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The Church of the Nazarene is one of the younger Christian religions founded in the past 100 years, in 1908 to be exact. Though the following is still relatively small in comparison to other long time established Christian based denominations, there is a Church of the Nazarene here in Sidney. Reverend Leonard Suhr leads worship services. Reverend Suhr’s path to becoming a minister within the Church of the Nazarene like many other ministers is rooted in his childhood. “When I was 12-years-old, my...
In the complex world of religious beliefs many people would agree this conservative dogma and the Catholicism dogma run hand in hand; though this could be due to a direct branching from Catholics to Lutheranism, specifically Missouri Synod. Much like the Catholics, Missouri Synod Lutherans embrace this extremely conservative nature according to Pastor Bradley Heinecke, leader of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. A nature close to Pastor Heinecke’s own upbringing, “I had the great joy of being...
One of the places Sidney residents need to look to purchase Husker gear from baby clothes to knick knacks only true fans would love - Shirt Tales. As soon as one enters the door the red, white and black of the Nebraska Huskers tickles the eyes, the pride of the state can’t all but be missed. Shirt Tales has been around for a long time in Sidney, but Micahla Beyer, a 22-year-old business woman, bought the established business fresh out of school, even recalling the day, “a little over two yea...
The toughest thing to do is usually the best thing for a person. These are words I often refer to when I have a very hard decision to make, or am going through a tough time where it would be oh so easy to move backwards instead of forward. For example, I have now been smoke free for 6 weeks and 1 day, a very, very tough thing to accomplish, especially considering this is the second time I have put this much effort into quitting. I say that, knowing many reading this will say, ‘but you have children, didn’t you put that much effort into it when... Full story
It is an organization rich in heritage and tradition with origins from right here in Nebraska. Omaha to be exact, the organization is Job’s Daughters, founded by Ethel T. Wead Mick in 1920. She established Job’s Daughters for young women between the ages of 10 and 20 naming the organization afterJob’s three daughters in honor of her deceased mother. As a child Mick’s mother read her stories from the Bible’s book of Job, it was her beloved memories and love of the book’s teachings that inspired h...
Pastor of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor Dave Hall followed an interesting path to the priesthood; despite the 30 years he has now worn the collar. “When I was a teenager I felt that God was calling me to do something different than I was doing,” he began. “But then after a while I ignored it. I was going to college and quit college to start working. I did that for about a year and a half. “The pastor that was pastoring me when I was a teenager said to me one day, ‘You know you are neve...
Opening the doors a mingled rush of flowers and scented candles greets the senses, an aroma that can invoke a warm cozy feeling no matter the weather outside and quite possibly a greeting that is imbedded within the very essence of the business and walls. Knick knacks, candles and seasonal gifts lead the way to the narrow counter where Teresa Grant, owner since 1994, awaits to take a flowery order or help a customer pick the perfect gift, a service originally offered by two ladies by the same...
The bitter cold winds blowing through Sidney ushered in Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy yesterday when his plane landed at the Sidney Airport. Sheehy stopped in Sidney to give an overview of the plans Gov. Dave Hieneman delivered during his State of the State address to Nebraskan residents Tuesday morning. This stop was one of many on the Lt. Governor’s agenda, with the purpose of discussing proposals within the budget for the next two fiscal years as well as preparing citizens across Nebraska to take p... Full story
The Sidney Schools’ Teammates Mentoring program is a completely volunteer program that matches up youths with adults, offering the child another responsible caring adult in their life. Both adult and child volunteer to be a part of the program that was brought back to the Sidney Schools two years ago for children in the fifth through eighth grades. When her daughter brought home the flyer and paperwork on how to become a mentor, Rhonda Douglas signed up to be a mentor and was paired quickly. R...
Tommy Millner became CEO of Cabela’s Inc. in April 2009. It was a job he didn’t mind relocating for from the Piedmont Triad area of N.C., where he had lived for 25 years, to Sidney, Neb. Needless to say, Sidney was a far different world for the warmer climate native. “I got to Sidney the Friday before Easter. I drove across the country from North Carolina and the whole way I kept hearing about blizzard warnings,” Millner spoke of his unforgettable trek. “I arrived on Friday night, the blizzard...
I know this is an incredibly controversial topic in which people have their own opinions, thoughts and ideas. These are mine, not meant to offend anyone or anger anyone, but rather possibly make someone think a little bit. Please remember this is my view and I do not expect anyone to understand or agree with me. So much talk about guns and gun control due to yet another shooting at a school, yet another. And then there is all the coverage about the man who decided to take his guns to the movies in Colorado. Of course this coverage comes in betw...
Kathy Assad has been bringing the residents of Sidney a mixture of home accents for the past 16 years. From modern to the more traditional in style, Accent Home Décor, formerly known as The Crafty Corner, sells a variety of things to spruce up any home environment and then some. Assad’s store is broken down into several sections, accommodating every room of the house from the kitchen to bathroom, and even includes a baby section and specialized gift section. Assad opened the business in 1997 as...
The building is much as one would imagine a church to look like; brick, modest in size, fairly ordinary but friendly and inviting. Neither the exterior nor thecanon practiced within the building makes this Presbyterian Church unique in nature from other Christian based churches in Sidney. Quite the opposite, the Christian stance and teachings are what connects this church to other Christian churches of the area. It is Pastor Dixie Anders who leads the congregation at the Light Memorial...
As many commuters around town have noted a small area of 10th Ave. has been blocked off and cones direct traffic into what is normally the turn lane. The cause, “We are helping the Veterans Affairs office there. They are required to put in a fire line into their building. So we are helping with that because we have to tap the water main there on 10th Ave.,” Sidney Public Service Director John Hehnke said. “So we had to cut open the street, make the tap and get the line extended over to outside o...
On the outside it looks a bit small and fairly ordinary with its bland colored canopy, with the windows still decorated for the holidays, the spray on snow concealing the nature of the business making it hard to see inside, a person could thing it’s just another shop along Main Street. The most color the outside has is the neon open sign and the big yellow sign on the door letting a person know where they are and silently inviting people to visit the Cosmic Quarter. A deceptive silence b...
There is widespread discussion about hydraulic fracturing and the impact such mining has on the environment – from water contamination by gas and oil to chemical contamination of aquifers and land. Prior articles explained the extensive reasoning the Nebraskan Panhandle is an optimum area to drill for oil and natural gas without the typical worries people have with hydraulic fracturing. Summarizing the past two articles; the area sits on so many rock formations that are tightly compacted it make... Full story
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sidney’s most interesting architectural sights, with its rough oversized stone and impressive glass windows has Father Arthur ‘Art’ Faesser, a 36 year veteran in the priesthood at the helm. Father Art said the call came to him at a fairly young age drawing inspiration from the church retreats and rallies he attended, as well as the younger priests in Ogallala whom he grew up listening to, even in his teen years. “When I was a senior in high school they had a car...
One of the hardest things to do is to stick to a workout program, or even working out as often as you know you should. For the past four years now I have alternated between P90X, Slim in 6 and Insanity, keeping a fairly steady workout plan. Of course prior to this past year the work out plan was easy; work out more times a week than not or pull a double. Well, since starting a 40 hour a weeker I have had the pleasure – pleasure only because I can now identify and have true empathy – to understand how tough it is to keep to any workout schedule...
It’s the first of January and the beginning of a new year therefore it stands to reason there are firsts to be recognized, such as the first recipients of Dress Down Day funds for 2013. The Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber presented the Family and Community Education Council (FCE) with this year’s first check in the amount of $975.82. “We are going to use it (the money) to buy display cases for the Home Economics Department’s Open Class out at the fairgrounds,” FCE representative Pat Hruska said....
A new year has ushered in and city workers are busy taking down the Christmas tree and decorations in Hickory Square and all around town. The barricade for the Hickory Square Christmas décor went up just before the tree lighting on Nov. 30....
The First United Methodist Church is where Pastor Thomas Hyde leads a congregation in worship services every Sunday morning, something he knew was his life’s path since the age of 10. His journey to this calling is a bit different from other pastors interviewed, a “God Experience,” as he called it. “I had an accident when I was a young child and lost a leg,” he said, “in the mist of that I made that decision,” to become a minister, “when I was 10 years old.” “I went through high school and col...
A familiar business within Sidney tucked away on a downtown side street and easily missed if one is not sure of where it is, is Max’s Vacuum and Sewing Center. A business open that has been open for 35 plus years is selling the same merchandise from the very beginning; sewing machines, vacuums, product supplies and performing repairs on such products. Cindy Stewart, the shop’s third owner, says she stands behind the Singer vacuums and Brother sewing machines 100 percent, just as the other two...
CDs, car stereos, guitars, body jewelry, incense, used DVDs and now antiques – an odd expansion but one that just may work. For the past few months Allan Lundgren owner of Budget and Tammy Temple, owner of Rust N Roses have been one combined business – and soon to be one on the personal front as well. “Me and Tammy are getting married and we wanted to combine our businesses so we’d be in the same place,” Lundgren said. “We had the opportunity to do so with this side,” she refers to the Budget CD...
The tree is down, no more stress of fitting time in to shop,the presents were a hit, the sweet tooth is under control and we are all alive and healthy waiting on a new year to begin. With the approaching New Year on the horizon and Christmas now done and over, this time of the year always brings out different aspects in people. For me it is a time of gathering, sorting, understanding, reflecting and renewing, a practice that is me for more years than I care to tell. It is a time for me to gather thoughts and ideas, lessons and failures, goals a...
Just because we have passed the ‘season of giving’ it does not mean that is what has to happen – we stop giving. Something the ‘Fun Committee’ from 21st Century Equipment hasn’t forgotten; the employees are holding a food drive until the end of Feb. “This is the first year we are doing something like this,” service coordinator Kristin Simmons said. “It was kind of a collective idea. We had done a store survey and there were a couple suggestions of trying to do more community service. Our comm...
