Dewey County ranch family celebrates America 250

A star-spangled tractor proudly flying Old Glory greets travelers along U.S. Highway 212.

This Spirit of ’76 is one of little more than 200 manufactured by CASE in 1976 to celebrate America’s bicentennial. Parade rancher Oren Lesmeister remembers the day his dad, Louie, purchased it.

“We were sitting in the Nauman Implement sales office in Gettysburg, South Dakota, and from the office window we saw …