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Ten-year-old Taylor Runge was fatigued as she made her way around the pond at American Legion Park in Sidney for the fifth time. The goal was 11 laps, which equated to a 5K run, and would be her first time attempting that distance. Her run slowed to her a jog, and eventually a walk, but never did she stop. "You're going great," Wes, her father, said as he kept pace with her. He was just as, if not more, tired as his daughter, but he wanted Taylor to see it through. Taylor is one of 19 girls...
Wednesday's biology lesson was a little too much for Creek Valley sophomore Beth Westman as her class spent the morning dissecting and studying fetal pigs. "I wish I wasn't doing it," 16-year-old Westman said, fighting back a grimace as her partner, Joey McConnell, made an incision along the belly of their specimen. "Close your eyes, honey," McConnell, also 16, said after seeing her partner's reaction. Science teacher Dave Howard said the fetal pig dissection is one of several that they perform...
Last month, Alexah Fort attended the State Science Fair competition at the Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland, Neb., and will be bringing her project to the annual University of Nebraska Medical School State Science Meet this June in Omaha. Alexah's exhibit, "A-MAZE-ing Rabbits," was conducted by testing the cognitive and memory skills of two different breeds of rabbits through the use of maze activities over a 10-day period. About 30 students from five different schools in the Panhandle,...
On March 20, Brady Radcliffe was installed as Master Counselor of the Fort Sidney chapter of DeMolay, along with installation of all elected and appointed officers. Special guests included his grandparents, Gerald and Mona Radcliffe and Stan and Geri Belieu. Other officers elected were Thomas Kokjer as Senior Councilor, Will Castner as Junior Councilor, Yeager Price as Treasurer, and Cade Lewis as Senior Deacon. Installing officers were Ralph Castner, Bob Goodwin, Steve Mattoon and Harley...
The nephew of renowned author Willa Cather has bequeathed $5.8 million to support leading Cather initiatives at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Charles E. Cather left an estate gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to create endowed funds that will provide annual support for the university’s many Cather initiatives. The funds will be used collaboratively by UNL Libraries, the Willa Cather Archive, the Department of English and the Cather Project. Andrew Jewell, editor of the Willa Cather Archive and professor at UNL Libraries, s...
Monday, May 9 Cheyenne County Art Guild Meeting meets the second Monday of each month at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1345 Linden (enter through west door). For more information, contact Jane Easterly, (308) 254-4052. … Thursday, May 12 Cancer survivor support group meets every SECOND Thursday, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. … Tuesday, May 17 Ever thought of getting involved in the community and being a part of something important? Then pla...
In 1890, a young Danish immigrant named Jacob Riis published his book, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York. He began his introduction, “Long ago it was said that ‘One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.’ That was true then. It did not know because it did not care.” Riis went where few other investigative reporters would dare to go. He visited the Italian ghettoes, Chinatown, the Jewish sweat shops, the Bohemian slums, and the black neighborhoods. In each, the tenements’ owners told their age...
West Elementary students cheer on their classmates at Tuesday's Presidential Fitness Challenge at the Sidney High School Track. The mile run completed the 5th and 6th grade challenge, which also included sit ups and the V sit-and-reach. Pictured from left are Aiden Conner, Connor Uhrig, Cauyer Glanz-Sikes, Paige Maddox, Emily Wieser, Hailey Dinges, Brynna Ross, Alecca Campbell and Kaitlyn Pile....
