An Hour of Your Life

It is Spooky October!  We were going to do ghost ships but after visiting the Carbon County Jail in Carbon County, Pennsylvania we decided we found our Spooky October theme!.  Special thanks to Blaine.

Learn about the the history and need for a shortened crossing from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.  This is an amazing story about the building of the Panama Canal.  There is so much more to this tale than digging a ditch.

The Olympics are starting this week so we thought we would tell some tales of Greek Mythology.

This weeks episode is one the most special episodes we have produced.  We had the great honor to meet one of our Nation's National Treasures, Mr. Jim "Pee Wee" Martin.  Jim served in G Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II.  Jim jumped into Normandy on D-Day, he jumped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden and he fought in the Battle of the Bulge near and around Bastogne, Belgium.  He found himself In Berchtesgaden, Germany at the end of the War.  Jim just celebrated his 100th birthday.  

After taking a pause for the 4th of July we come back this week to conclude our series on food giants.  This week we cover Milton Hershey.  What amazed us is the similarities with the other food entrepreneurs.  Vision, persistence and setbacks, but nothing that stoped his dream. We should we also mention his generosity and a passion for remembering where he came from.

We were very happy to talk about a truly fine human being, Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's Hamburgers. Aside from starting a billion dollar business Dave was a true philanthropist with a passion for education and adoption. We encourage you to visit davethomasfoundation.org.  

This week we continue our series of food giants with the story of Henry John Heinz of Heinz Ketchup fame. We hope you never take ketchup for granted again.   There is so much more to its story than you would imagine.

In this episode we cover the story of Colonel Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken Fame. He is definitely one of the most colorful people we have talked about.  There are some good life lessons in this episode. Mostly never give up in the face of adversity, even if you create the adversity.  

This week we conclude our story about the Turpin Family.  Find out what happened after police raided 100 Muir Woods Dr, how David and Louise fared in court, and where the Turpin siblings are now.

An Hour of Your Life has officially declared Victory Over Corona or Victory Over Virus Day!  June 2nd is the last day for health mandates in the State of Ohio. On June 3rd all health mandates in the State of Ohio are lifted.  (With a few exceptions.)

In this episode we review the timeline in Ohio and reflect on our memories and how it effected us and our thoughts on the events as they happened.