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The culmination of the hard work of area 4-H and FFA kids is nearly here. The Custer County Fair kicks off a week from today, July 21, with the annual 4-H fashion show at Broken Bow’s Evangelical Free Church leading off the week-long schedule of events.

The 9th Annual C.E.B. Memorial 100th Meridian 5K and 10K road race will be held in downtown Cozad on Saturday, August 13, 2022.

It has been a very busy few weeks in Callaway, with the community hosting two large bike riding tours, alumni weekend and the annual Pioneer Picnic. Add to the mix a hail storm that damaged nearly every home in town, and it creates a recipe for a lot of tired individuals. Yet the planning and events continue.

The Callaway High School Alumni banquet is one of the highlights of Pioneer Picnic weekend, and was held on Saturday, June 25. Pictured are representatives of the honored classes that were present at the banquet.

The Class of 1952 met at Shotgun Annies in Callaway on Friday evening June 24 for their 70th Reunion. There were nine members of the class in attendance: Raymond Armstrong, Gothenburg; Gloria (King) Brookman and husband Richard, Kimball; Tony Pitkin and wife Bev, Callaway; Marjorie (Smith) Schneider and husband Alex, Callaway; Virginia (Waldron) Witthuhn, Callaway; Beverly (Whaley) Fellers, Lexington; Lucille (Woodward) Beshaler, Callaway; Rose (Booker) Hirsch, Broken Bow; and Roberta (Hoffman) Nansel, Grand Island. Roberta's daughter Melanie Sheen of Grand Island and Rose's daughter Denise Daake, Broken Bow were also in attendance.

Having four visiting family members, my wife was very busy, so I offered to go to the store for her to get some needed items, which included light bulbs, paper towels, trash bags, detergent and Clorox. So off I went.

In just six short weeks an estimated 20,000 people will be converging on our community and gathering at Lake Helen for the annual Livin' Out Loud concert. Those people will be buying food, fueling up vehicles, staying in our hotels and campgrounds and visiting our stores. The event is a huge boon to the economy of the area - and is a whole lot of work to pull off.

Recently our family went on a camping trip. Our kids loved how we canoed our supplies across a lake and set up our campsite. My wife and I were reminded how much work it is. Soon our children were experiencing more mosquitos, flies, caterpillars, and ticks than they had ever seen before.

Unit 59 of Callaway Legion Auxiliary met on June 20, 2022. The meeting was held at American Legion Hall in Callaway at 6:30 p.m. The meeting started off with the President Deondra Lashley calling the meeting to order. Our chaplain was not present at this meeting so Jo Chesley read the prayer. Deondra led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and we recited the Auxiliary Preamble. Eileen Wilson read the minutes of the May meeting. The minutes were approved as read.

A fire erupted around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29 on Pressey West Road and Road 786, north of Oconto and near Pressey Park and the Pressey State Wildlife Management Area.