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Local teens LaNaya Gutierrez and Brandon VanDeMortel learned valuable lessons about leadership and gained lasting bonds at this year's Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp. Sidney's chapter of the rotary club sponsored the two Sidney High School seniors to the camp held in Halsey each summer. At the camp the students listened to various speakers for a few hours per day. Some of the counselors told stories about their own lives. "Some of them were really touching and kind of explained to you why...
Those volunteering with TeamMates believe that every student can benefit from having a mentor, not just those at risk. Angie Jacobsen, the Sidney chapter’s program coordinator thinks the largest benefit of taking part in the program herself is having the opportunity to hang out with a young person without any added worries. “It’s the best part of my week,” Jacobsen said. This program matches an adult mentor with a child mentee to meet for one hour per week during the school year. The Sidney...
Elva Lostroh used to scream when startled. Once a practical joking family member urged her to remain in a grain truck cab while the crew unloaded its cargo. As the cab tipped back, she let out a curdling howl, momentarily interrupting harvest. Another time one of her screams almost caused an accident. But that was a long time ago. Elva Crowell Davison Lostroh turns 100 on Sept. 6. Over the weekend, she welcomed hundreds of guests during a reception at the Sidney Regional Medical Center’s Extende...
Just a tick over five minutes into the new season, Chance Anglin scampered down the left sideline for a 20-yard touchdown run to cap an 80-yard drive. It was just a small taste of what was to come. With 538 yards of rushing offense - powered primarily by Anglin and Logan Lewis - the Sidney Red Raiders turned the tables on the Grand Island Northwest Vikings with a 44-22 rout at Weymouth Field Friday night. The final result against this non-league foe was a complete reversal of the opener last yea...
Kelsey Rozelle clearly had just one thing on his mind Friday night. Barely two minutes into the game, the Coyotes sophomore burst across the goal line from four yards out. In the middle of the first period, he knifed through Creek Valley’s line, stumbled for a moment and then raced 45 yards for another score. In fact, the first five times Rozelle touched the ball he wound up in the end zone, not including conversions. “Last year I didn’t start,” he said. “This year I knew it was time.” Ro...
The Peetz Bulldogs got off to a fast start to the 2013 season by knocking off the Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates 50-20 in six-man football Friday night. Sophomore Logan Vach earned player of the game honors with a 127-yard rushing effort on just seven carries. He also scored four touchdowns. Jordan Nelson with 66-rushing yards and Garrett Roelle with 54 yards also figured prominently in the Bulldogs offensive attack. Nelson and Roelle added a touchdown apiece. "Hugo had some decent size but with...
On a day when temperatures again sorared into the 90s by rounds end, the host Sidney girls golf team played its way into a second-place finish at the Western Conference Tournament on Friday. Scottsbluff was the runaway winner. The Bearcats 356 total earned them the Western Conference title for the seventh time in eight years. The Raiders had three players medal and finished at 387. Gering was third at 401. Gering's Sam Rahmig scored an 83 to take individual honors. Jordan York of Scottsbluff (85...
