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Three Sidney moms have created a Moms in Prayer group that takes place every Thursday between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Sidney. Martina Drewes, mother of six, Mindy Peters, mother of four, and Jennifer Ernst, mother of two, started the Sidney group back in August of 2012, and they are now welcoming any person interested in joining the prayer group to come to the meetings. “Jennifer and I both moved here in June and we both had been in prayer groups before,” sai... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) – Michelle Obama is pushing back against the notion that she and President Barack Obama don’t socialize enough in Washington. The first lady says in an interview in the April issue of Vogue magazine that she and the president were straightforward when they said – before moving from Chicago to Washington in 2009 – that their family, including two young daughters, would be their priority. She said “the stresses and the pressures” of the White House are so real that they prefer to spend free time with their daughters, now 14 and...
Nebraska Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann presented awards to the Sidney winners of the 2012 Nebraska Main Street Program during his visit Wednesday at 12 p.m. at City Hall. According to Elizabeth Chase, the Director of Nebraska Main Street, to apply for the program Nebraska main street communities must submit nominations from their community for 18 different categories that focus on downtown revitalization efforts. A team of judges then selectthe winners, who are presented with the award in their...
The week of March 11-17 is the sixth annual World Salt Awareness Week. The theme this year, “Less Salt, Please,” highlights reducing the sodium content of food prepared outside the home, such as in restaurants and other settings. This year’s theme encourages chefs, caterers, and the prepared food industry to decrease the amount of sodium they add to food and to purchase lower sodium ingredients and products. Prepared meals and processed foods can contain high levels of sodium. A leading risk factor for strokes and heart attack is high blood...
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than his tradition-minded predecessor, who tended to stay ensconced in the frescoed halls of the Vatican. The break from Benedict XVI’s pontificate was evident even in Francis’ wardrobe choices: He kept the simple pectoral cross of his days as bishop and eschewed the red cape that Bened...
The City of Sidney has a lot of foot traffic through its streets on a daily basis, especially being right next to Interstate 80. This Wednesday however, an important new face came to town and was blown away by Sidney’s potential and its great people. Nebraska Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann arrived in Sidney yesterday morning after making stops in Bridgeport and Alliance the night before. At 12 p.m. int City Hall Heidemann presented awards to City of Sidney employees and businesses on behalf of the 2... Full story
At the monthly Deuel County Board of Education (BOE) meeting, there was a lengthy discussion concerning the process and costs to either replace or repair the track at the Creek Valley High School. There is $450,000 in the budget to work with for the track project. There are grants available that may cover 25 percent as long as the surface used is composed of 25 percent of Nebraska rubber granules from recycled tires, per Ruth Johnston with the Department of Environmental Quality. Johnston stated that most of the schools will get a $20,000 to $2...
Chicken pox is a childhood disease that most children suffer few major problems from. But for babies, adolescents, adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, this childhood disease can be severe. The severe problems can include: • Dehydration • Pneumonia • Bleeding problems • Brain infection or inflammation • Bacterial infections of the skin and soft tissues in children including Group A streptococcal infections • Blood system infections (sepsis) • Toxic shock syndrome • Bone infections • Joint infections • Death Classic c...
New City of Sidney Council Member Roger Gallaway joined the council Tuesday night after he was unanimously elected to take the seat of Aaron Barnes. Gallaway ran unopposed and swore in as a council member before taking his seat among the members present – Mayor Wendall Gaston, Mark Nienhueser and Joe Arterburn. “Roger served in an appointed capacity on the council during the year 2012 and is definitely up to speed on city issues,” said Gary Person, City of Sidney City Manager.“Roger has stayed...
Finally the City of Sidney City Council made a decision Tuesday night on the proposed ordinance of defining accessory buildings in residential zones, and discussion on other proposed ordinances was continued. Council member Joe Arterburn started discussion on the accessory building ordinance last night and inquired as to whether the stipulations of the attached garage and detached garage having to be 1,200 square feet or smaller was necessary. “I had the same thought Joe, because over time lot sizes are bound to change and if we are putting a... Full story
The Sidney 4-H chapter will hold its spring carnival on Saturday, March 16 from 5-8 p.m. at the Cheyenne County Fair Grounds. This year’s theme will be “Shoot for the Stars.” The 4-H extension educator for Cheyenne County, Kimball and Banner, Cynthia Gill, says that there will be all - ages fun for the entire family at this year’s event. Attendees will be able to partake in activities which will include a cake walk, Nerf gun target shooting and pillow fighting. There will also be a fishing...
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Hundreds of Nebraskans die each year from this type of cancer that is preventable, treatable and beatable. Colorectal cancer screening is the answer to saving lives. Approximately 60 percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented if people age 50 and older are screened routinely. For the month of March, the Panhandle Public Health District is working with partners in the Panhandle Cancer Coalition and the...
Janet Rosenbaum joined the other members of the Sidney Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) Monday her first meeting as a new member on the board. But that was not the only change made that night. It was also announced that board member Jeff Wernsman submitted his letter of resignation on March 4 to the board due to career opportunities that will place him outside of the school district, said Tom Von Seggern, board president. Von Seggern said that Wernsman would be greatly missed but that... Full story
This weekend a movie called “CAMP” will be coming to Sidney’s Fox Theater. “CAMP” is not just any movie however, it is a movie that conveys the lives of neglected and abused children and raises funds to help them. “A portion of the profits from the movie will help send abused and neglected children in Western Nebraska to the Sidney Royal Family KIDS camp,” said Yvonne Donaldson, the director of Royal Family Kids Western Nebraska branch. Royal Family KIDS is a worldwide organization...
SIDNEY (AP) — Cabela's Inc. says demand for its outdoor gear and sporting goods has been strong at the start of the year, so the company is boosting its first-quarter outlook. Cabela's CEO Tommy Millner says business has been strong so far in 2013 at the company's retail stores and in catalog and online sales. So the Sidney, Neb., company now expects first-quarter earnings to be 10 cents to 15 cents higher than Wall Street expected. The analysts surveyed by FactSet expected Cabela's to report first quarter earnings per share of 46 cents on $...
LINCOLN – Nebraska would become one of only two states in the country that offer tax credits for renewable energy generation under a bill introduced by Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha. The Legislature’s Revenue Committee heard testimony March 6 on LB 411. The bill would offer a new tax incentive for solar, wind, biomass and landfill gas energy producers just as the federal tax credit on renewable energy production is set to expire at the end of 2013. “Us having something like this in place would make us a magnet for renewable energy devel...
Based upon weather forecasts for a major winter storm event, the City of Sidney has declared a snow emergency effective at 10 p.m., Friday, March 8. The snow emergency shall remain in effect until further notice. During the issuance of a snow emergency no vehicles shall be parked or remain to be parked on any portion of an emergency snow route. The issuance of a snow emergency is to help facilitate the ability of snow removal equipment to clear these routes as quickly as possible. The emergency snow routes are designated by red and blue signs... Full story
MCCOOK — McCook Community College has done its part in preserving a piece of history. The logo of McCook Community College on the gym floor at True Hall, the college’s original gymnasium, has a place of honor in the lobby at the new, state-of-the-art, $10 million MCC Event Center. Darin Morgan, director of physical resources at MCC, said he and his staff spent about 45 days dismantling the gym floor piece by piece to preserve the logo. “It was very tedious, it didn’t want to come up very easy,” he told the McCook Daily Gazette. The floor was...
This past February Sidney resident Ada Johnson turned 102-years-old. Johnson said she holds close memories of riding horses on her family’s ranch and creating a wonderful life with her late husband, Ward. Johnson was born and raised in Cheyenne County on a ranch about 25 miles southwest of Sidney. She had three older sisters and her parents had another daughter and a son several years later. “I loved the horses,” said Johnson with a smile on her face almost as though she could still pictu... Full story
Students at Sidney’s North Elementary enjoy Dr. Seuss Day this week. Activities highlighted things that a reader might find in the books The Lorax and Bartholomew and the Oobleck . Children enjoyed getting their hands gooey while making Oobleck green goo in the lunchroom and then after washing their hands, they went on to play a few Dr. Seuss games on computers in the lab. In other rooms, children made colorful masks and mustaches, while other children drew their versions of the truffula tuft tr...
Falling is the second leading cause of accidental death for seniors in the U.S. and injuries from falling are the leading cause of seniors’ visits to the emergency room, according to the National Institutes of Health. “Seniors who exercise and practice balance activities can avert the devastating effects of a fall. Therefore, one of the most important elements of a senior fitness program is balance training,” according to results from a New England Journal of Medicine study. Researchers also...
