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Articles from the April 22, 2014 edition


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  • Color my world

    Dawn Graves|Apr 22, 2014

    Young visitors decorated Easter eggs at the Golden Living Center on Friday as residents looked on and offered advice. During the event, an alarm brought the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department to the scene. There was no cause for alarm, although the hunt was delayed while firefighters ensured everyone's safety....

  • Proposed county fair beer garden nixed after fiery debate

    Caitlin Sievers|Apr 22, 2014

    Without a carnival this year, the fair board hoped that beer might attract more visitors to the county fair. While fair board members believe a beer garden would draw higher attendance, others argue that adult libations shouldn’t be a part of this family event. At Monday’s county commissioner’s meeting, fair board members proposed a closed beer garden that would hold around 70 patrons at a time to serve beverages for the duration of the fair. In the proposal, drinking would only take place inside an enclosed area on the north side of the fair...

  • Carlson visits Sidney on return to campaign trail

    Dave Faries|Apr 22, 2014

    Tom Carlson returned to the campaign trail this week following one of the more contentious legislative sessions in recent memory. "You couldn't relax until the final vote," he said during a stop in Sidney on Monday. But the state senator (R-Holdrege) and gubernatorial candidate claims a significant achievement: passage of LB 1098, the water sustainability bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Dave Heineman on April 16. The measure created a fund for water supply management, flood control,...

  • Dean Hopkins Smith

    Apr 22, 2014

    Dean Hopkins Smith, 80, passed away on April 1st, 2014 in Tucson, Ariz. after a long struggle with diabetes and congestive heart failure. Dean was born in Big Springs, Neb. to Guy and Gertrude Smith on December 3rd, 1933. He went to Sidney High School. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force in 1953 and served honorably for 20 years as a pilot in the Korea and Vietnam Wars. He married Esther Hayes Smith in 1956 and they had 3 children: Guy Lester Smith, Gregory Eugene Smith and...

  • From the editor: The in between

    Dave Faries|Apr 22, 2014

    Two instances—one gleaned recently in a headline the other experienced personally--say a lot about America’s perception of the vast swath in the middle. The headline asked “heartlanders” not to fret over the selection of Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman in the latter’s late night television slot. The one experienced personally occurred years before, when a colleague from California informed me during a conversation over the 2008 election that “middle America” would never vote for a black man like Barack Obama. Now, I’m not interested...

  • Advanced Look: Sutherland Invite

    Stephen McKay|Apr 22, 2014

    Creek Valley's track squad traveled to Sutherland on Tuesday morning to take part in an invitational. Look for the full story in Wednesday's Sun-Telegraph. Keegan Michel clears the bar in the high jump....

  • Area Sports Schedule

    Apr 22, 2014

    Tue. Apr. 22 GOLF Potter-Dix @ Morrill Invite 9 a.m. Creek Valley @ Perkins County 9 a.m. TRACK & FIELD Creek Valley @ Sutherland 9 a.m. BASEBALL Weldon Valley @ Peetz (DH) 1 p.m. Wed. Apr. 23 No Games Scheduled Thu. Apr. 24 GOLF Sidney @ Gothenburg 9 a.m. CDT Fri. Apr. 25 GOLF Creek Valley @ Garden County 9 a.m. TRACK & FIELD Sidney @ Scottsbluff 12:30 p.m. Leyton @ Mitchell 9 a.m. Sat. Apr. 26 GOLF Sidney @ Alliance 9 a.m. TRACK & FILED Potter-Dix @ Pine Bluffs 9 a.m. Peetz @ Wray 9 a.m. TRAPSHOOTING Jim Pohl Memorial @ Sidney Shooting Park...