The Face of Days Gone By... Even though the original Dodge Challenger was first introduced in 1970, when the muscle car era started its decline, it left an enormous mark on the industry. The classic Challenger was discontinued in 1974, and ever since, muscle car fans were begging for its...

“You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower Many farmers feel that farming is more than a career. It is a calling. Lifelong farmers live and work following a set of principles commonly known as natural...

All Lined Up And...Ready To GO! Nothing better than a warm Saturday morning during the first nice weekend in Spring. Taking the car out for the first time makes a guy feel like he just took possession of a new Challenger in some ways. The long Winters sleep has no ended...

There are lots of places to take that first cruise after a long winter in our area. The tree's and flowers are just beautiful in late April and on into May/June. Here are some photo's I took in the Spring of 2021 on Lil' Twister's first outing. Sure was a fun drive that day and a great start to...

June 27 - July 1 2018 - Walldogs Arrive in Streator In conjunction with the celebration of Streator's Sesquicentennial in 2018, the Walldogs took over the entire town for 5 days adding 17 murals to Streator's downtown depicting the community's rich historical heritage. This half hour...

Painted in 2008 by Curt Bedei, this mural features classic Hot Rods at a vintage service station. It is located at the A-1 Exhaust shop in downtown Streator. Location: A-1 Exhaust, 124 S. Park St., Streator, IL JUNE 27 - JULY 1, 2018 Walldogs Arrived in Streator In conjunction with the...

The eldest of six children, Clyde Tombaugh was born on a farm near Streator, Illinois. He attended high school in Streator and moved with his family to a farm in Western Kansas, where a hailstorm destroyed the family’s crops, dashing his hopes of attending college. Tombaugh continued to study on...

The man who created the famous Western character Hopalong Cassidy, Clarence Mulford was born in Streator, IL, in 1883 to a distinguished family that could trace its lineage in this country back to 1643, and in fact more than 20 Mulfords fought in the American Revolution. Hopalong...