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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...
Non-profit organization Hear Nebraska was at Sidney's Coffee Corner Monday to film part of a storytelling series promoting music in Nebraska. Founded in 2010 and launching the website in 2011, Hear Nebraska commits itself to artists across the state of Nebraska. The organization is on a twelve day story telling tour to various Nebraska cities interviewing local members of the community that are involved in music. "We are a non-profit, founded a little over four years ago, dedicated to...
Learning the science of fabric dyeing, 4-H youth participated in a fashion fabric workshop Monday. The students conducted experiments and had discussions about creating winning color combinations. "What we are learning about today is fabric, and how fabric design happens," Nebraska Extension Educator Cynthia Gill said. Participants began their day with an experiment using balloons, in the process learning how static affects different types of materiel. Weather is also a factor in how static...
Mike Ekelson is a Research Technician for the West-Central Extension Center, in town for a two-day bug camp where kids get the opportunity to learn about entomology. Entomology is a branch of Zoology that is concerned with the study of insects. "I got my masters in entomology from the University of Kentucky in 2010 and have been in Nebraska since March of 2014," Ekelson said. In the process of switching majors from sociology to biology his sophomore year of college, a friend suggested he enter...
Meg Elliot and her husband Joe Elliot are traveling the country to raise money for the "Wake Up America" suicide prevention campaign. The couple completed a 16k run in Sidney Friday before moving on to Wyoming. The Elliot's Sidney run was part of a 50k total in Nebraska. "Wake Up America" is the journey Meg began when she lost her son Jesse Magana from suicide in 2014. "March 27, 2014 at 3 p.m. my husband returned from picking up our dog from the groomers. At the front door he found the police...
Sidney native Margaret Meier, Owner of Dance Steps Studio, is gearing up for her 25th year in business. Meier began her passion for dance at an early age. “I started dancing when I was five,” Meier said “I just constantly took lessons from there.” Pursuing her passion into college Meier attended the University of Wyoming, there she continued taking dance classes. After graduation Meier took dance classes again in Denver. “I grew up dancing, and constantly taking class, but I didn’t love the preforming as much as I loved to teach,” Mei...
Word spread last week of a new wave of layoffs after Cabelas’s announcement of its expanding relationship with printer and marketing services provider Quad/Graphics. “A lot of people had asked if this decision was part of the strategic review that was announced in December, it was not,” said Nathan J. Borowski, communications specialist at Cabela’s “This is something that came about before the strategic review process.” Concerning possible job losses, Borowski said that it was hard to give a definitive number. “As far as an exact number, I don...
After a five-day trip to the City of Angels, the Sidney High School choir returns victorious. From May 25 to May 30, 44 students traveled from Sidney to the Music in the Parks choir competition in Los Angeles. The competition itself was held Saturday, May 28 at Valencia High School. "Since Disney is such a popular destination, there were a lot of choirs in the competition that were spread out over approximately 20 weeks," said David Mead, SHS choir director. "One of the ladies that worked at...
Memorial Day solemnity was interrupted Monday afternoon as Sidney citizens were warned about tornado activity in the area after two cold-air funnel clouds were spotted near the Colorado-Nebraska panhandle border. At 2:04 p.m., a confirmed landspout tornado was located in the area, moving east at 10 miles per hour. The tornado's path was projected to be near the Sidney airport around 2:20 p.m. and in Sidney around 2:25 p.m. A tornado warning was issued until 2:30 p.m., and was later extended to...
Gardening is hard work - especially after a rain like Sidney had this week. It's muddy and messy, and sometimes best laid plans can be thwarted by weather or pests, but the benefits of gardening for kids are many. Through gardening, they learn responsibility, cause-and-effect, and a greater understanding and appreciation for nature and its workings. Hands for Growing is a local program in Sidney committed to helping teach students benefits of what hard work can produce, not only in the soil but...
A string of recent burglaries in Sidney are currently under investigation by the Sidney Police Department. According to Police Chief Joe Aikens, the first burglary happened on April 21, at Triple O's Building Supply, located at 633 10th Avenue. The window glass had been broken to access entry, and some Dewalt power tools were reported missing. A portion of the property has since been recovered. Power tools were also stolen from a garage at the 1300 block of summit drive, on April 26, 2016, along with a golf cart that was later recovered....
Sunrise came pretty early for the Sidney High School (SHS) choir, who was bound for a choir competition in Los Angeles, California, Thursday morning. Both the SHS concert choir and the Sidney Singers will be performing in the competition, spending five days in the City of Angels. The choir will be performing the same set of songs they performed at the District Music Contest, as will the Sidney Singers, who be performing their original choral set. The concert choir will be performing...
Looking for something new to bring to his family-run rodeos, Johnny Hopkins, founder of Tuff-N-NUFF miniature rodeo association, began involving himself in the business of bulls. In 2009 Hopkins leased his first 10 miniature bucking bulls from a breeder in Oklahoma. With the first and second events a success, Tuff-N-Nuff miniature rodeo was formed. Hopkins said "he is looking forward to making this tour the largest miniature bull riding event in the world." One of the tour stops will be the...
Gold Rush Days takes locals back to a time when Sidney had the reputation of being one of the roughest and toughest towns on the tracks. In 1874, when gold was discovered in the Black Hills, Sidney and its railroad were considered the shortest transportation link to Deadwood, S.D. The gold brought in funds for the city, but also brought in many famous faces who wanted the gold without the hard labor. For the past 12 years, modern-day adventurers have re-kindled that spirit with Gold Rush Days,...
With the 2015-16 school year complete, two long-time faculty members will be retiring from Sidney Public Schools beginning this summer. After graduating with her master's in learning disability from the University of Northern Colorado, Teresa Crowder began her teaching career in 1986. Crowder taught for seven years in Colorado before moving to Nebraska in 1993 to join Sidney Public Schools as a special education teacher at South Elementary School. While Crowder started in Sidney teaching...
The Sidney Fire Department was called when a blue Ford 4x4 struck a gas meter Wednesday. According to an email sent to parents Wednesday, the incident happened around 12:20p.m., approximately 30 yards north east of West Elementary. Students and staff were evacuated to the practice field south of the building. The building was deemed safe and classes resumed at approximantly12:50 p.m. Black Hills Energy was contacted and the meter has been fixed....
Earlier this year, long time cosmetology teacher Pam Leever announced that she would retire from Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC). After having a stress-related heart attack in September, Leever decided to makes some changes in her life, focusing more on her family. "After a scare like that, it puts things in perspective." said Leever. Leever first started cosmetology school in Colorado in her younger days. Married at the time and pregnant with her oldest son, Leever was forced quit...
