The Douglas County Fairgrounds hosted some of the best athletes in the region recently over an April weekend. They all dug deep and laid it on the line every time their name was called. When the dust settled, their reward was water, fresh hay, and grain.
by Lincoln Rogers Parker, Colo.
The Farm And Ranch Museum (FARM) at Gering, Neb., was awash with the trademark colors of vibrant yellow and red representing Minneapolis Moline tractors and equipment during The Prairie Gold Rush Winter Convention, held March 6-8.
by Jo Chytka Hemingford, Neb.
“Seeking Guidance” by Kimmer High-Jepson won the 2008 TDS Telecom Shepard’s Award in the Hotchkiss Sheep Camp Stock Dog trials art competition. The pastel depicts a Border collie looking up at the handler.
by Dixie Jacobs Luke Hotchkiss, Colo.
On the Trail
Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering July 18-20, 2008
My good friend Mike Blakely, an award winning songwriter/musician and novelist, will be headlining events at the Sixth Annual Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering July 18-20, in my hometown of Encampment, Wyo.
by Candy Moulton
Encampment, Wyo.
Fort Morgan Named Outstanding Colorado Young Farmer Chapter
Do good deeds and you will be justly rewarded. This bit of long-preached wisdom has become somewhat of an informal creed for the Fort Morgan Young Farmer Chapter, taken to heart this last year.
by Colorado Young Farmers Educational Association
Ranching, riding and roping: the WRCA at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo
The cowboys came back to town, setting up shop at the National Western Complex for a Saturday night of rodeo action during the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo. Only this time, it was the real deal.
by Lincoln Rogers
Parker, Colo.
Ancient Pawnee crops find new life in Nebraska soil
KEARNEY, Neb. — Each spring, seed corn prized for its purity is planted in a woman’s garden. Five kernels go in each hill, with one in the middle and four surrounding it. She plants the hills sporadically, one long pace apart from each other, and fills the space between with melons and beans.
by Jan Thompson
Overton, Neb.
The Adventure of a Lifetime:
New Zealand By Horseback
As a horseperson with a lifelong desire to visit New Zealand, I couldn’t pass up a chance to participate in an eight-day horseback trek through that spectacular country with none other than Franklin Levinson, the Horse Whisperer, who organized the ride.
by Pat Martin
Grand Junction, Colo.
Delta Sales Yard, It’s a Family Affair
On a recent dreary, rainy Thursday afternoon, Delta Sales Yard is a virtual bee hive of activity.
by Story and Photos Kathi Bledsoe
Delta, Colo.
Having A Ball
Elaborate gowns and hoop skirts, along with military uniforms, moved in unison to the strains of fiddle, banjo, and string bass music inside the large auditorium of the Douglas County Fairgrounds, signaling a return of the Civil War for one January evening in Colorado.
by Lincoln Rogers
Parker, Colo.
