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Not to mention, I live out in the sticks, and at least every few days,  I see a deputy or Sheriff go by the house.

Never saw that when I lived in rural Elk County.

I agree with Varmit. When we lived in Howard, we had a man IN OUR DRIVEWAY TRYING TO STEAL A TRUCK. The city officer showed up 30 minutes later and drove around the block several times. If Ryan wou;dn't have stepped out the door and fired the ol .45 in the air, my truck would have been stolen. This happened at 10:00 o'clock at night. DURING THE week. What the hell was going on in Howard that took the city officer so long to respond?!

I'm glad I'm a resident of Greenwood County now. I can have an issue, like this summer, a man was stealing gasoline out of our storage tanks, and call dispatch and someone is here within 10 minutes.

Get to work on your response times Elk County Sheriff's Office.

Maybe the Historical Society could help.

Angie, you're gonna have to fight me for the brittle!

Ms. greatguns, I would like 10. 5 for myself and 5 for my children to share. 

The Greenwood Hotel in Eureka was in sad shape too, but look at it now. Can't something like that be done? Not sure if the city or Greenwood County had grants involved or volunteers, but it's an idea.

I have 2 kittens to rehome also! One is black and white (female) and the other is an orange tabby with white feet. I also have an adult female calico with long hair. Her name is Stoney and she is beautiful and very friendly. She doesn't like other cats and hisses at them any chance she gets.

Wonderful post, Frank! It's nice to see something positive about Elk Konnected, rather than allegations and repetitive negative posts.

While I no longer live or vote in Elk County, I have one child in Kindergarten at West Elk, and my other two children WILL attend West Elk schools.

Where's this big fancy feed truck and SUV you're speaking of? They sure as hell aren't parked in my garage! My wife and I both drive used pickups. Have 2 Ford F-250 Powerstrokes, one is an 03  and one is an 01. Our feedtruck isn't anything special either, it's an 07 F-350. Before we bought it we had an 86 Chevy. We use what gets the job done. Don't need anything fancy or snappy. Functionality beats out fanciness.

The equipment we run is USED and NOT brand new. Have always run Allis Chalmers original tractors. We manage our finances perfectly.

Come check out our operation and you'll see it's well organized and not a dollars wasted.

As for knowing nothing about ranching, I was born and raised on this ranch. It's been in my family 4 generations now. My wife and father take care of the bookkeeping and finances. IF you want to argue or nit pick on that end, go to them with your arguement.


I think I'll take next year's "WELFARE" check and buy me some big fancy new equipment. Since your money will be funding my purchase, maybe you'd like to accompany me to the dealership, I'll even let ya pick out the color.

Such an interesting discussion to come across. I don't normally chime in on politics, but this has sparked my brain.

Our family's farm is listed on the Greenwood County Farm Subsidies. We were listed among the top in 2009. We were not in the top 10 and our subsidies weren't thousands of dollars.

Everyone has a choice. If you want the help, the help is offered from the government. If you don't want help, that's your choice. Do not sit here and rant and complain about those who are receiving the government's "stolen" money. Farming and ranching is as big of risk as gambling. It, in fact is sometimes a gamble. This is why insurance is offered for land, crops, livestock, and other assets. People don't become farmers to get rich. How many farm or ranch owners do you know that ever come out ahead? Our debts and losses are always greater than our profit.

I have never heard of a farmer wanting or expecting a hand-out/bail-out from anyone. The subsidies are a form of farm income stabilization. You depend on your everyday job just as we do with our ranch. It's our life and certainly a way of living. I don't think anyone should complain about the subsidies if you have no idea what farming takes. I would invite you out to work one day, meet me at 5 AM, regardless of weather conditions, expect not to be home until well after dark. Unexpected events arrise, this isn't any 9-5 job. If you last a day or a whole week doing what we do everyday, maybe - just maybe you'll rethink your arguement.



And I know nothing about bees or beekeeping, but I honestly do not think they should even be relevant in this discussion. One of your colonies costs the same as what I can spend on on a few good bulls. And last time I checked, honey wasn't that great of a demand.