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Oreo Cows wander on to Highway 29

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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By Register Online Staff

About eight of Napa's Oreo Cows wandered on to Highway 29 this afternoon, near Highway 121, momentarily tying up traffic.

The cows, known in other parts as Belted Galloways and Dutch Belted, are black at both ends, with a wide white stripe in the middle. The cows are part of a farm adjacent to the highway.

CHP had all lanes of the higway closed at about 3:45 p.m. while the owners of the cows were contacted to round up the cows.

Every day, passersby stop to stare at the unusual cattle at Stewart Ranch in Napa.

The ranch, owned by Ailene Pritchett and her husband Jim McGlothern, is nestled in the western hills on the south side of town, and is home to two the rare bovine breeds -- Belted Galloways and Dutch Belted cattle.

Pritchett's animals are not just the subject of local buzz. The ranch was featured on "Good Morning America" about four years ago.

13 comment(s)

Dirty Napkin wrote on Oct 29, 2008 4:20 PM:

" Pictures.?? "

NVR-Dan Ross wrote on Oct 29, 2008 4:22 PM:

" We sent a photogragher out as soon as we heard, but they were gone.
Does anyone have photos of the cows on the highway?
If so, e-mail them to bkennedy@napanews.com and we will try to get them published on the site. "

Baraki wrote on Oct 29, 2008 4:29 PM:

" My wife took a bunch of pictures of them when we first moved to Napa -- no idea where those are now... "

KCK wrote on Oct 29, 2008 6:00 PM:

" I've been painting on that stripe for years.Everytime we go by, I point out the new ones to my kids. I Must have forgot to lock the gate. Sorry. :) "

jmo wrote on Oct 29, 2008 6:24 PM:

" Got milk? -:) "

lnrcoles wrote on Oct 29, 2008 7:52 PM:

" I'm sure at the time the cows were on the highway, and traffic was at a stand-still, the situation was stressful for the drivers, cattle owners, and the cows. But now, after the fact, what a funny story! It is great to have this light-hearted story in The Register! "

krusty wrote on Oct 29, 2008 8:05 PM:

" That was just me and a few friends riding the Oreo cows to work. Cheaper than gas. "

Dirty Napkin wrote on Oct 30, 2008 6:32 AM:

" Born free! "

cathyodom wrote on Oct 30, 2008 7:14 AM:

" Oh my gosh! Now that's a local story I can sink my teeth into ! Who cares about the awful economy, let's focus on the cows! I love cows... I raised cattle as a teen, and once my steer I was raising for fair broke out and we spent all day looking for him. I think he knew his days were numbered. "

Demo Cracy wrote on Oct 30, 2008 9:06 AM:

" Glad no one got hurt. Ailene is a hoot! A real cowgirl at heart. Hope the gate is fixed by now :-) "

funnyme wrote on Oct 30, 2008 10:29 AM:

" Is that what "free range"means?
I guess I have to vote YES on 2 now 8) "

raiderfadder wrote on Oct 30, 2008 12:07 PM:

" mmm... Nothing like oreo cookies and oreo cow milk. I think i'm getting the munchies "

supernova8610 wrote on Oct 30, 2008 4:37 PM:

" This article made me hungry...for oreos. "

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