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Spade High School is closing its doors for good. Walking with the last graduating class is a man who left Spade High School over 50 years ago - Sherman Jones. From Texas Country Reporter with Bob Phillips.

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	The Amazing Skidboot Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 516 seconds The Amazing Skidboot is the smartest dog you'll ever see. He gained worldwide fame with his tricks, but had to give up performing once he started going blind. Related: animal, country, david, dog, hartwig, puppy, reporter, skidboot, texas, tricks

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Meet a man on a mission determined to make cheap, affordable housing for the common man in an Earth-friendly way. Dan Phillips, Huntsville, TX. www.phoenixcommotion .com. (#1017, 2/24/07)

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Colby is an inspiring young man who's overcoming incredible odds to celebrate Christmas and spread good cheer. (#1008, 12/23/06) Beaumont, Texas.
Learn more about the Shorkey Center - www.shorkey.org

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	Blind Painter Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 331 seconds University of North Texas (UNT) student John Bramblitt paints beautiful works of art in vivid colors, despite the fact that he's been blind for years. www.bramblitt.net (#976, 3/13/06) Related: art, blind, bramblitt, college, country, john, paint, painting, reporter, student, texas, unt

	Dirty Car Art Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 355 seconds Meet Scott Wade - He turns muddy, grimy, dirty cars into masterful works of art that will wash away in the next rainstorm. (#1003, 11/18/06) Related: art, bob, car, country, dirty, draw, dust, grime, mud, paint, phillips, reporter, scott, texas, wade

	Chicken Fried Bacon Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 244 seconds Healthy it ain't! Chicken Fried Bacon is the newest fad in fatty foods, courtesy of Frank Sodolak at Sodolak's Original Country Inn in Snook, TX. Texas Country Reporter Bob Phillips stops by for a taste. Related: bacon, chicken, country, eat, fat, food, fried, reporter, southern, texas

	Garlic Man Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 388 seconds Farmer & gardener Bob Anderson grows a little crop with a big flavor. His "Gourmet Garlic Gardens" boast more varieties than you've ever heard of. Related: bangs, bob, country, farmer, gardening, garlic, phillips, reporter, texas

	Finley Pots Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 230 seconds See what happens when a potter throws new light into an ancient art form. Bill and Maggie Finley of Finley Pottery make luminaries - pots full of holes to display light patterns. Related: art, bob, candle, clay, country, craft, light, luminarie, phillips, pot, potter, pottery, reporter, sculpt, spinning, texas, throwing

	Guitar Maker Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 421 seconds At age 86 Everett makes rare four string tenor guitars by hand. Bob Phillips has the story in New Braunfels, TX. Related: bob, country, craftsmen, guitar, instrument, maker, music, phillips, reporter, string, tenor, texas, woodworking

	Oakwood Bank Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 491 seconds The smallest bank in America runs the old fashioned way. Balances are kept on index cards, transactions calculated by hand, and tellers know every customer's name. (#1055, 11/17/07) Related: accounting, bank, bob, cash, country, finance, historic, ledger, oakwood, old, phillips, reporter, safe, texas, typewriter

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Go on a backroads junk-gathering extravagana with the Junk Gypsies, who can turn any pile of clutter into five-star fashion. They've even designed clothing & a tour bus for country singer Miranda Lambert. (#1068, 2/16/08)

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	Aermotor Windmills Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 344 seconds Meet a man with a passion for the spinning windmills of West Texas. Kees Verhuel and the Aermotor Windmill Co. www.aermotorwindmill .com Related: aermotor, antique, bob, country, mill, phillips, reporter, texas, west, wind, windmill

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Go on a tour of the DeLorean Motor Company's new production facility in Humble, TX. You, too, can get a brand new DeLorean just like Marty & Doc in Back to The Future, minus the time travel. (#1069, 2/23/08)

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	Turkey Baster Player Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 302 seconds Happy Thanksgiving! Meet a band director who plays classical music on a garden-variety, $5 kitchen utensil - a turkey baster! Ray Sanders, Normangee, TX (#1056, 11/24/07) Related: baster, bob, country, instrument, musician, odd, phillips, play, ray, reporter, sanders, texas, thanksgiving, turkey, unusual, weird

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Meet a man in Texas who turned his driveway into an exact replica of the most famous room in the White House - the Oval Office! Ron Wade. (#1000, 10/28/06)

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	Worm Farm Fertilizer Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 272 seconds Come on down to Rabbit Hill Farms, where "The King of Poop" turns worm droppings into nutrient-rich garden soil. Related: bob, country, farms, fertilizer, garden, grow, hill, nature, phillips, plant, poop, potting, rabbit, reporter, soil, texas, worm

	Santa Painter Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 401 seconds Meet Santa Claus through the imagination of one inspired Kris Kringle look-a-like. Bill Keen, www.billykeenart.com (#851, 12/20/03) Related: art, artisit, bill, bob, christmas, claus, country, keen, kringle, kris, paint, painter, phillips, portrait, reporter, santa, texas, xmas

	Holy Smoke BBQ Posted by: texascountryreporter Video duration: 303 seconds You'll find some of the best BBQ in Texas at a little stand run by Annie Ward and members of the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville, TX (#650, 2/12/00) Related: baptist, barbecue, bbq, bob, brisket, cafe, church, country, food, phillips, reporter, restaurant, ribs, texas

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Find parts for your old car at a gigantic, Texas warehouse. No computers here, just the photographic memory of one classic car lover. Antique Auto Supply, Arlington, TX. (817) 275-2381 (#986, 7/22/06)

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