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The city of Sidney would not be what it is today without the contributions of Dick Cabela, co-founder of Cabela's, who died at his home on Monday morning. The company has undoubtedly been a major contributor to Sidney's continued success. Cabela's was founded in 1961 when Cabela bought $45 worth of fishing flies to sell in his father's furniture store in Chappell. Customers at the store had little interest in the flies, so Cabela decided to sell them by mail order. Cabela's wife, Mary Cabela...
The Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber presented an over $1,000 check in dress down funds to the High Plains Arts Council to assist in funding the Missoula Children's Theatre at Western Nebraska Community College Tuesday night. Dress down funds from January will go toward Students Making Awesome Choices for a sixth grade drug awareness graduation and reception with a dance and t-shirts. Left to Right: Ladonna Jung of the High Plains Arts Council, Carrie Pilger of the High Plains Arts Council,... Full story
Richard N. Cabela 1936 to 2014 Richard N. Cabela, who founded the outdoor gear company Cabela's, the world's largest direct marketer and a leading specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise died Monday, February 17, 2014. He was 77. The heralded outdoor enthusiast and entrepreneur died peacefully in his home with his wife, Mary, at his side. Richard N. "Dick" Cabela was born on Oct. 8, 1936 to Marian and A.C. Cabela. After a serious bout with polio as a... Full story
Marjorie A. Walker, 77 of Sidney and former Greeley, Colo. resident, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service LLC, is in charge of Marjorie’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Evelyn F. Schlaman, 91 of Sidney, passed away at her home Monday evening, February 17, 2014. Wake services will be held at 7 p.m., Fri., Feb. 21, 2014 with Mass Services at 2:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 22, 2014. Both services will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Art Faesser officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Mon., Feb. 24, 2014 in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Evelyn’s name to Sidney Regional Medical Center Hos... Full story
Betty C. Kurth 1921 to 2014 Betty Kurth, 92 of Gurley, Nebraska died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, Nebraska. We will celebrate her life at a Memorial Service at 2 p.m. on Mon., Feb. 24, 2014 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be sent in her name to the Weyerts Legion Auxiliary, %Phyllis Ladine, P.O. Box146 Gurley, NE 69141. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. You can view the online obituary and sha... Full story
Forrest B. Greathouse 1925 to 2014 GERING – Forrest B. Greathouse, 88 of Gering, reunited with his wife in Heaven on Monday, February 17, 2014 at his home. His funeral service will be held on Fri., Feb. 20, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Calvary Memorial Evangelical Free Church in Gering with Pastor Gary Hashley and Pastor Jake Roberts officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Nebraska Army National Guard. A graveside service will be Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the Dix Cemetery. V... Full story
Ramona Joyce has been telling people where to go for nine years. At least that's how long she has served as director of the Cheyenne County Visitor's Center, perched atop the hill across from Cabela's retail store. Although born in Montana and a longtime resident of the Denver area, Joyce considers Sidney home. She moved to town in 1991, after all, and spent many years with Nienhueser Construction before taking over at the visitors center. 1. What question do you hear most often? 'How do I get...
It’s a good thing to have some savings. When you put the money in a low-risk account, you can be pretty sure it will be readily available when you need it. Nonetheless, “saving” is not “investing” — and knowing the difference could pay off for you far into the future. Think about it this way: Saving is for today, while investing is for tomorrow. You need your savings to pay for your daily expenses, such as groceries, and your monthly bills — mortgage, utilities, and so on. In fact, you might even want your savings to include an emergency fun...
The Warriors expected to knock off Banner County-and it showed. On paper, Leyton pounded the Wildcats in the sub-district opener Tuesday night in Gering, coming away with a 44-18 win. But it was hardly their usual sharp performance, at least in the beginning. "We were way too relaxed," senior point guard Kelsey Waite explained. In the first quarter the Warriors failed to take advantage of four Banner County turnovers. When the girls in blue presented them with a traveling turnover, Leyton handed...
Fans didn't need a scoreboard to tell the winner of Tuesday night's sub-district battle between Creek Valley and Morrill. They just needed to catch the broad smiles on the faces of Storm seniors Summer Mueller and Jerry Straber as they emerged from the post-game locker room. But what their expressions didn't reveal was how difficult a road they had just traveled. It took 30:11 for No. 2 Creek Valley to gain their first lead of the game. From that point on, the Storm played their best...
Wed. Feb. 19 No Games Scheduled Thu. Feb. 20 WRESTLING Class B State Championships Sidney @ Century Link Center, Omaha 9:30 a.m. CST GIRLS BASKETBALL Subdistrict D1 12 Championship Game @ Mitchell H.S. 6:30 p.m. No. 2 Creek Valley vs. No. 1 Hemingford Subdistrict D2 11 Championship Game @ Gering H.S. 7 p.m. No. 1 Leyton vs. No. 2 Garden County Fri. Feb. 21 WRESTLING Class B State Championships Sidney @ Century Link Center, Omaha 9:30 a.m. CST GIRLS BASKETBALL Sidney @ Alliance 5:30 p.m. *Fleming @ Peetz 4 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Leyton @ Garden... Full story
Facing the big and talented No. 1 seed Hemingford was a tough way to start post season play. Though Potter-Dix took it to the Bobcats early, Hemingford soon seized control and completed a 65-23 win in the sub-district semifinals on Tuesday night in Mitchell. The Bobcats will face No. 2 Creek Valley on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. in the sub-district final at the same venue. Though the Coyotes ended their season with a record of 10-11, four seniors--Tiffany Lewis, Taylor Juelfs, Morgan Wolff and L...
The Sidney Blackhawks U-14 and U-19 traveling soccer club is still taking registrations for the upcoming season. The U-14 team will be open to new registrants until March 15, or until full. The team still has four more open roster spots. U-19 registration will remain open until March 1, or until full. At present there are still five openings. Both teams are practicing indoors until weather permits. The U-14 team practices from 3:45-5:15 at the Legion Park Shelter House. The U-19 team is presently practicing in the Central School Elementary... Full story
