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Legion Park will be the location of crafters, spinners, reenacted history and gun fights. It will also be the site free food and a hot air balloon ride opportunity. This the 16th year of the Sidney Gold Rush Days, according to Ken Geu, president of the Sidney Gold Rush Days committee. The event will be held next weekend, June 7-9. "It is a lot of fun, learn about the Old West," said Geu. He said the weekend will be a combination of entertainment and education. New this year the size of the...
"We can't bring them back, but we can honor their sacrifice," said John Sanna, Disrict 4 American Legion Commander during his address to Sidney's Memorial Day audience Monday. Sanna used the story of Major Brent Taylor of Ogden, Utah as an example of the typical soldier who died for his country. Taylor, on his third deployment, was killed in Afghanistan as he served in the U.S. Army. Taylor, like many veterans, said Sanna, served by choice. Prior to leaving for what proved to be his last...
Sidney High School hosted its second annual "Challenge Day" on Thursday morning, sponsored by the Unified Raiders program. The Unified Raiders program brings students together and lets them know they're not alone when experiencing traumatic or emotional events effecting themselves or family members. The program sponsors events that address bullying, suicide prevention, and that encourage members to reach out to other students in times of need. "Challenge Day" rolls out the Be The Change...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will meet constituents of the Third District during a mobile office today, Wednesday, May 29, in Sidney. A mobile office allows constituents to meet directly with Congressman Smith about federal issues and take advantage of the constituent services available through his office, such as assisting individuals with challenges they face while working with a federal agency, ordering flags flown over the U.S. Capitol, and booking tours in Washington, D.C. Smith, who has offices in Grand Island and S...
Lincoln – The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DD) application for funding for services to Nebraskans with developmental disabilities disrupted by early spring flooding. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for the Developmentally Disabled Waivers, administered by the Division, include funding for residential and day services with specific requirements providers must meet in order to be reimbursed. Many providers in the 81 Nebraska counties declared disasters b...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a disaster supplemental bill that included funding for Nebraska flood recovery. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), who worked with her staff to include the state of Nebraska in the bill, applauded its passage and released the following statement: “Today the U.S. Senate came together in a bipartisan manner and passed a disaster supplemental bill that includes significant relief for Nebraska. Our families, ag producers, communities, and military installations affected by the catastrophic flo...
Sidney's American Legion Post 17 Senior baseball team lost to the Ogallala Adams Bank & Trust Seniors 7-to-1 Thursday night, moving the seniors record to 3-and-2 going into the Gering Tournament on Memorial Day weekend. For the second night in a row, the temperature hovered around the 40 degree mark, but a persistent chilly wind also brought a heavy mist of rain for the duration of the contest. Dante Petersen started on the mound for Sidney, and kept Ogallala off the scoreboard after giving up a...
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will receive $34,940 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the Trout in the Classroom project. Trout in the Classroom is an environmental education program that allows students to learn about aquatic resources within a framework of hatching and raising rainbow trout. Nebraska’s Trout in the Classroom program began in 2013 with three pilot schools and has expanded to 92 schools with the assistance of Trust funding. Schools set up a cool-water tank in which they raise trout from egg to fin...
GERING, – If you fondly remember The Oregon Trail computer game from the 1980s – or even if you don’t, but you would like to know what all the fuss is about – plan to attend this program! As part of Scotts Bluff National Monument’s centennial celebration, the community is invited to hear how the iconic educational computer game compared to life on the real Oregon Trail. Although the earliest version of The Oregon Trail game was created in 1971, it was the 1985 Apple II version that first introduced most of the features that people now assoc...
The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run in Sidney recorded 30 runners this year. The run occurred Wednesday, May 22, starting at 5 p.m. from McDonalds. Runners then traveled west before turning north to Hickory Street Square. Runners much sign a waiver to participate in the two-mile walk. Shirts were $15 each with proceeds supporting the Nebraska Special Olympics program. The number of walkers/runners is about average for Sidney, according to Sidney Police Officer Keith Anderson. The event had a...
Sidney's American Legion Post 17 Senior baseball team traveled to Gering to compete in the Platte Valley Companies Classic baseball tournament over the weekend, and the Sidney squad had to settle for fourth place after losing the consolation game on Sunday to Gering, 9-to-1. Pool play started on Friday, with Sidney facing a familiar opponent in Bridgeport for the opening contest of the tournament. Again, Sidney had little difficulty with the Bombers, winning 9-to-1 with Sam Hashman striking out...
Nebraska baseball didn’t win the Big Ten Tournament as hoped on Sunday, but the season still has life in its lungs. The Huskers found out Monday morning they are headed to Oklahoma City to participate in the Oklahoma State regional this weekend. Darin Erstad’s team (31-22) will draw UConn (36-23) in the first game of the regional on Friday at noon, to be televised on ESPN3. It matters little at this point, but NU is technically the third seed in the four-team bracket. One team will advance through the double-elimination formation to a bes...
LINCOLN– Private landowners have until June 14 to enroll their land in the Open Fields and Waters (OFW) Program. Through OFW, landowners can earn additional income for allowing walk-in hunting, trapping and/or fishing access on their properties. According to John Laux, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s upland habitat and access manager, OFW is a “win-win” for both private landowners and hunters. “Participating landowners benefit from the extra income and our hunters and anglers [who help fund the program] have more places to go,” said...
Janice L. (Jan) Farmer, age 79 of Dalton, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Poudre Valley Hospital, in Ft. Collins, Colorado, surrounded by members of her loving family, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 29th at the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney with Reverend Mary Jo Dean and Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday...
Edith L. "Lucille" Flood of Sidney, NE passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 28th at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel with Brother Don Mink officiating. Services will conclude at the Funeral Home with cremation to follow and inurnment at a later date. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel for visitation from 9-11:00 A.M. prior to service. Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family for future designation. You may view L...
