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The sixth annual "Night of the Arts" was held at Sidney High School Tuesday evening. The night featured a dinner, a silent auction, Jazz Band and vocal performances. The event ended with a One Act play performance of "The Addams Family."...
Cabela's announced Wednesday that the company's board of directors is beginning a process to "explore and evaluate a wide range of strategic alternatives to further enhance shareholder value." There is no timeframe for the process, and the company said it wouldn't necessarily lead to a transition of ownership or any other changes. "The board of directors and management team, working with advisers, plan to proceed in a timely and orderly manner, but have not set a definitive timetable for...
A team of researchers is set to document and catalog historic buildings in Sidney. "On-the-ground work for a historical and architectural survey of 175 buildings in downtown Sidney will begin in December, weather permitting," a release from the City of Sidney states. The project includes commercial, governmental and non-residential buildings from Elm Street, on the north, to King Street, on the south. It also goes from 14th Avenue, on the west, to 7th Avenue, on the east. "Researchers will be...
The Cheyenne County Visitors Committee will hold its annual "House Lighting" contest next week. The contest has been going on for more than a decade to help promote Christmas spirit within the community. Each year different winners are selected, allowing a wide range of houses to be selected for the top prize. Judges will drive by houses in Sidney Dec. 10-11 and decide whose house has the most Christmas spirit flare. First place receives $100, second place receives $75 and the third-place...
The City of Sidney is in the beginning stages of addressing properties that are unsafe or dilapidated. Over the past several weeks, staff members from the city have conducted a survey of properties in Sidney, under the direction of Chief Building Official Brad Rowan, CBO. The purpose of the survey was to identify distressed, dilapidated, unsightly and unsafe properties. Property owners of these types of properties will be given a courtesy letter to voluntarily comply with the requests to repair or replace or remove their distressed structures...
Work on the railroad crossing on County Road 125 near U.S. Hwy. 30 will see the road closed most of the day Friday. The road will be closed at the crossing at 7 a.m. and will reopen at 5 p.m. The crossing is being closed due to maintenance work due to be performed there....
Russell Brady Sergeant United States Army 1942 to 1945 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Sidney, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. From an early age, Russell Brady faced life challenges. His mother died of tuberculosis, his father was seriously injured in an accident, and he then lived in an orphanage. When America was attacked, he joined the U....
Vernon L. ‘Red’ Rood, 89 of Sidney, passed away at the SRMC Extended Care, Monday afternoon, Nov. 30, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 7 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Leonard Suhr officiating. Inurnment with Military Honors will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Vernon’s name to the Camp Look Out Restoration Fund. You may view Red’s Book of Memories, leave condole...
Upcoming VENDORS WANTED for 2nd Annual Christmas Craft Show to be held on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp, Ft. Sidney Rd and Toledo Street, in Sidney. Please get your reservations in by Dec. 10! For more information, please call Brenda (308) 254-7131. 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 &...
It’s certainly the season for giving – and when you make charitable gifts, you can both give and receive. To get the most out of your gifts, your first step is to make sure you are giving to a worthy charity. That means you’ll need to ask some questions. How does a group measure its effectiveness? And does it use its money wisely? Is it devoting as much of its contributions as possible to the actual work of the organization, or is it spending too much money on administrative costs? Generally, a worthwhile charity should spend at least 75 perce...
BASKETBALL Thursday, Dec. 3 Sidney at Alliance Tournament Friday, Dec. 4 Sidney at Alliance Tournament Leyton at Bayard Tournament Potter-Dix at Sedgwick County Peetz Carlile Classic Tournament Creek Valley v. Hyannis Saturday, Dec. 5 Peetz Carlile Classic Tournament Leyton at Bayard Tournament Potter-Dix v. Banner County SIDNEY WRESTLING Friday Dec. 4 Sidney at Gothenburg Saturday, Dec. 5 Sidney at Cozad Saturday, Dec. 12 Sidney at Gordon-Rushville Saturday, Dec. 19 Sidney at Ogallala...
