Recipe
Southwest Lasagna
From Veda Baughman

This is a great 1-dish meal. It makes enough to serve 12. If you're lucky enough to have left-overs, it's even better the next day. This also freezes well.

Ingredients
1 ½ pounds ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can enchilada sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can sliced ripe olives,
1 can corn
½ cup Picante Sauce
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
2 eggs
2 cups cottage cheese
½ pound Monterey Jack cheese
½ pound Cheddar cheese
8 corn tortillas
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The Bluegrass Invasion
The Reno Tradition will be playing The Bluegrass Invasion at Ave Maria University on June 6th in Ave Maria, Florida. There is a great line-up of talent featuring The Lewis Family, The Grascals, Blue Highway, Clay Hess, Cory Walker, Jerrod Walker, Keith Bass and Tomorrow's News, plus Roger Bass and the Hillbillies and of course Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition (we will be going on at 5:35pm).

If seeing the Reno Tradition isn't enough to get you to the festival, you may want to come because this will be the last stage performance for The Lewis Family. After a lifetime of playing music together, 58 years to be exact, and entertaining audiences around the world, The Lewis Family is retiring. This will be an historic performance.

So, make sure you make it down to North Park in Ave Maria Township - Collier County, FL. Click here for more information

I'll give everyone an overview of the show in next month's newsletter.

Hope to see you there,
Ronnie Reno

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VOD
New this month on BlueHighways Video On Demand, travel down to Texas and visit the Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering in Ft. Worth on American Journeys. Enjoy some cowboy poetry with Baxter Black, western swing music with Asleep at the Wheel and other highlights from this annual festival and celebration of the American West.


There are also two new BHTV Samplers this month that feature some great classic country music. Only on BlueHighways TV will see a combination of music videos from Conway Twitty, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Waylon Jennings, BB King, The Judds, Jimmy Buffett, Natalie Cole, Aaron Tippin and so many more. The BHTV Sampler is a must see for fans of true country, bluegrass and other roots music.

Of course, still check out the Old Country Church featuring IIIrd Tyme Out and The Goodwill Trio; Heart to Heart Classics with John McEuen and a tribute to Eddie Rabbitt; and take a trip to Bell Buckle, TN with Tresa Jordan on Turnin' to Country.

Cable
On the Branson Jam, Tuesday, May 19th celebrate America with a stirring rendition of "This Land is Your Land".

Plus, are you ready for summer? How about some Beach Boys music! The Osmonds perform a tribute to The Beach Boys with favorites like "Barbara Ann", "Help Me Rhonda", "Surfin USA" and many more... Catch Branson Jam every Tuesday at 8:00 pm ET.

Keep the celebration going with a trip down memory lane at the American Jukebox Theater with classic music from the 50's and 60's including "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", "Wake up Little Susie", "Teddy Bear", "Great Balls of Fire" and so many more. American Jukebox Theater can be seen every Friday night at 8pm ET.

The week of May 24th, make sure you tune in to Heart to Heart Classics everyday at 11am ET. During this week Stan will feature some of his favorite moments from his Ozark Mountain Jubilee television series from the 70's and 80's. Stan sits down with former band member Bobbe Seymour as they reminisce about the shows with Melba Montgomery, Vern Gosdin, Leroy VanDyke and more.

SOUTHERN STRIDE
by Bob Bilyeu

Most people familiar with gospel music know what the term Southern Gospel Music means. It doesn't get as much attention in music circles as Contemporary Gospel or Black Gospel, but there are more radio stations playing Southern Gospel than any other sacred music. Much of its recent popularity can be attributed to Bill Gaither's videos which have introduced a new generation to this old form of music. But what gave it its initial popularity?

How did "Southern Gospel" come about? We know that in the 1920's convention music and quartet music gained some regional popularity in rural areas of the middle and east parts of the country. Publishers like Vaughn, Winsett, Rodeheaver, Bartlett, Stamps, and Baxter were or soon would be publishing new books yearly of this four-part harmony that had metamorphosed from the old Sacred Harps music, but this was not yet "Southern Gospel." read more> >

Reno and Hitchcock Fishing Trip
by Stan Hitchcock

Well, with the Spring warm up Reno and I just couldn't stand staying in the offices of Hitchcock Enterprises and BlueHighways TV last Thursday. It was hitting 75 degrees on Old Hickory Lake just a couple of blocks from the offices and the water had warmed up to 62 degrees....perfect bass fishing conditions. We loaded up our equipment in my Bass Tracker and stopped by the convenience store to let Reno go buy 20 pounds of junk food and sandwiches and headed out to put the boat in the water. It was a beautiful clear Spring day. Sure, I had noticed the Weather Channel said there was a 20 percent chance of strong storms later, but shoot there wasn't a cloud in the sky so why worry? read more> >