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The Callaway Chamber is sponsoring a Best Yard Contest to promote maintaining and keeping up your yard during the summer. Submit your nominations to Stacey or Kelsey at First Interstate Bank, now until Aug. 10 for the August Winner! Once a month we will select a winner based on the number of nominations received. The winner will receive $25 in Chamber bucks. Our July Best Yard nomination winner is Susanne and Lynn Longmore. Send in your nominations!

The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Callaway on Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community Center. Please contact Carol to schedule your appointment at 308-870- 3594 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org.

Mark your calendars for the SORC luncheon at the Callaway Community Center on Friday, Aug. 12. If you would like to work a shift or help clean-up please reach out to Jacob Parsons at Nebraska State Bank. You can email him at jparsons@nesb.bank or call him on his cell at 308-870-4368.

Max Hughes was a tenacious 21-year-old with a deep love for his family, friends, the sport of wrestling, and sneakers when he was killed in a car accident in 2020. A three-time Nebraska wrestling state champion for Syracuse High School and a collegiate wrestler for Iowa Western, Hughes was well-known for his warm smile, hard work ethic, and enormous collection of unique footwear, especially Nike shoes.

Summertime. For most, this signals thoughts of warm weather and good times with family and friends. Sadly, what brings happiness for some can trigger stress and sorrow for others. In the words of a Vietnam War veteran, “The fourth of July was once my favorite holiday with friends and family…but now it is a day I wish never existed.”

The South Loup Lady Bobcats are hosting a Hoops Camp on July 15 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Open to girls entering second through sixth grade, aspiring hoopsters will learn the basics of the game and have a lot of fun.

The Callaway FCCLA announced on July 7 they have reached a big milestone. For the past nine years, the organization has been collecting pop tabs and those who have donated helped them reach their goal of 1,000,000 tabs.

Callaway Public Schools has announced that as they understand, beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the USDA will not be providing breakfast and lunch to all students who attend school. Callaway Public Schools encourages families to complete the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application for the upcoming school year.

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.