Essay by Janelle Holden
Rural Life – September 2005 – Colorado Central Magazine –
IN THE RURAL WEST, July and August are months of heat broken up by haying, a wedding or anniversary celebration and the county fair. It’s the time when 4-H projects ripen and months of work culminate in a coveted ribbon.I was raised on a northern Montana cattle ranch and participated in 4-H despite my mother’s objections.