Country Lifestyles
December 2015 profile – Bobby DelVecchio
By Jessica Crabtree
Bobby Steiner said it best: “There was no straight road from the Bronx to this podium,” as he introduced Bobby DelVecchio on the night he was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’s Rodeo Hall of Fame. Steiner, son of famous rodeo stock contractor Tommy Steiner, is a World Champion Bull Rider and Ring of Honor member and DelVecchio’s very best friend. One that has stood by him his entire career and still today.
That one statement rang true. How did a kid who grew up in the Bronx, NY make it into bull riding and come to reside in Texas? “Picture this: no trees, no grass, no cows, no horses, no fishing, no hunting, no 4-wheeling,” said DelVecchio. That was life for DelVecchio as he grew up in the Bronx, a borough of New York City with only 9,000 people. “We lived on the fifth floor of a five-story apartment building with no elevators, just stairs,” recalled DelVecchio. The Irish/Italian neighborhood was made up of kids like DelVecchio, playing on the streets or roof tops for entertainment at all hours until their mothers yelled out the window for them to come in. Born Robert Anthony DelVecchio in 1957, he enjoyed curb ball, stick ball, hand ball, the Yankees and the days of Joe DiMaggio and John Wayne.
By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
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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.
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