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Tractor Pull Champion Larry Koester is an Unsung Hero

Tractor Pull Champion Larry Koester is an Unsung Hero

Larry Koester is a husband, a father, and a champion in the sport of high-octane tractor pulling. Engines growl with more than three times the maximum power allowed by NASCAR – and ‘pullers’ use every tool they have to direct extreme horsepower down the dirt track. Larry pulls his mini-modified tractor as well as, or…

Barbeque Master Keith Allen is an Unsung Hero

Barbeque Master Keith Allen is an Unsung Hero

Keith Allen is a Chapel Hill, North Carolina based barbecue master who has been cooking with hickory wood for over forty years. Keith is up every morning at 2 a.m and by 3 he has the fire going. When he isn’t splitting wood, pushing coals or turning meat, he’s making deserts from his grandmother’s recipes,…

Ironworker Chad Snow is an Unsung Hero

Ironworker Chad Snow is an Unsung Hero

For more than a century, the men of the Mohawk Tribe have walked the high steel in New York City, bolting together the city’s skyscrapers and bridges. The dangerous work is their birthright passed down from generation to generation. Chad Snow’s father was an ironworker and so was his father before him and his father…

Pilot Flying J Announces Lineup for 2016 MATS

Pilot Flying J Announces Lineup for 2016 MATS

On March 31 through April 2, the trucking industry will gather in Louisville, Kentucky to discuss and experience the latest industry trends at the annual 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). A frequent attendee at the prominent industry event, Pilot Flying J brings an impressive lineup of new products and offerings to MATS attendees. Pilot Flying…

Mike Hawes at Kitt Peak National Observatory is an Unsung Hero

Mike Hawes at Kitt Peak National Observatory is an Unsung Hero

Kitt Peak National Observatory never sleeps. Time is scarce on the world’s elite telescopes. When the stars come out, everything has to work. It’s Mike Hawes’ job to keep the observatory gazing skyward. Mike has worked at the National Observatory for nearly 20 years. Mike oversees a team of ‘nuts and bolts’ guys that work…