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Inspiration
Network presents "Little House" Tailgate Party
Out on the prairie it is all about hard work, tenacity, and
football! On Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th starting at 1 p.m. ET
celebrate the biggest game of the year with INSP’s Little House
Tailgate Party marathon. Before you get pulled into the big game,
get your prairie on with some of Walnut Grove’s most legendary
rivalries.
Here's the lineup:
1 p.m. – Founder’s Day
When Walnut Grove’s Founders Day celebration comes around, the
entire town is looking forward to the games and activities. However,
as the day wears on, the citizens of the town are about to see how
competitive Charles and an aging stranger can be.
2 p.m. – The Race
After earning money to have her horse shod for the annual race,
Laura learns that the Oleson’s have purchased an expensive racehorse
for Nellie. On the day of the big race, everyone else withdraws
because of the Oleson’s animal, leaving Laura and her tired horse to
race Nellie and her high-stepping speedster.
3 p.m. – The Winoka Warriors
Guest Stars John Ireland, Merlin Olsen, and Patrick Labyorteaux
-Young Tom Carlin is convinced that his blindness makes him useless,
and his father Frank Carlin (John Ireland), sees no reason to
educate the lad – until he takes part in one of history’s strangest
football games between rich kids and poor kids.
4 p.m. – Fight Team Fight!
A former football star, settles back into his childhood town of
Walnut Grove with his wife and son, and he shows an active interest
in coaching the boys’ football team. Although his intentions are
good, he ends up overexerting the kids with long practices and a
philosophy that values winning at all costs.
Posted 1-24-2012
MTSU
Helps Revive Great Old American Music with "Pa's Fiddle" Project
MTSU is playing a key role in bringing the
old-time fiddle music enjoyed by Charles "Pa" Ingalls alive.
Recording the early American music is the specialty of Dr. Dale
Cockrell, director of MTSU's Center for Popular Music. Cockrell is a
scholar of the songs embedded in the "Little House on the Prairie"
books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Some of the more popular
songs were featured in a recorded PBS pledge-drive special that will
begin a two-year broadcast run in June. MTSU professors and students
worked behind the scenes to capture video for a documentary, "Inside
Pa's Fiddle." Some of the biggest names in country music gathered
Jan. 6 to record the music at Nashville's Loveless Barn. To learn
more about the project, click
here. Click
here for video.
Posted 1-12-2012
Michael Landon Marker Found in Dump in his own childhood home of Collingswood! Mayor considers the dump of the plaque "LITTLE"
In 1997, Cindy Landon gave $6,700 that was used
towards building a tree house "Little Treehouse on the Prairie" in
Collingswood, NJ. Collingswood is the childhood home of Michael
Landon. Abbe Effron raised $1400 for a bronze dedication plaque that
was placed in front of the tree house. Recently, a local paper
reported the plaque was found in the borough dump in the city of
Collingswood. Click here for details.
Posted 1-04-2012
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