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The Callaway Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month Winner for August is Allen and Judy Meredith! They want to say thank you to their son, Travis and his friend Kim, and also thank you to Janet Rosentrater for all their help in making the yard look so pretty.

Everyone is invited to share in the celebration of yet another milestone in Callaway, as the Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon cutting on Sunday, Aug. 27 for the 7 Valley Kids Childcare.

Callaway’s annual Kite Flight celebration is little more than a week away, and the Chamber of Commerce is asking for volunteers to help get the grounds ready for the big event.

Callaway is the place to be on Labor Day weekend! The 32nd Annual Kite Flight will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Foster Smith Field, located four miles east of Callaway on Highway 40.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is asking the public to be on the lookout for unexplained death or illness of deer, pronghorn, elk, and bighorn sheep. Due to conditions in certain areas of the state, deadly diseases may spread easier among big game populations.

A number of years ago a group of individuals built a cement track just north of the baseball field in Callaway to be used for offroad motorsports, primarily go-kart racing at the time. However, the track has not been used for some time and has become overgrown with weeds and small trees.

The Callaway Rescue Squad spent the day at Callaway Public School on Monday, Aug. 14, and this time it was the teachers who were the students.

Custer County 4-H and FFA kids saw all their hard work pay off as they displayed their exhibits and showed livestock at the Custer County Far. Last week we featured the first half of the results of the Callaway and Arnold Tail Twisters and Western Riders club results.

With third cutting alfalfa right around the corner, Erin much to my chagrin, suggested that we make some small square bales. While it is true I don’t particularly care for them, they are nice to have around.