by Ralphine Major | Aug 11, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Another member of the 1964-65 Gibbs basketball team that played a big part in the success of the team is Mike Graves. Focus readers may remember reading about Mike earlier in this series. Mike’s brother, Ron Graves, was a senior...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 4, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “We have already recognized the six seniors who started for Gibbs in 1964-65,” former Eagles Coach Bob Dagley said. “Now, I would like to tell you about five other members of that team who played a big part in the success of the team.” First was Lynn...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 21, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I did not know the man who approached us outside the IGA grocery store, but my brother recognized him from their high school days. Tim, one of four Zachary sons, told how he had come by our house to see if I would be interested in writing about his...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 14, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was an East Tennessee beauty whose photo was chosen as the winner. The Tennessee connection came when young Lois Wood entered a contest and won. The winner’s photo would be painted on a plane. Appropriately enough, the plane was named “Lovely...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 7, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She is a lady of many talents. Focus readers first met her in “What’s in the Bag?” on 12-23-13. The little blue and white teddy bear my brother gave me for Christmas in 1964 is one gift I have kept all these years. It was only when I was writing...
