This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. I remember one Christmas of riding in Grandad Pyle’s Model T Ford. I rode in the backseat with grandma. The car did have side curtains, but we needed heavy coats to keep warm. Grandma and I had an…
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Charming Story
There’s something utterly charming in these photos…
Kids Rodeo 24 Video
Well, it took me a while, but here it is.
Reminiscing XXVIII
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. The following is a postscript to the first part of my memories about Christmas at Grandma and Granddad Pyle’s, and other Christmases at the ranch when I was a little kid. Also something about the places and times…
Reminiscing XXVII
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. Another time that I got in on the cattle drive from the ranch to Worland, was when Roy Mills and Russel Burgess had a few head each that they threw in with ours. The old Mr. Forman was…
Reminiscing XXVI
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. It was a nice sunny day, and we enjoyed trailing our cattle. It seemed as though the whole world belonged to us, for we hadn’t seen another soul since very early the day before. Maybe I should point…
Reminiscing XXV
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. We checked the cupboard, and there was only two items of food; popcorn, and a small size can of canned milk, nothing else! No salt, or anything. Luckily, there was a supply of stove wood in the cabin….
Reminiscing XXIV
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. When we started down the other side, we dropped quite rapidly the first mile and a half. It was a nice, sunny day and we enjoyed the colorful landscape of the gumbo and bentonite terrain, accented with snow…
Special Evening Events
Believe it or not, kindergarten graduation! And the drum player performed… Then as a special treat, our State FFA Talent Champions performed for us…
Reminiscing XXIII
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. Continued from last week… This was Dutch Mills’ badlands homestead place. There was a group of CCC boys camped there. They were building reservoirs on BLM land for the stockmen that used the land for grazing. George and…
Reminiscing XXII
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. When looking for a good sheepherder’s horse, pick a range horse that is a “loner”, which is nearly always an unattached male. He is used to being alone and has no desire to join any group of loose…
Reminiscing XXI
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. (continued) The Big Dipper rotates counter clockwise around the North Star. In the early days, the “night hawk” men used it as a timepiece to know when to change the guard. The wise men of the East…