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The winner of Best of Show at the 42nd annual spring art show was titled “Balloons.” It was created by Ethan Nelson for the category of computer generated. “Balloons” was chosen by the art show judge, Pete Younger, from Sterling, Colo. Younger was an art instructor at Northeast Community College. Entries include pieces in oil, water color/pastel, mixed media, acrylic and colored pencil; photography; sculpture; fiber art and miscellaneous. Each category was judged on three levels: Beginne...
Betsy Bown, not only instructs the Pilates classes at the Cheyenne County Community Center, she also teaches a SilverSneakers Fitness Program Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. “The program is designed to increase strength, range of movement, agility, balance and coordination,” said Bown. According to representatives of the SilverSneakers National Program, “SilverSneakers is the only national wellness program for older adults with 6,000 instructors (including Bown) specifically trained in older-adult fitness and certified by natio...
Looking for a complete, demanding and rewarding workout system to get you into “elite” physical shape? In 2006 trainer Lee Jacobsen teamed up with Sonja Ehlers to bring Sidney an Elite Fitness program. “Our name is Elite Fitness, but we teach the CrossFit method,” said Jacobsen. “We are not yet officially affiliated with CrossFit, but our goal is to become a certified affiliate. We are both certified through CrossFit.” “We started this way before it became popular, and introduced it to Sidney,...
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs while still insisting on more taxes from the wealthy in a renewed attempt to strike a broad deficit-cutting deal with Republicans. The proposal aims for a compromise on the fiscal 2014 budget by combining the president’s demand for higher taxes with GOP insistence on reductions in entitlement programs. But the plan was already encountering negative reviews from top Republicans for its insistence on reven...
Cassie Melton was told by family and friends growing up that her calling in life would fall somewhere in the cosmetology field. At first she didn’t agree with them, but today she is the owner and operator of her own beautification business, Reflexions. “When I was young I didn’t listen to them,” said Melton. “I went to electronic school and then it was when I got done with that that I decided that beauty school was for me, not electronics,” she laughed. Melton attended beauty school when she wa...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce created a new award in 2012, called “Heroes Among Us.” The chamber had little trouble deciding on this year’s winner. The recipient – recipients, rather – are all of the area fire departments. They earned the award because of the hard work while fighting the wildfires in 2012 that burned nearly 6000 acres in Cheyenne, Kimball and Banner Counties. Awards are being given to the Sidney, Dalton, Potter, Gurley and Lodgepole volunteer fire departmen...
Betsy Bown wears multiple instructing hats at the Cheyenne County Community Center every week. One of the classes she teaches is a class devoted to helping participants become more flexible, toned and aware of their strengths: Pilates. “Pilates is extremely effective,” said the instructor. “Within weeks of starting you will have better posture, toned muscles, a flatter stomach, and looser and more flexible joints. “The exercises lengthen and strengthen the muscles down to the deepest core while making sure that the body is correctly balance...
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments. At a 24-hour Walmart in suburban Albany, the ammunition cabinet was three-fourths empty this week; sales clerks said customers must arrive before 9 the morning after a delivery to get what they want. A few miles away, Dick’s Sporting Goods puts up a red rope aft...
President Barack Obama proposed a new daring research effort called the BRAIN Initiative on Tuesday, April 2 at the White House. BRAIN stands for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies According to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, and Arati Prabhakar, an American engineer and the head of DARPA -- the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- research efforts under this initiative would be focused on better understanding the human mind to find new and effective ways to...
Sidney High School students were all “in character” as they held dress rehearsal for their upcoming performance of “Yearbook Reflections.” The performances will be Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6, at 7 p.m. at the Sidney High School Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is $8 for adults and for seniors 65 and older the cost is $4. The two-act play will run approximately 90 minutes. “Yearbook Reflections” was written by Denver Playwright Steven Fendrich, with music and lyrics by Scott Deturk, a g...
Avid golfers and concerned citizens gathered at the Hillside Grill last night to ask questions and discuss the golf course’s upcoming irrigation improvement project with designers from Staples Golf. In attendance on behalf of Staples Golf Resource Group to answer concerns were project managers Andy Staples and Doug Long, along with irrigation designer Don Mahaffey. Also in attendance was Scott Bustos, a manager from Project One who helped select and hire the design team, and City of Sidney City...
Most of the year, firefighting is a serious matter. For one night, however, the department gives way to plain old fun. The 134th annual Fireman’s Ball for fire district one is on April 5 at the Cheyenne County fairground’s 4H building. The band starts at 8 p.m. and the festivities will continue until 1 a.m. Entertainment will be provided by Loaded Dice, a cover band from Scottsbluff. Admission is a $5 donation at the door. Due to on-site alcohol sales, this is for 21 and over only. The fire department gets a special license to sell alcohol at t...
LINCOLN — A Nebraska irrigation district official worries that his area’s next corn crop has been jeopardized by a state order to tap reservoirs so Nebraska can send enough water downriver to Kansas. Nebraska is trying to comply with the 1943 Republican River Compact, which dictates that Nebraska gets 49 percent of the Republican River’s water, Kansas gets 40 percent and Colorado gets 11 percent. Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District general manager Brad Edgerton wasn’t happy with the state ordering extra releases from four federal reservo...
LINCOLN – Gov. Dave Heineman congratulated state employees who successfully completed the Walk This Way program, which is one of several wellness options available to state workers as part of the State of Nebraska’s wellness program. Employees and spouses completing the challenge were invited to join the Governor for group photos in the State Capitol Rotunda. During the past year, Walk This Way participants were challenged to increase their physical activity by logging at least 700,000 ste...
The case of Chicago trucker Josef Slezak is headed for a September trial. Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer this morning set two weeks aside to hear testimony in the case against Slezak, 36, River Grove, Ill., who is charged in the Sept. 9 multi-vehicle accident which claimed four lives and an unborn baby Both Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub and defense counsel Kelly Breen agreed that they were comfortable with the case moving forward, and both agreed that the jury trial should...
LINCOLN — A former executive at a western Nebraska bank has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $1.4 million from the branch he ran. Matthew Monheiser pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to stealing $1,364,953.66 from the former First National Bank in Sidney. The 38-year-old says he has already repaid $500,000 to the bank and made arrangements to pay another $1 million in restitution. Prosecutors say Monheiser took the money between 2003 and 2012. Most of the money was obtained by creating loans or issuing cashier’s checks in customers’ names...
One Sidney couple has devoted numerous years to serving their community and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Gene and Margaret Lienemann have been involved in many community activities and still serve as Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. Gene serves at the chairman for the ambassadors and Margaret serves as the coordinator for the Dress Down Day presentations for the Ladies Chamber. The two hit it off during an event unlikely to inspire romance. “I came from Alliance and...
Two Sidney men face violent felony counts, one being charged with assault on an officer, in the Cheyenne County court system. Roman J. Maes, 21, and Steven R. High, 57, remain in custody at Cheyenne County Jail following their respective arrests. Maes, was charged Monday with Class IIIA felony assault on the police officer. According to Meas’ arrest affidavit, Sidney City Police officers Jim Bush and Curtis Hofrock responded to a call of an assault in progress at Frenchman Valley Coop. During t...
City of Sidney officials are holding a public open house to discuss the upcoming golf course irrigation project at the Hillside Grill from 6 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday, according to City of Sidney City Manager Gary Person in a press release issued Monday. City staff members, as well as representatives from Staples Golf, the design firm that has been awarded the project contract, will be there to answer any questions that citizens might have about the project. “Citizens can attend any time from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and visit directly with t...
A Sidney man has been charged with a hate crime in connection with a March 2 assault incident against an individual which allegedly arose due to the assumption of the victim’s sexual orientation. Nathan Pohl, 28, on Monday appeared for a preliminary hearing on an enhanced Class IV felony count of third-degree assault. The count is normally carried out as a Class I misdemeanor, but Cheyenne County Deputy Attorney Jon Stellar said he amended the charges to reflect the nature of the assault. The c...
Monday marked the first day of Sidney’s citywide efforts competing in the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge, and today is the first day schools will be participating in the challenge. Not only do Sidney students have the enticement that comes with cleaning up their city and recycling for the challenge, the owner of Dairy Queen, Craig Shannon, has also given them an additional incentive. According to the manager of the establishment, Heather Gonzalez, Dairy Queen employees said that they w...
Although members of the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization had a light meeting agenda yesterday morning, that didn’t stop them from making a decision that they expect will help create 30 full time jobs and improve the building infrastructure at Adams Industries, Inc. The three commissioners approved an application to the Department of Economic Development for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the Bell Lumber & Pole Company and for their board chairman, Harold Winkelman, to execute a correction to the ...
On Friday, April 5th at the Gering Civic Center, Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska Foundation will hold their annual fundraiser. This fundraiser, A Nite at the Races, features video horse racing, food, beverages, and a great night of fun. The fun begins with a social time at 6:30 p.m., Post Time at 6:45 p.m. and the races beginning at 7:00p.m. The event transports you from Gering to the stands at a track as the horses enter the gates. Using “Funny Money” you can place bets and get caught up in the excitement of the racing. The...
BEATRICE (AP) — For 50 years beginning in 1937, residents and visitors of Beatrice had to go no further than Fifth and Court streets for a bag of fresh popcorn. That’s where you could find the Traubel’s Popcorn Stand, where it operated until 1987. The Beatrice Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/YUdXLP ) that today, you can find the retired five-by-eight-foot stand tucked away in a storage facility at the Gage County Historical Society, as it’s too large to fit through the main building’s doors. It’s been more than 25 years since popcorn was...
