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The Cheyenne County clerks got into the Halloween spirit by dressing up like fellow office clerk Judith Eymann. According to the clerks, they dress up every year. Pictured from left are: Judith Eymann, Bonnie Schilz, Beth Fiegenschuh and Lori Kennedy....
The annual autumn festival at St. Patrick Catholic Church will be a free day of games, food and prizes. The event will be held on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A turkey dinner, children’s carnival games, a country store, bingo and a cake walk will be included at the festival. According to Tamara Beyer of St. Patrick’s, anyone from the community is welcome to join the fun. “I encourage everyone to come out because it really is a fun event where people get together and visit, play games and have a good meal,” Beyer said. There will also be a si...
A financial aid program will be held at in the distance learning lab at Creek Valley High School on Monday, Nov. 9, at 5:30 p.m. A professional from the EducationQuest Foundation will discuss how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This is the form all colleges require of the student before they are eligible to receive any financial assistance. All parents/guardians of senior or junior students are invited to attend. The FAFSA needs to be filled out as soon as an income tax return for 2015 is completed. Many...
The newly remodeled tennis courts at Legion Park got their final touches after a wind screen was installed Friday. Sand for the two new sand volleyball courts was also poured. According to City of Sidney Park Superintendent Tom Von Seggern, the sand will be distributed and smoothed out within the coming weeks to get it ready for use. He added that concrete for new gates will be the next phase before the volleyball courts are finished....
I should probably not admit this, but it is already 10 minutes to noon on Monday, Oct. 26. So what is the significance of that? I have a semi-firm deadline of 1 p.m. to get this column submitted, and I now know that I'm not going to make it. Weekend company occupied our Saturday and Sunday as we relaxed in the friendship of folks who have been an important part of our lives for many years. Vibrant conversation, quiet meals and the pleasure of hosting our guest's first time trip to the Scotts...
DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN YOU GO TO BED!...
Jerome N. "Jerry" Lenzen, 90, Sidney farmer and rancher and descendant of Cheyenne County pioneers, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Lincoln. He had moved to Lincoln to be closer to family members living there, but is coming home to the land he loved. Mass services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, on what would have been his 91st birthday, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Jim Heithoff officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. No wake services are planned.... Full story
Ongoing A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. Saturday, Oct. 31 The “All About Kids” Health Adventure will be held Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Cheyenne County Community Center. The free event is open to children ages 0-18, parents and care providers. Call (308) 254-3273 for more information. Bring your Ghost... Full story
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” – James 1:2-3 (NKJV) As the weather turns cooler and the leaves fall off the trees, I am reminded of a family story from just a few short years ago. I took my family to a tree farm for our annual tradition of cutting down a Christmas tree. After searching diligently for the perfect tree, cutting it down and getting it tied to the top of our van, we headed down the road towards home. We were all feeling good as we were...
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago 'Science showed be inquisitive, speaker asserts' Oct. 29, 1965 Secondary school teachers should teach science as a mode of inquiry rather than as a collective of seemingly authoritarian views, a University of Nebraska authority on science education declared on Friday, Oct. 29. Dr. James A Rutledge,...
OSHKOSH – As Garden County High players celebrated their victory at the opposite end of the field, Leyton coach Glen Lipska stood in the north end zone, surrounded by his players and Warrior supporters. In a low voice, he praised his team's effort despite the 74-32 loss in the first round of the Class D-2 eight-man state playoffs. He asked his senior players, who had just competed in their final high school football game, to lead the team in a cheer. And then, under the bright lights and with t...
By virtue of having the highest wild-card point total, the Sidney High School volleyball team earned the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage at next week’s District B-8 tournament. Sidney (15-15) will take on No. 4 Scottsbluff (11-18) at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The other semifinal pits No. 2 Alliance (13-17) against No. 3 gering (15-21) at 5:30 p.m. The championship match is set for 7 p.m. In the D2-11 subdistrict bracket at Bridgeport High School on Monday, Potter-Dix (23-3) earned the top seed and a first-round bye to go with it. No. 4 Banner C...
The Peetz High School volleyball team wrapped up its season on Thursday when the Bulldogs were eliminated at the Colorado Class 1A District 4 tournament being played at Northeastearn Junior College in Sterling. The Bulldogs, seeded No. 6 among the nine teams, lost in five sets to No. 3 Heritage Christian, lost in three sets to No. 2 Weldon Valley and defeated No. 7 Front Range Baptist in three sets. Peetz finished the season 4-18....
NEBRASKA/COLORADO FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULES CLASS B STATE TOURNAMENT First-round games Friday, Oct. 30 All times CDT No. 16 Alliance (4-5) at No. 1 Aurora (9-0), 2 p.m. No. 9 Scottsbluff (6-3) at No. 8 Gretna (6-3), 5 p.m. No. 12 Beatrice (6-3) at No. 5 McCook (8-1), 7 p.m. No. 13 Bennington (5-4) at No. 4 Plattsmouth (9-0), 7 p.m. No. 14 Sidney (5-4) at No. 3 Elkhorn South (9-0), 5 p.m. No. 11 Omaha Roncalli (7-2) at No. 6 York (8-1), 7 p.m. No. 10 Linc. Pius X (6-3) at No. 7 Grand Island NW (6-3), 7 p.m. No. 15 Waverly (5-4) at No. 2 Omaha...
