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“For 22 years, 1990 until 2012, I served as Executive Director of the Minnesota Beef Council where I directed promotion and research programs for Minnesota cattle producers. Part of my responsibilities was to work closely with livestock markets and stockyards.

On the following pages, I will provide my version of the history of livestock raising and marketing in North America. The stories and photographs provide a glimpse of a by-gone era. With very few exceptions the photos shown are images of buildings that no longer exist and places that have met the bulldozer and the wrecking ball and are now covered by asphalt parking lots, warehouses, gigantic shopping centers or sky- scrapers or tumble weed.

My life’s work has been devoted to the livestock industry and the people that care for our cattle, hogs and sheep. It is with a great amount of pleasure and satisfaction that I share these memories with you. Enjoy!” — continue reading

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In this nostalgic classic, “Seymour S. Sassafrass, an eccentric, yet friendly peddler, and inventor, tells the tale of Peter Cottontail, a young Easter Bunny who lives in April Valley, where the Chief Easter Bunny supervises such Easter items as colored eggs and chocolate candy.

Colonel Wellington B. Bunny, the retiring Chief Easter Bunny, names young Peter his successor despite Peter's propensity for boasting and telling fibs, which is exemplified when his left ear droops. Peter, who has dreamed of being the Chief Easter Bunny almost his entire life, gladly accepts. But not everyone in April Valley is happy with the Colonel's decision. January Q. Irontail, an evil, reclusive rabbit villain who lives in a craggy old tree, alone except for his assistant, a bat named Montresor, wants to be the Chief Easter Bunny...” — watch here

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“A whimsical adventure of exploring common and historical idioms and other turns of phrase. Each week, the podcast delves into the origins of new words and phrases to find out how they came into the English language. The podcast hosts, Shauna Harrison and Dan Pugh, tell the story of how the phrase got from it's beginnings to where it is today.” — continue reading

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