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Bernie L. Koehn, 70, of Sunol and longtime Sidney area resident, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday evening, June 5, 2014 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tues., June 10th in the Sidney Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Bernie's name to the Sidney Church of Christ. You may...
Just ahead of last week’s shareholder meeting, Cabela’s announced the opening of three new stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and New York. The company plans to begin construction on a 80,000 square foot store in Huntsville, Alabama this year with a fall 2015 opening date, according to a press release from Cabela’s. This store is expected to employ around 180 full time and part time workers. This will be Cabela’s first Alabama location. “Felt just like the place we needed to put a store,” said Cabela’s CEO Tommy Millner at last week’s company shareho...
Ethel Loretta Belden passed away peacefully on Saturday May 31, 2014, after a lengthy illness, going to her heavenly home to join her parents and beloved great grandson, Milo. She leaves behind her husband Ben and her son Brett and wife Isabel all of Thermopolis, Wyo; her daughter Benna, for Cheyenne, Wyo.; her son Brad and wife Kelly of Wellington, Colo.; and her son Bruce; her brother Rocky and wife Jo of Wheatland, Wyo. Ethel was born Dec 7, 1933 in Wheatland, Wyo. to Paul and Pearl...
Phyllis was born in Funk, Neb. on July 5, 1928 to Arnold Alfred Emmanuel and Amy Victoria Nelson. She grew up on a farm near Axtell, Neb. and graduated from Wilcox High School in 1945. Phyllis attended Nebraska State Teachers College (later known as Kearney State College) where she earned her 2-year teaching certificate. She began her elementary teaching career in Osceola and then taught in Madrid, Nebraska, where she met E. Robert (Bob) Tishendorf. They married Aug. 17, 1952, and eventually 3...
Shirley Flohr, 73 of Sidney, passed away early Saturday morning, June 7, 2014 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, June 13, 2014 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor David Hall officiating. Services will conclude at the church with cremation to follow. Memorials have been established to the Cheyenne County Community Center or the Sidney Public Library in care of the American National Bank in Sidney. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 7...
Coming Up International Spy Academy Vacation Bible School at Evangelical Free Church (2763 11th St, Sidney) - Mon., June 23 through Thurs., June 26th - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Children ages 4 years - 4th grade are invited to attend the 4 day vacation Bible school “International Spy Academy” held on June 23 through June 26th from 9-11:30 am. Call the church office for more information at 254-6162 or email [email protected] to sign up your child today!!! Gear up for VBS! Join us for Community Vacation Bible School (VBS) for the ages 2 thr...
The Panhandle No-till Partnership will host a series of field days around the region during the last full week of June, 2014. These field days are informal meetings to visit about all aspects of no-till crop production on dry land and irrigated acres. Everyone interested is encouraged to attend and bring along your questions, thoughts, and ideas on how to improve no-till crop production in our area. Producers and landlords who are considering adopting no-till crop production into their operation are encouraged to attend. We will visit about the...
Dalton hosted a one mile youth run, followed by a 4.5 mile obstacle course on Saturday to raised funds for repairs at the Leyton Elementary/Junior High School playground in Gurley. Some 230 people participated in the event, which raised about $15,000--including $5,500 from a Cabela's Emerging Leaders team, $1,000 from Matt Mitchell's Get Fit, Stay Fit Challenge money and $2,000 from an anonymous donor....
Dalton hosted a one mile youth run, followed by a 4.5 mile obstacle course on Saturday to raised funds for repairs at the Leyton Elementary/Junior High School playground in Gurley. Some 230 people participated in the event, which raised about $15,000--including $5,500 from a Cabela's Emerging Leaders team, $1,000 from Matt Mitchell's Get Fit, Stay Fit Challenge money and $2,000 from an anonymous donor....
Many of the players selected to play in the Mid-Plains Area All-Star Basketball Game on Friday night were playing in the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium at North Platte Community College for the first time and only time. For Sidney's Sarah Mahr it was likely just the first of many such experiences. Mahr, who not only was the leading scorer for the Class B-6 District Champion Sidney Red Raiders, she was also the leading scorer for the Gold Team. As she did the previous week at Scottsbluff, she topped...
One play defined Sidney's 12-2 loss at McCook on Sunday. With bases loaded and one out in the bottom half of the third, a low Scott Phillips pitch skipped away from Sidney catcher Kyle Burton. What ensued was an agonizing comedy of errors-three, in fact-that allowed all three McCook base runners to score. "Sloppy," said Post 17 third sacker Bradey Holtz when asked to describe the contest. "We had little small mistakes and big mental errors." Sidney committed seven errors in the final three...
Scott Phillips fires a pitch toward the plate....
T.J. Garska completes an aggressive dive into second on a stolen base....
Mon. Jun 9 No Games Scheduled Tue. Jun 10 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Ogallala @ Sidney Juniors 5 p.m. Seniors to follow Wed. Jun 11 No Games Scheduled Thu. Jun 12 No Games Scheduled Fri. Jun 13 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Sidney @ Crete Senior Tournament vs. Tekamah 3 p.m. vs, Pleasant Dale 5:30 p.m. Sat. Fri. Jun 14 WEST NEBRASKA ALL-STAR GAMES Volleyball @ Cougar Palace, Scottsbluff 2 p.m. Football @ Bearcat Stadium, Scottsbluff 7 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Sidney @ Crete Senior Tournament vs. Crete 8 p.m. SWIMMING Sidney Stingrays @ Alliance...
