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Articles from the October 9, 2014 edition


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  • Firefighters make visits to schools, stress use of smoke detectors

    Rob Langrell, Publisher of The Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Oct 9, 2014

    As part of Fire Prevention Week, firefighters are visiting many of the Sidney schools to get their message out. This year in particular, they're stressing the use of smoke detectors in homes and businesses. "Smoke detectors is our big push; I wish more people had them," said Dana Reece, a volunteer with the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department who also works as a deputy state fire marshal. "It's important to change the batteries when you change your clocks (for Daylight Savings Time) twice a year....

  • Charter Communications makes changes that will require customers to get cable boxes

    Dawn Graves|Oct 9, 2014

    Charter Communications will begin encrypting the Basic Service Tier of their cable packages on Nov. 4, and customers who receive cable on a television without digital equipment supplied by Charter will lose the ability to view any channels on that television. Customers who have a set-top box, digital transport adapter (DTA) or a retail CableCARD device connected to each of their TVs will be unaffected by the change. Charter is completing its move to a 100 percent all-digital network throughout...

  • Dressed up to run

    Dawn Graves|Oct 9, 2014

    The Sidney High Cross Country teams participated in their annual costume run Wednesday afternoon. From left to right: Jachob Wiedeburg, Brenner Keane, Keaton Wakefield, Hayden Lieneman and Brody McKnight....

  • Workshop to 'Choose the Right Medicare Drug Plan' scheduled for Nov. 5

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Oct 9, 2014

    Medicare Part D drug coverage costs the government and beneficiaries far less than originally projected by using competition between insurance companies to improve quality and reduce costs. People with Medicare can learn about Part D and find out how to reduce their own costs at a presentation about comparing drug plans for 2015. The Sidney Public Library at 1112 12th Ave., Sidney, is sponsoring “Choose the Right Medicare Drug Plan” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. Audience members are invited to ask questions. The event is open to people with Medic...

  • Community Calendar 10-09-14

    Oct 9, 2014

    Thursday, Oct. 9 The Sidney chapter of Compassionate Friends Meeting will be held at the Points West Bank basement on Thurs., Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m. Holidays are fast approaching, so we will be watching a video on “Handling the Holidays”. Any questions or for more information, please call 308-249-5043 or 308-254-4450 Saturday, Oct. 11 Free winter car care inspection for Single Ladies! The men of the Evangelical Free Church of Sidney want to help you get your car ready for the winter months. Saturday, Oct. 11, you are invited to bring your car to...

  • Talking Sports - LCS previews: expect both AL and NL series to go the distance

    Will Korn|Oct 9, 2014

    We just don’t learn, do we? For the last five seasons, Major League Baseball’s postseason has been teaching us the same lesson over and over: talent doesn’t guarantee anything in the playoffs. This October, the biggest boys have fallen. The star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers and their Interstate-5 rivals the L.A. Angels were both eliminated quickly. Many people thought the Dodgers were a lock for at least the NLCS, but instead fell to the Cardinals in a surprising four-game series. Clayton Kershaw got pounded and nobody saw the league’s 23rd-be...