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Two boys were pulled from the icy waters of the pond at Legion Park by city workers avoiding what could have been a much worse tragedy, possibly even drowning deaths. Heroic action by city employee Tom VonSeggern and four other city employees, very possibly saved the life of two brothers, Friday afternoon in Sidney. Around 3:30 p.m. two children, whose names have not been released, fell through the ice and into the pond at the local park, according to information from Sidney Police Chief Mike Br...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency possible. Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is the front-runner for the top Pentagon post. Acting CIA director Michael Morell and Obama counterterrorism adviser John Brennan are leading contenders to head the spy agency. White House aides said the president has not made a final decision on either post and won't until he r...
Jan. 1, 2013 marked the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, which some say is the crowning achievement of his presidency. Emancipation Proclamation analyst Douglas Miller summed up the proclamation as a declaration freeing all slaves in enemy territory, meaning any territory inhabiting people in rebellion against the federal government. Miller wrote that few slaves were freed immediately after the proclamation because the proclamation did not apply to slaves in border states fighting for the...
With the New Year comes a new evaluation of the Cheyenne County Community Center, according to center director Michael Namuth. “This past spring our community center board started a strategic planning session to develop a vision statement for the next three to five years for the community center,” Namuth said. Namuth said that board members decided that they needed to do a needs assessment of the community and surrounding areas of Sidney to see if the center is meeting the public’s needs. The s...
Need a little getaway from your weekly routine? There are 27 spots left for The Branson Show Extravaganza trip sponsored by the Cheyenne County Community Center in conjunction with Diamond Tours, Inc. Though some might think adventure is for younger generations this trip is in place to give senior citizens a worthwhile trip and a chance to get out of town. Although the trip was created for the seniors of Sidney; however, that does not mean it’s closed to the rest of the community, senior community director at the Cheyenne County Community Cente...
As 2012 winds down I thought a little reflecting back would be a good thing to do. Sometimes it helps to look back on your successes that you were a part of over the past year and take a hard look at your failures to keep you humble and to continue the never ending learning process. Continuing education is important in every business and agriculture is no exception. I feel it is very important to be flexible in your decision making and embrace the changes that are inevitable. Mother Nature really threw agriculture a nasty curve this past year....
Gerald W Schulz 1940 to 2012 Gerald W Schulz, 72, of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Yuma, Ariz., went to be with the Lord on Dec. 26, in Yuma, surrounded by his family. He was born April 20, 1940, in Sidney to W.W. Schulz and Laura Schulz. Gerald graduated from Sidney High in 1958 and played football at Northeastern Jr. College in Sterling, Colo. He married Brenda Wickstrom on Feb. 21, 1959. In 1956, while still in school he hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad. He worked as a clerk in the Sidney Depot...
Linda A. Evans 1952 to 2013 Linda A. Evans, 60, of Potter, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 2, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be at noon on Monday, Jan. 7, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 486 Toledo Street in Sidney with Bishop Siler officiating. You may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. and at the church on Monday morning from 9 a.m. until service time. A funeral will be in Mountain Green, Utah, at the LDS Chapel at 4565 West, Old...
Cindi Taylor, Public Housing Manager, for the Scotts Bluff Housing Authority was named the Nebraska NAHRO (National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials) Outstanding Staff for 2012. At the recent NE NAHRO conference in Kearney, Taylor was selected from the entire state compliment of housing staff for this award. Taylor’s 17 years with the Housing Authority include numerous achievements. She manages 162 units of public housing – Scottsbluff; 73 units of non-HUD housing in Sidney – S...
These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 Years Ago Jan. 4 1913 ‘The Old Year Out; A New Era Dawns’ Perhaps as profitable a watch party as was assembled in the city was at the office of L.O Fundingsland New Years Eve. Twenty prominent citizens were present with a unanimity of motive, that of promoting a greater harmony of feeling and conduct in the village, looking to a common welfare of good for the town and its tributary cou...
When we sell our house, I will tell the realtor to advertise the house as having six bedrooms and two and a quarter baths. That’s because a full bath is one with a bathtub, a sink, and a completely working toilet. A half bath is one with a sink and a completely working toilet. A quarter bath is what we have off our kitchen. The first two bathrooms came with the house when it was built in 1917. The powder room off our kitchen came a couple years later and is attached the sewer line via 35 feet of horizontal sewer pipe. The pipe has developed c...
The 25th Annual Governor’s Ag Conference will be held February 12-13 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. I invite all Nebraskans to attend this event and participate in discussions that focus on the future of the state’s number one industry. The theme for this year’s conference is “A Platform for Nebraska Agriculture’s Future.” The conference will challenge the farmers and ranchers, agribusiness representatives, and policy and business leaders in attendance to think about some of the key policies and practices that will drive agric...
Editor, We want to thank all volunteers who rang bells for the Salvation Army this last holiday season. There are too many to name individually. Also many thanks to the people who always dropped monies in the pots as they walked by and to the people who brought us monies and checks into the store. Without these donations we could not help those who need help in emergency situations. Special thanks to Cabela’s, Sonnys Super Foods and to Walmart who allowed us to ring at their establishments. To KSID Radio for their assistance in helping s...
How many have heard that famous Nursery Rhythm entitled, “Humpty Dumpty?” You know… “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses, and all the king’s men, couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again.” Have you ever felt that your life was just falling apart or going to pieces? Sometimes when we get broken and we try to fix ourselves, no matter how good we are at fixing things, or even if we get the pieces back together, we will never be the same again. In reality, we are fragile beings, and we experien...
CHAPPELL – To find the scorebook culprit in Friday night’s 40-33 loss to visiting Haxtun, Colo., Creek Valley High School girls basketball coach Bill Wilber didn’t have to go any further than the free-throw column. Wilber’s Lady Storm made just 1 of 15 tries at the charity stripe, but amazingly, were able to stay in the game by hitting a half-dozen 3-point shots. Still, CV’s shortcomings at the foul line were too glaring to overlook. “I don’t know, but we didn’t shoot well at the foul line,...
CHAPPELL — Highly touted Haxtun (Colo.) built a comfortable lead early Friday night, then shook off a halftime scare to post a 47-37 victory against host Creek Valley Friday night in the Storm’s Thunderdome. “We struggled offensively,” CV coach Roger Behrends said. “We just couldn’t get anything going, and we forced a few things here and there. Defensively, I thought we played well and we matched them in scrappiness and we battled them on the boards.” The Bulldogs’ inside-out combination of...
GERING — Sarah Mahr had a nice warmup, and an even better finish Friday night for the Sidney High School girls basketball team. Mahr, who scored 10 points in the Lady Raiders’ junior varsity game, one-upped herself in the feature contest, putting up a game-high 15 points as Tyler Shaw’s club improved to 8-2 with a 36-28 win at Gering. “Sarah really stepped up for us, as we had foul trouble (Jeni Heeren and Morgan Linneman) early,” Shaw said. Sidney rolled to a 9-2 lead after a quarter,...
BAYARD — Potter-Dix High School’s basketball teams earned a split Friday night at Bayard. Jeff Einspahr’s Coyotes girls improved to 5-2 with a 44-39 victory, while Chad Miller’s boys fell short at the wire in a 44-43 loss. Conner Wolff scored 16 points for P-D, which led 12-9 after a quarter, 21-18 at halftime and by a scant 30-29 margin at the third stop. “The game was close but the big item was we hit our free throws tonight,” Einspahr said. “We made 17 of 29 as a team, and out starters were...
ARLINGTON, Texas – Johnny Manziel stretched out both of his arms and ran off the field as if he was flying. With the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback known as Johnny Football, Texas A&M certainly is soaring in the SEC. Manziel tiptoed the sideline for a 23-yard touchdown on the first drive of the Cotton Bowl, the first of his four touchdowns as part of his bowl-record 516 total yards and the Aggies capped their first SEC season with a 41-13 win over 12th-ranked Oklahoma on Friday night. “To come in and go against a Big 12 rival and do eve...
GERING — The third time was the charm Friday night for Sidney High School’s boys basketball team. After losing twice to Western Conference rival Gering in tournament games, the Red Raiders hit the road Friday night and knocked off the Bulldogs 60-55. “I thought we perhaps played our best all-around game so far,” SHS coach Erik Kohl said. “We hit some big shots early, got a big lead and played strong defense.” Lane Harvey and Paxton Ehler had the hot hands early. Harvey hit two 3-pointers...
