I say Rio, You say Rye O

Around the first of January I made the three hours trip, to work for wazoosports.com, at The University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande Ohio. They pronounce it 'Rye O' Grand, so it will rhyme with Ohio. Clever. The college is the only thing for miles around, unless you count the Bob Evans Farm Homestead Museum. The Buckeye version of Harlan Sanders.

There's some more history at Rio, The University of Rio Grande is where Bevo Francis played basketball. Yep, THAT Bevo Francis. I hadn't heard of him either. He holds quite a few NCAA records and some other not recognized. 150 points in one game, 3964 points in one season. His jersey is proudly displayed in the lobby of the gymnasium. Hung on cork board with thumbtacks. Classy.

I spent the night to take a side trip to see some of the Indian ceremonial and burial mounds around Chillicothe at the Hopewell Culture National Park. I've been here a couple of times, but am always amazed how these people built something so huge, without the use of the wheel or shovels, and 2000 years ago! These mounds, the ones not destroyed by generations of us white people, exist all over Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois.