The Callaway District Hospital and Medical Clinics will host a Community Health Fair on Thursday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Morgan Park. Everyone is invited to attend and discover the programs, services, and local resources available to help you and your loved ones live healthier lives. Barb Baldridge, USA Pickleball Ambassador for the Great Plains Region, will conduct an intro to pickleball from 10-11:30 a.m. A free BBQ lunch with Callaway healthcare providers Tessa Keeney and Bethany Rheiner will be offered from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event will include car seat safety checks, raffle baskets, and a dirty soda station.

Larry Mowry led a discussion of the Callaway Community Improvement Program on the resolution passed by the Village Board setting forth a uniform way of numbering houses and businesses in Callaway. Sample addresses were worked out for structures on Kimball St. and Grand Ave. To be published in the Courier so residents would have an idea of how to go about determining the number for their property.

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The very first Custer County fairs were held in the town of Westerville. These early events showcased pioneer life, with highlights including oversized vegetables and local wildlife.

The Custer County Ag Society has been working on two specific projects in recent weeks to improve the fairgrounds for both those showing and those choosing to stay on the grounds. At the June 11 meeting of the Ag Society, a bid was accepted from Myers Construction to install 12 new campsites with electrical and water hookups. Those sites have now been completed, and according to a report on Sandhills Express, camping spots for the fair were nearly sold out within minutes of going on sale. The board agreed on a proposal implementing a new reservation program for the campsites, Campspot.com, which would manage the bookings at no cost.

The kickoff event for the biggest two weeks in Custer County is being held this evening, July 16. It is a long-standing tradition that the Custer County Fair gets underway a few days early with the 4-H style judging and clothing construction judging, held each year at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow. The judging began this morning at 9 a.m., and the public style show, giving 4-H members the opportunity to model their designs, begins this evening at 7 p.m.

The Callaway Lutheran Church will be commemorating its 50th anniversary this Sunday, July 12. The celebration will begin with its regular 9:30 a.m. service with Bishop Scott Johnson giving the sermon. A brunch will be served in the fellowship hall following the service. Everyone, especially current and former members of the church, is invited to attend the service for worship, fellowship and celebration. The Callaway Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and is in Callaway at 416 South Cameron.