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A little less than 16 years ago Laura Stafford was faced with grave news that would change her life forever. When her baby boy Derek became ill at 4-months-old and was placed in ICU with what doctors considered “a case of pneumonia,” she had no idea that this was only the beginning of many health struggles her son would face. He was released from ICU a couple days later. Stafford said she knew something was still wrong however and every time she left Derek at daycare he would cry to no end. The...
David Goebel, a representative from Ameresco spoke with members of the Potter-Dix Board of Education (BOE) on March 14 concerning the school’s energy audit and about the improvements that can be made to the current system. In opening, the he summarized what was discussed at last month’s meeting. The boiler at Dix is a single boiler that is unreliable, old and energy-inefficient; it delivers steam to elements that are also nearing the end of their life-cycle. Goebel reminded the board members that they had discussed the advantages in cha...
Students at Central Elementary in Mrs. Roach’s class and Mrs. Sylvester’s class are keeping up with the Iditarod. Each student has chosen a musher and they are following his or her progress along the Iditarod trail. In Sylvester’s math class, the children are being taught how Pi (3.14) circles tie in to the Iditarod checkpoints. In Roach’s class, the children are participating in “Iditaround Nebraska,” using a map of Nebraska in the fashion of the Iditarod. The children read in their socia...
A Jesus And Me (JAM) Club has been started for the first time by Pastor Ezekiel Koech and his congregation at the Lodgepole United Methodist Church. The weekly event is sponsored by church members and occurs every Wednesday from 3:50 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The club is free and open to school age children. “It is for all the kids in the community,” said Koech. “We had seven kids last week and the kids say they are excited and that they will bring their friends next time. Kids love a place with food and fun.” Paster Koech has been at the Lodgepole chu...
Monsanto’s representative Bob Cummings presented two $2,500 checks to the Cheyenne County 4-H Council as part of their America Farmer’s Grow Communities (AFGC) during the annual spring carnival on March 16. Chris Meyer was the local farmer who was chosen to select the recipient for the check. He chose the Cheyenne County 4-H because he was a part of the council while he was growing up. The award was originally $2,500, but because this is a draught year, Monsanto’s decided to double the award. Cu...
Presiding Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer made a final decision in the City of Sidney’s property nuisance abatement case against Marvin O. Filsinger of Filsinger Excavating and Filsinger Emergency Services this past Wednesday, March 13. The ongoing case involved the plaintiff (the City of Sidney, represented by Ft. Collins, Colo. Attorney Charlie Cuypers) calling upon the defendant, Marvin Filsinger, (represented by Sidney Attorney Don Miller with co-council from Lincoln Attorney C...
An antibiotic is a medicine that destroys bacteria. An antibiotic will not help your body fight a cold or flu because these infections are caused by viruses, not bacteria. Antibiotics will neither prevent nor, fight viruses. Antibiotics will not work for bronchitis, most coughs and most sore throats either. If a person takes antibiotics every time he or she is sick, the bacteria may become antibiotic resistance. The bacteria may become stronger and harder to kill. If this happens, stronger medicine or hospitalization may be needed. It is...
The inaugural Lego building competition at the Cheyenne County Community Center. There were three age categories comprised of 47 entrants. Competitors were first asked to build a vehicle, then a structure and “something creative.” Judges scored the creations on a scale of one to ten based on recognition, explanation of what it is/what it will do and creativity. Only the individuals who were registered were allowed to build the creations, they couldn’t share Legos or ideas and the parents were...
Discussion on the Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating Inc. application for a conditional use permit for the proposed use of a gravel mine to operate a ready-mix concrete batch plant continued at the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting, Monday. Although the purpose of the meeting was to address the status of the pending application, and to see if the two parties were slowly coming to an agreement – it was clear that they were not. However, the commissioners were warned by Cheyenne C...
Weyerts American Legion Auxiliary Unit 137 of Gurley has released their yearly report. The 2012 officers were: Phyllis Ladine – President; Chris Lind – Vice President; Adeline Frerichs – Secretary; Carol Franzen – Treasurer. Service Committees: Chris Lind – Girls State, Poppy Posters, and Americanism Essays Phyllis Ladine – Children Education and Flag Etiquette Carol Franzen – Membership, Music, and Veteran’s Affairs Adeline Frerichs – Poppy Day and News Reporter Betty Kurth – Chaplain Marvel Moore – Cards The unit held nine meetings with an...
The purchase of Kuno tablets for teachers and students and updating internet access points dominated members’ discussion during the March Potter-Dix Board of Education meeting. Cisco Systems employee made a map of the Potter school to determine where new access points need to be installed to support new tablets. It was determined and then explained that approximately 10 would be needed to cover entire school, at a cost of around $600 each. In addition, there would be $107 per year for 24/7 technical support of each of the access points, and the...
LINCOLN – Nebraska would become the 18th state in the United States to abolish the death penalty under a bill introduced by Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha. The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard testimony March 13 on LB 543. The bill would get rid of the death penalty in the state and replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Nebraska has executed three people since 1976 when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the resumption of executions after a two-year moratorium. There are currently 11 inmates on death row in the...
Through April 15 Health Center Foundation officials will be accepting applications for both their 2013 Summer Internship Program, as well as the 2013 Thayer Family Scholarship Programs. The summer internship program is open for two undergraduate students that are pursuing careers in the health care field. It will provide students with practical experience in the field, and over the course of the summer the students will shadow professionals in different departments, said Evie Parsons, assistant...
Kids Plus Teens In Prevention members have partnered with Panhandle Prevention Coalition (PPC) officials to offer alcohol merchants a guidebook and other information materials to help them be safe and responsible vendors. “Together with our many partners, the Panhandle Prevention Coalition serves communities throughout Western Nebraska by working to eliminate underage drinking,” said Faith Mills, the Regional Prevention Coordinator for PPC, in a recent press release. “Many alcohol retai...
This past Wednesday, March 13 was National Registered Dietitian (RD) Day. It’s the day that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reminds everyone that the best source of practical, affordable and accurate nutrition information is a registered dietitian. Registered Dietitians are food and nutrition experts who translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. The past few weeks I have been giving you nutrition advice and encouraging healthy eating, but you might be wondering if that is all dietitians do. Well, i...
Cabela’s employees did their first fish stock of the year Thursday. A truck driven by Brian Hahle, owner of the Pleasant Valley Fish Farm in McCook, Neb., was pulled up next to the pond at Legion Park where Hahle would make his delivery. The truck contained a tank full of approximately 425 trout. The trout range in size and weight from two-thirds of a pound to five pounds – giving fishermen the chance to catch a tiny fish or a whopper. The trout were transferred from the tank into the pond net...
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...
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...
