SERVICE ANNOUNCED FOR CHAD EDWARD NICHOLSON: Thursday, June 13, 2019, 3-6 p.m. Lions Roping Arena, 42490 North Kaweah River Dr., Three Rivers, Calif. * * * Chad Nicholson of Three Rivers died Friday, May 17, 2019, in Badger, Calif. He was 50. With … [Read more...] about Chad Nicholson, Three Rivers resident and famed rodeo announcer, dies in accident
Riata Ranch
Tale of two ranches
This is the fourth and final installment in a series on the history of the Riata Ranch, its “Cowboy Girls,” and the former Kaweah Colony property that they now call home.Back in the 1950s during the very early days of his riding school, Tom … [Read more...] about Tale of two ranches
Tale of two ranches
PART TWOIn a way, the story of the Riata Ranch started when 12-year-old Tommy Maier left his North Dakota home and landed in Hollywood. As the Los Angeles Times recounted in a 1985 profile, “There he got a job… training horses for movie stars … [Read more...] about Tale of two ranches
Tale of two ranches
PART ONEWhen Irvin Barnard joined the Kaweah Colony, the struggling co-operative endeavor gained one very important asset. Comrade Barnard had considerable capital and was able to purchase a 240-acre tract of land at the lower end of the North Fork canyon … [Read more...] about Tale of two ranches
Tale of two ranches
When Irvin Barnard joined the Kaweah Colony, the struggling co-operative endeavor gained one very important asset. Comrade Barnard had considerable capital and was able to purchase a 240-acre tract of land at the lower end of the North Fork canyon for … [Read more...] about Tale of two ranches