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  • A story of hope: one lady's fight against cancer

    Tessa Lukesh|Aug 4, 2016

    There is a song titled "Hope Is the Anthem" that claims living isn't a battle, "it's a lifelong fight." For Sally Lambrecht living has definitely been a fight. Her son, Chris was born in December of 1993. One month later, Lambrecht's mom died of a brain tumor after years of fighting different types of cancers. She was 62. During Lambrecht's first round of chemo, her father died. On the day of his funeral, her hair began falling out. But to understand the immense strength in Lambrecht's story,...

  • Just a reminder: school right around the corner

    Tessa Lukesh|Jul 29, 2016

    Back to school can mean a lot of things. It can mean the end of sun-washed skin and sparkling chlorinated blues. It can mean eating the last of the popsicles, relishing lazy hot days filled with lemonade and last-minute traveling. It can mean obnoxious ads with kids dancing in retail clothing and the acknowledgement that the dog days truly are over and that snow is now upon us. But for now, back to school means a few reminders. With three weeks of summer break left, students can make the most of these last few days — but don’t forget to kee...

  • In vogue: 4-H fashion show participant numbers grow

    Tessa Lukesh|Jul 16, 2016

    4-H is always busy getting the youth involved. It believes in the power of young people, that every child has strengths and an ability to improve the world around us. The 4-H involvement in the Cheyenne County Fair proves this. Each year at the Cheyenne County Fair members of 4-H are busy challenging themselves with multiple projects, be it sewing or showing livestock. Since partnering with local Cool Kids Club, the Cheyenne County 4-H has seen the number of youth participating increase,...

  • Local student selected for national choir

    Tessa Lukesh|Jul 9, 2016

    Every year students from local music programs audition for a chance to go and compete in the Nebraska Music Educator Association's All-State Conference and Clinic-or All-State, as it's commonly known. If students make it into All-State they are also given the opportunity to apply for the National Association for Music Education's (NAfME) All-National Honor Ensembles. NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles represent the top performing high school musicians in the United States. More than 600...

  • British Soccer Camp arrives at Deer Run Park

    Tessa Lukesh|Jun 21, 2016

    Young local soccer players will be treated to a week-long British Soccer Camp this week at Deer Run Park's soccer fields as Challenger Sports brings three coaches to Sidney. Local insurance agent, Brooke DeNovellis, worked with the Cheyenne Counter Community Center to spread word about the camp after her own children attended a British Soccer Camp in Scottsbluff last year. British Soccer Camps were originally run in 1985 as a division of All American Sports Inc. When the British Soccer Camp...

  • SRMC's new facility is in a transition of care

    Tessa Lukesh|Jun 10, 2016

    Chances are if you've been to Sidney Regional Medical Center (SRMC) since it moved into its new building, you've noticed a few changes. The interior is light and bright, the patterns of the furniture simple in their neutral tones; and the hallways are open, branching off one another to provide an effortless flow throughout the building. "It's all centralized," Director of Public Relations Evette Parsons said. "Before, we were just walls and not a lot of windows. But fresh light, atmosphere and...