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A few years ago, I was sitting on the campus of Wesleyan University in Lincoln enjoying myself while I watched two black squirrels being…well, squirrelly. It was my first time seeing black squirrels. I’ve seen them in Lincoln a few times since but my most recent sighting was right here in Gothenburg. I was driving down Avenue D and there were two black squirrels…again, being squirrelly. What are they doing here?

Nebraska Extension will offer a comprehensive three-part webinar series titled “Fundamental Knowledge for Successful Calving Season”. The live webinar will be offered Jan. 8, 13, 15, from 7:30 – 8:45 pm CT and will conclude with an interactive in-person workshop offered in four different locations on Jan.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a program for young students, instructed by uniformed law enforcement officers. D.A.R.E. instructors work with students to raise their self-esteem, teach them how to make decisions on their own, and help them identify positive alternatives to drugs.

I don’t know who the genius is who first decided to include a camera in a smartphone, but that was really … smart. Now, millions of people have a good quality camera within arm’s reach at any given moment, day or night. Selfies are great, I guess. Cat videos, too. But why not take that cell phone camera in your pocket or purse and put it to use to take photos for the 2025 Lower Loup NRD Photo Contest?

Sunday, Dec. 8 - Advent Sunday at Callaway United Methodist Church - all are invited to 9:00 a.m. church followed by a pot-luck brunch. After the brunch there will be Christmas crafts and a movie complete with popcorn. All are welcome.

Recently a baby spoon found its way to the Callaway Museum via an interesting route. The spoons' travels towards home began with Ken and Jill Pitkin of Callaway volunteering at Crossroads Mission Avenue, a thrift store in Kearney.

A successful calving season does not begin at calving, rather it begins much earlier, with the management of the cow herd months prior. University of Nebraska Extension will be hosting Cow Clinics in December to review some of the basic management factors that can lead to a successful calving and breeding season.

The Custer County 4-H Recognition Night was held on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the 4-H Building in Broken Bow. The event is sponsored annually by the Nebraska State Bank and Trust Co. and Arrow Seed Co., Inc., in conjunction with the Nebraska Extension in Custer County and the Custer County 4-H Council.

The day of enjoying a turkey feast and giving thanks for the many blessings we enjoy also traditionally marks the beginning of the Christmas season. It also means Callaway’s community Christmas event is just around the corner.

The holiday season is in full force. The Nebraska State Patrol is kicking off the holiday travel season with the Make It Click statewide campaign.