Post Messenger Recorder -

Last Monday night, members of the Monticello Area Historical Society and the public were treated to an excellent program presented by Jim McNeill, Manager of the Monticello Livestock Sales Barn from 1976-1998. McNeill's presentation of facts, stories and photos was punctuated with asking audience members, "do you remember this," reflecting on his 22 years (1976-1998) at the helm of the sales barn. His memory of special animals was fascinating as he told the stories and showed photos of the three boars that each weighed in over 900 pounds, and one which scaled out at 1,447 pounds. McNeill...