Desert Dispatch by Richard deRosa Day at the Rodeo Features Impressive Skills, Shared Sense of Pride A while ago, we spent the day at the annual Tucson rodeo. Quite a day; fascinating from many perspectives. How can one not come away in awe of 4-6 year-old “mutton busters” holding on for dear life astride a bucking sheep while being dragged hundreds of feet across the arena dirt. And then, standing tall while waving to the adoring crowd. Gotta start young…
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IN MEMORIAM: David P. Eckberg, 78; From Navy, Had Life-Long Love Of Sea MILFORD – David P. Eckberg of Milford, 78, a Navy veteran with a life-long love the ocean, passed away Saturday Feb. 23, 2019, at Cooperstown Center. David was born in San Diego, Calif., to Marjorie and Joseph Melvin Eckberg. David’s father was a Naval officer, and he spent his childhood on many travels, living in Hawaii, Panama, California and finishing high school in Grants Pass, Ore.…