My favorite recipes - Meet Penny Gilchrist, Colfax

About 13 years ago, Penny Gilchrist announced to her husband she wanted to turn their home into the Union Creek Guest Ranch, work as a secretary at Bunchgrass Veterinary and do square-dancing. She is still busy with all three, welcoming people into her home, greeting pet patients and staying active with husband Gerald by her side.

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Jerry and I are so much a team, no way we could do what we do without each other,” she said.

Although Penny was born in Idaho, she has always lived within 20 miles of Colfax. Last month she and Jerry celebrated 52 years of marriage, all of it spent on the Union Cre...