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The 42nd annual Ed Dulaney Canoe Derby will be held Sept. 11-13 at the Bridgeport State Recreation Area. Founded in 1974by the late Ed Dulaney, a scoutmaster from Gering, the derby is one of the longest running scouting events of its kind in the nation. The derby involves Boy Scouts, Webelos and Cub Scouts from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. John Zerck, a scoutmaster from Alliance, Neb., will serve as chairman of the derby and will be assisted by Rick Ross of Gering. Registration begins on Friday, Sept. 11, with the scouts camping for the...
Just a reminder that the home opener for the Sidney Red Raiders football team is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday. The Red Raiders will host the Hastings Tigers at Weymouth Field. Prior to kickoff, the Sidney Teammates Mentoring Program and Security First Bank and Insurance will host a pre-game tailgate barbecue to help raise funds for the local Teammates chapter. The barbecue will begin at 5:30 p.m....
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.52/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.39/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 84.6 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 10.0 cents per gallon lower than a m...
With 62 points, the Sidney girls' cross country team finished in third place at the Gering Invite on Friday at its season opener. The Raiders were topped in the standings by the Scottsbluff Bearcats with 22 points and the Gering Bulldogs with 51. The 5K race was run at the Monument Shadows Golf Course in Gering. Leading the way for Sidney were Erin Lindeman and Jami Flores, who were 11th and 13th overall. Lindeman completed the course in 22:38 with Flores just seven seconds back. A pair of...
The Sidney Red Raiders made the long trip to Lake Maloney Golf Course in North Platte on Friday well worth the ride as they came home with the team title. The Raiders finished with 380 strokes to edge out runner-up Ogallala, which finished at 389. The strength of the field was evident as six of the nine teams broke 400. Millard West (392), McCook (392), Cozad (397) and North Platte (398) were the others. In addition to earning the team gold medal, Sidney had two individual medalists. Emma Alexander, who won the Western Conference championship...
The Sidney Teammates Mentoring Program and Security First Bank and Insurance would like to invite everyone to join them for a pre-game Tailgate Barbecue on Sept. 11. The barbecue will take place in the south parking lot of Sidney High School beginning at 5:30 p.m. prior to the Sidney Red Raiders football home opener at Weymouth Field. All procedes from the Tailgate Barbecue will benefit the local Sidney Teammates chapter. In the event of bad weather, the event will be held in the high school commons area. Raffle tickets to win an autographed...
Though Jordan Nelson rushed for 198 yards and Wolf Wenneker threw for 306, the Peetz Bulldogs football team came up just short against the Arickaree/Woodlin Indians on Friday, 58-50. Arickaree (1-0), the defending six-man state champions, jumped on the Bulldogs (0-2) early to take a 34-12 halftime lead. The Indians then ran the opening second-half kickoff in for a touchdown to go up 40-12 before the Bulldogs mounted a rally. Arickaree was outscored 38-18 after the second half kickoff. "At...
HASTINGS, Neb. -- The Sidney High School football team improved to 2-0 on the young season with a 45-30 road victory against Adams Central on Friday night. Derek Robb and Alex Lindemann scored two touchdowns apiece for the Red Raiders (2-0), while teammates Brady Radcliffe, Jake Heeren and Hunter Secrest each found the end zone in the game. Sidney opened a 21-0 advantage and led 21-8 at the intermission. The Red Raiders and Patriots (0-2) exchanged scores for most of the second half, but Sidney maintained control and the momentum during that...
Brooke Glass, the daughter of Stuart and Candi Glass, was crowned Miss Potter 2015 on Thursday night at the Potter American Legion Hall. Her attendants are Cortney Lewis, the daughter of Les and Jodi Lewis, and Alana Thies, the daughter of Brian and Sondra Thies. The event is sponsored by the Potter Beta Sigma Phi sorority....
The Foster Grandparent Program and Commodity Supplemental Food Program at Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska will be sponsoring a “Hygiene for Humanity” toiletries drive from Sept. 7-11. It is being held in conjunction with the Sept. 11th National Day of Service. The public is being asked to donate any unused toiletry items to be given to the elderly in this valley at boxes located at the CAPWN offices, 3350 10th St. and 975 Crescent Drive in Gering. The local schools ESU 13, and volunteer sites where foster grandparents ser...
The Creek Valley High girls’ golf team continued its pattern of improvement as all three of its players shot career-best rounds at the Storm Invite at the Chappell Golf Course on Thursday. Finding their home course to their liking, Jaden Criswell led the squad with a 102 that included a second-nine score of 47. Maddy Johnson reduced her previous best by three strokes as she came in with a 109. Jo Hummermeier, playing in just her second career match, finished with a 136 to best her first effort by four strokes. Criswell medaled for the second t...
The Creek Valley High Storm volleyball team had little trouble dispatching its first two opponents of the 2015 season in a home triangular on Thursday evening. The Storm throttled Minatare (0-2) in straight sets 25-5, 25-7. Creek Valley then upped its early season record to 2-0 by turning back Banner County 25-10, 25-12. Creek Valley’s Chandra Smith helped stymie the Lady Indians with 11 aces in 16 serve attempts. Freshman Faith Michelman added seven aces of her own as the Storm combined for a total of 23. Smith also added five digs to lead t...
The Leyton High Lady Warriors went on to the road to Garden County to open the 2015 volleyball season with a straight-set victory. Leyton finished off the Lady Eagles with scores of 25-17, 25-10, 25-19. The Warriors' hitters put in a strong performance as the senior trio of Kristine Barnett, Diedra Waite and Natalie Cruise paced the team with 10, nine and seven kills respectively. Waite also had four blocks and Cheyenne Nickel had three. On defense, the Warriors had four players finish with...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday’s trash on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will also be closed and there will be no edition published that afternoon....
Sidney Regional Medical Center was named Human Resources Employer of the Year by the Society for Human Resource Management Nebraska State Council. SRMC was selected by state council board members from approximately 400 businesses in Nebraska for its outstanding contributions to the human resources profession and to the SRMC employees. "We were thrilled to learn that SRMC was named the Employer of the Year," said Cathy Arterburn RN, BSN, PHR, and Vice President of Human Resources/Employee Health...
Nebraska recorded zero fatalities on Interstate 80 during the three day (Aug. 28-30), I-80/I-35, Border-to-Border Traffic Safety Initiative. The multi-state, multi-agency high visibility traffic enforcement operation encompassed 455 miles of I-80 in Nebraska. “Achieving our goal of zero fatalities during this initiative was a team effort,” Colonel Bradley Rice, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, said. “We want to thank the motoring public, our allied agencies and public safety partners for their efforts in keeping the Inter...
The Cheyenne County Young Professionals, a subcommittee of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce, organized a sand volleyball tournament to support community involvement and raise money for local schools. With 10 teams signed up, the event raised $185 to donate to Table of Grace, a local food pantry that donates school supplies to families in need in Sidney and surrounding areas....
A man who shot and killed a Sidney woman three years ago will be sentenced next month in Cheyenne County District Court on his first-degree murder conviction. Larry Martinez was convicted in March 2014 in the murder of Mandy Kershman. Cheyenne County District Court Judge Derek Weimer ruled Friday that Martinez was competent at the time to stand trial, and will be sentenced here on Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. Martinez is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury spent just 53 minutes...
The first actual "museum" in Lodgepole was established and organized in 1959 by Mrs. Fern Lindley, a Girl Scout leader, and her troops. It was held in the First State Bank on Old Settlers weekend. After a few years, more space was needed as more donations were coming in. Later the museum was moved to the Foster Lumber Company building and eventually to the Englert Stone Hotel. All of the work was done by volunteers and still is today. Upon hearing that Union Pacific was planning on destroying...
Sidney High School and Sidney St. Patrick's High School's graduating classes of 1975 celebrated their 40th class reunion last week. The weekend included a meet and greet and dinner at Hillside Bar & Grill, golfing at Hillside Golf Course, coffee at Serenity Cafe, a tour of West Elementary School (previously St. Pat's), a tour of Sidney Middle School and High School, followed by a reconnecting hour and dinner at Buffalo Point to share memories....
With four players and head coach Scott Sorensen ineligible for the season opener, the Peetz Bulldogs (0-1) struggled against district rival North Park (1-0) in a 60-26 loss in Peetz Friday night. Since four Peetz players – Bryson Long, Jordan Nelson, Wolf Wenneker and Cody Wilson – participated in two padded camps over the summer, they and their coach were suspended for one game by the Colorado High School Activities Association last week. Despite what turned out to be a lopsided loss, sen...
The young Creek Valley Storm (0-1) struggled all night against a powerful Sedgwick County (Colo.) team as it fell 94-8 in Chappell. With only two seniors and four juniors on its roster, the Storm was overmatched by the experience and size of the Cougars. Sophomore Noah Dickinson scored the only touchdown for the Storm in the third quarter. Freshman Garrett Sawyer ran in the two-point conversion. Junior Gage Koenen led the team on defense as he had nine tackles while sophomore Michael Smith added seven. The Storm faces another tough challenge...
The Nebraska Rural Electric Association's Job Training and Safety Coordinator Bob Cooper, along with the Wheat Belt Public Power District, held a dedication ceremony in memory of Don Winkelman on Thursday at Wheat Belt's linemen training field north of Sidney. Winkelman was an integral part of Wheat Belt's team for more than 42 years. He retired as operations manager in July 2003. He enjoyed his retirement until his passing on Oct. 31, 2011. Winkelman's tenacity and dedication to safety helped...
The 2015 Potter Days Grand Marshals are the members of Potter High School's Class of 1965. Twenty-four of the 37 graduates will be celebrating their 50th class reunion the weekend of Sept. 4, 5 and 6 in Potter. The Class of '65 was the first kindergarten class. They started in 1952 and ended with the largest class to graduate from Potter High. As seniors, the football team won the first trophy given by the Minuteman Activities Conference. They had a perfect season with 9 wins. Members of the...
