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The Creek Valley Schools Board of Education will host an open forum discussion regarding the potential closure of the Lodgepole schools. The board will host two meetings to discuss the possible fate of school operations. First of those will be Tuesday, Jan. 3 at the high school gymnasium in Chappell, and another will be held Thursday, Jan. 5 in the Lodgepole school gymnasium. Both meetings are at 6:30 p.m. The board invites all patrons to the meetings and said there will be time designated for those attending to express their...
Mickie M. Calahan, age 65 of Sidney, NE passed away at her home, Sunday, December 25, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 30th. Rosary services will be held at 10 a.m. prior to Mass. Both services will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday to sign Mickie’s register book and drop off condolences for the family. You may view Mickie’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehri...
Ruth Louise Green Landmesser, 94, was born January 21, 1922, in Pocahontas, Iowa, and died December 24, 2016, in Round Rock, Texas. Her parents were Wilbur Ward Green and Lola Vivian Nelson. She had one sister, Evelyn Nelore Green Horst, and two brothers, Charles Arne Green and Wilbur Nelson Green. Ruth was predeceased by: her parents, her siblings, her husband, Leslie Charles “Les” Landmesser; her children Leslie Charles “Rusty” Landmesser and Jane Louise Mattson; her sons-in-law, Dan Charles McKay and William Kent Mattson. Ruth is survived by...
Having a parent who had served in the US military (Navy) for over 30 years would have an influence on a young man. Upon graduation from high school, William Simmons (Bill) pretty much knew what he was going to be doing the next few years. He had listened to his Dad’s advice and stories most of his life. He knew what to look for and what to expect. After passing the usual tests for entrance into the US Navy, Bill flew from Denver to Chicago. A military bus awaited new recruits who would need a ride to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. I...
Sidney's boys basketball team ran Torrington, Wyo. off the court early to open play in the Cabela's Holiday Shootout, notching their fourth win of the season, 55-43. Torrington scored evenly with the Raiders to a 6-6 tie early, then Sidney rolled off nine unanswered points, including two big three-pointers by Mitch Porter and Jake Burke, to build a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. Sidney continued to build on its lead in the second quarter, putting in 22 points, many of those off of...
Sidney's Lady Raiders used in-your-face defensive pressure to open the Cabela's Holiday Basketball Shootout with a 51-21 win over Torrington, Wyo. Wednesday. Sidney denied Torrington many chances at the basket throughout the contest, forcing nearly a dozen turnovers in the first half alone. The Lady Raiders also got off to a bit of a slow start, scoring just nine points in the first quarter. Senior Annalise Lecher accounted for all but two of those, scoring Sidney's first seven points. Her first...
