Frozen Land Forgotten People

Barbara Davidson

Los Angeles Times

Larry Gordy brings his kids to the ranch often to teach them about the land the Bennett Freeze made unlivable. But he doesnt know where to begin. ÒNow that the Freeze is lifted, were expected to come out here and build something out of all this junk,Ó he said. ÒWell, with what? Itd be like if a rancher penned up a bunch of sheep for 40 years and then all of a sudden one day he opened the fence and let them loose. They wouldnt know what to do. And neither do we.Ó

Barbara Davidson, "Frozen Land Forgotten People," in POYi Archive, Item #43630, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/43630 (accessed June 14, 2025).