Category: Recollections
A Lady With a Mission
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher One of the features in CALF News during 1996 was a Movers & Shakers & Innovators column sponsored by
Harvey Dietrich: A Man To Be Remembered
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Years ago, I was interviewing a young cowboy out in the vet shack about the cattle industry. It was about
Van Brimball, DVM – Part 3
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Van Brimhall moved back to Texas in 1969 and, as usual, was looking at the big picture. Well right quick,
Van Brimhall, DVM, Part 2
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Van Brimhall made the final cut and eventually was accepted into veterinary school. He credited it all to his wife,
Eugene Schwertner … A Texas Trader
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher After returning from World War II, Eugene never did finish that last semester of college. He and his dad went
Recollections
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher When I called Jim Schwertner about pictures for the Recollections column on his dad, Eugene, he laughed. “I told myself
Recollections
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher In the September 1993 issue of CALF News, well-known Nebraska cattle feeder, Leo Timmerman, visited about his good and bad
Robert Douglas “Bob” Josserand 1931-2020
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Editor’s note: Larry Stalcup of our editorial staff had fond recollections of his last interview with Bob Josserand, industry stalwart
Recollections
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Mr. Walco … Willard Wall A trip to Porterville, Calif., in 1992 to interview Willard Wall, CEO and chairman of
Recollections
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publsiher G’Day Mate! My Gypsy Wagon column published in November 2000 pretty much summed up how much my adventures in Australia