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Margie Surber, of Sidney was selected the Cheyenne County Art Guild's "Artist of the Month" for May. While Surber has had no formal art education, she has taken various workshops over the years from Jan Pippit, Paul Adkinson, Patsy Smith and Judy McElroy to name a few. "I enjoy playing with colors, which is from my years as a florist," said Surber. "A lot of art principles are used such as line, design and color." Many of her techniques come from experimentation with various mediums such as...
A man alleged to have been behind the wheel of a vehicle that led Nebraska State Troopers and Cheyenne County Deputies on a 25-minute pursuit near Sidney earlier this year was arraigned on three felony charges this week. Bryan Red Bear, 28, of Sidney was formally charged with driving under the influence of alcoholic liquor causing serious bodily injury, second degree assault and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. Red Bear appeared before Cheyenne County District Court Judge Derek Weimer for arraignment on Tuesday. On Feb. 24, a state tr...
Clark E. Wicks Sergeant U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-1945 EDITOR'S NOTE: Veteran's History Project author Larry Nelson is taking a few weeks off. During that time, we'll re-run previously published features about local veterans. The following story about Keith R. Rieken first appeared in the Sun-Telegraph on June 23, 2012. Clark Wicks was barely sixteen years old when World War II began. Much before that, he was helping work the family farm near Colome, South Dakota. He knew first-hand about the...
Week of May 5-8 Western Nebraska Community College’s cosmetology department at the Sidney campus is offering a Mother’s Day special that includes a hot oil manicure, hot hand wax and a spa pedicure for $17. Call (308) 254-7456 for an appointment. Thursday, May 7 May 7th is National Day of Prayer. There will be open prayer from 7-8 a.m. and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the gazebo in the Community Garden. All are welcome to come and pray for our government, military, media, business, education, church and family. At noon, there will be a united pra...
Mother’s Day is almost here. This occasion may have special significance for you if you’ve been fortunate enough to have your mother around for your adult life. So naturally, you’ll want to bring Mom some flowers or another gift. But if she’s planning to retire soon, you may want to think about a longer-term way to improve her life — namely, by initiating a conversation about her retirement income strategy. Of course, she may already have matters well in hand. But a great many people on the verge of retirement have not planned for those yea...
Despite the rain, cold and wind, the Peetz High Bulldogs and the five other teams in the 1A North Central League brought their regular season to an end Tuesday at the league meet in Sterling, Colo. In addition to crowning league champions, the meet was a last chance for athletes to put their names on the qualifying list for the state championships scheduled for next week in Lakewood, Colo. The Bulldogs boys came away with three individual league champions and three relay winners. The Lady Bulldo...
BASEBALL Thursday, April 9 Peetz at Fleming (DH), 1 p.m. TRACK & FIELD Friday, April 10 Sidney at Mitchell Invite, 11 a.m. Creek Valley hosts Tri-State Invite, 9 a.m. Peetz at Tri-State Invite, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 11 Potter-Dix at Grant Invite, 9 a.m. Peetz at JH Dragon Invite (Holyoke), 9 a.m....
Under cloudy skies with misty air and an occassional steady rain, the Creek Valley Storm held its annual Invite at the Chappell Golf Club with nine teams attending. The Storm finished in the middle of the pack with 384 strokes, which placed them fifth. The Bulldogs of Bridgeport won the Invite with a 334 total, which put them 11 strokes ahead of Dundy County/Stratton. Among its four district challengers, Creek Valley finished ahead of South Platte (417), Garden County (417) and Hyannis (486). Mullen (362) and Sutherland (379) finished ahead of...
Saturday, May 9 At All-City Stadium, Denver Fleming (8-4) vs. Granada (5-6), 10 a.m. Nucla (7-7) vs. Stratton/Liberty (4-8), 12:30 p.m. Winners meet in semifinal at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9 At All-Star Park, Lakewood, Colo. Holly (10-4) vs. Dove Creek (9-12), 10 a.m. Community Christian (18-2) vs. Peetz (5-7), 12:30 p.m. Winners meet in semifinal at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 14 Championship At All-Star Park, Lakewood, Colo. Semifinal winners, 11 a.m....
