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Greetings from your State Capitol. This week, the Legislature started debate on bills that amend the biennial budget passed last session. Before that discussion began, the Legislature debated LB283, a bill that would provide for year-round Daylight Saving Time. The bill advanced to the next round of debate. Under the terms of the bill, this would only occur if allowed under federal law and three border states passed similar bills. While the bill begins to address the issues that arise when we reset the clock twice a year, I don't expect anything to change for some time.

The Board of Education of Callaway Public Schools has approved the hiring of another new teacher for next fall, bringing the district to a fully staffed status for the 2022-23 school year. That is something that Superintendent Bryan Hanson is extremely happy about.

Life expectancy is a measure commonly considered when it comes to the overall health of a population. In this day and age, when most of us think about which medical interventions are most important to increase life expectancy, we probably think about things like treatment of cancer, interventions to treat heart attacks, or surgeries for life threatening illnesses. While those things are all important, their overall impact on a population's life expectancy pales in comparison to the prevention of infectious disease.

The Callaway Chamber of Commerce is hosting a 'Celebrate Callaway' event and inviting the whole community to attend! It will be a potluck dinner with Chamber members being asked to bring a main dish and a salad or dessert. The Chamber will also provide a pulled pork sandwich and beans complementary of Jim & Julianna Jenkins from Skeeter Barnes restaurant. The event is Sunday evening, April 3 at the Callaway Community Center beginning at 5:30 pm.

Callaway High School sent four representatives to the NSAA State Speech Championships last week - and one came home with a gold medal. As a team, Callaway finished tied for ninth place in the Class D1 sweepstakes, of the 21 teams represented.

On Sunday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m. the Chamber will host "Celebrate Callaway" at the Callaway Community Center.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 16 for the annual Callaway Easter Egg Hunt. This year's candy is being sponsored by Longmore Tree Service, Lynn & Susanne Longmore..

The Tail Twisters 4-H meeting was held Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. Then the flag salutes were done, then the treasurer's report was read and a roll call was taken.

Our meeting was held at the American Legion Hall on Feb. 25, 2022, at 6:30. We opened in normal procedure with the prayer, Star Spangled Banner, Pledge of Allegiance and our Auxiliary Preamble. We read the minutes of the last meeting. MaryAnn read the Treasurers report and everything stands approved.

The Legion Auxiliary Post 59 will have an American Legion Birthday Party on Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 in the afternoon. We will serve cake and Ice cream. All Legionnaire's and Auxiliary members and Sons of American Legion are invited.