Living up to his nickname "Cowboy"

GREENOUGH – With the nickname "cowboy" coined by his mother at age two, Louis Woodrow "Louie" Vero of Greenough had a lot to live up to. Throughout his childhood, Vero learned to rope and ride. His love affair with horses continued when he worked at the E Bar L Ranch in Greenough, Mont. while attending college at Cal-Poly. After a short stint in Idaho and Oregon, he returned to Montana and has spent most of his adult life fostering the western lifestyle and traditions.

Vero was inducted into the 2018 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame for District 11 Feb. 9. While Vero received the award with much hu...