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Waiting for a school bus to arrive to take them to the high school, a group of soon-to-be freshmen played a game of touch football in the schoolyard at North Elementary a quarter past seven Thursday morning. The sun – rising above homes and trees standing just beyond a fence covered in foliage at the eastern edge of the pebble field – enveloped everything in sight with a warm yellow hue. It was the final minutes of summer break and the young cohort was ensuring not even a moment was for...
After serving the Sidney community for 36 years as a dentist, William Printz is retiring. Friends are former patients are welcome to attend a celebration for the dentist on Friday from 4-7 p.m. at Buffalo Point. Printz said as he's looking at turning 70, he decided it was a good time to step away from the chair. In 2012, he sold his practice, LifeSmiles of Sidney, to Leasa Hlavinka and has continued to see patients on a part-time basis. "She was kind enough to let me keep working," he said of Hl...
Nebraska Republican lawmaker U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse visited Sidney on Wednesday afternoon as part of a series of listening sessions throughout the state. The event was held at 21st Century Equipment. "As part of the senator's constituent outreach work during August, these listening sessions are an opportunity for the senator to hear from Nebraskans and learn about issues important to our state," a media release from his office said. About 50 people turned out for the town hall, sitting around a...
A major facet of Sidney’s history will be commemorated later this month and again next year when the Sidney to Deadwood Trail is retraced by a wagon train for the first time since the late 19th century. As a rail town, millions of pounds of freight were shipped by railway to Sidney in the 1870s and 1880s before being loaded onto wagon trains headed for bustling Deadwood, S.D. Would-be prospectors also joined the wagon trains after travelling to Sidney by rail to begin their journeys in search of gold in the Black Hills. More than 25 wagons a...
Janice R. Fehringer, 78 of Gering, passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 9, 2015 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 14, with Father Michael Bodzioch officiating. Rosary services will be at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13. Both services will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Peetz, Colo. Graveside services will be at the Sacred Heart Cemetery following Mass. Friends may visit at Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m.,... Full story
The Salvation Army in Sidney presented a $500 check to Brenda Noel, president of the Night of Hope Foundation, to be used toward the meal portion of the Night of Hope Cancer Walk. Pictured, from left, are: Lori Borchert, Noel and Salvation Army store manager Diane Nielsen.... Full story
Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. for the rest of the summer. The Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square in Sidney from 8 -11 a.m. The Bridge Marathon will begin playing again in September. Each pair plays once a month with different opponent and keeps a cumulative score through May. There is a fee to play which is donated to the Office for Mentally Retarded for their projects. If you would like to play, please call Lynn Poppen at (308) 254-0704 or Kathy Mattoon (308) 2... Full story
“Miss! Miss! Why do you keep calling this a school?” asked Ashley. “This is not a school!” It was an awkward moment, at an assembly, in November 2002. Because a fight had broken out that morning, the school’s new principal, an angry Linda Cliatt-Wayman, called all the students and staff to the auditorium where she hoped to present her expectations for the students’ behavior and for their achievement. Ashley, a student, interrupted her with the chilling words, “This is not a school!” Fast...
I was sorry to hear about the death of Frank Gifford earlier this week. He was the last surviving member of the greatest sports broadcast booth there ever was. Gifford's playing days with the New York football Giants was before my time. I remember him as a broadcaster for ABC Sports. He covered the Olympic Games, basketball, golf and even a number of offbeat "sports" for ABC's Wide World of Sports. As a matter of fact, Gifford was there to describe the action when motorcycle daredevil Evel...
