The B/K Ranch celebrates 100 years of ownership by the Balsick family this year. The ranch got its start in 1891 when Mike and Mary Balsick homesteaded 160 acres near Calhan. The ranch has grown to include over 2100 acres and is currently used for raising cattle and growing wheat.  Raymond and Louise Balsick's son Adam now operates the ranch. The B/K Ranch is also receiving a special historic structures award for having preserved several structures  dating back to as early as the turn of the century.