by Velda Brotherton She sleeps in the room where she slept as a child. Her bed is under the window she once looked out of as a young girl. But today, Ruby Jo Bellis does not see what she saw then. Traffic no longer rumbles along Highway 71. Drivers no…
By Susan McCarthy susan@wcobserver.com Six city council positions and the mayor’s job are up for grabs in Winslow on Nov. 2. Funny thing, though; all of the candidates are running unopposed. It’s not a fluke, it’s Winslow. “To my knowledge, no one has ever run against anybody,” said 16-year council…
By Christina Eichstedt Tatum Spring, located on highway 74 in the Whitehouse community, has been an important landmark in the area for many years. Some of you have probably heard the stories about Tatum Spring and its previous owners, but I wanted to know more. So I set out to…
By Susan McCarthy It’s a tradition. Many in our area have Labor Day weekend well-marked on their calendars. Not for a cookout or because they’ll get a day out of work, but because they look forward to their annual pilgrimage to the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair. Much of the fair…
By Susan McCarthy He has spent over half his lifetime teaching science; nearly half his lifetime driving a school bus. And 43 years married to his wife Rita, who happens to be a graduate of Greenland High School. Guy Boydstun, or Mr. Boydstun, to at least two generations of students…
He’s reinvented himself a number of times and most would not even know his company exists along Hwy. 71 in West Fork. But people quietly seek him out; his reputation brings customers to his door for high-end custom iron work.…
By Jean Collins Congratulations, Lee. You made it! In July, 2010, Lee Kidder, of Winslow, celebrated 80 years of life and 50 years of marriage. Eighty years is 29,200 days; 700,800 hours and 42,046,000 minutes. Fifty years of marriage equals four wives, lots of martinis, and enough memories to last…
