The Ridgway ReporterVOL.1 CODY, WYOMING, CHRISTMAS 1978 No.22

THE RIDGWAYREPORTER

ELK CREEK RANCH802 Lane DriveCody, Wyoming

Is not entered as second classmatter at any post office underthe Act of Congress of March.

1879

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

AND RANCH NEWS

From Elk Creek Ranchand the Ridgway Family

FROM THE FAMilY

After far too long a time, we rendezvoused at the ranch inlate August. Everyone was on hand except Pat, who foundherself stranded in Halifax by the Air Canada strike. EvenAunt Betty made the long trek from Philadelphia. Like themountain men at their fandangoes, we basked in the tem-porary respite from our increasingly hectic separation. Docregaled us with stories from his years as a young doctor inCody. Perhaps Chip's decision to become a specialist inBoston had something to do with Dad's labors as a generalpractitioner in Cody. Betsy told us how she has joined thejogging craze, logging two miles a day--but around her din-

ing room table? Aunt Betty somehow injected us withenough of her energy to see us through the ranch chores andthe happy-hours. Chip and Hap did their annual imitations offerriers, and were fortunate enough to avoid the outragedkicks of bewildered horses. Cliff, drafted once again,brought electricity to the sod-roofed tac house. What wouldthe original homesteader think of our modern ways? Lisatook the plunge and abandoned the safety of Vonnie Mae forthe excitement of Meechum. Perhaps her "bedside manner"soothed th~ spry young colt.

Eli IV attacks Eli, Jr. and seeks protection from Eli III

THE ABSAROKA TREKS

working together--on a fire.

Encouraged by the success of last year's venture into exten-sive backpacking, we once again hit the high country. CarrieHollingsworth, no doubt closely supervised by her faithfulcompanion, Dreamer, organized two thirty-day trips--one tothe Northern Absarokas and one to the Beartooths. The firsttrek included Geoff Flickinger (as the resident chef), LizRemsen, Adrianne de Polo, Debby Moore, Charlotte Spang,and Dan Pierce. The second trek included Geoff again (butfired by a unanimous vote as resident chef), Betsy Pierce, LeeTakai, and Brian Ganley (who won the first annual Beartoothfishing contest.) This summer, even more than last, thesefolks took Elk Creek to places we had never been.

arguing together--over onion chips?

We've got them now. They're circling the wagons!

Not now, Anne dear.

THE SUMMER OF 1978 WAS ...

"Jingle Bells," 'Twas the Night Before Christmas," "SilentNight," and other carols on the last, long, cold, snowy milesinto Upper Dead Indian ... Dan showing his appreciation ofscenic Yellowstone and majestic Tower Falls in his own uni-que way ... Lili doing her very own imitation of Charo .the Second Annual Dead Indian Meadows baseball game--not exactly a "no hitter" ... the daily Tumbleweed andAndrew show, and the daily TLCa' la' Francaise ... Carriemeeting her first real, live grizzly Bear--and not being eaten.(We are still wondering where her ferocious guard dog end-ed up during the encounter.) ... Can you imagine Liz andAnnabel not fighting, Becky not smiling, Laurence notfeeding oats to Friday, or Steve being enthusiastic about theirrigation? ... Betsy's version of "Here comes the Sun" ...

our new, General Moore, clothes washer

the ambush of the first caravan, with Tod doing her imitationof Dr. Kildaire's first, and last, patient ... the night Molly andRob missed the slide show, which wasn't X-rated ... "mar-vy, simply marvy" ... Kung Fu, Chumby, Saturday NightFever Hammer being corraled and subdued by Annie ...Betsy Pierce buying "Play Girl" at the General Store in CookeCity--and this is a proper, down East, Dana Hall-educatedyoung lady? ... the Beartooth trek and their fishing contest--who would have thought that Dreamer could cast a fly thatwell? ... the Shangrila backpackers--starting the day inshorts and T-shirts; spending the day fighting their waythrough a blizzard; and ending the day cursing Hap for his"directions".

Just one more Red Sox fan who took a cold shower

Now all we're missing is Bert Parks!

C'mon Stormy, I wasn't that badl

Dead Indian Creek's version of Muscle Beach Party?

the mud-Thatch strikes again, and again, and.

Esther gives up hope of ever explaining to Ham the secret ofstarting a John Deere.

SUNLIGHT SAVAGES - -

Eric Adell

Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913

Preston Anderson

Coral Gables, Florida 33146

Mike Bator

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Martha Bayliss

Brooklyn, New York 11201

Liz Bedell

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118

Laurence Benrubi

Paris 75007, France

Ben Cook

Darien, Connecticut 06820

Steve Deffeyes

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Pat Delaney

Dubois, Pennsylvania 15801

Jennifer Egglin

Seattle, Washington 98166

Adrianne de Polo

New York, New York 10021

Jennifer Evans

Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950

Anne Faulkner

Brookline, Massachusetts 02146

Eiblis Goldings

West Newton, Massachusetts 02165

Lincoln Graubard

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545

Jeremy Harrison

Teaneck, New Jersey 07666

Elsa HeilnerBlue Hill, Maine 04614

Tom Hildreth

Falmouth, Maine 04105

Ralph Hitz

Rolling Hills, California 90274

Scott Hofmann

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140

Alice Irwin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118

Molly Jones

Katonak, New York 10536

Sarah Kendall

Sharon, Massachusetts 02067

Martha Kittredge

Weston, Massachusetts 02193

Dan Knowlton

Hartford, Connecticut 06119

Becky Lay

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Jill Levin

Manhasset, New York 11030

Tricia Newell

Wayland, Massachusetts 01778

Jenny Perini

Dover, Massachusetts 02030

Dan Pierce

New Gloucester, Maine 04260

DIRECTORY FOR 1978

John Pierce

New Gloucester, Maine 04260

Charlotte Spang

P.O. Box 1466Manchester, Massachusetts 07944

Rob Sudduth

Exeter, New Hampshire 03833

Lee Takai

Whittier CollegeWhittier, California 90608

Steve Thomas

La Jolla, California 92037

Jennifer Traub

San Francisco, California 94123

Liz Ward

Dedham, Massachusetts 02026

Annabel Wells

RFD, Rowley, Massachusetts 01969

Liz Wells

RFD, Rowley, Massachusetts 01969

Rob Wheeler

Marblehead, Massachusetts 01947

Marianna Whitney

Weston, Massachusetts 02193

Lili Williams

Manset, Maine 04656

Thatch Winslow

Essex, Massachusetts 01929

Karen Wohlgemoth

Brooklyn, New York 11201

Eric the Amazing--but walking on water?

Well, you see old Ethel and Herman had this kid who wantedto be a downhill racer and.

Sergeant Andrew's Lonely Hearts Club Band

the new garage complex--the fruit of several summers and many hands

THE REST OF US ...

Liz Bayl iss

Brooklyn, New York 11201

Andrew Easter

Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

Ham Easter

Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

Geoff Flickinger

Buffalo, New York 14222

Brian Ganley

Beverly Farms, Massachusetts

Carrie Hollingsworth

Pride's Crossing, Massachusetts 01965

John Mooney

Hartford, Connecticut 06870

Cliff, Betz, Debs and Tina Moore

Seattle, Washington 98166

Juli Parsons

Darien, Connecticut 06820

Betsy Pierce

New Gloucester, Maine 04260

Liz Remsen

Camden, Maine 04843

Chip, Liza, Emily and Eli Ridgwayane

Wayland, Massachusetts 01778

Doc and Pat Ridgway

Cody, Wyoming 82414

Hap Ridgway

Meriden, New Hampshire 03770

Esther Wagner

Cody, Wyoming 82414

Andrew Wales

Westwood, Massachusetts 02090

Susan Widmark

Montclair, New Jersey 07042

Anne Woodward

Medfield, Massachusetts 02052Llano makes her debut, quietly--and Susan breaths a sigh ofrelief, deeply.