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A Jesus And Me (JAM) Club has been started for the first time by Pastor Ezekiel Koech and his congregation at the Lodgepole United Methodist Church. The weekly event is sponsored by church members and occurs every Wednesday from 3:50 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The club is free and open to school age children. “It is for all the kids in the community,” said Koech. “We had seven kids last week and the kids say they are excited and that they will bring their friends next time. Kids love a place with food and fun.” Paster Koech has been at the Lodgepole chu...
Presiding Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer made a final decision in the City of Sidney’s property nuisance abatement case against Marvin O. Filsinger of Filsinger Excavating and Filsinger Emergency Services this past Wednesday, March 13. The ongoing case involved the plaintiff (the City of Sidney, represented by Ft. Collins, Colo. Attorney Charlie Cuypers) calling upon the defendant, Marvin Filsinger, (represented by Sidney Attorney Don Miller with co-council from Lincoln Attorney C... Full story
Discussion on the Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating Inc. application for a conditional use permit for the proposed use of a gravel mine to operate a ready-mix concrete batch plant continued at the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting, Monday. Although the purpose of the meeting was to address the status of the pending application, and to see if the two parties were slowly coming to an agreement – it was clear that they were not. However, the commissioners were warned by Cheyenne C... Full story
Through April 15 Health Center Foundation officials will be accepting applications for both their 2013 Summer Internship Program, as well as the 2013 Thayer Family Scholarship Programs. The summer internship program is open for two undergraduate students that are pursuing careers in the health care field. It will provide students with practical experience in the field, and over the course of the summer the students will shadow professionals in different departments, said Evie Parsons, assistant... Full story
Kids Plus Teens In Prevention members have partnered with Panhandle Prevention Coalition (PPC) officials to offer alcohol merchants a guidebook and other information materials to help them be safe and responsible vendors. “Together with our many partners, the Panhandle Prevention Coalition serves communities throughout Western Nebraska by working to eliminate underage drinking,” said Faith Mills, the Regional Prevention Coordinator for PPC, in a recent press release. “Many alcohol retai... Full story
Cabela’s employees did their first fish stock of the year Thursday. A truck driven by Brian Hahle, owner of the Pleasant Valley Fish Farm in McCook, Neb., was pulled up next to the pond at Legion Park where Hahle would make his delivery. The truck contained a tank full of approximately 425 trout. The trout range in size and weight from two-thirds of a pound to five pounds – giving fishermen the chance to catch a tiny fish or a whopper. The trout were transferred from the tank into the pond net...
Three Sidney moms have created a Moms in Prayer group that takes place every Thursday between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Sidney. Martina Drewes, mother of six, Mindy Peters, mother of four, and Jennifer Ernst, mother of two, started the Sidney group back in August of 2012, and they are now welcoming any person interested in joining the prayer group to come to the meetings. “Jennifer and I both moved here in June and we both had been in prayer groups before,” sai... Full story
When I look at my life now I am content with where I am at and content with where I have been. But one thing has been missing for a while is my random, always interesting impromptu adventures. This past weekend I jumped into my “mom-mobile,” as my friends in high school called it, and hit the road. I was just getting over the flu but my friends gave me an offer that I couldn’t refuse. In college I was known for hopping in the car and driving down to my relatives’ homes in California (an approximate 12-hour drive) or meeting up with some fr... Full story
Nebraska Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann presented awards to the Sidney winners of the 2012 Nebraska Main Street Program during his visit Wednesday at 12 p.m. at City Hall. According to Elizabeth Chase, the Director of Nebraska Main Street, to apply for the program Nebraska main street communities must submit nominations from their community for 18 different categories that focus on downtown revitalization efforts. A team of judges then selectthe winners, who are presented with the award in their...
The City of Sidney has a lot of foot traffic through its streets on a daily basis, especially being right next to Interstate 80. This Wednesday however, an important new face came to town and was blown away by Sidney’s potential and its great people. Nebraska Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann arrived in Sidney yesterday morning after making stops in Bridgeport and Alliance the night before. At 12 p.m. int City Hall Heidemann presented awards to City of Sidney employees and businesses on behalf of the 2... Full story
New City of Sidney Council Member Roger Gallaway joined the council Tuesday night after he was unanimously elected to take the seat of Aaron Barnes. Gallaway ran unopposed and swore in as a council member before taking his seat among the members present – Mayor Wendall Gaston, Mark Nienhueser and Joe Arterburn. “Roger served in an appointed capacity on the council during the year 2012 and is definitely up to speed on city issues,” said Gary Person, City of Sidney City Manager.“Roger has stayed...
Finally the City of Sidney City Council made a decision Tuesday night on the proposed ordinance of defining accessory buildings in residential zones, and discussion on other proposed ordinances was continued. Council member Joe Arterburn started discussion on the accessory building ordinance last night and inquired as to whether the stipulations of the attached garage and detached garage having to be 1,200 square feet or smaller was necessary. “I had the same thought Joe, because over time lot sizes are bound to change and if we are putting a... Full story
Janet Rosenbaum joined the other members of the Sidney Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) Monday her first meeting as a new member on the board. But that was not the only change made that night. It was also announced that board member Jeff Wernsman submitted his letter of resignation on March 4 to the board due to career opportunities that will place him outside of the school district, said Tom Von Seggern, board president. Von Seggern said that Wernsman would be greatly missed but that... Full story
This weekend a movie called “CAMP” will be coming to Sidney’s Fox Theater. “CAMP” is not just any movie however, it is a movie that conveys the lives of neglected and abused children and raises funds to help them. “A portion of the profits from the movie will help send abused and neglected children in Western Nebraska to the Sidney Royal Family KIDS camp,” said Yvonne Donaldson, the director of Royal Family Kids Western Nebraska branch. Royal Family KIDS is a worldwide organization...
This past February Sidney resident Ada Johnson turned 102-years-old. Johnson said she holds close memories of riding horses on her family’s ranch and creating a wonderful life with her late husband, Ward. Johnson was born and raised in Cheyenne County on a ranch about 25 miles southwest of Sidney. She had three older sisters and her parents had another daughter and a son several years later. “I loved the horses,” said Johnson with a smile on her face almost as though she could still pictu... Full story
Falling is the second leading cause of accidental death for seniors in the U.S. and injuries from falling are the leading cause of seniors’ visits to the emergency room, according to the National Institutes of Health. “Seniors who exercise and practice balance activities can avert the devastating effects of a fall. Therefore, one of the most important elements of a senior fitness program is balance training,” according to results from a New England Journal of Medicine study. Researchers also...
March is not just a month for watching college basketball and hunting for four leaf clovers. Nationwide it is also recognized as National Nutrition Month. One disease that seems to be affecting people worldwide and more intensely the U.S. population is obesity. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention representatives, more than one-third of the U.S. adult population is considered to be obese and obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents over the past 30 y...
Looking for a workout where you set your own pace and bike indoors? Spinning classes are offered at the Cheyenne County Community Center every day of the week except on Friday and during the weekend and the classes are a great way to improve cardiovascular health, stamina and leg strength, said instructor Kiersten Richards, activities director at the center. There is a class to fit almost anyone’s schedule with classes at 5:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 1... Full story
The City of Sidney will join the nation this year in competing in the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge this April, according to a press release this Tuesday from Cheryl Jones, Director of Keep Sidney Beautiful. Jones said that the challenge entails recycling the most aluminum beverage cans and the top cities in the nation are rewarded for their efforts. The event will take place April 1 through April 30 and the winners will be announced in June of this year. To participate in the citywide campaign, drop off any aluminum cans at the U.S....
City of Sidney Mayor Wendall Gaston asked the city swimming pool committee to come together to discuss the results and options presented by the swimming pool consultant team of Doug Whiteaker from Water Technology, Inc., Jeff King with Ballard*King and Associates and Chuck Musgrave, an architect with Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture (a partner with Water Technology, Inc.) this past February. “We’ve been at this for probably a year and a half trying to come up with a general idea of what we migh...
I know some might think a phrase like “Think of the little things because they far out way the big things in life,” is overused in our day and age. I tend to disagree with them. Although I am not here to emphasis that I understand this saying better than anyone else, I like to think that this way of life is something that I practice everyday. Leo F. Buscaglia once said, “I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things… I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.” In high school and college I was the only girl at s... Full story
Darrell Dykman, a Lodgepole farmer and owner and operator of his beekeeping business Queens Choice Honey, will be giving a presentation this Saturday, March 9 at the Sidney Public Library. He will be presenting on one of his biggest pastimes, beekeeping. The program is part of the library’s ongoing yearly educational series. The informational session will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will include information on the bees, as well as the tools used in keeping the bees, said Dykman. “I have a PowerPoint geared toward basic beekeeping and I...
Cheyenne County Community Center and The Book and Coffee Corner staff are teaming up with mom and photographer, Heather Hausmann to hold their first “Bridge to Imagination” Lego Competition on March 16 at the community center. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that Saturday and all participants are asked to bring no more than 5 lbs of small Legos to compete with, said Hausmann. There is no cost to participate and the age groups range from 5 to 7-year-olds, 8 to 11-year-olds and 12-14...
After almost redundant discussion on the application for a condition use permit from Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating Inc. for the proposed use of a gravel mine to operate a ready-mix concrete batch plant at the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday morning, commissioners decided to table the matter until April 15 when hopefully both parties will have reached an understanding. The meeting of the two groups started out with Sidney Attorney Don Miller, representing Pine Bluffs,... Full story
Sidney’s North Elementary School held its first “Grab your Hat and Read with the Cat” reading party to celebrate National Read Across America Day. The school will also be hosting a Dr. Seuss/Read Across America book exchange during parent/teacher conferences at the school next Tuesday, March 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, March 6 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. as well. Read Across America Day usually takes place on March 2, Dr. Seuss’ birthday, but this year schools around the country... Full story
