Karina Jones is a real-life ranch wife in the Nebraska Sandhills and one of the most highly sought-after speakers in the cattle industry nationwide!
Family Friendly Festivities! Thanks for tuning in today to Ranch Raised!
Last night our family bundled up and headed to town to take part in our community’s Festival of Lights parade. Santa and his reindeer had come to our town square to celebrate with all the locals the lighting of the Christmas lights in the gazebo at the center of the square. Businesses and churches had donated chili soup, apple cider, and hot chocolate to the masses and let me tell you the masses came out in big attendance!
Our family had their own role to be a part of. My girls packed along a couple of their Border Collie pals and we joined our dog 4-H club with a float entry. Over a dozen kids brought their favorite 4-H pooches ranging in size from little Boston Terriers to a couple big Great Danes! The kids and the dogs wrapped themselves in tinsel and battery powered lights and wore Santa Hats and red bandanas. We threw candy to the crowds and even ran out of candy only halfway through the parade route. Which is actually a great sign of robust crowd!
We did have to quickly pack up and pack everyone back to the ranch because we have momma goats kidding. But it was still a great chance to get out with my family and enjoy some festive family time and see so many other families doing the same thing!
I encourage you to look for community activities taking place in your area this holiday season and to take part as either a volunteer or a supporter with your presence!
Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 4 children near Broken Bow, NE. She grew up in western NE, with roots also in southwest SD. The cattle industry and raising kids is her passion.
Watching the cattle industry go the path that it has gone, she could no longer sit quietly at home checking cows, fixing fence, and doing all the everyday tasks wondering when some else was going to make it all better. As she became more active and outspoken on industry issues, she was asked to join the R-CALF USA staff in September 2020 as the Checkoff Petition Campaign manager. That position transcended into her former role as full time Field Director for R-CALF USA.
Listen to Ranch Raised on a Your Ag Network hometown station or www.youragnetwork.com where she talks about her daily life on the Jones Ranch.
Cattle producers are her people. She will meet you at the county fair, at the sale barn, or anywhere the dusty trail leads.
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