Champion Cowboys And Bovines To Meet For Fun-Filled Memorial Bull Riding
Entertainment to the max. That’s as simple as the description can be, yet there is a down-side to the excitement. It’s in memory of a champion cowboy taken in his prime of life, but the fun-packed-evening will be for a worthwhile cause.
New Mexico Rancher Sings at Kansas Cowboy Fundraiser
This singing cowboy-movie star is the real thing. Unlike many Western-lifestyle entertainers, R.W. Hampton is a cowboy first, and then a cowboy musician and actor. “I’ve always been a cowboy,” R.W. Hampton assured Saturday morning in Valley Falls, before he went to Topeka to greet folks at a western store, and then returned to Jefferson […]
‘Plant’ Revival Most Essential
Our thumbs never have been green. Philosophy is that a person who has beautiful growing plants all around has a “green thumb.” Our thumbs have been black and blue, red and other colors from cleaning the barn, but never that of a shamrock. Perhaps that’s why we get down on luck so often.
Antique Tractor Show Set For Spring Opening Of Alta Vista’s Ag Heritage Park
It’ll be spring crank up time while stepping back in time. That’s the Antique & New Tractor Show Saturday, April 21, at the Ag Heritage Park in Alta Vista. “We welcome all tractors, antique or new, for the show to ‘crank up’ the spring season of visitors to the park,” invited Connie Larson, chairman of […]
Success Sometimes Comes Unexpected
“Be on the lookout for the sleeper.” Many meanings come with that advice. Show prospect pig, lamb, and meat goat auctions prevalent now made us think of it, but the counsel applies to all of life.
Efforts To Reduce 12,000 Wild Horses Overpopulating Government Land
A report last week from officials at the Bureau of Land Management, those in charge of the wild horse and burro programs, revealed efforts to thin the overpopulation. Although concerns are more for the method of trapping, than the necessity of reduction, at least awareness and action in regard to the situation are an effort […]
Duty To Assist Tragedy-Stricken
“Who will be next?” That’s the question frequented on peoples’ lips. “It only happens to somebody else” philosophy prevails until disaster hits home, or close-friends, then there’s no denying vulnerability is without bounds.
Sharing Story of Rodeo’s Heritage Important Objective For Newly-Crowned Rodeo Queen
“There is so much character, history, and tradition in rodeo that today’s generation needs to know about.” Sharing that important heritage is the main objective Abbey Pomeroy, Miss Rodeo K-State 2012, emphasized following her coronation during the Kansas State University Rodeo at Manhattan.
Reprieve For Wrong Turns
“Exit only if that’s the right place.” Something about those markers that seem to give us orders that we have an urge to follow when we really shouldn’t. Whether in a building or going down the highway, whenever an “Exit” sign appears, unconsciously we want to go there.
Basic Requirements For A Versatile Horse Aired By Legendary Trainer
“A versatile horse fits most owners’ needs.” Renowned-trainer Al Dunning discussed requirements for meeting those basics during a Purina Horse Owner’s Workshop in Topeka. As part of the Al Dunning Experience, coordinated by Purina Mills Regional Manager Ernie Rodina, the evening-program was free to the public with a large attendance of diverse ability-level horse enthusiasts.