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In West Elementary School, there is a name that is known by teachers, staff and students. She is known for her heart, for her commitment to staff and students, and to the educational community. Carla Brauer is among the finalists for school counselor of the year. The award is presented by the Nebraska School Counselor Association. There are three awards presented: Elementary School, Middle School and High School counselor. "People can nominate you for that award," she said. Brauer was nominated...
Larry Nelson, right, explains the meaning of the flag to Monro Stewart and Constantine Gordon. Stewart and Gordon are part of the Cool Kids program and recently took part in making a flag from rubbings of markers at Memorial Park. Veterans Day is Nov. 11....
As the City of Sidney is reviewing, speed zones and traffic controls within the city limits, one resident approached the city council to post more traffic signs. Mindy Estrada, who lives with her family on Summit Drive, asked the City to post a speed limit sign that can be seen by traffic westbound from 11th Avenue. Her concern is the number of vehicles she has seen traveling at what she considered a high rate of speed. She has talked with the sheriff's department regarding a speed monitoring...
Be prepared for a lot of trunks with treats in a small area. Sidney's annual Trunk or Treat will take place Thursday, Oct. 31, at Hickory Street Square. The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 6. As of Oct. 24, there were 47 “trunks” registered to take part in the annual event. The large number of participants has resulted in the City closing the adjacent parking lots to make room for more vehicles. To accommodate for the number of participants and trick-or-treaters, the event will start from The Insurance Store at Illinois Street and Tenth Ave...
Sidney City Manager Ed Sadler recently announced his retirement. He will have completed about four years of service to the community when he leaves office in 2020. "This is a change for me," Sadler said Thursday. He said job changes usually include a 30-day notice. With the announcement of his retirement, he offered to stay through the budget process and help in the transition. He said he has always known Sidney would be his last job. He said he was hired in part to lead the city through the eco...
There are homes where being blessed is to have your needs met. For a child to receive a Christmas gift in some of these places is extraordinary. Operation Christmas Child, a program through Samaritan's Purse International Relief, offers an opportunity for a child to feel blessed in the holidays. Picture the excitement in a child's eyes when he or she is presented with an unexpected box decorated in green and red. It is generally the size of a shoebox and contains numerous articles from hygiene...
Diane Merritt, age 87 of Sidney, NE passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 in San Luis Obispo, CA. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Diane’s care and funeral arrangements....
Frank C. Gregg, age 94 of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 in Sidney. Rosary Services will be held at 9:30 A.M., Monday, November 4th followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00. Both services will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Mike McDermott officiating. Services will conclude at the church with cremation to follow. Inurnment with Military Honors will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at a later date. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Sunday from 3-6:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made i...
It's a chilly Halloween in western Nebraska and it may be hard to make out the true identities of masked ghouls and goblins, superheroes, cowboys and princesses knocking on our doors in necessary layers of warm clothing. Nonetheless, cold or mild, it's a night of fun and fellowship. But in the distant past Halloween was darker and more serious. Hundreds of years ago, fall festivals were more about warding off evil spirits, evading curses and spells, and placating spirits of the dead than they...
I turned on the radio on my way to the office recently and found myself in the middle of a discussion. It was a familiar discussion. At least, the symbolism was familiar. It was familiar because it reminded me of how I started a book several years ago. The analogy is of a man looking at a headstone, of how the person memorialized had a starting date and an ending date, with a dash in the middle. Seconds into my visit with this radio program, the question was asked “what are we going to do w...
It's a wonderful time of year. The "fall run" is on and cowboys all over the country are celebrating as they ship calves. Many ranches today precondition (vaccinate) the calves a few weeks before weaning them off of their mamas. These vaccinations are follow-up boosters to the shots they received at branding time. This is a proactive approach to cattle health. The vaccine develops the immune systems of the calves who are about to be stressed from being weaned. Good natured jokes can abound with...
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce ambassadors welcomes Amanda Bauer and Take Back Health & Fitness Studio to the Sidney Community. The center is located at 920 10th Ave., and is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. They can be reached at 720-448-6377. Take Back Health & Fitness offers personal training in a studio atmosphere....
CURTIS – The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture will participate at the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. NCTA's assistant recruiter Casey Gathje will have an NCTA display in the Expo hall on October 30-31, and November 1. The booth location is #2465, said NCTA associate dean Jennifer McConville. "Our NCTA exhibit will feature the college's publication "The Aggie" and FFA students and Expo attendees will be able to visit with Recruiter Gathje about academic p...
LA VISTA - The Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) recognized 76 Nebraska member hospital employees on Oct. 18, 2019, by bestowing them with the organization's prestigious The Caring Kind award. For 40 years, The Caring Kind award has been given to Nebraska's most caring and compassionate hospital employees. The award honors outstanding health care employees who have demonstrated compassion for patients, cooperation with co-workers and dedication to excellence in their job responsibilities....
Lincoln – Hon. Randin R. Roland of Sidney, Judge of the County Court, 12th Judicial District, is one of 30 Nebraska lawyers nominated, and then selected, for the 2019 Class of Fellows by the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. The Fellows were introduced Oct. 10 at the Bar Foundation's annual Legacy of Liberty Breakfast in La Vista. Thirty Fellows are nominated each year based on their dedication to improving the administration of justice, their leadership in the legal profession, their civic s...
Sidney's Red Raider Football team ended their season at home with a 26-to-13 loss against the visiting Mitchell Tigers in a game that had Sidney leading at halftime. The Raiders gave up a 20 yard touchdown run on Mitchell's first drive to fall behind 6-to-0, but quickly rebounded with a scoring run of their own to tie the game at 6-to-6. In the second quarter, the defense played well, limiting the Tiger's offensive production and allowing no points while the offense again cashed in on sophomore...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Volleyball team continued to win heading into the B-8 Subdistrict Tournament in Sidney scheduled to start Tuesday Oct. 29. On Tuesday Oct. 22, the Lady Raiders traveled north to face the Gering Lady Bulldogs for the second time this season. Sidney defeated Gering in straight sets when they faced off on Sept. 26, and started strong in their second meeting taking the first set 25-to-19. The Lady Bulldogs tightened their defense but still could not overcome Sidney’s big hit...
As the sun set and the warm day turned chilly, the Creek Valley Storm Football team first honored their families on Parent's night, then took care of business to end their regular season with an 8-and-0 record, a first for the Storm football program. The Minatare Indians struck first led by junior quarterback Dario Rodriguez, driving down the field mixing runs, passes, and a few big plays capped with a 20 yard touchdown pass to junior Carlos Martinez to take an early 6-to-0 lead. Minatare next...
It certainly was a "Wise" season for the Kimball High girls golf team and it mostly centered around sophomore Payton Wise, who once again ended her season with a state appearance – and a state medal winning appearance. Payton brought home nine individual medals this season, including winning first place medalist honors at five tournaments. She started the season with a ninth place at Sidney, then won at Bayard with a new school record round of 81. She followed that up with a win at the K...
It was cold outside but hot in the Cabela's Athletic Center as the D2-12 Subdistrict Volleyball Tournament started on Monday night. The first game was the "play-in" game to determine who would face number one seed Garden County in the semi-finals later in the night, and rivals Potter-Dix and Creek Valley battled to advance. The Lady Coyotes started hot and were able to easily take the first set 25-to-9, as the Lady Storm struggled with hitting errors and defensive miscues. But the tables turned...
Sophomore quarterback Scout Gamble passed for two touchdowns and sophomore Kole Bush ran for three touchdowns as the Leyton/Banner County WarCats 8-Man football team finished their season on a positive note, getting their first win 36-to-22 on the road against the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos Friday night. The WarCats had struggled all year finishing drives and stopping the big play, but the offense was able to convert drives for points, and led the Broncos 18-to-14 at the half. Both teams...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes finished their season with a loss at home against the Arthur County Wolves, 62-to-22 Friday night. The Wolves had too much offense and their defense was able to contain Potter-Dix senior Terell Gray, limiting him to just 80 yard on 6 carries with one touchdown. Freshman quarterback Ben Johnson was 9 for 18 for 143 yards and one touchdown, while sophomore Jared Anton hauled in 5 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown and also intercepted a pass. The Wolves shut down the...
Sidney’s Red Raider Boy’s Cross Country team traveled to Kearney for the NSAA Class C State Championships on Friday, and at the end of the day placed third as a team, behind first place Aurora and runner-up Malcom. Sophomore Daniel Bashtovoi led the Sidney runners with sixth place finish at 17:01.9 followed by sophomore Cameron Brauer with a 14th place finish at 17:17.3. For the girl’s squad, sophomore Lydia Peters had the best finish for Sidney, coming in 29th at 21:19.0. Sidney finishes ranke...
Busy! Busy! Busy! That describes the lifestyle of so many people. We’re busy at work – busy at school – busy at church – busy in the community. And soon we will be busy with all of the holiday events of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Too often our calendars fill up so quickly and leave us feeling exhausted. We over commit ourselves and seem to constantly live “life in the fast lane.” The urgent things crowd out the important things. Even the good things we do are done at a frantic pace. And when the dust finally settles, we often don’t have...
Ted Dean Bules, age 80 of Gurley, NE passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Morrill County Hospital in Bridgeport, NE. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 2nd, in the Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating. Inurnment will immediately follow with Military Honors in the Veteran's Section at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. A Celebration of Life event will be held for Ted at the Gehrig-Stitt Event Center, located...
