Two longstanding Menard County ranches recognized by the Texas Family Land Program

  • ACCEPTING their Family Land recognition from the state was, left to right, Valera (Kothmann) Corbin, Stephanie Parker, Benny Fred Kothmann. Courtesy photo.
    ACCEPTING their Family Land recognition from the state was, left to right, Valera (Kothmann) Corbin, Stephanie Parker, Benny Fred Kothmann. Courtesy photo.

    Earlier this year, Valera (Kothmann) Corbin, a native Menardian and local attorney, helped Gretchen Noelke and Benny Fred Kothmann apply for recognition in the State of Texas Family Land Heritage Program. The program is under the Texas Department of Agriculture and recognizes Texas ranches that have been owned and continuously operated by the same family for over 100 years. Ms. Noelke represents t…