The boys were sitting around after the annual tractor pull at Steeple Days in Lourdes last month. They shot the breeze. They talked about the number of pulls that had been canceled this year. And they came up with an idea.
It was Sunday afternoon when Mark and Jackie Ashley passed through New Hampton on their way home to the northeast corner of Iowa.
In tow, they had their two grandchildren — Alisha and Allison — who live in Cedar Falls.
Vibrant hues of burnt orange, golden yellow and rusty red will soon change the midwestern landscape into a breathtaking display of color once fall signals the end of summer.
Conner Rochford remembers the play well.
Who wouldn’t?
It was a forgettable moment for the New Hampton High School senior last fall when a couple of seconds wiped out his junior football season.
