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The Peetz Plateau School District Board of Education on Monday night bid farewell to three members who had reached maximum 8-year term limits and induct new members. Outgoing members Lanae Fehringer, Gary Gillham and Gary Schumacher were presented with certificates honoring their service to the school district. Nick Fehringer, Tiffany Vallier and Mike Hill, who won election to the board of education during Colorado's November election, were also officially inducted onto the board. Their terms ar...
Although the timing of flu is unpredictable, Sidney Regional Medical Center is hosting its seasonal flu vaccine clinics to make sure locals have the opportunity to decrease their risks of catching the virus. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone as young as six months of age and older to help protecting against influenza. Influenza is an infection of the nose, throat and lungs and the virus is constantly changing. The flu can cause sever...
Possible funding for water augmentation projects at Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area (ORRA) were discussed at the Nov. 10 South Platte NRD Board of Directors (Board) meeting. The board approved working with Olsson Associates on the Oliver Reservoir Water Project for a proposal to utilize Platte Basin Coalition funding and to help satisfy terms of the Platte River Recovery and Implementation Program, along with requirements of the Ground Water Management and Protection Act and provisions in the IMPs and Basin-Wide Plan. The proposal will expand...
The High Plains Pheasant Forever Chapter of Sidney hosted its third annual U.S. Warriors Outdoors (USWO) veterans hunt Nov. 6-8 in Cheyenne County. The High Plains Pheasant Forever chapter partnered with the USWO to enlist eligible veterans for a fun weekend of outdoor therapy. This group of veterans were comprised of seven local Nebraska veterans and one from Colorado and another from Pennsylvania, all with various combat experience ranging from Vietnam, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraq and...
Harold A. Armstrong 1st Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Corps/ U.S. Air Force World War II/Korean War EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Sidney, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In the years 1941 through 1945, America's teenagers had serious decisions to make. America was engaged in war. The teens, mostly young men, could pick a branch of the U.S. mili...
James Lee Jensen, 77 of Cedar Falls, IA, died Monday, Nov. 16 at UnityPoint Hospice Allen Hospital, Waterloo, IA. James was born on March 14, 1938 in Cedar Falls, the son of Jesse Lee & Petra Anna (Petersen) Jensen. He married Joyce Frandsen June 17, 1961 in Cedar Falls. James graduated from Cedar Falls High School and served in the U. S. Air Force. He was a member of Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. James was a linesman with Iowa Public Service and then became a Line Superintendant with Tri-State... Full story
Upcoming VENDORS WANTED for 2nd Annual Christmas Craft Show to be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp, Ft. Sidney Rd and Toledo Street, in Sidney. Please get your reservations in by Dec. 10th! For more information, please call Brenda (308) 254-7131. Ongoing 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 &... Full story
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And like all holidays, this one has plenty of traditions, such as Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (started in 1924) and football (the first broadcast Thanksgiving Day game was played between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears in 1934). Traditions are important, and you may want to establish some in one of the key activities of your own life: investing. So, what sort of investment traditions could you start? Here are a few ideas: • Invest regularly. By definition, engaging in a tradition means per...
