DECEMBER - YEAR IN REVIEW

HICKORY SQUARE THE CENTER OF DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY

Downtown Christmas activities kicked into high gear Dec. 2 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 opened with a cakewalk, ugly sweater contest and s’mores and hot chocolate. The parade of lights, which ran from 14th and Illinois to Hickory Square, brought out the Christmas spirit for entries sharing their decorated rides for onlookers.

Also scheduled to visit was the Jolly Old Elf, with Santa Claus making an appearance in the pa rade, then staying around for pictures with children afterward.

Nebraska’s birthday celebration also continued that evening, with the Nebraska Sesquicentennial 1867 Christmas at Fort Sidney.

For the second time this season, the Fort Sidney Post Commander’s Home hosted an open house, providing lamplight tours from 6-8 p.m. The tours provide the chance for people to see what the Commanders Home and Christmas on post were like in Sidney’s early days.

SIDNEY MAN APPOINTED TO GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION

LINCOLN. – A Sidney man is one of two new commissioners appointed to the Nebraska game and Parks Com mission by Gov. Pete Ricketts.

Doug Zingula of Sidney was appoint ed to represent District 7 (Panhandle). The appointment to a four-year terms are effective Jan. 16.

Zingula is retired from a career with outdoor retailer Cabela’s, where he was vice president of corporate mer chandising. He serves on the board of the Nebraska Big Game Society and is a member of the Wild Sheep Foundation and the Safari Club.

Zingula is a lifelong hunter and angler. He is avid whitetail archery hunter. “I have been involved with Cabela’s for 32 years, and am very fortunate for the opportunities to serve the people and the wildlife,” he said. “I’d like to help optimize our wildlife and natural resources and bring our outdoor experience to Nebraska’s youth and those who want to enjoy the outdoors.”

FAMILY CLINIC TO OPEN IN SIDNEY

SCOTTSBLUFF – Regional West Physicians Clinic has announced it will open a new family medicine clinic at Sidney in January.

Regional West Physicians Clinic Family Medicine, Sidney will be staffed by family medicine physicians Mandy Shaw, MD, and Michael Matthews, MD, and physician assistants Angie Robb, PA-C and Leah Barjenbruch, PA-C. Dr. Shaw and Angie Robb will begin seeing patients on January 15. Dr. Matthews and Leah Barjenbruch will join the practice at a later date.

The clinic will be located at the Dorwart Cancer Care Center, 830 Pine Street.