Liz Twan

Fast food choices were simpler in the good old days

Our world is fast paced with almost instant communication in most locales, world-wide shopping (Internet) at your fingertips.

Fences not meant to keep people out but keep cattle in

The Cariboo-Chilcotin region (long known as cattle country) is home to some of B.C.’s oldest ranches.

H20 appliers appreciated

We’ve just wound up a scorching, record-breaking July and the first week of August has passed, no let-up in sight.

The Alkali Lake Ranch team sorts cattle to separate two animals that will go willingly into a trailer during the Williams Lake Stampede Ranch Challenge event.

Alkali Lake Ranch defends Ranch Challenge title at WIlliams Lake Stampede

The Alkali Lake Ranch team successfully defended their title as the Overall Ranch Challenge Champion team at the Williams Lake Stampede.

The Alkali Lake Ranch team sorts cattle to separate two animals that will go willingly into a trailer during the Williams Lake Stampede Ranch Challenge event.

Dog days are upon us

The weather turned on its heel for Stampede after the rainy days of June and settled right into the dog days of July.

It could be high time for retaliatory beef tariffs

The weather, and the relation ship between the Canadian beef industry-producing sector and its American counterparts continues to be COOL.

Canadian beef producers not COOL with new U.S. law

Within the coming days city merchants and businesses will be embracing our cowboy-heritage as they gear up in preparation to make hay

Pollsters way out to lunch

Holy Cow! Wow-zers! Were the political pollsters, pundits and experts ever wandering (dazed) far out in someone’s alfalfa field.

The rancher’s lament

The majority of Cariboo ranches are now branding; on large places the regular crew handles the task in successive sessions.

Strictly for the bull

This is the busiest week of April in Willie’s Puddle as we host two annual events.

Inclement weather a challenge for ranchers

It’s a cruel, cruel world when you’re (out) on your own.

Quietly celebrating Cowboy Heritage week in B.C.

This week B.C. celebrates the first-ever Cowboy Heritage week.

Barnett’s organization and leadership will be missed

For many years, I’ve been on-record stating that in spite of February being the shortest calendar-month it feels the longest.

Look to where the money is

The life and times of many North Americans is legend and not all of them achieved status as heroes or good guys.

Living without regrets in 2013

Columnist Liz Twan looks toward 2013 hopeful that regrets will not replace dreams

‘Tis the season of busyness in the Cariboo

Only five days until Christmas — eeeeeeeeeeeekk! Please, Santa — I need more time!

I’ll be happy enjoying home-grown beef

The more we learn, the less we know, certainly. Recent research has decided that eating red meat can be part of a healthy diet.

Cattle prices fluctuate; after-effect of droughts influence markets

With Obama (Democrats) and Romney (Republicans) see-sawing back and forth the beef-story has receded to the back pages.

Time to put aside grievances and work together

The sad saga persists, long after anyone involved in the beef industry ever would have predicted.

Cariboo ranchers gob-smacked from behind by beef recall

I have to tell you, none of us saw it coming — we were gob-smacked from behind and knocked face-first to the mat ...