From the Archives ~ Fred Feistmann

and in magazine issue

Working Cowboy to Wealth Management Consultant ~ Spirit of the West by Hugh McLennan Ol’ Sambo was wearing somebody else’s saddle and it had the look of a rig owned by a full-time working cowboy. The slick fork Wade with a well- used, 60-foot soft poly rope neatly coiled, a pair of leather hobbles hanging …

Scratch-My-Back Cookies

and in magazine issue

Bill and Pearl Collins – Leecoll Stables, Calgary, Alberta These cookies were Pearl’s Grandmother Harrington’s favorite. MAKES 2 DOZEN COOKIES 3/4cup butter1 cup brown sugar1 egg1-1/4 cups flour1/2 tsp salt1 tsp vanilla1/2 tsp baking soda1 cup rolled oats1 cup coconut ~ Mix butter, sugar and egg. Add remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet …

From the Archives ~ GJ Bucking Horses

and in magazine issue

The End of an Era It’s the end of an era. For the last 37 years, Gene and Joy Allen of the beautiful, remote Kispiox Valley in north-western British Columbia have bred some of North America’s most flamboyant bucking horses. Their high-kicking bloodlines run in many of today’s top rough stock herds. But eventually time …

From the Archives ~ A Hat and a Hammer

and in magazine issue

Bud Brewster’s Tourism Legacy in the Canadian Rockies When John Brewster came to “Siding 29” in 1886 to start a dairy, little did he know the profound impact his family would have on Banff becoming a world-class tourist destination. And it would be one salient great-grandson who would step forward to continue building his family’s …