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Modern Day Rendezvous This Saturday

The Rocky Mountain Rendezvous was an annual gathering that began in 1825 at various locations held by a fur trading company at which trappers and mountain men sold their furs and hides and replenished their supplies.

The fur companies assembled teamster-driven mule trains which carried whiskey and supplies to a pre-announced location each spring-summer and set up a trading fair—the rendezvous—and at the season 39 end, packed furs out to the British Company to Ft. Vancouver in the Pacific Northwest, and to one of the northern Missouri River ports such as St. Joseph, Missouri.

Congratulations

Braydee Thorne of Bryson won the Market Steer portion of the Jack County Livestock Show. Several hundred youth took part in animal showing, creative arts and ag mechanics.

Rylan Chalmers won for Meat Pen Rabbit at the Jack County Livestock Show. Chalmers is a senior at Jacksboro High School.

 

Billy Oliver birthday

Billy Oliver, born on November 23, 1930, celebrated his 90th birthday last week. He spent 4 years in the Navy serving on a destroyer as part of the Tin Can Sailors. Mr. Oliver served in the Korean War and was part of the crew that bombarded the shores before the country was divided into North and South Korea. He was married to Nancy Andrew for 50 years until she passed away. He is a wonderful father and grandfather. He was one of the first of the community to be baptized in the new First Baptist Church building. Billy was diag nosed with COVID on November 20 and has been doing great. First Baptist Church organized a reverse parade in his honor on November 23 for his birthday. Pictured are Billy with his son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Kelly Oliver. Courtesy photo