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This week, children attending the Kids Korner Day Care and Learning Korner Preschool, located at the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney, celebrated the "Week of the Young Child" with a series of daily activities. The "Week of the Young Child" is an annual celebration, hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), that focuses on the needs of young children, from birth through age 8, and their families, and recognizes the early childhood programs and...
The Easter season has come and gone, but bunnies can still be found hopping around Cheyenne County as several 4-H students attended a rabbit workshop held Thursday evening at the county fairgrounds. "(Rabbits are) a great introduction to livestock," Cheyenne County UNL Extension Educator Cynthia Gill said. "It teaches kids how to care for an animal, it teaches them responsibility and it doesn't take a lot of space or financial commitment compared to other projects." The workshop was led by Cassi...
One of my favorite pastimes, at least in recent years, is walking. I'm sure some of you have seen me walking up and down the streets of Sidney as I make my way to the county courthouse, city hall, public schools and other stops as I "beat the bushes" for potential leads. If I don't have to drive my truck, I don't. Which is probably why I always have the best parking space outside my apartment, come to think of it. I even try to enter walking events when I can, such as the "Walk Across Texas" com...
An intensive survey researching the architectural history of more than 170 buildings located within the original town plat of Sidney was presented to the Historic Preservation Board on Tuesday during its monthly meeting. In the results, nearly 90 buildings were identified as possible local landmarks, and more than 30 buildings, as well as one district, were identified as potentially eligible for the National Register. The survey began in December last year and covers 175 commercial,...
The Sidney City Council had a proclamation read recognizing Arbor Day during Tuesday evening's regular meeting in preparation for its upcoming 30th annual tree giveaway celebration later this month. According to the proclamation, Arbor Day began in 1872 when J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture "that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees," and was first observed with the planting of "more than a million trees" across the state. In Nebraska, Arbor Day...
The Coffee Corner has had its share of turnarounds from its original name. It has been the Blue Rooster, then the Serenity Cafe and now it has come full circle, back to The Coffee Corner. Even though events surrounding the name changes vary, each are a reflection of Sidney's ever changing community. New owners Lori Rowan Peetz and Jennifer Holtz are excited to take on this new part of their lives. Both recently impacted by the changes at Cabela's after working with the company for more than 20...
Leyton High School senior Jessica Houk is not in Kansas right now, but will be soon after signing a letter of intent to run track for Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas starting this fall. "I'm ready for a new adventure," Houk said. A native of Sidney, 18-year-old Houk said she made the decision to attend the college after visiting the campus. "It's a smaller school, and it has what I want," she said. Houk said she plans on studying towards a degree in secondary education, with an...
In an effort to develop and promote bicycle tourism in the area, the Cheyenne County Visitors Committee will host a community presentation Monday evening to discuss ways to make the county more friendly to local and visiting cyclists. "We'll go over different options and ways to promote bicycle tourism, whether it be within Sidney, intertwining and using the pathway more, or if we will look into some other thing to make this a more bicycle-friendly community," Heather Housmann, tourism director...
The Leyton Public Schools Board of Education approved the implementation of a beef program for its district during its April regular meeting Monday evening. The program will provide students beef products during school lunches throughout the academic year. Leyton Superintendent Greg Brenner told the school board he had planned to initially start the program in the summer, but a beef donation will be made available to the school district in May. "I think it's something that we can do, and do...
To close out the 2016 Sidney High School musical, student cast members in this year's production, "The Wild, Wild, Wildest West" by Christopher Gieschen and Bill Francoeur, were in character as they served audience members prior to their final matinee performance on Sunday a western-themed lunch in the high school's student common area. Lunch consisted of chili or hot dogs, beans, chips and a cookie, served with either lemonade or water. Above, junior Yeager Price, center, portraying the evil...
The results of a historical and architectural survey of more than 170 buildings in downtown Sidney will be presented publicly during the meeting of the Sidney Historic Preservation Board this Tuesday. The presentation will provide an overview of the project and its results, including historic district potential, properties evaluated as eligible for listing in the National Register and examples of interesting architectural and historic building types. "This gives us a good amount of historical...
The Sidney City Council will convene for a regular meeting beginning at 7:15 p.m. this Tuesday in the city council chambers at the Sidney City Hall located at 1115 13th Ave. Included on the agenda is a proclamation for Arbor Day, which in Nebraska is observed on the last Friday in April. The city will also announce its annual celebration, set to be held on April 23 starting at 8 a.m. at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Center. Between 80 and 90 trees will be given away during the event. Appointments t...
A dozen 4-H'ers from Cheyenne, Kimball and Banner counties participated in the 2016 4-H South Panhandle Speech Contest held at the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney last week. Following the contest, the students were presented ribbons for their performance in the speech contest, with four 4-H'ers receiving purple ribbons and advancing to the district contest scheduled for April 23 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Educational Service Unit 13 located at 1114 Toledo St. in Si...
Area 4-H students tackled a different kind of showmanship Thursday evening as they participated in the 2016 4-H South Panhandle Speech Contest held at the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney. "The 4-H speech contest builds confidence, it teaches them to organize their thoughts and it takes a lot of courage to get up in front of an audience," Cheyenne County UNL Extension Educator Cynthia Gill said. The contest covered 4-H'ers from clubs in Cheyenne, Kimball, and Banner counties. Eight...
Sidney High School senior Dalton Schilz signed a letter of intent Wednesday afternoon in the high school's media center to play football as a Bobcat with Peru State College starting this fall. "I'm looking forward to wearing 'Bobcat Blue,'" Schilz said. As a senior, Schilz is preparing to graduate from Sidney High School this May. He said he began playing football in kindergarten, moving to tackle football in the fourth grade. "I've pretty much been playing football my whole life," Schilz said....
During Monday's regular meeting, the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners discussed a proposed ambulance task force that will perform a fiscal evaluation for services provided within the county. Currently, the county's ambulance service is provided by Emergency Response Care (ERC), which is based in Sidney and under the operation of Regional West. The service is under a three-year rolling contract with the City of Sidney and Cheyenne County. Jason Petik, CEO of Sidney Regional Medical Center,...
The Nebraska Agriculture Leadership Council is taking applications for its Nebraska Leadership Education Action Development (LEAD) program group 36. "We are now in our 36th year," Terry Hejny, the program's director, said. "These are the people who go back into their communities and get involved." The Nebraska LEAD program, established in 1981 by a consortium of University of Nebraska, industry and state governmental representatives, is a two-year leadership development program for adults age 25...
Beginning Friday, the Sidney High School auditorium will be transformed into the wild west as students take to the stage, and the audience take aim, for the school's annual musical production. This year's production is "The Wild, Wild, Wildest West" by Christopher Gieschen and Bill Francoeur. The show is a comedic melodrama about a cold-hearted banker who attempts to defraud a widow of her land, while the local sheriff has to deal with a gang of villains who are tired of always losing and...
Sidney police arrested 33-year-old Odihon Cerenil for reckless driving Tuesday morning after he struck the front staircase of a residence while in the 2400 block of San Marino Rd. Angie Borgmann, owner of the residence, said she received a phone call from a neighbor that a vehicle had collided with the front of her home. "I was at work," Borgmann said. "I got a call telling me that I needed to go home, that a car hit my house." While the cause of the collision is still under investigation,...
During their regular meeting held Monday morning, the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners appointed Audrey Elliot of Scottbluff as the county's new guardian ad litem. A guardian ad litem, or GAL, acts as an advocate rather than legal counsel for children and special needs individuals within the court system to assist in protecting their rights. Elliott was the sole bidder for the GAL position, proposing $126,000 for a two-year term, or $63,000 per year. Prior to the appointment, District 3...
The Cheyenne County Republican Party held its biennial convention Monday evening, electing new county officers as well as delegates for the upcoming state convention. "This is where it starts," Convention Chair Peggy Popps said. "Right here in our counties." The county convention was held at the Points West Bank located at 420 Glover Rd. in Sidney, with 17 area Republicans attending. Popps said with the state being heavily Republican, many registered party members tend to get complacent about...
Sidney fourth grade students discovered that life on a farm is far from laid back last week as they took an afternoon field trip to learn about farming and ranching at Narjes Farm. "They're learning about what we do on a day-to-day basis," Tyson Narjes, president of the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau and owner of Narjes Farm, said. Narjes said fourth graders from North Elementary School toured the farm in groups on Thursday and Friday. "We had 40 (on Thursday) and 60 (on Friday)," he said. Narjes...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Sidney E-Cig, located at 1442 Illinois St., late Monday morning. Pictured are Chamber representatives with store owner Sherri Ficco and her employees....
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization will convene for a regular meeting beginning at 8 a.m. Monday in the commissioners' meeting room at the county courthouse located at 1000 10th Ave. in Sidney. On the agenda will be the approval of the advisory board-proposed contract for Donald Miller, who was selected as the public defender for Cheyenne County during the board's March 21 regular meeting. Commissioners will also review and consider approval of appointment for a...
The Sidney High School Boys' Varsity Basketball team banded together this season to raise more than $1,400 for Special Olympics Nebraska. As the team prepared to head to the state basketball tournament in March, they worked in cooperation with Katy Hinneman, owner of screen printing and embroidery shop Shirt Tales in Sidney to create and sell t-shirts to raise money, donating $3 for every shirt sold to the organization. In total, the group raised $664 for Special Olympics Nebraska through...
