Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 1928 - 1952 of 7224
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith recently announced the winners of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District of Nebraska. Among those winners was Potter-Dix senior Audrey Juelfs. She entered a photo of an old Chevrolet farm truck, garnering fourth place in the contest. Her work will be displayed in Smith's Scottsbluff office. Artwork by the first place winner will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. The runners-up will have their art displayed in Rep. Smith's Washing...
Friends, family and well wishers packed Sidney High School's gymnasium to overflowing Sunday as the Class of 2018 closed the book on their high school days. With the motto "Chase your dreams, but always know the road that'll lead you home again," by Tim McGraw, 93 seniors accepted their diplomas in the ceremony. Superintendent Jay Ehler welcomed graduates and guests, then shared thoughts for them to remember. "Your next chapter is about to begin - a chapter filled with the adults you are becomin...
Family was the theme of Leyton High School's graduation Saturday, as speakers continually referred to class members not only as classmates, but members of a "family." With 11 graduates, class members got close over the years. A couple who had been there, only a short time, felt they were drawn into the folds of a family. For Co-Valedictorian Payge Ernest, her reflection of the class' lives together was that they weren't like the movies. "The most disappointing thing is that our lives are not lik...
The best way to succeed in life is to draw your own map, and follow it. Creek Valley School District Superintendent Ron Howard encouraged students not to expect a specific formula to make their way through life. "There is no specific map to success as an adult. However, I will tell you, society does reward those who draw their own map," Howard said. He added need to remember to enjoy life. "Always remember to stop and celebrate your successes," he said. Howard offered the opening remarks for...
Peetz High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony Sunday afternoon, with 12 seniors receiving their diplomas as they head out and start the next chapter of their lives. It was a cool and overcast Mother's Day afternoon, and the ceremony was well-attended by the parents, friends, and relatives of the Peetz graduates in the gymnasium which was decorated in the school and class colors, and featured portraits of each graduate on the sides of the stage where they assembled. Class of 2018 salutatori...
Panhandle Public Health has announced openings are still available for Dental Days, which provides dental care for children without dental insurance. The deadline for pre screenings has expired but there are still openings. Please let me know if you have any questions. Dental Days is for ages 3 to 21. Care is provided by dental students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry in collaboration with local dentists at Summit Dental (Dr. Neal’s office) and Life Smiles (Dr. Dornbier’s office). Right now until next Fri...
Local law enforcement personnel are once again gearing up to support Special Olympics with its annual Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torn Run. Each year, the Special Olympics benefits from proceeds raised by Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torn Runs across the state. Last year, Sidney law enforcement personnel and supporters turned out for what proved the largest Torch Run the state has ever seen. More than 100 walkers and runners turned out for the event, serving notice to the rest of the st...
Sidney High School’s “Evening of Excellence” will be held tonight. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with refreshments in the Sidney High School commons area followed by the presentation of awards at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The “Evening of Excellence” is the night in which the school and the community honor the students who have achieved excellence in their high school endeavors. The public is invited and encouraged to attend and show support to our community’s top high school students....
Hundreds of riders will stream toward the middle of Nebraska this weekend, participating in the 10th Annual Law Enforcement Ride. From both ends of the state they’ll travel, meeting in Grand Island and then going together to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial. The riders will be primarily members of law enforcement motorcycle clubs, but participants don’t have to be law enforcement, or even motorcycle riders to participate and show support. The ride has several parts to it. One is the com...
The Sidney School District Career Pathways and technology programs are being supported by a donation from Bass Pro and Cabela's. Bass Pro Chief Financial Officer Ralf Castner and Bass Pro Human Resources Director Sarah kaiser were in Sidney Thursday to present a $91,128 check to the District. The funds will be used to support the 1-to-1 Chromebooks. The 1-to-1 Chromebook program will provide students with tablet computers resulting in flexibility in the classroom and in how school work can be...
The Offutt Brass performed at Sidney High School Saturday, with a variety of music from marches to musicals. Senior Airman Nathan Owen (left) was featured on the French Horn in this number....
Nearly 350 people turned out in support of the Sidney Shooting Park Saturday evening. The annual banquet of Rocky Mountain Oysters or breaded chicken and all of the fixings was held at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. This is the eighth banquet for the program. The evening included raffles and drawings including dollar raffles by the 4-H kids, drawings for firearms and silent auction items. Proceeds go to funding equipment and range improvements at the Sidney Shooting Park, and to fund the youth...
A group of WNCC nursing students spoke to Sidney Elementary students recently on the importance of hygiene. In particular, students learned how proper hand washing can prevent the spread of germs. Nursing students prepared an interactive glitter germ experiment to give the students an idea of how quickly germs can spread....
Sidney High School held its 2018 Prom on April 21. Pictured from left to right are the Prom royalty: Jon Smith, Bret Jaggers, King - Grant Hausmann, Queen - Charlie Brockhaus, Emily Secrest, and Carissa Radtke....
Leyton's FFA Banquet was held on Friday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m. After the opening ceremonies by the Leyton FFA Officers, President, Paige Ernest, welcomed the guests. Vice President, D.J. George, led the invocation before the meal. Once everyone had the chance to go through the food line, Destinee Henke introduced guest speaker, former State Vice President, Hailey Coufal, from Howells-Dodge FFA Chapter, who presented some inspiratonal words. AJ Bishop, Logan Borges, Quentin Brown, Ella Draper,...
Michael Steele and Josh Hutchinson, students at Potter-Dix High School, will be attending Cornhusker Boys' State in June. Michael Steele, son of Daryl and Kerry Steele of Dix, has been very involved at Potter-Dix High School. He lettered in football, basketball, track, choir, band, speech and one acts. He has also participated in quiz bowl, algebra 11 scholastic contest ranked 13th, NSAA Academic All-State Fall and Winter 2016-2017, class president, also church youth group helper and church...
Three Sidney students will be among performers at a spring recital featuring selected students of Patricia Randolph this Sunday May 6 at 3:30 p.m. at the Kimball Baptist Fellowship Church located at Sixth and Oak Street. Bailey Bagnell, Jordyn Cook and Kollyn Weimer from Sidney will join students from the southern Panhandle in play. Students preforming include, Ethan Bemis, Chloe Berger, Luke Berger, Rachel Berger, Deanna Horst, Abigail Mars, Lydia Mars, Carly Norberg, Crystal Pile, Michael Steel, Merina Theobald, Dru Weimer, Jason Weller, and...
The festivities were lively and the food was tasty as friends and supporters of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department came together for the annual Fireman's Ball Friday. The Fireman's Ball is a fundraising event supporting the expenses of the volunteer department. The event has historically been a dinner and dance. It was updated to a dinner and entertainment. This year the featured entertainment was the Colorado Dueling Pianos. The Colorado Dueling Pianos is a show of two pianists sometimes, com...
LINCOLN - Jennifer Velasco, Design Editor and Ad Designer for the Sun-Telegraph, was awarded second place in one of the design categories at the Nebraska Press Association annual awards last weekend. Velasco's spring promotion was second best in the Sun-Telegraph's class in the Promotions advertising category. "This award confirms what we already knew," said Sun-Telegraph Publisher Don Ogle. "That Jennifer is one of the best. She puts her heart into every ad she makes for our customers. She...
Weather has allowed more time in the park lately. Pictured from left are Maci Buttle, Raelee Smith, Jelena Miller, Derek Franzen and Ayah Miller at Legion Park recently....
Lincoln, NE – The Bunker Hillbillies 4-H Club is being congratulated this month as the Nebraska 4-H Club of the Month for April 2018. This club from Sidney has truly made a difference in its community. The club is dedicated to building strong citizenship and teamwork through various activities. The Bunker Hillbillies 4-H club is a club that has progressively grown within the 4-H program. It is a very small club, with only 22 members; however the club does many activities, both community and c...
Graduating from school or leaving a community isn't easy, but it does have opportunities. Thursday afternoon, Todd Holcomb, president of the Western Nebraska Community College Sidney campus, shared a story of a student he met several years ago who was feeling depressed. He realized he would not be seeing some of his friends and favorite faculty after graduating. "You're looking at it all wrong," Holcomb recalls telling the student. "Instead of looking at the things you're losing, look at what...
The Sidney Tree Board will celebrate Arbor Day with its annual tree give-away Saturday, April 28th at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. This year marks the 32nd year Sidney has been recognized as a Tree City USA community by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The celebration and tree give-away continue to be a major part of the Sidney Tree Board’s community work to maintain a healthy and diverse tree canopy in the City of Sidney. The board is offering ten different species of deciduous trees to Sidney residents including: Thornless Hawthorn, S...
Creek Valley FFA held its annual banquet on April 19th in the high school gym. Award winners were recognized, along with the naming of the 2018-2019 Officers. Creek Valley officers for the 2018-19 school year will be, from left, Parliamentarian Rhett Dykstra, Reporter Patrick Hansen, Vice President Cooper Reichman, President Jordyn Koenen, Secretary Kenzie Backus, Treasurer Mariah Koenen and Sentinel Jersie Misegadis....
