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Betsy Bown wears multiple instructing hats at the Cheyenne County Community Center every week. One of the classes she teaches is a class devoted to helping participants become more flexible, toned and aware of their strengths: Pilates. “Pilates is extremely effective,” said the instructor. “Within weeks of starting you will have better posture, toned muscles, a flatter stomach, and looser and more flexible joints. “The exercises lengthen and strengthen the muscles down to the deepest core while making sure that the body is correctly balance...
President Barack Obama proposed a new daring research effort called the BRAIN Initiative on Tuesday, April 2 at the White House. BRAIN stands for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies According to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, and Arati Prabhakar, an American engineer and the head of DARPA -- the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- research efforts under this initiative would be focused on better understanding the human mind to find new and effective ways to...
Avid golfers and concerned citizens gathered at the Hillside Grill last night to ask questions and discuss the golf course’s upcoming irrigation improvement project with designers from Staples Golf. In attendance on behalf of Staples Golf Resource Group to answer concerns were project managers Andy Staples and Doug Long, along with irrigation designer Don Mahaffey. Also in attendance was Scott Bustos, a manager from Project One who helped select and hire the design team, and City of Sidney City...
We are all born with our own special and unique strengths and weaknesses that we will uncover later on in life. Whether we are born male, female, destined to be tall or short, born with hair or without it – we are all different. Some see our more struggling “differences” as flaws, while others may see them as gifts. But to me, what some consider flaws can be eccentric, and in there own ways, beautiful. Some of us our born with what are considered “physical and mental disorders.” Whether someone is born without a limb or with a confused...
One Sidney couple has devoted numerous years to serving their community and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Gene and Margaret Lienemann have been involved in many community activities and still serve as Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. Gene serves at the chairman for the ambassadors and Margaret serves as the coordinator for the Dress Down Day presentations for the Ladies Chamber. The two hit it off during an event unlikely to inspire romance. “I came from Alliance and...
City of Sidney officials are holding a public open house to discuss the upcoming golf course irrigation project at the Hillside Grill from 6 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday, according to City of Sidney City Manager Gary Person in a press release issued Monday. City staff members, as well as representatives from Staples Golf, the design firm that has been awarded the project contract, will be there to answer any questions that citizens might have about the project. “Citizens can attend any time from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and visit directly with t...
Monday marked the first day of Sidney’s citywide efforts competing in the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge, and today is the first day schools will be participating in the challenge. Not only do Sidney students have the enticement that comes with cleaning up their city and recycling for the challenge, the owner of Dairy Queen, Craig Shannon, has also given them an additional incentive. According to the manager of the establishment, Heather Gonzalez, Dairy Queen employees said that they w...
Although members of the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization had a light meeting agenda yesterday morning, that didn’t stop them from making a decision that they expect will help create 30 full time jobs and improve the building infrastructure at Adams Industries, Inc. The three commissioners approved an application to the Department of Economic Development for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the Bell Lumber & Pole Company and for their board chairman, Harold Winkelman, to execute a correction to the ...
Members of the Wheat Belt Public Power District are hosting their annual Safety Fair April 19 to give children fun interactive safety lessons that might save their life. The safety fair will be at the Exhibit Building at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds that Friday, and approximately 200 children will attend, according to Michelle Hodges, a Wheat Belt Public Power District representative. “The purpose of the safety fair is to promote safety in a fun fair-type atmosphere,” she said. “Approximately 200 fourth and fifth graders from Sidney, Creek...
Just For Kix (JFK) Dance program members held their annual Kix For Kids Show March 24 and created this year’s show around honoring those who serve in the United States military. The show took place in the Sidney Middle School gym. “Our theme this year was United We Dance, American Pride,” said Donna Brown-Fort, the Just For Kix Dance Director. The show served as a JFK community fundraiser to honor soldiers who have served in the military – past and present. A total of eight men were recogni...
Diane Nielsen was born and raised in Scottsbluff, Neb. before moving to Potter and then to Colorado for 18 years. She moved back to Nebraska, particularly Sidney, 41/2 years ago and has used her creative mind to write two books over the recent years, with her newest book, Dark Whispers, coming out just short of two weeks ago. Nielsen will be holding a book signing and meet and greet for Dark Whispers at the Sidney Public Library on April 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and details...
Approximately $90,000 was raised at this year’s Cheyenne County Community Center Foundation, Inc. Annual Fundraiser held at Buffalo Point, March 23. According to Cheyenne County Community Center Director Michael Namuth 145 center members, staff and supporters came out to enjoy the evening and event. The night started at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail/social hour and silent auction before moving on to the meal, presentations and a live auction. The meal consisted of braised beef, garlic mashed p...
The Way Out West (WOW) Community Theater brought home many first place awards aside from taking the whole show at the Nebraska Association of Community Theater Competition in Minden, Neb. at the Minden Opera House on March 22. “They competed with theaters all across the state of Nebraska,” said Angelyn Nienhuser, the show’s producer. “There was a theater from Lincoln, one from York, the Loft Theater and one from Beatrice – to name a few.” The 13-man team won the competition and is now moving...
The Get Fit Stay Fit Challenge hosted by Sidney Regional Medical Center representatives and Cheyenne County Community Center employees has almost run its course, and the winners will be announced at the Cheyenne County Health and Wellness Fair on April 20. The most recent race of the challenge was the Leprechaun Leap Race held on March 16. The race generated 80 participants and two of the coordinators of the challenge, Ashley Houtwed, the director of nutrition services at Sidney Regional Medical...
It didn’t take me long to realize that Sidney is a city of cliques. I’m not saying that as a bad thing by any means, but the younger crowd surely has divided themselves into groups of friends. Sometimes these groups cross into one another, but for the most part they disassociate. I tend to think the older crowd accepts everyone, as in most places, but you can also tell who likes someone and who doesn’t. I guess I was sort of a loner in the works, but unlike most, I was blessed to find a group of friends who were locals right off the bat. But f...
Many may not know that the Cheyenne County Community Center is 20-yrs-old judging by its clean and well-kept appearance. The man who has been behind the continuous cleanliness of the establishment for the past 13 years, George Hartman, is finally retiring at age 89. A retirement party/open house for the veteran maintenance man is to be held this Friday in the community center lobby from 9 - 11 a.m. for anyone who would like to celebrate the hard work of Hartman and wish him good luck on his reti...
Awards, projects and reports were headlined during the City of Sidney City Council meeting last night at City Hall. One new feature to Sidney’s Safeway however began the meeting and was approved by council members - the new feature being a Class C liquor license. Lincoln attorney Tim O’Neil and Safeway manager Stephen Lowry were in attendance to answer any questions members of the council had on the matter. “One thing I want to point out is why we are applying for a Class C,” said O’Neil....
June 15 is the deadline to apply for the LEAD (Leadership Education Action Development) Class 33. Each class stands for a year that the program has been going, and over the previous 32 years of LEAD over 900 Nebraska residents have completed the program, according to Dr. Terry Hejny, LEAD Program Director. “LEAD is the premier agricultural leadership development program for Nebraska Ag. people,” said Hejny. “The leadership development happens when they are in the program and the action devel...
Spring is the time of the year when the weather is supposed to get better and nature opens back up for new bloom and growth. The flora and fauna aren’t the only things growing; however, so is the personal growth of women in agriculture around the Sidney area. With spring also brings the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Sidney Extension Office’s annual Women in Agriculture Conference. This year the conference is called, “Denim & Diamonds” and is scheduled for April 5 at the Holiday Inn located at 664 Chase Blvd. in Sidney. The event will run...
A new machine has been introduced at the Sidney Rehabilitation and Wellness Clinic with the purpose of helping employers as well as the health of employees. Casey Cortney, owner and physical therapist at the Sidney Rehabilitation and Wellness Clinic, has purchased a Physical Capacity Profile Testing System. This machine helps employees develop a baseline of their health before they begin working for a company. This helps ensure employers that they are placing their employees in a job that will...
Sidney native Audrey Sparks moved to Mason City, Ia. the year her mother,Lolly Sparks, passed away from ovarian cancer 12 years ago. “My mom lived in Sidney practically her whole life,” said Sparks. “My parents got married and moved to Sidney and that’s where she passed away from cancer. People knew who she was and she was a staple at Dairy Queen where she worked.” Sparks said her mother’s favorite activity was fishing, and that she had an unfaltering love of life. “She loved life. She was...
Christian and Amber Miller moved to Gering, Neb. in June of 2008 for the opportunity to expand the McDonald’s franchise and for a small town setting to raise their three children. The Millers recently purchased the McDonald’s stores in Sidney and Ogallala and began their new ownership the first of the year. “We’ve really enjoyed being here in Nebraska; it’s been a nice change,” said Christian. “It’s a wonderful experience,” he continued. “We used to live in Virginia and we moved to Nebraska a...
Community members from Peetz, Sidney and Sterling gathered en masse at Peetz High School Thursday night from 5 to 8 p.m. for the annual Peetz FFA Oyster Fry. There were two seemingly never-ending lines that lead hungry community members to the gym where FFA members served them Rocky Mountain Oysters, chicken strips, onion rings, rolls, baked beans, coleslaw, chips, drinks and desserts. Prepaid tickets for the event were $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and kids 12-yrs-old and under. At the door...
There is something about helping others that I find addicting. Though I am sure there has to be some kind of way that someone could solely support themselves and their family by helping other people everyday, I have not found that career path yet. It’s extremely hard for me to see someone in need and not do something to help them - whether it be emotional, physical or monetary pain they are going through. They say one person can change the world, and looking at past powerful figures, good and bad, this appears to be true time and time again. B...
A little less than 16 years ago Laura Stafford was faced with grave news that would change her life forever. When her baby boy Derek became ill at 4-months-old and was placed in ICU with what doctors considered “a case of pneumonia,” she had no idea that this was only the beginning of many health struggles her son would face. He was released from ICU a couple days later. Stafford said she knew something was still wrong however and every time she left Derek at daycare he would cry to no end. The...
