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Members of the Tail Twister 4 H club participated in a community service clean-up project at the Callaway Rose Hill Cemetery. Pictured are: Front Row, from left - Griffin Bellinger, Logan Johnson, Quinlee Weinman, Katie Phelps, Kaiden Weinman, Kowan Dalrymple, Hazel Mowrey, Addison Stump and Arabella Mowrey; Row two - Reed Birkel, Bindi Peters, Patrick Eggleston, Makenna Weinman, Addison Dalrymple, Avery Austin-Poland, Ahbrie Poland, Lauren Reiff, Elizabeth Phelps, Delanie Weinman, Kennedy Eggleston, Charli Pandorf and Shaun Johnson; Row three - Maggie Birkel, CJ Quandt, Trey Connell and Ty Robinson; Row four - Caden Arnold, Neltje Reiff, Kelynn Witthuhn and Kaygan Witthuhn.

Tour de Nebraska is a five-day (Wednesday-Sunday) circle tour, which means riders enjoy the convenience of starting and ending at the same place. The TDN is limited to 500 riders, which allows for meaningful interaction between riders and the quaint communities they visit. Daily mileage ranges from 45-70 miles, making the TDN an especially perfect multi-day tour for first-timers or seasoned veterans.

The Class of 1962 got together during Pioneer Picnic and alumni weekend, and visited as they watched the parade, and enjoyed a good meal at Mrs Robinson's. The classmates enjoyed visiting and sharing memories at the Senior Center for the afternoon. In attendance, from left were: Paulette (G'schwind) Wise, Perry Griffith, Elizabeth (Bonde) Wilhite, Bernita (Hoffman) Meads, Cliff Meads, Joe Brohman and Terry Wilkerson. Photo courtesy Bernita Meads

In the old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers In the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: “Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."

Nebraska’s employment set another record high of 1,042,762 during the month of May. This is the 11th straight month of record employment in the state. Additionally, Nebraska’s unemployment rate remains the lowest in the nation, and in state history, at 1.9 percent.

Courier Photos by Amanda Koubek-Wehnes and Ellen Mortensen.

Saturday, July 2 Oconto Fun Day Monday, July 4 - HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY CITY OFFICE CLOSED 8 p.m. - Flag retirement ceremony 9:30 p.m.

For the past 89 years folks have been gathering in Callaway for the annual Pioneer Picnic celebration. It has nearly always been a two-day event, initially planned to honor those brave pioneers who forged their way through the valley and settled the village.

Greetings from your State Capitol. Even though the Legislature is out of session, legislative activity continues during the interim. As an independent branch of government the legislature is not only served by personal Senator and Standing Committee staff, it is also served by independent divisions which facilitate the Legislature’s duty to draft and consider legislation and conduct oversight of State government. Legislative offices include the Clerk of the Legislature, the Revisor of Statutes and bill drafting, the Fiscal Analyst, the Ombudsman/ Public Counsel, Performance Audit, and Research.

On Thursday, June 23 from 7:30 a.m. till about noon, Tour de Nebraska will be passing through Callaway.