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Discussion regarding daily admission and season passes for the Sidney Aquatics Center continued at the Sidney City Council's regular meeting held Tuesday night, with action tabled until the March 22 meeting to allow additional feedback from the community. Tom Von Seggern, park superintendent for the City of Sidney, presented staff recommendation on the proposed prices to the council. For children five years and under and seniors, the admission price is proposed at $3 daily and $45 annually. The...
Speed limit increases could be coming to Greenwood Road and Pole Creek Crossing in the future as the city council considers raising from its current limit of 25 miles per hour. Action was tabled during Tuesday's regular meeting to allow city administration time to locate prior traffic studies conducted on the roads. The proposed speed limit increase was brought to the council through a letter dated Feb. 16 from Jason Petik, chief executive officer at Sidney Regional Medical Center (SRMC), which...
About 30 students from five different schools in the Panhandle, including two from Sidney, participated in the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Regional Science Fair on March 2 at the Harms Advanced Technology Center at WNCC in Scottsbluff. The NJAS partnered with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) for this event. There were three regional winners of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Science Fair were first place winner Kara Barnhart of Garden County, second place winner...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce presented 'Dress Down Day' funds to the Sidney High School Skills USA Sidney chapter. The chapter will use the funds to purchase new official Skills USA coats for many of its members. To compete in the state Skills USA competition, each member must have an official coat....
Cecelia Michelman, 90 of Lodgepole, passed away Tuesday morning, March 8, 2016, at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 12, with Father Matthew Koperski officiating. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m., Friday March 11. Both services will be in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. to sign Cecelia’s register book and drop of condolences for the family. You may view Cecelia’s Book of Me...
Helen Pigg, 99 of Sidney, passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 9, 2016, at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 13, in the First Christian Church in Sidney with Reverend Dr. Curtiss Davis and Pastor Pete Morgan officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at Sunset Memorial Park in Scottsbluff. You may view Helen’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, pictures and memories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com.. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of H...
Ongoing The Elks Lenten Fish Fry will be held every Friday between Feb. 19 through March 25, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., located at 1040 Jackson St. in Sidney. … A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. … UPCOMING Registration for kindergarten students attending Sidney Public Schools for the 2016-2017 school year will be held every...
Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged to participate in Regional West’s Fourth Annual Boxer Rebellion 5k fun run/walk on Saturday, March 19. Registration will be from 7:30-8:30 a.m. the day of the race. The race will begin at 9 a.m. at the Scottsbluff Surgery Center, located at 4022 Avenue B in Scottsbluff, or just west of the Regional West Emergency Department. Registration is $12 per person with the proceeds benefiting the Festival of Hope. The family-friendly event, organized to support colon cancer awareness, is sponsored by the R...
The Cheyenne County chapter of Family and Community Education (FCE) is sponsoring a $200 college scholarship to Cheyenne County high school seniors who will be majoring in an area related to family and consumer science. Applications are available at the Nebraska Extension Office – Cheyenne County, located at 920 Jackson Street in Sidney, and are due no later than April 15. Contact the extension office with questions or for an application by calling (308) 254-4455 or visit http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/ckb/4h/....
Each year the Cheyenne County Lawyers’ Association awards scholarships to two deserving Cheyenne County area students in the amount of $500 per scholarship. Applicants interested in applying for this scholarship should present resumes and a 100 word (maximum) summary of their post-high school plans to the association and answer (250 word maximum) one of the following questions: “What is something that you have done in the past year that has made a difference?” or “Why should you be awarded this scholarship?” no later than April 15. All interest...
The United States has had two father-son presidencies. The first was John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, and the second was George Bush and his son, George W. Bush. Because Jeb Bush withdrew from the current race three weeks ago, we will not have a third, anytime soon. The Bush dynasty has ended, at least for the next four years. “The man responsible for Jeb’s demise” is Donald Trump. A journalist said, “From the moment he entered the race, the real estate mogul made Jeb his primary...
