at the one and only Texas Surf Museum. Dan
Parker, 312 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 MAP
(361) 888-7873 or www.texassurfmuseum.com
Plus, he's Texas' very own Geppetto, a man who found a way to bring his wooden creations to life. S. Gary Roberts, 8613 Honeysuckle Trail, Austin, TX 78759 MAP 512-345-1521 or sgricr71@cs.com Review of Gary's book, Masterful Woodturning
-Week of 1.14.08-
Show #585, originally aired 11.14.98
Roxanne is known as the pig lady. She collects pigs and is also the 2 time world champion hog caller. She has never lost a contest that she entered. Roxanne Ward, Rt 1 Box 55 Littlefield, TX 79339. 806-385-4585.
Trevor is a wildlife biology grad student studying & banding a colony of Mexican Freetail bats in the old Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad tunnel. Trevor Tanner, South of Fredericksburg and 12 miles east of Comfort. 830-644-2478.
Hugh owns the tallest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He photographs the animals and has opened it up for people to visit. Hugh Morton, P.O. Box 129/Linville, N.C. 28646. 828-963-4461.
Show #992, originally aired 9.02.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Learn all about a little instrument with a big sound
as one of Texas' best harmonica players gives us a lesson on the blues.
Rob Roy Parnell, 237 Swiftwater Cove, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 MAP
512-784-3699 or www.robroyparnell.com
Re-disover the world of wildflowers, as we check in with our old friends
at Wildseed Farms. Wildseed Farms, 100 Legacy Dr. or PO Box 3000, Fredericksburg,
TX 78624 MAP 800-848-0078
or www.wildseedfarms.com
Plus, meet a man who acheives the impossible everyday...just by coming to
work at 102 years of age. Leon Jenkins, Southeast Texas Regional Airport,
Beaumont, TX.
(Leon passed away on January 27th, 2007.)
-Week of 1.7.08-
Show #584, originally aired 11.07.98
Guy and Jiu Ling Cole make violins. She grew up in China and he in America. Now they are one of the only violin making teams in the world. Guy Cole or Jiu Ling Cole, 1309 Andromeda Way, Arlington, Texas 76013-8315. 817-492-8350.
David collects and restores antique RV's & campers. The Smithsonian Institute has asked to display several of his RV's. David Woodworth, 19800 Descanso Dr./Tehachapi, CA 93561. 661-822-3352.
Bethany operates the biggest butterfly ranch in Texas &
ships them for release at weddings, funerals & special occasions. Route
1, Box 447A Mathis, TX 78268.
830-537-3465.
Show #990, originally aired 8.19.06
Can a real-life Yankee ever become a true Texan? Thomas Tafuro & Christie Kitchens enroll in a school called Cowboy Eye for the City Guy to convert a Yankee into a Texan. Christie Kitchens, Kerrville, TX. www.cowboyeye.com
Meet a really good barber who's got a really bad case of the blues. Tracy Herron, Tracy's Barber Shop, 5971 Williams Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78412. 361-992-6092. www.bahdesign.com/tracyherron
Hit the backroads in search of the most remote grocery store
in West Texas near Ruidosa. Celia Hill, State Highway 170 West, Ruidosa,
TX. 432-229-4534. lajunta170@hotmail.com
-Week of 12.31.07-
Show # 583, originally aired 10.31.98
Three generations of the Marshall family are cutting hair at the same shop. James opened the shop 36 years & and hired his daughter and granddaughter. James Marshall, 607 North Greer Blvd/Pittsburg, TX 75686. (903) 856-5535
David repairs historical markers as part of the THC's Historical Markers 2000 project. He's traveled all over the state & cleaned up 4000 signs. David Danenfelzer, Texas Historical Commision/P.O. Box 12276/Austin, TX 78711-2276. (512)463-6100
Shank is the oldest cowboy on the Deep Hollow Ranch, birthplace of the American cowboy. It's the oldest cattle ranch in America, started in 1658. Shank Dickinson, Deep Hollow Ranch/P.O. Box 835/Ranch Road/Montauk, NY 11954. (516) 668-2744
Show # 989, originally aired 08.12.06
Meet the woman responsible for putting up half of the fence line in South East Texas. Betty Ann Seifert, 189 Nelson Rd, Yorktown, TX 78164 MAP (361) 564-3842
Find out if this
North Texas preacher really has lost his marbles. Rev. Carroll G. Smith,
Lakeside Church of God. 9396 Confederate Park Road, Fort Worth, TX 76135
MAP
817-237-5500 or www.lakesidechurchofgod.com
Plus, pack an easel and some oil paints, it’s time to travel Texas with the Outdoor Painters Society. Outdoor Painters Society, www.outdoorpainterssociety.com
-Week of 12.24.07-
Show # 486, originally aired 12.21.96
Lady feeds truckers free Thanksgiving dinner out on the interstate
in a rest area. Tara Hernandez, 111 Valley View Dr. Kerrville, TX 78028.
(830) 792-5198
Ride along on the night before Christmas with the border patrol
agents. George K. Cronin, 8935 Montana Ave. El Paso, TX 79925.
(915) 540-7880
In addition to the millions of lights & displays, Wonderland festivities include entertainment, parade, plays and skating. Wonderland of Lights, Marshall Chamber of Commerce 213 W. Austin Marshall, TX 75670. (903) 935-7868
Show # 955, originally aired 12.17.05
See a new twist on holiday lighting. Ed Mosley, Ed's Lighted Yard. 3479 Texas Hwy 29E. Llano, TX. Visit www.eds-lightedart.com or call 866-247-2162 for more information. (MAP)
Meet a man who designs jewelry...for Christmas trees. Jim Morris, 608 Earl Garrett St. Kerrville, TX 78028. Visit www.jmdesigner.com or call 830-896-8878 for more information. (MAP)
Plus, one viewer chosen at random shows us how she decks the halls. Harriet Rivers, New Braunfels, TX.
And just when we were feeling down, Santa Bob returns in the nick of time.
-Week of 12.17.07-
Show # 590, originally aired 12.19.98
Stephanie has made candy houses for 42 years. She uses all kinds of candy and trinkets to make her eye-pleasing creations. She is now stopping. Stephanie May, no information available.
This couple spends each Christmas alone in their RV in a different
place in the woods each year. Ernie & Randi Alfoldi, 7100 S. Stemmons/Denton,
TX 76205.
(940) 497-2161.
Carol Cohanky in Flower Mound, TX remebers her childhood xmas' in Mystic, CT. We follow her Santa a.k.a. Brady White and also see what he does at night. Brady White, 46 Armistice Blvd/Pawtucket, RI 02860. (401) 789-1074 or (401) 725-6481.
Show # 1008, originally aired 12.23.06
Deck the halls
in the middle of the West Texas desert. Gage Hotel, 101 Highway 90 West,
Marathon, TX 79842 www.gagehotel.com
Discover a magical Old World tradition known as the Christmas Pickle. Linda
Dietert, Curator of the Sophienburg Museum. 401 W. Coll St, New Braunfels,
Texas 78130 MAP
(830)629-1572 Toll Free: 1- 866-629-7674 www.nbtx.com/sophienburg
Plus, meet a special young man who's overcoming incredible odds to celebrate
Christmas...just like all the other kids. Colby Havard, Vidor, TX MAP
-Week of 12.10.07-
Show # 582, originally aired 10.24.98
David is a scrap-iron salesman. He sells what he can but with
the rest he creates beautiful junk sculptures. David Strickland, 508
Bond St.\Red Oak, TX 75154.
(972) 617-3037.
Kris has been an artist and sculptor all her life. Now she does portraits of people as marionettes, strings and all. Kris Smith, 1170 Hillsboro Mile #203/Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062. (956) 426-4957.
An outsider from Ohio moved to Lipscomb and has revived the town with an art gallery and a dance platform just like the pioneers used. Debby Opdyke, Dance Platform/107 Main Street\Lipscomb, TX 79056. (806) 862-2900.
Show # 988, originally aired 08.05.06
Fly through the trees with the greatest of ease at Cypress Valley Canopy Tours. David Beilharz, Cypress Valley Canopy Tours, 1223 Paleface RR, Spicewood TX, 78669 MAP (512) 264-8880 or www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com
Find out how one small town is keeping the Last Picture Show alive. Don Stribling, Movieland, 4 N. Austin Ave, Lamesa, TX MAP (806) 872-2750
Plus, walk and talk with a former Warden of the Texas Prison System, as we explore the history of Joe Byrd cemetery. Jim Willett, Byrd Cemetery and Texas Prison Museum, 491 Highway 75 N. Huntsville, TX 77230 MAP www.txprisonmuseum.org or 936-295-2155
-Week of 12.03.07-
Show # 581, originally aired 10.17.98
The Grahams are giving away their restaurant in Schertz by holding an essay contest. With $100 dollars and the right 250-word essay you can win it. Jim Graham & Nathalie Graham, Nathalie's Restaurant/Essay Contest/P.O. Drawer 820/Schertz, Texas 78154. (210) 945-0051
This inventor has come up with an automatic lawn mower that
mows an acre an hour all by itself. Grady Jones, 225 W. Broad/Freeport,
Texas 77541.
(409) 265-6191 or 239-2649
Larry is a third-generation artist who has carved a magnificent
life-size wooden carousel. Larry Pefferly, 1823 Heart-Leonard Rd/Cornersville,
TN 37047.
(931) 293-2674
Show #987, originally aired 07.29.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Escape the city noise and travel to a desert oasis surrounded by hot springs. David & Krissy Sines, Chinati Hot Springs, Box 67 Candelaria Route, Marfa, TX 79843. MAP (432) 229-4165 or www.chinatihotsprings.com
Meet a woman who's turning the twelve days of Christmas into the twelve years of Christmas. Gladys Green, 402 South Wells, Edna, TX 77957. MAP (361) 782-6265
Plus, uncover the bravery of female World War II pilots at the WASP museum. Nancy Parrish, WASP Museum, 210 Loop 170, Sweetwater, TX. MAP (325) 235-0099 or www.waspwwii.org/museum
-Week of 11.26.07-
Show # 580, originally aired 10.10.98
Meet Grace Berry, the 100 year-old reporter for the Thorndale Champion. Grace Berry, Box 237/Thorndale, TX 76577.
Larita is a wildlife artist. She makes her studio/gallery in an old mattress factory her family has run for more than 60 years. Larita Billups and Cecil Cox, 242 Sycamore Abilene, TX 79602. 915-677-4451.
Visit the Bluebird Taxi Company in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Bill Deaver, 622 N. Main St./Hendersonville, N.C. 28739. 704-693-3544 or 704-693-9896.
Show # 986, originally aired 07.22.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Get new parts for your old car from the Antique Auto
Collector. Stacy Brown, Antique Auto Supply, 1225 Colorado, Arlington,
TX 76015. (817) 275-2381 MAP
Find out how one Korean War veteran became the last person to ever graduate
high school in Spade, Texas. Sherman Jones, 806-622-2258
Plus, check in with the winners of last summer's Texas Country Star competition.
Now 10 City Run is taking to the airwaves with their first single and a
brand new video! www.10cityrun.com
-Week of 11.19.07-
Show # 579, originally aired 10.03.98
Rob's works as a pharmacist at Wal-Mart but he also makes trophy bats on his own lathe. He always tests them out with his kids in the back yard. Rob Sellers, 609 Lux/Waco, TX 76706. 254-662-5041
Maggie tends Monticello's vegetable garden where the same varieties planted during the time of Thomas Jefferson still grow. Maggie Thompson/Whitney Espich, Monticello, P.O. Box 217/Charlottesville, VA 22902. 804-984-9822.
The MC&SA Railroad has been keeping the little logging community of Camden alive for 100 years. Robert Moore, 936-398-2511 Ext 207.
Show # 977, originally aired 05.20.06
This week on Texas
Country Reporter...Learn how to make the ultimate handyman accessory, duct
tape wallets! That's right, duct tape wallets! Louise Stevens, 960 Pecan
St. Azle, TX 76020 MAP
(214) 802-9175 or johnny.stevens2@gte.net
Enjoy classy cuisine made from farm fresh Texas foods in San Antonio. Brian
& Elise Montgomery, Texas Farm to Table, 312 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio,
TX 78215 MAP
(210) 444-1404
Plus, find out why they call them cow-BOYS instead of cow-MEN. Riggin
Johnson, Paducah, TX MAP
-Week of 11.12.07-
show #577, originally aired 09.19.98
Glenn has been collecting matchbooks for over 50 years. He has amassed a collection of over 250,000 matchbooks from all over the world. Glenn Reedholm, 511 Horseshoe Ln/Burkburnett, TX 76354. 940-569-9281.
Clyde makes primitive animal sculptures from cedar trees with his chainsaw. Clyde Jones, Box 44/Bynum, NC 27228.
Tex is the founder of almost 60 year-old Camp Longhorn, a summer camp for kids in Inks Lake. He is also a former Olympic swimmer. Tex Robertson, #1 Longhorn Rd. Burnet, TX 78611. 512-793-2811.
Show
#976, originally aired 05.13.06
This
week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet
a painter whose innovative technique is a stroke of genius. John Bramblitt,
Denton, TX. MAP
www.bramblitt.net
John's artwork is featured on the Texas Governor's Committee 2006 poster
for National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Congratulations from
Texas Country Reporter!
Find out why two
thousand British Royal Air Force pilots came to Texas during World War Two.
Henry Madgwick, No 1 BFTS Museum Inc. 119 Silent Wings Blvd. Terrell,
TX 75160 MAP
(972) 524-1714
Plus, visit a museum dedicated to life during the Great Depression. Robert
Smith, 1013 South 7th, Lamesa, TX. MAP
(806) 872-3413
-Week of 11.05.07-
Show #576, originally aired 09.12.98
Jack has been collecting Texas Movie Posters for over 50 years. He has so many now that he has to keep them in a separate house. Jack DeVere, 4737 View/San Antonio/78228. 210-432-5365.
Leola makes lye soap in her backyard kettle. She uses it to wash her laundry and as a home remedy. Leola Althaus.
In this Discovers America story, Duane Pasco is one of the best totem pole carvers in America. He lives on an island outside of Seattle. Duane Pasco, 19330 Widme Road, N.E./Poulsbo, WA 98370. 206-779-5584
Show #975, originally aired 05.06.06
This week on Texas Country Reporter...Meet a man with a passion for the spinning windmills of West Texas. Kees Verheul, PO Box 5110, San Angelo, TX 76902.