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Greetings to all of our cowboy friends and bunk house lurkers,

The last big job of the summer has been completed by the hard working hands on the ranch. We got the new fencing job completed, thanks to a break in the weather. We don't have to worry too much any longer about strays coming in from the north and mingling with our stock. This makes the spring round up a lot easier.

Now that the work is completed, it's time to brush the mud and corral fecal material off of your boots, put on your cleanest dirty shirt and amble on over to the Sunny Ridge theater to take in a classic western movie.

On Wednesday, December 6th, we will be showing the 1948 western classic, Red River. This movie stars John Wayne and a cast of some of the finest character actors to ever grace the silver screen. The story follows a headstrong and determined
Tom Dunson (John Wayne) who leaves a wagon train and heads south to Texas to start his own cattle ranching business. He is accompanied by his sidekick, Groot (Walter Brennan). Tom and Groot pick up a young orphan named Matt Garth (Montgomery Cliff) who becomes Tom's protege. Prices drop for cattle in Texas so Tom decides to move a herd of over 9,000 head north to Missouri. The movie depicts the grandeur, dangers, and hard work of a cattle drive. Listen carefully, there are some noteworthy quotes in this classic.

The movie stars John Wayne, Montgomery Cliff (in his screen debut), Walter Brennan, Joanne Drew, Harry Carey, Sr.,
Colleen Gray, John Ireland, Noah Beery Jr., Harry Carey, Jr., and Paul Fix.

The movie is produced and directed by Howard Hawks. Run time is 2 hours and 13 minutes. It is interesting to note that this movie was partially the inspiration for the Rawhide TV series. Also, $60,000 of the movie's budget was used to rent a herd of 6000 cattle to be used in the movie.

Looking forward to seeing you at 6 P.M. This coming Wednesday for another western classic.

Scipio