Buchman, Frank

By Frank J. Buchman “Always be the best you can be.” Uncertain, if she ever made that exact statement. “Always go to best the competition.” Uncertain if she...

By Frank J. Buchman Today’s generation often don’t know definition of the word “hippy.” For those,  “hippies” were descriptive definition given members of a countercultural...

  Another rodeo has been added to the Eastern Kansas Pro Rodeo Series Revived last year, the Eastern Kansas Pro Rodeo Series included rodeos at Mound...

By Frank J. Buchman Success breeds success, and the Western action at Circleville is living proof. Circleville’s always been kind of “a horsey community.” With annual...

    By Frank J. Buchman “Young cowboys and cowgirls, saddle up, it’s rodeo time.” The annual Youth Rodeo, sponsored by the Morris County Youth Rodeo Association, is...

By Frank J. Buchman “Grab your hat and put on your spurs, let’s rodeo.” That’s the special welcome from Deb Dillner in announcing the sixth annual...

By Frank J. Buchman The best in rodeo is coming to Manhattan, according to Steve Frazier, promotions coordinator and arena director for the 41th annual...

By Frank J. Buchman “A cowboy’s physique changes in five decades.” Fact came home to haunt when we pulled our chaps out of the old bull-riding-gear...

  By Frank J. Buchman “There’s a deep hearted lifelong love for rodeo.” That’s the simplest way to describe Brylen Dees, 14-year-old bull rider, and Shayla Dees,...

  By Frank J. Buchman   “You must brush your teeth every morning.” Mrs. Conrad, the school nurse, made that demand during individual visits to her office the...