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LODGEPOLE – Students at Creek Valley Middle School in Lodgepole want new playground equipment, and they're willing to work for it. A committee of 60 students – the school has an enrollment of 84 – has been meeting since September to plan fundraisers and create a wish list. Principal Tessa Fraass said the committee was created after she held a meeting at the beginning of the school year to gauge student interest in acquiring new equipment for the playground. "When 60 students showed up, I knew...
James R. Haddix Petty Officer 3rd Class United States Navy 1968-1972 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Sidney, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. James "Jim" Haddix grew up in Oshkosh. His father served in the U.S. Marines – and fought on Iwo Jima – and was the Veterans Service Officer there. He had uncles who all served in the "Corps" as wel...
Joan Olson, 83 of Sidney, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Born Joan Dorothy Hollen on Oct. 14, 1932, in South Gate, Calif., to Elizabeth Lucille Derbyshire and Guy W. Hollen. She was raised by her devoted mother and loving stepfather, Bob Smith. Joan graduated from Excelsior High School in Norwalk, Calif., in 1950. While there, she was selected for the All Los Angeles school district honor band and performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. After moving to Bakersfield, Calif.,...
Wilma P. Vencill, 84 of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, at the E-Free Church in Kimball with Pastor Hod Boltjes officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1 to 6 p.m., with family present from 4 to 6 p.m. Please visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Wilma's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the...
Thursday, Jan. 21 Cheyenne County Genealogical Society will meet at the Sidney Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. in the Virginia Smith Room. Visitors are always welcome. … Friday, Jan. 22 Peetz schools will hold the 4th through 8th grade local spelling bee on Friday, Jan. 22, at 9 a.m., in the Peetz School Gym. … Friday, Jan. 22 Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a Regular Dance at the IOOF Hall in Gering from 7 to 9 p.m. with Lucky calling. We will have PLUS dancing from 6:30 to 7 p.m. … Sunday, Jan. 24 Senior Citiz...
You invest so that you can achieve a variety of goals, such as a secure retirement. It’s inevitable, though, that you will incur some costs when investing, ranging from payments to a financial professional to costs of educational materials. So it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with these expenses. If you work with a financial professional – and you should, because the investment world is complex – you will need to compensate this individual for his or her expertise and guidance. Financial advisors get paid in different ways, includi...
DALTON – The Leyton High girls basketball team overcame a slow start in the first period of Tuesday's matchup with Banner County to handily win the game, 47-23. The Lady Warriors (7-4) played in front of a home crowd, which had packed the Leyton section of the gym. Head coach Nick Newkirk said his team ran the offense well, pushing the ball up the court and being patient. "That was our focus [Monday] in practice," he said. "And we did that." The victory sends the Lady Warriors to the Minuteman A...
CHAPPELL – Creek Valley took control early on in Tuesday's first-round tournament game against Garden County. The third-seeded Storm scored 17 points before the sixth-seeded Lady Eagles got their first bucket of the night in a 61-35 victory in the first round of the Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament. Creek Valley moves on to face second-seeded Leyton, a 47-23 winner over Banner County, at 8 p.m. Thursday at Sidney Middle School. Creek Valley coach Trevor Korte said his team is o...
Top-seeded Potter-Dix rolled to a 52-8 win against Minatare on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament. The Lady Coyotes improved to 10-1 on the season with Tuesday’s win, while the Lady Indians fell to 0-9. Statistics were not available at press time. Potter-Dix, the reigning champion in the tournament, returns to play Thursday to face fourth-seeded Bayard at 4:45 p.m. at Sidney Middle School. Bayard (3-10) advanced to the semifinals with a 51-38 win over fifth-seeded South P...
The Peetz boys and girls basketball teams each dropped a home game to Sedgwick County on Tuesday night. Boys basketball Sedgwick County 74, Peetz 42 Peetz fell behind early and went on to drop a 74-42 game on Tuesday to unbeaten Sedgwick County. The homestanding Bulldogs fell to 6-5 with the loss, while the Cougars improved to 10-0 with the win. Sedgwick jumped out to a 22-12 first quarter lead and held a commanding 44-24 advantage at halftime. The Cougars also outscored the Bulldogs 30-18 in the second half. Statistics were not available at...
BASKETBALL Thursday, Jan. 21 Potter-Dix vs. Minatare boys (at SMS) 3 p.m. Potter-Dix vs. Bayard girls (at SMS) 4:45 p.m. Creek Valley vs. Garden County boys (at SMS) 6:30 p.m. Leyton vs. Creek Valley girls (at SMS) 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 Sidney at Scottsbluff (boys only) 7 p.m. Scottsbluff at Sidney (girls only) 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 MAC boys consolation (at Sidney Middle School) 3 p.m. Peetz (Colo.) at Weldon Valley (Colo.) 4 p.m. MAC girls consolation (at Sidney Middle School) 4:45 p.m. MAC boys championship (at SMS) 6:30 p.m. MAC girls...
Mariah Draper, left, of Leyton, drives past Banner County's Savannah Jordan on Tuesday evening in Dalton. The Lady Warriors won, 47-23. They will face Creek Valley on Thursday. See a game story on page 9A....
