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LAST OF THE CODY WOLVES by Clint Anderson From the March 1968 WESTERN HORSEMAN Submitted by Steve Moreland, February 13, 2018 It was a cold winter night that was about spent, and snow covered the rolling Sand Hills. The morning passenger train, as it was called in Cody, Nebraska, was boring...

We used to run Charolais bulls, and the offspring sold very well. It was hard to get replacement heifers though, from that program.

COULD HAVE BEEN A WHEELY BAD DEAL By Steve Moreland – July 17, 2021 The railroad went through northern Nebraska in 1885. Even though equipment was primitive, and the work was done with man-powered shovels and genuine hide-covered horse-powered fresnos, it seemed to go fast. All the towns...

MOOSE HEAD MEMORY OF THE HAYRIDE HOLDUP By Steve Moreland – June 13, 2021 In the summer of 1970, I had an enjoyable job as a wrangler on the Moose Head Ranch in the heart of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This lovely guest ranch was 120-acres of deeded land, with the distinction of being the only...

Darrell, your story reminds me of a visit I had with a lady in Valentine today. In her conversation, Kay mentioned that she had recently been at a Walmart. A man and a woman were ahead of her in an aisle, and they were arguing quite loudly. My friend wasn't quite sure why she did it, but she...

Dodges are pretty good pickups, as are Fords. Enough said. :-)

2016 Dodge 3500 4x4 with Hydra-Bed bale hauler/caker. This outfit can haul and roll out two 1600 pound bales of hay, plus 1,000 pounds of cake. The basket on the front grille guard is hold net-wrap that is cut and collected. One person can cake a bunch of cattle, then feed the bales of hay...

OUR 1980 RED FORD F150 PICKUP By Steve Moreland – March 14, 2021 Carol and I were married in June of 1979. At that time, she had a 1966 Dodge Dart that had earlier belonged to Cecil Dahlgren, and had seen its better days. My vehicle was a 1978 gas-guzzling rough-riding fulltime four-wheel...

ANOTHER MEMORY OF OUR 1980 RED FORD PICKUP By Steve Moreland – March 17, 2021 Carol’s sister and her husband, Julie and Terry Pitkin, lived in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. We had been there visiting, and were on the way back to our ranch near Merriman. I was driving our red single cab 1980 Ford...

CHRISTMAS COOKIE DAY By Steve Moreland – December 12, 2016 Today was the annual Christmas Cookie Day at our local Security First Bank in Merriman. Loretta Fish went all out in making some magnificent chicken noodle soup and many delightful-tasting decorated cookies. My son, Brock, and I took...

My friend, Kay Wolfenden, recently told me this story. I suggested she write it down for the sake of posterity, and here is her “glowing” account: UNPLANNED ADVENTURE OF A YOUNG RANCH WIFE By Kay Wolfenden – October 10, 2020 Sometime in the early 1970’s, I was sent on the long road from...

MY THOUGHTS ON THE CATTLE MARKET - Steve Moreland - October 10, 2020 A young friend gave me a point to ponder on Facebook messenger last evening. He asked me, “What are your thoughts on the cattle market?” These ideas on the cattle market are roaming in my head. We have in the past two weeks...

I’M GOING TO OPEN MY DOOR UP By Steve Moreland, May 9, 2020 A couple Canadian cousins were going to have a double birthday celebration in the town of Rockglen, Saskatchewan during the week-end of August 18th and 19th in 2007. Grace Justus would be turning 90 years old, and her sister Dorothy...

With a leaky roof. :-)

FUN EVENING PLAYING CRIBBAGE By Steve Moreland – February 27, 2020 On Wednesday evenings, Cody’s Husker Hub hosts “cribbage night.” Usually there are about seven or eight cribbage players that show up, and the card games are run tournament style. The entry fee is $6.00 each time, and names...

Actually "Uncle Billy" is full time ranching with us now. He sold his shop in town, and moved all of his equipment out to a shop on the ranch. This even included his 100-ton press, which was quite an undertaking in and of itself. He seems to like being around cattle again, and it is easier on...

FROM OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES By Steve Moreland, February 20, 2020 Yesterday, Carol went to pick up any grandkids that would be spending the day with us. When she arrived back home, not only did she have the two youngest that we knew would be here, but also one of the six-year-old twins came...

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Nice that your dad got to be buried in his boots. It's every cowboy's desire to "die with their boots on," and your dad took it one "step" further. Good for him, and for all of you who honored his request. A few months ago I was sitting at the sale barn with an old friend, who has been a...