Ojala
Arvo Ojala was a quick-draw expert and Hollywood gun instructor. If you wake up one morning lacking in direction, then perhaps try the Fast Draw Resource Center web site. You can watch a few clips, get tips, and generally dig around to decide if you’ve got the talent. If you hurry you can make the South Dakota State Championship in Mitchell SD this August 27/28. Don’t forget to pay your respects at the Corn Palace.
BTW - Arvo’s last name seems apt for someone in the fast draw business. “Ojala” is of Spanish origin and derives from Arabic with the meaning of “Oh, Allah” or “If God Wills”. Somewhere we read that this Spanish/Arabic blending was all due to the Moors. No Moorish guns, but certainly some serious looking swords.
Go read the obit for Dr. Dennis and note this part: perform successful open-heart surgery — meaning the patient lived. Isn’t it nice to know exactly how success is defined? Follow that piece with the bit about him building his heart-lung machine in a local machine shop and you get a feel for the, dare we say it?, bleeding edge-ness of his work.
