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Career of Serving His Hometown

Rod Brestel has dedicated the majority of his adult life to serving the community where he grew up. Now, after 38 years, Rod has decided to retire from working full-time, but not from giving back.
Rod Brestel, far right, started working for the Village of Callaway in 1988. He will retire at the end of this month, and a celebration will be held on Oct. 3 at the Callaway Community Center. (Photo courtesy Janel Brestel)

Blast from the Past

Rich Jorgenson of the Jorgenson Well Drilling has announced the sale of his business to Bill Lynch and Tom Holm of Broken Bow. Both plan to move to Callaway at a later date. The new name of the business is Seven Valleys Well Works.
The Bryson Booker Post 59 color guard raised the flag last Friday at the Callaway-Arcadia football game. Shown from left are Robert Estergard, Wayne Witthuhn, Nigel Sprouse, and Sherman Hirsch. *This photo appeared in the Sept. 15, 1976, issue of the Callaway Courier.

Large Crowd For CPS Special Meeting

Every year, the Callaway school board holds a public hearing to inform the district’s taxpayers of the proposed budget and tax asking for the next year. What isn’t typical is for more than 100 people to attend that hearing. Yet that is exactly what happened last week.
Callaway Public School Superintendent J.D. Furrow presented budget and tax information during a special meeting in the school gym on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Behind him are board members, from left, Mike Reiff, Rhonda Pandorf, Jim Phelps, Rebecca Eggleston, and T.R. Anderson. (Courier photo by Ellen Mortensen)

BLAST FROM THE PAST

50 YEARS AGO: A carnival against Muscular Dystrophy was held at the Charles Horn ranch with 76 in attendance. There were games, pony rides, and a train ride around the ranch to see the unusual animals; $128 was collected.
*This photo appeared in the Sept. 7, 2006, issue of the Callaway Courier.

Callaway SLS Hosts Awareness Walk/ BBQ September 17

September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, a time dedicated to promoting actions that can help save lives. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), an average of 135 suicide deaths occur each day, with an estimated 2.2 million suicide attempts in 2024 alone.
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