Don't believe the locals, Granny. They'll tell you snow-snakes are real and so are jackalopes.
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Originally Posted by CA central coast
I just wonder what living there is like? One of the samllest counties in the U.S. by population. Not trying to be demeaning, I'm really curious what life there is like.
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Most people in Arthur county don't actually live
in town. It's a ranch county, just like most of the Sandhills counties. And while I haven't lived in Arthur co., I have lived north of Hyannis (I was actually in Cherry co.) and near Dunning, in Blaine co, as well as north of Ellsworth. They're pretty similar areas.
Most folks are ranchers or directly dependent upon ranchers. People live in jeans. Even church attendees will be in jeans. Women included. People still believe "neighbor" is a verb and branding season is more fun than Christmas.
People are fiercely independent, but will go well out of their way to help out if you need it. (We once camped with complete strangers when moving to Dunning because our Blazer broke down)
Living off the beaten path can be anything from inconvenient to almost risky. Arthur is fortunate to have such a nice grocery store. However, I'm willing to bet most people still do their "stocking up" shopping in NP or Ogallala.
Schooling would probably be country school (or multi-age rooms in town) til about 8th grade, then on to town (probably
not bussed, btw) where they'll be in a small to tiny class.
And depending upon distance from town, some kids will board in town. Or mom will get an apartment and they all move in for the school year.
We lived on several ranches in the Sandhills where we only got mail three days per week, because the off-side of route was delivered on the other three.
Medical care can be a
long way off...
For example, I had a lodged kidney stone when we lived north of Hyannis, ten years ago. Gordon, NE was our nearest hospital. Seventy miles. My husband could not drive fast enough! lol However, Gordon wasn't equipped to handle possible renal failure, so I was then life-flighted to Rapid.
Imagine if that had been a heart attack...
We had a neighbor who got bucked off and shattered his pelvis at his branding last year. We're only 35 miles from a hospital here, but the ambulance couldn't get back into his corral, so he had to be airlifted out with a helicopter.
At the same time, remoteness means that people seem to value the time they get to spend with their neighbors more so than others who live closer to people.
I
love living in the boonies.
Erin
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