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The annual tree give-away changed locations this year to accommodate for the social distancing directives in place. The annual event took place at Legion Park near the Forestry building. Recipients were given trees without having to leave their vehicles. About 70 trees were given away within 30 minutes....
The teacher that I profiled this week is Chandra Lewis. Lewis is a kindergarten teacher at Central Elementary school. This is her fourth year teaching in the Sidney Public school district. She obtained her teaching degree from Hastings College in 2009 and then earned her masters from Morningside College in 2016. She and the rest of the kindergarten teachers are keeping their students busy with the kindergarten take-home packets. The teachers put together a Bingo card with activities from each...
The teacher that I profiled is Andy Newman. Mr. Newman teaches sophomores and seniors. He teaches World Literature to sophomores, College Composition and British Literature to seniors, and English 12, which is also for seniors. This is Mr. Newman's fifth year teaching at Sidney High School. "I have been transitioning the classes to an online model and making adjustments as we go," Newman said during the COVID-19 school closure. To help his students stay engaged during this time, he plans to...
The Lodgepole Lions Club recently welcomed a new member to its chapter. Pictured from left are Ben Richard, JJ Poss (new member) and club president Steve Olsen....
Bulk hand sanitizer was donated to the Salvation Army in Sidney Monday morning. The donation is a result of Sean Blackburn of Blackburn Eye Clinic contacting Roger Berry of the Nebraska Ethanol Board to possibly donate hand sanitizer to area responders and places including the Salvation Army. Jerred Berner and Evan Parsons assisted in the transportation of the sanitizer. "The state's willingness to expedite a supply to our area came as such a relief" noted Blackburn, "our business has been...
*Please support any of your favorite restaurants throughout the community by ordering take out/delivery. While you’re at it, consider buying their gift cards/certificates for yourself and loved ones. Buying gift cards in addition to the meal you eat today helps your local restaurants to keep paying staff and bills during these trying times, and you are gifting them with the promise of your future business. Eventually we will publicly gather around our favorite tables; paying it forward with a g... Full story
"I will say it is tough to have the same level of engagement online as in my regular classroom. I try to say the occasional ridiculous thing in my lectures, so hopefully, students will stay awake," said Tyler Shaw, a teacher of chemistry and physics at Sidney High School. Shaw is one of the many educators around the world that is affected by school closures, a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic that began in December of 2019. Now, Shaw is working to move his everyday classwork into an...
Sidney's annual cruising night continued Friday, April 3, with Illinois Street busy with the tradition of cruising from east to west. The tradition was modified to include the social distancing guidelines related to the COVID-19 virus. Dairy Queen and Steams and Beans did provide treats to cruisers as well....
Christina Lilley has a unique new way to teach. Without students. She will be teaching her first and second graders with only her computer and a digital classroom. This is what the virus known as COVID-19 or the Coronavirus has done to teaching. She isn't just a regular teacher though, she is a Title One teacher. This is a federally-funded program that is based on students who qualify for reduced lunch and have a learning difficulty. As she is a specialized teacher, she only sees about 20...
The Sidney City Council on Tuesday, March 24, approved moving ahead with a Community Development Block Grant that will benefit the Elks Lodge restoration project. The grant is for $415,000. The project would focus on restoration, rehabilitation and preservation of the Sidney Elks "This is regarding the redevelopment of the Elks Lodge," Sidney Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard said via video conference. The grant will help return the building to its historic relevance, $5,000 for...
Marley Struempler takes cues from her mom Jennifer Struempler Thursday March 26 at North Elementary. North Elementary staff designated drop-off spots near the school for students to return school work and to pick up their assigned Chromebook computer....
Staff of North Elementary School meet with parents as they drop of student homework and are presented their student's Chromebook laptop computer....
After consultation with COVID-19 Unified Command, it has been determined that all schools in the Nebraska Panhandle will be closed through May 1st, with the possibility of schools being closed for the remainder of the 2019/2020 school year. This decision will be re-evaluated as circumstances change, with parents and families updated accordingly and extended as needed. This is a precautionary measure; there are currently no confirmed cases in the Panhandle; however, local health and school officials are watching the COVID-19 situation in...
If you've lived in Sidney for a significant amount of time, you have no doubt heard the name of Dr. C. J. Cornelius, Jr. percent He has been "doctoring," among other things, for more than 60 years in the Sidney area. percent Many of you had your broken arm set, your appendix removed, or were even delivered, by him. percent Sadly, his medical service came to an end on Thursday, March 19, after a long battle with several health issues that come with the territory of a 93-year-old man. percent I wa...
8th Grade Straight A Honor Roll Sidney Allard, Zoey Dornbier, Isak Doty, Ty Grunig, Cole Hanley, Ellie Hollingshead, Luke Holly, Siona Kshirsagar, Johnathan Meza, Danay Peters, Katie Ramsey, Syrus Roberts, McGuire Rolls, Talissa Tanquary, Luke Uhlir, Grace Weber and Shealynn Wittrock. 8th Grade A Average Honor Roll Rishyanthi Banoth, Matthew Carlson, Isis Finnie, Madison Kuhns, Dominik Lucero, Kandice Luu, Isabelle Neve, Austin Pace, Madison Packer, Jenju Peters, Payton Schrotberger, Brenden Shepard, Grant Smircich, Ariadna Torres, Trasyn...
SIDNEY — Security First Bank, with the help of its customers and employees, collected more than 2,500 pounds of foo to benefit area food pantries through their recently completed “Feeding Hearts” food drive. From Feb. 1 through Feb. 14, Security First Bank collected canned goods and non-perishable food items at each of their 28 bank branch locations and 12 insurance offices throughout Nebraska and southwest South Dakota. The food drive was initiated to raise hunger awareness and to encourage members of the community to help make a change in the...
More than 200 students from Creek Valley and Sidney Public Schools joined together for Inventure Day 2020 to learn more about Entrepreneurship and Innovation on March 3 at West Elementary in Sidney. The fifth and sixth graders from both schools worked in groups to develop a new product based on inspiration from a widget they received at the beginning of the day. Once they had an idea for their product, they went through a series of stations to learn about Target Markets, Branding, and Finance....
Isiah Hernandez and Sabrina Sanchez take their turns with some artwork by Janice Borgman during the Dr. Seuss Birthday Party at Sidney Public Library Saturday....
Are you aware the United Kingdom has more sheep breeds than any other country in the world? More than 60 different breeds are cared for by more than 40,000 sheep farmers. Wool has different features and benefits, and therefore, different uses, depending on where sheep live, on hills or lower land. The Bunker Hillbillies decided they wanted to learn more about wool. Mark and Tiann Goll from Laughing Sheep Fibers, located in downtown Sidney, shared their wool expertise with the Bunker Hillbillies...
South Elementary School students were greeted Friday, Feb. 21, by the school's "Wacky Waving Arm Guy Day" character. The school set a goal to get 2,500 Raider Badges. Principal Rick Meyer also dressed as a second Wacky Waving Arm Guy....
Keep Sidney Beautiful was invited to the St. Patrick's Church Book club to discuss environment and recycling after the group read 'Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home,' an encyclical written by Pope Francis. In his writing, Pope Francis calls for "a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet," and urges the whole human family to work together, knowing that change is possible. As stated in the subtitle, the theme of our planet being a common home is reiterated to stress...
The high-schooler walked hand-in-hand with the kindergartner through their school’s gymnasium in Chappell, a small town in the Nebraska Panhandle. Heartwarming moments like these are growing more common at Creek Valley Public Schools, since the implementation of “Storm Families”, an innovative mentorship model that is binding the entire district. Tessa Fraass, Creek Valley's K-12 Principal, just wishes she had taken a picture. “It was this brief realization of 'This is what it’s all about’,” said Fraass. “I’m really all about relationships and...
