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50 YEARS AGO: The Village of Callaway has hired Leonard H. Hall II of Atlantic, Iowa, as the new village marshal.

According to NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) the Atlantic Hurricane Season started on June 1. At one time June 15 was the start date and Nov. 15 the end date. In 1965 the date was moved back two weeks to the first and extended two weeks to the end of November.

On any given day, approximately 1.2 to 1.3 million Americans reside in a nursing home. There are approximately 14,700 certified nursing homes nationwide offering roughly 1.6 million licensed beds.

Life was hard for the early settlers of our area. Custer County is widely celebrated as the 'sod house capital of the world.' During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, homesteaders on the treeless plains utilized dense prairie sod to build highly insulating, cost-effective 'soddys'.

BOB FORD *Bob Ford’s History is complimentary from the Nebraska Press Association. Times were different, laws were written for and by white men, but the 1862 Homestead Act was an oddity.

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, many communities are hosting special events and activities to commemorate the occasion. Here are a few within about a 50-mile radius that you may be interested in checking out.

Summer on the farm is busy. Long days, changing weather, and a to-do list that grows faster than the corn can wear on anyone.

Emily Kaelin has joined TEAM Physical Therapy, P.C. as a physical therapist in the Callaway and Broken Bow locations. Emily graduated from Callaway High School in 2016. She attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Exercise Science in 2020. Emily was accepted to Rockhurst University where she obtained her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2022.

This past week I was reminded once again just how fragile life is. On Saturday, June 13, my son-in-law was rushed to Kearney Regional Hospital, where it was quickly determined that he had sepsis. The medical team went right to work.

* Editor’s Note: In the June 4 issue of the Callaway Courier we spotlighted Callaway Public School’s recently awarded grant to help purchase sensory products to enhance learning for children with specific needs. In part two of our spotlight on how CPS is educating the whole child, we are featuring a unique program that has received national recognition for the school .