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Let’s just cut to the chase. I ran the pick-up off of a bridge. I may or may not have continued to go straight when I needed to turn. This is very far from my normal, but the Lord worked so hard on my humility the other day that I didn’t just eat a small piece of humble pie – I ate the whole pie. It started out as a simple request, “Babe, I think you could help me move some cows from one pasture to the processing pens, by using the feed pick-up to lure them with a bale of hay.” Little did he kn...
Here is the weekly crop of Master Gardener tips from Nebraska Extension in the Panhandle, relevant to local lawn and garden issues in the High Plains and consistent with research-based recommendations. Tread carefully to avoid soil compaction: As you venture out into your landscape and planting beds, be mindful of how wet the soil is. Kids, pets and people walking on soil that has excessive moisture can cause compaction. A compacted soil can continue to cause plant stress throughout the growing season. Walking on wet soil breaks down the soil...
LINCOLN – After a recent discovery of invasive zebra mussels within Marimo or "moss" balls used in aquarium tanks, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is urging the public to take precautions to prevent the spread of this highly destructive species. A container of Marimo balls sold as "Betta Buddy" was first found to be contaminated with an adult zebra mussel at a Petco store in Washington state on March 3. Game and Parks subsequently inspected two Petco locations in Lincoln and found zebra mussels present in several Marimo ball c...
LINCOLN – As anglers, we mean to be good stewards of our environment. Sometimes, though, we leave something behind. It could be a bait container lid that blew off or a small wad of fishing line in a snag. It all adds up, is a direct reflection on anglers, and is an environmental hazard. The problem with shoreline litter is twofold. Litter is just plain ugly and embarrassing. The view of a lake scene is never improved by a misplaced drink container. But the big issue is that litter damages the sh...
On January 28, Cheyenne County's spellers met at West Elementary School in Sidney to determine who was the best of the local field. The contest was unique this year with contestants limited to a classroom and wearing masks, part of the COVID-19 health directives. Judges were at the front of the room with plexi-glas shields between themselves and individual contestants. The January contest came down to three finalists — Aastha Chaudhari and Aadhav Krishna came in first and second places r...
A community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 3 at the softball fields. There will be three age groups: birth to 4, 5-7, and 8-10. There will be a free will donation showing of “Peter Rabbit” at the Fox Theatre at 2 p.m. Feel free to bring your empty eggs back to be used next year, or make a monetary donation that will go toward next year’s egg hunt. Prize baskets will be distributed after the Peter Rabbit movie at the theatre to winning ticket holders....
Sheri Eads, left, director of Table of Grace, receives a $1,500 donation from the Sidney Elks Lodge represented by Donna Schluckebier, Esteemed Lecturing Knight and Elks National Fund (ENF) Chairperson. The funds were disbursed to each Elks Lodge from the Nebraska ENF. The Elks Lodge chose to donate the funds to the Table of Grace because of the impact COVID has had on local food banks....
If you’re planning to retire in just a few years, you may be getting excited about this next phase of your life. However, your ability to enjoy retirement fully will depend, at least partially, on the resources you can draw from your investment portfolio. So, while you still have time to act, ask yourself if you’re comfortable with your portfolio’s risk level. Your relationship with risk can change noticeably over time. When you started saving for retirement, you may have been willing to take on more investment risk, which translated into a rel...
There’s a 1988 song by the Christian rock group, Petra called “First Love.” Let me quote you the lyrics: 1) Sometimes I feel I’m pulled in so many wrong directions Sometimes I feel the world seducing my affections It’s not that I don’t know the way It’s just a heart that’s prone to stray But with my weaknesses admitted You will keep all that I’ve committed So I commit my heart to You, my First Love 2) It’s taken me some time to try to comprehend A love that doesn’t change - a love without an end A love that keeps forgiving A love of s...
Each spring, as the planting season approaches, brings fresh questions about irrigation water: How much water will the mountain snowpack provide to the North Platte Valley? What’s the state of the irrigation infrastructure in the valley? What have we learned about the system in the past year? How does the complex system of dams, diversions, checks and canals work? Will groundwater irrigation regulations stay the same as last year? Answers to these and other questions – as well as some fresh new questions – will be provided by presenters at th...
A new Nebraska Extension program will work to connect new and beginning farmers and ranchers with retiring landowners who are interested in transitioning their land to a new owner. Nebraska Land Link is now accepting applications from interested land seekers and landowners, with the goal of providing land access using lease agreements, lease-to-own arrangements, buy-sell arrangements or other creative methods that are mutually beneficial for both parties. Access to land continues to be one of the most difficult challenges facing new farmers,...
In the early months of the pandemic, non-perishable foods like dry beans were flying off grocery store shelves. If you still have some packaged dry beans in your pantry, winter is the perfect time to prepare them. While canned beans are cooked and ready to be heated, served, or used in recipes, packaged dry beans need to be cooked to a palatable texture. For best results, it helps to understand the variables involved with cooking dry beans. Cooking time depends on the type of beans and the seed...
LINCOLN – Nebraska farmers continue to be good stewards of the land, producing more bushels with less resources. Because of this increased efficiency, on-farm grain storage is on the rise. With additional grain bins on farms and on commercial sites, there is a greater risk of fatal accidents. The checkoff organizations of Nebraska’s corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum industries (and their respective associations), remind farmers and agricultural workers to be safe in and around grain bins dur...
The Cheyenne County Republican Committee met March 23, 2021 in the meeting room at the Security First Bank. The first meeting of the new year was spent deliberating over whether to censure Senator Ben Sass. After much discussion the committee decided not to censure Senator Sass, as there is no “teeth” in that measure, and that it would only serve to give him additional publicity. We did instead unanimously vote to approve and pass the same resolution that the Nebraska GOP State Central committee passed, based on 13 points of action or lack of...
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office March 22 A Sidney man was transported to Sidney Regional Medical Center after the truck-trailer he was driving went off the road between Pole Creek Crossing and Old Post Road. Gary Narjes, 71, of Sidney, was driving a 1989 International truck south on Link 17J when he experienced a medical emergency, causing him to lose consciousness, resulting in the truck he was driving leaving the right side of the road. The truck collided with a reflector post, then a culvert, before coming to rest. The truck sustained d...
KEARNEY – Seven high school students have been named winners in a University of Nebraska at Kearney writing contest with the theme “Nebraska in the Year 2020.” The Nebraska Emerging Writer Contest included submissions from students across the state in three categories: essay, poetry and short story. It was sponsored and organized by UNK’s Phi Eta Sigma chapter. Cash prizes totaling $500 were given to the winners. Briannah Stromer, a junior at Hastings High School, won first place in the poetry...
The location has the image of an historic filling station when cars were fueled by staff and the latest news could be shared over a glass-bottle of carbonated soda from the Coca-Cola cooler. The location at 9th and Illinois now serves bicyclists and cycling fans. Pedaler’s Corner officially opened Friday, March 26, the culmination of a long journey for Doug and Vicky Loghry. The Loghrys moved to Sidney from the Denver area. Vicky talks about growing up in a neighborhood of mom and pop shops. H...
3th Grade Straight A Miranda Ahrendt, Daniella Angelida Albus, Joshawa Brady Ballance, Damien Anthony Beatson, Reagan Jo Biesecker, Rebekah Grace Carlson, Don James Cushing, Trey Daniel Douglas, Rhett Gerrit Dykstra, Adarsha Ganesan, Blaze Anthony Ginther, Cole John Glanz, Phyre Renee Gonzales, Alyssiah Emily Green, Samuel Leighton Hashman, Isavell Naomi Hernandez, Morgan Marie Jaggers, Aiden Matthew Jenkins, Tiffany Rose Jenks, Abbie Rae Johnson, Peyton Mae Lewis, Jersie Hope Misegadis, Emma Sheree Mortensen, Ashlee Kathleen Ringleman,...
Children of all ages, and their families, had fun at the 4-H Carnival Saturday at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The 4-H Building was crowded with booths from a cake walk to a simulated fishing pond, shooting gallery (foam loads) and of course a meal between adventures....
At its meeting Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Educational Service Unit #13 (ESU 13) Board of Education appointed Laura Barrett, Ed.D. as Interim Administrator for the period of July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022. Dr. Barrett currently serves as the Director of Special Projects for ESU 13. Dr. Barrett brings a total of 17 years experiences working with and in Nebraska schools, with 16 of those years spent serving ESUs in Nebraska. Her prior experience with ESU 9 in Hastings and ESU 13 in Scottsbluff...
If you own a small business, you typically don’t get a lot of recognition – so you may be pleased to learn that March 29 is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. You might not necessarily think of your business as a “Mom and Pop” operation, but it certainly contributes to the well-being of your family now, and possibly to that of future generations, too – if you make the right moves. Depending on the nature of your business, you may have spent the past several months more concerned about today than tomorrow, given the serious economic...
This coming Sunday is known as Palm Sunday to Christians around the world. It is a day when we remember and celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem the week before his death and resurrection. It is also referred to as his “triumphal entry” as he was officially presented to the nation of Israel as their Messiah. It was a day of public celebration and excitement about the future as Christ was welcomed by great crowds of people. We remember their shouts of: “Hosanna… Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord… B...
I have recently discovered why a majority of ranch women work offsite. I used to think it was about finances, retirement, career goals, etc. I don’t think any of these are the MAIN reason. Simply, it is safer. Safer to not know the craziness that happens when we are not around on the ranch. As my cowboy and I were discussing preparation for the coming March blizzard we brought up the idea of putting the dozer attachment on the tractor. It was put on the to-do list and that seemed to be the e...
In celebration of Nebraska 4-H Month in February, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Office in Cheyenne County and the Cheyenne County 4-H Clubs created volunteer bags for PlainsWest CASA. It is in the 4-H Pledge to use “my hands for larger service”, and this project provided an opportunity for the 4-H youth to do just that by giving back to the community and other children in need. PlainsWest CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to...
From March 21-27, 2021 we celebrate National Agriculture Week in Nebraska. It’s a great opportunity to highlight the hard work our farmers and ranchers do to produce high-quality and affordable food. The crops and livestock they raise feed families in our state, across the nation, and around the world. Agriculture is our number one industry. It adds more than $21 billion to our state’s economy each year. Nebraska’s cash receipts from agricultural commodities are greater than ag receipts in Fl...
