Country Lifestyles

By Judy Wade “The prettiest picture was when Mildred carried the American Flag and Clem McSpadden read the Cowboy Prayer at the National Finals in Oklahoma City,” said Donna McSpadden, wife of the late Clem […]

By Clay Reid As I am winding down on another year of spring branding here at the ranch, there is always that moment in time when I catch myself dreaming of all the other brandings […]

By Jessica Crabtree The month of May we honor the hard working, caring, giving women that selflessly does for others day after day. Those ladies earned the right to be honored. This issue we feature […]

By Jessica Crabtree  Hebrews 13:2 reads, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” That is the favorite verse of pie-maker, mother, grandmother, sister, wife, daughter, believer and owner of […]

By Clay Reid Now I wasn’t always a cowpuncher in my life. Through the years I wore many different kinds of hats. Started out as a dishwasher at the L & M Restaurant in Wichita […]

By Judy Wade John Farris is a name known and respected by rodeo contestants and fans across the country. Farris worked every National Finals Rodeo in one capacity or another from 1967 to 2013. He […]

By Jessica Crabtree Driving north of Henrietta in Clay County up Farm to Market road 810 will lead you to the small community of Charlie. There you will find tree after tree of pecan and […]

By Judy Wade After years of anger, frustration and disbelief, landowners along a stretch of Red River in North Central Texas are breathing a sigh of relief. In a settlement between the Bureau of Land […]

By Clay Reid Back in ‘96, I was working for Singleton Ranches on the Trigg headquarters just north of Tucumcari, N.M. Me and a few local cowpunchers hired on as day workers to clean up […]

By Jessica Crabtree Patience and willingness are both attributes Arn Anderson, DVM, said it takes to be not just a good veterinarian, but a good rural vet. “You’ve got to have a lot of try […]