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The journey started about two months ago, more than a year before that with the planning. It is a monumental goal with several objectives, and more that developed as he made his way down the road. Gregory Maassen, a Dutch cyclist from Washington, D.C., decided to relive American history from a little less than a century ago, bring awareness and funding to a disease and along the way get a true education of America. Maassen is a senior executive manager of large regional and complex USAID...
Larry Dean Fairchild, age 81, of Sidney, NE passed away on June 8, 2022, at Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care where he had been a resident since April 4, 1980. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Ash Hollow Cemetery in Lewellen, NE. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday from 1-6:00 P.M. You may view Larry’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation S...
Get set for a busy weekend as downtown Sidney will have its first Downtown Sounds concert of the season, Gold Rush Days will set up camp and bullfighting. The weekend kicks off with Luke Mills and Dylan Bloom taking the stage Friday night at Hickory Street Square. Luke Mills has entertained the Sidney community previously. This is Dylan Bloom's first time on stage in Sidney. The event will include a variety of food and drink vendors including Sam & Louie's for beer, Oktoberfest, Vinny's, Kusina Boondocks and possibly more. The event starts at...
LINCOLN – University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Paige Kniep didn’t know she wanted to return home until completing her Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF) Hometown Internship in 2021 – now she plans to build a life in Deshler. Kniep, who served as Deshler Community Fund’s Hometown Intern in 2021, said the experience was among many factors that inspired her to make the choice to return to Thayer County after college and start a business in her hometown. Her intern coordinator and the community made sure she knew she would always be welcome...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce leadership program held a ceremony commemorating the completion of its recent class. The class project was promotion of non-profit organizations with "Show Me Your 501c3 and I'll Show You Ours." The event was held at the Sidney Elks Lodge with each organizations accepting donations and promoting its programs. There was also a donation lunch and a silent auction with proceeds returned to the non-profit of the buyer's choice. About 30 non-profit vendors...
Albion D. Visser, age 87, of Sidney, passed away on to our heavenly home surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services was held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at First United Methodist Church in Sidney, NE with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Interment took place with full Military Honors at Riley Cemetery in Riley, KS on Friday, June 3, 2022. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Friends may stop at...
Mary Jeanne (Wilson) Showers June 18, 1954-May 17, 2022 After battling Alzheimer’s disease for over two years, our dear Jeanne quietly passed away on May 17, 2022. Jeanne was a loving wife, mother and sister. Although taken from us much too soon, she lived a full life growing up in Sidney, NE. She enjoyed the company of her best friends, Leslie and Joni. In high school, Jeanne played the clarinet and marched in the Orange Bowl Parade. She loved to ride horses with her mother, Mary, and s...
How about that new 2023 license plate design? Some like it; most don’t. After Nebraska’s First Lady, Susanne Shore, revealed the new license plate design at a press conference with Gov. Ricketts last Tuesday, the responses that followed on social media were mostly negative. I share that opinion. The new design does not represent folks in Nebraska. Instead of choosing a design which reflects the geography, culture, history, or natural beauty of the whole state, Gov. Pete Ricketts decided to go...
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine (teaching), reproof (testing truth), for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete; thoroughly equipped for every good work.” II Timothy 3:16 God, The Spirit, created Man a speaking spirit just like Himself, to look like Him, think like Him, act like Him. Genesis 1:28 and 2:7. He fearfully (reverently) and wonderfully made a body for Man (Psalm 139) giving him a choice and a voi...
It started on a perfect night, well, actually morning. When you work something of a swing shift, day and night are a little more subjective, and offers a little daylight to do things I like instead of following a tight routine. Sixteen years ago today, the morning started as it ought, mostly, and ended in a way I couldn’t have described. The day went from an argument with my daughter to eight hours among inmates and a chapter that was difficult to accept. My 18-year-old daughter was in an a...
You could spend two, or even three, decades in retirement. So, to pay for all those years, you’ll probably need to take full advantage of your retirement accounts. And in 2022, you may have expanded opportunities to deduct retirement plan contributions on your tax return. Before looking at what’s changed this year, let’s review the key benefits of these accounts: • Traditional IRA – You typically contribute pretax (deductible) dollars to a traditional IRA, and your earnings can grow tax-deferred. • Roth IRA – You invest after-tax dollars in a...
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. James 2:14, 17 (NIV) “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” There are those who do everything they can to prove that the Bible is a contradictory work. They believe that if the Word counters itself, it is fallible,...
By Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator and Hannah Greenwell, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator Nebraska Extension will host a stocker/yearling systems summer meeting and tour Thursday, June 23 in Imperial, Nebraska. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. MDT and the program will kick off at 9:00 a.m. MDT at the Crossroads Wesleyan Church, Imperial. Lunch is sponsored by Merck Animal Health, followed by a tour of Wine Glass Ranch in the afternoon. The morning program will begin with a research update from Dale Blasi, beef cattle...
By Kathy Tando, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener The Label is the Law You might not be handcuffed but you could face a hefty fine! When using any chemical the label is the law. Using a chemical in a manner that does not comply with the label is illegal. Products can change so even if it’s a chemical you have used in the past review the contents. Take note of what the label states regarding transportation, storage, application, and disposal of the chemical for safe practices. Know the Chemical Product Terms Know product terms when using chemic...
The Fort Sidney Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented a floral arrangement to the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff for National Viet Nam Veteran' Day. Linda Morgan, left, and Glenda Condon, right, DAR members are shown with the administrator accepting the decoration. In addition these ladies delivered several lap quilts to be presented to residents of the Veterans' Home. These quilts were made by the "Sewing Ladies" from the United Church of the Plains in...
The Sidney American Legion Post 17 Senior team broke through on Saturday morning for their first win of the season, and dropped the third place game against Cheyenne Sunday afternoon to earn fourth place honors in the 2nd Annual Tyson Herrera Memorial Tournament in Sidney over the weekend. The Prairie View team defeated the Buckley “A” team in the championship game, 8-to-0, to take the tournament trophy. The Sidney Seniors had a game against Platte Valley Companies team in Gering on Wed...
The annual Wyoming-Nebraska 6-Man Shoot Out All-Star game was played on Friday in Chadron, and the Wyoming squad was able to outlast the Nebraska team in the highest scoring contest of the 11-game series. The game was a 16-to-16 tie until Wyoming scored with 12 seconds left in the first half. On Nebraska's final play of the half, Wyoming came up with an interception and runback for a touchdown to give the Wyoming All-Stars a 30-to-16 lead that they would not relinquish. Nebraska pulled closer,...
SHS Honor Roll A Average Semester 2 12th Grade McKENZIE ANN ANDREW, CHRISTIAN MICHAEL ANDREWS, ANABEL KARIN BURMESTER, SARIA JOSEPHANIA CALVIN, MITCHELL JAMES DEER, GUNNAR JAMES DORCEY, REBECCA J KASPRZAK, JACK LILLEY, MADISON MARIE MASHEK, ISABELLA MICHELLE MERLINO-BUTTS, RYAN ERIC RAPP, ELLIE SAGER, JULIA PETRY LESSA DE SIQUEIRA, KARALYN ELIZABETH STEVENS, KAITLYN LEA TAYLOR, JASLYN JULIA THIES, JADE VOWERS and ZOEY WRIGHT. 11th Grade ADDISON KATHLEEN ANTHONY, JENNA LEI BONDEGARD, ALLISON JANE DEAL, JAEDEN MORGAN DILLEHAY, ZOE JANE...
Steve Jobs gave the commencement address at Stanford University on June 14, 2005. In it, he told three stories. The first was how he dropped out of Reed College, in Portland, Oregon. The second was how a manager fired him from the company that he and Steve Wozniak had started in a garage. The third story was about his pending death, due to a pancreatic cancer diagnosis a year before. Then, after he finished the three stories, he said, “When I was young, there was an amazing publication called “T...
Sidney Police Department June 1 12:05 p.m., Agency Assist, Police Department. 12:07 p.m., Parking Complaint, 700 block Linden Street. 2:35 p.m., Paper Service, 3000 block Silverberg Drive. 3:40 p.m., Harassment, 2700 block 11th Avenue. 3:45 p.m., Suspicious Activity, 1000 block Illinois Street. 4:47 p.m., Agency Assist, 11th Avenue and Forrest Street. 5:16 p.m., Traffic Complaint, Haskill Hill Road. 5:19 p.m., Parking Complaint, 600 block Chase Blvd. 5:33 p.m., Unwanted Party, 600 block Chase Blvd. 5:50 p.m., Traffic Stop, Jennifer Lane. 6:12 p...
Dear College Graduates, Congratulations! You did it! You persevered through a once-in-a-century pandemic to earn your degree. Your disciplined study and hard work have paid off. You’ve put yourself in a great position to move toward your dreams. It’s an exciting moment. As you consider your next step, I encourage you to put down roots in the Good Life. We want you here in Nebraska. Our state has a lot to offer: great-paying jobs, family-friendly communities, and an unparalleled quality of life....
The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will be in Sidney at 7 p.m., Sunday, June 19, at Sidney High School. Tickets are $13 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students including Western Nebraska Community College students and children under 5 are free. Tickets will be available at the door. The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will bring its distinctive sound to Sidney when it presents a Father's Day concert. The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time. The legendary Glenn Miller...
