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For the past 10 years, kiddos in Callaway have enjoyed a fun day right before Halloween designed exclusively for them. The Fall Kids Carnival was held this past Saturday, and host couple Mike and Erin Reiff say this will be their final year at the helm.

The 10th annual Callaway Fall Kids Carnival is this Saturday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Callaway Community Center. The Carnival is for children from preschool age to sixth grade. The American Legion Auxiliary will be providing free concessions. There is no charge for any games or activities.

All kids and their parents are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to the Carnival. We will set up on Saturday morning and only need a few volunteers to help us. Cake Walk items can be dropped off Saturday morning as well – please call if you need to drop off items earlier.

The Callaway Board of Education had a light agenda for their Oct. 9 meeting, with one of the action items being the consideration of a wage increase for returning hourly employees. “We are just trying to figure out how to take care of our folks,” explained Superintendent Bryon Hanson. The wages being discussed impact seven employees of the district. Hanson said that after crunching the numbers the district would be looking at an additional increase of about $10,000.

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Six Callaway High School FFA members are heading to Indianapolis, Indiana next week for the 96th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo. The convention is held each year in Indianapolis, and this year will be from Nov. 1-4.

I’ve got three cats. That’s one too many! I tell people that one dog is great. Two dogs are the beginning of a pack and thus problems. Cats are just the opposite. One cat will get bored and cause issues…two cats keep each other entertained, but three?

LINCOLN — From the ashes of a destroyed 4-H camp at the Nebraska National Forest, an ambitious plan is rising for a $47 million center for tourists, conferences, and local and regional events. A feasibility study is underway for the proposed “Sandhills Discovery Center” near Halsey after the Nebraska Legislature, earlier this year, allocated $10 million towards replacing the State 4-H Camp, which was destroyed in a fire that swept through the forest 11 months ago.

Three Callaway men have joined forces to create a new business, as if all three weren’t already busy enough! Abe Hinman, TR Anderson and Tim Rosentrater each have full-time jobs, are involved in the community, and now are co-owners and operators of Lodi Seed Services, LLC.

Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services: The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Water” The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus” Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.

Make plans now to join American Legion Auxiliary Unit 59 of Callaway for their annual fundraiser soup & dessert supper to be held Nov. 12 from 5-7 p.m. at the Callaway Community Center. This is a date change that will allow our Veterans and their families the opportunity to attend various Veteran's Day programs and festivities held in out-of-town venues.