COAL VALLEY, Ill. — When Clay Merritt left the Army, he wasn't sure what his purpose was. Serving in the Army was what he always wanted to do. Merritt was a Cavalry Scout in Iraq. He suffered several ...
AVON — Hot coals, molten iron and the clang of metal on metal. This is therapy, blacksmith-style. Ken and MaryLou Zitur have owned Ken's Custom Iron since 1988, creating ironwork and metal fabrication ...
COLUMBIA — On a Saturday in April, David Bush was working over a portable coal-fired forge outside the Olympia Mill Village Museum. The coals burned hot. Orange, yellow and blue flames licked towards ...
BROOKFIELD -- The Brookfield Museum and Historical Society will present two free events in the coming days. People can see Brookfield residents Robert Pitcher and Ryan Blessey demonstrate a working ...
The group meets the first Thursday of every month at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s East Chattanooga station, 2202 N. Chamberlain Ave. A demonstration at 6 p.m. is followed by a brief business ...
AVON, Minn. — Hot coals, molten iron and the clang of metal on metal. This is therapy, blacksmith-style. Ken and MaryLou Zitur have owned Ken’s Custom Iron since 1988, creating ironwork and metal ...