Oscar and Selma, Dan Bolyard’s grandparents, three years after their marriage in June 1945. The house they are standing in front of is still standing too, but is in very poor condition, Dan said.
March 2, 2023
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March 2, 2023 11:01 a.m.
Paradise in the desert
Family farm boasts 97 years of existence
COULEE CITY — While he may not know the reason behind his family swapping land in 1926 with a man called Badger, Dan Bolyard still lives off the land that has been in his family ever since. “Everyone in the family just calls it ‘the ranch’ but the original homesteader called it Paradise Farms,” said Boylard. The story behind the property begins nearly 100 years ago when Bolyard’s great-grandfather, Doliver Bolyard, swapped land with Albion Wilson, a man whom locals called Badger, Dan said.