The Callaway pet vaccine clinic will be held on Thursday, July 16, from 9-11 a.m. at the Morgan Park Pavillion. Annual vaccines, wormer, and flea/tick meds will be available. No appointment is necessary. The pet clinic is provided by Bierman Vet Services. For more information call 308-848-3334.

As Nebraskans travel across the state this summer, many have likely encountered petition circulators gathering signatures for various proposed ballot measures for the November election. One of those efforts is the Fairness for Girls constitutional amendment initiative. The proposed amendment would add language to the Nebraska Constitution establishing protections for sex-separated athletics. It would limit participation on female-designated athletic teams and programs to biological females. The proposal would apply to athletic programs at both K-12 schools and colleges across the state.

50 YEARS AGO: The Village of Callaway has hired Leonard H. Hall II of Atlantic, Iowa, as the new village marshal.

According to NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) the Atlantic Hurricane Season started on June 1. At one time June 15 was the start date and Nov. 15 the end date. In 1965 the date was moved back two weeks to the first and extended two weeks to the end of November.

On any given day, approximately 1.2 to 1.3 million Americans reside in a nursing home. There are approximately 14,700 certified nursing homes nationwide offering roughly 1.6 million licensed beds.

Life was hard for the early settlers of our area. Custer County is widely celebrated as the 'sod house capital of the world.' During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, homesteaders on the treeless plains utilized dense prairie sod to build highly insulating, cost-effective 'soddys'.

BOB FORD *Bob Ford’s History is complimentary from the Nebraska Press Association. Times were different, laws were written for and by white men, but the 1862 Homestead Act was an oddity.

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, many communities are hosting special events and activities to commemorate the occasion. Here are a few within about a 50-mile radius that you may be interested in checking out.