CALF_News_June_July_2019

43 CALF News • June | July 2019 • www.calfnews.net Gatherings  CALF COMMUNITY Ag Ranchers for Tomorrow The Ag Ranchers for Tomorrow met near Kingman, Ariz., at the Rafter S Cattle Co., owned by Emmett and Lori Sturgill. Photo courtesy Ashley Mortimer  Husker Baseball The University of Nebraska held a reunion for Husker baseball lettermen who had played 45 years or more ago. Held May 10 at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, about 135 men, still in pretty darn good shape, attended. They ran out on the ball field prior to the Nebraska-Arizona game and stood for the National Anthem. Dick Wilson, second from right, had a great time reminiscing with his old teammates. The field was a happy and boisterous mass of men, glad to see each other after living a lifetime. Pictured is a cache of catchers at home plate, hugging. Photos by Micky Burch  Congratulations to the Thunder View Farms family from Grahamsville, N.Y., – winners of the 28th Annual Environmental Stewardship Award, presented Jan. 31 at the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans.  Environmental Stewardship Award Branding Day Branding day arrived Easter weekend in the picturesque Nebraska Sandhills at the AL Ranch outside Halsey. Family, friends and neighbors gathered on a warm, sunny Saturday to brand and vaccinate hundreds of spring calves. Even a few high school seniors from Raleigh, N.C., took part in the annual ritual, marking an exciting experience for city dwellers on spring break. A gathering of more than 40 – no hands were idle. From separating to roping, wrangling to branding, or watching small children and preparing the evening community meal, it truly took a village.  Businesses and individuals in the Loup City, Nebraska area participated in a fundraising event during the Dethlefs/Treffer Angus bull sale April 5, with most proceeds going to the Farm Bureau Disaster Relief Fund. About $16,000 was gathered. The following people represent the businesses donating $3,000 each. From left: Terry Buettner and Nick Ward, Ward Laboratories; Jim Fiesen and Ron Horst, Town and Country Bank and Gateway Farm Expo; Ethan Bruland, Tredas Marketing Advisory; Vaughn Duncan, Town and Country Bank; and Jess Trotter, Trotter, Inc.  Dethlefs/Treffer Bull Sale Fundraiser