Category: Recollections
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
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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
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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
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By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Mr. Walco … Willard Wall A trip to Porterville, Calif., in 1992 to interview Willard Wall, CEO and chairman of
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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
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By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher My recollections on Australia are going on hold until the next issue as many of the areas now on fire
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By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher ALL OF US CARRY MEMORIES OF SPECIFIC EVENTS IN OUR LIVES. Where you were when JFK was shot, or when
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By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher.
Oscar Wilde once said, “It is personalities, not principles, that move the age.” That quote was the opening of a story I wrote in August 1989 about Kenny Monfort upon his retirement. The second-generation force behind the massive Monfort organization, Kenny Monfort had an abundance of both personalities and principles.
Recollections – Feb/March 2018
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher I’ve moved around too much through the years to keep a lot of souvenirs but one I have treasured was