Paul Richard is one of North Park’s great success stories. Paul’s great-grandparents, Jasper (Jap) and Belinda Monroe, came to North Park in 1886. They and their older son, Jay, and Jay’s descendants continue ranching in the Park to the present day. Paul and his four brothers—Jay, Bob, Larry and Jim—were raised on the Two Bar Ranch at the north edge of Walden, a ranch now owned by Silver Spur. Paul graduated from Jackson County High School in 1954 and went into the U.S. Navy

ON SO FAR FROM SPRING ...digs deeply into the raw material of human emotion... One becomes absorbed in these people, so intensely human in

**EDITORS NOTE** Jim Dustin is well known for many things. He's our "mostly" honorable Mayor, a community leader in civic organizations such as the Jackson County Lions Club, a professional photographer and a published writer. Many know Jim as the former Editor-Owner of the Jackson County Star. His wit is wrapped up in several great tales that all speak for themselves. He has a description of his current works, as well as an announcement for his upcoming releases at th

One of the best collections written about ranching in the North Park area comes from late author, Oley Kohlman. Kohlman was an amazing gentleman who penned several books about the pioneer history of ranching in North Park, some fictional and some not. He is well known for his comic relief that graced the Jackson County Star as well in his "Whiff of Sage" column series. His historical recount of the history of the North Park Stockgrowers Association was a labor of love to O