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Each year the rural community of Callaway goes back to its roots - back to the days of good old-fashioned family activities and gatherings. The Chamber of Commerce works diligently to make the Old Fashioned Christmas Around Town an extra special event, and this year will be no exception.

In last week's volleyball season wrap up story, Taylor Ross was inadvertently left off the list of graduating seniors. The writer apologizes and regrets the error..

Donna McFate of Callaway doesn’t like the idea of anyone being alone on a day like Thanksgiving, which prompted her to do something about that. Ten years ago, McFate - with the help of her husband Merlin and daughter Jessica Larson - launched a community Thanksgiving dinner in Callaway.

Callaway Public School has released their first quarter Honor Roll. Students who qualified for the Honor Roll are listed below. An asterisk next to the name indicates the student is listed on the All A Honor Roll.

The Callaway Board of Education met on Monday, Nov. 14, with a fairly short agenda. Prior to diving into the business at hand, the board got a treat as members of the school’s 5th grade class presented their “Shark Tank” program.

On Friday we embarked on our first trip to Colorado in three years and encountered a substance we haven’t seen much of for over a year – snow. We were headed to Denver to celebrate the 100th birthday of Don’s Aunt Vaunia Miyoshi. While Friday was her actual birthday, the whole weekend was going to be devoted to celebrating with family and friends and we didn’t want to miss a minute of the festivities.

Giving parents an option when it comes to educating their children, is what Steve Sommer said motivated him to finally pull the trigger on something he has wanted to do for a long time - start a faith based school. n September, the families of 10 youngsters took advantage of the opportunity for an alternative school, and enrolled their kids in the Callaway Christian Academy. It is not technically a private school, but rather a cooperative of home schoolers.

All ballots in Custer County have been counted, and Election Commissioner Constance Gracey has released the official results of the 2022 midterm general election. Like several counties across the state, Custer had a respectable voter turnout for a midterm election. Of the 7,781 registered voters in the county, 4,524 cast a ballot resulting in a 58.14% voter turnout.

She would have been 68 the year she passed away. That’s 19 years older than I am now. It seems so young, especially knowing that this month she would have been 90. That’s 22 years that life has been lived without my grandma.

The need for quality childcare is not just a big city issue. Every community is struggling with finding daycare providers for our youngest residents, and Callaway is no exception.