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May 2007 Articles

Below is a collection of current and past American Profile articles as published in our weekly magazine. Browse by date and even get a sneak peak of upcoming stories. Don't forget you can also submit your own story and read others submitted by the American Profile community.

Ask American Profile 5/28/2007 images
Teaching Top Gun images

by Jeanne Lauf Walpole

Lt. Guy Snodgrass, 30, streaks across the desert sky in an F/A-18 Hornet at supersonic speeds, performing a heart-stopping aerial maneuver...
Where Kolach is King images

by Curt Arens

Come early-June, Pete and Mary Pavlik can be found at their bakery in Verdigre, Neb. (pop. 486), working around the clock to make more than 6,000 kolaches
Fit for a Queen images

by Jean Kressy

In the early 1990s, a Kansas City, Mo., disc jockey made the mistake of announcing on the air that women couldn’t barbecue. That was all Karen Adler had to hear.
Kolach
The recipe for these walnut-filled sweet rolls came from Slovakia when my mother immigrated to the United States about 1920.
Ask American Profile 5/20/2007 images
Flea Markets images

by Marti Attoun

Lugging two old wooden ironing boards, Cheryl Bell trudges toward her truck at First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas. Her face is flushed and the boards keep slipping, but she’s smiling.
Remembering John Wayne images

by Lisa Lavia Ryan

Years before Marion Robert Morrison became actor John Wayne, he already had a claim to fame in his hometown of Winterset, Iowa.
Sour Cream Pancakes
I have been making this recipe for 25 years
Trent Willmon Contest Winners images
The cold rain and choppy water didn't stop two Kansas City natives from enjoying their fishing trip with country music star Trent Willmon.
Ask American Profile 5/13/2007 images
Friendliest Town on the Trail images

by Stuart Englert

A weary hiker limps into Mount Rogers Outfitters in Damascus, Va., and heads straight for the shoe department. The hiker's feet are aching after a six-week, 450-mile trek on the Appalachian Trail.
Doctoring Beloved Dolls images

by Marti Attoun

Mary Ann Pizzolato peers into the dull blue eyes of Baby Coos, a 60-year-old doll whose plastic peepers have been clouded by a fungus—and time. Next, she flexes the doll’s vinyl legs, which are ripped and ready to fall off.
Summer Car Care

by Mary Dixon Lebeau

Whether on a family vacation or a long Sunday drive, your car will get a workout during the upcoming summer months. Here are some tips to keep your vehicle cruising down the highway as the temperature rises.
Chicken Curry
I liked this dish so much that I requested it for my birthday each year.
Reverend of the Rodeo images
Former bareback bronc champion Todd Pierce still gets nervous when he steps into a rodeo arena, but his fear has nothing to do with riding a bucking horse without a saddle or reins.
Billy Ray Cyrus: Father Knows Best images

by Robyn Flans

It's been a whirlwind day for Billy Ray Cyrus. It's 6 p.m. and he's spent several hours at a photo shoot in Los Angeles for the second season of the hit Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, on which he plays dad to his real-life daughter, 14-year-old Mil
Ask American Profile 5/6/2007 images
Fostering the Future images

by Marti Attoun

Dozens of family photos from vacations, birthdays and graduations adorn the buffet in Pat Robinson's dining room in Stratford, Conn.
Five-a-Day Vegetables with Parmesan Cheese
In the summer, I like to use all the vegetables from our garden.

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