50 YEARS AGO:

The Callaway Volunteer Fire Department elected Larry Mowery, Larry Franssen and Robert Edgington to serve as officers for the Custer County Mutual Aid Control at their meeting on Monday, June 2. Mutual Aid is made up of representatives from all fire departments in Custer County. The group meets four times a year with a different fire department providing the officers for each year.

20 YEARS AGO:

Could new playground equipment be in Morgan Park’s future? The Callaway Village Board of Trustees heard a proposal from Jenny Daup, a representative of a group of eight to 10 families in the village who are looking at the possibility during the July 5 meeting. Daup said the group has been researching companies that deal in playground equipment, looked at 12, and has winnowed it down to three candidates. The board indicated its approval of the effort, and board member Jerry Meyer asked that the citizen committee determine what it wants and needs and then come back. Acting president Marvin Smith said he would prefer that a rubberized surface be included in the wish list.