Climax - The Podcast, Love Letter to a Small Town

After a few weeks off, we are back with the latest Climax - The Podcast. This week, it's a trip down memory lane of growing up in the Climax-Scotts Community and a lesson in training racing horses with lifelong resident, Danny Roe! Learn about Danny's time growing up in Climax, his time in the military and his lengthy career in training race horses! All this and updates on the futu

It's been a bit since we've done an Episode from the Archives of PHS, so we hope everyone enjoys another instance where through the magic of modern technology, Climax - The Podcast lets you hear voices from beloved members of the community who've long since passed. This week, it's stories of "Antique Crime" along the railroads as told by Niles Hagelshaw. Niles passed away in 1986 a

Just for you, loyal listeners of Climax - The Podcast, here is one of the all-time top requested guests of the show. With a teaching career spanning 42 years, 40 of those as the quintessential Math Teacher for Climax-Scotts High School, the legendary Doug Robinson joins us for Episode 34. Learn oh, so much about the life and times of Mr. Rob before, during and after his record-sett

Ok, ok, so it's a little bit of cheating for the host to ask his parents on the show, but this week, they aren't mom and dad. They're PHS Treasurer, Sharon Harvey and PHS President, Patrick Harvey and they're joining Climax - The Podcast to discuss 40 Years of Prairie Historical Society. Listen and learn about hard work that has been done, spanning four decades of local volunteer w

This isn't your typical episode of Climax - The Podcast. This week, Jackie Longman returns as co-host as she and Kevin tell a storied tale, largely only know to Climax-Scotts High School students from the mid to late 1990s. Today, the share "Birth of a Holiday - The Legend of Beam Day." Join Jackie and Kevin as they do their best to paint the scene of 1996 C-S High School and how w

This week, CTP delves back into the archives of Prairie Historical Society with the next installment of the "Salute to Veterans" Series. In this edition, Dewayne Drallette, Jr. interviews longtime Climax resident, Maynard Piper, detailing Maynard's time serving his country, protecting his community back home. Make sure you're subscribed on your favorite podcast feed. They're all av

This week, Climax - The Podcast sets up shop inside Peace Community Christian Church in Climax with our guests, Pastor Noah and Anne Miller. For the last four years, the Millers have become much a part of the Climax-Scotts Community, working hard to share their faith and friendship. Learn about their path to living in Climax, how Peace Community Christian Church came to be here in

Plans changed up for this week's episode of Climax - The Podcast with the announcement February 7 of the impending retirement of current Village of Climax President, Jim Cummings. We didn't think Jim would be back so soon after his recent appearances just a few months ago. But we felt it important with significant news such as this for the community that we give Jim a platform to s

It's been a while since we returned to the "Salute to Veterans Series," and we're happy to bring back even more stories from war heroes from our community's storied past. This week, thanks to the archives at Prairie Historical Society, we are able to once again hear the voice and stories of the late Bill Middleton. Bill was a longtime Climax resident who also served at Climax-Scott

We're back this week with Part 2 of "The Phone Lines Are Open" with Gil Collver. Dive even further into Gil's growing up in Climax, his formative adult years and this week, learn all about Gil's path back to Climax after completing college and finishing his military service. As always, you can listen to this show on your favorite podcast platform or directly at climaxthepodcast.com