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Sidney High School’s Cheer Team is hosting the third Princess Ball father-daughter dance tonight at Sidney High School. The event is a night of dancing and princess attire for girls from walking age and older. All ages are welcome. The event is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sidney High School Commons area with doors opening at 4:45 p.m. The cost is $25 per dad. Dads can bring as many daughters as he wishes. The first year the Cheer Team hosted a Princess Ball, 85 dads attended. Last year, there were close to 100 in attendance....
Pictured are Keith Stone, left, receiving a plaque for his service, from Mayor Roger Gallaway. Stone was honored at the City of Sidney 2018 Awards Banquet Friday evening. Stone retired in 2018 as fire chief with the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department after 32 years of service. He served as chief from 1986 to 2018. He has been with the Fire Department for 48 years and still serves as a volunteer firefighter....
Cowboy Connection of Sidney recently announced the winner of a saddle in its Sidney store. During the Christmas season, any shopper spending $50 or more could enter a drawing for a saddle. Nearly 150 entries were collected. The winner was announced at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. Winning the saddle was Landon, left, and Dave Scofield of Padroni, Colo....
Employees reaching milestone service years in 2018 were honored at the City of Sidney Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 4. Pictured are left to right, James Harmon, Don Gehrig, Joe Talich, Chad Radtke, Kasey Kantor, Mike Palmer and Todd Sukup. In the front is Jeff Thompson. Not pictured is Greg Jenkins and Mike Roseberry. Awards were given for five years of service to Kantor, Radtke, and Talich. Gehrig received a 10-year service award. Employees recognized for 20 years of service were Harmon,...
Make plans now to join farmers and ranchers at the 2019 Farming Evolution event in Holyoke, Colo. The Farming Evolution will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, February 20 & 21, 2019. The Phillips County Event Center on the Fairgrounds just north of Holyoke will house the event. Christine Jones, soil ecologist from Australia, will be the headline speaker. Over several decades, Christine has worked with farmers and ranchers using renewing practices. After a highly respected career in the public sector, she began to promote the benefits of soil carbo...
What do breaking clays, punching paper, flinging arrows and counting X's have in common with the 4-H program? All are part of the 4-H Shooting Sports project. Safety first - but lots of fun! The Shooting Sports project is for 4-H members ages 8 – 18. Members learn safe gun handling skills and sound fundamentals of shooting while under the guidance of caring and knowledgeable adult volunteers. 4-H Shooting Sports uses the skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people in obtaining k...
Sidney High School senior Kaylie Mason assists Treager Maddox in the Central Elementary store recently. The Holiday Store is a program where inexpensive items are offered for students to buy on a budget determined by the family. The Holiday Store was held for one day at each elementary school....
Santa took time to visit students at Central Elementary School last week, reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas. Students are out for Christmas break and will return on Jan. 7....
Smiles were ear to ear as a group of young people piled out of five police cars in front of the Sidney Walmart, Saturday, evidence of the excitement created by their mode of arrival. Just minutes earlier, the 17 youngsters ages 6-14 were breezing down the road in their own police escort, lights and sirens announcing their movement through town on the way to a special adventure with their newly introduced friends - members of the Sidney Police Department, Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office and...
Small things impact big things. That is why organizations are working to collect diapers and related products for families in need. Kids Korner Child Care Center in Sidney has a unique "Christmas Tree" in its facility. It is green, and it is decorated with colorful bulbs, but the bulbs represent smaller needs, or better said needs of small children. Kids Korner is collecting diapers and related products for families in need. Collected diapers will be donated to the Salvation Army. To support...
More than 100 food boxes were dispersed to needy families recently. The boxes provided an entire Christmas meal for the receiving family. Each box included ham, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, and pie. In addition to the meal, the box included milk, bread and eggs. The food was purchased from local stores by funds from the King's Daughters fall donation drive. Prior to the Christmas food box distribution, treat bags and cookie trays were delivered to shut-ins, elderly residents and those in the com...
Central Elementary Preschool and Kindergarten students presented their Christmas program Wednesday. The concert included favorites like "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer," and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."...
Seniors celebrated Christmas Wednesday with a special luncheon at the Cheyenne County Community Center. More than 90 people attended the lunch and 30 meals were delivered. The lunch also included drawings and entertainment....
Area elementary students recently were invited to participate in a Christmas cover page art contest. All winning entries were published in the Wheat Belt Connection insert of the Rural Electric Nebraskan magazine which is delivered to approximately 2,000 Wheat Belt customers throughout seven counties. Leyton fifth-grader Halle Carter received Grand Champion honors. Halle’s art was displayed as our December’s cover page. Other winning entries are Reserve Champion Riley Benish, First Place McK...
Sidney High School's Music Department presented its Christmas Concert Tuesday, with both the concert band and choir performing under the direction of David Mead, along with performances highlighting advanced students and breakout groups. Those attending were sent off with a spirited tiding of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."...
Youth from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church presented a live Nativity Scene at the church Sunday evening. All animals and characters, even to the baby Jesus, were living parts of the Christmas Story....
The Sidney High School Commons Area was transformed Thursday from cafeteria tables to banquet seating as the Sidney School District Education Foundation held its annual foundation dinner. The evening began with a social hour and appetizers as guests and supporters viewed numerous items available for the silent auction. The silent auction tables had everything from wall decorations to Cornhusker basketball tickets. Coffee was served as people mingled between the silent auction and the...
Sidney Public Schools' top students were recognized at the board of education meeting Monday. The student recognitions were through the Sidney Middle/Senior High School Monthly Performance Award Program. The Monthly Performance Award acknowledges student work not only through classroom achievement, but other factors as well. Those criteria are: 1. Superior academic performance, (or), dramatic improvement of classroom work, G.P.A. or attitude toward learning. 2. Exceptional work effort toward a...
It's not only important that a person remembers, but more often how they remember loved ones or events. That was the message shared by speaker Steve Sewell, a counselor delivering the address at the Tree of Remembrance Program hosted by Sidney Regional Medical Center Hospice last week. Sewell shared several stories of remembrance and dealing with grief, but used the story of a family locked in a bitter battle over possessions as their loved one lay close by near the end of a long illness. As a...
The Sidney Dairy Queen recently donated to the Shop With a Cop program. The program helps families in need buy Christmas gifts for their children. Pictured from left are Sidney Police Officer Jennifer Woodis, Dairy Queen manager Shawna Brinker, and Police Chief Joe Aikens; front row are Mollie and Eric Packard, local owners of the Dairy Queen....
Gift-giving is for children, people often say. However, watching a child beam with excitement after receiving an unexpected gift will put a smile on nearly anyone. That is the goal of the Marine toys for Tots program, to bring the joy of Christmas and a message of hope to America’s less fortunate children, according to Matt Gudahl, Cheyenne County Coordinator. The Toys For Tots program is nearing completion for 2018 with distribution scheduled for Dec. 15. The final date for donating a toy is D...
As part of this year's Christmas season tour of the Fort Sidney Museum, Tiann Goll of Laughing Lamb Fibers demonstrated how a spinning wheel was used to make yarns and other fibers....
The tree was placed with decorations galor. Lights were strung to accent the green with names of gentle landmarks adorning the site. Age is a part of life. With age comes specific health needs and sometimes living at a facility designed to address those needs. Unfortunately, some residents face the disconnection of missing friends and family. Security First Bank's annual Tree of Lights program is a way to put a smile, some Christmas cheer, on a resident during the holidays. Now in its 20th...
Sidney sixth grader Dru Weimer plays piano for visitors at the Fort Sidney Post Commander's Home Saturday evening. Weimer and other young musicians played on the century-old piano as part of the annual Lamplighter Tours held each Christmas season....
Sidney High School was crowded Friday with teams and fans from eight schools Friday. Each team entered with the determination to be the best, in Class B-6 District Play Production. The one-act play competition included Sidney High School's production of "Gilligan's Island," Mitchell doing "The Mad Tea Party," Chadron's "Rosie the Riveter," Alliance's rendition of "Hamlette," Gering High School's "Candide," Gordon-Rushville's "Nicholas Nickleby," McCook High School's "The Yellow Boat," and...
