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On Tuesday, the Rotary Club donated more than 100 dictionaries to the 4th graders at North Elementary School. Rotary member Tom Hyde told students about the four-way ethical test: Is it honest? Is it fair? Does it build friendships, and is it beneficial to all concerned? Students enjoyed browsing their personal dictionaries.... Full story
The annual Christmas Kickoff and Tree Lighting will begin at 12:30 p.m on Saturday in Hickory Square. “This really focuses on Downtown Sidney,” said Chamber representative Heather Hausmann. “It should bring people out in the to admire their downtown and Hickory Square.” Free hot chocolate and hot cider will be provided by Huck Electric and Financial Partners. The event is sponsored by the Historic Downtown Sidney Main Street Program, the City of Sidney, the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and the Sidney Jaycees. “This is something... Full story
The Sidney Police Department is stressing the importance of putting on your seat belt before heading onto the roadways. It’s participating in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign this week through Sunday to promote safe driving. The department applied for – and was awarded – $1,500 in grant money from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety to cover overtime reimbursement. Sidney police officers are stepping up traffic enforcement this week to inform, educate, and enforce traffic laws. During the “Click It or Ticket” campaign, eight police officers...
The Sidney City Council will hold a public hearing to iron out the final steps in the production and annexation of the new Love’s Travel Stop. The Sidney Planning Commission approved an additional one and a half acres of land to the Love’s Truck Stop project for an employee lounge and hotel at its last meeting. “This issue came from the planning commission for the second time,” said Mayor Wendall Gatson. “The reason it went back to the planning commission is there was a change and they have made it larger. For people’s information, it is going...
Student council members at Sidney Middle and High School students will be collecting diapers next week to benefit the Table of Grace Mobile Food Pantry. The pantry serves Sidney and surrounding communities. Boxes or packages of diapers – sizes 2 to 6 – will be collected at the middle school girls’ basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. against Bridgeport at West Elementary, and at the high school girls’ basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. against Greeley West (Colo.) at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility. “The goal, first and f...
Raymond E. Little Private First Class U.S. Army 1950-1953 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Raymond "Ray" Little spent most of his growing-up years in Fort Collins, Colo. He was a scrappy kid whose household could have been a little warmer. When he was 17, he quit high school. His mother sent him to the...
The Harmar campaign against the Native Americans of the Northwest Territory, in the autumn of 1790, resulted in the highest casualties of any previous battle of the U.S. Army. After the final skirmish of that campaign, General Josiah Harmar and the remaining rag-tag force under his command retreated from the field of battle and returned to Fort Washington. During the two-week march, horses starved and members of the volunteer militia continued to desert. The Indian victory established the Miami...
Wolf Auto donated gift baskets to the Salvation Army. Representatives Doug Stone and Lorena Beckius were on hand to deliver the baskets. The baskets were filled with Thanksgiving supplies... Full story
The City of Sidney offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov, 28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. All city departments will be closed, including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The solid waste department will collect Thursday’s and Friday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday as well. The Sidney Public Schools will not be in session on Thursday or Friday.... Full story
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – The board of directors of Regional West Foundation awarded $73,600 in scholarships to 25 area students enrolled at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing-West Nebraska Division. Scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 were presented to seven students at a recent Foundation board meeting. Kirsten Cross of Gering was awarded the $10,000 Regional West Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship is available to applicants who attend the Western Nebraska C...
Thursday, Nov. 27 Free 8th Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner held at the First United Methodist Church on Thurs., Nov. 27 from noon to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome! If you desire, please bring a veggie, salad or dessert to share. For more information, please call Dean/Susan at 254-2375 or Randy/Karen at 308-884-2356 or Jim/Kellie at 254-9261. Saturday, Nov. 29 The Sidney Fine Arts Center will hold an open house on Saturday from Noon-5 p.m. It’s located at 1000 11th Ave. in Sidney. Wednesday, Dec. 3 How the millennial generation-people born between 1... Full story
It’s almost Thanksgiving, a holiday that once celebrated the harvest season. Although many of us today may not be directly connected to agriculture, we still gather on Thanksgiving with our loved ones to share whatever “bounty” we may have. But this practice doesn’t have to begin and end with food. Why not incorporate the spirit of sharing into your overall financial strategy? Here are a few suggestions for doing just that: • Make financial gifts. You could give shares of stock to your loved ones, or perhaps give them money to help fund their I...
The Thanksgiving holiday is now behind us. I hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends. As a Christian people, we now look to the season of Advent, which begins this Sunday. The word “Advent,” of corse, means “coming.” During Advent, we look for the Lord’s coming among us from two perspectives. First, we look to the Lord’s coming among us as we prepare to celebrate his birth into this world more than 2,000 years ago. But just as significantly, we also look for his final coming in glory at the end of our lives and the end of...
