History
First hike of the 2012 season set for Glade Hiking Group
For The Vista Hopefully you are in the process of dusting off your hiking poles and boots as it is time for the Fairfield Glade Hiking Group to get back on the trails. The group’s first hike of the season is September 7 and it is in The Glade. They will hike on two trails [...]
5Sep2012 | Continued
This picture was worth a thousand words, indeed
At right is a photo of Fairfield Glade residents Bob and JoAnne Paton on their wedding day on August 10, 1952. The photo was a huge hit at the time in the local newspaper in Kankakee, Illinois. When their wedding picture was published in the newspaper, the editor wrote an article to tell readers to [...]
28Aug2012 | Continued
World War II Vets gather, remember
By ED LEWIS For The Vista Twenty-eight World War II Veterans and 20 spouses recently gathered at Ryan’s Restaurant in Crossville. The luncheon was organized by WW II Veteran Bill Oehlecker of Tansi, and all who attended enjoyed the fellowship of fellow soldiers, sailors and marines who fought in a war that ended almost 66 [...]
14May2012 | ContinuedThey sure don’t make them like they used to
My son’s engine in his 1996 Toyota Camry recently blew with 246,000 miles on it. Give me a break! Is that all you got Toyota? 246K? I don’t want to hear about how much the quality of automobiles has improved over the decades. I think of my first car — a 1972 Ford Pinto. Now [...]
28Feb2012 | ContinuedThe renegades of Renegade
A glorious golf course is gone — but now the story of how it happened By JIM ARBER Special to The Vista The long, complicated and bumpy road to golf at Renegade Mountain started in the mid 1960s after the original developers sold the property. Several ownership changes took place and at some point during this [...]
21Feb2012 | Continued
