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Christmas decorations can be enjoyed nearly anywhere you go these days. Residents and visitors to Sidney Regional Medical Center's Extended Care will see this beautiful display as they enter the facility....
When Gene Russell arrived for his first day of sixth grade at Sidney's West Elementary, he, like others before him, didn't quite know what to expect. But after a couple of hours, Russell's new classmates began to accept him and as the day wore on, drew him more and more into their fold. But young Russell is very different from others who come in to join the other West sixth graders. Even before he joined the class, he was familiar with its members, but from a very different perspective. It's...
The contestants assembled at the designated time. The officials took their places, making sure rules are followed and goals are met, or defined when missed. It was an afternoon of competing with each other, the knowledge of the contest and confidence. After the practice round, the day became an afternoon of "one and done" as contestants made it through a round, or were sent to their seat. It was the qualifying round for the Cheyenne County Spelling Bee. Elementary students recently completed...
Area thespians sent actors to district competitions recently, earning numerous awards for their acting. Sidney High School's One-Act Play team garnered a fourth place finish at the Class B-6 District contest. On the way, all five of Sidney's lead actors received outstanding performance awards. Those actors were Quinn Siler, Jakob Austad, Tristan Ahrendt, Thomas Short and Jack Johnson. Sophie Price also received the outstanding performance award for her voice over in Sidney's production of...
Amy Bondegard, right, a member of the Cabela's MERG (Multicultural Employee Resource Group) visits with a resident at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. During the year the team raised funds with diverse programs at Cabela's, then do a community outreach program at the end of each year. This year the team packed 54 Christmas goody bags for the residents, and spoiled them with a individual visit, and serving them some homemade goodies made by MERG officers....
NOV. 27 - Two vehicles collided on Linden Street in Sidney at 7:50 a.m. Frances Tillman, 29, of Sidney, was driving a 2009 Dodge Durango west on Linden Street while a 2008 Hyundai mini-van was parked in the same block. The two vehicles collided when Tillman steered her vehicle to the right to park, resulting in left front damage to the parked Hyundai. NOV. 25 - A Sterling, CO., woman escaped injury when the car she was driving collided with a deer on Highway 19 at 5:58 p.m. Krystal Fabian, 31, of Sterling, was driving a 2010 Doge Charger...
Losing a loved one is painful, particularly around the holidays. To help ease that pain, Sidney Regional Medical Center's Home Health Hospice is hosting the Community Tree of Remembrance Ceremony at the Legion Park shelter house Thursday at 6 p.m. "This time of year becomes very challenging," said Evette Ranslem-Parsons, SRMC director of public relations. "This is a way for people to get together for camaraderie, to let people know they aren't alone." As part of the ceremony, a list of those...
Santa greets an excited young fan just prior to lighting the Christmas Tree in Hickory Square Saturday....
First 2 wks in December at the Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library in Lodgepole - Christmas Card Signing - For Veterans in Cheyenne WY hospital. Cards & postage provided. … Community Tree of Remembrance Ceremony. December 7, 6:00 p.m. - Legion Park Shelter House, Sidney … Friday, Dec 8 - The Oregon Trail Dance Club will have a Christmas dinner and dance at the IOOF Hall in Gering with Lucky calling. Dinner will be at 5:30, with PLUS dancing at 6:30, mainstream from 7:00-9:00. Members may bring salads, side vegetables, desserts. Notice the meal sta...
Downtown Christmas activities kick into high gear this weekend with activities in Hickory Square and the Post Commanders Home. Sponsored by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and City of Sidney, Holidays in Hickory Square make the square headquarters for both the Christmas Kickoff and Parade of Lights. Activities begin at 4 p.m. with a cakewalk, ugly sweater contest and s'mores and hot chocolate. The parade of lights, which runs from 14th and Illinois to Hickory Square, promises to again...
All local residents need to do to participate in a Christmas lighting contest is turn their lights on. The Cheyenne County Visitors Committee is once again sponsoring a home lighting contest, which will give awards to what are deemed the best in town. During the evenings of Dec. 7 and 8, judges will drive the streets of Sidney to see how homeowners decorate their property. Four winners will be chosen. A $100 prize will be awarded for first, $75 for second, and $50 for third. A Griswold Award...
Jessica Houk, a 2016 graduate of Leyton High School, is one of two students selected by Colby (Kansas) Community College to be on the 22nd annual Kansas All-State Academic Team. Kansas is one of 38 states participating in the All-State Academic Team Program. The State Academic Teams were introduced in 1994 as a way to provide a scholastic recognition to Phi Theta Kappa members, while promoting excellence at two-year colleges. The State Academic Teams are a division of the ALL-USA Community...
Hope defined: A favorable and confident expectation. We live in a current world that is Chaotic at best, what used to be right seems to be wrong, and what has always been wrong, all of a sudden has become right. There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason, and people seemed only concerned with themselves. Isaiah 9, gives us reason for HOPE. The Word of GOD declares the Messiah (JESUS) would be born, and would give GOD’s people a reason for hope and confidence. The Messiah (Jesus) would bring Light to a dark and Hopeless world, that he w...
What started out as a club experiment five years ago has turned into a popular class that is the envy of programs across the state. It started when Sidney High School teachers Matt McKay and Roger Gallaway found a high school program that broadcasted high school football games. As a "couple of old coaches who love to watch football," as Gallaway puts it, the pair decided to give the idea a whirl and SRTV was born. From the start, the pair wanted, as coaches do, be the best. The school tapes...
Home-based businesses and hand-crafted items will be featured at a vendor show held at the Cheyenne County Community Center Dec. 3. Kiersten Richards from CCCC said the vendor fair gives those small businesses a boost from local shoppers, who can take advantage of seeing many offerings in a one-stop setting. Richards said there will be more than 35 booths . “There is a huge variety and sure to be something for everyone,” Richards said. “There will be home based businesses as well as hand crafted items coming from near and far.” If you are a v...
Encouraging a person to do a job is difficult if that person doesn't first know what is required to do the job. That is part of the motivation in the Cheyenne County Government Day held Monday, Nov. 20, at Cheyenne County Courthouse. The program started with students from Sidney, Potter-Dix, Dalton and Creek Valley assembling in the Cheyenne County District Courtroom. They were addressed by Hon. Cheyenne County Judge Randin Roland, District Judge Derek Weimer, American Legion Dalton Post No....
It is the time of year for giving and for lighting another person's day. Security First Bank's annual Tree of Lights is an opportunity to give to a resident at the Sidney Extended Care Center. The Tree of Lights on display in the lobby of Security First Bank is decorated with stars with a person's name and gift list. Gifts are to be returned to the bank wrapped, with the star attached, by Dec. 18. Anyone who picks a name from the Tree of Lights is eligible to win $50 in Chamber gift...
Sunday, Nov. 26 - The Oregon Trail Dance Club will have a dance in the old 4-H building in Kimball from 3:00-5:00. The caller is Dave Guile. Pre-rounds with Lucky will be from 2:30-3:00. Meal afterward, as always. NOTICE THE TIME CHANGE … Open House - Western Nebraska Community College Health Professionals is hosting an open house for students and parents to discuss healthcare career opportunituies. The free open house will take place November 30 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM on the WNCC Sidney Campus. For more information contact WNCC Admissions O...
It was going to be the trip of a lifetime. A trio of friends, a motorcycle road trip with miles and miles of adventure - a "bucket list" trip through some of the most scenic areas of the western United States. For most of a day it went as planned before things went sideways, literally, in early evening that first day, ending the trip with a memory much different than the ones planned. Sidney's Roger Gallaway has ridden motorcycles for years. There's something about it, he says, that is each and...
They're seen patrolling the streets, meeting with people in their worst of moments, sometimes uncomfortably sometimes as the knight in moments of stress. The "Shop with a Cop" program is designed to bridge the gap between the Sidney community and the police department. Living paycheck to paycheck, sometimes stretching that last dollar to its breaking point, is seldom fun, and even stressing when it occurs in the holiday season. There are families in Sidney and communities like it that likely...
Table of Grace, a food pantry serving the area, could be forced to halt some of its services if things don't change soon. The program, which sometimes provides food to 100 families in Sidney alone, has announced that beginning in January, service to Chappell and Lodgepole, and to Western Heritage and the Cheyenne County Congregate Meal Program. Table of Grace leadership is also reviewing options for possible reorganization so it can continue pantry services in Sidney, Potter, Dalton and...
On the west edge of Sidney is a brick building with two shared identities, three really inside one location. It is a place where comfort food is redundant because the family is introducing the newest generation to consistent food the community is comfortable with. It is an enterprise that started as a liquor store, then a bar and liquor store, before evolving into a restaurant, bar and dance hall. In its early days, Dudes lived the example of "farm to table," except it was a restaurant table....
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce urges residents to shop Sidney and save through the Chamber Christmas Dollars program. With Christmas Dollars, Chamber officials say a generous Christmas doesn’t have to depend on high-rate credit cards for holiday purchases when you can use Chamber Christmas Dollars at six months with no interst. The Chamber of Commerce, along with four participating lenders (American Bank, Points West Community Bank, Sidney Federal Savings and Loan, and Security First Bank) and Chamber member businesses are participatin...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24, in observance of Thanksgiving. All city departments will be closed, including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Thursday and Friday’s trash on Wednesday, November 22. On Saturday, November 25, the Library will also be closed, however, the Stage Line Bus will be running its regular fixed route schedule....
With Thanksgiving approaching, Sidney first graders learned about the Mayflower Wednesday, finding out what the pilgrims ate, took with them, and how they traveled to the new world. They also put their thinking caps on when their teacher queried: The pilgrims left England with 102 people, but arrived in the New World with 103. How is that possible?...
