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Order...Not Disorder...In the Court
These are from a book called “Disorder in the Court”. These are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters.
CVFD BBQ
The Callaway Volunteer Fire Department will host their annual BBQ Fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Community Center. The ad that ran in the Aug. 15 issue of the Callaway Courier inadvertently had the wrong date, and we apologize for any confusion that may have caused.
Introducing The New Staff of CPS
Classes resume for the 2024-25 school year at Callaway Public Schools on Thursday, Aug. 15, and several new faces will be greeting the students in the classrooms and hallways this year. To help everyone get to know them we asked the following six questions of each new staff member.
Terminating a Verbal Farm Land Lease
Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or 'handshake' agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollections of their agreement, making lease disputes more difficult to resolve.
Area Welcomes Thousands for Christian Music Event
Starting tomorrow band buses and semis packed with sound equipment and instruments will begin pulling into Gothenburg. Lake Helen will look somewhat like an ant hill, with workers busily scurrying about setting up a stage and fencing for the 12th annual Livin’ Out Loud.
Meet Your Admins: A Matter of Princip(al)
*Editor’s Note: Classes resume for the 2024-25 school year at Callaway Public School one week from today. We realize there may be families who are new to the Callaway school district, or have kiddos starting to school for the first time.
LOUP LINES: Update on Drought Conditions
ALAN BARTELS, LLNRD INFORMATION & EDUCATION COORDINATOR Drought conditions have improved considerably since the August 2023 Loup Lines column from a year ago. According to the U.S.
BIRTHS
William Alex Wylie and Desiree Ann Nichelson of Cozad announce the birth of a son on July 25, 2024, at Gothenburg Health. Lyle Wayne Wylie was born at 4:59 a.m. weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches in length.
Teaching Experience Still Gives Me Nightmares
I spent my first 20 years of employment as a teacher. Seven of those years were in Ewing, and the other 13 in Gothenburg, but that was 30 years ago! My last year of teaching was 1994. My students of that year are now 45 – 48-years-old with graduating seniors of their own!