The Vogts Gets Needed New Vehicle

For the past few months, my four-door sedan has been struggling to say the least, but I have finally been rid of its inconsistent performance.
See, every time I backed it out of the drive way, I was gambling.
I never knew if I was going to make it to my final destination or not because the [...]

Lesson Learned While Moving Furniture

On Tuesday, Troy and I helped cousin Dale Westbrook go pick up furniture for his mother.
The new couches were in Wichita, so Troy and Dale picked me up in Moundridge and we hopped onto the interstate.
Just as we were about to pull into Hesston to talk to Dale’s mother, who manages the AmericInn, a highway [...]

Wedding Road Trip Starts Rough, Ends Well

On Saturday, John Larson and Theresa Klear committed themselves to each other in a beautiful wedding ceremony in South Bend, Ind., where the two first met while attending Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College respectively.
I have never seen John so happy, and I have known him since attending Canton-Galva Middle School together.
It was a great [...]

McPherson Co. Fair 2009

CANTON – The 2009 McPherson County Fair took place July 15-19 at the Canton Fairgrounds.
The following images comprise a randomly organized pictorial of this year’s fair.
I hope you enjoy the pictures I captured:

Tom Hayakawa of North Carolina also shot some pictures during the fair. He was in town for a family reunion (you can see [...]

Hail Ruins Garden

The recent hailstorm did some damage at the Vogts Village south of Canton.
Father Steve reported a near-total loss for his cucumbers and other vined plants.
He believes his sweet potatoes will be fine because the hail couldn’t get to the roots.
He showed on vine that was completely severed in two by the hail.
We won’t get to [...]