Don and Mindy Good celebrate their 50th anniversary
By Diana Walker
Don and Mindy Good hosted a 50th Wedding Anniversary supper at the 90’s Restaurant in Oyen on February 16, 2024. Joining them were their daughter Jamie, son-in-law Quinn Wagstaff, granddaughters Hannah, Haylee and Olivia, bridesmaid Diana Walker and friend Brenda Neilson. The couple were married on February 16, 1974, in the Oyen United Church.
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Bit of history:
In the spring of 2022, Acadia Ranching Co. Ltd. received an Alberta Charolais Association 50-year Breeder Award.
Don’s parents, Lloyd and Hilda Good of Acadia Valley, bought their first Charolais bull in 1957 and their first Charolais female in 1961 from Ray Branum of Hanna. They imported full French bulls and females from France during the years 1967 to 1972.
Don and Mindy held their first private 2-year-old Charolais Bull Sale on the farm north of Acadia Valley and east of Highway 41, in 1978. This year, they will host their 46th 2-year-old Bull Sale in Brooks.
Mindy volunteered for the Charolettes, serving as Alberta president and treasurer and later as national president.
Acadia Ranching has been a lifetime member of the Canadian Charolais since 1959.
Jamie, Quinn and daughters Hannah, Haylee and Olivia (Desertland Cattle Co.) also raise Purebred Charolais and Angus bulls.