WHERE DID EWE GET THAT SHEAR?

March 15, 2023

Zeb Olson shearing a sheep. Photo by Kari Hould.

It's the time of year again, as ewe might know...time to trim back those eyebrows a bit. The saying, "pulling the wool over your eyes" takes on a reality check.

Across the county, livestock owners of sheep take on the grueling task of shearing the woolies. Such was the plan for the quiet Saturday at the Brian Green feedlot as his sheep received a quick encounter with the blades.

Doing the coiffeur honor for Green was Zeb Olson. There is no doubt, the skills and talents of a sheep shearer are to be commended. Few individuals can withstand the toil and havoc one's body has to endure to compl...

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