Hi-Line Living: Rudyard seeking new Sore Head

The people of Rudyard have been without an official sore head since the last one, Cliff Ulmen, died at the age of 95 Dec. 7, 2014.

By Sept. 18, they will have a new one.

For decades, Rudyard has been identified by its highway signs - one at the edge of town, one on U.S. Highway 87 near Loma by a road that cuts to the small Hi-Line town of Rudyard- as being a town full of nice people and "1 Old Sore Head."

Those signs have been updated over the years, with the current version - in place for decades - saying "Rudyard 596 Nice People – 1 Old Sore Head! Rip snorting and raring for busin...