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Sidney High School students are receiving some valuable hands-on experience remodeling and improving a house on Maple Street. Beau McConnell, Sidney High's construction teacher, along with the school's design teacher Kim Castner are leading students in this project. The students are gaining first-hand knowledge on the demolition and reconstruction of this family home. The family of Kim and Ralph Castner donated the $28,000 home to the school for the project. Sidney High School Principal Christ...
Several members of Cabela's Shared Services and Accounting divisions delivered presents to the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska on Wednesday afternoon. Pictured, from left to right, are: Brenda Foster, Anna Bowker, Blake Boucher, Bridget Brauer, Rhonda Meick and Angela Graves. They brought gifts for 77 kids from low-income families in the Southern Panhandle that will be distributed this week, according to CAP facilitator Brenda Dickinson.... Full story
Nineteen people were killed in traffic accidents on the state’s roadways during November, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Roads. There were also 12 fatalities on the roads in November 2013. Last month, the 19 fatalities occurred in 17 crashes. In those accidents, 13 of the 19 vehicle occupants who died were not wearing safety belts. Five of the fatalities occurred on interstate roads, with nine happening on non-interstate highways and five on local roads. Fourteen of the fatalities occurred in rural locations. T...
Ongoing Send your Christmas wishes to military members in veteran’s hospitals. Visit the Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library in Lodgepole from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday (Dec. 8-11 and Dec. 15-18) to sign a card or write a note. Cards, envelopes and postage are provided and they will be mailed on Dec. 20. Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie @ 250-1113 if questions. Friday, Dec. 19 Third- and fourth-graders from North Elementary School w... Full story
Della sold her hair to buy “a platinum watch fob” for Jim, her husband, and he sold his watch to buy “tortoise shell combs” for Della’s hair. On Christmas Day they opened their presents, and neither he nor she could enjoy his or her gift. Without her long hair, she no longer needed the combs, and without his watch, he no longer needed a watch fob. That is the plot that the American author O. Henry reveals in his splendid short story, The Gift of the Magi. “The Grinch hated Christmas....
Dear Editor, It was quite disappointing to see all three Republican Nebraska Representatives (Adrian Smith, Jeff Fortenberry, and Lee Terry) and both Senators (Deb Fischer and Mike Johanns) side with President Obama, Joe Biden and Harry Reid to pass the Omnibus Bill last week and fund Obamacare and most of the other things Democrats want for most of another year. Sixty-seven conservatives of the Republican House and 18 conservatives from the Senate voted against this bill. Yet all five of Nebraska’s senators/representatives voted with Harry R... Full story
Several area high school student-athletes have been selected to Academic All-State teams by the Nebraska School Activities Association for the fall season. The following players were recognized: SIDNEY: girls’ golf, Theda Parker and Megan Neal; boys’ cross country, Hayden Lienemann and Jachob Wiedeburg; girls’ cross country, Madisen Stafford and Preslie Allen; football: Hunter Secrest; and volleyball, Savanna Rosenbaum and Sara Von Seggern. CREEK VALLEY: girls’ cross country, Natalie Christofferson; football, Keith Everitt and Pierce Leef; a...
View the 2014 Christmas Keepsake here! http://www.suntelegraph.com/cms_data/dfault/pdfs/misc/2014-12-18.pdf... Full story
