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Fifty Shades of Grey is coming to the big screen at Fox Theater in Sidney on Friday night just in time for Valentine's Day – and not everyone is happy about that. The highly anticipated film adaptation of E.L. James' book by the same title has created a good deal of controversy since the announcement of its showing at the local theater. Many people raced through the easy-to-read 2011 erotic romance novel, which is the first installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy in preparation for the movie r...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16 in observance of President’s Day. All city departments will be closed, including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday’s trash on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Public Schools are closed for the holiday as well. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph will be open and hold regular business hours from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.... Full story
Whether it's change from family, friends or from under the couch, the fifth- and sixth-graders at West Elementary are working together to collect change for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the Pennies for Patients program. More than 29,000 schools across the country are participating in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's School and Youth Programs to raise money and awareness. Pennies for Patients is a service learning program that allows students to give back by collecting change to...
The new moon was but a thin crescent of silver in the early midnight hour of March 15, 1885, when a mob of more than 30 torch-bearing, rifle-toting citizens left the Village of Spring Ranche, Neb., on a one and one-half mile jaunt to Taylor's sod ranch house. The mob surrounded the large, squat soddy that housed: the widow, Elizabeth Taylor, her mother, Margaret Jones, twin brother, Tom, 5-year-old daughter, Maggie and hired hands, John Farrell, Texas Bill, A. Clark, Nelson Seely and Luther...
Accounting scholarship application available A $3,400 scholarship is available for a college student studying accounting. Applicants for the Donald L. Erb Memorial Scholarship must be a high school graduate from Cheyenne, Deuel, Keith or Lincoln counties in Nebraska. Applicants must be a college junior, senior or graduate student for the upcoming school year and pursuing a degree in accounting or in business with an emphasis in accounting at a college or university in Nebraska, or at the University of Kansas. Applications are available from... Full story
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie at 250-1113 with questions. A Parkinson’s support group the for Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected]. The Nebraska Master Gardener Program is offering classes for those interested in horticulture on Tuesday night... Full story
Valentine’s Day is about over and hopefully we didn’t neglect to show the people we love and those around us how special they are to us and to God. It was easy for me to assure my family of my love for them. Each year they look forward to my heart-shaped Swedish sugar cookies with the pink butter cream frosting and each special loved one’s name written on top. They know those cookies are a labor of love. Their appreciation, love and hugs bring me great joy. More importantly, God assures us of his love everyday. 1 John 4:16 reminds us, “We h...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 years ago Feb. 12, 1965 'Shopping center is partially filled; drug store location is under lease' Sidney's first suburban shopping center is rapidly nearing completion. Arlo Jones, owner of the Jones Center, told the Telegraph that four occupants are now installed in the L-Shaped structure and the...
Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman put on a billiards trick shot demonstration on Thursday night at Hillside Bar & Grill. More than two dozen people came out to watch "Dr. Cue," who has been performing for more than 50 years. Rossman has been seen on ESPN and is widely considered the most fan friendly entertainer in the billiards industry. His show featured a combination of humor, amazing trick shots, challenge matches, autographs and photo opportunities. He started mastering trick shots when he was... Full story
DALTON – Shalea Jenkins, a three-sport standout at Leyton High School, has signed to play volleyball at McCook Community College. Jenkins, also a two-time qualifier for state track in hurdles and presently the leading rebounder for the Lady Warriors' basketball team, went to a recent tryout at McCook and drew immediate interest from Indians head coach Scott Weston. As she did at Leyton, Jenkins will likely compete as an outside hitter. "I've been interested in playing volleyball after high s...
Girls’ Basketball Friday, Feb. 13 Peetz at Caliche, 5 p.m. Chadron at Sidney, 5:30 p.m. Creek Valley at S. Platte, 5:30 p.m. Banner Co. at Potter-Dix, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 Mitchell at Sidney, 3:30 p.m. Peetz at Sedgwick Co., 5:30 p.m. Boys’ Basketball Friday, Feb. 13 Peetz at Caliche, 6:30 p.m. Chadron at Sidney, 7 p.m. Creek Valley at S. Platte, 7 p.m. Banner Co. at Potter-Dix, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 Mitchell at Sidney, 5 p.m. Peetz at Sedgwicdk County, 7 p.m. Wrestling Friday, Feb. 13 Sidney at District B-4 Tournament at Chadron Sta... Full story
With the help of a strong shooting night from Natalie Cruise, the Leyton Lady Warriors concluded their regular season with a strong showing against their district rival Garden County Lady Eagles. Despite a slow offensive start for the Warriors, Cruise hit on five of six three-point attempts to pace Leyton to a 40-24 win. The Warriors head into subdistricts with a record of 9-11 with Garden County slipping to 3-12. With Leyton being installed as the top seed in the upcoming subdistrict tournament and Garden County as No. 2, the game was a...
