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Volunteers from the Cheyenne County Community Center provided Christmas gifts for residents of Golden Living Center on Tuesday.... Full story
The Sidney Public Library received the donation to get a new desk about a year ago. The previous desk had been in place for 45 years, and with advancements in computers and technology, a desk more suited to those needs was needed for the various wires. The Martha Hammond Walker memorial desk was put in at the end of September. "This was just a God send," Doris Jensen of the Library said. Pictured are Walker's family members; Warren Johnson, Doug Armbruster, Dan Rowen, Julie Armbruster, Marilee... Full story
Roberta Peters started writing books when she went into retirement. She has since published six titles: “Our Amazing Dogs,” “Our Amazing Cats,” which has two volumes, “How to Make Your Cat Adore You,” “The Cat Lady Collection” and “Some Incredibly Important Notes to Myself.” The animal rescue shelter she opened in 2002 called Hi Paws inspired the five books about animals. The last book listed is a Do-It-Yourself journal. “These [books] are my retirement fun,” Peters said. All six books are on display and for sale at the Book Corner, with two o... Full story
Sidney held its High School Holiday Concert on Tuesday evening.... Full story
The end of the year is when some of the greatest movies come to theaters. Personally, I’m really looking forward seeing “American Hustle” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” I’m trying to finish the book of the latter before it comes out first, though, because the book is always better. I saw “The Hunger Games” in theaters twice because I loved the books. I went to see the movie by myself, both times—which might sound lonely to some, but I actually kind of enjoyed it. It was my first time going to a theater by myself, and I noticed that when...
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on Monday to review and consider the approval of submissions by Dustin and Renee Thomas to replat Idlewild I Subdivision and Stephen and Paula Wolff for a 39.96-acre subdivision known as Lobo Estates, along with an application to change zoning from Agricultural to Residential Estate. The Thomas’ reported that they had met all the requirements and that everything was in order. The Panning and Zoning Commission had already reviewed the proposal. There was no dispute over the p...
Security First Bank donated $5,000 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Foundation last week, with funds designated to break ground and build the High Planes Ag Lab. Pictured, left to right: Clem Schumacher, Charles Hibberd, Terry Akeson, Jim Higgins and Bob Olsen.... Full story
December 9-15 is Computer Science Education Week nationwide. Judy Roach's fourth-graders at Central Elementary School participated in the Hour of Code program on Wednesday. The Hour of Code program allowed students to get onto csedweek.org and play some games to learn about computer coding. On the website, kids get to view encouraging messages from people like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. Participants in the Hour of Code get to play games such as Angry Birds to learn how coding plays a role...
Austin Jacobsen performs Thursday evening during the Sidney Middle School and High School Christmas Concert held at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center.... Full story
Front row from left: Amy Rowan, LaNaya Gutierrez, Casey Baldwin, Ben Goble, Andrew Phelps and Jonathan Stokes. The Choir performed Thursday evening at the Sidney Middle School and High School Christmas Concert held at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center.... Full story
Members of the Shared Services Fun Committee at Cabela's-- Chanel Copeland, LuAnn Hagerman, Angelia Bleck, Goldie Balcom, Pam Klussman and Susan Ward--collected and donated 268 coats, five pairs of snow boots and five large bags of scarves and mittens to the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska (CAPWN). Brenda Dickinson of CAPWN wishes to thank all those who donated to the cause, especially The Clothes Hamper for cleaning over 115 coats, free of charge.... Full story
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday for Shirt Tales. The downtown retail location has been under the management of Heidi and Joel Ahrens and Tyler and Rachel Wieser since the first of October.... Full story
On Wednesday, Judy Roach's fourth grade class at Central Elementary School met up with their pen pal, face to face. Well, sort of. Roach's class participates in the Nebraska Ag in the Classroom's Ag Pen Pal Program, which has advanced beyond the old method of communication. Roach's classroom was paired up with Jeff Huffman, a farmer in Maxwell. Huffman and Roach used technology to update the notion of pen pals. They use Skype and FaceTime via iPads to communicate and allow the students to ask...
Sidney High School students of the month for November Seth Studnicka, Emma Tuzicka, Spencer Broughton, Garrett Wamsley, Kevin Jurgensen and Jenny Myers were honored at this week's meeting of the school board.... Full story
On Tuesday, Norma Long from the Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber presented a check in the amount of $1,101.43 to Koti Petluri of Sidney Community Schools, to be dedicated toward the purchase of a sandbox, shed and stove. These items will make it possible to move the preschool from the Here Wee Grow building to Central Elementary School. All of the businesses that made donations were represented at the ceremony, including Rood's Tire, Miller Office Supply, Points West Bank, Foster Lumber, Triple... Full story
As the year draws to a close, the primary focus of Monday’s School Board meeting was the 2012-2013 audit completed by Rauner and Associates. The Nebraska Department of Education and state statutes require that all schools complete annual audits. Julie Peetz, a representative from Rauner and Associates, came to the meeting to walk the board through the year’s finances. The audit revealed that Sidney Public Schools’ funds have remained fairly constant over the last few years. The beginning and ending positions showed a net increase of $350,...
I cannot begin to express how glad I am that I don’t have to take finals anymore. Many of my friends continued on to graduate school, law school, nursing school, medical school, etc., so they’re currently driving themselves insane with their first rounds of even more difficult finals. Talking to them right now is a little like talking to a toddler, and I mean that in the most loving way possible. They’re jittery and unable to sit still because of the ridiculous amounts of caffeine they’re consuming on a daily basis, sensitive and on the ver...
The owners of Parlor Skin Art had the official ribbon cutting for their custom tattoo business located at 1442 Illinois St. on Monday afternoon.... Full story
Shelley Peterson lights a candle at the ninth annual non-denominational Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony held on Sunday evening at St. Patrick's Church. This event was held by The Compassionate Friends Sidney Chapter in honor of local children who have passed.... Full story
Sidney High School's One Act crew performed a dress rehearsal for their classmates on Thursday afternoon in advance of Saturday's district competition. Their production is called "A Simple Task" and features Nathan Dvorak, Amy Rowan, Tausha Holtz, Jonathan Stokes, Thomas Webb, Jacob Peterson, Riley Cheramie, Casey Baldwin, Mitch Verhulst, LaNaya Gutierrez, Will Castner, Meghan Neal, Bailee Christie, Autumn Holly, Kelsey Franklin, Moselle Yohn, Teagyn Short, Cameron Baldwin, Jenny Myers, Jacob... Full story
Sidney High School's One Act crew performed a dress rehearsal for their classmates on Thursday afternoon in advance of Saturday's district competition.... Full story
Sidney High School's One Act crew performed a dress rehearsal for their classmates on Thursday afternoon in advance of Saturday's district competition.... Full story
West and Central Elementary Schools combined and had classroom representatives compete for eligibility in the Cheyenne County Spelling Bee.... Full story
The Gloribells of the First United Methodist Church has only been preparing for their 17th annual Christmas concert since the beginning of October, as the bells had to be refurbished. Yet even though they have only been practicing a short time, the nine songs they have prepared songs already sound like the accomplishment of a lifetime of work. The concert is on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church under the direction of Marva Schiessler. Immediately following the... Full story
Sunday, December 8 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, the 17th Worldwide Candle Lighting will take place. The Worldwide Candle Lighting is an event put on by The Compassionate Friends. The event is to remember and honor families who have had children pass away. It unites loved ones around the globe by lighting candles for one hour. Candles are all lit at local time, so that a virtual wave of light is created and burns for 24 hours to honor children that have died at any age and any cause. This remembrance surpasses ethnic, cultural, r... Full story
