When Don Raker was just a little boy, toys were quite different than the ones kids play with today. For this High Point man, these western toys from the past still ‘trigger’ a lot of memories. “At ...
SPRINGFIELD — More than five decades ago, staff at the Springfield Armory Museum walked in to discover someone had pried open a display case and taken a rare Model 1842 percussion cap pistol. On that ...
A grizzled warrior, I knew my prey would sneak around the corner of the house, thinking to catch me unaware. I raised up over the railing just slightly, steadying my weapon. There he was. “Squirt,” ...