We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
The six local men in this July, 1932 "Candidates' Race" were, left to right: Ed Fredlund; Henry D. Hiebert; Jack Baines; Andy Christensen; Knute Hansen and Joe Dolan. The photo was taken July 17, 1932 on the Staff Ranch, about 15 miles southwest of Chinook. All six pictured were among 36 hopefuls who were running for local offices in the 1932 election (the first election in which Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the United States). The man standing in the background of the runners, between runners number five and six, was not identified in the photo.
I received a letter from a lady describing herself as "an of town subscriber" to the Journal. JoAnn (Staff) Stevenson is a Chinook High grad (class of 1959) who grew up on the Staff Ranch south and west of Chinook in the area where Logie, Staff and Clear Creek roads intersect.
The Staff family owns the ranch which is operated by Harry Ramberg, a second-generation cousin of JoAnn's grandfather John Staff. While visiting Harry, he told me, "I've been around this ranch for about 50 years. Started as a 15-year-old boy helping move cows to the north pasture." Harry lives on the ranch and will soon...
