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Dr. Bronsen Schliep is the newest member of the Webb Orthodontics team. He's a native Nebraskan, growing up on a farm in Fairfield. Maintaining proper oral health is an important aspect in not only children's lives but adults as well. Schliep wants to implant that advice on children early on. "When one talks about orthodontics, the first level of importance is oral health care," Schliep said. "We're trying to establish good oral health habits to set children up with a life time of good oral...
Nancy L. Biesemeier Dee is a fourth-generation resident of the rural plains of Northeastern Colorado. As a lifelong painter, she especially remembers two elementary teachers that encouraged her interest in art. After receiving her college degree in Business Education and a masters in computer education, Dee continued to pursue her art interests while teaching and raising three sons. For many years, she painted when her schedule allowed and was able to study under several nationally-known...
Maggie Baliman and Dan Laughlin were united in marriage on Friday afternoon, Aug. 29, 2014 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with Father James Joseph officiating. Maggie is a 2007 Kimball High School grad and has a degree from the University of Wyoming in Ag Business / Economics. She is employed by FirsTier Banks in Kimball. Dan graduated from Kearney High School in 2007 and was in the Army National Guard for two years and is currently a supervisor at Clean Harbors in Kimball. Parents...
Ed Fehringer of Colorado Springs died Nov. 2, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born March 23, 1964 in Chappell and graduated from Chappell High School in 1982. He was a good student and played on the football team. In high school, he had an aptitude for science and mathematics, which led him to attend South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, an engineering college in Rapid City, S.D. He graduated in 1986. His degree in mechanical engineering launched him into a most interesting career where...
UPCOMING Christmas Craft Show held at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp on Dec. 6, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors wanted by Nov. 15th, please call Brenda at 254-7131 for info. Saturday, Nov. 8 A Veterans Day program will be held on Sat., Nov. 8 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Sidney Public Library. Larry Nelson, who has done extensive research on local veterans and has written numerous newspaper articles on the subject, will be the presenter. For more information, call 308-254-3110. First United Methodist Church’s 16th Annual Christmas Bazaar & Soup Lun...
Billy Graham will celebrate another birthday this week, his ninety-sixth. As far as I know, he still lives, despite a lifetime of poor health: “hernias, retina clots, pleurisies, headaches, nauseas, removal of a salivary gland, urinary infections, ulcerative colitis, jaw abscesses, tumors on the forehead,” plus “cysts, polyps, infections, pneumonia, chronic high blood pressure, spider bites, and a series of falls that have broken eighteen of his ribs.” When he was twenty-six, he came down wi...
Dear Editor, On the weekend of Nov. 1-2, former members of the Army stalked the fields of Nebraska. The quarry on this mission: pheasants! Thanks to a small army of volunteers from the High Plains #278 Pheasants Forever chapter, four combat wounded Army veterans were able to enjoy an experience new to them – a wild pheasant hunt. These brave American heroes had survived numerous combat related injuries. Chuck was an Abram’s tank commander and one of the first into Baghdad. He survived 18 IED explosions. James took shrapnel from the landmine tha...
Dear Editor, I have been interested in the articles about Boot Hill. Kathy Wilson and all of the committee have completed a very impressive project. I lived in Sidney for 80 years and I do appreciate the work and effort that has been done on this history. The stories I heard are the ones my father, Harvey Vizina, told me. There are only two members of the third generation Vizina family still living. However, we have members of the next three generations who continue to make their homes in Sidney. I now reside at the Western Nebraska Veterans...
The Leyton High volleyball team (24-8) is all set for a rematch with rival Crawford (21-5) tonight at home in the Class D2 district final round. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The winner will punch a ticket to the Class D-2 state tournament in Lincoln next week. This match will be a battle of two heavyweights who have seen each other before. On its home court, Craword dropped the Warriors back on October 23 in five thrilling sets. This time, Leyton gets the home court advantage, but...
This offseason’s MLB free agent class is one of the deepest in recent memory. There are household names galore and the opportunity to change the current landscape of the league is greater than it has been in a while. Several of the biggest names out there have already received qualifying offers from their 2014 clubs and now the chase is on. Since we all know that pitching wins championships, here are my thoughts on the top three starting pitchers available and my prediction as to which uniform they’ll be wearing by Opening Day 2015. I’ll previ...
