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Creek Valley High School girls basketball coach Bill Wilber knew full-well his team could stay with top-seeded Potter-Dix, it was the staying ahead which summoned the unknown. The staying ahead wasn’t an issue for Creek, which sprung a mild 37-28 upset of the Coyotes in Thursday’s Minuteman Activities Conference girls tournament semifinals. “We knew we could come in and play with them,” Wilber said. “We played hard and we were getting really tired out there, but we hung on, and the kids are tota... Full story
Rol Rushman’s recollections will have to carry far and wide to find a more productive timeout than the one he requested during Thursday afternoon’s MAC tournament semifinals. At the time, his Leyton High School Warriors were trailing Garden County 7-2 midway through the first period. The play stoppage worked: LHS exploded for the game’s next 14 points, and the Warriors (7-4) moved on to Saturday night’s title game with a handy 47-29 romp in Sidney Middle School Gymnasium. “There were a few adj...
In their previous meeting, Minatare waited until the end to drop a game-winning 3-point shot on the Creek Valley Storm. Thursday evening at Sidney Middle School, Indians didn’t wait as long. Spiking three treys in a pivotal second-quarter move, Minatare (9-1) grabbed a five-point halftime lead and held on through the second half of a 51-47 MAC boys semifinal victory against Roger Behrends’ club. Creek enjoyed an early 9-3 lead, and held that six-point edge, 13-7, at the first break. An acrobatic...
OGALLALA — Picking up four champions and placing seven entries in the top three, Sidney High School’s wrestling team finished a solid second in the team standing at Thursday’s make-up of the Chase County Invitational. “It was good to get some competitive mat time for our wrestlers” Red Raiders coach John Ganser said. “We wrestled nine kids and seven of them placed in the top three.” North Platte St. Patrick won the team title with 132 points, narrowly nipping Sidney (126.5). Hershey (103) was third and Dundy County Station (99). Those winning...
Leyton High School’s boys’ basketball team didn’t need much more incentive for its MAC semifinal against Cheyenne County rival Potter-Dix Thursday afternoon. That was achieved by merely walking into Sidney Middle School’s gymnasium. The top-seeded Warriors strolled to the dressing room to find that the girls’ No. 1 seed, Potter-Dix, was being upset. “That’s about all it took,” LHS coach Gary Oltmann said. “We didn’t want to be the second No. 1 seed to get beat.” Otlmann’s club respon...
Leyton’s annual fourth through eighth grade Spelling bee was Wednesday, Jan. 16. Taylor Borges won the event, and Abbe Draper was second. The remaining finalists will attend the Cheyenne County Spelling Bee with the first and second place winners on Feb. 6 in Sidney. From left to right are Taylor Borges – seventh grade, Abbe Draper – eighth grade, Taylor Berner – eighth grade, Drew Brenner – eighth grade, Zach Hellie – eighth grade, and Raina Hartwig – fifth grade....
The Haven and Virginia Smith Scholarship applications are now available from Kathy Ford, guidance counselor at Creek Valley High School. This Scholarship is to be awarded to a student using the following guidelines: a. Applicant must be a graduating senior from one of the Nebraska High Schools selected to be part of the Endowment Scholarship Program. b. Applicant must have a “C” average to be eligible. c. Applicant must be able to demonstrate a financial need. Such as: have other members of family in college that places a financial burden on...
Creek Valley Seniors and parents are invited to participate in the FAFSA Completion Day on Feb. 25, 2013, at Sidney High School Guidance Office. EducationQuest Foundation, a free non-profit organization, will help complete and file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Please call EducationQuest at 800-666-3721 to setup an appointment. Appointments are needed to receive assistance on this day. Individual appointment will be scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Items to bring to your appointment include the following: *PIN numbers...
The Cheyenne County Family and Community Education Council has established a one year $100 scholarship to be awarded to a student whose desire is to attain a college degree with a major in a Human Science related field (i.e. Food & Nutrition, Human Development, Textiles & Design, Housing, Home Management and Vocational Education). The recipient will receive $50 each semester provided all requirements are met. Applications are available at the Cheyenne County Extension Office, 920 Jackson St. in Sidney and are due no later than April 1. Please...
The toughest thing to do is usually the best thing for a person. These are words I often refer to when I have a very hard decision to make, or am going through a tough time where it would be oh so easy to move backwards instead of forward. For example, I have now been smoke free for 6 weeks and 1 day, a very, very tough thing to accomplish, especially considering this is the second time I have put this much effort into quitting. I say that, knowing many reading this will say, ‘but you have children, didn’t you put that much effort into it when... Full story
The Supreme Court issued its controversial Roe v. Wade decision, which forced states to legalize abortion on January 22, 1973. Rather than ending the debate, the pro-life movement has continued and made some progress over the last 40 years. However, much work remains to protect the sanctity of innocent life, and I have worked with my colleagues in both parties to bring pro-life legislation to the floor and advance the rights of the unborn. Perhaps the best reflection of the growing pro-life movement is the success of the Annual March for Life...
LINCOL (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has unveiled two proposed tax reform measures that would eliminate or reduce state income taxes. The larger plan unveiled Friday would eliminate the state’s income tax on corporations and individuals, while getting rid of $2.4 billion in sales tax breaks that Nebraska currently allows. The second bill would eliminate corporate income taxes and provide an exemption for retirement income. Married couples would receive an exemption for the first $12,000 they earn, while single filers would see a $6,...
ALLIANCE – The annual Miss Alliance/Miss Panhandle Pageant is set for Saturday night in Alliance. The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Alliance High School Performing Arts Center. Entry is $8 at the door. There are twelve contestants vying for two crowns. The 12 contestants include Megan Gould of Alliance. Megan is a senior at Alliance High School and is the 18-year-old daughter of Gary and Laurie Gould. Other miss contestants include Kiya Stack of Chadron, Lucy McGlynn and Kate Duncan of Morrill, Adrian Jochum of Scottsbluff, Chadron State C...
It is an organization rich in heritage and tradition with origins from right here in Nebraska. Omaha to be exact, the organization is Job’s Daughters, founded by Ethel T. Wead Mick in 1920. She established Job’s Daughters for young women between the ages of 10 and 20 naming the organization afterJob’s three daughters in honor of her deceased mother. As a child Mick’s mother read her stories from the Bible’s book of Job, it was her beloved memories and love of the book’s teachings that inspired h...
Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer struck down a challenge by plea of abatement by the Chicago trucker charged in the Sept. 9 multi-vehicle accident which claimed four lives and an unborn baby. Josef Slezak, 36, appeared with counsel Kelly Breen Thursday afternoon to contest evidence which was presented by Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub during Slezak’s preliminary hearing. Slezak is charged with four counts of Class III felony manslaughter, four counts of Class IIIA felony motor v...
The City of Sidney has been awarded the title of an Economic Development Certified Community for the second time by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and the Nebraska Diplomats, according to City officials. This certification lasts for five years and will designate the city as such for the years 2013 through 2017. Updates of the city’s condition however will be required periodically throughout that time period, city officials reported. An official announcement of the communities t...
The Royal Family KIDS Western Nebraska branch is hosting an open house this Sunday to inform the public and potential volunteers about their opportunities to help children in the area who have only known a life of abuse and neglect. The information session will be held at the Christian Life Center in Sidney from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to Yvonne Donaldson, the program’s director. Royal Family KIDS is a worldwide organization devoted to helping abused, neglected and abandoned children. E... Full story
With the creation of a new Talks and Treats teen book club there is once again a reading program for every age at the Sidney Public Library, said Eileen Nightingale, the children’s youth service librarian at the library. For four months now library staff has held the new teen reading program on the third Tuesday of every month. Teens in grades seven through 12 are encouraged to attend, Nightingale said. According to Nightingale how the reading club works is a different book is passed out to t...
