The Oconto Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Blowin’ The Doors Off BBQ on Saturday, June 6, in Oconto. The all-you-can-eat BBQ will begin serving when gates open at 5 p.m. and will serve as long as food is available. There will be live music until midnight. Adult tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate; children 5-12 are $10. Advance tickets may be purchased at ocontobbq. ticketspice.com/2026bbq. Bring your lawn chairs and your appetite!

Steve Axtell, senior track ace at Callaway High School, scored all of CHS’s 20 points during the Nebraska State Boys’ Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke. The CHS triple threat took first in the triple jump with a glittering mark of 45’ 6”, which bettered the existing state record in that event. The new mark was not allowed, however, because of weather conditions. Axtell also placed second in long jump with a 21’ 5.5” leap, and fifth in the low hurdles in a time of 21.1.

Have you seen the movie “Remarkably Bright Creatures”? If you haven’t, I won’t ruin it for you, but it is a story about an octopus named Marcellus and a cleaning lady named Tova. The octopus is a giant Pacific octopus, which is the largest kind of octopus in the world.

Final Wishes Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby's face, or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain.

Elementary winners of the Callaway American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Poster Contest were presented with awards during the elementary awards program at Callaway Public School on May 11. Congratulations to all the winners!

Nebraska is finally beginning to receive some long-awaited moisture, providing some relief to dry pastures and fields. While this is good news, these rains do not necessarily signal the end of the state's drought.

Nigel Sprouse Memorial Library in Callaway and the Custer County Courthouse in Broken Bow will be closed on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. The Callaway FCCLA will host a 5K Run & Walk on Saturday, May 23, with registration at 9 a.m.

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