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You’re not alone if you are expecting, preparing, or even dreading the thought of experiencing loneliness during the holidays. Many people spend the holidays alone. Whether you are alone by choice or unforeseen circumstances, it is natural to feel a sense of loneliness.

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The Callaway Chamber of Commerce works diligently to make the Old Fashioned Christmas Around Town an extra special event, and this year was no exception. Activities for Christmas Around Town, which was held on Wednesday evening, Dec.

When I was in my twenties, getting close to thirty, I thought you were over the hill at age forty; but now that I’m fifty, pushing on to sixty, I’ve seen seventy-year-olds who are pretty frisky. I’ve seen them in the marathon with fast-moving feet, and yet - I’ve seen others barely making it across the street.

Tuesday, Nov. 28 0.000 Wednesday, Nov. 29 0.000 Thursday, Nov. 30 0.000 Friday, Dec. 1 0.000 Saturday, Dec. 2 0.000 Sunday, Dec. 3 0.000 Monday, Dec. 4 0.000 Total for Week 0.471 Total for November 3.270 Total for Year 31.531

Nominate your favorite Yard of Cheer during the month of December to Kelsey or Stacey at First Interstate Bank. The winner will be announced on Monday, Dec. 18. The first-place winner will receive $50 in Chamber bucks and the second-place winner will receive $25 in Chamber bucks. Let’s see your Best Yards of Cheer Callaway!

Everyone is invited to join the folks at St. Boniface Church for their Live Nativity Program on Sunday, Dec. 10. The program will be held in the church parking lot beginning at 6 p.m. Following the program, the church will serve a soup supper. The live nativity program is open to anyone.

Carla Kimball of Callaway has been appointed to serve as the new Executive Director for the Central Nebraska Economic Development District, effective Dec. 1.

December 7, 1941, is a “date that will live in infamy” as stated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his famous speech after the events of the Pearl Harbor bombing. That event led to the United States' involvement in World War II. President Roosevelt’s speech was a call to arms and a declaration of war against this act of aggression by a foreign nation. He never wanted us to forget what happened. President Roosevelt concluded his speech by saying “With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounded determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph – so help us God.”