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A fundraising effort is continuing in earnest to secure donations for a planned swimming pool in Sidney. The project has been in the works for years, and the Sidney City Council has been discussing plans and specifications of the complex in recent months. With a $5 million price tag, funding is coming from multiple sources. And now, just $330,500 stands between the pool and its full funding. Megan McGown, the city’s economic development director, said a large grant is within reach. A Peter Kiewit Foundation grant could provide $225,000 to t...
Sidney High School held its annual "Evening of Excellence" this week to honor students' achievements. Brett Avila presented Kollyn Weimer with an award for her excellence in Spanish 1. Sidney High School's graduation ceremony will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. A list of award winners as well as graduation coverage will be in Monday's edition of the Sun-Telegraph.... Full story
LINCOLN – Sidney High School has been named the Pump & Pantry School Spirit Award recipient for the month of May, the Nebraska School Activities Association annpunced Friday. The School Spirit Award Program features NSAA member schools sharing photos of their students and fans emphasizing positive support and excitement at NSAA events via social media. Winning photos are selected monthly and may be featured throughout the year on the NSAA website, additional publications and at NSAA State Championships. As the May honoree, Sidney High School w...
Lyman Frank Baum, born May 15, 1856, was the seventh of nine children born to Benjamin Ward and Cynthia Ann Baum. Frank, as he preferred to be known, was one of the five children who survived to adulthood. Benjamin Baum became quite wealthy during the Pennsylvania oil boom through the manufacturing of barrels used in the storage and shipping of the refined product. Consequently, Frank was raised under the privilege of wealth on his parent's substantial estate, Rose Lawn, in Mattydale, N.Y....
Morgan R. Burns, 19 of Peetz, Colo., passed away in Peetz, Monday, May 11, 2015. Vigil Services will be at 6 p.m., Friday, May 15, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 16. Both services will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Robert Wedow officiating. Burial will follow Mass in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Peetz. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made... Full story
Berniece C. Filsinger, 90 of Sidney, passed away Friday morning, May 15, 2015 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Berniece’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Sunday, May 17 Kimball Promenaders Square Dance Club will have a dance in the old 4-H building in Kimball from 4 to 6 p.m. The caller is Mike Olivieri. Monday, May 18 Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp Board Meeting and Spring Cleaning 5 p.m. at the Camp. Volunteers welcome. More info call (308) 254-5882. Thursday, May 21 Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. A variety of topics will be discussed and food is provided. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. Monday, May 25 The... Full story
This article is prompted by the statements of several politicians who have entered the race to become the President of the United States. We are the greatest nation in the world. We were founded by men (and women) who believed in God. Several of those were Deists, which means that although they believed in God they felt that God was too important and man too insignificant for God to spend too much time worrying about him. But they believed in God and they recognized the moral and natural laws that he had given man. Many were sincere believers...
Table of Grace Food Pantry in Sidney has received a $2,000 grant to help meet the hunger needs of lower-income residents in Cheyenne, Garden and Deuel counties. The grant is provided through Farm Credit Services of America’s “Working Here Fund.” The Table of Grace Food Pantry provides food to residents of all ages within its 35-mile service area. This includes youngsters who attend a day care in a lower-income neighborhood and older residents through an assisted living facility and a community center. Table of Grace distributes food to an es... Full story
Compiled By Rob Langrell These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago May 18, 1965 'General Rain Averages Over Inch Here' Proof that it can still rain in Western Nebraska came over the weekend with a steady, straight rainfall that farmers fervently hope will be repeated regularly. The downpour, varying from light to heavy, continued persistently from Friday morning early...
OGALLALA – As two of the top Class B shot putters in Nebraska began their battle at the Class B-6 District Track and Field meet in Ogallala on Thursday – with their long-distance throws causing an ever-increasing frequency of ear-splitting roars – a sizable crowd began to gather around the throwing ring. The loudest eruption was reserved for the final throw by Sidney High's Jake Heeren. With Heeren routinely putting the shot well beyond his previous personal best (54 feet, 4 inches) he claim...
OGALLALA – With state meet berths and district bragging rights on the line, the Sidney High Lady Raiders came through in grand style Thursday at Ogallala High School as they captured a share of their first Class B-6 District title. With Sidney needing to make up five points in the final event to catch Scottsbluff, the Raiders' 4x400-meter relay team stepped up. The group of Preslie Allen, Abby Heller, Natalie Radcliffe and Genessa Schilz, erased the deficit with their third-place finish in t...
The Sidney Red Raiders golf team concluded its final match of the regular season Thursday and finished in fifth place with a 342 at the Ogallala Invite. Ahead of the Raiders were match winner Scottsbluff with a 314, McCook at 319, Coazad with a 337 and Gothenburg at 339. All the teams that finished ahead of the Raiders will be in Sidney for the Class B-4 district tournament scheduled for Monday at Hillside Golf Course. The first tee time is scheduled for 10 a.m. “We seem to have one good match and then a bad one,” said Raiders head coach Chu...
TRACK & FIELD Friday, May 15 Peetz at 1A State Meet (@ Lakewood, Colo.), 9 a.m. Saturday, May 16 Peetz at 1A State Meet (@ Lakewood, Colo.), 9 a.m. Friday, May 22 Sidney at Class B State Meet (@ Omaha), 3:30 p.m. CDT Potter-Dix, Creek Valley, Leyton at Class D State Meet (@ Omaha), 3:30 p.m. CDT Saturday, May 23 Sidney at Class B State Meet (@ Omaha), 9 a.m. CDT Potter-Dix, Creek Valley, Leyton at Class D State Meet (@ Omaha), 9 a.m. CDT GOLF Monday, May 18 Sidney hosts District B-4 Tournament (@ Hillside Golf Course), 10 a.m. Creek Valley at... Full story
