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SIDNEY--The Cheyenne County Commissioners met Monday morning and went over a number of topics, with the most time being spent on a new Service Animal policy, Air Force involvement with certain county roads, and a proposed Christmas Light display by the Tourism Director. After taking care of some business, including the transfer of $500,000 form the County General 100 Fund to the County Road 300 Fund, the commissioner's approved two resolutions concerning the issuance of County Tax Sale...
POTTER - Last week, PNCC Off-race, a hare scramble off-road race in Nebraska that spans over 200 acres in the panhandle, took place in Potter on September 2 and 3. Among the participants of the race, there's one who caught the attention of the audience for becoming an example of perseverance and fight: Aaron Hill. Hill was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and motorcycles were part of his life as he grew up racing them. He started riding at the early age of four and quickly became passionate...
Margaret Thatcher famously said "If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing." Britain's Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, Thatcher was the first woman to lead any large country and became known all over the world as "the Iron Lady". A nickname she relished. One would think that she would have been heralded as an icon of feminism, yet the fact is that she did not engage women as her peers, and she didn't noticeably...
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgiveorgive and cleanse (purify, beautify) us from all unrighteousness (whatever is not like Him)" I John 1:9 Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. September 25, this year. The most well attended of any Jewish festival. Not the Jubilee year, just past, when all possessions were returned to their proper owner, all debts canceled and slaves freed, but Yom Kippur when sin is covered up for another year. Jesus came to die on the Cross in order to...
My Navy boot company spent 2 days sweating in Southern California heat learning to handle fire hoses and how to put out shipboard fires with nothing but water. In 1967 the Western U.S. Navy Boot Camp was located at San Diego. It was hot and miserable but necessary training. Most of our training was on the use of the 3-position nozzle and the handling of fire hoses. We used a nozzle that could put out different streams: solid stream, coarse spray and fog. The high pressure solid stream was used...
Barbara Perez, Editor, Sidney Sun-Telegraph You thought after graduation you’d be through taking tests. Well here comes a doozy for which you didn’t even study. On Wednesday, October 4, a message from FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will go out en masse at the same moment across every time zone in the United States. That means at 2:20 in the afternoon on the East Coast, 1:20 p.m. in Central time, 12:20 p.m. Mountain time and 11:20 a.m. on the West Coast, p...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY-- It was the type of game that the loser could take consolation by pointing out NFL Hall of Fame legendary coach Vince Lombardi's famous quote about a close loss. "We didn't lose the game, we just ran out of time," said Lombardi. The Mitchell Tigers can definitely say that with accuracy, as their shootout against the Red Raiders on Friday night came up short for them because of the clock running out. In the final moments of a back-and-forth game between...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph POTTER--Potter-Dix's Coyote football team faced a game Sioux County Warriors team Friday night at Combs Field, and after falling behind at the halftime break, the Coyotes exploded for 31 points in the third quarter to end any hopes of the Warriors coming away from Potter with a win. The Warriors started with the ball, but Potter-Dix was able to shut them down and start a drive of their own. A rushing touchdown was followed by a missed extra point attempt, and the...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team rebounded from a loss on Saturday, September 9 with three straight wins at home over the past week. The action started on Tuesday, September 12, when Sidney hosted Chadron and Bridgeport for a triangular. Sidney started off with Chadron, a team that has struggled so far against the stronger teams they have faced. This match was no different, with Sidney starting strong and taking the first set 25-to-22. The Lady...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph DALTON--Leyton's Lady Warriors' hot start to the season cooled this week with two losses against loaded teams, although the Leyton girls were also able to come up with two wins over the weekend to move their record to 10-and-2 on the season. The action started Friday night in Merna, as the Lady Warriors matched up against the Lady Coyotes of Anselmo-Merna. The Lady Warriors started strong with a 25-to-17 win in the first set, but the Lady Coyotes regrouped and...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph POTTER--The young Potter-Dix Lady Coyote Volleyball team is starting to gel, and after grabbing a few wins against struggling teams, got a big win Friday night against a strong Sioux County team in Potter. The Lady Coyotes started with a strong first set, outpacing the Lady Warriors and coming away with a 25-to-18 win. The momentum continued in the second set and the Lady Coyotes poured it on, dispatching the Lady Warriors 25-to-12. The Sioux County squad...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph NORTH PLATTE--Sidney's Lady Raider Golf team hit the road on Thursday, September 14 to compete in the North Platte Invitational. Although matched up against some of the toughest teams in the area, the girls played well and finished fifth out of ten teams competing. The Sidney girls were led by Claire Jordan's 90, scoring a 45 on both the front and back nine of the course. Josette McConnell scored a 52 on the front and back nine for a total round of 104, followed...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph CHAPPELL-- After a quick burst of points, the visitors did not wait long to get their substitutes into the action last Thursday night as the Creek Valley Storm hosted the Southwest Roughriders. Creek Valley is still winless on the season, suffering their second shutout loss in a row. Southwest started the game with the ball and quickly moved down the field to score. At 6-to-0, the Roughriders held the Storm, then the visitors went on another drive. The...
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph MERNA--Leyton's Warrior Football team has struggled in the early going of the 2023 season, but hoped last week's victory over Morrill would give them some momentum going into their matchup with Anselmo-Merna. Unfortunately, the Coyotes would have no trouble getting past the Warriors, improving their record to 2-and-2 while the Warriors fall to 1-and-3. After playing a tight first half against the Coyotes, the home team was able tack on a touchdown late in the first half to take a 24-to-12 lead into the...
