Code Talkers Nov 12, 2009
In red and gold-colored uniform shirts dotted with medals and bolo ties of indigenous turquoise, 13 of them reunited this week on what may be their last mission: to raise $50 million for a dedicated to preserving their language and their legacy. Related. (ABC News -- Business)
Frenzy over deer, elk antlers may cause rule change Oct 22, 2009
Lowe carves antlers into door handles, buttons, bolo ties and other small items he sells through his Web site. Others use antlers to make furniture, lamps and chandeliers. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Antler frenzy leads to rules Oct 20, 2009
"These guys are going to be able to get in there, get the stuff and get out, and most of the time they'll get away with it." Lowe carves antlers into door handles, buttons, bolo ties and other small items he sells through his Web site. Nowadays, Lowe buys his antlers from a supplier in Montana. (Montana Standard, MT)
Hero of Ill. shooting turns villain for some Oct 16, 2009
When he became Santa Fe, N.M., chief in 1994, he ordered officers to stop accepting free cups of coffee on the job and banned bolo ties. Police responded with a 103-to-5 no-confidence vote in their boss. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
D-backs, Rox unveil spring facility plans Jul 25, 2009
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) president Diane Enos, per Indian welcoming tradition, presented handmade bolo ties and artifacts to D-backs president Derrick Hall and Rockies president Keli McGregor. Hall and McGregor reciprocated with models of their respective uniforms bearing the Nos. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
How it was in America on July 4 Jul 5, 2009
How many men in bolo ties or top hats or funny wigs stood before a crowd of patriots Saturday and read aloud the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. How many featured speakers tried to articulate what it is about America that is so amazing, so inspiring, so breathtaking, so free, so important to the world, and got choked up and left the podium feeling a little embarrassed. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Magical memories up for bid Jun 16, 2009
Some rocked slowly to the tiny whir of their motors, others were motionless, their yellow and black power cords draped over their necks like electric bolo ties. Santa waved silently - more a goodbye, apparently, than a ho-ho-ho. (Boston Globe)
Joseph M. Carroll, 82; changed schools with 'Copernican Plan' May 30, 2009
In 1969, Dr. Carroll took the schools superintendent's job in Los Alamos, N.M. He discovered bolo ties in New Mexico, and the string tie became his trademark. Dr. Carroll took a job running Florida's Palm Beach County schools in 1972, as race riots erupted over desegregation. (Boston Globe)
Obituary: Joseph Carroll May 13, 2009
Native American bolo ties at this time became Dr. Carroll s trademark as he identified closely with the art of the people. In Palm Beach County, Fla. (Needham Tab, MA)
Square dancing keeps 'em young in Woburn, Acton and around the region Mar 19, 2009
Many of the dancers were dressed for a hoedown: petticoats or prairie skirts on the girls and bolo ties on the guys. One couple made a loud statement with fluorescent polyester shirts that resembled the flamboyant disco floor that John Travolta trotted across in the 1977 classic "Saturday Night Fever.". (Boston Globe)
ReelzChannel CEO is ready to do business Mar 5, 2009
We ll get them dressed in bolo ties before long, he said. mkamerick@bizjournals. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
