Old Ways - Dean Campbell
The versatility of a simple powder
Salt and peanuts, both subjects of recent columns, are not the only common household items with limitless uses. A simple powder first used by ...
Dean Campbell, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin
Campobello
Gowensville Community Center to hold 100th-anniversary open house
Gowensville Community Center—the historic Gowensville Elementary School rebuilt in 1922—will hold a 100th-anniversary open house from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. The ...
by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 8:00 am
Old Ways - Dean Campbell
George Washington Carver led the way with the peanut
Tuskegee scientist, Dr. George Washington Carver (the University of Rochester gave him an honorary Doctorate of Science in 1941), was responsible for developing over 300 ...
by Dean Campbell, Thursday, May 5, 2022 10:46 am
Community
Squire to make guest visit to Campobello Fun Day
Dark Corner Squire, author and TDB columnist Dean Campbell will make a 2-hour guest appearance from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Campobello’s Family Fun ...
by Dean Campbell, Monday, April 25, 2022 9:59 am
Old Ways - Dean Campbell
Salt is pretty good to be known as a bad guy
When I took the first bite of my buttered grits for breakfast this morning I was painfully aware that they were “flat,” with only a ...
by Dean Campbell, Thursday, April 7, 2022 8:00 am
Old Ways - Dean Campbell
Marching along in the interval around the equinox
The astrological first day of spring is marked by the spring equinox, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. This falls on March 19, 20 or ...
by Dean Campbell, Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:38 pm
Columnists
Senior moments…called forgetfulness when not a senior
While most folks are thinking about something the Babylonians began in 2000 B.C.—the making of New Year resolutions during their 12-day festival called Akitu, which ...
by Dean Campbell, Friday, January 7, 2022 12:11 pm
Columnists
Predicting winter weather before we hired meteorologists
Did you notice how many heavy fogs we had in August? At least two, with several thinner ones. That means we can expect a couple ...
by Dean Campbell, Friday, December 10, 2021 12:29 pm
Columnists
Why grandma saved flower seeds every year
Old Ways of the Dark Corner A 52-year-old friend and reader called me last week to say, “You have written quite a bit about working ...
by Dean Campbell, Monday, September 20, 2021 8:51 am
Columnists
Christmas celebrations were a mixture of fact and superstition
“Do you have more of those really funny Christmas superstitions like the ones you wrote about in your Tales column back in 2015,” asked a ...