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Over the past few months we have been featuring businesses that make Callaway a special place to live. Perhaps no local story better exemplifies the spirit of the Seven Valleys than Callaway District Hospital.

Nebraska One Box will host a Shoot & Swing Golf Tournament on June 25 at the Nebraska One Box Golf Club in Broken Bow. The four-person team shoot will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a 100-rock flurry during the morning and 18 holes of golf in the afternoon. The swing will begin at 11 a.m.

Each year the Knights of Columbus hosts Friday Fish Fries in communities throughout Custer County. The fish fry comes to Callaway tomorrow, March 18 at the Callaway Community Center. Serving will be from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Cost for adults is $10, ages 6-12 is $5.00, and under 6 is free.

The Callaway Chamber of Commerce will host a special event welcoming newcomers to the community and recognizing the Citizen of the Year on Sunday, April 3. The Chamber’s annual meeting will also be held during the event. More details will be coming soon.

Greetings from your State Capitol. This week Senators took up several important topics on the floor of the Legislature. As the Legislature has moved to full-day debate, it has given Senators the opportunity to debate more issues.

The time change is a clear indicator that spring, and summer, are just around the corner. With that in mind the Callaway Village Board had a discussion during their regular meeting on March 8 about the cost of admittance to the Callaway pool.

It’s going to be a great, but busy spring and summer for the Callaway community. There are lots of events in which we will welcome newcomers to the community, celebrate outstanding citizens or organizations, make lots of new friends with bike riders coming to and through Callaway, make some money with garage sales and feeding those bikers and of course, celebrate our community during Pioneer Picnic. Lots happening, and lots of opportunities for clubs and organizations.

On Friday, March 11 Callaway bid farewell to a long-time business. For nearly three decades, The Corner Stop has greeted travelers passing through town, as well as locals needing some fuel or minor car repairs, and a morning coffee crew. That chapter in the life of business owner Robert Pitkin is now closed.

This issue is the first issue in the 55th volume of the Callaway Courier. We have archives that date back a bit, so we did a bit of a dive into some things that have happened in Callaway.

Since announcing the Lower Loup NRD 2022 Photo Contest back in December, the agency has been inundated with a flood of photos. So far, more than 260 images have been submitted by photographers from across the District.