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Circle the Wagons: Carr Family
July 18, 2018
Savanna Simmons
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift; the work of life is to develop it; and the meaning of life is to give your gift away.” — David Viscott No one understands this quote more than my friend Mark Byrum, who has donated a saddle to garner donations for his good friend Craig […]
A Girl’s Guide To Riding
July 16, 2018
Jolyn Young
My daughter, Grace, is now five years old and ready to ride a horse by herself. According to her, she’s been ready to ride a horse by herself for about four and a half years now, but she had to wait for Mom to be ready before she could take the reins and ride off […]
Circle the Wagons: Dunkelberger Family
July 10, 2018
Savanna Simmons
Social Media platforms like Facebook has offered us the amazing ability to connect with one another. We can stay in touch with that old friend we cowboyed with in Nebraska, or let Grandma know how the kids are doing. We also can stay abreast of some tragedies and the healing of friends, as well as […]
Coffee with a Cause
July 7, 2018
Savanna Simmons
Cowboys and a coffee quite frequently go hand in hand, and I don’t know many true cowboys who drink a pot of coffee in which you can read the paper through the pot. They like it good, strong, and black; “Strong enough to float a horseshoe” even. There’s something a little different about buying coffee […]
Graduating Kids and Colts
July 2, 2018
Mykal Kirkpatrick
I was recently asked to deliver the Kindergarten graduation speech for our tiny rural school. With only 5 graduates, you would think the writing of it would be fairly elementary (pun intended), but these Kinders each have a personality the size of our Big Hole Valley! With three boys and two girls, I finally settled […]