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Margaret
Turnbull -- In the gypsum hills of Southwest Kansas, is Belvidere.
It is a tiny spot on a craggy landscape. But for Margaret Turnbull, it’s home. Home where the poetry of the people is found
in quiet moments. Margaret’s husband Tracy is gone now, but Margaret is
still there. There-- because it is home.
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Rebecca
Copley Johnson -- From the Gypsum hills to the Smokey Hill Country just outside
of Smolan,
Kansas, there is on a cattle
ranch, a woman with a marvelous voice. Rebecca Copley Johnson sings Opera
all over the world, but calls Kansas
home.
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Henry Westfahl
-- In
rural Arlington, Kansas Henry Westfahl
is one of those men whose hobby is his passion. When we visited his farm,
we didn’t find the usual farm animals. Instead we found ancient history.
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Stan Herd -- If there is a man
who thinks big, it is Kansas
artist Stan Herd. You’ve seen his work, but not at ground level. I’ve followed
his career for years and when Stan first began his ‘crop art’ I went along for the ride. I’ve been a fan ever
since. Since this story, Stan has become world-famous for his unique brand
of art.
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Mae & Boyd Lenway -- In Kansas,
there are a lot of places that are referred to as just a wide spot in the
road. No matter, it isn’t important what we call them, what is important
are the people who live there. In that ‘wide spot in the road’ I met Boyd
and Mae Lenway of Skiddy,
a place that’s just a dot on the face of the prairie. Today Boyd has passed
on, but his life lives on in this story.
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J. W. Vanderpool -- In Southwest Kansas near
Meade, J. W. Vanderpool found his calling in the
wild. He’s a hunter and trapper and when we did this story, his focus was
on bobcats. Today, J. W. has turned his attention to Prairie Dogs instead
of bobcats. But in 1984, bobcats were the fascination.
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Ira Mog -- In the rural
parts of the state, some folks live there because they love it and because it
keeps the bad parts of a city from infecting their life. Most of the time
that’s true. But for Ira Mog whose life near Wilson, Kansas
was normally calm and predictable, the city came to him. And it wasn’t
kind. He’s gone now, but back then Ira’s calm manner in the face of terror
is still a lesson to all of us.
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Omie Spohn -- In Eastern Kansas, just
outside of Fredonia, he was known as a gentleman farmer. Omie Spohn had been a local
businessman who retired and moved to the country. He loved it. Every part
of it. On a warm Kansas
day, he took me on a tour.
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Vera Lewis -- There is in all
of us a yearning to be different, to be unique, and to be remembered. In Mitchell County,
in the North Central part of Kansas
in what is known as post-rock country, is the community of Hunter. Not much
there, except for a little bar known as Vera’s. Vera Lewis put Hunter, Kansas on the map.
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