This is the amazing story of the 80 +years int he life of A. Ray Calhoon. Some of his earliest memories on the prairies of Montana in the 1890's include the unexpected appearance of a Sioux Indian a the cabin door while his father was away cutting wood and of a prairie fire which roared within a half mile of the family cabin. Ray's life was never dull from his school days through employment experiences in agriculture and industry, Service inFrance in the first World War and his career of 43 years in education , 30 of which were spent in Utica , NY.