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Cheyenne County's first Throwdown Breakfast is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. The Throwdown Breakfast is a cook-off competition between county emergency responders. Representatives from local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, ground and air emergency services, 911 Communications, Emergency Management and Sidney Regional Medical Center will compete for honors of cooking the best meal. The menu will include a variety of...
Auditions are being held for “The Frog Prince” by the Missoula Children’s Theatre. Auditions will take place 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Sidney High School Fine Arts Center. Rehearsals for older students will begin immediately after auditions. Approximately 50 to 60 roles are available for local students. All students grades Kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to audition. No advance preparation is necessary. Most students rehearse about four hours and 15 minut...
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will be well-represented at this year’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System College Media Awards in New York City. UNK students are finalists in four categories in the annual competition, which includes campus radio stations from across the country. Austin Jacobsen and Evan Jones are finalists in the best football play-by-play and best sports pregame/postgame show categories for their broadcast of last year’s home football game versus Lindenwood and the “UNK Gameday” show, which also featured...
Friday night was a time for looking back and recognizing accomplishments, and looking ahead to new horizons. The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Banquet Friday, recognizing new businesses, community support and numerous other businesses and individuals who have supported the Chamber and the Cheyenne County Community. The celebration was held at the Sidney Elks Club. The theme of this year's Award's Banquet is "Viva Cheyenne County." As such, there were several casino...
U.S. Air Force Airman Conner K. Currier graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Currier is the...
The Sidney Cheerleading Team hosted the 3rd Annual Father / Daughter Princess Ball on Friday night at Sidney High School....
They come from different viewpoints, but find a common ground to display their efforts. They are artists of different disciplines intersected at the music of the soul. Jim Pelster of Sidney says he isn't much of a musician. He really doesn't think of himself as an artist. To view his work, a person might argue the point. Ron Nordyke of Chappell has spent much of his professional life in or teaching art, and appreciates music. They intersect at the display windows of the Nebraska Oil and Gas...
Sidney High School’s Cheer Team is hosting the third Princess Ball father-daughter dance tonight at Sidney High School. The event is a night of dancing and princess attire for girls from walking age and older. All ages are welcome. The event is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sidney High School Commons area with doors opening at 4:45 p.m. The cost is $25 per dad. Dads can bring as many daughters as he wishes. The first year the Cheer Team hosted a Princess Ball, 85 dads attended. Last year, there were close to 100 in attendance....
Pictured are Keith Stone, left, receiving a plaque for his service, from Mayor Roger Gallaway. Stone was honored at the City of Sidney 2018 Awards Banquet Friday evening. Stone retired in 2018 as fire chief with the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department after 32 years of service. He served as chief from 1986 to 2018. He has been with the Fire Department for 48 years and still serves as a volunteer firefighter....
Cowboy Connection of Sidney recently announced the winner of a saddle in its Sidney store. During the Christmas season, any shopper spending $50 or more could enter a drawing for a saddle. Nearly 150 entries were collected. The winner was announced at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. Winning the saddle was Landon, left, and Dave Scofield of Padroni, Colo....
Employees reaching milestone service years in 2018 were honored at the City of Sidney Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 4. Pictured are left to right, James Harmon, Don Gehrig, Joe Talich, Chad Radtke, Kasey Kantor, Mike Palmer and Todd Sukup. In the front is Jeff Thompson. Not pictured is Greg Jenkins and Mike Roseberry. Awards were given for five years of service to Kantor, Radtke, and Talich. Gehrig received a 10-year service award. Employees recognized for 20 years of service were Harmon,...
Make plans now to join farmers and ranchers at the 2019 Farming Evolution event in Holyoke, Colo. The Farming Evolution will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, February 20 & 21, 2019. The Phillips County Event Center on the Fairgrounds just north of Holyoke will house the event. Christine Jones, soil ecologist from Australia, will be the headline speaker. Over several decades, Christine has worked with farmers and ranchers using renewing practices. After a highly respected career in the public sector, she began to promote the benefits of soil carbo...
What do breaking clays, punching paper, flinging arrows and counting X's have in common with the 4-H program? All are part of the 4-H Shooting Sports project. Safety first - but lots of fun! The Shooting Sports project is for 4-H members ages 8 – 18. Members learn safe gun handling skills and sound fundamentals of shooting while under the guidance of caring and knowledgeable adult volunteers. 4-H Shooting Sports uses the skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people in obtaining k...
Sidney High School senior Kaylie Mason assists Treager Maddox in the Central Elementary store recently. The Holiday Store is a program where inexpensive items are offered for students to buy on a budget determined by the family. The Holiday Store was held for one day at each elementary school....
Santa took time to visit students at Central Elementary School last week, reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas. Students are out for Christmas break and will return on Jan. 7....
Smiles were ear to ear as a group of young people piled out of five police cars in front of the Sidney Walmart, Saturday, evidence of the excitement created by their mode of arrival. Just minutes earlier, the 17 youngsters ages 6-14 were breezing down the road in their own police escort, lights and sirens announcing their movement through town on the way to a special adventure with their newly introduced friends - members of the Sidney Police Department, Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office and...
Small things impact big things. That is why organizations are working to collect diapers and related products for families in need. Kids Korner Child Care Center in Sidney has a unique "Christmas Tree" in its facility. It is green, and it is decorated with colorful bulbs, but the bulbs represent smaller needs, or better said needs of small children. Kids Korner is collecting diapers and related products for families in need. Collected diapers will be donated to the Salvation Army. To support...
More than 100 food boxes were dispersed to needy families recently. The boxes provided an entire Christmas meal for the receiving family. Each box included ham, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, and pie. In addition to the meal, the box included milk, bread and eggs. The food was purchased from local stores by funds from the King's Daughters fall donation drive. Prior to the Christmas food box distribution, treat bags and cookie trays were delivered to shut-ins, elderly residents and those in the com...
Central Elementary Preschool and Kindergarten students presented their Christmas program Wednesday. The concert included favorites like "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer," and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."...
Seniors celebrated Christmas Wednesday with a special luncheon at the Cheyenne County Community Center. More than 90 people attended the lunch and 30 meals were delivered. The lunch also included drawings and entertainment....
Area elementary students recently were invited to participate in a Christmas cover page art contest. All winning entries were published in the Wheat Belt Connection insert of the Rural Electric Nebraskan magazine which is delivered to approximately 2,000 Wheat Belt customers throughout seven counties. Leyton fifth-grader Halle Carter received Grand Champion honors. Halle’s art was displayed as our December’s cover page. Other winning entries are Reserve Champion Riley Benish, First Place McK...
Sidney High School's Music Department presented its Christmas Concert Tuesday, with both the concert band and choir performing under the direction of David Mead, along with performances highlighting advanced students and breakout groups. Those attending were sent off with a spirited tiding of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."...
Youth from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church presented a live Nativity Scene at the church Sunday evening. All animals and characters, even to the baby Jesus, were living parts of the Christmas Story....
