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A logging crew is hard at work west of Custer in the Black Hills.
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Melisa Goss rides Boozer at the Frank Bloom ranch during a visit with South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership program in June.
Tri-State Neighbor assistant editor Melisa Goss helps hold a calf with fellow class members Andrew Wiebenga, left, and Justin Boerboom, right, with host and rancher Frank Bloom, center.
Members of South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Class 12 maneuver through an obstacle at Camp Rapid. Pictured are Luke Henrich, right, Taylor Sumption, Lane LeBrun, Mariah Kessler, Willie Hinker, Kaleb Bowman and Phil DeGroot.
Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.






