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Area veterans needing a lift to the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cheyenne now get to travel in a brand new vehicle. A 2014 Ford Explorer has replaced the old 2003 Ford Econoline van which had racked up more than 300,000 miles since it was first acquired in June 2004. According to Cheyenne County Veterans Service Officer Ron Gusman, half of the funds for the $28,400 vehicle were provided through the Columbia Trust, a program within the Disabled American Veterans that helps allocate...
Former Sidney resident Denise Johnson is set to become the first paid executive director of the Andover Community Trust in Massachusetts. The Andover Community Trust (ACT) is a small nonprofit organization committed to developing permanently affordable housing in Andover, Mass.. ACT was founded by Susan Scott in 1992 on a strong belief that economic diversity is an important contributor to vital and viable communities. "Diversity, including economic diversity within the community makes that...
UPCOMING Christmas Craft Show held at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp on Dec. 6th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors wanted by Nov. 15th. Call Brenda at 254-7131 for info. Tuesday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day Annual Veterans Day Bean Feed - Nov. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Held at the Elks Club. All Veterans and their families invited. Sponsored by the DAV Chapter #40, American Legion Post #17, and VFW Post 610 Wednesday, Nov. 12 Whether intelligent life exists in other places in the universe, and what the search for that life is revealing, will be discussed at Lifetree... Full story
Dear Editor, I would like to commend Wendy Pemberton of Della’s Cafe for all of her diligent work this summer in beautifying her corner of 10th Avenue and Illinois Street with her floral arrangments. I, for one, have truly appreciated it. Diane Merritt Sidney... Full story
Dear Editor, I have seen the new swimming pool layout in the newspaper and would like to know who added all of the additions to it? Two years ago, the voters went to the polls and passed a half-cent sales tax that was going to help pay for our deteriorating streets, golf course and swimming pool. The golf course has already spent their 12 percent, or $1.2 million-plus to upgrade the course. The streets are being worked on. The swimming pool was approved for 30 percent, or $3 million. Now, it’s up to $6.2 million. We are told that the costs have... Full story
We drilled our edible bean crop this year rather than planting them with a planter as we’ve done for the last several years. I think we learned a few lessons from this year’s bean crop that I would like to share with you. Let’s start by taking a look at how we planted this year. We had drilled edible beans several years ago and had good success. We planted that bean crop into winter wheat stubble. This first experiment worked well with two exceptions. We didn’t feel we had as good of a plant stand as we would have liked, and we had to load th...
The Nebraska Association of Resources Districts submitted formal comments today on behalf of the 23 Natural Resources Districts across the state in opposition to the proposed changes to the Waters of the United States rule that would significantly expand federal regulatory authority by the EPA and U.S. Corp of Engineers over Nebraska citizens. While NARD supports efforts to protect water quality and quantity in Nebraska, and has a proven track record of cooperation with local residents and other agencies to do so, we believe the proposed rule...
The Peetz High football team took an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon against the Eads Eagles, but couldn’t hold on as it lost 52-50 in the Colorado High School Activities Association six-man state semifinals. Eads (11-0) advanced to the state championship game against Arikcaree/Woodlin (11-0) – 75-22 winners over Fleming – on Saturday, Nov. 15. Kickoff time hasn’t been set yet. For the first time since 2002, the championship game will be held at Peetz High School – a particularly painful reality for the Bulldogs...
