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Spirit of the Pioneer: Honoring Sally Lou (Johnson) Shultz

Special to the HT

MEEKER |  This year, the Rio Blanco Pioneers Association proudly presents the Spirit of the Pioneer award to Sally Lou (Johnson) Schultz — a lifelong ranch woman, devoted mother, accomplished professional, and true friend to many.

Born in 1950, Sally Lou was raised on Piceance Creek, where her parents Pat and Mary Lou Johnson settled in 1948. To this day, the family’s ranch house still stands, its original 100-year-old structures unchanged…