Walter вЂњBig TrainвЂќ Johnson was an icon in big league pitching a century ago, playing for 21 years with the Washingon Senators.

Thanks to Meredith Wiggins of the Kansas Humanities Council whose article served as our source and is used with permission in todayвЂ™s Kansas Profile. Incredibly, those two players both came from the very same small town in rural Kansas. Today weвЂ™ll learn about two young players who led their teams in each league. As the baseball season comes to its culmination, we are reminded of a time before racial integration when there were two World Series: One for major league baseball, and a second for what was called the National Negro League. Legendary baseball players George Sweatt and Walter Johnson were both from Humboldt, Kansas. Leave a comment Kansas Profile вЂ“ Now ThatвЂ™s Rural: Walter Johnson and George Sweatt She works at the refinery in McPherson and helps at the family business.Д¬ontinue reading вЂњKansas Profile вЂ“ Now ThatвЂ™s Rural: Michael Daniel вЂ“ Brooks LandscapeвЂќ в†’ Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Arlene Daniel, Brooks Landscape LLC, Brookscape Gardens, Elyria, Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development, Inman, K-State Research and Extension, Kansas, Kansas Profile, Kansas State University, Michael Daniel, Now That's Rural, Ron Wilson

At church, he met and ultimately married Arlene, who had grown up on a farm near Mullinville.

After service in the Navy, Michael took a position with the public utility in McPherson. When he was 12, his folks settled near Inman, Kansas. Michael was born into a military family that traveled the country. Michael Daniel is owner of Brooks Landscape LLC and its retail store, Brookscape Gardens. Brooks Landscape and Brookscape Gardens are in the rural community of Elyria in McPherson County, Kansas. Today we will learn about a rural Kansas company which is working daily to improve the landscape. What do you see when you scan the landscape? It could be a virtual scan, or it might be actual trees, grass, woody plants and flowers. Leave a comment Kansas Profile вЂ“ Now ThatвЂ™s Rural: Michael Daniel вЂ“ Brooks Landscape His grandfather also loved the song вЂњWings of a DoveвЂќ and he asked Brad to sing along with it every chance he could.Д«radвЂ™s father served in the National Guard and then was transferred to Salina when Brad was nine.Д¬ontinue reading вЂњKansas Profile вЂ“ Now ThatвЂ™s Rural: Brad HamiltonвЂќ в†’ Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 4 Point West, Brad Hamilton, cowboy poet, cowboy singer, Hoyt, Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development, Jackson County, K-State Research and Extension, Kansas, Kansas Profile, Kansas State University, Now That's Rural, Red Rock Ranch, Ron Wilson, western entertainer, western singer He learned to spin guns and do rope tricks. вЂњI grew up in the Roy Rogers era and those good guys were your heroes,вЂќ Brad said. His grandfather had a farm and Brad rode whenever he could. BradвЂ™s dad went on to become the superintendent at Lovewell Reservoir.Д«rad grew up with a love of music and of cowboy life. BradвЂ™s father played football, ran track, and was on the wrestling team at Kansas State. Part of his ancestry is Native American Indian. His family came from Jewell County originally. Brad Hamilton of Hoyt, Kansas, is keeping cowboy and Western heritage alive through his music.Д«rad Hamilton is an educator and entertainer in northeast Kansas. He also believes in public service, both in civic life and in the military. вЂњGod, family, America, and freedom.вЂќ Those are the priorities that rural entertainer Brad Hamilton believes in living, celebrating, and promoting.

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