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 For some 4-H’ers, the best way to spend a late summer weekend is to compete in livestock shows at the Nebraska State Fair. Dawson County beef, sheep, swine, and poultry traveled to Grand Island with their owners to compete against the rest of the best from across the state, according to the Dawson County Extension Office. Here are the details of the 2022 State Fair Livestock competitions:
Beef Showmanship – In Senior Beef showmanship, blue ribbons were awarded to Lizzie David (B) and Trina Pearson (B).

Greetings from Germany! By the time this column reaches you, Hubby and I will be winging our way home from a wonderful nine days spent in Germany and Belgium. We left last week to fly to Germany for the wedding of our 2012 IFYE to Nebraska from Germany, Chiara Wagner.
Although I had been an exchange student for six months back in 1980, I never got to go to a wedding. So the whole experience was new for both of us. While the logistics vary from family to family the Germans have three steps to getting married.

September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, and Callaway District Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions is raising awareness about suicide by hosting an Open House with a Popcorn Bar. This event will take place at the Senior Life Solutions office, 108 North Davidson Ave (East side of the hospital) on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 1:00-3:00 pm. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), there were, on average, 130 suicide deaths and an estimated 1.2 million suicide attempts in 2020.

Driving across the beach at McConaughy is not for the faint hearted or two-wheel drive vehicle. The sand is fine, powdery and has been compared to the sand in Hawaii. But, it is deep in places. Driving in 4L is a must unless one would like to be pulled to safety by the tractor that’s always on duty.

Each Labor Day weekend since 1990, hundreds of kit flyers and spectators converge on the area for the Callaway Kite Flight, and this past weekend saw many return visitors as well as some new faces. Those attending were in for a treat, as the world’s largest flag kite was launched on Sunday as the crowd and launch team cheered with excitement.

Custer County was officially organized in July 1877, and a spot of land on the Young ranch, located about seven miles east of Callaway, was designated as the temporary county seat. The first Custer County Courthouse was established on the ranch and served the newly formed county until 1881, when the county seat was moved to the new town of Broken Bow.