*This photo appeared in the Oct. 20, 1976 issue of the Callaway Courier.

Over 400 people took advantage of the free Swine Flu shots in Callaway. Pictured is Winifred Halouska of Arnold getting the shot from Betty Adams, R.N., of Broken Bow, with Lucille Beshaler, a nurse’s aide, assisting.

25 YEARS AGO:

Callaway has been selected as a finalist for the statewide Community Improvement Program award, one of only six communities in its population class to be so honored. This is the third year for the C.I.P. organization in Callaway and the second time the community has been a finalist in statewide competition.

THE BEAR FACTS, Callaway High School’s student newspaper, was awarded third place honors among Nebraska’s Class C and D school newspapers at the annual Nebraska High School Press Association convention in Lincoln.

After years of dreaming, planning and working, the Callaway Community Center was dedicated in front of around 200 well-wishers. Foundation president Tom Uden said when the goal of $550,000 was set there were skeptics. To date, almost $521,000 has been raised through donations, pledges, and the insurance settlement from the old community building that burned in 1998.

20 YEARS AGO:

The Callaway Hospital Foundation will host a Husker party during the Nebraska/ Texas football game with a tailgate meal of brats and burgers. Snacks, a cash bar, plenty of door prizes and drawings, and a big auction will all be included for a $10 per person admission.

Family and friends gathered at the Marshall farmstead near Buzzard’s Roost by Eddyville to celebrate the birthday of Bonnie Myers with a potluck dinner and hayrack ride around the property. Bonnie grew up on the farm.