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In the Bible it says, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." A Peetz woman started a program where the giver and the receiver are blessed. According to the feedingamerica.org website, more than 200,000 people in Nebraska struggle with hunger; of them, more than 82,000 are children. These are statistics that promote the need for food pantries and collection efforts. When combined with the holiday season, it is also an emotional plea Brandee Klassen started an effort to be kind, spread...
North Elementary fourth grade students just completed a cultural week with lessons on Lakota history and culture. Híŋháŋni. Good morning in Lakota. Steve Tamayo served as artist in residence last week at North Elementary. His programs included crafts and dance, and cultural presentations Wednesday through Friday. On Thursday, he showed students how to make earrings. He explained the history of beads. The trading of beads started when the Dutch arrived in America in 1540, he said. He said it was...
The whirlwind week of roast beast and fixins', pastries and homemade cookies, overstuffed in front of a television as you anxiously await the opening of pre-Black Friday caps with Small Business Saturday. Sidney businesses are celebrating Small Business Saturday with a participating businesses offering sales and special offers throughout the day. Stop by The Cracked Basket between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to receive a shopping bag with a list of participating merchants and their sales and...
Not everyone has a Thanksgiving dinner to prepare. Some people in the area no longer have a family to share dinner. Others are struggling with having food on a typical dinner table, let alone a holiday feast. Cheyenne County has one more option Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving. The Journey Through Our Heritage (JTOH) students of Sidney High School, along with Sidney Regional Medical Center, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the First United Methodist Church, will be hosting...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, in observance of Thanksgiving. 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 be collecting Thursday and Friday's trash on Wednesday, November 27. On Saturday, November 24, the Library will also be closed, however, the Stage Line Bus will be running its regular fixed route s...
Children are pictured with Operation Christmas Child gift boxes recently. More than 400 gift boxes were donated to be shipped to children worldwide. Nationwide, there were an estimated 5,000 shoebox drop-off locations. Operation Christmas Child is for children ages 2 through 14 divided into three age groups: 2-4, 5-9 and 10-14. The shoebox-size gift boxes are also defined as for a girl or a boy. Each box can contain a "wow" item such as a doll or soccer ball, then filled with smaller toys,...
He'll have to wait until 2021 to compete, but former Sidney High track and cross-country standout Jachob Wiedeburg placed second in the Pilgrim Pacer Marathon on Shawnee Park, Kansas on Sunday Nov. 17, and his time of 2:52 qualified him for the Boston Marathon. The upcoming 2020 Boston Marathon is already at capacity for entrees, so Wiedeburg will have to wait until April of 2021 to get his chance at competing in the biggest race outside of the Olympics. But with patience and endurance being...
The 2019 Fall Sports Season has wrapped up here in Cheyenne County and the surrounding communities, and with a few exceptions, most of the area's teams did not live up to their expectations, though certainly not for a lack of effort. Some teams could not perform at last year's level due to key players graduating, while some continued to struggle and looked for the positives in their losses. A few seemed to have all the key elements in place, but just could not get them all to work together at...
On Sunday, Nov. 3, the Cheyenne County 4-H Youth celebrated all of their hard work and accomplishments during the past year. The achievement banquet was held at the Sidney Elks Lodge where not only 4-H members were recognized but also volunteers Outstanding 4-H Members and 4-H Council Scholarship Recipients This year two 4-H members were chosen as the Outstanding 4-H Member and also received the 4-H Council Scholarship. Jasmine Deeds and Cayden Jobman of Sidney have participated in many 4-H...
On Sunday, November 17, 2019, John Edward Davis of Sidney, Nebraska, loving father, grandfather, and brother passed away at the age of 81. John was pre-deceased by his wife Marian Davis (Haworth) and is survived by his brother Floyd Davis (Susan), his son Collin Davis (Diana), his granddaughter Gwendolyn Davis, and his grandson Sullivan Davis. A memorial service was Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel and Cremation Service, LLC 1140 Tenth Avenue, Sidney, Nebraska...
Jack Shirl Flohr, 82, of Sidney was reunited with his wife and family in heaven on November 17th, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Monday, November 25th in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to sign Jack's register book and leave condolences for the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Jack's name...
George Marion Crews II, age 71, of Gurley, NE passed into eternity on Saturday, November 16, 2019 surrounded by family at Heritage Estates in Gering, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, November 22nd with visitation being held at 9:30 prior to service. Both will be held in the Dalton Assembly of God Church with Pastors Mike Sullivan and Dan Carlson officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt...
On Sunday November 17, 2019, Coltan James Hargreaves, loving son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend passed away at his home at the young age of 27. A celebration of life service was held on Monday November 25th at 10:30 am in the Evangelical Free Church in Sidney, Nebraska with Pastor Doug Birky officiating. Cremation has been held and friends may view Coltan's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. No formal visitation is planned. Friends may st...
