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Throughout much of your working life, you contribute to your 401(k), IRA and other investment accounts to help ensure a comfortable retirement. However, once you do retire, you’ll need to shift your focus somewhat from building these investments to using them – in other words, you’ll have to start withdrawing from your portfolio to meet the costs of living. How can you be sure you’re not taking out so much that you risk outliving your resources? First of all, you need to establish a proper...
Scottsbluff – 21st Century Equipment, LLC has made several organizational changes to strengthen its local decision-making management strategy. Owen Palm, CEO, of 21st Century Equipment announced organizational changes effective July 1, in order to focus on localized management. Owen says, “these changes came after a lot of thought and driven by our commitment to continuous improvement to serve our customers better at the local level.” Keith Kreps, COO, who started with the company in March...
On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 the South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) Board of Directors (Board) hosted their monthly meeting at 5:00 p.m. at the South Platte NRD Conference Room (551 Parkland Drive, Sidney NE). Ryan Reisdorff, SPNRD Water Resources Specialist, gave a review of the Draft Annual Report of Water Use Activities in the SPNRD. In the past report dates for industrial and municipal wells were from August 1 through July 31. Reports will now be from January 1 through December 31. To keep consistency between the different reports...
Holt is the recipient of the Cheyenne County Family and Community Education (FCE) College Scholarship for the 2020-2021 school year. Alyson is the daughter of Deven and Bobby Holt and Kimberly and Steve Kauffman of Dalton. The mission of the National Association for Family and Community Education is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities through continuing education, leadership development, and community service. The Cheyenne County FCE organization awards one college scholarship each year to a resident of the county or the...
“My Favorite Nebraska Vacation Spot” was theme for the annual Cheyenne County Family and Community Education (FCE) organization’s fifth grade essay contest. First place honors went to Madison Frerichs, daughter of Angela & Joshua Frerichs; second place went to Riley Benish, son of Shad and Michelle Benish; and third place to Brody Turman son of Barbara Turman. All three students who received awards in the Creative Writing Contest are students of Leyton Elementary School. Each essay was judge...
Fun Fourth in the sun — An estimated 65-70 people celebrated Independence Day at The Well in Sidney Saturday. The event included a picnic, raffles of fireworks and movie tickets....
Farmers Market — Sidney’s Farmers Market vendors displayed their wares Saturday morning. Vendors are open 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays until the first frost, weather permitting. The Farmers Market is located on 10th Avenue just south of Hickory Street....
There’s an old saying that if you want to know someone, share a table with them. Saul Rodriguez and Rosa Gonzalez have the welcome mat out for their local of Tacos La Laguna. The family business is named after the hometown of Saul’s father who lived in Laguna, Mexico. They trace their family histories from the north and the south areas of Mexico. The result is the potential for meals that are spicy, and have the herbs known in southern Mexico. Prior to opening Tacos La Laguna, Rosa worked at...
Over the past few months, just about everyone has felt the loss of some type of freedom, whether it’s being able to travel, engage in social gatherings or participate in other activities we previously took for granted. Still, as we prepare to observe Independence Day, it’s comforting to realize all the freedoms we still have in this country. And taking the right steps can also help you achieve your financial independence. Here are some moves to consider: • Build an emergency fund. It’s a good...
Potter Car Bowl — The Potter Community had as many cars and trucks on the streets as there are residents; at least, that is how it appeared in the 2020 Car Bowl. The weekend event had BMX demonstrations, a chili and barbecue cook-off, duck bowling, live music and a craft fair....
“But Pastor, is it okay to protest?” “Did Jesus ever do it? Didn’t He just preach the Gospel and didn’t waste His time doing that kind of thing?” “Don’t you think we should stop wasting our precious time in distractions and just preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ?” “This is all politics.” These are some questions and comments we have heard during the last few weeks. Actually, some of these, we have heard for years. They come from pastoral colleagues, family members, brothers and sisters in our churches, and the community in general. Some churche...
This year the Leyton FFA Chapter tried some new activities such as Milk Quality and Cheese Identification contests, and taking a group to the Nebraska State Fair and Husker Harvest Days. These activities and others help FFA with the goal of providing students for the opportunity of premier leadership, personal growth and career success. How did we accomplish these goals this year? For premier leadership , the officer team of ; President - Alyson Holt, Vice President - Megan Ernest, Secretary -...
Local author and Sun Telegraph columnist Dan Carlson on Sunday got good news from Amazon. His first novel, “Species Unknown”, broke into the top five best-sellers in Amazon’s Christian Fantasy category. It was ranked No. 4 on Sunday morning after nearly three weeks in the top ten. The achievement is noteworthy in that Carlson is a first-time novelist and “Species Unknown” is the only self-published book in the top five. Carlson calls the success of his book, “A dream come true.” It is availab...
Greetings! My name is Chaney Peterson and I will be serving your community as the Sidney Junior High and High School Agricultural Educator and FFA Advisor. I am honored to help establish this incredible organization and program in Sidney. I know many have been anxiously waiting for this opportunity and I have no doubt this establishment will continue to benefit and grow this community for years to come. FFA and Ag Education are near and dear to my heart. I have seen first-hand how The National...
INDIANAPOLIS – This spring, the National FFA Organization introduced a new online network to connect former FFA members and its supporters. The FFA Forever Blue Network, is a professional and personal development platform that allows former FFA members and supporters of FFA to find ways to volunteer, serve as a mentor, post-career opportunities and much more. It enables users to network and share with one another ways in how to connect with local chapters as well as help each other out. Now, the network is celebrating the newest FFA alumni m...
April Dress Down Day funds were collected and distributed to the Sidney Public School Nurses to help purchase a Spot Vision Screener, a valuable tool in assessing vision for students of various ages and abilities. The State of Nebraska requires school health screenings which include height, weight, dental, hearing and vision (unless an exam completed by a Primary Care Physician [PCP] is provided) for Preschool, Kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, seventh and 10th grade students. When the...
Charlotte Dorwart was recently selected as a member of the State Advisory Committee on Aging. She will be serving on the committee through 2024. The state is divided into Area Agencies on Aging with eight in Western Nebraska. Each board of county commissioners elects a representative for the local board. She stressed the need for services to the senior populations, especially in rural areas. "That is one of the problems," she said, "getting services." The challenge is keeping people in their...
Among the residences on the north side of Sidney stands a church building, a building acquired by prayer and private support. A crew of workers from Mississippi recently spent a week at the church providing a much-needed facelift. Billy Matkins, group leader, said the group was connected with The Well, through Terry and Dana Pickins of their North American Missions Board. The Pickins call themselves fulltime missionaries. He left his electrical and plumbing business, and she walked away from...
Here in Nebraska, June is both Renewable Fuels Month and Dairy Month, so it’s a fitting time to talk about how we’re working to get Nebraska agriculture growing. 2020 has been another challenging year for our state’s largest industry. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted commodity prices and caused significant changes to the nation’s food supply chain. Through it all, our farmers, ranchers, and food processor workers have delivered the food our nation and the world need. Over the years,...
The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) would like to congratulate Marla Prusa for being selected as this year’s recipient of the Home Baking Association’s (HBA) Educator Award. Each year the HBA requests teachers, community leaders and youth leader organizations to submit their baking lessons, community service programs or adult/teen leader skill training lesson plans. The winner receives a cash prize of $1,000 and an all-expense paid trip for two to HBA’s Annual Meeting to present a summary of their award winning project. Marla was selected as this...
Where's the beach? This beach cruiser is just one of the many vehicles that showed up for Friday's cruise night. Downtown Sidney was busy Friday evening a variety of every type of car, pickup and farm truck available for Cruise Night. The night included various makes of hot rods, custom cars, production cars and people who cruise just to see who else is downtown....
Here is the weekly crop of Master Gardener tips from Nebraska Extension in the Panhandle. These tips are relevant to local lawn and garden issues in the High Plains and follow research-based recommendations. This week’s tips come from Vicki Schmitt, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, and each focuses on the roles that trees can play in home landscapes. Using a rain barrel to water plants: Surprise! The old-fashioned rain barrel is making a comeback. Catching water from your roof allows you to store it for later use. Even ½ inch of...
The recent market volatility has affected just about everybody’s financial and investment situations – so, if you were planning to retire soon, will it still be possible? Of course, the answer depends somewhat on your employment situation. With so many people’s jobs being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, your retirement plans may also have been thrown into confusion. But assuming your employment is still stable, what adjustments in your financial and investment strategies might you need to make for your retirement? Here are a few areas...
Americans are stunned. In the first five months of 2020, not only have we been discouraged by political battles and world-wide pandemic devastation, but most recently we have also been shocked and angered by a racist crime which has resulted in nation-wide protests, as well as lawlessness. This latest tragedy has exposed the fact that “we the people” are still struggling to be “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” As in other times of national upheaval and crisis, the problems are once again being well documen...
Hajek Sworn into office: Deputy Assessor, Jordan Hajek was sworn in Friday, May 22 by the Honorable Judge Derek Weimer. She was hired in January of 2019 and has worked very hard and studied very hard to pass the Deputy Assessor Exam....
