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As a clinical professor at my state’s medical school, I frequently have medical students seeing patients with me in the clinic. While the majority of patients are happy to allow student involvement, some decline. This makes me wonder what misconceptions lead patients to be averse to trainees participating at their clinic visits or hospital bedsides. In my experience, the presence of learners has a positive influence on our work in the clinic and hospital.

Like nearly every place else in town, Callaway Public Schools received damage during the June hail storm. Superintendent Bryon Hanson happily reported to the school board at the July 11 meeting that the insurance adjuster has gathered all the information he needs to move forward.

The 2022 Custer County 4-H Public Fashion Show will be held at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 21. Everyone is invited to attend to watch the 4-H’ers who are enrolled in many different clothing projects model their projects.

Lower Loup NRD and Nebraska Forest Service staff have identified a rare butterfly in the Lower Loup NRD Arboretum in Ord. While working in the Arboretum on the morning of July 11, 2022, District Forester Rich Woollen and LLNRD Information Specialist Alan Bartels noticed a large black and orange butterfly fly by that didn’t look familiar.

BROKEN BOW - Cell phone Emergency Alerts sounded just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 16 as the National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings with destructive 90 MPH winds. The warning proved true as now, days later, the sound of chainsaws can be heard in all directions as Custer County residents continue the clean-up process following Saturday night’s storm.

The Callaway Chamber is sponsoring a Best Yard Contest to promote maintaining and keeping up your yard during the summer. Submit your nominations to Stacey or Kelsey at First Interstate Bank, now until Aug. 10 for the August Winner! Once a month we will select a winner based on the number of nominations received. The winner will receive $25 in Chamber bucks. Our July Best Yard nomination winner is Susanne and Lynn Longmore. Send in your nominations!

The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Callaway on Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community Center. Please contact Carol to schedule your appointment at 308-870- 3594 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org.

Mark your calendars for the SORC luncheon at the Callaway Community Center on Friday, Aug. 12. If you would like to work a shift or help clean-up please reach out to Jacob Parsons at Nebraska State Bank. You can email him at jparsons@nesb.bank or call him on his cell at 308-870-4368.