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Just in time for fair, construction on Sidney's new livestock exhibit barn, the Pavilion, is almost complete. According to Susan Luehrs-Narjes, a contributor to the pavilion project group said, "the Cheyenne County Pavilion structure construction is officially completed with ADA compliance measures and a sprinkler system to be installed in the near future." Constructed with strong, durable, low maintenance materials, said Narjes, the building will provide usage into the future centuries. The ste...
Not all who wander are lost, is a line from the poem "All that is gold does not glitter," written by J. R. R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings. A fitting quote when describing the three souls who wandered through Sidney, Wednesday. A 1969 Dodge Travo is a rare and interesting recreational vehicle to bump into in Cheyenne County, but when paired with a 1962 Shasta pulled behind a 1964 Ford Falcon, its quite a caravan. Dubbed the "Hip Gyp Trip" the caravan left Indiana June 3, bound westward...
By observing the signs showing up in store fronts around town, it doesn't take long to get the idea a special event is rapidly approaching. That's the idea behind the work of artist Cindi Egging, who has spent the last couple of weeks painting those signs, announcing the impending arrival of the Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo. Since 2002, Egging has taken on the task of painting the windows of businesses showing support for the county fair. She's missed a couple of years, but has adorned the...
Just before graduating from high school, Erwin Lee Kuling (Lee) and other seniors took a week off from school and likely did some things they weren’t supposed to do. It significantly irritated the administrators of the school who told Lee and group that they would have to go through their senior year again if they wanted to graduate. Lee talked it over with his Dad. The options were to get a job or join the Army. His father drove him to Casper, Wyo. His father signed the papers approving early admission, and Lee was enlisted. Next was a trip t...