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Articles from the November 22, 2017 edition


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  • Giving Thanks

    Don Ogle|Nov 22, 2017

    It was going to be the trip of a lifetime. A trio of friends, a motorcycle road trip with miles and miles of adventure - a "bucket list" trip through some of the most scenic areas of the western United States. For most of a day it went as planned before things went sideways, literally, in early evening that first day, ending the trip with a memory much different than the ones planned. Sidney's Roger Gallaway has ridden motorcycles for years. There's something about it, he says, that is each and...

  • Dairy Queen supports Shop with a Cop

    Forrest Hershberger|Nov 22, 2017

    They're seen patrolling the streets, meeting with people in their worst of moments, sometimes uncomfortably sometimes as the knight in moments of stress. The "Shop with a Cop" program is designed to bridge the gap between the Sidney community and the police department. Living paycheck to paycheck, sometimes stretching that last dollar to its breaking point, is seldom fun, and even stressing when it occurs in the holiday season. There are families in Sidney and communities like it that likely...

  • Food pantry could be forced to drop services

    Nov 22, 2017

    Table of Grace, a food pantry serving the area, could be forced to halt some of its services if things don't change soon. The program, which sometimes provides food to 100 families in Sidney alone, has announced that beginning in January, service to Chappell and Lodgepole, and to Western Heritage and the Cheyenne County Congregate Meal Program. Table of Grace leadership is also reviewing options for possible reorganization so it can continue pantry services in Sidney, Potter, Dalton and...

  • Betty J. Battin - Death Notice

    Nov 22, 2017

    Betty J. Battin, age 75 of Alliance, NE passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at the SRMC Extended Care in Sidney. Cremation has been held and memorial graveside services will be at a later date in the Bethel Cemetery near Chadron. Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family for future designation. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Betty’s care and funeral arrangements....

  • Herbert Fecht - Death Notice

    Nov 22, 2017

    Herbert Fecht, 93 of Dalton, Nebraska died Monday morning, November 20, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Cremation has taken place and arrangements for a memorial service are pending. The complete obituary and service details will appear prior to the services. Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Sidney is serving the Fecht family....

  • Peetz takes 6-man State

    Forrest Hershberger|Nov 22, 2017

    JOES, Colorado -- The Peetz Bulldogs reclaimed the 6-man State football championship title Saturday, defeating Stratton/Liberty 38-28. The game started with the Knighted Eagles of Stratton/Liberty earning 14 points while keeping the Bulldogs off of the scoreboard. Peetz earned the only points of the second quarter, earning a touchdown but missing the extra-point. The first half ended with the Knighted Eagles in an eight-point lead, 14-6. The game was decided in the fourth quarter when Peetz earn...

  • Rita J. Wilson - Obituary

    Nov 22, 2017

    Rita J. Wilson, 71, of Gering, was called home by her Lord on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Scottsbluff with Fr. Vince Parsons as Celebrant. A Rosary will be recited beginning at 9 a.m., Wednesday at the church. Inurnment will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney with Fr. Mike McDermott officiating. There will...

  • George Washington Armstrong Jr. - Obituary

    Nov 22, 2017

    George Washington Armstrong Jr., passed away unexpectedly on November 11, 2017 at the age of 57 while traveling home from a hunting trip with friends. George was born in Casper, WY on April 12, 1960 and graduated from Sidney High School in 1978. On June 3, 1990, he married Debbie from Scottsbluff, NE. George worked at a number of places over the years, including the Farm Bureau in Kimball and several businesses in the Denver Metro area. The great outdoors were George's home. He was an...

  • Brenda S. Heckman - Obituary

    Nov 22, 2017

    Brenda Sue (Light) Heckman, age 67 of Sidney, NE died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at the Regional West Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, November 25th in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, followed by a reception at the Church of the Nazarene, 1445 Jackson Street, Sidney, NE, 69162. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1-7:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family. You may view Brenda's Book of Memories...