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THE WORLD LOSES SOME OF ITS GREATNESS

by Jim Wells On an overcast, gloomy Saturday, unusual in this particular city, a tall, magnificently dressed man sauntered into the lobby of the Westward Ho Hotel. It was late 1960s and the man’s imposing physique, accented by a finely tailored pinstriped suit, stopped observers in their tracks as they gawked and stared in stunned […]

Tales of the Track

Bryan Porter was passing out checks the other day and couldn’t find a payment from a former employer for his newest employee. The problem was easily solved. Doug Myers is actually Charles Myers. Everyone simply calls him Doug. Myers is from Louisville, Ky., and arrived in Shakopee with the Bobby Radcliffe barn. When Porter took […]