Founding Members of Winnett ACES, Agricultural Community Enhancement and Sustainability, an organization devoted to improving the lives of people in the Winnett community
Loved hearing this episode. My Grandfather had a cattle ranch outside Winnett. I spent an unforgettable summer out there before leaving to go to UCLA. It was long days driving a swather cutting hay, but I also spent evenings riding my favorite horse or playing softball under the lights with the locals cowboys. I met some wonderful people that summer and the experience had a profound effect on me. In fact, it was a simple comment during a post game conversation in Stockman's Bar that inspired me to make the documentary film CLASS C: THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. It was 1977, and girls basketball had just started again in High Schools across the country, thanks to the passage of Title 9, a new federal law. Being a city boy from Billings, I didn't think much of our West High Girls bball team, they were terrible. BUT, to these cowboys in Winnett, with daughters on the Class C team, it meant something more... it meant something to passionately root for, because they were competitive. I took note. Anyway, I'm thrilled to hear Winnett has built new Community Center. I saw first hand how much pride and love they have for their home. These communities need to take proactive measures to keep thriving and not just surviving.
Loved hearing this episode. My Grandfather had a cattle ranch outside Winnett. I spent an unforgettable summer out there before leaving to go to UCLA. It was long days driving a swather cutting hay, but I also spent evenings riding my favorite horse or playing softball under the lights with the locals cowboys. I met some wonderful people that summer and the experience had a profound effect on me. In fact, it was a simple comment during a post game conversation in Stockman's Bar that inspired me to make the documentary film CLASS C: THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. It was 1977, and girls basketball had just started again in High Schools across the country, thanks to the passage of Title 9, a new federal law. Being a city boy from Billings, I didn't think much of our West High Girls bball team, they were terrible. BUT, to these cowboys in Winnett, with daughters on the Class C team, it meant something more... it meant something to passionately root for, because they were competitive. I took note. Anyway, I'm thrilled to hear Winnett has built new Community Center. I saw first hand how much pride and love they have for their home. These communities need to take proactive measures to keep thriving and not just surviving.
Love that story, Wallly