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Residents are encouraged to brush off their golf skills for the 13th Annual Cheyenne County Chamber's Glow Golf Scramble. "This is the Chamber's biggest fund raisers of the year," Chamber Director Denise Wilkinson said. "Not all of our operating costs are met by memberships." A scramble format is often used at large-scale golf events, with a prime advantage of allowing players of all abilities to contribute to the team's success. According to Chamber member Katie Haas, the four-man scramble...
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department set the sky aglow Sunday evening, for Sidney's annual fireworks display. "We have been doing a show for more the 40 years," said Fire Chief Keith Stone. Crowds were wowed for about thirty minutes Sunday evening, however, there is a lot more time that goes into preparing the dazzling display. "We order the fireworks in April, when they arrive we store them to ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) standards," Stone said. "The entire process...
Sidney Electric Department continues to convert the city of Sidney to underground power lines, planning to bury around 50,000 feet of electric lines within the next three to five years. Electric Superintendent Mike Palmer said, the conversion began in early 2008, with south side of town finished around 2011. Palmer said the overhead lines were becoming less useful, and it was time to replace them. “It is also aesthetics,” said Palmer, “and the underground lines, are less susceptible to storm damage and outages.” After completion of the south s...
HydroGeological Inc.(HGL) recently requested right of entry to the Cheyenne County right-of-way at the former Sioux Army Depot. Cheyenne County Commissioners approved the request at the Board of Commissioners meeting June 20, giving HGL access to the Sioux Army Depot. In the meeting, Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schuab said HGL was contracted by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to complete an Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) evaluation of the area. County Commissioner Darrell Johnson said HGL is testing the water for any potential...
Weather permitting, the City of Sidney Street Department will be conducting a chip sealing project from through July 13. According to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) website, chip seal a thin layer of crushed aggregate applied after the roadway has been sprayed with asphalt. Sidney Street Superintendent Hank Radtke said the city has been patching and removing weeds from designated roads in preparation for the project. Chip sealing, said Radtke, begins with a covering of oil applied to the street, the rock is then applied and rolled...
With summer vacation in full swing for area children, Sidney Public Library offers programs to keep children engaged during the summer months. Toddler Teammates was held at the library Wednesday morning, the interactive story time brings children ages two and three together to experience interactive story time. Eileen Nightingale, Children's Librarian, said she chooses a book, and activity helping the children learn concepts they will need in school. "This is a good way to introduce them to the...
In a regular meeting, on June 20, the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners approved the renewal of the 2016-2017 contract with the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, (APHIS-WS.) According to its website, APHIS-WS provides Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist, conducting program delivery, research, and other activities through its regional and state offices, the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) and its...
Cool Kids Club’s (CKC) partnership with the Cheyenne County Extension Office helps to keep students active during the summer. Each day, Haley Zabel, a University of Lincoln student and intern for the Extension office, puts together a curriculum based program geared to keep youth active. A scavenger hunt in the park Monday, helped CKC kindergartners learn about their five senses. “Learning about touch, “ said Zabel, “we asked kids to find things that were, hard, soft, smooth, rough, sticky, squishy and small.” Inside the brown paper sack stud...
Cool Kids Club (CKC) students learn appreciation for entrepreneurship with the EntrepreneurShip Investigation program(ESI). This is the second year CKC has had the ESI program, said teacher Amy McMannis, students collaborate ideas in groups of two, they put together a business plan just as they would if they were starting their own company. Students begin the process by brainstorming an idea, from that initial idea the students come up with a design, and a prototype to present to the bank. “Students are free to choose their own product,” McM...
Just in time for fair, construction on Sidney's new livestock exhibit barn, the Pavilion, is almost complete. According to Susan Luehrs-Narjes, a contributor to the pavilion project group said, "the Cheyenne County Pavilion structure construction is officially completed with ADA compliance measures and a sprinkler system to be installed in the near future." Constructed with strong, durable, low maintenance materials, said Narjes, the building will provide usage into the future centuries. The ste...
Not all who wander are lost, is a line from the poem "All that is gold does not glitter," written by J. R. R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings. A fitting quote when describing the three souls who wandered through Sidney, Wednesday. A 1969 Dodge Travo is a rare and interesting recreational vehicle to bump into in Cheyenne County, but when paired with a 1962 Shasta pulled behind a 1964 Ford Falcon, its quite a caravan. Dubbed the "Hip Gyp Trip" the caravan left Indiana June 3, bound westward...
Students gathered at West Elementary Wednesday to be awed by the magical performance of Keith West and Miss Kitty the library lady. West, a magian and illusionist, said he first started practicing to be a magician at age ten. By age 12 he said he was already making money performing for audiences. West continued his pursuit and perfection of his craft by working his way through college, performing shows West calls Des Moines, Iowa home, but spends most of his time traveling, putting on...
Sidney Regional Medical Center (SRMC) hosted a free community event Tuesday evening, bringing Author Joe Tye to the Sidney High School Auditorium. Author of twelve books, Tye is the CEO and Head Coach of Values Coach, which provides consulting, training and coaching on values-based leadership and cultural transformation for different entities including hospitals. Prior to founding Values Coach in 1994, Joe was chief operating officer for a large community teaching hospital. On the volunteer front, he was founding president of the Association...
Sidney Public Library hosted its "Lunch in Olympic park" Tuesday, where students from Cool Kids Club and families from the community brought sack lunches to hear and participate in story time. "I have been doing this for 30 years," Children's Librarian, Eleen Nightingale said, "My favorite part is Lunch in Olympic park, its more casual and the kids get to sit and enjoy and participate." "It's normally held on our patio area, (Olympic park) but it was too hot today," said Nightingale. Sidney...
Practicing their comedy skills, actors gathered to rehearse for Potter's upcoming "non-traditional" melodrama Monday. This year, participants choose a different route from the traditional western melodrama they have done in the past. The cast will be portraying characters from the comedy, Jack and the Frakenbeanstalk. A mash-up the stories of "Frankenstein" and "Jack and the Beanstalk," creates a fun and witty play. Dr. Frankenbean, played by Kristin Kasten and Ogre (Drew Enevoldsen), have...
Jay Fritzler just finished his eighth grade year at Sidney Public Schools, but he will be getting an unusual jump on his education as he attends summer classes at Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) Seeing a student start college classes going into their freshman year is not a common occurrence according to Sidney Superintendent, Jay Ehler. "Most dual-credit or college credit courses are taken Junior year," said Ehler. Jay's father, Erik Fritzler, said he saw Jay's potential at a young...
Local artists gathered to show off their skills, Thursday evening for Open Mic night at the Elks Lodge. Open Mic was born from an idea collaborated by local artists, Patrick Mcnabb, Fletcher Primm and Jimmy Kwangari, said Primm. "I believe the first one was March 2015, it was originally an idea that came from Jimmy Kwangari. we just wanted somewhere that we could bring together all of the artists in and around town," Primm said. Whether your a poet, singer, comedian, or just your average Joe,...
Summer heat waves bring a new kind of wave to Sidney as Downtown Sounds kicks off it's concert series with New Wave Time Machine performing Friday. New Wave Time Machine is a 80's cover band with local ties. Shawn Oakes plays the guitar, synth and performs vocals for the band, he is currently the music teacher for Leyton schools. The band is comprised of four other members besides Oakes, Nate Beutler, guitar, synth, flute, sax, bass, vocals, John Lowry, drums, Randy Watson, Bass and Joal...
This weekend local youth will be performing the Way Out West Community Theatre (WOW) youth production of “Shakespeare Goes to Gravel Gulch” by Tim Kelly. Erin Huddleston with WOW said, “For the past 2 and half months, these kids have gotten together to meticulously practice, memorize, learn blocking, and so very much more to put this show on.” Huddleston said the show involves about 30 kids ranging from those that have never stepped foot on a stage to those who have been involved in almost 30 plays. “We have had the pleasure of working w...
Spreading the spirit of the games Cornhusker State Games, runners from the Cheyenne County area relayed a torch from Dalton to the Cheyenne County Community Center Tuesday. According to Kiersten Richards, activities director at Cheyenne County Community Center, there were 18 runners, with each participant running at least one mile. "For some this is their first time participating, and others are veteran torch runners," Richards said, "this is our eighth year participating in the run."...
Sidney students will see some changes this coming school year when it comes to math standards and assessment testing. Changes to the math standards were passed on a state level in September 2015. Sherri Ehler, Sidney School Curriculum Director said there is a one-year window before the standards must be in place at a local level. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, the board passed the math and assessment changes unanimously. Nebraska State Board of Education reviews state standards in areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and s...
Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS) is on the road for its seventh annual High Five Tour in an effort to raise money and awareness for veteran programs. WWFS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the families of veterans wounded in combat. The High Five Tour is organized by the WWFS, as a four month tour, to raise money and awareness across the country. Sapp BrothersTravel Center hosted the tour in Sidney Friday, while it made its way across the...
Fishing the day away in legion park, families gathered to fish and enjoy the warm weather at Cabela's 13th Kids Fishing Day Saturday. "We typically have around 300 kids participate in the event," Eric Klepinger, general manager of the Cabela's retail store said. Various fish were tagged for the event. Seven fish were tagged with three different colors, each color redeemable for a Cabela's gift card. According Klepinger, there were four yellow tags worth $25, two green tags worth $50 and one red...
Legion Park pond is officially stocked with 460 fish for Saturday's Kid fishing day sponsored by Cabela's. Brian Hahle was on site from Pleasant Valley Fish farms. Hahle said Pleasant Valley has delivered fish for the Fishing day for more then 35 years. "We stocked the pond with a little bit of everything," Hahle said, "Rainbow trout, Crappie, Large Mouth Bass, Channel Catfish and Blue Gill." In the past, horse troughs where used for younger participants, this year all ages will be fishing in th...
Sidney Regional Medical Center (SRMC) recently matched funds raised by children who attend Kids Korner Daycare & Learning Korner Preschool to donate to the Cheyenne County Safe Kids car seat program. Children gathered their pennies, dimes and nickels, along with other donations over the course of two weeks to raise money. SRMC was not going to let the children go it alone, and offered to match any funds raised. "We made a competition out of it where each of the rooms competed to see who could...
