12-20-12 Courier e-Edition - Callaway Courier

The 

Ca l l a w a y Co u r i e r 

Briefs 

CC Courthouse 

closed Christmas 

The Custer County 

Courthouse and County Offices 

will be closed 

Dec. 24-25 for Christmas. 

Celebrate carefully 

over the holidays 

Officer Ivan Phelps 

reminds everyone to drive 

safely over the holidays by 

fastening your seat belt. If 

you drink, be sure to find a 

designated driver. 

Courier office 

closed Dec. 25th 

The Callaway Courier 

office will be closed Tuesday, 

Dec. 25, for Christmas. 

It will be business as usual 

the rest of the week and 

then open on New Year’s 

Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1, for 

regular deadline. 

Chamber Bucks 

winners drawn 

Ten winners have been 

drawn for $20 in Callaway 

Chamber Bucks in the last 

two weeks. They are: Jill 

Pitkin, Misty King, Rose 

Bierman, Tony Pitkin, Mike 

Reiff, Mary Ridder, Sheila 

Ellis, Darrell Fahnholz, 

Molle Trumbull and Leigh 

Ann Wilcher. Prizes are to 

be collected at Great Western 

Bank. 

Chamber draws 

turkey winners 

Winning turkeys in the 

last two Callaway Chamber 

drawings for turkeys were: 

John Liakos, Ken Welch, 

Loyal Reinhard, Brad McKenzie, 

John Calvin, Craig 

Spanel, Marilyn Johnson, 

Lynette Glendy, Vern Mobley 

and Leta Connell. Pick 

up your turkeys at Callaway 

Market. The final drawings 

for both Bucks and turkeys 

will be Monday, Dec. 24. 

Two Academic 

All-State of CHS 

CHS seniors Levi Loper 

and Garret Dockweiler 

were named to the Nebraska 

Chiropractic Physicians 

Association Academic 

All-State Team in football. 

Students are nominated by 

their schools for individual 

academic excellence, leadership 

and significant contributions 

to their NSAA 

sanctioned activity. 

Calendar 

AREA EVENTS 

FRidAy, dEc. 21 

• End of first semester. School out until 

Jan. 2. 

12 p.m. — Oconto Senior dinner. 

3 p.m. — South Loup GBB/BBB at Maxwell 

Tournament. 

SATuRdAy, dEc. 22 

No events scheduled. 

SuNdAy, dEc. 23 

No events scheduled. 

MoNdAy, dEc. 24 

• Christmas Eve. 

TuESdAy, dEc. 25 

• Christmas Day. 

WEdNESdAy, dEc. 26 

• No events scheduled. 

ThuRSdAy, dEc. 27 

10 a.m. — Grand Generation coffee. 

6:30 p.m. — Eastern Star. 

Sch. Menu 

cAllAWAy School 

BREAkFAST MENu 

Fri., 12/21—Breakfast bar. 

Mon., 12/24—Christmas vacation. 

Tues., 12/25—Christmas vacation. 

Wed., 12/26—Christmas vacation. 

Thurs., 12/27—Christmas vacation. 

luNch MENu 

Fri., 12/21—Cook’s choice. 

Mon., 12/24—Christmas vacation. 

Tues., 12/25—Christmas vacation. 

Wed., 12/26—Christmas vacation. 

Thurs., 12/27—Christmas vacation. 

“In the heart of the Seven Valleys” 

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Volume 45, Issue 40 Publication No. 85540, Periodical Class Paid At Callaway, Nebraska 68825-0069 

Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 

Callaway 

Musical 

Program 

Elementary students put 

on the musical program 

“‘twas One Crazy Night 

Before Christmas on Dec. 

11. Pictured are, l-r: Front 

— Uotang Haidle, Chance 

Dishman, Dawson Mason, 

Joslyn Edgington, Greeley 

Hrupek, Jessy Linden, Caleb 

McFate, Allison Trumbull, 

Harper Johnson, Bo Brennan; 

Middle — John Calvin, Kaitlyn 

Pflaster, Bryn Eggleston, 

Eddie Berger, Trevor Ross, 

Wryleigh Doyle, Alexandra 

Good, Jake Hildebrandt, Brittany 

Ellison; Back — Jessie 

Sallach, Cheyney Loper, and 

Sydnee Sallach. 

Student charity work with The Helping Tree 

Senior cassidy conroy (left) organized and ran the The 

helpin Tree, a charitable project for food, clothing and money 

donations. Mary Beshaler (right) advised on the project. 

Agri-Best ribbon cutting 

Agri-Best Feeds cut the ribbon on its new facility in Callaway on Monday morning and celebrated with a grand opening and 

free meal. Surrounded by local well-wishers and Chamber members, pictured are Agri-Best officials, l-r: Scott Anderson, 

Kevin Haidle (with scissors), Dean Haidle, Daryl Haidle and manager Mack Deveraux. The warehouse store features livestock 

tubs and natural salts, fencing supplies, vet supplies, farm filters and coveralls, as well as a line of natural cooking 

and table salts. The business was located south of town until buying the former Thomas Auto building at 201 S. Podunk. 

Coming in 2013: Babies of 2012 

Got a baby born in 2012? Grab your best picture for our annual Baby Page coming in early 2013 

What you need: High-quality baby picture, self-addressed stamped 

envelope (so we can your pic back) if sending by Post Office. If sending 

by e-mail, use high-rez jpegs or tiffs only please. 

Information: Boy or girl, name, date of birth, name of parents and 

their location, and grandparent names. 

Donations will go to food 

pantry and former student 

Canned and dried goods 

food, mittens, gloves, coats 

and money. All are welcome at 

the Callaway High School Student 

Council’s Helping Tree. 

Council President Cassidy 

Conroy, a senior, came up 

with the idea to continue the 

charitable tradition after it 

was discontinued in the elementary 

school this year. 

She bounced some ideas 

off of Guidance Counselor 

Mary Beshaler and then coordinated 

through the Council 

to make it a reality. 

Elementary classes are 

competing to see which can 

gather the most food and 

warm clothing. The winners 

will win a yet-to-be-determined 

prize. The junior and 

senior high are being encouraged 

to do the same and the 

public can contribute as well. 

Food and clothing will be 

donated to Callaway Food 

Pantry which is busy during 

the winter months. 

Conroy said any money 

collected will go towards buying 

a gas card for former Callaway 

student Danielle Mott 

who was recently diagnosed 

with possible breast cancer 

and is traveling to see medical 

specialists. 

How can the public participate? 

Conroy said food items 

can be brought in to place 

under the tree located inside 

the school’s front entrance. 

Monetary contributions can 

be given to Brett Eggleston in 

the school office. 

Conroy said it’s a good 

feeling doing something to 

help others. She credits Beshaler 

with helping to provide 

direction the project needed 

to be successful. 

The class competition 

ended Dec. 19 (Wednesday), 

but contributions are still welcome 

and encouraged. 

Donors will be honored by 

ornaments placed on the tree. 

Where to Deliver 

The Courier: P.O. Box 69, Callaway, NE 68825 

The Courier Office: 206 E. Morse, Callaway, NE 

by e-mail: ccourier@gpcom.net 

Conn. 

shooting 

and local 

security 

The latest school massacre 

that left 20 children and six 

adults dead at Sandy Hook Elementary 

in Newtown, Conn., 

has the nation reeling. 

An apparently disturbed 

youth entered the building 

with an assault rifle, pistols 

and hundreds of rounds of 

ammunition to commit these 

horrific murders. 

Parents, teachers, and school 

administrators are reflecting 

about the safety of children and 

reexamining security policies 

designed to protect them. 

Locally, security measures 

are in place at Callaway Public 

School but there is only so much 

that can be done in a public 

building. 

Superintendent Pat Osmond 

said that at both Callaway and 

Arnold, all the doors are locked 

except for front access past 

the offices. Visitors are seen 

as they come in. All the doors 

are locked to outside intruders 

when students are in the building 

practicing music, speech or 

plays in the evenings. 

Visitor tags have been imple- 

See “Security” on Page 6 

Hay fire early 

Tuesday blocks 

Highway 40 

Area firefighters blocked off 

Highway 40 at Oconto early 

Tuesday morning to extinguish 

a blaze started in a ground hay 

pile on Dittmar’s. 

Oconto Fire was called out 

around 4 a.m., with Callaway 

units called in to assist a short 

time later. 

A feeder line was run across 

the highway to a water hookup 

in the village to supply water 

to the trucks forcing closure of 

the highway. The highway was 

reopened shortly after 6 a.m. 

Callaway units returned to base 

shortly before 7:00. 

The hay had reportedly been 

freshly ground Monday.

Page 2—Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, The Callaway Courier 

Meanderings 

by Michael A. Wendorff 

If weekly newspaper editors were in charge of 

calendars, all holidays would be adjusted according 

to convenience. No longer would there be 

three- or four-day weekends that end on Monday. 

All holidays would fall on either Thursday or Friday. 

We believe it would bring order to the universe 

in ways that only a weekly newspaper editor 

could truly appreciate. 

Leap Year really threw a monkey wrench into 

the weekly newsroom rhythm works this holiday 

season with both Christmas and New Year’s Day 

falling on Tuesday this year. Thus, your stodgy, 

habit-formed creature of routine for an editor is 

forced to adapt and adjust. We thought at first 

that printing on Monday for Tuesday delivery 

might work though you would still get the Christmas 

issue on Wednesday. The obvious answer is 

in your hands. We broke a week early. Duh. 

Be that as it may, Merry Christmas to all, dear 

readers. We look forward to serving you in 2013. 

We will take this upcoming Tuesday holiday in 

the spirit for which it exists by enjoying our family 

and spoiling grandchildren beyond all reason. In 

light of recent events in Connecticut, it seems even 

more important. What a horrendous, unnecessary 

tragedy. Keep your loves ones close, folks. 

* * * 

A number of us journeyed to Curtis to watch the 

South Loup basketball teams play Medicine Valley 

Friday night. I found it a bit disorienting driving 

in the rain until once again getting used to it. The 

windshield wipers did work as designed though I 

fully expected the rubber parts to have long dryrotted 

away. Lovely moisture. It’s been too long 

since we’ve seen ya. Please drop by more often. 

* * * 

On the political scene, as Pres. Barack Obama 

prepares for his second inauguration in January, 

the new term cabinet shuffle is in high gear. It 

appears 0ur very own former Sen. Chuck Hagel is 

the favored pick to become our next Secretary of 

Defense. There’s been speculation that some of his 

fellow Republicans will not be particularly happy 

to see him get the job. Endorsing former Sen. Bob 

Kerrey in the last election will cause that kind of 

feeling among the brethren of one’s party. 

Personally, I’ve always kind of liked Hagel 

because he repeatedly showed the capacity for 

independent thought while our Nebraska senator. 

He opposed then Pres. George W. Bush’s 

plans for invading Iraq and repeatedly showed a 

penchant for “reaching across the isle” to reach 

accords with Democratic members to get things 

done. This did not engender love and affection 

among the partisan elite. 

Hagel, I think, embodied both the old-time 

senator willing to be pragmatic to get the nation’s 

business accomplished and a new breed 

still on the sidelines we are increasingly calling 

Independents. I liked his style in the Senate and 

the Vietnam vet should make a fine overseer of 

the nation’s military — one who understands the 

common troop as well as the needs of national defense. 

Mr. Obama should not expect a “yes” man if 

he gives Hagel the nod. 

Yes, it can be argued that Hagel endorsed Kerrey 

for just this possibility. Quite possible. Still, 

that’s the nature of politics when it comes to 

pragmatic scratching of backs. Kerrey still lost for 

reasons that had little to do with endorsements. 

Prize winning 

newspaper 2012 

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Correspondents: Mary Johnson, Oconto 

Phone: (308) 836-2200, email: ccourier@gpcom.net 

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Editorial Page 

Christmas cookie rules 

1. If you eat a Christmas cookie 

fresh out of the oven, it has no 

calories because everyone knows 

that the first cookie is the test and 

thus calorie free. 

2. If you drink a diet soda 

after eating your second cookie, 

it also has no calories because the 

diet soda cancels out the cookie 

calories. 

3. If a friend comes over while 

you’re making your Christmas 

cookies and needs to sample, 

you must sample with your 

friend. Because your friend’s 

first cookie is calories free, (rule 

No. 1) yours is also. It would be 

rude to let your friend sample 

alone and, being the friend that 

you are, that makes your cookie 

calorie free. 

4. Any cookie calories consumed 

while walking around will 

fall to your feet and eventually 

fall off as you move. This is due 

to gravity and the density of the 

caloric mass. 

5. Any calories consumed during 

the frosting of the Christmas 

cookies will be used up because it 

takes many calories to lick excess 

frosting from a knife without 

cutting your tongue. 

6. Cookies colored red or 

green have very few calories. Red 

ones have three and green ones 

have five - one calorie for each 

letter. Make more red ones! 

7. Cookies eaten while watching 

“Miracle on 34th Street” 

have no calories because they 

are part of the entertainment 

package and not part of one’s 

personal fuel. 

8. As always, cookie pieces 

contain no calories because the 

process of breaking causes calorie 

leakage. 

9. Any cookies consumed 

from someone else’s plate have 

no calories since the calories 

rightfully belong to the other 

person and will cling to their 

plate. We all know how calories 

like to CLING! 

10. Any cookies consumed 

while feeling stressed have no 

calories because cookies used 

for medicinal purposes never 

have calories. It’s a rule! So, go 

out and enjoy those Christmas 

Cookies — we only get them this 

time of year! 

* * * 

Reason for 

the season 

A woman was Christmas 

shopping with her two children. 

After many hours of walking 

down row after row of toys and 

by Sen. Mike Johanns 

Let it snow, let it snow, let it 

snow. This phrase from a popular 

Christmas song has never 

before been sung with such 

sincerity and intensity as it is 

this year across Nebraska. 

With more than 96 percent 

of Nebraska suffering from extreme 

or exceptional drought, 

we desperately need the moisture. 

Farmers and ranchers 

have been battling severe 

drought conditions across the 

entire state, in what has become 

one of the driest and hottest 

spells on record. 

Drought conditions extend 

to more than 60 percent of the 

contiguous United States and 

have become a national crisis 

for ag producers. With belowaverage 

precipitation expected 

this winter season, these conditions 

may continue for the 

foreseeable future. 

As this drought draws on, I 

continue to monitor the changing 

conditions and how they 

impact our state’s economy 

and our ag producers. I met 

last week with members of the 

National Drought Mitigation 

Center team based in Lincoln. 

They have been following every 

aspect of the drought in Nebraska 

and across the country, 

providing risk management 

information and best practices 

for those coping with the lack 

of moisture. 

Nebraska’s farmers and 

ranchers are no stranger to 

natural disaster and the importance 

of risk management. Just 

last year, the problem wasn’t a 

lack of water, but rather an overabundance 

of it. Over the years, 

ag producers have adjusted 

their practices to increase efficiency 

and minimize risk. The 

increased use of crop insurance 

has limited the amount of costly 

federal emergency disaster programs 

needed to protect against 

after hours of hearing both her 

children asking for everything 

they saw on those many shelves, 

she finally made it to the store 

elevator with her two children 

in hand. 

She was feeling what so many 

of us feel during the holiday 

season time of the year, getting 

that perfect gift for every single 

person on our shopping list, 

overwhelming pressure to go to 

every party, every housewarming, 

taste all the holiday food 

and treats, making sure we don’t 

forget anyone on our card list, 

and the pressure of making sure 

we respond to everyone who sent 

us a card. 

Finally the elevator doors 

opened revealing a crowd . She 

pushed her way in and dragged 

her two kids and all her bags of 

stuff in with her. 

As the doors closed she 

couldn’t take it anymore and 

blurted out, “Whoever started 

this whole Christmas thing 

should be found, strung up, and 

shot.” 

From the back of the car, 

a quiet calm voice responded, 

“Don’t worry, we’ve already 

crucified Him.” The rest of the 

trip down was so quiet you could 

have heard a pin drop. 

Don’t forget this year to keep 

the One who started this whole 

Christmas thing in your every 

thought, deed, purchase, and 

word. If we all would, just think 

how much better this world 

would be. 

Jesus is the reason for the season. 

Wise men still seek Him. 

* * * 

Santa Claus 

and Grandma 

I remember my first Christmas 

adventure with Grandma. 

I was just a kid. 

I remember tearing across 

town on my bike to visit her on 

the day my big sister dropped 

the bomb: “There is no Santa 

Claus,” she jeered. “Even dum- 

such disasters. 

Ag producers are 

doing their part to 

make it through the 

worst drought since 

the dustbowl, and 

it’s important that 

Congress does its 

part as well. While 

we can’t make it rain, 

we can and should 

provide much needed 

certainty and assistance for 

farmers and ranchers through 

a new farm bill. Existing farm 

policy — including programs 

which provide relief in times 

of drought and other disaster 

Worth 

Repeatin’ 

From the collection 

of Pat Young 

mies know that!” 

My Grandma was not the 

gushy kind, never had been. I fled 

to her that day because I knew 

she would be straight with me. I 

knew Grandma always told the 

truth, and I knew that the truth 

always went down a whole lot 

easier when swallowed with one 

of her “world-famous” cinnamon 

buns. I knew they were worldfamous, 

because Grandma said 

so. It had to be true. 

Grandma was home, and the 

buns were still warm. Between 

bites, I told her everything. She 

was ready for me. “No Santa 

Claus?” she snorted ...”Ridiculous! 

Don’t believe it. That rumor 

has been going around for years, 

and it makes me mad, plain 

mad!! Now, put on your coat, 

and let’s go.” 

“Go? Go where, Grandma?” I 

asked. I hadn’t even finished my 

second world-famous cinnamon 

bun. “Where” turned out to be 

Kerby’s General Store, the one 

store in town that had a little 

bit of just about everything. As 

we walked through its doors, 

Grandma handed me ten dollars. 

That was a bundle in those days. 

“Take this money,” she said, “and 

buy something for someone who 

needs it. I’ll wait for you in the 

car.” Then she turned and walked 

out of Kerby’s. 

I was only 8 years old. I’d often 

gone shopping with my mother, 

but never had I shopped for 

anything all by myself. The store 

seemed big and crowded, full of 

people scrambling to finish their 

Christmas shopping. 

For a few moments I just stood 

there, confused, clutching that 

$10 bill, wondering what to buy, 

and who on earth to buy it for. 

I thought of everybody I 

knew: my family, my friends, my 

neighbors, the kids at school, the 

people who went to my church. 

I was just about thought out, 

when I suddenly thought of 

Bobby Decker. He was a kid with 

— have expired. If 

action is not taken, 

we will be reverting 

to agriculture 

policy created in the 

1940s. 

I am continuing 

to push for action on 

a five-year farm bill. 

It’s crucial we provide 

much needed disaster 

assistance for ag 

producers dealing with weather 

conditions like drought. Admittedly, 

time is growing short for 

action by New Year’s Eve so it’s 

important to remember that we 

have been here before. Farm 

bad breath and messy hair, and 

he sat right behind me in Mrs. 

Pollock’s grade-two class. Bobby 

Decker didn’t have a coat. I knew 

that because he never went out 

to recess during the winter. His 

mother always wrote a note, 

telling the teacher that he had 

a cough, but all we kids knew 

that Bobby Decker didn’t have a 

cough; he didn’t have a good coat. 

I fingered the ten-dollar bill with 

growing excitement. I would buy 

Bobby Decker a coat! 

I settled on a red corduroy one 

that had a hood to it. It looked real 

warm, and he would like that. 

“Is this a Christmas present 

for someone?” the lady behind 

the counter asked kindly, as I 

laid my ten dollars down. “Yes, 

ma’am,” I replied shyly. “It’s for 

Bobby.” 

The nice lady smiled at me, 

as I told her about how Bobby 

really needed a good winter coat. 

I didn’t get any change, but she 

put the coat in a bag, smiled 

again, and wished me a Merry 

Christmas. 

That evening, Grandma 

helped me wrap the coat (a 

little tag fell out of the coat, and 

Grandma tucked it in her Bible) 

in Christmas paper and ribbons 

and wrote, “To Bobby, From 

Santa Claus” on it. 

Grandma said that Santa 

always insisted on secrecy. Then 

she drove me over to Bobby 

Decker’s house, explaining as we 

went that I was now and forever 

officially, one of Santa’s helpers. 

Grandma parked down the 

street from Bobby’s house, and 

she and I crept noiselessly and 

hid in the bushes by his front 

walk. Then Grandma gave me a 

nudge. “All right, Santa Claus,” 

she whispered, “get going.” 

I took a deep breath, dashed 

for his front door, threw the present 

down on his step, pounded his 

door and flew back to the safety of 

the bushes and Grandma. 

Together we waited breathlessly 

in the darkness for the front 

door to open. Finally it did, and 

there stood Bobby. 

Fifty years haven’t dimmed 

the thrill of those moments spent 

shivering, beside my Grandma, 

in Bobby Decker’s bushes. That 

night, I realized that those awful 

rumors about Santa Claus were 

just what Grandma said they 

were — ridiculous. Santa was 

alive and well, and we were on 

his team. 

I still have the Bible, with the 

coat tag tucked inside: $19.95. 

Monitoring the drought and the Farm Bill 

Mike Johanns 

bills often drag into the next 

season, but Congress must act 

and give farmers a clear picture 

of the policies impacting their 

work before the next round of 

spring planting. 

Farmers and ranchers have 

weathered many storms, and I 

believe this one will be no different. 

But, Congress should not 

add to the challenges Mother 

Nature provides. Ag producers 

and taxpayers alike deserve an 

updated farm bill that is fiscally 

responsible and reform 

minded, and we should not let 

any more time unnecessarily 

slip away.

Callaway Fourth Grade 

Nicole Rush, Teacher 

Assignment: “If you could 

give a gift to anyone in the 

world, who would you give it 

to?” 

Ryen Dickman — If I could 

give any gift in the world it 

would be nothing to everybody. 

All people need is love from 

grandparents, siblings and 

everyone in between. Even 

animals. “Unless they you in the 

face,” and that is my story. It’s 

the true meaning of Christmas 

I think. 

Joseph Mott — If you could 

give any gift in the world, I 

would give it to Ryen, a Skull 

and an Giant, and a new console 

controls. Also, I ould give a new 

game and a game tee-shirt. 

Rian D. Good — If I could 

give any gift in the world, it 

would be money to the poor. I 

want to give the money to the 

poor because that would be so 

rude to keep it to yourself and 

not help others! I Love! helping 

others and mostly the poor. 

Money could save people with 

the money! They could have a 

good homey food , and more. 

Money should be used right, not 

wrong! As you can see I would 

like to give money to the poor 

as a gift to others. 

Reagan Ross — If could give 

any gift in the world, it would 

be a pair of NFR tickets to my 

brother Justin. He has always 

wanted to go. 

Brandi Coons — If I could 


would be a horse for my Dad. 

We take all his horses for rodeos 

to ride. He has to use ours. 

Joshua McFate — If I could 


would be a snowman collector’s 

cast for my mom. If you 

are wondering why, I’ll tell you. 

My mom loves snowmen! She 

thinks they are ordinary, amazing 

snowman. They come in 

different shapes and sizes. They 

are cute and awesome! 

Dalton Kunkee — If I give 

any gift in the world, I would 

buy a saddle for my brother 

Wyatt. My brother wanted a 

new saddle for his 14th birthday 

or Christmas. He’s been ask- 

ing and telling over and over 

that he wants a new saddle. I 

don’t know why, but he wants 

a new one. Only if I had the 

money right now I would order 

the saddle that he wanted for 

Christmas. 

Tucker A. Kratzer — If I 

could give any gift in the world, 

I would Seth Anderson a Lord of 

the ring lego set. And Star Wars 

lego set, because likes legos. 

Laney Badgley — If could 

give any gift in the world, 

I’d give a mini fridge to my 

brother for college. He’s not 

going to want a huge one, and 

so it can fit in a tiny space. I 

though of getting him pens, 

pencils, and notebooks would 

be weird because he can get 

those himself. 

Carson L. Mason — If I could 


would give Jacob Mason a one 

hundred fifty feet pie, because 

he likes pie, of course. Also, he 

is my brother. 

Macy Rynearson — If I could 


would give my best friend, 

Brandi a stuffed horse because 

she loves horses. I know she 

loves horses because she has 

like, sixteen horses, and she 

talks about how she loves horses 

so much! 

* * * 

Kindergarten Letters 

to Santa Claus 

Stephanie Ross, Teacher 

Dear Santa, 

I want 5 things: Dragon 

Rider 5 of them, 3 bike rider 

toys with motor bikes, a big 

giant camo sea turtle and a big 

giant Ninja. — Dawson Mason 

Dear Santa, 

I want a scooter that makes 

sparks. — Caleb McFate 

Dear Santa, 

I want a bike, another American 

Doll, a dog Pillow Pet, 

stuffed animals and a slinky. 

— Greeley Hrupek 

Dear Santa, 

I would like my own air 

plane, my own train with a 

remote, a bike and a slinky. — 

Uotong Haidle 

Dear Santa, 

I want a dirt bike, a race car, 

Lego’s and a toy train. — Harper 

Johnson 

Dear Santa, 

I want Lego sets, a big transformer 

Bumblebee, and a Wii 

dirt bike game. — Bo Brennan 

Dear Santa, 

I want a bike. — Allison 

Trumbull 

Dear Santa, 

I want a remote controlled 

car and a remote controlled 

helicopter. I would also like a 

toy gun, a fire truck and a baby 

doll. — Jessy Linden 

Dear Santa, 

I want an IPod with a leopard 

case and a stuffed animal zebra 

and a zebra pillow pet. — Jozi 

Edgington 

Dear Santa, 

I want an IPad, zebra slippers, 

a bunny hat, a bumpy ball 

to bounce on, and a Rudolph 

the Red Nose Reindeer Pillow 

pet. — Bryn Eggleston 

* * * 

First Grade Letters 

to Santa Claus 

Teri Miller, Teacher 

Dear Santa I want a remote 

control helicopter. I want knee 

pads and elbow pads. I would 

also like an xbox 360. I have 

been very good this year so has 

my sister. I will leave fudge out 

for you again this year. Thank 

you! — Brady 

Dear Santa, You are the best. 

I would like a unicorn for this 

Christmas. I would also like a 

skunk. These are both toys. Not 

a real skunk blaaa. I would like 

a hippo. That is a toy too. Thank 

you! — Allera 

Dear Santa, I want a puppy 

for Christmas. It needs to be a 

real puppy. I would like it to 

be a German Sheppard. Thank 

you! — Cheyenne 

Dear Santa, I would like 

to have a pink coat that is not 

puffy. I would also like a Barbie 

Doll. I would also like a pixy 

fairy that is pink. Thank you!! 

— Josie 

Dear Santa, I want a toy zebra. 

I would also like a baby doll 

that can walk. I would also like 

a toy horse named Butterscotch. 

Thank you! I have been good 

this year. — Skylar 

Dear Santa, I want a pretend 

sword but, I know I can’t bring 

it to school. I would also like a 

remote control monster truck. 

I would also like a boomerang. 

My brothers and I have been 

The Callaway Courier, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012—Page 3 

Christmas letters, thoughts by children 

Michelle L.Burnett 


308-836-2892 or 308-870-1298 

http://michelleburnett.scentsy.us 

i would like to thank 

everyone who stopped 

by my table at the 

community center 

during the callaway 

old-Fashioned 

christmas 2012. 

Winner of the “Bluster” 

warmer goes to Misty king 

of callaway!!! 

congratulations 

Merry christmas 

and happy New year 

Robert & Christie Pitkin 

The Grand & Kimball, Callaway 

Phone: 836-2328 

Corner Stop 

good. Thank you Santa! We 

have chocolate cookies for you. 

— Jayden 

Dear Santa, I would like a 

train set. I would also like a remote 

control helicopter. I would 

also like a farm set. I would also 

like a remote control monster 

truck. I like hunting stuff too. 

I have been good. Thank you! 

— Joey 

Dear Santa, I would like a 

little puppy with a leash that 

comes with it. This is a toy 

puppy. I would also like a pink 

dalmation with purple spots. 

Obviously, that is a toy too. 

I would like a blue poodle. I 

would also like a small toy huskey. 

I have been good. Thank 

you! — Payton 

Dear Santa, I would like to 

have a snow globe. I would also 

like a jump rope. I would really 

like a new Barbie with a Barbie 

dress. I also love zoo zoo pets. 

Thank you! — Brook 

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Standings 

Boys Basketball 

lVc overall Standings 

Team W l Av. op. 

Mullen ...................... 7 0 58 36 

Sandhills/Thedford ... 5 2 58 39 

Ansley/Litchfield ....... 2 5 38 47 

Twin Loup ................ 1 4 33 45 

South Loup .............. 1 4 47 61 

Anselmo-Merna ....... 1 4 41 53 

Arcadia .................... 1 5 30 52 

last Week’s Scores 

Ansley/Litchfield 40 ........ Twin Loup 22 

Mullen 73 ..................... South Loup 46 

Medicine Valley 64 ....... South Loup 36 

SMC 46 .......................... Twin Loup 37 

Overton 59 ............ Anselmo-Merna 41 

Amherst 55 ........... Anselmo-Merna 50 

Sandhills/Thedford 77 ........ Arcadia 33 

Mullen 58 ...................Cody-Kilgore 30 

Mullen 48 ............Gordon/Rushville 48 

Sandhills/Thedford 62 ............CWC 31 

SEM Tournament 

SEM 37 ................ Ansley/Litchfield 35 

Ansley/Litchfield 45 ............ Arcadia 37 

Elwood 50 .......................... Arcadia 35 

Schedule 

Fri, 12/21—South Loup at Maxwell 

Tournament finals. 

Fri., 12/28—Ansley/Litchfield at Elba/ 

NL Scotia Tournament. Twin Loup 

at Arcadia. Anselmo-Merna at Brady 

Tournament. Sandhills/Thedford at 

Paxton Tournament. 

Sat., 12/29—Ansley/Litchfield at Elba/ 

NL Scotia Tournament. Anselmo- 

Merna at Brady Tournament. Sandhills/Thedford 

at Perkins County 

Tournament. 

Girls Basketball 

lVc overall Standings 

Team W l Av. op. 

Mullen ...................... 7 0 50 24 

Sandhills/Thedford ... 6 1 49 34 

Ansley/Litchfield ....... 5 2 40 36 

South Loup .............. 2 4 35 46 

Arcadia .................... 2 4 35 47 

Twin Loup ................ 1 4 33 44 

Anselmo-Merna ....... 0 6 31 50 

last Week’s Scores 

Ansley/Litchfield 45 ........ Twin Loup 25 

Mullen 63 ..................... South Loup 22 

South Loup 58 .......Medicine Valley 38 

SMC 47 .......................... Twin Loup 38 

Overton 41 ............ Anselmo-Merna 33 

Amherst 66 ........... Anselmo-Merna 36 

Sandhills/Thedford 66 ........ Arcadia 16 

Mullen 63 ...................Cody-Kilgore 25 

Mullen 48 ............Gordon/Rushville 38 

Sandhills/Thedford 51 ............CWC 38 

SEM Tournament 

Ansley/Litchfield 32 .................SEM 28 

Elwood 53 ............ Ansley/Litchfield 25 

Arcadia 44 ..............................SEM 41 

Elwood 43 .......................... Arcadia 34 

Schedule 

Fri, 12/21—South Loup at Maxwell 

Tournament finals. 

Fri., 12/28—Ansley/Litchfield at Elba/ 

NL Scotia Tournament. Twin Loup 

at Arcadia. Anselmo-Merna at Brady 

Tournament. Sandhills/Thedford at 

Paxton Tournament. 

Sat., 12/29—Ansley/Litchfield at Elba/ 

NL Scotia Tournament. Anselmo- 

Merna at Brady Tournament. Sandhills/Thedford 

at Perkins County 

Tournament. 

When it goes right for the 

South Loup Lady Bobcats, it 

can go really right. 

South Loup took advantage 

of a Medicine Valley foul trouble 

to explode for 24 points in the 

fourth quarter downing the 

winless Lady Raiders 58-38 for 

their second win of the season 

last Friday night. 

Up until the start of the 

fourth, the Raiders and Bobcats 

battled back and forth with Med 

Valley leading 31-27 late in the 

third. But the Bobcats were 

closing as the Raiders were 

tagged with six quick fouls that 

put both 5-foot-11 senior Taylor 

Sandoe and 5-foot-8 sophomore 

Grayce Jorgensen on the 

bench with four each. 

Med Valley got real thin 

coming off the bench and South 

Loup took advantage. Jordan 

Rush, Shayla Dockweiler and 

Racheal Smith combined for 

8 points that put the Bobcats 

up 34-31 using the fast break 

effectively. 

Head Coach Abe Hinman 

said fouls were a key in that 

while South Loup’s were accumulating, 

MV was getting into 

worse trouble. 

“That really hurt them having 

their two best players coming 

off the floor,” he said. 

Then Dockweiler got hot 

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Lady Bobcats notch 2nd win at MV 

hitting the next four buckets on 

the break, two off Med Valley 

turnovers, and suddenly it was 

42-31. It’s something they work 

on in practice, Hinman said. 

Look up, and if someone is open 

up the court, throw it. 

Rush hit another one inside 

and then Michaela Weverka 

made her second three-point 

play of the night getting fouled 

on the bucket and making the 

free throw. 

“I thought those three-point 

plays were big,” Hinman said. 

South Loup made its free 

throws down the stretch sinking 

4-of-5 and capped the night 

with Jenna Hoesel and Racheal 

Smith canning the last 6 points 

for the most scored all season 

by the Bobcats. 

Rush led South Loup scoring 

with 21 points, including 5-of- 

5 at the line, and grabbed 13 

boards for the double-double. 

Dockweiler finished with 

16 points while Weverka and 

Smith both put up 9 points and 

grabbed 9 rebounds. 

Also of note, the Bobcats 

kept turnovers down to 11. “The 

girls were really excited about 

that,” Hinman said. 

Sandoe scored 15 points for 

MV while Starla Henderson 

added 13, and Jorgenson finished 

with 10. 

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The coach said the Bobcats 

got some good shots in the 

first half but were not falling 

through. He also thought that 

the Bobcats could have been 

Freshman guard haley Reed heads off Grayce Jorgenson of Med Valley. Also pictured are, 

l-r: Shayla dockweiler, Sierra Schmidt, Michaela Weverka and Taylor Geiser. 

Sophomores Shayla dockweiler (left) and Racheal Smith (32) cause a turnover on Medicine 

Valley’s Sierra Schmidt as the Raiders attempted to penetrate the paint. 

a little more aggressive in the 

first two but made up for it in 

the second half. 

“I thought the girls played 

well and I was proud of them for 

being aggressive,” he said. 

South Loup at Mullen 

The Lady Broncos have 

started off 7-0 and added a Bobcat 

pelt to their belts in a 63-22 

romp on Dec. 11 at Mullen. 

South loup 58, Med Valley 38 

PlAyER FG FT F Rb As Pt 

J. Rush ...........8-14 5-5 2 13 1 21 

S. Dockweiler .. 7-18 2-4 3 5 2 16 

M. Weverka .....3-5 3-4 3 9 0 9 

R. Smith ...........4-8 1-3 0 9 0 9 

J. Hoesel ..........1-7 0-0 1 2 0 2 

H. Reed ...........0-9 1-4 3 5 1 1 

T. Potter ...........0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 

T. Geiser ..........0-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 

TOTAL.......23-64 12-20 16 43 4 58 

OPP...........13-48 10-13 18 31 NA 38 

3-Points — South Loup 0-2, Med Valley 2-9. 

Steals — Rush 1, Dockweiler 3, Weverka 2, 

Smith 1, Hoesel 2, Reed 4, Potter 1. 

Shot blocks — Dockweiler 1, Weverka 1. 

Turnovers —South Loup 11, MV NA. 

Scoring by quarters 

South Loup .....................13 6 15 24—58 

Medicine Valley .............. 12 9 10 7—38 

Mullen led 28-4 after one 

quarter and cruised the rest of 

the way, too much for the young 

South Loup team not yet ready 

to take on the LVC power. 

Rush had 8 points and seven 

boards for the Bobcats 

Mullen owned a 26-24 

rebound, and 32-15 turnover 

advantages on the night. 

See “SL Ladies” on Page 5 

Mullen 63, South loup 22 


J. Rush ............3-7 2-3 4 7 0 8 

S. Dockweiler ...3-8 0-0 0 3 1 6 

H. Reed ...........2-9 1-3 2 1 2 5 

M. Weverka .....1-6 0-1 1 2 0 2 

T. Potter ...........0-3 1-2 2 1 0 1 

T. Geiser ..........0-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 

R. Smith ...........0-1 0-0 2 4 0 0 

J. Hoesel ..........0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 

E. Badgley .......0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 

TOTAL........9-36 4-9 14 24 3 22 

OPP...........27-71 5-12 15 46 11 63 

3-Points — South Loup 0-0, Mullen 4-7. 

Steals — Rush 1, Potter 1, Smith 1. 

Shot blocks — Dockweiler 1. 

Turnovers — South Loup 32, Mullen 15. 


South Loup ...................... 4 8 5 5—22 

Mullen .............................28 10 16 9—63


Mullen, Med Valley down the Bobcats 

oscar Gonzalez goes on fast break around Med Valley defender 

cody Aspenleiter. Also picture is Tanner cline (15). 

Mullen 73, South loup 46 


O. Gonzalez .....1-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 

C. Glendy .........1-5 0-2 1 2 3 3 

T. Cline ............8-17 1-1 0 3 2 19 

L. Dockweiler ...1-6 0-1 4 5 2 2 

L. Loper ...........2-2 0-0 2 3 1 4 

E. Schwarz ......2-4 0-0 0 1 2 5 

I. Cole ..............2-6 0-0 1 0 2 6 

C. Blowers .......2-5 0-2 1 3 0 4 

K. Ellis ..............0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 

T. Halstead .......0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 

Laf. Loper ........0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 

TOTAL.......19-52 1-6 12 19 13 46 

OPP...........33-54 2-9 10 34 22 73 

3-Points — South Loup 7-18, Mullen 5-10. 

Steals — Glendy 1, Cline 2, Dockweiler 1, 

Loper 2, Cole 2, Blowers 1. Mullen 12. 

Shot blocks — Mullen 5. 

Turnovers — South Loup 17, Mullen 16. 


South Loup ...................12 7 16 11—46 

Mullen ...........................21 22 16 14—73 

Bobcats medal at 160 

at Sutherland Saturday 

SUTHERLAND — South 

Loup wrestling finished the first 

half of its season with six wrestlers, 

one medal and 34 points 

Hinman said the Broncos are 

mostly experienced and athletic 

seniors. “They get the ball out 

and go. They shoot well, they rebound 

well, they have an inside 

and outside presence. Yeah, I 

think they are a top team.” 

He added that there could 

have been a little more effort 

from the Bobcats who came 

out looking flat and slow. “But 

Mullen is a good team and 

sometimes a good team can 

make you look like you’re not 

putting the effort in.” 

Coming up 

South Loup journeys to Maxwell 

Thursday and Friday for a 

pre-holiday tournament. The 

Bobcats take on Brady (5-1) in 

the opener at 3 p.m., Thursday 

(today). Maxwell and SMC are 

on the other side of the bracket. 

Friday play begins with girls 

consolation final at 3 p.m. 

Hinman said Brady likes 

to play up-tempo and so the 

Bobcats will try to slow down 

their press and fast break. 

Med Valley 64, South loup 36 


O. Gonzalez .....3-7 0-0 1 1 2 8 

I. Cole ..............1-6 0-0 3 0 1 3 

C. Glendy .........1-4 1-2 3 2 0 4 

T. Cline .............2-6 3-4 1 5 0 8 

L. Loper ...........0-1 0-0 2 4 0 0 

E. Schwarz ......0-7 1-2 0 3 0 1 

L. Dockweiler ...0-3 0-0 3 4 0 0 

K. Ellis ..............0-0 0-0 3 2 2 0 

C. Blowers .......1-4 1-2 0 3 1 3 

T. Halstead .......2-3 3-4 0 0 1 9 

TOTAL.......10-41 9-14 16 24 8 36 

OPP...........27-55 7-15 17 41 17 64 

3-Points — South Loup 7-13, Med Valley 3-10. 

Steals — Loper 1, Med Valley 14. 

Shot blocks — Glendy 2, Cline 1, Dockweiler 

1, Ellis 2. Med Valley 2. 

Turnovers — South Loup 23, Med Valley 11. 


South Loup .......................9 11 7 9—36 

Medicine Valley ...............22 14 20 8—64 

for 16th place at the Sutherland 

Invite last Saturday. 

Senior Garret Dockweiler 

(160) once again reached the final 

SL Ladies Continued from Page 4 

South Loup will then host 

Sandhills/Thedford at Arnold on 

Jan. 3, after the holiday break. 

JV girls beat MVJV 

South Loup girls JV had its 

own way in an 18-2 romp over 

Medicine Valley Friday afternoon. 

Racheal Smith scored 

8 points to pace the Bobcats. 

Rachel Toune scored MV’s only 

bucket. 

Scoring: Racheal Smith 8, Bobbi 

Barnes 4, Bailey Mach 4, Morgan Eggleston 

2. 


South Loup ...............................2 8 8—18 

Med Valley ................................0 2 0— 2 

Mullen gets by JV 

Mullen ran past South Loup 

JV girls 29-17 on a 14-2 fourth 

quarter. Emma Badgley scored 

7 points to pace the Bobcats. 

Scoring: Emma Badgley 7, Racheal 

Smith 6, Bailey Mach 2, Bobbi Barnes 1, 

Amber Ross 1. 


South Loup ........................ 7 4 4 2—17 

Mullen .................................4 7 4 14—29 

It was a tough week for the 

Bobcat boys basketball team 

taking a 64-36 beating at the 

hands of Medicine Valley Friday 

night following a 73-46 loss to 7-0 

Mullen on Dec. 11. 

“It was,” agreed Head Coach 

Jeff Cole. “I said at the beginning 

of the year these were both 

quality ball clubs and we would 

have to catch them on an off 

night. Unfortunately, we didn’t 

catch either one of them on an off 

night because they played very, 

very well. It’s always reassuring 

when the opposing coach says, 

‘yeah, this is the best our team 

has played all year.’ We either 

bring out the best in everybody 

or defensively we just aren’t getting 

it done.” 

The Raiders (3-4) proved 

Friday their record is deceptive 

having a brutal schedule so far 

but they proved fast, agile and 

good at shooting inside and out 

while grabbing the boards at an 

alarming rate (41-24) against 

South Loup. 

Cole said it’s been rebounding 

and missing the easy shots 

when they get them that has the 

Bobcats reeling right now. He 

calls rebounding a mentality that 

the Bobcats just have shown thus 

far. “It’s going to be a long year 

if they don’t.” 

Eighteen offensive boards given 

up and somewhere around 30 

points in missed lay-ups helped 

keep the Bobcats in trouble. Cole 

said you can’t run if you don’t 

make the lay-ups on the break. 

only to fall again to Jake Wells of 

Anselmo-Merna who accounts 

for all three Dockweiler losses 

this season. He has 9 wins. 

“It was a tough meet, with 

some of the top teams and 

wrestlers in the state,” said Head 

Coach Matt Coleman. “We were 

once again short on wrestlers due 

to illness and grades.” 

The only other wrestlers to 

get close to medal territory was 

Dillon Olson (285) who went 2-2 

on the day. 

“Dillon wrestled very well, 

going 2-2 on the day, but came 

up short of a medal,” the coach 

said. 

Amherst continues to dominate 

area meets gathering in 238 

points to put Maxwell in a distant 

second with 149. 

The Bobcats will get back into 

action with their annual trip to 

the Amherst Invite on Saturday, 

Jan. 5. 

SuThERlANd iNViTE 

Team results — 1. Amherst 238, 

2. Maxwell 149, 3. Southwest 106, 

4. Medicine Valley 99.5, 5. Hershey 

See “Wrestlers” on Page 7 

South Loup found itself down 

19-4 in late in the first period 

while 7 turnovers and 7 fouls 

hampered attempts to get back 

on track. Med Valley simply 

pulled away. 

Lucas Gleisberg, a 6-foot-1 senior 

for MV, shredded the Bobats 

for 21 points while sophomore 

Cody Aspenleiter put up 14 to 

pace the Raiders. 

Tanner Cline and Oscar Gonzalez 

managed 8 points each for 

the Bobcats. Cline also led with 

five rebounds. 

Otherwise, South Loup was 

about 25% shooting from the 

field but did hit 7 threes on 13 

attempts. 

South Loup at Mullen 

Mullen out-scored the Bobcats 

43-19 in the first half. It 

steadied in the second 30-27 but 

the damage was already done. 

Mullen owned a 34-18 rebound 

advantage. Neither side were 

decisive in turnovers or free 

throws. 

Cole said around 20 points in 

missed lay-ups would have made 

a big difference in this game. 

“We’re getting the easy shots, 

we’re just not making them.” 

Foul trouble also put key 

players on the bench making it 

difficult to match up. 

Still, the coach said they will 

just try to learn from their mistakes 

and try to get better as the 

season progresses. 

Coming up 

South Loup (1-4) will take on 

Brady (4-1) at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, 

in the Maxwell Tournament. 

Maxwell (0-6) and SMC (2-3) 

will meet in the other side of the 

bracket. Consolation play begins 

the Friday half at 3 p.m., with the 

girls game. Boys consolation and 

the championship games will 

follow that. 

South Loup will host Sandhills/Thedford 

at Arnold on 

Jan. 3, following the Christmas 

break. 

JVs fall to Med Valley 

South Loup JV led the Raiders 

by 3 until the third and final 

quarter when MV went on a 19-9 

run and won 31-24 Friday afternoon. 

Trevor Halstead paced the 

Bobcats with 11 points. Chase 

Barthel recorded 13 for MV. 

Scoring: Trevor Hallstead 11, Isaak 

Cole 6, Kaden Ellis 5, Sully Lewis 5, Lafeyette 

Loper 2. 


South Loup JV ............................8 7 9—24 

Medicine Valley JV ..................... 5 7 19—31 

See “Bobcats” on Page 7


Local School Security Examined Continued from Page 1 

mented at Callaway so visitors are 

readily identifiable. 

Principal Jane Brown said, “That’s 

something we haven’t had before so 

we have a little better eye on who is 

in the building.” 

The safety committee meets two or 

three times a year to discuss student 

safety and building security. Visitor 

tags were one thing that came out of 

those meetings. 

Procedures are in place for lockdowns. 

Regular fire and security 

drills are conducted. Brown said 

the teachers know what to do and 

where to go. 

The school also has excellent communication 

with local fire and law 

enforcement authorities who know 

the building well in the event of an 

emergency. Sheriff Dan Osmond 

comes through once a year to do 

safety checks. 

The teachers, Brown said, love 

their students and she is has no doubt 

in her mind they will do whatever is 

Callaway News 

Joyce Brestel accompanied 

Jessica Brestel of Kearney to 

Lincoln last Friday. She attended 

the eighth annual Josh 

Brestel Safari and Toy drive on 

Saturday. She accompanied Jim 

Brestel home on Sunday. 

Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orin 

Frederick for a pre-Christmas 

gathering over the weekend 

were: Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jacobson, 

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon 

Smith and Brooklyn, all of 

Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Al Perry 

and Spencer of Aurora, Colo., 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leigh, 

Logan and Abigail of Grand 

Island, Leigh Anne Smith of Salt 

Lake City, Utah, Mr. and Mrs. 

Lance Smith, Keon and Kaley, 

of Kearney, Mr. and Mrs. Ron 

Sheppard and Mr. and Mrs. 

Leon Smith. 

Seven Valleys 

Rodeo Association 

by Mariel Klingbeil 

A meeting was held by the 

SVRA on Dec. 12, with 13 members 

present. Reports were given 

by Secretary Richard Still and 

Treasurer Vaughn Ross. 

President Jim Johnson presented 

several bids from various 

rodeo stock contractors. Mem- 

Oconto 

News 

Oconto Community Christmas 

was celebrated Monday 

evening. Christmas carolers 

delivered soup and sandwiches 

to households as they caroled. 

All met at the community hall 

for soup and sandwiches and 

they enjoyed a music concert 

put on by area youth. 

Drawing winners were as 

follows: 

Turkeys — Tim Conover, 

Stetson Dittmar, Emma Badgley, 

Patsy Horn, John Liakos, 

Iona Pflaster, Dixie Bryan, Abbey 

Stallbaumer, Vi Eggleston, 

Leroy Kusman, Doris Myers, 

Joyce Roberts, Karina Randall, 

Beulah Eggleston, Lois Bennett, 

Darlene Swartzs, Jim Rempe, 

Noah Eggleston, Tim Pflaster, 

all of Oconto. 

Hams — Wryleigh Doyle, 

Milrae Dittmar, Dick Eggleston, 

all of Oconto; Mac McLaughlin 

of Eddyville. 

Pizza — Gaylene Nelson, 

Sarah Echard, Sig Kalinowski, 

all of Oconto; Cowin Rohde of 

Eddyville. 

necessary to protect them, just like 

a parent would. 

Osmond said the school staff have 

more to worry about in custody disputes 

between divorcing parents. The 

staff has to guard against a parent 

coming into the school to unlawfully 

take their child if the other parent 

has custody and they do not. There 

are policies and procedures in place 

for that, too. 

Still, it’s a public building and 

there is only so much that can be 

done. The doors are glass. The 

shooter at Sandy Hook simply shot 

his way through them. 

You could armor the doors but 

the windows remain. During nice 

days, students are outside for PE 

activities. 

Osmond said you can’t stop an 

intruder from coming in if they really 

want to. 

So how about an armed guard 

patrolling the hallways? 

Yes, Osmond said, that could be 

bers selected the Williams and 

Long Company out of Kansas. 

We are also looking for a 

clown to entertain during the 

rodeo and should know something 

by next month. 

Other topics discussed were 

the pancake supper, trail ride, 

admission cost, and minor repairs 

to the rodeo grounds. All 

were tabled for the time being. 

Brad Miller was voted in as 

a new member. 

Meetings will be held on the 

second Tuesday of every month. 

The next one will be 7 p.m., Jan. 

8, at the senior center. 

Sorosis Club 

by Carla Kimball 

Sorosis met Nov. 9 at the 

home of Vivian Ross with Char 

Carlson as co-hostess. Ten members 

enjoyed a delicious lunch of 

blueberry pie and ice cream. 

Char gave an interesting 

lesson of the history of political 

parties. Our next meeting will 

be Dec 14, at the home of Joann 

Pandorf. 

Wrestlers Continued from Page 5 

95, 6. Rawlins County, Kan. 86.5, 

7. Dundy County-Stratton 83, 8. 

Sutherland 80, 9. SEM 60, 10. 

SMC 57.5, 11. Perkins County 

57, 12. Sandhills/Thedford 45, 13. 

Anselmo-Merna 40.5, 14. Garden 

County 36. 15. Arcadia/Loup City 

35, 16. South loup 34, 17. 

Arapahoe 28, 18. Banner County 

20, 19. Creek Valley 1. 

106 — Clayton G’Schwind (4-4) 

went 0-2. He lost by pin to Joey 

McFee (RC) in :57, and by pin in 

Bobcat 

Boys 

Continued from Page 5 

Mullen edges SLJV 

Mullen JV used the second 

and final quarter to go on a 15-7 

run to win 19-17 on Dec. 11. 

Isaak Cole led the Bobcats with 

4 points while Justin Donegan 

added 3. B. McIntosh scored 11 

for Mullen. 

Scoring: Isaak Cole 4, Justin Donegan 

3, Trevor Halstead 2, Kaden Ellis 2, Layfeyette 

Loper 2, Sully Lewis 2, Layton Dockweiler 2. 


South Loup JV .................................4 15—19 

Mullen JV ...................................... 10 7—17 

done though in the 13 years he has 

been here, only one lock-down has 

taken place — a man with a belt knife 

was let in a side door but no malice was 

intended, it was just a mistake. 

So, if you pay a guard $30,000 a 

year to patrol the halls, that’s pretty 

expensive with little likely return. 

“It doesn’t make any sense for a 

school like ours,” he said. “We have 

to remember, even as horrific as 

that is, this is a situation that can 

happen. You cannot stop them. They 

will find a way so you have to balance 

what is appropriate and what 

is reasonable.” 

So what about metal detectors? 

That’s possible, Osmond said, but 

what about ball games? Do you make 

like the TSA at airports and screen 

everyone coming into the gym while 

searching purses and gym bags? He 

said he is fairly sure people would 

not stand for that. 

Brown said it would be nice to have 

a buzzer and speaker system so visitors 

South Loup Bobcat Cheerleaders hosted a cheer camp last Saturday 

in Arnold. There were 33 girls from Arnold and Callaway 

attending. The girls were taught several chants, cheers and a short 

dance routine. Each received a cheer camp t-shirt for participation. 

They will be performing a few cheers and the dance routine 

at homes games in Arnold on Saturday, Jan.12 and in Callaway 

on Friday, Feb. 8. The performances will be during the half-time 

of the boys varsity games. Pictured are, l-r: Front — Cheyenne 

Hicks, Tesa Pandorf, Ava Pandorf, Lauryn Johnson, Ella Cool, 

could be “buzzed in” rather than leaving 

the front door unlocked but such 

measures are expensive and where 

would the dollars come from? 

Osmond said the building could 

be made a fortress though it would 

likely be impractical and expensive 

in a public building accessed by 

many. It’s not a measure, he believes, 

anyone will want. 

The debate has been renewed 

about gun control, assault weapons, 

detecting potential mental illness 

and the warning signs to prevent 

Sandy Hook and others like it from 

happening again. President Barack 

Obama’s speech Monday night hinted 

that new efforts will be pursued to 

reduce or eliminate such horrific acts 

though he did not spell out what. 

The Sandy Hook shooter used 

an AR-15 (civilian equivalent of a 

military M-16) and reportedly had 

30 round magazines. These weapons 

can be fired at a 40 round per 

minute clip. 

Lower Loup Natural Resources 

District Board of Directors has 

approved applications for 3,009.5 

new irrigated acres across the 

NRD in 2013. The board approved 

the new irrigation at its November 

meeting. 

NRD General Manager Leon 

“Butch” Koehlmoos said that 

approval was given to 179 of the 

801 applications received by the 

NRD for new irrigation in the 

coming year. Koehlmoos said that 

the approved applications scored 

the highest using ranking criteria 

established by the NRD Board. 

The LLRND Board had set a 

target of 3,000 new acres for 2013, 

the final year that new irrigation 

could be allowed under LB-483, 

a bill approved by the Nebraska 

Legislature in 2009. That law allowed 

NRDs in river basins where 

a fully-appropriated designation 

Osmond said he sees no use 

for such a weapon with that kind 

of capacity in the hands of a civilian. 

It’s certainly not necessary for 

hunting or even home defense, he 

said. However, the cold reality is 

that they are legal for civilians — if 

not the magazine capacity of 20 or 

30 rounds. 

The other cold reality is that these 

kinds of monstrous acts have happened 

in the past and continue to 

happen around the world. 

“It’s just gets you in the pit of your 

stomach knowing it could happen 

any time, any place in this country,” 

he said. “But, life goes on. You still 

have the mission. You still have to 

educate kids.” 

Brown said she has not heard 

about frightened children asking 

questions in the elementary school 

hallways nor has she seen frightened 

or sad faces. However, if those questions 

are asked, the answer will be 

given in a responsible manner. 

Campers learn cheers Saturday 

2:47 to Tanner Mickelson (MV). 1. 

Austin Thelander (PC). 

113 — 1. Bryan Wietjes 

(AmH). 

120 — 1. Macrae Migchelbrink 

(RC). 

126 — Jacob Mason (7-5) 

went 1-2. He was pinned in 3:41 

by Thomas Foster (MV), pinned 

Greg Schukei (S/T) in 2:05 bu 

was pinned in 2:22 by Jacob 

Klingelhoefer (Amh). 1. Chandler 

Tyan (Sut). 

132 — Rollie Schleichardt 

(2-6) went 0-2. He was pinned in 

1:43 by Garret Fries (SW) in the 

first round and in 1:23 by Cord 

Hesseltine (S/T) in consolation. 

1. Ethan Lunkwitz (Mx). 

145 — Stone Phillips (2-2) went 

1-2. He was pinned in :41 by Mason 

Klingelhoefer (Amh) in round one 

and pinned Kyle Van Pelt (SW) in 

1:25 of consolation. Shelton Mc- 

Cain (RC) pinned Phillips in 1:25. 

1. Mason Klingelhoefer (Amh). 

152 — 1. Calvin Frerichs 

(SEM). 

160 — Garret Dockweiler (9- 

3) placed second again meeting 

Jake Wells (A-M) in the final where 

he lost a 9-0 major decision. He 

opened with a 16-3 major decision 

over Cody Wright (RC), and 

reached the final by beating Colin 

Dibbern (Amh) 6-5 in the final. 

170 — 1. Stuart Hircock 

(Amh). 

182 — 1. Kris Rassmussen 

(Amh). 

195 — 1. Dylan Gage (Mx). 

220 — 1. Rulon Taylor (MV). 

285 — Dillon Olson (3-4) went 

2-2 but was out of medal territory. 

He scored an 11-2 major decision 

over Bryce Henry (RC), lost by pin 

in :59 to David Gifford (BC), cam 

back to pin Steven Brock (A/LC) in 

2:52 but eliminated by pin in 2:31 

by Mitch Linn (SMC). 

Anna Tullis, Ivy Tullis, Aubree Stutzman, Riata Remund, Bryn 

Eggleston; Middle — Abby Staulbamer, Taylor Ross, Paige Hoelting, 

Payton Hemphill, Alivia Kniffen, Macy Atkins, Bryn Schwarz, 

Charli Vickers, Devin Peterson, Stella Lewis, Skylar Ellison, Heidi 

Donogan, Kinsey Pflaster; Back — Angelina Harter, Madison 

Merritt, Bailey Mach, Bailey Hemphill, Grace Magill, Reagan 

Cool, Tiffany Potter, Carly Gracey, Laney Badgley, Hannah Magill, 

Saffron Phillips, Andrea Hanson, Bailey Schwarz, Kacee Dvorak, 

Jadeyn Bubak. (Tammy Weinman photo) 

LLNRD approves new irrigated acres 

has been reversed to develop up 

to 10,000 new irrigated acres over 

a four year period.

Real Estate 

TERi MillER has joined the 

Mid-Nebraska Realty Team!!! 

Teri lives in Callaway and has 

sold real estate for over 10 years. 

She will be working exclusively 

in the Callaway area. Please 

call Teri and leave a message 

for her at (308) 870-1745. Teri 

will work hard for you in listing 

or selling. Check our website at 

www.mid-nebraskarealtyinc.com. 

Mid-Nebraska Realty, 526 9th 

Street, Gothenburg, Nebraska 

69138. Call (308) 537-7555. 

3xN29B 

Announcements 

ThE BRidAl Loft in Burwell 

is having their Semi-Annual 

Bridal Sale Dec. 20 to Jan. 18. 

Appointments are appreciated. 

For appointments or questions, 

call 308-346-5035. 

Services 

3xD27B 

“SEW cRAZy.” I’ll do your 

mending, hems, zippers, patching, 

etc. For more information, call Jill 

Pitkin at 836-2362 

2x1/3Mo 

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Card of Thanks Statewides 

ouR BEloVEd Ross was 

honored at a Military Service on 

Nov. 7th at Oconto Community 

Hall. The out-pour of love, prayers 

and shared sorrow from family 

and friends was overwhelming. 

We thank those who provided us 

support and help during illness and 

death, also with prayers, flowers, 

cards, food and memorials. Govier 

Brothers Mortuary, Gary Glendy 

and Dan Ridder for music, R.P. 

Smith for officiating, pallbearers 

and honor pallbearers, and the 

Methodist Ladies for serving lunch. 

We thank all who have made this 

time of sadness a bit easier. With 

heartfelt thanks, 

Joyce Roberts and Relatives 

1xD20P 

BloodMoBilE MAdE Quota. 

A big Thank-you goes to everyone 

who came to the Bloodmobile. We 

had one new donor, Brad Dvorak. 

Circle Feb. 11, 2013. That’s went 

the next drive is. 

Joanne Stamp 

1xD20P 

ThANk you to everyone who 

contributed to the 8th Annual Josh 

Brestel Birthday Safari and Toye 

Drive. You helped put a smile on 

sick children’s faces. 

Josh’s family 

1xD20B 

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continued support afterward. 

Choose adoptive family of your 

choice. Call 24/7. Adopt Connect, 

1-866-743-9212. 

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APARTMENTS CEDAR CRAFTS 

FOR RENT Unique Wood Toys and 

By the Night or Week Decorative Items for Christmas Gifts 

Call: (308) 870-2041 

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TIMM-REYNOLDS-LOVE 

FUNERAL HOME 

Phone: 836-2292 or 324-2221 

Callaway, Nebraska 

CRIMESTOPPERS 

HOTLINE 

Toll Free: 1-800-422-1494 

Cash rewards up to $1,000 to anonymous 

citizens who help law enforcement with information 

that helps in capturing fugitives, 

recovering stolen property or drugs. 

JORDAN DENTAL, P.C. 

130 W. Old Highway 2 

Merna, NE 68856 

(308) 643-2255 

Mon. - Thurs 8-5. Fridays by Appt. 

CALLAWAY & ARNOLD 

Ronald J. Sheppard, M.D. 

Kenneth Loper, M.D. 

Kristen Rickertson, APRN 

Tim Rosfeld, P.A.-C. 

Mon.-Fri. 8-5 p.m. 

Physicians start at 9 a.m. 

Phone: 836-2294 

After hours: 836-2228 

Callaway, Nebraska 68825 

Office, 308-872-8327. steffensbankruptcylaw.com. 

We are a 

debt relief agency, which helps 

people file bankruptcy under the 

bankruptcy code. 

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or motorcycle online. Call 1-800- 

369-2850 to place your ad on the 

national Midwest Classic Cars 

web site for only $25.00. Your ad 

with photos runs until your vehicle 

is sold! 

J & J ACCOUNTING 

By appointment phone: 836-2954 

East of the Post Office 


All Tax & Accounting Services 

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SIMMONS, DDS 

Broken Bow 

872-6294 

GRAND 

GENERATION MANOR 

MEDICAL CLINIC 1 bedroom apartments. 

Residents must be 62 years of age or 

older, handicap/disabled, 

regardless of age. 

Rent based on income. 

For Rental Information Contact: 

Lana Phelps (308) 836-4466 

or (308) 848-2999. 

TDY 1-800-833-7352 

“This institution is an Equal Opportunity 

Provider and Employer” 

Equal Housing Opportunity 


Statewides Statewides 

WAlk-iN BAThTuBS. Priced 

lower than most competitors! Plain 

to luxury air and water jet models. 

Full line handicapped tubs and 

shower units. Installation available. 

402-896-2966. 

coRNhuSkER SElEcT Angus 

Sale, Sunday, January 6, 1 pm, 

Fairbury Livestock Inc., Fairbury, 

NE. Selling 50 Lots! Catalog online 

at www.angushall.com or contact 

Angus Hall of Fame, 816-532-0811, 

angushall@earthlink.net. 

2005-2006 Peterbilt 387’s - C-15, 

13 speed, Platinum Interior. Trades 

welcome. Financing available with 

approved credit $29-34,000. Call 

TMC Truck Sales, 877-285-8752 or 

www.BlackandChromeSales.com. 

couNTy ASSESSoR: Buffalo 

County, Nebraska, is accepting applications 

for the position of County 

Assessor. Buffalo County, EOE/AA. 

Please find additional information at 

www.buffalocounty.ne.gov. 

SouTh cENTRAl Diesel has 

immediate openings for growing 

Parts and Sales Dept. Need strong 

computer skills, highly motivated, 

well-driven & have excellent customer 

service skills. Must be 

able to lift up to 60-80 lbs. Great 

Pay, Retirement, Paid Vacations, 

Health Insurance. Contact Mike 

@ 308-995-6528 or scdinc2@ 

qwestoffice.net. 

you GoT the drive, we have 

the direction. OTR Drivers, APU 

equipped pre-pass EZ-pass passenger 

policy. Newer equipment. 

100% No Touch. 1-800-528-7825. 

METAlS To Cash silos, grain 

bins, tractors, combines, pivots, 

irrigation pipe, anything made of 

metal. Fully insured for your safety. 

Call Markus, 308-530-8842. 

FOR 

SALE 

Shop building in Callaway 

(former Co-operative Creamery 

building). Brick construction, 

office space, waste oil/propane 

heat. Approximately 3,500 

square feet. Call Jason Oman 

at 308-870-0911. 

home & Property 

listings 

RoAd 417: Callaway, 39.8 +- acres 

on South Loup River 10 miles North 

of Callaway, Grain Bin, Quonset, 

out buildings and electrical service. 

REducEd PRicE $120,000. 

MLS #17338 

407 N holcoMB: Callaway, 2 

bedroom, 2 bath, 1 car attached 

garage, underground sprinklers, 

unfinished basement coNTRAcT 

PENdiNG. MLS#17313 

406 N GRANd: Callaway, 3 bedroom, 

2 bath, 2 car detached garage, 

unfinished basement, underground 

sprinklers $82,500. SAlE PENdiNG. 

MLS #17370 

MARION CHESLEY, Realtor 

Phone: 308-870-2220 

or 308-532-1810 

www.gatewayrealtynp.com 

Each office is independently owned 

and operated. This information is 

deemed reliable but not guaranteed.


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