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Sidney High School's Will Castner finished ninth in the Extemporaneous Speaking category at the 2015 Nebraska Class B State Speech meet on Thursday. Castner was the only Red Raider who had qualified for the competition, held at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. His ninth-place finish was among 17 other Class B competitors. In all, more than 35 schools competed. Class D District speech champions, Potter-Dix, competes in Kearney on Friday. The Coyotes sent two teams and eight individuals to the... Full story
The Just For Kix Dance program raised $1,200 for charity at its annual Kix for Kids fundraiser show last weekend in the Sidney Middle School gym. The "Kick Cancer" event donated the proceeds to Kyra's Kisses, Madison Frerichs, Adeline Elder and to Sidney schools. Kyra's Kisses is an organization named to remember Kyra Eads, who was diagnosed with a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) brain tumor in December 2013 and died in April 2014. Frerichs was a healthy, active normal 10-year-old until...
More than 1.7 million ages 16 to 24 experience homelessness in the U.S. In Nebraska, more than 5,000 children and teenagers are currently homeless. Behind these people is a different, heartbreaking story that lead to them being without the most basic necessities. However, with the help of local shelters such as the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska in Gering and Scottsbluff, the growing population of homeless youth can receive food, clothing and an education. The Community Action...
CHAPPELL – Patrick Ningen, the principal at Creek Valley High School, was named NSASSP Region V High School Principal of the Year. "The award was quite an honor," said Ningen, who took over as Creek Valley's principal in August 2009. "We have many excellent principals in Region V, and all of them are working hard to do the same things I try to do for my kids, school and community, and that is to create a safe and exceptional learning environment." The award is voted on by members of the r...
In honor of National Agriculture Week, students at North Elementary were able to participate in Skype lectures with a member of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. Judi Roach's fourth-grade class spoke to Courtney Schaardt, Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Manager of Outreach Education. Schaardt discussed what Nebraska farmers and ranchers do on their operations as well as Nebraska crops and livestock.... Full story
Just in time for warm weather, the Sidney Legion Park Pond was stocked on Thursday with more than 400 pounds of trout. The pond is restocked by Cabela's and the City of Sidney each March, May and September. Eric Ketchum, a fishing and marine outfitter at Cabela's along with Brian Hahle from Pleasant Valley Fish Farm in McCook, released the trout into the pond with nets. Hahle said the trout range from two-thirds of a pound to six pounds. "We (Cabela's) partner with the city and share the cost...
More than 150 Just for Kix dancers will take center stage at their annual Kix for Kids fundraiser show on March 22 at the Sidney Middle School gym. The Just for Kix program in Sidney began in 2008 and the Kix for Kids events started in 2010. Kix for Kids, created by Just for Kix coach Donna Brown-Fort, is a way for the dancers to be able to give back to their communities and learn to be service-minded. According to Brown-Fort, the Kix for Kids events have been able to give back more than $20,000...
Local skateboarders rolled to Facebook after seeing ramps being removed from the Sidney skatepark located adjacent to the community center earlier this month. On the "Sidney Skate Park Effort" Facebook page those who helped bring the skatepark to Sidney left comments about their concerns for the future of the skatepark as well as memories shared at it. Efforts to bring a skatepark to Sidney first began in 2002 when then-middle school students received help from teacher Riley Wheems to create...
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual American history essay contest for fifth- through eighth-graders. The 2015 topic was "A Child's Journey Through Ellis Island" to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Ellis Island as an immigration station. The Daughters of the American Revolution's objective is to maintain the memory of the men and women who achieved American Independence, to cherish, extend the institutions of the American freedom, to foster true...
For many, standing in front of your peers to deliver a speech seems daunting, but the Sidney High School Speech Team makes it look easy. Sidney hosted a triangular speech meet with Leyton and Potter-Dix on Monday afternoon at the high school. Speech team coach Jack Thorpe said this meet was one last opportunity for students from Sidney, Potter-Dix and Leyton to perform in front of judges before their Class B-6 and Class D-1 respective district meets on March 16. No rankings or awards were given...
Western Nebraska Community College hosted its annual Southern Panhandle Sophomore Career Conference on Monday morning at the Sidney campus. More than 200 sophomores from Sidney, Leyton, Potter-Dix, Bridgeport, Kimball, Garden County and South Platte high schools filled the halls of WNCC to attend presentations covering a wide variety of career options, resume advice and the do's and don'ts of interviews. The career day is a partnership between WNCC, ESU 13 and the Cheyenne County Chamber of...
It seems like winter is coming to an end, at least according to next week’s weather forecast. With the switch to Daylight Savings Time coming early Sunday morning, residents will not only be moving their clocks ahead an hour, but will also be springing into 60-degree weather. The forecast through March 13 predicts temperatures rising into the 60s with light winds, according to the Weather Channel’s national forecast. Along with less wind, precipitation isn’t expected through the week. According to the Cheyenne, Wyo., Weather Forecast Offic... Full story
Most people take for granted the most simple tasks such as walking. However for Sidney's John Bahr, he's had to make huge strides to overcome adversity and life as a quadriplegic. In January, Bahr published his book, "Journey Into Paralysis: Craig Hospital, Love and Madness," which shares the story of his accident, his time in the hospital and the life lessons he's learned throughout his journey. Bahr will be hosting a book signing at the Sidney Public Library on Saturday at 10 a.m. On May 6, 20...
Central Elementary students celebrated Dr. Seuss' 111th birthday with Cat in the Hat-themed cupcakes and a story read by Principal Brent Jeffers.... Full story
Matt Whipkey is a critically acclaimed singer songwriter, guitarist and bandleader from Omaha. He is also the recipient of the Omaha Arts and Entertainment Awards for artists and album of the year in 2013 and will be performing at the Sidney Fine Arts Center on Saturday. His new album "Underwater," tells the stories of the people who have come in and out of his life during his early 30s. He sings about how these people live among us, challenge us, elate us and let us down in our daily lives,...
Peetz School sixth-grader Gus Cowan of Sidney spelled his way through the Northeast Colorado Spelling Bee this week in Brush, Colo., placing sixth overall. Cowan competed against about 150 students from 15 different northeast Colorado school districts in a written spelling test before qualifying along with 31 other spellers to the verbal round. "It's really impressive that he's only in sixth grade and beat out seventh- and eight-graders," said Peetz Language Arts teacher Virginia Splichal. "We... Full story
Local children posed as the Cat in the Hat, Thing One and Thing Two and Horton Hears a Who to celebrate Dr. Seuss' 111th birthday on Monday afternoon. The Sidney Public Library celebrated Dr. Seuss' (or, Theodor Seuss Geisel's) birthday by making familiar characters come to life for local children. Dr. Seuss is one of the most well-known and cherished authors of all time. He wrote and illustrated 46 children's book throughout his career, that inspired films, television series, a Broadway...
The Sidney 4-H chapter held its spring carnival on Saturday. The proceeds from the carnival help fund the activities of the 4-H Council, such as camps and school programs.... Full story
The Glenn Miller Orchestra – the band that has been on a continuous musical journey since 1956 – will perform in the Sidney High School Auditorium on Monday at 7 p.m The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful big band leader during the swing era of the 1930s and '40s, getting his musical start in North Platte, Neb. By the 1940s, Miller and his orchestra, which was formed in 1938, had its own hour-long weekly radio program that influenced a new generation of musicians with his uni...
GURLEY, Neb. – The Leyton Middle School held its annual science fair Thursday afternoon. The sixth- through eighth-grade students presented their projects and demonstrations to the judges. Each class had a first-, second- and third-place winner. The overall science fair winner was eighth-grader Shelby Miller. Here are the grade-by-grade honorees: 6th-grade winners 1st place: Dominic Russ 2nd place: Jillian Ehlers 3rd place: Colvin Ladley 7th-grade winners 1st place: Megan Ernest 2nd place: C... Full story
Sidney artist Paul Adkinson's painting "Winter's End" has been selected to be in the Museum of Nebraska Art's 2015 calendar. It's featured for the month of March. Adkinson is a self-taught artist who learned to paint by reading books, experimenting with different methods and mediums and by taking workshops taught by nationally recognized artists. "I didn't get an education in art," Adkinson said. "It really started as a hobby." Adkinson's wife, Beverly, said that it was recommended by a doctor...
The Sidney Public Library is displaying art from Creek Valley, Sidney, Leyton and Potter-Dix schools. Currently on display is art by the fifth- and sixth-graders from Creek Valley. Their art will be displayed until Feb. 28. Sidney's art will be displayed from March 2-14, Leyton's from March 30-April 11 and Potter-Dix's from April 13-25.... Full story
The Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber has officially decided to disband their participation as an organization after more than 40 years. Though unsure of the exact founding date of the Ladies Chamber in Cheyenne County, board members Sally Harris, Dona Fraas, Margie Surber, Vesta Hall and Diane Scott know the group has been serving Sidney since at least the 1960s. "This group was open to women of all ages from the community," Scott said. "Many of members were business women who started the group...
The Sidney Mindblenders took sixth place among 45 teams at the First Lego League Robotics competition over the weekend at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Neb.. The Sidney team consisted of students Grace Payton, Spencer Robinson, William Gay and Jonathan Spachek. They worked together to program their robots and compete in a robotics obstacle course, participated in a Core Values teamwork challenge and presented their research project on recycling and pollution. According to one...
The Sidney Red Raiders Danz Team took a third-place finish in the "High Kick" category at the 2015 Nebraska State Cheer and Dance Championships over the weekend. Coached by Krissy Fry and Sidney Danz Team alumni Alisha Miller, the squad of 16 dancers competed in two events at the state competition that took place at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island on Saturday. For many of the dancers, it was their first time competing at the state competition. Sidney took center stage in the Hip-Hop...
