citizen of the west
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47th Citizen of the West: ‘Epitome of Western traditions and values’
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The 47th Citizen of the West, George Eidsness, grew up on a farm in North Dakota where his appreciation for the Western way of life took shape as he rode horses, showed cattle in 4-H and shared in the often back-breaking chores necessary to maintain a farm. It was that hard work and a deep appreciation for agriculture that eventually led him to Colorado where, in 1990, he and his…
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Businessman, rancher Tointon named National Western’s Citizen of the West
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Business leader, rancher and philanthropist Robert G. Tointon will be honored as the next Citizen of the West at January’s National Western Stock Show in Denver. A cattle rancher in Walden who hails from Greeley, Tointon is the chairman and former president and CEO of Phelps-Tointon Inc. He was CEO for 14 at Hensel Phelps…
