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The South Platte Natural Resources District offered a free landscaping class at its office in Sidney on Saturday. The workshop is an annual event that is structured to benefit homeowners on landscaping and water management best practices. Participants were given information on home gardening techniques including gathering soil pH, utilizing compost, working the soil and watering. A session led by Lucinda Mays from Chadron State College gave local gardeners several suggestions in managing the...
Nearly 400 people visited the Comedy Pit at the Elk's Lodge on Saturday to watch Josh Blue's show. "It's great so many of you came out tonight," Blue told his audience. "I didn't know this many people lived out here." After 2006, when Blue won his season of the television competition "Last Comic Standing," his career has skyrocketed with several more television opportunities and a comedic act that travels the country. Although he hadn't been to Sidney before, he said he enjoyed the experience....
Children from Wild About Preschool in Sidney took a field trip Wednesday to The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices. The kids – ranging in age from 3 to 5 years old – talked with Publisher Rob Langrell about how a newspaper is produced from start to finish each day. The group also saw the printing presses run during their visit and received pirate hats made from a newspaper....
"I'm not going to be able to change the world, but I can do little things." That's the viewpoint of Rose Bowcut, who took a moment to discuss her thoughts about recycling. She is a familiar face in the Sidney schools, as a substitute teacher and a core-values coach for the Sidney 4-H robotics club. "It doesn't take that much time to put recyclables in my bins and take them to Safeway," she said. For the Bowcuts, recycling is a proud family tradition. Her daughters contribute to the system, and...
Legos, robotics, and friendly competition met in West Elementary School on Saturday in the form of a robotics tournament. Sidney hosted its first 4-H Lego League Tournament for fourth- to eight-graders. Ten teams, involving 85 students from the panhandle, participated in the tournament. It included a team research presentation, a Core Values teamwork challenge, robot design and then the main event – the robotics obstacle course. Each of the four challenges were scored by judges and c...
Patient-driven care is the goal of Kristin Schmidt, a physical therapist at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Schmidt is part of a team at SRMC that ensures each patient is provided meaningful therapy. Schmidt and her husband, Ty, both work as physical therapists at SRMC. A career in physical therapy suits Schmidt's passion for health, fitness and processes of the human body. The rural setting of Sidney suits her as well, providing variety as a practitioner. "I am able to work with different...
Santa came to town, visiting a local preschool on Friday after their Christmas performance. Children age 3 to 4 participated in singing songs for their parents. Made evident by a few nervous tears and many excited smiles, this was one of the first times performing in front of an audience for group of preschoolers. The preschool Christmas program is an annual tradition in "Wild About Preschool," the preschool Janeal Christian has been teaching from her home for seven years. She is a certified...
Students at Sidney's North Elementary School received the opportunity to sing Christmas carols in Hickory Square on Friday morning. The third- and fourth-grade students performed several holiday-themed songs in front of siblings, parents, grandparents and friends....
The West Elementary School, Sidney Middle School and Sidney High School bands held a holiday concert last Thursday....
Talented students showcased their artistic genius on Tuesday evening as part of Sidney Public Schools Educational Foundation's "Night at the Arts." It's the main annual fundraiser for the foundation, including a silent basket auction donated by various school organizations. Sidney High students provided entertainment through a fine arts display, the jazz band, choir and a one-act play. While guests bid on the baskets and took in the art displayed on the wall, the Jazz band entertained with...
Stan Bills, pictured far right, and the Snow Redfern Foundation donated $5,000 to the Cool Kids Club/No Limits After School Hours Program in an event Tuesday night at Buffalo Point Steakhouse and Grill. Also pictured, from left, are teachers Crystal Alvarado and Michelle Pritchard and director Coleen Langdon....
