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The Monthly Performance Award acknowledges other criteria as well as achievement. These criteria are: 1. Superior academic performance, (or), dramatic improvement of classroom work, G.P.A. or attitude toward learning. 2. Exceptional work effort toward a particular class project. 3. Outstanding Contribution to the class. 4. Leadership exhibited in the class/school. 5. Citizenship emphasized and modeled. 6. Service to school. Recognized for the December 2021 Performance Awards are: 7th Grade — Emi...
It started as a dream based on need, and now includes the City of Sidney. Table of Grace is a food pantry and thrift store located on Alvarado Street in Sidney. It's primary focus is to offer food to families in need. Some of their offerings are without income guidelines and others follow specific income scales. The Table of Grace has partnered with Sandhills Global. The goal is to secure a building that could better help meet the needs of the people Table of Grace serves. In the course of...
The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 Board of Education met Jan. 10 with much of its agenda focused on organizing for the 2022 year. The board voted Mike Palmer as the new president, and Brenda Smith as the vice-president. Outgoing board president Tom VonSeggern was commended for 16 years on the board and seven to eight years as board president. Board secretary will continue to be Deanna Bond, and Lori Borchert as board treasurer (Palmer abstained from the vote). The board also approved...
HASTINGS – With two nurses out sick in early December, charge nurse Osa Brooks found herself scrambling to care for 28 patients. With only one floor nurse available, employees from other units were called in to work the floor or give medications. “It was really scary because I had 10 patients that I was responsible for, and I had another nurse giving medications for me,” Brooks said. Brooks said the chaos scared her because of the chance that she could have missed something, causing her patie...
Winds brought tumbleweeds into downtown Sidney recently while weeds in the background were bent almost horizontal. The winds from the north and west made walking in downtown Sidney a challenge last week. Skies were clear much of the weekend and humidity reached into the 80 percent range....
The Sidney City Council approved two liquor license applications and two zoning applications in its Jan. 11 meeting. The council approved liquor license for Beans and Steams Coffee House, LLC and Kiersten Richards as the manager of the 610 Glover Road location. Richards purchased Beans and Steams Coffee House from Pat and Sharrell Keane. Her license will allow catering as well as sales at the store. The council also approved a license for MSW Liquor, LLC, Paul Strommen the contact. The license...
Lorelei “Lori” L. Bartling, age 56, of Sidney, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in Greeley, CO. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney, NE with Pastor Chad Rademacher officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney, NE. In lieu of flowers we would like donations to go to Plains West CASA, 1108 10th Ave. Sidney, NE 69162 because our mother loved to help children of all ages. Friends may sto...
April 10, 1938 – December 30, 2021 (Age 83) Beverly June (Engelland) Marshall, 83 years, of Loveland, Colorado was welcomed by her Lord and Savior on December 30, 2021 at Riverbend Health & Rehabilitation Center in Loveland, Colorado after a rapid decline in health. Beverly will be dearly missed and forever remembered by her family and all who had the fortune of knowing her. Beverly was born on April 10, 1938 in Sidney, Nebraska to Walter and Rita Engelland. She grew up in rural Sidney, Nebraska...
Dwight Kendall Pruss, 71, born December 24, 1950 in Alamosa, CO to Carl and Evelyn (Hof) Pruss, ran into the arms of Jesus on Jan 14, 2022, surrounded by his daughters. Dwight married Deanne Heidemann June 5, 1970 and they brought his 3 girls, the delights of his life, into this marriage. Dwight started his career in law enforcement with Denver Police Dept in 1970. The family then relocated to Potter, NE in 1978 & Dwight worked for his father-in-law in haying and hauling, then starting his own...
In the southwest Pacific Ocean, the Hunga Tonga volcano erupted on Saturday. This ordinarily wouldn’t be a big news story because the same volcano erupted in 2009, 2014 and has been rumbling since December of last year. But Saturday’s eruption was far more powerful than those previously observed, and it triggered both a tsunami and a noise that were experienced thousands of miles away. I like volcanoes. They give humans a healthy dose of humility. The power of a single major eruption, and the wa...
I’m not sure if it is age, or seeing some of the lessons in classrooms past. It impresses me that some of my high school and college history classes went against modern perception, telling accounts factually without offering a slant or personal viewpoint in lecture. In recent time, I’ve seen some of the lessons from classrooms past refute or corroborate current issues. A few decades ago, a book was written that has been included in various sociology classes since. The book came out about the...
Here’s a short story to illustrate a dangerous trend being foisted on America. Hesitatingly he walked into the Java Shoppe. His downcast eyes refused to make contact with the patrons. Trying not to draw attention to himself he stopped inside the door and moved into the shadows. Minutes passed before the strange young man moved out of the shadows and slowly walked in to take a seat at the counter. Normally I would not have paid much attention to him. He did not appear to be any more or less t...
As you know, inflation heated up in 2021, following years of pretty stable – and low – numbers. And now, early in 2022, we’re still seeing elevated prices. As a consumer, you may need to adjust your activities somewhat, but as an investor, how should you respond to inflation? First, it helps to know the causes of this recent inflationary spike. Essentially, it’s a case of basic economics – strong demand for goods meeting inadequate supply, caused by material and labor shortages, along with shipping and delivery logjams. In other words, to...
Before we leave the wonder of Christmas behind us for another year, I’d like us to think one more time about the Wise Men who followed the star to the Christ-child. An early leader of the Christian church, Pope Leo the Great, once wrote this, “A star with new brilliance appeared to wise men from the east that was brighter and more beautiful than others, attracting the eyes and hearts of those looking on. The determination of the Magi to follow the lead of this heavenly light expressed a willingness to be led by the splendor of grace to kno...
LINCOLN – Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) – collectively known as “Nebraska Corn” – are crying foul after researchers at Texas A&M University released an economic analysis suggesting pending tariffs on nitrogen fertilizers will create shortages resulting in increased prices for farmers. Nebraska corn farmers have been concerned for several months as fertilizer prices have risen more than 80% for the upcoming growing season compared to 2021. The Texas A&M report validates farmers’ fears that fertilizer com...
LINCOLN – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is continuing an effort to enhance the adoption of soil health practices through the establishment of Soil Health Management Demonstration Projects. Landowners interested in applying for funding to establish a soil health demonstration project should submit their application to NRCS by Feb. 18, 2022. According to NRCS, the purpose of this initiative is to demonstrate and validate soil health management systems applicable across Nebraska. The goal is to sup...
Nebraska’s economy has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than any other state in the Union. According to Politico’s State Pandemic Response Scorecard, Nebraska’s economy ranks first in the nation. Nebraska continues to enjoy record low unemployment, and last fall the Department of Revenue reported that our state’s incoming tax revenues beat the projection of the Forecasting Board by 7.7%. Despite our economy doing so well, the State of Nebraska has been given more than a billion dollars...
Roots, the television miniseries, aired over eight nights, from Sunday, January 23, through Sunday, January 30, in 1977, forty-five years ago. It proved wildly successful, despite ABC executives’ fears about showing white men kidnapping, buying, selling, and whipping black men, and women. It made television history though. Some 30 million people watched it every night, although I missed the episodes, something I now regret, because I was busy studying in college. Based loosely upon Alex Haley’s...
8th Grade Straight A Honor Roll Quarter 2 2021-2022 Tristan Bayne, Callie Bondegard, Alexandria Cagle, Reece Currier, Alek Doty, Katie Dowse, Olivia Ford, Chloe Fortner, Khemi Green, Kennedy Hobson, Bryn Jones, Dagen Lee, Gracie Lefferts, Amelia Mazour, Josette McConnell, Jaylee Nienhuser, Noel Onate, Brody Richards and Jordan Stimka. 8th Grade A Average Honor Roll Quarter 2 2021-2022 Estella Alonso, Shreyash Banoth, Kiersten Black, Aubrey Campbell, Gage Ernst, Cali Haas, Isabella Herrod, Rhemy Hicks, Kayson Houser, Evan Hueftle, Keian Kaiser,...
Straight A, Quarter 2 12th Grade DANIEL JACOB BASHTOVOI, ANABEL KARIN BURMESTER, JONATHAN CARRILLO, MITCHELL JAMES DEER, HANNAH ERNST, JOHN BRUCE FORTNER, WYATT TYLER HECKENLIVELY, TREYSON TUCKER JOHNSTONE,RISHI KRISHNA, ERIKA FAITH MEAKINS, ISABELLA MICHELLE MERLINO-BUTTS, ELENA KARYME NEUFELD-PONCE, LYDIA RUTH PETERS, PAIGE MICHELLE PRITCHARD, JULIA PETRY LESSA DE SIQUEIRA and LACIE JO VACH. 11th Grade GAVIN COLE ALLEN, JESSE ROBERT CORTNEY, GABRIELLE GRACE FORTNER, DESTINY MARIE FRYE, KRISHNARAJ GANESAN, AUSTIN JAMES GLANZ, ASPEN GURR,...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team got back on the winning track after losing to Oakland Craig last Saturday at the Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase in Kearney, winning all three games on their schedule this week. Their success lifts their record to 13-and-2 on the season. The week started with the Lady Raiders hosting a struggling Mitchell Lady Tigers team, and after a slow start by Sidney, the Lady Raiders got their defense settled in and started to hit their shots. They pulled away f...
Sidney's Red Raider Boy's Basketball team had another busy week with three games, and won two out of three to continue their success and raise their record to 12-and-3 on the year. The week started with the Raiders hosting Mitchell, and the struggling Tigers fell behind early, and trailed 45-to-20 at halftime. Sidney continued to score well in the second period and Mitchell never threatened, and Sidney took the victory by a final of 76-to-50. Next the Raiders traveled to Ogallala and had a...
Go 3-2 At Gothenburg It was Senior Night on Tuesday, and the Sidney Red Raider Wrestling teams hosted Bridgeport for a Dual. The action started with the girls team, with Ciena McKenzie at 120lbs winning by Fall against Bridgeport's Emillie Miller. Jaydn Cottam lost to Kyra Robbins at 114lbs, and Autumn Wolfe lost to Olivia Jones at 132lbs. Both teams were light on wrestlers, giving Bridgeport the 21-to-18 win. For the boys, Kole Houser at 138lbs pinned Coy Fleming, Julian Maytorena at 145lbs...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes Boys Basketball team had a busy week with three games, and came out of the stretch with two wins. Their record improves to 9-and-2 as they enter the MAC Tournament this week as the number 1 seed. On Tuesday, the Coyotes hosted the winless Kimball Longhorns, and the game quickly turned into a rout as the high-powered Potter-Dix offense quickly overwhelmed the visitors. Kimball had difficulty putting up any shots, and those they did were highly contested, frustrating the...
Creek Valley's Storm Boys Basketball team has struggled so far this year, going winless through the first five weeks of the season. On Thursday they traveled to Paxton to match up with the Tigers, and the strong Paxton team quickly opened an insurmountable lead at the end of the first period, 30-to-8. Paxton put up another 28 points in the second period while the Storm managed just one point off of a free throw, and at the half the score was 58-to-9. Paxton cruised the rest of the way for the...
