Country Lifestyles
The Graham Drive-In
By Jessica Crabtree
Located on the east side of Graham, Texas, sits a sight for sore eyes, a piece of the past. Once a large pastime to generations of movie goers, the drive-in movie is now regaining popularity. The Graham Drive-In opened its gates in 1948. Built by Thomas Griffing for All State Theatres, it was first operated by James and Norma Griffing and later became part of Video Independent Theatres. An infamous moment in the history of the Graham Drive In was when Life Magazine, in the Sept. 1955 issue, did a feature story about one of Graham Drive In’s famous patrons- Blondie the Lion. Blondie was pictured in an automobile in Front of the marquee. These pieces of history are what preserved the drive-in and lead to its success nearly 70 years later.
Current owners, Pam and Dave Scott, have operated the drive-in for the last eight years. Pam, originally a Kansas native and Dave coming from an Army family that traveled, came to call Graham home more than 30 years ago. The two saw that the drive-in was important to the community and a large part of Graham’s historic makeup.
In the past drive-in theaters numbered up to 4,000 and currently total approximately 300, a big difference. After so many closing and becoming desolate, overgrown lots, some are making a come-back or are being built. Recognition of the pastime is gaining popularity especially in the metroplex. Pam herself remembers going to drive-in movies, “I was once the one who got in the trunk to get into the movie,” she said laughing. She went on to say, “My generation remembers it, whereas now, the last couple of generations never experienced it.” Pam admits what they provide at the Graham Drive-In is a lost pastime that is special, a product people can’t get on every corner. To read more pick up the August 2015 issue of NTFR.
By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Nicholas Waters
As winter plods along – come Spring and gopher mounds – homeowners and farmers find themselves playing a familiar song – fiddling while Rome is burning.
Let’s make a mountain out of a molehill. Those mounds on your lawn and pasture could be moles, but they’re more than likely gophers; Plains Pocket Gophers to be pragmatic – Geomys bursarius to be scientific.
These rodents dig and chew, and the damage they can do goes beyond the mounds we mow over. Iowa State University cited a study in Nebraska showing a 35 percent loss in irrigated alfalfa fields due to the presence of pocket gophers; the number jumped to 46 percent in decreased production of non-irrigated alfalfa fields.
The internet is replete with academic research from coast-to-coast on how to curtail gopher populations, or at least control them. Kansas State University – then called Kansas State Agricultural College – also published a book [Bulletin 152] in February 1908 focused exclusively on the pocket gopher.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Annette Bridges
Everyone needs a room with a view that makes their heart happy. My honest favorite panorama would be either the mountains or the ocean. I have yet to convince my hubby to make permanent moves to either, although he does enjoy the visits as much as I do.
The location of our house on our ranch does not provide the expansive field of vision of our land that I would enjoy. So, I have created a room decorated and furnished in a way that gives me smiles, giggles, and a wonderful peace-filled feeling when I am hanging out in it. I am in that place right now writing this column. I am in a lounging position with my computer in my lap on the chaise that was once my sweet mama’s. I had it reupholstered this year to give it a fresh look.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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