Coach Lu Spikes New Opportunity

"If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life" is a well-known adage that many people never get the chance to test.

Many who do are pushed into such a dramatic change through circumstances usually beyond their control. Lucia Howard is a Sidney resident currently living that adage after a series of events, culminating in the mass Cabela's layoffs, pushed her to pursue her passion – coaching volleyball.

"Coach Lu" as she's known in volleyball circles, has come a long way to put down roots in Sidney and make a go of it with her business, Panhandle Volleyball. She was born in Slov...