Greg: Well, my experience will go a long ways back.

My grandparents homesteaded and started in the sheep business in South Dakota- in north central South Dakota. So that's, I guess, where the sheep influence as far as I go. I was raised on a big cow ranch. But my grandparents, like I said, homesteaded and started with sheep and put a ranch together.

And then we like the simplicity that, of our camp here [at the Sheepherders Festival]. As I tell people, no amenities. We have no running water, no electricity, no plumbing to worry about. The simplicity of it, but yet how comfortable it is. But, as far as the sheep part of it, just my ancestors.

Nancy: And then how long have you been in Wyoming?

Greg: 47 years. Something like that. 

Nancy: What would you want people outside Wyoming to know about people inside Wyoming?

I guess maybe the deep history. For instance, Cheryl's grandfather helped put the gold stuff over the state capitol back in 1890s. He was a blacksmith by trade. And, he come up from this country and had a ranch and raised a family, and sent three sons to World War II. I guess the deep history and the trades they brought with them. He wasn't necessarily a cowboy, but he could do everything else. Ride racehorses to build barns, blacksmith. But, the deep history, yeah.

Nancy: How about you, Cheryl? Is there anything that you'd like folks to know about Wyoming?

Cheryl: We're good people. We're honest. We strive very hard to be good to our neighbors and I think that is something that is needed in our country. We don't always put ourselves first. We take care of others. And I am thankful that I'm third generation. My grandchildren are fifth, so we have deep roots in Campbell County.

Greg: I've said it a time or two, to emphasize that point, in the cow business, cattle business, we compete against our neighbors and ranchers for the same money when we sell calves.

On the other hand, we're the first ones to go to their fire, or go to their branding, or go help them gather. And then the next week, we're competing for the same dollars at a sale barn. But, you don't think of it like that. You just, you help each other

Cheryl: Well, it's the same, I worked retail for a long time. I had shops in town here, and it's the same thing with retail. My first thing was to get them to shop with me. But, my second thing was to get them to shop with my neighbor. My third thing was to get them to shop someplace in Gillette. You know? So you work really hard to help your community. And, I think Wyoming is very good at that. I think it's not just Gillette, or Sheridan, or Casper, we're a community. The whole state of Wyoming is that way, and I think that sets us apart from a lot of other states.

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