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When the Sidney Elks Lodge heard that the Table of Grace Food Bank was planning to build a warehouse for non-perishable items as well as add freezer space to better serve our community, the Elks Lodge thought we may have a way to assist. Elk Lodges that are in good standing are able to apply for an ENF Grant (Elks National Foundation). The mission of the ENF is to help Elks build stronger communities. We fulfill this pledge by investing in communities where Elks live and work. We help youth...
Rickey L. Ohlbrecht passed away February 24, 2022, in Colorado Springs at the age of 71. Rick was born in Sidney, NE to Olin and Darlene Ohlbrecht. He met (Elizabeth) Elaine Old from Farmington, NM in San Diego, CA, where he was stationed at the 32nd Street Naval Station ID Lab. They were married January 7, 1972, at Pacific Beach, CA and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last month. He was then deployed aboard the USS Midway CVA-41 as an EN3, where he served in Indochina during the...
Rodney Carl Ahlm, age 75, a lifelong resident of Gurley, NE passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 7, 2022, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dalton, NE. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Dalton. The service will be recorded and available for viewing on our website. Viewing will be at 9:00 A.M. before the service at the Church. Memorials may be made in care of Brenda Ahlm, 4819 Road 125, Gurley, NE 69141...
Mary Ellen Yahn, age 74, of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 in Sidney, NE. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church in Sidney, NE with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Cremation has been held and there will be no burial at this time. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1-6:00 P.M. to sign Mary’s register book and leave co...
On February 22, the Sidney City Council held a changing of the guard in a matter of speaking. February 22 was councilman Joe Arterburn's last day as a seated councilman. He had submitted his resignation in the January 25 council meeting. His resignation came with his wife Kathy retiring and they were spending less time in the Sidney community. On February 22, Mayor Roger Gallaway announced the City had received two applications for Arterburn's seat. “We had a couple of people apply,” Gal...
The Sidney City Council approved pursuing a contract to support solar energy generation in the community. If a solar field is established, Sidney's electricity superintendent Mike Palmer said, it won't affect the cost to the city much. Solar production is only about 5 percent of the energy purchased by Sidney. “No matter what we do, it's not going to be a big windfall,” he said. The concept was first brought before the council Dec. 14, 2021. MEAN (Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska), the who...
Few people expect life to be perfect with no scrapes and bruises, no illnesses or any other physical challenges. Likely even fewer expect to wake one day as active as any other period in life, and the next like someone has rewritten the story line of your life. That is where Crystal Hall's life is now. Early in 2021, Hall's life changed. She went from working full time and golfing to muscle movements that no one could explain. “I started having my head turn to the right,” she said. She then fel...
In 1971, John Denver wrote a peace poem and sang a song that began like this: "Last night, I had the strangest dream I never dreamed before. I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end to war..." If he was still living today, this song would hopefully be his number one hit. Among other vocal artists back then, John was a strong advocate for peace. We need more men and women today like John Denver. We need to put an end to wars like the one that is now going on in Ukraine. No nation should...
It’s amazing how quickly changes in the global landscape occur. Canada went from a representative parliament government to tyranny in a matter of days. Vaccine and mask mandates were supposedly settled science a few weeks ago, but are now dropping like flies sprayed with insecticide. And a peaceful, but tense relationship between Russian and its neighbors turned into the biggest war in Europe since 1945 overnight. The result is a world losing faith in institutions and a high degree of u...
Written by Calvin K. Sunderland My dad was not a braggart. It was rare he would talk or write about his time in the WWII Navy on board the heavy cruiser USS Portland. What follows is one he wrote a few years before he died. I can only try to emulate the bravery it must have taken to weather events such as he experienced during the war. – Michael K. Sunderland “One of the most frightful episodes while I was aboard came late in our North Pacific excursion. A storm at sea is one of nature’s more...
Kathrene and Robert Pinkerton married in 1911. He worked at a newspaper in a big city: long hours, deadlines, and stress. A doctor advised him him to “get out of newspaper offices and out of cities,” if he wanted to preserve his health. He decided he would write fiction — short stories — and sell them. When single, Robert had worked as a logger and fur trader in Ottawa’s woods, that vast wilderness that stretched between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay. He and Kathrene decided that they would build...
It’s unfortunate but true: If you’re a woman, you face more obstacles than men in achieving financial security. And that means you may well need to put in some extra effort. Just how serious is your challenge? For one thing, women still face a gender pay gap – based on median incomes, women earn about 82 cents for every dollar a man makes, according to the Census Bureau. This pay gap amounts to a nearly $470,000 difference in lifetime earnings, according to an Edward Jones/Age Wave study. Furthermore, when factoring in the career disru...
Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the beginning of the Lenten season. For those who observe Lent, it is a time of reflection and examining our sinful selves. This is a special time for turning hearts and minds to the suffering our dear Lord endured for us and recognizing His gift of grace. Romans 3:23-24 tells us, “……since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by His grace as a gift through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus”. This is your redemption and my redemption….Christ bought us back ! By his sacrific...
Nebraskans know every drop of water is precious. Agriculture is our top industry. It makes up 20% of our economy, and it generates one in four jobs in our state. Access to water makes this possible. We have the most irrigated acres of cropland in the country. Three of eight acres of farmland in Nebraska are irrigated. Fifty years ago, far-sighted Nebraskans set up a system of water management, including our Natural Resources Districts (NRDs), that has allowed us to manage our water based on...
Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team had their season end Friday evening with a loss in the District Finals against the visiting Waverly Vikings, 50-to-44. Sidney hosted the game after losing against Scottsbluff in the Subdistrict Finals, but their strong record earned them a home District Final game. Sidney went through the B-8 Subdistrict Tournament by first beating the Gering Bulldogs on Monday, but had a slow start and did not score until the final minutes of the first period. Both defenses...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team battled through the Subdistrict Tournament in Scottsbluff to begin the week, and ended up facing rival Scottsbluff in the championship game on Wednesday. After a slow start against Gering on Monday in the first round of the tournament, the Lady Raiders were able to regroup and have a big third quarter against the Lady Bulldogs and pull away with a 56-to-49 win to set up the finals match against Scottsbluff for the fourth straight year. Sidney had lost two gam...
Leyton continued their fine season in the D1-12 Subdistrict Tournament, blasting Kimball in the first round of play on Tuesday then outlasting the Hemingford Bobcats in the final on Thursday. Leyton earns the No. 8 seed and was scheduled to play No. 9 seed Mead at Cozad High School on Tuesday, March 1. Leyton started the season with a 28 point home win against Kimball back in December, and again opened a big lead to start the game with a 9-to-0 run. Leyton played fast and aggressively while...
Peetz entered the Class 1A District 4 Tournament on Monday February 21needing to win a “play-in” game against Weldon Valley to advance, and the Peetz boys got the job done with a 59-to-40 victory over the Warriors. Peetz started strong by opening a lead in the first period, and ending the quarter on top 14-to-6. Weldon fired back in the second quarter but was unable to stop the Peetz offense, and the teams went into the break at 29-to-16 in favor of the Bulldogs. Peetz kept up the pace in the se...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Basketball team entered the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament as the clear favorite, and had no trouble defeating their two opponents to move on to a District Final against Mullen at Hershey High School on Tuesday, March 1. First, Potter-Dix faced Creek Valley on Tuesday, and easily breezed past the Storm with a 62-to-24 win to set up their meeting with South Platte in the Finals on Thursday. Potter-Dix opened a lead early and behind leading scorer Luke Kasten continued to pull...
Six more volunteers have joined the ranks of PlainsWest CASA. One of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) is returning to the office in a different role and the second is a first-time volunteer. Five of the new CASAs were sworn in as CASAs Thursday, Feb. 24, in Cheyenne County District before the Honorable Judge Randin Roland. Training includes 32 hours of training as set by the National CASA organization. The 32 hours includes self-lead work and classroom instruction. Topics covered...
I recently discussed several important things to do and to consider in the aftermath of a self-defense shooting. Today we’ll discuss three important factors that help determine whether or not a shooting is justified, including the ability factor, the opportunity factor, and the jeopardy factor. Using lethal force for self-defense is only justified in situations of immediate danger of death or great bodily harm to oneself or other innocent persons. Often times a court of law will determine if a self-defense shooting is justified based on w...
Sidney Police Department February 24 2:32 A.M, Parking Complaint, Loves Truck Stop 3:53 A.M, Traffic Stop, 13th and Dodge St 4:39 A.M, Traffic Stop, Ball St and Dodge St 4:49 A.M, Interstate 80 and 17J Link 4:59 A.M, Parking Complaint, Chase Blvd 5:06 A.M, Parking Complaint, Loves Truck Stop 5:17 A.M, Motorist Assist, 11th Ave and Old Post Rd 6:15 A.M, Parking Complaint, Loves Truck Stop 6:30 A.M, Parking Complaint, Loves Truck Stop 7:59 A.M, Animal Call, Sidney 9:34 A.M, Traffic Accident-Hit and Run, 11th Ave and Summit Dr 11:52 A.M, Agency As...
A PRAYER: Father God, I thank You and praise You for bringing us through recent, harsh February weather. Come! Heal and restore where our farmers, ranchers, and rural families have suffered loss during this event. Leave no physical, financial or emotional scar, Lord. Challenging weather can yet come. Therefore, Father, allow a Blood Line around every home, especially with school bound children, every calving field, farrowing barn, kidding barn, dog and chicken house, in Jesus’ Name. Should a...
On a trip to Central America several years ago, the group I was with was encouraged to be careful giving money to panhandlers and beggars. A little background. For as dysfunctional as American society is becoming, there are places we are still as a Shangri-la. I remember leaving the airport terminal and being greeted, almost accosted, by children trying to sell what looked like origami from nearby plants. “Only a dollar,” still rings in my memory. One of our group shooed them away like stray dog...
Herbert “Herb” H. Hruska, age 89, of Sidney, passed away in Sidney, on Sunday, February 27, 2022. A Wake with Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022, both will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sidney with Father C.P. Varghese officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. A luncheon will be held prior to the funeral service at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall at 11:30 a.m. Service...
