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The City of Sidney will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. All City Departments will be closed including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will collect Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday....
Sidney Parks Department will begin spraying for mosquitos July 16. It is the best time for eliminating mosquitos that could carry West Nile Virus, Tom Von Seggern, parks director, said. "We could start now but then I'd need a bigger budget," Von Seggern said. "And we'd be fighting some nuisance mosquitos perhaps, but we wouldn't be protecting against West Nile Virus because that mosquito isn't prevalent until mid-July." While West Nile Virus is the most common disease spread by mosquitoes in...
POTTER - Potter's third annual Car Bowl Saturday brought people from near and far to admire cars and enjoy a melodrama. The event brought nearly 70 classic and antique vehicles to the day's car show, Loren Hoekema, event judge, said. "We've got some really high-end cars here today," Hoekema said. "We've got some really nice stuff here." Vehicles are judged on several criteria. "We judge them on exterior quality, interior quality. Overall concept, like if it's a street rod, is it well put...
Rick Meyer is the new principal at South Elementary. Meyer has served as a teacher at South and as Sidney Public Schools technology coordinator. "I taught kindergarten for seven years," Meyer said. "After seven years, there was a position that became open in the district which was a technology coordinator. I've been doing that the last five years." As technology coordinator, Meyer was tasked with leading elementary technology classes at South as well as North and West elementary schools. "I...
British coaches with Challenger Sports visited Deer Run Park this week to teach Sidney youths how to play European football, here in the states called "soccer." "We put on camps in different places for a week, and then go traveling all around the midwest," Coach Patrick Stutt explained. Throughout the week, Stutt and fellow coach Sean McGee have taught youths in morning sessions and half-day camps the basics of the sport. "We're working on a bit of dribbling, getting the kids used to using both...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) congratulated Ethan Nelson of Dalton Wednesday on receiving the Congressional Award Gold Medal. This annual award is presented by the U.S. Congress to youth across the country who have completed at least 400 hours of community service, 200 hours of both personal development and physical fitness activities, and a four-night expedition or exploration. "Ethan dedicated hundreds of hours to reaching his goals, and I congratulate him on this a...
POTTER - The third annual Potter Car Bowl Saturday is a day of melodrama, bowling, bull riding, and, of course, exceptional cars. The event started as a way to attract more people to the village's theater productions, Drew Enevoldsen, event organizer, said. "We noticed that awareness of our melodramas was starting to dwindle and we wanted to get our numbers up," Enevoldsen said. "We thought if we held a car show it would bring more people into town." The event has grown since then to include a...
A Sidney quartet made their marks on the national wrestling ranks last week, competing in the AAU (Ameture Athletic Union) Scholastic Duals in Florida. The five-day event, also known as the Disney Duals, featured nearly 2,300 wrestlers on 133 teams. Competing for Sidney as part of the Nebraska National Dual Team were Derek Robb, Tristan Ahrendt, Trey Arellano and Kaden Vowers. Three of the four, Robb, Ahrendt and Vowers, earned All-American status based on their performances, while Arellano...
Foster Grandparents needs more volunteers to serve in area schools. The program offered by Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska is looking for retired seniors to serve as a supportive presence for students, Linda Massie, CAPWN recruiter, said. “It’s a non-profit community action program to put seniors into schools to help students learn,” Massie said. “We do everything from preschools to junior high.” Foster Grandparents are neither paraeducators nor parents. They are “warm and fuzzi...
Even the non-golfer can appreciate one facet of the U.S. Open golf championship this weekend, armed with the knowledge that the lush greenery of the Erin Hills Golf Course has a Sidney connection. Located at Erin, Wisconsin, 35 miles northwest of Milwaukee, Erin Hills Golf Course was built using the natural dips and hills left from glacial activity. Then-owner Milwaukee businessman Bob Lang envisioned the rolling hills as a perfect place for the U.S. Open and convinced bankers to help him build...
Sidney’s downtown Hickory Square will come alive Friday as the Downtown Sounds Music in the Square series kicks off for the summer. Based on a recommendation from officials in neighboring Alliance, The Max Temple Band from Spearfish, South Dakota will bring to The Square sounds influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Allman Brothers, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Tinsley Ellis, Boston, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen and others. The five-member group kicks off the third season of Downtown Sounds, w...
Michelle Onstott, nurse at Central and South elementary schools, won the Excellence in School Nursing, School Nurse of the Year award from the Nebraska School Nurses Association. Attending the annual NSNA School Health Conference luncheon in Kearney on June 6, Onstott received her award to the applause of her peers. "I was very honored, but very humbled," Onstott said. "I feel like that I love my job and so I didn't feel like I was doing anything above and beyond. I love my job, I love the kids...
Sidney's Legion Park Pond was a center of activity over the past week, culminating with the Cabela's Kids Fishing Day Saturday. Setting up the weekend, Cabela's officials and Pleasant Valley Fish Farm's Brian Hahle spent last Wednesday morning stocking the pond, putting 400 fish into the water for the enjoyment of local fishermen. Species stocked included channel catfish, rainbow trout, bluegill, yellow perch, black crapie, and large mouth bass. As part of the stocking, a number of fish were...
Janet Linneman, retail marketing manager for Cabela's takes the net and dumps fish into Legion Park Pond. Handing her the fish is Brian Hahle of Pleasant Valley Fish Farm, who brought 400 fish for stocking....
Youngsters came out of the movie Tuesday afternoon to a deluge of water. They had to walk through a little water to get to their bus. The storm, which dumped 1.3 inches of rain on Sidney in about 40 minutes, came with damaging hail and high winds. This morning brought cleanup and calls to insurance representatives across the area....
The High Plains Christian Women’s Retreat will be Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Country Inn and Suites in Sidney. For more information and registration, visit http://bit.ly/WHENretreat Late registrations will also be accepted at the door. The $37 registration fee will help offset the cost of the event and includes books, tools, breakfast and lunch. An optional $27 registration option does not include lunch. The event is prayerfully being sponsored by local Christian women representing several different Christian deno...
Transcontinental runner Helene Neville visited North Elementary Thursday to speak with students in the Cool Kids Club program. Neville is attempting to run through every state in the contiguous United States. Having already run every state along the perimeter, Neville is pursuing a circuit through midwest states. Her efforts in Nebraska take her through Sidney this week. "I started at the state line north of Chadron and I'm coming straight down (Highway) 385," Neville said. "It's obviously one...
Sidney's 14th annual Gold Rush Days starting Friday honors the past in spectacular fashion. For one weekend 1870s Sidney is realized through storytellers and re-enactors, including gunfighters, weavers and skinners. "Sidney was a jumping off point for the gold rush trail," Ken Geu, committee president, said. "They'd come to Sidney and go up to South Dakota for the gold rush, that started in about 1874. It's outdoor events to commemorate that time in Sidney's history." Heather Hausmann, Cheyenne...
Way Out West Community Theater's new show "Robin Hood and his Merry Men" is "not your typical Robin Hood story," Director Tyler Bailey said. "You have Robin, Marian, King Richard, Little John, Friar Tuck and the Sheriff," Bailey said. "But we add some characters in there, some things you wouldn't expect in this show." The participatory show, written by Richard Gremel, not only involves the audience, but Sidney itself. "It gives you insight into why certain things are done in the show," Bailey...
One of the biggest youth activity days of the summer is Saturday, when hundreds of youth line the shores of the pond in Legion Park for Cabela’s Kids Fishing Day. Activities get underway at 8:30 a.m., running until 11 a.m. Youngsters 12 and under will learn knot tying and other facets of fishing, then get their lines wet in the freshly stocked pond. A number of the fish will be tagged, and those tags when turned in will net the young person who caught the fish a gift card. Participants are a...
A Hare Krishna monk known as the Walking Monk, Bhaktimarga Swami has been crossing Nebraska by walking Highway 30 and Thursday arrived in Sidney. Swami hopes to encourage people towards "an enhanced walking culture." "That means, basically, getting out of the house or the office and doing what our bodies are designed for," he said. "It means greeting the elements and working your machinery, and also going for some reflective downtime, taking some time to process the things that are going on in...
Sidney chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and American Legion combined forces Memorial Day morning to provide a memorial service honoring those who have served and died in service to their country. "It's not about the beginning of summer, or a long weekend," said Fred Wiedeburg, serving as master of ceremonies. "Memorial Day is the most solomn of holidays, to honor those who have died in service to their country." Wiedeburg, a retired U.S. Army Sergeant First...
Sidney Electric Department's undergrounding efforts continue. The process of placing power cables underground is being done through both contracted and city services. "We used to contract for it when we'd do the underground and service lines, and then go to the individual houses," Ed Sadler, city manager, said. "We now have our own electrician that does it for us, so we can do it all year round for the most part." The effort protects the lines from natural forces as varied as weather and...
With school dismissed and warm weather arrived, Sidney's Legion and Deer Run parks are available for visitors. Some changes have been made to improve guests' experiences, Tom Von Seggern, parks director, said. Among them, playground restrooms are now more handicap accessible. "We put in a van parking pad and sidewalks to get from the picnic shelter to the restroom and not have to fight the gravel," Von Seggern said. "You can make it across there on concrete now." While the parks and their...
This weekend officially kicks off the summer season for many, but Monday, the “end” of the holiday weekend, holds the key to this important national holiday. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor fallen soldiers. It was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Rep...
