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The 2017 Cheyenne County Fair concluded Saturday and it was a success for the area's 4-H youths, Cynthia Gill, extension educator, said. "Despite the hot temperatures, I think the youths who participated learned a lot and had a good time," Gill said. This year's highlights include a fashion show, entrepreneurship expo and livestock shows. "We had about 300 youths participate in this year's fair," Gill said. "It's down slightly from last year but with all that's going on in the community we expec...
Brayden Butts, age 6, suffers from neurofibromatosis. To brighten this time of difficulty for Brayden and his family, Nebraska Make-A-Wish Foundation is granting Brayden's wish to "go to Mickey Mouse's house." A send-off party was held at Sidney Elks Lodge Monday for the Butts family, with more than 20 family members attending. Brayden and his family will be going to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and stay at Give Kids the World Village. The family was connected to Make-A-Wish via referral,...
Sidney’s TeamMates program is holding a fundraiser Aug. 4. The program connects Sidney’s at-risk youth with needed mentors. “There’s about 10,000 matches across Nebraska, Iowa and a little bit of Kansas,” Brad Sherman, TeamMates chairperson, said. “Almost every school system in Nebraska has the program in it.” Mentors are asked for a commitment of three years, Sherman said, and meet with their youths for at least one hour a week. Ideally, mentors are paired wth youths from the start of fift...
Dennis Roberts, age 65 of Potter, NE passed away in Potter, Sunday morning, July 23, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. You may view Dennis’ Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Dennis’ care and funeral arrangements....
Maynard Schumacher, age 90 of Sidney, NE and longtime Peetz, CO resident, passed away in Sidney, Saturday, July 22, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 28th with Wake Services at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, July 27th. Both services will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Mike McDermott officiating. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-4:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in Maynard’s name to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. You may view Maynard’s Book of Memorie...
Calvin Duane Kurz passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 4:00 a.m. after enduring a long battle with liver disease. Cal was born to Howard and Violet Kurz on October 30, 1946 in Sidney, Nebraska. He married Joanne Tucker of Sidney, Nebraska and then immediately deployed with the United States Air Force in 1966. After returning from the Vietnam War, they settled in California where he started his own successful pool plumbing and electrical company, Cal Plumbing, Inc. Prepping for retirement...
Darrell Joseph Wells, 60, died on Friday, July 21, 2017 in El Paso, Texas after a lengthy illness. Darrell was born on Sept. 16, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan to Carl J. and Mary Rita (Karpency) Wells. Darrell attended elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, Travis AFB, California, and Bridgeport, Nebraska, graduating from Bridgeport High School in 1974. He attended Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska, for one year where he played football. He enlisted in the US Army in 1975 where he met...
Doris Harlan, 95 of Sidney, Nebraska died Wednesday morning, July 19, 2017 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 28, 2017 in the First Christian Church in Sidney with Pastor Dr. Curtiss Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery next to her parents and grandparents. Friends may call from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Thursday at the Holechek Funeral Home. Memorials have been established to the donor's...
Roger Lee Fleshman died peacefully at the VA Community Living Center in San Francisco, CA on July 21, 2017 of Parkinson's disease at the age of 81. He was born in Corydon, Indiana on June 19, 1936. He spent the first six years of his life there before his family moved to Denver, CO. He graduated from Wheatridge, CO high school in 1954. He worked with his father and brother in Fleshman and Sons Construction Company building houses, apartments, and commercial buildings in the Denver area. He serve...
Gracie Wieser of Sidney finished the season with a first-place finish in the uneven bars at the state gymnastics competition for the Colorado Association of Recreational Athletes (C.A.R.A.) in Parker, Colorado. A first-year gymnast, Wieser earned her spot to compete at the state level by placing third in the uneven bars at the regional competition earlier this month, where she also competed in floor exercise, balance beam and vault. Once at the state competition, Wieser competed in bars against...
