Wood to sign ‘Blizzard of ’77’ literary work at Sidney Public Library on Saturday

Holyoke, Colo. native author Stephen L. Wood is set to hold a book reading and signing of his work Blizzard of ’77 this Saturday, March 2 at the Sidney Pubic Library.

The reading and signing will go from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and his work features some local Cheyenne County residents within its pages.

Wood’s book is a collection of stories gathered through three years of research on those impacted by both the 1949 and 1977 blizzards that hit the Great Plains.

He has also included archived local newspaper accounts as well as personal accounts from rescue workers.

Wood said that his book encompasses...