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Registration Open For Shoot & Swing

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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.

Fish Fry Friday in Callaway

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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.

Newcomers/Citizen of the Year Event

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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.

Callaway Board Discusses Ordinances & Policies

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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.
From left, Village Board members Ken Pitkin, Lawrence Paulsen, Village Clerk Lori Bonde, Mark Kimball and Abe Hinman discuss issues during the March 8 board meeting. Board member Dan Lewandowski was absent.

Chamber Has Big Plans for 2022 - And You Can Help

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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.
Bike Ride Across Nebraska (BRAN) will be coming to Callaway in June, and the Chamber is getting ready.

PROFILE MAINSTREET: The End of an Era

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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.
Robert Pitkin has owned and operated The Corner Stop, a full-service gas station in Callaway, for the past 26 years. Pitkin retired and closed the doors on March 11. (Courier photo by Ellen Mortensen)

The Courier Through The Years

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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.
March 5, 1998 - PHOTO 98 Dist. Champs: The Callaway Lady Bears won the District Championship to earn a trip to the State Basketball tournament. Members of that team include Sara Florom, Morgan Myers, assistant coach Darin Ellis, Melissa Scott, Kenna Scheringer, Libs Devine, Milissa Willis, Marci Johnson, Hilary Nichelson, coach Colleen Chapman, Julie Jochum, Linsey Pandorf and Britt Sommer. That team would go on to win the State Runner-Up trophy.

Lower Loup NRD 2022 Photo Contest Open

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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.
This photo submitted for the contest was taken by Jennifer Lewis of Ord at the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey
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