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Ethan Nelson, a nine-year member of the Bunkerhillbillies 4-H Club and the Nebraska 4-H program, was recently awarded the highest recognition that can be achieved in the 4-H program with the Diamond Clover Award for his yearlong entrepreneurship project, "Starting a Business, You Can Do It!" Nelson worked alongside one of his key supporters, Sidney Public Library Director Doris Jenson, for the Nelsonart© note card sales display at the Sidney Public Library. Nelson's project included a...
Patsy Yager, a Head Start teacher with a Master of Arts in Elementary Education, was selected the Cheyenne County Art Guild's "Artist of the Month" for December. While Yager has had very little formal training in art, she has always had a love of art and a desire to create art. In 1998, Yager took a few oil painting lessons from Trish Corder at the Hardy, Ark., Spring River Art Gallery. From these, she learned a few of the basics of painting with oils. After moving to Sidney, she enrolled at...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – In a surprise move to perhaps everybody except the man who did the hiring, Oregon State’s Mike Riley is set to take over at Nebraska. Athletic director Shawn Eichorst ended his one-man search with the announcement today that the 61-year-old Riley would replace Bo Pelini, who was fired Sunday. Riley will be introduced at a news conference in Lincoln on Friday. Riley has spent 14 seasons over two tenures at Oregon State, leading the Beavers to 93 wins and a 6-2 record in bowl games. “It is truly an honor to join the Unive... Full story
A Christmas craft show will be held at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for the upkeep of Sunol’s Community Center. “It’s a beautiful building,” event coordinator Brenda Stene said. “I want to see it kept up so citizens of this city can use it for years to come.” The event will have 15 vendors present such as Mary K make up, Freeburg Honey and Jamberry Nails. Individuals will be displaying items such as handmade gifts, wooden items, jelly, soaps and jewelry. “The purpose is to... Full story
For the 20th time, the financial services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 1 in WealthManagement.com’s – formerly Registered Rep – annual survey of the nation’s six largest financial services firms. Edward Jones operates an office in Sidney, located at 1121 10th Ave. The magazine randomly selects financial advisors nationwide and asks them to rank their firms in various categories. The company’s overall score was 9.5 out of 10 possible points. The firm scored top marks (9.5) for its online client account information and 8.8 for the quality o...
Several local students won awards as part of this year’s District D1-6 Play Production contest held at Potter-Dix High School. Winning “Superior Acting” awards were: Samuel Bogert, Cooper Hicks, Jake Johnson, Cameron Purcell and Jamison Trvs, all of Potter-Dix; and Rhett Dye, Mikeala Franzen, Alyssa Jones, Aaron Schrotberge and Jaedon Wann, of Leyton. Potter-Dix was the runner-up for the team award, behind champion Paxton.... Full story
Saturday, Dec. 6 The Cheyenne County Community Center will be hosting a Hand Crafted Fair in the meeting rooms from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 6. Call Kiersten Richards 308-254-7000 for more information. Christmas Craft Show held at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp on Sat., Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Brenda at 254-7131 for info. Special Showing of “The Christmas Box” Hallmark movie, Hosted by the Living Memorial Gardens – Angel of Hope, Sidney, on Sat., Dec. 6th at 2 p.m. at Fox Theatre in downtown Sidney. This Hallmark movie is based... Full story
On Nov. 23, a week ago last Sunday, another Soyuz rocket launched three astronauts into outer space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and after a six-hour flight they docked at the International Space Station 268 miles above the Pacific Ocean. The three included the Russian cosmonaut Anton Schkaplerov, the European Space Agency astronaut from Italy Samantha Cristoforetti, and NASA’s Terry Virts. They joined the three others already there: NASA’s Barry Wilmore and two Russian cos...
Dear Editor, On Friday evening, Nov. 21, Margo and I had the distinct pleasure of attending another Nebraska Music Educators Association All-State Final Concert. We can’t begin to express how proud we are of all of the Nebraska high school students who performed in the jazz band, chorus, orchestra or band presentations. It was an extraordinary evening. We appreciate the Nebraska Music Educators Association for continuing to organize and promote these concerts. We appreciate all of your hard work. For all who helped put the event together, a... Full story
The Sidney High School wrestling program is set to kick off another season on Friday afternoon, as it ventures to Gothenburg for its opening match against the Swedes at 5 p.m. Then on Saturday morning, the Red Raiders will travel 11 miles east on Interstate 80 to Cozad, where they’ll compete in their first tournament of the season. One of the cornerstones of Sidney’s team is junior Dominic Beyer, who will be representing the Red Raiders in the 285-pound weight class this season. He seized the opportunity to step into the varsity lineup las...
Sidney Middle School's Tristian Ahrendt takes on Brodey Planansky of Hay Springs at the Bayard Invite on Saturday. Ahrendt took first place in the tournament wrestling in the 100-105-pound class. Sidney's Trey Arellano (90-96 pounds), Brody Haines (116-126 pounds) and Mathias Beyer (187-203 pounds) also won first place overall in their weight classes.... Full story
In the last two years, college football has made tremendous progress by changing the way a national champion is decided. For 15 years, the notorious Bowl Championship Series system had produced several flawed champions – most notably in 2007, when two-loss LSU not only had a spot in the national title game, but beat Ohio State to win it. Or how about the 2012 National Championship game between the aforementioned Tigers and the seemingly incumbent – thanks to all that SEC bias – Alabama Crimson Tide? The final score was 21-0. Alabama beat LSU i...
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