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“Come back to me with all your heart, don’t let fear keep us … long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life.” These beautiful words are found in the Old Testament Book of the Prophet Hosea. They have been put to song by the monks of Weston Priory and today they serve as reminder to us that we are just a few days away from Ash Wednesday and the 40 days of Lent 2013. Living life deeply with the Lord is just one of the invitations of Lent, but it is primary. Because of the demands of everyday life, living deeply...
Let’s Get Mad, Men! A recent study published in the February issue of the American Sociological Review raised a whole lot of discussion last week. The study has been all over the Internet, where I found it (I canceled my subscription to the American Sociological Review years ago, when I realized I didn’t know what Sociology was). The study showed that husbands who help out with traditionally “wifely” chores have sex less often than more manly guys who stick to more traditional guy pursuits like cutting the grass, fixing the car and hammering aw...
Four years ago, Michelle Obama picked up a shovel and made a powerful symbolic statement about America’s food and farm future: She turned a patch of White House lawn into a working organic garden. That was a great move, earning kudos from just about everyone this side of Monsanto and the pesticide lobby. But now, as she begins another four years in the people’s mansion, the first lady is probably asking herself: “How can I top that? What can I do this time around to plant a crop of common sense in our country’s political soil that will link Am...
1 YEARS AGO ‘Sidney Man Takes Potter Store’ February 8, 1913 E. C. Banta went to Potter Monday to take charge of the drug store which he has purchased at that place. Mr. Banta is a registered pharmacist and quite competent to handle every line of the drug businesses. For the past several months he has been employed at the Sidney Mercantile while looking about and deciding whether the climate and country were suitabble to his desires, and during this time he has proven to be a pleasant and upright young man and generally liked by the pub...
These are extremely golden times for Chadron High School’s girls’ basketball program, and of a good team, certain qualities are revealed. Sidney’s Lady Raiders saw it first-hand Friday evening at Sidney Middle School. Minus leading scorer Ashlea Kerr, who sat out after suffering a hyperextended knee, Chadron was still able to eke out a 45-42 victory. Trailing 19-17 at halftime, Chadron hit a whopping 8 of 10 third-period – good for a 19-8 move that gave the Cardinals (19-2) a 36-27 lead at the s...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Denying he ran an Amish cult, the 67-year-old ringleader of hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow members of his faith in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, while family members convicted of carrying out his orders got one to seven years. The judge said the defendants had violated the constitutional rights protecting religious practice that had also benefited them as Amish. Authorities had prosecuted the attacks as a hate crime. Before his sentencing, Samuel Mullet Sr. told the judge he had been accused of r...
WASHINGTON (AP) — You can call it a snowstorm of historic proportions. You can call it the return of New England’s blizzard of 1978. You can call it simply dangerous. And you can even call it Nemo. But don’t call it hype. The new director of the National Weather Service says some may be getting carried away in describing the winter storm bearing down on the Northeast. But he says the science is simple and chilling. Louis Uccellini is an expert on snowstorms. He says meteorologists are telling people that this is a dangerous storm because it is....
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Even though Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were able to escape with a 100-93 win Friday night over the Charlotte Bobcats, the Los Angeles star was left feeling “irritated” after the game. Irritated at his team’s shot selection. Irritated at his team’s selfishness. And especially irritated that the Lakers needed to overcome a 20-point deficit to beat the NBA’s worst team. “We have to play the right way,” Bryant said. “When we have shots available, we take them. If we don’t, move the ball on. It can’t be about individual touc...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Gregg Popovich was explaining before the game how his San Antonio Spurs had managed to win 11 in a row despite injuries to Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. It was an impressive run, but it wasn’t going to last forever. “We’ll probably lay an egg here sometime,” the veteran coach cautioned. “Everybody does after a while. You never know what night that will be.” It turned out to be Friday for the Spurs, whose streak came to an end with a 119-109 loss to the Detroit Pistons. San Antonio fell behind by 21 points in the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rusty Wallace touched on his early days trying to make it as a professional race car driver, the lessons he learned from NASCAR’s pioneers and his relentless push to drive for Roger Penske in an energetic acceptance into the Hall of Fame. Then Wallace, winner of 55 races and the 1989 championship, called Friday night’s induction “the biggest day of my driving career.” Wallace was the headliner of the fourth Hall of Fame class, which included innovative mechanic and crew chief Leonard Wood, former series champions Buck Bak...
OMAHA (AP) — It’s the time of year when dozens of college basketball teams start setting their sights on the postseason, with a precious few hoping for a trip to the NCAA tournament. Then there are teams like Nebraska-Omaha and Northern Kentucky, just playing out the string as they make the often painful move from Division II to Division I. There’s no postseason for them during the NCAA-mandated four years of transition. It’s time spent in an abyss, with everyone involved looking forward...
When the Sidney High School boyss’ basketball team is making shots as it did Friday night, the best an opponent can do it pack it in. Knocking down 11 treys — all but two of those coming from Paxton Ehler and Casey Mabey — Erik Kohl’s club improved to 13-7 with an easy 60-36 victory against Chadron at Sidney Middle School. “It was just a month ago, when we were needing guys to stay after practice to shoot,” Kohl said. “It looks like it is beginning to pay off. Now guys are staying and shooting a...
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Mike Linder has announced the awarding of $1,765,776 in 55 grants for litter cleanup, recycling, and public education programs and activities. Funds for the Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program are generated from a fee charged to certain manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of products that commonly contribute to litter. “Recycling and litter reduction are important issues to all Nebraskans,” Linder said. “These grants to local programs and communities will help us all meet...
Donald L. Fehringer 1924 to 2013 Donald L. Fehringer, 88, of Peetz, Colo., passed away Thursday, Feb., 7, 2013, at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Wake services will be at 6 p.m., Monday, evening Feb. 11, with Mass of Christian Burial services at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12. Both services will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Peetz with Father Robert Wedow officiating. Burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from noon until 4...
LINCOLN (AP) – A bill inspired by Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett that would increase state income tax rates on the rich and bring in more than $42 million in its first year was brought before lawmakers Friday. Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln asked lawmakers to consider creating a new state income tax bracket for the less than 1 percent of tax filers making more than $400,000. The Nebraska and Lincoln Chambers of Commerce opposed the bill, while the Nebraska State Education Association supported it. Her bill comes up for discussion after G...
As of Jan. 27, 2013 business owners are now allowed to charge customers with a surcharge fee of up to 4 percent extra when customers use a credit card to pay for their products. Whether or not to charge the extra fee is up to each individual business retailer and although using a credit card may result in the surcharge, debit cards will remain untouched. According to a Reuters article by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, this surcharge can apply in 40 U.S. states – California, New York and Texas are among those outlawing the charge. The state of N...
The three individuals who currently stand accused of murder in Cheyenne County — Craig A. Johnson, Larry G. Martinez and Jason W. Custer — each have hearings scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, with Johnson facing new enhanced charges. Cheyenne District Judge Derek Weimer will preside in each hearing. Here’s a breakdown of each defendant’s status: • Johnson, 47, Sidney, is charged with felony Class 1B second-degree murder and Class II felony use of a weapon to commit a felony, in the Dec. 11, 2011 beating death of April Smith. Upon arrival t...
Lara Herboldsheimer stays in shape by not only teaching a total body conditioning class at the Cheyenne County Community Center but she also teaches the popular class of kickboxing there. Total body conditioning occurs Monday and Wednesday mornings from 5:15 a.m. to 6 a.m. and kickboxing class is on Tuesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at the center. While Herboldsheimer has been teaching kickboxing at the center on and off for seven years, this is the first year that she has been teaching total body...
